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IDF kills Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader in air strike
Tel Aviv: Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in a statement on Saturday, said that it killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader on Friday night in an air strike. The deceased is identified…
- Middle East
Settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque, raise Israeli flag on compound
Israeli Jewish settlers raised the Israeli flag while storming into the Al Aqsa Mosque complex in the occupied East Jerusalem, Al Jazeera reported. According to the reports, following calls by extremist Israeli…
- World
ASU bans pro-Israel professor after assault on hijab-clad student
Arizona State University (ASU) has taken decisive action following a disturbing incident involving its assistant professor at the university, Dr Yudelman. ASU on Thursday, May 8 announced the professor will not be…
- World
New Zealand supports UN Palestine resolution
New Zealand voted in favour of a resolution broadening Palestine’s participation at the United Nations General Assembly overnight, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “The resolution enhances the rights of Palestine to participate…
- Middle East
UNGA votes to upgrade Palestine’s membership to special status, bypassing US veto
United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Friday voted to upgrade Palestine’s membership in the world body to a special status aimed at circumventing the US veto of full membership. In the…
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Pro Palestine protests: ULCA students, faculty demand chancellor’s resignation
Los Angeles: Nearly 900 members of the University of California (UC) faculty and staff have been calling on Gene Block, chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to resign over…
- India
Mumbai: School principal asked to resign after Hindutva site targets her
A principal of the Somaiya School in Vidyavihar, Mumbai, has been forced to step down from her position due to her alleged social media activity regarding the Palestine-Israel conflict and the ongoing killings…
- Middle East
Turkey announces suspension of trade activities with Israel
Ankara: Turkey halted all trade activities with Israel due to the latter’s “non-stop violence” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Turkish Trade Ministry said. The move follows Turkey’s imposition of restrictions…
- World
‘Troubled’: Top UN official on arrests of pro-Palestinian protestors in US
United Nations: The UN’s top human rights official has voiced concern over “heavy-handed steps” taken to disperse and dismantle pro-Palestinian protests across university campuses in the US, just hours before the New…
- Middle East
Palestinian Journalist’s search for missing mother ends in tragic discovery
In a devastating turn of events, a Palestinian journalist embarked on a search for his missing mother, at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital which tragically ended with the discovery of her death, Al Jazeera…
- Middle East
Dozens of pro-Palestine protesters arrested at Arizona State University
Los Angeles: A total of 69 protesters attending a pro-Palestine protest on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus, the main campus of the public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area, were arrested…
- World
Jamaica officially recognises Palestine as a state
The government of Jamaica on Wednesday, April 24, officially announced the recognition of Palestine as a state, stressing that the only solution to the Palestinian issue is the two-state solution. Taking to…