Palestine

Neither Leicester City, nor their players Wesley Fofana and Hamza Choudhury, will face any punishment over their FA Cup celebrations.  The two players marked their FA Cup final win over Chelsea on Saturday evening by displaying the flag of Palestine. They became the latest sports stars to draw attention to…

As the oldest conflict in West Asia rages again, over the last few days social media enthusiasts in India have enthusiastically thrown themselves on either side of the conflict. But if we put the trends and counter-trends aside - what is India's official stance? Watch: Historically, India has supported the Palestinian…

There are many ways to court the world’s media, and the state of Israel has seemingly tried all of them. In recent years, that’s included a prolific use of social media—for example, cringey tweets about the Israel Defense Forces being “the most vegan army in the world”—and online influence campaigns,…

CAIRO, May 17 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' foreign minister discussed with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken "ways to reduce tensions and strengthen global efforts to stop the acts of violence in Israel and Palestine," state news agency WAM said on Monday. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan…

A third United Nations Security Council emergency meeting in a week – amid the deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza – has again ended with no concrete outcome after the United States blocked a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The meeting on Sunday came after…

GAZA, PALESTINE – 2021/05/13: Palestinian woman inspects her destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Beit Lahia northern Gaza strip. Photo by Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 14 May 2021 – CARE International strongly condemns and stands against the egregious violations of human rights and dignity of people…

KUALA LUMPUR: If it is true that the Israelis were defending themselves from rockets fired by Hamas and other Palestinian groups, then they should fight in their own country and not on Palestinian land, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The former Malaysian prime minister said Israel’s excuse that they have…

By Staff Reporter May 16, 2021 CAPE TOWN - Independent Media has called on other South African media houses to join it in denouncing media oppression and to advocate freedom of the press. The country’s largest print media house made the call following the bombing of the building housing the…

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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said Saturday that 21 people were arrested for disturbing public order by expressing solidarity with Palestinians and holding protests against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Police said in a statement they were keeping a “close watch on elements who are attempting to…