News and Analysis 6/2/23

“Chris Van Hollen demands to see updated report by Friday, or will use powers ‘in ways that I’ve never done before’”:

• ‘Run Out of Patience’: US Senator Demands Report on Shireen Abu Akleh Killing (Middle East Eye)

Biden’s fear of the Israeli lobby leaves both Palestinians and Jews vulnerable …

• Why Biden Will Not Condemn Israel for the Homesh Settlement (Mondoweiss)
• Biden’s Antisemitism Strategy Gets a Lot Right — but Has One Problem (Landline / 972 Magazine)

… and “Geneva has banned an exhibition that highlights the suffering of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails” …

• Geneva Cancels Palestinian Prisoner Art Exhibition amid Claims of Israeli Pressure (New Arab)

… but “diplomatic representatives in East Jerusalem and Ramallah of nearly all of the EU’s member states, plus the EU delegate” begin to show some spine …

• Confidential EU Report Warns About ‘Drastic Acceleration’ of Israeli Pressure on Jerusalem (El Pais)

… and “Jewish organisations and Cuny Law staff and students are” rally to defend a student’s “accurate and powerful description of Palestinian life under Israeli apartheid”:

• ‘Smear Campaign’: Academics and Jewish Organisations Condemn Targeting of Pro-Palestine Student (Middle East Eye)

“They have used the site for a number of years and they have had no complaints, no issues with neighbours, parking or noise”:

• Southampton Muslim Centre Has 84 Objections Despite Existing for Years (Daily Echo)

“We go to school and it’s like, OK, some of the kids can eat and none of the Muslim kids can eat” — high school student Ridwan Rashid:

• ‘None of the Muslim Kids Can Eat’: Illinois to Provide Halal and Kosher Meals to Schoolkids (The Guardian)

PA policies emulate Zionist policies:

• Palestine President Issues Decree Criminalising Denial of Nakba  (Middle East Monitor)

“Understanding the critical role of Muslim communities in swing states, including Michigan and Wisconsin, is vital for any political strategy aiming to secure victory in these regions”:

• The Crucial Influence of Muslim Voters in Swing States (Wisconsin Muslim)

Settler-soldier violence continues:

• Jewish Settlers Close Main Road, Attack Palestinian Cars near Jenin (Palestine Chronicle)
• Palestinian Toddler Seriously Wounded by Israeli Fire (Aljazeera)
• Israeli Forces’ Systemic Denial of Fair Trial Rights to Palestinian Child Prisoners Amounts to Arbitrary Detention (Defense for children International)

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