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“[W]ith the transfer of the West Bank from military rule to civilian authority … the annexation of the West Bank is now de jure, … erasing the myth that the occupation is temporary”: Israeli Cabinet Takes Major Step Toward Annexation of the West Bank (Mondoweiss) “They argue that Mr. Modi has a pattern of targeting…

Settler-soldier violence continues: Large Israeli Raid in Jenin Kills Five Palestinians and Wounds Dozens (Middle East Eye) Israeli Occupation Forces Target Palestinian Journalists Covering Military Raid in Jenin (Palestine Chronicle) Two Palestinians, Aged 2 and 80, Dead: Case Closed (Haaretz) Protection of Civilians Report | 30 May – 12 June 2023 (OCHA-UN) The head of…

The FBI has tried to turn a disabled boy into a terrorist … The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old With “Brain Development Issues” to Become a Terrorist (The Intercept) … and tries to hide its persecution of the Muslim community behind the veil of state-secrets-privilege: FBI Claims Secret Evidence Trumps Religious Discrimination Charges in Domestic Spying…

As settler-soldier violence accelerates … Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager in Nablus Raid (Middle East Eye) Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian in West Bank, Left Him Bleeding to Death (Middle East Monitor) Israeli Forces Face No Charges over Death of Palestinian-American (Aljazeera) Israel: Palestinians Protest Police ‘Inaction’ After Mass Shooting Kills Five (Middle East Eye) Israel…

The report finds fundamental human rights violations “including the rights to freedom of association, expression, opinion, peaceful assembly, privacy and the right to a fair trial”: The Rights of Civil Society Members Are Being Violated by All Entities in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, UN Commission of Inquiry Says; Israeli Government Restrictions Intrinsically Linked…

“NSO is a private corporation in name only”: Israel’s Arms and Spyware: Used on Palestinians, Sold to the World (Middle East Eye) “Aggrieved students said that they would rather sit at home than follow the ‘diktat’”: Srinagar School in Eye of Storm After Muslim Girls Say They Were Asked to Remove Abaya (The Wire) “[O]utsiders,…

The legislation would expand a 2011 law intended “to bypass a Supreme Court ruling forbidding residential communities from leasing land only to Jews”: Israel Advances Law Preventing Palestinian Citizens from Living in ‘Jewish Areas’ (Middle East Eye) A “state-controlled religious structure implies the absence of several important freedoms, from the freedom of assembly to the…

Hypocritical head of state with 200 nuclear weapons wants to attack Iran for having fuel that could, in theory, be used to make two nukes: Netanyahu Convenes Iran War Drill, Scorns UN Nuclear Watchdog (Reuters) “Atta Kaabneh’s flock of 75 sheep and goats was stolen in broad daylight while Israeli police watched”: ‘Better to Die…

“Chris Van Hollen demands to see updated report by Friday, or will use powers ‘in ways that I’ve never done before’”: ‘Run Out of Patience’: US Senator Demands Report on Shireen Abu Akleh Killing (Middle East Eye) Biden’s fear of the Israeli lobby leaves both Palestinians and Jews vulnerable … Why Biden Will Not Condemn…

Arrest of his main rival, his grip on the media, a monopoly on election reporting, and memories of the opposition’s persecution of religion contributed to Erdogan’s victory: Free but Unfair Election: How Erdogan Held onto Power in Turkey, and What This Means for the Country’s Future (Informed Comment) The soldier/settler violence continues: Palestinian Authority Officer…