“Let us be very clear. The Republican attacks on Ilhan Omar have nothing to do with keeping Jews safe. Nothing. This is about … sending a threat to leaders who speak out for Palestinian rights” — Jewish Voice for Peace Action:
“The kinds of training police are given in Israel is actually part of the problem because it encourages a warrior mindset in police and exposes them to practices that would be unconstitutional in the U.S.”:
- Memphis Police Chief Trained with Israel Security Forces (The Intercept)
Israel wants to focus on Iran, but its provocation of Palestinians gets in the way; meanwhile Palestinian youth sour on their elders’ nonviolence movement which Israel and the U.S. just pretend does not exist:
- Israelis and Palestinians Do What They Do Best, but for the Wrong Reasons (Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer)
“Men do not get prosecuted for not observing their hijab. This is hypocrisy, not Islam, and plays into the stereotypes”:
- Voices of Faith: ‘My Hijab Liberates Me, Not Oppresses Me’ (Record-Courier)
“Palestinians under siege, subject to killing by world’s 11th most powerful army & deputized settlers but news producers want me to come on air to comment on Palestinians celebrating the killing of 9 Israeli settlers?” — Noura Erakat:
- As Violence Rises in Palestine, the ‘NY Times’ Runs Patrick Kingsley’s Awful and Dangerous Report (NY Times)
Male Muslim characters are rare enough, but still they “outnumber female characters 174 to 1, and when women do appear, they are portrayed as ‘fearful and submissive’ or endangered:
- Visions of Selves and Systems: Muslim Lives on American Television (LA Review of Books)
“Special rapporteur tells The National that the current characterisation obstructs public discussion of Israel’s discriminatory treatment of Palestinians”:
- UN Official Calls on EU to Review Definition of Anti-Semitism (The National News)
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