TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Israel’s refusal to agree to a cease-fire has Canada and its allies “increasingly concerned” that Tel Aviv is damaging chances for long-term peace, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. In the long run, it may even erode support for Israel, Trudeau said in a year-end interview with the Canadian Broadcasting [&...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP A group of Dutch civil servants staged an unusual protest in front of the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Thursday to call for a cease-fire in war-torn Gaza. Around 150 ministerial workers held up placards and unfurled a banner reading “Civil Servants Demand Cease-fire” over lunchtime,...
ANKARA (AA) – The French foreign minister expressed wish on Tuesday for “another immediate lasting truce” in Gaza. Catherine Colonna, in a joint news conference with her British counterpart David Cameron in Paris, said: “I believe our efforts converge to … wish for another immediate lasting truce.” “For our ...
LONDON (AA) – The British prime minister, who has been one of the staunchest supporters of Israel’s assault on Gaza and whose country abstained from voting in favour of a cease-fire resolution, has finally said “too many civilian lives have been lost” in Gaza. “It’s clear that too many civilian lives have be...
BOSTON – AFP Thousands gathered in Boston on Sunday to support Palestinians and call for a cease-fire in Gaza. Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 18,800 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s government. The offensive came in response to Hamas October 7 attacks which resulted in the deaths of 1,...
Wearing masks and sunglasses to protect their anonymity, a group of staff members of the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration lay down flowers outside the White House on Wednesday during a vigil to call for cease-fire in Gaza. “Over 800 of us have signed a letter to the president, vice president and cabinet members […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday condemned the US for using its veto to block a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, describing the move immoral and holding Washington accountable for the bloodshed of Palestinian children and women, as well as an accomplice with I...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel pressed its offensive against Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid to call for a cease-fire in the two-month war. Hamas and the Palestinian Authority swiftly condemned the US veto as the health ministry in Gaza put the latest death toll at 17,487 [&h...
United Nations, United States – AFP The United States told a UN Security Council meeting on Friday that it opposed an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. “While the United States strongly supports the durable peace, in which both Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace and security, we do not support calls for an immediate ceasefire,&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN food agency says that only a lasting peace can avert the “looming humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. “The resumption of hostilities in Gaza will only intensify the catastrophic hunger crisis that already threatens to overwhelm the civilian population,” the World Food Program (WFP) said in a statement. It said that ...
