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Digital storytelling, particularly via social media, helps indigenous communities preserve and share their knowledge and histories, fostering decolonisation

France passes law taxing digital giants in defiance of US anger

The new law aims at plugging a taxation gap that has seen some internet heavyweights paying next to nothing in countries where they make huge profits.

Members of the Israeli Zaka emergency response team clean blood from the scene of an attack at a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday.

Deadly Jerusalem synagogue attack sparks anger and praise

While Israel expressed shock at the attack, Hamas has praised it, calling for more following the suspicious death of a Palestinian bus driver.

Palestinians take statehood bid to UN gates

The Palestinians will take their long march for statehood to the gates of the UN next week in a bid to have their state accepted as a full member.

Direct Middle East talks collapse as US freeze bid fails

Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians appeared to have collapsed on Wednesday after Washington admitted its attempts have failed.

Uproar over former Israeli soldier’s Facebook snaps

There was outrage on Tuesday after a former Israeli soldier posted on Facebook pictures of herself with blindfolded Palestinian prisoners.

Israel warning as Libya aid boat eyes Gaza landing

Israel on Sunday vowed to prevent a Libyan aid ship from running the Gaza blockade after it appeared to be heading for the besieged enclave.

Israeli ministers meet to mull easing Gaza closures

Israeli ministers meet to mull easing Gaza closures

Israel’s Security Cabinet met again on Thursday to discuss easing a four-year blockade of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

West Bank rabbi: Peace is possible with Hamas

Menahem Froman is one of the few Israelis to have dared sit down with arch-enemy Hamas. But he’s not just any Israeli. He is a Jewish settler and a rabbi who lives in the West…

Israeli troops brace for showdown with settlers

Israeli forces were set for a showdown on Thursday with the final hard core of Gaza Strip settlers, surrounding synagogues where thousands of religious Jews had taken refuge as…