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Pro-Palestinian supporter shot by pro-Israel demonstrator in the US

A widely circulated video has captured the moment a pro-Palestinian protester was shot by a pro-Israel demonstrator in Newton, Massachusetts, on Thursday night.

The incident took place as a small group of pro-Israel demonstrators stood on one side of a street while a man wearing a pin with the Palestinian flag was on the other. He could be seen yelling at the demonstrators before running and tackling Scott Hayes, 47, who pulled out a gun and fired, striking him in the abdomen, as they wrestled on the pavement.

Local newspapers reported Hayes is a former soldier who served in Iraq. He was arrested and charged with assault, carrying a dangerous weapon with a legal permit, and violating the victim’s constitutional rights, causing serious injury.

The man who was shot is receiving treatment at a local hospital.

US ‘enabling Israel to genocide the Palestinians’

Hassan Barari, an international affairs professor at Qatar University, says the inability of the UN Security Council to reach consensus on anything is rendering it “dysfunctional, paralysed” when it comes to stopping Israel’s assault on Gaza.

Despite calls for a ceasefire by UN chief Guterres – who in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera said the US must pressure Israel to end its war – Barari said the secretary-general was “explicit” in telling the Security Council to “do something”.

“I think he is pointing … to the United States because the United States has been … enabling Israel to genocide the Palestinians,” Barari said.

After Gaza, ‘election madness’ is not the same on US campuses

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/9/13/after-gaza-election-madness-is-not-the-same-on-us-campuses

The core demand of America’s Gaza dissenters, an end to weapons shipments to Israel, is beyond the pale for America’s elected officials. It is not and – by the logic of American empire-building – cannot be on the ballot.

Today’s political climate gives a lie to the promise of “never again”. As the highest seats of power bankroll the greatest crime, young learners are profoundly alienated.

For critical educators, this moment poses both a remarkable challenge and a teachable moment.