CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS – AFP Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have expanded their peace camp against genocide by Israel in Gaza after they said negotiations with the school had gone nowhere. MIT is among several universities where students are calling on administration to divest from Israel. “We saw wha...
Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that efforts are underway to forge a normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries, but that this will not resolve the crisis in the Middle East. “Some people think that by forcing neighbouring countries to normalize their ties (with Israel) th...
Jerusalem – AFP Top US diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept a truce in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to send troops into its far southern city of Rafah. Washington has heightened pressure on all sides to reach a ceasefire — a message pushed by Blinken, who […]
A group of religious scholars and Imams has issued a statement in support of the student encampment movement across American campuses in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The group has commended the students for their bravery in holding universities accountable, saying they are following the tradition of resistance that ended Jim Crow laws a...
Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza have spread across the country Muslim Network TV Desk LOS ANGELES, Southern California – Chaos erupted at the University of California, Los Angeles, when around 200 pro-Israel demonstrators forcefully enter...
The US has revealed that five Israeli military units were involved in gross violations of human rights preceding Israel’s war on Gaza which began last October. While four units have taken steps to address these violations, one case is still under review. State Department spokesman Vedant Patel has emphasized ongoing discussions with Israel re...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over unfounded allegations of some UNRWA staff participating in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The accusations in January led to many donors freezing some $450 million in funding at […]
The Hague, Netherlands The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled against issuing emergency measures to halt German arms exports to Israel. Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam delivered the verdict, expressing deep concern over the dire conditions in Gaza. He said the court by 15 votes to one finds that the circumstances are not such as [&hel...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces potential arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The Times of Israel reported that the Israeli government, in partnership with the US, is making a concerted effort to head off the warrants. Netanyahu fears accusations of deliberately starvin...
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 34 Palestinians and injured 68 others within a 24-hour period, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The strikes targeted residential areas causing multiple fatalities, including children. The first strike targeted a house belonging to the Al-Khatib family in the Jneina neighborhood, killing...
