In a separate case, a British-Palestinian nurse was ordered to remove a background on video calls that showed a fruit bowl containing a watermelon, Middle East Eye reported.
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I am at a loss to understand what this means. Can someone fill me in on the significance of the watermelon?
It has the colours of Palestinian flags, so it's used as a sign of support with plausible deniability.
Thanks for the explanation. I might have to explore some melon-themed art myself...
The whole Semite thing is as ridiculous as the Nazis calling themselves Aryan.
The IHRA definition is massively antisemitic as well. It essentially holds Jewish people worldwide accountable for the genocide in Gaza perpetrated by Israel.