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Colombia recognises Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

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Israel's war on Lebanon

Israel's 'pilot zones' turn Lebanese sovereignty on its head

Belen Fernandez

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Why the Mecca Agreement is a necessary show of force

David Hearst

Palestine Action

Criticising Israel is becoming a crime, one redefined word at a time

Marchella Ward

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Joseph Bouchard

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Amina Shareef

Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Lubna Masarwa

Settler terrorism is the modern incarnation of the Zionist dream

Fadi Zatari

Why Syria will not join the fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Ali Rizk

Has the UAE's meteoric rise reached its limit?

Ahmed Mawlana

Why Israel is a friend of budding autocrats around the world

Antony Loewenstein

Israel's genocide in Gaza

The Gaza genocide has turned the Palestinian question into the Israeli problem

Israel's war on Lebanon

Lebanese elites have a long history of courting Zionism

Hicham Safieddine

International law

The founders of the ICC must not let it be destroyed

Sergey Vasiliev

Is the Mecca Agreement Israel's worst nightmare come true?

Kamal Alam

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Israel has the power to dominate, but not to lead the region

Hesham Gaafar

Rod Liddle played the politics of hatred - we should be honest about his legacy

Peter Oborne

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Why Western media refuses to see Israel's ceasefires violations in Gaza and Lebanon

Barry Malone

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Victor Kattan

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Who will heal Gaza when the bombing stops?

Shoug Mukhaimar

Israel is waging animal warfare against the Palestinian people

Joseph Massad

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Marco Carnelos

How Israeli settler terrorism threatens the basics of Palestinian survival

Ghada Majadli

US-Saudi Arabia relations

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Mohamad Elmasry

Are Iran and the US fighting a war neither side can win?

Shahir Shahidsaless

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ICC arrest warrants

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