Ziad Abu-Rish

On Feb. 27, Columbia University announced it had reached an agreement with StandWithUS Center for Legal Justice, Students Against Antisemitism Inc. and a number of Columbia students. The agreement provided for an out-of-court settlement to a lawsuit claiming that Columbia had violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act during the student encampment protesting the Israeli war on Gaza.

As Israel broadens its aerial bombardment of Lebanon and attempts a ground invasion of the South, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have yet to meaningfully respond. Echoing the dominant U.S.-Israeli framing, some commentators continue to blame Hezbollah’s military operations against Israel as the root issue undermining Lebanon’s sovereignty.

THE SHOW MINUS ONE Transcript Noura Erakat (NE): Welcome to Status Hour. My name is Noura Erakat and I am here now with Naima Grace Shalhoub two days after a very special performance in the San Francisco County Women’s Jail in a Mother’s Day performance. I will let Naima tell us a little bit more about what the performance was and what led up to it. Naima Shalhoub (NS): Sure. Thank you Noura. It is so good be here with you and talking with you about this.