RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine on Friday welcomed the UN’s decision to add the Israeli army to a global list of offenders who have committed violations against children, commonly referred to as the “list of shame.” “The Security Council must now adopt a resolution to immediately halt the ongoing aggression against our people and stop the...
ATHENS (AA) – Seventeen countries from around the globe have lent their support to the new roadmap for a cease-fire in Gaza revealed by President Joe Biden. “We fully support the movement towards a cease-fire and hostage release deal now on the table and as outlined by President Biden on May 31, 2024. There is […]
GENEVA (AA) – A large number of delegates left an International Labor Conference session in Geneva in protest when an Israeli government delegate and an employer took the floor. The incidents occurred during a special sitting on the situation of workers in Israel where many countries voiced solidarity with Palestinian workers amid the on...
GENEVA (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief called for an independent investigation after dozens of Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza on Thursday. “Reports coming from Gaza time and again show that violence and suffering are still the only reality for hundreds of thousand...
Renowned Jewish civil rights activist Aryeh Neier has condemned Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, calling it “genocide.” Speaking to Anadolu news agency, he highlighted the severe impact on Gaza’s children, citing malnourishment and potential lifelong psychological damage. Despite previously opposing South Africa’s gen...
More than 40,000 New Jersey voters have chosen the uncommitted option on the ballot, signaling support for a cease-fire in Gaza. Although President Joe Biden secured 88% of the vote, nearly 9% of Democratic voters in the state remain uncommitted. In New Mexico, the uncommitted vote, driven by opposition to Biden’s handling of Israel’s w...
A Jewish U.S. Army officer has resigned citing his opposition to American support for Israel’s war on Gaza. Major Harrison Mann served in the Defense Intelligence Agency. In interviews, he explained he no longer could support a campaign resulting in high civilian casualties. He highlights that the U.S. has provided Israel with substanti...
In the last 24 hours, Israeli airstrikes have killed 68 Palestinians and injured 235 others in Gaza. Forty displaced Palestinians, including 14 children and nine women, are among the dead. They were sheltering at the United Nations-run al-Sardi school, where 70 others were injured. The U.N. refugee agency UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says ...
GENEVA (AA) – The Spanish prime minister on Thursday called on all states to support the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the implementation of the provisional measures against Israel. Pedro Sanchez’s remarks came after Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced Spain’s decision to join South Africa’s genocide case again...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Wednesday warned against an “escalation” in Lebanon after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of an operation. “We don’t want to see that escalation of the conflict which would just lead to further loss of life from both Israelis and the Lebanese pe...
