An “European Commission’s statement … published on Monday … welcomes the US campaign without formally committing the EU to it” …
… as “what was originally presented by Hegseth as a short, decisive military campaign against Iran has grown exponentially. Now the US has about 50,000 troops, 19 warships, fighter squadrons, air defence units, and paratroopers in the Middle East”:
At the public hearing one speaker said all Texas students “need to know is how evil Islam is,” while another said the proposed curriculum is “written intentionally to portray one faith in a positive light while deliberately casting another in a negative one”:
“Sharia law … granted women the right to own property, file for divorce and receive an education 1,400 years ago, long before women in the Western part of the world were given the same freedoms”:
- After Her ‘Anti-Muslim’ Post, a Mosque Opened Its Doors to Baltimore County School Board Member (The Banner)
Israeli war crimes continue:
- UN Says Israeli Attacks Kill 24 Palestinians in Gaza in Five Days (MEMO)
- Far-right Israeli Minister Outlines Plan for Removal of All Palestinians from Gaza (The Guardian)
- Ben-Gvir Posts Palestinians on Conveyor Belts to Detention Camps. The World Is Silent (The Guardian)
- To Save My Home, I Fly the American Flag (NY Times)
“The Air Force recently told me that because we haven’t officially declared war, my kids and I aren’t eligible for some benefits. So, not only was my husband killed in a war he never wanted to participate in, but now the benefits we’re left with are being dictated by semantics”:
The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues:
- 33 Dems Help Pass House Bill That Would Strip Funds From Colleges That Boycott Israel (Common Dreams)
- Trump Can’t Deport Legal Immigrants for Protected Speech, Judge Rules (Reason)
“Campaigns that leverage hate and fear against Muslim candidates and elected officials are nothing new, but they appear to be less effective with each passing election season”:
- The Bigoted Rhetoric Against Muslim American Politicians Is Backfiring. Next Up: Abdul El-Sayed (LA Times)
“A key lesson of the world before 1914 is that regional conflicts, long left unresolved, can be the powder kegs that set off a global conflagration” — Odd Arne Westad in The Coming Storm:
Although “officials argue that U.S. air support is necessary for the war against ISIS in Somalia, U.S. operations have been blamed for killing and displacing thousands of civilians”:
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