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UK Architects Declare expresses "sincere apology for not speaking out sooner" on destruction in Gaza
Dezeen
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August 19, 2025
The steering group of the UK chapter of climate network Architects Declare has released a statement regarding the destruction and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The statement, which was released this morning by UK Architects Declare jointly with...
Comprehensive Guide to Trump’s Executive Actions on ESG, DEI & Environmental Policy
National Law Review
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August 19, 2025
The recent wave of executive orders issued under the Trump Administration marks a dramatic shift in the landscape of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policy, sustainability initiatives, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)...
Australian university and high school students strike against the Gaza genocide
World Socialist Web Site
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August 20, 2025
Students from universities and high schools around Australia struck earlier this month in opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the complicity of the Australian Labor government of Anthony Albanese. While the strikes, held on August 7,...
“Glad You’re Here”: On Latecomers to the Palestine Solidarity Movement
Honi Soit
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August 20, 2025
The march for Gaza across the Sydney Harbour Bridge drew hundreds of thousands into Palestinian solidarity — celebrities, families, and thousands of first-time participants. One of them was a friend of mine — politically engaged in conversation...
Ship ferrying 1,200 tons of food aid for Gaza nears Israel after departing from Cyprus
The Times of Israel
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August 20, 2025
A ship that set off from Cyprus loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip approached the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening crisis in the Palestinian territory, where food security...
Channel 4 Content Chief On Swooping For Gaza Doc Ditched By The BBC: “Where Others Bottle It, We Broadcast It”
Deadline
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August 20, 2025
In an “increasingly timid broadcasting environment,” Channel 4 content boss Ian Katz has said the network is going where rivals are refusing to go. Speaking at last night’s annual dinner at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Katz flagged recent...
Humanity in dire need in Gaza, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Haiti
Mail & Guardian
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August 19, 2025
About 400 million children (one in five) live in or are fleeing war. Photo: File On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including a United Nations special representative of the...
Qatar hopes efforts to end Gaza war will succeed: Dr Al Ansari
Qatar Tribune
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August 20, 2025
Dr Al Ansari expressed hope that these efforts would succeed, unlike previous attempts that were not implemented on the ground. Regarding the visit of American envoy Steve Witkoff to Doha or Cairo, Dr Al Ansari said that there are currently no...
Barco con 1.200 toneladas de alimentos para Gaza se acerca a puerto israelí tras salir de Chipre
Los Angeles Times
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August 20, 2025
LIMASSOL, Chipre — Un barco que partió de Chipre cargado con 1.200 toneladas de suministros alimentarios para la Franja de Gaza se acercaba el martes al puerto israelí de Ashdod, en un renovado esfuerzo por aliviar la crisis que se agrava en el...
PM reaffirms Egypt’s support for Palestinian statehood, rejection of displacement plans
Egypt Independent
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August 19, 2025
NEW ALAMEIN, Egypt, Aug 17 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday reaffirmed Egypt’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and its opposition to any plans aimed at displacing Palestinians or undermining their right to statehood....
‘Jews Must Not Lose Their Moral Compass’: The Flawed Reasoning Behind Gaza Aid Donation
Media Line
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August 19, 2025
The $1 million UJA-Fed NY gift to IsraAID sparks debate over whether humanitarian aid weakens Israel’s position in wartime The United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York (UJA-Fed NY) recently donated $1 million to IsraAID to be used for assisting...
Germany signals policy shift on Israel as ‘unjustified’ war on Gaza rages on
The Hindu
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August 19, 2025
“What the Israeli Army is doing in the Gaza Strip, I no longer understand the goal…To harm the civilian population in such a way can no longer be justified as a fight against terrorism,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 26. It was the...
Palestine was the problem with TikTok
The Verge
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August 19, 2025
In the last month, the war in Gaza has become an inescapable facet of the public consciousness as a new surge of images of Palestinian children — their faces impossibly sunken, their limbs reduced to skin and bone — flooded the internet. As the...
Mothers in Gaza Between Bombardment & Hunger: Unbearable Suffering
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Gaza – Saba: Amidst the atmosphere of war and the stifling blockade, mothers in Gaza struggle to survive and provide for their children, under humanitarian conditions described by relief organizations as "unbearable." Randa, a displaced mother,...
UAE launches first 'Youth Social Mission' to support Palestinians
Gulf Today
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August 19, 2025
The Federal Youth Authority has announced the launch of the first group of participants in the ‘Youth Social Missions Programme,’ within the ‘Humanity Track,’ to take part in Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 in Al Arish, Egypt, as part of the UAE’s...
‘Colossal level of destruction’ as Israel ethnically cleanses Gaza City neighborhoods
The Real News Network
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August 19, 2025
Get fearless, uncompromising truth in your inbox. Subscribe to The Real News. This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Aug. 19, 2025. It is shared here with permission. Israeli forces continued bombing, shelling, and shooting civilians...
Israel Weighs Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
Foreign Policy
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Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the terms of the latest Gaza cease-fire proposal, a flurry of European diplomacy for Ukraine, and Spain’s efforts to combat raging wildfires. Mounting Pressure All eyes are on Israeli Prime...
Israel increases murderous airstrikes on Gaza City
The News Line
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August 19, 2025
DESPITE Hamas delivering a positive response to the latest ceasefire proposal hammered out by Qatar and Egypt on Monday, Israel increased its murderous air strikes across Gaza yesterday. Israel launched a deadly barrage of air strikes on densely...
Palestine calls on the world for clear measures to stop Israel
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 19, 2025
We view with extreme concern the Israeli Army’s announcement to begin its offensive with the reoccupation of Gaza City, which threatens to force the further displacement of more than 900,000 people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates...
Palestinian Statehood Without Liberation
Consortium News
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August 19, 2025
Why are European countries shifting towards recognizing Palestinian statehood at this late stage of Israel’s genocide in Gaza? Three Al Shabaka policy analysts weigh in. U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy meeting with Palestine Liberation...