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Columbia University cancels in-person classes after pro-Palestinian protests: Columbia University students will attend classes virtually on Monday as school ...
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Quick Glance: NYC Mayor Condemns Violence and Antisemitism
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemns the antisemitic rhetoric being used at Columbia University's campus.
- Adams emphasizes that hate has no place in the city and the police are ready to respond to any violations of law.
- He stresses that New York City will not be a city of lawlessness and that the police are prepared to respond to any law-breaking.
- US representatives call for action against antisemitism at Columbia University, including the resignation of the university president and cutting federal funding to antisemitic universities.
Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says: Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year ...
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Palestinian Baby Delivered After Mother Killed in Israeli Strike: The baby was born 10 weeks premature and weighed three pounds, a doctor said ...
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Wild Card: The Bloomberg Open, Asia Edition: Good morning. Stocks bounced back ahead of tech earnings. South Korea’s shadow banking sounds alarm ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-22/wild-card-the-bloomberg-open-asia-edition
Palestinian UN agency must improve neutrality - report: The report adds Israel has not provided "supporting evidence" that many UNRWA staff are members of terror ...
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68875863
Man Charged With Hate Crime After Break-In at Rutgers Islamic Student Center: Jacob Beacher is accused of stealing a Palestinian flag and causing $40 ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/22/nyregion/rutgers-islamic-center-hate-crime.html
A Palestinian baby in Gaza is born an orphan in an urgent cesarean section after an Israeli strike
apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-palestinians-baby-orphan-video-19d46c47465a8bc8bb4c56f5247beccc
Israeli Settlers Shoot Dead Palestinian Medic as He Was Attempting to Aid Injured People
democracynow.org/2024/4/22/headlines/israeli_settlers_shoot_dead_palestinian_medic_as_he_was_attempting_to_aid_injured_people
Review of UNWRA finds Israel did not express concern about staff: An independent review of the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees has ...
apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-unrwa-united-nations-28a63ddef23efdc4b050b0bcbdb587ff
Fresh Support: The Bloomberg Open, Asia Edition: Good morning. US House approves $95 billion in foreign aid. China is front and center of gold’s rally ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-21/fresh-support-the-bloomberg-open-asia-edition
Quick Glance: Ukrainian President Thanks US for Weapon Aid
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanked U.S. political leaders for approving an aid package for Ukraine, providing the country with a chance at "victory" in its defense against Russia.
- The House passed a bill granting Ukraine $60.8 billion in aid, with Zelenskyy urging swift Senate approval to ensure rapid assistance to frontline soldiers.
- Zelenskyy emphasized the critical need for long-range weapons and air defense systems to stabilize the situation and regain the initiative in Ukraine.
- He addressed rumors of a territorial deal with Russia, emphasizing the importance of a strategy based on concrete democratic measures to end the war.
Pro-Palestinian Encampments Take Over American College Campuses: As the death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza increases, pro-Palestinian encampments have ...
time.com/6969875/pro-palestinian-encampments-take-over-college-campuses-across-america/
West Bank Pogrom 'Underscores Urgent Need to Dismantle Apartheid': Amnesty: "The appalling spike in settler violence against Palestinians in recent days is ...
commondreams.org/news/israeli-settler-attacks-west-bank
Pictures of the Day | April 22, 2024: Our top photos of the day.
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U.N. Finds Palestinian Refugee Agency Suffers From Political Bias: An investigation uncovered social-media posts and textbooks that allegedly violate U.N ...
wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-n-finds-palestinian-refugee-agency-suffers-from-political-bias-c2182da5
Scenes of Protests at Columbia, Yale, M.I.T. and N.Y.U.: The arrests of more than 100 protesters at Columbia last week led to more campus demonstrations, at Yale ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/22/nyregion/college-campus-protests-photos-yale-columbia.html
Palestinian arrested over Israeli boy's killing which sparked settler rampage: The murder of Benjamin Achimeir triggered a deadly rampage by Israeli settlers in ...
