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Ceuta
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The Ceuta 'crisis' is the cost of deadly EU policies

Events in Ceuta were a result of Europe’s deadly border policies, which are increasingly reliant on militarisation, pushbacks & outsourced migration control.

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Hanaa Hakiki and Delphine Rodrik

14 August, 2026
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Perspectives

How Ceuta is rejecting the far-right's anti-migrant agenda

Ceuta’s centuries-old coexistence among Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Hindu communities is challenging the far right’s attempts to sow division.

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Amira Rodriguez

06 August, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Perspectives

Why Iran won’t change

The US and Israel were wrong to expect the regime to change its behavior, let alone be brought down by the Iranian people, writes Pegah Banihashemi.

Pegah Banihashemi

Pegah Banihashemi

23 July, 2026
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Andy Burnham
Perspectives

Andy Burnham admits Labour failed Palestine, but it's not enough

Despite the new PM recognising Keir Starmer’s failures during the Gaza genocide, he has yet to show he'll hold Israel to account, writes Dan Iley-Williamson.

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Dan Iley-Williamson

21 July, 2026
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Anas al-Sharif
Anas al-Sharif
Narrated

Anas al-Sharif wanted no pedestal, only that Gaza be remembered

One year after Israel killed Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif, his final call to ‘not forget Gaza’ remains our duty, writes Hebh Jamal.

Hebh Jamal

Hebh Jamal

10 August, 2026
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Gaza War
Narrated

Chef Renad carries Gaza with her, one recipe at a time

Plestia Alaqad highlights the struggles and hope that Gaza’s Instagram star Chef Renad carries with her since her displacement to the Netherlands.

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Plestia Alaqad

06 July, 2026
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Pro-Palestinian activism
Narrated

Do pro-Palestinian activists have any rights left in Europe?

A Czech activist has been held in pre-trial detention for over 2 months on allegations of damaging Israeli Elbit arms factory. Where are their rights?

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E. Koldová, M. Švandová and M. Vusilović

30 June, 2026
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Zionism
Narrated

The Zionist false narratives are beginning to unravel

Former Dutch ambassador Nikolaos van Dam recounts how political pressure and bias shaped Western policy on Israel's occupation of Palestine.

Nikolaos van Dam

Nikolaos van Dam

02 June, 2026
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India
India's Gen Z-led Cockroach protests
Unfiltered

What the Cockroach movement revealed about Modi's India

India's Cockroach Janata Party ignited a youth uprising, but its rise soon exposed the limits of protest under Modi's authoritarian rule, write Khanna & Pundir.

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Shrishti Khanna and Prashant Pundir

13 August, 2026
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Palestinian Christians
Unfiltered

The gospel according to Bibi: How Israel Christ-washes hasbara

Israel portrays itself as a protector of Christians, yet decades of occupation have contributed to the decline of Palestinian Christians, writes Emad Moussa.

Emad Moussa

Emad Moussa

11 August, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed
Unfiltered

As Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan primary, is it the end of AIPAC?

Abdul El-Sayed's victory underscores a deepening divide within the Democratic party as progressives take on corporate donors and AIPAC in US elections.

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Richard Silverstein

05 August, 2026
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Occupied West Bank
Unfiltered

How the West Bank pogroms fit into Israel's annexation plan

Israeli settler attacks and military repression in the West Bank are advancing a long-standing annexation strategy accelerated since 7 October, writes Al-Masri.

Hani Al-Masri

Hani Al-Masri

05 August, 2026
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Opinion Video

Syria's accountability moment - or is it?

Writer and analyst Sarah Hunaidi examines concerns over accountability, unresolved mass violence, and legal gaps shaping Syria’s post-Assad justice process.

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Sarah Hunaidi

21 July, 2026
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Nakba
Opinion Video

The Nakba is an inheritance for all Palestinians

The New Arab journalist Elias Jahshan speaks of his own family inheritance, and why it’s important to mourn and commemorate the Nakba.

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Elias Jahshan

20 July, 2026
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Eurovision
Opinion Video

Eurovision 2026: United by Indifference?

Is this a case of selective solidarity or willful indifference to Palestinian lives? Elias Jahshan shares his thoughts.

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Elias Jahshan

20 July, 2026
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UK Green Party
Opinion Video

Kamel Hawwash: Birmingham's first Palestinian councillor

Kammel Hawwash, a former university professor-turned politician, recently became the first councillor of Palestinian origin in Birmingham.

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The New Arab

20 July, 2026
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Crocodile moats around Palestine

Emad Hajjaj
13 August, 2026
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A Game of Chess Chicken

Emad Hajjaj
11 August, 2026
Techno-Authoritarianism

Techno-Authoritarianism

Emad Hajjaj
07 August, 2026
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Israel’s Social Fabric

Emad Hajjaj
06 August, 2026
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