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  • This house believes that Egypt should accept all refugees fleeing from Gaza

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    In early 2025, President Donald Trump proposed a plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, threatening it with scaling back financial assistance from the USA if it refuses to accept the refugees. Egypt has remained cautious about accepting, while continuing to provide humanitarian aid.

    Guangzhou United Asian Debating Championships 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-06-17

  • THPAW in which Eastern Orthodoxy had their own central authority under a Pope

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    A central authority like the Pope can define doctrine, appoint leaders, settle disputes, and issue binding decisions on worship, morals, and church structure. Eastern Orthodoxy lacks such a figure. Each denomination (often national, but occasionally regional) is self-governing and makes its own decisions on interpreting theology, conducting services, selecting clergy, managing internal affairs, and engaging with political or ethical questions. Inter-Orthodox meetings are rare, even within the same denomination, and national and pan-Orthodox councils occur only every few years. Their decisions are non-binding unless all leaders unanimously agree.

    Rotterdam Pre-EUDC · Semifinals · 2025-06-07

  • That, as the EBU, we would expel Israel from Eurovision

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    The Eurovision Song Contest is an international music competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), a coalition of public service broadcasters from across Europe and neighbouring regions. Participation in Eurovision is open to active EBU members, and the EBU has full discretion over which broadcasters are eligible to compete. In 2022, following public and institutional pressure, the EBU banned Russia from participating due to its invasion of Ukraine and later suspended Russian broadcasters from its membership. In recent years, several national broadcasters, including those from Ireland, Iceland, and Spain, have publicly questioned Israel’s continued participation in light of its military operations in Gaza, urging the EBU to take similar action.

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-06-01

  • This house regrets the Arab Spring

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    The Arab Spring refers to a wave of popular protests, revolts, and armed conflicts that erupted across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the early 2010s. Originating in Tunisia in December 2010, the movement quickly expanded to neighboring countries, propelled by widespread frustration over authoritarian governments, economic struggles, and the denial of political rights

    Xavier Cup 12 · Pre-Octofinals · 2025-05-25

  • This House Supports the recent removal of economic sanctions on Syria.

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    On May 13th, President Trump announced that the United States would be lifting all remaining economic sanctions on Syria. Shortly afterwards, the European Union followed suit.

    Utrecht Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-05-24

  • This house, as the DEM, would accept guaranteed constitutional protection of minority rights for Kurds in Turkey in exchange for voting to change presidential term limits

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    Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is led by current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and has declared intentions for Erdoğan to run for a fourth term, despite constitutional term limits. A constitutional amendment requires 360 out of 600 seats in parliament, of which AKP and its allies currently have 321. Erdoğan recently jailed İmamoğlu, the nominee for president from Republican People’s Party (CHP), the second largest political party (146/600), which has been met with popular protest. The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) is Turkey’s third-largest political party and has been historically pro-Kurdish. Kurds have experienced high levels of political oppression in Turkey, such as political bans against Kurdish parties and the denial of basic human rights to citizens of Kurdish origin. In the 2023 election, DEM endorsed the CHP's presidential candidate. The DEM is the only party that might ally with AKP and has the requisite number of seats (57/600) in parliament to enable changes.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-05-10

  • That, as the EU, we would invest in the construction of the Qatar-Turkey Natural Gas Pipeline

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    The Qatar-Turkey Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline project that would transport gas from Qatar's North Field - one of the world's largest natural gas reserves - through Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria to Turkey, eventually connecting to European energy networks

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-04-15

  • This house, as the UN, would support the Arab Summit's reconstruction plan in Gaza

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    Following Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians in Egypt and Jordan, the Arab states convened an emergency summit in Cairo on March 4, 2025. The summit proposed a reconstruction plan that aims to restore Gaza while preventing the displacement of Palestinians. It is estimated to cost $53 billion with a phased approach that includes rebuilding infrastructure, restoring essential services, and establishing a transitional governance structure to reunite Gaza and the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority (PA). Israel and the United States have rejected the proposal while both Hamas and the PA have accepted the plan, although disagreements persist over the future of Hamas and the role of the Qassam Brigades in Gaza.

    Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-05

  • This house, as Syria’s interim government, would reject the U.S. conditions

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    The United States has presented Syria with a set of conditions in exchange for partial sanctions relief. These conditions include (1) Eliminating Chemical Weapons, (2) Counterterrorism Cooperation, and (3) Exclusion of Foreign Fighters from Government. In return, the U.S. has offered unspecified sanctions relief, though no clear timeline has been given for Syria to meet these conditions or for the relief to take effect.

    13th Zamboanga Debate Open · Quarterfinals · 2025-04-05

  • This house, as Saudi Arabia, regrets their sporting investment strategy.

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    Saudi Arabia's public investment fund is an attempt at asset diversifcation by the Saudi state. Recently, it has invested billions of dollars into football, golf, tennis, WWE, and more.

    Joynt Scroll 2024 · Round 1 · 2025-03-29

  • This house believes that the interim government in Syria should call an immediate election.

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    In Syria in 2011 there were protests against the autocratic Assad regime. This led to a civil war that lasted from 2012 - 2024 and created mass destruction and displacement. There were multiple rebel groups involved in the opposition to Assad including; pro and anti Kurdish nationalists, secular groups and those funded by regional and foreign powers. The main rebel group is HTS, a group previously associated with Al Qaeda who have had strong control of the north west for the duration of the civil war. The new government, dominated by HTS with some participation from other rebel groups, has currently promised elections in the next 4 to 5 years.

    Durham Schools 2025📚🏫 · Open Semifinal · 2025-03-29