1 week ago Imagine if all those who are silent about the terrible evil being committed in Gaza spoke up | Owen Jones

No crime in history has been so well documented by its victims. And yet inaction and censorship reignIsrael’s genocide was only on pause: for Palestinians woken on Monday night by a vicious wave of airstrikes, the resumption was no less shocking. More than 400 people – many of them children – were slaughtered in a matter of hours, in an assault that reportedly received the “green light” from Donald Trump. This mayhem was swiftly followed by evacuation orders – that is, forced displacement – raising the possibility of renewed ground operations. Israel’s excuse? A confected claim that Hamas hasn’t observed the terms of January’s so-called ceasefire agreement – the terms of which Israel itself has broken over and over again.In the wake of the attacks, CNN reported that Israel’s onslaught threw “doubt on the fragile ceasefire”. Orwellian doesn’t even begin to describe such framing. As it is, there was no “ceasefire”: not if your definition is firing ceasing. A single Israeli has been re...

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1 week ago No10 slaps down David Lammy's claim Israel has broken international law in Gaza

Foreign Secretary David Lammy told MPs on Monday that Israel had committed a 'breach of international law' by blocking aid into Gaza - but No10 distanced itself from the remark

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2 w. ago 'Estella Bartlett's sweatproof jewellery collection stayed tarnish

Estella Bartlett has just dropped their waterproof collection, including earrings, necklaces and bracelets, that have been designed to withstand sweat, water and moisture, so we put them to the test

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2 w. ago RTS commits to making special award after Gaza coverage controversy

Current affairs veteran Jonathan Dimbleby was among those who signed a letter expressing their ‘shock and disgust’ at an RTS decision.

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2 w. ago As Jews celebrate Purim, let us end the slaughter in Gaza committed in our name | Peter Beinart

Our refusal to reckon with the dark side of Purim reflects a refusal to reckon with the dark side of ourselvesLater this month, on the holiday of Purim, Jewish people will dress in silly costumes, eat triangular pastries, and listen to an ancient story about attempted genocide. What we notice, and don’t notice, about that story says a lot about what we notice, and don’t notice, in Israel and Palestine.The tale comes from the book of Esther. It begins with a dissolute Persian king. He hosts a banquet, gets drunk, orders his queen to “display her beauty” to the revelers, and, when she refuses, banishes her from the throne. As her replacement he chooses Esther, a beautiful young maiden who, unbeknownst to him, is a Jew. Then he makes a calamitous personnel decision: he selects Haman, a pathological Jew-hater, to be his right-hand man. The stage is now set for an epic clash. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Israel risks breaching international law by blocking aid to Gaza, says minister

Catherine West said humanitarian aid ‘should never be contingent on a ceasefire or used as a political tool’.

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4 w. ago Halle Berry and Adrien Brody recreate passionate Oscars moment on red carpet

During the 2003 ceremony, he kissed Oscar-winner Berry, who was presenting the award.

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