Stretford high school U-turns on controversial plans to donate money from pupil fundraiser to Palestine and Israel

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAn Israeli web host company Wix.com has complied with a Hong Kong police notice to close a pro-democracy website 2021hkcharter.com linked to Nathan Law, a political activist. The move came on the eve of the June 4 anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident.The takedown notice cited the National Security Law that was introduced in Hong Kong some 11 months ago.

Simon Cowell has reportedly canceled his scheduled appearance as a judge on "X Factor Israel" amid tensions in the wake of the recent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. "Simon won’t be going to Israel after all. I know it has already been announced that he was one of the judges, but for a number of reasons he just can’t be there in Israel to film the show now," a source close to the veteran producer told the Jewish News.

The X Factor Israel.The music industry mogul created the reality talent show, which began life in the UK in 2004 and has spawned more than 50 different versions around the world.The X Factor Israel has aired three seasons so far, with the latest being broadcast between 2017 and 2018.

Simon Cowell has cancelled a planned stint as a judge on the new series of The X Factor Israel which is due to air Reshet 13 later this year.

Ed Meza @edmezavarBerlin-based Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Aljafari revisits familiar themes in “An Unusual Summer,” a personal work that captures the invisible lives of people in a Palestinian neighborhood in the Israeli city of Ramla.Composed of recordings from a surveillance camera installed by Aljafari’s late father at their family home in 2006 in the hope of catching a vandal who kept damaging his car, “An Unusual Summer” is a video diary populated by local residents, shoppers, pedestrians

Simon Cowell won’t be appearing as a judge on the upcoming season of “X Factor Israel”.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Oslo,” the new HBO film about the back-channel negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization that led to the milestone Oslo Peace Accords, arrives as tensions are at a high in the Middle East.It’s a moment where the hard work of peacemaking that the film dramatizes is in noticeably short supply, but Bartlett Sher, who makes his feature directing debut with “Oslo,” believes that the message of the movie is even

#Jerusalem. 200 protesters have been injured.

Avengers superstar Mark Ruffalo recently apologised for his recent comments about a war issue! The actor who plays Hulk in Marvel films, expressed his apology for stating that Israel is “committing genocide” when he shared information on social media about the recent Israel/Palestine attacks. Mark tweeted, “I have reflected & wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing “genocide”.

tweeted. “It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful & is being used to justify antisemitism here & abroad.

tweeted Monday. “It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful & is being used to justify antisemitism here & abroad.

Mark Ruffalo has apologized for his recent posts regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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