Why the UN still matters across the Maghreb
In our increasingly un-reported World, well, that part of the media circus that doesn’t involve celebrity and assorted trivia,
Nael Barghouti, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israel, was deported to Egypt following his release under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Jailed since 1978 for killing an Israeli bus driver, Barghouti was among 620 Palestinian prisoners exchanged for four Israeli hostages' remains. Israel's policy mandates permanent deportation for Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis, denying them return to their homes in the West Bank.
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