Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’

28/05/2025 13:53 The Guardian

Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aidThree hundred and eighty writers and organisations including Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, Russell T Davies, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and George Monbiot have signed a letter stating that the Israeli government’s war in Gaza is genocidal and calling for an immediate ceasefire.“The use of the words ‘genocide’ or ‘acts of genocide’ to describe what is happening in Gaza is no longer debated by international legal experts or human rights organizations,” reads the letter, which was also signed by William Dalrymple, Jeanette Winterson, Brian Eno, Kate Mosse, Irvine Welsh and Elif Shafak. Continue reading...

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Israel confirms plans to create 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank

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Man allegedly raped by Gareth Ward quizzed on route he took to NSW MP’s house

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Warm winter forecast for Australia as SA and Victoria face unseasonal fire risk

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29/05/2025 07:45 The Guardian

Australia news live: BoM forecasts wetter and warmer than average winter; One Nation claims WA Senate seat

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Thursday briefing: What chaos at new Gaza food distribution point means for Palestinians facing famine

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Four people killed after starving Palestinians burst into UN food warehouse in Gaza

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Judge orders release of Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos

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Relatives of Israeli hostages accuse Netanyahu of ‘sentencing them to death’ amid calls for resignationMarking the 600th day of the Israel-Gaza war, thousands of family members of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza have held protests across the country, blocking traffic and calling for a deal s...

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Ukraine-Russia war: Germany to make long-range missiles with Ukraine and gives €5bn more in military aid – as it happened

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Germany and Ukraine reach deal for long-range weapons production

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