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College Basketball Coach Directly Calls Out Former U.S. President Barack Obama
College Basketball Coach Directly Calls Out Former U.S. President Barack Obama originally appeared on The Spun. Former President Barack Obama was publicly called out this week by one of the top coaches in college basketball. Two days ago, Obama posted a New York Times article about the children in Gaza being impacted by this war along with this message: "While a lasting resolution to the crisis in Gaza must involve a return of all hostages and a cessation of Israel's military operations, these articles underscore the immediate need for action to be taken to prevent the travesty of innocent people dying of preventable starvation." Clearly, that message didn't sit well with Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. He responded to Obama's social media post, accusing the 44th U.S. president of setting this chaos into motion. "You gave billions to Iran and Hamas creating this mess and not one word from you calling for THEM to release the hostages, surrender and end the War," Pearl wrote on X. "Tell Hamas to 1) Quit stealing and reselling aid 2) Stop attacking GHF workers who are feeding Gazans. 3) Leave and end suffering." Pearl has been very vocal about the conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel over the past few months. During the NCAA men's tournament, Pearl called for the release of Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier who was held hostage by Hamas. "I get asked a lot how this basketball program has become so competitive over the last eight years," Pearl said. "But for me, I believe it was God's plan to give us this success, success beyond what we deserve. To give us this platform. To give us an opportunity to start this conference briefly and remind the world that Edan Alexander is still held hostage in Gaza right now. An American held hostage and not enough people in this country know his name." Alexander reunited with his loved ones in New Jersey in June. He grew up in Tenafly before moving to Israel. As you can tell from Pearl's recent social media post, Alexander's release hasn't stopped him from talking about the conflict in Gaza. College Basketball Coach Directly Calls Out Former U.S. President Barack Obama first appeared on The Spun on Jul 29, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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10 hours ago
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Oscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land' consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler
Awdah Hathaleen a Palestinian community leader who was a consultant on the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' died Monday after an Israeli settler allegedly shot him to death in the occupied West Bank. 'No Other Land' filmmaker and subject Yuval Abraham announced his colleague's death Monday, writing on X (formerly Twitter), '[Hathaleen] just died. Murdered.' Two hours prior, Abraham shared video of the confrontation that led to Hathaleen's death. In the video, the settler in a dark shirt can be seen shoving people in a group, pulling out and pointing his pistol in their direction. The video shows him firing at people off-screen. In the caption of his video, Abraham writes that the settler 'just shot' Hathaleen in the lungs and identified the shooter as Yinon Levi. Levi was among the 13 hard-line Israeli settlers targeted last year by international sanctions for their alleged attacks and harassment of Palestinians in the West Bank. President Trump lifted U.S. sanctions against the Israelis in January. 'This is him in the video firing like crazy,' Abraham tweeted. The incident occurred in in the village of Umm al-Khair, in the Masafer Yatta region that was the focus of 'No Other Land.' Hathaleen was rushed to a hospital in Israel, where he was pronounced dead, his family confirmed to the New York Times. He was 31. According to multiple reports, Israeli police said they responded to the scene, detaining and arresting an Israeli citizen. Police did not identify the detainee they took in for questioning, and claimed 'terrorists hurled rocks toward' the nearby Israeli settlement of Carmel, according to CNN. Additionally, the Israeli military detained five Palestinians and two foreign tourists for their alleged involvement in Monday's incident, the BBC reported. The IDF did not immediately respond to The Times' request for confirmation on Tuesday. 'No Other Land' filmmaker and Palestinian journalist Basel Adra on Tuesday tweeted video showing the attack from another angle. In this video, Levi is seen with the pistol in his right hand, smacking a person in front of him. The clip also sees Levi raising his right arm and firing off-screen. Adra says Levi 'fires the bullet that took' Hathaleen's life, adding in his caption that 'the apartheid court decided to release him to house arrest.' On Monday, Adra tweeted he was in disbelief about his friend's death: 'My dear friend Adwah was slaughtered this evening. He was standing in front of the community center in his village where a settler fired a bullet that pierced his chest and took his life. This is how Israel erases us — one life at a time.' On Instagram, the Center for Jewish Nonviolence described Hathaleen as a well-known community figure: 'an activist, artist, and teacher in the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta.' The activist group reminded Instagram followers that last month Hathaleen and another Palestinian man were denied entry, detained overnight and deported back to the West Bank when they arrived at the San Francisco International Airport. 'So many in our community knew Awdah, and gained so much by learning from him, and being his friend,' the organization said, concluding its statement with a call to action. 