The western world remains unmoved by Palestinian suffering, demanding instead that they condemn themselves for daring to struggle for freedom from settler-colonialism A father mourns as he carries the body of a child killed in Israeli air strikes from the morgue of Al-Aqsa Hospital to be buried as Israeli attacks continue in Rafah, Gaza on 15 October, 2023 …
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Israel-Palestine: Names released of 7,028 Palestinians killed after Biden questions death toll
A mourner reacts amidst the bodies as people attend funeral for Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on 24 October 2023 (Reuters) The Palestinian health ministry on Thursday released the names of 7,028 people killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, a day after US President Joe Biden questioned the death toll since the war began on …
Read More »Israel-Palestine war: State Department officials prepare dissent cables in opposition to Gaza assault
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens to the statements of Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister in Doha, on 13 October 2023 (AFP) By Azad Essa in New York City and Umar A Farooq in Washington Published date: 25 October 2023 23:13 BST | Last update: 1 day 3 hours ago US State Department staff are preparing urgent dissent cables over Washington’s support for Israel‘s relentless bombing campaign of Gaza, …
Read More »Israel-Palestine war: Senior US State Department official resigns over Biden’s approach to Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives for a press conference in Tel Aviv, on 17 October 2023, after an overnight meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AFP) By MEE staff Published date: 19 October 2023 02:18 BST | Last update: 1 week 19 hours ago A senior official at the US State Department issued his resignation on Wednesday evening, citing the Biden administration’s approach to …
Read More »Spanish minister calls on Europe to sever ties with Israel
The Acting Minister for Social Rights and Agenda 2030, Ione Belarra, speaking at the Official College of Architects of Madrid, Spain on 18 October, 2023 [Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press via Getty Images] Spain’s acting Minister of Social Rights, Ione Belarra, called on European countries to sever diplomatic relations with Israel and impose an arms embargo and economic sanctions. Belarra said …
Read More »What is Happening in Gaza is “Inhumane, illegal, and Unacceptable” By Thalif Deen
A young girl eats bread distributed by World Food Programme, at a school shelter in Gaza. Credit: WFP/Ali Jadallah UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 2023 (IPS) – Last August, 91 UN member states, “in a demonstration of solidarity and commitment”, signed a U.S.-Led Joint Communiqué condemning the Use of Food as a Weapon of War. Roughly 345 million people – in …
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