2025-01-11: News Headlines

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-11). Oxfam director: Conditions in Gaza "apocalyptic" electronicintifada.net

Ismail Allison (2025-01-11). CAIR Welcomes Call by AAP for Blinken Intervention for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. indybay.org The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a letter from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calling for the intervention of Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Israeli kidnapping of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a top Palestinian physician serving victims of Israel's genocide in Gaza.

Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. (2025-01-11). Blinken's Disturbing Exit Interview. popularresistance.org Biden's time in office is coming to an end, but not before a parting gift for Israel. | The State Department recently announced that it would notify Congress about another massive arms deal, this one worth $8 billion. It includes medium-range air-to-air missiles, Hellfire missiles, 500-pound bombs, and more. | The announcement comes amid a deluge of dire news out of Gaza. Flood. Famine. Extreme cold. Israel killed more than 234 Palestinians during the first 4 days of 2025. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International recently published reports saying Israel is committing genocide.

Ikrame Imane Kouachi, Anadolu Ajansƒ±. (2025-01-11). Israel, US, UK Launch First Joint Attack On Houthi Targets. popularresistance.org Sanaa, Yemen – Israel, the US, and Britain on Friday carried out their first coordinated attack on Houthi targets in Yemen, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported. | Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV also reported that a series of airstrikes targeted the vicinity of the Al-Sabeen Square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. | The attack coincided with a rally in support of Palestine amid Israel's 16-month-old continuing genocidal war on Gaza. | Additionally, the Houthis reported six airstrikes on the port city of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen. | Al-Masirah later reported: "An American-British assault targeted t…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2025-01-11). The Chris Hedges Report: The Zionists Kill Doctors in Gaza. popularresistance.org UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tàºrk said, "The protection of hospitals during warfare is paramount and must be respected by all sides, at all times." International law enshrines medical facilities as sanctuaries for those in direst need but as Dr. Rupa Marya tells host Chris Hedges on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Israel's attacks on hospitals amidst the ongoing genocide represent a catastrophic violation of this principle. | A professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Marya now faces suspension for speaking out against Israel's blatant violations of inte…

Staff (2025-01-11). Ya'alon: I would prefer Islamic State to Iran in Syria. defenddemocracy.press Defense minister says jihadists don't 'have capabilities' of Islamic Republic, which he brands Israel's 'greatest enemy' By Judah Ari Gross 19 January 2016 Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Tuesday that Iran poses a greater threat than the Islamic State, and that if the Syrian regime were to fall, Israel would prefer that IS was in …

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Protesters gather in Jordan in solidarity with Palestinians. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Friday, condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.

UMMID (2025-01-11). U.S. House passes bill to sanction ICC, Poland announces protection for Netanyahu. ummid.com In another move confirming the complicity of the U.S. and its allies in the Israeli war crimes, the U.S. Congress passed a Bill seeking sanctions against the International Criminal Court while Poland says there is no bar for Netanyahu from visiting the country despite ICC warrant.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-11). Netanyahu will meet incoming US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff in Jerusalem today: Israeli media quotes senior official. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-11). Israeli media: Zionist PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Trump's Middle East envoy. english.almanar.com.lb

Gidi Weitz (2025-01-11). Senior police officer refused to seize key BibiLeaks suspect's phone; State Attorney had to intervene. haaretz.com Investigation divisions chief Boaz Balat opposed seizing the second phone of Yonatan Urich, suspected of leaking military documents for Netanyahu. A Haaretz investigation has also revealed that the prime minister knew the documents' source, despite claiming otherwise…

Gidi Weitz (2025-01-11). Senior police officer refused to seize BibiLeaks suspect's phone; attorney general had to intervene. haaretz.com Investigation divisions chief Boaz Balat opposed seizing the second phone of Yonatan Urich, suspected of leaking military documents for Netanyahu. A Haaretz investigation has also revealed that the prime minister knew the documents' source, despite claiming otherwise…

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Colombian president rejects US Congress's measure against ICC. plenglish.com Bogota, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro described the US Congress's attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the beginning of global barbarism, a measure intended to protect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he said.

Staff (2025-01-11). A warning by Trump to Netanyahu on Iran? One more deceptive maneuver? defenddemocracy.press Trump shares video criticising Netanyahu's 'obsessive' push for US-Iran conflict Jan 8, 2025 US President-elect, Donald Trump, shared a video on his Truth Social platform Wednesday that shows Columbia University Professor, Jeffrey Sachs, criticising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his "obsessive" efforts to involve the US in war with Iran, Anadolu Agency reports. The …

Ali Salam (2025-01-11). Gaza: Day 461 — Israeli Missiles and Shells Kill Palestinian Families. imemc.org On Thursday, January 9, 2025, Day 461 of its brutal and protracted military onslaught against the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military continued its genocidal bombing campaign, killing dozens of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.: | 8: 39 AM…

Ali Salam (2025-01-11). Israeli Forces Bomb a Home, Abduct 15 Palestinians, Near Jenin. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli forces bombed a citizen's home and abducted fifteen Palestinians, including a woman, in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.

Ali Salam (2025-01-11). Israeli Forces Shoot a Palestinian Near Hebron, Injure Others in Bethlehem and Nablus. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, on Friday, a Palestinian young man near Hebron and injured others in Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank, in addition to injuring others near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

_____ (2025-01-11). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour

tn.ai (2025-01-11). US, UK, Israeli Attacks on Yemen Extremity of Lawbreaking: Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Foreign Ministry of Iran strongly condemned the fresh military strikes that the US, the UK and the Zionist regime have launched against Yemen as the most glaring example of lawbreaking and violation of the UN Charter.

JANET (2025-01-11). Yemen's role in the Axis of Resistance. iacenter.org By Sue Harris December 31, 2024 Yemeni anti-imperialist fighters have proven so effective that the Israeli regime has now threatened to murder the leadership of the Ansarallah forces that govern most of Yemen — as it murdered leading figures of Hamas and Hezbollah. According to military analysts, so far the Israeli state has failed to locate the Yemeni leaders. Mass march in Sana'a, Yemen, protests Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, Dec. 29, 2023. (Photo: Middle East Monitor) Yemen, the poorest country in West Asia, has managed to stall sea traffic in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, making powerful Western compa…

Staff (2025-01-11). 'Killer go home': Protesters shout at Israeli president in Nicosia. defenddemocracy.press Jan 9, 2024 Around 200 demonstrators are gathered near the Presidential Palace in Nicosia to protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's scheduled meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides. The crowd carries banners declaring Herzog "unwelcome" in Cyprus. Protesters chant slogans including "No to imperialist wars", "Free Palestine", "Cyprus, Palestine, solidarity", and "Long live the friendship of …

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-11). Complaint filed against Franco-Israeli soldier: the French judiciary must open an investigation. fidh.org

law4palestine (2025-01-11). Law for Palestine Hosts Expert Webinar on ICJ Advisory Opinion. law4palestine.org Enforcing Accountability, Challenging Apartheid, and Unseating Israel from the UNGA.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Israeli strikes kill more civilians across Gaza. presstv.ir Israel is pushing ahead with its genocidal onslaught on Gaza, killing more Palestinians in its indiscriminate air and artillery strikes.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). One killed, several injured in joint US, UK, Israeli strikes on Yemen. presstv.ir At least one person has been killed and nine others were wounded in the US-British-Israeli joint airstrikes across Yemen.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Humans of Gaza: Dr. Thabat Salim, young Palestinian doctor killed in line of duty. presstv.ir Dr. Thabat Salim, a 30-year-old neonatal doctor who volunteered at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike that leveled her home in the Nuseirat refugee camp…

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Israel on 'high alert' as it braces for Yemen retaliation after US-British attack. presstv.ir A new report says the Israeli so-called security service is on high alert as fears mount over Ansaruallah launching an attack in retaliation for US-British-Israeli joint airstrikes on Yemen.

Isabelle Ponet (2025-01-11). Debt cancellation in the land of Canaan in the first millennium BC. cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Social justice, in particular in regard to the cancellation of debts that keep the poor enslaved to the rich, is a leitmotif in the history of ancient Israel.
| The Deuteronomic (…) | – | / |

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-11). Israeli media report "extremely severe" security incident in Gaza, details to follow. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-11). Lebanese Army Deploys Across Southern Lebanon Amid Ongoing Israeli Enemy Ceasefire Violations. english.almanar.com.lb The Lebanese Army has initiated deployment in towns across southern Lebanon, including Al-Qouzah, Yater, Beit Lif, and the outskirts of Ramya in the Bint Jbeil district, following the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces. Units also moved into Al-Naqoura and Al-Bayyada in the Tyre district, establishing a presence in these areas. The army announced on January …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-11). Israeli media report 4 Zionist soldiers from the Nahal Brigade, 2 from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, 1 from the Givati Brigade were killed in a Gaza tunnel explosion. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-11). One Year of US-UK Failure: Yemen's Resilience and Support for Gaza Challenge Aggression. english.almanar.com.lb It has now been a year since the US and UK launched their aggression against Yemen on January 12 of the previous year, aiming to secure Israeli shipping in the Red Sea. However, the operation has ended in failure. The primary goal of the US and UK's direct involvement was to deter Yemen and halt its …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-11). Israeli media: Over 33 Israeli soldiers and officers, including 7 killed, were evacuated from Gaza today following two security incidents in the strip. english.almanar.com.lb

