UN Security Council acts to boost Gaza aid after US abstains
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip — via land, sea and air […]
More than 570,000 people in Gaza now ‘starving’ due to fallout from war: UN report
Previous UPDATE 1 / 2 Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. International aid agencies say Gaza is suffering from shortages of food, […]
UN Human Rights Office – OPT: Unlawful killings in Gaza City
Format News and Press Release Source Posted 20 Dec 2023 Attachments OHCHR OPT has received disturbing information alleging that Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) summarily killed at least 11 unarmed Palestinian men in […]
International Criminal Court seems determined not to prosecute Israel for Gaza war crimes: Ex-UN rapporteur
‘Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, his war Cabinet, and many members of the Israeli army are responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and, possibly, the crime of genocide,’ says former […]
UN again delays vote on Gaza humanitarian aid as Biden mulls US vote
By Becky Anderson, Michael Williams, Kevin Liptak and Jennifer Deaton, CNN Updated 3:48 PM EST, Wed December 20, 2023 Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern […]
Israel’s allies lose control of narrative as death toll soars
BARIA ALAMUDDIN December 18, 2023 At London’s Royal College of Arts last week, remarkable developments unfolded. Staff discovered that the Israeli ambassador was due to speak at an event at […]
The two-state solution is dead — and there is no alternative
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 19, 2023 This is probably the worst year for the two-state solution since the UN’s 1947 Partition Plan for British Mandate Palestine. One can also add that […]
An opening in the fight to educate Afghan girls
Dec 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Gordon Brown and Yasmine Sherif EDINBURGH/NEW YORK — It has now been over two years since the United States military ended its decades-long war […]
Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced
December 16, 2023 UNHCR distributes relief items to returnees at a transit centre in Renk, South Sudan. — courtesy UNHCR/Andrew McConnell GENEVA — While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community must match that generosity with far greater solidarity, UN chief António Guterres […]
‘Voices for Peace’ event held on US Capitol Hill
15th December 2023 Faran Rabbani, USA Correspondent On 4 December 2023, a ‘Voices for Peace’ event was held at Capitol Hill by Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya USA. Rep. McGovern, who serves as the co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in US Congress, joined academics and faith leaders at the event to […]
Global Refugee Forum takes stock of international response to the biggest human displacement in history
SPECIAL People stand near tents at the Sahlat Al-Banat makeshift camp for internally displaced people set-up next to a waste dump on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of […]
King of Jordan delivers keynote address at Global Refugee Forum in Geneva
By JT – Dec 14,2023 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah participates in the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva and delivers the keynote address (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) GENEVA — […]
Overwhelming majority of 153 UN member states call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Children walk along a street in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 12, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and Hamas. (AFP) Updated 1 min 6 sec ago […]
Israel trying to force Gazans into Egypt: UNRWA chief Lazzarini
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DEC 10, 2023 – UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini speaks to the media in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 16, 2023. (EPA Photo) The head of the United […]
‘Alarming’: Palestinians accuse ICC prosecutor of bias after Israel visit
While the ICC offers an alternative to Israeli courts, no arrest warrants have been issued against Israeli officials and commanders. By Mat Nashed and Zena Al Tahhan Published On 9 Dec 2023 Occupied […]
An American license to kill
FAISAL J. ABBAS December 10, 2023 In Arabic, we have a famous saying that translates as “when the excuse is uglier than the sin.” This is exactly what can be said about the US justification on Friday for being the only country on the UN Security Council to oppose an […]
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Look at Gaza — Our Political Class Only Pays Lip Service to Human Rights’
ByJeremy Corbyn Today marks 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But, as Gaza shows, it is being buried under the rubble along with the human beings whose […]
An American license to kill
FAISAL J. ABBAS December 10, 2023 In Arabic, we have a famous saying that translates as “when the excuse is uglier than the sin.” This is exactly what can be […]
US defies appeals to back UN resolution for urgent Gaza ceasefire
Israel-Gaza war US vetoes resolution despite pleas from secretary general and Arab allies, saying ceasefire ‘would only plant the seeds of the next war’ Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Fri 8 Dec […]
Israel hails US for vetoing Security Council resolution seeking Gaza ceasefire
Gallant cites signs Hamas ‘is beginning to break’ as army says more operatives surrendering * 2 troops seriously hurt in op to rescue hostages * IDF ground offensive toll at […]