Author: Jmedia Manager
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Is now the time for a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Another round of fighting between Israel and Hamas has ended in a shaky ceasefire, with both sides claiming victory, as was the case with the two previous ceasefires since 2008. Israel justified its massive bombardment of Gaza on the grounds of self-defence and Hamas defended its rocketing of Israel in support of the Palestinian cause…
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600 Musicians sign letter calling for Israel boycott in support of Palestine
600 musicians have signed an open letter urging fellow artists to boycott performing in Israel until there is a “free Palestine.” The open letter decried the recent attacks against Palestine, whilst calling for “justice, dignity and the right to self-determination for the Palestinian people and all who are fighting colonial dispossession and violence across the planet.”…
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Palestinian refugees hope Gaza solidarity boosts cause
From marching in rallies to posting live updates on social media, Palestinian refugee Mira Krayem has barely slept since conflict gripped her ancestral homeland earlier this month. But the 24-year-old university student, who lives in Lebanon, said she felt solidarity messages for the Palestinian cause from across the world have made her and fellow activists…
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If you cheer for Hamas, you should understand it wants Israel wiped from the map
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” So goes the catch-cry chanted by anti-Israel demonstrators around the globe over the past 10 days. Let there be no doubt about what these words mean to the people who coined them. They do not represent a call by everyday Palestinians against what they view…
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Chinese foreign minister tells Germans ‘you know what genocide looks like’
London: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Western sanctions imposed over human rights violations made the superpower feel bullied by European imperialists as he told a German audience they knew what genocide looks like. A senior Member of the European Parliament, German Reinhard Buetikofer, angrily hit back saying that using the holocaust as a “diplomatic football”…
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Israel continues violence against Palestinians, but faces new reality
As the ceasefire entered its fourth day, Israel continued its drive against Palestinians in the West Bank and occupied territories. On May 21, the first day of the ceasefire, Israeli settlers, backed by security forces, stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and attacked Palestinians there. Three days later, settlers again attacked Al Aqsa,…
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School playgrounds are no place for ‘free Palestine’ protests
GCSE and A level assessments. Enforcing social distancing. Catch-up provision for pupils who fell behind during lockdown. Mental health support. Behavioural issues. Headteachers have more than enough to worry about right now. The conflict between Israel and Palestine? This one, at least, can be filed under ‘beyond my pay grade’. Or perhaps not. Should pupils…
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Access to water and electricity dire in Gaza City, Oxfam warns
According to Oxfam, 2.1 million people are facing shortages of water and power after 11 days of bombing and rocket barrages between Hamas Militants and the Israeli military in Gaza City. Oxfam’s Shane Stevenson, country director in the occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, said that about 400,000 people do no have access to regular water supply…
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Ahmadinejad has bigger plans than Iran’s presidency
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s two terms as Iranian president, from 2005 to 2013, are best remembered for his ideological zeal, aggressive foreign policy, and furious speeches against the United States and Israel. Since leaving office, however, he has mostly leveraged his skills of populist agitation against the Iranian system of government. This latter campaign reached a culmination…
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US vows to reopen Jerusalem consulate, pledges aid for Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised to rebuild US relations with Palestinians by reopening a consulate in Jerusalem, as well as giving millions of dollars in aid to help rebuild the Gaza Strip. The announcements signalled a clean break with US policy under former president Donald Trump, who had closed the diplomatic mission…