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US envoy Kushner says Gaza was ‘built by NGOs and terrorists’
Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday, US special envoy and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said Gaza was “basically built by NGOs and terrorists” and has been a "dystopian place” for a while.
Kushner then added that Gaza’s so-called Board of Peace, of which he is a member, was working on a plan forward to demilitarise the strip but that it was facing “political issues in Israel” where, he said, a “crazy election” has made leaders “a little irrational”.
Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday, US special envoy and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said Gaza was “basically built by NGOs and terrorists” and has been a "dystopian place” for a while.
Kushner then added that Gaza’s so-called Board of Peace, of which he is a member, was working on a plan forward to demilitarise the strip but that it was facing “political issues in Israel” where, he said, a “crazy election” has made leaders “a little irrational”.
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#BREAKING: The British government has recognised the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, declared the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and announced both a ban on goods from Israeli settlements and on all arms licences and other exports that "materially contribute to the occupation."
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UK foreign secretary officially announces sanctions on Israeli settlements
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced on Tuesday that the British government will introduce an import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
"The British government has rightly said settlements are illegal, but we have remained silent on the question of the legality of the occupation as a whole" stated Miliband. He added: "The government believes the unlawfulness of the occupation should be reflected in the economic relationships we choose to have with the occupied territories."
The announcement comes after weeks of deliberations, and has been received with backlash from the Israeli and American administrations.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced on Tuesday that the British government will introduce an import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
"The British government has rightly said settlements are illegal, but we have remained silent on the question of the legality of the occupation as a whole" stated Miliband. He added: "The government believes the unlawfulness of the occupation should be reflected in the economic relationships we choose to have with the occupied territories."
The announcement comes after weeks of deliberations, and has been received with backlash from the Israeli and American administrations.
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#BREAKING: Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has lashed out at the UK following Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s announcement on Tuesday of sanctions and said Israel would close the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem.
Saar called the British boycott of Israeli goods from the occupied territories in the occupied West Bank “despicable”.
He also said that British representatives at the International Gaza Support Centre in Kiryat Gat, Israel, would be expelled.
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Saar called the British boycott of Israeli goods from the occupied territories in the occupied West Bank “despicable”.
He also said that British representatives at the International Gaza Support Centre in Kiryat Gat, Israel, would be expelled.
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Reform UK's Zia Yusuf pulls up the ladder on Britain's immigrants | Soumaya Ghannoushi | MEE Opinion
Soumaya Ghannoushi, a writer and expert in Middle East politics, says that Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf exposes the hypocrisy at the heart of anti-immigrant politics. Yusuf attacked Sagal Abdi-Wali, a Somali-born council leader who has lived in Britain for around 35 years, by presenting her birthplace as something sinister, despite being the son of Sri Lankan Muslim immigrants himself.
Ghannoushi says that this is the politics of “pulling up the ladder after you have climbed it”, where politicians from immigrant backgrounds help portray other migrants and Muslims as threats to Britain. She points to Reform figures such as Laila Cunningham, who she says has similarly turned Muslim identity and dress into evidence of cultural danger.
She says the tactic is not unique to Britain.
Soumaya Ghannoushi, a writer and expert in Middle East politics, says that Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf exposes the hypocrisy at the heart of anti-immigrant politics. Yusuf attacked Sagal Abdi-Wali, a Somali-born council leader who has lived in Britain for around 35 years, by presenting her birthplace as something sinister, despite being the son of Sri Lankan Muslim immigrants himself.
Ghannoushi says that this is the politics of “pulling up the ladder after you have climbed it”, where politicians from immigrant backgrounds help portray other migrants and Muslims as threats to Britain. She points to Reform figures such as Laila Cunningham, who she says has similarly turned Muslim identity and dress into evidence of cultural danger.
She says the tactic is not unique to Britain.
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'It's not indifference. I think there's joy in it.'
Leading British-Israeli architect Eyal Weizman, founder of Forensic Architecture, describes how he believes Israeli society has responded to the Gaza genocide.
Watch in full: https://youtu.be/q1bhlCO39Rc
Leading British-Israeli architect Eyal Weizman, founder of Forensic Architecture, describes how he believes Israeli society has responded to the Gaza genocide.
