A Druze cleric, left, who crossed from Syria to Israel earlier in the day is welcomed by an Israeli soldier at the Nabi Shuaib shrine compound, in northern Israel on Friday.Credit: Leo Correa/AP Sometimes it's hard to believe what one is reading: Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is calling on the international community to “fulfill its role in protecting minorities in Syria, specifically the Druze community, from the regime and its terrorist gangs, and to not turn a blind eye to the grave (…)

The right wants more, more, more. So do many Israelis who don't consider themselves right-wingers. All the dead, disabled, displaced and starving Gazans up to now are not enough. They want more. A tent 'city' with displaced Palestinians in Rafah, last week.Credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/רויטרס Outside the home of the head of the right-wing government on Jerusalem's Gaza (in Hebrew, Azza) Street, a right-wing rally will take place Thursday evening: “We demand victory! Rafah now.” A (…)

Facing both October 7 and Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza, bereaved families sought to make space for shared grief — and insist on a different path forward. This year marks the 20th Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Ceremony, held annually on the eve of Israel's Memorial Day. Organized by Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle – Families Forum, the ceremony brings together bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who have lost loved ones to mourn together — and to call for an end (…)

The glitch State-sponsored celebrations in today's Russia are rarely apolitical, and last month's 270th anniversary of the country's leading educational institution, Moscow State University (MSU), was no exception. The pompous gala concert devoted to the MSU's anniversary featured lengthy video projections intertwining Russia's ideologised and mythologised history with that of the university. In effect, it celebrated the Kremlin's vision of Russian greatness with an emphasis on popular (…)

Les résultats électoraux canadiens signalent un tournant droitier non banal de l'échiquier politique canadien. Le parti Libéral minoritaire du banquier Mark Carney vire à droite par rapport à l'ex-gouvernement Libéral Trudeau allié implicitement avec le NPD de centre-gauche. Le parti Conservateur à tendance trumpiste augmente son score de près de huit points de pourcentage par rapport à l'élection de 2021 soit à 41% par rapport au 44% des Libéraux. Il a fallu une remontée Libéral de plus de (…)

ALMOST A YEAR and a half after the Ohio citizens' victory passing an amendment to enshrine reproductive rights into the state constitution, and five months after the presidential election, the abortion issue is no longer front and center for most Ohioans. Anti-choice forces, however, have not stopped looking for ways to strip away these rights. And unfortunately, some of our neighbors have not fared as well. Women in Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia now live under draconian laws (…)