Palestine

Who betrayed the revolution? It’s a question exercising Cubans after last week’s harsh regime crackdown on street protesters marching for freedom. It’s also a conundrum for other erstwhile liberation movements now wielding power in places as far apart as South Africa, Nicaragua and Palestine. Too often, it seems, the new…

As the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian organisations in the Gaza Strip entered into force in the early hours of May 21, celebrations erupted throughout the Palestinian world. From their towns in Israel and the occupied territories to refugee camps in the surrounding Arab states, Palestinians took to the streets…

Brian Eno, Against All Logic, Lafawndah, Lee Gamble, and more have contributed music to an 18-track compilation from the online magazine Ma3azef and renowned mastering engineer Heba Kadry. The collection of songs is titled It’s Not Complicated, and proceeds from the record go to Medical Aid for Palestine and Grassroots…

The business item calls for public support of Palestine and is similar to business items that have been proposed in the past. Classroom (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) The National Education Association (NEA), a teachers' union with over three million members, defeated New Business Item 29, which calls to publicize support…

Several verified profile pages on Gettr, the new social media platform from Jason Miller, once an advisor to former President Trump, were apparently hacked and defaced briefly on Sunday (via Insider). The accounts of several well-known Republicans, including Miller, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene…

The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Marc Garneau, paid a landmark visit to an installation run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Jerash Palestine refugee camp, Jordan. The Honourable Mr. Garneau was accompanied by the Ambassador of…

The Palestinian Monetary Authority is considering issuing a digital currency to facilitate monetary independence from Israel. According to accords signed with Israel in the 1990s, the Palestinians agreed not to immediately create their own currency. As a consequence their economy primarily depends on the Israeli shekel, the Jordanian dinar and…

Experts in Australia and the United States have argued that the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Palestine this week is the result of a failure of the Biden administration pursuing a failed Obama-era policies. Arthur Tane, the executive director of the Canberra-based Council on Middle East Relations, told The…

Efforts to revive Malaysia-Egypt bilateral relations and cooperation, especially in the political and economic contexts, were discussed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday. Muhyiddin said the discussion, held via video conference, touched on fostering greater cooperation in trade, education, tourism, and infrastructure development. "I…

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Two members of the paper's board told The StarPhoenix they resigned the same day. Author of the article: Zak Vescera Signage inside a doorway on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, SK on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Photo…