At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia University’s example earlier this month. While many remain provocative though peaceful, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment by their institutions from companies with ties to Israel, hundreds of students and outside protesters have been arrested, and there have been some fierce […]
Read MoreDeal meets your demands so free hostages, US and UK tell Hamas
The leaders of 18 countries, including the United States and Britain, have signed a joint letter calling on Hamas to release the hostages held in Gaza after talks aimed at ending the crisis faltered. A senior US administration official said that a proposed deal to release vulnerable hostages gave Hamas almost all of the things […]
Read MoreIsraeli forces fire on crowds surrounding Gaza aid trucks
Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinian civilians in a chaotic series of events involving trucks delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military and Gaza health officials said, threatening to up-end delicate negotiations to reach a ceasefire soon. The Israeli military and Palestinian witnesses and officials gave conflicting versions of an event that Gaza […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war: UK to consider suspending arms exports to Israel if Rafah offensive goes ahead
The UK government is considering restricting some arms exports to Israel if it launches a deadly offensive in Rafah or obstructs aid trucks from entering Gaza. As the humanitarian situation in Gaza has worsened, diplomatic pressure has been mounting on the UK to follow other countries and suspend arms exports to Israel. Citing ministerial sources, […]
Read MoreIsrael opening road through Gaza Strip to the sea: reports
Tel Aviv: Israeli forces have reportedly begun construction on a new road across central Gaza as part of the next phase of its ground operation and to maintain security control over the besieged enclave at the end of its war with Hamas. The gravel road stretches some eight kilometres from the Israeli border to the […]
Read More‘Serious lapse of judgment’: William’s Gaza intervention raises eyebrows
London: Prince William, by far the most popular figure among the Windsors in regular British opinion polls, made a rather significant intervention this week. And it has raised eyebrows across the world. Of course in Britain’s constitutional monarchy, the royals are expected to keep well out of politics. William’s late grandmother, Elizabeth II, was for […]
Read MoreYes, Prince William is outspoken. He may be a royal but he’s also a millennial
“Everyone is horrified by what they’re seeing. It’s really horrifying. The news every day, it’s just, it’s almost unfathomable,” the Prince of Wales said as he waded into controversial waters about a war in a foreign land. This wasn’t his statement from Tuesday, though, in which he spoke of the horrors of the situation in […]
Read More‘HAMAS TERRORISTS DID RAPE ISRAELIS’
A United Nations investigation has confirmed that extreme acts of sexual violence were carried out by Hamas during the October 7 attacks on Israel and that there is clear and credible evidence that female hostages have been raped. The UN also said a lack of forensic evidence collected from the scene of the attack means […]
Read MoreBritain’s plight over Mid-East conflict a warning to Australia
The Middle East conflict is now dividing Britain and the US on racial and religious lines. With the flaws in British multiculturalism on devastating display, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warns that British democracy is under assault; while in the US, anti-Israel sentiment is a risk to President Joe Biden’s re-election. There are threats […]
Read MoreUK places sanctions on Israeli settlers for ‘forcing’ Palestinians from their land
13 February 2024, The Guardian, by Peter Beaumont: The UK has imposed sanctions against four Israeli nationals, saying they were “extremist settlers” who had violently attacked Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The measures impose strict financial and travel restrictions on the four individuals, who Britain said were involved in “egregious abuses of human rights”.
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