News and Analysis 3/31/23

Denying entry to “Palestinian Americans at all airports in Israel and into the occupied …. territories” is too much apartheid even for the US, …

• US State Department: Israel Has Not Yet Met Requirements for US Visa Waiver Programme (Middle East Eye)

… and smearing a sympathetic professor who “gave the students space to express their concerns, and denounced antisemitism” is too much for American academia …

• US University Dismisses Antisemitism Claims Against Psychology Professor (Middle East Eye)

… and Netanyahu’s policies “directly adversarial to” American interests are now noticed by American media …

• US Media Turn on Netanyahu (Finally) for Meddling in U.S. Policy (Modoweiss)

… and settlers attacking civilians sitting in their car with an axe is too much even for Israeli authorities …

• Two Israelis Indicted for Terror After Attacking Palestinian Family in Hawara with Axe (Haaretz)

… yet attacks on ambulances get a pass:

• ICRC Says Alarmed by Israeli Attack on Ambulance Vehicles in Huwwara (Wafa)

“According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, four Kashmiri journalists, including Mehraj, are now in jail”:

• Activists Criticize Journalist’s Arrest on Terror Charges in India-Administered Kashmir (VoA)

They would “investigate whether Israel is using US weapons to commit human rights abuses against Palestinians, in violation of United States law”:

• Jamaal Bowman and Bernie Sanders Urge the Biden State Department to Investigate Israeli Use of US Weapons (Jewish Currents)

“Al-Tajdeed … responded by saying in court: ‘Thoughts are to be challenged with thoughts, and words are not to be suppressed by the authority of the law’”:

• Bahrain Jails Men over YouTube Discussion of Islam (BBC)

The Court “ordered the United States to pay compensation but left the amount to be determined later”:

• World Court Rules US Illegally Froze Some Iranian Assets (Reuters)

FIFA is hypocritical in prohibiting Indonesia from excluding Israel fro participating while itself prohibiting Russia from participating om sports events:

• FIFA Decided to Disallow Indonesia from Hosting an International Football Competition Due to Jakarta’s Decision Not to Allow the Israeli Team into the Country. However There Is More to the Story than What the Media Is Reporting (Ramzy Baroud /Palestine Chronicle)

Israel just keeps on giving unwelcome Ramadan gifts:

• Israel Continues to Restrict Palestinian Access to Al-Aqsa (Middle East Monitor)
• Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinian Rally near Gaza (Palestine Chronicle)

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