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Board of Peace focus on Hamas risks return to war in Gaza, critics say
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent May 23, 2026

US-backed board has put sole blame for stalled ceasefire on militant group despite Israel not fulfilling its obligations, analysts sayThe top diplomat from the Board of Peace has blamed Hamas for the stalled ceasefire, but critics have said the US-back…

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Albanese joins coalition of nations calling for an end to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank
ByNino Bucci May 23, 2026

Australia’s leaders join those of the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand in condemning illegal settlementsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Israeli government is undermining stabilit…

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Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention
ByReuters in Rome and Jerusalem May 22, 2026

Israeli prison service denies claims of abuse, including beatings, during detention of 430 people trying to take aid to Palestinians• Ben-Gvir’s template of televised abuse was honed on PalestiniansActivists released from Israeli custody after being de…

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Nobody better represents Israeli politics today than Itamar Ben-Gvir | Ben Reiff
ByBen Reiff May 22, 2026

He may be the most brazen of the nation’s leaders, but his ideological spirit is found throughout its government, and beyondNo, you’re not hallucinating: western governments really are condemning Israel, one-by-one, without equivocation. Not because of…

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Flotilla video: Ben-Gvir’s template of televised abuse was honed on Palestinians
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem May 22, 2026

Targeting of foreign activists drew global outrage from governments that have not acted on violence against Palestinian detaineesIsrael’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has made abuse of detained Palestinians something of a maca…

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In France, pro-Palestinian solidarity is being silenced and criminalised | Rokhaya Diallo
ByRokhaya Diallo May 22, 2026

The government’s deeply illiberal ‘Yadan bill’ may be dead. But the threat to legitimate protest certainly is notTensions in France over how to respond to a rise in antisemitism have been running high. A government-backed bill that aimed to deal with t…

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Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting detained Gaza activists – The Latest
By May 21, 2026

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been detained as they tried to sail to Gaza with aid.The video has been widely condemned by w…

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The far-right Israeli minister taunting detained Gaza activists – The Latest
By May 21, 2026

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been detained as they tried to sail to Gaza with aid. The video has been widely condemned by …

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Israel deports foreign Gaza-bound flotilla activists after global outcry
ByPeter Beaumont May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

Move comes amid condemnation of Itamar Ben-Gvir after video posted showing detained protesters being tauntedIsrael has said it has deported all the foreign activists it seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, after a global outcry over their treatment in cu…

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Israeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Far-right figure Itamar Ben-Gvir shares footage of himself taunting bound international detaineesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has sparked a diplomatic crisis by publishing footage of I…

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