Shira Miron (2025-01-11). In the fraught debate over antisemitism in Germany, Jew are just a pawn in a larger battle. haaretz.com The argument over what constitutes antisemitism in Germany is not directly connected to the security and future well-being of the Jewish and Israeli communities there. Yet Israel's government is determined to intervene…

Staff (2025-01-11). Report: Gaza rescue services are on verge of shutting down due to IDF strikes. haaretz.com ISRAEL: IDF deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Baram, announced that he would leave his position at the end of February ‚ñ WEST BANK: IDF detains several wanted individuals in Qabatiya ‚ñ GAZA: Report says Hamas has offered Israel to postpone resolution of Gaza deal key Issues for later stages ‚ñ YEMEN: The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in northern, central Yemen, IDF says…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-01-11). IDF deputy chief asks to resign: 'The war has died down'. haaretz.com IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Amir Baram says he had agreed to extend his tenure because of the war in Gaza. He now asks to leave his position, saying that the intensity of fighting has died down: 'My ability to contribute is limited'…

Shira Miron (2025-01-11). In the fraught debate over antisemitism in Germany, Jews are just a pawn in a larger battle. haaretz.com The argument over what constitutes antisemitism in Germany is not directly connected to the security and future well-being of the Jewish and Israeli communities there. Yet Israel's government is determined to intervene…

Staff (2025-01-11). Top Israeli official: Mossad chief may join Gaza talks in Doha; Israel to withdraw from Lebanon if cease-fire terms kept. haaretz.com ISRAEL: A rocket that was launched from the southern Gaza Strip was intercepted, IDF says ‚ñ LEBANON: U.S. guarantees a full IDF withdrawal from Lebanon by end of month, Al Akhbar reports ‚ñ GAZA: Hamas senior official says cease-fire, hostage deal talks are 'in Israel's hands,' Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports ‚ñ YEMEN: IDF struck Houthi targets in northern, central Yemen…

Staff (2025-01-11). Report: Gaza emergency services on verge of shutting down due to IDF strikes. haaretz.com ISRAEL: IDF deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Baram, announced that he would leave his position at the end of February ‚ñ WEST BANK: IDF detains several wanted individuals in Qabatiya ‚ñ GAZA: Report says Hamas has offered Israel to postpone resolution of Gaza deal key Issues for later stages ‚ñ YEMEN: The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in northern, central Yemen, IDF says…

newarab (2025-01-11). Gaza's Nasser Hospital on verge of closure as Israel blocks fuel. newarab.com A UK charity warned on Friday that Israel's Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)

newarab (2025-01-11). Israel army says it likely killed two kibbutz residents on 7 Oct. newarab.com

UMMID (2025-01-11). Released from Israeli prison, Palestinian Doctor returns to hospital. ummid.com In a show of unmatched grit, Palestinian Doctor Mahmoud Abu Shehada returned to hospital the same day he was released from the Israeli Jail following a court order.

Staff (2025-01-11). Lancet Study: Gaza Health Ministry Undercounted Death Toll By 41%. defenddemocracy.press The study doesn't account for indirect deaths caused by the Israeli siege by Dave DeCamp January 9, 2025 A new study published in the British medical journal The Lancet found that the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has significantly undercounted the number of Palestinians killed by Israel's genocidal war. The study reviewed the period …

APR editor (2025-01-11). Palestinian solidarity activists call for 'action' in BDS boycott over Gaza. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A Palestine solidarity advocate today appealed to New Zealanders to shed their feelings of powerlessness over the Gaza genocide and "take action" in support of an effective global strategy of boycott, divestment and sanctions. "Many of us have become addicted to 'doom scrolling' — reading or watching more and more articles on…

Editor (2025-01-11). Jeffrey Sachs: A Comprehensive Deal for Peace in the Middle East. scheerpost.com

Editor (2025-01-11). Lancet Study: Gaza Health Ministry Undercounted Death Toll By 41%. scheerpost.com

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-11). Zionist PM Netanyahu's office confirms the dispatch of Mossad and Shin Bet heads, military's prisoner coordinator, and PM's political advisor to Qatar. english.almanar.com.lb

