When it comes to recognising Palestinian statehood, the arguments are finely balanced. Heartbreaking as it is, such a move would not save a single malnourished infant in Gaza – and would only isolate

Two green card-holding professors at U.S. universities took the stand Monday to detail how they grew fearful and less willing to publicly criticize the Trump administration as it began targeting pro-Palestinian campus activists.

President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO, accusing the U.N.’s science and cultural and organization of an anti-Israel bias and a “globalis

Columbia University has expelled or issued lengthy suspensions to nearly 80 pro-Palestine students for the May occupation of Butler Library just days before final exams, a campus protest group

The U.S. will skip the upcoming United Nations conference aimed at bolstering efforts to reach a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestine slated for next week, according to the State Department.

If many countries choose to recognize Palestine but fail to confront the reality of escalating Israeli domination of the occupied territories, recognition could prove seriously counterproductive. If formal recognition becomes a substitute for defending the primacy of international law and addressing the core realities of Palestinian suffering,

The U.S. withdrew from UNESCO once before in 2017 and rejoined the agency under the Biden administration in 2023.

Judge Allison Burroughs is a Harvard alum who heard arguments from lawyers representing the government and the university Monday morning. The Trump administration has said it intends to pull federal funding from Harvard, saying the university has not done enough to combat antisemitism in the wake of pro-Palestine protests last year.