Goanet Digest, Vol 21, Issue 243

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Today's Topics:

   1. Case of ....Padre " Chico" Monteiro = ( Msgr. Sebastiao
      Francisco Xavier dos Remedios Monteiro )-- Forgotten by Goans(
      Goemkars-, P-G-O ethnicity)  & also forgotten by respective
      Portugal Govt too ?!! (Miguel Barreto)
   2. Read: "Vishwa Konkani Kendra to organise literary, cultural
      fest from May 17?18 (Vivek Pinto)
   3. Read: "Israel says it will sue New York Times over article on
      sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners" (Vivek Pinto)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 13:02:00 +0000 (UTC)
From: Miguel Barreto <miguelbarreto16-/[email protected]>
To: BB Goansofamerica <[email protected]>,  Aires Rodrigues
	<[email protected]>,  Arwin Mesquita
	<[email protected]>,  Bernado Colaco <ole_xac-/[email protected]>,
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	Radharao Gracias <[email protected]>,  Goanet Info
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	<[email protected]>,  Dr Olav Albuquerque
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	<[email protected]>,  Stephen Dias
	<[email protected]>,  Airesrodrigues <airesrodrigues-/[email protected]>,
	Atanasio Lobo <[email protected]>,  Vivek Pinto
	<[email protected]>,  Judith Almeida <[email protected]>,
	Goatoronto Info <[email protected]>,  "[email protected]"
	<[email protected]>,  Israel Biblical Studies Jeremiah Isaacs
	<jeremiah.isaacs-SpWbjRByVeIJMatk5Y3X91aTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>, Israel Biblical Studies Dan
	Livni <dan.l-SpWbjRByVeIJMatk5Y3X91aTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
Subject: [Goanet] Case of ....Padre " Chico" Monteiro = ( Msgr.
	Sebastiao Francisco Xavier dos Remedios Monteiro )-- Forgotten by
	Goans( Goemkars-, P-G-O ethnicity)  & also forgotten by respective
	Portugal Govt too ?!!
Message-ID: <1543513788.2938539.1778763720542-sAHhhX/[email protected]>
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Who does not know how brave, noble Padre Chico fought his expulsion,? on the " grounds"? of his being " FOREIGN" ( ie PORTUGUESE) citizen.....in the supreme court of Republic India.
Ie? ?It is with horror we now understands how? ?supreme court of Republic India erred? in International law...... to pass a wrong /flawed/unfair verdict to deny Padre Chico to hold his Portuguese Passport ....when Geneva Convention of 1949 upheld's the right of citizens of occupied territory to keep their original citizenship? ????
By a majority verdict ( where it looks like that the "Appellant"( Republic India govt) who was also acting as " JUDGE" in the case .....also? breaches one of the fundamental principle of Justice")....the S.C of India wrongly went solely by the Indian constitution and upheld the previous Judgement of Judicial commissioner of Goa endorsing the explusion order HD.5/113/65 dated 11 April 1969 of republic Indian Occupation Governor? NAKUL SEN of that time when Goa was still occupied by military force.
To make it short:-
1--)? ?Are? Portuguese -Goan -Origins ( P-G-O Ethnicity) not different from PIO ethnicity ( = PPO + P-RI-O +PBO) ??.....especially when Indra ( Nehru's daughter) openly? boosted that? East Pakistan (Bangladesh) was? different from West Pakistan ( Present Pakistan) by ethnicity ...and hence has send it Military force ....to help East Pakistan become Bangladesh in 26th/March 1971.??
Padre Chico case .......??a)--- What we learn from it ?!!
b)---? What we can do to rectify it (ie ,? Err in Judgement passed on Padre Chico ( Portuguese Citizen in Goa ....., as Goans (P-G-O) too are still Entitle for Portuguese citizenship till date .....because they were not? of? PIO ethnicity )......??
c)---? whose help can we seek ??
d)----? which lawyer/Barrister of International Firm's? can " HELP " us in this Regard ??
e)--? Can we seek "UN"? Help as East Timor sought .....? to resolve Padre Chico's case = all Goans( P-G-O ) case too ??....amicably !!
f)--? Will Portuguese govt be interested/bother to? re- open? ?Padre Chico' case = All Portuguese -Goan-Origins " case " ????( Do we need to write to present Portuguese Govt /consul? ?)?
g)--- Will other Gods Nations( Mt 12:21) ....HELP? us?
TIME TO ACT? (? S.O.S ).....FOR JUSTICE , TRUTH? & GODS KINGDOM TO PREVAIL IN THIS WORLD.??

