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I was so honoured to talk to @empirepoduk.bsky.social about Gaza. Nothing else to say: please listen.
⭐NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY⭐

Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...

In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.
September 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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If you want to understand the background to the conflict in Iran, check out our @empirepoduk.bsky.social series on the history of Iran & the Iranian Revolution.

From the rise of Cyrus...
podcasts.apple.com/az/podcast/9...

... to the Fall of the Shah:

podcasts.apple.com/az/podcast/1...
June 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🔴Why Keir Starmer Is Wrong About Immigration

In an interview with Byline TV, migration researcher and campaigner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social dispels misconceptions about immigration, and its political currency at the ballot box

www.bylinesupplement.com/p/why-keir-s...
Why Keir Starmer Is Wrong About Immigration
In an interview with Byline TV, migration researcher and campaigner Zoe Gardner dispels misconceptions about immigration, and its political currency at the ballot box
www.bylinesupplement.com
May 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
youtu.be/MZ6wvi2FR6U?...
Thank you @willdalrymple.bsky.social wise words spoken with great passion 🙏🇵🇸
British historian on how colonialism led to the ‘genocide in Gaza’
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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May 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Israeli official says army could seize all of Gaza in expanded offensive
<article data-history-node-id="422097" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-official-says-army-could-seize-all-gaza-expanded-offensive" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-official-says-army-could-seize-all-gaza-expanded-offensive" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli official says army could seize all of Gaza in expanded offensive</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israel's scaled-up offensive in&nbsp;Gaza, approved early on Monday, could go as far as seizing the entire enclave and it includes a new plan for aid distribution, though supplies will not be let in yet, according to an Israeli official.</p> <p>Israel's Kan reported that security cabinet minister Zeev Elkin said that rather than launching raids in specific areas and then leaving them as the military had done so far, the Israeli forces will now hold the territories they seize until Hamas is defeated or agrees to disarm and leave&nbsp;Gaza.</p> <p>Hamas has ruled out such calls. Israel has yet to present a clear vision for post-war&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;as it faces international pressure to end a campaign that has forcefully displaced most of&nbsp;Gaza's 2.3 million population and left it depending on aid supplies that have been dwindling rapidly since the blockade.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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May 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Around 800 Palestinian children to lose schools in Israeli crackdown, warns UN - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/800-palestinian-children-lose-schools-israeli-crackdown-warns-un
Around 800 Palestinian children to lose schools in Israeli crackdown, warns UN
<article data-history-node-id="421904" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/800-palestinian-children-lose-schools-israeli-crackdown-warns-un" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/800-palestinian-children-lose-schools-israeli-crackdown-warns-un" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Around 800 Palestinian children to lose schools in Israeli crackdown, warns UN</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa)&nbsp;says&nbsp;six of its schools in occupied East Jerusalem&nbsp;will shut by the 8th&nbsp;November, stripping&nbsp;800 Palestinian children&nbsp;of their right to education.</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Violation of international law</strong>: Roland Friedrich, UNRWA’s West Bank director, stated the move&nbsp;“threatens children’s futures”&nbsp;and breaches&nbsp;Israel’s legal obligations.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Communities at risk</strong>: Schools in&nbsp;Shuafat camp, Silwan, Wadi al-Joz, and Sur Baher—operating for&nbsp;decades—face closure, forcing students to travel farther or drop out.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Girls’ futures in jeopardy</strong>: Friedrich highlighted fears among female students, noting,&nbsp;“Dreams of becoming doctors or scientists could vanish overnight.”</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Political crackdown</strong>: The closures follow&nbsp;Israel’s October 2024 laws&nbsp;banning Unrwa activities, revoking its privileges, and barring official contact—measures enacted in&nbsp;January 2025.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Palestinian condemnation</strong>: The Foreign Ministry called it a&nbsp;“blatant violation”&nbsp;of UN immunity, accusing Israel of&nbsp;forcing its curriculum&nbsp;on Palestinian students.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>
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April 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social
The End of the Troubles
INSIDE THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT
How Peace Came to Ireland
With our Goalhanger podbrother Alistair Campbell
April 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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New From @EmpirePodUK

Our series on the English colonisation of Ireland continues-

THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE-
THE CLASH OF TWO KINGS

podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/b...
March 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Jeez. Trump actually just said it. He actually just said that Ukraine shouldn't have started this war! He’s actually siding with a crazed, murderous dictator
February 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
To paint you need a brush; for a brush you need a live squirrel; for a squirrel you need to climb a tree. The excellent Mughal exhibition is worth a visit at the V & A. It is breathtaking at times. Follow @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @empirepoduk.bsky.social for the full backstory 🙏
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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🔥 A BBC report on the ceasefire in Gaza fails to fact check Israeli violations, while obscuring key context

– this isn’t journalism, it’s neglect
Poor coverage of Gaza at the BBC: failures of journalism
A BBC report on the ceasefire in Gaza fails to fact check Israeli violations, while obscuring key context – this isn’t journalism, it’s neglect
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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This video is just epic.

The beauty of the human spirit’s ability to overcome & thrive. 🇵🇸 ❤️
February 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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*** MEME OF THE DAY ***
February 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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GERMANY AGAINST NAZISM

Thousands at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany against fascism and the Musk/Kremlin plot to get AfD in power.

Musk's support for neo-Nazis can severly damage US-Europe relations.

Again Russia is investing heavily in spreading lies to help neo-Nazis undermine Europe.
January 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@trump moron in chief advocates ethnic cleansing. No surprise. The ignorant bastard has never read a book, let alone a memo.
January 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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🔥 A new Left-Right scale of MPs has been published.

All MPs are mapped... the most left wing being Nadia Whittome and the most right wing being Suella Braverman.

This was all based on a new approach by Royal Holloway & Survation -- using 1,000 councillors to answer pair-wise comparisons of MPs.
How ‘left’ is your MP? A new picture
A new and original study has mapped our MPs on a left-right scale. What does it tell us about the people who govern us, in the East and nationally?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Posted without comment... 🦟
January 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM