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The media keeps saying "the ceasefire" when there is no ceasefire. Even non-American media use this dishonest 1984 doublespeak. Why? Stop gaslighting us.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Gill Steele
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See also Wildcat captive breeding in 2nd year of releases Also a concerted effort with Capercaillie (at last) so I’m feeling optimistic Deer number reduction is slowly gaining traction but it’s taking ages despite the success at Glen Feshie & Mar Lodge 🤷♀️
www.savingwildcats.org.uk/about-saving...
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About Saving Wildcats | Scottish wildcat conservation and recovery
Saving Wildcats (#SWAforLife) is a European partnership project bringing together the expertise and skills of national and international organisations to prevent the extinction of Scotland's wildcats ...
https://www.savingwildcats.org.uk/about-saving-wildcats/
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The Palestine Project
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One State, brought to you by the IDF ❝ The IDF is promoting one state stretching from the river to the sea. The military has stopped concealing what it's been fostering for years: one regime, one sovereign, a civil government for Jews and a military one for Palestinians ❞ Hanin Majadli
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https://archive.md/D2TRM
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The Electronic Intifada
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Since my brothers were released, they always ask us to pray for the thousands of prisoners still suffering in Israeli detention.
#eiGazaDispatches
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Two brothers tell tales from detention
My brothers were detained from a checkpoint and subjected to months of torture and ill-treatment without ever being classified as prisoners.
https://electronicintifada.net/content/two-brothers-tell-tales-detention/51093
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The Palestine Project
3 days ago
The National Newspaper : A full timeline of Israel's repeated Gaza ceasefire violations ►
archive.md/Avgz4
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The Irish Times
3 days ago
No women deacons in the Catholic Church, Vatican Commission decides
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No women deacons in the Catholic Church, Vatican Commission decides
Argument against female deacons includes wish to preserve ‘masculinity of Christ’ and of those who receive holy orders
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/12/05/no-women-deacons-in-the-catholic-church-vatican-commission-decides/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=HP-SubDesc
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Zarah Sultana MP
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The UK must follow Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia’s lead and boycott Eurovision. We cannot have “business as usual” with Israel, a genocidal apartheid state.
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High Pay Centre
4 months ago
In the UK CEO pay at listed companies has reached record levels for the 3rd year in a row. In the US levels of CEO pay are accelerating. Tackling excessive pay and pay inequality is vital to improving living standards and creating a fairer economy.
www.ft.com/content/d8da...
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CEO pay at top US companies accelerates at fastest pace in four years
Median package for S&P 500 bosses was $19mn in 2024, pay advisory calculates
https://www.ft.com/content/d8da9877-a5d0-4ac2-87cd-236ff33d7269
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Al Jazeera English
3 days ago
People in the enclave fear the resumption of the full-scale genocidal war as Israeli ceasefire violations persist.
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Israel sets military budget at $34bn, keeps attacking Gaza
People in the enclave fear the resumption of the full-scale genocidal war as Israeli ceasefire violations persist.
https://bit.ly/48Td18b
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Saul Staniforth
3 days ago
The EBU dropped plans for a vote on excluding Israel because of the ceasefire This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken
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Saul Staniforth
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"In the past few hours Israel has conducted multiple attacks across the Gaza strip violating the ceasefire.. at least 366 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire came into effect 8 weeks ago"
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The Palestine Project
4 days ago
❝ Lobby groups have targeted 54% of culture workers' organisations. Is it any wonder that even the most famous artists are being silenced on Palestine? ❞ — Juliet Jacques
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If Even Sally Rooney Can’t Speak Freely About Palestine, What Hope Do Ordinary Culture Workers Have? | Novara Media
Lobby groups have targeted 54% of culture workers' organisations. Is it any wonder, asks Juliet Jacques, that even the most famous artists are being silenced on Palestine?
https://novaramedia.com/2025/12/02/if-even-sally-rooney-cant-speak-freely-about-palestine-what-hope-do-ordinary-culture-workers-have/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOd8pVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEelwOSAMa1v8cEo7CgcNVnAoO7f4itLCWbODMcRgwBOSlDbH9p3p3bVN5R1nA_aem_aj57Xsrh68t1AP56T5vluA
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Progressive International
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"Through Project Nimbus — the $1.2 billion cloud contract shared by Amazon and Google with the Israeli government — Amazon provides the backbone for the digital architecture of apartheid." The 44th PI Briefing of 2025 is online now.
