Apr 2019. Palestine and Israel

April 2019. Twenty-Five Senior and National Leaders have signed an Open Letter to the Guardian Newspaper urging European Nations to Reject any US – Middle East Peace Plan that is Unfair to Palestinians.The US is preparing to announce what it calls its ‘Deal of the Century’. The Signatories say this is a Critical Moment for… Continue reading Apr 2019. Palestine and Israel

Apr 2019. Jihadi Bride gaining Legal Aid

April 2019. Jihadi bride Shamima Begum has been granted legal aid to fight the decision to remove her citizenship, the Mail can reveal today. In a decision blasted as ‘disgusting’ and ‘ridiculous’ by MPs, lawyers have successfully asked for taxpayers’ cash on her behalf, arguing that Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision was unfair on the… Continue reading Apr 2019. Jihadi Bride gaining Legal Aid

Apr 2019. The Homeless in Harlow

April 2019. The government is reviewing its policy of allowing the conversion of offices into homes without planning permission. Communities Secretary James Brokenshire said he would be looking “at where the burden lies” with regards to the pressures and costs involved when re-housing families from London. It comes after Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, described… Continue reading Apr 2019. The Homeless in Harlow

Apr 2019. The Israel Elections

April 2019. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu looks all but certain to stay in office for a record fifth term after his biggest election challenger, Benny Gantz, admitted defeat on Wednesday. With almost all votes counted, both men’s parties are neck and neck. But a coalition between Mr Netanyahu’s Likud and smaller right-wing and religious parties… Continue reading Apr 2019. The Israel Elections

Apr 2019. The YPJ of the YPG

April 2019. It was once a Magnet for Jihadists across the Globe, but a self-styled ISIS Caliphate is now Destroyed as a Territorial Entity, four years after its Peak when it controlled large parts of Iraq and Syria. But the Militant Islamic State wasn’t the only Group to attract Foreign Fighters willing to take up… Continue reading Apr 2019. The YPJ of the YPG

Apr 2019. Radicalising Students at the University of Westminster

April 2019. An Islamic State fighter held in Syria has said he was one of at least seven students and ex-students from the University of Westminster to join IS. Zakariyya Elogbani abandoned a degree in business management which he was taking at the university in 2014. Another student had been studying while on a terror… Continue reading Apr 2019. Radicalising Students at the University of Westminster

Mar 2019. Life after ISIS

March 2019. The ISIS caliphate may have been blasted from the map across Iraq and Syria – but its legacy remains. A global coalition ousted the Islamist militia from Mosul in northern Iraq but at great cost. Visiting the old city you find an empty, devastated place where some even yearn for the return of… Continue reading Mar 2019. Life after ISIS

Mar 2019. Facebook tackling the Far Right

March 2019. On the day that Facebook announced wide nationalist content deletion, it’s been found that internal Facebook emails raise Questions over the Approach to remove anti- Semitic content. The emails also reveal that the Social Media Giant is considering designating a high profile American Commentator, Alex Jones, a ‘Hate Figure’. The Encouragement of Violence… Continue reading Mar 2019. Facebook tackling the Far Right

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