Muslim Girl Wrapped: Week of May 3 News Roundup

This week of May 3, 2024, has been turbulent nationally and globally. As a growing number of media platforms rely heavily on language to manipulate news, it has become increasingly imperative to highlight the nuanced intricacies of media bias in today’s most trending news narratives that are capable of shaping and distorting perceptions, exacerbating the already-present political fissures amongst communities.

Here are the top news stories for this week.

NATIONAL NEWS

Columbia University Will Not Divest From Israel, President Says

Tension Grows on UCLA Campus As Police Order Dispersal of Large Pro-Palestinian Gathering

Trump Given Final Warning: Shut Up or Face Jail

“Forcibly Taking Over Buildings Is Not Peaceful”: White House on Columbia Protest

Brown University Agrees To Hold Israel Divestment Vote After Pressure From Student Protesters

House Passes Bill To Expand Definition of Antisemitism Amid Growing Campus Protests Over Gaza War

PALESTINE

Shocking Mass Graves At Gaza Hospitals Prompt International Calls For Investigation

US Implicates 5 Israeli Units in Rights Violations Before Gaza War, No Restrictions on Assistance

Editor’s Note: It is about time the United States cut off military assistance to Israeli forces for their countless human rights violations and abuses as per the regulations set forth under the Leahy Law.

Hamas Resists Israel’s Latest Cease-Fire Offer

Netanyahu Vows To Invade Rafah ‘With or Without a Deal’ As Cease-Fire Talks With Hamas Continue

Scoop: Netanyahu Tells Biden He’s Worried About Possible ICC Arrest Warrants

Israel’s Muted Strike on Isfahan Shows Netanyahu Has No Strategy on Iran, as Well as Gaza

WORLD NEWS

‘Large-Scale Massacre’ Looms in Sudan City Surrounded by Paramilitary Forces, US Warns

Son of Holocaust Writer Elie Wiesel Brings Focus on Uyghur Persecution

‘I Have Been Raped Twice in Just the Last Year’: Pay Attention to the Fighting in Congo

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