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Yle source: PM Orpo urged President Stubb to delay revealing Palestine stance
Yle Uutiset
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August 15, 2025
Finland's President Alexander Stubb would be ready to approve any potential government proposal to recognise the state of Palestine — but the governing coalition is deeply divided on the issue. Open image viewer Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and...
JD Vance greeted by Palestine protesters as he begins holiday in Scotland
Express & Star
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August 13, 2025
US vice president JD Vance has arrived in Scotland as he continues his family holiday to the UK. Donald Trump’s second-in-command landed at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday evening before travelling with a large motorcade to the luxury Carnell...
Pro-Palestinian Activists Target Gaza Aid Director’s Home, Threaten Other GHF Executives
Media Line
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August 15, 2025
Pro-Palestinian activists have vandalized the home of John Acree, acting director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), leaving death threats and damaging his vehicle. The incident coincided with demonstrations outside the Tel Aviv hotel...
Abbas says Palestinian state should be unarmed
The National News
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his call for all factions to surrender their weapons, stressing that the Palestinian state should be unarmed. In a meeting with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Matsumoto Hisashi in Ramallah, Mr Abbas...
Tourism Senate chair Warns of Jordan’s Seasonality Trap, Calls for Strategic Reforms
Amman Net
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Jordan’s tourism sector, which contributes 15% directly to the national economy and supports a wide range of other industries, is facing structural challenges that must be addressed to sustain growth, Senator Michael Nazzal told a joint meeting of...
Who is Marwan Barghouti, often dubbed 'Palestine’s Mandela'?
The National News
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Marwan Barghouti is the most senior Palestinian leader in jail – and the most popular. He is often described in local press and by supporters as the Palestinian Nelson Mandela. On Friday, he appeared in a video for the first time in many years as...
Palestinian families’ relocation to Letterkenny to go ahead next week
Donegal News
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August 14, 2025
By Róise Collins SIX Palestinian families’ relocation to Donegal is to go ahead as planned after concerns regarding access to adequate healthcare in Letterkenny delayed their move from Dublin on Monday. The critically ill children, who arrived in...
Israel to allow Palestinians to leave Gaza
Daily Trust
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said Israel would let Palestinians leave the Gaza Strip, as the military prepares a broader offensive in the territory. Past calls to resettle Gazans outside of the war-battered territory, including...
Parents and baby girl killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Irish Independent
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Pressure is ramped up on Netanyahu over hostages, as US says it’s halting visas for all individuals from Gaza The baby’s body, wrapped in blue, was placed on those of her parents as Palestinians prayed over them. Motasem al-Batta, his wife and the...
Uzbekistan to establish special fund for Palestinians evacuated from Rafah
Daryo
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August 15, 2025
Uzbekistan to establish special fund for Palestinians evacuated from Rafah A presidential decree published on August 14 has established a special fund to provide support for Palestinians who were brought to Uzbekistan. Source: Saida Mirziyoyeva /...
US suspends Gaza visitor visas amid political backlash
The Nation Thailand
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August 17, 2025
The US State Department announced on Saturday that it is suspending the issuance of visitor visas for people from Gaza while it carries out what it described as a “full and thorough review.” The move has drawn sharp criticism from pro-Palestinian...
America halts visas amid controversy
Gulf Daily News Online
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The US State Department yesterday said it was halting all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it conducts ‘a full and thorough’ review, a move that has been condemned by pro-Palestine groups. The department said “a small number” of...
Riot police deployed as Palestine solidarity protesters target Israeli cruise ship in Piraeus
Morning Star
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RIOT police deployed today to block off part of the port of Piraeus to stop Palestine solidarity protesters from reaching an Israeli cruise ship. Protests have been held at islands and mainland ports along the route of the Crown Iris, whose...
Catholic priest arrested during protest supporting pro-Palestine terror group
LifeSite
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August 14, 2025
(LifeSiteNews) — A Catholic priest in the U.K. has made headlines after asking the police to arrest him whilst he participated in a protest supporting the recently designated terrorist group “Palestine Action.” “I set out from my parish determined...
The West is moving to recognize Palestine: Does it matter?
Mada Masr
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August 14, 2025
“I can confirm the UK will recognise the state of Palestine by the United Nations General Assembly in September, unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire and commit to a...
Israel announces West Bank settlement that ‘finally buries’ Palestinian sovereignty
The Gazette - Colorado
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Israel is moving forward with plans to expand settlements in the West Bank, with a government minister championing the initiative as a "final nail in the coffin" for a sovereign Palestinian state. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the...
Oppression Starts With Concrete and Ends With the Mind at West Bank Crossing
Truthout
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August 16, 2025
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. This is an adapted excerpt from the introduction of Checkpoint 300: Colonial Space in...
PA Says 10 More Nations Could Recognize Palestine by September
Media Line
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August 14, 2025
In a closed-door briefing in Ramallah, Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Varsen Aghabekian told reporters that at least 10 more countries could recognize Palestine at the United Nations General...
Smotrich says new settlement 'ends hope of Palestinian state'
The New Arab
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August 14, 2025
Smotrich holds a map of an area near the settlement of Maale Adumim, a land corridor known as E1 [Getty] Israel will proceed with plans to build thousands of illegal new housing units in the occupied West Bank, with extremist Finance Minister...
State Department Abruptly Halts Visa Releases for Gazans After Loomer Exposes Shocking Footage of Refugees Shipped Into America
The Gateway Pundit
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August 17, 2025
Image Courtesy: Elvert Barnes The U.S. State Department has suspended all visa releases for individuals from Gaza after investigative journalist Laura Loomer exposed shocking footage of Palestinian “refugees” being quietly brought into the United...