Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has suggested that Israel could target the Shifa hospital in Gaza City, days after a devastating air strike on the al-Ahli Arab hospital killed hundreds of Palestinians. In an interview broadcast on the BBC on Thursday, Barak also said that Israel would not listen to voices calling for a[…]
Within the past two weeks, after war broke out between Israel and Palestinian armed groups based in Gaza, Israel’s military has been accused of a number of war crimes as it continues its relentless bombardment of Gaza’s 2.3 million-strong population. Israel has denied it has committed war crimes, and the US, which provides substantial diplomatic,[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Reports indicate that Israel is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza. This comes as Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly told US President Joe Biden that a ground assault is necessary. Furthermore, Biden’s hesitation to condemn the actions of the Israeli state is rather distasteful after the Israeli[…]
The Israel-Palestine war would create major global risks by disrupting energy supplies and pushing up oil prices, an expert says, The Guardian reports. In the article “How will the Israel-Hamas war affect oil prices and the global economy?”, the Guardian Economics Editor, Larry Elliott, discussed the effect of the current[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Following a series of missiles launched by Israeli warplanes on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, the Israeli forces claimed they were not behind the hospital’s collapse and pointed to the resistance movement Hamas. Speaking on VOC’s Drive Time show earlier today, the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign’s(PSC) Martin[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Our besieged Palestinian brothers and sisters have called, and South Africans have listened. “When the call was made from our Palestinian brothers and sisters, it is for us to be leading on this, given our own experience of our very own painful past of uniting and resisting[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The Patriotic Alliance (PA) labeled Dr Allan Boesak as “ungrateful” following his rejection of having a street named after him. Speaking on VOC’s Drive Time show earlier today, the anti-Apartheid activist, academic, and cleric said while this is a huge honour, he is not willing to be[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Following a protest hosted by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) this morning, an alleged case of assault is being investigated. This comes after a woman, Anthea Houston, who engaged in the protest peacefully, held up a Palestinian banner when a marathon runner passed by and shoved her[…]
By Kouthar Sambo “The huge bombardments by Israeli forces has marked its 9th consecutive day against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.” These are the words of Gaza Academic Dr Said Al Namrouti while speaking on VOC’s Sunday Live show earlier this morning. Namrouti described the random attacks on innocent civilians as a[…]
The Israeli army has declared a “state of readiness” for war after Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip fired an intense barrage of rockets early Saturday toward Israel, reports Israel Broadcasting Authority. The rocket salvoes were fired from different locations in the enclave but Israel’s Iron Dome defence system intercepted[…]
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