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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 9h
👉REVEALED -- The British man who fought for Israel in Gaza by Hamza Yusuf, Dania Akkad, Shaimaa Marwan, & Phil Miller Exclusive: Jonathan Burman was photographed in front of a burning school which was attacked by Israeli troops www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-the...
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Revealed: The British man who fought for Israel in Gaza
Exclusive: Jonathan Burman was photographed in front of a burning school which was attacked by Israeli troops
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Satya Gunput @hisnameissatya.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Good piece by @stephenkb.bsky.social Some of the coverage has presented UAE money in Manchester as some modern form of Edwardian philanthropy. It is largely an investment - perhaps thinking as such will help clarify matters. www.ft.com/content/ffc5...
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Andy Burnham’s Manchester City problem
The prime minister’s economic vision looks dangerously like a game of two halves
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Mira Al Hussein @miraalhussein.bsky.social · 7h
This is an excellent conversation with Yemen-i expert, Abdulghani Al-Iryani. He weighs in on the current escalation in Yemen, its winners and losers, and what a realistic future for a (preferably) unified Yemen could be.
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الحل إيه؟ الحوثيون وأمن البحر الأحمر والسعودية
YouTube video by الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The winner of Nobel peace prize doing what the Government of the United Kingdom will not do: calling Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide.
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Mira Al Hussein @miraalhussein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is an excellent essay by Nasser Abourahme: on anti-Zionism, the fallacious relational ethics that narrow the discursive framework around it, and Palestinian liberatory paxis.
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Stones Are the First Words We Speak — Parapraxis
Anti-Zionism as Praxis nasser abourahme
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My piece in @josimarfootball.bsky.social on what explains the UAE's aggressive legal strategy in the Manchester City case. It's what they do and they have consistently gotten away with it. josimarfootball.com/2026/10/05/m...
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Mira Al Hussein @miraalhussein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A rather odd story involving a Kuwaiti asylum seeker. If this was a crazy plot to stay in the UK, he succeeded. “The court heard how he was motivated to plot the attack by the death of Palestinians in Gaza and planned the attack after sleeping rough in the capital.”
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Man jailed for life over failed knife attack at Israeli embassy in London
Abdullah Albadri arrived in the UK on a small boat 16 days before trying to break into the embassy with two knives.
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Greens’ Zionism motion has sparked uproar, but the UN itself once declared Zionism a form of racism before repealing the resolution in 1991:
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When the UN agreed with the UK Green Party on Zionism
The Greens’ Zionism motion has sparked uproar, but the UN itself once declared Zionism a form of racism before repealing the resolution in 1991.
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You know, I am quite ambivalent about bsky because it's quite genteel and unbothered in the main. I have seen FAR MORE OUTRAGE about the Greens motion over the last two hours than posts about Palestine over the last two years.
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Tonight is the London launch of CROSSING THE RED LINE—the definitive account of how the Biden administration fueled bloodshed in Gaza & chaos today. It’s a resource for posterity and, I hope, more humane future policy Please join us at the iconic Frontline Club! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...
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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 08/09/2026
The settler militias in the West Bank are not rogue entities, as Israeli leaders have proclaimed. Settler militias clearly act with state backing in the service of a greater national project that is largely uncontested in Israel: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/o...
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Miliband "The British govt agrees there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank perpetrated by settler terrorists & all too often the Israeli has turned a blind eye to this & worst members of it have taken action to support the forced displacement of people"
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I wrote the core of this in 2024 but I've updated it and posted to not-substack: you don't have to agree with the BDS movement to agree that there should be a right to boycott in liberal society.
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Laws restricting boycotts remove a time-honored tool from civil society
At the height of the Israeli invasion of Gaza, which, despite a ceasefire, continues to claim lives, US college campuses were the sites of some of the most intense organizing in opposition to Israeli ...
