News and Analysis Updates

Protesters in London, South Africa, Indonesia, Cairo, and Vienna march against Israeli offensive:

• Global Marches Protest Israeli Offensive (AP/Washington Post)

Should freedom of speech extend to giving condolences to a terrorist’s family?

• 2 Men Sentenced for Praising al-Zarqawi (AP/Washington Post)

Human rights group led by Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi banned:

• Iran Bans Nobel Winner’s Rights Group (Washington Post)
  

Muslims in L.A. protest the governor’s and mayor’s support for Israel, noting “that Beirut, the scene of heavy shelling, is one of Los Angeles’ newest sister cities.”

• Muslim Leaders Demand Inclusion (LA Times)

“Arab and Israeli audiences aren’t looking for balance from news coverage”

• Media also Mobilized in Middle East Battle (Chicago Tribune)

Lebanese Christians surprised and angered by Israeli attacks:

• Israeli Warplanes Hit Lebanon’s Christian Areas: 30 Farmworkers Also Die; Rockets Kill Three Israelis (Washington Post)

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