The U.S. on Thursday boycotted a United Nations tribute to late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died earlier this month in a helicopter crash. Nate Evans, spokesman for the U.S. mission to the U.N., said the U.S. will not attend the tribute event for Raisi in any capacity. He said the U.N. should be standing […]
The Council on American Islamic Relations has strongly condemned a violent police raid on a Wayne State University in Detroit on Friday morning. The raid targeted students advocating for awareness of war crimes in Gaza and Palestinian living conditions. According to reports, WSU and Detroit police officers surrounded and detained peaceful prot...
President Joe Biden is urging the Black community to back him in the upcoming elections, emphasizing their pivotal role in his victory and the defeat of Republican contender Donald Trump. During a speech in Philadelphia, Biden highlighted his administration’s investment in Black America, emphasizing economic opportunities, access to capital, a...
Lily Greenberg Call, a Jewish American formerly appointed by President Joe Biden to the U.S. Interior Department, has publicly resigned. Call cited the president’s alleged endorsement of genocide in Gaza. In an opinion piece for The Guardian, Call condemned Biden’s actions. She said they have “weaponized” Jewish safety to justify atrocities in...
The $320 million floating pier constructed by the U.S. to facilitate aid delivery to Gaza has proven ineffective. The pier became operational mid-May and has received a sporadic supply of aid. According to the government media office in Gaza, less than 100 aid trucks entered Gaza through the pier. The situation worsened in recent days, [&hell...
A USAID contractor is the latest government staff member to resign in protest of America’s handling of Israel’s war on Gaza. The Guardian reports that Alexander Smith, who worked on gender and child health, was forced to resign or be dismissed after preparing a paper on Palestinian child and maternal mortality. His resignation letter criticiz...
The disappearance of doctors has become a disturbing trend in Gaza. The World Health Organization reports that at least 214 medical staff have been detained by Israeli forces. The situation garnered international attention when Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh, a prominent surgeon from Al-Shifa Hospital, died in April under detention in Israel’s Ofer Prison...
Moving into central Rafah, Israel has left 1,000 homes destroyed in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza after a 20-day military campaign. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has warned that the delayed recovery of bodies could lead to disease outbreaks in northern Gaza. On Friday, Israeli forces targeted several areas across Gaza, with ...
Around the world, far-right leaders voiced their support for Donald Trump, while others refrained from commenting on Thursday’s judicial verdict. Russia’s Kremlin has condemned the decision, labeling it a “de-facto elimination of political rivals.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said both legal and illegal means are being used to remove polit...
Ex-President Donald Trump’s historic conviction has sent shockwaves across the nation, evoking a spectrum of emotions from outrage to elation. A New York jury has found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to a porn actor during the 2016 election. Trump’s conviction marks the first time a [&he...
