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Four Lessons From Israel’s Clash With Tlaib and Omar
The best way for Israel to strengthen its hand is not by waging war to the utmost against its opponents, but by maximizing the number and range of its friends.
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This, by @davidfrum, is a lesson in thinking more than one thought at the same time, about “the Squad” and their aborted trip to Israel
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Israel confirms it will ban Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entry
Deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely says the two Democrat politicians won't be allowed into Israel, because they 'deny our right to exist'
Maajid Nawaz's Stinging Rebuke To White Man Who Tried To Teach Him About Racism
Maajid Nawaz had a very powerful response when a white man on Twitter tried to tell him how he should respond to racism.
Maajid Nawaz Brands ASA Decision To Ban Advert As "Censorship"
Maajid Nawaz thinks the Advertising Standards Authority was wrong to ban an advert over "gender stereotyping" because it was a joke and he can think for himself.
Maajid Nawaz Drills Down On Brexiter Who Mirrors Calls For Scottish Independence
Maajid Nawaz drills down on a Brexiter who believes Scotland is better off remaining within the United Kingdom, despite using arguments for Scottish independence to argue for leaving the European Union.
Maajid Nawaz Pleads With Scotland Not To Break Away From United Kingdom
Maajid Nawaz points out the hypocrisy in calls for Scottish Independence that are "deploying the same arguments" about rule from Westminster as Brexiters are of Brussels.
Maajid's Extraordinary Call With Listener Who Said White People Are Above Him
This is Maajid Nawaz's extraordinary conversation with a caller who couldn't bring herself to say white and brown people had equal rights.
Maajid Nawaz Infuriated By Priti Patel's Prison Priorities
Maajid Nawaz details why the purpose of prison should be to "rehumanise" criminals, no matter how angry you are at them.
Mogadishu Mayor Targeted by Female Bomber
The Somali government says the recent explosion that fatally injured the mayor of Mogadishu was carried out by a female suicide bomber with special needs who was assisted by a second woman.
A statement issued by the Somali government Friday said...
Texas police sorry for leading black man by rope
The apology follows an outcry over a photo of mounted officers leading an African American man.
Non-Muslim girls asked to wear hijab
Campaigner Ghada Mohamed wants to raise awareness of the discrimination experienced by some girls.
Maajid Nawaz's Explosive Row With Gun Advocate Over Argument To Increase Firearm Ownership
This is what happened when a gun advocate snapped at Maajid Nawaz after his argument for preventing mass shootings by flooding the market with more guns was pulled apart.
I want criminals to be terrified, says new Home Secretary Priti Patel
In her first interview as Home Secretary Ms Patel said: 'Offenders should be fearful of committing any criminal activities on our streets. I want them to feel terror at the thought of committing offences.'
Struggling Soas loses chief to Oxford as debts mount up
A university where undergraduate numbers have collapsed and which is “haemorrhaging cash”, is to lose its director to Oxford. Baroness Amos, 65, announced that she was quitting the School of...
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Hey @SOAS @SOASalumni I’m one of your alumni. I’m overworked and have too much going on. But if it means jumping on board to help fix this, please do reach out 👍🏽
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Jo Swinson: Lib Dems winning and on the up after byelection victory
Party leader to consider future electoral pacts with other pro-EU parties as tactic pays off
Osama bin Laden's son and Al Qaeda heir Hamza is dead, report says
Experts say the death is symbolically important but will not affect Al Qaeda’s operations
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Slowly but surely old-school jihadis will all die off, and Islamism will feel and sound like an anachronism that peaked in the 90s, a bit like the CD player
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Ronald Reagan: ‘Those Monkeys From Those African Countries’
In a newly unearthed conversation with Richard Nixon, the then–California governor used racist language to disparage delegates to the United Nations.
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A history of racism in the White House. President Reagan compared blacks to monkeys, on tape. President Nixon believed in racially-caused IQ hierarchies. This by Prof. @TimNaftali for @TheAtlantic is fascinating
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Maajid Explains Why He Doesn't Call PM 'Boris'
Maajid Nawaz has explained to his listeners why he chooses to call the Prime Minister by his second name instead of 'Boris'.