| Israelis must reach out to Gazans, Palestinians will live on despite recent violence, Europe walks a tightrope after Trump’s trashing of the Iran deal, Europe’s hypocrisy in treatment of Roma citizens, Africa faces the task of ‘Decolonising the Mind’ Posted: 26 May 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![Israelis must reach out to Gazans, Palestinians will live on despite recent violence, Europe walks a tightrope after Trump's trashing of the Iran deal, Europe's hypocrisy in treatment of Roma citizens, Africa faces the task of 'Decolonising the Mind']( "Israelis must reach out to Gazans, Palestinians will live on despite recent violence, Europe walks a tightrope after Trump's trashing of the Iran deal, Europe's hypocrisy in treatment of Roma citizens, Africa faces the task of 'Decolonising the Mind'") "On [May 14], more than 60 Palestinians were reported killed in Gaza and more than 2,000 injured, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry," states an editorial. "It was the deadliest single day of violence since the 2014 war.... Even though the [Israel Defense Forces] defended the legality of using live fire against protests at a High Court challenge ... the larger question goes beyond what may be legal, to what may be in Israel's best interests. "In defiance of international legitimacy and objections by countries around the world, the US opened its embassy in the occupied city of Jerusalem on [May 14], fuelling condemnation and angry protests in Palestine as well as Arab and Muslim countries...," states an editorial.
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| Readers write: Mothers and forgiveness, reality of homelessness, how ‘Black Panther’ affects Africans, tariffs explained for average reader, high taxes vs. life choices Posted: 26 May 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![Readers write: Mothers and forgiveness, reality of homelessness, how 'Black Panther' affects Africans, tariffs explained for average reader, high taxes vs. life choices]( "Readers write: Mothers and forgiveness, reality of homelessness, how 'Black Panther' affects Africans, tariffs explained for average reader, high taxes vs. life choices") It got deeper into issues around forgiveness, always recognizing that people are complex and face difficult paths – rarely simple or direct – through trauma. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test? It introduces a reality that is often overlooked by many of those well-meaning people who want to "cure" homelessness.
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