Born in Senegal and raised in France, Patrice Evra rose to fame playing for Manchester United and Juventus, facing racism on and off the pitch. Later in his career, Evra revealed that he was sexually abused as a child by a schoolteacher, a secret he kept for 25 years. Now retired from football, he speaks…
Two months now into Israel’s war on Gaza and the US has vetoed yet another UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire. Washington’s move has been condemned around the globe. Jordan reflected the view of many critics by calling the veto a licence for Israel to carry on with a massacre. The Biden Administration…
The Israeli Air force has dropped thousands of bombs on Gaza, killing more than seventeen thousand Palestinians and destroying much of its infrastructure. The weapons used have mostly been western supplied precision-guided munitions. Aljazeera’s Alex Gatopoulos explains how they work. 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…
Israeli forces stormed in the early hours of Sunday Tubas city in the occupied West Bank, with a large column of armoured vehicles entering around 2 am. Gunfire exchange occurred, and there are reports of Israeli snipers on rooftops. One house has been demolished, with suspicions of more to follow. Witnesses suggest two additional houses…
Palestinian civilians detained by Israeli forces in Gaza earlier this week say they were tortured by their captors. Some of the 100 or so men who were partially stripped and blindfolded have been describing their ordeal. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us…
Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanding ground offensive are crowding into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip as the war enters its third month. Tens of thousands of people displaced by the fighting have packed into the border city of Rafah, in the far south of the strip, and al-Mawasi, a nearby patch of barren…
Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel Hamid caught up with Palestinian prisoners who have faced abuse while incarcerated and has this report from the occupied West Bank. 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile…
Adam Broomberg is an artist based in Berlin who’s spent the past two years in Palestine on a photography assignment. He’s come under threat for his views and work, and recently had some of his shows cancelled. Broomberg reports his own story. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on…
Israeli bombs are continuing to strike areas densely populated with civilians in southern Gaza. According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, the number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks has risen to 17,700 since the war began on October 7th. Al Jazeera’s Aksel Zaimovic reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…
The US has been widely condemned after it vetoed a draft resolution at the UN calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Thirteen members of the security council voted in favour of the draft; the UK abstained. Al Jazeera’s Senior Political Analyst Marwan Bishara explains the motivations behind Israel’s pursuit of the war, nevertheless…