Israel's Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel recently called for more death and injuries of Palestinians in Gaza. Such views are reflections of real policies that have been carried out for over 70 years. This violent legacy continues to define Israel to this day, through the use of what Israeli historian Ilan Pappe describes as ‘incremental genocide.’
Any day now, Energy Fuels will resume drilling for high-grade uranium ore at the Canyon Mine just six miles south of the Grand Canyon. The risks of the mine have never been fully investigated, but it doesn't take much to see the potential consequences.
There is a real - but largely concealed - war which is taking place throughout the African continent. It involves the United States, an invigorated Russia and a rising China. The outcome of the war is likely to define the future of the continent and its global outlook.
Disasters, man made and natural, are increasingly forcing agriculture-based income earners, especially small farmers, out of their villages and into cities looking for work. “What am I to do? There is no work in our village, all the fields have dried up, everyone is moving out looking for work,” said Sri Lankan farmer Newton Gunathileka.
2018 promises to be a decisive year for the future of all Palestinians and it will be a difficult one. Not only did the US pull out of the 'peace process', it is expected to do its utmost to jeopardize any Palestinian initiative aimed at holding Israel accountable for its 50-year-old illegal military occupation.
Water shortages, an unstable climate, proliferation of pests, infrequent but more intense rainfall, hail and the effects of human activities are affecting an area that is crucial for the supply of food and for climate regulation in Mexico.
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