ATLANTA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, receiving applause and cheers but also spurring some students to turn their backs to Biden as his backing of Israel in its war with Hamas riles college graduations across the country. Biden's address at Morehouse College, a historically Black men's college in Atlanta, is part of an election-year platform to repair bonds with young Black men and address the anger over his position on...
Speaking at the commencement at Morehouse College on Sunday, President Biden said, "What’s happening in Gaza and Israel is heartbreaking." Biden also called the situation in Gaza a "humanitarian crisis."
Shafaqna English- Al-Muqaddas Al-Ardabeli | Scholars Buried Next to Imam Ali (AS) | New Series, Produced by Noor Islamic Education in Collaboration with the Mainstay Foundation. Filmed inside the shrine of Imam Ali (AS) in Najaf Ashraf, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli presents a short overview of the illustrious life of this
GAZA (VINnews) — An IDF soldier at the Rafah Crossing filmed massive troves of food supplies on palettes, ready to be delivered into Gaza. This is wild; this is the “Humanitarian aid” that will go into “starving Gaza”: Nutella, chocolate, snacks, cola cans, and soft drinks with various tastes. FJB pic.twitter.com/Szjl0Voxbo — Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) […]
Emergency relief coordinator says famine looming as Israel’s Rafah offensive blocks vital aid routesThe United Nations’ humanitarian chief has warned of “apocalyptic” consequences due to aid shortages in Gaza, where Israel’s military offensive in the southern city of Rafah has blocked desperately needed food.“If fuel runs out, aid doesn’t get to the people where they need it. That famine, which we have talked about for so long, and which is looming, will not be looming any more. It will be...
UN says 1m people face catastrophic levels of hunger as food aid piles up on Egyptian side of borderThe humanitarian crisis in Gaza is set to worsen once again as deliveries of aid and fuel to the Palestinian territory slow to a trickle in the wake of Israel’s two-week-old ground offensive in the southern city of Rafah.The UN has suspended food distribution in Rafah owing to a lack of supplies and insecurity, the world body said late on Tuesday, and delivery operations from the new US-funded...
The protest marked the 76th anniversary of the Nabka, when 700,000 Palestinians fled or were forced from their homes
For weeks preceding President Biden’s commencement speech on Sunday at Morehouse College—a historically Black men’s college in Atlanta—students and faculty opposed his appearance, alleging that the president should not be the guest of honor given his ongoing support for Israel’s war in Gaza. As student protests swept through other colleges and universities, even forcing the cancellation […]
The person in critical condition has been sent to a medical facility in Israel, but the other two suffered "very minor" injuries and have returned to duty. The post Three U.S. Servicemembers Injured in Gaza Humanitarian Mission, with One in Critical Condition first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
The IDF has unveiled footage and provided additional details regarding the operation to retrieve the bodies of three hostages from the northern Gaza Strip late Thursday. The victims, Orión Hernández Radoux, 30, Hanan Yablonka, 42, and Michel Nisenbaum, 59, were tragically killed on October 7. Their bodies were discovered in a tunnel in Jabaliya, the […]
During his Commencement Address to the 2024 graduating class at Morehouse College, President Joe Biden stuck to calls to the Black community.
Shafaqna English- A video which purportedly shows an Israeli soldier throwing a Quran into a fire in Gaza City has sparked anger and condemnation from many online. The video, which was shared by a Palestinian social media user based in Gaza on 21 May, was originally posted on the Instagram