Qatar-based network says action by Israel’s government is illegal. Al Jazeera has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to shut down the media network’s operations in the country as a criminal act against international and humanitarian law. What’s behind this ban? And how effective will it be? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: Ronnie Kasrils – leading anti-apartheid … Read more
Israel’s military has ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to evacuate, signalling that a long-expected ground invasion could be imminent. The evacuation order comes as indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas appeared to stall amid intense disagreements between the warring sides. The United States … Read more
Turkey says the ban will stay in place until Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. For years, Israel and Turkey have been crucial trade partners. It was a commercial relationship worth nearly seven billion dollar a year. But Israel’s war on Gaza changed all that. The Turkish government has been demanding a halt … Read more
Polls suggest an increasing number of young Americans are siding with Palestinians and growing critical of Israel. Successive US administrations across the political divide have backed Israel since it was created in 1948. But polls suggest that public support for Israel in the United States now appears to be waning, especially among young people. A … Read more
Protesters call US university funds into question and demand schools divest from Israel for its war on Gaza. From Columbia Univeristy in New York to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, protests against Israel’s war on Gaza have spread across major United States colleges. Protesters’ demands vary in scope from school to school. … Read more
Police in riot gear massed on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus and ordered a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside an encampment to leave the area or face arrest after violence instigated by pro-Israel counter-protesters. The barricaded encampment was full of hundreds of people and tents. Some protesters prayed as the sun set … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday announced his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of tensions between the countries over the Israel-Hamas war. Petro again described Israel’s siege of Gaza as “genocide.” He previously suspended purchases of weapons from Israel and compared that country’s … Read more
International Criminal Court could issue warrants for arrest of senior Israeli officials. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says nobody will stop its military actions – not even the International Criminal Court. The ICC is investigating the country’s operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank – and could issue warrants for the arrest of Netanyahu … Read more
The United Nations warns it could take 14 years to clear the rubble and unexploded bombs in Gaza. Unprecedented levels of destruction. That is how the United Nations describes the state of Gaza since Israel’s war began in October. No buildings have been spared from the Israeli attacks. Homes, schools, mosques, and hospitals have been … Read more
This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to the authors of a new scathing report on US arms sales to Israel. As Israel’s war on Gaza continues for a seventh month, killing more than 34,000 Palestinians and 200 humanitarian workers, the United States just approved roughly $15bn in military aid to Israel. But is … Read more