Fri 2-May-2025

US

76 congressmen urge Netanyahu to cease demolition of Palestinian homes

Seventy-six Members of the US Congress have co-signed a letter to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him to end the demolitions and evictions of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Congressman seeks recognition of Israel sovereignty over Golan Heights

Following the relocation of the US embassy in Israel to Occupied Jerusalem last week an American congressman is calling on Washington to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the occupied Golan Heights.

Demonstration in Chicago against Israeli bloodshed at Gaza border

Hundreds of protesters carrying Palestinian flags and wearing keffiyehs took to the streets of Chicago on Tuesday evening one day after Israeli soldiers shot and killed at least 60 Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border as the U.S. embassy in Israel moved from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem.

Commander of US troops in Syria makes secret visit to Israel

The head of the US military’s Central Command which is responsible for American activities in the Middle East arrived in Israel on Monday to meet with senior Israeli officials.

Israel lobbies for embassies relocation to Occupied Jerusalem

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely flew to Romania on Tuesday in what her office described as the first leg of a campaign to persuade countries to follow the US lead and move their embassies to Occupied Jerusalem the Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday.

US blocks another UNSC statement on Gaza protests

The US on Friday blocked for a second week running a UN Security Council (SC) statement supporting the right of Palestinians to demonstrate peacefully and endorsing secretary-general Antonio Guterres’ call for an independent investigation into the killing and injury of protesters in Gaza.

US senator condemns Israeli attack on March of Return

US senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday denounced the Israeli army's killing of Palestinian demonstrators during Gaza's Great March of Return on Friday.

Mass rallies held in Athens over Israeli violations US bias

Hundreds of pro-Palestine activists and civil society representatives rallied in Athens on Monday condemning Israel’s illegal settlement activity and the US biased position as regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Abu Hasna: Cutting funds to UNRWA threatens region’s stability

UNRWA's media spokesman Adnan Abu Hasna on Saturday warned that the critical financial crisis UNRWA is going through threatens stability in the region.

US-Israel military drills about to kickstart in occupied Palestine

A round of military maneuvers by the US and Israel armies is expected to kick off on Sunday across territories occupied in 1948.