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More ominous signs for foreign policy under the second Trump administration: The Classic Neocons Are Out, but They Might Still Get What They Want (Reason) Trump Picks Iran, Israel Hawk Mike Waltz as His National Security Adviser (Jewish Insider) Muslim Americans Respond to Donald Trump’s Nomination of Elise Stefanik (Newsweek) Israeli war crimes continue: Israeli…

“The Federal Court’s recent ruling reinforces the CRA’s authority to move against charities assisting an apartheid state committing genocide in Gaza” — Karen Rodman of Just Peace Advocates Breaking News: JNF Loses Court Appeal- Canada’s Most Iconic Zionist Charity Has Days to Disband (Just Peace Advocates) “While Trump is recognized for his hardline stance against…

Zionists lose a battle in their war on free speech: PSG to Avoid UEFA Sanctions over ‘Free Palestine’ Banner (ESPN) “Iranian authorities systematically use involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation as a tool to suppress dissent, branding protesters as mentally unstable to undermine their credibility”: Fears Grow that Woman Arrested for Undressing in Iran Could Be Tortured in…

Why did Kamala Harris lose? Trump Wins Dearborn amid Anger over Gaza and Lebanon; Jill Stein Receives 18% of Vote (Detroit Free Press) Michigan’s Muslim Voters Sent Kamala Harris a ‘Message’—Democrat (Newsweek) Muslim Americans Say Kamala Harris Embracing Liz Cheney Cost Her Election (Newsweek) Trump’s Middle East Promises Win over Some Muslim Voters (Caledonian Record)…

After “Mohammed Saad … and two other Palestinian men were forced by an Israeli army unit in Gaza to enter buildings feared to contain explosives and photograph every inch before troops were given the all clear to enter … someone shot him in the back”: Israeli Forces Used Civilians as Human Shields in Gaza, Palestinians…

“After 60 years of issues-based lobbying, AIPAC for the first time opted to spend directly on [partisan] campaigns … to oust progressive members of Congress who have criticized human rights abuses by Israel and the country’s receipt of billions of U.S. dollars in military funding”: How Does AIPAC Shape Washington? We Tracked Every Dollar (Israel-Palestine…

One Muslim voted for Biden and then “watched with horror … as the ‘lesser evil’ … signed off on the most military aid any US administration has ever sent to Israel as it massacred Palestinians by the tens of thousands in Gaza“: Meet the Muslim Americans Voting Third-party in the US Presidential Election (Middle East…

Israel has threatened to hit Iran “‘very, very hard’ if it retaliated against Israel for its attacks on Tehran last week” … “We Will Hit Places We Spared”: Israel’s Latest Warning To Iran (NDTV) … but one commentator observes that “there is no reason to think the conflagration would be contained”: How the Israeli Attack…

Israel’s measured attack, focused on military targets allowed for a proportionately measured  response from Arab states … Israel Says It Limited Attack on Iran, Hoping to Ease Tensions for Now (Washington Post) Israel Met ‘All Its Objectives’ in Iran Strike, Netanyahu Says; U.S. Calls for Tehran’s Restraint (Washington Post) Iran’s Supreme Leader Said Israel’s Attack ‘Should…