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Pro-Palestine protests erupt in Melbourne and Sydney with 15,000 taking to the streets Palestine

Pro-Palestine protests erupt in Melbourne and Sydney with 15,000 taking to the streets

Thousands of protesters have turned out at passionate pro-Palestinian rallies calling on the Morrison government to hold Israel to account for alleged ethnic cleansing and war crimes. For the second weekend in a row, Sydney and Melbourne have hosted major protests in support of a timely two-state solution to the…
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May 22, 2021
Debate over Israel-Palestine violence highlights shifting political and religious alliances Palestine

Debate over Israel-Palestine violence highlights shifting political and religious alliances

WASHINGTON (RNS) — After days of violence that took the lives of at least a dozen people in Israel and hundreds in the occupied Palestinian territories, officials in both regions finally agreed to a cease-fire that took effect on Friday (May 21). President Joe Biden, who had publicly urged Israeli…
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May 22, 2021
Pakistan marks Palestine Day today to show solidarity with victims of Gaza massacre Palestine

Pakistan marks Palestine Day today to show solidarity with victims of Gaza massacre

Hundreds take part in a protest held outside the Karachi Press Club to protest against the Israeli massacre in Gaza Picture is from May 19. Photo: TwitterProtests in Pakistan to take place today to show solidarity with the victims of the Gaza massacre. Israel has killed more than 250 Palestinians in…
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May 21, 2021
Durban dock workers refuse to offload cargo from Israeli ship in stand against Palestine conflict Palestine

Durban dock workers refuse to offload cargo from Israeli ship in stand against Palestine conflict

Labour movements joined the SA Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (SA BDS) Coalition at the Durban harbour on Friday to support dock workers who refused to offload cargo from an Israeli container ship in a stand against the conflict between Palestine and Israel. The protest action follows a call by the Palestine…
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May 21, 2021
TikTok reportedly restricted anti-Palestine content after complaint from Indonesian gov’t Palestine

TikTok reportedly restricted anti-Palestine content after complaint from Indonesian gov’t

Indonesia’s IT ministry reportedly called on popular video sharing platform TikTok to limit content insulting Palestine on its app, after officials found dozens of uploads containing hate speech directed at the foreign state.  A disturbing trend has emerged on Indonesian TikTok this past week, wherein young people are bashing Palestine…
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May 21, 2021