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Béja: Solidarity bottles from Algeria to Gaza wash ashore on Zouaraa Beach
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, residents discovered plastic bottles washed ashore on Zouerra Beach in the Béja governorate, containing food aid such as chickpeas, rice, and lentils. According to civil society...

Muhammad Ibrahim: 16 y/o Palestinian American held in 'Israel' without trial
This story should alarm every single American who values our constitutional rights, the basic element of democracy and defending your fellow American who is unfairly treated in a foreign country that claimed to be our closest ally. It is the sad...

Vance plays at Trump golf course on first day of Scottish holiday
ShareSave Vance arrived at Turnberry just weeks after President Trump also played there US Vice-President JD Vance has spent the first morning of his Scottish holiday playing golf at Donald Trump's Turnberry course. Vance flew to Scotland on Air...
Albanese’s Palestine decision achieves nothing but division
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size The announcement by Hamas founder Hassan Yousef that the organisation applauds Prime Minister...

Israel's Smotrich to approve E1 settlement plan to 'bury Palestinian state'
Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, declared on Thursday that he will proceed with the highly controversial E1 settlement project that “buries the idea of a Palestinian state”. The announcement appears to be a direct response to France,...

Riot police block pro-Palestine protesters from approaching Israeli cruise ship in Greece
ATHENS — Riot police at Greece’s largest port cordoned off an area around an Israeli cruise ship that arrived early on Thursday to prevent several hundred protesters from approaching the vessel. Protests have been held at Greek islands and...

Portrait of the week: Palestine Action arrests, interest rate cuts and an Alaska meeting
Home Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, said: ‘The Israeli government’s decision to further escalate its offensive in Gaza is wrong… It will only bring more bloodshed.’ Police arrested 532 people at a demonstration in Parliament Square at which...

JD Vance 'circus' moves to Ayrshire: Luxury estate swarms with secret service agents as US Vice President kicks off Scottish leg of holiday with golf on Donald Trump's course
By JAMES FIELDING, SENIOR REPORTER Published: 06:50 EDT, 14 August 2025 | Updated: 06:53 EDT, 14 August 2025 The circus around US Vice President JD Vance's UK family holiday has switched from England to Scotland - where he was seen this morning...

At the UN Security Council and on the streets of Taipei, Chinese people speak out for Palestine
China has firmly condemned the Israeli government’s genocidal plan to reoccupy Gaza. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council meeting on August 10, Ambassador Fu Cong said that: “The Gaza conflict has persisted for 22 months, leading to over...

JD Vance jeered by pro-Palestine protesters on Scottish holiday
US Vice President JD Vance was met by jeering pro-Palestine protesters as he arrived for the Scottish leg of his family holiday to the UK. President Donald Trump’s second-in-command landed at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday evening before...

JD Vance spotted playing golf at Trump Turnberry during family holiday in Scotland
US Vice President JD Vance has been spotted enjoying a round of golf at Donald Trump's Turnberry golf course. Vance touched down in Scotland after arriving at Prestwick Airport on Tuesday night in an official US plane. He is on a private family...

Israel's Smotrich approves settlement in bid to 'bury' idea of Palestinian state
TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has approved plans for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, a move his office said would bury the idea of a Palestinian state. It was not...
Belgian MPs cut short holiday for Gaza debate, but policy shift unlikely
A group of Belgian federal MPs will return from summer recess on Thursday afternoon for an emergency debate on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. However, no change in Belgium’s stance towards Israel is expected, as foreign policy...

How Laura Loomer halted lifesaving medical visas for Gaza’s children
Laura Loomer’s online campaign swayed Washington to block treatment for wounded Palestinian children, exposing the influence of Trump’s allies on US policy. When the US State Department announced it was suspending visas for children from Gaza...

Palestinians in Gaza City Fear More Displacement Under Israeli Occupation Plan
Part of the Series Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! The Israeli security cabinet approved a plan presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on August 8 to fully occupy the Gaza...

As one injured Gazan boy heals in Chicago, US State Department halts visas for others seeking medical aid
At a farm in the south suburbs, upbeat Arabic music swept across the land as more than a dozen Palestinian children — many with prosthetic limbs or in wheelchairs — and their families danced and moved to the music in the center of a raised...

Palestine solidarity flotilla launches on Kootenay Lake
The purpose was to express solidarity with all groups trying to bring aid to Palestine About two dozen water craft – canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, floaties – launched onto Kootenay Lake from Lakeside Park on Aug. 10 to express solidarity with the...

Egypt reaffirms rejection of Gaza displacement plans as war, protests intensify
Egypt has reiterated its categorical rejection of any Israeli plans to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, describing such proposals as “a crime that is politically, morally, and legally unacceptable.” In a statement, the foreign...

Palestine Action and the radicalisation of grandma
Last weekend (9-10 August), the Metropolitan Police arrested more than 500 people on Parliament Square for displaying signs supportive of Palestine Action, a group the government has recently categorised as a proscribed terror organisation. One of...

JD Vance greeted by angry Palestine protesters as he arrives in Scotland for holiday
As US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Scotland for a family holiday to the UK, he was greeted at the resort by dozens of pro-Palestine protesters, who accused him of supporting a “genocide” by Israel in Gaza on Wednesday, 13 August. It comes...