JANET (2025-01-11). No applause for collapse of Syria's government. iacenter.org January 7, 2025 Mick Kelly, representing Freedom Road Socialist Organization, gave this presentation at a webinar on the U.S. role in Syria, organized by the United National Antiwar Coalition on Dec. 28, 2024. Mick Kelly on webinar on U.S. role in Syria, Dec. 28, 2024. I am not a religious person, but I do agree with the statement in the good book that says, "Woe unto those that call good evil and evil good." The events in Syria, the collapse of its progressive government, are not something to be applauded. Instead, it needs to be identified as what it is: a setback for the people of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, pe…

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-11). What a new Lebanon might mean for Palestinians and the region. mondoweiss.net

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). London police under fire for banning pro-Palestine rally outside BBC. presstv.ir The UK's pro-Palestinian groups condemn London's MET police for banning a Palestine march.

Mike Whitney (2025-01-10). Netanyahu Committee Says Israel Must Prepare for War with Turkey. Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca The ousting of Syrian President Bashar al Assad has put the United States, Israel and Turkey on a fast-track to a broader and more violent conflagration. By removing Assad and obliterating the state, the coup managers created a power vacuum …

Staff (2025-01-10). Camp David's Failures: Why Jimmy Carter's Opposition to Israeli Apartheid Wasn't Enough to Secure Peace. democracynow.org The late President Jimmy Carter presided over a key landmark in the Arab-Israeli peace process, the 1979 Camp David Accords signed by Egypt and Israel. Carter's lifelong interest in resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict is an analog for his complicated legacy in foreign policy and human rights. As Seth Anziska, a professor of Jewish-Muslim relations at University College London, explains, while on one hand Carter believed that Israel's treatment of Palestinians constituted apartheid "far worse" than what he had seen in South Africa, on the other, his deep Christian faith made him fundame…

Paul Craig Roberts (2025-01-10). Watching the Banners of Empire Unfurl. thealtworld.com The Destruction of Syria Has Altered the Correlation of Forces | Washington, Israel, and Turkey conspired in the destruction and partition of Syria, and now they face conflict among themselves. It is enough to put you on the side of the terrorists. | An Israeli government committee has advised that Israel must prepare for war with Turkey, suspected of intentions of restoring the Ottoman Empire which would encroach on Israel's plans for Greater Israel. Such a war would present Washington with a dilemma. Turkey is a NATO member to whose aid Washington must go. But how can Washington go to war against Israel when Is…

Isabelle Ponet (2025-01-10). Debt cancellation in the land of Canaan in the first millennium BC. cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Social justice, in particular in regard to the cancellation of debts that keep the poor enslaved to the rich, is a leitmotif in the history of ancient Israel.
| The Deuteronomic (…) | – | / |

Gideon Levy (2025-01-10). Israeli troops arrested and abused a Palestinian human rights activist. The pretext? A video found on her phone. haaretz.com A clip of a soldier tormenting a young man with Down syndrome, found on the phone of a human rights activist and mother of seven, led to her arrest and abuse. In separate incidents, her son's coat was seized because of its color, and her daughter was ordered to remove her bra at a checkpoint. Such is the life in Hebron…

presstv.ir (2025-01-10). US House passes ICC sanctions bill to protect Israeli war criminals. presstv.ir The US House of Representatives approves a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) officials in response to the arrest warrants that the tribunal has issued against Israeli authorities for war crimes in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2025-01-10). Israeli ministers discuss plot to divide Syria: Report. presstv.ir Israeli media says the regime's ministers have met to discuss a classified plot to promote the division of Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

Sharon Zhang (2025-01-10). UN Experts Slam US Bill Sanctioning ICC: "Blatant Violation of Human Rights" truthout.org A group of UN human rights experts is urging the U.S. Senate to block a bill that seeks to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) and people affiliated with it after the body issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, condemning the bill as "dangerous" and against international law. "It is shocking to see a country that considers itself a champion of the rule of law trying to stymie… |

Yossi Verter (2025-01-10). Netanyahu's pathetic puppets cooked up a plan that's a recipe for disaster. haaretz.com Israel's justice and foreign ministers want to turn the Judicial Select Committee into a purely political entity, without any semblance of professionalism ‚ñ In his role as defense troll, Israel Katz is manning the eighth front in the service of Netanyahu: The draft-evasion crisis ‚ñ Smotrich's calculation is clear: the price of a life isn't equal to the price of the territories…

newarab (2025-01-10). Israel kills 70 people in Gaza as hunger crisis worsens. newarab.com The According to the Palestinian ministry of health, the death toll from Thursday included wome…

newarab (2025-01-10). Hasbara crisis: Has Israel already lost its global PR war. newarab.com With the dawn of a new year, Israel's government unveiled an Known as

