The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has urged American Muslims and citizens of other faiths to participate in nationwide protests on Saturday. The demonstrations aim to mark eight months of violence and suffering in Gaza and demand President Joe Biden’s intervention to halt US support for Israel’s war. CAIR emphasized the need f...
Israel has dropped more than 70,000 tons of bombs on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, surpassing the combined tonnage used in Dresden, Hamburg, and London during World War II. Historical records show the Germans dropped 18,300 tons of bombs on London, while the Allies dropped 8,500 tons on Hamburg and 3,900 tons on Dresden. Euro-Med […]
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has called on the Biden administration to indefinitely suspend arms shipments to Israel due to the high civilian death toll in Gaza. The national civil rights group’s president Derrick Johnson has expressed the need for a cease-fire and halt in violence. Johnson called on P...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine on Friday welcomed the UN’s decision to add the Israeli army to a global list of offenders who have committed violations against children, commonly referred to as the “list of shame.” “The Security Council must now adopt a resolution to immediately halt the ongoing aggression against our people and stop the...
Palestinian Territories – AFP As many as 77 Palestinians have been killed and 221 wounded in the past 24 hours by Israeli strikes, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza reportedly received 54 bodies and numerous injured individuals on Friday. Hospital spokesperson Khalil Al-Dakran has confirme...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States called Thursday on Israel to be transparent over a strike on a UN school in Gaza, including on whether children were killed. “The government of Israel has said that they are going to release more information about this strike, including the names of those who died in […]
ATHENS (AA) – Seventeen countries from around the globe have lent their support to the new roadmap for a cease-fire in Gaza revealed by President Joe Biden. “We fully support the movement towards a cease-fire and hostage release deal now on the table and as outlined by President Biden on May 31, 2024. There is […]
GENEVA (AA) – A large number of delegates left an International Labor Conference session in Geneva in protest when an Israeli government delegate and an employer took the floor. The incidents occurred during a special sitting on the situation of workers in Israel where many countries voiced solidarity with Palestinian workers amid the on...
GENEVA (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief called for an independent investigation after dozens of Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza on Thursday. “Reports coming from Gaza time and again show that violence and suffering are still the only reality for hundreds of thousand...
Renowned Jewish civil rights activist Aryeh Neier has condemned Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, calling it “genocide.” Speaking to Anadolu news agency, he highlighted the severe impact on Gaza’s children, citing malnourishment and potential lifelong psychological damage. Despite previously opposing South Africa’s gen...
