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Every place in Gaza – including schools – is a target
The massacre at al-Taba’een is the 21st attack on a school that has been serving as a shelter since July 4, writes VIJAY PRASHAD
GRAVEYARDS EVERYWHERE: Palestinian mourners bury their loved one at the cemetery in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip on August 9 2024
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
IT IS almost as if the Israeli army is trying to gather as many Palestinians as possible in one place and then kill them all.
Ahmed Abed and his family fled the Dalal al-Maghribi school in early August after an Israeli air strike displaced them. That air strike killed 15 Palestinians who had taken refuge there after Israel had bombed their homes in the Ash Shujaiyeh neighbourhood of Gaza City.
The family arrived at the al-Taba’een school, a private school with an attached mosque, that sheltered 2,500 people.
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