Dr. Paul Larudee (2025-01-10). Only Force Will Stop the Genocide in Gaza. Paul Larudee. globalresearch.ca We have long passed the point of mobilizing world opinion against Israel's shameless and wanton slaughter of countless defenseless civilian Palestinian men, women, children and even the unborn. | They are countless because no one has the means to count those …

presstv.ir (2025-01-10). Protesters gather in Jordan in solidarity with Palestinians. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Friday, condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Sharon Zhang (2025-01-10). Study Finds Gaza Death Toll Likely 40 Percent Higher Than Official Count. truthout.org The death toll of Israel's genocide in Gaza is likely far higher than reported by health officials, by a margin of tens of thousands of deaths, researchers from a top research university have found in a new study published online on Thursday. In the first eight months of Israel's slaughter, the official toll underreported deaths by 41 percent, the group of London School of Hygiene & |

Staff (2025-01-10). Headlines for January 10, 2025. democracynow.org Death Toll in Los Angeles Wildfires Reaches 10 as Largest Blazes Remain Uncontained, As Historic Fires Tear Through L.A., Scientists Confirm 2024 Was Hottest Year Ever Recorded, The Lancet Says Gaza Genocide Death Toll Likely 40% Higher Than Official Estimates, House Votes to Sanction International Criminal Court over Arrest Warrants for Israeli Leaders, NYU Suspends 11 Students over Peaceful Antiwar Protest, "We Are Documenting Our Genocide": Gaza Journalists Demand Int'l Media Defend Palestinian Colleagues, NYT "Chooses Silence Over Accountability" as It Refuses to Run Quaker Ad Co…

presstv.ir (2025-01-10). In pursuit of justice: Israeli soldier accused of war crimes submitted to Swedish court. presstv.ir A legal case against Boaz Ben David, an Israeli soldier accused of war crimes in Gaza, has been submitted to a Swedish court.

presstv.ir (2025-01-10). Most of Israeli captives in northern Gaza 'missing' after heavy bombardment: Hamas. presstv.ir Hamas has repeatedly said Netanyahu does not care about the fate of the Israeli captives and is deliberately killing them.

Amos Harel (2025-01-10). Amid reports of progress in hostage talks, Netanyahu's interests again coincide with Hamas'. haaretz.com The government's actions pose a direct threat to Israeli democracy within the Green Line, and it's likely that hostages are being killed as a result of IDF activity. While 'the Trump effect' could bring good news about a deal, there's no point counting on American intervention in democracy's defense…

Philip Giraldi (2025-01-10). Is the Gaza-Israel Fighting "A False Flag"? They Let It Happen? Their Objective Is "to Wipe Gaza Off the Map"? globalresearch.ca "Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas. This is part of our strategy". Benjamin Netanyahu…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-10). US Congress votes to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel arrest warrants. skwawkbox.org US again confirms its lawlessness and contempt for international law The United States Congress has voted in favour of sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a bid to shield war criminals Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant from justice. Members of the House of Representatives passed the "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act" by 243 votes to …

newarab (2025-01-10). US House passes bill sanctioning ICC to protect Israel. newarab.com The US House of Representatives have voted for the second time to sanction individuals working for the The Republican-led bipartisan

Aseel Saleh (2025-01-10). Israel continues to push for "Greater Israel" amid massacres in the West Bank and Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli drone strikes escalate in the West Bank. In Gaza, massacres continue as the occupation vows to achieve the "Greater Israel" project.

_____ (2025-01-10). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour

Abdel Bari Atwan (2025-01-10). US takes charge in Lebanon. thealtworld.com The installation of a new president is part of a wider scheme for the region | The awarding of the presidency of Lebanon to Gen. Joseph Aoun on Thursday was an affirmation of US tutelage over the country, the influence of its Arab allies, and the submission of much of the corrupt Lebanese political class to both, particularly in their aim of forcing Hezbollah to abandon armed resistance to Israel and turn into just another of Lebanon's political parties. | You can scarcely call it a democratic election when there was only one candidate, the commander of the army. Democracy entails free competition, not submission…

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-10). Complaint filed against Franco-Israeli soldier: the French judiciary must open an investigation. fidh.org

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). Healthcare Workers Tell Congress To Halt Military Aid To Israel. popularresistance.org

