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For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sports
Read full article: For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sportsMost of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were born somewhere else -- Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Germany, Chile and the United States ā yet they care deeply about the politics of their parentsā and grandparentsā homeland.
Texasā highest criminal court declines to stop execution of man accused in shaken baby case
Read full article: Texasā highest criminal court declines to stop execution of man accused in shaken baby caseLawyers for Robert Roberson say the science used to sentence him to death is questionable and that prior health issues could explain the death of his 2-year-old daughter in 2002.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at UT-Austin open rift among Jewish students
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at UT-Austin open rift among Jewish studentsSome Jewish students see the protests as inherently antisemitic. Others say Jewish history and values make them empathize with Palestinians.
Revisiting the protest movements at the University of Texas
Read full article: Revisiting the protest movements at the University of TexasProtests have been a century-long tradition at UT-Austin, and The Daily Texan, the student newspaper, has faithfully covered and recorded these significant historical events.
The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide margin
Read full article: The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide marginThe U_N_ General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution to give Palestine more ārights and privileges.ā.
Austin TV news photographer booked on two misdemeanors related to pro-Palestine protest at UT Austin
Read full article: Austin TV news photographer booked on two misdemeanors related to pro-Palestine protest at UT AustinCarlos Sanchez, the 43-year-old photographer for an Austin TV news station, is facing two new charges one week after he was arrested while covering a protest on the UT Austin campus, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Wednesday.
DPS to further investigate Austin TV photographer arrested during pro-Palestine protest
Read full article: DPS to further investigate Austin TV photographer arrested during pro-Palestine protestThe Texas Department of Public Safety said a TV photographer arrested during a pro-Palestine protest Wednesday at UT Austin will have his case under further investigation by its Criminal Investigations Division.
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
Read full article: US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for PalestineThe United States has vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine.
As Texas students clash over Israel-Hamas war, Gov. Greg Abbott orders colleges to revise free speech policies
Read full article: As Texas students clash over Israel-Hamas war, Gov. Greg Abbott orders colleges to revise free speech policiesThe governor singled out pro-Palestine groups and said they should be subject to discipline.
UT-Austin investigates students amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: UT-Austin investigates students amid tensions over Israel-Hamas warAdministrators are weighing possible disciplinary action against four students who criticized the universityās response to the Middle East conflict.
Pro-Palestinian protestors take to publicly confronting San Antonio City Council members
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian protestors take to publicly confronting San Antonio City Council membersSome pro-Palestinian protestors have been turning up the heat on San Antonio City Council members with whom they are angry for not passing a ceasefire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas War.
Protesters shut down San Antonio City Council meeting after proposal to support Israel-Hamas ceasefire rescinded
Read full article: Protesters shut down San Antonio City Council meeting after proposal to support Israel-Hamas ceasefire rescindedActivists carried signs reading āFree Palestine;ā Councilmembers McKee-Rodriguez, Castillo left with fists in air in support
San Antonio city council wonāt take up resolution on Israel-Hamas ceasefire after councilman pulls his support
Read full article: San Antonio city council wonāt take up resolution on Israel-Hamas ceasefire after councilman pulls his supportMayor Ron Nirenberg says "the special meeting will not be scheduled now that the request lacks the required support."
As Israel-Hamas war sparks tensions on Texas campuses, universities struggle with how to respond
Read full article: As Israel-Hamas war sparks tensions on Texas campuses, universities struggle with how to respondA series of incidents across Texas campuses have brought attention to universitiesā handling of heated political debates about the war.
'From the river to the sea': Why these 6 words spark fury and passion over the Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: 'From the river to the sea': Why these 6 words spark fury and passion over the Israel-Hamas warThe Jordan River winds for 200-plus miles to the east of Israel and the occupied West Bank, while the Mediterranean glitters to the west.
Relatives of Texans, Jewish and Muslim, remain trapped in Gaza
Read full article: Relatives of Texans, Jewish and Muslim, remain trapped in GazaTwo Texans ā a Jewish man, a Muslim woman ā want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.
