By Abby Burczyk A recently filed dispute between Mali and Algeria has been put on hold by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) this week. The tension between Mali and Algeria goes back to April 1 of this year when Algeria reported a downed drone close to the Mali border. Algeria reported that the drone was... Continue Reading →
By Jacob Kehoe Over the weekend, Central London hosted an enormous anti-immigration protest. The “Unite the Kingdom” protest was one of the largest right-wing protests in modern British history. Estimates suggest that 110,000 to 150,000people attended the rally in order to express their frustrations with the current immigration laws under the relatively new Labour government. The... Continue Reading →
By Abby Bedard In a rare display of public dissent, a string of protests broke out across Gaza this week. The protests came a week after Israel ended the ceasefire by once again launching airstrikes on the enclave, killing 409 Gazans in a single day, with thousands more wounded, making it one of the deadliest... Continue Reading →
By Abby Bedard The Israel-Hamas ceasefire hangs by a thread amid accusations that both sides have violated the agreed upon terms. Earlier last week, Hamas announced their intent to delay the hostage release scheduled for Saturday, claiming that Israel failed to deliver necessary aid, such as tents and heavy machinery and continues to carry out... Continue Reading →
By Abby Bedard Saturday, February 1st saw the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. 183 Palestinian prisoners were exchanged for three Israeli hostages, Ofer Kalderon, Yarden Bibas and Keith Siegel. Hamas handed the hostages over to the Red Cross in two choreographed events in Khan Younis and Gaza City. The exchanges went forward... Continue Reading →
By Abigail N. Bedard On Thursday, November 21st, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, and Hamas Commander, Mohammed Deif. In their statement, the ICC accused Netanyahu and Gallant of “crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023... Continue Reading →
By William Crawford The Moroccan government has imposed limits on what can and cannot be said during religious addresses regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Discourse around the role the Moroccan government plays in determining the subject matter of the countries imams was reignited by socialist lawmaker Nabila Mounib, who went as far as to claim that... Continue Reading →
By Abigail BeDard A recent report from the Famine Review Committee (FRC) has claimed that famine is likely imminent in Gaza. The report was created by four independent researchers, all of whom are members of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification organization (IPC), which is made up of a network of U.N. agencies and other... Continue Reading →
Written by Jillian Shaw | May 1, 2024 Hamas officials shared on Saturday their plans to respond to the latest Israeli proposed ceasefire after they finish examining the conditions. One Hamas official told NPR representatives that the new proposal appears to heed conditions set by Hamas earlier this month, but that the group was “still studying” them.... Continue Reading →
Written by Sophie Ritzenthaler | April 15, 2024 Recep Tayyip Erdogan As of this week, Turkey has restricted several export products to Israel amid its ongoing conflict with Palestine. Turkey has been a strong advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza, claiming that Israel has intentionally attacked civilians, and these restrictions are its first concrete measures... Continue Reading →
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