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No Israeli, Palestinian flags allowed at Wembley for England games – FA

No Israeli, Palestinian flags allowed at Wembley for England games – FA

FLAGS and shirts showing support for victims of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not be allowed for England's games against Australia and Italy at Wembley, the FA said. England host Australia in a friendly on Friday before taking on Italy in a European Championship qualifier on Tuesday. "On Friday evening, we will remember the innocent victims of the devastating events in Israel and Palestine," the FA said in a statement. "We will only permit flags, replica kits and other representations of nationality for the competing nations inside Wembley Stadium for the upcoming matches against Australia and Italy." England and Australia players will…
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Gaza conflict forces reordering of Biden’s policy priorities

Gaza conflict forces reordering of Biden’s policy priorities

MATT SPETALNICK, HUMEYRA PAMUK and PATRICIA ZENGERLE U.S. President Joe Biden took office in January determined to focus his time and energy on the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn at home and big challenges such as China, Russia and Iran abroad. But after a Gaza conflict that required intensive behind-the-scenes U.S. diplomacy, his aides are having to reorder their priorities as they seek to stabilize an Israel-Hamas ceasefire, craft a reconstruction aid plan for the Palestinians and prevent a recurrence of what became Biden's first foreign policy crisis. The focus, one U.S. official said, is on "what would come next,…
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