Why Keir Starmer Is Wrong About Immigration

In an interview with Byline TV, migration researcher and campaigner Zoe Gardner dispels misconceptions about immigration, and its political currency at the ballot box

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British historian on how colonialism led to the ‘genocide in Gaza’

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Israeli official says army could seize all of Gaza in expanded offensive

<article data-history-node-id="422097" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-official-says-army-could-seize-all-gaza-expanded-offensive" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-official-says-army-could-seize-all-gaza-expanded-offensive" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli official says army could seize all of Gaza in expanded offensive</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israel's scaled-up offensive in&nbsp;Gaza, approved early on Monday, could go as far as seizing the entire enclave and it includes a new plan for aid distribution, though supplies will not be let in yet, according to an Israeli official.</p> <p>Israel's Kan reported that security cabinet minister Zeev Elkin said that rather than launching raids in specific areas and then leaving them as the military had done so far, the Israeli forces will now hold the territories they seize until Hamas is defeated or agrees to disarm and leave&nbsp;Gaza.</p> <p>Hamas has ruled out such calls. Israel has yet to present a clear vision for post-war&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;as it faces international pressure to end a campaign that has forcefully displaced most of&nbsp;Gaza's 2.3 million population and left it depending on aid supplies that have been dwindling rapidly since the blockade.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Around 800 Palestinian children to lose schools in Israeli crackdown, warns UN

<article data-history-node-id="421904" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/800-palestinian-children-lose-schools-israeli-crackdown-warns-un" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/800-palestinian-children-lose-schools-israeli-crackdown-warns-un" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Around 800 Palestinian children to lose schools in Israeli crackdown, warns UN</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa)&nbsp;says&nbsp;six of its schools in occupied East Jerusalem&nbsp;will shut by the 8th&nbsp;November, stripping&nbsp;800 Palestinian children&nbsp;of their right to education.</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Violation of international law</strong>: Roland Friedrich, UNRWA’s West Bank director, stated the move&nbsp;“threatens children’s futures”&nbsp;and breaches&nbsp;Israel’s legal obligations.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Communities at risk</strong>: Schools in&nbsp;Shuafat camp, Silwan, Wadi al-Joz, and Sur Baher—operating for&nbsp;decades—face closure, forcing students to travel farther or drop out.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Girls’ futures in jeopardy</strong>: Friedrich highlighted fears among female students, noting,&nbsp;“Dreams of becoming doctors or scientists could vanish overnight.”</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Political crackdown</strong>: The closures follow&nbsp;Israel’s October 2024 laws&nbsp;banning Unrwa activities, revoking its privileges, and barring official contact—measures enacted in&nbsp;January 2025.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Palestinian condemnation</strong>: The Foreign Ministry called it a&nbsp;“blatant violation”&nbsp;of UN immunity, accusing Israel of&nbsp;forcing its curriculum&nbsp;on Palestinian students.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>

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Gaza 'a classic example of genocide', says Israeli historian Avi Shlaim

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Al-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe - Episode 1 | Featured Documentary

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Evidence of ‘execution-style’ killings of 15 Palestinian aid workers by Israeli forces, doctor says

Forensic consultant says multiple bullets were used from short range in attack that has caused global outrage A forensic doctor who examined the bodies of some of the 15 paramedics and Palestinian rescue workers shot dead by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave in southern Gaza has said there was evidence of execution-style killing, based on the “specific and intentional” location of shots at close range. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society, the Palestinian Civil Defense and UN employees were on a humanitarian mission to collect dead and wounded civilians outside the southern city of Rafah on the morning of 23 March when they were killed, and then buried in the sand by bulldozer alongside their flattened vehicles, according to the UN. Continue reading...

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As Israel terrorises Palestinians, the world looks away

Even as independent evidence of Israeli crimes continues to mount, western nations are content to consume anti-Palestinian propaganda 

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Poor coverage of Gaza at the BBC: failures of journalism

A BBC report on the ceasefire in Gaza fails to fact check Israeli violations, while obscuring key context – this isn’t journalism, it’s neglect

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Thousands in Germany protest the rise of the far right ahead of next month's election

Tens of thousands of Germans protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party.

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How ‘left’ is your MP? A new picture

A new and original study has mapped our MPs on a left-right scale. What does it tell us about the people who govern us, in the East and nationally?

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