News and Analysis 10/27/24

Israel’s measured attack, focused on military targets allowed for a proportionately measured  response from Arab states …

• Israel Says It Limited Attack on Iran, Hoping to Ease Tensions for Now (Washington Post)
• Israel Met ‘All Its Objectives’ in Iran Strike, Netanyahu Says; U.S. Calls for Tehran’s Restraint (Washington Post)
• Iran’s Supreme Leader Said Israel’s Attack ‘Should Not Be Exaggerated nor Downplayed’ (NBC News)
• Three-way Subtext: How Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt Quietly Back Israel on Iran – Analysis (Jerusalem Post)

… but one out-of-service heavy water plant was targeted and concerns over escalation persist:

• Israeli Targeting of Out-of-service Nuclear Site in Iran Crosses ‘Red Line’ (France 24)
• Israel’s Limited Missile Strike on Iran May Be the Start of a Wider Assault (Economist)
• Muslim Scholars’ Body Condemns Israeli Attack on Iran, Warns of Regional Escalation (Middle East Monitor)
• Analysis: Iran Faces Tough Choices in Deciding How to Respond to Israeli Strikes (AP)

“The war, which has been going on for more than a year and a half, has wrecked the African country, displacing millions of its population and pushing it to the brink of a full-blown famine”:

• More than 120 Killed in Paramilitary Rampage in East-central Sudan, UN and a Doctors Group Say (AP)

The Cheney family endorsements of Harris are driving Muslim and Arab voters into the arms of Donald Trump:

• Trump Lashes Out at Cheney, Calls Her a ‘Muslim-hating Warmonger’ (The Hill)
• Muslim and Arab Leaders Take the Stage to Endorse Trump at Michigan Rally (m Live)
• Could Kamala Harris Lose Due to Muslim Voters in Michigan? (Newsweek)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israel Blew Up My Muslim Neighbour’s Family, Says Lebanese Christian (Telegraph)
• Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens in North Gaza, Medics Say, as Ceasefire Talks Resume (Reuters)
• Palestinians ‘Starving to Death’ in Northern Gaza Due to Israeli Siege (Aljazeera)

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