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TopicPalestine

Topic: Palestine

Gaza conflict festers at UN: Palestine slams ‘bid to neutralise’ body, Israel wants Guterres out

Israeli envoy says UN chief Guterres 'not fit to lead' international body after latter says attacks by Hamas 'did not happen in a vacuum'.

Struggling growth, stark dependence on Israel — how Palestine’s economy looked before latest conflict

A UN body’s report on pre-conflict Palestinian economy makes for grim reading on low real incomes, high indebtedness, poor employment prospects, and an inordinate dependence on Israel.

1,200 Israelis not equal to half a George Floyd for American students. What led to this?

When I started college in the 90s, the oppressed group that American campuses cheered for was Tibetans. Today, no one speaks about Tibet, they march for Palestine.

Indian academia called me ‘Israeli mouthpiece’. Forcing me to pick a side misses the point

Fellow academics have variously called me a Zionist sympathiser who takes Israeli money, promotes the so-called ‘Jewish agenda,’ and whitewashes Israeli actions.

UN organisations plead for unimpeded aid to be allowed into Gaza

Trucks of aid began moving into Gaza from Egypt on Saturday but the agencies say they are far from enough. Around 1 million people are homeless, many have been wounded and food and clean water is in short supply.

Hamas never had full support from Gaza – surveys show people cared more about fighting poverty

With no election since 2006, a majority of Gazans alive today were not old enough to have voted for Hamas.

Mahira Khan to Sarmad Khoosat–Pakistani stars turn into fact-checkers & fundraisers for Gaza

Whether it's Imran Khan's arrest, women's rights, or the hospital bombing in Gaza, Pakistani celebrities rarely shy away from expressing their opinions.

After Saudi Arabia, UK PM Rishi Sunak travels to Egypt for Israel-Gaza crisis talks

Sunak had previously visited Israel to meet leaders. In a joint press conference, he termed Hamas as “pure evil” and also asked Israeli leaders to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.

China’s envoy to Middle East says lack of guarantees for Palestinian rights caused Israel-Hamas war

In Qatar, China's envoy Zhai Jun reaffirms Beijing's alignment with Russia to help de-escalate Israel-Hamas war. Crisis has also increasingly put China, Russia in separate camps from US.

What we know about the over 200 hostages taken by Hamas

Being held in Gaza, the hostages include around 30 minors and young children. Hamas says they can be swapped for 6,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.