SP Editor (2025-01-10). Israel Blocks UN Probe on 'Hamas Rape' Claims Fearing Inquiry Into Sexual Abuse of Palestinians. scheerpost.com

SP Editor (2025-01-10). Media Downplay Israeli Violations of Hezbollah Ceasefire. scheerpost.com By Bryce Greene / Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Israel and Hezbollah signed a ceasefire agreement at the end of November that required both sides to refrain from attacks on each other. The terms also included a mutual pullback from southern Lebanon after 60 days. Despite the deal, Israel has subsequently launched repeated strikes on Lebanon against targets it claimed were …

presstv.ir (2025-01-10). California's fires reminiscent of Israeli savagery in Gaza: Zarif. presstv.ir Iran's vice president for strategic affairs has drawn an analogy between raging fires in the western US state of California and Western-backed aggression on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2025-01-10). Iran to soon unveil advanced drone, missile cities: IRGC chief. presstv.ir The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the country is to unveil several "new missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) cities."

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Deaths from Israeli attacks in Gaza undercounted by 41 percent, study finds. aljazeera.com The Lancet medical journal estimates actual number of deaths in first nine months of war much higher than official toll.

aljazeera (2025-01-10). Israeli settlers commit arson and vandalism in spate of West Bank attacks. aljazeera.com Settlers burn Palestinian farm shed and spray racist slogans in Hebrew on the outskirts of Khirbet Abu Falah.

Amir Tibon (2025-01-10). Back to Basics: Is the Israeli justice minister's new overhaul plan as dangerous as the original? haaretz.com Yariv Levin has introduced a new plan to change the composition of the Judicial Appointments Committee and the Basic Laws that serve as Israel's de facto constitution. Five key questions answered…

Chen Maanit (2025-01-10). Israel follows int'l law too strictly, justice minister's top court pick says. haaretz.com In a recent article, jurist Raphael Bitton proposed exempting the IDF from the legal supervision of its action near Israel's borders and argues that the state imposes on itself 'unrealistic' interpretations of international law and the laws of war…

David Issacharoff (2025-01-10). 'Hitler wasn't right-wing': Elon Musk gives Germany's AfD leader an election boost with hour-long talk on X. haaretz.com Musk, who has become the patron of global far-right politicians, discussed Hitler, the Israel-Hamas war and faith in God with Alice Weidel – amid reports that the Bundestag is investigating whether Musk's support for her far-right party could constitute an illegal party donation…

Eden Solomon (2025-01-10). Family of Gaza hostage confirms his death in Hamas captivity, body returned to Israel. haaretz.com The body of Hamza Alziadana, a resident of an unrecognized Bedouin village who was taken hostage from Kibbutz Holit during the October 7 attack, was found next to his father's at a tunnel near the southern Gaza city of Rafah. There are currently 98 hostages held by Hamas, 36 declared dead…

Josh Breiner (2025-01-10). Troops beat, electrocuted Gazan detainee who exposed himself to female guard, soldier says. haaretz.com The soldier who testified to the acts defended them as proportionate, claiming the detainee repeatedly exposed his genitals to a female soldier at the Sde Teiman base. The IDF says the incidents are under investigation and denies systematic abuse of detainees…

Rachel Fink (2025-01-10). Israel sees wartime 'baby boom' with 10 percent rise in births in final months of 2024. haaretz.com Thousands more babies were born between September and November of last year than in the same period a year earlier, a significantly higher increase than was projected…

Staff (2025-01-10). Report: U.S., U.K. forces strike Houthi targets in northern Yemen. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Top court asks state to detail sanctions on ultra-Orthodox men who refuse army conscription ‚ñ WEST BANK: IDF detains several wanted individuals in Qabatiya ‚ñ GAZA: Gaza war toll likely significantly undercounts deaths, says study ‚ñ YEMEN: U.S., U.K. forces attack Houthi targets in northern Yemen…

David Issacharoff (2025-01-10). 'Hitler wasn't right wing': Elon Musk gives Germany's AfD leader an election boost with hour-long talk on X. haaretz.com Musk, who has become the patron of global far-right politicians, discussed Hitler, the Israel-Hamas war and faith in God with Alice Weidel – amid reports that the Bundestag is investigating whether Musk's support for her far-right party could constitute an illegal party donation…

newarab (2025-01-10). Death toll from Gaza war passes 46,000 amid ceasefire 'progress'. newarab.com The death toll from Israel's war on Gaza has passed 46,000 with over 109,000 others wounded, with women and children making up more than half the fatalities, the territory's health ministry said Thursday. | This came as research published in The bodies of thousands of victims of Israel's indiscriminate attacks are believed to…

