News and Analysis 4/26/24

The IDF “has massed dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in the area in what appears to be preparations for an invasion of Rafah”:

• Israeli Strikes in Rafah Kill at Least 5 as Ship Comes Under Attack in the Gulf of Aden (AP)

“NBC News found Palestinians were killed in seven deadly airstrikes in areas of southern Gaza that the Israeli military had explicitly designated as safe zones”:

• NBC News Investigation Reveals Israel Strikes on Gaza Areas It Said Were Safe (NBC News)

“There are indications of carrying out field executions against some of the victims, while the bodies of other victims carried signs of torture and others were buried alive”:

• ‘Signs of Torture’ – 392 Bodies Found in Mass Graves at Nasser Hospital (Palestine Chronicle)

“The folk singer, who is also a neuroscientist, approached the police in the hope that they would put a stop to the threats. But at the police station, she … was arrested on the spot”:

• Palestinian Artists Stifled as Israel ‘Weaponizes Fear and Fame’ (972 Magazine)

As protests mount on campus …

• Pro-Palestine Camps Spread to 40 US Campuses, with Hundreds Arrested (The Guardian)
• Blocks from the White House, US Students Stand Steadfast with Gaza (Aljazeera)
• USC Cancels Graduation Ceremony and Dozens Are Arrested on Other Campuses as Anti-war Protests Grow (AP)
• Cal Poly Humboldt Closes for Remainder of Semester amid ‘Bloody’ Gaza Protests (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Pro-Palestine Students Establish Encampment During Admit Weekend (Stanford Dailiy)
• Officers Detain Protestors at Pro-Palestine Camp at Denver’s Auraria Campus (KDVR)
• Three Dozen Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested at Ohio State (NBC4i)
• Several Arrested During Israel-Hamas War Protest at ASU Tempe Campus (Arizona’s Family)
• Emory President Alleges ‘Highly Organized, Outside Protesters’ Set Up Initial Camp; Philosophy Professor Detained in Protests Disputes That (11 Alive)
• Faculty Divided over University Response to Divestment Protests and Student Arrests (Yale News)
• Purdue Students Hold Pro-Palestine Protest (Wifi.com)
• Are US Campus Protests Against Israel’s War on Gaza Going Global? (Aljazeera)

… in Utah “students frequently join broader public protests at civic buildings and other central locations”:

• Utah Students Aren’t Joining Israel-Palestine Protests. Here’s Why (Axios)

“Sponsored by United Methodist Kairos Response, the rally brought together more than 100 United Methodist delegates and observers — along with at least six bishops”:

• Bishops, Delegates Join Rally for Palestine (UM News)

“It is unlikely that Israel would consider such a scenario as its far-right administration is adamantly opposed to the creation of a Palestinian state on 1967 internationally recognised borders”:

• Hamas Official Says Group Ready to Disarm After Two-state Solution (New Arab)

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