Columbia University’s fall term began amid heightened tensions and fresh protests. On the first day, demonstrators gathered outside the iconic New York campus, echoing last term’s large-scale protests against Israel’s war on Gaza. Police arrested two people despite claiming the protest was peaceful. Demonstrators, many clad in keffiyeh scarves...
New York, United States – AFP The United States unsealed a raft of “terrorism” and other charges against six Hamas leaders on Tuesday related to the group’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The charging document, dated February 1, targets six leaders of the group — including Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and late pol...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The United States said Tuesday it was time to “finalise” a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the former’s war on Gaza, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to bow to pressure. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller spoke a day after Netanyahu doubled down de...
LONDON (AA) – The UK’s decision to halt 30 of its 350 arms export licenses to Israel will not have a “material impact” on Israel’s security, the British defense secretary has said. Speaking to Times Radio, John Healey said the suspension decision “will not have a material impact on Israel’s security.” Healey...
LONDON (AA) – Palestine supporters blockaded the London office of global advisory and advocacy company APCO Worldwide on Tuesday for lobbying Israel’s largest weapons firm, Elbit Systems. Members of Palestine Action arrived at APCO Worldwide’s office in central London at 7.45 a.m. local time and sprayed red paint on the premises by using...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least seven Palestinians have been killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a college building housing displaced people in Gaza City, a medical source confirmed. The attack targeted the Namaa College building, where hundreds of displaced Palestinians had taken shelter northwest of Gaza ...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP Two merchant vessels were struck in attacks on Monday off the coast of Yemen’s Huthis-held Hodeida province, maritime security agencies said, reporting that both crews were safe in the aftermath. One attack was claimed by Iran-backed Huthis who have targeted ships they say are linked to Israel, a c...
Hundreds of people marched in the streets of New York City on Monday in solidarity with the Palestinians, holding flags and banners. “We demand an arms embargo and demand a permanent cease-fire and demand that people in Gaza should go back to their homes, should be free of Israeli occupation, and just the release of […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent US Muslim group, on Monday urged President Joe Biden to value Palestinian and Israeli lives equally. The call came two days after recovery of six hostages, including an American, in Gaza, which prompted protests against the government led by Israeli Prime Min...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held phone discussions with his counterparts from Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain and Gambia on halting the violence in Gaza and supporting Palestinian rights. Bin Farhan spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about the latest developments on the Palestinian issue, ...
