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‘Dear Girl, Get Out!’: A Young Palestinian Escapes an Israeli Strike

It’s the early hours of Monday, May 26th. An airstrike that Israel says is aimed at a militant control center has just hit a former school where dozens of families were sheltering. Eighteen children were killed in the attack, according to the local emergency services. And this scene of a girl trying to escape the […]

Syria Makes Rare Arrests of Palestinian Militant Group Leaders

Syrian authorities made a rare arrest of two senior members of the Palestinian armed faction Islamic Jihad, the group said on Tuesday, a move that signaled the shifting of alliances in the Middle East. The group, Islamic Jihad, is an Iran-backed ally of Hamas that took part in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel […]

Israel cancels visas of 27 French MPs as Macron signals support for Palestinian state

Two days before their planned visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, 27 French lawmakers and local officials were informed on Sunday that their entry visas had been revoked. The group, which included members of France’s left-wing ecologist and communist parties, said the trip was meant to promote international cooperation and peace, reported news agency […]

‘Rights granted to those who align with power’: Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil slams Trump-era deportation

Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers said Nazis have more rights in the US than anti-Israel protesters. ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”/> Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers said Nazis have more rights in the US than anti-Israel protesters. Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose arrest sparked protests in universities across the US described his detention as an “administrative error” and alleged that […]

Netanyahu Macron Palestinian State: ‘Gravely mistaken’: Israeli PM Netanyahu blasts Macron’s recognition plan for Palestinian state, warns against ‘illusions’

Israeli PM Netanyahu blasts Macron’s recognition plan for Palestinian state, warns against ‘illusions’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised French President Emmanuel Macron over his recent statement suggesting France could recognise a Palestinian state within months. In a strongly worded statement on Sunday, Netanyahu said, “President Macron is gravely mistaken in continuing to promote the […]

Israel foreign minister dismisses France’s stand on the recognition of a Palestinian state

Israel foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar dismisses French President Macron’s plans In an interview with a French broadcaster on April 10, President Macron of France suggested that France is planning to recognize a Palestinian state by June. These remarks were dismissed by Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar.President Macron was hopeful that by recognizing a Palestinian state […]

Israel releases Palestinian who took part in attack aged 13 and developed mental illness in prison

JERUSALEM – Israel on Thursday released a Palestinian who took part in an attack when he was 13 and developed schizophrenia in prison as requests for early release were denied. Israel says Ahmad Manasra is a terrorist who tried to kill Jews his own age. Palestinians accuse Israel of subjecting a child to harsh incarceration […]

Palestinian-American Boy Killed: 14-year-old Palestinian holding American citizenship killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy was shot and killed by Israeli forces during an incident in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, with Israeli authorities claiming he was among a group of “terrorists” hurling rocks at cars on a nearby highway.According to the town’s mayor, […]

Palestinian Oscar-winning filmmaker Hamdan Balla released by Israel, wife says she heard him being beaten and screaming

Hamdan Ballal (second from right), along with Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, and Yuval Abraham, winners of the award for Best Documentary Feature Film for “No Other Land,” pose in the press room at the Oscars. A Palestinian Oscar-winning filmmaker, along with two other individuals, was freed by Israeli authorities following detention in the occupied West […]