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SvennoJ on 03 May 2024
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Houthis say ‘millions’ march again in Yemen in support of Gaza, military ops

Houthi-run media have released images from another weekly march in Yemen, saying “millions” of people again took to the streets to express solidarity with Palestinians.

The al-Masirah broadcaster also reported demonstrators announced their support for more naval operations by Houthi forces, which said they will extend their attacks to all ships linked with Israeli ports if Israel launches a ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza.




‘Only violence we’ve seen has been against college encampments’: CAIR

Ahmed Rehab, the executive director of the US-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, weighed in on the debate on violence at pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the United States.

“The only violence we have seen has been violence against encampments, whether by pro-Israeli mobs at UCLA – as was widely reported – or by the police who come in a militarised fashion,” he said in an announcement from Chicago.


Gaza protesters win concessions at Goldsmiths University of London

Samira Ali, a pro-Palestine demonstrator at Goldsmiths University of London, says school administrators agreed to review investments with Israeli companies in exchange for her group ending the occupation of several buildings in protest of the war on Gaza.

“Another good thing we won, we were occupying the media office at Goldsmiths and they agreed to rename it after Shireen Abu Akleh. To have that recognition of a Palestinian journalist murdered by the Israeli military is something we’re really proud of,” Ali said.

Abu Akleh, a longtime correspondent with Al Jazeera, was killed two years ago by an Israeli soldier while covering a raid in the occupied West Bank. The soldier has never been held accountable for the killing.

How serious are US universities about divesting from Israel?

A small number of US universities and school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters, fending off possible disruptions of final exams and graduation ceremonies. The agreements at schools – including Brown, Northwestern and Rutgers – stand out amid the chaotic scenes and 2,400-plus arrests on 46 campuses across the nation since April 17.

Deals included commitments by universities to review their investments in Israel or hear calls to stop doing business there. Many protester demands have zeroed in on links to the Israeli military as the war grinds on in Gaza.

The agreements to even discuss divestment mark a major step on an issue that has been controversial for years. But some analysts are sceptical.

“I think for some universities, it might be just a delaying tactic to defuse the protests,” said Ralph Young, a history professor at Temple University in Philadelphia. “The end of the semester is happening now. And maybe by the time the next semester begins, there is a ceasefire in Gaza.”