11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1589+ words) The new sanctions may be groundbreaking, but they’re also full of loopholes — including for certain weapons exports. The United Kingdom, joined by Canada and France, announced this week that they are taking action against Israeli settlements in the West Bank....

12+ hour, 29+ min ago   (335+ words) How the narrative after WW2 was nothing else than to obscure the truth and how it is connected to the treatment of refugees today. The narrative after WW2 that the whole West did not know what Nazi Germany was doing to the…...

17+ hour, 2+ min ago   (238+ words) A man waving a Palestinian flag stormed the field at Yankee Stadium at approximately 9:11 p.m. on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and was quicklyl tackled to the ground amid a chorus of “USA” chants. Fox & Friends Weekend aired the footage on Saturday morning....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (590+ words) Britain’s plans were announced in coordination with Canada and France, with other countries pledging to follow suit. It comes decades after these governments denounced the settlements while continuing to trade with the businesses that sustain them. Giving the lie to…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (665+ words) Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has described a plan to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other countries. Nearly a year after Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Board of Peace,” which was ostensibly charged with ending Israel’s…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1125+ words) “Here I am, thousands of miles away from my dreams,” said one 14-year-old. Despite the restrictions that had long stifled Gaza prior to October 7, 2023, it was a remarkably young society, shaped by high fertility rates and a culture in which…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (866+ words) CUNY has direct investments in weapons manufacturers enabling Israel’s genocide, including Boeing and Lockheed Martin. On Wednesday, September 9, activists from CUNY4Palestine broadcast their findings regarding the City University of New York’s (CUNY) investment portfolio in a press conference in front of…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (402+ words) International responses to Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank, notably regarding redrawing the ethnic composition of the territory, have been a slow burn affair. Condemnation and admonitions have issued from various international bodies and civil society groups regarding the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1044+ words) Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband “called out” the growing numbers of Israeli settlements in the West Bank imposing sanctions on some aspects of the system although contradictions remain within the overall stance towards apartheid state In an unprecedented address before the…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (212+ words) This post is also available in: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Czech The Universalist Humanism Summer University is celebrating its fourth edition this year, with the theme “Nonviolent Revolution: A Humanizing Path.” As in previous years, it will take place over…...