News and Analysis 2/15/25

Palestinians released in the recent hostage protest maltreatment:

• Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Inmates Freed in Latest Ceasefire Swap (BBC)
• Shocking Testimony: Torture in Israeli Prisons .., “Sexual Assaults Even Using Dogs” (Arab 48)
• Four Released Palestinians in Critical Condition, Hospitalised in Ramallah (Aljazeera)
• Palestinians Burn ‘Humiliating’ Shirts After Release from Israeli Prisons (Aljazeera)

“At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel”:

• 2024 Is Deadliest Year for Journalists in CPJ History; Almost 70% Killed by Israel (Committee to protect Journalists)

“Interviews with 41 North African women show that younger, well-educated women defend the headscarf as a matter of personal liberty and cultural expression”:

• The Other Side of the Veil: North African Women in France Respond to the Headscarf Affair (Gender Society / PhilPapers)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israeli Forces Kill 9 Palestinians in West Bank, 2 in Gaza – Ceasefire Day 25 (Israel-Palestine News)
• Israeli Army Operations Drive 30,000 Palestinians from West Bank Refugee Camps (Haaretz)
• Israel Just Killed a Pregnant Palestinian Woman – and Western Media Doesn’t Care (Zeteo)
• Despite Ceasefire, Israel Still Destroying Homes in Gaza (Aljazeera)

“During her time in Congress,” Gabbard “often argued against American wars in the Middle East … [and] supported legislation that would have repealed FISA Section 702 which allows for mass collection of American data without a warrant”:

• Tulsi Gabbard Sworn in as Director of National Intelligence (Libertarian Institute)

Zionist war on free speech continues:

• Released From Detention, Owners of East Jerusalem Bookstore Still Don’t Know Why They Were Arrested (Haaretz)
• Can US Cancel Student Visas of Pro-Palestinian Protesters? It’s Happening, Says Legal Group (NorthJersey.com)
• US House Panel Demands Columbia University Turn over Disciplinary Records for Anti-Israel Protesters (Times of Israel)

• Nurses’ Alleged Remarks ‘Abhorrent’, Muslim Groups Say, as Police Execute Search Warrant (SBS News)

“Hezbollah supporters demonstrated for the third consecutive day and tried to block the main road leading to the airport in Beirut to denounce the authorities for bowing to Israeli “threats” by prohibiting an Iranian plane from landing”:

• Hezbollah Supporters Resume Protests over Iran Flight Ban, Israeli-U.S. ‘Demands’ (UPI)

“47% of those polled expressed that they ‘strongly opposed’” a U.S. takeover of Gaza and about 30% more were “somewhat opposed”:

• New American Poll Illustrates the Unpopularity of the Idea That the U.S. Take Ownership of Gaza and Elsewhere (National Interest)

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