Watch in full: https://youtu.be/q1bhlCO39Rc
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Gaza's class of 2026
It is back-to-school season for many, but for children in Gaza, this marks a fourth consecutive year of educational collapse, according to a new report from the Gaza Centre for Human Rights.
It's not about missing lessons," says Head of Humanitarian at War Child Kieran King, "it's about the entire generation in Gaza having the education, the wellbeing and opportunity to rebuild its own society".
Israel's war on the enclave has devastated Gaza's education system, leaving around 700,000 children without a single day of formal education since October 2023.
It is back-to-school season for many, but for children in Gaza, this marks a fourth consecutive year of educational collapse, according to a new report from the Gaza Centre for Human Rights.
It's not about missing lessons," says Head of Humanitarian at War Child Kieran King, "it's about the entire generation in Gaza having the education, the wellbeing and opportunity to rebuild its own society".
Israel's war on the enclave has devastated Gaza's education system, leaving around 700,000 children without a single day of formal education since October 2023.
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Abu Ghraib: The images that shamed America
On 28 April 2004, CBS's 60 Minutes II broadcast photographs from a US-run prison to millions of Americans for the first time.
The images of tortured and humiliated Iraqi prisoners inside Abu Ghraib shocked the world and became some of the defining images of the Iraq War.
The US government insisted the abuse was the work of a few rogue soldiers. But were they just “a few bad apples”, or were the photographs evidence of a much wider, systemic problem?
On 28 April 2004, CBS's 60 Minutes II broadcast photographs from a US-run prison to millions of Americans for the first time.
The images of tortured and humiliated Iraqi prisoners inside Abu Ghraib shocked the world and became some of the defining images of the Iraq War.
The US government insisted the abuse was the work of a few rogue soldiers. But were they just “a few bad apples”, or were the photographs evidence of a much wider, systemic problem?
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Why are the Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia?
The Houthis conducted air strikes on four cities in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, setting the kingdom's oil facilities ablaze and injuring 73 people.
The attacks follow a week of intense fighting between the Houthis and government forces in Yemen.
So, why are the Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia? And what does it mean for the balance of power inside Yemen?
The Houthis conducted air strikes on four cities in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, setting the kingdom's oil facilities ablaze and injuring 73 people.
The attacks follow a week of intense fighting between the Houthis and government forces in Yemen.
So, why are the Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia? And what does it mean for the balance of power inside Yemen?
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Burnham defends the UK trade ban with Israeli settlements
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended his government’s ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank after Israel responded by ordering the closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem.
“Where people are being bullied out of their homes, intimidated, we will always stand with the underdog and take what action we can to support them,” Burnham told parliament.
On Tuesday, 12 countries, including Britain, Canada and France, announced sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank following a surge in settler attacks against Palestinians.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended his government’s ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank after Israel responded by ordering the closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem.
“Where people are being bullied out of their homes, intimidated, we will always stand with the underdog and take what action we can to support them,” Burnham told parliament.
On Tuesday, 12 countries, including Britain, Canada and France, announced sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank following a surge in settler attacks against Palestinians.
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How Israel armed Argentina to kill British soldiers during Falklands War
Tensions between Britain and Israel are escalating after the UK imposed sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements and banned settlement goods.
Israeli ministers have responded by attacking Britain over the Falkland Islands, with Ben Gvir calling for sanctions and other Israeli figures backing Argentina’s claim.
The dispute revives a largely forgotten episode from the 1982 Falklands War, when Israel secretly armed Argentina with jets, missiles and other weapons used against British forces.
Israel saw the war as an opportunity to expand arms sales and pressure Britain over its arms embargo following Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. Now, with Britain again imposing restrictions on Israel, the growing dispute could reshape UK-Israel and UK-US relations.
Tensions between Britain and Israel are escalating after the UK imposed sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements and banned settlement goods.
Israeli ministers have responded by attacking Britain over the Falkland Islands, with Ben Gvir calling for sanctions and other Israeli figures backing Argentina’s claim.
The dispute revives a largely forgotten episode from the 1982 Falklands War, when Israel secretly armed Argentina with jets, missiles and other weapons used against British forces.
