The Israel-Hamas War Compounds Europe’s Security Challenges
In response to developments in the Middle East, the EU has been weak and divided. Its leaders need to be strategic in addressing the growing insecurity and instability on the […]
The Enduring Influence of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Father
Benzion Netanyahu was an unconventional thinker and historian. But he was always skeptical about the ability of Israeli Jews to lead and their ability to heed warnings. Benzion Netanyahu, the father of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu died this week in Jerusalem at the age of 102. Busy almost to […]
UN chiefs call for Gaza ceasefire as a ‘path out of this horror’
Palestinians wounded in Israeli strikes lie on the floor as they are assisted at the Indonesian hospital after Al-Shifa Hospital has gone out of service amid Israeli ground offensive, in […]
Five countries seek ICC investigation into Gaza war crimes
MENA The New Arab Staff & Agencies 17 November, 2023 Five countries, including South Africa and Bangladesh, have called for the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into Israel’s […]
Biden struggles to quell backlash in party over Israel’s response to Hamas
While nearly 70% of Democrats approve of Biden’s job performance overall, the number drops to 50% when it comes to the conflict in Gaza, an Associated Press-NORC survey found. President […]
After Pulitzer win, N.Y. Times contributor criticizes Gaza coverage
Mona Chalabi, a freelance writer and illustrator who won a Pulitzer for the Times this year, also went public with criticism of the Pulitzer awards ceremony for overlooking Palestinian journalists […]
The dispiriting truth about why many evangelical Christians support Israel
For Christian Zionists, what happens to the Jews and Palestinians is, to put it very mildly, collateral damage. Oct. 22, 2023 By Sarah Posner, MSNBC Columnist Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas […]
Karim Khan falls into the mire of politics
November 16, 2023 Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor holds a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan on 12 August 2021 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency On 10 November, 2023, Karim […]
Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN
The restriction on poppy cultivation has decimated a key trade for hundreds of thousands of farmers and laborers. Published On 5 Nov 20235 Nov 2023 An Afghan man works on […]
Tajikistan steps up nationalization campaign against Aga Khan operation
Schools, clinics and a hotel have been appropriated by the authorities. Jul 5, 2023The Aga Khan Lycée has been particularly prized for providing education in English. (Photo: Aga Khan Lycée […]
Seeking common ground in a world of rivalry: AKDN at the 2023 Paris Peace Forum
France · 13 November 2023 · 2 min Ángel Gurría, President of the Paris Peace Forum, welcomed Prince Rahim Aga Khan to the event’s 6th edition at the Palais Brongniart. Photo courtesy of Paris Peace […]
The Economist names Trump “biggest danger” for 2024
The Economist says former President Trump presents the world’s “biggest danger” in 2024. Why it matters: The respected 180-year-old British newspaper said a “second Trump term would be a watershed in a way the first was not” and the “fate of the world” will depend on the ballots of “tens of thousands of […]
The Devastating Mental Health Effects of Islamophobia
IDEAS BY DR. RANIA AWAAD NOVEMBER 16, 2023 7:00 AM EST Awaad, M.D. is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine where she is the Director of […]
Canadian man guilty of Muslim family’s murders in Ontario
bbc.com By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto A Canadian man has been convicted of murder in the 2021 killings of a Muslim family in London, Ontario after an eleven-week trial. […]
2.2 million need food assistance as Gaza Strip risks ‘sliding into hunger hell,’ says WFP
Previous UPDATE 1 / 2 The UN’s World Food Program warned on Thursday that Gaza is facing a massive food crisis and widespread hunger. (X/@WFP) UPDATE 2 / 2 Only 447 trucks […]
Biden’s ability to prevent Israel from proceeding with third round of ethnic cleansing remains uncertain
Nov 16,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Israel is fortunate that in this time of crisis the US president is Joe Biden. Of Irish-Catholic background, as a child Biden […]
War in Gaza: The silence of Europe’s leaders
Nov 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Zafiris Tzannatos Following the news from Gaza, as a European one recalls Martin Luther King: “In the end, we will remember not the words […]
UN urges international probe into war violations in Israel’s aggression on Gaza
By AFP – Nov 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian medics prepare bodies for burial at a hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday (AFP photo) GENEVA — The […]
Video: Jeffery Sachs’ Analysis of Long-Term Effects of Israel-Hamas War
Jeffrey David Sachs (/sæks/ SAKS; born November 5, 1954)[4] is an American economist, academic, public policy analyst, and former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds […]
Yisroel Dovid Weiss’ views about Zionism
Yisroel Dovid Weiss (Yiddish: ישראל דוד ווייס; born 1956) is an American Haredi Jew,[1] activist, and spokesman for a minority branch of small fringe group Neturei Karta,[2][1][3] a Haredi anti-Zionist group. Residing in Monsey, New York, he believes that Jews should peacefully oppose the existence of the Israeli state: “It would be forbidden for us to have a State, even if […]