Israel
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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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Adidas Apologizes and Distances Itself From Israel Campaign Featuring a Former Israeli Soldier
Adidas apologizes and distances itself from an Israeli-branch campaign featuring a former Israeli soldier, amid boycott calls over Gaza's amputee crisis caused by Israel's genocide.
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Germany Asks the International Court of Justice to Dismiss Case Accusing It of Arming the Gaza Genocide
Germany, Israel's second-largest arms supplier, asks the ICJ to throw out the Nicaragua case accusing it of facilitating the Gaza genocide, after lifting its own arms restrictions.
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Israel’s Katz Orders to Prepare for ‘Large-Scale War’ in Occupied West Bank
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has threatened a “full-scale war” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, amid a sharp escalation in Israeli violence against Palestinians, backed by the military and the occupation government.
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German Far-Right, Pro-Israel AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt Election, Falls Short of Majority
Germany’s far-right, pro-Israel Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to preliminary results.
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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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US House Passes Bill to Punish Universities That Boycott Israel
The US House passes a bill to strip federal funds from universities that boycott Israel, as American elites keep defending Israel despite a generation turning against it.
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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 Forces Kill Two Palestinian Youths During Settler, Army Attack on West Bank Village
Two Palestinian youths were shot and killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday night as Israeli settlers, backed by soldiers, raided and attacked the village of al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, amid a surge in Israeli army- and state-backed settler violence against Palestinians.
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Blair Sent to Pressure PA to Remove ‘Palestine’ From Textbooks, Former UK Envoy Says
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was reportedly sent by US President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Board of Peace’ to pressure the Palestinian Authority (PA) to remove references to “Palestine” from school textbooks and replace them with the Israeli term “Samaria.”
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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.
