ISTANBUL (AA): Israel is using a “dehumanization” strategy to justify its attacks on civilian areas in Gaza following the surprise attack by Hamas’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, according to an Israeli professor of international law and human rights. Neve Gordon, a member of the Faculty of Law at Queen Mary University ...
NEW YORK (AA) – Professor Norman Finkelstein has described the attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza as “a horror of the highest magnitude” and said, “Israel always denies responsibility.” The political scientist spoke to the media about the attack on the hospital and developments in the region since Octo...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A total of 1,264 Palestinians are currently held by Israel in administrative detention, UN special coordinator for the Middle East, Tor Wennesland, said Wednesday. The number, according to the UN envoy, is the highest in over a decade. “Israeli security forces carried out 1,042 search-and-arrest operations in the West B...
All three bills will now be enrolled to Governor Gavin Newsom, whose signature would declare the bills law SACRAMENTO, California – The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) has praised the adoption of three bills in the California legislature. The CAIR had proposed and backed these bills. These bills ...
Judge François Dadour asked potential jurors if they had any preconceived notions about accused’s race or religion MONTREAL, Canada – A Montreal Superior Court judge asked jurors questions about race and religion before selecting them to hear the case of Ali Ngarukiye, a Black Muslim accused of the attempted murder of a Montreal police o...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN Human Rights Council said Wednesday that attacks on the Quran in Europe will be discussed at its 54th session from Sept. 11 to Oct.13. Czech Republic’s Ambassador to the UN, Vaclav Balek, told a news conference in Geneva that the session would be the longest of the Council. Balek, who […]
ANKARA (AA) – India’s top court on Tuesday finished hearing arguments on petitions challenging the legality of the legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, and its special status. The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench, led by Chief Justice Dhananjaya ...
ANKARA (AA) – Australia will hold a defining Indigenous rights referendum on October 14 to recognize the role of the country’s Aboriginal minorities in the Constitution. “On that day, every Australian will have a once-in-a-generation chance to bring our country together,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement as he announce...
Changes include opening administrative conferences to the public, establishing a task force to recommend rule changes, and making court decisions more accessible on the Internet, MADISON, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has made sweeping changes to improve transparency and accountability after electing a liberal majority to the c...
At least 1,440 officers will have received training by end-2023, says defense minister of Syrian interim government ANKARA (AA) – The defense minister of the Syrian interim government has reiterated the commitment of the Syrian National Army to international law on prohibition of child soldiers. In a written statement about the training the Sy...
