Meral Hussein-Ece
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Londoner. Human rights. Turkish speaker. House of Lords. Lib Dem.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/terror-definition-too-broad-starmer-to-be-told
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Please donate if you can, & support desperate children. The Sameer Project: From Displacement Response to THE RETURN HOME
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The Sameer Project: From Displacement Response to THE RETURN HOME
Throughout the history of Palestine, following periods of the occupationâs bombardments and aggression, they took our land, they took our homes, Palestinians could never go back. But in Gaza, people c...
https://chuffed.org/project/149178-sameer-project-x-mass-displacement-campaign?utm_campaign=success&utm_id=149178&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=chuffedreferral
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EPF
21 days ago
đď¸ Did you know
#EU
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#womenshealth
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talks with MEP
@luciayar.bsky.social
to uncover how money fuels the anti-gender movement. đ
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"Follow the Money" Episode 3 - The Right to Decide
YouTube video by European Parliamentary Forum
https://youtu.be/5xzYdfZZafs
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Incredible.
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about 1 month ago
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
about 1 month ago
Guterres urges action, lasting ceasefire on Gaza warâs second anniversary -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/guterres-urges-action-lasting-ceasefire-gaza-wars-second-anniversary
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Guterres urges action, lasting ceasefire on Gaza warâs second anniversary
<article data-history-node-id="429761" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/guterres-urges-action-lasting-ceasefire-gaza-wars-second-anniversary" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/guterres-urges-action-lasting-ceasefire-gaza-wars-second-anniversary" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Guterres urges action, lasting ceasefire on Gaza warâs second anniversary</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>On the second anniversary of the Gaza war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call, âwith even greater urgency,â for an end to hostilities and a permanent ceasefire.</p> <p>âTwo years ago today, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups launched an abhorrent large-scale terror attack on Israel,â he said.</p> <p>âOn this day, let us remember all those who were killed and suffered horrific violence," he said and called for unconditional and immediate release of the captives.</p> <p>Guterres also said the US President Donald Trump's Gaza plan is an "opportunity that must be seized to bring this tragic conflict to an end."</p> <p>"This is a humanitarian catastrophe on a scale that defies comprehension. Put an end to the hostilities in Gaza, Israel & the region now. Stop making civilians pay with their lives & their futures," he said.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Two years ago today, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups launched an abhorrent large-scale terror attack on Israel. On this day, let us remember all those who were killed and suffered horrific violence.<br> <br> The horror of that dark day will be forever seared in the memories ofâŚ</p> â AntĂłnio Guterres (@antonioguterres) <a href="https://twitter.com/antonioguterres/status/1975356022668623996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/guterres-urges-action-lasting-ceasefire-gaza-wars-second-anniversary
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Weasel words which he canât even back up. At least be honest when youâre being racist.
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about 1 month ago
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Calum Miller
about 1 month ago
Appalled by this attack on a place of worship. Members of the Muslim community must be free to worship and live without the fear of Islamophobic violence and intimidation. I stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with British Muslims and against this hate.
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Peacehaven: Police release photos of mosque arson suspects
The images are of two people in balaclavas seen outside the mosque before the large blaze spread.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2dglp43xmo
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Iâll believe it when we can see Netanyahu has stopped the killing & destruction & urgently needed aid gets into Gaza.
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about 2 months ago
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Esheru
about 2 months ago
A 64-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a London hotel housing asylum seekers. This is where we are now. Where are the politicians to call this out? Or do they not want to upset their right wing base?
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Man arrested after fire at London asylum seekers' hotel
The blaze is being treated as a hate crime by officers investigating.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l8zzpz90mo
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George Monbiot
about 2 months ago
When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli stateâs attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland. My column today.
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Israelâs ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldnât live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide â and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/27/israel-ecocide-gaza-bombs-agricultural-land-genocide
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
about 2 months ago
One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
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Jessica Elgot
about 2 months ago
Sadiq Khan has said a record number of Americans have applied for British citizenship following the election of Trump. âItâs also our liberal values that make us stand out â celebrating our diversity in London as a strength, not as a threat to society.â
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Record numbers of Americans seeking UK citizenship because of Londonâs values, says mayor
Ahead of Donald Trumpâs state visit, Sadiq Khan hit back at US critics of the capitalâs crime rates and diverse population
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/15/record-numbers-of-americans-have-applied-for-uk-citizenship-because-of-londons-values-says-khan?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Liberal Democrats
about 2 months ago
"What is happening in Gaza is a genocide. And the President of the United States, who wants a Nobel Peace Prize, is doing nothing to stop it."
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
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Ali M. Aljbour
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Ali M. Aljbour
Ali Aljibour is a 16-year-old from Gaza. His dream is to become a medical doctor, but the war has destroyed his beautiful city and his school, but not his dreams. Ali's family consists of six people a...
