Hardly a day of Yakira Galler’s college career so far has been unaffected by the Israel-Hamas war. Galler was just weeks into her first semester at Columbia University when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, turning her…
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EPA considers pulling scientific study that shaped modern climate policy
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would reconsider a landmark climate finding that…
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Trump Denies Plans to Expel Gazans, Calls Schumer ‘Palestinian’
US President Donald Trump and Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. (Photo: video grab) By Palestine Chronicle Staff
During a press conference, Trump dismissed claims of expelling Palestinians and criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck…
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AL-Monitor Riyadh: Ramadan Season in Saudi Arabia
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as…
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OPINION: Hiding our identity Purim – and all year long
Jews traditionally wear masks on Purim. The reasons are varied: they range from the simple calendrical alignment of the holiday with Mardi Gras in medieval Italy, when masks were commonly worn, to the more spiritual idea that God…
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Hamas warns: Israel planting surveillance devices around Gaza using drones
Hamas’s Internal Security Force called on Gazans to be on high alert after it found what it called ‘camouflaged surveillance devices’ in several locations in the Gaza Strip
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OPINION: The US green card is a privilege, not an inalienable right
I am honoured to be both a green card holder and an alumnus of Columbia University’s esteemed journalism school. This past week, both Columbia and the issue of permanent residency in the United States have dominated headlines for all the…
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Critically endangered penguin chicks born at Michigan zoo – and there is a contest to name them
A pair of adorable and critically endangered African penguins have been born at Michigan’s…
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Syrian Kurds concerned following attacks on Alawites
Following the recent attacks carried out against civilians in the Alawite-majority region in Syria’s coastal region, many Kurds are expressing fears that Syria is heading into yet a new wave of violence, especially targeting the country’s…
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Trump calls Schumer ‘Palestinian’ in meeting with Irish PM
US President Donald Trump called the minority leader of the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, “a Palestinian” during his meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on Wednesday at the White House.
“Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I’m…
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