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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago
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Letters: Overly broad bill is bad for campus free speech

AB 715 wrongly equates criticism of Israel with antisemitism; both Jewish and Palestinian rights require protection, and California should escrow federal funds to safeguard authorized projects.
fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago
US politics

Letters: Criticizing Israeli policy isn't antisemitism

Opposition to Israeli government policies and support for Palestinian statehood are distinct from antisemitism, and laws like AB 715 risk censoring legitimate criticism.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

Hollywood stars boycott Israeli film companies in response to Gaza crisis

More than 2,000 Hollywood figures, including well-known actors and filmmakers, have pledged to boycott the growing Israeli movie industry in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The open letter was published online on Tuesday in five languages by Filmmakers for Palestine which describes itself as "a call by and for filmmakers and cinema workers to stand for an end to genocide, and for a free Palestine."
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Senate Democrat Nukes Globalize the Intifada' Calls, Says 9 Out of 10' Dems Are Pro-Israel

Slogans like 'from the river to the sea' and 'globalize the Intifada' are characterized as calls to end Israel and incitements to violence.
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Zohran Mamdani Concedes On MSNBC His 'Personal Views' On 'Globalize the Intifada' Have Changed

New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani (D) said his view on the phrase globalize the intifada has changed and that he would discourage others from using it moving forward. Mamdani while discussing the hot-button topic with Al Sharpton on his MSNBC show, PoliticsNation, on Sunday evening said he has soured on the phrase after a rabbi said it reminds her of bus bombings and restaurant attacks targeting Jews in Israel.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Half of US voters believe Israel committing genocide in Gaza, poll says

Half of US voters believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza; 60% oppose more US military aid; sympathy for Palestinians reaches record highs while sympathy for Israelis falls.
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fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

A DNC Member Is Calling for an Arms Embargo on Israel. Will the Party Leadership Listen?

A DNC resolution urges an immediate Gaza ceasefire, U.S. arms embargo on Israel, and Palestinian state recognition, while a counterresolution excludes an arms embargo.
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