Calling the Faithful to Freedom!

“I cannot continue to support the existence of a coalition that disgracefully harasses the society I came from”: Israeli Lawmaker Resigns over ‘Harassment’ of Palestinians, Plunging Government into Parliamentary Minority (CNN) “The accused Dinesh Kushwah … is said to be the husband of a local BJP leader”: Man in MP Dies After Beaten over Suspicion…

“[T]he Jerusalemite … arrested at his home in the Shuafat area in the early hours of Monday morning … [has] been held in solitary confinement since his arrest”: Abu Akleh Pallbearer Arrested Days After Israelis Attack Funeral (Aljazeera) What American White supremacists call the “great replacement” theory, Israeli Jewish supremacists call “demographic time bombs” ……

“The relative horror expressed over the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh is justified and necessary. It is also belated and self-righteous. Now you’re appalled?” — Gidon Levy: Is Blood of Iconic Journalist Redder than Blood of Anonymous Palestinians? (Haaretz) Old habits are hard to break. Once again Germany bans Jews (this time Jüdische Stimme, a…

“An Al Jazeera livestream captured the moment mourners nearly dropped Abu Akleh’s coffin as Israeli forces beat them”: Shireen Abu Akleh: Israeli Forces Assault Mourners Carrying Casket Ahead of Burial (Middle East Eye) ICE “has gone well beyond its immigration enforcement mandate, instead evolving into something of a broader domestic surveillance agency”: Immigration Officials Created…

Israeli tactics for silencing critical information include murdering journalists: Palestine: Al Jazeera Journalist Shot Dead in Occupied West Bank (International Federation of Journalists) Israel’s War on the Media (You Tube) Israel’s Targeting of Palestinian Journalists (You Tube) Israel/OPT: Increase in Unlawful Killings and Other Crimes Highlights Urgent Need to End Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians (Amnesty…

Hindu nationalist Ram Madhav should take the medicine he prescribes: Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam Inspire a Hindu Nationalist Equivalent? (Modern Diplomacy) Israel’s violent rampage continues: Two Palestinians Shot Dead by Israelis in Occupied West Bank (LA Times) Palestinians Wounded by IDF Rubber-coated Bullets After Reporting Settler Attack (Haaretz) Police Round Up Hundreds of Palestinians in…

Mainstream American churches are not yet united as they were against South African apartheid, but they are increasing uncomfortable about using euphemisms for the Israeli variety: Is Israel Practicing Apartheid? American Churches Join the Conversation (Sightings) “They only close Arab and Muslims stores because the mayor has decided to pursue a racist policy against street…

“They are kidnapping Muslim children…. They don’t accept that they have other ways to live” — Siv Westerberg, lawyer who won eight cases against Swedish social services: Swedish Social System Mistreats Muslim Children: Experts, Families (Daily Sabah) Arriving an hours after the man had been beaten up, the police then arrested the victim: Haryana: Muslim…

Services in Jerusalem were peaceful, but “[t]hree young men were wounded with live bullets during an army raid in Ni’lin, west of Ramallah, coinciding with Eid prayers” … Peaceful Eid Prayers at Al-Aqsa as Palestinians Remember Martyrs (Arab News) … Raids “are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military…

As the Eid approaches, The IDF and the settlers continue their reign of violence: Israeli Forces Raid Al-Aqsa Mosque, over 40 Palestinians Injured (Aljazeera) Deadly West Bank Attacks Follow Israeli Raid on Al-Aqsa (Aljazeera) Israeli Forces Raid Homes, Detain Seven Palestinians in Salfit, Attack Residents (WAFA) Despite the absurdity of the excuse that the beach…