Is the other shoe about to drop?
- Japanese Trading Giant Itochu to Cut Ties with Israeli Defense Firm over Gaza War (CNN)
- Belgian Region Follows Japan – No More Munitions to Israel (Palestine Chronicle)
- Nicaragua, South Africa Pressure Gov’ts Through International Courts (Democracy Now)
Her son says that “Samaher Esmail, raised in New Orleans” has been kidnapped by the IDF, “blindfolded, and taken in handcuffs”:
As the suppression of Palestinian support continues …
- 4 Muslim Americans Attacked, One Stabbed, While Returning from Palestinian Rights Protest (Democracy Now)
- Dozens of Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested in Pennsylvania (Aljazeera)
- Western Pa. Republicans Oppose Biden’s Pick of First Muslim-American to Federal Appeals Court (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Jordan: Arrests, Harassment of Pro-Palestine Protesters (Human Rights Watch)
… here are welcome developments:
- UK Professor Suffered Discrimination Due to Anti-Zionist Beliefs, Tribunal Rules (The Guardian)
- Art Collector Resigns From Boards After Claims of Inciting Violence at Palestine Protest (Hyperallergic)
- Rashida Tlaib Is Showing Pro-Palestine Politics Are Popular (Jacobin)
The Times found over 50 videos “showing the use of bulldozers, excavators and explosives to destroy what appear to be houses, schools and other civilian buildings”:
“Eighteen-year-old was refused entry clearance to join his family in UK despite previous successful applications to visit”:
Netanyahu “has promised his people that they can prosper without peace … [and] continue to occupy Palestinian lands forever at little domestic or international cost”:
The strategy against Iran is not going well for the U.S. or the region:
- Iraq Hosts Both U.S. and Iranian-Backed Forces. It’s Getting Tense (NY Times)
- Iran Plans Joint Naval Exercise with Russia, China as Red Sea Tensions Soar (Al-Monitor)
- The U.S. Confronts Middle Eastern Militias but Not Iran’s Long Game (New Yorker)
Can the Israeli and Palestinian hostages be released before Israel expands its genocide to Rafah?
- Blinken to Brief Israeli Leaders on Cease-fire and Hostage Talks as War in Gaza Enters 5th Month (AP)
- Senior Hamas Official: We Intend for Release of Largest Number of Palestinians Possible Being Held by Israel (Reuters)
- Palestinians Hope Blinken Visit Can Deliver Gaza Truce Before Rafah Assault (Reuters)
- More than a Million Palestinians Are Trapped in Rafah. As Israeli Troops Approach, There’s Nowhere Left to Run (CNN)
“The (peace plan), if the technical teams agree, will be signed as soon as possible”:
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