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Baby in Gaza saved from womb of mother killed in Israeli strike: A baby girl was delivered from the womb of a Palestinian killed along with her husband and ...
timeslive.co.za/news/world/2024-04-22-baby-in-gaza-saved-from-womb-of-mother-killed-in-israeli-strike/
“Collective Punishment”: As Gaza Assault Continues, Israel Ramps Up Violence in Occupied West Bank
democracynow.org/2024/4/22/west_bank
U.N. Photo Collection Shows Gaza War Through the Lens of Palestinian Journalists: The Gaza Collective Photo Essay project, organized by the United Nations Office ...
democracynow.org/2024/4/19/charlotte_cans
Quick Glance: U.N. Photo Collection Captures Gaza War Through Palestinian Lens
- Charlotte Cans, head of photography for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, discusses the Gaza Collective Photo Essay project involving 14 Palestinian photographers.
- The photographers document the humanitarian crisis in Gaza with images of injured children and women, as international journalists are denied access.
- The photos depict raw emotions, such as a boy who lost an arm and families mourning their deceased children.
- The photographers, also victims of the conflict, convey the brutality of war by sharing personal stories alongside their images.
“No Palestinian Is Safe”: Renowned Feminist Scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian Arrested in Jerusalem
democracynow.org/2024/4/19/shalhoub_kevorkian
London police to meet with Jewish leaders as protests spark safety concerns: London’s police commissioner will meet with senior members of the Jewish community ...
apnews.com/article/uk-london-police-apology-openly-jewish-protest-8c2c574150e56888bbc7e91c39e1d333
Israeli Genocide in Gaza: Civilian Casualties Mount as Aggression Continues: Palestinian civilians were killed and injured as Israeli airstrikes targeted several ...
palestinechronicle.com/israeli-genocide-in-gaza-civilian-casualties-mount-as-aggression-continues/
‘Carried that Black Day with Me’ – Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Resigns: The head of Israeli military intelligence resigned, after taking full ...
palestinechronicle.com/carried-that-black-day-with-me-israeli-military-intelligence-chief-resigns/
Arrests made at Yale University as police respond to pro-Palestinian protesters, school newspaper reports
cnn.com/2024/04/22/us/yale-pro-palestinian-protests-arrests/
Hamas says US military aid to Israel ‘green light’ for Gaza ‘aggression’: GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday ...
arabnews.com/node/2496651/middle-east
Israel-Hamas War in Gaza: Middle East Live Updates: The denunciations came hours after Israeli leaders welcomed Congress’s approval of aid for Israel ...
nytimes.com/live/2024/04/21/world/israel-iran-gaza-war-news/netanyahu-says-sanctions-against-israels-military-would-be-a-moral-low
State-Backed Censorship: Israel’s Persecution Of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian: Palestinians with Israeli citizenship are not allowed to exercise their right to ...
palestinechronicle.com/state-backed-censorship-israels-persecution-of-nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian/
Palestinians in West Bank Protest Israeli Raid That Killed at Least 10: At least 10 people were killed when Israeli forces raided the Nur Shams refugee camp ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/21/world/middleeast/west-bank-gaza-raid.html
Quick Glance: Israeli Strikes on Rafah Kill 22, Mostly Children, as US Advances Aid Package
- Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, as the US House of Representatives approved $13 billion in new Israeli military aid.
- However, fears of wider war breaking out in the Middle East have eased somewhat after Iran downplayed Israel’s reported retaliation over its unprecedented missile and drone attack on the country a week ago.
- Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah and vowed to expand its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group to the city on the border with Egypt despite calls for restraint, including from the US.
- Tensions have also spiked in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with Israeli troops killing two Palestinians who attacked a checkpoint with a knife and a gun near the southern West Bank town of Hebron.
