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The blood of Gaza is on the West’s hands as much as Israel’s

srael is on the rampage again and Gaza’s population is facing a quiet, slow path to erasure. The ones funding and enabling it are the US and its European allies By Jonathan Cook Palestinian medics treat children wounded by the Israeli bombing on Gaza at Shifa Hospital, on 9 October 2023 (Reuters) The bloodiest hand in the current slaughter of …

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Israel-Palestine war: Fear of ‘second Nakba’ if human corridor opened with Egypt

Palestinians leave al-Karama neighbourhood in Gaza City on 11 October 2023 (AFP) In response to Hamas’s surprise attack over the weekend, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s response would “change the Middle East”. There are growing fears among Palestinians in Gaza that change could come in the form of a repeat of the Nakba, the mass Palestinian displacement of 1948, …

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Israel-Palestine war: UN rapporteur slams EU ‘double standard’ on Palestine, Ukraine

A Palestinian youth mourns the death of a relative in an Israeli air strike outside the morgue of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on 12 October 2023 (AFP) When Russia attacked Ukraine’s water, electricity and energy infrastructure, the EU called it ‘pure terror’ The European Union is facing increased criticism over its double standards on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and past …

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Israel-Palestine war: White House condemns progressives for caring about Palestinians

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on 5 October 2023 in Washington (AFP) US politicians ‘lost sight of their humanity’ and will have to grapple with it for rest of their lives, says congressional aideThe White House is rebuking progressives in Congress for calling for a ceasefire and showing sympathy …

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Time to implement UN decisions on Palestine – Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ©  Sputnik / Russian Foreign Ministry When the current Israel-Palestine hostilities end, progress should be made towards a two-state solution, the Russian foreign minister has said The escalation of violence in the Middle East should provide an impetus for implementing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Speaking to journalists …

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