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Time of India
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Paris Slams NATO, Calls For Frexit: Macron Faces Massive Protest Over War Policies
/ Jun 30, 2025, 01:43PM IST Hundreds gathered in Paris to protest NATO, EU militarization, and France's support for Ukraine, in a demonstration led by right-wing politician Florian Philippot. The rally condemned French President Emmanuel Macron's military policies and called for France to exit both NATO and the European Union. Protesters held signs reading 'Frexit is another name for peace' and chanted against sending aid or troops to Ukraine. Philippot also praised Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for renewed peace talks, criticizing the West's aggressive stance as dangerous and unnecessary. The demonstration reflects rising discontent in France over foreign entanglements and military spending.#ParisProtest #FranceNews #Frexit #NoToNATO #StopTheWar #PeaceNotWar #NATOWatch #UkraineConflict #EndMilitarization #FranceForPeace #MacronProtests #NATOCriticism
The Sun
23-06-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Stupid ignorant lefties who support Iran when it stones women for being raped are mad and immoral
LAST week, hard-left activists broke into an RAF base in Oxfordshire and caused millions of pounds worth of damage by spraying red paint into the engines of two military planes in protest at the UK's support of Israel over the war in Gaza. Palestine Action, the extremist group responsible — soon to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation — is supported by dozens of pro-Palestinian organisations. 2 2 Yesterday a protest in support of Palestine Action took place in central London. Chants from organisations such as the Stop the War Coalition, Cage, and Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) called for destruction of Israel. Some supporters were wearing Hamas headbands, their placards adorned with swastikas, yet clearly believed themselves to be on the right side of history. The former head of Cage — previously known as Caged Prisoners — is pro- Taliban. Its research director, Asim Qureshi, once described ISIS executioner Jihadi John as a 'beautiful young man'. Only hours after the horrendous Hamas attacks on Israel of October 7, 2023, Stop the War held a protest outside London's Israeli Embassy. The campaign group, whose co-founder has expressed support for Hamas and Hezbollah, is clearly not against war when the casualties are Israelis. It is deeply concerning to see that, since America bombed Iran's key nuclear sites this weekend, the hashtag #TeamIran has been plastered across social media accounts Julie MEND is an extremist organisation that has expressed support for the killing of British and American soldiers in Iraq. Paloma Faith, a singer known for her hard-leftist views, was also out marching at the weekend. According to her, 'silence is complicity', regarding the attacks on Gaza. Inside Operation Midnight Hammer: How Trump carried out unprecedented Iran attack using decoys in 37-hour covert mission Yet she has never publicly condemned the Hamas attack on Israeli citizens that began this deadly phase of war. But these protesters aren't just concerned with going into bat for anti-Israel terrorists. It is deeply concerning to see that, since America bombed Iran's key nuclear sites this weekend, the hashtag #TeamIran has been plastered across social media accounts, apparently signalling a ramping up of extremism within the pro-Palestine movement. This clash between left-wing Utopia — a luxury belief that will never happen — and the cold, hard reality of war leaves me wondering just what kind of a world #TeamIran supporters wish to live in. It is highly disturbing to see the terror attacks, kidnappings and brutal gang rapes carried out by Hamas condoned, and even celebrated. This unholy alliance between Western far-left and Islamic far-right is as grotesque as it is counter-productive. The reality of the Iranian regime is that anyone daring to protest against it is jailed and often tortured. Stonings and hangings Mobile phones and satellite television are blocked. The media is heavily censored. Free speech does not exist. Security forces have charged at protesters, and used lethal force against them. Women are treated as second-class citizens in every aspect of public and private life. They are stoned for adultery, and stoned for being raped Julie Young women have been blinded, and even shot in the eye and chest, for the crime of not wearing the compulsory hijab — or beaten for showing a strand of hair. Teenagers have been jailed for dancing. State-enforced punishment for dissidents includes flogging and amputation. Women are treated as second-class citizens in every aspect of public