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US Imposes Sanctions on Settlers over Attacks on Palestinians

par This Is Beirut, 01/02 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on a handful of extremist Jewish settlers over violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, in a rare step against Israelis as war rages with Hamas, officials said. Israeli settler violence has reached "intolerable levels," President Joe Biden says. Joe Biden was also issuing an ...

Assailant Takes Hostages in Gaza Protest Near Istanbul

par This Is Beirut, 01/02 21:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amid rising tensions over the conflict in Gaza, an assailant targeted a Procter & Gamble plant near Istanbul, taking people hostage in a protest. Details about the number of hostages were initially unclear, with a police spokesman indicating an ongoing situation. An assailant on Thursday took people hostage at a plant owned by US cosmetics ...

Iran Asks FIFA to Ban Israel Over War in Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 10/02 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's football federation said Saturday it has asked world football's governing body, FIFA, to suspend Israel's football federation over the country's war in Gaza. In an announcement posted on the Iranian football federation's website, Iran asked FIFA to "completely suspend" the Israeli federation "from all activities related to football". The ...

Celtic Glasgow’s Fans: Champions of the Palestinian Cause

par Jad Ramadan, 10/02 16:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In the heart of Celtic Glasgow beats a spirit of unity and compassion. Beyond the cheers and chants, there’s a deeper connection — a bond with the oppressed Palestinian people. In this shared football journey, the Scottish club shines as a symbol of hope, paving the way to a better future despite the shadows of injustice. In a political ...

Iran Marks Islamic Revolution With Demand to Expel Israel From UN

par This Is Beirut, 11/02 14:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran marked 45 years since its Islamic revolution with a ceremony on Sunday in which President Ebrahim Raisi condemned arch foe Israel over the Gaza war and demanded it be expelled from the United Nations. Since Iran's 1979 revolution that overthrew the US-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the region's main Shiite Muslim power has had deeply ...

France to Provide 30 Million Euros to UNRWA

28/03 19:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France has announced that it will provide 30 million euros to UNRWA, so long as it "completes its mission ... devoid of any call to hatred or violence." France will provide 30 million euros ($32 million) for the embattled UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA if it commits to neutrality, the foreign ministry said Thursday, without giving a timeline ...

Iranian President Says Israel's Syria Attack 'Will Not Go Unanswered'

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 12:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raissi condemned on Tuesday a deadly air strike blamed on Israel against his country's consular annex in Damascus, saying the "cowardly crime will not go unanswered." "After repeated defeats and failures against the faith and will of the Resistance Front fighters, the Zionist regime has put blind assassinations on its ...

The Inevitable Wars and the Future of a Deadlocked Conflict

par Charles Chartouni, 29/04 11:19 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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One wonders why it was assumed that this war was unlikely to stretch out and why Israel’s reaction to October 7, 2023 was going to be muted or limited. The reason is simple: observers outside Israel have failed to understand the magnitude of this massacre, grasp its nature and come to terms with its manifold consequences on Israel’s national ...

Police Clear Pro-Gaza Sit-In at Top Paris University

par This Is Beirut, 03/05 15:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Police entered Paris' Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fire political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. One student told reporters "around 50 students were still inside the rue Saint-Guillaume site" when police ...

Palestine: Is Recognition Alone Enough for Statehood?

par Natasha Metni Torbey, 17/05 09:08 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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By the end of May, at least five European countries, including Ireland, Norway, Spain, Slovenia and Malta, are expected to officially recognize the State of Palestine. This decision follows the symbolic vote on May 10th at the United Nations General Assembly, where 143 out of 193 member states endorsed a resolution granting Palestine all ...

Greek Court Dismisses Charges in Migrant Boat Tragedy Case

par This Is Beirut, 21/05 13:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A Greek court dismissed charges on Tuesday against suspects accused of involvement in a migrant shipwreck that killed over 600 people, amid criticism of the coastguards' role in the tragedy. A court in Greece dismissed on Tuesday the charges against nine suspects in one of the Mediterranean's worst migrant shipwrecks, saying that it did not have ...

Italy to Resume Funding for UNWRA

par This Is Beirut, 25/05 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on Saturday that Rome would restore funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees as he met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa. "Italy has decided to resume financing specific projects intended for assistance to Palestinian refugees, but only after rigorous controls that ...

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