NewsFeed The UN is readying 1.6 million doses of polio vaccine for children in Gaza as the disease spreads across the devastated strip. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that if a cease fire is not enacted, then a “polio pause” would be necessary for a vaccination campaign to take place. Published…
Montreal, Canada – The United States has faced widespread condemnation this week for authorising the sale of more than $20bn in additional weapons to Israel as the top US ally wages war in the Gaza Strip. But while the newly approved arms transfer has renewed global scrutiny of Washington’s unwavering…
It was an abrupt departure for one of the Ivy League’s most embattled leaders: On Wednesday evening, Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik announced she would resign, effective immediately. The news was greeted with relief — and healthy dose of wariness — among student protesters, who believe Shafik’s brief tenure…
NewsFeed “It really calls into question how much value the department gives to the lives of Palestinian-Americans.” Former State Department human rights official Charles Blaha says the US government’s decision to continue funding Israel’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion is “inexplicable” when looking at the evidence of its human rights abuses. Published…
NewsFeed A new poll shows Israelis would still re-elect Benjamin Netanyahu, suggesting much of Israeli society still supports his policies against Palestinians whether under occupation in the West Bank or unrelenting war in Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Soraya Lennie breaks it down. Published On 15 Aug 202415 Aug 2024 Check out…
After more than 10 months of relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, leaders from Israel and Palestinian group Hamas have been invited by mediators for a fresh round of talks on Thursday. The talks have been put together partly in an effort to…
Shafik drew criticism over her handling of Gaza war protests that rocked the university campus earlier this year. Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University, has announced her resignation after a tumultuous year marked by tensions with staff and students over her handling of campus protests against the Gaza war….
US approves major weapons sale to Israel while also calling for end to its war in Gaza. Mediators are hoping to kick-start ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas on Thursday. The two sides have been mulling a US-backed proposal for more than two months. Indirect talks have not advanced substantively…
Last week more than 100 people were killed after Israel hit a school in Gaza City sheltering displaced Palestinians, as the United Nations accused Israel of intensifying attacks on schools. The targeting of al-Talbin School on Saturday during dawn prayers triggered global outrage. Paramedics at the scene described the carnage…
More weapons transfers approved as Israel bombs Gaza and prepares for anticipated retaliatory strikes by Iran and Hezbollah. The United States has approved another $20bn in weapons transfers to Israel, despite concerns that Israeli forces are routinely violating international law in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The State Department…
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