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Jews and Israel are not the same. Equating them is a propaganda technique | Norman Solomon
ByNorman Solomon September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

The claim is central to rationales for arming Israel even as leading human rights groups decry genocide in GazaMore than nine months after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued reports that concluded Israel was committing genocide – and m…

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Israel launches ground offensive deep inside Gaza City
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

IDF says advance aims to ‘dismantle Hamas’s grip’ as UN report says Israel has committed genocide in territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael unleashed its long-threatened ground offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, sending tanks and remote-contr…

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Airstrikes, banditry, drones and a ban on girls’ education: four teachers on educating students amid conflict
ByGuardian staff September 16, 2025

Educators working in extremely challenging conditions in Lebanon, Niger, Ukraine and Afghanistan explain what drives them onMohamad El Dirany, 24 Continue reading…

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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry
ByReuters September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Report cites scale of killings and aid blockages, and calls on member countries to punish those responsibleMiddle East crisis – live updatesA UN commission has found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, citing tens of thousands of civilian death…

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First group of children from Gaza arrive in UK for life-saving NHS treatment
ByNadeem Badshah September 15, 2025

Care and support package, including housing, will help 30-50 young Palestinians for an initial two yearsThe first group of children from Gaza have arrived in the UK for specialist life-saving treatment on the NHS, the Guardian understands.Yvette Cooper…

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Gulf leaders call on Trump to rein in Israel after Qatar emergency summit
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor September 15, 2025

Arab states say US should use its leverage and influence as they promise to ‘activate joint defence mechanisms’Gulf leaders meeting at an emergency summit in Qatar have called on the Trump administration to use its leverage to rein in Israel after the …

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Gulf leaders call on Trump to rein in Israel after Qatar emergency summit
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

Arab states say US should use its leverage and influence as they promise to ‘activate joint defence mechanisms’ Gulf leaders meeting at an emergency summit in Qatar have called on the Trump administration to use its leverage to rein in Israel following…

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Rubio says Netanyahu has full support of US over plans to destroy Hamas
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem September 15, 2025

US secretary of state, who is visiting Jerusalem, warns of ‘Israeli counter reaction’ if allies recognise PalestineThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has put the Trump administration’s full support behind Benjamin Netanyahu in a visit to Jerusalem…

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US’s Rubio says efforts to recognise Palestinian state make it harder to end war – as it happened
ByTom Ambrose September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

This live blog is closed.Rubio says Netanyahu has full support of USThat brings the press conference to a close, as Netanyahu takes a moment to acknowledge both his and Rubio’s staff who are sat in the front row.The main takeaways from the event, which…

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Monday briefing: Israel’s bombing of Qatar threatens the fabric of Gulf security
ByAamna Mohdin September 15, 2025

In today’s newsletter: For decades, Gulf states have believed that a close relationship with US will guarantee their safety. That is no longer the caseGood morning. Last Monday, Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, announced that his country had acc…

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