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Project Syndicate / Assange is free, but are we?
I fought for years with and for Julian Assange. In what sense are we who breathe the fresh air outside prisons still free?
What I've learnt from Noam Chomsky
I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures.
When will the US gain ‘independence’ from Israel?
Authorities in the US are eroding long-established principles and values in order to support Israel’s apartheid rule.
What does the recognition of European nations mean for Palestine?
However, the recognition, in practical terms, is only a symbolic move.
Gaza boys turn to football to forget, for a moment, the war
Shouting and screaming with glee and frustration, Gazan boys kicked footballs around with their bare feet. It could have been almost anywhere in the world, but this was a sandy soccer field surrounded by tents in war-torn Gaza.
The power of words: Nikki Haley’s call to ‘finish them’ off
Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley's recent visit to Israel ignited controversy.
Palestinian officials say dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah
The Hamas-run government media office in Gaza earlier said the attack hit a centre run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees near Rafah, branding it a "horrific massacre".
AFC back Palestine bid to suspend Israel, abolishes term limits
The Asian Football Confederation gave its backing to Palestine's proposal to suspend Israel from FIFA due to the ongoing war in Gaza at its congress in Bangkok on Thursday, as the regional body also abolished term limits for its senior office bearers.
Analysis / Biden unlikely to cut Iran's oil lifeline after Israel attack
The political pressure to punish Iran creates a thorny problem for the administration: how to deter such attacks in future without escalating regional tensions, raising oil prices or antagonizing China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.
Israel pounds Gaza with fiercest air strikes ever, says border secured
Stories of the conflict between Hamas and Israel as they happen.
Total siege of Gaza 'prohibited' under international law: UN
Israel's total siege of the Gaza Strip is banned under international law, the United Nations human rights chief said today
Israel-Hamas 'war': What you need to know right now
The death toll rose to 900 in Israel, which has retaliated with a withering barrage of strikes on Gaza, raising the death toll there to 687.
Israel defence minister orders 'complete siege' on Gaza
'We are putting a complete siege on Gaza... No electricity, no food, no water, no gas -- it's all closed'
Latest photos from Gaza and Israel
The spiraling violence threatens to start a major new war in the Middle East.
Israel and Hamas 'war': What you need to know right now
Israeli troops fought to regain control of the desert around the Gaza Strip and evacuate people from the embattled border area on Monday, as the death toll from the war with Hamas surged above 1,100 by the third day of clashes.
Nearly 1,000 killed as fighting rages for 2nd day
More than 600 killed in Israel; at least 370 Palestinians dead
Things you need to know about Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system
The system quickly determines whether a rocket is on course to hit a populated area; if not, the rocket is ignored and allowed to land harmlessly
In Russia and Israel, national derangement runs wild
Whenever a country’s social contract unravels, conditions become ripe for rumours and absurdities to circulate.
Saudi Arabia and Israel put a high US price tag on diplomatic relations
Like Israel, Saudi Arabia wants a formalised security agreement, even if that accord may not target Iran as explicitly as Israel’s request does.
