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![US comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld says Palestine “doesn’t exist” when asked by an influencer to “give [him] a free Palestine”. A staunch supporter of Israel, Seinfeld has repeatedly spoken out against Palestine, once comparing the Free Palestine movement to the Ku Klux Klan.](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2065076822451110312/media/HKigZbLX0AAXmWp.jpg)
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Ayham Nasman, the sole survivor of his immediate family, returned to find his father, mother, and three siblings killed after an Israeli strike hit their residential apartment in Gaza's Al-Nasr neighborhood. Ayham survived because he was not inside the apartment when it was struck. The video shows him standing over the bodies of his family in the aftermath. The attack comes amid Israel's ongoing genocide on Gaza, during which over 70,000 Palestinians have been killed and much of the territory has been turned to rubble.
Middle East Eye40,017 views • 20 hours ago
“By the way, in the country where children are dying, they wear the jerseys of Argentina, Barcelona, Manchester City, and Real Madrid.” Egypt’s coach Hossam Hassan condemned the football community for their silence regarding the killing of Palestinian children
Middle East Eye355,952 views • 11 days ago
Egyptian fans took to the streets of Astoria, Queens, after Egypt's 3-1 FIFA World Cup victory over New Zealand, with crowds waving flags, chanting, singing and celebrating late into the night. Astoria, home to one of the largest Egyptian communities in the United States, is often nicknamed "Little Egypt", and videos from the area showed jubilant scenes as supporters marked a major result for the national team. The win boosted Egypt's position in Group G and turned parts of Astoria into an impromptu street celebration, with cars sounding horns and fans gathering outside cafes and businesses to celebrate.
Middle East Eye758,454 views • 27 days ago
Israeli settlers attacked a CNN news crew, journalists and activists during a visit to Sinjil in the occupied West Bank, smashing a vehicle's windshield, hurling stones at the convoy and attempting to slash a tyre. The group had travelled with Kamel Musallet to the site where his son, Saif Musallet, was killed by Israeli settlers one year ago. As they left the area, the settlers chased their vehicles back towards the town, forcing them to flee. A journalist at the scene said the shattered windshield demonstrated the extreme danger Palestinians face when trying to access land that has been occupied by Israeli settlers since last April, warning the consequences could have been even more deadly had Palestinians attempted to return to their own land.
Middle East Eye118,924 views • 6 days ago
A British woman was stopped by police at a train station and told she was under investigation after a passenger on a train reported feeling uncomfortable and alleged she had made comments referencing the Holocaust. Police said they had received a text message alleging she had denied the Holocaust, and subsequently tracked her down and told her she was being investigated for a "racially aggravated public order" offence. The woman, Fiona Rose Diamond, an activist with anti-Zionist views, said she was expressing political views about the political ideology Zionism. She said she had just returned from an oncology appointment in London when she was met by British Transport Police at the station. She also said she believed the timing and circumstances were not a coincidence. The activist argued that anti-Zionism is increasingly being deliberately conflated with antisemitism in order to silence criticism of Israel and suppress dissenting political views in Britain. "I am more than entitled to hold beliefs about a political ideology," she said in the video, adding that her grandfather was Jewish. The incident has sparked renewed debate over free speech in the UK.
Middle East Eye1,464,024 views • 2 months ago
Al-Aqsa could be on the verge of changing forever. For decades, Al-Aqsa Mosque has been administered by the Islamic Waqf under Jordan's custodianship. A reported US-Israeli proposal could change that. The plan would replace the Waqf with a new Israeli-created body, officially allow large-group Jewish prayer, and give Israel greater influence over the site's administration.
Middle East Eye60,939 views • 6 days ago
Rock legend Patti Smith took a Palestinian flag from an audience member and held it up at her concert in Limerick, Ireland on Tuesday. The star went on to thank Ireland for its solidarity with the Palestinian people and its efforts to call out Israeli abuses of international law.
Middle East Eye22,085 views • 3 days ago
US ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform Jeff Bartos said the US has officially launched a “full-on diplomatic campaign” with the aim to “dismantle the capabilities of the ICC until it is completely incapable of threatening the United States” and its allies.
Middle East Eye20,550 views • 3 days ago
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"For 45 days I was blindfolded and on my knees." A Palestinian man from Gaza who was detained by Israeli forces explains his ordeal of being tortured under Israeli captivity. Ibrahim Mohammad Khaleel al-Shaweesh, who was released in a very poor state of health, says Israeli forces used all forms of torture, including electricity and dogs. He says that at one stage he was blindfolded, shackled and on his knees for 45 days.
Middle East Eye4,094,190 views • 1 year ago
The UAE ambassador to the US said on Wednesday that he saw “no alternative” to Trump’s plan to expel Gaza’s population and redevelop the strip. Though the prospect of ethnic cleansing caused global outrage, the UAE called it “difficult” but pointed to a lack of other options.
Middle East Eye3,567,591 views • 1 year ago
British-born Israeli soldier Levi Simon recorded a video of him searching Gaza homes for supposed weapons, claiming to find money instead. He then proceeds to rummage through personal belongings making derogatory comments about drawers filled with lingerie and nightwear
Middle East Eye5,544,855 views • 2 years ago
"Never before in the history of Zionism, since its founding, has there been a practical Zionist decision on this scale.” Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, along with Israeli minister Orit Strook, have announced a massive expansion of Israeli settlement projects in the occupied West Bank.
Middle East Eye25,830 views • 5 days ago