Israel seized Gaza-bound boat (Image credits: AP) Five French activists detained by Israeli forces on a Gaza-bound aid ship are set to appear before an Israeli judge, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.“Our consul was able to see the six French nationals arrested by the Israeli authorities last night,” foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote in […]
Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, two rising stars at the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, were gunned down Wednesday night outside the Capital Jewish Museum – just days before they were to get engaged during a planned trip to Jerusalem.The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, a 31-year-old from Chicago, allegedly shouted “Free Palestine!” during and […]
Indigenous activists see Trump’s Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy (Photo: AP) This week, President Donald Trump announced he won’t recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” – another sign some Native leaders say that advocacy for Indigenous representation must continue during Trump’s second term in the […]
Activists and advocacy groups have sharply criticized US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after recent social media photos revealed an Arabic tattoo reading “kafir,” meaning “infidel” or “non-believer,” calling it a provocative symbol associated with anti-Muslim sentiment.Photos posted by Hegseth on social media platform X earlier this week clearly show the controversial tattoo. “Kafir” is […]
