The Jewish Communal Fund, a major donor-advised charity, has prohibited its members from directing contributions to Jewish Voices for Peace or JVP. JVP is a progressive Jewish American group that criticizes Israeli human rights abuses. Fund member Jordan Bollag discovered the ban when his distribution to JVP was rejected, despite other donatio...
Progressive and Muslim rights groups are rallying behind Adeel Mangi, a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. This comes amid concerns that Senate Democrats might join Republicans in thwarting Mangi’s confirmation. If confirmed, the respected New York-based trial lawyer would be the first Muslim federal appeals judge. Howe...
Ex-President Donald Trump issued a stark warning at a rally in Ohio, predicting a “bloodbath” in America if he is not reelected. He highlighted the potential for a trade war with China over auto manufacturing, promising a 100% tariff on cars if he returns to office. Trump also criticized President Joe Biden’s policies and expressed […]...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Monday arrested several journalists at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, according to witnesses. “They were brutally beaten by Israeli forces, blindfolded and taken into custody,” an eyewitness to the latest attack on the hospital reported. The Qatar-based Al Jazeera television confirmed that its c...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Kabul summoned the top Pakistani diplomat in the country on Monday after Pakistan launched pre-dawn air strikes inside Afghanistan that killed at least eight people, an official statement said. Interim Afghan Foreign Ministry said Kabul lodged a protest with Islamabad over the attacks. Earlier on Monday, interim Afghan ad...
Israeli forces stormed Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, marking the fourth raid since October. The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that more than 80 people, including medical staff and evacuees, were detained. The Israeli military alleges that Palestine resistance fighters had regrouped inside the hospital. But the Palestinian Media Off...
GENEVA (AA) – The “painful and slow death” of 23 children in the north of Gaza due to malnutrition and dehydration “would be the tip of the iceberg” as only those who reached hospitals are reported, UNICEF’s deputy executive director has said. Ted Chaiban’s remarks came during a panel on the humanitarian situation...
Jerusalem – AFP Israel is committed to achieving all its war aims against Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Joe Biden in a Monday call. Israel faces international pressure to ease its campaign in Gaza. In their first call in more than a month, with Biden increasingly vocal about the war’s impact on civilians, ...
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday he was deeply concerned by Israeli plans for a ground operation in Gaza’s Rafah, the White House said. Biden added that an offensive would be a “mistake”. Netanyahu had also agreed to Biden’s request to send a dele...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Pakistani military aircraft struck homes in two provinces of Afghanistan in pre-dawn attacks on Monday, interim Afghan spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. Kabul said its forces retaliated against the airstrikes by hitting Pakistani military installations. Condemning the attacks, Mujahid said eight people, three children an...