Gaza / Palestinian territory

World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood at UN, defying US and Israel

By John Irish and Michelle Nichols   UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday to embrace a Palestinian state, a landmark diplomatic shift nearly two years into the Gaza war that faces fierce resistance from Israel and its close ally the United States.   President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would recognize Palestine statehood at …

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Palestinians starving in northern Gaza as Israel presses assault

Palestinian health officials have called for a humanitarian corridor to three hospitals in northern Gaza that have come close to collapse after Israeli troops have cut off the area during almost two weeks of a renewed ground assault. Doctors at the Kamal Adwan, al-Awda and Indonesian hospitals have refused to leave their patients despite evacuation orders issued by the Israeli …

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Palestinians wounded by Israeli aggression arrive in Malaysia for treatment

 A member of the Malaysian Army is carrying an injured Palestinian boy using a wheelchair during the welcoming ceremony for the Palestinian people at Pengkalan Udara Subang (PU Subang), Selangor, Malaysia on August 16, 2024. [Syaiful Redzuan – Anadolu Agency] A number of Palestinians wounded by the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and their companions arrived in the …

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How do Palestinians in Gaza resist Israel’s attacks on education? | Inside Story

Israel has targeted education in its war on Gaza. It is destroying schools and universities and has killed thousands of students and teachers. Yet learning and teaching still go on, in tents and makeshift classrooms. How and why does Gaza’s educational spirit remain so strong? Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Omar Salah, English teacher at University College of Applied Sciences in …

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EU states announce formal recognition of Palestinian state

Spanish PM calls Palestinian statehood ‘only route to peace’; Israel accuses Madrid of incitement to Jewish ‘genocide’. The establishment of a Palestinian state is “the only route to peace” in the Middle East, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said as his country announced formal recognition, alongside Norway and Ireland. Sanchez spoke on Tuesday before a cabinet vote that approved …

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Palestinian Colonisation: A historical perspective

By Prof. Rasheen Bappu The Allon Colonisation Plan: After decades of perfecting colonial control mechanisms for Palestinians inside the green line, Israel was more than equipped to impose an effective military governing system on the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In 1966, Israel ended its martial law regulations for Palestinian villages inside the Green Line only to …

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