Monday, September 22, 2025

09/22 Links Pt1: Keir Starmer has emboldened the enemies of humanity; Hamas publishes propaganda video of hostage Alon Ohel; Hamas lauds recognition of Palestinian state

From Ian:

Brendan O'Neill: Keir Starmer has emboldened the enemies of humanity
In his statement, Starmer raged against Israel as well as pleasing Hamas. He slammed Israel’s ‘relentless and increasing bombardment of Gaza’. Its actions are ‘utterly intolerable’, he said, and they ‘horrif[y] all of us’. To shame and ridicule an ally as it fights an existential war against the racist militia that invaded its lands and killed its people – what an ignominious new low in British foreign policy. This is surely the most morally abject foreign-policy decision a British prime minister has made since Chamberlain. The nations of the world now know: if you are invaded and pillaged by a 6,000-strong army of terrorists, if your women are raped and your people are murdered, Britain will not have your back. Britain will betray you.

For Starmer to lay into Israel and please Hamas is an act of geopolitical suicide. It harms us as well as our one-time friends in the Jewish State. Violent Islamism is a menace across Europe. Anything that appeases these dreamers of a Caliphate, these soldiers of bigotry who long to punish ‘infidels’, is a calamity for the West, too. Starmer has exposed the soft, yellow underbelly of our own lost and timorous societies, unwittingly inviting other Islamists to seek ‘fruit’ from acts of violence. To advertise one’s penchant for appeasement in an era of profound moral and physical conflict is a folly of incalculable proportions.

Just who is Starmer speaking for when he decrees a new State of Palestine should exist? It’s not ordinary Brits. A new poll has found that nearly nine in 10 Britons oppose the recognition of Palestine without conditions. They clearly see the risk and the lunacy of giving a state to a terror army before it has released the Jews it kidnapped and laid down the arms with which it dreams of destroying the Jewish nation. No, the ‘domestic political pressure’ Starmer is responding to comes from the Palestine obsessives of his own party and his own class – that keffiyeh-adorned section of society that has convinced itself Israel is a demonic entity. This is the most unforgivable thing about his appeasing antics: he has sacrificed our alliance with the world’s only Jewish nation at the altar of the narrowest political expediency; in the name not of democracy but of placating the irrational Israelophobia of a noisy and bigoted minority.

We are still failing the moral test of 7 October. Our societies still fail to appreciate the enormity of the civilisational clash that was birthed by that historically cruel assault on the Jews. Our leaders still dither and appease and fantasise that the violent haters of the West can be pacified with pieces of political fruit. Israel will continue to fight against Hamas regardless of what Starmer and the rest say. It’s us, the Western world, I am worried about.
Mike Pompeo: Recognizing a Palestinian State Will Only Perpetuate a Cycle of Violence
Europe helped draft the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute. Yet some governments now propose recognizing a Palestinian state led by authorities who openly violate both. The price of being naïve about the Palestinian Authority is too high – and is paid in blood.

In a recent exchange with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot claimed, in defense of the planned recognition, that the PA had ended its “Pay-for-Slay” program. This is wrong. Enshrined in law, the program provides generous monthly “salaries” to over 40,000 imprisoned terrorists, released terrorists, and families of “martyrs.” Regular payments have gone out as recently as September 3rd. It is fantasy to believe that the PA wolf has turned into a lamb.

In the face of clear evidence of the program’s continued existence, pretending otherwise puts France and other European nations in stark contrast with the United States, which recently revoked visas for Palestinian Authority officials. It also means violating international law that makes the incentivized targeting of civilians a crime.

Pledges to recognize a state underscore exasperation with the continued conflict in Gaza. But recognition under the PA would not advance peace or prosperity; it would entrench Palestinians — and Europe itself — into deeper cycles of terrorism and instability.

The problem is not Palestinian statehood in principle, but in the character of those currently positioned to govern it. Recognizing a state under the current PA would reinforce a societal architecture of violence with serious implications for Europe. Proposed plans include granting the PA more power to distribute aid and lead recovery and reconstruction efforts in Gaza, but offer no actionable measures to reform the PA. These moves are reminiscent of the Oslo Accords which failed to deliver responsible governance or civil society.

