The Symbolic and Cultural Meaning of the Kufiya: A Comprehensive Guide

2023-11-29 07:44:00 (CNN) — Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, three Palestinian college students were shot in Vermont, two of them while wearing a traditional Palestinian headscarf known as coldin a crime that their families say was “driven by hate.” Although kufiyas are worn throughout the Middle East, in recent decades they have come to be … Read more

Increase in Humanitarian Aid and Release of Palestinian Prisoners: Latest Updates

2023-11-26 22:46:31 This Sunday the entry of trucks with humanitarian aid increased considerably. A bus carrying Palestinian teenagers released from Israeli prisons arrived in the West Bank city center of Ramallah on Sunday night local time. Previously, the Israel Prison Service had confirmed that it released 39 prisoners and detainees from a total of seven … Read more

Hostage Agreement between Israel and Hamas: Details, Negotiations, and Ramifications

2023-11-24 22:36:07 LOOK: Hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas: What does it say and who will be released? Early on Wednesday the 22nd, the Israeli Government approved an agreement to stop the clashes for four days in which, in addition, 50 Hamas captive hostages would be released in exchange for 150 Palestinians detained in Hebrew … Read more

Psychological Health of Hostages Released by Hamas: Possible Consequences and Future Implications

2023-11-24 19:57:36 After about seven weeks of detention in Gaza, a number of researchers and doctors are raising questions about the possible consequences on the mental health of the hostages released by Hamas. Some of them believe that although there are no symptoms of post-traumatic stress specific to the hostages, the hostage experience itself carries … Read more

Middle East War Updates: Ceasefire Announcements, Hospital Evacuations, and Global Response

2023-11-24 07:55:55 9:16 a.m.: Hamas reports Israeli evacuation order for Indonesian hospital According to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, Israel is said to have ordered the evacuation of the Indonesian hospital in the north of the coastal area. A ministry representative at the facility, Munir al-Bursch, told Al Jazeera television that … Read more

Florida’s Lawsuit Over Disbanding Pro-Palestinian Student Groups

2023-11-22 11:47:00 Florida faces second lawsuit over efforts to disband Pro-Palestinian student groups Florida faces second lawsuit over efforts to disband Pro-Palestinian student groups 00:34 TALLAHASSEE – The University of South Florida chapter of the group National Students for Justice in Palestine has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and state higher-education officials over an … Read more

Hostage Crisis in Gaza: Israel-Qatar Negotiations for Release and Truce

2023-11-21 16:01:12 Israel, the Qatari mediator, and Palestinian sources said on Tuesday that they are close to reaching an agreement to release hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023, the date of its unprecedented attack on Israel, in exchange for a temporary truce in Gaza. The following are the most prominent leaks of the … Read more

Man Arrested for Falsely Reporting Anti-Palestinian Hate Crime

2023-11-19 00:31:00 News By Patrick Reilly Published Nov. 18, 2023, 7:31 p.m. ET An Ohio man has been arrested for allegedly lying to police about being the victim of an anti-Palestinian hate crime. Hesham A. Ayyad, 20, told the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations that a driver had hurled anti-Palestinian slurs at … Read more