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
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?