Six months of conflict have also taken a heavy economic toll.
Shafaqna English- Following the Regina Coeli in Saint Peter’s Square on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis urged dialogue over conflict in the Middle East. Pope Francis once again expressed his hope that dialogue, negotiation, and diplomacy might prevail in the Middle East. He urged against succumbing to “the
Monday night, as Passover begins, Jews around the world celebrate their ancestors’ liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt. That liberty was hardly cost-free. Participants in the Seder will recount the 10 plagues by symbolically dipping a finger in their glass of wine and removing a drop, one for each debacle. This recalls the destruction that paved the way to freedom. The Hebrew Bible recounts that after the Israelites made it across the Red Sea, God kept the waters parted to lure the Egyptian...
International attention is on Gaza – but attacks by Israelis who live on Palestinian land have been increasingWhile international attention has been turned toward Gaza, violence against Palestinians has increased in the West Bank too. Israeli settler attacks have become more frequent.Settlers are Israeli citizens who live on Palestinian land. In most cases, this happens because Palestinians are prevented from accessing their land and are physically attacked by settlers. In a third of cases,...
A raid conducted by Israeli forces on Sunday supposedly injured six Palestinians in the West Bank, Al Jazeera reported. The Israelis opened fire on civilians in the village of Burqa, located east of
Three Palestinians are killed in West Bank clashes as Israelis search for a missing teenage boy.
Countries including the US and UK are still withholding funds over Israel's claims against UNRWA.
Pope Francis said people must learn to respect and love the earth....
By Lisa Zengarini As the world marked Earth Day on Monday, April 22, Pope Francis reiterated his urgent plea for bold action for our common home and for world peace. The international Day was established in 1970 to raise awareness about the critical environmental challenges facing our planet, and to mobilize efforts to address them. The observance provides an opportunity for individuals, communities, organizations, and governments to come together and engage in activities to repair and heal...
Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir on Saturday urged state companies to adopt a more aggressive approach to seeking new business
Labour shadow minister also says Israel should be held accountable before international tribunal for war conduct in GazaMiddle East crisis – live updatesLisa Nandy, the UK’s shadow minister for international development, has called for support for the UN relief agency, Unrwa, warning that “time has run out for hundreds of thousands” of people in Gaza.Nandy is in Washington this week attending the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund with a message of how the UK’s...
Palestinian officials have announced that during a raid by Israeli forces on the occupied West Bank coast, 14 Palestinians have been killed. According to Palestinian health officials, these individuals, including an ambulance driver who was heading to the scene of another attack on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, were killed near the village of […]