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PI Briefing | No. 44 | How we Make Amazon Pay
For the sixth consecutive year, workers around the world are organizing to Make Amazon Pay.
https://buff.ly/sLV7vje
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Saul Staniforth
4 days ago
ID cards, limiting trial by jury, and now "plans for a huge rollout for facial recognition cameras in cities, towns and villages across the country" Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on
#GMB
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
4 days ago
Israeli MP demands Palestinians be killed if they burn rubbish -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-mp-demands-palestinians-be-killed-if-they-burn-rubbish
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Israeli MP demands Palestinians be killed if they burn rubbish
<article data-history-node-id="432277" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-mp-demands-palestinians-be-killed-if-they-burn-rubbish" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-mp-demands-palestinians-be-killed-if-they-burn-rubbish" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli MP demands Palestinians be killed if they burn rubbish</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>An <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> MP has called for <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> who set fire to waste to be killed, either by shooting or air strikes.</p> <p>Zvi Sukkot, a far-right member of the Otzma Yehudit party, proposed the measure during a parliamentary committee discussion on illegal waste-burning on Wednesday.</p> <p>“The Air Force needs to act and kill them,” Sukkot said. Committee chairman Yitzhak Kreuzer, also from Otzma Yehudit, and Environment Minister Idit Silman of the Likud party, agreed.</p> <p>“The simplest thing is to send an F-16 to put out the fire,” Kreuzer added.</p> <p>All three justified the idea of summary killings on the grounds that burning waste “constitutes terrorism”.</p> <h3>Read more: <a aria-label="Israeli MP demands Palestinians be killed if they burn rubbish" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-lawmaker-calls-killing-palestinians-over-waste-fires">Israeli MP demands Palestinians be killed if they burn rubbish</a></h3> <p><img alt="Israeli member of Knesset, Zvi Sukkot holds an Israeli flag outside Damascus gate in Jerusalem on 5 June 2024 (ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters)" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/2024-06-05T195433Z_396084436_MT1ZUMA000UQBPLH_RTRMADP_3_ZUMA%20%281%29.jpg.jpg?itok=zrSrD9_4"></p> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-mp-demands-palestinians-be-killed-if-they-burn-rubbish
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Saul Staniforth
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Today Eurovision organisers may discuss excluding Israel from next years contest. Yes Israel should be kicked out. As the head of Slovenias national broadcaster says in the report, "We need to follow our principles, we need to be on the right side of history" Back BDS.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
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Update: Israeli strike kills five people, including two children, and wounds 32 others -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/update-israeli-strike-kills-five-people-including-two-children-and
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Update: Israeli strike kills five people, including two children, and wounds 32 others
<article data-history-node-id="432271" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/update-israeli-strike-kills-five-people-including-two-children-and" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/update-israeli-strike-kills-five-people-including-two-children-and" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Update: Israeli strike kills five people, including two children, and wounds 32 others</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Gaza's civil defence agency said that a series of Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed five people, including two children, in a shelter camp housing people displaced by Israel's war.</p> <p>"Five citizens, including two children, killed and others injured, some seriously, as a result of an Israeli missile strike" in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Yunis, civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP.</p> <p>The agency said the strike hit near the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Khan Yunis and "targeted" a shelter camp. </p> <p>The hospital also reported that five people, including two children aged eight and 10, were killed and another 32 were wounded.</p> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/update-israeli-strike-kills-five-people-including-two-children-and
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
5 days ago
Israeli fire kills Palestinian in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-fire-kills-palestinian-gaza-citys-zaytoun-neighbourhood
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Israeli fire kills Palestinian in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood
<article data-history-node-id="432234" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-fire-kills-palestinian-gaza-citys-zaytoun-neighbourhood" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-fire-kills-palestinian-gaza-citys-zaytoun-neighbourhood" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli fire kills Palestinian in Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="108" data-start="0">Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian in the Zaytoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City, on Wednesday, in another breach of the fragile ceasefire, reported the Palestinian news agency Wafa.</p> <p data-end="557" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="376">Despite the truce announced on 11 October, Israeli gunfire and shelling have continued across the enclave, with roughly 360 Palestinians killed since the agreement came into effect.</p> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-fire-kills-palestinian-gaza-citys-zaytoun-neighbourhood