The PA’s “pay-for-slay” system illustrates the problem. Its budget dwarfs welfare spending, while wasting money and prioritizing and encouraging terrorism over genuine economic needs. This is especially stark because the Palestinians are by far the largest per capita recipient of aid in the world. Coupled with the glorification of terrorists in schools and media, this ensures young Palestinians remain locked in hostility toward Israel rather than offered a future.

The radicalization in Gaza and the West Bank poses dangers far beyond the Middle East – a danger Europe knows all too well. Granting legitimacy to the leaders who foster this indoctrination strengthens their ideology, allowing it to continue spreading beyond the region. Even more troubling, many PA officials are bona fide terrorists who would receive diplomatic status and international mobility. Recognition under such conditions would betray Europe’s progressive values and endorse the militarization of civilian society.
Gaza genocide claims are based on skewed facts, sometimes deliberately, says study author
Less than three months after Hamas touched off the ongoing Gaza war on October 7, 2023, South Africa initiated proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice, alleging that the Jewish state was perpetrating a genocide against the Palestinian residents of the territory.

Since then, numerous organizations have accused Israel of committing the same crime, most recently a UN commission of inquiry, as well as two Israeli nonprofits, and a group calling itself the International Association of Genocide Scholars.

Earlier this month, four Israeli researchers issued a 300-page report published by Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) that seeks to refute the genocide allegations.

The authors include military historians Prof. Danny Orbach of the Hebrew University and Dr. Yagil Henkin of Shalem College and the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy, independent scholar and quantitative analysis expert Dr. Jonathan Boxman, and lawyer Jonathan Braverman, an expert in international humanitarian law.

The study focused to a large degree on the most damaging charge against Israel: That it has deliberately starved the civilian population of Gaza by restricting aid.

These allegations have been the focus of international legal proceedings against Jerusalem and subsequently formed the foundation for the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.

But the study also highlights what the authors say is a glaring omission in such proceedings: Hamas’s use of civilian infrastructure in Gaza, without which Israel’s military actions cannot be understood.

Speaking to The Times of Israel, Orbach, the primary author of the study, noted that the charge of genocide, which requires deliberate intent to destroy a group of people, is untenable in light of Israeli actions to reduce civilian casualties — even if the IDF didn’t try to minimize collateral damage 100 percent of the time, and even if such actions weren’t always effective.

Orbach argued that to prove genocide, Israel’s accusers would have to demonstrate that it had sought to maximize civilian casualties.

The facilitation of “unprecedented levels” of humanitarian aid, warnings given before impending attacks, and implementation of protocols designed to reduce civilian casualties make that case impossible, he said, adding that the genocide allegations have frequently been based on false and erroneous data.


Emily Damari meets ‘Green Prince,’ reveals chilling details of Hamas captivity
Former Gaza hostage Emily Damari hosted Mosab Hassan Yousef, known as the “Green Prince,” at her home in Kfar Aza, where she revealed new details about her time in Hamas captivity, N12 reported on Sunday.

Damari stated she had wanted to meet Yousef since she was taken by Hamas, adding that she had wanted to read his book, ‘Son of Hamas,’ before the war and never had the time.

“Maybe it would have made me sharper going into that situation,” she said.

Damari said she did not want to repress any memories of her time in captivity.

“On the contrary, I want to learn more. Not to repress it. Reading what this crazy man did is a privilege for us.”

Upon her return from captivity, Damari told her brother she needed to read the book, to understand how her captors thought and operated.

“When you’ve been there, seen and experienced those people, those monsters, and then you read this and learn from it, you say: wow, that’s how they think, that’s how they see things. It all connects. It feels true. What’s written there takes me right back,” she said.

“Their ideology, their faith - he really explains what they believe in and how they operate.”


Hamas publishes propaganda video of hostage Alon Ohel
The Hamas terrorist organization published a propaganda video of hostage Alon Ohel on Monday afternoon.

Ohel has been held in the Gaza Strip for 717 days, as of the video's publication.

The publication of the footage follows an earlier post by Hamas in which the terror group released a photo of an unidentified hostage.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters have requested that any footage or related media released by Hamas or the Islamic Jihad not be published without permission from the family. Ohel's parents also said that the "video content constitutes psychological terror, and we ask that it not be shared.”

His parents, Idit and Kobi, said Monday evening that the video released by Hamas left them "shaking and in pain." The parents said, "Alon appears thin, distressed, and losing his vision," and demanded that eye doctors examine and treat Alon as a condition for any negotiations or additional aid to Hamas, following previous reports that the hostage has lost vision in his right eye.

