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1 month ago | 
middleeasteye.net | Simon Hooper |Dania Akkad |Gary Spedding |Joseph A. Massad
An investment firm headed by Jared Kushner and backed by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates is the largest shareholder in an Israeli company which in turn holds shares in businesses accused by the United Nations of operating in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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1 month ago | 
middleeasteye.net | Syma Mohammed |Joseph A. Massad
On 23 January, faculty and staff from the City University of New York’s Professional Staff Congress (PSC) union voted 73-70 in favour of a resolution to divest from Israeli companies and government bonds and recommended the teacher’s pension divest $100m from Israeli companies and bonds. However, less than a month after the resolution passed, union leadership organised a re-vote on the divestment resolution - which led to a 113-63 vote against it on 20 February.
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2 months ago | 
middleeasteye.net | Azad Essa |Joseph A. Massad
In April 2024, 13 members of the Princeton University community, including 12 students and one post-doctoral researcher, were arrested for participating in a pro-Palestine sit-in at a building on the main campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
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2 months ago | 
middleeasteye.net | Lubna Masarwa |Joseph A. Massad
The families of Israeli captives held in Gaza fear US President Donald Trump's plan to take control of the enclave and expel Palestinians to other countries could upend the ceasefire deal and derail any chances of their release. Yehuda Cohen, the father of detained Israeli soldier Nimrod Cohen, told Middle East Eye that for him, and the families of other Israeli captives held in Gaza, there was a genuine concern that the president's plan could force Hamas to abandon the deal.
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2 months ago | 
themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Joseph A. Massad
Joseph Massad 29 January 2025 Rather than advocating for the illegal expulsion of Palestinians, the US president should urge allies to accept displaced Israelis, thousands of whom are fleeing the country Israeli families leaving Tel Aviv arrive at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus on 12 October 2023, just days after Israel launched its war on Gaza (Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP) As Israel continues its murderous bombing of the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, it has expelled 15,000 Palestinians in the...
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2 months ago | 
themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Joseph A. Massad
Joseph Massad 29 January 2025 12:16 GMT | Last update: 13 hours 1 min ago Rather than advocating for the illegal expulsion of Palestinians, the US president should urge allies to accept displaced Israelis, thousands of whom are fleeing the country Israeli families leaving Tel Aviv arrive at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus on 12 October 2023, just days after Israel launched its war on Gaza (Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP) As Israel continues its murderous bombing of the Jenin refugee camp in the West...
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
middleeasteye.net | Muhammad Ateeq |Fayha Shalash |Joseph A. Massad
The Israeli military bombed and stormed Jenin on Tuesday as it launched a major assault on the northern occupied West Bank city, days after a ceasefire in Gaza took hold. The attacks killed at least seven Palestinians and wounded 35 others, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The bombing accompanied a large-scale ground assault by Israeli forces, which is expected to last several days, a military source told the Times of Israel.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
middleeasteye.net | Joseph A. Massad
The UK government is “seriously undermining” democratic rights, by failing to revoke draconian anti-protest laws introduced by the previous administration, Human Rights Watch said today. In its latest World Report reviewing human rights practice in more than 100 countries, HRW said that the Labour government is failing to repeal anti-protest measures and continuing to appeal against a court ruling that found them unlawful.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
middleeasteye.net | Rayhan Uddin |Joseph A. Massad
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal in Gaza - but there are still several hurdles to be navigated to achieve a full end to hostilities. Qatar and the US announced on Wednesday that a three-phased deal has been agreed for a ceasefire that would take effect on Sunday 19 January. From that date, the first phase of the deal, which is set to last 42 days, will begin. A senior Hamas official sent a copy of the final agreement to Middle East Eye on Wednesday.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
middleeasteye.net | Ahmed Dremly |Joseph A. Massad
Israeli strikes on Gaza intensified overnight after the announcement on Wednesday of a ceasefire deal that should come into effect on Sunday,creating deadly chaos amongst celebrating Palestinians. According to Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza's civil defence, since the announcement, Israeli forces have killed 73 people, including 20 children and 25 women, and left over 230 injured.
