Palestine And Israel
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Borders closed, Palestinians lose jobs as Israel looks to hire foreign workers
About 160,000 Palestinians from the West Bank working in Israel and in Jewish settlements have lost or are at risk of losing their jobs because of closed border
Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Nazih Osseiran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Israeli strikes on Gaza put focus on the humanitarian crisis in ‘the world’s largest open-air jail’
Around two-thirds of people in Gaza are refugees. They live with erratic electricity, unsafe water and high unemployment rates.
Amy Maguire, The Conversation
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United States threatens to cut ‘billions of dollars’ of aid to UN countries over Jerusalem vote
Several diplomats, however, said these warnings would not change many votes in the General Assembly.
Scroll Staff
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Palestine will no longer accept the US as a mediator in the peace process, says Mahmoud Abbas
The Palestinian president said Washington was no longer fit for the task and urged the United Nations to take over the role.
Scroll Staff
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What flip flop? India has shown remarkable consistency on Gaza
It is the partisans who are projecting their own certitudes onto the government's decisions.
Udit Thakur
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The Gaza debate in Parliament is about the domestic politics of left and right
Israel's attitude towards Palestinian civilian casualties must not be replicated in India.
Prayaag Akbar
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