Adam Hamawy, a staunch Israel critic, condemned antisemitism and accusations of dual loyalty days before he competes in the Democratic primary for a New Jersey congressional district on Tuesday. “As a Muslim, I understand what it feels like to face bigotry, to feel unsafe in your community and to have your loyalty to this country…
The United States government imposed new sanctions on Iran’s military oil trade on Thursday, May 28, even as Washington and Teheran reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and lift shipping restrictions through the Strait of Hormuz, as reported by Businesstimes. The restriction targets the financial infrastructure supporting the Iranian armed forces, blocking global…
Lebanon’s culture minister told AFP on Friday that Israeli strikes on the country’s south were putting heritage sites in “serious danger”, adding that a castle was directly hit. A ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah was supposed to have taken effect on April 17 but has never been observed. Both sides accuse…
Benjamin Netanyahu said rising instability around the Strait of Hormuz could accelerate a global shift toward alternative energy and trade routes, adding that Israel could become part of a transportation corridor linking the Gulf region to the Mediterranean. According to a report published Friday by Anadolu Agency, Netanyahu made the remarks during a seminar held…
Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of a “blatant violation” of the October 2025 ceasefire after he ordered the army to seize more territory in the Gaza Strip. “In a blatant violation of all agreements, as is their usual practice, Netanyahu announced expanding control over 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, while…
The heads of key international organizations including the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization have raised alarms about the Middle East conflict’s impact on global energy supplies and economies. The ongoing U.S.-Israel war on Iran has caused significant disruptions in trade and financial markets, disproportionately affecting vulnerable economies worldwide….
Park Slope Food Coop’s contested vote to boycott Israeli products earlier this week has actually removed Arab-founded products from the shelves, according to one of the business owners impacted. Rachel Simons, the founder and CEO of tahini brand Seed + Mill — one of the products impacted by the boycott — told The Post that…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Islamic Republic’s active participation in high-level meetings of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) demonstrates Tehran’s determination to expand trade and economic relations with all five member states and observer countries. In a message to the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on Friday, Pezeshkian said Iran has remained…
They could be proverbial white elephants: monumental fortresses built thousands of years ago in the desolation of modern-day southern Israel and Jodan, with elaborate gates and thick walls rising above the landscape and visible from miles away. Some archaeologists have seen them as relics of the fabled Israelite monarchy of David and Solomon, strongholds built…
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum speaks with the urgency of someone who sees several crises at once: hostile campuses, regional realignment, war with Iran, the future of Gaza, the stubborn persistence of antisemitism, and the need for stronger women’s leadership. Her answer to all of it is impacted by the same instinct—build something practical and build it now….