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 18:25:28 +0900
From: Vivek Pinto <[email protected]>
To: Goanet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Read: "Vishwa Konkani Kendra to organise literary,
	cultural fest from May 17?18
Message-ID:
	<CAH3OY9yEZCsA-cJLV_rvMph+VGPwcnpid2givgOpD29UMmOWVQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
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By: Daijiworld Media Network
Published in: *Daiji World*
Date: May 15, 2026
Source: https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1314536
*Note: *Please access the source to read the entire article.

*"*Vishwa Konkani Kendra, Shaktinagar, will host the two-day Vishwa Konkani
Samaroh 2026 on May 17 and 18, bringing together writers, scholars, artists
and language enthusiasts from Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Kerala to
celebrate Konkani language, literature and culture."


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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 20:07:47 +0900
From: Vivek Pinto <[email protected]>
To: Goanet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Read: "Israel says it will sue New York Times over
	article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners"
Message-ID:
	<CAH3OY9wJ0ZNLFj6s6rxsX6muDdMh7PgLmm_Mzi3nfoKOugrXEw-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
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By: Alice Speri and Jeremy Barr
Published in:  *The Guardian*
Date: May 14, 2026
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/israel-sue-new-york-times-sexual-abuse-palestinian-prisoners
Media law experts cast doubt on viability of a defamation lawsuit promised
by Netanyahu over Nicholas Kristof essay

Israel <https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel> s prime minister, Benjamin
Netanyahu <https://www.theguardian.com/world/benjamin-netanyahu>, and
foreign minister, Gideon Sa?ar, have threatened to sue the New York Times
for defamation over the publication of an essay by Nicholas Kristof
detailing allegations that Palestinian women, men and children have been
raped and sexually abused in Israeli military detention.

?Following the publication by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times of one
of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of
Israel in the modern press, which also received the backing of the
newspaper, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon
Sa?ar have instructed the initiation of a defamation lawsuit against The
New York Times,? Israel?s ministry of foreign affairs wrote in a social
media post <https://x.com/IsraelMFA/status/2054896697432519059> on Thursday.

?They defamed the soldiers of Israel and perpetuated a blood libel about
rape, trying to create a false symmetry between the genocidal terrorists of
Hamas and Israel?s valiant soldiers,? Netanyahu added in a statement
<https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/israel-sue-new-york-times-over-article-rape-palestinian-detainees-netanyahu-says-2026-05-14/>
 to Reuters. ?We will fight these lies in the court of public opinion and
in the court of law. Truth will prevail.?

?This threat, similar to one made last year, is part of a well-worn
political playbook that aims to undermine independent reporting and stifle
journalism that does not fit a specific narrative,? Danielle Rhoades Ha, a New
York Times <https://www.theguardian.com/media/new-york-times> spokesperson,
said in a Thursday statement. ?Any such legal claim would be without merit.

?Nick has covered sexual violence for decades, and is widely regarded as
one of the world?s best on-the-ground journalists in documenting and
bearing witness to sexual abuse experienced by women and men in war and
conflict zones,? the statement continued.

The paper has repeatedly defended Kristof?s reporting over the last few
days.  Kristof?s interviews with 14 men and women ?were corroborated with
other witnesses, whenever possible, and with people the victims confided in
? that includes family members and lawyers?, said Charlie Stadtlander, a
spokesperson for the Times, in a statement
<https://x.com/NYTimesPR/status/2054713015107273103/photo/1> posted on
Wednesday. ?Details were extensively fact-checked, with accounts further
cross-referenced with news reporting, independent research from
human-rights groups, surveys and in one case, with U.N. testimony.
Independent experts were consulted on the assertions in the piece
throughout reporting and fact-checking.?

