News and Analysis 9/12/24

Biden’s professions of outrage are belied by his failure to to call the victim’s family (let alone cut off weapons for the perpetrators):

• Biden and Harris Condemn Killing of American Citizen by Israeli Troops in West Bank (USA Today)
• White House: Biden Has Not Called Family of American Citizen Killed in West Bank by Israeli Troops (USA Today)
• Israel Continues to Kill Americans with Impunity: And the US government is rewarding it with more weapons and more aid (Aljazeera)

• Palestine Takes Seat Among UN Member States at 79th General Assembly Session (Economic Times)

“Iranian authorities are brutalizing people twice over; executing or killing a family member and then arresting their loved ones for demanding accountability”:

• Iran: Arrests of Family Members of Protesters (Human Rights Watch)

“The Al Jazeera correspondent has refused to leave northern Gaza, even as Israel has threatened him and killed his colleagues”:

• “Until Our Last Breath”: Journalist Anas al-Sharif on Documenting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Every Day for 11 Straight Months (Drop Site)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israeli Airstrikes Hit UN School and Homes in Gaza and Kill at Least 34 People, Hospitals Say (AP)
• Six U.N. Workers Are Among Those Killed in an Israeli Airstrike (NY Times)
• Israeli Strikes in West Bank Kill Eight Palestinians, Paramedics Say (BBC)

An exiled Iranian journalist has “faced threats since starting his program in 2022 at Iran International, a Saudi-funded satellite and online news platform that bypasses Iran’s censors and beams news and commentary to millions of viewers”:

• Iran Turns to Hells Angels and Other Criminal Gangs to Target Critics (Washington Post)

“Celebrities and some guild members who have publicly advocated for a ceasefire claim they have faced blacklisting, job loss and harassment for their views”:

• Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef and More Call on SAG-AFTRA Leaders to Protect Pro-Palestine Members From Being Blacklisted (Hollywood Reporter)

“During proceedings, it was conceded by both parties that the right of women to enter a mosque and participate in prayers was undisputed. However, it was agreed that women were not permitted to lead prayers within the mosque”:

• Telanganan HC Affirms Rights of Muslim Women to Pray in Mosques (Telangana Today)

Israel has inflicted “civilian casualties on at least three occasions, an independent U.N. commission said Tuesday”:

• Israel Intensified Airstrikes on Iran-linked Targets in Syria (AP)

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