Tag Archives: War on Gaza

War on Gaza: Google fires employee after pro-Palestine protest at Israeli tech conference

No Tech for Apartheid

Tech giant Google fired an employee who staged a protest against the chief of Google Israel during a company-sponsored Israeli tech event, accusing the company of being complicit in Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, which Palestinian Americans, legal experts and several countries say is genocide.

UK students call on university to suspend rabbi who served in Israeli army

suspension of a Jewish chaplain

Students at a university in northern England are staging a sit-in to call for the suspension of a Jewish chaplain who has served in the Israeli army during the war on Gaza. Dozens are occupying part of the Parkinson Building of the University of Leeds, the latest outbreak of action after weeks of protests against Rabbi Zecharia Deutsch.

Live blog: US Vice President Harris calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Israel’s war on Gaza — now in its 150th day — has killed at least 30,410 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and wounded 71,700 others. Monday, March 4, 2024 0236 GMT — United States Vice President Kamala Harris called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and described the situation in Gaza as “devastating.” During remarks in […]

War on Gaza: The displaced Palestinian teacher undeterred by Israel’s war

Palestinian teacher

In 2020, Asma Mustafa, a Palestinian English teacher from Gaza, won the Global Teacher Award after she competed against thousands of teachers from 110 countries. 

War on Gaza: Palestinians in Rafah run out of shelters as Israel threatens assault

Palestinians in Rafah

A few hundred metres from the Rafah border fence with Egypt, dozens of Palestinian families set up tents as a “last resort” as they sought refuge from the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip after having to move multiple times from their homes and previous shelters.

War on Gaza: UK’s Cameron okayed arms sales to Israel despite Foreign Office legal concerns

arms sales to Israel

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron recommended British arms sales to Israel despite “serious concerns” in the Foreign Office that it had breached international law in Gaza, according to a government document filed in the High Court.

War on Gaza: Internal anger with Biden and Congress reaches boiling point

anger with Biden and Congress

After 100 days of war, scores of staffers on Capitol Hill and in the Biden administration are demoralised and uncomfortable working for the US president

Iran Calls on US to Stop Supporting Israel’s War on Gaza Instead of Striking Yemen

Stop Supporting Israel’s War

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian strongly condemned the US-UK joint military operation against Yemen, and urged Washington to end backing the Zionist regime’s war on the Gaza Strip instead of bombing the war-torn country which stands in support of Palestine.

ICJ genocide case: South Africa’s five-point argument against Israel

ICJ genocide case

Israel will defend itself against South Africa’s arguments – from the denial of food and medicines to forced displacement, mass killings and more – on Friday.

War on Gaza: Survivors recount harrowing Israeli field executions

harrowing Israeli field executions

For three days, Moemen Raed al-Khaldi lay wounded and motionless between the corpses of his killed family members, pretending to be dead to protect himself from being shot by Israeli soldiers.