Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation strongly condemned Israeli forces for preventing thousands of people from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday. It also denounced a “blatant attack on worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque, by firing poison-gas bombs and tear gas at them inside its courtyards, which led to the injury and arrest of hundreds of them, in violation of all international norms, laws and human values.” Israeli forces prevented thousands of people from the West Bank from entering the occupied city of Jerusalem to pray at the mosque on the last Friday of Ramadan, the Jordan News Agency reported. Soldiers “imposed restrictions…

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A joint letter has been penned by 40 members of the US Congress, among them former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and directed to US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken as a plea to stop the transfer of weapons to “Israel” following last week’s strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy that killed 7 workers. It stated, “We write to express our shared concern and outrage regarding the recent Israeli airstrike which killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including an American citizen. In light of this incident, we strongly urge you to reconsider your recent decision to authorize…

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