'May Awdah's memory be a revolution. May we see justice for Awdah, and justice for all Palestinians, within our lifetime.' Earlier this year, Israeli settlers brutalized another member of the Oscar-winning 'No Other Land' team. In March, Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was beat in his head and stomach by settlers in the village of Susiya in the Masafer Yatta area. Palestinian residents said the settlers, some wearing masks, some carrying guns and some wearing military uniforms, attacked as residents were breaking their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to the Associated Press. Israeli military and police forces detained the filmmaker on suspicion of hurling rocks at IDF and police. He was released a day later, with bruises on his face and blood on his clothes. As he recalled hearing 'the voice of soldiers laughing at me,' his wife said she felt the international attention surrounding 'No Other Land's' Oscar win prompted settlers to 'attack us more.' The harrowing documentary , which became the subject of controversy in Miami Beach earlier this year, documents Israel's demolition of Palestinian villages in Masafer Yatta and the displacement of their communities in favor of Israeli military training grounds. Since Israel launched its war against Hamas nearly two years ago, more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed, Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday. At least 77 were killed over the past 24 hours, most while seeking food. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
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Europe surrenders to Trump (and thus secures victory by the back door)
S&P 500 futures traded up this morning on news that the U.S. and the EU, America's largest trading partner, have struck a deal that imposes 15% tariffs on imported goods. The U.S. markets love that certainty. But the devil is in the details—which is why European stocks are rising faster than U.S. futures this morning. Stocks are up this morning on the certainty of a new trade deal between the U.S. and the EU. American businesses and consumers will now face a 15% tariff on all imports from Europe, while President Trump confirmed the EU tariff level has been reduced to zero. Previously, the tariff level on both sides was just under 3%. President Trump, visiting his golf courses in Scotland, is positioning the deal as a win. The agreement includes a large amount of direct investment into the U.S. by Europe, such as $750 billion in energy purchases, $600 billion in extra direct investment, and the purchase of 'a vast amount of military equipment,' the president said. S&P 500 futures moved up 0.27% this morning, but the STOXX Europe 600 rose by more than double that in early trading. Why are investors in Europe so happy about Trump's great victory over them? The devil is in the details, and the pact seems to contain several advantages for the EU. The auto tariffs, for instance, now benefit European manufacturers over North American competitors. The 15% level is lower than that faced by Canada and Mexico, which are much nearer to the U.S. auto market. 'How can the administration square a 15% tariff on cars from Europe and Japan, while manufacturers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico are laboring under 25% tariffs?' Patrick Anderson, CEO of the Anderson Economic Group, told the New York Times. The deal does not require the EU to alter its digital services tax on large tech companies. There is also no current change in drug pricing rules. The pharma industry is one of Europe's biggest, and Trump has long complained that Europeans get drugs cheap because companies inflate pricing in the U.S. Meanwhile the 'new' direct investment and military purchases may likely have happened anyway—Europe is fighting a war against Russia on its Eastern flank, after all. 'Europe is already the largest foreign investor in the U.S., with European direct investment increasing by roughly $200 billion from 2023 to 2024. Three times that over an undefined period is hardly a great coup,' the Wall Street Journal's editorial board noted. Simon Nixon, who writes the Wealth of Nations Substack, said: 'The real win from the EU's perspective is that it has successfully fended off Trump's demands that it rewrite its regulatory rulebook to benefit U.S. companies. In particular, Trump had been demanding changes to EU digital services rules, agricultural rules, and pharmaceutical pricing. 'The irony is that this is the one thing that U.S. companies would have most wanted out of any trade deal. Instead, they have been hit with a massive hike in tariffs on imports … without any increase in EU market access.' In Europe, analysts seem to be concluding that the deal is mostly Scotch mist. The tariff level itself is much lower than what Trump previously threatened, and the accompanying investment will get lost in the mail. 'The EU and the U.S. agreed that U.S. consumers should pay more tax—levied at 15% for imports from the EU. EU President [Ursula] von der Leyen made vague pledges to buy stuff from and invest in the U.S., without the necessary authority to make those pledges reality. Pharmaceuticals and steel seem to be excluded from this deal. The result is better for the U.S. economy than the worst-case scenario, but worse for the U.S. economy than the situation in January this year,' UBS's Paul Donovan told clients this morning. Here's a snapshot of the action prior to the opening bell in New York: S&P 500 futures were up 0.3% this morning, premarket, after the index closed up 0.4% on Friday, hitting a new all-time high at 6,388.64. STOXX Europe 600 was up 0.67% in early trading. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 was up 0.14% in early trading. Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 1.10%. China's CSI 300 Index was up 0.21%. The South Korea KOSPI was up 0.42%. India's Nifty 50 was down 0.6%. Bitcoin was flat at just under $119K. This story was originally featured on
