JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is using arrests, passport confiscations and deportations as part of its policy against foreign activists in the occupied West Bank, Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Thursday. Citing official data, Haaretz said at least 16 foreign activists have been expelled from Israel since October 2023 after being detained in the W...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A CIA official working overseas has been charged with disclosing classified documents allegedly detailing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, according to a report on Wednesday. Citing court records and sources familiar with the case, The Washington Post reported that the official, Asif W. Rahman, wa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – About 90 Democrats called on US President Joe Biden to use his “lame-duck” period in the presidency to sanction two Israeli ministers, according to a letter made public on Thursday. In a letter sent on Oct. 29, 88 lawmakers called on Biden to sanction Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security M...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A US congresswoman urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign for not changing the policy on arms supply to Israel. “Secretary Blinken exposed his lie by announcing that there will be no change to any policy, despite admitting that the Israeli government has still failed to comply with all of their [&hellip...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is an adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump, met earlier this week with Iran’s envoy to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, to discuss potential ways to reduce tensions between the US and Iran, The New York Times reported Thursday. Iranian officials familiar with the meeting said [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US said Thursday it has not seen “any kind of specific forced displacement” in the Gaza Strip, contradicting reports by human rights groups that accuse Israel of forcibly displacing nearly 1.9 million Palestinians. “We have not seen any kind of specific forced displacement. But as you’ve hear...
A prominent Palestinian leader is facing severe, life-threatening mistreatment in Israel’s Ramla Prison. Khalida Jarrar has been held in solitary confinement for over 90 days, a human rights group has revealed. She lives in a cramped, poorly ventilated cell with no basic necessities like water or light, leading to what is being descr...
More than 50 lawmakers worldwide are calling on the United Nations to intervene and protect 48 Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for over a decade. These detainees have been held at Thailand’s Immigration Detention Center since 2014. They are at risk of being deported to China, where they could face […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli government is advancing a bill that would prohibit displaying the Palestinian flag at universities and institutions funded by Israel, according to the local media. If passed, the law would apply to any institution funded by the state budget, including universities, and would impose fines of up to 10,000 shekels ($2...
NICE, France (AA) – A student activist who was detained for 46 days in Nice prison in France for her social media post raising voice for Palestine, called the detention was a “political procedure.” Amira Zaiter, a nursing student, was arrested on September 16 at her home due to her posts on X related to […]
