WASHINGTON (AA) – The US said Thursday it has not seen “any kind of specific forced displacement” in the Gaza Strip, contradicting reports by human rights groups that accuse Israel of forcibly displacing nearly 1.9 million Palestinians. “We have not seen any kind of specific forced displacement. But as you’ve hear...
Three leading human rights groups are calling for administrators at colleges and universities in the U.S. to respect and protect the right to protest on campuses. The statement comes amid ongoing crackdowns on Palestine-supporting campus demonstrations since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October last year. In the open letter, t...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Oxfam have called for an immediate halt to U.S. arms transfers to Israel due to its violations of international humanitarian law. The organizations submitted a joint report to the U.S. government, citing instances of Israel’s misuse of U.S. weapons and obstruction of U.S.-funded humanitarian aid. Examples in...
LONDON (AA) – The UK is facing pressure to cease arms exports to Tel Aviv following the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) order to Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. The call comes in the wake of the top UN court’s judgment for provisional measures, highlighting a plausible risk of genocide in the […]
