In the absence of serious pressure from the US, Israel likely plans to indefinitely occupy Gaza, where settler outposts could even emerge, warns journalist and author Antony Loewenstein. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Loewenstein, who wrote The Palestine Laboratory, compared Israel’s strategy in Gaza with its approach in the occupied West Bank, where it strengthened its … Read more
Charitable giving in the UK has seen a significant decline, according to the World Giving Index, one of the largest global surveys tracking donations and volunteering. Despite being the world’s sixth-largest economy, the UK has dropped out of the top 20 in terms of individual contributions, as highlighted in a recent report. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel … Read more
Economic integration and globalisation, the free flow of trade, with the United States at the helm: that is the economic order the world has known for decades. Today, the disintegration of the rules-based old world order is evident. Countries are becoming more inward-looking, regulatory fences have been erected, the World Trade Organization is in limbo, … Read more