Yes. In April 2008, the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv reported that then-Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told a Bar-Ilan University audience the 9/11 attacks and US struggle in Iraq had been beneficial for Israel, as they "swung American public opinion in our favor." Haaretz and other outlets covered the Ma'ariv account at the time. A separate 2001 New York Times report quoted him saying the attacks were "very good" for generating sympathy, before he clarified.
The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.
I renew my appeal for an end to the ongoing violence against the Palestinian civilian population in the West Bank, and I urgently call on the international community to work toward advancing the two-state solution, for a just and lasting peace.
C’est la première fois de ma vie que je vois un fleuve de sang sous mes yeux… Et pourtant, on continue à scroll comme si ce génocide était devenu légitime
There is no coverage in international media about the attacks on Muslims in Nepal.
Hindu extremist mobs have attacked mosques, destroyed Muslims' properties and physically assaulted them.
The Far right thug who assaulted a muslim security guard at a charity centre has been identified as Derek Hearns.
Derek has a record of assaults going back to 2014.
Gardai have been informed of the assault which took place in Dublin City.
A Muslim woman activist has died.
She was one of Britain's most recognised Muslim women activists of her time.
Her name was Maz Saleem.
For over a decade, if you stood at an anti-racism demonstration in this country, you likely heard her speak.
She wrote for the Independent, 5Pillars, Counterfire, Middle East Eye.
She stood against Islamophobia and the far right when few others would say the words.
She never chose this work.
It came for her on 29 April 2013. Two phone calls, seconds apart.
"Dad's been stabbed."
"Dad's dead."
Her father. Haji Mohammed Saleem. 82.
Followed home from Isha prayers in Small Heath, Birmingham.
Stabbed three times from behind. Yards from his front door.
His killer was a terrorist. In the country less than a week.
He was only caught after he bombed three mosques.
He was convicted under terrorism laws.
But every headline led with "white supremacist."
Maz said police told the family within minutes it was not racist.
She said her own family were investigated first.
Three weeks later, Lee Rigby was murdered.
COBRA convened. National outrage. Terrorism, in almost every article.
Her father's murder: "racially motivated." Quietly filed. Moved on from.
Maz asked for one thing.
Call it what it was. Terrorism.
The press never did.
We will.
Pavlo Lapshyn was a terrorist.
Mohammed Saleem was murdered in an act of terror.
His daughter spent thirteen years making Britain hear it.
This April, she wrote that she had forgiven her father's killer.
And that Britain had still not faced the truth about why he was killed.
She never stopped saying his name.
She was a Muslim woman.
Her name was Maz Saleem.
He was a Muslim man.
His name was Mohammed Saleem.
Say both.
We remember them both.
And now, insha'Allah, they are together again, in Jannatul Firdaus.
Inna lilahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
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Chelsea FC's parent company (BlueCo) has approximately £1.4 billion of debt. In
2024–25 they made a pre-tax loss of £262 million. They've finished beneath #AVFC in the Premier League for three of the last four seasons. Next season they ain't in any #UEFA competition.
ZERO (0) Arsenal players on the pitch when England bottled it vs Argentina. On the pitch:
→ 4 Man City players
→ 1 Man United player
→ 1 Chelsea player