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USC: The university of lockdown

Here is an inside look at the University of Southern California’s repressive laboratory.

LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez

The US and Israel missed many opportunities for peace with Hamas

Will this time be any different?

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How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?

Barely three percent of Gaza’s drinking water wells is fit for human consumption, and the crisis is claiming lives.

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Gaza’s drinking water spurs blue baby syndrome, serious illnesses

Contaminated and scarce water owing to Israel’s brutal siege and bombing of infrastructure leads to death and disease.

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Edward Said and his quest for a just peace

The scholar’s quest for ‘an alternative way of making peace’ is chronicled in Tolan’s upcoming book.

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Over the Wall to play Beethoven in Jerusalem

The Ramallah Orchestra’s journey through – and over – Israeli barriers to star in the Holy City.

Palestinian students play their instruments during a joint performance with guest musicians at the Qalandiya checkpoint

Opinion: The system in place

The arrest of acclaimed musician, Oday Khatib, sheds light on Israel’s draconian system of arrest and detention.

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Egypt: Food for a revolution

A mass urban migration has taken hold in Egypt as the agricultural sector focuses on luxury exports instead of bread.

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It’s the occupation, stupid

Whatever transpires at the UN, the world should focus on what is happening on the ground in Palestine.

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Visions collide in Tahrir Square

Protest designed to show Egyptians’ unity exposed fundamental divisions within the country’s society.

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