Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden said Monday he was “appalled” after violent clashes between two groups outside a Los Angeles synagogue over the weekend. Protesters wearing keffiyehs and holding Palestinian flags gathered on Sunday outside the Adas Torah synagogue, where several US media outlets report a pr...
MOSCOW (AA) – Armenia announced on Friday that it has recognized the state of Palestine. “Reaffirming its commitment to international law and the principles of equality, sovereignty and peaceful coexistence of peoples, the Republic of Armenia recognizes the State of Palestine,” Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The minist...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House rebuffed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, saying his “incorrect” claims that the US is withholding weapons deliveries are “vexing” the administration. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the allegations by Netanyahu on Tuesday “were d...
Washington, United States – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Washington is still reviewing one shipment of bombs for Israel over concerns about their use in crowded areas of Gaza, but that other weapons are moving as usual. Blinken’s remarks came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in Tel ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Biden administration is set to announce a major immigration relief program granting legal status to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who have lived in the US for at least 10 years, officials have reported. According to sources familiar with the plans, the program, known as “Parole in Place,”...
United Nations, United States – AFP The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution supporting a cease-fire plan in Gaza, as Washington leads an intense diplomatic campaign to push Hamas to accept the proposal. The text — passed with 14 votes in favor and Russia abstaining — “welcomes”...
Palestinian Territories – JUNE 8, 2024 19:25:19 GMT – AFP Israeli attacks on Nuseirat refugee camp on Saturday killed 210 Palestinians and left hundreds wounded as its forces claimed to have freed four Israelis kept by Hamas since October 7 last year. Gaza media office said “the number of victims from the Israeli occupation&#...
In the last 24 hours, Israeli airstrikes have killed 68 Palestinians and injured 235 others in Gaza. Forty displaced Palestinians, including 14 children and nine women, are among the dead. They were sheltering at the United Nations-run al-Sardi school, where 70 others were injured. The U.N. refugee agency UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says ...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Wednesday warned against an “escalation” in Lebanon after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of an operation. “We don’t want to see that escalation of the conflict which would just lead to further loss of life from both Israelis and the Lebanese pe...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House strongly disputed Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that there were “gaps” between the close allies on a proposal to end the eight-month war on Gaza. Netanyahu reportedly told lawmakers earlier Monday that the three-stage proposal, as laid out by US President...
