A Palestinian medic searches for survivors in the rubble of a building after it was hit during an Israeli strike on Gaza City's Zaytoun neighbourhood on Oct. 5, 2024.Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images So, too, have suggestions that the Palestinian Authority -- which partially ...
Hamas therefore remains the governing party in Gaza, though distribution of administrative responsibilities in Gaza is complex.Reuters has reported that"while Hamas controls Gaza and exercises tight control over information coming out of the enclave, formal responsibility for the health ministry still rest...
Image:Palestinians walk among the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli strikes, in the southern Gaza Strip Image:Palestinians inspect the buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip What is Hamas? Hamas is one of the two major political pa...
But some international observers, including the United Nations, view Israel as,in effect, occupying Gaza— a view predicated on the fact that Israel controls Gaza's borders and airspace and it supplies most of its electricity. If that is the case, then the recent outbreak of hostilities betwee...
As Israel systematicallydestroysbuildings and lives across the Gaza Strip, some members of its government are speaking more loudly and more brazenly about how they’d like to “encourage emigration” from the territory. The U.S. hascondemnedthe rhetoric and demanded that it “st...
Trump’s transition team — working parallel to Kamala Harris’ — has already spent months quietly crafting plans to realign the federal government. They’ve been making shortlists for Cabinet jobs, assembling “landing teams” for federal agencies, vetting a slew of potential political appointees,...
A ground offensive is necessary to achieve Israel’s goal of eliminating Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, the IDF says. A prolonged invasion, however — should it become that — will be bloody and costly not only for those living in Gaza but for the Israeli military as well, ...
Bidenwon the Democratic primarywith more than 81 per cent of the vote. But more than 101,000 Democratic voters — or roughly 13 per cent — ticked the “uncommitted” box at the urging of activists and Arab-American leaders in protest at Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza. ...
A popular reform among a certain segment of good-government types, ranked-choice voting failed in Nevada and Oregon and looks headed to defeat in Colorado, while a measure to repeal it in Alaska is currently ahead. Similarly, a bid to replace partisan primaries with an open system in Arizo...
Education at a Glance: Major gender differences in education paths found among OECD countries – international comparison shows Finland’s situation remains largely unchanged,Finnish Government “The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its Education at a Glance, an...