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How the Palestinian Authority Uses Sports to Demonize Israel and Urge a Boycott
Algemeiner Journal
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July 17, 2025
Chairman of the Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, has reiterated Palestinian Authority (PA) policy that for the PA, sports is “a means of struggle” against Israel: [Chairman of the Palestinian Football Association] Jibril Rajoub...
Slovenia bans two far-right Israeli ministers from entering
Hurriyet Daily News
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LJUBLJANA Slovenia announced on July 17 that it would ban two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country in what authorities said was a first in the European Union. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel...
French pop band cancels North American tour over 'very worrying' US political climate
Fox News
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July 17, 2025
Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo discusses uproar over the group's political statement and more on 'The Ingraham Angle.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! French electro-pop band Yelle announced on Wednesday that they are canceling...
Discovery members commended for rejecting politicisation of healthcare - SAZF
Politicsweb
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July 17, 2025
Organisation calls on all medical schemes, healthcare institutions, and public bodies to implement robust safeguards SAZF Commends Discovery Health Medical Scheme Members for Rejecting Politicisation of Healthcare 16 July 2025 The South African...
UN Special Rapporteur calls for an end to Israel's impunity for genocide in Palestine
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 17, 2025
The UN Special Rapporteur criticized the pursuit of profit at the cost of human lives. Photo: EFE. The United Nations Special Rapporteur encouraged those who hesitate to confront the world's greatest powers, stating that unity and solidarity will...
Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 17, 2025
Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza Bogota, July 17 (RHC)-- Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his country "must leave" NATO during the emergency conference on Gaza, which wrapped up on...
Kent Palestine campaigners protest after police harass activist under terror laws
Socialist Worker
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July 17, 2025
Palestine & Middle East Around 100 activists rallied after police harassed a protester for holding signs that read, 'Free Gaza,' and, 'Israel is committing genocide' By Arthur Townend Downloading PDF. Please wait... Thursday 17 July 2025 Issue...
Amnesty International Bulgaria Urges Justice for Gaza on International Criminal Justice Day
Bulgarian News Agency
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Amnesty International Bulgaria marked July 17, International Criminal Justice Day, with a protest at the central beach in Burgas under the slogan “STOP THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA,” the human rights watchdog reported on Thursday. Activists and volunteers...
IDF reveals new photo of Hamas military wing commander: 'Dramatic change in his face'
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
A new photograph of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, currently considered the head of Hamas' military wing, was released on Thursday by IDF Arabic-language spokesperson Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee. The image shows Haddad—previously seen in interviews and other...
Lebanese pro-Palestine activist to be freed after 40 years in French jail
Middle East Eye
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July 17, 2025
A French appeals court has ordered the release of Lebanese pro-Palestine activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah after four decades in prison. The former guerrilla with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was sentenced to life...
Colombia summit on Israeli accountability: What's next for The Hague Group?
Middle East Eye
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July 18, 2025
The two-day emergency summit of The Hague Group in Bogota concluded on Wednesday, culminating in a joint declaration by states demanding international sanctions against Israel and legal accountability for what participants described as "grave...
More Than a Label: The Politics of ‘Settler’ in Israel and Palestine
Media Line
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July 17, 2025
In my latest explainer for The Media Line, I take a hard look at a deceptively simple word: settler. Following the killing of Palestinian American Saif Musalat in the West Bank, and the arrest of two Israeli suspects described by most media as...
Ministers to enshrine UK charities’ right to peaceful protest in new ‘covenant’
The Guardian
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July 16, 2025
The right to engage in political activity and protest peacefully is to be enshrined in a new agreement between the government and UK charities and campaigners aimed in part at ending years of damaging “culture wars”. The agreement is intended to...
DFLP urges Arab states to make Palestinian cause benchmark in relations with Europe
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 17, 2025
DFLP urges Arab states to make Palestinian cause benchmark in relations with Europe [Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:11:17 +0300] Gaza – Saba: The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) on Thursday called on Arab countries—particularly those...
FM holds high-level talks to advance regional de-escalation as per President Sisi’s directives
Egypt Independent
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July 17, 2025
CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) – In line with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s directives to intensify diplomatic efforts toward de-escalating regional tensions, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty held a series of high-level talks...
Colombia’s President Urges Exit from NATO
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Colombian President Gustavo Petro has stated that his country should withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), asserting that the bloc's leaders endorse the “genocide” of the Palestinian people. Colombia, long...
Opinion: The law is not enough to stop war crimes
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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Friday was the 30th anniversary of the deadliest massacre in Europe since World War II, when Bosnian Serb forces under Gen. Ratko Mladic overran an area meant to be protected by the United Nations. Soon after, they proceeded to execute more than...
“Israelisation of America” | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani
Middle East Monitor
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July 17, 2025
In this week’s episode of Palestine This Week, we begin with the so-called “Humanitarian City”, which is now clearly emerging as a strategy to build concentration camps in Israel’s plan to ethnic cleansing Gaza. We examine how Israel is enforcing...
Egypt moves to block ‘tent city’ project in Gaza following presidential directive
Middle East Monitor
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July 17, 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has instructed Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to launch intensive diplomatic talks with international and regional officials in an effort to de-escalate tensions in the region. According to a statement from...
Iran Slams US Pressures Leading to Sudden Resignation of UN Palestine Inquiry Members
Tasnim News Agency
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July 17, 2025
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The resignation of members of the UN commission investigating crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories following the US sanctions on the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestine is an alarming sign of erosion of...