and private life. They are stoned for adultery, and stoned for being raped. Iran is one of the few countries where homosexual acts are punishable by death, and gay men have been publicly hanged. The idea that a person can be trapped in a body of the wrong sex is, however, acceptable to clerics, because this means lesbians and gay men can be turned 'straight' — by forcing them to live as the opposite sex. Sex-reassignment surgery is not just allowed, it is financially supported by the government. An average of 270 state-sponsored sex reassignment operations are carried out annually in Iran — a number surpassed only in Thailand. Perhaps this explains why trans activist India Willoughby uses hashtag #TeamIran. Support a death cult When he — and I make no bones about using that pronoun — proclaimed on X that he could 'live in Iran', Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling then offered to pay for his flight. To support #TeamIran is to support anti-Semitism. It is to defend the hanging of political prisoners and gays from cranes in the streets. It is to promote the public violent oppression of women. It is to support a death cult. Many, if not most, Iranian citizens oppose the regime and its rulers. On Sunday, around 500 activists gathered outside the Iranian Embassy in London less than 24 hours after the US air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Some said they had been 'grateful' to Israel for attacking the 'oppressive' Iranian regime. One protester chanted: 'Let the bombs fall.' Expressing solidarity with the Iranian people suffering under their oppressive government means speaking out against the regime, rather than defending it. For people in Britain, able to enjoy the freedom and democracy that allows them to publicly protest, this support of a totalitarian regime is as mad as it is amoral. The stupidity and ignorance of anyone who says they are of the Left, yet supports a nation that denies women and girls their basic human rights, is beyond my comprehension. The moral bankruptcy of the #TeamIran crowd should now be wholeheartedly condemned by everyone who holds democracy dear.
New European
27-05-2025
- Politics
- New European
Why is Kemi Badenoch so bad at politics?
Moreover, Badenoch's experience in Cabinet was in international-facing departments (specifically trade), not domestic ones. She will have spent years surrounded by civil servants explaining the sensitivities of diplomatic relations and the need to choose her words carefully – and to make sure she is briefed before she speaks. Kemi Badenoch has spent five years as a government minister, two of them in the Cabinet. This is relatively extensive government experience – more than most of the people in Keir Starmer's administration, given Labour's long time in opposition. She is not an ingenue. All of this is worth emphasising because it is incredibly easy to forget all of it when you hear Kemi Badenoch speak. More specifically, Badenoch at the weekend managed to make a series of comments so staggeringly stupid and counterproductive that the only usual excuse would be that the person saying them is vastly inexperienced, out of their depth, and being asked a question they can't reasonably be expected to answer. Suggested Reading The Tories are dead Matthew d'Ancona So it is important to remember that Badenoch is none of these things. She is an experienced cabinet minister and the leader of the opposition. In other words, she has no excuse to be giving answers as bizarre as the ones she's giving out – and any remaining tolerance for her nonsense from her party should be wearing out. Let's get to the remarks, as Badenoch made one that was merely stupid, followed in very quick succession by one that was calamitous, both in an interview with Sky News on Sunday. The first was to claim that 'Israel is fighting a proxy war on behalf of the UK' with its aggression against Gaza. This is such a bizarre claim that it would merit an article-length dissection in itself. Israel retaliated against Gaza because of the attacks of October 7, 2023. Its untrammelled aggression and prolonged conflict has fuelled both antisemitism and Islamophobia across the world, and undermined Israel's standing even among its allies. It is widely regarded as a senseless loss of life, motivated in part by Benjamin Netanyahu's desire to cling onto power and forestall his own prosecution over corruption. Explaining how any of this represents the UK's interests – let alone to anything like the extent of being a 'proxy war' on our behalf – would be quite the task. This remark alone was thoughtless, callous and inane – but Badenoch was just getting started. To complete her thought, she added 'just like Ukraine is on behalf of Western Europe against Russia'. This is one of the talking points