by Shireen Akram-Boshar | Jul 3, 2026 | Benjamin Netanyahu, Board of Peace, Donald Trump, Gaza, Hamas, Humanitarian Aid, Israel, News, News Analysis, Palestine, United Nations
President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” met in Cyprus this week to revive the board after months of inaction. The board’s main decision out of the meetings has been to separate Palestinians into “humanitarian corridors” that enable Israel to continue its takeover of Gaza. Over two days of talks on Tuesday and Wednesday, representatives of the poorly-named “Board of Peace” created…
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by Tareq S. Hajjaj | Jun 30, 2026 | attacks on journalists, Committee to Protect Journalists, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Lebanon, Op-Ed, Palestine
At a moment when Gaza’s journalists urgently need international protection and the solidarity of journalists and press freedom organizations worldwide — for their courage, their commitment, and their decision to remain in Gaza, sometimes sacrificing their lives to document the suffering of a population that has endured genocide for the past three years — the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)…
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by Jake Johnson | Jun 29, 2026 | Children, Gaza, International Law, Israel, News, Palestine, west bank
Between October 2023 and June 2026, Israel’s military killed Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank at the highest rate since 1967, according to a report published Monday by the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem. The report, titled Unshielded Childhood, argues that “the unprecedented scale of killing of Palestinian children and teenagers by Israeli forces is the result of a…
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by Shireen Akram-Boshar | Jun 29, 2026 | Gaza, Hind Rajab Foundation, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu government, New York City, News, War Crimes, west bank
The Hind Rajab Foundation has called on the U.S. to investigate Israel’s far right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for war crimes ahead of his visit to New York City in early July. On Saturday, the Belgium-based foundation filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, stating that the U.S. has the jurisdiction and the legal obligation to investigate, arrest…
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by Shireen Akram-Boshar | Jun 26, 2026 | Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, News, Syria
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz promised to remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely, while renewing threats against Iran. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for Israeli combat officers, Netanyahu and Katz vowed not to withdraw from their “security zones” no matter what “pressures” Israel faces. “We dominate southern Lebanon…
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by Shireen Akram-Boshar | Jun 26, 2026 | Children, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, malnutrition, News, Palestinian children, United Nations, War Crimes, west bank
On Friday, childhood educator and YouTube influencer Ms. Rachel hosted a press briefing on the impact of Israel’s genocide on Palestinian children, following the release of the UN Commission of Inquiry report on Palestinian children earlier this week. The press briefing featured Chris Sidoti of the UN Commission of Inquiry; emergency physician Dr. Mahmooda “Mimi” Syed, who served at Gaza’s…
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