Why did voters desert the UK Conservatives in local elections? | Elections

Why did voters desert the UK Conservatives in local elections? | Elections

Support for the Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England. After a landslide win in the last general election, support for the United Kingdom’s governing Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England. The opposition Labour Party made gains across the country, although it appeared to pay…

Where is the pro-Palestine student protest movement heading? | Israel War on Gaza

Where is the pro-Palestine student protest movement heading? | Israel War on Gaza

Why is the student-led movement for Palestine met with military-style crackdowns in the United States? Students in the United States face detention, suspension and other punishments as they protest against Israel’s war on the Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere and demand that their universities divest from Israel. US President Joe…

Greek FM: No review of Israel defence deals amid war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Greek FM: No review of Israel defence deals amid war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis discusses Greece’s close ties with Israel, peace efforts in the Middle East. Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis emphasises his country’s robust defence ties with Israel amid its war on Gaza. He asserts now is not the time to revisit their largest defence deal, including a $1.6bn…

How effective is Turkey’s ban on trade with Israel? | Israel War on Gaza News

How effective is Turkey’s ban on trade with Israel? | Israel War on Gaza News

Turkey says the ban will stay in place until Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. For years, Israel and Turkey have been crucial trade partners. It was a commercial relationship worth nearly seven billion dollar a year. But Israel’s war on Gaza changed all that. The Turkish government…

Antiwar protests and limits on freedoms in the United States | TV Shows

Antiwar protests and limits on freedoms in the United States | TV Shows

Antiwar protests sweep across university campuses in the United States. The police response – the violence – has been shocking and so has some of the reporting from the US mainstream media. Contributors:Paula Chakravartty – Professor of media, New York UniversityNoura Erakat – Co-founding editor, JadaliyyaAdel Iskandar – Professor of…

What’s behind the US generational divide on Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News

What’s behind the US generational divide on Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News

Polls suggest an increasing number of young Americans are siding with Palestinians and growing critical of Israel. Successive US administrations across the political divide have backed Israel since it was created in 1948. But polls suggest that public support for Israel in the United States now appears to be waning,…

Would Julian Assange’s extradition threaten press freedoms worldwide? | Julian Assange

Would Julian Assange’s extradition threaten press freedoms worldwide? | Julian Assange

Whistleblower lawyer on Assange extradition: ‘It would affect publishers, journalists, bloggers, anyone – me and you.’ As the world commemorates Press Freedom Day, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains detained in a high-security prison in the United Kingdom while the United States fights for his extradition. Assange faces 17 Espionage Act…

Journalists ‘have zero protection’: Hind Khoudary on reporting from Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Journalists ‘have zero protection’: Hind Khoudary on reporting from Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Marc Lamont Hill talks to Al Jazeera journalist Hind Khoudary on World Press Freedom Day about reporting from Gaza. As the world marks Press Freedom Day, we turn to Gaza and the mounting toll of journalist deaths since October 7th. More than 100 media workers have been killed in the…

How students around the world are taking a stand for Gaza | Show Types

How students around the world are taking a stand for Gaza | Show Types

Students around the world are raising their voices to protest against Israel’s continuing war on Gaza. More than 50 universities across the United States have now established Palestine solidarity encampments, demanding action to stop Israel’s war on Gaza. What started as a student encampment at Columbia University in New York…