News and Analysis 4/17/25

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

Trump Administration Asks IRS to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-exempt Status (Washington Post)
Police to Question Muslim Association of Britain Chair over Palestine Solidarity Protest (Middle East Eye)
US Detains Palestinian Activist Mohsen Mahdawi at Citizenship Interview (Aljazeera)
Wayne State Police Are Profiling Arab, Muslim Students, CAIR Complaint Alleges (Detroit News)
German Police Arrest University Students Showing Solidarity with Palestine (Middle East Monitor)
ACLU Sues Pitt over Palestine Group Suspension, Alleging Free Speech Violations (Post-Gazette)
The U.S. Is Abducting Students. What Will Be the Cost to Us? | Opinion (Des Moines Register)
Social Media Users Fume After ‘Free Palestine’ Flag Removed at Bernie Sanders Rally (Middle East Eye)

Muslims denounce the Shapiro arson, an actual act of Antisemitism:

MPAC Denounces Antisemitic Violence After Attack on Governor Shapiro’s Home (MPAC)

“Steve Witkoff’s switch from saying low-level production could continue seen as example of chaotic US foreign policy”:

Trump Envoy Demands Iran Eliminate Nuclear Programme in Apparent U-turn (The Guardian)

“Mr. Trump made his decision after months of internal debate over whether to pursue diplomacy or support Israel in seeking to set back Iran’s ability to build a bomb” by military means:

Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration (NY Times)

Israeli war crimes continue:

“[T]he University Muslim Medical Association … was founded by Muslim medical students at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science as a free clinic in response to the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles riots”:

Muslim-led Clinics Serve as a Resource for South Los Angeles and Beyond (Cronkite News)

“The proposal, received by Hamas on Monday, outlines an initial framework for a 45-day truce in the Palestinian enclave during which the two sides would aim to negotiate a permanent ceasefire, according to the official”:

Israel Proposes Gaza Ceasefire Deal to Release 10 Hostages for Hundreds of Palestinians, Hamas Says (CNN)

“Oman will again mediate the talks on Saturday in Rome” and Rafael Mariano Grossi of the IAEA “arrived in the Islamic Republic on Wednesday. His talks may include negotiations over just what access the IAEA inspectors can get under any proposed deal”: