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Palestinian journalists, medical workers testify on Israeli attacks at Gaza Tribunal
- Palestinians recount loss of loved ones, attacks on unborn, and destruction of cemeteries during Israeli strikes ISTANBUL Palestinian journalists, medical workers, and witnesses delivered harrowing testimonies Saturday at the Gaza Tribunal’s...
Hamas Strategy Fails: New Security Future for Gaza Emerges
Reports of Arab media consensus on Hamas’s strategic failure signal a potential watershed moment for Gaza’s governance, yet the path forward remains fraught with uncertainty. The Shifting Narrative For years, Hamas has positioned itself as the...
From the Margins to the Mainstream: How the Gaza genocide transformed U.S. public opinion
Two years since the start of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, U.S. public opinion on Israel, Palestine, and U.S. policy has undergone a profound shift. What was once a marginal foreign policy issue for most U.S. voters has moved to the center of...
JD Vance calls Israel's vote on West Bank annexation an 'insult'
US Vice President JD Vance criticised a symbolic vote in Israel's parliament the previous day about annexing the occupied West Bank, saying that it amounted to an “insult” and went against the Trump administration policies. Hard-liners in the...
Vance, Netanyahu Blast Israeli Bill Applying Sovereignty to West Bank as Trump Warns of Risk to US Support
The owner of a vegan kosher food chain in Washington, D.C., said boycotts that targeted his business for its ties to Israel led to the permanent closure this month of his last two restaurants. This development is the latest chapter in an ongoing...
No wonder we don’t respect our betters
IT is a common experience to lose respect for one’s betters with age, but the process seems to have accelerated in recent years. Let’s consider some of the classes we are supposed to look up to. We admired the late queen. I’d argue that was more...
Vance slams Israeli vote on West Bank annexation, calls it an ‘insult’
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that he will seek reelection next year, aiming for a fourth nonconsecutive term. “I may be turning 80, but I have the same energy I did at 30. I’m running for a fourth term,” Lula...
Palestinian Displacement Post-1948: Internal Conflicts and Missed Opportunities
The quest for Palestinian national representation has been undermined not by external forces alone, but by a self-defeating cycle of factional infighting that has persisted for over five decades. The Lost Promise of 1970 When Egyptian President...
International Body: “Israel Continues Slow-Death Genocide, Starvation, and Targeting of UNRWA in Gaza”
International Body: “Israel Continues Slow-Death Genocide, Starvation, and Targeting of UNRWA in Gaza” Gaza – SABA: The International Commission to Support Palestinian Rights (ICSPR) warned on Saturday that Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip has not...
What does the Israeli proposal to annex the West Bank involve after JD Vance hits out at ‘stupid political stunt’
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Even with a full in-tray, Trump will need to stay focused on Gaza
Donald Trump has mobilised top officials in his administration to engage in shuttle diplomacy across the Middle East, bringing with them a clear message to all concerned: the US President’s plan for Gaza and the broader region will not be allowed...
Arab, Palestinian outrage over Israeli move to annex West Bank
The two Knesset bills are part of broader moves within Israeli politics to formalise annexation of the occupied West Bank [MOSAB SHAWER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images] Palestinian factions and Arab states have denounced Israel’s latest...
Israel under pressure over West Bank annexation vote
Middle East countries were taking a renewed stand against Israel on Thursday after its parliament backed the annexation of the West Bank and two people were killed in a bombing in Lebanon. More than a dozen Islamic nations, including the UAE,...
Türkiye declares Israeli West Bank annexation move 'null and void'
Türkiye has formally rejected the Israeli parliament's advancement of West Bank annexation measures, declaring them legally invalid under international law. The Turkish Foreign Ministry characterized the legislative action as contradicting...
West Bank sees 757 Israeli settler attacks in one year
UN reports 757 Israeli settler attacks this year as occupation forces intensify raids and target olive harvesters across the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces raided the town of Abu Dis, just east of occupied al-Quds, launching tear gas and sound...
Israel using Gaza as dumping ground for settlement construction waste: Report
The Israeli army has reportedly been dumping large quantities of waste, rubble, and construction debris from settlements outside the Gaza Strip into the besieged Palestinian territory. Israeli trucks belonging to a private company have been...
Middlebury to Palestine: Excerpts from the Gaza Teach-In
On Oct. 3 in the Grille, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted a Gaza Teach-In. Speakers emphasized Middlebury’s connection to the Israeli Genocide of Gaza personally, intellectually and as fellow human beings. Two years into the genocide...
Al Jazeera Reporter Dismisses Gaza Resident’s Criticism of Hamas
A viral video capturing an Al Jazeera reporter cutting off a Gaza resident’s criticism of Hamas reveals the complex web of fear, control, and narrative management that shapes coverage from within the besieged territory. The Uncomfortable Truth...
Top news of the day: INDIA bloc declares Tejashwi Yadav as Bihar CM candidate; West Bank annexation could endanger Trump’s Gaza plan, warns Marco Rubio, and more
RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav addresses INDIA bloc press conference, in Patna, on Thursday, October 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Tejashwi Yadav named CM face of Mahagathbandhan, VIP chief Mukesh Sahani...
Ireland Elects Far-Left President in Landslide Victory — Says Her Priority is to ‘Existential Threat’ of Climate Change (VIDEO)
Catherine Connolly giving her victory speech on Saturday night. When you think European countries cannot fall any further, they always seem to find a way. Ireland, one of the richest countries in the world by GDP per capita, has elected a leftist...