Photos: Death and devastation in Gaza after two months of Israel-Hamas war | Israel-Palestine conflict

Photos: Death and devastation in Gaza after two months of Israel-Hamas war | Israel-Palestine conflict

Gaza has been ravaged by more than two months of relentless Israeli bombardment that has levelled entire neighbourhoods and delivered death and destruction to the enclave’s 2.3 million residents. Hospitals, schools and refugee camps have been targeted, with United Nations personnel and facilities also attacked by Israel at unprecedented rates….

Are Israel’s attempts to demoralise the Palestinians backfiring? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Are Israel’s attempts to demoralise the Palestinians backfiring? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Middle East expert Steven Cook says US President Joe Biden made a mistake with his ‘bear hug’ embrace of Israel. Some US officials have talked about the need to protect innocent Palestinian lives, but US President Joe Biden has said almost nothing. Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Steven Cook…

The IHRA definition of anti-Semitism has no place on Australian campuses | Israel-Palestine conflict

The IHRA definition of anti-Semitism has no place on Australian campuses | Israel-Palestine conflict

In universities across the world, the definition of anti-Semitism put forward by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has been used to silence critical commentary on Israel’s human rights violations and war crimes. In Australia, the definition has been having a chilling effect on campuses across the country. Amid Israel’s…

Israel army in most intense combat in Gaza war, no safe place to evacuate | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel army in most intense combat in Gaza war, no safe place to evacuate | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Israeli army has widened its attacks in southern and central Gaza, with some of the heaviest fighting in the war seeing homes sheltering displaced Palestinians bombed, refugee camps hit and no safe place left to evacuate thousands of people already on the move for weeks. From early Wednesday morning,…

US lawmakers lag voters in support for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US lawmakers lag voters in support for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

A new poll says more than 60% US voters want ceasefire, while only 11% of lawmakers support an end to Israel’s war. Support among members of the United States Congress for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war is far lower than among voters. Data for Progress, a progressive US think…

Israeli captives’ families angry after meeting with Netanyahu | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli captives’ families angry after meeting with Netanyahu | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met families of captives freed from Gaza in an encounter described as tense by the Israeli media. Tuesday’s meeting came amid intensified fighting in the besieged Gaza Strip following the end of a seven-day pause in hostilities that enabled the return of more than…

‘Anti-Zionism is antisemitism,’ US House asserts in ‘dangerous’ resolution | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Anti-Zionism is antisemitism,’ US House asserts in ‘dangerous’ resolution | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – Palestinian rights advocates are denouncing a congressional resolution that equates anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, calling it a “dangerous” measure that aims to curb free speech and distract from the war in Gaza. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the measure on Tuesday in a 311-14 vote, with 92…

Israeli army surrounds Khan Younis as southern Gaza attacks intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli army surrounds Khan Younis as southern Gaza attacks intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces are surrounding the city of Khan Younis, Israel’s top military commander has said, as the ground offensive spreads to the south of the Gaza Strip. “Sixty days after the war began our forces are now encircling the Khan Younis area in the southern Gaza Strip,” said Lieutenant General…

US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted | Israel-Palestine conflict News

A growing number of Americans are donning the keffiyeh, the distinctive patterned scarf that’s closely linked with Palestinians, to demand a ceasefire to Israel’s attacks on Gaza or to signal their support for Palestinians. Sales of the scarves have jumped since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, US distributors say,…