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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Very excited to be part of this outstanding conference on the two Sudans in New York 9/18-19. If you’re in town definitely RSVP - tremendous lineup, critical themes. cshgcah.org/sudan/
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Workshop on the Two Sudans - CSHGCAH
We invite you to attend the upcoming Sudan Workshop, a two-day event dedicated to deep analysis and discussion of the historical, political, and cultural dynamics shaping Sudan and South Sudan. Regist...
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Mira Al Hussein @miraalhussein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I believe the diplomat.
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Reza H. Akbari @rezahakbari.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Sirik wedding tragedy will be etched into the collective memory of Iranians alongside the Minab school catastrophe. #Iran #IranWar www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/v...
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In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy
The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
When we say that the Israeli gov is cruel at its core, and that it in fact finds joy in its cruelty, we are talking about things like wishing to surround Palestinian prisoners with literal crocodiles. There is no end to this if Israel itself never faces political and economic consequences.
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Mat Nashed @matnashed.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It's been nearly 2 years since I posted on Blue Sky. But I wanted to share my latest story that explores the notion of home in a region that has endured decades of Israeli aggression? I try to illustrate that through the eyes of three women from south #Lebanon. inkstickmedia.com/fear-loss-an...
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Fear, Loss, and Hope Amid Israel's War on South Lebanon
Despite the fear of a sustained occupation, residents of southern Lebanon remain steadfast in their hope for an end to the onslaught.
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
'No safe options' for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF advance
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'No safe options' for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF advance
International leaders have issued warnings the RSF may be preparing to attack the city, raising fears of further atrocities being committed.
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It's believed Assad left £40 million of his money in an HSBC London branch before he left to become President in 1994 and that millions accrued in interest in the years since. Can it be recovered and used to compensate his victims? From @ruthmichaelson.com: observer.co.uk/news/interna...
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‘The money must be there’: The hunt for Bashar-al Assad’s...
The Syrian dictator is said to have left £40m in a London bank when he went home in 1994. Campaigners want to see it returned to victims of the regime, but face a battle with HSBC
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Alex Langlois @langloisajl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Excited to share my latest with @cipolicy.bsky.social, where I argue that Israel is and will continue to try to spoil ceasefire efforts and any push to force their withdrawal from Lebanon. Washington should adopt real measures to pressure Israel. More below: internationalpolicy.org/publications...
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The U.S.-Iran War Cannot End Without U.S. Pressure on Israel in Lebanon - CIP
Attempts at peace between the US and Iran will continue to falter so long as the US is unwilling to take the Lebanon front seriously.
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Prof Sunny Singh @profsunnysingh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It is also clearer than ever that settler colonies cannot overcome violence and autocracy built into their DNA. USA’s 250th birthday is unsurprisingly soaked in blood, at home and abroad.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Usama Makdisi: Israel sees two models for Lebanon: one is the West Bank model, featuring a neutered PA-style “government” that is totally subordinate to Israeli will..The other is “Gaza” by which Israel means to obliterate and ethnically cleanse the south of Lebanon open.substack.com/pub/makdisi/...
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The "Morning After" the Lebanon"Agreement"
in a time of genocide
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Global warming has clearly been a major factor in the radicalisation of the Western right-wing. A truth so inconvenient for their interests and ideology that they preferred to cut ties with empirical reality itself. This then bred habits of belligerence and dishonesty that fed into other issue areas
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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Today’s quick update [Jun 19]: - At least 9 civilians reported killed in RSF drone strikes on market, villages in Almalha, N. Darfur, latest in continuing offensive on area. - RSF drone strikes continue in ElObeid, N. Kordofan, causing widespread power outage. #KeepEyesOnSudan
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A suspected football-shaped cluster bomb left behind by Israel has triggered fears for children in south Lebanon, amid reports of similar incidents in Gaza:
newarab.com
Israel ’football-shaped cluster bomb’ sparks alarm in Lebanon
A suspected football-shaped cluster bomb left behind by Israel has triggered fears for children in south Lebanon, amid reports of similar incidents in Gaza
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Simin Daneshvar's Savushun (and her untranslated Wandering trilogy) Ahmad Mahmoud's The Neighbours Mahmoud Dowlatabadi's Colonel (and his Kelidar which is untranslated) Moniru Ravanipour's The Drowned
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Brilliant list of books for understanding Iran. I would add Naghmeh's own work to the list, and I would also say that tehre are a few novels as well that are amazing for understanding Iran: truethings.naghmehs.com/p/my-recomme...
