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Gerard McCarthy Quits West End Show Over Maureen Lipman’s pro-Israel Views
Northern Irish actor Gerard McCarthy has withdrawn from a West End production in protest after Jewish actress Maureen Lipman joined the cast, citing her public support for Israel, including her stance that Israel has a right to exist.
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ICC Chief Calls on Japan to Counter US Pressure on the Court Following Sanctions
ICC President Tomoko Akane has urged Japan to counter US efforts to pressure court members, stressing that Tokyo’s support is crucial to the ICC’s survival, after Washington sanctioned Akane and a senior trial lawyer in its latest escalation against the Hague-based court over its investigations into war crimes by the US and Israel.
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US Designates Palestine Action a “Terrorist Group”
The US has imposed sanctions on the UK-based direct-action group Palestine Action, designating it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), in the latest escalation in the Trump’s administration’s crackdown on groups and individuals critical of Israel.
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Exclusive: UNRWA Demands Immediate International Intervention to Save the Qalandiya Training Center
Exclusive: UNRWA tells QNN it demands urgent international intervention to save the Qalandiya training center after Israel's unlawful seizure of the UN facility.
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Netherlands to Boycott Eurovision for Second Year Over Israel's Participation
For the second year, the Netherlands will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled to take place in Bulgaria next year, over Israel’s participation. The Netherlands has urged the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to establish clear rules governing the participation of countries involved in assaults, adding the contest can “no longer be considered neutral” amid deepening divisions over Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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US Sanctions ICC President and Trial Lawyer Amid Campaign to Dismantle Court Over Israel, US War Crimes Probes
The US announced on Tuesday that it had sanctioned International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane and the court’s Senegalese senior trial lawyer, Abdoulaye Seye, in the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against the Hague-based court over its investigations into war crimes committed by the US and its close ally, Israel.
