The University of Minnesota paused the hiring of a professor who wrote that Israel’s military operation against Hamas in Gaza after Oct. 7 was “a textbook case of genocide” to head the school’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS), Jewish Insider has learned. The pause, which has not yet been publicly announced by the […]
An article in a Sacramento-area high school yearbook about the Israel-Hamas war has drawn the ire of local parents and online criticism from a national organization with the stated mission of fighting antisemitism. In response, the school apologized and is offering either a full refund or stickers to permanently cover it up. But now the […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain has requested to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel’s actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Thursday. Spain joins a small number of other countries that have said they wish to intervene including Ireland, which along with Spain and […]
Spain plans to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Thursday, making it the first EU country to do so. This is a “large-scale war that does not distinguish between civilian and military targets,” said Albares. The “risk of escalation increases […]
Spain is to ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, its foreign minister has announced. Spain is the first European country to take the step after South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel […]
MADRID (AP) — Spain will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, its foreign minister announced Thursday. Spain is the first European country to take the step after South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged […]
The Palestinians plan to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel currently before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Palestinian Foreign Ministry in Ramallah has applied to join the case, the court announced in The Hague on Monday evening. The ministry requested this on behalf of Palestine, which is not yet recognized as a […]
Israel’s military confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas — including three men in their 80s who were seen in a Hamas video begging for their release. Around 80 hostages captured on Oct. 7 are believed to still be alive in Gaza, alongside the remains of 43 others. Monday’s announcement came days […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice. President Gabriel Boric said in a speech to lawmakers Saturday that he was appalled by the humanitarian devastation in Gaza, especially against women and children. He accused the Israeli […]
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York City hospital fired a Palestinian American Muslim nurse after she called Israel’s war in Gaza a “genocide” during an acceptance speech for an award for her work with bereaved mothers who lost their children during pregnancy and childbirth. A spokesperson of the hospital, NYU Langone Health, […]
Paramore is speaking out on the ongoing violence in the Israel-Hamas war following a deadly airstrike in the Gaza region over the weekend. The Grammy-winning rock band took to its Instagram Stories Wednesday to encourage fans to donate to humanitarian relief organizations Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders. The group wrote that it “stand(s) […]
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish defence minister said on Saturday that the conflict in Gaza is a “real genocide”, as relations between Israel and Spain worsen following Madrid’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state. Reuters couldn’t immediately reach Israeli officials for comment on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath. Israel has strongly rejected accusations made against it […]