Tag: Israeli-Palestinian conflict
For One Key US Ally, the Kingdom Is at Stake in the War over Gaza
While the crises emanating from the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in Gaza have already expanded to frontlines in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, another Arab state…
As donors suspend critical funding to UNRWA, allegations against staff remain murky
From our UN correspondent in New York – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced on January 26 that it had terminated the contracts of several employees pending an…
Israel’s administrative detention rates soar after October 7
Nablus – Since the October 7 Hamas attacks and the resulting war with Israel, the number of Palestinians in administrative detention has exploded. This emergency measure allows the Israeli government…
Gaza war drives wedge between French feminists
French feminist groups have come under fire for purportedly turning a blind eye to the sexual violence unleashed on Israeli women during the October 7 attacks by Hamas, echoing the…
The Hamas leaders on Israel’s radar
Since the deadly attacks on October 7 that killed more than 1,400 people in southern Israel, Israeli authorities have been targeting Hamas leaders. The militant Islamist group, founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian intifada, has ruled the Gaza…
Hamas attack rattles Israeli support for peace
From our special correspondent in Israel – The deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas has brought the long-festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict back to the fore, fueling international calls to revive a…
Gazans in Paris lament ban on pro-Palestinian protests
From their homes in Paris, Palestinians Sarah, Saïd and Yasser* are anxiously following the dramatic situation in Gaza, where their relatives are caught up in the massive bombardment and dire…