Shehbaz Sharif Meets Trump in Washington, Discusses Peace and Regional Issues Washington, D.C. – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a high-profile meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., discussing matters of mutual interest alongside global and regional developments. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the talks highlighted peace efforts in the […]
Netanyahu Signs Settlement Plan, Rejects Palestinian Statehood Ma’ale Adumim, West Bank — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “there will not be a Palestinian state” during a signing ceremony in Ma’ale Adumim, one of the largest Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The event marked the advancement of the long-disputed E1 settlement development […]
Most of the felled vegetation appeared to be olive trees, essential to the economy and culture of the West Bank, while olive groves have also long been a flashpoint for violent clashes between farmers and encroaching Israeli settlers. Abdelatif Mohammed Abu Aliya, a local farmer from the village near Ramallah, said he lost olive trees […]
He said the government did not support additional measures against Israel over Gaza and plans for the occupied West Bank. “I have felt pushback in the cabinet for additional measures,” he said, adding he would formally tender his resignation. The Dutch government collapsed on June 3, and the caretaker minority government is expected to stay […]
UN Expert Calls US Sanctions “Unprecedented” Amid Gaza Genocide Claims BOGOTA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, has strongly criticized recent U.S. sanctions against her, calling them “unprecedented” and a serious threat to human rights advocacy. Speaking during an international summit in Colombia hosted by President Gustavo Petro, […]
The United Nations said an Israeli military operation launched in the north of the occupied territory in January had displaced tens of thousands of people, raising concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing”. The military operation “has been the longest since … the second Intifada”, in the early 2000s, said Juliette Touma, spokeswoman for the UN agency […]
His statement came during a joint press conference in Amman with counterparts from Jordan, Egypt, and Bahrain, after they met as part of an Arab contact group that was going to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. “Israel’s refusal of the committee’s visit to the West Bank embodies and confirms its extremism and refusal […]
In its annual report, Amnesty charged that Israel had acted with “specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, thus committing genocide”. Israel has rejected accusations of “genocide” from Amnesty, other rights groups, and some states in its war in Gaza. Israel launched a relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip and a ground operation that, according […]
Unilever is asking Ben & Jerry’s Foundation to agree to an expedited audit of its donations to continue the funding, which amounts to roughly $5 million annually and is determined by a formula based on sales of the brand’s ice cream, the two sources said. Ben & Jerry’s sued Unilever in November to stop alleged […]
“More than an entire month has passed without a drop of aid into Gaza. No food. No fuel. No medicine. No commercial supplies. As aid has dried up, the floodgates of horror have re-opened,” Guterres said in remarks to journalists. Pointing to the Geneva Conventions governing the treatment of people in war, Guterres emphasized the […]
