Oscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler – Los Angeles Times

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  1. Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land' consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler  Los Angeles Times
  2. Israeli Settler Kills Palestinian Activist Included in Oscar-Winning Documentary  The New York Times
  3. Israel/OPT: Killing of prominent Palestinian West-Bank activist Awda Al-Hathaleen demands justice and accountability  Amnesty International
  4. Palestinian teacher denied entry at SFO last month killed in the West Bank  SFGATE
  5. Awdah Hattaleen: Palestinian activist denied entry at SFO allegedly murdered by Israeli settler in West Bank  ABC7 San Francisco
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US labor activist Chris Smalls assaulted by IDF during Gaza aid trip, group says | US news – The Guardian

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  1. US labor activist Chris Smalls assaulted by IDF during Gaza aid trip, group says | US news  The Guardian
  2. Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship Handala  CNN
  3. Israel releases Bob Suberi, St. Louis man who sailed to Gaza  STLPR
  4. HRF Files Criminal Complaint in the UK Over Israeli Attack on Handala  Hind Rajab Foundation
  5. Gaza Flotilla Activist Slams “Israeli Piracy on the High Seas” After Aid Ship Seized in Int’l Waters  Democracy Now!
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France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN  The Jerusalem Post
  2. From Gaza to Greenland, Macron breaks with Trump on global flashpoints  Fox News
  3. Palestinian Recognition Is a Political Gesture, Not a Strategy  Bloomberg.com
  4. France’s recognition of Palestine is not a ‘gift’ to Hamas  MSNBC News
  5. Australia, other Western nations consider recognizing a Palestinian state  Haaretz
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Sarah Jessica Parker in possible conflict of interest over Booker longlisted author

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Actor and book prize judge’s production company in process of developing novel by Claire Adam

An apparent conflict of interest has emerged over the Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker’s judging of this year’s Booker prize.

A production company run by the actor is reportedly in the process of developing a book written by Claire Adam, whose second novel, Love Forms, appears on this year’s longlist, announced on Tuesday.

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UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to ceasefire

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Cabinet agrees to support Middle East roadmap at emergency meeting called amid humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The UK will formally recognise the state of Palestine this September as a result of the “increasingly intolerable” situation on the ground in Gaza, unless Israel abides by a ceasefire and commits to a two-state solution in the Middle East.

Keir Starmer’s cabinet has agreed a roadmap for peace in the region after coming under intense domestic pressure over the mounting humanitarian crisis in the territory, and calls to follow France in acknowledging statehood.

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From safety first to Palestine first, Keir Starmer shows some leadership | John Crace

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The PM is to lead recognition of a Palestinian state – a good day for him, the UK and the starving people of Gaza

What a difference a week makes. Last Tuesday, Keir Starmer batted away all invitations to recognise the state of Palestine. It wasn’t happening. Keir was committed to being appalled by the situation in Gaza but not appalled enough to do anything about it.

He then received a letter from more than 250 MPs, including some cabinet ministers, later in the week begging him to recognise the state of Palestine. He still stonewalled. The time was not yet right.

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