News and Analysis 5/8/24

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

• High-profile ICE Arrests of Tufts, Alabama Students Spotlight Growing Trump Sweep (The Hill)
• State House Rally Protests Deportation of Brown Medicine Kidney Doctor (Rhode Island Current)
• Community Group Accuses Sunnyvale of Censorship over ‘Historic Palestine’ Poster at Arts Fair (abc7 News)
• What the Detainments of Students and Faculty at American Universities Mean for the First Amendment (1A)

As violence escalates between India and Pakistan …

• Pakistan and India Accuse Each Other of Drone Attacks as Tensions Mount (Washington Post)
• India Reports Strikes on Military Bases, Pakistan Denies Any Role (BBC)
• The Art of Distraction: War Drums, Dictatorships, and the Dance of Nuclear Madness (Middle East Monitor)
• India-Pakistan Strikes: 5 Essential Reads on Decades of Rivalry and Tensions over Kashmir (The Connversation)

… India resorts to censorship:

• Meta Blocks Access to Muslim News Page in India (AFP / Economic Times)

“The move comes as the White House on Friday proposed … cuts [that] would amount to an 84% reduction of U.S. foreign aid, including about 87% of spending on U.N. programs”:

• Exclusive: US Aims to Thwart Palestine’s UN Recognition Bid (devex)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Reports of Israeli Casualties in Rafah Blast, as Strikes Kill 16 in Gaza (Aljazeera)
• Israeli Airstrikes Decimate the Last Restaurant in Gaza City in Nightmarish Bloodbath (Drop Site)
• Israel Closes 6 UN Schools for Palestinians in East Jerusalem (AP)
• The Huge, Under-the-Radar Shift Happening in the West Bank (NY Times)
• World Central Kitchen Closes Soup Kitchens Across Gaza Due to Dwindling Supplies (NPR)
• EXPOSED: Israel’s Weapon of Mass Starvation to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza (Palestine Deep Dive)

The crisis in Sudan gets worse:

• Sudan: Advancesd Chinese Weaponry Proviuded by UAE Identified in Breach of Arms Embargo — New Investigation (Amnesty International)
• Lifesaving Humanitarian Supply Route Cut in South Sudan Leaving Malnourished Children at Risk (UNICEF)

Israel’s defense minister says that Iran “will get the Hamas, Hezbollah treatment unless attacks from Yemen stop”:

• Katz Threatens Houthis, Iran with ‘Heavy Blows’ as Israel Grapples with US Truce Fallout (Times of Israel)

“[F]ew though few expect such a deal to be reached in the coming decade,” yet:

• Most Israelis Believe Peace Agreement with Palestinians Would Improve Security and Economy – Survey (Jerusalem Post)

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