Gaza may not be occupied in the conventional sense but it is a small territory with 2 million people living behind borders controlled by Israel. It lacks a port, its sole airport was destroyed many years ago and its Mediterranean coastline is patrolled by Israelis at all times. It is essenti...
Tim Walz, to advocate more forcefully for Palestinians as Israel’s war effort has killed thousands of civilians and sparked worries of famine in Gaza, Harris emphasized that she and President Joe Biden have prioritized a solution to the conflict where “suffering in Gaza ends, and ...
After weeks of fighting, Israel and Hamas announce the first truce of the war. They agree to pause fighting for four days to exchange women and child hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian women and teenagers detained or jailed by Israel on security grounds, an...
ISRAEL’S BANKING HARDBALL:Israeli banks are refusing to take transfers from Palestinian banks in the West Bank, teeing up a potential financial crisis for Palestinians in the occupied territory. As Reuters’ALI SAWAFTAreports, Palestinian authorities warn the block on transfers...
Our team has been devastated by the horrific events of this latest war. The world is reeling from Israel’s unprecedented onslaught on Gaza, inflicting mass devastation and death upon besieged Palestinians, as well as the atrocious attack and kidnappings by Hamas in Israel on October 7. Our he...
Ireland’s attitude toward Israel since the Hamas attacks of October 7 has led to an increasing disassociation between the two countries. Ireland was initially slower than many of its counterparts to condemn Hamas’s actions and has continuously repeated the various narratives coming out of Gaza, ...
The number of settlers squatting in the occupied West Bank has hit half a million for the first time. Israel demolishes Palestinian homes to make way for the expansion of its settlements or the construction of new ones, which effectively means the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their ind...
Stefanik echoes Trump’s support for Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank — 12:21 p.m. By the Associated Press Asked by Senator Chris Van Hollen if she agrees with far-right Israeli officials that Israel has a “biblical right” to the entire West Bank, Stefanik testified that she does...
Moreover, the Israeli Pegasus spyware, which has recentlymadeheadlines throughout the world for its use against numerous high-profile figures, has also long beenusedagainst Palestinian activists. In other words, Palestine continues to be the testing ground for Israel’s human rights violations of al...
For example, the question of proportionality that you raised and specifically the issue of famine because Israel, as anybody who reads the papers knows, stands accused of using hunger as a weapon in the war against Hamas in Gaza. You’ve written about this, and actually there is a long ...