John Mearsheimer: Israel is choosing ‘apartheid’ or ‘ethnic cleansing’ | Israel-Palestine conflict

John Mearsheimer: Israel is choosing ‘apartheid’ or ‘ethnic cleansing’ | Israel-Palestine conflict

US political scientist John Mearsheimer on Israel’s ‘punishment campaign’ against the civilian population in Palestine. Israel has gone far beyond “going after Hamas” in the first 10 weeks of its war on Gaza, according to one of the United States’ leading political scientists, John Mearsheimer. He tells host Steve Clemons…

‘No place for genocide’: Qatar football fans stand for Gaza against Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘No place for genocide’: Qatar football fans stand for Gaza against Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Doha, Qatar – While football players and fans around the world are being reprimanded for displays of solidarity with Palestine, thousands gathered at the Education City Stadium in Qatar to show their support and help raise money for Palestinians facing the wrath of Israel’s war on Gaza. As the sun…

Will oil prices rise after Red Sea shipping curbs amid Houthi attacks? | Business and Economy News

Will oil prices rise after Red Sea shipping curbs amid Houthi attacks? | Business and Economy News

Hijackings, missile strikes and drone assaults on ships by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have forced AP Moller-Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics giant, and Hapag-Lloyd, a German shipping and container transportation company, to pause shipments through the Red Sea. Their decisions, announced on Friday, are a sign that major corporations are…

Israel keeps the pressure on Gaza as Qatar confirms truce talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel keeps the pressure on Gaza as Qatar confirms truce talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Attacks on Saturday heavily targeted Khan Younis in the south, where thousands have been forced to flee. The Israeli army has continued to pound areas across the Gaza Strip to devastating effect as Qatar has confirmed that talks are once more under way to evaluate if a new truce can…

Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa laid to rest in southern Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa laid to rest in southern Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa has been laid to rest in southern Gaza, with dozens of mourners, including journalists, paying their respects to the cameraman killed in an Israeli drone attack. The funeral was held on Saturday in the city of Khan Younis. Abudaqa’s family, friends and colleagues bid a…

Has the Ukraine war made Europe politically mature — or more transactional? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Has the Ukraine war made Europe politically mature — or more transactional? | Russia-Ukraine war News

The European Union hailed its next phase of expansion as a political victory this week when leaders invited Ukraine to open membership talks. That invitation, also issued to Moldova, delivered a message to Moscow that the EU would defend the right of former Soviet states to choose a Western orientation….

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah dies at 86 | News

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah dies at 86 | News

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died at 86. “With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn … the death of Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait,” said a statement from the royal court aired on state television. Sheikh Nawaf was sworn in in September…

Iran-aligned Houthis warn Israel, US against attacking Yemen | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Iran-aligned Houthis warn Israel, US against attacking Yemen | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Threat comes as Israel, Western allies bolster presence in Red Sea as rebels target shipping. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have warned Israel, the United States and other Western allies that any hostile move from foreign forces against the country will have dire consequences and come at great cost. The Iran-aligned Houthis,…

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 71 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 71 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

International calls for accountability grow after Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa. Here’s how things stand on Saturday, December 16, 2023: Latest developments Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abudaqa has been killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza. He is the 57th Palestinian journalist and media worker to be…