Greenwashing Dispossession: The Israeli Renewable Energy Industry and the Exploitation of Occupied Natural Resources
In this update, Who Profits examines the growing Israeli renewable energy sector, contingent on the exploitation of occupied Palestinian and Syrian land and natural resources. This update highlights the construction and expansion of commercial renewable energy projects in the occupied West Bank, the Syrian Golan, and the Naqab, as part of the Israeli government’s decision […]
How A Narrow Strip On The Egypt-Gaza Border Is Preventing A Cease-Fire Deal
A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must maintain control over the so-called Philadelphi corridor to prevent Hamas from […]
Saudi FM Discusses Gaza War with Egyptian Counterpart
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan conducted a telephone call yesterday with Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Expatriates Dr. Badr Abdelatty, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Both ministers discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and delved into how […]
Turkey, the Rohingya crisis and Erdoğan’s ambitions to be a global Muslim leader
The emerging humanitarian crisis that has been rocking Myanmar – where an estimated 370,000 Rohingya have been forced out of the country – has prompted broad international condemnation. But so far it has translated into little concrete action. United Nations (UN) human rights chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein has called the Rohingya’s plight a “textbook […]
Ilhan Omar’s Primary Challenger May Have Broken the Law to Beat Her
Representative Ilhan Omar’s Democratic primary opponent Don Samuels has had quite the week leading up to polls opening in Minnesota on Tuesday—including openly courting Republican voters and getting caught possibly breaking campaign finance laws. In a WhatsApp group chat titled “Zionists for Don Samuels,” Alexander Minn—who has been a director of strategic engagement for Samuels’s […]
The church is radicalizing over Gaza
(RNS) — As a religious extremism researcher in the Middle East, I have been alarmed by the dynamics since Oct. 7 both in the region, but also, with growing concern, in my own backyard. The Hamas attack and subsequent Israeli offensive in Gaza and the West Bank, launched with a fervor perhaps unmatched in modern […]
Meta says it will remove more posts attacking ‘Zionists,’ a term some use interchangeably with Jews
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it is changing its rules to restrict the use of the word “Zionists,” saying the term had often become a proxy for hate speech against Jews. The term “Zionism” is often associated with the political movement begun in the 19th century, prior to the founding of […]
Belal Muhammad wants Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Kamaru Usman to ‘find the real number one contender’
August 31, 2024 4:00 pm ET UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad believes his first challenger should have to earn their shot. Less than a month removed from his title victory over Leon Edwards at UFC 304, the conversation about the first defense for Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) has begun to grow loud. This is […]
Yemen’s Houthi rebels suspected of firing missiles at a container ship
Yemen Houthi Fires on Liberian-Flagged Container Ship Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden late Friday, splashing down nearby without causing any damage, authorities said. The attack comes after the Houthis repeatedly assaulted and then boarded a Greek-flagged oil tanker in […]
61st ISNA Convention kicks off in Dallas
DALLAS: About 20,000 Muslim community members are likely to attend the 61st Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) annual convention that has kicked off on Friday in Dallas, Texas, USA. A press briefing was held by ISNA’s central president and other officials on the event’s first day at the Anatole Convention Center, where they announced […]
