Israel-Palestine war

Rights group says students were wearing keffiyehs and speaking in Arabic when shot by unidentified gunmen in Burlington, Vermont, amid fears anti-Muslim violence in US is growing   The three students have been identified as Tahseen Ahmed, Kinnan Abdel Hamid and Hisham Awartani (Twitter/X) By Azad Essa 705Shares Three Palestinian students who were shot on Saturday night in the north-eastern US state of …

Conflict has forced Arab states to strike a difficult balance between maintaining western backing and appeasing their citizens with official support for Palestinians   Arab and Muslim leaders at the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11 November 2023 (AFP) By Nader Durgham   The ongoing Israel-Palestine war has raised serious questions about the future of the Middle East and how …

The Gaza war may turn out to be the beginning of the end, but not for Palestine. By Marwan Bishara Israeli soldiers manoeuver armored military vehicles along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 [AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg] Israel’s sadistic war on Gaza, the culmination of a long series of criminal policies, may well …

Joe Biden is fast-tracking weapons shipments to Israel to support its assault on Gaza. The types of weapons being sent have been used repeatedly by the Israeli military to attack and kill civilians during the last 15 years alone. By Stephen Semler Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch called for an arms embargo on Israel and armed groups in Palestine, …

Israel is carrying out a campaign to make Gaza uninhabitable. This campaign includes destroying all of Gaza’s hospitals. The message Israel is sending is clear – Nowhere is safe. If you stay you die. By Chris Hedges Eve of Destruction – by Mr. Fish Israel is not attacking hospitals in Gaza because they are “Hamas command centers.” Israel is systematically …

By Scott Ritter The recently announced ceasefire is a blessing for Palestinians and Israelis alike—a chance for prisoners to be exchanged, humanitarian aid to be distributed to those in need, and for emotions on both sides of the conflict to cool down. While the ceasefire, negotiated between Israel and Hamas by Qatar, was mutually agreed between the two parties, let …