"The most important national message right now is bringing Alon and all the hostages home to their families," they added.


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The vile jihadi psychopaths released a hostage video of Alon Ohel today — opening with images of murdered hostages rising from Gaza.
Let’s be clear:
Hamas invaded Israel.
Hamas wages war behind civilians.
Hamas took hostages.
Hamas murdered hostages.
Hamas refuses to release hostages.

And how do Britain, France, Canada, Australia and others respond? By rewarding these monsters with a state.


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The recognition of a Palestinian state is a victory for Hamas and terrorism
Families of hostages are outraged, as are Jewish organisations. But electorally, they don’t count. Nor, it seems, do the 87 per cent of Britons who oppose recognition without conditions. Common sense remains abundant among the public. It is absent among those who govern us, who allow a radical, sectarian minority to dictate UK policy.

This rush to “do something,” however counterproductive, is driven by the relentless drumbeat of propaganda against the Jewish state. Vile lies have been heaped on Israel, whipping up hysteria. Instead of challenging them, this government – like much of Europe – has sometimes echoed them, creating the very panic now driving this disastrous move.

Although Britain’s own legal advisers have ruled out genocide, ministers refuse to say so plainly. Instead, senior Labour figures repeat the same accusations built on twisted law and fabricated facts. The “big lie” – once deployed by the Nazis against Jews – is now directed against the Jewish state: an accusation so outrageous that ordinary people can hardly imagine anyone would invent it.

Accusations of genocide, famine, apartheid all collapse under scrutiny, yet spread precisely because of their scale. As Israel is demonised, Jews everywhere are endangered. In France, nearly one in five say violence against Jews is justified because of Gaza. Is Britain immune to such violent sentiments?

And yet the UK will now line up at the UN General Assembly alongside some of the world’s most despicable regimes in a witch-hunt against Israel, where recognition will be presented as a response to Israel’s alleged crimes.

Recognition without conditions is no step towards peace. It is a betrayal of the hostages, a gift to Hamas, a green light to Israel’s enemies, and a blow to those Palestinians who genuinely seek a state prepared to live in peace with its Jewish neighbour. Destructive symbolism has triumphed over effective policies – and extremism will be the winner.
Now that 'Palestine' has been recognized, it must be branded a state sponsor of terror
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state was originally framed as being conditioned on the Palestinian Authority (PA) instituting numerous reforms, including demilitarizing and excluding Hamas from government. But in practice, Canada has extended the privileges of sovereignty before those conditions were met. Statehood has already been recognized. And now there is only one logical consequence: this new state must be designated as a state supporter of terrorism under Canadian law.

To be recognized as a state is to join the international community of sovereign equals. That status comes with rights: recognition, diplomatic privileges and protection from foreign courts under the principle of sovereign immunity. But statehood also carries responsibilities. A state must not wage aggressive war, it must not commit atrocities and it must not support terrorism.

Canada’s State Immunity Act enshrines this balance. It creates a terrorism exception to sovereign immunity: foreign states that finance, facilitate or participate in terrorism for the benefit of designated terrorist groups can be stripped of their immunity and held to account in Canadian courts. Victims of terrorism can sue, and state assets can be seized to satisfy judgments.

At present, only Iran and Syria are designated. Yet Palestine, through its governing institutions, clearly qualifies to join them.

The PA, which would form the administrative backbone of a Palestinian state, has for years provided payments to convicted terrorists and to the families of those killed while carrying out attacks.

This is not welfare. It is a reward system for terrorism. It reduces the deterrent effect of imprisonment, guarantees family support for operatives and perpetuates recruitment pipelines. Under Canadian law, such conduct constitutes financing and facilitating terrorism.

Although the PA recently claimed it had ended the program, it has a history of making similar claims in the past in the international arena — while confirming across Palestinian media that stipends continue.
French proposal envisions multinational Gaza force tasked with gradually disarming Hamas
France is advancing an initiative aimed at establishing an “International Stabilization Mission” that would replace the IDF in Gaza and work to disarm Hamas after the war ends, according to a draft of the proposal obtained by The Times of Israel.

The proposal aims to operationalize an internationally-backed declaration from July calling for a two-state solution, the disarmament of Hamas and the gradual transfer of internal security in Gaza to the Palestinian Authority.

