world
Israel Got Called A "Liar" At The ICJ After It Denied It Is Committing Genocide In Gaza And Blamed Hamas
As the Israeli legal advisor was presenting her arguments, a protester then interrupted her and shouted “liars!”.
Cherry Mohamed
Cherry Mohamed is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in Cairo. Contact this reporter at cherry@almostmag.co.
world
South Africa Has Sued Israel Again At The ICJ For Committing Genocide Against Palestinians By Invading Rafah
South Africa said it returned to the court to stop Israel’s military campaign on Rafah and to "do what it can to stop the genocide."
Activism
Young People In Georgia Are Holding Huge Unprecedented Protests Against A “Russia-Like Law” That Could Crack Down On Opposition
The law would require media, non-governmental and non-profit organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as “carrying the interests of a foreign power”.
world
Leaked Images Have Exposed The Horrific Conditions Palestinians Abducted By Israel Face In Israeli Detention Camps
Leaked photos showed rows of men in grey tracksuits sitting on paper-thin mattresses, blindfolded and forbidden from moving or speaking.
Activism
Police Tried To Catch This Dutch Pro-Palestine Protester But He Escaped In The Most Original Way
"From the canal to the sea, Palestine will be free."
world
A Leaked Document Has Revealed That Iranian Security Forces Sexually Assaulted And Killed This Teen During The Mahsa Amini Protests
16-year-old Nika Shakarami had attended protests in Tehran on Sep. 20 sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death but then went missing for almost 10 days.
Politics
Israel’s Representative Shredded The UN Charter Because The UN Voted To Reconsider Palestine’s Membership
"You are shredding the UN Charter with your own hands."
world
Biden Says The US Will Stop Supplying Some Weapons To Israel Over Rafah But Israel Hasn’t Crossed His Red Line
"If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah," Joe Biden said.
world
Israel Has Taken Control Of Gaza’s Rafah Crossing To Egypt, Blocking Humanitarian Aid From Entering
On May 7, Israel’s military said it had gained “operational control” of the Rafah crossing to Egypt, claiming that the crossing was being used for “terrorist purposes”.
world
Netanyahu Ordered Israel To Invade Rafah, Saying The Ceasefire Deal Was "Very Far From Its Requirements"
“Israel will not allow Hamas to restore its evil rule in the Gaza Strip, Israel will not allow it to restore its military capabilities to continue striving for our destruction,” Netanyahu said.
world
Macklemore Has Released A Pro-Palestinian Song Slamming Israel And The US For The War On Gaza
In the song, Macklemore criticizes the status quo and questions why peaceful actions like divestment from Israel and calls for peace are seen as threats and met with police brutality.
world
After Rejecting Another Deal For A Ceasefire, Israel Has Begun Its Full-Blown Invasion Of Rafah
Israel says Rafah, where it had ordered more than 1.4 million Palestinians to evacuate, is home to the last Hamas battalions it needs to destroy.