Palestine Drinks, founded by the Hassoun brothers, is experiencing a sharp increase in sales. The Palestinian-Swedish company's drink has become an alternative to Coca-Cola and Pepsi as consumers boycott American brands. A representative of Safad Food, the parent company of Palestine Drinks, told The National that millions of orders are coming in, with nearly 4 million cases sold in two months.
Protests that started at Columbia University in the USA in mid-April have spread all over the world. Students from around the world are gathering on their campuses to protest Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip, as well as to support the protests that began at Columbia University. To date, more than 2,500 people have been arrested during the protests.
The governments of Spain, Malta, Ireland and Slovenia intend to recognize the Palestinian state, said Borrell, the head of European diplomacy.
Today, May 10, the UN General Assembly is considering the issue of Palestine's full membership. After the US vetoed a resolution calling for Palestine's full UN membership on April 18, the UN General Assembly will today vote on a draft resolution calling for the UN Security Council to reconsider the issue and grant additional rights to Palestine.
The famous Palestinian-British doctor Ghassan Abu Sitta was not allowed to go to France, where he was supposed to appear in the parliament. It is said that the reason was a one-year ban on entering Europe by Germany
Trinidad and Tobago became the 141st UN country to recognize Palestine. Currently, Palestine is recognized by 75% of the world, but because of the USA and its satellites, it cannot gain its independence.
It is not right to blame the disaster we are witnessing in Palestine on one wretched leader! The Prime Minister of Israel is not the only one to blame for these calamities that befell my people. I would not blame him alone for the fact that Israeli bombs are destroying every corner of Gaza today, and children are dying under the rubble. Even in 2013, when I heard on the news that my people were being massacred in Gaza, I did not blame him alone.
It has been 185 days since Israel launched its war of aggression and destruction in the Gaza Strip. 24 hours of major events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the entire Middle East.
It has been 118 days since Israel started the massacre in the Gaza Strip. A digest of the main events of the previous day.
Israeli soldiers, disguised as women and doctors, stormed the Ibn Sina hospital in Gaza and shot dead three Palestinians. This raid was carried out by members of the "Mistarabim Special Squad", which was established in 1943 and took Israelis who looked like Arabs.