'Obvious Evidence of Genocide': Mass Grave Discovered in Gaza's Nasser Hospital: Palestinian rescue workers said they found hundreds of bodies ...
commondreams.org/news/mass-grave-gaza-nasser-hospital
Settler Injuries in Ramming Operation amid Heightened Tensions in Occupied Jerusalem
palestinechronicle.com/settler-injuries-in-ramming-operation-amid-heightened-tensions-in-occupied-jerusalem/
Police in riot gear arrest ‘scores’ of demonstrators at Yale anti-Israel protest encampment
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/police-in-riot-gear-arrest-scores-of-protesters-for-trespassing-at-yale-anti-israel-protest/
Pro-Israel Columbia professor accused of harassment prevented from accessing main campus
middleeasteye.net/news/professor-shai-davidai-columbia-accused-harassment-access-main-campus
Two Palestinians shot dead as Israel continues deadly raids in West Bank: Israeli forces storm several locations in the West Bank after 14 were killed over three ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/21/two-palestinians-shot-dead-as-israel-continues-deadly-raids-in-west-bank
Two Palestinians attack Israeli soldiers in West Bank, army says: Two Palestinian attackers tried to shoot and stab Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on ...
reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-palestinians-attack-israeli-soldiers-west-bank-army-says-2024-04-21/
Israel’s brutal tactics blamed for Palestinians’ financial crisis: JERUSALEM: The Gaza war is speeding up Israel’s “annexation” of the Palestinian economy ...
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Biden denounces campus anti-Semitism amid tensions over Columbia University protests
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/04/22/biden-denounces-campus-anti-semitism-amid-tensions-over-columbia-university-protests
Gaza war: US puts out long list of human rights violations in Israel, Palestinian territories
wionews.com/world/gaza-war-us-puts-out-long-list-of-human-rights-violations-in-israel-palestinian-territories-714047
Dozens of Yale Students Arrested During Campus Protests: Demonstrators were arrested on Monday morning after setting up an encampment that they said was in ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/22/us/yale-students-arrests-protests.html
Quick Glance: Yale Students Block Intersection After 45 Arrested
- Yale students and protestors block the intersection of College St. and Grove St., outside Woolsey Hall in New Haven on Monday, April 22, 2024, during a Pro-Palestinian rally after about 45 students were arrested from the encampment at Beinecke Plaza Monday morning.
Columbia University main campus classes will be hybrid until semester ends; NYU students, faculty arrested during protests
cnn.com/2024/04/22/business/columbia-tensions-passover-virtual-classes/
Palestinian faction alleges Hamas manufactured aid crisis, steals aid: A Fatah TV anchor reported that Hamas had attacked aid workers, stolen food and water and ...
jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-798185
No end to Gaza nightmare | kuwaittimes: No end to Gaza nightmare - World - JERUSALEM: The Zionist entity’s military intelligence chief has resigned after taking ...
kuwaittimes.com/article/13441/world/middle-east/no-end-to-gaza-nightmare/
Calls for London police chief's resignation grow after antisemitic incident: Falter was targeted with antisemitic remarks by an officer near a pro-Palestinian ...
i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/artc-calls-for-london-police-chief-s-resignation-grow-after-antisemitic-incident
Live updates: Tensions simmer between Iran and Israel as war devastates Gaza: Israel is carrying out what appears to be one of its largest operations in the West ...
cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-21-24/
NYPD arrests pro-Palestinian demonstrators at NYU: A pro-Palestinian protest broke out at New York University on Monday, prompting arrests by New York police as ...
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Columbia University Cancels Classes Over Protests: More than 100 students have been arrested for refusing to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus.
newsweek.com/columbia-university-lockdown-cancels-classes-protests-1892631
When Genocide Equals Ecocide: Climate Justice and Earth Day 2024: Israel’s force is not only employed by violence and displacement, it is also applied through ...
palestinechronicle.com/when-genocide-equals-ecocide-climate-justice-and-earth-day-2024/
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza’s south kills at least nine Palestinians in Rafah, including six children
english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-20/an-israeli-airstrike-in-gazas-south-kills-at-least-nine-palestinians-in-rafah-including-six-children.html
Quick Glance: Israeli Strikes in Rafah Kill 22, Mostly Children, as US Advances Aid Package
- Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed 22 people, including 18 children. The United States is on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel.
- The conflict between Israel and Hamas has killed over 34,000 Palestinians, with at least two-thirds being children and women. The devastation in Gaza has left a swath of destruction.
- The $26 billion aid package approved by the House of Representatives includes around $9 billion in humanitarian assistance for Gaza, which experts say is on the brink of famine.
- Tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated, leading to direct hostilities. The region is in turmoil, with violence escalating in the West Bank.
