Peace advocates fear Trump may hand Israel ‘full control of Gaza and the West...
Brett Wilkins
Common Dreams / November 6, 2024
"We in the anti-war movement must redouble our efforts to end the genocide and wars in the Middle East," said one campaigner.
While many critics of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris opposed the Democratic presidential nominee due to the Biden-Harris administration's nearly unconditional support...
Leaders rush to pay homage to Trump as they brace for him shaking up...
Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Kylie Atwood & Jennifer Hansler
CNN / November 6, 2024
In the hours after Donald Trump secured another term in the White House, a familiar exercise was unfolding in foreign capitals. Dusting off their proverbial Trump playbooks, leaders from Paris to Jerusalem to Riyadh and beyond began...
Who is Israel Katz ? – Israel’s new defence minister
Edmund Blair
The Independent / November 6, 2024
Netanyahu and Gallant have been repeatedly at odds over the last year.
Israel Katz has been appointed defence minister after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked Yoav Gallant from the post.
Katz was formerly Israel’s foreign minister,
Netanyahu said he no longer had trust in Gallant’s management...
‘It’s like living in a prison’: inside the besieged Palestinian village isolated from the...
Bethan McKernan
The Guardian / November 6, 2024
Since the 7 October attack, and the ensuing war in Gaza, restrictions in Beit Iksa have become even more suffocating
Beit Iksa, West Bank – In January this year, four-year-old Ruqayya Jahalin, her mother and her five siblings were waiting in a taxi at...
Benjamin Netanyahu fires defence minister Yoav Gallant, triggering protests across Israel
Bethan McKernan
The Guardian / November 6, 2024
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv and outside PM’s home condemn sacking of Gallant, widely seen by Israel’s allies as a brake on far-right elements of Israeli government.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has fired his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, a figure widely considered by...
Israel’s Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister as wars rage – protests erupt across country
Josef Federman
AP / November 6, 2024
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region. The move sparked protests across the country, including a...
Netanyahu’s sacking of defence chief ‘last thing Israel needs’, says president
Bethan McKernan
The Guardian / November 6, 2024
Critics dismayed at timing of dismissal amid war and on day of US election – and warn more may come for PM’s political gain
Many Israelis have been left reeling by Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to dismiss his popular defence minister in the midst of...
Donald Trump rides disillusionment with the Biden administration back to the White House
Michael Arria
Mondoweiss / November 6, 2024
Donald Trump's victory over Kamala Harris points to a deepening frustration with the Biden administration, which includes his support for Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza.
Donald Trump is heading back to The White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. The most recent tabulations show...
A new life in Egypt does not erase memories of Gaza
Yasmin Abusayma
The Electronic Intifada / November 6, 2024
October has long been a month of celebration for my family, as my sister, brother and beautiful twins were born in October.
Two years ago, on 13 October 2022, we celebrated my twins’ third birthdays. My family held joint birthday parties to share gifts...
Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF
Bethan McKernan & William Christou
The Guardian / November 6, 2024
Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the north.
Jerusalem/Beirut – Israeli ground forces are getting closer to “the complete evacuation” of northern Gaza and residents will...
