November 2023

The Palestinian viewpoint is credible and vital as Israel continues to unleash carnage on GazaMon 13 Nov 2023 12.30 GMT In these past few sleepless weeks, I have seen images and videos that will haunt me forever. Palestinian parents carrying their children’s charred and dismembered bodies in plastic bags to makeshift morgues; whole families, across […]

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with her Israeli counterpart on November 3 and condemned the “brutal killing and kidnapping by Hamas and others,” while expressing “Japan’s solidarity with the people of Israel.” Kamikawa called for all parties to follow international law. A few hours later, Kamikawa met with her Palestinian counterpart, expressing her “sincerest condolences” and “sympathy” to

More than one journalist a day has been killed since the start of the war last month. At least 39 journalists have been killed in just over one month of Israel’s war on Gaza – that’s more than double the number of fatalities in one and a half years of Russia-Ukraine war – in what

Most Israelis believe the violence unleashed on civilians is necessary – and justified – to achieve victory in Gaza. Across Israel, huge billboards tower over central highways, while large placards have been placed in front of schools, supermarkets, and government buildings. They all feature a new slogan: “Together we will win.” The slogan is short

Guy Shalev, a doctor with Physicians for Human Rights Israel, says Israeli attacks on medical facilities in Gaza started with the refusal to let water, food, and fuel into the enclave. “When we’re talking about direct attacks on medical facilities in Gaza, it hasn’t started yesterday or today. The decision not to let any clean

At least 45 Palestinians, including 24 children, have been displaced in the occupied West Bank since October 7 following Israeli punitive demolitions. “Punitive demolitions are a form of collective punishment and are prohibited under international law,” the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement. Another 135 Palestinians, including 66 children,

The participants in today’s Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Riyadh call for the ending of the siege of Gaza. In a statement, leaders demanded aid be allowed to enter Gaza and called for a cessation of arms exports to Israel. The statement also rejected describing Israel’s war as “self-defence” and condemed “Israeli aggression in Gaza, war