Palestine

WASHINGTON (RNS) — After days of violence that took the lives of at least a dozen people in Israel and hundreds in the occupied Palestinian territories, officials in both regions finally agreed to a cease-fire that took effect on Friday (May 21). President Joe Biden, who had publicly urged Israeli…

At the Associated Press, college activism is apparently a fireable offense. On Thursday, the venerable news organization sent an email informing staff that Emily Wilder, a news associate based in Arizona, had been let go. Wilder had been the target of a concerted right-wing smear campaign based on her membership…

Hundreds take part in a protest held outside the Karachi Press Club to protest against the Israeli massacre in Gaza Picture is from May 19. Photo: TwitterProtests in Pakistan to take place today to show solidarity with the victims of the Gaza massacre. Israel has killed more than 250 Palestinians in…

Amidst an ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, Mike Evans created a Facebook page where nearly 80 million users come together in daily prayer for the safety of the people of Israel.  The page, called “Jerusalem Prayer Group,” was suddenly shut down.  In what Evans described as a coordinated act…

Labour movements joined the SA Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (SA BDS) Coalition at the Durban harbour on Friday to support dock workers who refused to offload cargo from an Israeli container ship in a stand against the conflict between Palestine and Israel. The protest action follows a call by the Palestine…

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Indonesia’s IT ministry reportedly called on popular video sharing platform TikTok to limit content insulting Palestine on its app, after officials found dozens of uploads containing hate speech directed at the foreign state.  A disturbing trend has emerged on Indonesian TikTok this past week, wherein young people are bashing Palestine…

news, latest-news, A Canberra film festival was blocked from advertising the screening of a film set in Palestine on Facebook because it breached the platform's advertising policy on "political advertising", organisers say. Co-director of the Stronger Than Fiction documentary film festival Deborah Kingsland said promotion of the screening of Mayor…

Key posts1 of 4 7.25pm on May 21, 2021 Today’s headlines at a glanceBy Broede CarmodyGood evening and thanks for reading our live coverage this week. I’m Broede Carmody and I’m signing off for another week. If you’re just joining us, here’s what you need to know: Defence Minister Peter…

What started with a court hearing over the ownership of land on the outskirts of Jerusalem’s Old City has escalated into the bloodiest round of fighting between Hamas in Gaza and the Israeli military since 2014. The outbreak of fighting between the armed groups in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and…