{"id":95343,"date":"2026-10-01T06:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95343"},"modified":"2026-10-01T06:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:37:30","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-1-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95343","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/1\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Zionist war on free speech &#8212; and the resistance &#8212; continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmilwaukee.com\/2026\/09\/30\/immigration-judge-orders-deportation-of-milwaukee-muslim-leader\/\">Immigration Judge Orders Deportation of Milwaukee Muslim Leader<\/a> (Urban Milwaukee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/09\/30\/miami-beach-cant-dodge-first-amendment-lawsuit-after-police-questioned-woman-over-anti-israel-facebook-post\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">Miami Beach Can&#8217;t Dodge First Amendment Lawsuit After Police Questioned Woman Over Anti-Israel Facebook Post<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2026\/9\/30\/mahmoud_khalil_no_land_to_stand\">\u201cNo Land to Stand On\u201d: Mahmoud Khalil on His Memoir, Palestine, Fighting Deportation &amp; Suing Columbia<\/a> (Democracy Now)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Iranian officials &#8230; did not say if it was a rejection&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-israel-saudi-arabia-uae-war-september-30-2026-449f9e378b8c9bc66fe36712efdfa6b5\">Iran Indicates It Received a US Response on Its War-ending Proposal, with Details Still Unclear<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but &#8220;Iran\u2019s receipt of Washington\u2019s response to its seven-point proposal for ending the Strait of Hormuz crisis has sharpened divisions in Tehran over whether to pursue further compromise or intensify pressure on the United States&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202609302992\">US \u2018Feedback\u2019 Leaves Iran Debating the Price of Diplomacy<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/haaretz-today\/2026-09-30\/ty-article\/.highlight\/for-palestinians-israeli-citizenship-doesnt-mean-youre-safe-from-settlers\/000001a0-f30e-dfbb-afa4-f35eac6d0000\">For Palestinians, Being an Israeli Citizen Doesn&#8217;t Mean You&#8217;re Safe from Settlers<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinechronicle.com\/west-bank-raids-spread-as-un-reports-over-6500-palestinians-displaced\/\">West Bank Raids Spread as UN Reports Over 6,500 Palestinians Displaced<\/a> (Palestine Chronicle)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2026\/09\/palestine-letter-they-uprooted-her-40-olive-trees-she-will-plant-100\/\">Palestine Letter: They Uprooted Her 40 Olive Trees, She Will Plant 100<\/a> (Mondoweiss)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/30\/israeli-attacks-on-gaza-kill-several-as-ceasefire-violations-continue\">Journalist Among Eight People Killed by Israeli Attacks on Gaza<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;AB 2017 removes these structural barriers and aligns state policy with the values of inclusion, equity, and respect for cultural diversity that define our state&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/california-designates-two-muslim-holy-days-state-holidays\/73959858\">California Designates Two Muslim Holy Days as State Holidays, Excusing Student Absences<\/a> (KCRA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;A new report details the widespread damage to civilian infrastructure in Iran amid the U.S.-Israeli war, adding to war crimes allegations as the U.S. openly targets civilian sites&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/report-nearly-1300-schools-210-health-centers-damaged-in-iran-amid-us-assault\/\">Report: Nearly 1,300 Schools, 210 Health Centers Damaged in Iran amid US Assault<\/a> (Truthout)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A &#8220;passenger and a crew member broke into the cockpit and subdued the pilot while he was attempting to sabotage the plane\u2019s systems&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2026\/09\/flydubai-flight-lands-tel-aviv-after-distress-alert-saudi-diversion?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--rtzSKJF1CjVqbViY6BqZIvsoxwQx7EA191TJN7Hz0Ry27tTGRJtSwYuRTzhgyYuIfJ-NwIB9amXcQkDVrkGQdrD29Vg&amp;_hsmi=441912658\">FlyDubai Flight Lands in Tel Aviv After Distress Alert, Saudi Diversion<\/a> (Al-Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">&#8220;Iran-backed factions, including Kataeb Hezbollah, immediately rejected the timeline, declaring they are &#8216;not bound by any timetable or agreement'&#8221;:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li data-testid=\"paragraph-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/middle-east\/iran-eastern-states\/artc-iraqi-pm-sets-june-30-deadline-for-pro-iran-factions-to-disarm-as-us-coalition-withdraws\">Iraqi PM Sets June 30 Deadline for Pro-Iran Factions to Disarm as US Coalition Withdraws<\/a> (i24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">The Congress aims to empower the U.S. President &#8220;to increase pressure on perpetrators and outside actors sustaining Sudan&#8217;s war while strengthening diplomatic efforts to end the conflict&#8221; &#8230;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li data-testid=\"paragraph-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legis1.com\/news\/sudan-sanctions-bill-senate-aims-to-expand-us-and\">Senate Bill Targets Foreign Support Fueling Sudan&#8217;s Civil War<\/a> (Legis1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">&#8230; but a Sudanese official expressed concern that a US proposed ceasefire &#8216;appears to accommodate the militia\u2019s continued existence and preserve a place ?for ?it in Sudan\u2019s political future'&#8221;:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li data-testid=\"paragraph-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themedialine.org\/headlines\/sudan-official-rejects-us-ceasefire-plan-warns-of-libya-style-partition\/\">Sudan Official Rejects US Ceasefire Plan, Warns of Libya-Style Partition<\/a> (the medialine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Iran&#8217;s mission to the UN disputed the account, saying the delegation&#8217;s departure had been planned in advance&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/middle-east\/iran-denies-report-us-ordered-un-delegation-to-leave-after-talks-stalled-3004029\">Iran Denies Report US Ordered UN Delegation to Leave After Talks Stalled<\/a> (Arab News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zionist war on free speech &#8212; and the resistance &#8212; continues: Immigration Judge Orders Deportation of Milwaukee Muslim Leader (Urban Milwaukee) Miami Beach Can&#8217;t Dodge First Amendment Lawsuit After Police Questioned Woman Over Anti-Israel Facebook Post (Reason) \u201cNo Land to Stand On\u201d: Mahmoud Khalil on His Memoir, Palestine, Fighting Deportation &amp; Suing Columbia (Democracy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95343"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95345,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95343\/revisions\/95345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}