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My recommendation of books for better understanding Iran (or something like that)
Heads up: All of them are by scholars including women writing about things other than women!
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The BREAK—DOWN @the-breakdown.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The US is now an empire that is in decline. On the new episode of The BREAK–DOWN podcast we're joined by author and Professor of Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter, @lalehkhalili.bsky.social
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Tara Kangarlou: "Theres no difference between a 9yr old boy in Minab.. & those in the UK & US" After watching Israel slaughter tens of thousands of Palestinian kids its clear western govts (& media) dont treat all kids the same & killing 120 kids isnt a tragedy. Its a war crime
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 15/06/2026
Palestine Action ban upheld by appeals court ft.trib.al/aDB2ISy
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Palestine Action ban upheld by appeals court
Judges say group’s ‘whole premise’ is to cause damage to Elbit Systems and other companies trading in the UK
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Aron Lund @aronlund.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israel won’t withdraw from occupied southern Lebanon (or for that matter Gaza or Syria), declaring that the Israeli army will instead expel its civilian population and bulldoze the border towns. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I wrote about the pogrom in Belfast, with quotes from @hleehurley.com shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
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The Belfast pogrom was predictable
shado editor Elia Ayoub writes about racist riots in Belfast, press choices the need for media accountability and political cowardice
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Omair Ahmad @omairahmad.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
New book, out next week: speakingtigerbooks.com/product/home...
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Geoffrey Hughes @geofffhughes.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The UAE is publicly denying it, but it might explain why it's been Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan getting hit hardest in the most recent exchanges... Always thought the Gulf-funded Western think tankers sounded more outraged than the people ostensibly getting hit...
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Exclusive: UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources ​said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the U.S.-Israel...
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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 12/06/2026
#Israel has deported French journalist Alice Froussard following her reporting on the country's actions in the West Bank and Gaza. Read our reporting into the government's growing crackdown on foreign journalists critical of its policies: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/isra...
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Israeli police compile dossiers on critical foreign journalists - Index on Censorship
Israel has started cracking down on foreign media reporting of its harsh practices in the occupied West Bank
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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“Children are experiencing repeated displacement, disruption to education, psychological distress, and growing uncertainty about their future” — excellent reporting by @justinsalhani.bsky.social on how Israel's war on Lebanon is impacting children
aljazeera.com
Lebanon’s children face physical, psychological trauma amid Israel’s war
Experts warn of lasting trauma for Lebanon's children as war continues to shatter their sense of safety.
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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“Israel and the UAE need a success story to resurrect a framework discredited by Israel’s genocide in Gaza and further damaged by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Kuwait...is the most available candidate,” writes DAWN fellow @miraalhussein.bsky.social. More in @972mag.com: www.972mag.com/abraham-acco...
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Mira Al Hussein @miraalhussein.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“As the country becomes less attractive to foreign investors and workers, Emirati officials and executives may seek out more extractive economic arrangements in places where the UAE has the leverage to drive a hard bargain, particularly in Africa.” - ✍️ @andrewleber.bsky.social
foreignaffairs.com
Can the UAE Go It Alone?
A risky quest for strategic autonomy in a war-torn Middle East.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The IDF has been accused of horrific war crimes in Gaza by the UN Human Rights Council & Amnesty International. It is just common sense that those involved in war crimes should be held to account.
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Faisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
EU’s statement on lebanon is truly disgraceful, contributing to the foment of civil war, and ignoring the wanton belligerence of israel. really really gross.
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