News and Analysis 1/2/24

Despite a troop intended to shore “up Israel’s war-battered economy, and free up units in case of a wider conflict” with Hezbollah …

• Fighting Between Hamas and Israel Rages on, Palestinian Death Toll Passes 22,000 (Reuters)

… the slaughter continues:

• Israel War on Gaza Live: Over 200 Palestinians Killed in 24 Hours (Aljazeera)

“Veteran Arab Israeli lawmaker MK Ahmad Tibi condemned Smotrich and Ben Gvir, comparing their statements to Nazi calls for ‘Lebensraum’”:

• Far-right Ministers Call to ‘Resettle’ Gaza’s Palestinians, Build Settlements in Strip (Times of Israel)

India declares a political party “terrorist” because it advocates separation from India:

• Centre Declares Jammu-Kashmir-based Tehjreek-e-Hurriyat as ‘Unlawful Assopciation’ Under UAPA (Mint)

“The move comes as the UK is reportedly considering airstrikes on Houthi rebels and the US said its navy sank three boats that had been targeting a container ship in the Red Sea” …

• Oil Prices Rise After Iran Rejects Calls to End Support for Houthi Red Sea Attacks (The Guardian)

… “stoking fears that the Gaza conflict could engulf the Middle East”:

• Israel-Gaza War: Will the Red Sea Crisis Lead to a Wider Middle East Conflict? (The Guardian)

“Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Convention on Refugees, but has a history of taking in refugees if they arrive”:

• More than 140 Rohingya Arrive in Indonesia’s North Sumatra (Reuters)

“Today … it is the stone-pelter who is the aggressor, … and the great armies with their missiles and phosphorus gas, the great states with their rational courts and bureaucratic bulldozers, who are victims”:

• From Kashmir to Palestine, Goliath Is Now David (Indian Express)

“Pasadena Police let the disruptive demonstration go on for about 20 minutes before removing the activists, with loud cheers of approval from annoyed spectators”:

• Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt New Year’s Day Rose Parade (LA Magazine)

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