During the first year of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. allowed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address the assembly through a pre-recorded video message -- a move that garnered pushback from Moscow at the time.

Under Israel's protocol, The Sea, a film critiquing the country's occupation of Palestine, will automatically be put forth as its Oscar contender.

The French president has rallied 142 nations behind a road map for a two-state solution after the Gaza war ends. Missing from the list: Israel and the United States.

The U.S. vote against the U.N.'s two-state solution resolution highlights Washington's continued alignment with Israel at a moment of heightened global scrutiny over the conflict. While the resolution is non-binding, the overwhelming international support underscores the growing isolation of the U.S. and a handful of allies on this issue.

Eric Cantona has joined calls for Israel to be thrown out of world football after a United Nations panel concluded it had committed genocide.

Onstage campaigning for an end to the war in Gaza is now common in the British music scene, and pro-Palestinian benefit shows can sell out huge venues.

As diplomatic calls grow for an independent Palestine to be more widely recognized at the United Nations General Assembly, increased Israeli activity is undermining the viability of such a nation.

Israel’s minister of culture has vowed to cut funding for the country’s film academy and its annual awards show after a movie about a Palestinian boy’s dream of seeing the ocean won big.

The Palestine Liberation Organization declared an independent Palestinian state in 1988, and most of the global South quickly recognised it. Today, 147 of the 193 U.N. member states have done so - most recently Mexico, in January.

Israeli officials are threatening retaliation against France’s recognition of Palestine, including West Bank annexations and closing the Jerusalem consulate

DescriptionThe quest for Palestinian independence is set to get a major boost as several diplomatic heavyweights are expected to recognize a State of Palestine.