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Israel will not send a senior representative to Pope Francis' funeral (www.middleeasteye.net)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29169749

By MEE staff Published date: 25 April 2025 12:59 BST

"Meanwhile, some officials, including the former ambassador to Italy, Dror Idar, said no representatives should attend the pope's funeral on Saturday because he "incited antisemitism".

Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88, was an outspoken supporter of the Palestinian people during Israel’s ongoing 18-month assault on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian social media users, including many from Gaza, have paid tributes to him."

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Israel will not send a senior representative to Pope Francis' funeral (www.middleeasteye.net)
 

By MEE staff Published date: 25 April 2025 12:59 BST

"Meanwhile, some officials, including the former ambassador to Italy, Dror Idar, said no representatives should attend the pope's funeral on Saturday because he "incited antisemitism".

Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88, was an outspoken supporter of the Palestinian people during Israel’s ongoing 18-month assault on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian social media users, including many from Gaza, have paid tributes to him."

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Democratic lawmakers call for release of Tufts student from ICE detention (www.theguardian.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29169586

Anna Betts
Fri 25 Apr 2025 13.02 EDT

"A group of high-profile Democratic lawmakers has called on the Donald Trump administration to immediately release the Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, praised her “unwavering spirit” and warned that the White House is engaging in “repression”."

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Democratic lawmakers call for release of Tufts student from ICE detention (www.theguardian.com)
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Anna Betts
Fri 25 Apr 2025 13.02 EDT

"A group of high-profile Democratic lawmakers has called on the Donald Trump administration to immediately release the Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, praised her “unwavering spirit” and warned that the White House is engaging in “repression”."

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Unions Cheer After Judge Halts Trump Order on Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29169317

Jessica Corbett
Apr 25, 2025

"Labor unions representing federal workers celebrated on Friday after a U.S. district judge blocked President Donald Trump's March executive order intended to strip the collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of government employees."

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Unions Cheer After Judge Halts Trump Order on Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
 

Jessica Corbett
Apr 25, 2025

"Labor unions representing federal workers celebrated on Friday after a U.S. district judge blocked President Donald Trump's March executive order intended to strip the collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of government employees."

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While the world watches Gaza, here is what’s happening in the West Bank (apnews.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29164888

By JULIA FRANKEL, PHIL HOLM and JOSEF FEDERMAN
Published 1:02 AM EDT, April 25, 2025

"#Israel is staging a massive offensive across four major refugee camps in the north of the #WestBank. The raids, at their height, pushed 40,000 people from their homes. Many are now sheltering with relatives in neighboring villages, others racking up debt renting apartments while they wait to return.

#Israeli officials, meanwhile, have said those displaced will not be allowed to go back for at least a year."

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While the world watches Gaza, here is what’s happening in the West Bank (apnews.com)
 

By JULIA FRANKEL, PHIL HOLM and JOSEF FEDERMAN
Published 1:02 AM EDT, April 25, 2025

"#Israel is staging a massive offensive across four major refugee camps in the north of the #WestBank. The raids, at their height, pushed 40,000 people from their homes. Many are now sheltering with relatives in neighboring villages, others racking up debt renting apartments while they wait to return.

#Israeli officials, meanwhile, have said those displaced will not be allowed to go back for at least a year."

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UK: Rabbis condemn Israel in latest show of Jewish opposition to Gaza war (www.middleeasteye.net)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29147366

By Simon Hooper
Published date: 25 April 2025 15:17 BST

"“We stand with all those in Israel-Palestine seeking to bring about a just and lasting peace. We share in their call for an end to the bombing; an end to the siege; and the safe release of the hostages.”

The rabbis' intervention appears to hint at growing frustration and impatience within British Jewish communities towards the staunchly pro-Israel stance and claims to leadership of conservative Jewish institutions such as the Board of Deputies.

Signatories of the letter include prominent figures within both Reform Judaism and Liberal Judaism."

