RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army rounded up at least 18 Palestinians, including two girls, in military raids in the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups on Thursday. Two girls and former prisoners were among the detainees in the raids that targeted several areas in the occupied territory, including Hebron, Qalq...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed a new controversial law that allows the deportation of family members of Palestinians involved in “attacks against Israelis.” The bill was approved in the second and third readings by 61-41 votes, making it an effective law. The legislation is widely seen to be targeting Ara...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Independent Senator Bernie Sanders has sharply criticized the Democratic Party following Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in the presidential election to former President Donald Trump. The 83-year-old Vermont senator, a progressive who caucuses with the Democrats, called the party’s campaign strategy “d...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army killed at least six Palestinians in airstrikes and artillery shelling on homes in northern Gaza as the army stepped up its ground assault in the enclave’s north. A medical source reported that five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home belonging to the Al-Asi […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas says that it will decide its position on the new US administration considering “its practical behavior towards the Palestinian people.” Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the November 5 elections after projections that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of t...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Tuesday that rocket and drone attacks on its areas were launched from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. A military statement said warplanes intercepted a drone and two rockets fired from Lebanese territory, which triggered sirens in Metula and Kfar Giladi settlements in northern Israel. The army said a combat dron...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Iran has said that it will “certainly” respond to Israel’s latest attack in a “well-measured” and “well-calculated” manner. “Iran will certainly respond to the October 26 Israeli attack in appropriate time and manner, and in a well-measured and well-calculated way,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said dur...
ANKARA (AA) – An activist in France affiliated with the global Palestinian solidarity movement has been sentenced to three years in prison for “glorifying terrorism” on social media, broadcaster France 3 reported. Amira Zaiter, an activist from the southern city of Nice, was placed into custody on September 19 for the “...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) sent out 600,000 text messages across key swing states to engage Muslim voters. Executive Director Nihad Awad noted that while CAIR does not endorse candidates, it stresses the importance of voter turnout. Awad emphasizes that participating in elections is crucial for ensuring that elected offi...
Genocide in Palestine is driving many Arab and Muslim voters to Green Party candidate Jill Stein. A popular slogan resonating in the swing state of Michigan is “Trump and Harris, you can’t hide, no votes for genocide”. A final poll issued on November first by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) shows that 42% of [&hel...
