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Macklemore announces concerts benefiting Palestinian aid organizations
After being removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour, Grammy Award winner Macklemore will soon return to the live stage. The rapper has announced “Free Palestine,” a series of performances with all proceeds to benefit Palestinian aid organizations.
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Judge: UNC must allow protesters to return to campus
A federal judge has ordered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to lift bans on people who participated in a 2024 pro-Palestinian encampment.
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Israel and Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt ahead of possible Gaza ceasefire
CAIRO (AP) -- Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire in Gaza grew after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage release could be announced this week.
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At Duke event, Jerry Seinfeld says people who say 'Free Palestine' are worse than the Ku Klux Klan
During a student event at Duke University, Jerry Seinfeld reportedly likened the "Free Palestine" movement to the Ku Klux Klan, stating that the Klan was "a little better" because they were more honest about their hatred.
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Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that's more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation at home and abroad that Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.”
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Israel announces plan to retake Gaza City in another escalation of the war
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said early Friday that it plans to take over Gaza City in another escalation of its 22-month war with Hamas. The decision, taken after a late-night meeting of top officials, came despite mounting international calls to end the war and protests by many in Israel who fear for the remaining hostages held by Hamas.
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Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September in latest push against Israel's Gaza policies
TORONTO (AP) — Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday, the latest in a series of symbolic announcements that are part of a broader global shift against Israel's policies in Gaza.
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FBI says 8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled 'Free Palestine'
A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled "Free Palestine" and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Eight people were injured, some with burns.
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Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,” federal authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in the killings they called a targeted act of terrorism.
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UNC board seeks balance of free speech, campus safety after destructive protests
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees is strengthening its stance on managing campus protests, aiming to balance free speech with safety and prevent disruptions like property damage and forced class cancellations.
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Middle East latest: Israeli attack on Gaza shatters ceasefire and kills hundreds
Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, saying it was hitting Hamas targets in its heaviest assault on the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. The strikes have killed more than 400 people and wounded hundreds more, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which says over half the dead are women and children.
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Palestinian child injured in war comes to Triangle for medical care
A Palestinian boy injured in the Israel-Hamas conflict arrived Saturday in the United States to receive medical treatment and a prosthetic leg, thanks to the support of Heal Palestine.
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Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers make defiant speech after winning best documentary Oscar
A joint Israeli-Palestinian team which made a film chronicling the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank made a passionate speech calling out injustices faced by Palestinians on Sunday night after they won the Oscar for best documentary.
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Israel’s fatal shooting of a pregnant Palestinian woman puts the focus on West Bank violence
KAFR AL-LABAD, West Bank (AP) — The call came in the middle of the night, Mohammed Shula said. His daughter-in-law, eight months pregnant with her first child, was whispering. There was panic in her voice.
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Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudanese-Palestinian flag
A performer in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudanese-Palestinian flag with "Sudan" and "Gaza" written on it.
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Palestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza's 'ghost towns'
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
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Dismissals announced in UNC protester cases
A recent decision by an Orange County Judge to dismiss a case against a UNC protester may significantly affect the eight pending cases related to the same April protests.
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Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of mass displacement in Gaza amounting to a war crime
Israel has overseen the forced mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza in a deliberate and systematic campaign that amounts to a war crime and a crime against humanity, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.
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Police release body camera footage from pro-Palestinian protests at UNC
Several protests broke out in April and May around the country, including at one of the state's most famous.
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Pro-Palestine protesters block downtown Raleigh traffic, demand ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
Traffic in downtown Raleigh came to a standstill as pro-Palestine protesters flooded the streets, sharing their message with anyone in earshot.
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More UNC protests: 'Number of buildings' damaged by pro-Palestinian group at UNC; police searching for assault suspect
Pro-Palestinian protesters on Thursday afternoon spray-painted the ROTC Armory building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and vandalized other buildings. Police are also searching for someone they say assaulted someone during the protest.
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'Flagstock' happening Monday for UNC students who held up American flag during pro-Palestinian protest
A party on Labor Day will honor the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fraternity members who guarded the American flag during a protest against the Israel-Hamas war.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters call on UNC & state Democratic leaders to denounce violence in Gaza
Dozens of protesters gathered in Chapel Hill and Raleigh called on UNC leaders and state Democratic party leaders to denounce the violence in Gaza. Some in Raleigh accused the party of silencing Palestinian voices at the Democratic National Convention.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters from UNC appear in court, plea deals offered
All 38 people charged for their actions during April protests at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been offered plea deals, a defense attorney tells WRAL News.
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UNC Police want to search Instagram account to find out who damaged building during protest
UNC Police filed a search warrant for the Instagram account of an activist group on campus, focusing on damage to the South Building. The group claims it wasn't involved in the damage.
