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Is this a watershed moment for Jewish solidarity with Palestinians? | UpFront

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We look at whether there is a shift within the Jewish community against Israel’s actions and policies. Israel’s war on Gaza rages on, now in its sixth month, causing mass devastation and resulting in the deaths of more than 31,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children. With mounting humanitarian crises, Jewish groups across the world have rallied in large numbers to denounce Israel’s actions and policies. This is not the first time Jewish communities have come together to criticise Israel. A growing number of progressive Jewish groups have been organising against Israel’s policies towards the Palestinians for years. This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to the founder of Rabbis […]

Archaeologists found ancient human footprints in Morocco | AJ #shorts

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Ancient human footprints dating back to more than 100,000 years are discovered in Morocco. It is believed to be the oldest in North Africa. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Palestine 1920: An Eyewitness’s Testimony | AJ #shorts

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Palestinian and former resident of Jaffa, Ismail Abu Shehadeh recalls his father’s death after Israeli soldiers destroyed the trees on his farms in 1965. To learn more, watch ‘Palestine 1920’: https://youtu.be/QUCeQt8zg5o #Gaza #Israel #Jaffa #Palestine #Palestinian #History Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App : https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Dutch PM Rutte apologises for the Netherlands’ role in slavery

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has issued a historic apology for the Netherlands’ role in 250 years of slavery. It comes amid a wider consideration of reparations for those affected, including efforts to return looted art. It has been long in the making, but for many descendants, it is not enough. Al Jazeera’s Ferdia Carr reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Netherlands #DutchSlaveryTrade #DutchSlaveryHistory #MarkRutte

Al Jazeera speaks to Guyana’s President Ali over oil boom

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Guyana is a sparsely populated nation that never had economically viable amounts of oil. That all changed with a significant discovery in 2015. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren travelled to Guyana’s capital to interview the nation’s president, Irfaan Ali. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Guyana #Oil #Gas #SouthAmerica #America #Economy #sustainability #economic

Oman: History, Power and Influence | Al Jazeera World

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Tribes, wars, colonisation, empire, rebellion, independence and reconstruction – this is the compelling history of the Gulf state of Oman, from the 16th century to the present day. Oman began as a trading nation but was then colonised by the Portuguese. Local Omani leaders later expelled the Europeans and went on to use their own powerful navy to build an empire that, at its peak, stretched from the Arabian Gulf halfway down the coast of East Africa. But the British then arrived in the region and used their own considerable naval power to gain control of the Gulf route to India. The plot then thickened as Britain’s deals with the […]

Indonesians seek return of artefacts stolen by Dutch

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For more than 300 years, the Netherlands colonised what is now modern-day Indonesia and took thousands of cultural and religious artefacts. After years of negotiation, the Dutch government returned some items last year. Indonesian historians want more to be returned – but say it is a long and complicated process. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Jakarta. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Netherlands #Indonesia

Ancient fast-food restaurant found buried in Italy

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0 Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered what looks very much like an ancient fast-food restaurant. It was buried in volcanic ash thousands of years ago when the city of Pompeii was destroyed. Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed has more on what makes this discovery unique. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Italy

How did Venezuela end up with two presidents? | Start Here

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Venezuela has two competing presidents — Juan Guaido and Nicolas Maduro. Neither seems able to fix the mess that the country is in. Will parliamentary elections only make things worse? And why can’t the opposition agree on their strategy? – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Venezuela_al_Jazeera #Start_Here

Auschwitz Survivors Return To Death Camp 75 Years Later‌ | NBC Nightly News

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Decades after the Nazis murdered more than 1 million people at Auschwitz, survivors returned to the death camp, some for the first time. It’s a solemn journey, but they go to honor their lost loved ones. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News is a leading source of global news and information. Here you will find clips from NBC Nightly News, Meet The Press, and original digital videos. Subscribe to our channel for news stories, technology, politics, health, entertainment, science, business, and exclusive NBC investigations. Connect with NBC News Online! Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on […]