News and Analysis 9/15/23

“[H]ow much has the intervention in 2011 changed the nature of Libyan society?”

• Libyan Floods and Fault Lines: A Conversation with Ethan Chorin (Turbulent World)

The “backing of the international community and the Israeli regime, … [yielded] governance based on patronage and corruption that had little tolerance for internal dissent”:

• Palestinian Authoritarianism Has Its Roots in the Oslo Accords (Aljazeera)

Only “a tiny percentage of the people who cross the southern border without authorization” but more than 60% of those charged:

• U.S. Probing Prosecutions of Migrants from Muslim-majority Countries Exposed by Times Investigation (LA Times)

In 38 of the 40 cases, the IHRA-defined “accusations of antisemitism have been rejected. The final two have yet to be substantiated”:

• New Report Highlights Major Free Speech Issues in UK Universities (European Legal Support Center)

Are Iran and France different or sadly similar?

• Iran’s ‘Gender Apartheid’ Bill Could Jail Women for 10 Years for Not Wearing Hijab (The Guardian)
• Why Is France So Obsessed with Controlling Muslim Women’s Bodies? (Middle East Eye)

“Smotrich has moved swiftly to approve thousands of new settler homes and legalise unauthorised outposts in the occupied areas”:

• Israel Consolidates West Bank Occupation as Hardline Minister Takes Charge (TRT World)

European concerns include Iranian military support of Russia against Ukraine as well as Tehran’s noncompliance with the nuclear accord first violated by the United States:

• Britain, France, Germany to Retain Ballistic, Nuclear Sanctions on Iran (Reuters)

Just hours after Wael al-Zurd celebrated “his son’s academic achievements in a social media post,” he wept before the boy’s grave:

• Four Killed and More Wounded: ‘Suspicious Device’ Detonates During Protest at Gaza-Israel Fence (Palestine Chronicle)

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