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Why has Israel suspended the release of Palestinian prisoners? | Israel-Palestine conflict

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Future of Gaza ceasefire at risk after Israel suspended the release of Palestinian prisoners. Israel has postponed the release of 620 Palestinian prisoners despite Hamas setting free six Israeli captives on Saturday. The group says Israel’s far-right government is “playing dirty games and sabotaging” the agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the captive handover … Read more

Nina Khrushcheva: ‘It’s Putin and Trump against the world’ | TV Shows

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How is a Trump-Putin alliance affecting Europe and Ukraine? Marc Lamont Hill talks to historian Nina Khrushcheva. Three years into the Ukraine-Russia war, tens of thousands of people have died, and Russia occupies one-fifth of Ukrainian land. For the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, United States and Russian officials … Read more

Will the US and Israel succeed in ethnic cleansing of Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

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Author Pankaj Mishra argues that Israel’s war on Gaza has dealt a fatal blow to morality and international law. Western ideals of morality and international law have been dealt a fatal blow by Israel’s war on Gaza, argues author Pankaj Mishra. Mishra, whose latest book is The World After Gaza: A History, tells host Steve … Read more

Has the protection of human rights gone out of fashion? | Human Rights

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The global institutions meant to safeguard a rules-based order and respect for international law are in peril. Amnesty International is raising the alarm, saying the system is failing and the notion of human rights may be under threat. United States President Donald Trump has made it clear he intends to write his own rules, leaving … Read more

What are the implications of Trump’s sanctions against ICC? | ICC

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The International Criminal Court receives a wave of support after it’s hit with US sanctions. Donald Trump’s executive orders are coming thick and fast. The latest being sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Trump claims the ICC abuses its power, taking “illegitimate and baseless” actions against the US and its biggest ally Israel. He … Read more

“Dehumanisation of Palestinians is so normalised,” Poet Mohammed El Kurd | TV Shows

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Marc Lamont Hill discusses the dehumanisation of Palestinians with author and poet Mohammed El-Kurd. “Death is so quotidian that journalists report it as though they’re reporting the weather” wrote Palestinian poet and author Mohammed El-Kurd amid Israel’s war on Gaza. And with a ceasefire in place, the fate of Palestinians remains uncertain. So what role … Read more

Could conflict in eastern DR Congo expand across region? | TV Shows

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M23 rebels have taken control of regional capital and advance deeper into the east. Hundreds of people killed and hundreds of thousands forced from their homes. A weeks-long offensive by Rwanda-backed rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is spiralling into a regional crisis. The United Nations estimated last year that close to … Read more

What can keep the Gaza ceasefire deal on track? | Israel-Palestine conflict

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Israeli army blocks northern Gaza crossing points after prisoner-captive exchanges. Rare scenes of joy among Palestinians and Israelis after 15 months of genocide in Gaza. Prisoners are exchanged for captives – but Israeli soldiers stop Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza. What lies ahead? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Diana Buttu – Palestinian lawyer Ori Goldberg … Read more

Ceasefire in Gaza while the West Bank burns | TV Shows

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With a ceasefire in force in Gaza, the Israeli army and settlers have intensified their attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank. Amid the exchange of captives, images showing legions of Hamas reinforcements puncture the narratives in Israeli media. Contributors:Dalal Iriqat – Associate professor, Arab American University PalestineDaniel Levy – President, US/Middle East ProjectTahani Mustafa … Read more