Category: 1. Palestine

The United States pardon system has been developing a bad name in recent months. It is an area where Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution gives the president essentially boundless authority: “The President shall … have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” Normally, though, aware of the controversial nature of unilaterally declaring that someone facing criminal charges should be freed, the president…

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- An increasing number of Israeli officials are now openly condemning war crimes in Gaza, breaking what was once a political taboo.

Acknowledgment of the military’s atrocities has begun to take hold in mainstream Israeli discourse. Here is a list of Israeli leaders who have admitted that Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza:

Ehud Olmert

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza, and that…

Geneva (Quds News Network)- Israel’s aid blockade is making Gaza the “the hungriest place on Earth” with 100 percent of the population at risk of famine,” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday.

Israel is blocking all but a trickle of humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, OCHA said, with almost no ready-to-eat food entering what its spokesperson described as “the hungriest place on Earth”.

Spokesperson Jens Laerke said…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli forces shot and wounded at least 20 starving civilians seeking aid Friday morning at a newly established distribution point set up by the controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.

This morning, Palestinians gathered on Salah al-Din Street in a desperate attempt to get food from the recently established food aid distribution point.

At least 20 Palestinians have been reported wounded,…

Spanish giants Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of England international Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool.

Real Madrid have signed defender Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool on a deal until 2031.

The 26-year-old England international’s contract at Anfield was drawing to an end but Madrid paid a fee to bring him in earlier so he can play in the Club World Cup, the Spanish club said on Friday.

Right-back Alexander-Arnold, who has just won the Premier League title with…