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Israel-Iran conflict: South Africa can’t remain silent
As Israel and Iran settle into an uneasy truce, South Africa faces mounting pressure to reassess its stance on global conflicts and its selective silence on human rights abuses. Late last month, after nearly two weeks of intense military...

U.N. Human Rights Chief Slams Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies, “Militarized Response” to Protests
Democracy Now! recently interviewed U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in Geneva, Switzerland. The wide-ranging conversation touched on immigration policy in the United States, climate change around the world, the global fight to...

ADL survey: 1 in 4 Americans believe recent attacks on US Jews are ‘understandable’
JTA — While the majority of Americans oppose antisemitism, a quarter believe that the recent string of attacks on Jews in the United States was “understandable,” according to a new report released by the Anti-Defamation League on Friday. The...

Israel Diaspora Minister Slams ‘Palestinian’ Schumer as ‘Self-Hating Jew’ over Support for Mamdani
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli tore into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday, branding him a “self-hating Jew” and accusing him of siding with “a Hamas fan advocating the globalization of the Intifada” over...

Fact check: Absar Alam did not advocate recognition of Israel; viral clip is incomplete
Posts from multiple users on social media platform X on Thursday shared a video clip, claiming it showed journalist Absar Alam urging Pakistan to explore the benefits of recognising Israel. However, the viral clip is incomplete and he is actually...

DNC Chair: The Democratic Party Welcomes Those Who Want to Kill Jews
The Democratic Party has built its brand around “tolerance,” but in reality, that word has become a smokescreen for some of the most extreme, indefensible positions in modern politics. They call it women’s rights, but what they really mean is...
This Palestinian Sheikh Has a Plan for Peace With Israel — Even if Few...
Aref al-Jaabari (2nd-R), former governor of Hebron and head of the Jaabari family in the area, attends a meeting with elders of the Jaabari family to deny media reports it was ready to break off from the Palestinian Authority and sign a peace deal...

'All Crew Muslim': ships look to dodge Red Sea attacks with messages
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to avoid being targeted by Yemen's Houthis after deadly...

‘All Crew Muslim’: Red Sea ships broadcasting messages in bid to avert Houthi attacks
LONDON — Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to avoid being targeted by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis after deadly attacks this week...

How a US mission to Congo to release prisoners, aided by an Israeli, unraveled
DAKAR, Senegal, (Reuters) — An Israeli-American businessman, a former State Department official and a decorated Green Beret pitched up in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March with a message for President Felix Tshisekedi from the Trump...

Pro-Hamas Activist Mahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Admin For $20M For False Imprisonment
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University activist and Syrian-born U.S. resident, is suing the Trump administration for $20 million, claiming he was wrongly detained over alleged terror ties. The government calls the claim “absurd,” defending its...

L.A. Artist Alex Israel Teams With Oliver Peoples for Line of Sunglasses to Support Wildfire Recovery
Artist Alex Israel and eyewear brand Oliver Peoples have their sights set on a chic way to raise funds for wildfire recovery for Los Angeles. The two partnered on a limited edition line of sunglasses featuring Oliver Peoples’ Oliver Sun frames...

ADL Survey: 1 in 4 Americans Believe Attacks on Jews Were ‘Understandable’
Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder. (Chet Strange/Getty Images) Grace Gilson While the majority of Americans oppose...

European Council of Imams condemns visit of 'so-called Imams' to Israel
The European Council of Imams has strongly condemned a recent visit by a group of individuals described as “so-called imams” to Israel, calling the act a betrayal of basic Islamic principles and solidarity with the Palestinian people. The council...

Israeli parliament continues to assault its own citizens' civil rights
There has been no shortage of profoundly disturbing, objectionable, and arguably genocidal quotes from senior Israeli politicians over the past 20 months of war on Gaza.Bezalel Smotrich, the minister of finance: “Nobody will let us cause two...

The Jubilation in Israel Is Premature
In Israel, the war is over, and not over at all. In the two weeks since the cease-fire with Iran, praise for the Israeli military has been nearly unanimous within the country. Opposition politicians spoke of “clear” and “stunning” accomplishments...

Is Britain an ally or an enemy of Israel?
Even as the British parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) published its stark warning yesterday that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Quds Force orchestrates spy rings on British soil, the UK continues its public ostracisation of...

As Gaza crisis festers, will Muslim critics of British govt join forces with far-left?
LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is barely one year in office and his popularity is sinking fast. But what Mr Starmer and his ruling centre-left Labour Party now fear most is the emergence of race politics in the shape of the potential...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Monticello
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fresh off a pair of meetings with President Donald Trump during a four-day stay in Washington D.C., visited Monticello on Thursday evening, the Thomas Jefferson...

What is Abraham Accord? This Muslim nation to become 5th to join it, know how is it linked with Israel, US
Mauritania, a country in Northwest Africa, is likely to join the Abraham Accords as the fifth nation as the representatives of the country met with Israeli at the White House. Recently US President Donald Trump hinted at the expansion of the...