Why is ‘Deuce Bigalow’ rooting for Viktor Orban in Hungary? A washed-up American comedian’s endorsement offers a window into Hungary’s central role in the global far right.

In a week’s time Hungary goes to the polls. This election is super important - not least for the global Right. In this piece I write back in January for @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion, I explain why…

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Green and Yellow: Two lines that separate me from my land — #AJOpinion by Refaat Ibrahim.

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Trump's gift to shit-hole countries: more trump towers.

'Colonialism, as we have seen in the case of US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace”, is rebranded not as domination, but as necessary order and a prelude to prosperity.' — writes @gathara for #AJOpinion ⤵️ search.app/beovr

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#AJOPINION: "Instead of handing Trump $1 billion checks, governments should work together to protect the UN and other institutions established to uphold international human rights and humanitarian law, the global rule of law, and accountability.

Xenophobia runs the world From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.

In my latest for Al Jazeera English #AJOpinion I tackle the globality of xenophobia: From Washington to Copenhagen to Pretoria.

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No, there is no ceasefire in Gaza Israel’s bombing of Gaza is not a ‘violation of the ceasefire'. It is a continuing genocide under diplomatic cover.

"The 'ceasefire' is a diplomatic sham – a cover for the continuing extermination, displacement and erasure of the Palestinian people in Gaza and a distraction for the international public and the media."

— #AJOpinion by @yarahawari.bsky.social ⤵️ aje.io/p14911

"In Gaza, the peace plan that has been imposed rather than negotiated will leave Israel’s occupation not only intact but emboldened."

— #AJOpinion by Jonathan Whittall ⤵️

In Sudan, war is being waged on women and children — #AJOpinion by reena ghelani.

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aljazeeraenglish #AJOPINION: "Israel's war on Gaza has not ended with the pullback of its tanks or the falling silent of its warplanes. Tens of thousands have been killed, hundreds of thousands of homes reduced to rubble, and some two million people driven from their homes.

In this piece for @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion - in response to Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan - I present a “10-point plan for Israel”: aje.io/slic0q

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#AJOPINION: "This moment demands clarity: genocide in Gaza is not a matter of opinion; it is a matter of record. But recognition is not enough. Never again must mean never again now," writes Ahmed Najar

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Western bids to recognise a Palestinian state put Israel first If recognition is to matter, it must centre on Palestinian self-determination, not Israel’s security.

The only good solution is the one that places Palestinian rights on centre stage and involves some mechanism of political leverage and censure that is able to curb Israel’s rogue-like conduct. Without it, any recognition of Palestinian statehood is an empty performance. @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion

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#AJOPINION: "Unless the Trump administration is reined in — & unless American journalism lives up to its professed values — Americans will be left not with a democracy in crisis, but with the shell of 1," writes Mohamad Elmasry, professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.

Hasbara with glitter: Israel’s politics of pleasure Leisure has long been a colonial cover for brutality; Israel refines it with festivals, pride and travel culture.

“Abroad, it depicts Israelis as carefree and liberal — a fantasy Western audiences can enjoy guilt-free. Israelis are introduced as ‘one of us’; Palestinians as those who spoil the party”.

— #AJOpinion by Benjamin Ashraf ⤵️
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#AJOPINION: "I feel like what Israel is preparing for us in the south is a concentration camp where we will be cut off from the world, our voices muffled, our existence erased," wites Sara Awad, a Palestinian writer based in Gaza⁠. ⁠
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Superman’s new job at ICE is the perfect American plot twist Dean Cain’s leap from TV hero to immigration enforcer captures America’s embrace of fear as patriotism.

Why did Superman join ICE? In my latest for #AJOpinion @aljazeera.com I argue "Dean Cain’s leap from TV hero to immigration enforcer captures America’s embrace of fear as patriotism".

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#AJOPINION: In an open letter, 58 former EU envoys urge the bloc to end arms exports, sanction Israel, and act to stop what they call atrocity crimes.⁠
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Israel’s narrative cannot survive the truth, so it’s silencing the world As Israel kills tens of thousands, its defenders go after anyone who dares to speak out.

On the campaign to silence all critics for @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion

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Gaza is running out of blood — #AJOpinion by Donya Abu Sitta.

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By sacrificing Palestine, Europe betrays itself By refusing to take action on Israel, EU states are violating European and international law.

#AJOPINION: "Inaction on #Gaza reveals the limits of Europe’s commitment to its self-proclaimed values: by sacrificing #Palestine, #Europe betrays itself."

#EU #Israel #genocide #warcrimes #crimesagainsthumanity #ruleoflaw #humanrights

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By sacrificing Palestine, Europe betrays itself By refusing to take action on Israel, EU states are violating European and international law.

#AJOPINION: "No amount of “interpreting” law or hiding behind procedure can mask the fact that the #EU is in flagrant violation of its legal obligations and the spirit of its own rules"

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel

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@AJEnglish: "There is no excuse to be silent over the role of companies linked to Israel’s illegal actions in the Palestinian occupied territory and its war in Gaza."

— writes Kiran Aziz for #AJOpinion ⤵️ t.co/EuUAVVc0zZ

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#AJOPINION: "A country with a history of violence, elitism, and narcissism like the US – and an individual like Trump – cannot divorce themselves from their own violent DNA, a violence that could one day consume this nation-state,"
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In Gaza, the Israelis are staging Hunger Games — #AJOpinion by Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi.

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By bombing Iran, the US continues to make the world safe for war Netanyahu is thrilled by Trump’s attacks on Iran, as will be the arms manufacturers who used to love the shah of Iran.

"In Netanyahu’s words, Trump’s action will “change history” – as though making the world safe for more war is anything new."

— #AJOpinion by Belén Fernández ⤵️

Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is bigger than New York Amid a global rightward shift, Mamdani’s progressive campaign offers a rare blueprint for the left to win.

A few words on Zohran Mamdani’s important fight for New York @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion