Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student who became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on Palestinian rights demonstrators, filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges senior Trump administration officials, pro-Israel group the Heritage Foundation and online surveillance groups Canary Mission and Betar conspired against him.
Israel’s torture of Gaza civilian doctors ■ Illegal settler runs into Palestinian boy as he plays ■ Updates from Iran, Lebanon, Syria ■ Israel is all over US political news
Wise words from a Palestinian journalist ■ Settlers again barge into Al Aqsa ■ Netanyahu’s voter suppression plan ■ Updates from Iran, Lebanon, Syria, US politics
Here’s a quick, trustworthy rundown on the news from and about Palestine and Israel – for people who care about the issue, but are pressed for time.
Elor Azaria was convicted of manslaughter, and released after 14 months. He has “no remorse whatsoever” for his crime.
Israeli forces kill 20-year-old in West Bank, shoot presidential hopeful Marwan Barghouti in his prison cell ■ Israel moves toward de-funding its non-Jewish citizens ■ Latest from Iran, Lebanon ■ More
Israeli military turns a Palestinian outhouse into a closed military zone…and other news from and about Palestine, Israel, and the region
Another World Central Kitchen worker executed in Gaza ■ East Jerusalem has a sewage problem ■ West Bank has a settler problem ■ Israel says Dr. Abu Safiya is just fine ■ News from Iran, Lebanon ■ Graham Platner’s replacement
“For the past year and a half, every step we take outside our homes has been calculated,” the head of one household tells us. “We don’t leave except out of necessity. We take turns keeping watch.”
Zionist influence over social media is not a conspiracy theory; it is an openly declared strategy.