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On Israel-Palestine, resist the temptation to mediate – Hindustan Times

| June 7, 2021

The recent 11-day Israel-Hamas conflict has encouraged some journalists, foreign policy elites, academics and retired diplomats to flag Indias candidacy as a possible mediator. They suggest that as a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause for nearly a century, India has impeccable credentials, and its close relations with Israel and the Palestinians since the 1990s give it both an opportunity and leverage. It is also claimed that the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not only essential for peace in West Asia but would also serve Indias interests.

Edward Said Saw the Future of Israel and Palestine – Foreign Policy

| June 7, 2021

Radicalism is nothing more than understanding the root of a problem. Time and again, the late Palestinian and American thinker Edward Said struck at the self-deceptions, the shortcomings, and the prejudices underlying U.S.

Palestine and the UNs responsibility to protect doctrine – Al Jazeera English

| June 7, 2021

The recent escalation of the conflict in Palestine has emphasised the multiple paradoxes in the decades-long political stalemate in the Middle East, which is unique in the amount and extent of suffering heaped on its peoples. Notable also are the paradoxical levels of external complicity and indifference

Senior figures attack obstruction of ICCs Palestine investigation – The Guardian

| June 7, 2021

More than 50 former foreign ministers, prime ministers and senior international officials, including two British Conservative former ministers, have signed an open letter condemning political interference in efforts by the international criminal court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes in Palestine. The letter follows moves by the Trump administration to sanction court officials orders that have since been reversed by the Biden administration and is also seen as a rebuke of Boris Johnson, the British prime minister. Johnson said last month that an ICC investigation opened in March gave the impression of being a partial and prejudicial attack on a friend and ally of the UKs, referring to Israel

Starr, Schulson, and Garces are 3 of the big names opening new Philly-area restaurants in summer 2021 – The Philadelphia Inquirer

| June 7, 2021

Pent-up consumer demand, cheaper rents, and the sight of the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel coupled with the usual optimism are combining in mid-2021 for what is shaping up to be a restaurant boom in the Philadelphia area. No matter that the labor situation is dire, and has stalled a good number of already planned restaurants from opening or expanding. Or the skyrocketing cost of building materials that promises to bust budgets

For the Sullivans, the Biden administration is a family affair – Politico

| June 7, 2021

With help from Allie Bice and Daniel Payne Welcome to POLITICOs West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. Did someone forward this to you? Subscribe here! Have a tip?


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