As the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its tenth month and left over 40,000 Gazans dead, one of the group’s prominent leaders renewed calls to continue its fight against Israel and even suggested the return of suicide attacks against Israelis.
Israeli lawmaker Ayelet Shaked published a bloodthirsty call for the genocide of Palestinians on her Facebook page, a post that drew as many as 5,000 likes.
The United States Presbyterian Church decided to pull out millions of dollars worth investments from three American companies because they are allegedly tied to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Pope Francis visited Israel and Palestine and issued an invitation to host both the Palestinian and Israeli presidents for a prayer summit at his apartment in the Vatican.