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Poet pulls out of Edinburgh Book Festival in protest at invitation of Israeli writers
The Herald (Scotland)
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July 14, 2025
But in a statement shared on social media he said he was withdrawing over what he called "the festival's insensitive (to say the least) invitation of at least two genocide apologists during Israel's relentless extermination of the Palestinian...
Two militants and one civilian killed in Cairo anti-terror raid, Egypt says
The National News
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Two armed men were killed on Sunday in an antiterror operation conducted by Egyptian security forces in Cairo, the country’s Interior Ministry said. The raid also resulted in the death of one civilian and injury to a police officer during clashes...
Israel is taking its old Gaza model abroad
Vox
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July 11, 2025
During an Oval Office meeting on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had nominated President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize and praised him for “forging peace, as we speak, in one country, in one region after...
Israeli premier, UN envoy express condolences for Texas fatalities
Jewish Herald-Voice - Texas
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Two days after Israeli President Isaac Herzog issued a statement mourning the loss of life due to flash floods in Texas, other Israeli officials offered their condolences. “My wife, Sara, and I and all of Israel are praying for the Great State of...
Israel-Iran conflict: South Africa can’t remain silent
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 11, 2025
As Israel and Iran settle into an uneasy truce, South Africa faces mounting pressure to reassess its stance on global conflicts and its selective silence on human rights abuses. Late last month, after nearly two weeks of intense military...
Israel and the covenant
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
As I was saying…as my boss, for some years now, of blessed memories, was wont to say—for how much longer will the world have to wait to see peace restored to the Middle East. Mr. Donald Trump believes after his meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, the...
Deutsche Bank: Tel Aviv 8th most expensive city for housing
Globes
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July 7, 2025
Tel Aviv has been ranked as the world's eighth most expensive city in terms of buying residential real estate in Deutsche Bank Research Institute's ranking of the world's 69 most important cities for global financial markets. In terms of quality...
Israel's Weaponization Of Aid In Gaza Is Leading To Preventable Suffering, Doctors Warn
HuffPost
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July 11, 2025
Warning: This story contains graphic and distressing content. Israel’s ongoing and widely condemned weaponization of life-sustaining aid like food and medical supplies is leading to preventable suffering and death in Gaza, according to health care...
Israel’s Moral Balance Beam
The New York Times
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July 10, 2025
If people hate Donald Trump, by all means hate Donald Trump. But that doesn’t make you anti-American. It doesn’t make you want to destroy the United States. Is the war in Gaza justified? When does criticism of Israel turn into anti-semitism? How...
Israeli strike kills 10 children queuing at Gaza medical clinic, officials say
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Israel’s relocation plan for Palestinians and fading hopes for a ceasefire
The Conversation
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July 10, 2025
This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. It was revealing this week to read...
Israel’s Cyberstarts launches $300 million fund to help startups retain top talent
The Times of Israel
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July 10, 2025
Cyberstarts, a venture capital fund founded by tech veteran Gili Raanan that invests in early-stage cybersecurity firms, has created a $300 million fund to help its startups retain top talent and counter brain drain trends. The employee liquidity...
Hebrew Media: Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa Held Direct Meeting with Israeli Officials in Baku
Jordan News
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July 13, 2025
Israeli news outlet i24NEWS reported, citing a well-informed Syrian source, that Syria’s transitional president Ahmed Al-Sharaa participated in at least one direct meeting with Israeli officials on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan. The report...
Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting
The Independent
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July 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Climate Negotiations In The Age Of Militarism, Failed Multilateralism (2)
Daily Independent
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July 10, 2025
1 In many respects, the Israeli war in Gaza, which has been universally acknowledged as a genocide, alongside the Israeli war with Iran, further underscores the very limitation of global climate change governance and the sterility of climate...
Tel Aviv Pride started, then stopped… and I was there
The Jewish News
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July 1, 2025
Rainbow flags were everywhere, moving in the breeze, and they moved me, as I had been invited to join a press delegation attending Tel Aviv Pride and was thrilled to be there. I was excited to report on celebrations that were scheduled, not in...
Israel’s Rafah camp – ‘humanitarian city’ or crime against humanity?
The Conversation
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July 9, 2025
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced a controversial plan to move up to 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a designated “humanitarian area” on the ruins of the southern city of Rafah. Access to the camp would be through strict...
Israel relief flight shows pride in mission
CONTACT Magazine
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July 9, 2025
Profound joy and tears of relief greeted the first Australian military-assisted departure flight from Israel on touch down at its final destination. CAPTION: Australian Defence Force medical personnel provide assistance to Australian citizens on...
Israeli Rafael offers sky sting 6th gen long-range missile to India to boost IAF air superiority at 250 km strike range
Organiser Weekly
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In a move that could significantly enhance India’s air combat capabilities, Israeli defense major Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has proposed its latest sixth-generation long-range air-to-air missile, the Sky Sting, for use by the Indian Air...
Israel Kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 9, 2025
A surge in deadly violence has gripped the quiet northern town of al-Dabbah, exposing the growing threat posed by the rampant spread of weapons across Sudan in the absence of effective state control. At least eight people were killed over just two...