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UK: Rabbis condemn Israel in latest show of Jewish opposition to Gaza war (www.middleeasteye.net)
 

By Simon Hooper
Published date: 25 April 2025 15:17 BST

"“We stand with all those in Israel-Palestine seeking to bring about a just and lasting peace. We share in their call for an end to the bombing; an end to the siege; and the safe release of the hostages.”

The rabbis' intervention appears to hint at growing frustration and impatience within British Jewish communities towards the staunchly pro-Israel stance and claims to leadership of conservative Jewish institutions such as the Board of Deputies.

Signatories of the letter include prominent figures within both Reform Judaism and Liberal Judaism."

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Kehlani Removed From Cornell University Performance Due to Opposition to Israel’s War in Gaza (pitchfork.com)
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Kehlani Removed From Cornell University Performance Due to Opposition to Israel’s War in Gaza (pitchfork.com)
 

The president of the university, which recently had more than $1 billion in funding frozen by the Trump administration, said that Kehlani “has espoused antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments in performances, videos, and on social media

By Matthew Strauss April 24, 2025

Gaza paramedics shot in upper body ‘with intent to kill’, Red Crescent says in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Most of us here know that, but many others beyond the Fediverse are still not convinced. Video documentation and expert testimony of horrible crimes is often effective in changing public opinion.

Backed by Trump, Israel Shreds Cease-Fire Deal and Kills Over 400 Across Gaza | Common Dreams in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Totally wasted sarcasm.

Backed by Trump, Israel Shreds Cease-Fire Deal and Kills Over 400 Across Gaza | Common Dreams in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right here. Biden's policies greatly strengthened Israel and directly helped the genocide.

Is Trump worse? I think yes. But that is still no reason to gloat or to think that endlessly supporting the lesser evil is going to produce any real changes that the world needs.

'We'll own it': Trump wants to make Gaza a holiday hub without Palestinians in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Many opposed Harris because she continued very active support to the Israeli genocide. Very few believed Trump would be better.

'We'll own it': Trump wants to make Gaza a holiday hub without Palestinians in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, he was so much better than Trump. /s

'We'll own it': Trump wants to make Gaza a holiday hub without Palestinians in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Blame Biden-Harris and the Democrats, not the Palestinians.

Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the #Assad Regime in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Article contains info from interviews and internal documents of government officials from various countries.

Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the #Assad Regime in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Article contains info from interviews and internal documents of government officials from various countries.

Human Rights Watch: Israel is guilty of extermination and acts of genocide in Gaza in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and it is very positive that prominent human rights groups agree and document it. These reports can be used to pressure governments, universities, etc. to divest from Israel and to stop sending arms, software, etc. to Israel.

How the Trump administration and congressional Republicans may crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

That statement is truly incredible! Biden helped give cover to Netanyahu (in addition to endless supplies of bombs) and drew one tiny red line for a few weeks (no bunker-busters in Rafah) and that faded quickly. He stopped funding UNWRA, even when other Western countries resumed it. Continuous support for Israel in the UN Security Council.

The West Bank example is grotesque. What effect did those sanctions have? None that I can see. The IDF has begun destroying infrastructure like they have done in Gaza, in addition to all of the killings.

So no, there is no reason to defend Biden/Harris. Is Trump worse? Yes, so what about it? Should we refrain from protesting because Democrats are in power right now?

How the Trump administration and congressional Republicans may crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Aren't the elections over? Whatever "strategic" excuse for supporting Biden/Harris is gone now. It's a bi-partisan policy of unconditional support for Israel.

It's true Trump will be more extreme, but there is no longer any excuse for going easy on Biden/Harris, if there ever was.

The Amsterdam 'Pogrom' That Wasn't: Corporate Media Fails To Tell the Whole Story in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yes, you are right. For more in-depth coverage and analysis, take a look at the article in this post: https://lemmy.ml/post/22677649

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