The protesting students are demanding a ceasefire in Israel's incursion into Gaza and have demanded their schools divest from companies with ties to Israel
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Protesters against the Israel-Gaza war took to the stage to disrupt the University of Sheffield’s education awards today (May 8). The group demanded that the university directs research projects away from arms-related work, and “cuts ties with the arms trade” as well as universities in Israel. Parts of their speech after they had taken to the stage were met with cheers. A number of university staff members at the event joined the protesters on the stage, while vice-chancellor Professor Koen...
The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, the court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview on Monday. Khan said the ICC is also seeking warrants for Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as two other top Hamas leaders —...
After seven months of campaigning, Israel’s most pressing problem remains the continued existence, indeed resilience, of Hamas.
Mr Netanyahu said he rejected with disgust that "democratic Israel" had been compared with what he called "mass murderers".
More than 100 employees of European Union institutions gathered in front of the European Commission in Brussels on Wednesday to protest against the Gaza war. Protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, holding a symbolic funeral ceremony and writing slogans such as “international law,” “EU treaties,” and “genocide convention” on placards. […]
The situation in Gaza requires urgent international attention and a peaceful resolution, but it is not the only armed conflict or humanitarian crisis.
Police dismantled protest camps and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania today, in the latest crackdowns on demonstrations roiling U.S. campuses.
Since the start of the Israel-Gaza war, journalists and media workers have been arrested – often without charge — in what they and their attorneys say is retaliation for their journalism and commentary. As of May 16, CPJ has documented a total of 36 arrests of journalists in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem since
Emma DeSouza looks at the large number of student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.
A U.S. Army officer assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency has resigned his commission over the Biden administration’s relations towards Israel as they fight Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Declaring that he could not “justify staying silent any longer,” Maj. Harrison Mann released a separation letter on his LinkedIn profile on Monday. The 13-year veteran stated