GAZA, PALESTINE | Xinhua | A UN-backed report released on Friday confirmed famine in parts of the Gaza Strip, marking the first officially declared famine in the Middle East and raising alarms about worsening humanitarian conditions in the war-torn coastal enclave and possible political repercussions. How severe is the famine in …
Read More »Starvation in Gaza and Our Global Shame
COMMENT | BINAIFER NOWROJEE | Starvation is the slow, silent unmaking of the body. Deprived of basic sustenance, the body first burns through sugar stores in the liver. Then it melts muscle and fat, breaking down tissue to keep the brain and other vital organs alive. As these reserves are …
Read More »Thousands join pro-Palestine protest across Sydney Harbor Bridge
SYDNEY | Xinhua | Tens of thousands of Australians marched across Sydney’s iconic Harbor Bridge on Sunday to protest the ongoing war and famine in Gaza. The protest, organized by advocacy network the Palestine Action Group, went ahead on Sunday afternoon despite heavy rainfall. Thousands of protesters carrying Palestinian flags …
Read More »Inside Western hypocrisy
What the genocide in Gaza teaches us about the West and its claims to civilization and liberal democracy THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | We are witnessing, live on our smartphones and television screens, a genocide of the very first magnitude. It is not happening in the jungles of “the …
Read More »Israel to temporarily pause fighting in Gaza
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Saturday night to temporarily pause Israel’s fighting in Gaza throughout Sunday, Israeli media outlets reported. According to Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News, the decision was made after Netanyahu consulted with Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, …
Read More »Statement of unprecedented measures to halt the Gaza genocide at Bogotá conference
Bogota, Colombia | AGENCIES | In the most ambitious multilateral action since the start of Gaza genocide 21 months ago, a coalition of cross-regional states gathered in Bogotá has agreed to six coordinated diplomatic, legal and economic measures to restrain Israel’s assault on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and defend international law …
Read More »Israel’s genocide in Gaza
World unites to end Israel’s U.S.-backed crimes against occupied Palestine ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ministerial delegates from more than 30 nations gathered in the Colombian capital Bogotá on July 15 for an emergency summit focused on “concrete measures” to end Israel’s U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza and other crimes against occupied Palestine. …
Read More »Despite battlefield gains, Israel remains mired in war with no political endgame
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Nearly two years into a multi-front conflict, Israel has made apparent military gains: crippling Hamas’ infrastructure in Gaza, striking deep into Iran, and dealing blows to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Yet the country remains stuck in a prolonged war, with no clear exit strategy in sight. Analysts …
Read More »Israel’s security dilemma
Why the Jewish state will never leave at peace unless it frees itself from its racial and religious bigotry THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | For the last week, Israel and Iran have been exchanging heavy blows. I had expected Israel to beat Iran badly, decisively, and quickly. From a strategic …
Read More »With all eyes on Israel-Iran conflict, Gazans continue to endure bombardment, blockade
GAZA | Xinhua | As the military confrontation between Israel and Iran escalates, residents of the Gaza Strip watch anxiously, fearing the renewed tensions could further deteriorate their already dire humanitarian situation and push their longstanding plight even further from the global spotlight. In Gaza City, Ibrahim al-Faryani, a Palestinian …
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