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World Human Rights Watch says the “massive” and “deliberate” forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza carried out by Israeli forces equates to war crimes and crimes against humanity, in a new report published Thursday. Human Rights Watch says forced displacement widespread, systematic and part of state policy Sara Jabakhanji ·Continue Reading

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An Israeli government agency tasked with co-ordinating aid deliveries to Gaza is rejecting figures reported by international organizations on the number of supply trucks entering the territory, a day after Israel failed to meet the U.S. deadline to allow in more humanitarian assistance. Shimon Friedman, a spokesperson for the agency, saidContinue Reading

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World U.S. president-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was nominating former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as its next ambassador to Israel, tapping a staunchly pro-Israel conservative whose choice could signal future U.S. policy toward conflicts in the Middle East. Huckabee has led evangelical tours to Israel for yearsThomson Reuters · Posted:Continue Reading

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World A federal judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison Tuesday for leaking classified military documents about the war in Ukraine, actions prosecutors said put the country’s national security at risk, endangered other military members and damaged U.S. relationships with its allies. Jack TeixeiraContinue Reading