UN General Assembly adopts fresh resolution demanding Israel’s withdrawal from Golan Heights
Israel occupied the Syrian Golan Heights in the 1967 war and has refused to withdraw despite multiple UN resolutions. 91 countries voted in favor of the latest UNGA resolution while the US and UK voted against it
Community organizations in the UK step up solidarity with Palestine by blockading arms supply companies
Activists from the British tenants’ union and housing rights platform ACORN organized blockades in front of the offices of three arms companies that are involved in supplying arms to Israel
Israel extends detention of Al-Shifa hospital’s director by 45 days
Al-Shifa hospital director Dr. Muhammad Abu Salmiya and his colleagues were arrested on November 23, a day before the ceasefire came into effect. Israeli forces had continuously targeted and raided the hospital leading to the death of patients
Moroccan activists arrested for demanding end to normalization of ties with Israel
Morocco in 2020 became the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Israel under the US-backed Abraham Accords. The government is facing intense domestic pressure with thousands taking to the streets in solidarity with the Palestinian people
Workers hold protests and strikes on global day of action to “Make Amazon Pay”
Workers in different parts of the world took to the streets on the 4th global day of action to “Make Amazon Pay” to protest the corporation’s anti-worker policies, its role in fueling the climate crisis, and its complicity in the Israeli occupation of Palestine
Gaza truce takes effect after 48 days of Israel’s genocidal assault
On the first day of the truce, 39 Palestinian prisoners, mainly women and children, were freed by Israel in return for 24 captives held by the Palestinian resistance groups. Around 200 trucks entered Gaza with humanitarian aid, fuel, and gas
Workers’ Party urges the Belgian government to impose a strict military embargo on Israel
The Workers’ Party of Belgium has called for a strict check on licenses for regional export decrees and arms trade treaties and their rejection if the weapons are being used by Israel for war crimes and attacks on civilians
G20 meeting reiterates urgent needs for reforms in global financial institutions
Some countries also extended their solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemned the Israeli war in Gaza during the virtual meeting