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US, Israeli lies about “command center” at Al-Shifa hospital fall apart

For weeks, Israel used its claims that the Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza’s largest, was being used as a military command center to justify a relentless bombardment of the hospital that killed dozens of people and prevented the wounded from entering or leaving, in a series of flagrant war crimes. Admitting that …

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Arab Peace Initiative II: How Arab Leadership Could Design a Peace Plan in Israel and Palestine

Past peace processes in Israel and Palestine failed to offer long-term solutions to the conflict, but they showed what makes negotiations work. In the latest round of hostilities in Gaza, key Arab governments are uniquely positioned to leverage relationships with all parties to lay out the conditions that could broker …

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Israel’s war on Gaza exposes the moral bankruptcy of Western values

In their support for Israel’s brutal bombardment in Gaza, Western powers and media have shown their true colours of hypocrisy and racism. The reverberations will be felt across the Arab and Muslim world, writes Khaled Al Hroub. “I have become ashamed before my students whom I have taught, over decades, …

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What will Israel’s war on Gaza mean for Syria?

Analysis: Syria has already witnessed surging violence this year, but Israel’s war on Gaza is threatening to bring further instability to the country. On 31 October, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen warned that the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip had already spilt over to Syria. Pedersen justified …

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In Gaza, a mass grave on the Mediterranean basin where I once had friends

After a month of Israel’s indiscriminate war on besieged Gaza, Ahmed Saleh asks why Palestinians are stripped of their humanity, reflects on seven decades of colonisation and occupation, and mourns his friends taken too soon. This is a scathing elegy for Gaza. One where there is no room left to …

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Nord du Mali : une confrontation dont personne ne sortira vainqueur

Au Mali, les combats ont repris entre l’armée appuyée par Wagner et une coalition de groupes armés signataires de l’accord de paix de 2015, mettant en péril le processus de paix. Ibrahim Maïga et Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim expliquent les raisons de ces affrontements et ce que les deux belligérants ont …

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The Gaza War Reverberates Across the Middle East

As war rages in Gaza, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to escalate, causing grievous harm to civilians and threatening stability across the Middle East. Crisis Group experts offer a 360-degree view of how various capitals in the region view this crisis and their own interests therein. The 7 October attack by …

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Five Questions About Gaza

As the conflict in the territory continues, getting to know more about likely trajectories has become a necessity. A day after the horrific attacks of October 7, I was not only shocked but also profoundly unsure about what would happen next. Some things were already clear. Immediately, the political actors …

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Should the U.S. Send Naval Hospital Ships to Treat Palestinian Children?

Michael Rose, an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, calls for the U.S. to deploy one or both U.S. Navy hospital ships to the coast of Gaza to treat Palestinian children ages 15 and under. I always welcome any attempt at a constructive …

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Les Lituaniens ne sont pas satisfaits du déploiement d’une brigade allemande

Depuis que le ministre allemand de la Défense, Boris Pistorius, a annoncé la présence permanente de troupes en Lituanie dans le cadre d’un engagement bilatéral en juin de cette année, la difficulté du financement et du déploiement de la brigade sur une telle base suscite des inquiétudes. Il est prévu …

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