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As violence spikes between Israel and Palestine, Grand Rapids group gathers in protest – MLive.com

| May 18, 2021

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Protesters in downtown Grand Rapids called for an end to U.S. aid to Israel as the countrys ongoing conflict with Palestine flared into a new round of violence this week.

Venmo is blocking some payments mentioning Palestinian relief funds. The company says it’s following the law. – Business Insider

| May 18, 2021

Some Venmo users are reporting that the PayPal-owned company is preventing them from completing transactions with descriptions mentioning Palestine-related keywords. Venmo's customer support inquired about a $50 payment one user received that included the description "Emergency Palestinian Relief Fund," according to a screenshot the user tweeted

Kyrie Irving turns attention to Israel-Palestine: Basketball ‘not the most important thing to me right now’ – Yahoo Sports

| May 18, 2021

Kyrie Irving turned the focus to the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestine rather than answer any game-related questions Saturday night. "My goal out here, my purpose, is to help humanity and I can't sit here and not address that," Irving said following the Brooklyn Nets' 105-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls

Rally in support of Palestine held in Westlake – WKYC.com

| May 18, 2021

A "broad coalition" of protesters met near the east entrance of Crocker Park to call for "an immediate end to violence and repression by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in Sheik Jurrah, near East Jerusalem, Occupied Palestine, where Palestinians are facing more ethnic cleansing through forced evictions and attacks by the IOF." They are also demanding the United States "immediately" end all military aid to Israel. A representative for Crocker Park told 3News that the demonstrators did not have permission to gather inside the shopping complex and were asked to leave. The below statement was given to 3News.

Israeli attacks on Palestine crushed the joy of Eid in Bangladesh – TRT World

| May 18, 2021

Amidst the second wave of the pandemic, Bangladeshis are filled with rage because of Israel's ruthless airstrikes on Palestine.

Palestine | History, People, & Religion | Britannica

| May 16, 2021

Palestine, area of the eastern Mediterranean region, comprising parts of modern Israel and the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip (along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea) and the West Bank (west of the Jordan River). The term Palestine has been associated variously and sometimes controversially with this small region, which some have asserted also includes Jordan. Both the geographic area designated by the name and the political status of it have changed over the course of some three millennia.

Palestine – History, Religion & Conflicts – HISTORY

| May 16, 2021

Contents Palestine is a small region of land that has played a prominent role in the ancient and modern history of the Middle East.The history of Palestine has been marked by frequent political conflict and violent land seizures because of its importance to several major world religions, and because Palestine sits at a valuable geographic crossroads between Africa and Asia.Today, Arab people who call this territory home are known as Palestinians, and the people of Palestine have a strong desire to create a free and independent state in this contested region of the world. The word Palestine derives from the Greek word, Philistia, which dates to Ancient Greek writers' descriptions of the region in the 12th century B.C

Protesters supporting Israel, Palestinians clash in New York …

| May 16, 2021

Supporters of bothIsrael and Palestine clashed on the streets ofNew York City Tuesday, following violent attacks in the Middle Eastthis week. New York police officers attempted to keep the groups separated, but videos posted to social media showed protestors breaking free in an attempt to physically assault one another.

What are Israel and Palestine? Why are they fighting? – Vox

| May 16, 2021

Israel is the worlds only Jewish state, located just east of the Mediterranean Sea. Palestinians, the Arab population that hails from the land Israel now controls, refer to the territory as Palestine, and want to establish a state by that name on all or part of the same land. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is over who gets what land and how its controlled.

Sorry You’re Offended, But ‘Palestine’ Does Not Exist

| May 16, 2021

In progressive America, an official elected in a predominantly Jewish district in the countrys largest city can be punished for asserting an indisputable historical fact if it happens to offend the sensibilities of hard-left activists. In this case, Kalman Yeger, a councilman from Brooklyn, in a back-and-forth about Rep. Ilhan Omar, tweeted that, Palestine does not exist


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