LONDON (AA) – A group of academics, intellectuals, human rights advocates, and representatives from the media and civil society organizations gathered in London last week to launch the symbolic “Gaza Tribunal,” an independent initiative serving as a “court of humanity and conscience.” Led by Richard Falk, a distinguishe...
GENEVA (AA) – Israel has been deliberately attacking medical personnel and facilities to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system, a UN Commission has said. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel also investigated the treatment of Palestinian detainees in...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Israel’s genocidal military aggression in Gaza constitutes the “gravest” crimes against humanity committed since World War II, says Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. In an exclusive interview on the first anniversary of Israel’s brutal military onslaught on the Gaza Strip, Dar s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Francesca Albanese, UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine, has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon were solely aimed at Hezbollah, calling the claim false. “Like the Palestinians, the Lebanese know that you are lying,” Albane...
LONDON (AA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in an advisory opinion in July that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful and must end as soon as possible and that third countries must do nothing to aid or assist that occupation. Norway’s $1.7 trillion wealth fund may have to divest shares […]
ANKARA (AA) – Australia on Thursday stripped its military officers of distinguished service medals over war crimes in Afghanistan, local media reported. Announcing the decision in parliament, Defense Minister Richard Marles said he stripped a number of current and former defense officers of medals over alleged war crimes that happened un...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – The executive director of the rights group B’Tselem has condemned Israel’s actions over the past 11 months in the Gaza Strip, accusing it of pursuing a goal of “Jewish supremacy” since its founding. “To understand the Israeli government’s criminal conduct over the last 11 months, you have t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has expressed concern over pressure the court is facing from the US regarding its investigations into Israel’s actions in Gaza. In an interview with Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun, Karim Khan disclosed that ICC officials were receiving personal threats from supporters of Israel. ...
ANKARA (AA) – A group of eminent citizens in India has written a letter to the country’s defense minister, calling on him to halt the license process that enables exporters to send arms and ammunition to Israel. “India should immediately suspend its collaboration in the delivery of military material to Israel. Further, India must immediately [...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Israel’s repeated use of heavy bombs in the densely-populated Gaza Strip indicates repeated violations of the laws of war, the UN has said, highlighting six attacks that killed at least 218 people. In a fresh report, immediately slammed by Israel as ‘deeply biased’, the United Nations’ ri...