Baby in Gaza saved from womb of mother killed in Israeli strike - News | Khaleej Times
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Deadly settler attacks sweep the West Bank as Israel's army looks on: Far-right government and Israeli army accused of complicity in devastating weekend ...
middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-settler-attacks-wreak-havoc-homes-palestinians-army-watches
190 bodies found in mass grave in Gaza’s Nasser Medical Complex: LONDON: A mass grave containing 190 bodies has been discovered by Palestinian civil defense ...
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Quick Glance: Discovery of Nearly 300 Bodies in Mass Grave at Gaza Hospital
- Workers from the Gaza Civil Defense announced the discovery of a mass grave with almost 300 bodies at a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza, subsequent to the withdrawal of Israeli forces earlier this month.
- Colonel Yamen Abu Suleiman, the Director of Civil Defense in Khan Younis, informed CNN on Monday that 73 bodies were found in the courtyard of the Nasser Medical Complex, bringing the total number to 283.
- It is believed that some bodies were discovered with bound hands and feet, along with indications of field executions. The specific circumstances of their deaths, whether they were buried alive or executed, remain unclear.
- The IDF has stated that they transported multiple bodies from Gaza to Israel for DNA testing before repatriating the remains in containers. The region surrounding the Nasser Medical Complex experienced heavy bombardment and conflict during January and February.
West Bank camp mourns martyrs | kuwaittimes: West Bank camp mourns martyrs - Top Stories - TULKAREM: Families kissed the faces of the dead and neighbors cried ...
kuwaittimes.com/article/13429/top-stories/west-bank-camp-mourns-martyrs/
US provides political protection for Israeli massacres: Hamas chief: Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh slammed US for blocking recognition of ...
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-provides-political-protection-for-israeli-massacres-hamas-chief-3681789
Columbia cancels in-person classes as pro-Palestinian protests sprout across U.S. campuses
pbs.org/newshour/education/columbia-cancels-in-person-classes-as-pro-palestinian-protests-sprout-across-u-s-campuses
Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley faces calls to quit over Gaza protests: The head of the Campaign Against Antisemitism called for Sir Mark to resign or be sacked ...
itv.com/news/2024-04-21/met-police-chief-faces-calls-to-quit-over-gaza-protests
Gantz asks Blinken to reconsider decision to sanction IDF’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion
timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-21-2024/
Quick Glance: Netanyahu Vows to Fight Sanctions on Army Battalions
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on April 21 that he would oppose sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations, following reports of Washington planning such a move.
- The United States announced on April 19 a new series of sanctions related to Israeli settlers in the West Bank, signaling growing frustration with Netanyahu's policies, who relies on settler parties for his coalition government.
- War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz, a former Chief of Armed Forces and centrist, mentioned in a statement on April 21 that he had spoken with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to reconsider the issue.
- Blinken mentioned on April 19 that he had made 'determinations' regarding accusations of Israel violating a set of US laws prohibiting military assistance to individuals or security force units committing gross human rights violations.
Free Gaza, free speech and the showdown at Columbia University: Despite efforts to quash pro-Palestinian protests on campus, students continue to organise and ...
trtworld.com/opinion/free-gaza-free-speech-and-the-showdown-at-columbia-university-17880057
Columbia Cancels In-Person Classes Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests: Demonstrations have intensified in recent days. Separately, police arrested some students ...
wsj.com/us-news/education/columbia-university-cancels-in-person-classes-amid-pro-palestinian-protests-111ffc5d
Netanyahu: Israel to increase military pressure on Hamas to 'free hostages and win'
haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-04-21/ty-article-live/palestinian-killed-in-clashes-with-settlers-and-soldiers-in-west-bank/0000018e-fe95-de5a-a9ef-fffd67950000
West Bank under Fire – Two Palestinians Killed, General Strike Declared, Settler Injured
palestinechronicle.com/west-bank-under-fire-two-palestinians-killed-general-strike-declared-settler-injured/
US provides political protection for Israeli massacres: Hamas chief: Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh slammed US for blocking recognition of ...
