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At the National Mall in Washington in 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King declared: “I have a dream.” They are four of the most famous words…
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In violation of international humanitarian law and the United Nation's own charter, Israel’s Knesset on Monday banned the United Nations Agency for…
At Hatzerim Airbase on 23 October, Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli pilots that “after we strike Iran, everyone will understand…
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Predicting the future is a hazardous undertaking.This is particularly true of international relations. Richard Haass, the former President of the New…
The emergency Arab Summit is taking place in Riyadh today, 10 November, amidst the relentless Israeli brutal onslaught on Gaza.Observers will be…
United Nations Day takes place on 24 October, and provides an opportunity to consider the accomplishments – and the shortcomings – of the world’s…