The proposal envisions several states leading the transitional force and specifically names Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as preferred candidates.

The draft “outlines a pragmatic pathway to deploy — in a short timeframe — a UN-mandated, regionally-led temporary stabilization mission in Palestine as provided for in the New York Declaration, once the environment is sufficiently permissive.”

The New York Declaration was cosponsored by France and Saudi Arabia in July and was subsequently endorsed by Arab countries, including Qatar and Egypt, before being enshrined in a UN General Assembly resolution earlier this month.

The declaration stated that signatories “support the deployment of a temporary international stabilization mission upon invitation by the Palestinian Authority and under the aegis of the United Nations and in line with UN principles.”
'An important step': Hamas lauds recognition of Palestinian state
Hamas lauded the recognition of a Palestinian state by the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, and Australia in a Sunday statement, calling the move “an important step.”

“This recognition is an important step in maintaining the right of our Palestinian people to their land and holy sites, and to establishing their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital,” Hamas stated.

The terror organization continued, saying it was “a deserved outcome of our people’s struggle” and that a stop to Israel’s war against it, which it labeled a “brutal genocide” in Gaza, must follow the declaration.

Hamas also called on the international community to “confront the annexation and Judaization plans in the West Bank and Jerusalem,” isolate the Jewish state, and take “punitive measures” against it.


Mahmoud Abbas Demands Reparations From UK After Its Recognition of Palestinian State
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas is reportedly demanding that the United Kingdom pay it reparations, which could be worth up to trillions of dollars, after U.K. prime minister Keir Starmer on Sunday formally recognized a Palestinian state.

"Abbas, who has a long history of threatening to sue Britain, is demanding 'reparations in accordance with international law' based on the value of the land which was under British rule between 1917 and 1948," the Daily Mail reported, noting that the payments would be "compensation for land 'taken from the Palestinian people' when Britain relinquished control of the region after the Second World War."

Under Abbas, the Palestinian Authority has paid millions of dollars to the families of killed or imprisoned terrorists under its "pay for slay" program. While Abbas claimed in February that he would end the program, he told his party later that month that "even if we have [only] one penny left, it is for the prisoners and Martyrs," according to the Council on Foreign Relations. There is no evidence to suggest the authority ceased its payments to terrorists' families following Abbas's order.

The Daily Mail's report says that "some international law experts" have said that reparations worth two trillion British pounds, "roughly the size of Britain's total economy," are "a good place to start."


Melanie Phillips: Starmer's "Palestine" delusion
Melanie Phillips speaks to Mike Graham on Talk TV about the UK's recognition of "Palestine"


‘Starmer is worse than Chamberlain’ | Andrew Fox on the UK’s Palestine recognition
Keir Starmer’s recognition of Palestine has been hailed by Hamas as a victory for its cause. The anti-Semitic army has thanked the UK prime minister for rewarding the 7 October pogrom, the deadliest day for Jews since the Nazi Holocaust. Here, Andrew Fox – former British Army officer and co-host of the podcast, The Brink – argues that this is a moment of shame for Britain. Starmer’s gambit, he says, will do nothing for ordinary Palestinians and will not bring an end to the war in Gaza. It will only embolden those committed to Israel’s destruction. Watch, share and be sure to subscribe to our channel.




FDD: Jonathan Conricus on UK, Canada, and Australia recognizing a Palestinian state — i24 News
Jonathan joins i24 News to react to the recognition of a Palestinian state, discuss the IDF's expanding operations to eliminate Hamas in Gaza City, and break down talks between Israel and Syria.




Palestine has ‘rejected’ statehood at ‘every turn’
The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan discusses how Palestine has “rejected” statehood at “every turn”.

“Australia has always supported a two-state solution … but the two states have to come about as a result of compromise and negotiation,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News host James Macpherson.

“The Palestinians have been offered an independent state on at least four occasions … on the most generous terms.

"And they’ve rejected it at every term.”




Carney recognized Palestine… Should Israel recognize Quebec?
After Canadian PM Mark Carney recognized a Palestinian state, Avi Yemini hit the streets of Tel Aviv to ask Israelis if they should retaliate by recognizing breakaway regions in other countries.




