Divestment From Israel Is a Rallying Cry for College Protesters

nytimes.com As they gathered near the guarded gates of Columbia University in Upper Manhattan on Tuesday, a hundred or so protesters began to chant: “Disclose, divest, we will not stop,…

‘Completely Out of Control’: Pennsylvania Governor Slams Pro-Palestinian Protests at Columbia, Urges School to Restore Order

mediaite.com CNN’s Jake Tapper interviewed Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Wednesday about the protests that continue to grip college campuses across the country and the widespread…

Israeli economy moves toward normality despite the war – DW

dw.com The Israeli economy suffered a major contraction following the October 7 attacks and subsequent war. However, it is beginning to show signs of recovery. The Israeli economy…

Israeli economy moves towards normality despite the war – DW

dw.com The Israeli economy suffered a major contraction following the October 7 attacks and subsequent war. However, it is beginning to show signs of recovery even though the…

Israel Economy Deterioration Worsens as Gaza Conflict and Other Hostilities Grind On

nakedcapitalism.com There’s been remarkably little coverage in the Western press about how well, or not, Israel’s economy is holding up under the impact of what is turning out to be a…

What the death of America’s border bill says about toxic congressional politics

economist.com THE LIFE of the Senate’s bill to increase border security in exchange for sending aid to Ukraine was wretched and short. Its three main negotiators released the text on…

Can Israel afford to wage war?

economist.com In the next few weeks Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, hopes to gain final parliamentary approval for an emergency war budget. It includes more cash for settlers…

Russia outsmarts Western sanctions

economist.com Nazem Ahmad, an art collector and financier, who owns work by Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso, has been under American sanctions since 2019. That may sound like a problem, but…

Greg Abbott speaks out as pro-Palestinian protests hit Texas

newsweek.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott says pro-Palestinian protests on Ivy League campuses such as Columbia University are indicative of the antiquated nature of institutions that he…

Bernie Sanders To Lead Progressive Fight Against Israel Aid In Senate With New Amendment

zerohedge.com Bernie Sanders To Lead Progressive Fight Against Israel Aid In Senate With New Amendment Authored by Jake Johnson via Common Dreams, US Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that…

Review of UN agency helping Palestinian refugees found Israel did not express concern about staff

pbs.org An independent review of the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it has…

NATO Member Rolls Out Red Carpet For Hamas Chief

zerohedge.com NATO Member Rolls Out Red Carpet For Hamas Chief As head of NATO's second largest military, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has continued to stir controversy among…

Israeli military intelligence leader resigns over failing to prevent Oct. 7 attack

pbs.org The head of Israeli military intelligence resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior…

IDF spy chief resigns, citing Oct. 7 failures

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The New York Times, Haaretz, Axios, and the Financial Times The News The head of Israel’s military intelligence has resigned from…

Live updates: Israeli military intel chief resigns over Oct. 7 failings; Netanyahu vows to reject U.S. sanctions on IDF unit

nbcnews.com Israeli leaders have condemned an expected move by the United States to sanction an ultra-Orthodox unit of the Israeli military that has been linked to alleged human rights…

Israeli military concludes raid on Nur al-Shams refugee camp, in the West Bank

euronews.com Israeli forces have concluded a two-day operation in the Nur al-Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank Israel is carrying out its largest operation…

Erdoğan urges Palestinian unity after meeting Hamas chief in Istanbul

euronews.com The Turkish president warned that Israel should not be allowed to ‘gain ground’ in Gaza, as operations in both Gaza and the West Bank are underway by the IDF. Turkish…

S&P cuts Israel's credit rating amid Middle East conflict

aol.com S&P Global Ratings on Thursday cut key short- and long-term amid the country's ongoing conflict with Hamas and its recent confrontation with Iran. S&P Global lowered the…

Israeli leaders criticize expected U.S. sanctions against ultra-Orthodox military unit

pbs.org Israeli leaders on Sunday harshly criticized an expected decision by the U.S. to impose sanctions on a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in the Israeli military. The decision,…

Israel presses the U.S. to reconsider sanctions against IDF battalion

axios.com The Israeli government called on the Biden administration on Sunday in public and in private to reconsider its expected decision to sanction the Israel Defense Forces'…

More Israeli air raids in Rafah kill 22 people, mostly children, as U.S. advances aid package

pbs.org Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to…

US set to sanction an entire IDF battalion with a history of alleged human rights abuses on the West Bank, report says

businessinsider.com Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion hold their weapons during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem on May 26, 2013. REUTERS The US is set to…

US To Sanction Entire IDF Battalion Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses

zerohedge.com US To Sanction Entire IDF Battalion Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses Axios is reporting what marks an unexpected and unprecedented development in US-Israel relations: the…

West Bank village counts losses after settler attack, and fears more

investing.com AL-MUGHAYYER, West Bank (Reuters) - The Israeli settlers who rampaged through the West Bank village of al-Mughayyer on April 12 came in greater numbers and carried more…

Israel Fostered The Rise Of Hamas To Preclude A Two-State Solution

zerohedge.com Israel Fostered The Rise Of Hamas To Preclude A Two-State Solution In Wednesday's ZeroHedge debate on Israel, Iran and Palestine, Dave Smith emphasized a little-known fact…

Netanyahu's outraged response after report of pending US sanctions on IDF

newsweek.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement condemning sanctions on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) after a report surfaced claiming that the Biden…

