Caricature, “misrepresentation and absence of research” used to deny AIPAC’s work to ensure that “no one in a position of power deviates from the Israel line”:
- Mead Book Illustrates Lobby’s Clout While Striving to Deny It (Washington Report on Middle East Affairs)
The scholars find the IHRA definition of antisemitism is “problematic. Vague and incoherent” and deters free speech “to shield the Israeli government from accountability” …
… case in point: a student falsely attacked as anti-Semitic for posting “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” on Twitter, and for protesting a former Israeli politician”:
- British Palestinians Condemn Sacking of Student Union President (Electronic Intifada)
For quoting Mahsa’s father’s denial that his daughter had any underlying health condition, a reporter joins the two journalists who helped bring Amini’s story to world attention in Evin prison …
… while the number of protesters arrested climbs to over 10K:
“America’s fear following 9/11 led us to the depths of human depravity, ripping apart families and holding its members in prison for decades, only to be released following ‘wrongful conviction’ judgments”:
- Oldest Guantánamo Prisoner Released After 17 Years (The Guardian)
“Al Salam representatives say despite the fight, they continue to see support from the local community and interfaith community”:
The Kerala High Court correctly recognizes the Qur’an gives women an absolute right to divorce:
- ‘Khula Absolute, Not Subject to Husband’s Will’ Kerala HC on Muslim Woman’s Right to Divorce (The Print)
“A lot of the times, Muslim men conflate culture with religion. So culturally, they might not want Muslim women to be in places of leadership, but Islam as a religion elevates the woman”:
Israel’s hard swing to the right means more of the same for the Palestinians:
- Israel’s Far-Right Kingmakers Draw on U.S. Funding ” Despite Terror Classifications (The Intercept)
- How Media Exposure Helped Propel Israel’s Far Right to Election Triumph (Washington Post)
- As Israel’s Far Right Parties Celebrate, Palestinians Shrug (Washington Post)
- West Bank: October Was Deadliest Month in ‘Deadliest Year’ for Palestinians (Middle East Eye)
- Israel to Strip Palestinian Villages near Nablus of Swathes of Land for Settlement Expansion (New Arab)
- Israeli Fighter Jets Bomb Gaza in First Such Operation Since August (Middle East Eye)
- Israel Kills 4 Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem (Aljazeera)
- Birzeit University Students Accuse Palestinian Authority of Political Arrests (New Arab)
- Classmates Rally to Save 16-year-old Palestinian Student Being Held Following Brutal Israeli Raid (Mondoweiss)
- Palestinian Authorities Must Investigate Torture Allegations of Hunger-striking Prisoners and Ensure Their Fair Trial (Amnesty International)
- Siege of Nablus: How Israel Is Applying the ‘Gaza model’ to the West Bank (New Arab)
