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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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Israel’s ambassador, Danny Danon, approached an Iranian representative to offer a Starlink device that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had used during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday. However, the Iranian diplomat ignored Danon, looked away, and did not engage
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US special envoy Jared Kushner said on Sunday that Gaza was “built by NGOs and terrorists”. He added that Gaza's Board of Peace was working on a plan to demilitarise the strip but faced “political issues in Israel” where a “crazy election” made leaders “a little irrational”.
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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.
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Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem told Mehdi Hasan on Zeteo that the world is increasingly rallying behind Palestine as Israel's genocidal actions in Gaza have become impossible to ignore. Bardem argued that the growing worldwide support for Palestine is a direct response to the atrocities witnessed in Gaza and the West Bank, saying that "anybody with minimal common sense understands that that is wrong." Discussing the political backdrop to the Spain–Argentina World Cup final, he also criticised Argentine President Javier Milei for openly aligning himself with Benjamin Netanyahu and far-right Israeli leaders, saying it was unfair to present Argentina as represented by those figures. Bardem stressed that Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, and the Israeli cabinet do not represent Jewish people and warned against antisemitism, while insisting that criticism of the Israeli government is both legitimate and necessary. The actor said younger generations are driving a historic shift in public opinion because they are witnessing Israel's actions in real time and are increasingly demanding accountability, justice, and an end to the impunity enjoyed by Israel's leadership on the world stage.
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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.
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