Palestine

LONDON: The de facto Palestinian ambassador to Australia has said Canberra should recognize Palestine as a state. Izzat Abdulhadi, who heads the Palestinian delegation in Australia, said ahead of the Australian Labor Party’s national conference in Brisbane in August that there is “huge support” from the party’s grassroots for Palestinian…

China is willing to play a positive role to help the Palestinians achieve internal reconciliation and promote peace talks with Israel. Chinese President Xi Jinping told the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas in Beijing on Tuesday. “The fundamental solution to the Palestinian issue lies in the establishment of an independent…

UN Watch report by Francesca Albanese, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on Palestine. By Dina Rovner, Legal Advisor at UN Watch IntroductionUN Palestine rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s first report to the Human Rights Council proves exactly why she should never have been appointed to the position in the first…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has asked President Biden to declare a major presidential disaster for the train derailment in East Palestine earlier this year, which resulted in toxic chemicals spewing from several box cars. In a letter sent Monday, DeWine told Biden that the declaration “is needed to ensure…

Spurred on by train derailments, some states with busy crisscrossing freight railroads are pursuing their own safety remedies rather than waiting for federal action amid industry opposition and questions about whether they even have the authority to make the changes. The activity comes after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed…

A federal hearing on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, reveals new details Federal investigators held a multi-day hearing on the causes of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and fire that spewed toxic chemicals into the air. MILES PARKS, HOST: The rail industry went on trial this week.…

Hearing on East Palestine, Ohio, train disaster focuses on emergency response The National Transportation Safety Board is in the midst of hearings on the train derailment that spewed toxins into the air in East Palestine, Ohio. The Allegheny Front's Julie Grant reports. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The National Transportation Safety Board…

Bloomberg / Contributor via Getty Moveable explores the future of transportation, infrastructure, energy, and cities. The Norfolk Southern Corporation announced it will pay for $25 million in upgrades to a local park in East Palestine, Ohio, complete with a pool house, pickleball courts, and an amphitheater, at no cost to…

On May 12, in her commencement address for the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, Yemeni-American graduate, Fatima Mohammed, dared to speak about the plight of the Palestinians – honestly and truthfully. The response was predictable. An organised campaign was launched to intimidate, harass and silence her…

During Abbas’s four-day trip, the two parties upgraded bilateral relations to a “strategic partnership,” and President Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 expressed support for Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations. Abbas expressed interest in expanding Belt and Road cooperation and support for China’s new global initiatives. Xi offered to mediate Israeli-Palestine…