Tory MP Michael Fabricant sparks backlash after describing pro-Palestine protesters clashing with police as ‘primitives’ Tory MP Michael Fabricant labelled protesters ‘primitives’ in now-deleted tweet Anti-racism group accused Mr Fabricant of ‘hateful racism that stirs up division’ Hope Not Hate called for the Conservative Party to suspend the backbencher By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor … Read more
President Joe Biden was set to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday amid pressure to try to apply pressure for a cease fire, as the White House said it was deploying ‘quiet, intensive diplomacy’ to try to stop the ongoing violence int the conflict between Israel and Hamas – even as it avoided … Read more
Hussam Abu Harbid has been killed by an Israeli air strike, the country’s military has said, describing him as a senior commander in Palestinian Islamic Jihad A senior Palestinian militant commander has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, the country’s air force has claimed, following a night of heavy bombardment that saw more than a … Read more
This is the terrifying moment an angry mob smash up a Muslim YouTuber’s family home after accusing him of ‘disrespecting Palestine‘. The masked gang waved a Palestinian flag while hurling bricks through the window of a house in the Hodge Hill area of Birmingham in the early hours of Monday morning. Screams were heard as … Read more
A group of men who shouted anti-Semitic abuse while driving through a Jewish community in North London were part of a convoy that travelled 200 miles from Bradford, it was reported today, as police stepped up patrols at synagogues and Sadiq Khan said there was ‘no excuse’ for racism. Onlookers were left horrified after the … Read more
Israeli air strikes hammered the Gaza Strip Monday, after a week of violence between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants left more than 200 people dead as international calls for de-escalation went unheeded. Overnight Sunday to Monday, Israel launched dozens of strikes in the space of a few minutes across the crowded coastal Palestinian enclave … Read more
The Associated Press has been accused of lying about whether it knew Hamas maintained a military presence in its Gaza headquarters. Israeli forces destroyed Jala Tower which had been the AP’s headquarters in the Palestinian territory for 15 years, and was also where Al Jazeera was based. Politicians and journalists in the United States rushed … Read more
More than 160 Israeli settlers are injured and two are killed when West Bank grandstand seating collapses Two were killed and more than 160 injured when grandstand seating collapsed The incident occurred in the occupied West Bank outside Jerusalem ‘Hundreds were congregated’ for the Jewish Shavuot feast on Sunday By Henry Martin For Mailonline and Afp … Read more
News organizations demanded an explanation on Saturday for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices of The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets. Its destruction also sparked widespread protests across the United States. Model Bella Hadid was seen among those on the streets of Brooklyn. AP … Read more
Israel claims to have shared ‘smoking gun’ evidence with the US that Hamas used the destroyed building that housed The Associated Press and Al Jazeera in Gaza City, as news organisations demand answers. Government officials said the Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu shared a ‘smoking gun’ with US President Joe Biden in their phone call on Saturday. … Read more