Simon Speakman Cordall

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Senior Producer at AJE Digital. Gentleman explorer and noted raconteur. Currently banned in Israel. Bylines in: lots of stuff.

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Gaza's first fisherwoman inspires solidarity mission

2 days ago | aljazeera.com | Maram Humaid |Simon Speakman Cordall

Gaza City - As the Madleen sails towards Gaza to try to deliver life-saving aid to its people, little is known about the woman the boat was named after: Madleen Kulab, Gaza's only fisherwoman. When Al Jazeera first met Madleen Kulab (also spelled Madelyn Culab) three years ago, she had two children, was expecting her third and lived a relatively quiet life in Gaza City with her husband, Khader Bakr, 32, also a fisherman.
Divided Israel faces internal unrest amid escalating Gaza conflict

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Simon Speakman Cordall

As Israel's devastating war on Gaza grinds on, pushed forward by a prime minister insistent that a goal of total military victory be met, the divisions within Israeli society are growing increasingly deeper. In the last few weeks, as Israeli peace activists and antiwar groups have stepped up their campaign against the conflict, supporters of the war have also increased their pressure to continue, whatever its humanitarian, political or diplomatic cost.
Storey photography exhibition highlights the plight of thousands trapped in North Africa

1 week ago | lancasterguardian.co.uk | Simon Speakman Cordall

A new exhibition of original photography aims to tell the story of the tens of thousands of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants from across Africa trapped in Tunisia. Hundreds of people enter Tunisia every day, many fleeing wars, others the complete break down of law and order, some the collapse of the climate that supported them and their families.
Israel's anti-war protests small, but growing

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Simon Speakman Cordall

"One of the guards came up to me and asked if I was there to save Gaza's children, then he punched me in the stomach," Alon-Lee Green said, recounting his experience in an Israeli prison this week. Green and eight others were arrested on Sunday for protesting with about 600 others along Israel's border with Gaza, spending two nights and almost three days in prison before being placed under house arrest.
Israeli speculation mounts over potential rift between Trump and Netanyahu

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Simon Speakman Cordall

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has often tried to paint himself as a close friend of United States President Donald Trump, but the relationship has rarely been as straightforward as the Israeli premier has portrayed it. And recently, speculation across the Israeli media that the relationship between the two leaders, and by extension, their countries, has begun to unravel is becoming unavoidable.
Refugees run out of options in Tunisia

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Simon Speakman Cordall

Patricia is sobbing over the phone. About a dozen Tunisian policemen came to her camp this morning to tell her and the other refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants living rough in the olive fields outside of Sfax, a coastal city in Tunisia, that they had to leave. Recommended Stories They gave them 48 hours.
How much support is there for Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's imprisoned mayor?

2 months ago | aljazeera.com | Simon Speakman Cordall

Supporters of the imprisoned mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, say millions have rallied to protest against his arrest on corruption charges. There are no official numbers, but observers say these are the largest antigovernment protests in a decade. Imamoglu faces multiple charges, including "establishing and managing a criminal organisation, taking bribes, extortion, unlawfully recording personal data and rigging a tender". He has denied the charges.
Il governo israeliano è sempre più autoritario

2 months ago | internazionale.it | Simon Speakman Cordall

Decine di migliaia di israeliani hanno protestato per giorni contro il primo ministro Benjamin Netanyahu, chiedendo le sue dimissioni. Sono indignati per quelli che considerano i tentativi di Netanyahu di restare al potere a qualsiasi costo, dopo che il 18 marzo ha deciso di riprendere i bombardamenti sulla Striscia di Gaza, anche se gli ostaggi israeliani sono ancora nel territorio palestinese.
Israelis protest as Netanyahu focuses on securing political power

2 months ago | aljazeera.com | Simon Speakman Cordall

Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, calling for him to resign. They are angry at what they see as Netanyahu's attempts to stay in power at any cost, after he decided to resume the bombing of Gaza last Tuesday, even as Israeli captives remain in the Palestinian enclave.
Israel divided over end of ceasefire in Gaza

2 months ago | aljazeera.com | Simon Speakman Cordall

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political problems have been piling up. More court proceedings in his corruption trial, public anger at his attempts to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service and a push from outside - and inside - his government to end the ceasefire in Gaza. And so on Tuesday, he returned to war. Those problems seem less important, for now.