A grassroots pro-Palestinian organisation in the UK has been told its bank account was frozen because of “an investigation into Palestine Action”, despite it having no affiliation to the direct action group. Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine (GMFP), which organises peaceful protests and vigils, had access to its funds cut off indefinitely by Virgin Money […]
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Land Grab: Inside Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Every Saturday, sheep owned by Jewish settlers march through the olive groves that Rezeq Abu Naim and his family have tended for generations, crushing tree limbs and damaging roots. The extremist settlers, armed and sometimes masked, lead their herds to drink from the family’s scant water supplies while Mr. Abu Naim watches from the ramshackle […]
AI likely to displace jobs, says Bank of England governor
The widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is “likely” to displace people from jobs in a similar way seen during the Industrial Revolution, the governor of the Bank of England has said. Andrew Bailey said the UK needed to have the “training, education, [and] skills in place” so workers could shift into jobs that use […]
Israeli violence in the West Bank is spiralling | Occupied West Bank
Violence is out of control in the West Bank – and the few covering it are being assaulted. In the West Bank, record levels of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians are unfolding with little mainstream coverage. The few journalists who try to report on it often face attacks themselves. When the violence is covered, the […]
Palestinians forced from West Bank refugee camps left in limbo as Israeli demolitions go on
Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent EPA The 32,000 displaced refugees are demanding that Israeli forces allow them to return to their homes “They punished ordinary people. This is collective punishment.” It’s been more than nine months since 54-year-old Nehaya al-Jundi last saw her home in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nur Shams, in the occupied West Bank, […]
Settlers Torch West Bank Mosque
new video loaded: Settlers Torch West Bank Mosque transcript Back transcript Settlers Torch West Bank Mosque Jewish settlers vandalized a mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday. The attack was part of a surge of settler violence that has exposed frustrations in the Israeli military. Certainly there’s some concern about events in the West […]
WATCH: Suspect with fake limp, neck brace robs Louisiana bank
A suspect with a fake limp carried out a very real bank robbery in broad daylight in Louisiana, police said. Source link
Asylum seeker who murdered customer inside Lloyds bank in Derby jailed
Derbyshire Police Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur has been jailed for life An asylum seeker who “calmly” walked into a bank and stabbed a man inside to death without provocation or motive has been jailed for life. Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur stabbed Gurvinder Johal, 37, through the heart in an attack caught on CCTV at a Lloyds Bank […]