Doha, Qatar – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Wednesday to keep pressing to seal a Gaza cease-fire deal, saying that not all Hamas demands were acceptable but voicing hope that gaps could be closed. Consulting with key mediator Qatar on the Hamas response to President Joe Biden’s plan, Blinken said Hamas could have [&h...
The Canadian government has confronted Israel for allegedly backing an online Islamophobic misinformation campaign targeting Canadian citizens. The Toronto Star reported that Canada conveyed these concerns after Israeli newspaper Haaretz claimed a state branch had hired a private firm to influence public opinion in Canada and the US. Global A...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – With raw emotion and tears, Palestinian child Rafif Abed expressed a heartfelt desire to keep the keys to her family’s home destroyed by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Kafr Dan as a cherished memento. This tradition mirrors the actions of her ancestors, who were forcibly displaced in 1948 […]
ANKARA (AA) – Hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers forced their way into the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to mark a Jewish holiday. The settlers performed Talmudic rituals at the complex to mark Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks. Local sources estimated that hundreds of settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mos...
Kfar Dan, Palestinian Territories – AFP The Palestinian health ministry and Red Crescent said six Palestinian men were killed Tuesday during an Israeli army raid in the northern occupied West Bank village of Kfar Dan. The men aged between 21 and 32 were “shot by the occupation forces in the town of Kafr Dan, Jenin […]
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) – 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...
