{"id":88205,"date":"2023-11-06T14:17:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=88205"},"modified":"2023-11-06T14:17:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:17:49","slug":"news-and-analysis-11-6-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=88205","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 11\/6\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At <span id=\"snippet-text\" class=\"style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"> the Palestine Festival of Literature event &#8220;But We Must Speak: On Palestine and the Mandates of Conscience,&#8221; Noora Erakat\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>captures the multi-faceted perspective of a teacher, an attorney, a Palestinian, and a mother:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1YavyF186PA\">Noura Erakat&#8217;s Speech &#8220;In This Moment&#8221;<\/a> (Jadiliyyah \/ YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the genocide in Gaza continues &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20231105-israel-security-source-claim-20000-killed-in-gaza\/\">Israel Security Source Claim 20,000 Killed in Gaza<\/a> (Middle East Monitor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/11\/5\/intense-bombings-by-israeli-forces-around-gaza-hospitals-amid-blackout\">\u2018Intense Bombings\u2019 by Israeli Forces Around Gaza Hospitals amid Blackout<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/israel-hamas-war-briton-in-gaza-said-he-cant-risk-being-shelled-to-get-his-family-to-rafah-crossing-12999679\">Israel-Hamas War: Briton in Gaza Says He Can&#8217;t Risk &#8216;Being Shelled&#8217; to Get His Family to Rafah Crossing<\/a> (Sky News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2023\/11\/israeli-doctors-urge-the-bombing-of-gaza-hospitals\/\">Israeli Doctors Urge the Bombing of Gaza Hospitals<\/a> (Mondoweiss)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/no-fuel-gaza-under-any-circumstances-smotrich-says\">No Entry of Fuel for Gaza &#8216;Under Any Circumstances&#8217;, Israeli Minister Smotrich Says<\/a> (New Arab)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/israel-palestine-war-gaza-abroad-want-return-home-why\">Israel-Palestine War: Why Some Palestinians Who Left Gaza Want to Return Home Now<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2403981\/middle-east\">\u2018Enough Is Enough. This Must Stop Now,\u2019 UN Agency Chiefs Say in Joint Statement Urging Gaza Cease-fire<\/a> (Arab News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2023\/11\/6\/the-icc-must-investigate-the-crime-of-genocide-in-gaza\">The ICC Must Investigate the Crime of Genocide in Gaza<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/richardfalk.org\/2023\/11\/05\/slaughter-in-gaza-the-failures-of-international-law-and-responsible-statecraft\/\">Slaughter in Gaza: The Failures of International law and Responsible Statecraft<\/a> (Richard Falk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; Israel kills a journalist&#8217;s family in Lebanon &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/israeli-strike-lebanon-kills-journalists-4-relatives\">Israeli Strike in Lebanon Kills Journalist&#8217;s Four Relatives, Including Three Children<\/a> (New Arab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and continues its crackdown on nonviolent resistance leaders and other civilians in the West Bank:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/11\/6\/ahed-tamimi-palestinian-activist-arrested-for-inciting\">Israel Arrests Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi in Occupied West Bank Raids<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/israel-palestine-war-far-right-smotrich-calls-sterile-zones-west-bank\">Israel-Palestine War: Far-right Minister Smotrich Calls for &#8216;Sterile Zones&#8217; Free of Palestinians near Settlements<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/11\/5\/like-a-prison-the-palestinians-in-hebron-living-under-israeli-lockdown\">\u2018Like a Prison\u2019: The Palestinians in Hebron Living Under Israeli Lockdown<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Members of the Israeli government are on the terrorism watch list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2023\/11\/palestines-obituary.html\">Palestine\u2019s Obituary<\/a> (Informed Comment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;An estimated 300,000 demonstrators shut down the streets of D.C. in the largest Palestine protest in United States history, calling for a ceasefire and an end to the genocide in Gaza&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2023\/11\/the-largest-palestine-protest-in-u-s-history-shuts-down-the-streets-of-d-c\/\">The Largest Palestine Protest in U.S. History Shut Down the Streets of D.C.<\/a> (Mondoweiss)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The dehistoricisation of what is happening helps Israel pursue genocidal policies in Gaza&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2023\/11\/5\/why-israel-wants-to-erase-context-and-history-in-the-war-on-gaza\">Why Israel Wants to Erase Context and History in the War on Gaza<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s refusal to support a cease-fire puts him at odds with the 66% of the American people who do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/11\/04\/tlaib-biden-palestinian-genocide-israel-00125392\">Tlaib Accuses Biden of Supporting Genocide of Palestinians<\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Republicans don&#8217;t want Muslims disaffected with the Democrats to turn to them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow-show\/maddowblog\/republicans-take-ugly-new-steps-drive-away-muslim-voters-rcna123806\">Republicans Take Ugly New Steps to Drive Away Muslim Voters<\/a> (MSNBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anwar &#8220;said the silver lining of the crisis is that the Israel-Palestine conflict is being openly discussed in Western countries on an unprecedented scale&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemalaysiatoday.com\/category\/nation\/2023\/11\/06\/leaders-of-muslim-countries-to-meet-on-gaza-war-says-anwar\/\">Leaders of Muslim Countries to Meet on Gaza War, Says Anwar<\/a> (Free Malaysia Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Muslim military chaplains explains why they serve in an organization that has often been used to kill their brothers and sisters abroad:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/11\/06\/1210826823\/documentary-on-pbs-highlights-3-muslim-chaplains-serving-in-the-u-s-military\">Documentary on PBS Highlights 3 Muslim Chaplains Serving in the U.S. Military<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Palestine Festival of Literature event &#8220;But We Must Speak: On Palestine and the Mandates of Conscience,&#8221; 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