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CensorshipCulturePalestine
US Museum Directors Face ‘Considerable Pressure’ to Keep Palestinian Artists’ Work Off View, Survey Says
US museum directors are facing pushback over exhibiting work by Palestinian artists, just one form of censorship among many cited in a survey put out this week by PEN America, …
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Palestine
New Yorkers ‘ecstatic’ but cautiously optimistic on ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas
“[I’m] excited, ecstatic,” said Salma Elmazer, who works in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, but lives in Bensonhurst and is of Egyptian descent. NY1
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In New Jersey’s large Palestinian American community, news that a ceasefire had finally been reached in a brutal 15-month war between Israel and Hamas sparked joy over an end to …
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Local Palestinian-Americans like Jay Shahadeh were also celebrating the cease-fire and hopeful to see an end to the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Local 10
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Palestine
Boston attorney who organized escapes from Gaza welcomes ceasefire: ‘Better late than never’
For Sammy Nabulsi, the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas falls into that category of “better late than never… but too late all the same.” Boston25
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Palestine
Israeli, Palestinian supporters in Chicagoland celebrate ceasefire deal with cautious optimism
“It’s been honestly a whirlwind of emotions—relief, joy, sadness,” said Deanna Othman, media coordinator with the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Chicago. Fox32
“The primary objective of the ADC-RI Media Research Project is to research, track, and document anti-Arab and Islamophobic bias in the media, public discourse, and from public officials. This tracking project will serve as a resource tool which will highlight the prevalence of bias and bigotry. The project will expose xenophobia and hatred that target minorities in the U.S., particularly Arab and Muslim Americans.
The project will also celebrate achievements of Arabs and Muslims from around the world.”