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-provides-political-protection-for-israeli-massacres-hamas-chief-3681789
Reuters' Mohammed Salem wins 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award for picture of mourning Palestinian woman
thehindu.com/news/international/reuters-mohammed-salem-wins-2024-world-press-photo-of-the-year-award-for-picture-of-mourning-palestinian-woman/article68090354.ece
Palestinian voices in Knesset in danger of being silenced: Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest coalition government has never looked at the Palestinian citizens of ...
arabnews.com/node/2496821
SNL Sketch Goes Viral Amid Columbia Protests: 'Predicted the Future': The resurfaced 2015 spoof shows actress Dakota Johnson being picked up by ISIS on her first ...
newsweek.com/gaza-israel-isis-saturday-night-live-columbia-isis-1892695
IDF reservist kicks Palestinian flag, sets off explosive terror trap: The reservist was lightly wounded, according to reports, and has been taken to a hospital ...
jpost.com/breaking-news/article-798072
PEN America cancels awards ceremony after controversy over Gaza: Nearly half of the nominees for the organization’s book awards had withdrawn in protest of its ...
washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/22/pen-america-awards-ceremony/
Gantz asks Blinken to reconsider decision to sanction IDF’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion
timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-21-2024/
'I knew it was dynamite': Inside Israel's 'doomsday' development: World leaders have fought this Israeli "doomsday" settlement plan in the West Bank for decades ...
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-22/why-israel-gaza-war-could-change-e1-west-bank-settlement/103231782
West Bank villagers fear future assaults following Israeli rampage: Residents of the West Bank village of al-Mughayyer described the Israeli settlers who ...
dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/west-bank-villagers-fear-future-assaults-following-israeli-rampage
Live blog: Israeli strikes on Rafah kill 24 Palestinians, mostly children: Israel's brutal war on Gaza — now in its 199th day — has killed at least 34 ...
trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israeli-strikes-on-rafah-kill-24-palestinians-mostly-children-17871688
Israel says will summon envoys of countries that voted for Palestinian UN membership
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/04/21/israel-says-will-summon-envoys-of-countries-that-voted-for-palestinian-un-membership-
Meet USC Valedictorian Asna Tabassum: School Cancels Commencement Speech by Pro-Palestinian Student
democracynow.org/2024/4/18/asna_tabassum_censored
Live: Israel strikes central, southern Gaza overnight: Civil defence teams unearth 200 bodies from Nasser Hospital mass grave
middleeasteye.net/live/israels-war-gaza-live-israel-pounds-rafah-overnight-strikes
Jewish Yale student journalist stabbed in the eye with Palestinian flag during protest
nypost.com/2024/04/21/us-news/jewish-yale-student-stabbed-in-the-eye-with-palestinian-flag-during-protest/
French journalist summoned to testify over social media post criticizing Israel over Palestine
yenisafak.com/en/world/french-journalist-summoned-to-testify-over-social-media-post-criticizing-israel-over-palestine-3681769
Israel bombards Rafah after US 'green light': Israel carried out deadly strikes in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, first responders in the Palestinian ...
thedailystar.net/news/world/israels-attack-on-palestine/news/israel-bombards-rafah-after-us-green-light-3592411
Illegal Israeli settlers shoot ambulance driver dead in northern West Bank: Dozens of illegal settlers attack As-Sawiya village in southern Nablus ...
yenisafak.com/en/world/illegal-israeli-settlers-shoot-ambulance-driver-dead-in-northern-west-bank-3681784
Live blog: UNRWA hails independent review that debunked Israeli claims: Israel's brutal war on Gaza — now in its 200th day — has killed at least 34 ...
trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-unrwa-hails-independent-review-that-debunked-israeli-claims-17885023
Israel believes 40 Gaza hostages alive of 133, Daily Mail claims; Shin Bet denies
jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-798103
Fear Not, PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Remains Uncensored in All Regions: All of them
pushsquare.com/news/2024/04/fear-not-ps5-exclusive-stellar-blade-remains-uncensored-in-all-regions
Met police chief defends 'professional' conduct of officer in pro-Palestinian protest row
standard.co.uk/news/london/met-police-mark-rowley-antisemitism-gideon-falter-palestine-protest-b1153168.html
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