A coalition of prominent Muslim-American imams and scholars has issued a letter urging Muslim voters to reject Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. The group criticizes the Biden-Harris administration’s unwavering support for Israel amid ongoing assaults against Palestinians. Various rights o...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel has killed another Palestinian journalist in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, taking the death toll since last October 7 to 174. The government media office in a statement identified the new victim as Wafa Aludaini, without giving any details about the circumstances of her death. It said Aludaini [&helli...
MADRID (AA) – More than 200 trade unions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Spain observed a 24-hour general strike titled “Against the genocide and occupation in Palestine.” As part of the nationwide strike, demonstrations took place in the capital Madrid and other major cities such as Barcelona and Bilbao, with university stu...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for Israel’s suspension from the UN General Assembly. “I call for suspending Israel’s membership in the General Assembly until it fulfills its obligations and the conditions for accepting its membership and implements all the resolutions of the UN and its bodies,” he said in ...
LONDON (AA) – The US defense chief has said the situation in Lebanon and northern Israel is “deeply troubling,” warning that a full-scale war could be “devastating” for both countries. Speaking at a joint press conference with his British and Australian counterparts in London, Lloyd Austin said that almost a year ...
President Joe Biden has expressed grave concerns about the risk of “all-out war” in the Middle East, amid escalating Israeli military attacks in Gaza and Lebanon. Speaking on ABC’s “The View,” Biden highlighted the urgent need for a diplomatic resolution. He said “the Arab world very much wants to have a se...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least seven Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes on homes across the war-torn Gaza Strip on Thursday, the Civil Defense Service said. The agency said five people, including two children, lost their lives and several others were injured in a strike on a house east of […]
ANKARA (AA) – The Palestine Football Association said on Wednesday that it expects FIFA to impose sanctions on Israel Football Association for violations of human rights and humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip. “We appreciate the professionalism and impartiality FIFA has shown in handling this matter, particularly in referring the issue t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that he had introduced legislation to block the sale of more than $20 billion in US arms sales to Israel. “Sending more weapons to (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s extremist government is unacceptable,” Sanders said in a statement. Stressing that American weapo...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Adolf Hitler in an address at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. He called for global action to halt what he described as a “murder network.” Erdoğan also criticized the UN for ineffectiveness. He urged the UN Security Coun...
