Descrease article font size Increase article font size There was immense relief and joy at Calgary International Airport Saturday afternoon as Ossama Zaqqout, his wife, and kids finally welcomed his parents to Canada. But the journey to bring his family to safety is far from over. This is just the first of 36 members of … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 19, 2024 4:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Liberal MP Anthony Housefather said he is “reflecting” on his future in the Liberal party after a heavily amended NDP motion on Palestinian statehood passed in the House of Commons on Monday. … Read more
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Selma Blair is under fire for an anti-Islam comment she posted on Instagram last week. The “Cruel Intentions” star is one of the latest American actors to weigh in on the Israel-Hamas conflict, claiming that Islam has “destroyed Muslim countries” and then destroys “minds” in the United States. Blair made her remarks under an Instagram … Read more
“Come and get me,” Hind Rajab was heard crying desperately in an audio recording. (File) Relatives found the body on Saturday of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl who had begged Gaza rescuers to send help after being trapped by Israeli military fire, along with the bodies of five of her family members and two ambulance workers … Read more
Israeli army also raided the office of Mohammad Sinwar, a senior commander in Hamas’s armed wing. (File) Jerusalem: Israel’s army said Sunday its forces had raided a Hamas training facility in Gaza where operatives prepared for the October 7 attack on Israel. The facility in the Palestinian territory’s main southern city of Khan Yunis contained … Read more
My weight was 87 Kg. I lost, in 45 days, more than 25 Kg, says Doctor Said Abdulrahman Maarouf. Rafah: A Palestinian doctor says Israeli forces in Gaza detained him when they overran a hospital and subjected him to abuse during 45 days of captivity including sleep deprivation and constant shackling and blindfolding before releasing … Read more
The United Nations agency charged with delivering aid to Palestinians has fired staff members accused of being involved in the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed. A statement posted to the United Nations Relief and Works agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) website on Friday morning says … Read more
The document was the group’s first public report justifying the attacks . (File) Palestinian Territories: The Hamas group said Sunday its October 7 attack on Israel was a “necessary step” against Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. But the group admitted in a 16-page report on the attacks that “some faults happened… due to the … Read more
WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Tuesday roundly rejected a proposal requiring the State Department to produce a human rights report on Israel’s policies, including its controversial U.S.-backed offensive in Gaza ― the highest-profile response by lawmakers so far to mounting public pressure for a change in Washington’s approach in the Middle East. A large bipartisan … Read more
