Israel elections: what this viral clip says about young people's opinions

Over the weekend, the Guardian released a film showing young Israeli voters speaking in the run-up to the country’s first election since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 An excerpt from William Christou’s interview with a young Israeli-American woman from Texas went viral on social media. But how representative is her rhetoric of wider sentiment? Watch as Will explains what he learned through his reporting. #israel #israelelections #gaza #genocide #ethniccleansing #benjaminnetanyahu #palestine

We asked Israelis what they think ahead of the election

Israel is heading to the polls for the first time since the 7 October attacks. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 While Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a significant challenge from former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, younger voters in Tel Aviv told the Guardian’s Will Christou that the prime minister has not gone far enough in Gaza. “As opposed to every other western society, where the older people become more conservative and the younger are liberal, like when I grew up, here it’s the opposite,” an older voter said. #israel #israelelections #theviewfrom #gaza #palestine #october7 #benjaminnetanyahu

Lula's supporters celebrate Brazil election victory" | On the ground in Sāo Paulo

Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have poured into the streets after his election win and the defeat of rival Flávio Bolsonaro. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 In São Paulo, the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, says crowds are preparing for a street party to celebrate Lula’s 'historic election victory'. Outside Bolsonaro’s Brasília mansion, the Guardian South America correspondent, Tiago Rogero, reports that the far-right senator has declared it 'impossible to concede Lula’s victory' and vowed to seek the election’s annulment. #brazil #brazilelection #lula #brasil #flaviobolsonaro #jairbolsonaro #politics

How do people in Gaza feel about the Israeli election?

‘People here don’t have the luxury to follow that,’ says Seham Tantesh, a reporter based in Gaza when asked about the Israeli election Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 On Monday, millions of Israelis will head to the polls in what could be the most important election in the country’s history, and not just for Israelis. Tantesh has spoken to people in Gaza ahead of the vote, which could directly shape the lives of millions in the Gaza Strip, even though they have no say in it. Watch our video where Tantesh explains what daily life looks like for Palestinians in Gaza, where two-thirds of the population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famine, and why she thinks their lives are unlikely to change even if a new government takes power. Watch: 'Israel should carpet bomb Gaza' | The View From Tel Aviv ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcsmyiJCqsU #gaza #israel #israelielections #israelelection #benjaminnetanyahu #gazagenocide #ethniccleansing #netanyahu

Why there's no room for Ali G in modern Britain | Opinion

So Ali G is back – and not everyone is happy. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Sacha Baron Cohen’s skull-cap-wearing “rudeboy” is staging a comeback with Ali G: Who Iz I?. The new film premieres tomorrow as the character embraces fatherhood and TikTok, while donning new fake dreads and a rastacap. The Telegraph’s chief film critic, Robbie Collin, wrote that Ali G will save us from comedy’s offence police, while a pressure campaign asking cinemas not to screen Baron Cohen’s “racist caricature” has accrued more than 56,000 signatures. But assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye asks: is there really space for Ali G, a product of 90s and 00s culture, in today’s antagonistic political climate? #alig #sachabaroncohen #comedy #whoizi

I broke my back in a car crash. As a working American, why didn't I have healthcare?

When Tara 'Baby T' Sexton got into a car crash, she was unable to stay overnight in the hospital because she did not have health insurance. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 For the latest installment of Anywhere but Washington, Guardian reporter Oliver Laughland travelled to West Virginia, where he met with Sexton, a local organiser and the Democratic nominee for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Follow the link to watch the full episode ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H2OiRhNK_o #anywherebutwashington #westvirginia #usa #midterms #usmidterms

'China has a very, very strong incentive to undermine' AI datacenters | Anywhere but Washington

Amid fierce opposition, West Virginia's Republican supermajority passed a bill that would roll back local governments' power to regulate datacenters. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 For the latest installment of Anywhere but Washington, Guardian reporter Oliver Laughland spoke with one of the Republican state delegates who voted to pass the bill, which comes as a vast new datacenter campus is being proposed in the region. Follow the link to watch the full documentary ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H2OiRhNK_o The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://ift.tt/tsqj4oE Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► https://ift.tt/7emTXJI Website ► https://ift.tt/TGgRUl5 Facebook ► https://ift.tt/NGkx3Cg Bluesky ► https://ift.tt/vDJNqpa Instagram ► https://ift.tt/ltm1DZg #anywherebutwashington #usa #westvirginia #china #politics