WASHINGTON (AA) – The US State Department announced Tuesday that it would review a China-mediated deal to heal the years-long rift between Palestinian factions and form a national unity government. It voiced opposition to a role for Hamas. “We have not reviewed the text of the so-called Beijing declaration, of course, we will do th...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas on Tuesday evening denied links to any clip threatening attacks on Israeli athletes at the upcoming Paris Olympics, calling it a fake video circulated by Israeli security forces for nefarious purposes. Hamas political bureau member Izzat al-Rishq said in a statement that Israeli security forces circulated a fake video dep...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Hundreds of Jewish protesters gathered inside the Capitol building Tuesday to demand a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and an arms embargo against Israel. Activists with Jewish Voice for Peace staged a sit-in in the Cannon Rotunda, wearing shirts that read: “Stop Arming Israel” and “Not in Our Name.”...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, an event that is expected to draw thousands of protestors. This will be Netanyahu’s fourth address to Congress after being invited by four Congressional leaders: House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakee...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A newborn baby was the only survivor in an Israeli airstrike that killed her entire family in the northern Gaza Strip this month. Asma Ajour is one of 17,000 Palestinian children orphaned by Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip that has killed nearly 39,000 people since October 7, 2023. “Asma was pulled out of [&h...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Senator Jeff Merkley said Monday that he would not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress on July 24. “I will not attend Netanyahu’s speech,” Merkley said on X. Netanyahu arrived Monday in Washington, D.C. to address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday and to seek to an...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden, who has announced he is not seeking another presidential term, promised Monday to keep working to end the war in the Gaza Strip. “We’ve got to keep working for an end to the war in Gaza,” Biden said in remarks in a call into campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli negotiating team will leave for Qatar on Thursday to continue talks on a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap deal with Palestinian factions, according to the Israeli media. A statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he held “in-depth discussions” Sunday on efforts to reach a prisoner swap deal ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A newborn baby was the only survivor of an Israeli airstrike that killed her entire family in the northern Gaza Strip this month. Asma Ajour is one of 17,000 Palestinian children orphaned by Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed nearly 39,000 people since October 7, 2023. “Asma was pulled […]
The Los Angeles City Council is considering allocating public funds to a group staffed by former Israeli soldiers among others. According to the Washington Post, as of February, some 23,380 American citizens were serving in the Israeli Army; 10,000 of them joined the fight after Oct 7, 2024. Jewish Voice for Peace is opposing the […]
