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Report: Radioactive Sheep Prove Israel Illegally Tested Nuclear Weapons

A study published by Princeton University’s Science and Global Security journal claims Israel conducted an illegal nuclear test off the southern tip of Africa.

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Israel's Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne.

A science journal has claimed that radioactive sheep found in Australia could prove that Israel tested nuclear weapons, an action which would be in contravention of international law. The study, which was published by Princeton University’s Science and Global Security journal, claims that Israel conducted an illegal nuclear test on 22 September

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World Jewish Congress President Fears Impact of Israel’s ‘Destructive Actions’

“If present trends persist,” Lauder warned, “young Jews…may not fight the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, they may not support Israel in Washington and they may not provide it with the strategic rear guard that Israel so needs.”

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Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), has warned the Israeli government of the likely impact of its “destructive actions” on the state’s relationship with Jews worldwide. Writing in the New York Times, Lauder urges “Israel’s government to listen to the voices of protest and outrage being heard in Israel and throughout the

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Secret Report Reveals Torture Used in Saudi-led Coalition Prisons in Yemen

The report lists the types of physical and psychological torture conducted in the prisons administered directly by Emiratis.

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Al Jazeera received a secret report prepared by former military officials who worked with the Saudi-UAE alliance in Yemen on the conditions of prisons and secret detention centres and forced disappearances. The information in the report matched the testimonies of prisoners and abductees given to human rights activists. Such details also reinforced

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BBC Bows to Pressure from Israel, Changes Gaza Headline “IMMEDIATELY!!!”

It is unusual for the BBC to publish a story about Israeli aggression using headlines that doesn’t make excuses.

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The BBC has once again come under sharp criticism over its coverage of violence perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinians. Critics called the BBC out over its bias after the broadcaster bowed to pressure from the Israeli Foreign Ministry and changed the headline of a news piece concerning Israeli air strikes on Gaza. The BBC headline read:

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Palestine Ambassador to UK: Israel’s Actions Against Flotilla are Piracy

“The flotilla was attacked in international waters. It was not in the Israeli territorial waters, which means that this is piracy par excellence..”

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The mission of Palestine to the UK hosted a press conference yesterday with two international activists who were on board the Gaza-bound 2018 Freedom Flotilla. The two boats making up the flotilla, one Swedish and another Norwegian, made their way to the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break the siege imposed on the territory since 2007. Dr. Swee Chai

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French President Macron Reportedly Indefinitely Cancels Visit to Israel

There is speculation that the cancellation is in protest against Israel’s Jewish Nation-State law, which critics say institutionalizes apartheid.

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From left, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron pose during the opening ceremony of the France-Israel season event, in Paris, June 5, 2018. Christophe Petit Tesson | Pool via AP

President of France Emmanuel Macron has taken the highly unusual decision of canceling a trip to Israel for the second time. Last year Macron said he had planned to visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority in spring 2018 to voice French support for the continuation of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The trip was postponed to November but

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Canada Refuses to Back Down After Saudi Arabia Freezes New Trade

“Canada will always stand up for human rights in Canada and around the world, and women’s rights are human rights.”

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Canada on Monday refused to back down in its defence of human rights after Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian ambassador in retaliation for Ottawa’s call to free arrested Saudi civil society activists, Reuters reports. In her first public response to Saudi Arabia’s actions, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland

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