US bars Palestinian leader Abbas from UN as allies back statehood
Kanishka Singh & Ali Sawafta
Reuters / August 30, 2025
WASHINGTON/RAMALLAH, West Bank – The United States said on Friday it would not allow Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...
Host, bully, hypocrite: the US’s shameful gatekeeping of the UN
Ranjan Solomon
Middle East Monitor / August 30, 2025
The United States is once again demonstrating that it is unfit to serve as host of the...
UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission next year after Israeli and US pressure
William Christou
The Guardian / August 29, 2025
UNIFIL mandate extended but troops patrolling Lebanon-Israel border to be withdrawn in December 2026.
Beirut – The UN security...
Even the media’s Gaza ‘investigations’ hide the real story of Israel’s atrocities
Jonathan Cook
jonathancook.substack.com / August 29, 2025
The atrocity news treadmill makes sure western media are so busy chasing after Israel’s latest crime in Gaza they...
UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide
Jason Burke
The Guardian / August 29, 2025
Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’.
Hundreds...
Donald Trump could stop Gaza’s famine – instead he’s following Biden’s lead
Mohamad Bazzi
The Guardian / August 29, 2025
A hunger-monitoring group has confirmed what we already knew about Palestinians’ suffering. The US has the power to...
US soldiers could be liable for war crimes in Gaza – will they be...
William Christou
The Guardian / August 29, 2025
Human Rights Watch says US military personnel could face criminal prosecution for assisting Israel’s war in Gaza.
Human rights...
Between bombs and poverty: Palestinian families can’t flee Israel’s attack on Gaza City
Sally Ibrahim
The New Arab / August 29, 2025
Gaza-based political researcher Tayseer Abdullah told The New Arab that the Israeli army's maps were "nothing more...
US ‘denying and revoking’ visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
Brett Wilkins
Common Dreams / August 29, 2025
The Palestinian presidency said the decision—which comes as more and more nations formally recognize Palestine's statehood—"stands in clear...
[VIDEO] ‘A dark path’: ex-State Department official blasts Trump’s plans for postwar Gaza
Democracy Now! / August 29, 2025
Guest: Josh Paul – co-founder and director of A New Policy
As Israel pushes deeper into Gaza City, President Donald...
