Opposition mounts to US arms sales to Israel
Several US congresspersons and rights groups have objected to the Joe Biden government’s decision to sell weapons worth USD 735 million to Israel, citing continued violations of human rights in Gaza and other occupied Palestinian territories
Palestine’s children bear the brunt of Israeli occupation
Last month’s murder of 15-year-old Ali Ayman Abu Aliya in the village of Al-Mughayyir was yet another instance of the brutality shown by Israeli occupation forces towards the children of Palestine
Breaking political custom, Democratic presidential candidates skip AIPAC summit
After the decision by leading Democratic Party candidate Bernie Sanders, other candidates have also jumped in to skip the 2020 AIPAC policy summit. Only Mike Bloomberg is scheduled to attend
Anti-war groups march against US aggression in Iran
People are rising up globally to reject the Trump administration’s dangerous policies that have brought West Asia to the brink of a war
Writers condemn withdrawal of Nelly Sachs award conferred on Kamila Shamsie
The German city of Dortmund withdrew the award it had conferred on Kamila Shamsie, citing her support to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement
Israel bars entry of Muslim US legislators Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
The two legislators were set to travel to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank and East Jerusalem next week
US legislator Ilhan Omar proposes pro-BDS resolution
The resolution is significant as senior leaders of Omar’s Democratic Party had earlier introduced a non-binding anti-BDS resolution drafted by AIPAC for the current session
- In major setback for US and EU, OPEC+ decides to cut global oil production
- Conservatives led by Boyko Borisov take lead in Bulgarian elections
- Hundreds of Amazon workers in the US went on strike after a warehouse fire
- Houthis blame Saudi-led coalition for expiry of Yemen ceasefire
- Hazara women protest attacks on students in Kabul
