#leila-shahid

#leila-shahid

Salah Sarsour, a husband, father, and grandfather, is described as a pillar of his community and a 'loving bear' who is 'always smiling.'

The evidence shows how sexualised violence is used to pressure communities, shape decisions about remaining or leaving their homes and land, and alter patterns of daily life.

Omer Bartov argues that Zionism has morphed into an ideology of extremism that led to genocide in Gaza following the Hamas attacks of October 7th.

With the sounding of a siren at 8pm on Monday, Israel begins the commemoration of Memorial Day, remembering soldiers killed since the establishment of the first Jewish settlements in Palestine in 1860, through Israel's many wars with its neighbours and attacks on Palestinians, up to those who died enacting its genocide in Gaza.

Morgan Ortagus praised Antoun Sehnaoui for his support of Israel, framing it as an act requiring moral clarity, despite the personal risks involved.

The sooner it [the Iran war] ends, the better for everybody. Such gatherings are not typically used to fight geopolitical battles. You don't get people shouting at one another at these things.

Italy's decision to suspend a defense agreement with Israel reflects deep unease over its longtime ally's actions in the Middle East, marking an unprecedented move by the Italian government.

Lelia Doolan completed a two-week, 220km trek on Wednesday, ending at the gates of parliament accompanied by throngs of supporters. She made the journey to protest against the US military's use of Shannon airport in County Clare.

Despite its public criticism of both Palantir and Mandelson, the UK government has entered into extensive contracts with the US tech giant, signing a defence contract worth 240 million pounds ($323m) in January. The contract was awarded to Palantir directly, while another, worth 330 million pounds ($444m) and involving the UK's Ministry of Health, was awarded in November 2023 following a bidding process.

Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah stated that negotiating with Israel is wrong and warned of internal division, reflecting the sentiments of many Lebanese citizens who oppose such talks.

Having endured more than two years of relentless physical, political and legal attacks, most fiercely in Palestine, Unrwa has reached breaking point. The risks to Palestinians' rights and the stability of the region are immense.

The data, painstakingly gathered and verified by ELSC, reveals the operation of a system, not something which is centrally directed, of course but something which is organic, multipolar, self-reinforcing and mutually exacerbating. A system which seeks to raise intolerably the personal cost to any individual who speaks or acts in light of their conscience seeks to reduce civil society's capacity to call out genocide and to demand at the same time robust action by our governments.

Many Israelis see international condemnation as evidence of anti-Semitism, rather than a verdict on their government's actions. Defying a chorus of global condemnation and international law, Israel nevertheless proceeded earlier this month with the de facto annexation of the West Bank, home to more than three million Palestinians and a territory it has illegally occupied since 1967. The international criticism that met the announcement was hardly new.