The U.S.-built temporary pier that has been taking humanitarian aid to Palestinians for less than two weeks will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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The White House condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said Tuesday, it is not planning any policy changes as a result of the Israeli actions.
The student’s lawyers claim he was threatened, discriminated against at UNLV, amid taunts from pro-Palestinian protesters and inaction by the administration and Board of Regents.
Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognized a Palestinian state Tuesday in a coordinated effort to add international pressure on Israel to soften its response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist-led attack.
Organizers seek to amplify calls to end Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists who started the war on Oct. 7 with an invasion into southern Israel.
Arms stored by Hamas might have contributed to toll in Israeli airstrike, Israeli military spokesman says.
Israel insists it adheres to international law even as it faces scrutiny in the world’s top courts.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block found himself in the nation’s culture wars hot seat this past week, interrogated by members of Congress about his handling of complaints of campus antisemitism, amid student protests over the Israel-Hamas war.
The United Nations peacekeeping chief argued against the latest calls for international troops to deploy in Gaza, saying the post-war state of affairs was too uncertain and that any operation would require agreement from Israel, which has been highly critical of the U.N.’s work in Palestinian territories.
Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive Monday, with Madrid insisting that sanctions should be considered against Israel for its continued deadly attacks in southern Gaza’s city of Rafah.
All eighth-graders in New York City public schools will have the opportunity to learn about the Holocaust through field trips to the Museum of Jewish Heritage in lower Manhattan.
Businesses increasingly have chosen to stay open on the holiday, leading to what is now one of the biggest retail sales and travel weekends of the year.
A group called Brown Alumni for Palestine said in a news release Sunday that it led the disruption at the ceremony, where Paxson and the Brown Corporation were conferring diplomas to the graduating class.
The coalition of students leading the encampment took down their tents and canopies on Wednesday night around 7:30 p.m. It was the most recent encampment at a Bay Area university to be disbanded after such camps began popping up last month.
Police arrested eight Pro-Palestinian protesters blocking an entrance to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this past week, the university told the the San Luis Obispo Tribune after the demonstration.
