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Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
South Africans protest Israel's military campaign in Gaza
STORY: :: South Africans protest with cooking pots as they denounce Israel's military campaign in Gaza :: Cape Town, South Africa :: August 1, 2025 Demonstrators carried banners reading 'Never Again for Anyone', 'Stop the Genocide', and 'Gaza is Starving', while others quoted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing him of supporting Israel's blockade: 'Keir Starmer says Israel has the right to cut off water.' The protest was organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which has held several demonstrations across South Africa in recent months. Protesters accused Britain and other Western nations of complicity in the humanitarian crisis. South Africa has long been a vocal critic of Israel's actions in Gaza, with the government calling for an immediate ceasefire and full humanitarian access. Israel says its operations are aimed at dismantling Hamas' military capabilities and securing the release of hostages.
The Guardian
23-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Israeli cruise ship turned away from Greek island by Gaza war protest
A cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists has been forced to reroute to Cyprus after being turned away from the Greek island of Syros after a quayside protest over the Gaza war. Around 1,600 Israeli passengers on board the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking amid safety concerns when more than 300 demonstrators on the Cycladic isle made clear they were unwelcome over Israel's conduct of the war and treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. A large banner emblazoned with the words Stop the Genocide was held aloft alongside Palestinian flags. A statement from the protesters also took issue with Greece's increasingly close 'economic, technological and military' relationship with Israel. 'As residents of Syros but more so as human beings, we are taking action that we hope will contribute to stopping this destruction from the genocidal war that is taking place in our neighbourhood,' it said. Some passengers on the vessel reacted by raising Israeli flags and chanting patriotic slogans, eyewitnesses said. Confirming the incident, Mano Maritime, the Israeli shipping firm operating the vessel, said: 'The ship arrived at Syros, encountered a demonstration by pro-Palestinian supporters, and passengers were stuck on board without permission to disembark.' Israel's foreign minister, Gideon Saar, contacted his Greek counterpart, George Gerapetritis, over the incident, the Greek foreign ministry confirmed. It did not release any details of their discussion. In recent years, Greece has become popular among Israeli tourists, reflecting the increasingly close ties between the two Mediterranean nations. Although the protest concluded without injuries nor arrests, the episode highlighted mounting disquiet in Greece over Israel's actions in Gaza. Anti-Israeli graffiti have proliferated across the country, as has signage in support of Palestinians.
The Guardian
22-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Israeli cruise ship turned away from Greek island by Gaza war protest
A cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists has been forced to reroute to Cyprus after being turned away from the Greek island of Syros after a quayside protest over the Gaza war. Around 1,600 Israeli passengers on board the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking amid safety concerns when more than 300 demonstrators on the Cycladic isle made clear they were unwelcome over Israel's conduct of the war and treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. A large banner emblazoned with the words Stop the Genocide was held aloft alongside Palestinian flags. A statement from the protesters also took issue with Greece's increasingly close 'economic, technological and military' relationship with Israel. 'As residents of Syros but more so as human beings, we are taking action that we hope will contribute to stopping this destruction from the genocidal war that is taking place in our neighbourhood,' it said. Some passengers on the vessel reacted by raising Israeli flags and chanting patriotic slogans, eyewitnesses said. Confirming the incident, Mano Maritime, the Israeli shipping firm operating the vessel, said: 'The ship arrived at Syros, encountered a demonstration by pro-Palestinian supporters, and passengers were stuck on board without permission to disembark.' Israel's foreign minister, Gideon Saar, contacted his Greek counterpart, George Gerapetritis, over the incident, the Greek foreign ministry confirmed. It did not release any details of their discussion. In recent years, Greece has become popular among Israeli tourists, reflecting the increasingly close ties between the two Mediterranean nations. Although the protest concluded without injuries nor arrests, the episode highlighted mounting disquiet in Greece over Israel's actions in Gaza. Anti-Israeli graffiti have proliferated across the country, as has signage in support of Palestinians.
