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Google criticised over reported content deal with Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on Google to immediately cancel a reported $45m advertising campaign promoting Israeli government narratives on its platforms during the genocide in Gaza.
According to a recent story by Drop Site News, Google has entered an agreement to promote content produced by the Israeli government, including material denying Israel’s ongoing campaign of starvation and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
“It is morally reprehensible for Google to profit from the deliberate dissemination of propaganda while the Israeli government is under investigation for genocide,” said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad.
“American companies should not be complicit in the cover-up of slaughter, mass destruction, ethnic cleansing, and forced starvation – especially as Palestinian civilians, including children, continue to suffer and die.”
Trump says US in ‘very deep’ negotiations with Hamas
US President Donald Trump says Washington is in intense talks with Hamas and urged the Palestinian group to release all captives held in Gaza.
“We are in very deep negotiations with Hamas,” Trump told reporters.
Earlier this week, Trump pressed Hamas to return all the captives in order to end the war on Gaza.
“Tell Hamas to IMMEDIATELY give back all 20 Hostages [Not 2 or 5 or 7!], and things will change rapidly. IT WILL END!” he posted on his Truth Social network on Wednesday.
Hamas then reiterated its willingness for a comprehensive deal to end the war.
Netanyahu rejected army chief plan to free all captives in single deal: Report
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reports the army’s former chief of staff Herzi Halevi last year tried to convince Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a deal with Hamas that would have seen the release of all captives in one phase – a plan Netanyahu rejected.
Halevi reportedly insisted that pulling all captives away from the Strip would have made it easier for Israel to defeat the Palestinian group.
According to the report, the prime minister’s rejection was so firm it wasn’t even discussed with the team negotiating a ceasefire and captives agreement.