UK, Canada face opposition criticism for ‘disastrous’ Palestinian state recognition
Leaders of the UK and Canada faced domestic criticism on Sunday after they officially announced that their countries recognized a Palestinian state alongside Portugal and Australia.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately condemned the announcements, saying he was considering Israel’s response to the countries and vowing that a Palestinian state would never be formed.

But opposition also came from within the countries that recognized a Palestinian state.

The United Kingdom’s Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, decried her country’s step as “absolutely disastrous” in a post on X.

Badenoch responded to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement of the decision, saying that the UK “will all rue the day this decision was made.”

The move “leaves hostages languishing in Gaza and does nothing to stop the suffering of innocent people caught in this war” while simultaneously “rewarding terrorism with no conditions whatsoever put in place for Hamas,” she added.

The head of the right-wing Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, condemned the announcement in a conversation with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday evening, the Israeli minister said in a post on X.

“I thanked him for his friendship and told him that in Israel, we know to distinguish between the British people and their government,” Sa’ar wrote, adding that the two had discussed Hamas’s praise of the British government’s decision.

Meanwhile, Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre attacked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in an X post on Sunday, saying that his decision to recognize the “Hamas state” was “another effort to distract from his record of rampant crime, costs, debt, immigration and job-loss.”

“Carney’s priority is creating a Hamas state that will reward terrorists for raping civilians, taking hostages, oppressing Palestinians and launching a war,” he added.


Don’t punch us in the face on Sunday and wish us better on Monday
“Happy Rosh Hashanah from all of us at the Labour Party,” the Jewish community was informed today.

I get it, I really do. Acknowledging the primary festivals of a range of the UK’s religions is a tick-box exercise for any government. Now this particular box can be ticked off. But I hope you’ll forgive me for observing that this particular Rosh Hashanah greeting was akin to being punched in the face on Sunday and receiving a ‘get well soon’ card on Monday.

I don’t really need to go into why yesterday’s announcement by the British government has been condemned as a severe betrayal by a wide range of voices within the Jewish community – anyone reading this will already be well-aware. Even many of us who strongly support the idea of a two-state solution as part of a peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians saw yesterday’s announcement as obscene.

The family members of some of the hostages still held by Hamas, almost two years on from the mass murder of 7 October, implored the British government to at least wait until their loved ones were returned. The Labour administration couldn’t even bring itself to do that, it appears.

But on the plus side for the government, their decision to throw away tens of billions of pounds of taxpayer money on leasing an airbase which they already owned is now only the second most stupid foreign policy decision they’ve made in the last 14 months.

There were things the British government could – and should – have done to alleviate at least some of condemnation they are now rightfully receiving. The Foreign Office was asked – by this paper as well as by Jewish communal leaders – to clarify its position on the status of the Old City of Jerusalem, as well as the Western Wall and the Temple Mount itself, Judaism’s holiest sites.

The British government signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this year with the Palestinian Authority, setting out that recognition of a Palestinian state would be along the 1949 armistice lines. As any Jewish person could have told the government – and a number of us did – this suggests that the British government, at a stroke, has just announced that it considers all the aforementioned sites to now be Palestinian territory.


More than 90 percent of Gaza border residents return as rebuilding advances
More than 90 percent of residents from communities along the Gaza border have returned home, according to a report published Wednesday by the Tekuma Directorate. The figure translates to approximately 62,000 people.

The directorate noted that while five of the most heavily damaged communities remain uninhabited, their residents are expected to return within two years. Local authorities have been given autonomy over the rebuilding process, with Tekuma providing "ongoing support, guidance, and supervision."

Of the 47 communities in the area, 42 have been repopulated. Construction projects totaling around NIS 800 million are underway, funded directly by the directorate. The initiative involves ongoing coordination with local leadership.

According to the directorate, the rebuilding effort spans "all areas of life," including infrastructure, health, education, employment, and community services. The stated goal is "to renew settlement, revitalize the region and turn it into a vital, stable, sustainable and attractive area for its residents and for the State of Israel."

Five communities still waiting to return
While most communities have resumed regular life, five remain in temporary housing. Be’eri, Kfar Aza, Kissufim, Holit, and Nir Oz are at various stages of reconstruction. Kissufim is expected to be ready by November, Holit by March 2026, and both Kfar Aza and Be’eri by next summer.

Nir Oz has adopted what the directorate described as "a unique plan," which includes a rural tourism site as part of its long-term development strategy.


