News and Analysis 1/21/25

Even the Trump administration appears vulnerable to the Zionist war on free speech, and neither Imam Al-Husainy nor the Trump inauguration officials are responding to inquiries about his abrupt cancellation …

• Dearborn Imam Left Off Trump’s Inauguration Program amid Criticism for Hezbollah Stance (Detroit Free Press)
• Imam Who Backed Trump Absent from Inauguration, Removed from Program (RNS)

… but the founder of “South Africa’s most prominent aid agency” stands up to the Zionist propaganda machine:

• South African Humanitarian in Pro-Israeli Crosshairs over Palestine Support (Aljazeera)

As the ceasefire in Gaza takes effect …

• As Ceasefire Takes Hold, Hamas Returns 3 Israeli Hostages and Israel Frees 90 Palestinian Prisoners (AP)

… “At least two Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli army on Jenin, in the occupied West Bank”:

• LIVE: Israel’s Army Raids Jenin in West Bank, Gaza Ceasefire Holding (Aljazeera)

“We were hostages as well,” says one of the “Palestinian prisoners [who] describe being held in poor conditions after their release as part of ceasefire deal”:

• ‘My Arrest Was Unjustified’: Released Palestinians Decry Their Imprisonment (The Guardian)

“MIT has engaged in a sustained and organized campaign of disinformation and propaganda in order to silence and suppress this information”:

• MIT Shuts Down Internal Grant Database After It Was Used to Research School’s Israel Ties (The Intercept)

The “diplomat did not say the attack was believed to be imminent but said several European countries have opened talks with the incoming Trump administration to check if there is still a chance to use diplomacy or other tools to block” an Iranian nuclear weapon:

• European Diplomat: Israel Has Decided to Attack Iran’s Nuke Sites – Report (Jerusalem Post)

“Dr. Marwan al-Hams, the director of field hospitals in Gaza, surveyed what was left of the hospital and called for the restoration of Gaza’s health system amid the ceasefire”:

• Palestinians Returning to Rafah Find Al-Najjar Hospital in Ruins (NBC News)

The “order may lead to the deportation of Iranians and other individuals who lawfully secured a visa after the previous ban had been repealed in 2021”:

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): President Trump’s Executive Order Setting Up Return of the Travel Ban (NIAC Action)

“AI systems … could function as tools of oppression or coercion. A state-controlled AI, for instance, could make decisions that undermine basic freedoms, just as a religiously motivated AI might marginalize non-believers”:

• Should AI Convert to Islam? Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged programmers to infuse “Islamic” values into tech (The Diplomat)

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