Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
Students at universities across the US are staging encampments to protest the war in Gaza. A video circulating online shows two anti-Israel protesters at New York University struggling to explain the purpose of the demonstrations. The clip, posted on X by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, shows a young woman at an NYU protest…
Read More “New York Students Admit They Have No Idea What They Are Protesting” »
Palestinian men sit around a camp fire as they watch over livestock on the outskirts of the village of the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir near Ramallah, in the aftermath of a settler attack on their village, on April 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Sitting around a fire in the hills of the Israeli-occupied…
Read More “West Bank villagers vigilant but vulnerable after settler attacks” »
Representational image. Indian voters will vote on April 19, 2024, for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections which will cover 102 constituencies across 17 States and four Union Territories | Photo Credit: ANI India votes from April 19; 102 seats, 16 crore voters in Phase 1 Over 16 crore voters would exercise their…
Representatives of member countries take votes during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, on April 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member…
Read More “U.S. vetoes resolution backing full U.N. membership for Palestine” »
US on Thursday vetoed a Security Council measure on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. United Nations: The United States on Thursday vetoed a Security Council measure on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. The draft resolution, which was introduced by Algeria and “recommends to the General Assembly that the State…
Read More “US Vetoes Palestinian Request For Full UN Membership” »
Israeli soldiers patrol in a tank near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, on the Israeli side on April 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military announced on April 7 it was drawing back some forces from a Hamas stronghold in southern Gaza following a major…
Read More “Israel to pull back some troops from South Gaza as war crosses six months” »
The Palestinians are a non-member observer state at the United Nations. United Nations: The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday formally asked for renewed consideration by the United Nations Security Council of its 2011 application to become a full member of the world body. Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyad Mansour told Reuters on Monday that the aim was…
Read More “Could The Palestinians Become A Full United Nations Member?” »
According to reports, US could use its Security Council veto power to derail the recommendation. United Nations: The Palestinians have officially revived their application to become a full member state in the United Nations, according to a letter from their UN envoy dated Tuesday and seen by AFP. The Palestinians, who have had observer status…
Read More “Amid Gaza War, Palestinians Relaunch Bid To Become UN Member State” »
The analysis released last week fuelled international concern by saying half of Gazans are feeling “catastrophic” hunger and projecting a possible famine in the territory’s north. File | Photo Credit: AP Israel hit back on Friday against a UN-backed report that warned of imminent famine in Gaza, alleging the assessment contained inaccuracies and questionable sources. The…
Read More “Israel hits back at UN report warning of Gaza famine” »
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 14, 2024 in this handout image. Credit: Palestinian president office/Handout via REUTERS | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime…
