Protests may need to be stopped in some cases, PM suggests

The PM tells the BBC he is concerned about the "cumulative" effect of marches on the Jewish community.

A Night of Civil Discourse Turns to Confrontation at Cornell

After a debate over the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, students say the university president hit them with his vehicle. He says he was the victim in the incident.

By Santul Nerkar and Cole Louison

Tension and dissent: inside the Green party’s antisemitism struggle

With a fast-expanding membership and electoral gains in sight, the Israel–Palestine debate is testing party unity A Green party member for more than 30 years, Elise Benjamin admits to bittersweet feelings even as fellow activists anticipate a historic breakthrough in next week’s elections. Benjamin was involved in drawing up the party’s guidance on antisemitism, which she describes as comprehensive. But the former Green councillor in Oxford now wonders whether further guidance is needed: “Now...

By Ben Quinn and Peter Walker

UK’s Starmer eyes banning some pro-Palestine protests

PM Keir Starmer says the phrase 'globalise the Intifada' should be 'completely off limits'.

UK PM Starmer says some pro-Palestinian marches could be banned, cites intifada chants

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an interview broadcast on Saturday that banning some pro-Palestinian marches could be justified, especially when they call for the intifada to spread. Labour leader Starmer is under pressure to act after a spate of antisemitic incidents, including this week, when two men were stabbed in the north London suburb of Golders Green, which is home to a large Jewish community. A 45-year-old British national who was born in Somalia was remanded in custody...

By Agence France-Presse

Palestinian FA chief hits out at Israeli federation VP at FIFA Congress

Both men were called to the stand by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who put his hand on the Palestinian FA chief's arm and, with a gesture, invited him to come closer to the Israeli FA VP. Palestinian soccer federation President Jibril Rajoub refused to stand alongside Israel FA Vice-President Basim Sheikh Suliman in a heated moment at the FIFA Congress on Thursday.

Hot Docs: Marjolein Busstra’s ‘House of Hope’ Palestinian Resistance Pic Takes Top Jury Prize

The Netherlands-Palestine documentary nabbed the best international feature prize on Friday night in Toronto.

By Etan Vlessing

Palestinian FA chief hits out at Israeli federation VP at FIFA Congress

Both men were called to the stand by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who put his hand on the Palestinian FA chief's arm and, with a gesture, invited him to come closer to the Israeli FA VP.

May Day, 140 years later: Distress calls become more desperate, By Owei Lakemfa

Today, the 140th Commemoration of May Day, I wonder where the Palestinian workers go: to bombed out offices and factories? What schools do their children attend; those transformed to ghost spaces by Israeli and US bombs? The Palestinian worker, where does he and his family retire to rest their bones at nightfall; open spaces that […] The post May Day, 140 years later: Distress calls become more desperate, By Owei Lakemfa appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Ololade Bamidele