News and Analysis 8/18/22

Which is more cowardly: the murder of children or the attempt to blame those murders on your opponents?

• UN Condemns ‘Unconscionable’ Killing of Palestinian Children After Israel Bombing Campaign (New Arab)
• Gaza: Israel Admits Killing Five Children at Cemetery After Initially Blaming Islamic Jihad (Middle East Eye)

The release of 11 “Hindu men jailed for life for the gang-rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 … [has drawn] condemnation from the victim’s husband, lawyers and politicians”:

• Eleven Convicted of Gang-rape in 2002 Hindu-Muslim Riots Go Free (Reuters)

More deaths from Israel’s near-daily raids …

• Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Inside His Jerusalem Home (Middle East Eye)
• Palestinians: Teenager Killed in Clashes with Israeli Troops (AP)

… and a raid on a human rights organization ends with the main gate closed with iron plate and the organization declared “unlawful”:

• Israeli Forces Conduct Raids at Offices of NGOs in Palestine (Siasat)

“Israel is ‘unlawfully depriving Palestinian civilians of property’, reads the complaint to the International Criminal Court”:

• Palestinians Submit War Crimes Complaint Against Israel in the ICC (Middle East Eye)

In July alone there were fifty “digital violations of Palestinian content” on Facebook, five on TikTok, three on Instagram; YouTube deleted three channels and Twitter deleted two accounts”:

• Palestinians Claim Social Media Crackdown Following Latest Gaza War (Al-Monitor)

“Allowing non-locals to vote is obviously to influence election results. Real aim is to continue ruling J&K with an iron fist to disempower locals” — Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti:

• India to Register Up to 2.5 Million Voters in Contested Kashmir (Reuters / CNN)

The model turned actress says praying with the star of the Hulu series “Ramy” during Ramadan “was one of the most beautiful moments of my adult life”:

• Bella Hadid Opened Up About Being “Extracted” from Her Palestinian Family and Not Being Allowed “to Live in a Muslim Culture” (BuzzFeed)

“Abdullah chose Louisville, in part, because of its Muslim population and because it is boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s hometown … to carry his legacy of being a Muslim in America and being a top Muslim athlete”:

• How Louisville Football Linebacker Yasir Abdullah’s Faith as a Muslim Has Shaped Him (Courier-Journal)

“Visitors to the mosque-cathedral have never failed to be impressed by its beauty and the way it embraces the visual styles of two separate faiths”:

• Cordoba’s Stunning Mosque-cathedral Showcases Spain’s Muslim Heritage (National Geographic)

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