News and Analysis 3/30/25

Israeli war crimes continue (even during Eid):

Some 20 People Said Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza as Palestinians Mark Eid (Times of Israel)
Israeli Forces Fire Tear Gas at Palestinians Visiting Graves During Eid (Daily Telegraph)
‘Eid of Sadness’: Palestinians in Gaza Mark Muslim Holiday with Dwindling Food and No End to War (AP)
Palestine Red Crescent Says Missing Gaza Crew Either Dead or Detained (Aljazera)
Palestinians Starve as Israel Continues Full Ban on Humanitarian Aid (Middle East Eye)
Gaza: Deep Concerns About the Forced Displacement of Palestinians (UN OHCHR)
Why Are Palestinians Not Allowed to Survive? (Mondoweiss)

Politics still poses problems for the Eid celebrations in Nigeria:

Eid-el-Fitr: Some Faithful Stranded as Egba Muslim Leaders Mark Sallah Monday (Daily Trust)

The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues:

ISIS, “which was largely defeated in Syria in 2019, still has sleeper cells that have claimed responsibility for attacks, mainly in the northeast, which is controlled by U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters”:

U.S. Warns of Possible Attacks in Syria During the Eid Holiday (CBS News)

“Much of this land was privately owned by Palestinian citizens of Israel, but the confiscation was framed by the state as being ‘for public use’ … [really] aimed at increasing the Jewish population in Palestinian-majority areas”:

Palestinians Commemorate Land Day Under Threat of Erasure (New Arab)

Trump threatens Iran and Iran responds with same to you and your little dog too:

Trump despises Iran, but that doesn’t stop him from following their lead:

Is Trump’s Authoritarian Lurch Following the Playbook of Iran’s Ahmadinejad? (The Guardian)

The man who created “stage costumes for the likes of Michael Jackson, Prince, and local … musicians like Lisa Stansfield” now creates “functional yet stylish abayas that could withstand the harsh UK winters”: