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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 426

Desmond Tutu

Family members carry the coffin of South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu during the requiem mass of Tutu at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town on January 1, 2022 (Nic BOTHMA / POOL / AFP)
January 1, 2022, 11:45 am
‘When we were in the dark, he brought light’: Funeral service held for Tutu
South African archbishop left instructions for a simple funeral with cheap pine coffin; will be cremated, then buried in church where he railed against apartheid from pulpit
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The body of Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu lies in state at the St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, on December 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
December 30, 2021, 1:07 pm
In simple pine coffin, Tutu’s body lies in state at South Africa cathedral
Archbishop wanted ‘no ostentatiousness or lavish spending’ for funeral, with cheapest coffin available; lying in state extended for 2 days to accommodate mourners for the activist
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Flowers are placed alongside a photo of Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, December 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
December 26, 2021, 10:42 pm
‘An inspiration to generations’: Tributes pour in for Archbishop Tutu
US President Biden says he is ‘heartbroken’; Queen Elizabeth II calls the late anti-apartheid icon a ‘man who tirelessly championed human rights’
By AFP
In this file photo taken on March 03, 2014 South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks during a memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at Westminster Abbey in London (JOHN STILLWELL / POOL / AFP)
December 26, 2021, 11:05 am
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South African anti-apartheid activist, dies at 90
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, famed for his efforts against the racist regime in South Africa, compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to apartheid and backed boycott, sanctions
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
August 16, 2019, 10:42 pm
Contradicting PM, Omar insists she was planning to meet Israel officials on trip
Legislator says Israel not acting like ally or democracy, calls to leverage aid to stop settlements, give Palestinian rights; aide says she was coming before Tlaib for Israel talks
By ToI Staff and Adam Rasgon
Emmanuel Navon
June 15, 2016, 1:20 pm
Emmanuel Navon
Desmond Tutu is wrong on Barghouti
The South African cleric advocates a Nobel Peace prize for a Palestinian terrorist who wants to destroy Israel
Former US president Jimmy Carter waves as he arrives for a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as part of a delegation of The Elders group of retired prominent world figures, May 2, 2015. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
May 26, 2016, 9:50 am
Jimmy Carter to step down from ‘front-line’ work with rights group
The former US president led a 2015 delegation of The Elders, retired world leaders, to Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank
By KATHLEEN FOODY and Rachel Zoll
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (photo credit: Youtube screenshot)
September 15, 2014, 7:58 pm
SA Jewish paper apologizes for Tutu, Hitler comparison
Op-ed by chairman of Likud South Africa featured an image of the the archbishop with the Nazi leader’s mustache
By JTA
Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks during a press conference in Gaza City, 2008 (photo credit: Wissam Nassar/Flash 90)
June 5, 2014, 4:06 pm
Canadian Jews meet with Tutu over anti-Israel stance
CEO of Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs says archbishop seemed ‘unapologetic’ over controversial remarks
By JTA
US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Palestinian Ambassador’s Residence in Amman, Jordan, on March 26, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/File)
May 20, 2014, 1:28 am
Young people hold online Middle East talks
Group’s Israeli founder says its size and scope — almost 500,000 participants — shows that youth in the region want peace
By Ian Deitch
A Palestinian child stands in front of a mural of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti at the Kalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem. (Kobi Gideon/Flash 90)
November 4, 2013, 5:51 pm
South African Jews slam campaign to free Palestinian prisoners
It’s wrong to compare Marwan Barghouti, jailed for murdering Israeli civilians, to Nelson Mandela, says Zionist Federation
By JTA
Iran's President Hasan Rouhani speaks to the UN General Assembly, September 24 (photo credit: UN screenshot)
September 27, 2013, 6:38 am
Rouhani: Palestinians shouldn’t have to pay for Nazi crimes against the Jews
Iranian leader won’t rule out supporting two-state solution, says Iran will accept whatever Palestine decides
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Hamas naval policemen and Palestinians prepare for the arrival of the flotilla to Gaza on May 30, 2010. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
March 29, 2013, 1:17 am
‘Gaza’s Ark’ to break blockade, this time from within
A new initiative will strive to export produce from Gaza rather than bring supplies in
By Elhanan Miller
Metro-North train in New York City (photo credit: CC BY-2.0, PhilipC, Flickr)
March 27, 2013, 4:58 pm
Anti-Israel ads posted on NY subway
Pro-Zionist supporters gear up for a response to posters calling on US to end aid to the Jewish state
By Stuart Winer
The failed Stanford divestment proposal targeted companies including Motorola and Caterpillar. (Photo credit: CC BY/the_beat via Flickr.com)
March 7, 2013, 4:58 pm
Stanford students reject Israel divestment measure
Nobel Prize winners weigh in on both sides of debate over student group proposal
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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