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
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More than 42,000 Palestinians now live with life-changing injuries in Gaza -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-42000-palestinians-now-live-life-changing-injuries-gaza
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More than 42,000 Palestinians now live with life-changing injuries in Gaza
<article data-history-node-id="432235" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-42000-palestinians-now-live-life-changing-injuries-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-42000-palestinians-now-live-life-changing-injuries-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">More than 42,000 Palestinians now live with life-changing injuries in Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="476" data-start="239">Around 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza now live with severe, life-changing injuries, almost double the figure recorded a year ago, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, citing World Health Organization estimates.</p> <ul> <li data-end="602" data-start="477"> <p data-end="602" data-start="479">22,500 cases had already been documented by July 2024, a number that has continued to climb as Israeli attacks persist.</p> </li> <li data-end="783" data-start="603"> <p data-end="783" data-start="605">The most common injuries include complex limb trauma, amputations, burns, spinal cord and brain damage, many of them resulting in permanent loss of movement or sensation.</p> </li> <li data-end="885" data-start="784"> <p data-end="885" data-start="786">The report recorded more than 5,000 amputations, with around 75 percent affecting the lower limbs.</p> </li> </ul> <p data-end="885" data-start="786"><strong>Children remain among the hardest hit:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-end="885" data-start="784"> <p data-end="885" data-start="786">More than 10,000 children now live with injuries causing long-term disability. One in four of those seriously wounded is a child</p> </li> <li data-end="1347" data-start="1165"> <p data-end="1347" data-start="1167">Doctors Without Borders says 70 percent of burn patients requiring surgery were children, most of them under five, highlighting the brutality of injuries and the lack of supplies.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-42000-palestinians-now-live-life-changing-injuries-gaza
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
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Two Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza's Zaytoun neighbourhood -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-palestinians-killed-israeli-strikes-gazas-zaytoun-neighbourhood
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Two Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza's Zaytoun neighbourhood
<article data-history-node-id="432237" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-palestinians-killed-israeli-strikes-gazas-zaytoun-neighbourhood" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-palestinians-killed-israeli-strikes-gazas-zaytoun-neighbourhood" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Two Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza's Zaytoun neighbourhood</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation soldiers in Gaza’s Zaytoun neighbourhood on Wednesday.</p> <p>A source at the Baptist Hospital confirmed to Al Jazeera Arabic that the victims were shot outside the so-called yellow line, highlighting ongoing violations of the ceasefire by Israel.</p> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-palestinians-killed-israeli-strikes-gazas-zaytoun-neighbourhood
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
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More than 370 settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque under Israeli police protection -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-370-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-under-israeli-police-protection
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More than 370 settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque under Israeli police protection
<article data-history-node-id="432238" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-370-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-under-israeli-police-protection" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-370-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-under-israeli-police-protection" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">More than 370 settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque under Israeli police protection</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="225" data-start="151">Israeli occupation soldiers allowed 375 settlers to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, reported the Palestinian news agency.</p> <p data-end="225" data-start="151">The settlers arrived in successive groups from the Mughrabi Gate, carrying out provocative tours and performing rituals in the mosque’s courtyards.</p> <p data-end="225" data-start="151">Since 7 October, 2023, Israeli forces have tightened access procedures at Al-Aqsa gates and the entrances to the Old City, restricting Palestinian worshippers and escalating tensions in the occupied East Jerusalem site.</p> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-370-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-under-israeli-police-protection
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
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Gaza death toll rises as Israeli attacks continue after ceasefire -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-israeli-attacks-continue-after-ceasefire
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Gaza death toll rises as Israeli attacks continue after ceasefire
