Sweimeh, Jordan – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced $404 million in new US assistance for the Palestinians, as he urged other countries including US critics also to give money to address Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. The aid, announced at an emergency aid conference in Jordan, brings the total US contribution...
Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had “reaffirmed his commitment” to a Gaza cease-fire proposal during their meeting in Jerusalem. “I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu last night and he reaffirmed his commitment to the proposal,”...
A San Francisco court has initiated an expedited hearing for a case accusing the Biden administration of complicity in genocide in Gaza. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals began the hearing on Monday. Palestinian plaintiffs, represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), argue that US officials have a legal obligation to prevent ge...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR has praised Democratic Congressman James Clyburn for refusing to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. He is urging other members to follow suit. Netanyahu is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress on July 24. CAIR has accused the Israeli leader...
Around 25 Free Palestine protesters were arrested at UCLA and ordered to remain away from campus for 14 days. This was after protests on Monday commemorating the more than 37,000 Palestinians Israel has killed in its war on Gaza since October. Over 100 demonstrators set up peace camps in Dickson Plaza, Kerckhoff Patio and Shapiro […]
LONDON (AA) – UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has welcomed the UN Security Council’s adoption of a US draft resolution aimed at a comprehensive cease-fire in Gaza, calling it a crucial step towards ending Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. In a statement on X, Cameron emphasized the importance of the resolution in alleviating the p...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Illinois-based DePaul University has fired an adjunct biology professor for offering students an optional lesson on the health impacts of the Gaza “genocide.” Protesters have been demonstrating Dr. Anne d’Aquino’s dismissal on campus in Chicago, and an appeals board unanimously ruled that her fir...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Palestine’s envoy to the UN welcomed the adoption on Monday of a UN Security Council resolution that supports a Gaza cease-fire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden. “Our position has been always to have an immediate cease-fire to stop the killing of our people. This resolution is a step in [&h...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during closed-door talks Monday that the Biden administration and other unspecified world leaders “will stand behind” a cease-fire agreement outlined by President Joe Biden. During his meetings with Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Blink...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Free Palestine movement supporters gathered Monday at Union Square in New York City to demonstrate against Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and express solidarity with Palestinians. Waving Palestinian flags, they chanted slogans such as “Free, free Palestine” and “Gaza is watching us.” Officers from the Ne...
