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Palestinians in Jerusalem: No shock by Trump’s thought

Occupied East Jerusalem – No shock, no surprise and no complacency. That seemed to be the mood on the streets of East Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon, hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected announcement to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and unveil a plan to move the US embassy to the city. Read why the status of…

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Turkey, Greece and the technology of ‘Cool Peace’

When Celar Bayar arrived in Athens on November 28, 1952, he could not possibly envisage that he would be the first and only Turkish president to ever visit neighbouring Greece. Sixty-five years later, another leader’s name will be added this week to that exclusive list. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was not even born at the…

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Trump’s Jerusalem pass: Key questions answered

President Donald Trump is expected to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday, and announce plans to relocate to the city the US embassy, currently based in Tel Aviv. The move, long-sought by Israel, breaks with decades of US policy as well as the international consensus. World leaders have urged Trump to reconsider, warning…

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The tragic loss of life of a six-365 days-outmoded refugee in Serbia

The family of a six-year-old Afghan refugee, who was hit by a moving train during a forced deportation, say Serbian authorities waited four days to confirm their young relative’s death and provided them with just four bottles of water to perform Muslim funeral rites. A freight train struck Madina Husein on November 21 in Serbia…

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Why Jerusalem is now not the capital of Israel

US President Donald Trump is expected to call Jerusalem the capital of Israel on Wednesday and begin the process moving his country’s embassy to the city, according to senior US officials.  The move has sparked global condemnation from world leaders who urged Trump to reconsider the decision.  Israel occupied East Jerusalem at the end of the…

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Babri mosque demolition: A ‘watershed second’

New Delhi, India – On this day 25 years ago, thousands of Hindu nationalist mobs tore down a medieval mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya, in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The demolition of the 16th-century Babri mosque, which was constructed under the rule of the first Mughal Emperor Babar, triggered religious riots…

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How Israel is Judaising East Jerusalem

US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is unprecedented, but the reality is that Israel has been actively working on the ground for decades to reflect that recognition. Israel illegally occupied Palestinian territories in the 1967 war, including East Jerusalem in defiance of the international community, and wasted no time in declaring the city as its…

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Palestinian days of rage against Trump’s Jerusalem knowing

Protests have broken out in the Gaza Strip in response to US President Donald Trump’s expected decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as Palestinian leaders called for three days of rage against the move. Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets in Gaza city on Wednesday, carrying banners denouncing Trump, hours ahead of his…

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After the Battle on Treatment: Blueprint for Rules (2010)

There is a growing recognition around the world that the prohibition of drugs is a counterproductive failure. However, a major barrier to drug law reform has been a widespread fear of the unknown – how could drugs be made safely available after prohibition ends? For the first time, ‘After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation’ answers…