Israel and the United States have come under fire after voting against a United Nations resolution reaffirming the absolute prohibition of torture. The vote, held during the 80th session of the General Assembly last week, saw 169 nations support the measure. Only three states opposed: the US, Israel, and Argentina.
The news reads like a dark joke—but it isn’t. “Rescued little Donkeys from Gaza Find a Home in Oppenheim,” reports Allgemeine Zeitung, a regional newspaper in western Germany. On Instagram, the comment section on the post was quickly disabled due to “numerous inappropriate and hateful comments”– likely criticism of Germany’s decision to take in four donkeys. But what’s the broader context?
More than 50,000 fans cheered on Ihab Abu Jazar’s team with the coach and players ‘shocked’ by the outpouring of support during their visit
The report is based on 94 documented cases between October 7, 2023, and August 2025. This unprecedented toll, together with extensive findings and evidence of deaths caused by torture and medical neglect, points to a deliberate Israeli policy of killing Palestinians in custody.
Loay Abu Saif, one of 153 Palestinians who left Gaza without knowing final destination, says Israel helped facilitate his group’s transfer.
Richard Falk, who is in Canada for a Palestine Tribunal on Canadian Responsibility, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel’s war on Gaza.
From left to right: Siraj Ismail Fayeq Abdel Aal, 16, Mahmoud Jihad Hasan Abu Warda, 14, Saadi Mohammad Saadi Hasanain, 16, Jamal Nihad Jamil Ayyad, 13, Haitham Mohammad Jamil Al-Masri, 17, and Saifan-Allah Fahd Awni Ayash, 16. Photos each courtesy of the child’s family.
Despite the announcements made by the Minister of Education and Research and the Administrator of the Collège de France, we look forward to welcoming many of you.
UNICEF said it faces serious challenges getting 1.6 million syringes and solar-powered fridges to store vaccine vials in Gaza as it launches a mass children’s vaccination campaign
More than 120 scholars representing the Academic Council of the U.S. organization Jewish Voice for Peace express their concern and indignation over the Collège de France’s cancellation of the “Palestine and Europe” conference. “When such a highly esteemed institution such as the Collège de France allows itself to be pressured to censor scholarly activities, it risks not only losing its own academic independence and integrity but sets a worrisome precedent for universities struggling to maintain their internal standards and self-governing procedures during these increasingly authoritarian times.”
