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August 14, 2014

Israel's opposition to UNHRC investigations and complementary concessions

Israel has, predictably, voiced opposition to the proposed United Nations Human Rights Council’s investigation into the atrocities committed in Gaza. Quoting Channel 2, the Times of Israel stated that...
August 14, 2014

War on Gaza further hinders Palestinian fishermen's livelihood

Palestinian fishermen have lost their main source of income due to the Israeli restrictions on the fishing areas off the Gaza coast. The restrictions, put in place by Israel,...

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August 14, 2014

ISIS threatens Iraq's ancient past: The lost city of Nineveh

“The Arabs marvelled at these strange figures. As each head was uncovered they showed their amazement by extravagant gestures or exclamations of surprise.” The “strange figures” had the head...

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August 14, 2014

Syria: Witnesses corroborate claims of mass deaths in custody

Details emerging from former detainees in Syria corroborate the allegations of mass deaths in custody made by a military defector, Human Rights Watch said today. Detainees report the following...

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August 14, 2014

Palestinians and Israelis agree on five-day ceasefire

Egypt announced yesterday the extension of the truce between the Palestinians and the Israelis by more 120 hours. In a statement, Egyptian the foreign ministry said: “It was agreed...

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August 14, 2014

US judge quits case against Palestinian activist over financial ties with Israel

A federal judge in Detroit withdrew on Tuesday from a Palestinian activist’s case over his financial ties to Israel. The US federal authorities arrested Palestinian activist Rasmieh Odeh several...

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August 14, 2014

Haniyeh: No permanent ceasefire without an end to the siege

The Deputy Chief of Hamas’ Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh stressed that there will be no permanent truce without ending Israel’s siege on Gaza. In a statement broadcast by Al-Aqsa...

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August 14, 2014

Condemning demands for US help in Iraq

All those who used to rightly denounce any call for US intervention in the internal conflicts of any Arab or Islamic country, irrespective of the causes and pretexts should...

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August 14, 2014

GCC ministers reject Israeli accusations against Qatar of supporting terrorism

The Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Wednesday that they “strongly reject” Israel’s flimsy accusations that “other countries” are supporting terrorism, referring in particular to...

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August 14, 2014

The International Criminal Court: A weapon of defence not intimidation

If the Goldstone Report, the UN fact finding mission relating to the 2009 Israeli offensive on Gaza called “Operation Cast Lead”, continued with its investigations, the massacres and war...

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