RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians across the occupied West Bank performed Eid al-Fitr prayers on Sunday amid Israeli military aggression, particularly attacks on refugee camps in the northern region. Worshippers gathered in mosques and public squares across cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, which continues to face intensi...
Ankara calls Cemal Kafadar’s removal part of a rising “Zionist McCarthyism” silencing free-Palestine voices in U.S. academia ANKARA, Turkiye (MNTV) – Türkiye has strongly condemned the removal of renowned Ottoman historian Prof. Cemal Kafadar from his position as chair of Harvard University’s Center for Middle East Studies, describing th...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Around 75,000 Palestinian worshippers gathered at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem for the fourth and final Friday prayers of this Ramadan despite Israeli restrictions and harassment. Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, director-general of the Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem, confirmed: “75,000 worshippers performed Friday praye...
GAZA CITY, Palestine/ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 24 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said. Israeli warplanes struck a home in Al-Saftawi neighborhood, north of Gaza City, leaving seven people dead, a medical source said. One Palestinian was killed in another airstrike targeting a home near ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Senator Bernie Sanders announced Thursday that he will force votes next week on halting nearly $9 billion in new military aid for Israel after it broke a ceasefire in Gaza with large-scale strikes that have killed hundreds Palestinians. Sanders said he would force votes on two resolutions of disapproval to block the [&h...
A U.S. judge has stopped the arrest of Columbia University student Yunseo Chung, who is facing deportation over her role in protests for Palestine. A federal court in New York issued a temporary restraining order, blocking officials from detaining her. Chung is a permanent U.S. resident from South Korea, who was targeted by immigration authori...
A group of House Democrats is demanding the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib led the charge at a Capitol Hill press conference, calling Khalil’s detention and possible deportation “illegal.” Khalil is a Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident in the U.S. He was arrested by Immigrati...
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has taken “full responsibility” for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal group discussing a planned U.S. military strike in Yemen. Speaking on Fox News, Waltz called it “embarrassing” and vowed to “get to the bottom of it.” The chat group, named “Houth...
Two major academic groups in the U.S. are taking the White House to court. The American Association of University Professors and the Middle East Studies Association filed a lawsuit in Boston. They accuse the former Biden administration of creating a climate of repression on university campuses. The groups say students and scholars who speak ou...
The U.S. is facing criticism for refusing to condemn Israel over the deaths of two Palestinian journalists in Gaza. At a press briefing, the State Department’s Tammy Bruce deflected questions on whether the killings could be considered war crimes. Instead, she blamed Hamas, saying every tragedy in Gaza stems from the group’s actions. Bruce str...
