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The oil fund invests more in occupation and indirect genocide

ISRAEL: MODERN TIMES can document that since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, the oil fund has increased its investments by 35 percent in companies involved in Israel's war crimes, occupations and violations of international law in the Middle East. In 27 of these, the oil fund has invested at least NOK 1430 billion by the end of 2024 – compared to NOK 930 billion the previous year.
Øyvind Andresen -

But the international community does not react

ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Francesca Albanese explains that Israel cannot invoke the right of self-defense in response to attacks by groups emanating from the occupied territory. That does not mean that the country does not have the right to protect its citizens and respond to Hamas's crimes – but not with war.
Melita Zajc -

Nour Shams: “Shoot! Shoot!” says a voice

REPORT: You don't understand where you are – indoors, outdoors, on the first floor, on the second, if a roof has collapsed, or if you're in a courtyard, or if maybe it wasn't a roof, but a floor. Every town here, even the smallest, is a fuse ready to be lit.
Francesca Borri -

Gaza: Right to defend itself?

AVERAGE: What about Gaza and the media? WikiLeaks was early on an important source for revelations about Israel. The dream of driving all non-Jews out of ancient Palestine governed Israel's policy long before there was a Hamas.
John Y. Jones -

The Western hegemony plans

ISRAEL/UKRAINA: Support for arms to Ukraine and support for Israel are connected. Everyone who in various ways supports the Western expansion plan with support for Ukraine in the ongoing war, in practice supports the Western hegemony plans, which enable Israel's genocide.
Marielle Leranand -

The cultural intifada

JENIN THEATRE: Recently many Palestinians were killed in Jenin. What does Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation entail in today's desperate situation? For The Freedom Theater in Jenin, the answer is still a cultural intifada. A performance is now being shown at the Human festival in Oslo.
Marius von Fehr -

Arab film with political sting

ARAB MOVIE DAYS: The thriller Huda's Salon takes a feminist look at the position of women in the Israeli – occupied West Bank, while the distinctive family drama Costa Brava, Lebanon deals with Lebanon's ongoing waste crisis.
Aleksander Huser -

Palestine in our century

Palestine voucher: The magazine Palestine in our century has both a current and historical perspective on # Middle East #'s long nuclear conflict over Palestine. Although it is well known, it is often with little detailed knowledge.
Truls Lie -

The radical settlers

A MURDERER: Human-hunting for radical settlers from the West Bank turns into a gifted psychological portrait of a tormented soul.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Dandelion of the West Bank

LANYARD: What Walaa Wants portrays a child growing up in the shadow of Israeli occupation and Palestinian freedom struggle, in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank.
Ellen Lande -

West of the West Bank

The conflict between Israel and Palestine is more difficult to resolve than ever, states a Middle East researcher in a new book. 
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Settlement reports

In Hebron on the occupied West Bank live 600 Israeli settlers fighting for Israeli rule in the city. New Time has visited them. 
Carima Tirillsdottir Heinesen -

Rich full-format MODERN TIMES including the supplement Orientering and Modern Times Review comes out quarterly in early March, June, September and December) with international book reviews (non-fiction) and comments / essays. According to the physical newspaper (and PDF), the articles are published regularly online (see the newsletters).

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