(2025-05-14). Hundreds of directors, writers, actors denounce Israeli genocide in Gaza and the film industry's "silence," "indifference" and "passivity" wsws.org The letter begins by calling attention to the fate of 25-year-old Fatma Hassoun, a Palestinian freelance photojournalist, murdered in an Israeli air strike on April 16.
(2025-05-14). Hollywood stars slam silence on Gaza genocide on eve of Cannes Film Festival. presstv.ir Over 350 film figures denounced "genocide" in Gaza on the eve of the Cannes Festival.
(2025-05-14). How Israel is artwashing genocide with Eurovision 2025. newarab.com 
Protests around Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place this week and culminates in a final on Saturday, 17 May, are growing ever louder — despite obstinance from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that coordinates the competition. | With Israeli entrant Yuval Raphael due to perform at the second semi-final on Thursday evening, expressions of protest against Israel's participation in the contest — from public broadcasters, former Eurovision acts, and pro-Palestine activists in the contest's host city of Basel — are continuing to roll in, the latest among th…
(2025-05-14). Cannes Festival under pressure to take stance on Gaza war. newarab.com 
The Cannes film festival kicks off on the French Riviera Tuesday, with organisers facing pressure to take a stance on More than 380 film insiders including "Schindler's List" actor Ralph Fiennes and four former Cannes-winning directors said they were "ashamed" of their industry's "passivity". | "We cannot remain silent while genocide is taking place in Gaza," read the letter initiated by s…
(2025-05-14). UN aid chief urges global powers to prevent genocide in Gaza. newarab.com 
United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to take action "to prevent genocide" in Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, demanded that Israel lift its "For those killed and those whose voices are…
(2025-05-14). German President Steinmeier receives Israeli President Herzog, backs genocide against the Palestinians. wsws.org A few crocodile tears from German politicians about the suffering of the Palestinians and cynical references to Germany's own historical crimes against the Jewish population cannot hide the fact that German imperialism is once again playing a key role in the implementation of genocide.
(2025-05-13). 19th Annual Mothers Day Golden Gate Bridge Walk for Peace. indybay.org Peace walk and genocide protest draws honking support from bridge traffic.
(2025-05-13). Labour government says F-35 sales more important than dead Palestinian children. thecanary.co 
Today, 13 May, a court case against the British government's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza has begun. The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq are holding Keir Starmer's regime to account for continuing to supply parts for F-35 fighter jets despite its international obligations to prevent war crimes. However, […] | By
(2025-05-13). The Independent Alliance just brilliantly exposed the corporate media's pro-genocide bias. thecanary.co MPs from the Independent Alliance have challenged the media to push UK prime minister Keir Starmer harder on the British government's involvement in Israel's genocide in Gaza. They accuse Starmer of complicity in war crimes, evading legal obligations, engaging in secretive and potentially unlawful military support, denying genocide despite overwhelming evidence, and blocking efforts for […] | By
(2025-05-13). UK government providing weapons for Gaza genocide despite formal suspension of arms exports to Israel. wsws.org The UK has been caught red handed enabling Israel's violations of international law and therefore violating its own obligations under international law. Starmer's government is guilty of war crimes.
(2025-05-13). Palestinian Journalist Abubaker Abed on the Struggle of "Reporting a Genocide of Your Own People" democracynow.org In Part 2 of our interview with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, the 22-year-old recounts leaving Gaza last month for Ireland while facing threats to his safety and suffering from malnutrition. He says he has found solidarity and comfort in Ireland, but says he is still dealing with the trauma of a year and a half of war. The sounds of planes and helicopters still trigger fear in him. "I'm trying to navigate this pain," he says. | In Part 2 of our interview with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, the 22-year-old recounts leaving Gaza last month for Ireland while facing threats to his safety and suffering fr…
(2025-05-13). Tell The Ottawa Hospital: Cut Ties With Genocide. justpeaceadvocates.ca
(2025-05-13). The UK Has Failed to Prosecute ISIS Fighters for Genocide After Allowing Hundreds to Return to Britain. bylinetimes.com The UK has failed to prosecute a single ISIS fighter for genocide despite allowing hundreds of them to return to the UK, after the terrorist organisation was defeated in Iraq and Syria, a new Parliamentary report has revealed. | Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights is demanding a change in the law that would make it easier for the UK to prosecute suspected ISIS fighters. MPs and peers have drafted new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill, now going through Parliament, to amend the International Criminal Court Act to allow genocide and war crimes prosecutions in the UK regardless of whether the person…