JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – The government of South Africa has revoked the 90-day visa-exemption previously granted to holders of ordinary Palestinian passports, following what officials say was a deliberate abuse of the system. The decision comes after the arrival last month of 153 Palestinians in Johannesburg on a chartered flight from Kenya. The charter flight landed…
By Joe Udo BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – German prosecutors have arrested a man suspected of being a Hamas member with weapons ranging from automatic rifles to pistols, among others. According to dpa, the suspect was arrested on Wednesday with weapons intended for attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions. The suspect was arrested on the motorway as…
By Joe Udo BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – Thousands of demonstrators marched through Berlin’s government district on Saturday in a large pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli rally that drew an estimated 14,000 participants, according to police. The demonstration began near the Brandenburg Gate and proceeded through the government quarter before concluding near Alexanderplatz. Protesters waved Palestinian flags and carried…
By Frank Ulom GAZA (CONVERSEER) – Hamas has agreed to release all Israeli hostages held in Gaza and surrender governing power in the territory as part of a peace initiative brokered by US President Donald Trump, marking a significant development in efforts to end the nearly two-year war. According to The Guardian UK, the Palestinian…
By Joe Udo CANBERA (CONVERSEER) – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Monday that Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state, joining France, Britain and Canada in signalling similar commitments. The decision follows weeks of pressure from within his Cabinet and growing calls from Australians to back Palestinian statehood, amid mounting criticism of the humanitarian…
Germany’s federal government has responded cautiously to city-level initiatives aimed at evacuating vulnerable children from the Gaza Strip and Israel.
MOSCOW (CONVERSEER) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday held bilateral talks with some African and Palestinian Authority leaders. The African countries whose leaders were present were Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso. According to Africannews, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore arrived in Moscow to take part…
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom on Friday called for an immediate return to the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. “The resumption of Israeli strikes in Gaza marks a dramatic step backward for the people of Gaza, the hostages, their families and the entire region,” said a joint statement published on…
Tel Aviv -Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has issued a stern warning against ongoing ceasefire negotiations, labelling them a “catastrophe” and cautioning that the talks mark a “crucial and fateful time for the security, future, and existence of the State of Israel.” His comments reflect growing divisions within the Israeli government over the prospective deal….
The western German city of Frankfurt has banned a pro-Palestine demonstration registered for the anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel by the terrorist organisation Hamas, it said on Thursday. “One year ago on this day, the biggest mass murder of Jews since the Shoah took place. Registering this rally on 7th October, of…
