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UN employee shot dead by Israeli sniper in occupied West Bank
Military claims the sanitation worker had been throwing explosive devices at its troops from the roof of his home in the el Far’a camp
Emma Graham-Harrison
Sat 14 Sep 2024 12.30 EDT
When Germany targets Jewish artists as antisemitic
An open letter signed by more than 150 Jewish personalities has expressed concern that Germany's draft resolution to protect Jewish life is focusing on the wrong people.
from Deutsche Welle
Elizabeth Grenier
September 12, 2024
Four columnists quit Jewish Chronicle over Gaza coverage based on ‘wild fabrications’
Columnists Jonathan Freedland, David Aaronovitch, David Baddiel and Hadley Freeman have quit the paper
By MEE staff
Published date: 16 September 2024 13:39 BST
Hollywood stars call for protection of pro-Palestinian voices from 'McCarthyist repression'
Mark Ruffalo, Rosie O’Donnell, and Ramy Youssef among hundreds of stars demanding actors' union call for a permanent ceasefire and protect pro-Palestinian voices against industry blacklisting
By Ayah El-Khaldi
Published date: 13 September 2024 16:05 BST
War on Gaza: Palestinians face 'deliberate starvation' by Israel, says UN expert
New report concludes that Israel is conducting an 'intentional and targeted starvation campaign' in Gaza
By Katherine Hearst
Published date: 9 September 2024 15:41 BST
Please take us to mum’: Families torn apart by Israel's occupation of Rafah crossing
The closure of the gateway to Egypt since May has prevented Palestinians from reuniting with loved ones who fled Gaza
By Ahmed Alsammak
Published date: 15 September 2024 11:17 BST
Norman Finkelstein on Gaza, ‘from the river to the sea’ and political messaging: ‘We need to bring unity to this struggle’
New York University professor Nikhil Singh interviews the political scientist and longtime critic of Israel after his speech at Columbia University
Nikhil Singh
Fri 17 May 2024 07.00 EDT
Seven Days After Israeli Forces Kill American, Biden and Harris Haven’t Spoken to Victim’s Family
And any Israeli “investigation” apparently hasn’t even reached out to other eyewitnesses.
Prem Thakker
Sep 13, 2024
“Any Second They Could Come”
As Israeli demolitions and settler attacks escalate, Palestinians in the village of Umm al-Khair stare down the possibility of expulsion.
Maya Rosen
July 11, 2024
War on Gaza: UK has 'no legal justification' to continue licensing parts for Israeli F-35s, 37 MPs say
MPs say decision to maintain exports of F-35 components could violate UK's international obligations
By Dania Akkad
Published date: 13 September 2024 19:12 BST
A Dangerous Alliance
UCLA students arguing that Zionism is a First Amendment-protected religious belief have joined a powerful right-wing legal project.
Raphael Magarik
September 13, 2024
Israel seeking to close down Unrwa, says agency’s chief after school bombing
Philippe Lazzarini says closure would have ‘devastating consequences’ and calls for investigation into deadly strike
Patrick Wintour
Diplomatic editor
Fri 13 Sep 2024 11.38 EDT
‘I know the dangers of a Trump presidency’: Palestinian solidarity groups pressure Harris as election looms
Activists are tentative in supporting Democrats without an arms embargo and ceasefire in Gaza
Melissa Hellmann, Gloria Oladipo and Adria R Walker
Fri 13 Sep 2024 07.00 EDT
“What Constitution?” Rashida Tlaib Blasts Michigan AG’s Criminal Charges Against Pro-Palestine Students
The only Palestinian member of Congress also remained mum on whether she’d endorse Kamala Harris during a Black-Palestine solidarity event in DC.
Prem Thakker
Sep 13, 2024
Trump and Harris Agree: More Bombs for Israel
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fought to out-hawk each other on sustaining the bloody status quo in the Middle East at the presidential debate.
Sunjeev Bery
September 11 2024, 2:02 p.m.
UK foreign secretary: reports of Unrwa workers being killed by Israeli strike in Gaza are 'appalling'
David Lammy says aid workers must be able to do their jobs and reiterates calls for a ceasefire
By Martin Belam
Thursday, September 12, 2024 09:54 EDT
How a U.N. Agency Became a Flashpoint in the Gaza War
UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, has survived 75 years of Israeli-Palestinian strife. Can it survive the latest conflict?
UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, has survived 75 years of Israeli-Palestinian strife. Can it survive the latest conflict?
By Ben Hubbard
For this article, Ben Hubbard conducted more than three dozen interviews and visited refugee camps in the West Bank. He has spent more than a decade covering the Middle East, and reported from inside Gaza for The Times during the Hamas-Israel war in 2014.
Sept. 12, 2024
Human rights groups and former diplomats urge US court to review lawsuit accusing Biden of genocide
Groups argue court should reconsider its earlier dismissal of the case on jurisdictional grounds
By MEE staff in London
Published date: 10 September 2024 22:02 BST
UK Lawyers for Israel patron quits, says Starmer right to suspend arms exports
Lord Carlile tells MEE he has resigned from pro-Israel group on same day it threatens government with legal action over weapons sales ban
By Simon Hooper
Published date: 9 September 2024 16:25 BST
Dozens killed, wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza tent camp
By Mohammad Salem and Nidal Al-Mughrabi
September 10, 2024 7:11 AM EDT