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Israel-France row flares over Macron's move to recognize Palestinian state
Hurriyet Daily News
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PARIS A man holds a placard reading "End of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory" as he takes part in a rally to protest against Israel's actions and the ongoing food shortages in the Gaza strip, in Paris on August 19, 2025. (Photo by...
Turkmen Deputy FM Meets Palestinian Ambassador To Discuss Bilateral Co-Op
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 19. Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova held talks with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to Turkmenistan Rana Abu Hijleh, Trend...
Netanyahu accuses Macron of fueling antisemitism as France plans to recognise Palestinian state
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Paris, France 20 August, 2025, 10:43 French president Emmanuel Macron and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | BSS photo A row between Israel and France over Paris’s plan to recognise a Palestinian state next month...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responds to angry swipe from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Seven News
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August 20, 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has downplayed personal attacks from Benjamin Netanyahu, as a federal minister called out Israel’s prime minister over “blowing up” Palestinians and starving children. Netanyahu called his Australian counterpart a...
Australia hits back after Netanyahu calls PM Albanese ‘weak politician’
Malay Mail
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August 20, 2025
SYDNEY, Aug 20 — Australia lashed Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu today after he said the country’s prime minister was weak, with a top minister saying strength was more than “how many people you can blow up”. For decades, Australia has...
Netanyahu accuses Macron of inciting antisemitism over intention to recognize Palestine
Goa Chronicle
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August 20, 2025
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of inciting antisemitism over Paris’s initiative to recognize the state of Palestine, Politico reported, citing a letter. “Your call for a Palestinian...
No More Silence: Colombo Rises for Palestine
Groundviews
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August 20, 2025
Photo courtesy of Nisheli Pieris “We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” Nelson Mandela Many Sri Lankans lead difficult lives, grappling with the ever rising cost of living that puts less food on...
Railroad doubles down on partial motion to dismiss school’s lawsuit
Morning Journal - Ohio
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EAST PALESTINE — Norfolk Southern continues to maintain it compensated East Palestine Schools for any and all damages caused by the 2023 train derailment, according to the latest court filings in the case brought against the railroad by the...
“Glad You’re Here”: On Latecomers to the Palestine Solidarity Movement
Honi Soit
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August 20, 2025
The march for Gaza across the Sydney Harbour Bridge drew hundreds of thousands into Palestinian solidarity — celebrities, families, and thousands of first-time participants. One of them was a friend of mine — politically engaged in conversation...
Netanyahu lashes out at France, Australia over pledges to recognize Palestine
Semafor
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August 19, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at the leaders of Australia and France over their pledges to recognize a Palestinian state. Netanyahu on Tuesday called Australia’s Anthony Albanese a “weak politician who betrayed Israel and...
Saige England: Why I have spent a decade proudly standing with Palestinians and I will never stop
Asia Pacific Report
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August 19, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Saige England I unequivocally support Irish author Sally Rooney with all my heart and soul. The author risks imprisonment for donating funds from her books and the TV series based on Normal People to a Palestinian group. Once again...
Pakistan urges UN action against abuse being faced by women in Kashmir, Palestine
Dunya News
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🔊 Listen with AI Cancel Voice Updated On: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 10:22:59 PKT NEW YORK (Dunya News) – While describing sexual violence as a weapon of war and a tool to consolidate illegal occupation of territories, Pakistan has drawn the attention of...
Israel Hits Shelters To Drive Palestinians South
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Gaza Strip- Since announcing plans to invade northern Gaza and expel Palestinians again to the south, Israel has attacked displacement shelters in the Gaza City neighbourhood of Zeitoun, according to an investigation by...
PISD Board of Trustees calls for bond election
Palestine Herald-Press - Texas
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The Palestine Independent School District Board of Trustees is calling for a bond election this November. According to a press release from PISD, the board made this decision, by vote, following the recommendation from district administrators who...
Israel calls up 60k troops for ‘Operation Gideon’s Chariots II’ to take over Gaza City as defence minister approves plan
The U.S. Sun
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August 20, 2025
ISRAEL has called up 60,000 troops as they look to launch "Operation Gideon’s Chariots II" to eradicate Hamas from Gaza City. Defense Minister Israel Katz approved the plan which will see the IDF march through the besieged city in a final push to...
SuperWOKE 2025: Anti-Immigration, Fear Politics and Fascism
Honi Soit
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August 20, 2025
‘It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s an… illegal alien?’ After three weeks of winter break spent yearning for a Eurosummer amidst the winter blues, James Gunn’s Superman flew onto the big screen and crash-landed into the jaws of internet discourse....
We criminalise the political stunt at our peril. It is a crucial art form that is impossible to ignore
The Guardian
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August 20, 2025
We must ask ourselves: how would the heroic suffragettes or the remarkable Greenham Common women be regarded if active today? The answer is simple: they would be locked up. Just as they were locked up then. A century ago, women chained themselves...
Responding to Mohamed Salah: Who Killed the ‘Palestinian Pelé’?
Black Agenda Report
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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah rebuked UEFA for not mentioning who killed Suleiman al-Obeid. (Design: Palestine Chronicle) Al-Obeid, 41, was killed on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in an Israeli attack on civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the...
Baltimore restaurant employees say they were fired after protest over ban of pro-Palestine pin
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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More than half a dozen workers at a popular Fells Point restaurant say they were fired after protesting working conditions this past weekend. Several concerned employees at Bunny's Buckets and Bubbles organized a protest after they said a...
Huge update on anti-immigration march planned for Australia - after Albanese government warning
Daily Mail
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August 20, 2025
Tens of thousands of self-described patriotic Australians say they will march on August 31 against mass migration, with rallies already confirmed in six capital cities across the country. The demonstrations come just weeks after a 90,000-strong...