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Israel approves settlement that could divide West Bank
Gulf News
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The two cities are 22 kilometers (14 miles) apart, but Palestinians traveling between them must take a wide detour and pass through multiple Israeli checkpoints, spending hours on the journey. The hope was that, in an eventual Palestinian state,...
JD Vance jeered by pro-Palestine protesters on Scottish holiday
The National News
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US Vice President JD Vance was met by jeering pro-Palestine protesters as he arrived for the Scottish leg of his family holiday to the UK. President Donald Trump’s second-in-command landed at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday evening before...
Israel's Smotrich approves settlement in bid to 'bury' idea of Palestinian state
The Gazette - Colorado
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TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has approved plans for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, a move his office said would bury the idea of a Palestinian state. It was not...
Riot police block pro-Palestine protesters from approaching Israeli cruise ship in Greece
Saudi Gazette
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August 14, 2025
ATHENS — Riot police at Greece’s largest port cordoned off an area around an Israeli cruise ship that arrived early on Thursday to prevent several hundred protesters from approaching the vessel. Protests have been held at Greek islands and...
Portrait of the week: Palestine Action arrests, interest rate cuts and an Alaska meeting
The Spectator
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August 13, 2025
Home Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, said: ‘The Israeli government’s decision to further escalate its offensive in Gaza is wrong… It will only bring more bloodshed.’ Police arrested 532 people at a demonstration in Parliament Square at which...
At the UN Security Council and on the streets of Taipei, Chinese people speak out for Palestine
Friends of Socialist China
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August 14, 2025
China has firmly condemned the Israeli government’s genocidal plan to reoccupy Gaza. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council meeting on August 10, Ambassador Fu Cong said that: “The Gaza conflict has persisted for 22 months, leading to over...
JD Vance spotted playing golf at Trump Turnberry during family holiday in Scotland
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 14, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance has been spotted enjoying a round of golf at Donald Trump's Turnberry golf course. Vance touched down in Scotland after arriving at Prestwick Airport on Tuesday night in an official US plane. He is on a private family...
Belgian MPs cut short holiday for Gaza debate, but policy shift unlikely
Belga News Agency
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August 14, 2025
A group of Belgian federal MPs will return from summer recess on Thursday afternoon for an emergency debate on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. However, no change in Belgium’s stance towards Israel is expected, as foreign policy...
JD Vance greeted by angry Palestine protesters as he arrives in Scotland for holiday
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 14, 2025
As US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Scotland for a family holiday to the UK, he was greeted at the resort by dozens of pro-Palestine protesters, who accused him of supporting a “genocide” by Israel in Gaza on Wednesday, 13 August. It comes...
Newton Emerson: North’s Palestine protesters may need to rethink tactics
The Irish News
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It is a surprise to see claims by major newspapers and broadcasters that Palestine Action protesters could face “years” in jail. Government ministers have warned that supporting a proscribed organisation is punishable by up to 14 years’...
Fighter jets called to escort London Stansted bound Ryanair plane after security threat
Metro
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August 14, 2025
The incident involving the Ryanair plane, operated by Buzz, happened on Monday (Picture: Getty) Fighter jets were deployed to escort a Ryanair flight with 174 passengers on board amid a potential security threat. The Boeing 737 had just departed...
A Palestinian peacemaker comes to Eugene to share what is happening in Gaza
Eugene Weekly - Oregon
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August 14, 2025
On Oct. 6, 2023, Alex Awad took a group from a Methodist Church in Coburg on a trip to the Holy Land, visiting Bethlehem and surrounding areas. The group heard a talk by Sami Awad, Alex’s nephew and a nonviolent peacemaker in Bethlehem, not...
August 24: Join the nationwide march for Palestine
Green Left
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August 13, 2025
Join the march in your city on August 24 to demand sanctions on Israel, an end to the two-way arms trade and to Israel’s starvation genocide in Gaza. Get in touch if you are organising a rally in your city or town and we will add it to the list....
Israel guns down at least 25 Palestinians who were seeking aid
Irish Independent
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Mr Netanyahu wants to realise US President Donald Trump’s vision of relocating much of Gaza’s population of over 2 million people through what he refers to as “voluntary migration” and what critics have warned could be ethnic cleansing. “Give them...
Australia news LIVE: David Stratton dies; Hamas denies praising Albanese over Palestine recognition; Unemployment drops; Watt protects salmon farming in Tasmania
The Age
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August 14, 2025
Across the northern hemisphere, heatwaves continue to worsen wildfires, with firefighters battling blazes across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Türkiye and the Balkans. Fire has affected nearly 440,000 hectares (4400 square kilometers) in Europe so far...
PA Foreign Ministry: 10 More Nations Could Recognize Palestine by September
Media Line
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August 13, 2025
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian says Gaza’s “day after” should see a unified Palestinian government, a full Israeli withdrawal, and reconstruction under Arab and international oversight [Ramallah] At least 10 more countries could recognize the State of...
Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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August 20, 2025
Photo: AP Photo/Nasser Nasser A general view shows the E1 area, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, between the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, left and the occupied West Bank town of Eizariya, right, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Israel gave...
Israel approves West Bank settlement expansion project
The Globe and Mail
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August 20, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:The E1 land tract one of the last geographical links between Ramallah, in the northern West Bank, and Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.Nasser Nasser/The Associated Press Israel gave final approval for a controversial...
Will Australia's shift on Palestinian state impact our alliances in the region?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 13, 2025
Australia's move to recognise a Palestinian state marks a historic shift in its policy and brings it in line with many of its South-East Asian neighbours. However, Australia's decision goes against many of its Pacific neighbours to the east, who...
Israel To Shift Palestinians To South Sudan, Labels It ‘Voluntary Migration’
Zee News
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Jerusalem: Israel has opened a channel with South Sudan. The talks focus on sending Palestinians from Gaza to the East African nation. The Associated Press confirmed the discussions through six people familiar with the matter. The extent of...