Tag: genocide
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Celebs ignoring Gaza genocide have karma coming their way with #blockout2024
The 50th Met Gala took place this week — also known as the “Superbowl of Fashion”. Every year, celebrity outfits make headlines. But this year, it was different. The event coincided with Israel’s genocide taking place in Gaza — particularly the invasion of Rafah. Public, as well as residential areas have been targeted, 110,000 Palestinians…
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Pro-Palestinian student protests spread in Switzerland
Pro-Palestinian protests on Tuesday spread to three universities across Switzerland — inspired by similar student demonstrations that began in the United States. For weeks, students around the world have been calling for their universities to cut ties with Israeli institutions over the war in Gaza. Students at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) were the first…
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Pro-Palestinian students camp out at Mexico’s largest university
Mexico City (AFP) – Dozens of pro-Palestinian students from Mexico’s largest university camped out Thursday in solidarity with similar protests that have swept colleges in the United States. Mounting flags and chanting “Long live free Palestine,” the protesters set up tents in front of the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s (UNAM) head office in Mexico City.…
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Saudi crackdown on anti-Israel social media comments intensifies
In recent months, Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested a growing number of citizens for criticising Israel on social media.
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37 million tonnes of debris in Gaza could take years to clear: UN
There are some 37 million tonnes of debris to clear away in Gaza once the Israeli offensive is over, a senior official with the UN Mine Action Service said Friday (Apr 26). And unexploded ordnance buried in the rubble would complicate that work, said UNMAS’ Pehr Lodhammar, who has run mine programmes in countries such…
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Student demonstrations against Gaza genocide take world by storm
Anti-Zionist students in the US have taken to their campuses to call out the blatant atrocities being committed by Israel in the besieged strip and the West Bank, and asking the universities to divest from investing in Israel. The demonstrations have now expanded beyond US borders. French police broke up a pro-Palestinian protest by dozens…
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A hundred pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at New York’s Columbia University
Police arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian student protesters at New York’s Columbia University Thursday, a day after the president of the prestigious school was grilled in Congress over accusations of anti-Semitism on campus. “NYPD officers moved in to ensure the safety of the campus, the students and the staff made more than 108 arrests, and…
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UN agency finds unexploded 1,000-pound bombs in Gaza schools
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday it had found unexploded 1,000-pound bombs inside schools after Israel pulled troops out of southern Gaza’s main city Khan Yunis. The Israeli army has carried out relentless air strikes and bombardments in Gaza since October 7 attacks. UN agencies led an “assessment mission” in Khan Yunis after…
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Five Palestinians sue Germany over weapons for Israel
Five Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have filed a legal complaint in Berlin against the German government over its delivery of weapons to Israel, an NGO representing them said Friday. The complaint seeks to “revoke the export licences issued by the German government for arms deliveries to Israel”, the European Center for Constitutional and…
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Israel on alert after Iranian threat as genocide in Gaza grinds on
Palestinian Territories – Israel was on alert Thursday after Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals, and as genocide in Gaza continues. Days after Israel strengthened its air defences and paused leave for combat units, the United States also warned of the risk of an attack by…