News and Analysis 5/21/22

“I cannot continue to support the existence of a coalition that disgracefully harasses the society I came from”:

• Israeli Lawmaker Resigns over ‘Harassment’ of Palestinians, Plunging Government into Parliamentary Minority (CNN)

“The accused Dinesh Kushwah … is said to be the husband of a local BJP leader”:

• Man in MP Dies After Beaten over Suspicion of Being Muslim, Accused Arrested (The Quint)

Forbidden to fish, “Muslim fishermen in Gujarat have sought permission from the Gujarat High Court to undergo collective euthanasia”:

• A 100-Year-Old Fisherman Community in Gujarat Allege Discrimination for Being Muslims (Boom Live)

“Kashmiri carries the uncertainty of not having its own alphabet because of certain religious, political and historical ideologies and biases”:

• There’s a New Hindu-Muslim Conflict in Kashmir—This Time over One Language, Two Scripts (The Print)

“A new video that begins moments before Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed has emerged showing relative calm and quiet, contrary to claims by Israeli officials”:

• New Video Shows No Fighting Before Journalist Abu Akleh’s Killing (Aljazeera)

The proposal “was originally put forward by the …  student government body” and passed by the student body”:

• CUNY’s Law Faculty Becomes Latest University Department to Endorse BDS (Middle East Eye)

The victim’s family “no longer have faith in the Palestinian court system after learning the 14 suspects linked to the case were released from prison without a judicial order”:

• Family of Killed Palestinian Activist Nizar Banat Turn to International Court for Justice After Suspects Released (New Arab)

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