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Global Edition | 2 November 2023
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Devastation: Rafah refugee camp on the border of Gaza and Egypt was targeted by Israeli airstrikes on October 25. Imago/Alamy Stock Photo
Domicide: the destruction of homes in Gaza reminds me of what happened to my city, Homs
Ammar Azzouz, University of Oxford
An architect from Homs in Syria on what happens to people whose homes are deliberately destroyed during war.
a.. Jewish response to Hamas war criticism comes from deep sense of trauma, active grief and fear
Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles
Many people who aren’t Jewish are responding as if what’s been taking place is just another episode of Israeli-Palestinian violence. But it’s different for many Jews.
b.. In the Israel-Hamas war, children are the ultimate pawns – and ultimate victims
Omer Bartov, Brown University
For Jewish people, Hamas’ violence against children was reminiscent of the Holocaust. For Palestinians, The Israel Defense Force’s killing their children reminds them of a painful past, too.
c.. UK newspaper coverage of the 1967 six-day Arab-Israeli war foresaw decades of conflict in Middle East
Tim Luckhurst, Durham University
British foreign correspondents predicted a ‘long-term security problem’ for Israel.
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While the return of a wealth tax in France and Germany seems unlikely, the reality is different at EU level, where supporters play up the climate argument.
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The death of Matthew Perry has seen old and new fans reflect on the legacy of a television classic.
a.. Young, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland’s election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy’s decline
Patrice McMahon, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The autocratic Law and Justice Party looks set to be turfed out by a center-left coalition, which gained more than half of all votes.
b.. Great Fire of London: how we uncovered the man who first found the flames
Kate Loveman, University of Leicester
Writers at the time were much more concerned with the fire’s destructive power than describing how it started in any detail.
c.. ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ turns 30: How the album pays homage to hip-hop’s mythical and martial arts origins
Marcus Evans, McMaster University
Asian martial arts and films functioned as mythic models which inspired Black and brown youth in the making of ‘urban warriors,’ and later the Wu-Tang Clan.
d.. Babe Ruth, patron saint of the home run, turned the ball field into a church – and lived his own Catholic faith in the spotlight
Rebecca T. Alpert, Temple University
Ruth’s headline-grabbing home runs helped his sport recover from scandal, while his own story helped combat anti-Catholic prejudice.
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