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Iran
Qatar, Upset with failed Israeli-Palestinian Talks and Haniyeh Assassination,  may Turn to Mediating between Iran and West

Qatar, Upset with failed Israeli-Palestinian Talks and Haniyeh Assassination, may Turn to Mediating between Iran and West

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By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University | – (The Conversation) – When the longtime political chief of Hamas was assassinated in late July 2024, it didn’t just leave the entire Middle East on edge. It also created a political headache in Qatar. That’s because the death of Ismail Haniyeh, the result of an apparent Israeli […]

Human Rights
Assassination is always unlawful – Regardless of who is Killed and on whose Orders

Assassination is always unlawful – Regardless of who is Killed and on whose Orders

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By Mary Ellen O’Connell, University of Notre Dame | – (The Conversation) – >Assassination is a particular form of murder. Regardless of who carries out the act, on whose orders or why, it is always unlawful. This is the reason Vadim Krasikov was languishing behind bars in Germany prior to being released on Aug. 1, […]

Islam-hatred
As Far Right Islamophobic Mobs riot in the UK, Online Merchants of Hate work their Audiences

As Far Right Islamophobic Mobs riot in the UK, Online Merchants of Hate work their Audiences

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By Richard Fern, Swansea University | – The frightening scenes of far-right extremists clashing with police and even rioting in British towns and cities in recent days have many wondering how to stop the spread of the propaganda that encourages racism, violence and misogyny. The tough truth is that in seeking to fact check misinformation […]

Africa
German Colonialism in Africa left Hundreds of Thousands Dead: Its Chilling Afterlife

German Colonialism in Africa left Hundreds of Thousands Dead: Its Chilling Afterlife

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By Henning Melber, University of Pretoria | – (The Conversation) – Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But this colonial history is not told as often as that of other imperialist nations. A new book called The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Amnesia, Denialism and Revisionism aims to […]

Hizbullah
Assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders is a Gamble for Benjamin Netanyahu that buys him Time but risks wider Wars

Assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders is a Gamble for Benjamin Netanyahu that buys him Time but risks wider Wars

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By Scott Lucas, University College Dublin | – (The Conversation) – The missile that struck a building in southern Beirut on Tuesday, killing Hezbollah’s senior military commander Fuad Shukr, had been widely anticipated. Three days earlier, a Hezbollah rocket – which had no doubt missed its military target in northern Israel – struck a football […]

Iran
Iran vows "Harsh" Response to Haniyeh's Killing, But how Likely is all-out War with Israel?

Iran vows “Harsh” Response to Haniyeh’s Killing, But how Likely is all-out War with Israel?

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Ali Mamouri, Deakin University | – (The Conversation) – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed to inflict “harsh punishment” on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of the top Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. Haniyeh’s killing is a critical escalation in the already volatile and increasingly hostile region. But the severity […]

Haredim
Israel's Military starts drafting Ultra-Orthodox Jews, but will they Dodge the Draft on Religious Principle?

Israel’s Military starts drafting Ultra-Orthodox Jews, but will they Dodge the Draft on Religious Principle?

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By Michael Brenner, American University | – (The Conversation) – In late July 2024, the Israeli military sent out the first 1,000 conscription notices to ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, following a unanimous Supreme Court ruling that the government must stop exempting them. But will these Haredim, as the ultra-Orthodox are called in Israel, actually join the […]

plastic
The only Way to address the Threat of Microplastics in the Great Lakes is to Cut Plastic Production and Consumption

The only Way to address the Threat of Microplastics in the Great Lakes is to Cut Plastic Production and Consumption

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By Lewis Alcott, University of Bristol; Fereidoun Rezanezhad, University of Waterloo; Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo; Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo; and Stephanie SlowinskiUniversity of Waterloo | – You would be hard-pressed to find a corner of the world free from microplastics, plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres. They contaminate our drinking water, […]

Epidemics
Polio in Gaza: What does this mean for the Region and the World

Polio in Gaza: What does this mean for the Region and the World

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By Michael Toole, Burnet Institute | – (The Conversation) – As war continues to devastate Gaza and its people, we learnt last week that a variant of poliovirus has been detected in the region. The virus was isolated in six sewage samples collected in late June from Khan Younis and Deir al Balah. Most infections […]

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