Judge Who Went on Israel Junket Recuses Himself From Gaza Case
The federal judge hearing a human rights case disputed allegations he might not be impartial but recused himself out of an “abundance of caution.”
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel’s 2023 bombings and invasion of the Gaza Strip have cost thousands of Palestinian lives and displaced countless others. But the war didn’t start with Hamas’s October 7 attack. The Intercept’s coverage delves into Israel’s occupation, how the U.S. government enables its repression, and the free speech fight over pro-Palestine activism at home.
“Not the Career in Public Service I Signed Up For”: Federal Workers Protest War
Government employees are using their official badges to demonstrate against U.S. support for Israel’s war on Gaza.
Columbia Law Review Is Back Online After Students Threatened Work Stoppage Over Palestine Censorship
The board had proposed appending a statement that would have undermined a Palestinian scholar’s article. The students rejected it.
A Federal Judge Visited Israel on a Junket Designed to Sway Public Opinion. Now He’s Hearing a Gaza Case.
Activists suing the Biden administration over Gaza policy are demanding the judge recuse himself over the sponsored trip.
Intercepted Podcast
Rafah Clash Exposes Roots of Egypt and Israel Tension
H. A. Hellyer and Murtaza Hussain discuss the current discord and complex history between the Israeli government and Egyptian military.
Columbia Law Review Refused to Take Down Article on Palestine, So Its Board of Directors Nuked the Whole Website
The students who edit the journal sought out the article by a Palestinian scholar who was censored by Harvard Law Review last year.
Not Just Coastal Elites: Here’s How Three Rust Belt Colleges Protested Israel’s War in Gaza
The narrative that took hold ignored inland campuses, like in the Rust Belt and into Appalachia, where students formed their own encampments.
He Made a PowerPoint on Mothers Starving in Gaza. Then He Lost His Government Job.
A senior USAID adviser said he was pressured to resign days after the agency censored his presentation.
Columbia Coincidentally Rewrites Disciplinary Rules Just in Time to Screw Over Student Protesters
“It’s hard to see this wildly disproportionate response as anything other than an attempt to chill speech on this issue.”
Voices
Joe Biden’s Terrible Israel Policy Is Really About Getting in Bed With Saudi Arabia
Biden's plan to cozy up to Arab dictators is right out of Donald Trump's playbook — but even worse.