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Democracy Denied: Takeaways from CSID’s 22nd Annual Conference
[On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy held a conference on “Democracy Denied: Political, Human Rights, and Policy Implications for the Arab/Muslim World.” These are our takeaways of high points of the conference. Most of conference may be viewed here.] Panel 1: “The Israel-Gaza War: Implications for Democracy…
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News and Analysis 5/4/24
“Have other democratic states killed more than 34,000 people and caused humanitarian catastrophes in” the last seven months? The Antisemitism Awareness Act Is a Full Frontal Assault on Free Speech (Middle East Eye) As Israeli war crimes multiply … Gaza: Israel Deliberately Militarizes Civilian Objects, Turns Schools into Military Bases (Euromed Human Rights Monitor) ‘Forcibly…
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News and Analysis 5/2/24
Congress threatens to punish objectors to Israeli genocide on charges of genocide … House Passes Bill to Expand Definition of Antisemitism amid Growing Campus Protests over Gaza War (PBS) … but America’s students refuse to be intimidated … Police Remove Pro-Palestine Protestors from UT Dallas Encampment, 20 Arrests Made (NBCDFW) Berkeley Takes Hands-off Approach to…
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News and Analysis 4/30/24
In the face of police violence, Some protests move beyond encampments to occupation of buildings: Columbia University Threatens to Expel Student Protesters Occupying an Administration Building (AP) Protesters Take over Columbia University Building in Escalation of Israel-Hamas War Demonstrations (PBS) Police Evacuate Buildings, Make Arrests as Palestine Encampment Starts at Tulane (Tulane Hullabaloo) Police Arrest…
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News and Analysis 4/29/24
“Protest organizers said they wanted to bring attention to the high numbers of Palestinian and other Arab journalists killed by Israel’s military since the war began in October”: Chants of ‘Shame on You’ Greet Guests at White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shadowed by War in Gaza (AP / Politio) “Israeli airstrikes on three houses in the…
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News and Analysis 4/26/24
The IDF “has massed dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in the area in what appears to be preparations for an invasion of Rafah”: Israeli Strikes in Rafah Kill at Least 5 as Ship Comes Under Attack in the Gulf of Aden (AP) “NBC News found Palestinians were killed in seven deadly airstrikes in areas…
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News and Analysis 4/25/24
In the face crackdowns campus protests swell, augmented by Seder protests against Zionism: Colleges Nationwide Turn to Police to Quell Pro-Palestine Protests as Commencement Ceremonies Near (AP) ‘Not Like Other Passovers’: Hundreds of Jewish Demonstrators Arrested After New York Protest Seder (The Guardian) Naomi Klein: Jews Must Raise Their Voices for Palestine, Oppose the “False…
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News and Analysis 4/23/24
The war over free speech 0on campus in America expands: Harvard Students Rally in Solidarity with Pro-Palestine MIT Encampment Amid National Campus Turmoil (Harvard Crimson) Harvard Suspends Palestine Solidarity Committee Amid Wave of Protests on College Campuses (Harvard Crimson) Police Arrest Dozens of Pro-Palestine Protesters at Yale (Axios) LIVE: Pro-Palestine Protesters Disperse from Blocking Intersection,…
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News and Analysis 4/22/24
The “university leadership has decided it is best to release our outside speakers and honorees from attending this year’s ceremony”: USC Scraps Outside Speakers at Commencement After Canceling Muslim Student’s Speech (Reuters) “Biden’s support for $26 billion in aid for Israel reaffirms their view about November’s election: They cannot back Biden for a second term”:…
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News and Analysis 4/19/24
“The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions”: The Latest | US Vetoes UN Resolution Backing Full Palestinian Membership and Puts Sanctions on Iran (AP) An Israeli strike on Iran is nothing new and is played down by Iran as the diplomatic community continues to…