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). As Los Angeles wildfires burn, social media points to Israeli-made fires in Gaza. middleeasteye.net

Luis Linares Petrov (2025-01-10). Palestinian Foreign Ministry criticizes failure to end war in Gaza. plenglish.com Ramala, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry criticised the continued failure of the international community to force Israel to stop its aggression against Gaza and implement the UN Security Council resolutions on the issue.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-10). Lebanon's President-elect orders Gov't to continue interim role. plenglish.com During a meeting at the Baabda Palace, the Head of State thanked caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and his Cabinet for efforts during the power vacuum. | After meeting with the president, Mikati commented on the Government's efforts during the last period, "to overcome the challenges and preserve the state and its institutions." | President Aoun said the two sides addressed the situation in southern Lebanon, the need for a complete Israeli withdrawal, and the end of violation of Lebanese sovereignty. | By swearing allegiance to the nation, President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed his commitment to work sincerely for…

Julian McBride (2025-01-10). The Shadow War between Turkey and Israel. fpif.org

Global Research News (2025-01-10). Selected Articles: 2025 — Endless Chaos Towards a One World Government or Vicious Confusion? Towards a One World Tyranny. globalresearch.ca By Is Turkey going to tolerate Israel's entry into Turkey's self-styled no-man's land? Or is …

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-10). Palestina criticó fracaso internacional para finalizar guerra en Gaza. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) La Cancillería palestina criticó hoy el continuo fracaso de la comunidad internacional para obligar a Israel a detener su agresión contra Gaza e implementar las resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU sobre el tema.

Vijay Prashad (2025-01-10). The Children of Gaza Are Freezing to Death. counterpunch.org From early December 2024 to early January 2025, the body temperature of eight babies fell below any acceptable amount and they froze to death. This condition is known as hypothermia. The most recent of these children to die, Yousef, was sleeping beside his mother because, as she told Al Jazeera, of the very cold weather. Temperatures in Gaza have fallen to just above freezing, which in the context of a lack of housing, blankets, and warm bedclothes is deadly. Body heat is the only protection, which is minimal for an infant. Yousef's mother said, "He slept next to me and in the morning I found him frozen and dead.

newarab (2025-01-10). Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 41% higher than recorded. newarab.com Research published in Up to June 30 last year, the health ministry in Gaza reported a death toll of 37,877 in the war. | However the new peer-reviewed study used data from the ministry, an online survey…

WSWS (2025-01-10). Demonstrations across Australia oppose attack on Gaza Hospital, demand release of health workers. wsws.org In Brisbane, Dr Zewlan Moor said she was speaking as a socialist, condemned the complicity of the Australian government in the genocide and called for an independent movement of the working class to fight it.

newarab (2025-01-10). Gaza's families expose horrors of frozen babies amid genocide. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-10). Poland to protect Netanyahu in visit despite ICC arrest warrant. newarab.com The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued the warrant in November over war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out in Gaza, months after applications were…

Eve Ottenberg (2025-01-10). The West Makes War; the East, Peace. counterpunch.org While the west subsidizes carnage in Gaza and Ukraine, the east does the opposite. For instance, one potential far east flashpoint has long been the India/China border, but that's changing — for the better, due to high-level meetings in December between political bigwigs from both countries. It was the first such confab since 2019, RT

Vijay Prashad (2025-01-10). The Tears of Our Children. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Jan 2, 2025 | From Palestine to Sudan, imperialist wars are destroying the lives of innocent children, leaving long-term physical and psychological wounds on those who survive. | A

Nathan Klabin (2025-01-10). As a Hostage's Body Is Recovered From a Gaza Tunnel, Families Confront Fears of Never Seeing Loved Ones Again. themedialine.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-10). Gaza War Death Toll Underreported by 41%, New Study Reveals. themedialine.org

presstv.ir (2025-01-10). Gaza death toll 40% higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates. presstv.ir A new study published in the UK's Lancet medical journal estimates that Gaza's death toll during the first nine months of the war was about 40 percent higher than figures reported by the Palestinian health ministry.

newarab (2025-01-10). Calls for Amy Schumer film boycott over past Gaza war comments. newarab.com Scores of activists and social media users online have called for the boycott of a new film starring The boycott calls came after a trailer was released for Kinda Pregnant on 7 January, a film about a woman pretending to be pregnant which will be released next month. | Social media sites were awash with comments criticising Schumer, who…

Suci Sekarwati (2025-01-10). UNICEF Reports Mass Casualties of Gaza Children During First Week of 2025. indybay.org

