Palestinian Americans Are Americans, Too For many in New Jersey, the war in Gaza has brought back painful family history. Reason · Oct 26, 2023
EXPLAINER: What is Gaza's Ministry of Health and how does it calculate the war's death toll? As the Israel-Hamas war rages, international and local monitoring groups in Gaza have been unable to keep up The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
‘Complete censorship’: Germany’s Palestinian diaspora fights crackdown From bans on rallies and flags to arrests and police profiling, Germany’s Palestinian community says it is under attack. Al Jazeera · Oct 26, 2023
The Guardian view on the UN and Israel: the Middle East crisis increases its challenges Editorial: A nearly eight-decade-old institution is tussling with a very different world from the one in which it was created The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
Balancing act: Where does Europe stand on Israel-Hamas war? If you thought it was hard getting 27 nations to speak with one voice when it came to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, just follow the wrangling over the EU summit's wording of its call to spare lives in Gaza. It is easy to dismiss the semantic nuances between ceasefire, truce… France 24 · Oct 26, 2023
New York governor dodges questions on who paid for her trip to wartime Israel New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is refusing to disclose who paid for her to travel to wartime Israel last week for a self-described solidarity mission The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Man charged after aggressively shouting insults at Orthodox Jew outside north London station Incident comes amid surge in anti-semitic hate crime in London since start of Israel-Hamas war Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2023
Wee Ginger Dug: Labour and Tory stance on Gaza is spineless First Minister Humza Yousaf has sharply criticised both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer for their failure to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,… The National (Scotland) · Oct 26, 2023
Pro-Palestine protestors blockade UK weapons factory in demonstration over Israel war More than 150 protestors including teachers and doctors gathered in Kent to demonstrate against the use of weapons in Israel The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Released Israeli hostage doing well and trying to help free others, daughter says Sharone Lifschitz says she is ‘immensely proud’ of her mother, who shook hands with a Hamas captor The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
Father of Israeli-American hostage urges people to ‘stop politicising’ situation John Polin says there is ‘no partial success’ when it comes to bringing his son Hersch Goldberg-Polin home The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Israel says Gaza tank raid is ‘preparation for next stage of combat’ It comes as one UN official says ‘nowhere is safe’ for Palestinian citizens in the territory as aerial bombardment continues The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Domicide: the destruction of homes in Gaza reminds me of what happened to my city, Homs This article accompanies an episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast featuring an interview with the author, Ammar Azzouz. The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023
Israeli ambassador: I could not remain silent over Irish president’s comments Dana Erlich denied suggestions that Israel is breaking international law in its actions against Hamas. The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023 Released hostage embodies the lost spirit of Israel’s kibbutzim Letter: Yocheved Lifshitz’s response after being released by Hamas made Dvir Aviam-Ezra remember the principles of humanity and equality that kibbutz were founded on
Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2023 OPINION - The rush to take sides over Israel, Gaza and Hamas war is building intolerance and division into our society My elder daughter told me some girls and boys in her school year had drawn Palestinian flags on their hands. My younger daughter told me other nine and 10-year-olds in her class had asked her what “side” she was on.
The Hindu · Oct 26, 2023 Palestinians will choose death over becoming refugees once again: Ambassador of Palestine Adnan Abu Al-Haija Palestinians will choose death over refugee status, says Palestinian Ambassador to India Adnan Abu Al-Haija says; Israeli bombing of Gaza has caused intense humanitarian crisis. India sent aid, but blockade hinders movement. West silent on destruction, Israeli PM seeks to kill all Palestinians.
France 24 · Oct 26, 2023 AI-generated images add to the confusion in the war between Israel and Hamas Since the attack carried out on Israel by Hamas on October 7, the internet has been flooded with thousands of images of the conflict and even more rumours. However, many of the videos and photos circulating are actually false. Two of these images recently went viral. The first image supposedly…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023 Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs have called for ceasefire in Gaza Forty-nine of party’s 199 MPs have either said they want a ceasefire or signed a motion calling for one
The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023 Why the Israel-Gaza conflict is so hard to talk about With the intensification of war in the Middle East comes an intense polarization within our institutions. A historian whose family was taken hostage by Hamas, and a geographer with family in the West Bank, get together to discuss a way forward.
The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023 Ukraine recap: future of US support for Kyiv in question as Israel conflict reshapes Washington's priorities There was some worrying news for Volodymyr Zelensky this week when the US House of Representatives finally elected a new speaker. Mike Johnson, a Republican congressman from Louisiana, has consistently opposed US funding for the Ukrainian war effort. Now he’s the second most powerful man in US politics behind the…
France 24 · Oct 26, 2023 Iran’s Revolutionary Guard recruits volunteers to fight in Gaza The Iranian regime has launched an online campaign to recruit volunteers – including children – to fight alongside Hamas in the war against Israel. But the government’s propaganda efforts are not making much headway among anti-regime Iranians.
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023 Hamas official calls for stronger intervention by regional allies in its war with Israel A senior Hamas official has told The Associated Press that the Palestinian militant group had expected stronger intervention from Hezbollah in its war with Israel
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023 Strikes by Islamists on US bases in Syria and Iraq raise fears of escalation Militants linked to Iran have injured dozens of US soldiers and killed one, indicating Tehran has a network of regional proxies