Benjamin Netanyahu’s Government Votes To Shut Down Al Jazeera In Israel

Variety that they are investigating the incident. The bomb scare comes amid heightened security during the festival.

Eurovision's Bambie Thug was moved to tears after learning that Israel had secured a spot in the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Olly Alexander, the former Years and Years singer, has been urged by fans to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest just hours before he is due to represent the UK on stage.

Bubbly Liberty Poole had a third crack at finding love on screen, when she joined the famous cast of Love Island : All Stars earlier this year. And while she may not have found ‘The One’, the reality star, 24, has certainly found self-love over recent years - and is more confident than ever, as she tells during an exclusive chat. Liberty first rose to fame on the show in 2021 and sadly, as well as the positive feedback she’s received, has been subject to nasty internet trolls ever since, over her body and image.

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest on Thursday evening, as thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in the host city of Malmo, Sweden, to protest against the country’s participation in the competition. 

Good Morning Britain viewers were left cringing today after Sharon Stone shut down an awkward question from host Ed Balls.The A-lister appeared on the ITV show to be interviewed by the former MP and his co-host Kate Garraway. Sharon, 66, spoke live from her home in Los Angeles and discussed swapping Hollywood roles for painting.

Good Morning Britain viewers flocked to social media to comment after Sharon Stone shut down Ed Balls over a "set up" question live on air. During the latest ITV news programme on Thursday (May 9), hosts Ed and Kate Garraway spoke to the Hollywood icon live from Los Angeles.

Joe Biden sat for an interview with a mainstream, national news outlet, — a not-too-common occurrence. And while the clear intent in his chat with CNN‘s Erin Burnett was to show a contrast with Donald Trump on the economy, the headline was what the president said about Israel.

Joe Biden sharply condemned the rise of antisemitism in the United States, including incidents that have played out on college campuses amid pro-Palestinian protests.

Michaela Zee The Israeli government voted unanimously on Sunday to shut down the operations of Al Jazeera, a Qatar-based news network, in the country. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement: “Al Jazeera reporters harmed Israel’s security and incited against IDF soldiers.

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Olly Alexander reportedly broke down in tears during an interview when addressing the current controversies relating to Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.Alexander will represent the UK with his song ‘Dizzy’ at the grand final of the contest in Malmö, Sweden next Saturday (May 11). However, he has been subject to strong calls to boycott the competition over Israel being allowed to compete due to its ongoing war with Gaza, in the name of showing solidarity with Palestine.In a new interview with The Times, Alexander admitted he had been struggling after the interviewer noticed that he seemed out of sorts during his performance at a Eurovision pre-party in London.“Yes, I struggled that day,” he said. “I was holed up in a room trying not to have a breakdown.

Meghan Markle has been a very busy bee as of late, preparing for the launch of her latest Netflix project.The Duchess of Sussex has partnered with the streaming giant once again to produce a new highly anticipated cooking show, which will "celebrate the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship." When the news of the show first made headlines, many Meghan fans hoped that they'd finally get a glimpse of her Montecito mansion, which she shares with her husband Prince Harry and their two children, Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two. However, hopes of a nosey into the home of the Duke and Duchess were soon dashed, after it was revealed the project would be filmed somewhere else.

Kylie Jenner is shutting down that pregnancy rumor with the help of a crop top!

Lana Del Rey has spoken out about her friendship with Camila Cabello, and quashed rumours about why she brought the singer out during her Coachella set.Speculation about the relationship between the two came into the spotlight once again following Del Rey’s recent headline set at the 2024 edition of Coachella. During her performance during the second weekend of the California festival last month, the ‘Candy Necklace’ singer surprised fans by bringing out Cabello as a surprise guest.The moment saw them come together to perform a rendition of the latter’s recent single ‘I LUV IT’, and caught some fans off guard as it was widely thought that it would be Taylor Swift who would be joining Del Rey as a guest on the night.Some viewers also questioned why the headliner chose to bring out Cabello, particularly because the track they duetted is unlike anything in Lana Del Rey’s discography and not the obvious choice when it comes to a collaboration.For some devoted fans, a consensus emerged that the appearance at Coachella may have been somewhat of a peace offering, following the ‘Video Games’ singer seemingly calling out the pop star in a past post.The alleged tension between the two arose back in 2020, when Lana Del Rey shared a now-infamous post on Instagram titled ‘Question for the culture’.

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Amy Schumer has expanded on her views about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The comedian and actor has been vocal in her support of Israel and has used her Instagram platform to call for the release of hostages held in Gaza.She is also one of the many celebrities who have signed an open letter from the Creative Community For Peace in support of Israel.Now, speaking with Variety, Schumer has clarified her stance, sharing that she disagrees with the actions of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.Schumer said: “I don’t agree with anything that Netanyahu is doing, and neither do the Israelis I know.”She continued: “Of course what’s going on in Gaza is sickening, horrifying and unthinkable.”“And, I don’t think it’s OK to hate anyone because they were born Jewish,” she added.Schumer continued: “It’s got to this place where you can’t speak up for other Jews without people feeling like it’s a slight to the conditions in Gaza.”Elsewhere in the article, Schumer explained how her speaking out on the conflict is impacting others.

James Gunn is shutting down a fan conspiracy theory that he always planned to remove Henry Cavill from the DCEU.

Prince William reportedly backed his stepbrother Tom Parker Bowles' decision to counter Prince Harry's accusations about Queen Camilla, according to commentator Kinsey Schofield.

TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance has said that it has no intention of selling the business, and would rather see the platform shut down.The news comes after the US passed a law forcing the company to sell the hugely popular social media platform, or see the app banned in America.The sell-or-ban measure was issued into law by US President Joe Biden earlier this week (April 24), following a long-running dispute over claims that the company’s ownership structure could allow the Chinese government to gain access to the data of its millions of American users.To date, over 30 American states, Canada, and the European Union have separately banned the app from use on government-owned devices over concerns it could be a security risk. India banned the app nationwide in January 2021, while Taiwan and Afghanistan did the same in 2022.The bill was first brought up last month, when the US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 24 to 16 to give President Joe Biden the power to enforce a ban on the social media app over concerns that the app is a national security threat and a Chinese espionage tool.This week’s ruling was voted for with an overwhelming majority of 79 to 18, and was signed by President Joe Biden.