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Anti-Israel editors cited material from controversial sources out to reportedly outweigh more balanced voices

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Mandy Damari slams government after UK supported UN’s unconditional ceasefire vote

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Mandy Damari accused the UK government of delivering “A message to Hamas that they can kill Emily. Another nail in her coffin.” (Getty Images)

Heads of UNRWA schools were Hamas members according to documents found by Israel

In October, the Knesset voted to ban UNRWA, with the Foreign Ministry calling the refugee agency ‘rotten’

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Israel deploys troops to Syrian border as Assad regime falls

Closed military zones have been declared on Israeli side as IDF bolsters defences

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Israel has responded to the heightened instability on its northern border after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s sudden ousting (Image: Getty)

UK views Golan Heights as occupied territory, despite voting against Israeli withdrawal

Government position at odds with president-elect Donald Trump, who recognised Golan as Israeli territory

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Israel’s success against Hezbollah provides a genuine opportunity for sustained peace

The US must ensure that the ceasfire does not repeat the errors of the ill-fated 2006 UN Security Council Resolution

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Dismissing October 7 gang rape and comparing Israel to the Third Reich: Who is UN ‘Special Rapporteur’ Francesca Albanese?

The Italian official Francesca Albanese has accused the Jewish homeland of genocide and drew connections between Netanyahu and Hitler

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UK backs UN resolution for immediate ceasefire in Israel-Gaza conflict

The resolution was blocked by the US, marking its fourth veto on Israel's behalf during the conflict

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The United Kingdom has voted in favour of a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war (Credit: Getty Images)

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Parading coffins of dead hostages in Gaza a violation of international law, says UN human rights official

She was the UN’s special adviser on genocide. They didn’t want to listen to her

Albanese admits that UN ‘displays some bias’ against Israel in stormy TV interview

Freed British hostage Emily Damari says she was held in Unrwa facilities

Trump nominee to UN defends Jewish settlers’ rights to live anywhere in West Bank

UN advisor Francesca Albanese suggests that LA fires and Gaza are ‘symptoms of the same disease’

Board of Deputies calls for Francesca Albanese’s dismissal after she endorses David Miller

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