It is not clear in which jurisdiction Israeli officials would bring the
lawsuit or whether defamation claims could even be filed by a government.

?There is no chance a US court would countenance such a case,? said David A
Logan, a professor emeritus at the Roger Williams School of Law and media
law expert.

There is a legal consensus, he added, that the first amendment bars
lawsuits or prosecutions of critics of government brought by the government.

Mark Stephens, an expert in international media law, called the idea of
Israel suing the Times ?ludicrous?. ?Libel is about hurt feelings, being
shunned and avoided and isolated as a human (sentient) being,? he said in
an email. ?This is as much about politics as it is about law ? and courts
are alert to the difference.?

Kristof?s piece
<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion/israel-palestinians-sexual-violence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hlA.kfgZ.ZMP5yQa7u9k7&smid=url-share>,
which was published in the Times? opinion section on Monday, details
allegations of sexual abuse, including rape, at the hands of Israeli prison
guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators, and sometimes involving dogs.

In the piece, Kristof wrote that he found the victims he interviewed by
asking around among lawyers, human rights groups, aid workers and ?ordinary
Palestinians?. He noted that while he was able to corroborate many of their
stories, in some cases ?it was not possible, perhaps because shame left
people reluctant to acknowledge abuse even to loved ones?. He notes that
?there is no evidence that Israeli leaders order rapes? and extensively
quotes Israeli officials? rejection of the story?s allegations.

The Guardian has also published accounts
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/not-stay-silent-palestinian-prisoner-sexual-abuse-israeli-jail>
 of sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli custody, and recently reported
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/israeli-soldiers-using-sexual-assault-to-force-palestinians-out-of-west-bank-report-says>
 that Israeli soldiers and settlers were using sexual assault as a tool to
force Palestinians out of their homes in the occupied West Bank.
Allegations of sexual assault of detainees in Israeli detention have also
been documented by Israeli and international human rights groups such as
B?Tselem
<https://www.btselem.org/sites/default/files/publications/202601_living_hell_eng.pdf>
 and Save the Children
<https://www.savethechildren.net/news/physical-abuse-infectious-disease-spreading-conditions-palestinian-children-israeli-military>,
among others.

But Kristof?s story prompted furious backlash against the Times from Israel
supporters.

?Have they ? the NY Times ? no sense of decency and journalistic
responsibility?? wrote Deborah Lipstadt, a former envoy to combat
antisemitism under the Biden administration.

Earlier this week, Israel?s foreign ministry accused
<https://x.com/NYTimesPR/status/2054360073007227232> the Times of purposely
having published Kristof?s piece the night before the publication of an
official Israeli report alleging systematic sexual violence by Hamas on and
following 7 October 2023. The statement prompted the Times to issue a
public response rejecting the allegations. The paper also publicly rejected
<https://x.com/NYTimesPR/status/2054257854345888161>allegations of internal
discussions at the Times about ?source credibility and lack of evidence?.

?There is no truth to this at all,? Stadtlander said then.

It is not the first time Israeli officials have threatened to sue the
Times. Last year, Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News that the
Times ?should be sued? over its coverage of starvation in Gaza.

?I?m actually looking at whether a country can sue the New York Times,?
Netanyahu said at the time. ?And I?m looking into it right now, because I
think it?s such a ? it?s such clear defamation. I mean, you put a picture
of a child that?s supposed to then represent all these supposedly starving
children, yet they put in this picture of a child who has cerebral palsy.?
Israel did not follow through on that threat.

A spokesperson for the Times said at the time that ?attempts to threaten
independent media providing vital information and accountability to the
public are unfortunately an increasingly common playbook, but journalists
continue to report from Gaza for the Times, bravely, sensitively and at
personal risk, so that readers can see firsthand the consequences of the
war.?


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