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A number of pro-Palestinian activists online have criticised major news organisations for "prioritising" reports about US singer Taylor Swift’s newly-released album over news of Israel’s war in Gaza and its recent strikes on Iran. Broadcasters, notably the BBC, issued extensive coverage of the US pop star’s latest album release amid Israel continuing its bombardment of Gaza and its retaliatory attack on Iran and other neighbouring countries. Many took to social media to slam the BBC for featuring headlines specific to Swift and her album on the news ticker at the bottom of the screen, while Is...
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Apple on Thursday promised to stop a Palestinian flag emoji from being suggested to some iPhone users when they type "Jerusalem" in messages, after it sparked an antisemitism debate on social media on Tuesday. The global tech company described the issue as a "bug" within the predictive emoji software, which triggered an online row that Apple was showing bias in light of the Israel-Gaza war. Apple told The New Arab that the predictive emoji prompt was unintentional and will be fixed by the next iOS update. The quirk was pointed out on social media by British television presenter Rachel Riley, r...
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US political commentator Tucker Carlson has received backlash from pro-Israel conservative commentators over his interview with Palestinian Reverend Dr. Munther Isaac on Tuesday. Carlson, a former host on right-wing leaning Fox News, discussed the situation of Palestinian Christians with Isaac amid Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. Isaac, who is a Lutheran pastor in Bethlehem, slammed right-wing Evangelical Christians in the US who have supported Israeli actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank which bring huge harm to the Palestinian Christian community. He noted how despite the strongly held v...
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Alana Hadid, the half-sister of Palestinian American models Bella and Gigi Hadid, is leading a new film production and distribution label and entertainment news site, Deadline reports. The label, Watermelon Pictures, is described as a “Palestinian-owned independent film distribution, production, and financing” outfit that will focus on “cultural representation and social advocacy and be dedicated to amplifying the voices of underrepresented filmmakers across the globe”. The company aims to provide a “safe haven for excluded voices striving for creative resistance” and “educate and inspire audi...
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Miss Universe has denied claims that Saudi Arabia will be participating in the annual beauty pageant. Saudi model Rumy Alqahtani announced last week she would be participating in Miss Universe 2024, making the kingdom's debut appearance in the competition. In a statement on its site, Miss Universe called the claims "false and misleading", saying that no selection process has been conducted in Saudi Arabia. "While Saudi Arabia is not yet among those countries fully confirmed participating this year, we are currently undergoing a rigorous vetting process qualifying a potential candidate to be aw...
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Props from the disastrous Willy Wonka event in Glasgow that went viral after attendees called the police have been auctioned off to raise thousands of pounds for a Palestinian charity. After the fabric backdrops used in the controversial event were found in a bin, they were given to a local record store, whose manager decided to sell the now infamous gear to raise money for a medical aid charity operating in Gaza. Michael Kasparis, manager of Glasgow’s Monorail Records, auctioned the props on eBay, where they eventually sold for over £2000, all of which was donated to the charity Medical Aid f...
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Bands and artists are pulling out of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival to protest Israel's war on Gaza due to the US army's "super sponsorship" of the event. The festival is set to take place in Texas from 8 March to 16 March, but comes amid the devastating war on Gaza where Israel, with US political and material support, has killed over 31,100 Palestinians. The latest act to pull out is Belfast band Kneecap, who said on X that their decision to pull their three shows is done "in solidarity with the people of Palestine". The band highlighted the links the festival has with arms firms and ...
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Israel said on Thursday its entry "Hurricane" had been approved for the popular Eurovision Song Contest, ending a political content dispute. The European Broadcasting Union informed Israeli public broadcaster Kan that the song, performed by 20-year-old Russian-Israeli singer Eden Golan, was being given the green light "after discussing the lyrics of the song... and listening to its performance", Kan said. In late February, Israel said it would not take part in the competition if organisers rejected its entries, "October Rain" and "Dance Forever", which reportedly refers to Hamas's attack on th...
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The second Eurovision song submitted by Israel was rejected by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) this week for being "too political", according to Israeli media. 'Dance Forever' by 20-year-old Russian-Israeli singer Eden Golan, which is mostly in English with some Hebrew words, reportedly refers to Hamas's attack on the Nova Music festival on 7 October, where 364 people were killed. Another submission by Israel, Eden Golan's 'October Rain', was also disqualified for its politicised lyrics. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation refused to change the song's lyrics or melody and had "no...
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Beauty company Charlotte Tilbury has said that Bella Hadid is still a "close friend", amid speculation that the model's pro-Palestine views could have been linked to the two parties ending a long-standing collaboration. The company has said the professional relationship ended as the Dutch-Palestinian model is launching her own line of products. There had been unfounded speculation on social media that Charlotte Tilbury could have been unhappy with the model's pro-Palestine views and posts about Gaza on social media. Bella Hadid's father, Mohammed, has also been vocal about his Palestinian heri...
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