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The US-based nonprofit organization Avaaz has launched a global petition calling for the nomination of Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her outspoken advocacy for Palestinian rights and her defense of civilians in Gaza.

The petition, addressed to eligible Nobel nominators and the Norwegian Nobel Committee, declares, "As people from across the world, we believe Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, and the doctors caring for people in Gaza deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for their work."

Albanese, who has repeatedly condemned 'Israeli' attacks on civilians and raised alarms over what she describes as potential war crimes in Gaza, has faced political backlash for her stance. The petition highlights that the Trump administration imposed sanctions on her for speaking out against 'Israeli' actions.

The number of “Israeli” soldiers who committed suicide since the start of 2025 is 15, a recent report by Haaretz said.

Since the start of the war on Oct. 7, 2023, 43 “Israeli” soldiers have committed suicide. The breakdown is as follows:

• Between Oct. 7, 2023 and end of that year: Seven
• 2024: 21
• 2025 (ongoing): 15 soldiers.

Inflation shot up in June as the impacts of Donald Trump’s tariffs slowly started to show in US prices.

Business leaders have said for months that the high, volatile rates of Trump’s tariffs will force companies to raise consumer prices. Prices remained stable in the spring, particularly as many of Trump’s highest tariffs were paused; however, they started increasing in May and have continued to rise in June.

Annual inflation rose to 2.7% in June, up from 2.4% in May, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which tracks the prices of a basket of goods and services each month. Core CPI, which leaves out energy and food prices, ticked up slightly to 2.9%, compared with 2.8% in May.

The prices of appliances, furniture and toys, products typically manufactured outside the US, all rose. Food prices increased by 3%, with the price of beef rising by more than 2% over the month, coffee up 2.2% and citrus fruit prices rising 2.3%. While the price of eggs has been dropping over the last few months, a dozen eggs are still 27% more expensive than last year.

The NEA, the largest labor union in the U.S., passed a resolution last Sunday at its Representative Assembly in Portland, Oregon, calling for an end to its relationship with the ADL. The resolution directs the union to stop using or endorsing ADL materials, reports, or programs. Supporters said the ADL had used accusations of antisemitism to discredit critics of Israel and advocates for Palestinian rights.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, the second largest union in the U.S. with 1.7 million members, has issued a response to last week's vote by the National Education Association to cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League, saying engagement, not isolation, is the way forward.

Weingarten, who is Jewish and has long been outspoken on issues of antisemitism and Middle East policy, has walked a fine line in recent years, calling out anti-Jewish hate while also pushing for a two-state solution and Palestinian rights.

The NEA, the largest labor union in the U.S., passed a resolution last Sunday at its Representative Assembly in Portland, Oregon, calling for an end to its relationship with the ADL. The resolution directs the union to stop using or endorsing ADL materials, reports, or programs. Supporters said the ADL had used accusations of antisemitism to discredit critics of Israel and advocates for Palestinian rights.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, the second largest union in the U.S. with 1.7 million members, has issued a response to last week's vote by the National Education Association to cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League, saying engagement, not isolation, is the way forward.

Weingarten, who is Jewish and has long been outspoken on issues of antisemitism and Middle East policy, has walked a fine line in recent years, calling out anti-Jewish hate while also pushing for a two-state solution and Palestinian rights.

The matter made its way into the political discourse as the House Rules Committee considered the issue, after a failed attempt by the Democrats to force a vote in Congress on whether the Epstein files should be made public.

As one of the oldest standing committees in Congress, the group's key role concerns the flow of legislation to the House floor.

Khanna's amendment was in effect a procedural measure that was tacked on to the GENIUS Act, which relates to digital assets such as crypto currency. If the amendment had been passed, it would have forced Attorney General Pam Bondi to publish the Epstein documents on a "publicly accessible website."

While we are all holding our breath for the possible initiatives against Israel that Kaja Kallas, the European High Representative for Foreign Affairs, could present on Tuesday (15 July) to the foreign affairs council, the lawyers of the JURDI Association (lawyers for the respect of international law), are taking action.

On Thursday, they will file an “action for failure to act” with the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg against the EU Commission and Council for their failure to act on the crimes committed by the Netanyahu government in Gaza.

Israel's military said it struck on Monday several tanks in the Suweida province of southern Syria, where dozens have been killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters.

The military struck "several tanks a short while ago in the area of Sami village (in the Suweida region) in southern Syria. To be continued", the military's Arabic language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on X.

The announcement comes after reports that six members of Syria's security forces deployed to halt deadly sectarian clashes were killed in the predominantly Druze city of Suweida, a security source told Reuters.

Sunday's fighting between Druze militiamen and Bedouin tribal fighters was the first time that sectarian violence erupted inside the city of Suweida itself, following months of tensions in the province.

The death toll from the ongoing clashes has risen to 89, according to one Syrian monitor but The New Arab could not verify the figure.

The voices of women who have died at the hands of a partner or former partner are being ignored and the government is failing to heed warnings from their deaths, a damning report from the domestic abuse commissioner reveals today.

An examination into how the government learns lessons from the deaths of domestic abuse victims has found that half of the national recommendations made in domestic homicide reviews (DHRs) are not put into action, with only a quarter fully implemented.

The domestic abuse commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, told the Guardian that a study of DHRs – carried out whenever anyone over 16 is murdered in a domestic setting – revealed a “deeply concerning” lack of oversight at the top of government.