WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Homeland Security Department has responded to an “increase in threats” against Jews, Muslims and Arab-Americans since October 7, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has said. “In the days and weeks since the attack, we have responded to an increase in threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab-American communities an...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Illinois man accused of killing a 6-year-old Palestinian American child, and repeatedly stabbing the boy’s mother, has pleaded not guilty. Joseph Czuba, 71, was the landlord of the house Wadea al-Fayoume and his mother, Hanaan Shahin, were renting when they were attacked. He was taken into custody following th...
Moscow, Russia – AFP Russian police on Monday said they had arrested 60 people suspected of storming an airport in the Muslim-majority Caucasus republic of Dagestan, seeking to attack Jewish passengers coming from Israel. Dozens of protesters, many of them chanting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest), broke through doors and bar...
MOSCOW (AA) – Deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has warned that the Israeli military’s ground operation in the Gaza Strip will lead to the “most serious bloody consequences.” In a statement on Telegram, Medvedev noted that Israel keeps postponing its ground operation in Gaza “mostly under pressure fr...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that EU lawmakers had proposed action against Malaysia because of its support to Palestine, according to state-run Bernama News. “There were European MPs who proposed this (action) against Malaysia,” said Anwar, suggesting his personal safety may be at risk. His comments came after he...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has dispatched a few high-ranking military officers to Israel to provide counsel to the Israeli military on operations in Gaza, the White House confirmed Monday. “What I can tell you is that there are a few relevant military officers with the kinds of experience that we believe is appropriate [...
NEW YORK (AA) – Professor Norman Finkelstein has described the attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza as “a horror of the highest magnitude” and said, “Israel always denies responsibility.” The political scientist spoke to the media about the attack on the hospital and developments in the region since Octo...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas released two Americans held in Gaza, offering a “sliver of hope” to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions waited for promised aid deliveries on Saturday. The Palestinian resistance group took more than 200 people prisoners when it storme...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has expressed its “deep” disappointment over the US vetoing a UN Security Council resolution on the Palestinian-Israeli situation. “China is deeply disappointed at the US blocking a UN Security Council resolution on the Palestinian-Israeli situation,” said Mao Ning, spokeswoman for China’s Foreign Ministry. The Secu...
Rafah, Egypt – AFP Relief convoys which have been waiting for days in Egypt were Tuesday headed towards the Rafah border crossing with the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza, aid officials said. The blockaded territory has been under sustained Israeli bombardment since Hamas launched an onslaught against Israel on October 7. So far Egy...
