During the day of action, protesters called on the city to reinvest the tax dollars they say went to Israel toward public transit and affordable housing, among other city services.
Military analysts are divided on whether a more direct confrontation with Iran might alter the war or affect a decision to invade the southern city of Rafah.
Riddhi Patel, 28, sobbed as she pleaded not guilty to 18 felony counts after she directed comments to Bakersfield city council members and Republican Mayor Karen Goh for not backing a Gaza cease-fire.
Riddhi Patel, 28, who grew up in Bakersfield and works at a local nonprofit, was arrested after public statements she made on the topic of a Gaza cease-fire and on metal detectors at City Hall.
Riddhi Patel, 28, wept in court as she pleaded not guilty to 18 felony counts over threats to murder city councilors unless they voted to endorse a ceasefire in Gaza.
Ghassan Abu Sitta, who worked in Gaza City last year, said he was questioned at Berlin’s airport before being told he was not allowed to enter the country.
The situation in the Middle East sharply worsened after the incursion of militants of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7, 2023
In Ashkelon, an Israeli city on the border of Gaza, they are used to living under rockets from Hamas but they are worried about where this conflict is going and an aerial attack from an even bigger foe.
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak paid tribute to British Muslims as Eid was celebrated on Tuesday (9) at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In his festive message, the prime minister also said Britain was making efforts to end the conflict in…
Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday Wednesday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. But events were overshadowed by the worsening crisis in Gaza and Israel’s expected military offensive in Rafah city after…
Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday Wednesday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. But events were overshadowed by the worsening crisis in Gaza and Israel's expected military offensive in Rafah city after…
As Ramadan fasting ends amid the Israel-Hamas war, Palestinian Muslims in Jerusalem's Old City are somber, skipping festivities in sympathy with Gazans' suffering.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- Stunned Palestinians found their home city unrecognizable Monday as they filtered in to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left by Israeli troops who withdrew from southern Gaza's Khan Younis a…