News and reports from the Middle East.
Here follows the full text of Dr. Ralph Wilde, Senior Counsel and Advocate’s speech to the International Court of Justice, in which he outlines the ‘existential illegality of Israeli occupation’ in Palestine. Mr. President, distinguished members of the court, it is a great honor and privilege to appear before you and to represent the League […]
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Full text of Senator Sanders’ speech to the House of Representatives this week. He is the longest-serving independent in congressional history… It always strikes me that the more critical the issue, the less it receives attention in Congress and the media. Today, I want to address one such issue: the ongoing and unprecedented humanitarian crisis […]
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The United States this week declared it is unable to influence its partner Israel’s attacks on the civilian population of Gaza. Matthew Miller, speaking at the State Department Media Briefing on Monday, told reporters: “Israel is a sovereign country that makes its own decisions. The United States does not dictate to Israel what it must […]
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A serving US Air Force soldier has become the second person in the US in recent weeks to set himself on fire in protest against Israel’s indiscriminate bombing of Gaza. Aaron Bushnell, a cyber-defence operations specialist with the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron, filmed himself as he walked to the Israeli embassy in Washington DC telling […]
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A sustained refusal by Israel for food aid from the international community to be allowed into Gaza – where children are starving to death – has been compared to the holocaust by world leaders. Israel, which has destroyed much of Gaza by indiscriminately dropping US-supplied bombs into crowded civilian areas, has so far killed or […]
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Dear Miriam Cates MP I can only assume you are in the pay of Israel, but what you said in Parliament today was neither accurate nor fair. I do sincerely trust the case here is that you simply have not educated yourself properly about the situation regarding the Israelis and Palestinians, as opposed to you […]
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At the forefront of addressing intercultural challenges through social innovations, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group, with the support of Accenture, are pleased to announce the 2024 cycle of the Intercultural Innovation Hub. Start of Applications for the Intercultural Innovation Hub 2024: Connecting, Empowering, and Elevating Global Grassroots Organizations Worldwide APPLY […]
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UK media coverage of growing public indignation of Israel’s suspected genocidal actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have focussed on a small number of arrests and reported only ‘tens of thousands’ attended. The number of arrests made was equivalent to the number of shoplifters arrested in central London on a weekend for offences […]
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After Aliyyah Koloc made her successful debut in the top category, Ultimate, at the Dakar Rally last January, she is already preparing for her next event. But this is just the start of what will be a very busy 2024 season for the 19-year-old. 11,000 kilometers of off-road and circuit endurance racing, a very unusual […]
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Two weeks, over 5.000 kilometers in timed stages over sand and rocks, crossing the whole of Saudi Arabia. That is the Dakar Rally. Legendary, challenging, pushing every participant to the limit. Or as Aliyyah Koloc puts it: “This Dakar was brutal. I feel like there was no time to have a break. Sometimes, in the […]
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