Author: Nabila Alkibsi

In a serious escalation in the West Bank, two teens and a Palestinian Authority policeman were killed by Israeli soldier on the last 24 hours: Three Palestinians Killed in Clashes with Israeli Forces in 24 Hours (Haaretz) Two convicted Killers of the Palestinian activist Alexander Odeh in 1985 in California are living free in Israel…

“Iraqi military and intelligence officials … believe it is unlikely that the militia the United States blamed for the attack, Khataib Hezbollah, carried it out.” They blame ISIS: Was U.S. Wrong About Attack That Nearly Started a War With Iran? (NY Times) Use of the law that “allows detention without trial for up to two…

The app that delayed reporting of Iowa’s Democratic caucus results was developed by a company “backed by hedge fund billionaires including … a prolific funder of pro-settler Israel lobby organizations”: Pro-Israel Buttigieg Backer Seth Klarman Is Top Funder of Group Behind Iowa’s Voting App (If Americans Knew) On February 4, Iran reiterated its willingness to…

Not as well known as Muhammad Ali and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, this Muslim plays a leading role in the most-watched event and largest spectacle in American culture: Robert Saleh’s Rise to the Super Bowl Began in a Muslim Community Where Football Is King (Washington Post) Rashid Khalid reveals historical root for Trump’s one-sided peace plan, and…

Trump plan summary: “1) Palestinians get the trappings of statehood but no state whatsoever 2) Israel will maintain all security control, including over coastal waters, airspace, electromagnetic spectrum and everything” … A Quick Thread Summarizing the Basic Aspects of the Trump Anti-peace Plan (Hussein Ibish Blog) … and condemnation of the plan is widespread ranging…

The “Deal of the Century” is about Israeli and American domestic politics and undermines hope for Israeli-Palestinian peace: Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ Was Written in a Way So the Palestinians Would Reject It. Maybe That Was the Plan (Haaretz) Palestinians Threaten to Quit Oslo Accords over Trump Peace Plan (Al-Jazeera) India will limit Kashmitis…

As the casualty count form the Iranian reprisal against the Soleimani assassination rises, Trump downplays the injuries as “headaches” not “very serious injuries relative to other injuries I have seen”: 34 Troops Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injuries After Iran Missile Strike, Pentagon Says (Daily Beast) Christian Indians protested against the citizenship law that discriminates against…

The debt crises of 2007 created a conflict in Greece political system, and the rise of right-wing anti-immigrant government waging war on immigrants and the Exarchia autonomous movement: The Attack on Exarchia, an Anarchist Refuge in Athens (New Yorker) A study unveils Saudi Arabia’s spy warfare surveillance on critics of the regime as part of…

Two federal complaints have been filed against a peaceful pro-Palestinians event at UCLA on Israel violence against the Palestinians; the UCLA’s investigation found no wrongdoing: The Trump Administration Is Investigating UCLA over a Pro-Palestine Event and Lecture (Mondoweiss) South Dakota has become the 28th state to pass legislation to suppress the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions…

“[V]ideos appeared to show security forces firing live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protests in the streets” sparked by the government’s cover-up: Anger in Iran over Jet’s Downing; Gunfire Disperses Protests (AP) Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim who has kept a close relation with US and Tehran, visited Tehran on Sunday to calm rising…