Genocide

US airman dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in Israel-Hamas war protest

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WASHINGTON: An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” The 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio, Texas, died from his injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department said Monday. Bushnell had … Read more

Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry connect with their Jewish heritage in new film ‘Treasure’

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BERLIN — Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham play a convincing father and daughter in German director Julia von Heinz’ first English-language movie, “Treasure.” Set in post-communist Poland, the comedy-drama had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival over the weekend. Dunham joked in an interview that when she sent her mother a photo after … Read more

2 artworks returned to heirs of Holocaust victim. Another is tied up in court

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NEW YORK — New York prosecutors on Friday returned two pieces of art they say were stolen by Nazis from a Jewish performer and collector murdered in the Holocaust. The artworks were surrendered by museums in Pittsburgh and Ohio, but prosecutors are still fighting in court to recover third artwork by the same artist, Austrian … Read more

Israel’s envoy to Canada urges clearer stance on ICJ genocide case – National

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 18, 2024 12:30 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Israel’s envoy to Canada is joining calls for the federal Liberals to clearly state Ottawa’s position as the International Court of Justice considers an allegation of genocide against Israel. Iddo Moed says Canada should “leave no … Read more

South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

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The Hague: South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Israel swiftly rejected the filing “with disgust.” South Africa’s submission to the International Court of Justice alleges that “acts and omissions by … Read more

Holocaust past meets Amsterdam present in Steve McQueen’s ‘Occupied City’

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In Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City,” a young woman with an even voice narrates, with rigorous specificity, Nazi encounters and crimes throughout Amsterdam during World War II. The accounts go address by address, and so does McQueen’s camera. Yet the images that play throughout “Occupied City” are of modern day Amsterdam. In the roving, 4 hour-plus … Read more