A procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, believed by many Christians to be the site of the crucifixion and burial place of Jesus Christ.
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A Christian Palestinian human rights scholar who grew up in Bethlehem writes about the special time of Easter, but also about the restrictions on Palestinian Christians.
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Though the resolution is binding, it is not enforceable under international law. This leaves the work to international negotiators to hammer out the details of an agreement.
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The situation in Gaza grows more desperate by the day.
Palestinians inspect the damage to a house after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on March 19, 2024.
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The deep connection of homes in Gaza to Palestinian land, territory and nationhood makes Israel’s destruction of them a genocidal tactic.
A view of Khan Yunis in Gaza on Feb. 2, 2024, after weeks of continuous Israeli bombardment and bulldozing.
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The destructive force that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has unleashed in Gaza is rooted in a century-old ideology that says overwhelming power is how Israel should deal with Palestinians.
Antony Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, ahead of UN security council vote on immediate ceasefire.
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Biden is unlikely to cut Israel off altogether but a remarkable change has taken place.
Donald Trump hugs and kisses the American flag as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., in February 2024.
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A second Donald Trump presidency would not necessarily implement a foreign policy any more destructive than what is normal for the United States.
Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on March 12, 2024.
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We speak with Hilal Elver, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and current University of California professor about the looming famine in Gaza after months of Israeli attacks.
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A repeat of the Berlin airlifts of 1948 and 1949 would require a unity of political will that doesn’t exist in the west – at least, not yet.
The waters south of the Middle East are a strategic area rich in energy resources – often leading to conflicts.
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What is happening in Gaza is not simply a settlement issue. There are Israeli economic interests at stake.
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The anonymous artists and activists behind no-photo2024 are highlighting the exclusion of Palestinian photographers from PHOTO2024.
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The Olympic Games have also been highly political events – Paris 2024 will be no different.
Palestinian women react after their home was hit by an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 8, 2024. In Gaza and elsewhere, an effective feminist foreign aid policy needs political action to address root causes of poverty, violence and sexual and reproductive harm.
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Canada’s tepid response to the war in Gaza and the severe harm caused to Palestinian women casts doubt on the sincerity of the government’s Feminist International Assistance Policy.
Israeli tanks wait at a staging post on the border with the Gaza Strip, March 11 2024.
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A major ground assault on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during one of Islam’s most important months could result in a major escalation of violence.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet on Nov. 30, 2023.
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Israel has made it clear that Hamas should have no role in Gaza after the war. But seeking an alternative in the Palestinian Authority is fraught with problems.
Jurgen Habermas pictured in 1981.
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German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, now 94, is a thinker of global significance. Duncan Ivison explains two of his most important ideas.
Evidence of arson during the attack on Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Bearing witness to the displaced victims of the Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Be'eri carries a burden of responsibility to observe and document
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Labour’s Muslim vote is concentrated in safe seats – but with an electoral mountain to climb, no contest can be taken for granted.
Both sides are reporting sexual violence, including rape.
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Investigating sex crimes in a war zone will be hard, but accountability for these crimes against humanity is vital.
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War is taking a toll on Israel’s economy.