At its first game in Los Angeles, the men’s national team drew spectators who weren’t coming for the soccer, but rather to protest the regime in Tehran.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, posted a one-minute video showing him taunting pro-Palestinian activists who were handcuffed and pinned down to the deck of a ship. The video drew condemnation both in Israel and abroad.
The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video in which he is seen with handcuffed activists forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In guidance to immigration officers, the administration describes participating in pro-Palestinian protests and criticizing Israel as “overwhelmingly negative” factors.
Seven members of the national women’s team had sought refuge in the country after they were labeled “traitors” at home. Four of them have since changed their minds.
President Trump said protesters risk getting shot “right through the head,” a change in tone from his earlier comments that Iranians must seize the chance to take over their government.
After seven members of the Iranian women’s soccer delegation were granted asylum by Australia, one changed her mind and decided to return home. The team had protested Iran’s government during an international competition.
With political activism off-limits, residents of St. Petersburg are finding purpose and community in the “politics of small deeds,” repairing and cleaning architectural treasures.