News and Analysis 1/11/24

“South Africa demanded an emergency suspension of Israel’s aerial and ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave, which it said was aimed at bringing about ‘the destruction of the population’ of Gaza” …

• South Africa Accuses Israel at World Court of Genocidal Acts in Gaza (Reuters)

… “a fitting call for the right of an oppressed people to self-determination” …

• The Ghost of Apartheid Has Come Back to Haunt Israel and Give Hope to Palestinians (The Guardian)

… and Israel’s decision not to boycott the hearings “reflects Israeli concerns that the judges could order Israel to halt its war against Hamas [read ‘the people of Gaza’] and tarnish its image internationally” …

• Israel Taps Top Legal Minds, Including a Holocaust Survivor, to Battle Genocide Claim at World Court (AP)

… yet “Likud lawmaker Nissim Vaturi defended his own message, saying he has ‘no mercy’ for Gazans, while Israel’s former UN envoy reasserted support for ‘voluntary migration’”:

• With ICJ Trial Looming, Israeli Lawmakers Double Down on Calls to ‘Burn Gaza,’ Relocate Palestinians (Haaretz)

A “young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two others rushing to his aid are also hit” …

• Video Appears to Show the Israeli Army Shot 3 Palestinians, Killing 1, Without Provocation (AP)

… and “Security cameras captured image showing an Israeli military vehicle running over the bodies of two apparently dead Palestinians who had been shot by Israeli border police on Jan. 8, in the West Bank city of Tulkarm“:

• Video Shows Israeli Jeep Running over Palestinians Shot in West Bank Clash (NBC News)

A three-time loser candidate for Congress succeeded in convincing the hotel to kick the Muslims out just a “days before the scheduled event”:

• Coral Springs Marriott Cancels Muslim Conference, Organizers Call Move “Racist” (CBS News Miami)

A Houti military spokesman called the operations “an initial response to’ … the sinking of three Houthi speed boats and killing of their crews by US Navy helicopters during an attempted attack on a container ship on 31 December” …

• US and UK Hint at Military Action After Largest Houthi Attack in Red Sea (BBC)

… and a Turkish-chartered tanker seized by the U.S. in 2023 has now been seized by unidentified assailants and reportedly “altered course towards Iranian territorial waters”:

• Oil Tanker Involved in U.S.-Iran Dispute Boarded by Armed Guards near Oman, Diverted (Reuters)

Is anyone surprised?

• Revealed: Congress Backers of Gaza War Received Most from Pro-Israel Donors (The Guardian)

Tariq Habash explains “why he resigned from the Biden administration amid Israel’s war on Gaza”:

• Former Biden Appointee Says US Policy Is ‘Dehumanising’ Palestinians (Aljazeera)

They emphasized Israeli over Palestinian deaths; “used emotive language to describe the killings of Israelis, but not Palestinians; and offered lopsided coverage of antisemitic acts in the U.S., while largely ignoring anti-Muslim racism”:

• Coverage of Gaza War in the New York Times and Other Major Newspapers Heavily Favored Israel, Analysis Shows (The Intercept)

Shabab takes medical workers hostage:

• Somalia Says It’s Working to Rescue Hostages from UN Helicopter (Reuters)

Khalid ibn Walid combined the martial skills of of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon, but his “his dedication to upholding the rules of war, his humility and his complete faith in his cause are inspiring” today:

• Of Khalid Bin Walid and the Muslim Rules of War (The Friday Times)

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