Oct 07 Protesters call for end to war in Gaza on 2-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Protests are being held in several countries protesting the war in Gaza and calling for its end as Israelis mark two years since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Continue reading
Oct 07 How 2 years of war have devastated Palestinian lives in Gaza By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Oct 07 Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war. Tormented families search for clues By Wafaa Shurafa, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The Gaza Health Ministry says some 6,000 people have been reported by relatives to still be buried under rubble and that the true figure is likely higher. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 7:14 ‘Tomorrow is Yesterday’ explores why Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts have fallen short By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn For decades, the U.S. has tried to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Those efforts, despite the deep passion among the mediators and the endless work with both sides, ultimately failed. Robert Malley participated in peace talks at Camp David 25 years… Continue watching
Sep 30 Women in Gaza say they were exploited by men promising food, money in exchange for sex By Sam Mednick, Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press Six women detailed their experiences to The Associated Press, each speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution from their families or the men. Continue reading
Sep 26 68 firms added to UN blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The United Nations has added nearly 70 more companies to a blacklist of firms from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Continue reading
Sep 26 A British court throws out a terror-related charge against a member of the Irish rap group Kneecap By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Rapper Mo Chara, whose real name is Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, had been charged after waving a flag of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, banned in Britain as a terrorist organization, during a London concert last year. Continue reading
Sep 25 Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows By Wafaa Shurafa, David Rising, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron told France 24 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York that his country has recognized a Palestinian state on the conviction it "is the only way to isolate Hamas."… Continue reading
Sep 23 Israeli strikes destroy evacuated health center in Gaza City, Palestinian medical charity says By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A Palestinian medical charity says Israel destroyed its main center in Gaza City after ordering its evacuation. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 7:58 Israeli ambassador to U.S. says war ends when Gaza is ‘free of Hamas’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn This week, Israel intensified its military campaign in Gaza City and an independent United Nations human rights commission concluded that Israel’s action in Gaza constituted genocide. Nick Schifrin spoke with Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter to discuss the… Continue watching