London — The BBC has said it regrets not pulling down its live stream of a performance at the Glastonbury music festival over the weekend that included what the broadcaster calls “utterly unacceptable” chants against Israel’s military. The taxpayer-funded BBC said in a statement Monday that it regrets not cutting short its live streaming signal…
Judge denies Mahmoud Khalil’s request for release from ICE detention – CBS News Watch CBS News A judge on Friday denied pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s request for release from ICE detention, despite ruling earlier this week that the government cannot hold Khalil on the grounds it used to detain him. CBS News reporter Kati Weis…
Israel’s defense minister vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, “Game of Thrones” actor Liam Cunningham and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that Israel wouldn’t allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing…
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and 11 other activists set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon, aboard a ship carrying aid. The mission is aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege” of the devastated territory, organizers said. “Game of Thrones” actor Liam Cunningham and Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who is of…
London – The controversial U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), whose operations got off to a chaotic start this week in the war-torn Palestinian territory, says it is winding down its Swiss operation after three months. The move comes as Swiss authorities said GHF was breaching rules for foundations registered in that country. GHF…
