News and Analysis 11/1/25

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

• ‘An Assault on History’: Censorship of Author Susan Abulhawa Roils Oxford Union (Middle East Eye)
• Cal Poly Humboldt Student Activist Claims University Unfairly Uses Their Controversial Restraints on Free Speech Against Pro-Palestine Groups (Lost Coast Outpost)
• Pro-Palestine Groups File Complaint Against Frederick for Handling of Ceasefire Resolution (Frederick News-Post)

RSF atrocities enter a new phase:

• Sudan’s Brutal Civil War Escalates as Paramilitary Forces Go on Killing Rampage (PBS)
• Sudan’s War Takes Horrific Turn, as Trump Looks Away (Washington Post)
• Sudan’s RSF Accused of ‘PR Stunt’ After Arresting Fighters Behind Civilian Killings (The Guardian)
• New Satellite Images Suggest Mass Killings Persist in Sudan’s al-Fashir (AlArabiya)
• Africa CDC Mobilises Emergency Public-Health Response After Hospital Attack in Sudan (Africa CDC)
• The Guardian View on the Atrocities in El Fasher: the Responsibility for These Horrors Extends Beyond Sudan’s Borders (The Guardian)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Three Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid, Airstrike in Jenin; UN Calls Airstrikes in West Bank ‘Unlawful’ (Maktoob Media)
• Euro-Med Monitor: Israel Kills Average of 10 Palestinians/Day During Ceasefire (IMEMC)
• Israeli Forces Abduct Eight Palestinians in West Bank Raids (ABNA)
• Israeli Army, Settlers Target Palestinian Olive Harvesters in West Bank (Aljazeera)
• Thousands of Unexploded Bombs Dropped by Israel Have Turned Gaza into a Minefield (Drop Site)

“A senior Iranian official has … demanded fundamental reform rather than a mere change of president, advocating genuine public participation in governance”:

• Former TV Chief Warns Islamic Republic Faces Collapse Without Reform (Iran International)

Exchange of unidentified bodies continues:

• Israel Rules Out Hamas Breach after Receiving Unidentified Bodies (Palestine Chronicle)
• Israel Hands over Bodies of 30 Palestinians as Ceasefire Agreement Edges Forward (AP / The Daily Review)

Settler violence continues:

• Three Palestinians Injured in Colonist Attack on Bethlehem-village-area (Wafa)
• Jewish Pogrom Against Palestinians Last Shabbat (Times of Israel)

“Zohran Mamdani’s opposition to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians could influence New York City’s investments, his appointees and city policing tactics” …

• If Elected, How Might Mamdani Use Mayoral Power in Ways that Affect Israel? (NY Times)

… but even among those opposed to his position on Israel some can see that “[c]onspiracy theories — once floated by fringe activists and now echoed in halls of government — allege Mamdani is part of a ‘Muslim takeover’ plotting to impose Islamic law in America”:

• In the NYC Mayoral Race, Hope and Fear amid Surge in Islamophobia (northjersey.com)

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