WASHINGTON >> Weeks after attending a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Egyptian-American student Layla Sayed received a text message from a friend drawing her attention to a website dedicated to exposing people it says promote hatred of Jews and Israel.
President Joe Biden‘s shock announcement that he would condition U.S. military support of Israel on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s decision to invade the Gazan city of Rafah to end Hamas has been criticized by pro-Israel Democrats and Republicans. But many pro-Palestinian Democrats are also skeptical of Biden’s words and actions. The longer the war between […]
Eden Golan, 20, was congratulated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when she got through to Saturday’s grand final.
Not everyone in Malmo was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to town.
Some of the most outspoken groups against Biden and Israel get funding from foundations attached to some of the biggest names in Democratic circles.
Two pro-Palestinian protesters managed to get on stage at Daley Plaza before being dragged off by police.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the Eurovision fan zone outside the venue in Malmo jeered and booed as Israel’s contestant performed during Saturday’s final (11 May). Two of the protesters were seen being led away by police as the performance by Eden Golan was being shown. Though Eurovision’s motto is “united by music,” this year’s event has proven divisive. Earlier in the day, thousands had joined a march through Sweden’s third-largest city to protest Israel’s participation in the contest as...
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In a surprise new song, rapper Macklemore praises college students across the US who are protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, vowing that he will not vote for President Joe Biden come November. The song, released Monday, is titled “Hind’s Hall” in reference to the new temporary name pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University gave to
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In a surprise new song, rapper Macklemore praises college students across the US who are protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, vowing that he will not vote for President Joe Biden come November. The song, released Monday, is titled “Hind’s Hall” in reference to the new temporary name pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University gave to
The relationship between the United States and Israel has been a tight embrace almost ever since the founding of the Jewish-led state 76 years ago. Israel has relied on U.S. money, weapons and global diplomatic defense to survive and thrive. Until recently, the support was unflagging from a bipartisan core of Congress and American politicians, and generally from U.S. voters as well. Formed as a refuge for Holocaust survivors, Israel was often portrayed as a victim and an enduring U.S. ally in a...
Republicans accuse president of weak response, but prominent Democrats claim he ‘has been very strong from the beginning’Some Democrats rallied to the defense of Joe Biden on Sunday as the president came under increased criticism over his response to pro-Palestinian student protests and his handling of Israel’s war on Gaza.Republicans have seized on Biden’s response to the protests, which have seen more than2,000 people arrested around the country, accusing him of a weak response. But prominent...
Dozens of protesters blocked the entrance of Google's developer conference in Mountain View, Calif., for roughly 90 minutes on Tuesday, demanding that the tech giant drop its work with the Israeli government amid the country's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The protest group, which accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, held two events on Tuesday that it said involved hundreds of participants. A group chanted "Shame on Google" and "Google Cloud rains blood" in the...