Ohio State graduates show solidarity for Palestine, tragedy over death during commencement
As commencement ceremonies across the country take place amid ongoing campus protests, Ohio State graduates showed more subtle support for Palestine.
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As commencement ceremonies across the country take place amid ongoing campus protests, Ohio State graduates showed more subtle support for Palestine.
Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest said Thursday they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden. The announcement came amid heightened tensions surrounding Israel’s participation in the annual music competition over its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, now in its seventh month. Pro-Palestinian groups are expected to stage large protests in Malmo to raise awareness of their cause.
“This is a siege. They want to starve us to keep us from staying and holding our ground. The administration is scared of the students and frankly, they should be.”
Thousands of people took part in left-wing demonstrations to mark International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, in Berlin, Hamburg and other German cities on Wednesday. The traditional rallies by workers and activists were held this year amid the backdrop of the tensions surrounding the war in Gaza. Germany has banned or restricted pro-Palestinian demonstrations over the past seven months, often citing fears they could lead to incitement to hatred and anti-Semitic statements. Police said a demonstr
Andrew Thomas/Getty ImagesPro-Palestinian protesters confronted guests arriving at the Washington, D.C. hotel where President Joe Biden is set to speak at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday evening, criticizing what they say is media complicity in the “genocide” of Gaza.With about 100 demonstrators in attendance, many of them dressed in Palestinian keffiyehs and watermelon symbols, they chanted “free, free Palestine” outside of the Washington Hilton, videos posted to social media