Trump promises to bring lasting peace to a tumultuous Middle East – but fixing...
Tia Goldenberg
AP / November 6, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel – Donald Trump will return to the U.S. presidency at a time of unprecedented conflict and uncertainty in the Middle East. He has vowed to fix it.
But Trump’s history of strong support for Israel coupled with his insistence during the campaign...
Trump win is a victory for Netanyahu, but Israeli PM may not get it...
Julian Borger
The Guardian / November 6, 2024
US president-elect has indicated he wants an end to war in Gaza and his position on conflict with Iran remains unclear.
Ramallah – The US election result is highly consequential for the Middle East, and is a dramatic win for Benjamin Netanyahu. It has...
We are witnessing the final stage of genocide in Gaza
Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian / November 6, 2024
Omer Bartov is an Israeli-American professor of Holocaust and genocide studies. He has issued a grim warning on Gaza
Want to know a fun fact about Palestinians? They’re hard to kill. You can bomb them, bury them under rubble, burn them alive and they...
Minister of Defense Gallant is fired: a review of the dismissal of Israeli cabinet...
Ofer Kenig
Israel Democracy Institute / November 5, 2024
At first glance, the dismissal of Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant is not unprecedented – prime ministers hold authority to fire ministers, and Prime Minister Netanyahu has done so in the past. However, the circumstances surrounding the current dismissal are especially intense.
Over...
What Netanyahu’s firing of Yoav Gallant means for Gaza, Israel’s regional war, and the...
Mitchell Plitnick
Mondoweiss / November 5, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu's firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has removed the one minor restraint on expanding Israel's regional war against Iran and the axis of resistance. International pressure to stop Israel is needed now more than ever.
In a move that has been brewing for...
Turmoil at the ICC as fears rise over Israel and the U.S. interference
Craig Mokhiber
Mondoweiss / November 5, 2024
The delay in issuing ICC warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, followed by the replacement of the presiding judge, has raised serious concerns about the court's functioning and possible machinations behind the scenes.
On May 20, 2024, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court...
Israel is restricting aid more than ever, UNRWA warns as millions starve
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / November 5, 2024
Israel allowed only 6 percent of pre-genocide levels of aid to enter Gaza last month.
The amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza hit yet another record low in October, the UN reports, as Israeli forces have worsened their blockade as part of their apparent campaign...
‘Harris voters for human rights’ work to defeat Trump – and fight for an...
Jake Johnson
Common Dreams / November 5, 2024
‘To voters who can't yet entrust Harris with their votes because of the genocide, the fascist Trump will make it even worse for the people of Gaza, and you can trust us to fight to push Harris to end it if we put...
Israel notifies UN it’s pulling out of agreement allowing UNRWA operations
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / November 5, 2024
A ban on UNRWA would lead to the collapse of humanitarian aid operations at large in Gaza, aid groups have warned.
Israel informed the UN on Sunday that it is pulling out of a key, decades-old agreement that allows the operations of the UN Relief...
37 groups demand foreign secretary clarify UK definition of ‘genocide’
Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams / November 5, 2024
David Lammy's recent comment to Parliament, the coalition said, ‘at best, has injected a deeply troubling ambiguity in respect of these pivotal issues in light of the mass atrocities perpetrated against civilians in Gaza’.
Fallout over remarks that David Lammy, the U.K.'s secretary of...
