A group of close to 700 government officials in the U.S., Britain and major European countries ― as well as European Union institutions ― has signed a letter urging Western countries to reconsider their policy of near-total support for Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza. The letter, released Friday, urges those governments to use all possible … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is “actively engaged” after a Palestinian-Canadian was reported missing in the Gaza Strip. Mansour Shouman was in the region to help document ongoing humanitarian efforts amid the raging Israel-Hamas war. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is “actively engaged” … Read more
Progressive lawmakers who have condemned Israel’s assault on Gaza are demanding Democratic leadership do more to combat a multimillion-dollar election-year backlash funded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Washington’s most powerful pro-Israel group. Several House incumbents, including some of the party’s rising progressive stars, are facing primary challengers funded by AIPAC, which has raised … Read more
MANCHESTER, N.H. ― A group of progressive activists have launched a last-minute effort to protest President Joe Biden’s lockstep support of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, encouraging voters to write in “cease-fire” on their New Hampshire presidential primary ballots. The effort adds the most divisive issue in Democratic politics to an already confusing stew in Tuesday’s … Read more
Nasseem was separated from his relatives amid continued heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza Gaza: Nassem Mohra, a 10-year-old kidney patient, fears he may never see his family again after Israeli forces arrested his father while he was taking the boy to a hospital in southern Gaza for urgent dialysis treatment. A neighbour brought Nassem, who … Read more
