America's Confused Commander-In-Chief Warns Israel Against Attacking Israel

zerohedge.com America's Confused Commander-In-Chief Warns Israel Against Attacking Israel While Democratic strategists have long tried to downplay and dismiss President Biden's obvious…

Biden Pushing Pipe-Dream Of Israel-Saudi Mega Deal Based On Palestinian State Recognition

zerohedge.com Biden Pushing Pipe-Dream Of Israel-Saudi Mega Deal Based On Palestinian State Recognition The Biden administration is keeping its dream of seeing Saudi-Israeli diplomatic…

US vetoes UN membership for Palestine

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by The News The United States on Thursday vetoed a draft UN resolution to grant full membership to Palestine, a vote that would have effectively…

U.S. vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

pbs.org The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in…

Silencing Muslim students isn't the way to protect them from vitriolic pro-Israel voices

msnbc.com On Monday afternoon, University of Southern California Provost Andrew T. Guzman made an announcement: “After careful consideration, we have decided that our student…

Pro-Palestine tech workers push back against Google's cloud project

fortune.com “Don’t be evil,” was Google’s motto for many years. That all shifted to “do the right thing,” when the tech company became a subsidiary of Alphabet in 2015. Whatever slogan…

U.S. vetoes Palestinian bid for full UN membership

axios.com The U.S. on Thursday voted no and vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution to accept Palestine as a full member of the UN. Why it matters: The vote comes six…

As Hezbollah awaits Israeli retaliation, its second-in-command insists they are not seeking war

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article BEIRUT — Iran-backed Hezbollah is determined not to ramp up…

Russia calls on UN to sanction Israel

newsweek.com Russia is urging the United Nations (U.N.) to sanction Israel for failing to comply with a resolution that demanded a Gaza cease-fire during Ramadan. U.N. Security Council…

Brett Gelman Says Oscars Shouldn’t Be Political After Jonathan Glazer’s Speech Referencing Israel-Hamas War

thewrap.com Brett Gelman told SiriusXM’s Ron Bennington that he doesn’t think awards shows, like the Academy Awards, should get political. The actor mentioned “The Zone of Interest”…

Uri Berliner’s Resignation Is the Latest Example of Dissent In Newsrooms

observer.com Newsrooms continue to be split by ideological differences among staffers. On Wednesday (April 17), NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner resigned from the organization…

USC cancels valedictorian's speech over bogus 'safety concerns'

reason.com This week, the University of Southern California (USC) announced that the college's valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, would be barred from speaking at commencement. The school…

Jake Tapper Takes Media to Task for Making a Martyr Out of Palestinian Terrorist: ‘Heart-Wrenching?!’

mediaite.com CNN’s Jake Tapper took his peers to task for making a martyr out of convicted Palestinian terrorist Walid Daqqa on The Lead Wednesday. Tapper began by taking note of a…

Google fires 28 employees involved in 'Googlers against Genocide' sit-in at New York, Sunnyvale offices

aol.com Google has fired dozens of employees involved in anti-Israel protests that took over the corporate offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California. In a memo to employees,…

'Israel Propped Up Hamas': Fireworks Ensue During ZeroHedge Debate, Dennis Prager Says Atrocity Claims 'Libel'

zerohedge.com 'Israel Propped Up Hamas': Fireworks Ensue During ZeroHedge Debate, Dennis Prager Says Atrocity Claims 'Libel' On Wednesday night, against the backdrop of the war in Gaza…

Iran crisis risks easing pressure on Israel over Gaza, diplomats warn

ft.com Humanitarian situation in Palestinian enclave remains dire, says EU’s top diplomat

Maysaloun Hamoud To Direct Revenge Thriller ‘Beretta’ For Passage Pictures

deadline.com Written by Qatari-American artist, writer and filmmaker Sophia al-Maria, Beretta is billed as a female-driven Taxi Driver-style thriller centered on a selectively mute woman…

