Palestine

New Zealand ministry gave $30K in taxpayers' funds to Gaza advocacy campaign

The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union made the discovery after making an Official Information Act request about Asturlab Cultural Centre, a Muslim charitable trust in Christchurch.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
THOUSANDS OF pro-Palestine protesters march through the Auckland CBD on September 13, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Photo taken of the Israel Apartheid billboard outside of the Usdan University Center on the Wesleyan University campus.

Israel Apartheid Week marked globally with focus on student protests, BDS support

This year's theme is "IAW Back on Campuses Worldwide: Palestine Frees Us All," 21 years after the first IAW event at the University of Toronto, Canada, in 2005.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

Iran war shifts Middle East dynamics, leaving Palestinian issues sidelined - analysis

The war with Iran dominates the regional agenda, but Palestinians face growing crises, including insecurity, violence, and a sidelined political authority with an uncertain future.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah (L) and Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya.

PA paid half a billion shekels to terrorists in pay-for-slay scheme, sources reveal -exclusive

Ministers were also informed that terrorists released as part of the most recent hostage deals received a “special grant” from the Palestinian Authority.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

Over 1,000 British councilors pledge to uphold Palestine rights, stand against Israel's 'genocide'

Councilors in the UK are individuals elected by local residents to serve as representatives on local councils (including unitary, county, district, borough, and parish councils).

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

Denying Jews their history is the modern form of antisemitism - opinion

Modern antisemitic rhetoric shifts to questioning Jewish identity and history.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByARIEL HARKHAM
IDF SOLDIERS stand at the Western Wall in June 1967 after it was captured during the Six Day War.

BBC removes 'Free Palestine' from BAFTA winner Akinola Davies Jr's acceptance speech

Winner Akinola Davies Jr.'s original speech ended with the words, "For Nigeria, for London, Congo, Sudan, free Palestine."

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
A pedestrian walks past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in central London

Vanderbilt probes math lecturer over anti-Zionist, antisemitic teaching materials

Vanderbilt University is investigating a faculty member after reports that he shared anti-Israel content in class, sparking backlash.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Students crossing the lawn in front of the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center for Education on the campus of Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., September 18, 2018.

Myth that won’t die: The false link between settlements and Palestinian violence - opinion

Jews are not the instigators, motivators, or causes of Palestinian violence; the tragic cycle of violence and terrorism stems entirely from the Palestinians’ own choices.

FEBRUARY 21, 2026ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
An Israeli flag flutters, with Ma'aleh Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.

Navigating modern perceptions: What Zionism truly means to me - opinion

Zionism means more than politics - it’s identity, home, and belonging in Israel.

FEBRUARY 21, 2026ByBRIAN BLUM
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Zionism, Catholicism, and the revival of an old hostility - opinion

Old theological opposition to Zionism echoes today as new alliances in politics and religion challenge Israel’s legitimacy.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026ByYISRAEL MEDAD
Theodor Herzl: ‘It felt as if the great dream of our nation, of 2,000 years.'

Turkey opens three mosques in Gaza as Ankara expands religious influence

Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation opened three mosques in Gaza ahead of Ramadan, part of Ankara’s broader effort to expand religious and political influence in the enclave.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkish charities operating in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2025

Palestinian woman hospitalized following seizure in US ICE detention

The woman had been arrested in 2024 while participating in a pro-Palestinian rally at Columbia University.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByREUTERS
A woman holds a sign reading "LA melts ICE" alongside other demonstrators carrying a Palestinian flag during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies on the one-year mark into his second term in office in Los Angeles, California, US, January 20, 2026.

Palestinian UN representitive submits candidacy for General Assembly president

Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with a standing invitation to participate in sessions, rather than a legitimate member state.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour addresses a meeting of the UN Security Council on the Israel-Hamas War at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, August 27, 2025.