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Inside Baladia: The huge fake city Israeli troops train in as IDF gather at Gaza border

The 7.4-square-mile facility, costing $45 million, was built in 2005 to address the changing nature of conflict to more urban areas

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Those Who Support Israel Against Hamas Should also Back Ukraine Against Russia

The justifications for backing Israel's struggle also apply in spades to Ukraine's.

Reason · Oct 12, 2023

People in the UK: have you been affected by the Israel-Hamas war?

We would like to hear from people in the UK with family in Israel or Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023

Sanders: Israel violating int'l law

"The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it," the senator said

Salon · Oct 12, 2023

Now Published: "The First Amendment and Refusals to Deal"

It's part of the University of the Pacific (McGeorge Law School) Law Review symposium on Israel, Palestine, and the First Amendment, and it's based on amicus briefs that I had filed together with Profs. Michael Dorf and Andrew Koppelman. You can read the article here; here's the opening paragraph and…

Reason · Oct 12, 2023

Thai and Filipino workers filling labor gap in Israel get caught up in war between Israel and Hamas

The first group of Thai workers evacuated from Israel after the past few days’ bloody events in southern Israel and Gaza have arrived in Bangkok, greeted by anxious relatives and senior officials

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to halve inflation is now under real threat

If oil and gas deliveries reduce, prices will soar. In anticipation of what may unfold, they have been climbing already

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2023

Premier League confirms plans to remember victims of conflicts in Israel and Palestine

The English Football League will also hold a moment’s silence ahead of fixtures this weekend

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Dysfunction in Washington leaves Middle East without key US diplomats

Having no US ambassador to Israel in place and Republicans holding up military promotions is a threat to democracy, experts say

The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2023

'Consent': Film adaptation of French memoir recounting adolescent abuse by older man

In this roundup of the week's arts and culture news, we look at Irish rock group U2's musical tribute to the victims of the Hamas assault at the Supernova desert dance festival. In light of the unprecedented violence in Israel and Gaza, the Arab World Institute in Paris decides to…

France 24 · Oct 12, 2023