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Global Tensions Rise Over Israel-Palestine Support and Protests

2/17/2026

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Israel advances its West Bank annexation through settler violence and legal changes to normalize control.
The United States and European governments intensify efforts to criminalize support for Palestine, highlighted by a UK ruling on Palestine Action.
In India, police detained 23 protesters opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alignment with Israel at a demonstration organized by the Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine (IPSP), which condemned the detentions as suppressing dissent.

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Israel advances its West Bank annexation through settler violence and legal changes to normalize control.
The United States and European governments intensify efforts to criminalize support for Palestine, highlighted by a UK ruling on Palestine Action.
In India, police detained 23 protesters opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alignment with Israel at a demonstration organized by the Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine (IPSP), which condemned the detentions as suppressing dissent.