A Palestinian student in Sweden is being denied citizenship due to her pro-Palestine activism at Chalmers University of Technology. Following the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, Isra Barham helped launch a campaign to support Palestinian rights. This included protests and a petition with nearly 150 signatures urging the university to cu...
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...
Israel and the US faced the ire of world leaders during a heated UN General Assembly session, the first major gathering since Israel began its war on Gaza nearly a year ago. Many leaders criticized Israel’s retaliatory measures since October 7. They say its war on Gaza has exceeded the bounds of self-defense. Brazilian President […]
TUNIS/RABAT (AA) – Dozens of protesters gathered in Tunisia and Morocco on Tuesday to condemn Israel’s ongoing attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, calling for action. In Tunisia, people gathered to demonstrate solidarity with the Lebanese resistance against the Israeli assaults. The protest, organized by the Tunisian Network to Address Normaliz...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A top Israeli military official said Tuesday that prisoner swap negotiations with Hamas had reached a dead end, according to Israel’s Channel 12. “At the moment, there is no deal,” Gen. Nitzan Alon, told the families of the Israelis held in Gaza, adding “the gaps are too great.” Asked by one family […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 51 Palestinians including children have been killed and several more injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting homes, vehicles, and crowded areas since Tuesday morning. The Palestinian Civil Defense issued a statement confirming the extent of the damage and casualties caused by the latest Israeli attacks on t...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said representatives of the Fatah and Hamas groups will soon hold a meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo. In an interview with Al Jazeera’s Mubasher channel Tuesday, Mustafa said the talks aim to reach agreements to improve conditions for serving the people of Gaza. ...
ANKARA (AA) – Qatar and Saudi Arabia have expressed deep concern over Israel’s ongoing escalation of attacks on Lebanon, warning that Tel Aviv’s “impunity” is driving it to escalate the situation, endangering regional security. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it “strongly condemns the Israeli ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Francesca Albanese, UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine, has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon were solely aimed at Hezbollah, calling the claim false. “Like the Palestinians, the Lebanese know that you are lying,” Albane...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian authorities have warned thousands of people in northern Gaza may die in winter amid lack of heating resources. “Thousands are at risk of dying from cold weather due to the unavailability of heating supplies like cooking gas, charcoal and wood,” the Gaza-based Ministry of Social Development said in ...
