by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 12, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Palestinians have a right “to use force and resist foreign oppression” in order to establish an independent state as they are under occupation, China’s Foreign Ministry legal advisor Ma Xinmin told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today. “In pursuit of the...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 12, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Left to its own devices, Israel would never grant Palestinians their freedom. In the past, though, some people, whether in ignorance or otherwise, claimed that peace in Palestine can only be achieved through “unconditional negotiations”. This mantra was also...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 12, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Ireland has recognised a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Simon Harris said today, declaring that “it is never the wrong time to do the right thing”. In a press conference before the decision was formally made, Harris had said: “Today, Ireland, Norway, and Spain are...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 12, 2024 | Palestine Updates
New Zealand will provide an additional $5 million to the World Food Program and UNICEF for humanitarian support in Gaza, the country’s foreign minister said early Monday, Anadolu news agency reported. “The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic,”...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 12, 2024 | Palestine Updates
More than 13,800 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its devastating war on the besieged enclave on 7 October, according to the director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell. “Thousands have been injured and...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | Aug 12, 2024 | Palestine Updates
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF warned Sunday of rising child deaths in the Gaza Strip as Israeli offensive and siege on the territory continues, Anadolu reports. At least 15 Palestinian children died from dehydration and malnutrition at the Kamal...
