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According to Palestinian health authorities, the number of Gazans killed by Israel’s onslaught on the territory — in response to Hamas’ murderous attack on 7 October, which killed 1400 — has passed 11,000. While our November issue illuminates this deadly chapter in the region’s history — including repercussions in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and France — it has been noticeable, this past month, how many readers have also chosen to pore over Le Monde diplomatique’s archive. This archive is a precious resource to provide context, giving a longterm treatment of the political forces at play from the likes of journalist Amira Hass, political economist Leila Farsakh and academic and literary critic Edward Said.
Our independent journalism aspires to the principle of ‘equal treatment for and equal dignity of all human beings’. This is a rarity in Western newsrooms where, as Benoît Bréville and Pierre Rimbert write, there is often a kind of ‘editorial apartheid’, and an ‘obscuring of history’. (You can subscribe here for full access.)
Elsewhere, Spain’s regional parties exert leverage over the country’s prime minister; the dollar’s grip on the international monetary system is becoming less firm; and the Chinese dream fades. Here is a series of archival pieces related to our November issue.
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