In the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against Israel, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, pulled in a massive fundraising haul. According to a February report from The Lever, Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, and his wife pledged $11 million to the powerhouse influence group, …
Read More »Half of Gaza at 'Imminent' Risk of Famine
A leading humanitarian monitoring system warned Monday that half of Gaza’s population is at “imminent” risk of famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a food security index partnered with prominent government and aid groups like the United Nations, the European Union, and USAID. On Monday, the IPC …
Read More »Biden Says Ceasefire Talks Complicated After Palestinians Killed While Seeking Aid
Hopes for a Gaza ceasefire dwindled Thursday in the aftermath of a brutal attack in Gaza City in which Israeli soldiers shot into a crowd of civilians, killing dozens. Health authorities in Gaza reported that Israeli soldiers shot at a busy crowd that had gathered to grab food off an …
Read More »'Euphoria' Star Hunter Schafer Taken Into Police Custody After Pro-Palestine Protest
Hunter Schaferwas taken into police custody while protesting for Palestine withJewish Voice for Peaceon Monday. The demonstration took place outside of President Joe Biden’s Late Night With Seth Meyers appearance in New York City. “On Monday, February 26, 2024, at approximately 1630 hours, there was a demonstration at 30 Rockefeller …
Read More »'Free Palestine!': Service Member Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy
The U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Sunday has died. The service member, who identified himself as Aaron Bushnell in a video he shot of the incident, said he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” He added, “I …
Read More »Spirit Awards Disrupted by Israel-Hamas War Protest Outside Tent
Several people protesting theIsrael–Hamaswar at the 2024 Film Independent SpiritAwardscould be heard throughout the ceremony, according to multiple reports. A small group of protestors began chanting “Free Palestine” and “cease fire now” through a megaphone as celebrities gathered to walk the red carpet at the awards ceremony on Sunday, with …
Read More »Deeper Underground: 2024 Is the Year of the Tunnel
Suddenly, the ground beneath our feet doesn’t feel so solid. That’s because as 2024 kicked off, the topic of tunnels began to come up again and again. They can be dangerous or just baffling, their scale often impressive (and sometimes disputed). A few remain works in progress: TikToker @engineer.everything, nicknamed …
Read More »OnlyFans Owner Pledged $11 Million to Israel Lobby: Report
OnlyFans’ billionaire owner, Leonid Radvinsky, and his wife reportedly pledged $11 million to the powerhouse pro-Israel lobby American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, last year, according to an internal donor list obtained by The Lever. Radvinsky has denied making or pledging the donation. According to confidential internal documents reviewed …
Read More »International Court Says Israel May Have Committed Acts of Genocide
The International Court of Justice has found that there is “plausible” evidence to suggest Israel may have committed acts of genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and is ordering the nation to take “take all measures within its power” to prevent violations of the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention. …
Read More »Columbia Bans 'Alleged Perpetrators' of Chemical Attack at Pro-Palestine Rally
Columbia University has banned the alleged perpetrators of a chemical attack that took place during a pro-Palestinian rally on Friday from the university’s campus. In an email to students and staff, interim University Provost Dennis Mitchell wrote that since the incident, in which protesters reported being sprayed with “a foul-smelling …
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