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3 months ago
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George Monbiot
3 months ago
Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences? Only one explanation now remains. They do. And it is what they want.
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Jon Cooper
3 months ago
Cartoon by
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. Another school shooting...
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Skwawkbox
3 months ago
"Refugees are here because we are there" - public policy creates the migrant 'crisis'. Anti-Apartheid activist, grassroots anti-racism and anti-capitalist campaigner and human rights activist Reederwan Craayenstein writes...
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âRefugees are here because we are thereâ â public policy creates the migrant âcrisisâ
Anti-Apartheid activist, grassroots anti-racism and anti-capitalist campaigner and human rights activist Reederwan Craayenstein writes Tiny 2yo Alan Kurdi lies drowned on a beach in 2015. Tens of tâŚ
https://skwawkbox.org/2025/08/27/refugees-are-here-because-we-are-there-public-policy-creates-the-migrant-crisis/
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The Guardian
3 months ago
Trump chooses not to end the Gaza slaughter. Thatâs why Iâll boycott the state dinner when he meets King Charles | Ed Davey
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Trump chooses not to end the Gaza slaughter. Thatâs why Iâll boycott the state dinner when he meets King Charles | Ed Davey
To refuse an invitation like this goes against all my instincts, but I want to send as strong a message as I can, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/27/ed-davey-trump-gaza-boycott-state-dinner-king-charles?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1756312259
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Liberal Democrats
4 months ago
The UK needs to stop all arms exports to the Israeli Government - today.
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Calum Miller
4 months ago
The proposals from Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz to contain all 2.1m Gazans in a new compound are illegal and utterly abhorrent. I have written today to David Lammy asking him again to sanction Minister Katz, and to set out the Government's legal view of Israel's occupation of Palestine.
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Calum Miller
4 months ago
I am appalled by reports suggesting a culture of impunity among private security contractors who have killed Gazan civilians. It is time for the UK to press the Israeli and US governments for accountability. I have written to the Foreign Secretary to urge him to take action.
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The New York Times
6 months ago
In the 19th century, a New Orleans doctor sent the skulls of 19 Black Americans to a doctor in Germany, where they were used as part of now discredited racial science. The remains were recently returned to the city, where they will be laid to rest on Saturday.
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Skulls of 19 Black Americans Return to New Orleans After 150 Years in Germany
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/black-americans-skulls-new-orleans-memorial-service.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus was on Friday accused of supporting Israeli operations in Gaza through intelligence-gathering missions carried out from British soil.
cyprus-mail.com/2025/05/30/c...
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Cyprusâ UK base linked to intelligence flights over Gaza
RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was on Friday accused of supporting Israeli operations in Gaza through intelligence-gathering missions carried out from British soil. âBritain is complicit in what I and many ot...
https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/05/30/cyprus-uk-base-linked-to-intelligence-flights-over-gaza
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Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank
Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-the-leaders-of-the-united-kingdom-france-and-canada-on-the-situation-in-gaza-and-the-west-bank
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Inspirational maiden speech by @shaffaqmohd @LibDemLords @UKHouseofLords
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Sheffield councillor 'never imagined' House of Lords seat - BBC News
Shaffaq Mohammed, Baron Mohammed of Tinsley, speaks of his humble upbringing in his maiden speech.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrn4q8zeg7o.amp
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Iain Roberts
6 months ago
Labour are teaching us that if you have over 400 MPs and are in the first year of government, so no need for elections until 2029, you should definitely focus your policies on what a party with five MPs is calling for, rather than doing what's best for the country,
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A massive development but much to work through on this.
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Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding
The Kurdish group has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, but has now said it will dissolve itself.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czel3ry9x1do
6 months ago
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Not a chart we see on mainstream media- Reform have 676 council seats.
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Enough Of That Now
7 months ago
I'd like to wish Dame Andrea Jenkyns all the luck in the world explaining to Lincolnshire why it doesn't need seasonal immigrant labour and climate change isn't real
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Farrukh
7 months ago
Left: Reform's Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Andrea Jenkyns says asylum seekers should be housed in tents, except Ukrainians who are a different matter Right: Andrea Jenkyns doing what Andrea Jenkyns does
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Finally honest, albeit horrific, reporting.
@itvnews.bsky.social
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7 months ago
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Mother Jones
7 months ago
đ¨Hereâs a list of just a few of the major pieces of misinformation Kennedy shared about autismđ¨
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RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism
For someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/rfk-jr-knows-amazingly-little-about-autism/
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Melanie DâArrigo
7 months ago
If youâre changing the definition of human rights, it means you plan on violating peopleâs human rights.
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British MPs confronted by Israeli settlers during visit to Palestinian territories url:https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-mps-visit-occupied-palestine-confronted-armed-settlers.
7 months ago
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Israelâs atrocities against children continues unabated. No condemnation from any western leaders.
