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Interview with Mustafa Barghouti
Palestinians rediscover their sense of unity
Mustafa Barghouthi, Palestinian politician and secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative party is a key voice of the secular liberal left in Palestinian politics. Following the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire, he gives his view of events in Israel and the Occupied Territories in recent days and his hopes for German and European foreign policy going forward. Interview by Jannis Hagmann
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Foreign Policy: Biden’s moves on Gaza at U.N. test U.S. credibility
“U.S. credibility depends on an even-handed application of human rights rules and international law for everyone, allies and enemies alike,” said Louis Charbonneau, the U.N. representative for Human Rights Watch. “Israel needs to be held to the same international standard as everyone else. The Biden administration undermines its credibility by not insisting on it.”
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The future of Sheikh Jarrah
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France24: Israel-Hamas conflict
Israeli Jews and Arabs in joint peace demonstrations
The eruption of violence in Gaza prompted demonstrations around the world last weekend. Across Israel, Jewish and Arab citizens have also been taking to the streets to call for an end to the inter-communal clashes that have erupted within the country's borders. By Tamar Shiloh Vidon
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Escalation in the Middle East
Israeli-Hamas hostilities: same old story, or is it?
A young generation is rising up in the Middle East, fed up with the old politics. They are no longer interested in a two-state solution or territory, but in equal civil rights in an Israeli state, writes Karim El-Gawhary in his commentary
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Israel-Gaza conflict intensifies with rockets and airstrikes
Hostilities broke out between Hamas and Israel less than a week ago. But a swift escalation has left civilians on both sides trying to come to terms with the maddening unpredictability. By Uta Steinwehr
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Middle East conflict
Gaza and Israeli residents struggle through a new reality
Hostilities broke out between Hamas and Israel less than a week ago. But a swift escalation has left civilians on both sides trying to come to terms with the maddening unpredictability. Tania Kraemer reports from Israel
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Israel and Hamas: The war that shouldn’t have been
Israel and Gaza are at war again. That may be nothing new, but it really wasn’t meant to happen this time, writes Neri Silber for Newlines
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Isabella Hammad on "The Parisian"
A new generation of Palestinian artists
Isabella Hammad’s "The Parisian" is an engaging and accomplished debut based on the life of her great-grandfather. Set during the end of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of Palestinian nationalism, it is a classic coming-of-age novel. In interview with Schayan Riaz, the young British author with Palestinian roots talks about racism, the publishing world and giving a voice to Palestinians
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Escalation in the Middle East
Flare-up between Israel and Hamas paints a bleak picture
A local row triggered by ultra-right wing Jewish settlers trying to secure the forced expulsion of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem has re-ignited hostilities in the Middle East. As the bombs and rockets fall on Gaza and Israel once again, there is seems little prospect of a swift end to the clashes. By Inge Gunther
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Violence flares in the Middle East
Foreign Affairs: "Paradigm Lost" – From two-state solution to one-state reality
Once a supporter of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ian S. Lustick now deems that goal a deceptively Solomonic, and often disingenuous, approach to avoiding a "one-state reality". Lisa Anderson read the book
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Unrest over Sheikh Jarrah
With Jerusalem on edge, Palestinian families face eviction
Renewed protests and violent clashes with Israeli security forces at the weekend have prompted the court hearing scheduled for 10 May to be postponed. Yet it remains unclear what the final outcome for four Palestinian families facing eviction by Jewish settler organisations in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah will be. By Tania Kraemer