Middle East

U.S.-EU hide their role in Afghan hunger crisis

On Jan. 24, U.S. and European Union representatives met with representatives of the Taliban in Oslo to discuss the situation…

February 7, 2022

A Jewish response to the Sydney Festival boycott

After 20 performers pulled out of the 2022 Sydney festival in Australia due to Israeli sponsorship, over 70 prominent Jewish…

January 24, 2022

A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a friend of Palestine

Our beloved global elder, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, became an ancestor on December 26, passing peacefully amongst his family the day…

January 4, 2022

Palestine Solidarity Day officially recognized in Philadelphia

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was officially recognized in Philadelphia for the first time on Nov. 29.…

December 7, 2021

Palestine’s flag waves in Jersey City

  On Nov. 15, the flag of Palestine waved in front of Jersey City’s City Hall, an important first step…

November 19, 2021

San Francisco State University:
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi hails ‘win for pro-Palestinian movement’

Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi, an associate professor at San Francisco State University, and Dr. Tomomi Kinukawa had scheduled an online open…

October 27, 2021

Oakland rally demands: ‘Free Julian Assange!’

Oakland, Calif. Oct. 23 — A broad coalition of antiwar and anti-imperialist groups converged here at the Grand Lake Theater,…

October 25, 2021

U.S. illegally extradites Venezuelan diplomat from Cabo Verde 

The Free Alex Saab Committee issued the following news release Oct. 18. For more see afgj.org/free-alex-saab. The Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab…

October 21, 2021

Kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab speaks in court

Saab made the following statement in U.S. Federal Court in Miami on Oct. 16.  The statement is lightly edited.   My…

October 21, 2021

Rightist militia fires on demonstrators in Lebanon

Demonstrators at an unarmed march in southern Beirut Oct. 14 were fired on by snipers from the Lebanese Forces, a…

October 20, 2021