What is the history of Israel and Gaza? KSAT Explains
Read full article: What is the history of Israel and Gaza? KSAT ExplainsThousands of years of history are hard to sum up in one article on the internet, but here, the KSAT Explains team is breaking down some of the key conflicts that have transpired involving Israel, Gaza and its surrounding areas since Israel gained its independence in 1948.
Gov. Abbott directs Texas schools to resources for teaching about Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: Gov. Abbott directs Texas schools to resources for teaching about Israel-Hamas warAs tensions have flared in the escalating conflict and protests have spread across Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Education Agency would provide resources to schools to counter misinformation and antisemitism.
China and Russia plan to work together for a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians
Read full article: China and Russia plan to work together for a two-state solution for Israel and the PalestiniansA top Chinese envoy says that China and Russia share the same position on the Palestinian issue and plan to try to work together to cool the situation and help establish a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians.
UNESCO member states expected to approve US decision to rejoin the UN's cultural agency
Read full article: UNESCO member states expected to approve US decision to rejoin the UN's cultural agencyUNESCOās 193 members states are gathering for a two-day meeting in Paris aimed at voting on the United Statesā plans to rejoin the U.N. cultural and scientific agency.
US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence
Read full article: US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influenceThe U.N. cultural and scientific agency UNESCO has announced that the United States plans to rejoin ā and pay more than $600 million in back dues ā after a decade-long dispute sparked by the organizationās move to include Palestine as a member.
Questions about validity of shaken baby syndrome not enough to give Texas death row inmate new trial, court rules
Read full article: Questions about validity of shaken baby syndrome not enough to give Texas death row inmate new trial, court rulesRobert Roberson was sentenced to death for killing his 2-year-old daughter. Experts have since backtracked on the science used in part to win his conviction.
UN: 2022 likely deadliest for Palestinians in West Bank
Read full article: UN: 2022 likely deadliest for Palestinians in West BankThe U.N. Mideast envoy says 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005 and called for immediate action to calm āan explosive situationā and move toward renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Federal grand jury indicts two men in fatal tractor-trailer incident in San Antonio
Read full article: Federal grand jury indicts two men in fatal tractor-trailer incident in San AntonioA federal grand jury in San Antonio on Wednesday indicted two men charged in the June fatal tractor-trailer incident on the cityās Southwest Side that resulted in the deaths of 53 people and 11 more injured.
Watch: Meet the Texas doctors on a mission to vaccinate their rural communities
Read full article: Watch: Meet the Texas doctors on a mission to vaccinate their rural communitiesWorried about a possible resurgence of COVID-19 infections, doctors Carolyn Salter and her husband, Michael Gorby, have taken it upon themselves to get lagging vaccination rates up in rural East Texas.
An East Texas doctor is on a mission to vaccinate her community against COVID-19
Read full article: An East Texas doctor is on a mission to vaccinate her community against COVID-1920 migrants dead off Tunisia after boat sinks, more missing
Read full article: 20 migrants dead off Tunisia after boat sinks, more missingTunisian authorities say 20 African migrants have been found dead after their boat, which was trying to reach Europe, sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Five survivors were rescued Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 and authorities are searching for up to 20 others believed missing. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios, File)TUNIS ā About 20 African migrants were found dead Thursday after their smuggling boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe, Tunisian authorities said. Five survivors were rescued and the Tunisian navy is searching for up to 20 others still believed missing. According to survivors, the migrant smuggling boat was carrying about 40 or 50 people heading toward Italy, Ben Zekri said.
German FM warns unilateral action could hurt Mideast talks
Read full article: German FM warns unilateral action could hurt Mideast talksGerman Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, right, speaks as his Palestine counterpart Riyad al-Maliki, left, listens during a news conference following their meeting, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP)BERLIN ā Germany's foreign minister warned Tuesday against unilateral steps that could hurt Mideast peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians following the change in administration in the United States. President Donald Trump has strongly backed Israel during his four-year term, declaring Jerusalem the Jewish state's capital, tolerating Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories and pushing Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel. āCreating facts unilaterally won't help us in this already difficult situation,ā Germany's top diplomat, Heiko Maas, told reporters after meeting with his Palestinian counterpart in Berlin. āBut no doors should be slammed shut either, in view of developments in the United States.āMaas didn't spell out what unilateral measures he was concerned about.