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The Israeli military has launched its biggest operation in the occupied West Bank in close to two decades, with hundreds of troops, backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers, fighter jets and drones, conducting simultaneous raids in the northern cities of Jenin and Tulkarm. At least nine Palestinians were killed overnight, with an additional 11 injured. In total, at least 652 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank since October — nearly 150 of them children — most of them during near-daily raids by the Israeli military. Israeli officials have ... continua

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday to defend the ongoing war on Gaza as thousands of people outside protested his appearance. The speech came two months after Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, announced he was seeking an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for committing war crimes in Gaza. Over 100 Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris, skipped the speech, but those in attendance gave Netanyahu numerous standing ovations as he painted a distorted picture of what’s ... continua

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¿Qué es el antisemitismo? Se pregunta Defamation. Ese interrogante comenzó a plantearse Shamir un lustro atrás, cuando su documental Checkpoint (Machssomim, 2003), que cuestionaba la política del Estado de Israel en relación con el pueblo palestino, fue acusado por un periodista como “antisemita”. Fue entonces cuando empezó a tomar nota de la importancia del tema en la vida cotidiana de su país donde, como señala aquí, casi no pasa un solo día sin que los medios locales publiquen un artículo sobre el nazismo, el Holocausto o directamente sobre el ... continua

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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country after weeks of student-led protests against government nepotism, corruption and repression. The demonstrations have been met with lethal police force, resulting in over 300 deaths. Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh’s first president, had led the country since 2009. Though the protests were initially focused on nepotism in the quota system for government jobs, the violent crackdown expanded protesters’ demands, including calling for Hasina’s ouster. It was “amazing” to see this demand ... continua

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Throughout history, each age has believed itself to have greater access to knowledge than in the past: but are we really less ignorant today than our ancestors were? Historian Peter Burke explores the history of ignorance between religion and science, politics and economics. How do we study ignorance, the absence of knowledge? Are we living in the Age of Knowledge or the Age of Ignorance? Speaker: Peter Burke, Emmanuel College Cambridge Moderates: Telmo Pievani, BergamoScienza Association Special thanks to Fondazione Dalmine ETS and Tenaris Dalmine

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As the 2024 Democratic National Convention opens Monday in Chicago, we look at the protests planned throughout the week to pressure Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party on key policies, including the ongoing U.S.-backed Israeli war on Gaza. Meanwhile, at least 36 delegates are also inside the convention as official delegates representing the “uncommitted” movement and are advocating an antiwar agenda to push for an end to U.S. arms sales to Israel. Although protesters this week come from a range of communities advocating on various issues, from ... continua

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