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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

George Floyd

This image released by Netflix shows Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez in a scene from "Emilia Pérez." (Shanna Besson/Netflix via AP)
February 2, 2025, 2:01 pm
Oscar-nominated actress apologizes for tweets praising Hitler, denigrating Muslims
Karla Sofía Gascon, star of ‘Emilia Pérez,’ deletes X account, says ‘I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain’; in 2019, she tweeted Hitler ‘just had his opinion about Jews’
By AP and ToI Staff
Prominent evangelical Zionist Mike Evans stands in front of the Friends of Zion museum in Jerusalem after he unveiled his "Ukraine Can't Breathe" campaign, April 4, 2022 (courtesy)
May 1, 2022, 11:58 pm
In Jerusalem, a Christian Zionist leader makes it his mission to save Ukraine’s Jews
Inspired by George Floyd protests and own childhood, outspoken Netanyahu ally Mike Evans launches ‘Ukraine Can’t Breathe’ campaign, delivering aid and helping families escape war
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative. An elite Border Police unit takes part in an exercise in the IDF's counterterrorism training center outside of the central Israeli city of Modiin. (Israel Police)
March 18, 2022, 11:23 pm
ADL considered scrapping its US police training trips to Israel, decided not to
After defending the programs at the height of 2020 anti-brutality protests, the anti-racism organization is now admitting that an internal memo questioned their ethicality
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Protesters rally outside the 3rd Precinct on April 19, 2021, in Minneapolis as the murder trial against the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd advanced to jury deliberations. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
November 26, 2021, 6:49 pm
In dig at US, Iranian militia unveils George Floyd video game
Black man killed by Minneapolis cop is hero of mobile game where players must overcome obstacles and side-step enemies across 30 levels
By AFP
In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing on June 25, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
June 25, 2021, 11:39 pm
Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin gets 22.5 years in prison for George Floyd’s murder
Punishment falls short of 30 years prosecutors requested; with good behavior, ex-officer could be paroled after serving two-thirds of sentence for crime that shocked the nation
By Amy Forliti and Steve Karnowski
Illustrative: Terrance Floyd speaks at the unveiling of a statute dedicated to his brother George Floyd at Flatbush Junction on June 19, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images via AFP)
June 25, 2021, 11:49 am
George Floyd statue in New York defaced with neo-Nazi graffiti
Police say the nearly 2-meter-tall monument unveiled in Brooklyn less than a week ago was found covered in paint Thursday morning
By AFP
In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as the verdict is read in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, on April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
June 24, 2021, 9:45 pm
Minneapolis ex-cop set to be sentenced for George Floyd murder
Derek Chauvin faces up to 30 years in prison, after being convicted of the African-American man’s killing, which set off major US protests against racism last year
By Kerem YUCEL and Charlotte Plantive
A Jewish demonstrator holds a sign as part of social justice protests following the death of George Floyd. (Courtesy of Sumekh/ via JTA)
June 15, 2021, 4:17 am
The US Jewish communal response to George Floyd’s murder, 1 year later
While many Jews of color see an enthusiastic embrace of efforts to spur diversity and change, only time will tell whether these commitments endure
By Asaf Shalev
Illustrative: Tova Friedman, an 82-year-old Polish-born Holocaust survivor, holds a photograph of herself as a child with her mother, who also survived the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, in New York, December 13, 2019. (World Jewish Congress via AP)
May 28, 2021, 3:17 am
New Shoah Foundation podcast connects Holocaust testimony with today’s headlines
Drawing from USC Shoah Foundation’s audiovisual archive, ‘The Memory Generation’ seeks to ‘expand the pyramid of memory’ by giving survivors’ voices contemporary relevance
By Matt Lebovic
People react after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images via AFP)
April 22, 2021, 8:15 am
For liberal Minneapolis Jews, Chauvin conviction represents beginning, not end
April cop-killing of Daunte Wright strengthens resolve to pursue broader public safety reforms, after previous efforts focused on responding to Floyd’s death
By Lonny Goldsmith
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), the sister organization of The Jewish Vote, march in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2016. (Courtesy Gili Getz)
April 21, 2021, 8:48 pm
US Jewish groups welcome guilty verdict in trial of cop who killed George Floyd
Comments by mostly liberal organizations say ruling a first step in addressing police brutality, reforms still needed to tackle systemic racism
By Jacob Magid
People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
April 21, 2021, 12:29 pm
Throughout US, guilty verdict in Floyd’s death brings joy — and wariness
Black Lives Matter activists say they have sensed rare taste of justice, but celebrations are dented by more police killings; ‘there is a lot of work to be done,’ one woman says
By Aaron Morrison, Gillian Flaccus and Jacquelyn Martin
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the White House in Washington, after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
April 21, 2021, 3:54 am
Biden hails George Floyd verdict, but says it’s not enough: ‘We can’t stop here’
US president and VP Harris call on Congress to act swiftly to address policing reform, including by approving a bill named for Floyd
By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller and MICHAEL BALSAMO
In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
April 21, 2021, 12:14 am
Ex-cop Chauvin convicted of murder, manslaughter in death of George Floyd
Celebrations outside court as former officer convicted of all charges, could face decades in jail for killing that set off heated debate across US and beyond over racism, policing
By Amy Forliti, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER
In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gives closing arguments as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill preside on April 19, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
April 20, 2021, 1:48 am
Minneapolis braces for conclusion of George Floyd trial as it heads to jury
Emotions running high in Midwestern city, which has become synonymous with huge protests against racial injustice and police brutality that ignited nationwide reckoning last year
By Robin LEGRAND
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