Trump Assures “Israel Won’t Annex West Bank,” After Knesset’s ‘Insult’

US President Trump dismissed Israeli lawmakers’ West Bank annexation efforts, assuring it “won’t happen.” The statement came amid Knesset votes advancing controversial bills despite Netanyahu’s opposition and during Vice President JD Vance’s...

The Sydney brothers hoping to bring surf lifesaving back to war-torn Gaza

When Australian Palestinian man Shamikh Badra formed the Northern Beaches Committee for Palestine, he had one mission — to bring a Nippers program to Gaza. Around eight years ago, he hoped the classic Australian beach education program for younger...

Trump’s West Bank threat may save Israel from itself

Israel would lose all support from the United States if it unilaterally annexed parts of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria). This message was delivered bluntly and clearly by US President Donald Trump. It has angered many Israelis and many...

Trump warns Israel of losing all US support over West Bank annexation

US President Donald Trump warned Israel on Thursday that it would lose “all American support” if it proceeded with annexing the occupied West Bank, insisting that such a move “will not happen.” In an interview with Time magazine, Trump said: “We...

Unicef fears for lost generation amid ruined schools in Gaza

With Gaza’s education system shattered by two years of gruelling war, Unicef’s regional director says he fears for a “lost generation” of children wandering ruined streets with nothing to do. “This is the third year that there has been no school,”...

Ceasefire Proposal: A Crucial Step Toward Gaza’s Peace and Reconstruction

As Gaza enters its third year of devastating conflict, an unlikely peace proposal from Donald Trump presents Palestinians with a stark choice: embrace imperfect pragmatism or risk permanent statelessness. The Weight of History The...

Morena Senator Fernández Noroña takes leave to visit Palestine this weekend

Mexican Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña of the Morena party has taken a 10-day leave to travel to the Middle East, saying he will meet with Palestinian authorities and bear witness to “the genocide” in Gaza. The trip was organized by the...

Israeli and Palestinian hostages return home

October 24, 2025/Midnight Erie, PA. – According to CNN, on Monday, 2000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held by the Israeli government were released into Gaza and the West Bank. Additionally, all 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed by...

Italian MEP cancels Israel visit over West Bank annexation law

GENEVA Italian MEP Lucia Annunziata said Friday she will not join next week's European Parliament delegation to Israel, citing the country's recent approval of a law to annex the West Bank, according to media reports on Friday. "I have decided not...

Revealed: The four militias backed by Israel to defeat Hamas

Israel may have agreed to stop fighting in Gaza, but it is backing armed groups that plan to fight Hamas to the bitter end. Sky News has confirmed for the first time that four anti-Hamas militias are all backed by Israel, and consider themselves...

Israeli settlers attack and desecrate mosque in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers attacked and vandalised a mosque in the occupied West Bank, in the latest string of escalating attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territories. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that settlers on Friday vandalised the...

Israeli soldiers raid town near Nablus in occupied West Bank

Israeli soldiers launched a fresh raid on the town of Beita on Friday, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, according to Arabic media reports. The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, said that Israeli troops stormed the town, firing...

Arab Parliament condemns Israeli Knesset’s approval of bills to annex West Bank

Cairo [Egypt], October 24 (ANI/WAM): Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yammahi, President of the Arab Parliament, condemned the Israeli Knesset's approval of two draft laws aimed at imposing what is called "Israeli sovereignty" over the West Bank and one of...

World News | Arab Parliament Condemns Israeli Knesset's Approval of Bills to Annex West Bank

Cairo [Egypt], October 24 (ANI/WAM): Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yammahi, President of the Arab Parliament, condemned the Israeli Knesset's approval of two draft laws aimed at imposing what is called "Israeli sovereignty" over the West Bank and one of...

Starmer Condemns Manchester Attack During Palestine Recognition Announcement

The timing of a synagogue attack during Judaism’s holiest day exposes the fraught complexity of Middle East policy in an increasingly polarized West. A Convergence of Symbolism and Violence Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s condemnation of the...

Israel (under US pressure) backs down on bills to annex the West Bank

Brussels – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the suspension of the legislative process for the annexation of the West Bank that the Israeli Parliament preliminarily approved on Wednesday, 22 October, in defiance of the renewed...

Palestinian factions support idea of deploying UN peacekeepers to Gaza

CAIRO, October 24. /TASS/. Palestinian factions that took part in the Cairo talks, have supported the idea of deploying UN peacekeepers in the Gaza Strip, Hamas said on its Telegram channel. "Participants in the Cairo meetings agreed on the need...

Why Palestinian prisoners must be at the centre of solidarity

One of the Palestinian prisoners, who was released in a prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, looks on upon arrival by bus at Ramallah Cultural Centre in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on October 13, 2025. [GETTY]...

Political Bias at Wikipedia and in AI

The Washington Post has a story today taking note of renewed interest by folks on the right in seeing more balance in articles at Wikipedia. Larry Sanger, ousted from the online encyclopedia by co-founder Jimmy Wales a year after he helped launch...

Palestinian Horror Film ‘The Visitor’ Moving Forward with Journalist Plestia Alaqad Joining Cast (Exclusive)

In early 2023, filmmaker Rolla Selbak completed her script for The Visitor, a horror feature steeped in Palestinian folklore. The story centered on a young Palestinian man living in Jerusalem who must save his family after a Ghouleh, a female...