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“It’s very simple: if they do it to us – we do it to them” — Trump’s explanation of the reciprocal tariff schedule: US Imposes 17% Tariffs on Israeli Goods While Iran Faces only 10% (Intellinews) The Zionist war on free speech continues: California Ethnic Studies Bill Aims to Censor Palestine-Related Education (Truthout) Harvard Places…

Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait are among the countries opposed to the threatened war against Iran: Russia Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences if US Strikes Iran (India Today) Saudi Arabia, Qatar & Kuwait Refuse to Let US Use Air Bases for Iran Attack (i24 News) The Zionist war on free speech continues … Several Muslim…

Israeli war crimes continue (even during Eid): Some 20 People Said Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza as Palestinians Mark Eid (Times of Israel) Israeli Forces Fire Tear Gas at Palestinians Visiting Graves During Eid (Daily Telegraph) ‘Eid of Sadness’: Palestinians in Gaza Mark Muslim Holiday with Dwindling Food and No End to War (AP)…

The protesters’ messages: “We want to live”, “End the war/genocide”, “We want peace & normal life”, “Hamas must step down from gov”… “We’re not against Hamas, but against its rule”: Muhammad Shehada on the Demonstrations in Gaza (X Thread Reader) Iran is open to indirect talks with the U.S., but both sides are carrying big…

Notwithstanding “a rare display of public anger against Hamas, … the protests appeared generally aimed against the war in Gaza and their insufferable living conditions“: Middle East Latest: Israel Orders More Evacuations and Palestinians Stage Rare Anti-Hamas Protests (AP) The Zionist war on free speech continues: DHS Detains Grad Student Who Advocated for Palestine and…

The Zionist war on free speech continues … Oscar-winning Palestinian Director attacked by Israeli Settlers, Detained by Army (NPR) Cornell Pro-Palestine Activist’s Visa Revoked After Filing Lawsuit (Ithaca Voice) … but its effectiveness is diminishing: US Opinion Is Shifting on Palestine; Can Political Leaders Shift With It? (Common Dreams) Israeli war crimes continue: At Least…

Israeli war crimes continue: The Palestinian Death Toll in Gaza’s War Passes 50,000 as Israel Expands New Airstrikes (AP) Israel Bombs Gaza’s Only Cancer Hospital as Genocide Continues to Escalate (Truthout) LIVE: Israel Fire Kills Fleeing Palestinians After Forced Gaza Displacement (Aljazeera) Israeli Army Arrests 13 More Palestinians in West Bank Raids (Middle East Monitor)…

Can Israel sucker Trump into a war with Iran? What will be the consequences? US and Israel Set for Iran Talks, as Tehran Weighs Response to Trump Letter (Middle East Eye) How a War with Iran (for Israel) Could Crash the US Economy (The Cradle) Trump’s Middle East Strategy Is All about Striking an Iran…

“No immediate details of what led to release of backpacker Olivier Grondeau were given, and reasons for his detention remain unclear”: Iran Releases French Citizen Imprisoned for More than 880 Days (The Guardian) Israeli war crimes continue: Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Hit Multiple Homes, Killing at Least 58 Palestinians, Medics Say (AP) Live: Israeli Army…

Israeli war crimes continue: Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill at Least 413 Palestinians and Shatter Ceasefire with Hamas (AP) Israeli Army Issues Evacuation Orders for Palestinians in Gaza as It Bombs the Enclave (Middle East Eye) The Trump administration is trying to evade a 2nd Circuit Court decision “that affirmed non-citizens’ right to challenge targeted…