Israel saw the war as an opportunity to expand arms sales and pressure Britain over its arms embargo following Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. Now, with Britain again imposing restrictions on Israel, the growing dispute could reshape UK-Israel and UK-US relations.
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Palestinian child killed by Israel on first day back at school in Gaza
Nine-year-old Wafaa Akilah was killed alongside her father in an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Sunday, hours after she attended the first day of the new school year.
The pair were travelling in a vehicle in western Gaza City when an Israeli drone struck the car.
“She was studying for her exam the day before. I told her she deserved to study, she deserved to get an education, she deserved to live,” says Wafaa’s grandmother Raghdah Al-Aklouk.
Nine-year-old Wafaa Akilah was killed alongside her father in an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Sunday, hours after she attended the first day of the new school year.
The pair were travelling in a vehicle in western Gaza City when an Israeli drone struck the car.
“She was studying for her exam the day before. I told her she deserved to study, she deserved to get an education, she deserved to live,” says Wafaa’s grandmother Raghdah Al-Aklouk.
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How the US war on Iraq made Iran great again | MEE Live
The consequences of the US invasion of Iraq "will pale in comparison" to the consequences of Trump and Israel's war on Iran, said Fawaz Gerges, an author and international relations professor at LSE.
Speaking to Mathilda Mallinson on MEE Live, he argued that the invasion of Iraq helped Iran rise to be the regional superpower it is today.
Watch the full episode on Middle East Eye's YouTube channel.
The consequences of the US invasion of Iraq "will pale in comparison" to the consequences of Trump and Israel's war on Iran, said Fawaz Gerges, an author and international relations professor at LSE.
Speaking to Mathilda Mallinson on MEE Live, he argued that the invasion of Iraq helped Iran rise to be the regional superpower it is today.
Watch the full episode on Middle East Eye's YouTube channel.
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Israeli soldiers reveal AI-assisted ‘mass killing’ in Venice Gaza documentary
Mass civilian deaths were routinely factored into Israeli military targeting decisions in Gaza, according to NAZA, a documentary by Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor unveiled at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.
The film takes its title from an Israeli military term for expected “collateral casualties” and features testimony from intelligence officers and soldiers involved in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
“There was mass killing on an industrial scale,” one officer says in a series of anonymous interviews.
Intelligence officers described an AI-assisted system that identified targets using data gathered from thousands of hacked mobile phones.
“I can click on any house and see how many people will be hurt if I bomb it,” one former Israeli soldier said.
Mass civilian deaths were routinely factored into Israeli military targeting decisions in Gaza, according to NAZA, a documentary by Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor unveiled at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.
The film takes its title from an Israeli military term for expected “collateral casualties” and features testimony from intelligence officers and soldiers involved in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
“There was mass killing on an industrial scale,” one officer says in a series of anonymous interviews.
Intelligence officers described an AI-assisted system that identified targets using data gathered from thousands of hacked mobile phones.
“I can click on any house and see how many people will be hurt if I bomb it,” one former Israeli soldier said.
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Texas teaches Islamophobia 25 years into War on Terror
On 4 September 2026, the Texas Board of Education voted to overhaul existing educational standards, introducing Islamophobic and orientalist learning requirements into the state’s social studies curriculum.
Middle East Eye spoke with Sameeha Rizvi of the Council on American Islamic Relations to understand how, 25 years after the start of the War on Terror, anti-Muslim discrimination is on the verge of being institutionalised in regions of the US furthest from centres of religious and pluralistic progressivism.
On 4 September 2026, the Texas Board of Education voted to overhaul existing educational standards, introducing Islamophobic and orientalist learning requirements into the state’s social studies curriculum.
Middle East Eye spoke with Sameeha Rizvi of the Council on American Islamic Relations to understand how, 25 years after the start of the War on Terror, anti-Muslim discrimination is on the verge of being institutionalised in regions of the US furthest from centres of religious and pluralistic progressivism.
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📰 The UAE is pursuing “port imperialism” across Africa, the foreign minister of Eritrea told Middle East Eye in an exclusive interview from Asmara.
“The UAE has port facilities everywhere in the region, and African countries have to ask why,” Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh told MEE. “Is it just for economics? No.”
