Author: ImadadDean

“[T]he ‘false accusations and censorship against Hill represent yet another example of the “Palestine Exception” to free speech’ and that his firing by Temple University would violate the First Amendment”: Temple Warned that Firing Marc Lamont Hill Would Violate First Amendment (Electronic Intifada) A flimsy lawsuit: “religious discrimination (illegal settlements are by definition all-Jewish); failure…

“The Blocking Regulation would make it illegal for European companies to comply with U.S. sanctions against Iran” and in January “the EU unveils a new electronic payment system designed to move money in and out of Iran without American scrutiny” … EU Moves to Shield Companies that Trade with Iran from U.S. Sanctions (Marketplace) ……

PA leader Abbas sends condolence letter to president George W. Bush, whose late father pushed for major Israeli-Palestinian peace conference and attempted to “link $10b loan guarantees to cessation of settlement activities”: Palestinians Hail Bush as ‘the Only US President to Stand Up to Israel’ (Times of Israel) “Her planned trip is a swift rebuke…

The murderer “raped her while she lay unconscious and dumped her body in a pond” but the “County Commonwealth’s Attorney … agreed to take the death penalty off the table” because potential confirmation of “severe intellectual disability” may have prevented it anyway … Man Pleads Guilty to Rape and Murder in Killing of Muslim Teen Attacked…

Khashoggi killing revelations pile up: The Khashoggi Killing Had Roots in a Cutthroat Saudi Family Feud (Washington Post) Turkish FM Calls Recording of Khashoggi Killing ‘Disgusting’ (AP) A Saudi Agent Discussed Hiding Khashoggi’s Remains Before His Death, Prosecutors Say (Washington Post) Schiff Says Trump ‘Dishonest’ About CIA Report on Khashoggi (AP / News-Tribune) Turkish Police Search…

“The blacklist has become especially frightening, some activists said, because it’s being used by law enforcement in Israel and the United States”: “It’s Killing the Student Movement”: Canary Mission’s Blacklist of Pro-Palestine Activists Is Taking a Toll (The Intercept) “In a historic move, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) may filibuster against massive aid package to Israel.…

Thirty years ago “soft power” was associated with “the infectious attractiveness of American music, films and youth culture,” but today many associate the term with “religious soft power in the realm of Islam” projected by Saudi Arabia and Iran”: The Varieties of Muslim Faith Become a Vital Form of Diplomacy (Economist) Iran resorts to gas…

The PA’s plan to force Palestinians into a social security system squeezes workers already saddled with debt with no way to guarantee a payoff in their old age: ‘We Want It Cancelled’: Palestinians Protest Social Security Law (Al-Jazeera) “The Trump administration says the point of these sanctions is to punish the Iranian government. But, Kamyab…

A “record 55 Muslims won election last week from federal to local offices” … The Real Midterm Elections Wave Wasn’t Blue—It Was Muslim (The Daily Beast) … the victories of Muslim women have been especially meaningful to Muslim girls: The Election of Muslim Women to Congress Is Inspiring a Generation in North Texas (Dallas News)…