WASHINGTON (AA) – US Senator Patty Murray and Representative Pramila Jayapal have urged the Biden administration to conduct an independent, US-led investigation into the killing last week of Turkish American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. “Our hearts are with her family, friends, colleagues and co...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The run-up to the presidential election is tense because of two key issues: the economy and the major parties’ support to Israel. As Americans grapple with economic hardships and inflation, their frustration is compounded by their government’s support to Israel’s genocidal actions in the devastated Pales...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The row between the Democratic Party establishment in the US and advocates for Palestine lays bare the party’s hypocrisy when it comes to Israel’s war on Gaza, says an American doctor who recently returned from Gaza. Delegates from the Uncommitted National Movement, many of whom are longstanding Democratic operatives di...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to President Joe Biden to withdraw the army one kilometer from the 14-kilometer-long Philadelphi Corridor, which runs along the Gaza-Egypt border while leaving a minimal number of military sites in the area, according to Israeli media. The pledge comes as part of ongoing discu...
LONDON (AA) – The British foreign secretary has expressed the hope that the parties to the Doha talks may be “on the cusp of a deal.” Speaking at a news conference in Jerusalem, David Lammy stressed that the time for a deal in Gaza is “now.” “I am pleased that the reports out of Qatar […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on efforts to de-escalate regional tensions, including through a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap deal, said the White House. “The President thanked His Majesty for his friendship and affirmed unwavering US support for Jordan as a partner ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the US’ largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, has urged the Biden administration to address Israeli war crimes after soldiers destroyed a Gaza water reservoir and new reports of sexual abuse at an Israeli prison emerged. “Every day that the Biden administrat...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $4.3 billion in grants to reduce climate pollution across the country with community-driven solutions. The independent agency said it selected 25 applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Another Biden administration high-level official has resigned, joining a chorus of those who have criticized the president’s policy on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Maryam Hassanein said that she had left as a special assistant at the Interior Department. “I am resigning today from my position as a Bide...
Washington, United States — AFP Democrats shocked by Joe Biden’s dismal debate performance have urged the US president to be transparent about his mental fitness as he faced the first call from his own side to drop out of the election. Some supporters have expressed growing doubts about the 81-year-old over last week’s televi...
