The UK and France will abandon previous plans to recognize a Palestinian state at an upcoming conference, according to diplomats. France had been lobbying the UK and other European allies to recognize a Palestinian state at the conference in New York, due to be held between 17 and 20 June. President Emmanuel Macron had described the move as “a moral…
Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce was forced to bring the BBC show to a halt as one audience member repeatedly begged: “Do something!” The programme was off to an explosive start last night (May 29) when one woman in the audience grilled Labour’s transport secretary Heidi Alexander about Israel as the Israel-Palestine conflict rages on….
British politicians like Wera Hobhouse make a living by kicking up a fuss. So when Hong Kong authorities denied her entry at the airport, naturally, it presented the perfect opportunity. Now the Liberal Democrat member of parliament has made so much noise even the Foreign Secretary David Lammy is on the case, demanding an explanation….
Ahmad Manasra, 23, has been released after completing nine-and-a-half-year sentence, lawyer says. A Palestinian who was arrested at age 13 for allegedly taking part in a stabbing attack has been released after spending more than nine years in prison, where he developed severe mental health issues but was repeatedly denied requests for early release. Ahmad…
Opponents of US President Donald Trump and his adviser, billionaire Elon Musk, have joined rallies across the United States to protest against the administration’s actions to overhaul the government and expand presidential authority. More than 1,200 “Hands Off” rallies were expected on Saturday, with organisers anticipating the largest single-day mobilisation opposing the administration’s recent initiatives….
Reports say AI models from Microsoft were used as part of an Israeli military programme to select bombing targets in Gaza. A pro-Palestinian protest by Microsoft employees has interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration, the latest backlash over the tech industry’s work to supply artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military. The protest began on…
Health officials say at least 62 people are killed in a day as tens of thousands face forced displacement under latest Israeli orders. Renewed Israeli bombardments across the Gaza Strip have killed dozens of Palestinians, including children, as the Israeli army has issued a new round of forced displacement orders across the besieged territory. In…
Yunseo Chung, 21, moved to the US when she was seven and now faces deportation over pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University. United States permanent resident and Columbia University student Yunseo Chung, 21, has sued US President Donald Trump’s administration to halt her deportation, accusing authorities of using the same tactics employed against other college activists…
Hamas said it would avenge the killing of Salah al-Bardawil, who was a senior member of the militant group’s political bureau. “His blood, that of his wife and martyrs, will remain fueling the battle of liberation and independence,” Al Jazeera reported the group as saying. “The criminal enemy will not break our determination and will.”…
After more than a year of Israeli bombing, tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths, and a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the world was largely united in saying “enough is enough”. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 12667 in December was clear in its demand: An immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Countries as diverse as Vietnam, Zimbabwe…