“Israel’s opposition and the families of Israeli captives in Gaza … have grown increasingly frustrated with … Netanyahu’s continued obstruction of ceasefire and prisoner exchange negotiations”:
- Hundreds of Thousands Take the Streets of Israel After More Captives Found Dead in Gaza (The Cradle)
“Rami Khouri, a distinguished fellow at the American University of Beirut” says that “in the eyes of most of the world, the United States is not an honest broker, but is complicit in the Israeli genocide”:
With the reopening of schools, a reopening of controversy over campus protest:
- Classes and Protests Resume at Columbia and Other Campuses (Washington Post)
- Pro-Palestine Protests Return to Oakland (Post-Gazette)
Israeli war crimes continue:
- Israeli Attack on U.N.-Operated Shelter in Gaza Kills 8 Palestinians in Bread Line (Democracy Now)
- Israeli Soldiers Torture a Palestinian to Death in Jenin (International Middle East Media Center)
- Marking Another Deadly Attack – Israeli Airstrike Hits Baptist Hospital in Gaza City (Palestine Chronicle)
- Israeli Attacks in Gaza Kill 35 Palestinians but Pauses Allow Third Day of Polio Vaccinations (Reuters)
- Extremist Settlers Rapidly Seizing West Bank Land (BBC)
- Netanyahu’s Map Showing West Bank as Part of Israel ‘Serious Violation’: Palestine (Middle East Monitor)
As Israel accuses Hamas of deliberately killing hostages, Ben Givr openly “renewed his calling for Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli detention to be killed”:
- Israel’s Ben-Gvir Calls for Death Penalty for Palestine Prisoners, More Checkpoints in West Bank (Middle East Monitor)
As in England, Malaysia and Indonesia seek to balance a recognized state religion with freedom of religion:
- Pope Francis, in Muslim-majority Indonesia, Warns Against Religious Extremism (Reuters)
- Christians in Muslim-Majority Malaysia Have Freedom to Worship but Face Challenges (Religion Unplugged)
- In Muslim Indonesia, a Catholic Monastery Has Become Part of the Community (Catholic News Agency)
- What It’s Like to Be a Catholic in the World’s Largest Muslim Country (Catholic News Agency)
“For instance, Israel builds large, fast highways for settlers while Palestinians are left in a burning box for hours during the scorching summer just to reach their land, a hospital or a workplace”:
“The sentence imposed on the Basij member marks a rare moment for Iran to hold accountable its security forces”:
- Iran’s Supreme Court Backs Death Penalty for Guard Volunteer over 2022 Protest Killing, Lawyer Says (AP)
“By aligning forces with fellow Independent MPs, the group expects to be better represented during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) and other regular debates in the Commons”:
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