Russia and its advocates have been keen to push ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. It is a talking point of the Stop The War and Corbynite left, and is pushed by apologists for Putin. The Kremlin was obviously delighted. The Russian foreign minister posted on Facebook that 'Kemi Badenoch has finally called a spade a spade… Ukraine is indeed fighting a proxy war against Russia… The objective of Russia's Special Military Operation is to put an end to the proxy-war and restore peace'. This is calamitously bad from Badenoch, and it will be used time and again by Russia to suggest a former cabinet minister has somehow given the game away. Early in the invasion, Putin admitted its reason – that he regards Ukraine as part of Russia and wants to subsume it. But claims of a Russia versus the West proxy war allows the country to reframe it as a defensive project, or even an anti-imperialist one. Badenoch has, when trying to make a bizarre point about a different conflict entirely, endorsed Russia's favourite talking point. There are several possibilities as to how this happens, and none of them are good. One is simply that Badenoch said what she thinks, and this is her true belief – meaning that on top of everything else, the Conservative Party elected a Corbynite as its leader. This seems unlikely. The other is that Badenoch was speaking fast and loose, and didn't really stop to consider what 'proxy war' meant. This could be because she was woefully unprepared, or because she is unwilling to choose her words carefully. Either would make her unfit for the office she currently holds, let alone the prime ministerial office to which she aspires. Kemi Badenoch puts her foot in her mouth almost every time she opens it, which is a poor trait in an opposition leader. Usually, though, the consequences of that mostly affect only her and the Conservative Party – but this time was different. The simple truth is that the Tories have a leader who shouldn't be allowed to speak in public, right at a time when they are in a battle for their very survival as a political force. For how much longer can that be allowed to continue?
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Stop The War' protestors gather in Glasgow city centre
STREETS in Glasgow city centre were temporarily shut down as a 'Stop The War' march took place on Saturday. Around 1500 people gathered in the city for the rally, which was organised by the Stop The War coalition. Our photographer went along to capture the march taking place. (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) READ NEXT: Images show participants holding placards with some reading 'Stop bombing children', 'Stop arming Israel', and 'Cut war, not welfare'. Banners were also laid in front of speakers at the La Pasionaria memorial on Clyde Street. Attendees gathered at the steps on Buchanan Street from midday despite an application submitted to Glasgow City Council for the demonstration stating that the assembly point would be on Dundas Street from 12.30pm. (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) Marchers passed Bath Street, Renfield Street, Union Street, Jamaica Street, Broomielaw, Brown Street, Argyle Street, Jamaica Street, Clyde Street before going onto the site of the La Pasionaria statue. A poster advertising the event read: 'Welfare not warfare. Fund wages, homes, hospitals, and schools. 'Stop arming Israel. Scrap Trident.' (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns)
Glasgow Times
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Glasgow Times
'Stop The War' protestors gather in Glasgow city centre
Around 1500 people gathered in the city for the rally, which was organised by the Stop The War coalition. Our photographer went along to capture the march taking place. (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) READ NEXT: Activists surround police van at Glasgow pro-Palestine protest Images show participants holding placards with some reading 'Stop bombing children', 'Stop arming Israel', and 'Cut war, not welfare'. Banners were also laid in front of speakers at the La Pasionaria memorial on Clyde Street. Attendees gathered at the steps on Buchanan Street from midday despite an application submitted to Glasgow City Council for the demonstration stating that the assembly point would be on Dundas Street from 12.30pm. (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) Marchers passed Bath Street, Renfield Street, Union Street, Jamaica Street, Broomielaw, Brown Street, Argyle Street, Jamaica Street, Clyde Street before going onto the site of the La Pasionaria statue. A poster advertising the event read: 'Welfare not warfare. Fund wages, homes, hospitals, and schools. 'Stop arming Israel. Scrap Trident.' (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns)
