Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday fired Suella Braverman, his very prominent home secretary, following criticisms that she stoked tensions by saying police sympathized with pro-Palestinian protesters. Braverman has been at the center of a political storm over the last week after she penned … Read more
LONDON — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully through central London on Saturday, even as right-wing counter-protesters clashed with police, after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the event on a day when Britain honored its war dead. The day unfolded in a backdrop of tensions fueled by Home Secretary Suella Braverman who earlier … Read more
LONDON — Palestinian supporters marched peacefully through central London on Saturday, even as right-wing counter-protesters clashed with police, after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the demonstration on a day when Britain honored its war dead. The day unfolded amid a backdrop of tensions fueled by Home Secretary Suella Braverman who earlier this week … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — The minister overseeing Britain’s largest police force has accused it of double standards and sympathizing with pro-Palestinian protests she insists are “hate marches.” Since the Israel-Gaza war began, every Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters have spilled onto the streets of London and other cities … Read more
LONDON — Britain’s interior minister has accused the country’s largest police force of being more lenient toward pro-Palestinian demonstrators than other groups, deepening a political feud sparked by the Israel-Hamas war. In a highly unusual attack on the police, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said London’s Metropolitan Police force was ignoring lawbreaking by “pro-Palestinian mobs.” She … Read more
A 69-year-old Jewish man died Monday after suffering a severe head injury during an altercation with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator in Thousand Oaks, authorities said. Deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office received multiple calls at around 3:20 p.m. about a “battery” at the intersection of Westlake and Thousand Oaks boulevards where demonstrations were taking place … Read more
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan has received widespread criticism for a video she posted over the weekend that was deemed offensive to the Jewish community by some, but she said her critics should focus less on the words she used than on saving civilian lives in the Middle East. “My … Read more
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to streets across the U.S. on Nov. 4, calling for a Gaza ceasefire amid the Israel-Hamas war. More than 9,700 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and more than 1,400 people killed in Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that started the war. … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BERLIN — In front of Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate, 10,000 people rallied in solidarity with Israel. Major political parties backed the event. In a rousing speech, Germany’s president heralded a national responsibility to “protect Jewish life.” A few blocks away, officers in riot gear moved in on … Read more