Director Nadav Lapid said his new film "Yes" about a musician asked to re-write the Israeli national anthem is a response to his country's "blindness" to suffering in Gaza. Lapid has previously dissected his country's ills in "Synonyms", which won the Golden Bear in Berlin in
Before they were killed by a gunman outside a Washington Jewish museum, Yaron Lischinsky had planned to make a formal proposal of marriage to Sarah Milgrim in Jerusalem next week. As their deaths late Wednesday intensify the international spotlight on the Israel-Hamas war in
Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have "mercy" in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel's own interests. In an emotional intervention at the WHO annual assembly, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the war was
The suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington was charged Thursday with murder, as international tensions over anti-Semitism erupted over the attack. Elias Rodriguez, 31, shouted "Free Palestine" as he was taken away by
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday his pick for the next head of the Shin Bet domestic security agency, defying the country's attorney general and a significant segment of the public. "Prime Minister Netanyahu announced this evening his decision to
While Netanyahu's ministers incite to genocide, Israeli grassroots protests over the deaths of Gazan children grow - and prominent domestic critics call Israel's expansion of the war a 'manifestly illegal order.' So is the Israeli public nearing a tipping point on recognizing
Palestinian residents of Maghayer al-Deir in the occupied West Bank told AFP on Thursday that they had begun packing their belonging and preparing to leave the village following repeated attacks by Israeli settlers. Yusef Malihat, a resident of the tiny village east of
Under international pressure, Israeli has allowed dozens of aid trucks into Gaza as Palestinian officials report starvation-related deaths.
A state-approved Iranian movie featuring women constantly in headscarves premiered at the Cannes film festival on Thursday, with director Saeed Roustayi defending his decision to bend to the diktats of national censors. The Cannes Festival has long offered a platform for
Speaking at an Al-Monitor Global Institute Event in Washington, Barzani urged Kurdish unity and said Damascus must prove it can lead a divided Syria.
In the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia, the number and severity of antisemitic incidents continue to rise.
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli served in various capacities during both administrations of President Hassan Rouhani in a career marred with the brutal crackdown against the 2019 protests.
Speaking at the Al-Monitor Global Institute event, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright signaled American support for further investment in Iraqi Kurdistan’s hydrocarbon resources, following landmark investment deals worth $110 billion.
This year's Eurovision Song Contest winner Austrian singer JJ called for Israel to be excluded from next year's competition in an interview published Thursday. He also expressed regret over Israel's participation in this year's competition despite the war in Gaza. Eurovision
This week, Netanyahu announced plans to allow humanitarian aid back into Gaza, but fulfilling the demands will take time. 'Nobody will be able to provide the quantities,' says one importer about the requirements set by the American private security company Safe Reach Solutions
Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa is walking through a minefield, at home and abroad, while the U.S. Secretary of State warns that Damascus may be weeks away from 'collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions'
A senior Turkish military delegation traveled to Damascus as Ankara and Washington hold talks on Syrian Kurdish groups and Syrian stability.
The 30-year-old man from Chicago is suspected of killing Israeli embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.
At a currency exchange in Damascus, Anas al-Shammaa is one of many Syrians hopeful that promised relief from Western sanctions will help revive their country's economy after years of war and isolation. "We were totally cut off from the world," said Shammaa, 45, who has been
The Israeli army issued an evacuation warning on Thursday for 14 neighbourhoods of northern Gaza, as it pressed a renewed offensive that has drawn international condemnation. The warning came hours after the United Nations said it had collected and begun distributing around 90
Plumes of smoke rose Thursday over the northern Gaza Strip where Israel's military urged civilians to evacuate, as rescuers said Israeli strikes across the territory killed more than 50 people. The latest evacuation warning for parts of Gaza City and neighbouring areas came
Irish rappers Kneecap on Thursday denied supporting a proscribed group and vowed to defend themselves after a singer was charged with a "terror" offence for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a London concert. The Iran-backed Lebanese force Hezbollah and the Palestinian
Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine," authorities said, with US officials and Israeli diplomats expressing shock and outrage over the killings. President Donald Trump quickly
Two Israeli embassy staffers, one of them an American, were shot dead outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine" as he was arrested. US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led global condemnation of the
Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead at a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine" as he was arrested, sparking new international tensions over anti-Semitism. The killings took place just outside the Capital Jewish Museum, a mile (1.6
Several nations that have backed Israel voiced outrage Wednesday after Israeli troops fired what they called "warning shots" as foreign diplomats visited the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority accused troops of "deliberately" shooting at the delegation near the
The two staff members from the embassy to the United States were shot and killed late Wednesday when leaving the Jewish Museum; two others were injured.