Arab News
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Indian activists take Palestinian solidarity protest into major New Delhi market
NEW DELHI: Indian activists gathered for a Palestinian solidarity rally in one of New Delhi's busiest commercial areas on Saturday, looking to raise public awareness of — and educate citizens on — Israel's war crimes against the Palestinian people. Though support for Palestinian statehood was once an integral part of Indian foreign policy, the Indian government has moved closer to Tel Aviv in recent years and has largely remained quiet since Israel launched its deadly assault on Gaza in October 2023. New Delhi has been supplying Israeli forces with weapons and signed an agreement to send thousands of workers to Israel to replace their Palestinian counterparts. Indian civil society and students have taken to the streets in solidarity with Palestinians and protest against the government. On Saturday, protesters carried Palestinian flags, 'Free Palestine' posters, and placards that read 'Stop the Genocide' in Nehru Place, a prominent commercial hub in the Indian capital, as they sought to engage passersby in conversation and spark awareness of Israel's onslaught on Gaza. 'Coming to a place like this is really an attempt to take the protest (to) ordinary Indians, because it is their hearts and minds that we wish most to access … We want to create consciousness among ordinary Indians,' Harsh Mander, Indian human rights and peace activist, told Arab News. 'There has been a repression of pro-Palestine voices all across Europe and North America, but there has been significant pushback and resistance in other countries. India has not seen that kind of societal pushback to the government's open complicity with the … Zionist project of the Israeli government,' Mander continued. Organized by the Indians for Palestine movement, Saturday's protest moved away from the usual demonstration site of Jantar Mantar in the center of New Delhi. But it was also met with resistance, with some participants becoming the target of harassment from market visitors. 'The choice of Nehru Place as a site was symbolic — an open, public market square frequented by working-class people, students, and office-goers alike. It was meant to reclaim democratic space in a city where protest is now virtually criminalized,' organizers said in a statement. 'Despite everything, the message of the gathering remains clear: There are Indians who stand — and will continue to stand — with the people of Palestine.' Members of Indian civil society are aiming to educate people about the situation in Gaza to counter a lack of awareness, said Pamela Philipose, a journalist and senior fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research. 'Let me tell you, almost 90 percent of the people (in Nehru Place) would not have heard about Gaza, and the 10 percent who had would not have known what is happening in Gaza; that people are dying, that people are hungry, that there is a cruel state called Israel that is attacking them … they don't know any of this,' she told Arab News. 'And this is educating them. A protest is always an education. That's what we believe.' Israel has reportedly killed more than 58,700 Palestinians and wounded over 140,000 others since October 2023. The true death toll, though, is feared to be far higher, with research published in The Lancet medical journal in January estimating an underreporting of deaths by 41 percent. The study adds that the reported death toll does not include deaths caused by starvation, injury and lack of access to health care, caused by the Israeli military's destruction of most of Gaza's infrastructure and the blocking of medical and food aid. 'It is extremely important to protest because the atrocities that are going on in Gaza are unprecedented in the history of the world. It is as bad as, if not worse than, what happened in Nazi Germany,' Nandita Narain, a retired professor from Delhi University, told Arab News. 'If we don't protest today, we have lost our humanity. Humanity can only survive if human beings stand up for each other … India has already suffered colonial rule. We should understand better than everybody else how you must support those who have been subjected to brutal occupation by imperialist powers.' -ENDS-
The National
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Kneecap release film with Gaza surgeons ahead of Glastonbury 2025 set
In a post on social media, the film titled Stop The Genocide came ahead of their slot at the festival taking place on the West Holts Stage at 4pm on Saturday. The Irish rap trio are considered the most controversial act performing this year after one of their members was charged with a terror offence. Before the festival, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it would not be 'appropriate' for them to perform. READ MORE: IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for aid The video was posted with the caption, 'Kneecap is not the story. Genocide in Gaza is.' The group then explained in another post that the video, called "See It. Say It. Censored" is an 'artist-led alternative PSA presented by Kneecap that demands urgent action to stop the genocide unfolding in Gaza.' The group added: 'Created by a coalition of artists and powered by the testimony of medics and activists, the film builds on reports from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and UN agencies, to lay out the facts and call for vital action.' Rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who was charged for allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah at a gig in London in November last year, opens the video, saying: "Genocide is a crime against the whole of humanity." The 27-year-old, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara and was released on unconditional bail until his next hearing on August 20, narrates the video. He sets out what "the Israeli government told you what they were gonna do," playing an audio clip of former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant saying: "We are laying a complete siege on Gaza. No electricity, no food. We are fighting against human animals." Plastic surgeon Dr Rossel Morhij features and shares how she had to amputate limbs with blunt instruments. Emergency Physician James Smith adds: "Aid distribution centres are becoming literal killing fields." READ MORE: BBC says it will not show Neil Young's Glastonbury Festival headline set live Ghassen Ghaben, a Palestinian activist, shares how his cousins were killed while getting food for their children. O hAnnaidh then adds: "We didn't choose solidarity. We've lived under occupation. We know that silence is death." Clips of bombings in Northern Ireland are shown as he states this line. The band then urges viewers to support boycotts, divestments, and sanctions against Israel.