<article data-history-node-id="432239" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-israeli-attacks-continue-after-ceasefire" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-israeli-attacks-continue-after-ceasefire" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza death toll rises as Israeli attacks continue after ceasefire</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="75" data-start="0">At least 70,117 people have been killed in the Gaza genocide since Israel launched its war on the besieged enclave in October 2023, with an additional 170,999 wounded, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.</p> <p data-end="75" data-start="0">In the past 48 hours, hospitals across the territory received five bodies, including four new fatalities and one recovered body, and 13 wounded patients.</p> <p data-end="75" data-start="0">Since the ceasefire on October 11, at least 360 people have been killed by Israeli, 922 wounded, and 617 bodies recovered, underscoring the continued human cost of Israel’s war.</p> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-israeli-attacks-continue-after-ceasefire
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
5 days ago
Celebrities including Benedict Cumberbatch and Annie Ernaux call for Marwan Barghouti release -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/celebrities-cumberbatch-ernaux-call-marwan-barghouti-release
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Celebrities including Benedict Cumberbatch and Annie Ernaux call for Marwan Barghouti release
Signatories cite power of 'cultural voices' in bid to release leader often referred to as the Palestinian Mandela
https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/celebrities-cumberbatch-ernaux-call-marwan-barghouti-release
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
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Israeli parliamentarians call for Palestinians to be killed if they burn waste -
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Israeli parliamentarians call for Palestinians to be killed if they burn waste
<article data-history-node-id="432248" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-parlamentarians-call-palestinians-be-killed-if-they-burn-rubbish" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-parlamentarians-call-palestinians-be-killed-if-they-burn-rubbish" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli parliamentarians call for Palestinians to be killed if they burn waste</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><article data-scroll-anchor="true" data-testid="conversation-turn-178" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-69293c9b-6d94-8332-95c6-aaa80609f2dd-9" dir="auto" tabindex="-1"> <p data-end="74" data-start="0">In Israel’s Knesset, far-right lawmaker Tzvi Succot called for the killing of Palestinians accused of burning waste in the occupied West Bank.</p> <p data-end="653" data-start="287">Speaking during a session of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee on illegal waste fires, Succot escalated his rhetoric, saying, "The Air Force should act and kill them."</p> <p data-end="653" data-start="287">His remarks, reported by the Israeli daily Haaretz, targeted Palestinians living under occupation rather than addressing the deeper crisis of waste management imposed by Israel’s control over land and infrastructure.</p> <p data-end="895" data-start="655">According to Israeli media reports, Environment Minister Idit Silman and committee chair Yitzhak Kroizer backed his position, signalling official support for a response rooted in the further killing Palestinians.</p> </article> </div> </div> </article>
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
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Israeli raids and checkpoints choke movement near Nablus -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-raids-and-checkpoints-choke-movement-near-nablus
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Israeli raids and checkpoints choke movement near Nablus
<article data-history-node-id="432117" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-raids-and-checkpoints-choke-movement-near-nablus" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-raids-and-checkpoints-choke-movement-near-nablus" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli raids and checkpoints choke movement near Nablus</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="425" data-start="248">Israeli occupation soldiers stormed towns of Aqraba, south of Nablus, and Sebastia, to the north-west in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian news agency reported.</p> <p data-end="690" data-start="427">Residents said several military vehicles entered the communities and carried out provocative patrols through residential streets. Although no clashes were reported, the presence of heavily armed troops created fear and disrupted daily life.</p> <p data-end="929" data-start="692">At the same time, Israeli soldiers established a checkpoint north of Nablus, stopping cars, searching vehicles and interrogating passengers, adding to already severe restrictions on Palestinian movement between nearby towns and villages.</p> <p data-end="1211" data-start="931">In Qalqilya, eyewitnesses told Wafa that another checkpoint went up at the eastern entrance to the city on Sunday evening. Soldiers halted motorists, checked identity cards and conducted extensive searches, triggering long delays and a major traffic backlog that lasted for hours.</p> <p data-end="1380" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="1213">The latest incursions underline Israel’s tightening grip on the occupied West Bank, where routine military raids and roadblocks continue to suffocate Palestinian life.</p> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-raids-and-checkpoints-choke-movement-near-nablus
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Al Jazeera English
7 days ago
BREAKING: An attack by Israeli settlers on a water well east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank has cut off the water supply to several Palestinian towns, according to the Jerusalem Water Authority. 🔴 LIVE updates:
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺
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“It holds bountiful oil, gas, minerals & fish. And it promises to shorten global shipping routes”. Well hallelujah, collapsing Arctic ice sheet will allow full-scale looting of one of world’s last remaining pristine landscapes. Capitalism (and media) looks increasingly like a global death cult.
