BERLIN (AA) – A group of Palestine supporters staged a rally Thursday in Berlin to protest Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza, which have killed more than 22,400 people and left the coastal enclave in ruins. Despite heavy rain, the protesters gathered outside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office to express solidarity with the...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States has criticized South Africa for bringing a genocide case against Israel before the UN’s top court, rejecting accusations against its ally over the war in Gaza. The International Court of Justice in The Hague will next week hold hearings on a filing by South Africa that alleges [&hel...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has decided to appear before The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend itself against the genocide crime case filed by South Africa. According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, the decision was taken following intensive discussions between Israeli top officials and Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli officials are on edge as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) faces mounting pressure to charge Israel with genocide in the Gaza Strip following a petition by South Africa, reported the Israeli media. “A senior legal expert has warned IDF (Israeli army) brass, including Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi, that there ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has reiterated its commitment to the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians at the hand of Israel. In a statement marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration ...
LONDON (AA) – Activists from Scotland have condemned Israel’s war on Gaza as “genocide” and “war crimes,” calling out Western nations for their hypocrisy, double standards and reluctance to stop the deadly assault on Palestinians. What’s happening now in the Gaza Strip is “absolutely genocide,” Muna Ausat, a member of the Scottish Palestine So...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Even discussing the claim that Israel would establish a buffer zone in Gaza is disrespectful to the Palestinians, the Turkish president has said. “Gaza belongs to the Palestinians. We do not recognize any decision-maker that ignores their decisions,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists on his return flight from a two-day visi...
MADRID (AA) – The general secretary of Spain’s left-wing Podemos party has criticized the international community for its silence in the face of Israel’s “attempt to exterminate” the Palestinian people. Speaking at an event for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People organized by Podemos in the capital...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Coming down hard on Israel’s acts in Gaza, Lebanese Information Minister has said: “This is not a war … this is a genocide.” Replying to a question at the International Strategic Communication Summit (Stratcom Summit 2023) held in Istanbul, Ziad Makary said: “They are doing something worse than the...
VATICAN (AA) – A dispute has erupted over whether Pope Francis used the word “genocide” to describe the situation in Gaza during a meeting with Palestinians. Palestinian families whose relatives are being held in Israeli prisons met with the pontiff at his Vatican residence. “When we shared the stories of the families that have bee...
