“Netanyahu does not want to end the war – and he’s doing all he can to undermine negotiations for a ceasefire and an agreement to release the remaining hostages held by Hamas” — my latest analysis The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Important day tomorrow at the UN for the question of Palestine and Joe Biden

Mouin Rabbani Ussama Makdisi Rami G. Khouri Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt Sarah Leah Whitson Mehdi Hasan

In this new article for the Journal of Genocide Research I argue that Israel's onslaught on Gaza has crossed the threshold of the military logic of defeating the enemy to the genocidal logic of elimination: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

My conversation on the Blogging Theology podcast about Palestine advocacy in U.S. colleges and universities

Gaza Solidarity: Universities Rally for Palestine with Professor Mohamma... youtu.be/ABYhJIuPYRs?si… via YouTube Paul Williams

A man rammed his car into a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters in NYC, hospitalizing a 55 year old woman. She and another protester were arrested “for banging on the hood of the driver’s car when it drove into the crowd” columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/05/0…

Update on the Saudi Crown Prince

MBS continues his killing spree

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عبدالله العودة Mehdi Hasan Karen Attiah Madawi Al-Rasheed Sunjeev Bery

David Cameron says UK will not follow US in withholding arms sales to Israel

Translation: the UK will continue to (proudly) support Israel's war crimes in Gaza

theguardian.com/world/article/…

Idrees Ahmad | idreesahmad.bsky.social Robin Yassin-Kassab

This is the second university that cancels Amb. Thomas-Greenfield's commencement speech over Gaza.

Biden officials are not welcome at US universities because kids are not into genocide...

Xavier cancels UN ambassadors commencement speech
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Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals

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Beautiful Jewish ethics on display (again).

Naomi Klein Peter Beinart Danny Postel Barnett R. Rubin

I am so moved by the #youth these days. The unity around fundamental values that they are displaying gives me real HOPE that 'We The Peoples' can still make this world a better place.

The brave Egyptian army doing what comes naturally.

Fascists Making Deserts, Calling It Peace Sarah Leah Whitson Mohamad H Elmasry Rami G. Khouri Ussama Makdisi Mouin Rabbani

I’m confused about the distinction here. According to Biden’s red line, Israel can continue to bomb Rafah if it does not enter with ground troops. And it can use the very same bombs he withheld to stop them entering?

Moral Clarity from a student at the University of Chicago

Ussama Makdisi Mehdi Hasan Sarah Leah Whitson Janine di Giovanni Rami G. Khouri TheMuslimLawyer

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging

He's one of Iran’s leading directors and his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig is due to premiere at Cannes film festival

theguardian.com/film/article/2…

Danny Postel Barbara Slavin Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی

'You've got a massive Muslim takeover of the United Kingdom,' says this massively dishonest, massively ignorant, massively bigoted GOP Rep, Chip Roy.

Will he be condemned? No. Will the Dems who voted to censure Rashida Tlaib insist Roy be censured? No. Islamophobia is fine.

It's been 2 years since the Israeli killing of Shireen Abu Akleh. (And no one's been punished.)

To honor her legacy, please join us tomorrow morning—online or in person in DC—as we discuss what it means to cover Palestine, particularly amid the Gaza war.
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Great discussion with Nancy Okail Nader Hashemi Matt Duss عبدالله العودة on the potential normalization deal with Israel, I argue it is an agreement between a dictator and a genocidal criminal and doesn’t represent the desires of Saudi citizens Middle East Democracy Center

Let's be clear. This is straight out of the authoritarian playbook.

Mideast dictators do this *all* the time.

This is what we have become.

Nicholas Kristof Mehdi Hasan Mustafa Akyol Peter Beinart Sarah Leah Whitson عبدالله العودة

WTF?!

Mehdi Hasan Sarah Leah Whitson Danny Postel Akbar Shahid Ahmed