French rabbi gets death threats for criticising Israel’s war on Gaza: Report
A Paris-based rabbi, Delphine Horvilleur, who leads a Reform congregation, has received death threats for criticising the far-right Israeli government, which is justifying the humanitarian blockade in Gaza, according to the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz.
In an article published last week in the quarterly magazine, Tenou’a, Horvilleur wrote, “Without a future for the Palestinian people, there can be none for the Israeli people either.”
Haaretz reported that since the publication of the article, Horvilleur faced “a torrent of online abuse”, including calls for her execution.
“There are petitions against me, and 90 percent of the messages I receive are misogynistic,” Haaretz quoted her as saying. “They comment on my appearance, insist that a woman shouldn’t speak, shouldn’t be in a position of religious authority.”
The tide is certainly turning, all the vermin are crawling out from under their rocks to spew hatred out in the open.
Four injured in protest against Israel’s Eurovision participation
Three police officers and one protester have been injured during a demonstration against Israel’s participation in Eurovision’s grand final in Basel, Switzerland, authorities say.
Police said 700 to 800 demonstrators, some masked, gathered outside the St Jakobshalle Basel arena, where finalists from 26 countries performed on Saturday night, according to a report by the dpa news agency.
Swiss public broadcaster SRF said a man and a woman attempted to rush to the stage during Israel’s performance but were stopped before reaching it.
Israeli singer Yuval Raphael finished second in the competition, behind Austrian singer JJ, who won for the song, Wasted Love.
Tens of thousands protest against Israel’s war at The Hague
The organisers are saying more than 100,000 people are marching through the city of The Hague. We haven’t seen anything like this since the start of the war. There are people from all walks of life. They have come from cities all over the Netherlands.
The protesters are wearing red clothes and are forming a red line. They want the government to draw a red line in its stance against Israel, meaning to end support through trade and the import and export of weapons.
Last week, the government sent a letter to Brussels requesting a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which means free trade. They want that to be reviewed because they say Israel is seen as breaking international law. But according to these protesters here, this is all far too late, and the government should just stop the association treaty immediately.
On Tuesday, there will be a meeting in Brussels to discuss all this. This protest will definitely exert pressure ahead of the meeting.
People in The Hague, Netherlands, protest against Israel’s blockade of Gaza
Far-right Dutch politician calls protesters pro-Hamas
Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right, anti-Islam Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, has denounced antisiege protesters in The Hague as being “confused” and pro-Hamas.
“Today a demo in The Hague against Israel + for Hamas,” Wilders said in a post on X without substantiating his characterisation. “Thousands of confused people draw a red line.”
The protest organiser, Oxfam Novib, said participants were marching against Israel’s nearly three-month total siege of Gaza, where more than half a million people face starvation.