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The Guardian
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African leaders push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations
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African leaders push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations
Algerian foreign minister says African countries and peoples continue to pay a heavy price for colonialism African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognised, criminalised and addressed through reparations. At a conference in the Algerian capital, Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/30/african-leaders-push-for-recognition-of-colonial-crimes-and-reparations?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
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Settler attack on West Bank well cuts water to Palestinian towns -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/settler-attack-west-bank-well-cuts-water-palestinian-towns
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Settler attack on West Bank well cuts water to Palestinian towns
<article data-history-node-id="432122" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/settler-attack-west-bank-well-cuts-water-palestinian-towns" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/settler-attack-west-bank-well-cuts-water-palestinian-towns" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Settler attack on West Bank well cuts water to Palestinian towns</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="459" data-start="250">Israeli settlers carried out an attack on a crucial water well east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, cutting off supplies to several Palestinian communities, the Jerusalem Water Authority said.</p> <p data-end="645" data-start="461">The authority stated that, “on Sunday evening, settlers attacked well number (6) in the Ain Samiya area, east of Kafr Malek, which led to the cessation of water pumping from it.”</p> <p data-end="882" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="647">The incident has intensified fears over deliberate efforts to target essential Palestinian infrastructure, as water access in the occupied West Bank continues to shrink under Israel’s expanding settler violence and military protection.</p> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/settler-attack-west-bank-well-cuts-water-palestinian-towns
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Mondoweiss
11 days ago
Recent testimonies from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights share shocking stories of Palestinian rape victims released from Israeli detention. The stories are horrifying to read but essential for understanding Zionism and Israeli apartheid.
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Understanding the mindset behind Israel’s usage of rape as a weapon of genocide
Recent testimonies from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights share shocking stories of Palestinian rape victims released from Israeli detention. The stories are horrifying to read but essential…
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/11/understanding-the-mindset-behind-israels-usage-of-rape-as-a-weapon-of-genocide/
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Mondoweiss
10 days ago
Israel is using existing ceasefire agreements to establish new realities on the ground, projecting itself as the regional hegemon by launching attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank.
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Israel is violating all its ceasefire agreements and escalating on all fronts
Israel is using existing ceasefire agreements to establish new realities on the ground, projecting itself as the regional hegemon by launching attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank.
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/11/israel-is-violating-all-its-ceasefire-agreements-and-escalating-on-all-fronts/
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Mondoweiss
9 days ago
Human rights organizations call the killing of two unarmed Palestinians in Jenin by Israeli soldiers an "extrajudicial execution."
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Outrage after footage of Israeli soldiers executing two Palestinians in Jenin goes viral
Human rights organizations call the killing of two unarmed Palestinians in Jenin by Israeli soldiers an “extrajudicial execution.”
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/11/outrage-after-footage-of-israeli-soldiers-executing-two-palestinians-in-jenin-goes-viral/
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Mondoweiss
11 days ago
The International People’s Tribunal on Palestine held in Barcelona presented striking evidence of Israel’s forced starvation of the Palestinian people and the deliberate destruction of food security in Gaza.
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International tribunal finds Israel guilty of genocide, ecocide, and the forced starvation of the Palestinians in Gaza
The International People’s Tribunal on Palestine held in Barcelona presented striking evidence of Israel’s forced starvation of the Palestinian people and the deliberate destruction of food security...
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/11/international-tribunal-finds-israel-guilty-of-genocide-ecocide-and-the-forced-starvation-of-the-palestinians-in-gaza/
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Defend Our Juries
10 days ago
Starmer and Trump discussed Palestine Action twice on calls before group’s terror ban, court hears Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori is fighting the group’s terror ban: it will have a ‘dramatic, severe, widespread and potentially lifelong’ effect
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Starmer and Trump discussed Palestine Action twice before terror ban, court hears
Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori is fighting the group’s terror ban at the High Court, arguing it will have a ‘dramatic, severe, widespread and potentially lifelong’ effect
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/palestine-action-court-terror-ban-starmer-trump-b2872830.html
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Declassified UK
10 days ago
👉NEW -- Did Trump pressure Starmer to ban Palestine Action? by John McEvoy & Dania Akkad Lawyers for Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, have questioned if the US president influenced the crackdown on the group.