War Is More Offensive Than Protesters

newsweek.com In the wake of the Iranian strikes on Israel, some anti-war activists are wringing their hands, anxious to condemn anyone who asserts that Iran has a right to defend itself.…

Google fires 28 employees for protesting Israel cloud deal

cnn.com Google has fired more than two dozen employees who protested this week against the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. The workers were dismissed…

Thomas Massie's Russia ties resurface ahead of Ukraine aid vote

newsweek.com Kentucky rep. Thomas Massie has been called out over his voting record and links to Russia down the years ahead of the House vote to provide additional military support for…

War, grief and hope: the stories behind the World Press Photo award-winners

theguardian.com Photographs documenting the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, migration, family and dementia have topped this year’s World Press Photo awards – one of the world’s most prestigious…

Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract

aol.com Google has fired more than two dozen employees for protesting the company's $1.2 billion contract to provide the Israeli government and military with cloud and artificial…

Qatar re-evaluates key mediator role in Middle East conflict on concerns of ‘political exploitation’

cnbc.com U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted by Qatari officials upon his arrival in Doha, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. Qatar is reconsidering its role as cease-fire…

Five arrested after sit-in at Google headquarters protesting war in Gaza

siliconvalley.com Sunnyvale police on Tuesday arrested five Google employees for criminal trespassing after they refused to leave a company building to protest the tech giant’s contract with…

Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over controversial Project Nimbus contract with Israel

techcrunch.com Google has terminated the employment of 28 employees following a prolonged sit-in protest at the company’s Sunnyvale and New York offices. The protests were in response to…

USC decision to cancel Muslim valedictorian's speech further inflames tensions on campus

nbcnews.com Those dreams were crushed when USC Provost Andrew Guzman rescinded Tabassum's invitation to speak at graduation, citing security concerns over tensions related to “the…

The number of hostages still alive in Gaza remains a mystery, officials say

nbcnews.com More than six months since Hamas militants attacked Israel and seized more than 250 hostages, it remains unclear exactly how many of the captives are still alive in Gaza,…

Saudi Arabia Just Glimpsed a Version of Its Future Thanks to Iran

newsweek.com The far-reaching consequences of Iran's strike against Israel this past weekend are still coming into focus. But what's already clear is that they extend not just to Israel,…

World Press Photo 2024

theguardian.com World Press Photo of the Year | A Palestinian Woman Embraces the Body of Her Niece | Mohammed Salem, Reuters Inas Abu Maamar, 36, cradles the body of her niece Saly, five,…

UN Security Council To Hold Contentious Vote On Palestinian Statehood

zerohedge.com UN Security Council To Hold Contentious Vote On Palestinian Statehood Friday will witness another Gaza-related showdown in a very divided United Nations Security Council, as…

'Googlers against Genocide' arrested after 10 hour sit-in at corporate headquarters: WATCH

aol.com "Googlers against genocide" protesters were arrested on Tuesday after holding a 10-hour sit-in against the tech giant's contract with the Israeli government. Jane Chung, a…

Google terminates 28 employees after multi-city protests: Read the full memo

cnbc.com Google terminated 28 employees Wednesday, according to an internal memo viewed by CNBC, after a series of protests against labor conditions and the company's contract to…

The Teachers' Unions Are More Political than Ever

zerohedge.com The Teachers' Unions Are More Political than Ever Authored by Larry Sand via American Greatness, In the past, teachers’ unions concentrated on fighting to keep all teachers…

Professor who Columbia president said was ‘spoken to’ for calling Hamas invasion ‘astounding’ says he wasn’t disciplined

aol.com Columbia University President Minouche Shafik’s Wednesday testimony before a House committee on how the school responded to a professor’s controversial piece labeling Hamas’…

EU leaders vow to impose tougher sanctions against Iran as Ukraine's president pleads for support

pbs.org European Union leaders vowed on Wednesday to ramp up sanctions against Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the…

Google employees stage sit-ins to protest company's contract with Israel

latimes.com Employees take part in a sit-in at the Google’s New York office to protest the tech giant’s work with Israel. Dozens of Google employees held sit-ins Tuesday at the tech…