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Grim- âA lot of the students are influenced by Tate & Trump, they spout racist, homophobic, transphobic & sexist comments in every conversation and donât believe there will be consequences.â
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK schools
Survey finds social media main cause of poor behaviour, with pupils mimicking Donald Trump and Andrew Tate
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/apr/19/teachers-warn-rise-misogyny-racism-uk-schools
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Mahmoud Badawi
7 months ago
Hello
@meralhusseinece.bsky.social
, my team and I are currently reaching out to people who might be in a position to share or donate to my fundraiser. Any donation helps my family get closer to safety and is extremely appreciated. Thank you. Fundraiser:
chuffed.org/project/1279...
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Help Get These Children To Safety
This is Mahmoudâs story
https://chuffed.org/project/127957-help-get-these-children-to-safety?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacfe4NtajIomanyD_57Cpv2iR3InHaCNzeoCJ8-yuBLPwlUO86dF3DGRCjGPQ_aem_FnQvvZWfHUlP9Jgj1oGdQQ
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Calum Miller
7 months ago
Trumpâs remarks are ignorant and inflammatory. His bizarre and reckless plans for Gaza show total disregard for the rights and aspirations of Palestinians. All partners interested in securing a just peace must reject these plans unequivocally.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
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Trump says US âlooking at another ceasefireâ after Gaza truce collapse
US president said Israel âtook ocean-front property and they gave it to people for peaceâ, adding: âHow did that work out?â
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-netanyahu-gaza-ceasefire-us-israel-hamas-b2729078.html
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Killing Palestinian babies & children while they sleep in their tents during Ramadan is the most evil thing. EVER.
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Henry Mance
8 months ago
"Israel early this month halted all aid shipments into Gaza and subsequently cut off the last electrical power line into the besieged enclave. Israeli officials have also threatened to sever the territoryâs water supply."
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Israel launches Gaza strikes in biggest attack since ceasefire
More than 250 killed after Netanyahu warns Hamas will face âincreasing military strengthâ
https://www.ft.com/content/880503da-a915-4fe5-ad5e-deab8a00b669
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Visiting Congress, Washington last week, staggered to see this poster displayed outside a Republican Congressmanâs office.
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Eric Feigl-Ding
9 months ago
Mexico has issued a warning to its citizens asking them not to travel to Texas & 7 states due to a measles outbreak. Mexicoâs Health Secretary describes 106 cases of measles in Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Texas.
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Mexicans warned not to travel to Texas over measles
Mexico has issued a warning to its citizens asking them not to travel to Texas and seven other states in the U.S. due to a measles outbreak.
https://www.borderreport.com/news/health/mexicans-warned-not-to-travel-to-texas-over-measles/
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Ramadan Mubarak. Israel is Inflicting ongoing starvation & hardship on 2m people with Trumps blessing.
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How is this acceptable? âchild in the secondary school was left all day in wet clothes after being refused permission to go to the toilet, & the schools were failing to make reasonable adjustments for children with special educational needsâ
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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âPupils are in fear every dayâ: parents raise concerns about new schools run by top UK academy
Emergency meeting called over strictness of discipline at Essex schools run by Mossbourne Federation
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/02/pupils-uk-schools-academy-essex-mossbourne
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The letter claims that some criticism of the documentary is based on âracist assumptions and weaponisation of identityâ, and that the deputy agriculture minister and father of the teenage narrator is a civil servant concerned with food production.
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Gary Lineker among 500 media figures urging BBC to reinstate Gaza documentary
Exclusive: Film and TV stars among those writing to corporation after it pulled Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/feb/26/gary-lineker-among-500-media-figures-urging-bbc-to-reinstate-gaza-documentary
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I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. Thatâs why I quit the UK Foreign Office.
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I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. Thatâs why I quit the UK Foreign Office | Mark Smith
Ministers and senior officials protected arms deals facilitating death and horror in Gaza and Yemen. I urge my former colleagues to resist them, says one-time Foreign Office policy adviser Mark Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/09/uk-foreign-office-war-crimes-arms-gaza-yemen
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Just found out my Dad & his brother lived in 17 Berwick Street W1 Soho, London in 1948 when he came to the UK with 7 other lodgers above a shop.
#Soho
#BerwickStreet
10 months ago
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Rachel Shabi
10 months ago
On LBC talking about my book Off-White with Iain Dale: how politicised definitions of antisemitism curtail the rights of Palestinians to describe their own experiences of Israel's oppression, ethnic cleansing and military rule
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Wolf Conservation Center đş
10 months ago
Your moment of zen đş
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Judicial review on UK selling F-35 parts to Israel must be heard.
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Judicial review must be heard on how UK can sell F-35 parts to Israel, judge rules
Hearing likely in May, seven months after government decided to carve out F-35 parts from arms export ban
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/31/judicial-review-uk-f-35-jet-parts-to-israel-judge
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