Netanyahu just nominated Trump for the Nobel peace prize. Let’s show that the world thinks - Francesca and Gaza doctors deserve it instead!

<article data-history-node-id="425604" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ive-hit-nerve-francesca-albanese-defiant-face-trump-sanctions" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ive-hit-nerve-francesca-albanese-defiant-face-trump-sanctions" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">‘I’ve hit a nerve’: Francesca Albanese defiant in face of Trump sanctions</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><meta charset="UTF-8"></p> <p>The United Nations special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, on Thursday said she is undeterred by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/07/sanctioning-lawfare-that-targets-u-s-and-israeli-persons/" target="_blank">sanctions</a>&nbsp;imposed by the US on Wednesday.</p> <p>“It looks like I've hit a nerve,” she told Middle East Eye’s live show.&nbsp;</p> <p>“My concern is there are people dying in Gaza while you and I are speaking, and the United Nations are totally unable to intervene.”</p> <p>The sanctions follow Albanese's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session59/advance-version/a-hrc-59-23-aev.pdf" target="_blank">scathing report</a>&nbsp;on 30 June in which she named over 60 companies, including major US technology firms like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, which she said were involved in "the transformation of Israel's economy of occupation to an economy of genocide".</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/francesca-albanese-defiant-face-trump-sanctions">Albanese is one of the most outspoken critics of Israel’s war on Gaza</a></h3> </div> </div> </article>

Irish government is blocking these children's visas. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine

<article data-history-node-id="425363" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/roger-waters-pink-floyd-backs-palestine-action-denounces-uk-terror-label" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/roger-waters-pink-floyd-backs-palestine-action-denounces-uk-terror-label" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Roger Waters from Pink Floyd backs Palestine Action, denounces UK terror label</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="599" data-start="351">English rock legend Roger Waters has publicly declared his support for the recently banned direct-action group Palestine Action, calling the UK government’s decision to proscribe it as a “terrorist organisation” a betrayal of justice and democracy.</p> <p data-end="781" data-start="601">Speaking in a video recorded on 5 July, Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd, accused the UK Parliament of being “corrupted by agents of a genocidal foreign power,” referencing Israel.</p> <p data-end="1041" data-start="783">“This is Independence Day, July the fifth, 2025. I declare my independence from the government of the UK,” said Waters, criticising the decision to criminalise support for Palestine Action. “They are nonviolent. They are absolutely not terrorist in any way.”</p> <p data-end="1373" data-start="1043">Palestine Action was officially designated a terrorist organisation by the British government on Saturday, a move that has drawn condemnation from human rights groups and activists. The group has targeted arms manufacturers linked to Israel, most notably Elbit Systems, which produces weapons used in Israel’s military operations in Gaza.</p> <p data-end="1670" data-start="1375">Waters defended the group’s tactics as peaceful and justified, saying: “They are a nonviolent protest organisation protesting the presence in the UK of Elbit Systems, an Israeli arms manufacturing organisation… I support Palestine Action and I always will because that is the right thing to do.”</p> <p data-end="1972" data-start="1672">Referencing journalist George Monbiot’s call for public defiance, Waters echoed the rallying cry: “This is the ‘I am Spartacus’ moment… Good on everybody who is standing up everywhere and saying, ‘I am Spartacus.’ We will not be rolled over by this appalling Labour government in the United Kingdom.”</p> <p data-end="2139" data-start="1974">The musician concluded with a stark message: “Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation. They are lying… that’s all I have to say."</p> <p data-end="2379" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="2141">Waters has long been outspoken on Palestinian rights and has previously faced backlash for his criticism of Israeli policies. His latest comments have further amplified calls for scrutiny over the UK’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism.</p> <center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s today, July 5th 2025. <br>This is the “I am Spartacus” moment.<br>Please stand up. <a href="https://t.co/oGYdZvjrWK">pic.twitter.com/oGYdZvjrWK</a></p>— Roger Waters ✊ (@rogerwaters) <a href="https://twitter.com/rogerwaters/status/1941571779857895768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center> </div> </div> </article>

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