Democratic Congress members urge UN to ensure protection of Gaza aid deliveries
A group of members in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday called on the United Nations to ensure that humanitarian aid going to help Palestinians in Gaza isn’t stolen by Hamas.

The lawmakers, led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), asked U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to seek a Security Council resolution authorizing a U.N. peacekeeping force to protect the aid convoys.

“To be blunt, this is beyond a breakdown in logistics. It is a failure of the U.N. to execute its mission,” the members wrote. “This lack of protection empowers the armed actors in Gaza, while forcing desperate civilians to risk their lives with no choice but to jump onto moving trucks to access aid.”

The letter to Guterres added: “With that as the only option, the vulnerable are physically unable to access aid and rely on aid reaching its destination for secure distribution, which seldom happens.”

It was sent during the General Debate of the U.N. General Assembly’s 80th session, when heads of state and heads of government come to New York City to outline their positions and priorities.

“Peacekeeping missions can only be set up by the U.N. Security Council, so it’s up to the 15 member governments in the Security Council to decide on that,” U.N. spokesperson Farhan Aziz Haq said via email to JNS.

The lawmakers also asked Guterres to work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to create an extensive aid distribution network in Gaza and accept offers from Israel to provide security.

“Please do not continue to allow aid trucks to be robbed by Hamas while civilians struggle to get food,” the House members wrote. “As we know, Hamas diverts and sells aid and is not focused on feeding innocent Palestinian families and children.

The lawmakers cited U.N. figures showing almost 90% of aid trucks not reaching the needy families they are supposed to help, but instead being diverted by Hamas or civilians desperate for food.

“If the United Nations is serious about bringing relief to Gazans, it will do what is necessary to achieve that goal, not accept a nearly 90% failure rate,” the lawmakers wrote. “Authorizing peacekeepers to protect aid convoys is a crucial step toward that end.”


REVEALED | Inside The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (Exclusive Footage)



Israel Advocacy Movement: Muslim Claims She’s Palestinian… Then This Happened



Dua Lipa drops Jewish manager after row over Kneecap
Pop star Dua Lipa has reportedly severed ties with her Jewish manager, David Levy, after he signed a letter urging Glastonbury organisers to ban the Irish rap trio Kneecap from performing.

Levy, a longtime member of Lipa’s team and senior agent at WME, was the first signatory on the letter, which accused Kneecap of supporting Hezbollah terrorists. Despite mounting pressure from campaigners and politicians, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the group appeared on the festival’s West Holts stage in June.

An industry source told the Mail on Sunday: “Dua made sure through her people that David Levy wasn’t working on her music any more. She is very openly pro-Palestine, and that doesn’t align with David.”

The 30-year-old singer, who has repeatedly expressed solidarity with Palestinians since the 7 October attacks, is said to have viewed Levy’s stance as a public show of support for Israel.


Italian roads, ports blocked as anti-Israel protesters try to bring country to ‘standstill’
Cities across Italy saw anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protests, strikes and blockades on Monday, responding to calls from unions to “denounce the genocide in Gaza” and for diplomatic and economic sanctions against the Jewish state.

The mobilization coincided with more anticipated announcements by multiple countries that they recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, following recognition by the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Portugal on Sunday.

But Italy has taken a more cautious stance and will not recognize a Palestinian state for now.

Striking dockworkers blocked access roads to the port of Genoa in northern Italy while transportation services also faced disruption, and a number of schools across Italy were closed following the strikes.

In Genoa, some protesters waved the Palestinian flag during early morning gatherings around the port. Further down the coast in the Tuscan city of Livorno, an entrance to the port was blocked by protesting workers.

Italian dockworkers say they are seeking to prevent Italy from being used as a staging post for the transfer of arms and other supplies to Israel, which is waging a war on Hamas in Gaza.

“The Palestinian people continue to give us yet another lesson in dignity and resistance,” said Ricky, a protester in Genoa from a group called the Autonomous Port Workers’ Collective.

“We learn from them and try to do our part,” he added.

Regional train services to Rome faced delays and cancellations because of the strikes, but the Metro underground railway ran as normal. Most of the Metro lines in Milan, Italy’s financial capital, were also operating.

Airlines were not affected.

Meanwhile, hundreds of high school students gathered outside Termini train station, waving Palestinian flags and chanting “Free Palestine!”




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