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 »Israel under pressure as Palestine gains recognition
French President Macron to recognise Palestine as momentum builds against Israel ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | French President Emmanuel Macron announced July 24 that France will recognise Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel denounced the decision. …
Read More »Portugal to consider recognizing State of Palestine at UN in September: PM
LISBON | Xinhua | Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said on Thursday that the government intends to consult President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and all political parties represented in Parliament to consider recognizing the State of Palestine during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in September. According to a …
Read More »Israel condemns France’s decision to recognize Palestinian state
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state. The French president wrote on the social media platform X earlier in the night that, “consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in …
Read More »Museveni warns world leaders on geopolitical effects on global economies
Seville, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has warned of drastic effects on the global economies from the persistent global armed and trade conflicts. He said the “unjustified wars” in different parts of the world were creating uncertainty for global trade and investment. These include the Israel-Palestine conflict, …
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 …
Read More »Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip kill over 150 Palestinians
DUBA | TASS | At least 151 people were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on May 18, including 70 in the shelling of Gaza City and in the north of the enclave, Qatar’s Al Jazeera reported. According to Dmitry Gendelman, an adviser to the Prime Minister’s Office, …
Read More »Two-State solution ‘is near a point of no return,’ warns UN chief
UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the two-State solution to the Palestinian question “is near a point of no return.” In remarks to the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, Guterres said the …
Read More »Trump has a point on Gaza
Why the US president’s seemingly crazy suggestion is the only viable solution to the Palestinian problem THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | For one and a half years, the world has watched in utter helplessness the merciless genocidal campaign Israel is conducting in Gaza to cleanse it of Palestinians. South Africa’s …
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