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The Balfour Declaration's impact, 100 years on
The Balfour Declaration was penned 100 years ago, but its legacy still resonates in the Middle East today. How did a letter, only 67-words long, ignite 100 years of conflict?
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Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel's attacks in Gaza constitute 'genocide'
The Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza has triggered several legal cases at international courts in The Hague involving requests for arrest warrants as well as accusations and denials of war crimes. (Scripps News)
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Irish Palestine Solidarity campaign protest outside the GPO in Dublin.
Members of the Irish Palestine Solidarity campaign outside the GPO in Dublin. Speaking is Richard Boyd Barrett, Irish People Before Profit-Solidarity TD.
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Israeli airstrike on Gaza shelter kills at least 80, wounds nearly 50 others
Israeli officials said the school-turned-shelter was being used as a Hamas command center, but the group denies the claim. (Scripps News)
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Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside Wimbledon
Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside Wimbledon to call for the tennis club to end ties with Barclays Bank.
Interview with Lewis Backon, Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
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Irish ambassador subjected to ‘unacceptable’ treatment by Israel, Martin says
Israel’s reprimand of Ireland’s ambassador was “totally unacceptable”, the Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin has said.
Mr Martin made the remarks after Ambassador Sonya McGuinness was summoned to the Israeli foreign affairs ministry...
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Palestinian Prisoner's Day vigil held in Trafalgar Square
Members of the Palestinian Youth Movement hold a Palestinian Prisoner's Day vigil in Trafalgar Square, London, to commemorate Palestinian prisoners who have been held by Israeli forces since the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
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Vigil held by Palestinian Youth Movement for prisoners held by Israeli forces
Members of the Palestinian Youth Movement hold a Palestinian Prisoner's Day vigil in Trafalgar Square, London, to commemorate Palestinian prisoners who have been held by Israeli forces since the Hamas attack on Israel in October...
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Yvette Cooper renews calls for Government to publish legal advice on Israel’s military action in Gaza
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has renewed Labour’s calls for the Government to publish its legal advice on Israel’s military action in Gaza, saying there were “real, deep, serious concerns” about the war. Cooper was on a visit to...
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Layla Moran says the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza has 'gone beyond the pale'
Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesperson Layla Moran, who is of British-Palestinian descent, said in her speech that the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza has “gone beyond the pale”.
She called for sanctions on violent Israeli settlers...
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Deforestation of Gaza for food, fuel due to lack of humanitarian aid
The IDF has cleared thousands of acres of trees throughout the Gaza Strip, something that's readily apparent in satellite imagery.
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'No to Terror' rally takes place in Tavistock Square
Palestinian activist John Aziz and Nova festival massacre survivors Hila Fakliro (right) and Bar Vilker speak to PA Media at a 'No to Terror' rally at Tavistock Square, central London.
Ms Fakliro told the rally: “We need to stand...
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Daily politics briefing: January 10
All the latest political news, as the South African government appears at the International Court of Justice in The Hague where it is accusing Israel of genocide against the people of Palestine.
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World’s focus must not leave Ukraine, ex-Nato chief warns
Lord George Robertson, former secretary general of Nato, warned a lack of attention on the conflict ‘suits Vladimir Putin and nobody else’.
It comes amid a four-day pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict, with the situation in the Middle...
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Palestinian ambassador receives standing ovation at Sinn Fein conference
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland, Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid has expressed gratitude to Irish people “for being so vocal on the side of justice”.
Dr Wahba Abdalmajid comments came as part of her keynote speech at Sinn Fein’s annual...
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Case of Irish-Israeli girl feared kidnapped raised with Palestinian leadership
The case of an Irish-Israeli girl who is feared kidnapped in Gaza has been raised with the Palestinian Authority, an ambassador has said.
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland said that she raised the case of eight-year-old Emily Hand...
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Taoiseach says Government doing its 'best' to get around 40 Irish citizens out of Gaza.
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said the Government is doing its “best” to get around 40 Irish citizens out of Gaza.
Speaking to reporters in Co Cork, Mr Varadkar said: “There are in and around 40 Irish citizens in Gaza and we’re doing...
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Horse-drawn hearse delivers children's shoes during pro-Palestinian protest in Dublin
Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Dublin, during a procession with a horse-drawn hearse to deliver children's shoes to the British, US and Israeli Embassies and the European Commission Representation.
The stunt was organised to...
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Silent vigil held outside Holyrood to remember Hamas hostage victims
A silent vigil was held outside of the Scottish Parliament to remember the victims taken hostage by Hamas amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza.
Dozens of red heart-shaped balloons were tied to shoes outside the Scottish...
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Pro-Palestine rally takes place outside the US consulate Belfast
Footage of a Pro-Palestine rally taking place outside the US consulate Belfast.
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Israeli ambassador’s position is ‘now untenable’, says Sinn Fein leader
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the position of the Israeli ambassador to Ireland is “now untenable” and said there needed to be consequences for Israel “ignoring” calls for a ceasefire.
Sinn Fein councillors had been...
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Protests as Starmer delivers speech defending his stance on a ceasefire
Protesters gathered outside Chatham House on Tuesday as Keir Starmer delivered a speech inside in which he argued that a permanent ceasefire in Israel and Gaza could currently risk more violence.
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Thousands march through London streets calling for a ceasefire on Gaza
People march through central London calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. GVs from Victoria embankment and Waterloo Bridge.