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Journalistic Malpractice of BBC

The BBC published an article following the May 26 Israeli attack on displaced people’s tents in Gaza’s Rafah, reading: “Their operations so far have not resulted in a bloodbath,” referring to Israel’s actions in the southern besieged enclave.

The article soon drew outrage from internet users, and the paragraph making light of the deadly toll the Israeli attack had on civilian casualties has since been removed.

On May 26, Israeli forces launched airstrikes on a tent camp of displaced Palestinians, which was located in an area initially declared a ‘safe zone’ in Rafah.

When US-made bombs exploded in the congested tent city, it sparked a blaze which spread quickly amongst the flammable plastic tents, killing at least 45 people and leading to many civilians being ‘burned alive’.

The pictures and videos of dismembered and charred bodies – some of them belonging to babies – raised an international outcry as tens of thousands of people around the world took to the streets in protest.

Initially described by Israeli forces as a precision attack targeting senior Hamas leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the next day that it was a "tragic mistake.”

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A New York City hospital fired Hesen Jabr, a Muslim Palestinian-American nurse, after she referred to Israel’s actions in Gaza as a “genocide” during her acceptance speech for an award recognising her compassionate care of bereaving mothers.

According to Jabr, she had been repeatedly “harassed by HR” over the last seven months for her pro-Palestine social media posts and was even threatened with termination unless she ceased posting.

A spokesperson for NYU Langone, Steve Ritea, confirmed that Jabr was fired following her speech and said there had been “a previous incident as well.”

“Hesen Jabr was warned in December, following a previous incident, not to bring her views on this divisive and charged issue into the workplace,” Mr. Ritea said in a statement.

“She instead chose not to heed that at a recent employee recognition event that was widely attended by her colleagues, some of whom were upset after her comments. As a result, Jabr is no longer an NYU Langone employee.”

Jabr’s firing was not her first time speaking out against injustice.

When she was an 11-year-old in Louisiana, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on her behalf after she was forced to accept a Bible from the principal of her public school.

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Israel SHELLS Children in Gaza

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Israel is planning to DESTROY another Hospital in Rafah!!!

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Israeli Terrorists target, bomb and slaughter babies and little children in Gaza

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Israeli Terrorists BUTCHER NEWBORN Baby in Gaza

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Israel SLAUGHTERS babies

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Gaza Holocaust by Zionist Israel

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Palestinians have begun to return to their homes in Gaza’s Jabalia after Israeli forces withdrew from parts of the area on May 30, following nearly three weeks of attacks which have reduced the neighbourhood to rubble.

Despite the partial withdrawal, a local emergency committee urged people not to return to certain areas, warning that Israeli quadcopter drones had been firing at people attempting to make their way back.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that Israeli drones had targeted people seeking shelter in the "Falesteen (Palestine) School" in Jabalia, causing multiple casualties.

The Israeli army launched a major ground operation in the camp on May 12, forcing thousands to flee towards western Gaza City. The camp subsequently witnessed intense clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian resistance groups.

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Get to know the real terrorists - Politician Edition

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened to destroy cities, neighbourhoods and camps in the northern occupied West Bank similar to what Israel has done in Gaza, in a video post on X on May 30.

“Our message to the neighbours beyond the fence in Tulkarem, Nur Shams, Shuweika and Qalqilya: We will turn you into ruined cities like in the Gaza Strip if the terror you are exerting on the settlements continues.”

He threatened to “continue to control Judea and Samaria,” the biblical terms for the occupied West Bank. Addressing Israeli citizens, he asserted that “if a Palestinian state is allowed to be established, settlements in the West Bank could be subjected to a similar attack,” referring to the cross-border attack carried out by Palestinian resistance Hamas on Israeli military bases and settlements on October 7.

The extremist minister insisted on his rejection of the establishment of a Palestinian state, saying that "it will not happen."

Tensions have been running high across the West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against Gaza on October 7.

According to the Ministry of Health, Israeli forces have killed at least 509 Palestinians and injured thousands more in the occupied territory in 2023, more than double the number recorded in any previous year.

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⚠️Dead Child⚠️

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Palestinians arrested during Gaza raids and detained by Israeli forces say they faced food and sleep deprivation, poor detention conditions and both psychological and physical torture.

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Israeli Terrorists are STARVING Gaza

"The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza has dropped by 67% since the 7th of May," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on May 29, attributing this primarily to the closure of the Rafah border crossing.

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UK won't give visas to injured Palestinian children for treatment!!!

The relative few children in Gaza who have been able to get out for treatment have ended up in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Italy, France, Malta and the United States, among other countries.

But not the United Kingdom. British doctors and charities, including Kandiah’s, who are part of an initiative called Project Pure Hope, told Middle East Eye that they began efforts in January to bring four siblings and their cousin from Gaza as a "test case" to see what would happen.

Three of the siblings, whose parents were killed, had suffered traumatic amputations and required further medical treatment, which pediatric hospitals across Britain were prepared to provide.

Over £500,000 ($636,000) was raised, enough to cover their treatment, and arrangements were made for the children’s aunt and grandmother to accompany them, according to those involved.

The issue was visas.

“We literally were asking to bring a handful of children,” said Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan, a British-Egyptian paediatric neurologist and founder of Health Workers for Palestine. Abdel-Mannan has worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, one of the world’s leading facilities treating children, during a time he said upwards of 100 Ukrainian children were being treated.

“The double standards are very clear for anyone to see. I’m sad to see my own NHS, which is helping patients day in and day out, is unable to do this, not because of [a lack of] willpower from medics, but at a political level,” he said.

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Dear Swifties, don't expect anything substantial from someone as Tone-Deaf as her

Taylor Swift is facing calls from some of her fans to sever ties with banking giant Capital One, the main sponsor of the US leg of her music tour, over loans it provided to Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems.

Using the hashtag #SwiftiesForPalestine, thousands of her fans, known as Swifties, have been urging the pop star to condemn Israel’s eight-month assault on Gaza and have begun sharing an open letter criticising the devastating war.

“Your influence transcends borders, and your words have the power to reach and activate an extensive audience, including people who are unaware of the severity of the genocide.

“Speaking out about the Palestinian genocide would not only be consistent with your history of advocating for the victims, but it could also encourage your millions of fans to learn and take action to help.

Meanwhile, the band Paramore, who are currently opening for Swift as part of her Era’s Tour, have called on fans to support Gaza. While the singer was photographed with fellow pop megastar Selena Gomez at a Gaza fundraiser in New York in December, she has not publicly spoken out about the war. During recent concerts in Madrid and Lisbon, several members of Swift’s fanbase launched the hashtag #SwiftiesForPalestine and could be seen in attendance urging the singer to break her silence on the conflict with placards and Palestinian flags.

Meanwhile, others took to social media to demand the singer tear up her contract with Capital One, the main sponsor of her US tour, which was offering exclusive merchandise to cardholders as recently as April this year.

The bank began a multi-year partnership with Swift in 2019 and joined five other creditors in providing a $500,000 loan to Elbit Systems in 2021. Elbit Systems, which produces 85 percent of the drones and land-based equipment used by the Israeli army, has faced renewed criticism in recent months over the reported use of its military hardware in Gaza.

The singer is set to bring her tour to the UK in June.

MEE reached out to Capital One and Swift’s representatives for comment but did not receive a response by time of publication.

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