Israel
What I've learnt from Noam Chomsky
I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures.
When will the US gain ‘independence’ from Israel?
Authorities in the US are eroding long-established principles and values in order to support Israel’s apartheid rule.
What does the recognition of European nations mean for Palestine?
However, the recognition, in practical terms, is only a symbolic move.
Gaza boys turn to football to forget, for a moment, the war
Shouting and screaming with glee and frustration, Gazan boys kicked footballs around with their bare feet. It could have been almost anywhere in the world, but this was a sandy soccer field surrounded by tents in war-torn Gaza.
The power of words: Nikki Haley’s call to ‘finish them’ off
Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley's recent visit to Israel ignited controversy.
Palestinian officials say dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah
The Hamas-run government media office in Gaza earlier said the attack hit a centre run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees near Rafah, branding it a "horrific massacre".
AFC back Palestine bid to suspend Israel, abolishes term limits
The Asian Football Confederation gave its backing to Palestine's proposal to suspend Israel from FIFA due to the ongoing war in Gaza at its congress in Bangkok on Thursday, as the regional body also abolished term limits for its senior office bearers.
Analysis / Biden unlikely to cut Iran's oil lifeline after Israel attack
The political pressure to punish Iran creates a thorny problem for the administration: how to deter such attacks in future without escalating regional tensions, raising oil prices or antagonizing China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.
World heading in a dangerous direction again
Israel, Iran must be pressured to take a step back
Has the West lost the Rest?
The images and news coming out of Gaza are so horrific that I cannot think of anything hopeful or constructive that can come of this cataclysm.
US House Republicans' Israel-only aid bill opposed in Senate, by Biden
In the first major legislative action under new Speaker Mike Johnson, House of Representatives Republicans unveiled a standalone supplemental spending bill only for Israel on Monday.
Blinken to visit Israel as US seeks 'urgent' steps to ease regional tensions
Biden and King Abdullah II "discussed urgent mechanisms to stem violence, calm rhetoric, and reduce regional tensions," a White House statement said.
Israel rejects Gaza ceasefire, as ground troops free one hostage
Israel declared war on Palestinian militant group Hamas after it launched an unprecedented wave of attacks inside Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and taking more than 230 people hostage.
Latest developments in the Hamas-Israel war
Since the October 7 attack, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip says more than 8,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's relentless retaliatory bombardments, half of them children.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: West’s moral standing and the slaughter of Palestinians
Hasn't the world already been a witness to the massacre that has been taking place in Gaza over the past several weeks?
Israel agrees to US request to delay Gaza invasion
The latest coverage on the Israel-Hamas war as the stories unfold
What's wrong with the US response to the Gaza crisis
On October 18, US President Joe Biden travelled to Israel, offering support for its military operations in the Gaza Strip, despite growing global calls for a ceasefire.
Myth of Israeli invincibility
Those claiming to be the heirs of the victims of the Holocaust, continue to rain death, pain and destruction on the Palestinian civilians
Biden to seek billions in military aid for Israel
The president also stressed the urgency of getting relief to Palestinian civilians in Gaza who lack food, water and medicine
