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Randy Fine Threatens British Firms Over Israeli Settlement Trade Ban
Any company boycotting Israel will be banned from doing business with the state of Florida, US Representative Randy Fine said early Tuesday, responding to reports that Britain is considering a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank amid a spike in Israeli violence against Palestinians.
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Macklemore Doubles Down on ‘Free Palestine’
Macklemore has doubled down on his call to “Free Palestine,” which he made while opening for Ed Sheeran at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Friday night, saying that criticism of Israel, apartheid, and genocide is not antisemitic.
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Susan Sarandon Says She’s Still Losing Roles Over Pro-Palestine Stance: ‘There Are Agencies That Are Telling People Not to Hire Me’
Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon said on Sunday she was still losing work because of her outspoken support for Palestinians, amid what she described as a broader shift in public opinion against US support for Israel.
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Her First Day of School Became Her Last: Israel Kills Palestinian Girl and Father in Gaza Strike
A Palestinian child and her father were killed on Sunday in an Israeli strike targeting a vehicle in Gaza City, on what was supposed to be her first day of school. Her schoolbooks were found among the bloodstained wreckage of the vehicle.
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Macklemore Calls for a ‘Free Palestine’ While Opening for Ed Sheeran at New Jersey Show: ‘We Haven't Forgotten Them’
American rapper Macklemore delivered a pro-Palestinian speech while opening for Ed Sheeran at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Friday night. Wearing a keffiyeh draped over his shoulders, he drew cheers from the crowd.
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Adidas Faces Backlash, Boycott Calls After Israeli Soldier Involved in Gaza Assault Appears in Single-Shoe Ad
Adidas has faced backlash for featuring a former Israeli soldier who participated in Israel’s 2021 assault on Gaza to promote its Single Shoe service, just a few kilometers from the Gaza Strip, which has the world’s highest per-capita rate of child amputees.
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Tony Blair, Trump’s Board of Peace Deny Report That He Sought Removal of ‘Palestine’ From Palestinian Schoolbooks, Despite Apparent Bias
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” on Thursday denied a report saying that Blair was sent to pressure the Palestinian Authority to “replace any mention of the word ‘Palestine’” in Palestinian schoolbooks with the Israeli term “Samaria,” despite both Blair and the Board having demonstrated a clear pro-Israel bias.
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Israel’s Ben-Gvir Unveils Plan to Forcibly Displace All Palestinians From Gaza
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister has announced a plan to forcibly expel all Palestinians from the war-torn Gaza Strip and send them abroad. The plan was unveiled just a day after the Israeli Defense Minister said Israel has “organised and prepared” for the forced displacement of Palestinians from the enclave.
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Top Democratic Senator Condemns 'Confirmed' Israeli Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians
US Senator Chris Van Hollen on Wednesday condemned Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz for reiterating his call for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, adding the Netanyahu government is “implementing a plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians.”
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Palestinian Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya Says Israeli Guards Continue to Abuse Him
Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital who was abducted by Israeli forces during the Gaza genocide, said Israeli guards continue to abuse him and deprive him of sleep.
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Israeli Minister Says Israel ‘Organised and Prepared’ to Forcibly Displace Palestinians From Gaza
Israel has plans ready to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip but is waiting for the United States to figure out where to take them, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday. The Israeli occupation government "is organised and prepared to get them out – by sea, by air, by every way possible", he said.
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ICC-Wanted Israel’s Netanyahu During Gaza Visit: “We’re Not Withdrawing”
ICC-wanted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel has no intention of withdrawing from territory occupied by its forces in Gaza, confirming that Israeli forces now control 60 percent of the enclave and threatening that “more is to come” during a visit near Gaza’s so-called “Yellow Line.”
