by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 20, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Egyptian officials and the US ambassador inaugurated renovations of several monuments and buildings in Historic Cairo, including the Bimaristan Al-Muayyad Sheikh, a hospital complex built in 1420 A.D. The building is notable for its giant crenulated facade and inlaid...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 20, 2024 | Palestine Updates
The Scottish government announced Monday that it had suspended all meetings with Israeli ambassadors until “real progress” is made towards peace in the Gaza Strip and unimpeded access is granted to humanitarian assistance to the enclave, Anadolu Agency reports. In a...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 20, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Turkish Justice and Development Party spokesperson Omer Celik asserted on Monday that the US veto in the Security Council on draft resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza is a “mark of shame” on the US. In a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Ankara,...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 20, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Ireland said, on Friday, that “Israel cannot veto (the) establishment of a Palestinian State”, Anadolu Agency reports. The remarks from Irish Foreign Minister, Micheal Martin, came following reports that the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, passed by a vote...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 20, 2024 | Palestine Updates
The Israeli Knesset (parliament) voted, Wednesday, in support of a government decision to reject the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian State, Anadolu Agency reports. The Israeli government on Sunday approved a declaration rejecting any unilateral...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 20, 2024 | Palestine Updates
The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) voted on Wednesday evening against a bill to establish an official commission to investigate the 7 October Hamas attack, Anadolu Agency reports. The bill was rejected by a narrow margin, with 53 members voting against it and...
