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Israel-Palestine war

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US issues visa ban on Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians

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Israel launches devastating attack on Khan Younis in 'most intense' day of fighting

Israel-Palestine war

Israel shut down NGO for reporting rape of teenager, ex-US official says

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Israel considers 'flooding Gaza tunnels' with seawater

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Israel investigating spike in unusual stock trades before 7 October attack

Israel-Palestine war

Groups take UK government to court over arms exports to Israel

Russia planned anti-Turkey protests in Europe to stall Finland, Sweden Nato bids, says report

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Student officers at King's College London suspended 'for supporting Gaza'

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Opinion

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Jonathan Cook

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The World Court is the right place to try Israel for genocide

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Why Israel can torture detained Palestinian children with impunity

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'Eco-normalisation' goes ahead at Cop28 in Dubai despite Israeli war crimes

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The murderous legacy of Henry Kissinger

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The Dupes: A timeless story of Palestinians' pain and betrayal

Victoria Brittain

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Palestine is the genocide that we as Jewish people can halt

Amanda Gelender

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Israel's genocidal violence will last long after the bombs stop

Nicki Kattoura

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Israel's claim of 'self-defence' has zero legal legitimacy

Ismail Patel

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Instead of asking tough questions, Israeli journalists are lining up with the far right mob

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I used to cry for other people's children. Now I cry for my own

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Arab regimes have betrayed Gaza. It's time to change course

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Israel’s history of 'lying' about air strikes

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The history of Palestinian resistance

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The fate of Imran Khan

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How a human rights defender was convicted of terrorism

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Real Talk

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Diana Buttu

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Op-Ed video: The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza is a global failure

Peter Oborne

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Op-Ed video: Palestinians in the West Bank watch with horror as Israel pummels Gaza

Mariam Barghouti

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Op-Ed video: Sunak and Starmer's response to the Israel-Palestine war is horrifying

Peter Oborne

Israel normalisation deals

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Op-Ed video: The Palestinians aren't sub-human

David Hearst

Israel-India relations

Op-Ed video: India and Israel use similar tactics in occupied territories

Azad Essa

Op-Ed video: Sisi is intentionally destroying public squares and green spaces

Hossam el-Hamalawy

Op-Ed video: The UAE runs roughshod in the region and its ties with Russia show just that

David Hearst

Op-Ed video: The UK's anti-BDS bill will harm the country's reputation

Peter Oborne

Op-Ed video: How the Oslo Accords perpetuate Israeli occupation

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Dania Abul Haj

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Op-Ed video: No one cares when Muslims have their bank accounts closed

Peter Oborne

Op-Ed video: Gove and Starmer have Palestinian blood on their hands

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