Israel-Palestine

New York City Police made several arrests Thursday morning as a group of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, TMZ confirmed.

Police tell us ... several people have been arrested, but an exact number is unclear as the disturbance just happened. For the moment ... it appears to have been cleared.

The protesters did not make the televised program on NBC ... but social media was flooded with snaps and video of them making their attempt ... and the quick response from NYPD.

Israel has taken out the Hamas leader who ordered the October 7 attacks ... gruesome photos show Yahya Sinwar dead in a pile of rubble in Gaza.

Israeli officials confirmed Sinwar's death Thursday ... Israel Defense Force soldiers blew him up during a routine patrol of the building where Sinwar happened to be hiding out with other Hamas terrorists.

The IDF confirmed Sinwar's death in a post on X, saying simply ... "Eliminated: Yahya Sinwar." The photos of his lifeless body are now circulating online.

Bill Maher has high praise for Chappell Roan when it comes to calling out BS ... but he says she's clueless when it comes to the Middle East.

The "Real Time" host says Chappell has no understanding of Israel's claim to its land because she's getting her news from TikTok, which Bill says is like getting your calories from Hostess.

He calls CR out for calling out Israel as colonizers, explaining colonizers are intruders who have no history in an area they seek to conquer. Watch the vid ... Bill explains Israel's history with its territory.

The creative director of Beyoncé's company, Parkwood Entertainment, is catching heat from a congressman ... who thinks an influencer allegedly promoting violence "has no business" shaping culture.

New York Congressman Ritchie Torres took to IG Sunday, posting a screen-cap of an earlier post by Andrew Makadsi depicting a man who reportedly set his arm on fire Saturday at a protest in Washington, D.C. ... Torres accuses Makadsi of glorifying the self-immolation of an anti-Israel activist.

Torres posted on the eve of October 7, which marks a year since Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 251.

A protest over the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East turned ugly after a photojournalist lit himself on fire outside the White House.

Saturday night's demonstration in Washington D.C. was captured on video, which showed a man -- reportedly identified as journalist Sanuel Mena Jr. -- setting his left arm ablaze.

Check out the clip ... Mena staggered across the street in obvious pain after he turned his arm into a torch.

The hits keep coming for Macklemore ... he’s just been axed as the headliner for Neon City Festival, hot on the heels of his "F*** America" drama.

The Neon City Festival in Vegas didn’t outright blame the controversy for Macklemore’s removal, instead chalking it up to "unforeseen circumstances" -- and totally wiping him clean from the 2024 headliners section on their website.

Whatever the reason, it’s gotta sting for Macklemore, especially since he was just announced as a headliner ... days before he sparked outrage by chanting his anti-America stance during a pro-Palestine show.

Macklemore's landed himself in the middle of an all-out online war ... with people firing off at the rapper online for chanting "f*** America" in the middle of his recent show.

The singer-songwriter performed at the Palestine Will Live Forever Festival in Seattle Saturday night ... benefiting a charity known as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees.

Watch the clip ... Macklemore's walking around the stage -- telling people to "straight up" say the phrase 'cause he ain't going to stop them.

A pro-Israel demonstration outside Boston reportedly turned violent Thursday when a man wearing a pro-Palestine pin was shot after tackling a demonstrator on the sidewalk.

In a video purportedly from the scene first reported by Daily Wire ... you see a man with a mask around his neck shouting at a group of pro-Israel demonstrators, which reportedly included 47-year-old Scott Hayes, an Iraq War veteran.

The unidentified man is heard accosting the demonstrators, whom he called "sick" for "defending genocide" -- before running across the street and physically tackling Hayes.

Adam Schiff's furious about the six Israeli hostages killed by Hamas ... describing the killers in some NSFW language.

The California congressman sat down for an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning ... and, he talked at length about the six people -- including one American -- who were killed by Hamas in the last couple days.

Representative Schiff -- who's running for a Senate seat -- says he felt sick when he heard the news of the six hostages killed ... saying his heart goes out to the families.

Bella Hadid is speaking out on the big controversy surrounding her Adidas ad campaign for a Munich Olympics shoe ... and she says she didn't do her homework.

The model reacted to the backlash from last week in a lengthy statement posted on social media Monday ... saying she had no clue the 1972 Munich Olympics included a famous tragedy where 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and murdered by Palestinian terrorists.

Bella explains she had no knowledge of the historical connection between the '72 Olympics and the Adidas shoe, adding ... "I am shocked, I am upset, and I am disappointed in the lack of sensitivity that went into this campaign."

Pro-Palestine protesters made their presence known at the Olympics in the worst possible way ... invoking the biggest antisemite known to human history straight from the stands.

Check it out ... as the Israeli team lined up on the field alongside Team Paraguay on Saturday at the Parc des Princes ... anti-Israel demonstrators holding Palestinian flags repeatedly made the Nazi salute and chanted, "Heil Hitler."

According to Sky News, the Israel national anthem was also booed by protesters, who held a banner that read, "Genocide Olympics." The protesters were reportedly removed during the game ... which saw Paraguay coming out victorious thanks to a 4 to 2 final score.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators are unleashing a nasty attack of critters on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attempting to make him uncomfortable ahead of his big speech to Congress.

Netanyahu and the Israeli delegation are shacking up at the infamous Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C., and video posted Wednesday by an anti-Israel group shows a horde of maggots and crickets crawling on a conference room table flanked by the U.S. and Israeli flags.

The footage also shows the creepy crawlers making themselves at home in hotel hallways and common areas.

Jon Voight's reconciliation with his daughter Angelina Jolie may be short-lived ... 'cause the veteran actor just put her political beliefs on blast on the issue of the Middle East.

In a wide-ranging interview with Variety, JV addressed his and Angie's differing opinions on the Israel-Hamas war ... with Jon slamming AJ as being "influenced by antisemitic people."

He says he believes Angelina has been fed propaganda by the United Nations, where she once served as an ambassador for the UN's refugee agency.

Adidas is issuing another mea culpa over their Munich Olympics campaign ... publicly apologizing to their partners -- including Bella Hadid.

The footwear giant posted another apology -- their second in the last few days -- early Sunday morning ... acknowledging connections are still being made between the Munich Massacre of the 1972 Olympics and their recent SL72 campaign.

Adidas says the connections weren't meant, and they apologize -- all falling right in line with the apology they issued earlier this week after the American Jewish Community called them out.

Adidas is not getting a gold medal for an advertising campaign with Bella Hadid ... the shoe giant is apologizing for what many are calling a big antisemitic mistake.

Here's the deal ... Adidas made Bella the face of its marketing plan for a retro sneaker referencing the 1972 Munich Olympics ... the Games where Palestinian terrorists infamously murdered 11 members of Israel's Olympic team after taking them hostage.

The issue ... Bella's a Palestinian-American model who has been a vocal critic of Israel amid the war in Gaza ... and her involvement with a shoe commemorating the Munich massacre pissed off folks at the American Jewish Committee.