60 h. ago International charities and NGOs call for end to controversial Israeli

International charities, including Oxfam and Amnesty, are urging the disbandment of an Israeli and U.S.-backed aid mechanism in Gaza

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4 d. ago Prime Minister demands answers from BBC after punk duo Bob Vylan's ‘death to the IDF’ chants at Glastonbury

Police have launched a probe into the controversial anti-Israel comments

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5 d. ago Wes Streeting slams punk duo Bob Vylan over ‘appalling’ chants of ‘death to the IDF’ at Glastonbury

Police have launched a probe into the controversial anti-Israel comments

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5 d. ago Glastonbury condemns punk duo Bob Vylan over ‘appalling’ chants of ‘death to the IDF’

Police have launched a probe into the controversial anti-Israel comments

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9 d. ago US to give $30m to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation despite violent and chaotic rollout of food distribution

Grant makes US a direct backer of aid organization that reportedly has collaboration with Israeli governmentThe Trump administration has authorised a $30m grant to the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, making the US a direct backer of an aid organisation that is closely linked to private security contractors and has been accused by critics of “politicising” the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza.According to a document seen by the Guardian, the state department has already disbursed $7m to GHF, a US- and Israeli-backed aid organisation that has been given preferential access to operate in Gaza because it says that it can deliver millions of meals to starving people without that food falling into the hands of Hamas. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Eric Adams signs order adopting controversial definition of antisemitism

Move comes ahead of Democratic primary for New York City mayor, where support for Israel has become key issueEric Adams, the mayor of New York City, signed an executive order this week adopting a controversial definition of antisemitism, as Israel’s invasion of Gaza and alleged antisemitism continued to dominate the city’s mayoral election.The mayor signed the order, which requires city agencies to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s description of antisemitism, at a synagogue in Manhattan on Sunday. Adams described antisemitism as “a vile disease that’s been spreading across our nation and our city”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Comedian Dawn French apologises for posting controversial Israel

The Vicar Of Dibley actress Dawn French has apologised for a video she posted online regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying she "clumsily used a mocking tone" and it "appeared one-sided"

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