LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | Over 200 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Thursday morning as police moved to dismantle an encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), one of the top public universities in the United States, U.S. media reported. The number of protesters at UCLA arrested by California …
Read More »Pro-Palestine protests heat up in U.S. despite crackdowns
BEIJING | Xinhua | Protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza have intensified across multiple American universities for over a week, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as well as the cessation of U.S. military aid to Israel. The growing protests underscore latest escalations in the Israel-Palestine …
Read More »US votes against Palestinian full UN membership at Security Council
NEW YORK | Xinhua | The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. The 15-member council voted on a draft resolution recommending to the 193-member UN General Assembly that “the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United …
Read More »Israel’s grand strategy for Gaza
What Tel Aviv’s massive bombing of Gaza tells us about that country’s actual intentions for Palestine THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Nothing has recently occupied my mind more than Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza: the merciless violence of it, the brutality with which it bombs that tiny space of land, …
Read More »Clarifying unfounded criticism against Justice Sebutinde’s dissenting opinion (Part 2)
Putting history of Israel as a nation state into context COMMENT | NAYEBARE KARUHANGA | In attempting to clarify the dissenting opinion of Justice Julia Sebutinde in the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel), …
Read More »UN court to deliver ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
THE HAGUE | Xinhua | The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to deliver a ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel on Friday in the Hague. It will also rule on South Africa’s demand for the court’s urgent intervention to stop Israel’s military operation in Gaza. Judge …
Read More »The 3rd South Summit calls for ending Israel-Palestine conflict
KAMPALA | Xinhua | The Third South Summit ended on Monday in the Ugandan capital Kampala with participating leaders calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the protection of civilians. The two-day summit, which brought together leaders of the Group of 77 members and China, urged the …
Read More »Two-state solution fundamental way out of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, says expert
Beijing, China | XINHUA | The current Palestinian-Israeli conflict may continue throughout this year, but the overall situation remains controllable, said a Chinese expert. Li Shaoxian, director of the China-Arab Research Institute at Ningxia University, made the remarks at a seminar on major global events held recently in Beijing. Since its …
Read More »NAM Summit takes off with stand on external aggression
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) started in Kampala today with a call on the largely least and developing countries to strengthen unity in the wake of the existing challenges. Uganda’s Minister for Foreign, Gen Jeje Odongo told the Preparatory Meeting of the …
Read More »Jordan, Palestine, Egypt stress rejection of any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians
AMMAN | Xinhua | Jordan, Egypt and Palestine stressed Wednesday their rejection of any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The rejection was reiterated during a trilateral summit held in Jordan’s Aqaba, where King Abdullah II of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and …
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