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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday Dec. 31, 2023 Accused war criminal status will be hard stigma for Netanyahu to shrug off Thu 21 Nov 2024
The arrest warrants issued by the international criminal court (ICC) represent an earthquake on the world’s legal landscape: the first time a western ally from a modern... (photo: AP / Abir Sultan) The Guardian
Benjamin Netanyahu   Gaza War   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, 21 January 2020. US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages Thu 21 Nov 2024
CNNThe United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would... (photo: UN / Loey Felipe) Egypt Independent
Gaza War   Israeli-Palestinian Conflict   Photos   UN Security Council   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, centre, speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday Jan. 7, 2024 International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials Thu 21 Nov 2024
By MOLLY QUELL, Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his... (photo: AP / Ronen Zvulun) The Record
International Criminal Court   Israel   Palestinians   Photos
Men mourn over the bodies of victims from an Israeli airstrike before their funeral outside a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Sunday Nov. 17, 2024. Palestinian medical officials reported Sunday that Israeli strikes overnight killed 12 people in Central Gaza. One child and five women were counted among them. Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, Syria casualties mount Thu 21 Nov 2024
Israeli airstrikes have killed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza City and other areas, according to medical sources and rescuers. Civil Defence spokesman Mahmud... (photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana) The New Arab
  Gaza War   Israeli-Palestinian Conflict   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks with reporters following his meeting with President Joe Biden Senate defeats effort led by Bernie Sanders to block planned US arms sales to Israel Thu 21 Nov 2024
The Senate on Wednesday voted down an effort led by Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders to block a series of planned US weapons sales to Israel. The failure of the... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) CNN
Gaza   Israel   Photos   United States
Opposition to apartheid in Israel The Problem With Boycotting Israel Wed 20 Nov 2024
When you hear that thousands of writers have signed a petition, you can already guess what they are calling for: What other than boycotting Israel could generate such... (photo: Creative Commons / Michael Coghlan https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) The Atlantic
Gaza   Human Rights   Israel   Photos
File - In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin greet each other during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. How allied are Iran and Russia really? Tue 19 Nov 2024
Iran and Russia will likely sign a strategic partnership treaty in Moscow later this year, upgrading a partnership the sometimes allies, sometimes foes established in the... (photo: AP / Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) Asiatimes
  Iran   Photos   Russia   Ukraine War   Wikipedia: Iran–Russia relations
People stand on the observation deck of the Dubai Creek Harbour in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, June 18, 2023, to view the city skyline with the world's tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa. Dubai welcomes over 68 million visitors during first 9 months of 2024 Tue 19 Nov 2024
Dubai International (DXB) Airport is on track for record-breaking annual traffic, after an impressive performance in the first nine months of the year. By the end of... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili, File) Khaleejtimes
Dubai   Middle East   Photos   Travel
File - A Palestinian child clears rubble following a deadly raid by Israeli forces that began Thursday night in the Nur Shams refugee camp, near the West Bank town of Tulkarem, Monday, April 22, 2024. ‘Total oppression’: West Bank children being killed at unprecedented rate Tue 19 Nov 2024
Mohammad was 12, a football-mad teenager who spent his days dreaming of a career on the pitch and his last minutes practising ball skills. Ghassan was 14, a quiet,... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) AOL
Human Rights   Israel   Palestinians   Photos
Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters during a press conference ahead of the annual G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro. UN chief calls for effort to establish nuclear-weapon-free zone in Middle East Tue 19 Nov 2024
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.... (photo: UN) China Daily
Middle East   Nuclear weapons   Photos   United Nations
FILE - Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Hospital where displaced people live in tents, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 9, 2024. Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments Sun 17 Nov 2024
Rightwing settlers and extremist nationalist Zionists in Israel have described top officials in Donald Trump’s new administration as a “dream team” which will offer a... (photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana, File) The Observer
Donald Trump   Gaza War   Photos   US Election   Wikipedia: 2023 Israel–Hamas war
An Israeli soldier on top a tank on the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Sunday, March 10, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel. Israel’s Is Fighting a Different War Now Fri 15 Nov 2024
Over the past year, after suffering a devastating surprise and brutal losses, Israel has achieved remarkable military successes. Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the greatest... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) The Atlantic
Gaza   Hezbollah   Israel   Photos
A Ukrainian soldier helps a wounded fellow soldier on the road in the freed territory in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Ukrainian troops retook a wide swath of territory from Russia on Monday Can Donald Trump stave off World War III? Fri 15 Nov 2024
North Korean troops’ recent arrival in Russia to fight against Ukraine has transformed worries that war will spread regionally into fears that a global World War III may... (photo: AP / Kostiantyn Liberov) Asiatimes
  North Korea   Photos   Russia   United States
Thick smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli airstrike on Tayouneh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Israeli strikes intensify on three fronts as Lebanon talks reach critical stage Fri 15 Nov 2024
Israel has intensified its air offensives on three fronts, launching dozens of new strikes in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria as negotiations for a ceasefire on its northern... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar) AOL
Gaza War   Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: 2023 Israel–Hamas war
Pro-Palestinian supporters protest in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, despite a city ban on such gatherings. ‘Who benefits from this?’ Soul-searching after the Amsterdam violence Fri 15 Nov 2024
Carrying white signs scrawled with messages urging unity, they took turns laying white roses at the statue of Anne Frank, steps away from the home where she, her family... (photo: AP / Bram Janssen) AOL
Antisemitism   Europe   Netherlands   Photos
FILE - A displaced child lines up for food distribution in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 17, 2024. HRW accuses Israel of 'war crime' with 'forcible transfer' in Gaza Thu 14 Nov 2024
Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel's repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the "war crime of forcible transfer", and to "ethnic... (photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana, File) The Daily Gazette
  Gaza War   Human Rights   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), speaks during the meeting with the Special Political and Decolonization (Fourth Committee). Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, says UN Thu 14 Nov 2024
An entire generation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip would 'be denied... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Gulf-Times
  Human Rights   Israel   Photos   UNRWA
A Palestinian woman displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip sits outside a destroyed home in Rafah, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. “Hopeless, Starving, and Besieged” Thu 14 Nov 2024
Security Situation on Evacuation Routes and in Designated Evacuation Areas Where civilians did attempt to move away from areas that were declared combat zones, both the... (photo: AP / Hatem Ali) Human Rights Watch
Human Rights   Israel   Palestinians   Photos
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike north of Beirut, in the village of Ras Osta, Byblos district, seen from Maaysrah, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Israel presses air strikes as Beirut awaits truce ideas Thu 14 Nov 2024
BEIRUT: Israeli air strikes pounded Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, as Lebanon waited to hear Washington’s... (photo: AP / Bilal Hussein) Dawn
Hezbollah   Israel   Lebanon   Photos
President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump, Wednesday, November 13, 2024, in the Oval Office. Trump, Biden discuss Ukraine and Middle East in White House meeting Thu 14 Nov 2024
US President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, longtime political rivals, discussed Ukraine and the Middle East yesterday in a cordial meeting designed to... (photo: White House / Cameron Smith) RTE
Donald Trump   Joe Biden   Photos   United States