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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai reaffirmed her support for the people of Gaza after days of criticism over her decision to co-produce a Broadway musical with former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

I wanted to speak today because I want there to be no confusion about my support for the people of Gaza, she wrote in an Instagram post shared on Wednesday night.

We have all watched the relentless atrocities against Palestinian people for more than six months now with anger and despair. This weeks news of mass graves discovered at Gazas Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals is yet another reminder of the horrors Palestinians bear it is their bones, Yousafzai wrote. We do not need to see more dead bodies, bombed shovels and starving children to understand that a ceasefire is urgent and necessary.

She said that she has and will continue to condemn the Israeli government for its violations of international law and war crimes, and I applaud efforts by those determined to hold them to account. Publicly and privately, I will keep calling on world leaders to push for a ceasefire and to ensure the delivery of urgent humanitarian aid.

The activist said she stands against any form of violence against innocent civilians, including the taking of prisoners and hostages. And I stand in solidarity with the people in Gaza whose voices and demands must be heard, she wrote.

When we see alarming signs of genocide, we cannot wait to take decisive action. We must work together to urge our leaders to stop these war crimes and hold perpetrators to account.

Her statement comes after news surfaced of her producing Suffs, a Broadway musical on the suffrage movement in the US alongside Clinton. The internet was awash with criticism, with many calling the activist a sellout, particularly for partnering with Clinton on the project.

Clinton, the former First Lady and secretary of state, wrote an op-ed for The Atlantic last November in which she argued against a complete ceasefire in Gaza. She has also defended Israel, labelling criticism of it by students antisemitic. She has also been criticised over her involvement in drone attacks in Pakistan during her tenure.

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be attending a special meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in Sofia on May 18, 2024. Hosted by Kiril Domuschiev, co-founder of the Domuschiev Impact initiative, the gathering aims to convene global leaders from both the public and private sectors to devise strategies for advancing women's empowerment on a global scale.

The CGI, renowned for its commitment to fostering tangible solutions to pressing global challenges, will utilize this meeting as part of its "Road to September" initiative. This series of gatherings serves to forge new partnerships and initiatives in anticipation of the CGI 2024 Annual Meeting slated for September 23-24 in New York.

With a focus on supporting women's leadership and enhancing their access to capital, employment, and opportunities for advancement, the event in Sofia is expected to draw over 200 leaders. Discussions will center on sharing success stories of programs bolstering women's entrepreneurship and exploring avenues to expand such initiatives further. Additionally, existing CGI commitments aimed at promoting gender equality and representation in the workforce will be reviewed.

Notably, this gathering follows in the footsteps of President Bill Clinton's visit to Bulgaria in May 2023, where momentum was generated for the commitments made at the subsequent CGI Annual Meeting in New York.

Hillary Clinton's upcoming visit holds particular significance, as it marks her return to Bulgaria more than 25 years after her inaugural trip as the First Lady of the United States in October 1998. During her visit, Clinton championed the cause of women's rights and full participation in Bulgarian and Southeast European societies, inaugurating the "Women in the 21st Century" conference in Sofia.

She also visited Bulgaria in 2012, at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov, and met Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.

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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai have made their Broadway production debut this month with the musical Suffs. However, news of the show was not music to everyone's ears.

Critics took to social media to accuse the pair of double standards and silence over the plight of Palestinian women in Gaza amid ongoing Israeli bombardment, while producing and promoting a musical about the early 20th-century suffragette movement in the US.

Malala co-producing a musical about the American women's suffrage movement while being silent about the horrific atrocities being committed against women and girls in Gaza & actively collaborating with a vocal champion of Israel, posted one user on X, formerly Twitter. Irony has never been more stark.

Clinton, who ran for president in 2016, has promoted herself as an advocate for feminism and womens rights.

This has prompted many online users to highlight what they say is the"glaring hypocrisy"of Clintons backing of Israel despite several reports on Israels human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls, including sexual abuse.

Yousafzai, on the other hand, became a household name in the fight for girls educationafter she was shot in 2012 for speaking out against the Pakistani Talibans restrictions on girls access to education. At 17, she became the youngest-ever Nobel laureate in 2014 for her activism.

Social media users expressed their disappointment with her collaboration with Clinton amid Israels targeted strikes oneducational institutions in Gaza and the violence that has forced schools in the occupied West Bank to close and turn to remote learning.

Malala herself has been relatively muted on the devastation of the education system in Gaza. Whatever little shes said, has been muted platitudes, said one user.

Social media users have also criticised Yousafzai for partnering with warmonger Clinton, who as secretary of state under President Obama oversaw deadly drone strikes that killed hundreds of civilians, including children, in the activists native Pakistan.

Malala said drone attacks are fueling terrorism and killing innocents. She's now partnering with Hillary Clinton, who oversaw the drone campaign, said one user. She exposed her double standards with Palestine and can safely be called a pawn for the imperial powers.

Suffs has made its Broadway debut amid tension and fierce criticism of the country's unwavering support and arming of Israels war in Gaza as the US gears up for presidential elections later this year.

Israel's assault has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians, 70 percentof whom arewomen and children.

In February, UN experts said they had received reports of Palestinian female detainees being subjected to multiple forms of sexual assault in Israeli detention since 7 October.

The experts added that hundreds of Palestinian women and girls have been arbitrarily detained since the war started.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounced former President Donald Trump over what she sees as a likely Supreme Court decision on abortion.

Clinton was referring to oral arguments in the Supreme Court over whetherIdahos near-total prohibition ofabortionsconflicts with federal emergency medicine statutes. The former unsuccessful presidential candidate laid the blame for the possible decision against a rescinding of the law at Trumps feet.

Breaking: The MAGA Supreme Court majority appears ready to rule that the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness doesnt extend to women with pregnancy complications or who otherwise need abortions, she said Wednesday afternoon. This is horrifying, and it is because of Donald Trump.

We wont allow our daughters and granddaughters to grow up with fewer rights than we had, she added in another post.

Clinton has recently ramped up her criticisms of the Republican who defeated her in the 2016 election. In an appearance on the Defending Democracy podcast, she claimed that Trump was trying to kill and imprison journalists and his opposition.

Trump was like, you know, just gaga over Putin because Putin does what Trump would like to do kill his opposition, imprison his opposition, drive journalists and others into exile, rule without any check or balance, Clinton said.Thats what Trump really wants.

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After her 2016 loss, the former first lady has continued to speak on behalf of Democrats and stay in the public spotlight, including by hosting a podcast with her daughter, Chelsea.

The Idaho abortion law that earned Clintons attention only allows exceptions for the life of the mother. The Biden administration sued the state under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, arguing that abortion is included under lifesaving medical care. The Supreme Court appeared divided, or even skeptical, of the argument.

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This is thrilling, Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, said on a chilly Thursday night outside the Music Box Theater on 45th Street, as women in strapless gowns walked a purple carpet.

Ms. Clinton, a noted Broadway superfan, was making her Broadway producing debut with Suffs, a new musical about womens suffrage that traces the campaign for the right to vote from 1913 through the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which was celebrating its opening night.

The show not only arrives in a presidential election year, as states attempt to tighten voting laws, but also as Broadway is bringing more female-centric stories to the stage. Audience interest in such stories has also been strong in the previous week, Suffs ranked in the top 10 of the 36 shows on Broadway in the percentage of its seats filled.

Im so excited that audiences are embracing this story, Ms. Clinton said. Its historic and relevant, and its emotional, and it shows the relationships among these women who fought so hard to get us the right to vote.

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