Gaza death toll tops 40,000
The health ministry in Gaza said over 40,000 Palestinians had been killed to date after Israel attacked the Hamas-run territory following Hamas鈥檚 unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel.
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Politics and role of BDS movement 鈥� I
AT THE outset I want to beg your indulgence and forgive me for a somewhat misleading title, 鈥楾he Role of BDS in the Struggle for Palestine鈥�. A better title might have been 鈥楾he politics of BDS and the struggle for Palestine.鈥� What I want to do tonight is to go back to the basics, as it were, and think about how BDS fits into the long history of the struggle for self-determination in Palestine...
From word to deeds
THE recognition of Palestine by Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Spain shows how European diplomacy can go from words to deeds. Coupled with concrete steps to affect domestic change on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides, this could help mobilise international diplomacy behind the EU鈥檚 longstanding foreign policy goal of securing...
Even in Palestine, birds shall return
ON JULY 26, senior United Nations officials briefed the UN Security Council about the terrible situation in Gaza. 鈥楳ore than two million people in Gaza remain trapped in an endless nightmare of death and destruction on a staggering scale鈥�, said deputy commissioner general Antonia De Meo of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees...
15 people killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City
At least 15 Palestinians were killed during an Israeli bombing of a school sheltering displaced families in the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City on Thursday, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported...
No more moral compromises on Palestine
WHY are many amongst us still tiptoeing around language when it comes to the horrific Israeli genocide in Gaza?..
Palestinians detained by Israel subjected to 鈥榯orture鈥�
Palestinians detained during the Gaza war by Israel have largely been held in secret and in some cases subjected to treatment that may amount to torture, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Hamas chief Haniyeh killed in Israeli strike
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president...
Palestinian Olympian wore shirt showing bombed children at opening ceremony
Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal wore a shirt depicting children being bombed for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in a test for organisers who have strict rules on political statements.
Palestinians slam IOC 'double standards' over Israel at Paris Olympics
The head of the Palestine Olympic Committee criticised 鈥榙ouble standards鈥� from the International Olympic Committee on Thursday over its decision to allow Israel to compete at the Paris Games.
Israel quietly disappears West Bank land
AS ISRAEL鈥橲 genocide in Gaza enters its tenth month, its settler-colonial project advances relentlessly across historic Palestine...
Hamas for independent Palestinian government in post-war Gaza
Hamas is suggesting during ceasefire negotiations that an independent government of non-partisan figures run Gaza after war and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a member of the Palestinian Islamist movement鈥檚 political bureau said Friday....
Spain PM urges West to reject 鈥榙ouble standards鈥� on Gaza
The prime minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, on Wednesday urged the West to reject 鈥榙ouble standards鈥� regarding the conflict in Gaza as he joined NATO leaders in supporting Ukraine....
BSMRMU donates Gaza victims in Palestine
The vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa donated on behalf of all the faculty members, officers and staff of the university for the genocide victims in Gaza, Palestine, said a press release...
UN alarmed by Gaza war鈥檚 toll on children, 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� hunger
UN agencies sounded the alarm about war-torn Gaza on Tuesday, saying that 10 children a day are losing one or both legs and half a million Palestinians suffer 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� hunger....
Armenia recognises Palestine
Armenia announced on Friday it was recognising the State of Palestine, the latest country to do so during the war in Gaza, saying it was against...
Dear Amal, I pray you are alive, well
WHEN the celebrated academic Edward Said first started writing and speaking out in the late twentieth century about justice for Palestine, supporters of Israeli apartheid found...
Shining light on Gaza
A FEW weeks back I was talking with an old friend, a long-time supporter of Palestine who has educated me on the issue. He was so dark about what鈥檚 happening...
President for standing by underprivileged section, Palestinians
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has called upon the rich section of the society in Bangladesh to stand by the poverty-stricken and underprivileged people of the country and the Palestinians.....
Hamas says over 200 killed as Israel rescues four Gaza hostages
Israel announced its forces rescued four hostages on Saturday from a Gaza refugee camp in an operation which the Hamas-run government media office said left 210 Palestinians dead and hundreds wounded....
Maldives to ban tourists from Israel to protest Gaza war
The Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives will ban Israelis from the luxury tourist hot spot, the office of the president said Sunday, announcing a national rally in 鈥榮olidarity with Palestine鈥�.
Shahidul Alam returns UAL鈥檚 honorary doctorate in solidarity with Palestine
Photographer Shahidul Alam returned the honorary doctorate the University of the Arts London conferred on him on July 8, 2022 in recognition of his significant contributions to photography and activism....
Udichi for recognition of Palestine
Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi demanded recognition of Palestine as an independent country and protested against crimes against humanity committed by the...
鈥楢ll eyes on Rafah鈥� image shared 44m times
An AI-generated image bearing the words 鈥楢ll eyes on Rafah鈥� has been shared by more than 44 million Instagram accounts since Monday after a deadly Israeli strike at a camp for displaced Palestinians in the Gazan city....
Chinese president Xi Jinping calls for Middle East peace conference
Chinese president Xi Jinping called on Thursday for a peace conference on the war between Israel and Hamas, as he addressed Arab leaders at a forum aimed at bolstering ties with the region...
145 countries now recognise a Palestinian state
Israel's war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own.
Spain, Ireland, Norway recognise Palestinian state
Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday in a coordinated decision slammed by Israel as a 鈥榬eward鈥� for Hamas, more than...
Three European countries to recognise Palestinian state
Three European countries 鈥� Norway, Ireland and Spain 鈥� on Wednesday announced they will recognise a Palestinian state from next week, highlighting the European Union鈥檚 deep split over the issue as the Israel-Hamas war rages.....
13 countries urge restraint from Israel over Rafah
Thirteen Western countries, including many traditionally supportive of Israel, appealed to it Friday not to launch a large-scale offensive on Rafah.
Ireland to recognise Palestinian statehood 鈥榯his month鈥�
Ireland is certain to recognise Palestinian statehood by the end of May, the country鈥檚 foreign minister Micheal Martin said on Wednesday, without specifying a date...