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l'Humanité
11 days ago
L'Humanité magazine du 27 novembre : génération Palestine 📰 humanite.fr
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
10 days ago
Cornell student union pledges solidarity with Palestine and commits to BDS movement -
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Cornell student union pledges solidarity with Palestine and commits to BDS movement
Cornell Graduate Students United says it will support members who refuse funding tied to Israel
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/cornell-university-union-members-vote-referendum-pledging-solidarity-palestine-
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Former Pingu Child Actor
11 days ago
*Kafka turns in his grave*
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The Guardian
10 days ago
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
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Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogether The Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group. On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/27/sally-rooney-palestine-action-ban-unable-publish-books-uk?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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elDiario.es
10 days ago
Sally Rooney afirma que no puede publicar nuevos libros en Reino Unido por su apoyo a Palestine Action
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Sally Rooney afirma que no puede publicar nuevos libros en Reino Unido por su apoyo a Palestine Action
La escritora irlandesa ha declarado ante el Tribunal Supremo que existe la posibilidad de que sus libros dejen de venderse en el país debido a su apoyo al grupo activista propalestino
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Esther
9 days ago
Vandaag: FREE PALESTINE
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Jewish Voice for Peace
11 days ago
Today and every day, we contemplate parallels between the colonization of Turtle Island and Palestine.
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Saeed Khan
13 days ago
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Progressive International
9 days ago
Hindu nationalism's ideology is built on a colonial-era history that falsely framed India's past as a perpetual Hindu-Muslim conflict, a distorted narrative now weaponised to fuel majoritarian politics. Available in EN, ES, PT-BR, DE, FR, IT, AR and RU.
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Hindu nationalism’s debt to colonialism
Hindu nationalism's ideology is built on a colonial-era history that falsely framed India's past as a perpetual Hindu-Muslim conflict, a distorted narrative now weaponised to fuel majoritarian…
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Progressive International
9 days ago
"Amazon is no longer just a retailer — it is a pillar of a new authoritarian order built on surveillance and exploitation." David Adler, Co-General Coordinator of the Progressive International, in Business Insider.
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Amazon faces Black Friday protests from workers over several demands, including on AI
Black Friday sees Amazon workers worldwide protesting unsafe conditions, climate impact, AI growth, and ICE ties.
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Amnesty International
10 days ago
Today’s Tokyo High Court decision endorsed the Japanese government ban on same-sex marriage. This marks a significant step backwards for marriage equality in Japan. Read more 👇
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Japan: Last high court ruling a damaging step backwards on same-sex marriage
In response to today’s Tokyo High Court decision that endorsed the Japanese government ban on same-sex marriage, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “The court’s decision today marks a significant step backwards for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling in Tokyo – the final high court ruling of six lawsuits filed across the […]
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Al Jazeera English
9 days ago
Drone attack hits Bani Suheila in southern Gaza amid continued Israeli attacks on the enclave.
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Israeli attack kills two children in southern Gaza despite ceasefire
Drone attack hits Bani Suheila in southern Gaza amid continued Israeli attacks on the enclave.
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The Guardian
9 days ago
UK asylum seekers to be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments
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UK asylum seekers to be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments
Move, which is part of a crackdown on costs, comes after it emerged Home Office spends £15.8m a year on service Asylum seekers will be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments after it was revealed the Home Office spends about £15.8m a year on the service. From February they will have to use alternative transport such as buses, no matter how urgent their medical needs. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/29/uk-asylum-seekers-to-be-banned-from-taking-taxis-to-medical-appointments?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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UNRWA
9 days ago
"Today we mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The plight of Palestine Refugees must be addressed so that the region can find peace and stability for all." — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Full statement:
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11 days ago
Administrative court: The prohibition and dissolution of the Berlin Palestine Congress in April 2024 was unlawful. The measures taken by the police were disproportionate. This ruling will have no consequences, there is no accountability and it will happen again
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Berlin: Verwaltungsgericht: Verbot des Berliner Palästina-Kongresses war rechtswidrig
Verwaltungsgericht: Verbot des Berliner Palästina-Kongresses war rechtswidrig
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/berlin/rbb-verwaltungsgericht-verbot-des-berliner-palaestina-kongresses-war-rechtswidrig-100.html
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