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US vetoes UN resolution for Palestinian statehood in favour of never-ending negotiations
The United States vetoed a resolution to accept the State of Palestine as a full member of the United Nations. Of the 15 members of the security council, 12 voted in favour, 2 abstained and the US opposed.
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UNICEF: Over 13,800 Palestinian children killed in Gaza since October
More than 13,800 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began...
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No damage in Iran after alleged Israel attack
Sounds of heavy explosions were heard in at least two Iranian cities in the...
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What happened to the Arab City? MEMO in Conversation with Nasser Rabbat
The Arab world of yesteryear had cities abuzz with sounds, schools, mosques and places to learn and improve. Now these cities have dropped in importance and become dirty and congested as Western ideas of metropolitan life took over, but is there a revival?
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War on Gaza helping to pause transfer of Argentina’s embassy to Jerusalem, expert says
Less than two months after a promise made by Argentina’s President Javier Milei during his visit to Israel to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem, the Argentinian Senate has decided to freeze the process. Instead, the Argentinian government has proposed to appoint a new ambassador to Israel. According to local reports, the Argentine Senate decided to stop the transfer process after numerous days of negotiations due to the disagreement of leftist legislators, arguing that Jerusalem is classified as a disputed territory by the United Nations (UN). According to Argentine law, South American countries should not establish any embassy or political institutions in “occupied and disputed territories”. “This will not happen and the country will not do anything that goes against the […]
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Refuge and Resistance: Palestinians and the International Refugee System
Reading Anne Irfan’s study on Palestinians and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) at a time when Israel is committing genocide in Gaza illustrates how the allegedly apolitical premise of the UN cannot translate to neutrality, given that the agency is enmeshed with the UN, its donors and the Palestinian people themselves. While UNRWA’s mandate was primarily restricted to offering aid on a temporary basis, Israeli colonialism and the Israeli government’s refusal to allow Palestinians to return to their home transformed UNRWA. Mainly funded by powerful countries that hold a seat at the UN Security Council, Irfan’s book traces various strands of history and how these intertwine with internationalism, imperialism, Israeli colonisation and Palestinian refugees. Following […]
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Sfeeha (Meat pies)
I was always a little intimidated or hesitant to make dough and I know I am not ...
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