The UAE’s two port groups, DP World and AD Ports, have stakes in or manage facilities in Egypt; Tanzania; Somaliland, a breakaway republic of Somalia recognised only by Israel; and Puntland, a semiautonomous region in Somalia that earlier this year defied Mogadishu’s decision to cut ties with Abu Dhabi.
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“The UAE has port facilities everywhere in the region, and African countries have to ask why,” Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh told MEE. “Is it just for economics? No.”
The UAE’s two port groups, DP World and AD Ports, have stakes in or manage facilities in Egypt; Tanzania; Somaliland, a breakaway republic of Somalia recognised only by Israel; and Puntland, a semiautonomous region in Somalia that earlier this year defied Mogadishu’s decision to cut ties with Abu Dhabi.
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📰 The UK’s Charity Commission has reminded a British charity funding the Board of Deputies of British Jews that risks arise when a charity "is, or is perceived to be, closely associated with a company", following a protest against a London real estate event that promoted properties in illegal Israeli settlements.
The regulatory guidance and advice to the trustees of the Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation, which also executes the activities of the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BDBJ), comes in response to a complaint filed by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP).
In a statement, the ICJP said that the board had claimed that a protest demonstration held outside Edgware United Synagogue, which hosted the Great Israeli Real Estate Event, was organised on “bogus grounds”.
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The regulatory guidance and advice to the trustees of the Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation, which also executes the activities of the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BDBJ), comes in response to a complaint filed by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP).
In a statement, the ICJP said that the board had claimed that a protest demonstration held outside Edgware United Synagogue, which hosted the Great Israeli Real Estate Event, was organised on “bogus grounds”.
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visits Nabatieh
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun visited the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Saturday, near a strategic Hezbollah position that the Israeli army had blown up on Thursday, and announced that there would be no new negotiations with Israel at present.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said that Aoun, who was accompanied by security chiefs, “stressed that the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the return of prisoners and displaced people, and reconstruction remain national constants that Lebanon is committed to upholding”.
The visit comes a day after a US diplomatic official announced that the new round of US-brokered diplomatic talks between Israel and Lebanon, originally scheduled for next week in Rome, has been postponed until October.
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun visited the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Saturday, near a strategic Hezbollah position that the Israeli army had blown up on Thursday, and announced that there would be no new negotiations with Israel at present.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said that Aoun, who was accompanied by security chiefs, “stressed that the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the return of prisoners and displaced people, and reconstruction remain national constants that Lebanon is committed to upholding”.
The visit comes a day after a US diplomatic official announced that the new round of US-brokered diplomatic talks between Israel and Lebanon, originally scheduled for next week in Rome, has been postponed until October.
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Iran's Pezeshkian says Arab foreign ministers to sign Hormuz navigation deal in Oman on Monday
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Arab states' foreign ministers will meet in Oman on Monday to sign an agreement establishing a joint Iran-Oman shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
“On Monday, the foreign ministers of those same Arab countries that wanted us to fight one another will meet in Oman. They will discuss an understanding on this Hormuz route and notify the relevant international maritime organization of its status.”
Pezeshkian added that the Hormuz route will be opened “provided that the United States ends its blockade and its acts of aggression against us."
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Arab states' foreign ministers will meet in Oman on Monday to sign an agreement establishing a joint Iran-Oman shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
“On Monday, the foreign ministers of those same Arab countries that wanted us to fight one another will meet in Oman. They will discuss an understanding on this Hormuz route and notify the relevant international maritime organization of its status.”
Pezeshkian added that the Hormuz route will be opened “provided that the United States ends its blockade and its acts of aggression against us."
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The Abu Ghraib whistleblower
In 2004, US soldier Joseph Darby was handed a CD containing photographs of Iraqi prisoners being abused and humiliated inside Abu Ghraib.
Darby secretly handed the images to army investigators, exposing a scandal that would shock the world and severely damage America’s moral standing.
In 2004, US soldier Joseph Darby was handed a CD containing photographs of Iraqi prisoners being abused and humiliated inside Abu Ghraib.
Darby secretly handed the images to army investigators, exposing a scandal that would shock the world and severely damage America’s moral standing.
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