“Hours later, buses carrying hundreds of other Palestinian prisoners arrived in the Gaza city of Khan Younis, with some men kissing the ground as they emerged from the buses” …
… among them “Nael Barghouti, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner”:
- Released After 44 Years, Nael Barghouti Calls for Complete Freedom Through Palestine’s Liberation (Middle East Monitor)
Zionist war on free speech continues …
- Under Pressure, CUNY Removes Palestine Scholar Job Posting (Inside Higher Ed)
… as does the resistance:
- Top University Loses Court Battle to Stop Israel-Palestine Protests on Campus (Independent)
- UN Rapporteur Condemns Cambridge University for Seeking to Ban Pro-Palestine Protests (Middle East Eye)
- Pro-Palestine Protesters Hold Sit-in at Columbia Partner School to Oppose Expulsions (Bakersfield Now)
- Students Chant Support for Palestinians at Barnard College Protest in New York (The Guardian)
“The MCCBCHST … emphasised the need to revisit the meaning of Article 3(1), which states that ‘Islam is the religion of the Federation, but other religions may be practised in peace and harmony in any part of the Federation’”:
- MCCBCHST Responds to UMNO’s Rejection of Non-Muslim Minister (Herald Malaysia)
Israeli war crimes continue:
- Tens of Thousands of Palestinians Seek Shelter After Israeli Assaults Across the West Bank (WV News)
- Displaced Palestinians Fear Israel’s West Bank Raids ‘Won’t Stop’ (al-Monitor)
- Palestinians Released by Israel Show Signs of Torture, Starvation (Aljazeera)
- How Is Israel Violating the Gaza Ceasefire Deal? (Aljazeera)
“[T]he venue where the concert was held, announced via Instagram that it would remain closed until further notice”:
- Iranian Female Singer Arrested During Live Performance in Tehran (Iran International)
“Over 4,000 Palestinians are held without charge or trial either under administrative detention or based on the Unlawful Combatants’ Law, which violates international law”:
- Release of Civilian Hostages Held in Gaza and Arbitrarily Detained Palestinians Must Be Immediate and Not Hinge on Ceasefire Negotiations (Amnesty International)
“In the West, he is most often depicted as the antagonist – if a noble and revered one – to the crusader king, Richard the Lionheart” but Saladin cherished the analogy f his career path to that of Yusef (“the Biblical figure Joseph”):
- Saladin: a Hero of Islam and Scourge of the Crusaders (History Extra)
“The response jabs at Trump’s desire to impose an outside culture onto Gaza when he wouldn’t be willing to accept the same in his own home” …
- After Trump-shared Video Turned Gaza into Luxury Resort, Satirical Retort Brings Palestine to Mar-a-Lago (Times of Israel)
… but “[a]s outrageous as U.S. President Trump’s comments about purchasing Gaza were, they were a crude interpretation of a pre-existing culture that viewed Palestinians as marginal actors in their own story”:
- Restoring Palestine to Its Rightful Owners: A Conversation with Mads Gilbert (Arab America News)
“[D]espite … prohibition, Israel’s Finance Minister Smotrich announced a plan to impose Israel’s sovereignty to and annex the occupied West Bank in 2025. … His plans also include annexation of the Gaza Strip”:
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