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World court unanimously orders Israel to facilitate entry of food aid into Gaza
The decision runs contrary to Israel's claim that it does not block aid deliveries to Gaza
MEE staff Thu, 03/28/2024 - 18:36
A boy pushes a young girl in a wheelchair past a destroyed building in Gaza City, on 28 March 2024 (AFP)
On Thursday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced additional provisional measures, unanimously mandating Israel to "ensure, without delay" that humanitarian aid is provided to Gaza, encompassing essentials such as food, water, electricity, and other fundamental necessities ..read more
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US: Rutgers University to face congressional antisemitism investigation
Rutgers University joins several other universities under investigation for their alleged 'failure' to protect Jewish students on campus
Zainab Iqbal Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:02
Rutgers students wait for a bus in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on 10 April 2023 (Spencer Platt/AFP)
Rutgers University is the latest university under investigation for its handling of antisemitism and “failure to protect Jewish students” on campus, the US House Committee on Education and the Workforce announced on Wednesday.
“The Committee ..read more
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Beaten, tortured and buried alive: What happened to the woman on the Israeli truck
Hadeel al-Dahdouh was separated from her breastfeeding son for more than 50 days when she was thrown into the back of an Israeli truck. She tells MEE she was subjected to horrific torture
Maha Hussaini Thu, 03/28/2024 - 11:07
Israeli soldiers stand by a truck packed with shirtless Palestinian men and one woman in the besieged Gaza Strip on 8 December 2023 (Reuters/Yossi Zeliger)
It's an image that has provoked shock and outrage.
Dozens of Palestinian men, bound, blindfolded and stripped to their underwear, cra ..read more
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Germany: State bank freezes account of Jewish peace activist group
Berliner Sparkasse Bank demanded that Jewish Voice for Just Peace in the Middle East disclose list of members, including addresses
Pauline Ertel Thu, 03/28/2024 - 11:02
A rally on Nakba memorial day in May 2023 in Berlin, organised by Jewish Voice for Just Peace in the Middle East (photo provided by Jewish Voice)
A state-owned bank in Germany has frozen the account of a Jewish anti-Zionist organisation and demanded the group disclose a list of all its members.
Judische Stimme für gerechten Frieden in Nahost, or Jewish ..read more
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Israel may cut off Palestinian banks from global banking system next week
The decision by Israel's finance minister to isolate PA banks would paralyse Palestinian economy
MEE staff Thu, 03/28/2024 - 13:27
Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, pictured in Ankara, Turkey, on 5 March 2024 (AFP)
Palestinian banks could be cut off from the Israeli banking system starting next week following a decision by Israel’s finance minister to cease dealings between the two financial institutions, according to a report on Thursday by Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjami ..read more
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6h ago
In a West Bank settlement, Israelis tend red cows and plan the Third Temple
Radical plans to slaughter the heifers have raised concern across the Arab world - and were even linked by Hamas to 7 October attack
Daniel Hilton Thu, 03/28/2024 - 12:59
The red heifers are kept in a pen in an archaeological park in a West Bank settlement (MEE/Daniel Hilton)
On the crest of a hill in the occupied West Bank, five Red Angus cows chomp sombrely on some straw. Around them, a group of Israelis look on in anticipation.
If all goes to plan, these cows could herald the end of the world as we know it.
Accord ..read more
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6h ago
Mysterious airstrip built on strategic Yemeni island has ‘I Love UAE’ sign
Abu Dhabi has yet to confirm the building of the 3km runway, revealed by satellite imagery, which can accommodate various types of fighter and transport aircraft
MEE staff Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:34
Emirati security forces form a guard of honour for members of the armed forces who fought in Yemen at Zayed Military City, Abu Dhabi, in February 2020 (AFP)
Satellite pictures released on Thursday show what appears to be a new airstrip being built on the strategic Yemeni island of Abd al-Kuri.
The images obtained by the Assoc ..read more
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Jordan: Thousands of protesters surround Israeli embassy for fourth consecutive day
Jordanian security forces arrest around 200 activists, who say they will not stop their protest until the war in Gaza ends
Mohammad Ersan Thu, 03/28/2024 - 11:53
Jordanians protest outside the Israeli embassy complex on 27 March 2024 (MEE/Mohammad Ersan)
Mohammed al-Abssi is one of thousands of Jordanians who have been surrounding the Israeli embassy in Amman for the last four days.
He is clear about their intentions. “Our protests will continue until the war on Gaza comes to an end,” he told Middle Eas ..read more
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War on Gaza: We were lied into genocide. Al Jazeera has shown us how
Jonathan Cook Mon, 03/25/2024 - 17:45
Myth-busting documentary finally breaks the stranglehold of Israel and its western media acolytes over the story of what happened on 7 October
For weeks, as Gaza was battered with bombs and the body count in the tiny enclave rose inexorably, western publics had little choice but to rely on Israel’s word for what happened on 7 October. Some 1,150 Israelis were killed during an unprecedented attack on Israeli communities and military posts next to Gaza.
Beheaded babies, a pregnant woman w ..read more
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21h ago
US urges Israel to 'transparently investigate' Marwan Barghouti abuse allegations
Barghouti's family says he has been physically and psychologically mistreated in Israeli custody since 7 October
MEE staff Wed, 03/27/2024 - 20:12
Palestinian Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti is escorted by Israeli police into Jerusalem's magistrate court, on 25 January 2012 (Marco Longari/AFP)
The Biden administration has reportedly raised concerns about Israel’s treatment of imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti.
The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the State Department raised allegations of ..read more