US VP Harris calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire in rare rebuke of Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

US VP Harris calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire in rare rebuke of Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

Kamala Harris says ‘no excuses’ for Israel not to increase flow of aid to Palestinians in Gaza. United States Vice President Kamala Harris has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza while issuing a rare rebuke of Israel. “Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an…

Will Biden reconsider his unconditional support for Israel? | Israel War on Gaza

Will Biden reconsider his unconditional support for Israel? | Israel War on Gaza

Facing a rebellion in his party and starvation in Gaza, will the Biden administration consider a new approach to Israel? US policy on Israel “looks incoherent because it is incoherent,” argues Matt Duss, former adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders, and this is making the United States look “feckless and weak”….

Trump wins Republican caucuses in Michigan, Missouri, Idaho | US Election 2024 News

Trump wins Republican caucuses in Michigan, Missouri, Idaho | US Election 2024 News

Former United States President Donald Trump has cruised to victory in Republican caucuses in Michigan, Missouri and Idaho, gaining huge momentum in the race to capture his party’s presidential nomination. In all three states on Saturday, Trump trounced Nikki Haley, a former United Nations ambassador and his last remaining rival….

US airdrops food into Gaza in move criticised by aid groups | Israel War on Gaza News

US airdrops food into Gaza in move criticised by aid groups | Israel War on Gaza News

United States military cargo planes have air-dropped food into Gaza, in the first of series of aid drops as humanitarian groups criticise Israel for blocking access to the besieged and bombarded strip. The US, together with Jordan’s air force, “conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza … to provide…

Protecting climate refugees requires a legal definition | Climate Crisis

Protecting climate refugees requires a legal definition | Climate Crisis

During the UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai last year, the terms “climate migrants” and “climate refugees” echoed loudly across meeting rooms and panels. These labels were passionately used by high-ranking UN officials, external stakeholders, scholars and activists grappling with the consequences of climate change. During a panel discussion, I…

Money, power and the peril of courting Chinese nationalism | Politics News

Money, power and the peril of courting Chinese nationalism | Politics News

In January, a Chinese ultranationalist vlogger – video blogger – came across red circular stickers on the glass doors of a shopping mall in Nanjing featuring the words: “Happy 2024.” The vlogger claimed that what appeared to be innocent New Year decorations were, in fact, nationalistic Japanese motifs since the…

What is Super Tuesday and why is it important? All you need to know | US Election 2024 News

What is Super Tuesday and why is it important? All you need to know | US Election 2024 News

One of the busiest days in the United States election calendar is nearly here. Super Tuesday takes place on March 5, with millions of voters expected to cast their ballots in presidential primaries and caucuses across more than a dozen states. Also on the ballot will be races for both…

Israeli MP denounces ‘tsunami of fanatic nationalism’ in Israel | Israel War on Gaza

Israeli MP denounces ‘tsunami of fanatic nationalism’ in Israel | Israel War on Gaza

‘We are on the brink of a fascist dictatorship,’ Knesset member Ofer Cassif tells Marc Lamont Hill. Over the past five months, Israel’s war on Gaza has caused mass devastation and led to more than 30,000 deaths. In January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague found that…

In New York, Israeli conscientious objectors find community after ostracism | Israel War on Gaza News

In New York, Israeli conscientious objectors find community after ostracism | Israel War on Gaza News

New York, United States – He feared being called a “mishtamet”. A draft dodger. Someone who shrinks from their responsibility. But at age 17, Jewish social worker Asaf Calderon made a fateful decision: not to participate in the mandatory military service required of nearly all Israeli citizens. Instead, he pursued…