Google workers arrested after nine-hour protest in cloud chief's office

cnbc.com Nine Google workers were arrested on trespassing charges Tuesday night after staging a sit-in at the company's offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, including a…

News Wrap: Biden calls for higher tariffs on Chinese metal products

pbs.org In our news wrap Wednesday, President Biden is calling for sharply higher tariffs on Chinese metal products, the Navy flew a patrol aircraft over the Taiwan Strait a day…

What if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz

sarajevotimes.com Iran’s attack on Israel worsened the already difficult situation in the Middle East. Escalation could also lead to new frictions in the Strait of Hormuz. The war between…

Palestinian president rejected U.S. requests to hold off on UN membership vote

axios.com Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected requests by the Biden administration to not move forward with a vote at the United Nations Security Council on accepting…

Columbia threatens to suspend students as president testifies in Congress

newsweek.com As Columbia University President Nemat (Minouche) Shafik on Wednesday testified before Congress on antisemitism, the Ivy League college in New York City warned students of…

USC cancels speech by valedictorian who expressed support for Palestinians, cites safety concerns

pbs.org The University of Southern California canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians, citing security concerns, a rare…

Risk of a global recession is minimal, IMF economist says

cnbc.com One of the International Monetary Fund's top economists signals little risk of a global recession, despite the ongoing rumblings of geopolitical uncertainty. The Washington…

Could 'Palestine's Nelson Mandela' Help Bring Peace?

newsweek.com Among his supporters, he is sometimes hailed as "Palestine's Nelson Mandela." To his opponents in Israel, he is a terrorist. Yet Marwan Barghouti could help bring a solution…

SZA Shouts ‘Free Palestine’ at Australia SOS Tour Stop: Watch

billboard.com SZA is always going to make her voice heard. During her last of three shows at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, as a part of her long-running SOS Tour, the…

Netanyahu dismisses calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how and when to respond to Iran's attack

pbs.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week,…

UN appeals for $2.8 billion in aid to help millions of Palestinians at risk of famine

pbs.org The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza…

Is Israel a “settler-colonial” state? The debate, explained

vox.com At a protest in Rome in October 2023 calling for a ceasefire and aid into Gaza, a protester holds a sign calling for an end to “colonialism and displacement” in Palestine. |…

Anti-Israel Protesters Confused About Meaning of 'Ceasefire'

newsweek.com As a Palestinian human rights activist who supports the peaceful coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians, I am deeply troubled by the reactions of certain anti-Israel…

Apple fixes iPhone bug that suggested Palestinian flag when some people typed ‘Jerusalem’

aol.com Apple has fixed a bug that suggested the Palestinian flag emoji when some users searched for the word “Jerusalem” in the emoji keyboard. On Tuesday, the company addressed…

A Palestinian and an Israeli, face to face

ted.com How can Israel and Palestine achieve peace? Palestinian peacemaker Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli peacemaker Maoz Inon discuss the immeasurable tragedies they've experienced…

WATCH LIVE: Columbia University’s president testifies at House antisemitism hearing

pbs.org Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University’s president is set to appear before the same…

Dozens of Google employees protest use of company’s tech for war in Gaza

siliconvalley.com SUNNYVALE — A group of disappointed and angry Google employees protested outside a company building on Tuesday after it was reported that the search giant had deepened a…

UN agencies criticize Israel on multiple fronts

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Guardian and Haaretz The News United Nations agencies launched multiple critiques of Israel over its response to Hamas’ Oct. 7…

The media industry is dying

theguardian.com Say what you like about the Germans, you can always count on them to find just the right word for anything. Take “weltschmerz”, for example, which roughly translates to…

London’s Arab Film Club Launches Podcast, ‘Farha’ Filmmaker Darin J. Sallam Among First Guests

deadline.com The Arab Film Club, a popular monthly film club on Arab cinema based in London, is expanding. Actress and presenter Sarah Agha, the club’s founder and curator, is launching…