By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM MEDNICK and SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press) RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to leave as it prepared to expand its military operation deeper into what is considered Gaza’s last refuge, in defiance of growing … Read more
MALMO, Sweden — The Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest was dramatically expelled from competition hours before Saturday’s final of the pan-continental pop competition, which has been rattled by protests over the participation of Israel. Competition organizer the European Broadcasting Union said Swedish police were investigating “a complaint made by a female member of … Read more
UCLA Law School’s celebrated its 73rd commencement on Friday, May 10, the first since unrest erupted at the campus earlier this month in major clashes and protests over the war in Gaza and a growing outcry over the university’s response. But the historic turmoil on the Westwood campus appeared to be set aside, at least … Read more
MALMO, Sweden — Eden Golan is in Sweden for the Eurovision Song Contest, but she isn’t seeing much of the country. The 20-year-old Israeli singer is surrounded by security as she travels between hotel and the contest venue in the city of Malmo. According to Israel’s public broadcaster, she practiced singing while being booed to … Read more
THERE are now 24 countries off-limits to UK holidaymakers as the Foreign Office warns travellers may be detained – or worse. Eight destinations have this year been added to the list of places deemed “too dangerous” for Brits. 8 Police officers respond after a powerful gang leader in Haiti issued a threatening message aimed at … Read more
According to a report, mass Israeli troops stationed on the border with Rafa. Jerusalem: The Israeli army will continue its operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah “as planned,” after the talks on the Israel-Hamas truce held in Egypt’s Cairo collapsed, an Israeli official told the media. Meanwhile, a Xinhua news agency covering … Read more
Media mogul Haim Saban sent an email to top White House aides criticizing President Joe Biden‘s threat to withhold arms shipments to support an Israeli military invasion of Rafah. In the email — reported by Axios and Israeli media outlets — Saban, a longtime major Democratic donor, called Biden’s threat a “bad…bad…bad decision on all … Read more
MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans are gathering in the Swedish city of Malmo, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday’s exuberant, glitter-drenched final. Even Eurovision can’t escape the world’s divisions, however. Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters are also expected in the city for demonstrations urging … Read more
THIS is the moment the IDF claims it eliminated the commander of Hamas’ Naval Unit in an Israeli airstrike. Terrorist Ahmed Ali, was killed in a joint operation between the Israeli Defence Force and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) in Gaza City yesterday. 6 Footage from the IDF appears to show a bomb striking a … Read more
New Delhi: Ashoka University’s elected student body has written to the vice-chancellor asking that the university “cut ties with Tel Aviv University in support of Palestinian human rights”. Among the signatories to the letter by the Ashoka University Student Government are 400 students, 34 faculty members and 87 alumni. “We, the undersigned members of Ashoka University, … Read more
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