Palestine

By Aisya A. Zaharin, in collaboration with Trans Sister United and Queer Arab Australia  Anti-LGBTQ laws in Palestine were imposed by British colonial rule, yet Israel weaponises them to pinkwash ... The post Silence is Complicity: How LGBTQ+ Peak Bodies Are Pandering to Israel’s Pinkwashing appeared first on Star Observer...Read…

A Palestinian and an Israeli beauty queen will go head-to-head in this year's annual Miss Universe pageant.  Nadeen Ayoub, 27, will be the competition's first Miss Palestine - a title she gained in 2022 and has promised to carry 'the voice of a people who refuse to be silenced' into the contest.…

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said recently the Israeli cabinet has “lost its reason and humanity” in Gaza, reflecting a widespread view around the world. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s staunch defiance over the Gaza war has led many Western states to recognise the state of Palestine in recent weeks.…

Model Nadeen Ayoub will become the first woman to represent Palestine at the Miss Universe pageant. "I am honored to announce that for the first time ever, Palestine will be represented at Miss Universe. Today, I step onto the Miss Universe stage not just with a title—but with a truth,"…

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, speaking during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 26, 2024 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago /Getty Images Article content Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Monday evening issued a presidential decree establishing a committee…

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Beauty queen Nadeen Ayoub will become the first woman to represent the Palestinian people at the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) said in a statement sent to CNN on Sunday that it was “pleased to confirm” that Ayoub would compete in the Miss Universe 2025 competition, which…

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S.-based charity HEAL Palestine and other rights groups criticized the State Department's decision to stop visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza, saying it will harm wounded children seeking medical treatment on short-term U.S. visas. The State Department said on Saturday it was halting all visitor…

She said protest and free speech remain “an important part of our democracy” which will “always be protected”, but argued Palestine Action has carried out “an escalating campaign”. Writing in The Observer, she said: “Some may think it is a regular protest group known for occasional stunts. But that is…

The armed wings of Palestine’s Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements said on Saturday they had shelled Israeli military command posts in the Gaza Strip, as tensions on the ground escalated alongside intensifying international criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades said it struck an Israeli command-and-control site…