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Palestinian Minister calls for sustained truce, global support to rebuild Gaza
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Palestinian National Authority H E Varsen Aghabekian Shahin speaking during a special session at Mediterranean Dialogues 2025 in Naples, Italy. Naples, Italy: During a special session...
“Stenographers To Power”: Chris Hedges on the Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Chris Hedges presented his speech about the betrayal of Palestinian journalists on 20th October at the NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre. This address was initially scheduled for the National...

London university ramps up security after pro-Palestine students targeted Israeli academic with 'terrorist' posters on campus
A university has ramped up its security after posters branding an Israeli academic a 'terrorist' were scattered around campus by pro-Palestine students. Students at City University have demanded Michael Ben-Gad be sacked for serving in the Israel...

Pillaging Palestine: Policy, Property, and Plunder in the Creation of the State of Israel
Adam Raz, 2024. Loot: How Israel Stole Palestinian Property. New York: Verso. Adam Raz’s Loot: How Israel Stole Palestinian Property is a harrowing and meticulously researched histographic account of the widespread looting of Arab movable...

CommentReshaping US policy to favour Palestinians is a hearts and minds operation
Last week, the Arab American Institute, Churches for Middle East Peace and the American Friends Service Committee brought together a group of Palestinian Americans with family in Gaza to meet members of the US Congress and media. Their two-day...

Reshaping US policy to favour Palestinians is a hearts and minds operation
Last week, the Arab American Institute, Churches for Middle East Peace and the American Friends Service Committee brought together a group of Palestinian Americans with family in Gaza to meet members of the US Congress and media. Their two-day...

Israeli commander behind killing of Palestinian child Hind Rajab, paramedics: Report
A joint investigation has named a specific Israeli military commander as the person who gave the order to open fire on the car carrying 6-year-old Palestinian Hind Rajab and her family, an attack that also targeted the ambulances sent to rescue...

East Palestine residents penning letters to Vance
Vice President JD Vance, the then U.S. Senator from Ohio, speaks to local media in 2023 at the East Palestine Municipal Building about clean-up efforts in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment. Residents are asked to write letters that...

Dealmaking diplomacy: Is Trump turning Gaza peace into a business pitch with Witkoff at his side?
US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and senior advisor Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to discuss the ceasefire as Israel and Hamas trade barbs over violating it US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday...
General : 47th ASEAN Summit: Anwar To Discuss Trade, Regional Peace And Gaza Crisis With Trump
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he will hold discussions with United States (US) President Donald Trump on key bilateral and global issues during the 47th ASEAN Summit, which Malaysia will host from...

Anwar–Trump talks at Asean Summit to focus on trade, regional stability and Gaza crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he will hold discussions with United States (US) President Donald Trump on key bilateral and global issues during the 47th Asean Summit, which Malaysia will host from October 26...
47th ASEAN Summit: Anwar To Discuss Trade, Regional Peace And Gaza Crisis With Trump
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he will hold discussions with United States (US) President Donald Trump on key bilateral and global issues during the 47th ASEAN Summit, which Malaysia will host from...

Anwar to discuss trade, Gaza crisis with Trump at ASEAN Summit
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will hold discussions with United States President Donald Trump on key bilateral and global issues during the 47th ASEAN Summit. Anwar said the meeting would provide an opportunity for both...

What happens when a Zionist rabbi and a Palestinian peace activist sit down and talk?
Ever since Oct. 7, 2023, Muslim and Jewish communities in Canada have been torn apart. Dialogue groups disbanded. Friendships bottomed out. Campuses became battlegrounds. And what happens when two groups stop speaking to one another, both reeling...
Jordan’s Crucial Diplomatic Meeting Boosts Palestinian State Recognition
As European and Arab states converge on Palestinian statehood recognition, Jordan’s behind-the-scenes maneuvering with political heavyweights signals a potential shift in Middle Eastern diplomatic calculus. The Gathering Storm of Recognition...

Professors sue UTD over pro-Palestine encampment arrest, alleging retaliation and rights violations
Two UTD professors, arrested last spring while standing with students at a peaceful pro-Palestinain encampment, are now suing the university, the UT System, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials, alleging an ongoing campaign to violate their...

Activists Can’t Give In to Bad-Faith Smears on Pro-Palestine Speech and Slogans
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. As New York City’s November mayoral election approaches, front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy continues to face familiar attacks...

Families of US Terror Victims Sue Palestinian Authority Over ‘Pay for Slay’ Program
American families who lost loved ones in terrorist attacks in Israel have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) of financing and rewarding violence against civilians through...
New Zealand government denounces looming strike by 110,000 workers for being pro-Palestine
On October 19, New Zealand’s Minister for Public Service Judith Collins, who is also the defence minister, issued an “Open letter to the people of New Zealand” denouncing the strike actions scheduled for Thursday involving roughly 110,000 workers...

Letter to the editor: Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israel Both Claim Peace, but Only One Practices It
I recently read Safa Razvi’s recent Daily Cardinal op-ed, “Pro Palestine is not Anti-Israel. It is Pro-Human,” with genuine empathy for her compassion toward human suffering. But compassion alone cannot substitute for truth. Razvi’s column, and...