The ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled. @npr explains why.
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Bringing the U.S.-allied Kurdish militia under the umbrella of Syria’s army sends an important message about national cohesion amid heightened concerns over minority rights, which were not assuaged by the “new” Syria’s interim constitution. #syria #kurds #MiddleEast
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Just three months after Bashar Assad's ouster in December ended his brutal rule and almost 14 years of civil war, parts of western Syria descended into vengeful bloodletting. Here's how it unfolded. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/world/syria-revenge-bloodshed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #syria #middleeast #basharassad
The United States said it will keep attacking Yemen's Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, as the Iran-aligned group signaled it could escalate in response to deadly U.S. strikes on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/world/us-houthis-shipping-attacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #houthis #redsea #us #republicans #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cast doubt on Hamas’s offer to release a living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals. Read more from @CBSNews
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U.N. report accuses Israeli forces of "genocidal acts," sexual violence in Gaza and West Bank
Tel Aviv — A United Nations report published Thursday accuses Israeli military forces of engaging in "sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence against Palestinians" in the war-torn Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/un-report-israel-idf-genocidal-acts-sexual-violence-gaza-west-bank/
The wife of a Columbia student whom the U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested on Saturday said "Clearly I was naive" about her husband being detained. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/13/world/politics/wife-columbia-student-arrested-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mahmoudkhalil #us #donaldtrump #republicans #colombiauniversity #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas
The Japan Times · Wife of student arrested in U.S. says she was naive to think he would be secure
The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach a landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in Damascus, which could stave off further conflict in northern Syria. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/13/world/politics/us-syrian-kurds-damascus-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #syria #kurds #damascus #middleeast #ahmedsharaa
The Japan Times · U.S. steered Syrian Kurds toward Damascus deal, sources say
A U.S. judge has extended his order blocking the deportation of a detained Columbia University student, in a case that has become a flash point following moves by U.S. administration to deport pro-Palestinian activists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/13/world/politics/judge-ban-columbia-student-deportation-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mahmoudkhalil #us #donaldtrump #republicans #colombiauniversity #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas
The Japan Times · Judge extends ban on deportation of U.S. student over opposition to war in Gaza
#Yale Suspends Scholar After A.I.-Powered News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link
The deputy director of a liberal project at #YaleLawSchool was put on leave over allegations that she is linked to #Samidoun, a group the U.S. government has said funds terrorists.
from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
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By Stephanie Saul
March 12, 2025 Updated 1:07 p.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/yale-suspends-scholar-terrorism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U4.VFme.ZrVrJQTmp5w2&smid=url-share
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#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
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The New York Times · Yale Scholar Banned After A.I. News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link
A committee formed by Syria's new authorities to investigate a wave of deadly violence mainly in the Mediterranean heartland of the Alawite minority said the country was determined to "prevent unlawful revenge." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/world/syria-unlawful-revenge-committee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #basharassad #syria
The Japan Times · Syria determined to 'prevent unlawful revenge,' says fact-finding committee
White House says immigration officials are seeking more pro-Palestinian protesters
from #NPR #NationalPublicRadio [US]
March 11, 2025 5:31 PM ET
Elena Moore
The #WhiteHouse is defending the arrest of pro- #Palestinian protest leader and #ColumbiaUniversity graduate student #MahmoudKhalil, and says the #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity plans to arrest more protesters moving forward.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to arrest Khalil, a green card holder who is of Palestinian descent, fell in line with President #Trump's recent executive order aimed at cracking down on antisemitism on U.S. campuses. The order allows the administration to revoke visas and deport international students if they're determined to be "pro-jihadist" or "#Hamas sympathizers."
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/nx-s1-5324749/mahmoud-khalil-palestinian-protests-arrests
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Jonathan Cook: BBC’s ‘Road to Oct 7’ an Utter Travesty
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/10/jonathan-cook-bbcs-road-to-oct-7-an-utter-travesty/
The series serves Israel’s interest in reviving the genocide in Gaza and spreading Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing operations to the West Bank. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net There has been a prolonged furore over the BBC’s craven decision to ban a documentary…
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Consortium News · Jonathan Cook: BBC's 'Road to Oct 7' an Utter TravestyThe series serves Israel's interest in reviving the genocide in Gaza and spreading Netanyahu's ethnic cleansing operations to the West Bank.
By Jonathan Cook
Jonathan-Cook.net
There has been a prolonged furore over the BBC’s craven decision to ban a documentary on life in Gaza under I
The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, signed a deal with the Damascus government on Monday to join Syria's new state institutions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/world/politics/syria-president-kurdish-sdf-merge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ahmedsharaa #syria #middleeast #kurds
The Japan Times · Kurdish-led SDF to join Syria's new state institutions, merging forces
For many in the Palestinian territory of Gaza where Israel imposed a "complete siege" at the start of the war in October 2023, living without electricity had become the norm before the latest decision to cut supplies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/world/electricity-gaza-power-israel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times · Israeli move to cut power to Gaza affects some water supplies but little else
Some 80% of white, evangelical Christians voted for U.S. President Trump. Now, some want a policy change that could undermine a future Palestinian state: Israel's annexation of the West Bank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/world/politics/christians-trump-israel-west-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #westbank
The Japan Times · Christians press Trump to clear path for Israel to annex West Bank
Israel has ordered an immediate halt to the electricity supply in the Gaza Strip in an effort to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages, even as it prepared for fresh talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/world/israel-gaza-electricity-truce-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #iran #lebanon #hezbollah
The Japan Times · Israel halts Gaza's electricity supply ahead of new truce talks
Syria's leader has vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar Assad against the country's new Islamist rulers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/world/syria-sharaa-assad-violence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #basharassad #ahmedsharaa #syria #middleeast
The Japan Times · Syria's Sharaa scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years
NEWS: Last night, the Department of #HomelandSecurity detained a #Palestinian who helped lead the #Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Zeteo · BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Advocates Say