Nicht arbeitsfähige Juden werden "sämtlich für eine Sonderaktion bereitgehalten"

Dieter Wisliceny, Aussage am 18.11.1946 in Bratislava

OPINION  |  HISTORY  |  BELGIUM  |  MUSEUMS ◊ by Roland Binet  (De Panne, Belgium) ◊ A few days ago I was flabbergasted when I read a news item in the FOCUS website for West-Flanders where I live. On ...

Military claims the sanitation worker had been throwing explosive devices at its troops from the roof of his home in the el Far’a camp

Medical supplies, toothbrushes and shampoo also remain stuck in backlog of lorries unable to enter from Egypt

Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war c...

An independent panel released its much-awaited report on Monday about the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), providing 50 recommendations and noting that Israeli authorities have yet to ...

UN human rights office expresses concern over escalating violence after deaths near Nablus over weekend

An isolated leader who faced widespread criticism a week ago now has the backing of the West and has deflected global attention from Gaza.

After Israel accused the U.N. of failing to "do its job," the head of a U.N. aid agency says it's Israel delaying the flow of food to those in need.

Israel Democracy Institute survey finds majority don't believe government will last until 2026; 84% of Jews say Israeli policy strengthened Hamas over the years

Israel announced new measures to alleviate the crisis in Gaza. But relief workers say aid access remains as complicated and risky as ever.

Israel promised last week to open a border crossing and a port to aid shipments, but it is not clear when either change will occur. Israel and the U.N. also disagree on how much aid is reaching Gaza.

In honoring a book depicting Ukrainian volunteers in the Waffen SS as heroes and patriots, the group reveals historical ignorance—or indifference to antisemitism.

When a group linked to the ISIL terror organization claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall on 22 March, one of the pretexts reportedly given for the killings was Russia’...

The Security Council prepared to convene on Monday to consider a Palestinian request for United Nations membership as humanitarians expressed deep concerns about Israel’s planned invasion of Rafah and...

Netanyahu was pressured into announcing new measures for Gazans in wake of deadly strike on WCK aid workers, but again Jerusalem risks doing too little, too late

Amid efforts to boost flow of aid into Strip, humanitarian official says coordination to be enhanced between military and aid workers, trucks entering from Jordan to be doubled

Human Rights Watch announced today that it is releasing a series of archives highlighting the extraordinary efforts of human rights defenders in Rwanda and abroad, to warn about the planned 1994 genoc...

An Israeli airstrike on a six-story apartment building sheltering hundreds of people in central Gaza on October 31, 2023, is an apparent war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack, which kil...

Aid officials called on the Security Council on Friday to step in to stop the carnage in Gaza as the war enters its sixth month amid a man-made famine, Israel’s constant bombardment, targeted killings...

The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in Gaza”, while also calling for an arms embargo on Israel.

Move comes amid White House frustration with Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government

Steps approved in Israel to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza include temporary reopening of crossing in the north

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Polish national Damian Soból was among those who died in the attack.

Israel and Hamas reject a ceasefire even as people starve

The intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza in response to Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel has included “direct hits” on 212 schools in the enclave, UN-partnered analysis indicated on Wednesday.

The protest resignation of Annelle Sheline, a foreign affairs officer in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, is the latest sign of dissent brewing.

A Russian court sentenced one of the country’s top human rights leaders, Oleg Orlov, to 2 years and 6 months in prison, on charges of “discrediting” Russia’s armed forces in what was clearly a farcica...

More than 100 people were killed in northern Gaza where Israeli troops opened fire, triggering panic as hungry Palestinian civilians were gathering around food aid trucks, Palestinian officials and ey...