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Fact check: Google Maps does not label Palestine

| May 25, 2021

Here are some major events leading to the current violence we see happening with what some are calling an all-out war between Hamas and Israel. USA TODAY In 2016,#PalestineIsHere began trending after supporters of the Palestinian cause condemnedGooglefor supposedly removing the word Palestine from Google Maps, according to the New York Times. But Googledid not do that, because the label was never there

Officials Say Hate Crimes Against Jews Are Growing In The Aftermath Of Gaza Violence – NPR

| May 25, 2021

Pro-Palestinian protesters face off with Israel supporters and police last week in Times Square in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption Pro-Palestinian protesters face off with Israel supporters and police last week in Times Square in New York City. In Skokie, Ill., it was a shattered window at a synagogue.

What Trevor Noah gets wrong about Palestine – Al Jazeera English

| May 25, 2021

During the recent 11-day cruel Israeli bombardment of Gaza in the Middle East, South Africa-born US comedy show host, Trevor Noah, drew fire from pro-Israel groups for highlighting the power imbalance between the Israeli army and Palestinian resistance groups, and suggesting that this imposed a moral obligation on the former to moderate its response.

A second person was arrested in the gang assault of a Jewish man in New York during protests – CNN

| May 25, 2021

The NYPD arrested Faisal Elezzi, 25, and is recommending charges of assault as a hate crime, menacing as a hate crime and aggravated harassment as a hate crime, NYPD confirmed to CNN. CNN has reached out to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to find out what charges Elezzi will ultimately face. CNN was not able to immediately identify an attorney for Elezzi but the Legal Aid Society said he hasn't been assigned an attorney at this time or been arraigned yet

Palestine, the second battle is imminent – occupied Palestinian territory – ReliefWeb

| May 25, 2021

Op-Ed by: Dr. Hossam Elsharkawi, Regional Director of IFRC MENA The shelling stopped in Palestine and Israel

Marjorie Taylor Greene Insists Any Rational Jewish Person Thinks Mask Mandates Are as Bad as the Holocaust – Vanity Fair

| May 25, 2021

A good rule of thumb that some but not all people are aware of is that when youre talking about the Holocaust, you probably shouldnt equate it with anything other than actual genocide. Is the thing you want to liken to the Holocaust a deliberate killing of millions of people from a specific nation, ethnic group, or religion with the aim of wiping those people off the planet? Congratulations, you can compare it to the Holocaust.

Timeline of conflict: Why the 2021 Israeli-Palestinian fighting is among the most brutal in years – USA TODAY

| May 25, 2021

The intense fighting now raging between Israelis and Palestinians in an area not much larger thanNew Jersey may bethe worst since 2014, but it's part of a complex, bitter conflict that reaches back to the first world war. The dispute is rooted in pre-biblical times. Though its borders have shifted over the years, Palestine used to be what is now Israel, Gaza and the West Bank

Police investigating attacks on Jewish business, synagogue in N. Ireland – The Jerusalem Post

| May 25, 2021

Police in the city of Derry are investigating an attack on a Jewish-owned business as a hate crime, the Belfast Telegraph reported on Monday. Perpetrators of the attack painted graffiti on the owner's business. This incident comes on the heels of other acts of antisemitism in Northern Ireland, following a similar global rise of antisemitism amid violence between Israel and Gaza-based terrorist organizations.

Jews Who Leave the Faith Are Still Treated as Jewish – The Wall Street Journal

| May 25, 2021

Some Jews elected conversion to survive in 14th- and 15th-century Spain. Others did so for economic and social mobility, as attempted by the families of Benjamin Disraeli and Felix Mendelssohn, and by Gustav Mahler himself, or were motivated by real belief, as with Jean-Marie (born Aaron) Lustiger, Archbishop of Paris from 1981 to 2005, who proudly described himself as a Jew. In any case these converts were, in the end, viewed as suspect by many of their adopted faith.

What do Black Lives Matter and Palestine solidarity have in common? – Open Democracy

| May 25, 2021

Amin Husain, a core organiser for Decolonize This Place, a movement in New York City, thinks that BLM has undeniably helped the Palestinian cause. He said: The BLM movement has cracked a certain ceiling around radical politics.


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