Category: news and analysis

“[H]ow much has the intervention in 2011 changed the nature of Libyan society?” Libyan Floods and Fault Lines: A Conversation with Ethan Chorin (Turbulent World) The “backing of the international community and the Israeli regime, … [yielded] governance based on patronage and corruption that had little tolerance for internal dissent”: Palestinian Authoritarianism Has Its Roots…

Chris Van Hollen and Brian Schatz spearheaded the letter noting that Israel is not eligible for the program because it does not treat all American citizens equally: Israel Not in Compliance with Visa Waiver Programme, Senate Democrats Say (Middle East Eye) Veltman”told police he wanted to “send a strong message” against Muslim immigration”: White Nationalism…

“[P]olice seized textbooks that were being delivered to a private school in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, and arrested the Palestinian school employee driving the delivery vehicle”: Israeli Forces Seize Palestinian Textbooks from Students Outside Al-Aqsa (Middle East Eye) “They are only being targeted because of their religious identity” — Lalji Kanjibhai, a Hindu and…

“‘In all cases, recently investigated by HRW, ‘Israeli forces shot the children’s upper bodies’ … without the ‘issuing of warnings or using common, less lethal measures’”: The Twisted Israeli Logic of Murdering Palestinian Children, and What Can We Do to Stop It? (Palestine Chronicle) “The Religious Left … [has] a new set of moral values…

Not content to emasculate its own judiciary, Israel seems to want to control Britain’s: Israeli Embassy Officials Attempted to Influence UK Court Cases, Documents Suggest (The Guardian) Justice Amir Shaked “found ‘no reasonable explanation’ for why the markings appeared on Sheikh Ali’s cheek and how all 16 bodycams were not working” … Angry, Ugly Israel,…

“In Israeli courts, justice and mercy are only for Jews”: When Israel’s Supreme Court Acts as a Military Court (Haaretz / Israel-Palestine News) Allegations against the reporters have not been detailed: Iran Jails Two Female Journalists over ‘Conspiracy and Collusion’ (The Guardian) “Even though less than 5% of the people who cross the U.S.-Mexico border…

“By falsely labeling all critics as Muslim Brotherhood shills, the Egyptian president shows how scared he really is”: Egypt’s Sisi Rules by Fear—and Is Ruled by It (Foreign Policy) “The Israeli prime minister’s office declined to comment on the allegation, though it comes amid a yearslong effort by both Israel and the U.S. to target…

“The court … said lack of electoral democracy cannot be allowed to go on indefinitely”: The Court, However, Said Lack of Electoral Democracy Cannot Be Allowed to Go On Indefinitely (Mint) “No reason was provided for the arrests. … [O]ver 5,000 Palestinians have been detained by the Israeli army since the start of this year”:…

Not satisfied with banning headscarves, Education Minister Gabriel Atta will now ban traditional Muslim dresses as well, and will not be satisfied until you are unable “to identify the pupils’ religion just by looking at them”: France to Ban Muslim Abaya Dress in State Schools (Reuters) Admitting that Palestine is an open-air prison, Israel’s “heritage…

The shutdown of an independent out let bodes ill as India’s ranking for press freedom continues to plummet: India Blocks Independent News Outlet in Kashmir (NBC News) “It Won’t Stop at Kashmir,” Says a Senior Editor About a Key News Site Being Blocked (Reuters) Amnesty International Urges G20 to Address Kashmir Human Rights Violations (Middle…