News and Analysis 11/29/23

“Of the 300 names Israel proposed for potential release, 233 of them have not been convicted of any crimes; they are categorized simply as ‘under arrest’” — in other words, hostages …

• Israel’s Insidious Narrative About Palestinian Prisoners (The Intercept)

… but as the exchange of hostages continues …

• More Israeli Hostages and Palestinians Freed as Ceasefire Extension Agreed (The Guardian)
• Boy, 14, and Freelance Reporter Among Palestinians Freed (BBC)
• Activist Ahed Tamimi Among 50 Jailed Palestinians Listed for Release by Israel (The Guardian)

… Israel takes new hostages almost as fast as it releases them:

• Israel Arrests Almost as Many Palestinians as It Has Released During Truce (Aljazeera)

The law penalizing reading disapproved Internet content with up to one year in prison “has no precedent in any democracy elsewhere in the world”:

• Israel’s ‘Thought Police’ Law Ramps Up Dangers for Palestinian Social Media Users (972 Magazine)

Zionism’s war against free speech on American campuses escalates:

• Complaint Filed Against Edina Schools After Students Suspended for Pro-Palestinian Chant (KARE11)
• Film Screening About Israel and Palestine Causes Controversy at UPenn (CBS News)

“[F]or the first time that I can think of, western powers are unable to credibly pretend that there is some global system of rules that they uphold”:

• The War in Gaza Has Been an Intense Lesson in Western Hypocrisy. It Won’t Be Forgotten (The Guardian)

Open anger within Biden’s administration over his support of Israeli aggression has now appeared in the intelligence community:

• Senior CIA Official Posted Pro-Palestine Image on Her Facebook Page (Financial Times)

“Palestinian graphic designer Bilal Tamim … has … more than 20,000 subscribers, but he’s locked out of YouTube’s revenue sharing program that pays a share of ad sales to more than 2 million video creators in 137 countries or territories“:

• Palestinians Are Locked Out of Google’s Online Economy (Wired)

“The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is not unfathomable. It’s a fight over land”

• All the Times Israel Has Rejected Peace With Palestinians (The Intercept)

“The alleged gunman, Jason J. Eaton, is being held without bail on charges of attempted second-degree murder“:

• Gov. Scott Offers Support to Muslim Community After Shooting of Three Palestinian Students (Vermont Public)

By replacing native trees with European trees, Israel has “degraded biodiversity, and enhanced the chances of drought[, while] … obliterating the indigenous traits of Palestine’s flora — the markers of Palestinian identity”:

• The Other War (Telegraph Online)

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