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What is Eurovision? Everything to know about the European song contest

Fashion / May 11, 2024 / Newsrelease Desk

Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists, and thousands of music fans have gathered in Malmo, Sweden, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday’s exuberant, glitter-drenched final. But even Eurovision can’t escape the world’s divisions. Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters are also expected in the city for demonstrations urging a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war […]

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Eurovision 2024 hit by protests over Israel taking part amid Gaza war

Fashion / May 9, 2024 / Newsrelease Desk

Malmo, Sweden — Not everyone was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to the Swedish city of Malmo. Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested in the Swedish port city Thursday against Israel’s participation in the pan-continental pop competition. Protesters waving green, white and red Palestinian flags packed the historic Stortorget square near Malmo’s 16th-century town hall before

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PEN America calls off awards ceremony after nominees drop out over its response to Israel-Hamas war

Fashion / April 22, 2024 / Newsrelease Desk

Facing widespread unhappiness over its response to the Israel-Hamas war, the writers’ group PEN America has called off its annual awards ceremony. Dozens of nominees had dropped out of the event, which was to have taken place next week. PEN, a literary and free expression organization, hands out hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes

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Video: ‘No End in Sight’: Evacuated Israeli City Braces for Possible War With Hezbollah

World News / January 20, 2024 / Newsrelease Desk

new video loaded: ‘No End in Sight’: Evacuated Israeli City Braces for Possible War With Hezbollah transcript Back transcript ‘No End in Sight’: Evacuated Israeli City Braces for Possible War With Hezbollah As tensions escalated on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon after Oct. 7, Israel evacuated tens of thousands of residents from the region, including

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Video: ‘No End in Sight’: Evacuated Israeli City Braces for Possible War With Hezbollah

World News / January 20, 2024 / Newsrelease Desk

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Video: ‘She Gave Me Hope’: Thai Hostage’s Friendship With an Israeli Child

World News / December 13, 2023 / Newsrelease Desk

Thai hostage Nutthawaree Munkan was held by Hamas for nearly 50 days. During her time underground, a 5-year-old Israeli child gave her hope that she’d make it out alive. Source link

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Israel’s “SNL” takes aim at American college campuses

Fashion / November 10, 2023 / Newsrelease Desk

Israel’s answer to “Saturday Night Live” is pulling no punches in taking aim at American college campuses, as satirists work to make a grieving and angry Israeli public laugh again. A viral sketch from the country’s leading satirical sketch show has gained huge traction, racking up over 17 million views online. The show, “Eretz Nehederet,”

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