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John Altman wears Palestine badge on ITV, Zionists infuriated

Former EastEnders star John Altman apparently has no qualms over expressing his support for Palestinian rights. Dauntlessly, he appeared on the ITV show ‘Loose Women’, sporting a badge of a Palestinian flag on his jacket. Clearly, this went down badly with some Zionist sympathizers among the audience of that show. As was to be expected, they voiced their outrage on...

Dutch youngsters dressed up as 'Black Pete'

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‘Black Pete’: Netherlands under pressure over allegedly ‘racist’ Zwarte Piet tradition

By Tariq Shadid – Towards the end of every year, the Netherlands as well as the Flemish communities in Belgium celebrate Santa Claus with their own version, which is seen as separate from Christmas celebrations. Their version of Saint Nicholas, known as Sinterklaas, comes with the white-bearded elderly man dressed up as a bishop in red clothing, and accompanied by...