The Hamas announced on July 6, 2026 that it is relinquishing its rule of the Gaza Strip. Is Hamas doing this to preserve its political survival and military capabilities? There is consensus after the
On the day the world recognized a Palestinian state I made my way, together with photographer Alex Levac, to a remote Palestinian village in the eastern part of the West Bank. The
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Several leading Western countries – Britain, Canada, Australia, and a group of EU members led by France – have announced their recognition of Palestinian statehood. They justified the move by saying that
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Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas co-founder Hassan Yousef and once Israel’s most valuable intelligence asset, has declared that a Palestinian state “will never exist,” dismissing it as an “artificial construct.”
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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has sparked controversy after formally recognising a Palestinian state, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the families of Israeli hostages, Jewish leaders in the
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The United Kingdom has formally recognised the state of Palestine, marking a major change in British foreign policy, The Guardian UK reports. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead
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In September 1960, in the heart of Black America, Harlem’s Hotel Theresa became the stage for one of the world’s most monumental encounters. When Malcolm X and Fidel Castro met there 65
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Thirty-two years after the Oslo Accords raised hopes of a Palestinian state, the dream of two independent nations existing side by side appears more distant than ever. In the West Bank village
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In a long past due move, the UN General Assembly voted 142-10 to approve a plan called “The New York Declaration” that hopes to revive the long dead Two State Solution for
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by Durga Velayudham The story of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first Prime Minister, is often told as one of nation-building, of visionary leadership guiding a people to statehood against impossible odds. Yet, one
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The Palestinian Authority’s intelligence chief, Majed Faraj, held discreet meetings last week in New York with officials from the Central Intelligence Agency, despite the Trump administration’s recent decision to bar PA President
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