Palestinians in Gaza say they have mixed feelings about the court hearing at The Hague. Some feel hopeful and proud of South Africa for bringing their case to the International Court of Justice. Others say they have lost faith in the world’s legal systems. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azoum joins us live from Rafah in…
The US Secretary of State wraps up his latest visit to the Middle East, with Cairo as his final stop. It’s Antony Blinken’s fourth time in the region since Israel began its war on Gaza. That is four times – in less than four months. He says the conflict needs to end soon and has…
As the world sees the largest pro-Palestine protests on record, the interest in owning a keffiyeh is skyrocketing. Hirbawi is the last known factory making keffiyehs in Palestine. So how is that changing Hirbawi and the meaning behind the keffiyeh? In this episode: – Wafa Ghnaim, Palestinian Dress Historian – Azar Aghayev, US Distributor for…
If it seems like your paycheck disappears as quickly as it hits your bank account, you’re not alone. More than 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck as of September 2023, according to a LendingClub report. Watch the full video to learn what’s going on: https://youtu.be/_QP9HESt3nc
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has finished hearing arguments on day one of the case that Israel is committing genocide in its war on Gaza. South Africa filed the lawsuit in December, in a move welcomed by several countries amid a global chorus for a ceasefire in Gaza. The country is asking the International…
Thomas MacManus, senior lecturer in state crime at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, tells Al Jazeera that South Africa’s case was “very impressive”. “They set out in a very concise way some devastating accusations strung together in such a legally sound way,” MacManus said, adding that he was impressed by the…
The Red Sea is one of the most important shipping waterways in the world, but the Israel-Hamas War has helped it also become one of the most dangerous. The Bab-el Mandeb Strait, or the Gate of Tears, is a vital passageway for ships traveling through the Suez Canal, but recent attacks from Houthis are creating…
Israel waged 15 wars against Gaza in the last 75 years, and all failed to resolve the core issues, says former French diplomat Jean-Pierre Filiu, professor of Middle East Studies at Sciences Po. Filiu tells host Steve Clemons that Gaza’s rich history as a trading post connecting Africa and Asia goes back 4,000 years. The…
On May 23, 1987, 72 Muslims were massacred in the village of Maliyana in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The violence was allegedly carried out by a mob of locals and the state government’s Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel. In early 2023, after 36 years and hundreds of hearings, a district court in Uttar…
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid is outside the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands where pro-Palestine protesters have gathered to support South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page:…