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Scottish first minister calls Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘genocide’ for first time
ByHarry Taylor August 2, 2025August 2, 2025

John Swinney is second UK leader, after Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill, to use term in relation to Israel’s actions in GazaJohn Swinney has described for the first time Israel’s actions in Gaza as a “genocide”, with the Scottish first minister saying it …

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The US is complicit in genocide. Let’s stop pretending otherwise | Mehdi Hasan
ByMehdi Hasan August 2, 2025

The US government, enabled by the media, is an active participant in Israel’s atrocities in GazaCan we finally stop pretending that what we have been witnessing in Gaza over the past 22 months is a “war,” a “conflict,” or even a “humanitarian crisis”? …

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The US is complicit in genocide. Let’s stop pretending otherwise | Mehdi Hasan
ByMehdi Hasan August 2, 2025

The US government, enabled by the media, is an active participant in Israel’s atrocities in GazaCan we finally stop pretending that what we have been witnessing in Gaza over the past 22 months is a “war,” a “conflict,” or even a “humanitarian crisis”? …

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‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and Julian Borger August 2, 2025

Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing outThe people of Gaza did not need this week’s official confirmation from UN-backed hunger exp…

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‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and Julian Borger August 2, 2025

Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing outThe people of Gaza did not need this week’s official confirmation from UN-backed hunger exp…

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Morocco’s rule over Western Sahara is widely accepted | Letters
ByGuardian staff August 1, 2025

Along with a number of countries, the majority of the population in the Sahara welcomes Morocco’s sovereignty, writes Andrew M RosemarineMorocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara was recognised by Britain in our Treaty of Friendship of 1721, and is sup…

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Morocco’s rule over Western Sahara is widely accepted | Letters
ByGuardian staff August 1, 2025

Along with a number of countries, the majority of the population in the Sahara welcomes Morocco’s sovereignty, writes Andrew M RosemarineMorocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara was recognised by Britain in our Treaty of Friendship of 1721, and is sup…

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Ignore the bluster: as Netanyahu starves Gaza, the world is turning on him – and he knows it | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland August 1, 2025

As horrific images emerge and western nations move to recognise Palestine, the Israeli PM’s defiance-at-all-costs strategy is falling apart“No one likes us, we don’t care.” It may be rousing on the stadium terraces of south London, as the signature cha…

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Martin Rowson on food distribution in Gaza – cartoon
ByMartin Rowson August 1, 2025

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Israeli author David Grossman says his country is committing genocide in Gaza
ByLorenzo Tondo in Palermo August 1, 2025

Writer says for many years he has refused to use word but now must ‘with immense pain and with a broken heart’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe award-winning Israeli author David Grossman has described his country’s campaign in Gaza as a genocide an…

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