Browsing: Israel War on Gaza

New York, New York – Israel’s war in Gaza is personal for Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil. A 29-year-old Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, Khalil wanted to get involved in the on-campus activism against the war, but he was nervous. Khalil faced a dilemma common to international students: He was in the United States on

NewsFeedHundreds of thousands of Palestinians are displaced, their homes turned to rubble and their futures indefinitely on hold. Al Jazeera’s Urooba Jamal recounts speaking to a young student, a father of three and an artist about how this war is deferring their dreams.Published On 17 May 202417 May 2024

NewsFeedIsrael has told the International Court of Justice it rejects South Africa’s attempt to stop the assault on Rafah in Gaza, telling judges that South Africa has a “clear ulterior motive” in pushing its genocide case.Published On 17 May 202417 May 2024

Army says it retrieved bodies of Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila and Shani Louk, who were killed at Nova music festival.The Israeli army says the bodies of three captives who were killed during the October 7 attacks by Palestinian groups on southern Israel have been recovered from the Gaza Strip. Military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in

We discuss how broadening the definition of anti-Semitism could impact activists and Jewish communities.While Israel’s war on Gaza continues, the United States Senate is expected to vote on the Antisemitism Awareness Act after it passed the House of Representatives this month with a large majority. Rights groups warn that the bill’s use of the International

Marc Lamont Hill talks to journalist Orly Noy about the extreme elements in Israel’s leadership.Israel’s war on Gaza rages on with the death toll at more than 35,000 Palestinians and climbing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is facing growing internal friction over the way forward in the war. Many of the coalition’s far-right members have

London, United Kingdom – More than 70 percent of British people support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, a new survey indicates as pressure rises on the government to adopt a firmer stance against Israel. Among those who voted for the governing Conservative Party in 2019, 67 percent backed an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, according to

“We see the children under the rubble. We see every hospital in Gaza destroyed,” says American Professor Danny Shaw, highlighting the international community’s silence over the unfolding massacres and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. “We see a complete lack of respect for Palestinians as if they weren’t human beings,” he adds. Sentiments like these have ignited

Israel’s lawyers have told the United Nations top court that the country has the right to move ahead with a full-scale offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza to defend itself against Palestinian group Hamas after South Africa filed an urgent request to order a ceasefire as part of a wider case accusing Israel of genocide.

NewsFeedAn Israeli official was interrupted by a heckler as she spoke at the International Court of Justice, before the Court cut the video feed. Israel has rejected accusations of genocide and South Africa’s plea to judges to order a halt to the attack on Rafah.Published On 17 May 202417 May 2024