Melissa Barrera is keeping things positive after being removed from the Scream movie franchise. In November, Spyglass Media Group — the production company behind thefilms — fired Barrera following her social media posts in support ofPalestineamid theIsrael-Hamas war, claiming they have “zero tolerance” for antisemitism. Speaking to Deadline at Sundance …
Read More »Netanyahu Says 'From the River to the Sea,' a Phrase Zionists Claim is Genocidal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the notion of Palestinian statehood in a news conference on Thursday, claiming it “would endanger the state of Israel.” But he also invoked geographical language that has become a point of bitter contention as Israel’s continued military bombardment of Gaza continues in response to …
Read More »Massive Attack, Fontaines D.C. Plan 'Ceasefire' EP to Benefit Doctors Without Borders in Gaza
Massive Attack, Fontaines D.C., and Young Fathers will release a charity EP in the spring titled Ceasefire: In Benefit of Doctors Without Borders to raise money for the titular organization’s relief efforts in Gaza. The EP will be available digitally, as well as on a 12-inch vinyl with artwork by …
Read More »Israeli Evidence of Hamas Command Center in al-Shifa Hospital Falls Short: Report
Last month, the world watched as a spectacle rarely seen in modern warfare unfolded in Gaza. The Israeli military tore through al-Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip’s main hospital, forcing the evacuation of patients and refugees as part of a siege on the medical complex that resulted in dozens of patient …
Read More »Far Right Resurrects Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy Theories
When notorious pedophile and wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein died in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking minors, he left conspiracy theorists with a tangled web of lurid mysteries that would keep them busy for years to come. Suspicions that Epstein hadn’t really hanged …
Read More »Israeli Attacks Leave Gaza's Doctors With Impossible Choices: 'I Had to Leave Them to Die'
As the Israeli military pounded Gaza City in early November, Dr. Hammam Alloh made his way through the city’s Al Shifa Hospital. Days later, Israel’s assault on the hospital would trap staff and patients inside while reserve fuel ran out. But that day, on his rounds, he watched as his …
Read More »U.S. Intelligence Was Not Aware of Hamas' Plan to Attack Israel, National Security Council Spokesman Says
The U.S. intelligence community has “indicated that they did not have access to” a document outlining Hamas‘ plan to attack Israel, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said. According to a New York Times report last week, Israeli officials had circulated a 40-page document detailing Hamas’ planned assault …
Read More »Susan Sarandon Apologizes After Pro-Palestinian Rally Comments: 'Phrasing Was a Terrible Mistake'
Susan Sarandon has issued an apology after saying at a pro-Palestine rally in November that people feeling afraid of being Jewish at this time were “getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence” “This phrasing was a terrible …
Read More »Is This Cute Lil' Guy an Antisemitic Hate Symbol?
On Nov. 20, a trivia team from Oxford appeared on the BBC’s University Challenge, one of the U.K.’s longest-running game shows. On it, Melika Gorgianeh, a team member and PhD candidate in astrophysics, wore a navy blue, pink, and green jacket and was seated behind the team mascot: a fluffy, …
Read More »Israel Knew Hamas' Attack Plan a Year Before Oct. 7: Report
A year before Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, a document detailing plans to carry out the assault circulated among Israeli officials, according to the New York Times. While the approximately 40-page document reviewed by the Times did not mark a specific attack date, methods of the assault aimed at …
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