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Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth July 24, 2025

A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonanceWhy is it so difficult for some to accept that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza? The case for genocide is compe…

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Saudi Arabia accused of banning women’s rights activists from leaving the country
ByTom Levitt July 24, 2025

Former political prisoners face lengthy travel restrictions to stop them speaking out, says human rights organisation Saudi Arabia is banning large numbers of its own citizens from leaving the country in a “cruel” attempt to silence criticism, say huma…

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‘This is not action’: MPs respond to David Lammy’s condemnation of Israel
ByPippa Crerar July 23, 2025

Keir Starmer’s government struggling to convince MPs and public it is doing enough for civilians starving in GazaWhen David Lammy stood at the dispatch box to deliver a statement condemning Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza on Monday, he w…

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‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem July 23, 2025

For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidlyStarvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scarsMohammed’s skeletal arms stick out of a romper with a grinni…

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Gaza: if the UK won’t act now, then when? – podcast
By July 23, 2025

As hundreds of thousands of people face starvation in Gaza, this week the foreign secretary, David Lammy, joined a chorus of global condemnation over Israel’s actions, describing the killing of innocent civilians seeking food and water as grotesque. Bu…

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Gaza: if the UK won’t act now, then when? – podcast
By July 23, 2025

As hundreds of thousands of people face starvation in Gaza, this week the foreign secretary, David Lammy, joined a chorus of global condemnation over Israel’s actions, describing the killing of innocent civilians seeking food and water as grotesque. Bu…

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Dozens of former UK diplomats urge Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
ByPatrick Wintour and Harriet Sherwood July 23, 2025

Letter adds to pressure on prime minister as archbishop of York condemns violence in Gaza as ‘depraved’ and ‘barbaric’Dozens of former UK ambassadors and diplomats have piled pressure on Keir Starmer to recognise a Palestinian state amid growing intern…

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Dozens of former UK diplomats urge Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
ByPatrick Wintour and Harriet Sherwood July 23, 2025

Letter adds to pressure on prime minister as archbishop of York condemns violence in Gaza as ‘depraved’ and ‘barbaric’Dozens of former UK ambassadors and diplomats have piled pressure on Keir Starmer to recognise a Palestinian state amid growing intern…

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Gaza facing man-made mass starvation, WHO chief says – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian July 23, 2025

The head of the World Health Organization said a “large proportion” of Gaza’s population was starving, while aid organisations urged Israel to ease its aid blockade as more Palestinians died of hunger. “A large proportion of the population of Gaza is s…

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British ministers are betting they won’t face justice for complicity over Gaza. It’s a big risk to take | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones July 23, 2025

David Lammy seemingly believes Israel and its supporters will always be able to act with impunity – but the status quo surely cannot holdA terrible tipping point in Gaza has been reached. The number of people admitted to hospital or dying from starvati…

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