Greek police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators protesting in Athens against Israeli attacks on Gaza. Hundreds of people shouting “Freedom to Palestine” and waving Palestinian flags marched to the Israeli embassy, which was cordoned off by police buses. The demonstration in the Greek …
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World reaction to Israel’s continuing attacks in Gaza
At least 140 people, including 39 children, killed in Gaza since Israel’s latest attacks were launched on Monday. At least 140 Palestinians, including 39 children, have been killed after Israel launched air attacks on Gaza earlier this week. On Saturday, Israel targeted a refugee camp in Gaza where at least …
Read More »Jerusalem, the unfolding tragedy | Opinion
For Netanyahu, Jerusalem and Gaza are the gifts that keep on giving. Israel is a colonial war machine that never sleeps. Its mounting provocations in Jerusalem in recent weeks have predictably driven Palestinians to the streets in protest. Hence, the short answer to the question, “why?”, is simply, “why not?”, …
Read More »Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani urges global support for Palestinians against Israeli aggression
Iraq’s supreme religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has reiterated support for the spirited and firm resistance of Palestinians against the Israeli regime’s occupation, calling on freedom-loving nations worldwide to support the people in the face of Tel Aviv’s violent crackdown in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds and bloody airstrikes on the …
Read More »Gaza tower block COLLAPSES after Israeli airstrikes
A 13-story tower in Gaza has been leveled to the ground, reportedly after it was hit by missile strikes from Israeli warplanes amid the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants, according to local media. In online footage purporting to show the destruction of the residential block, explosions could …
Read More »Hamas targets Israel settlements in massive rocket attack; raids to grow in scale
The armed wing of Palestine’s Hamas resistance movement has staged a massive rocket launch against the occupied territories, with attacks expected to still grow in scale and extent. The Palestinian Information Center reported on Tuesday that the barrage targeted the cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon that lie to the north …
Read More »Why American politicians cannot say the words ‘Israeli apartheid’ | Opinion
American political language does not have the capacity to address Palestine because it is disabled by white supremacy. Over the past few weeks, as the Israeli colonial forces escalated their brutal violence against the Palestinians of occupied Jerusalem, many hoped for some kind of a sharp reaction from the new …
Read More »About 90 Palestinians injured Saturday in Israeli crackdown
The latest violence comes on Islam’s holy night of Laylat al-Qadr, a day after Israeli police stormed Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque and injured 205 Palestinians. Dozens of Palestinians have been injured in the Israeli police crackdown on protesters outside the Old City of Jerusalem as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers …
Read More »Hundreds hurt as Palestinians protest evictions in Jerusalem
Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers earlier packed the mosque on the final Friday of Ramadan and many stayed to protest. Israel braced for more protests on Saturday after the violence at East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound wounded more than 200 people as the international community called for calm …
Read More »Iraqis held Int’l Quds Day Rallies across the country (Pictures)
Despite restrictions due to the pandemic, Iraqi citizens in some cities chose to celebrate the day despite the danger of the coronavirus. The marches took place in the form of car convoys and mass rallies in the cities of Najaf, Diyala, Basra, and Baghdad, as well as a number of …
Read More »Iranian commander says Tehran’s approach to UAE will change after Israel deal
Iran’s highest-ranking military commander unveiled a change in the approach adopted by the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces on the United Arab Emirates after its ruling regime struck a deal with the Zionist regime on normalization of ties. In remarks at a conference held in Tehran on Sunday, Chief of Staff …
Read More »Opinion: The UAE makes peace with Israel’s war on the Palestinians
After years of informal normalisation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has finally reached a formal “peace agreement” with Israel that paves the way for a strategic relationship between the two countries under the auspices of the Trump Administration. The agreement rewards US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …
Read More »Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached a deal that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two sides, in an agreement that US President Donald Trump apparently helped broker. Under the agreement announced on Thursday, Israel has allegedly agreed to suspend applying its …
Read More »Trump says ‘historic’ Israel-UAE deal on diplomatic ties will ‘suspend’ Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands
Israel and the UAE have restored diplomatic ties after inking a deal with the US that will see Tel Aviv temporarily shelve its annexation of the West Bank and Jordan Valley to focus on improving relations with its neighbors. At US President Donald Trump’s request, Israel has agreed to suspend …
Read More »Palestinians reveal Israeli plans to build over 1,000 settler units in E1 West Bank corridor
A Palestinian media report has warned of an Israeli regime’s plan to build hundreds of new illegal settler units in the strategically sensitive E1 region of the occupied West Bank in East al-Quds. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s National Bureau for Defending Land and Resisting Settlements in a recent report …
Read More »Saudi Arabia halts oil supply to Pakistan as rift widens over Kashmir
Saudi Arabia has suspended the supply of oil to Pakistan as the latter complains about Riyadh’s foot-dragging on a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) to address India’s contentious measures in Muslim-majority Kashmir region. In 2018, Pakistan borrowed a $6.2 billion loan from Saudi Arabia that included a …
Read More »US House passes spending package valued at $500mn for Israel’s missile systems
The US House of Representatives has passed an aid package valued at hundreds of millions of dollars and designated for assistance to the Israeli regime to develop its surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems. The lower house of the US Congress made the decision on Friday and the funding will mostly be allocated for …
Read More »Leader: The Islamic Ummah’s cry for unity should fall on the heads of the US & its chained dog, the Zionist regime
The following is the full text of a message delivered on July 28, 2020, by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the occasion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. In the message, His Eminence points to the inability of many Muslims to participate in this year’s …
Read More »Why protests against Benjamin Netanyahu expand across Israel
Corruption charges against the hardline prime minister, and the handling of coronavirus, have fuelled more protests in Israel. Israeli protests have continued to increase in size and intensity against the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. This time around, more young protesters appear to have joined demonstrations as distaste for …
Read More »Indonesia denounces Israeli regime’s annexation plan
Indonesia’s government and House of Representatives have denounced the Israeli regime’s plan to annex Palestinian territories. “President Joko Widodo fully supports our firm stance against the Deal of the Century, including the annexation of the West Bank by Israel,” Mardani Ali Sera, Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Parliamentary Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation …
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