Thom Yorke temporarily walked offstage in October after a confrontation with a pro-Palestine heckler in Melbourne, Australia —now, six months later, he is attempting to clarify his views on the issue in a lengthy new post on Instagram. At the time, Yorke’s response to the heckler caused fans to speculate …
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Bono called for an end to the war between Israel and Hamas at 2025 Ivor Novello Awards last night. During the awards ceremony, held at London’s Grosvenor House, U2 became the first Irish act to receive Fellowship of the Ivors Academy. Bono took the opportunity to criticize Hamas and Israeli …
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Two staff members from the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. The suspect shouted “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, according to police. The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were leaving the event when …
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The Justice Department charged Elias Rodriguez, whom they allege shot and killed two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening, with first-degree murder on Thursday. Interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the DOJ was investigating the shooting as both an act of terrorism and a hate crime and that …
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New York City’s SummerStage canceled Kehlani‘s scheduled performance in Central Park this June, citing “safety issues” raised by Mayor Eric Adams’ office. The news arrives after Cornell University nixed her planned concertat their campus over the singer’s public support of Palestinians amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas. “We write to …
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Irish rap trio Kneecap posted a lengthy statement online Monday after their messages critiquing Israel atCoachellaignited controversy earlier this month. “They want you to believe words are more harmful than genocide,” began the group’s statement shared on social media. “Let us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported …
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Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the celebrated documentary No Other Land, has published a new essay about being beaten and degraded by Israeli settlers, then blindfolded and detained at an army base, just weeks after winning an Academy Award. Ballal offered a detailed account of the harrowing experience, which he called …
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The Irish rap group Kneecap have never shied away from politics, and their recent sets at Coachella sparked controversy after they included messages defending Palestine during their performances on both weekends. In an email to Rolling Stone, band member Mo Chara explained that Kneecap have spoken about Palestine “at every …
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A Tufts University student in a hijab, plucked off the street by masked agents. A greencard holder and former Columbia University protest organizer, arrested in front of his pregnant wife, awaiting possible deportation in an ICE detention in Louisiana. A 10-year resident of the U.S., on his way to a …
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The Trump administration continues to amp up their targeted attacks on international student visa-holders as part of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “Catch and Revoke” program targeting pro-Palestine activists. Several foreign students have been arrested and detained, pulled off the sidewalk by plainclothes agents, and driven away in unmarked vehicles, …
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