More than 14 Palestinians killed as violence flares in West Bank

investing.com NUR SHAMS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to…

Israeli airstrike in Rafah kills at least 9 Palestinians, including 6 children, hospital says

pbs.org An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authorities said Saturday, as Israel pursued…

Israeli Security Chief Slams 'Lame' Attack On Iran, Deepening Division Among War Leaders

zerohedge.com Israeli Security Chief Slams 'Lame' Attack On Iran, Deepening Division Among War Leaders Days ago, The Wall Street Journal featured a headline that underscored Israel's war…

U.S. expected to sanction IDF unit for human rights violations in occupied West Bank

axios.com U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to within days announce sanctions against the Israel Defense Forces "Netzah Yehuda" battalion for human rights violations…

News Wrap: Man sets himself on fire near courthouse where Trump is on trial

pbs.org In our news wrap Friday, a man set himself on fire in the park near the New York courthouse where Donald Trump is on trial, police in Paris arrested a man at the Iranian…

U.S. targets ultranationalist Israeli minister confidant in new round of sanctions

axios.com The U.S. imposed sanctions on Friday against Ben-Zion (Benzi) Gopstein — an extremist settler who is the founder and the leader of "Lehava," an organization that has engaged…

U.S. sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who attacked Palestinians

pbs.org The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked…

U.S. sanctions two entities over fundraising for extremist West Bank settlers who attacked Palestinians

cbsnews.com The Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against two entities that have been accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers connected…

US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

seattletimes.com The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked…

Palestine President Slams US After Washington Vetoes Bid For Full UN Membership: 'Unfair, Unethical And Unjustified'

benzinga.com The United States has rejected a United Nations Security Council resolution that aimed to grant Palestine full UN membership, effectively halting the recognition of a…

Russia’s war in Ukraine remains barrier to growth, says IMF chief

theguardian.com Russia’s war with Ukraine is stoking geopolitical tensions and damaging the recovery prospects of the global economy, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned.…

World Bank's Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war

apnews.com There was no shortage of stressors to the global economy when Ajay Banga took charge at the World Bank almost a year ago: inflation eating at nations drowning in debt, a…

Why Benjamin Netanyahu may defy Joe Biden

newsweek.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet are poised to retaliate against Iran, British Foreign Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday, despite U.S.…

Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel

wired.com Google fired twenty-eight employees Wednesday after they participated in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud contract with Israel’s government that also…

UN Security Council To Hold Contentious Vote On Palestinian Statehood

zerohedge.com UN Security Council To Hold Contentious Vote On Palestinian Statehood Friday will witness another Gaza-related showdown in a very divided United Nations Security Council, as…

Could 'Palestine's Nelson Mandela' Help Bring Peace?

newsweek.com Among his supporters, he is sometimes hailed as "Palestine's Nelson Mandela." To his opponents in Israel, he is a terrorist. Yet Marwan Barghouti could help bring a solution…

SZA Shouts ‘Free Palestine’ at Australia SOS Tour Stop: Watch

billboard.com SZA is always going to make her voice heard. During her last of three shows at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, as a part of her long-running SOS Tour, the…

UN appeals for $2.8 billion in aid to help millions of Palestinians at risk of famine

pbs.org The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza…

Anti-Israel Protesters Confused About Meaning of 'Ceasefire'

newsweek.com As a Palestinian human rights activist who supports the peaceful coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians, I am deeply troubled by the reactions of certain anti-Israel…

UN agencies criticize Israel on multiple fronts

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Guardian and Haaretz The News United Nations agencies launched multiple critiques of Israel over its response to Hamas’ Oct. 7…

UN Seeks $2.8B for Palestinian Aid Amid Looming Famine in Gaza

benzinga.com The United Nations has launched an urgent appeal for humanitarian aid to support Palestinians, with a focus on the critical situation in Gaza. What Happened: The United…

Binyamin Netanyahu is alienating Israel’s best friends

economist.com One day more than 30 years ago, during the administration of President George H.W. Bush, the secretary of state, James Baker, flung a newspaper article at an aide, Daniel…

The Middle East faces economic chaos

economist.com Just over 100 days after Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel started a war in Gaza, the conflict is still escalating. On January 11th America and Britain started attacking…

Tucker Carlson went after Israel

vox.com Tucker Carlson speaks in Florida on April 2, 2024. | Ivan Apfel/Getty Images Carlson mainstreamed antisemitism for a long time, and conservatives seemed not to care. Then he…

Israel orders eviction of Palestinian family from east Jerusalem property, reigniting a legal battle

pbs.org An Israeli court on Monday ordered the eviction of a Palestinian family in a contested neighborhood of east Jerusalem, the latest in a legal saga that has come to symbolize…

Victoria Monét Says ‘Stop the Hate, Stop the Genocides’ During Coachella Set

billboard.com For the most part, day three of the opening weekend of the 2024 Coachella Festival was focused on a string of jaw-dropping surprise appearances by everyone from Justin…

Israel Has Better Things to Do Than Strike Iran Back

newsweek.com In the wake of Iran's brazen and unprecedented drone and missile attacks, Israel finds itself at a critical juncture where its response could shape Middle East dynamics and…

Eight films to better understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

euronews.com “I know they may knock at my door at any moment, but I’ll just keep filming. It helps me confront life. And survive.” With the Israeli-Palestinian conflict dominating the…

Michael Hudson: The Truth about the Destruction of the Palestinians

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Hudson had extensive contact with Mossad agents 50 years ago, and saw them take the idea of using “strategic hamlets” from Vietnam, as in balkanization of the…