More than half of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate called on President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into the death of Saif Musallet, an American citizen beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Three quarters of UN members recognise a state of Palestine, with major power France set to join them in September following an announcement Thursday by its President Emmanuel Macron.Other member states such as Poland,

Keir Starmer has called the ‘starvation’ in Gaza ‘indefensible’ as he says the Palestinian people have ‘inalienable’ right to a state. The Prime Minister said the situation has ‘reached new depths and continues to worsen’ while urging Israel to change course.

If many countries choose to recognize Palestine but fail to confront the reality of escalating Israeli domination of the occupied territories, recognition could prove seriously counterproductive. If formal recognition becomes a substitute for defending the primacy of international law and addressing the core realities of Palestinian suffering,

We are deeply committed to recognition of Palestine as state, that was part of our manifesto, but obviously we want that to be meaningful,' says Jonathan Reynolds - Anadolu Ajansı

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced its decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The post Trump Admin Pulls Out of UNESCO — Cites ‘Highly Problematic’ Inclusion of Palestine as Member State first appeared on Mediaite.