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"His wife was raped in front of him, so that they could get information from him." Israeli academic Mordechai Kedar was confronted over a quote suggesting that threatening to rape Palestinian resistance fighters’ mothers or sisters could deter attacks, during a discussion on Piers Morgan Uncensored. Kedar denied making the statement, but the exact wording from a 2014 Haaretz interview was read out, leaving him struggling to explain the remarks. When pressed, Kedar attempted to shift the context of the quote, rather than directly address its wording. British commentator Benjamin Moser then placed the remarks in the wider context of Israeli society, pointing to demonstrations defending Israeli soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee and public rallies held in their support. Moser questioned how people could take to the streets to defend soldiers accused of such horrific abuse, highlighting the disturbing public response to sexual violence against Palestinians.
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"The enemy is Gaza, not Hamas.” Speaking to the Jerusalem Post, Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin said that the entire population in Gaza, children, are the “enemy”, while framing total forced expulsion, permanent annexation, and settlement in Gaza as a moral obligation
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Supporters of Israeli football team Jerusalem Beitar marched through Vienna ahead of a game on Thursday, repeatedly chanting ‘fuck you Palestine’. Several incidents of racist and violent behaviour were reported, with one instance where they violently attacked a person.
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Far-right agitator Kellie-Jay Keen is facing fierce backlash after a video showed her deliberately confronting two Muslim men as they prayed in a corner of Hyde Park. Standing directly in front of them, Keen questioned why they were praying, telling them, "This is not what we do in this country," before declaring, "I'm an Islamophobe, not a racist." Critics have described the confrontation as a deliberate act of anti-Muslim hate, with Keen continuing to berate the men while they tried to finish prayers. She later shared a photo from the incident on social media with the caption "On your knees bitches," using the image to try to publicly mock and belittle the two Muslim men after disrupting their prayers. Muslims are required to perform five daily prayers at set times. If prayer time arrives while they are out, they may pray in any clean, quiet location, including a public park.
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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.
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“The Israeli army allows in chocolates and cola, but won't let through fresh vegetables, chicken, or flour. They’re running a starvation policy." Gaza residents accuse Israel and traders of creating an “engineered famine” by only letting in unhealthy products and junk food.
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