Nick Mottren (2025-01-10). Judgement Day for the Merchants Of Death. counterpunch.org On January 15, 2025, five days before the inauguration of a U.S. president who threatens to rain down hell on the Palestinian people, and more war to the world, the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal will release its final report on how Lockheed Martin, Boeing, RTX/Raytheon and drone-maker General Atomics have delivered hell to

newarab (2025-01-10). From Ground Zero: Rashid Masharawi on filming during a genocide. newarab.com Palestine's entry for "It's more than a movie, it's a miracle," says

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-10). What Will Pro-Palestine Activists Face With Trump in the White House? progressive.org

The Canary (2025-01-10). 150 MPs and public figures slam the Met over pro-Palestine BBC march restriction. thecanary.co Cross-party MPs and peers, trade union general secretaries, cultural figures and celebrities, writers, journalists, health workers and civil society organisations and activists have condemned police attempts to stop an agreed Protest for Palestine taking place at the BBC on Saturday 18 January. Met Police slammed over pro-Palestine march restrictions In a statement issued today (10 […] | By

Sam Rosenthal (2025-01-10). Upcoming DNC Election Will Set Democratic Party's Course on Palestine and More. truthout.org The Democratic Party, still reeling from its resounding loss to Donald Trump and the Republicans, will try to set a new course for the party at the Democratic National Committee's upcoming winter meeting. This will be no small task; the party just endured a chaotic presidential campaign that saw the sitting president opt not to run for reelection after considerable pressure from inside the… |

newarab (2025-01-10). Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor. newarab.com They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile's West Bank, according to a statement released by Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities & Heritage. It said it worked in tandem with the Supreme Council of Antiquities on the site since September 2022. | Artifacts found at the tombs included bronze coins wit…

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Medea Benjamin, MintPress News. (2025-01-09). From Genocide Joe To Trump's Israel First: What's Next For Palestine? popularresistance.org As President Biden greenlights another $8 billion in weapons to Israel in his last days in office and Secretary Blinken gives a parting New York Times interview in which he denies that a genocide is taking place in Gaza, many pro-Palestine activists are anxiously counting down the days until "Genocide Joe" and his crew exit the White House. But what will activists have to contend with under the Trump presidency? | Donald Trump proved his pro-Israel agenda in his first term by moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, supporting West Bank settlements, recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel, pulling out of the…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2025-01-09). Genocide: The New Normal. popularresistance.org Joe Biden's parting gift of $8 billion in weapons sales to the apartheid state of Israel acknowledges the gruesome reality of the genocide in Gaza. This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. This is a permanent, endless war designed not to destroy Hamas, or free Israeli hostages, but to eradicate, once and for all, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. It is the final push to create a Greater Israel, which will include not only Gaza and the West Bank, but chunks of Lebanon and Syria. It is the culmination of the Zionist dream. And it will be paid for with rivers of blood — Palestinian,…

Craig Murray, Consortium News. (2025-01-09). Twisting The Terrorism Narrative. popularresistance.org There was absolutely nothing stopping them. But not one single member of Western mainstream media ever visited a bomb site in Lebanon to verify whether Israeli claims it was a Hezbollah base or missile site were true because they knew the answer is negative, as I found across dozens of bomb sites, and that is not the narrative they are paid to promote. | But when a narrative they are paid to promote came to the fore, they flocked to Damascus — driving right past the bombed civilian homes, ambulance centres and schools of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley to get there — to promote Syria's new Israel-, U.S.A- and…

Diyar Guldogan, Anadolu Ajansi. (2025-01-09). Healthcare Workers Tell Congress To Halt Military Aid To Israel. popularresistance.org Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) has called for the US to halt aid to Israel after their colleagues were detained last month by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. | DAG, a global coalition of health care workers, mobilized more than 50 medical professionals on Capitol Hill to advocate for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who was detained by Israeli forces along with others during a Dec. 27 raid on the health facility. | The delegation visited members of the House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday to advocate for urgent congressional action on the h…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-01-09). Ireland Formally Joins ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel. popularresistance.org Ireland has submitted a declaration to join South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of genocide. | "Ireland, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the Court, filed in the Registry of the Court a declaration of intervention in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip," or South Africa versus Israel, the ICJ said in a statement on 7 January. | Under Article 63, any state party to a convention that is under judicial consideration has the right to intervene, making the ICJ's interpretation of t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-01-09). Israel Sets Plans in Motion to Balkanize Syria. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle Tel Aviv is planning to initiate an international conference to discuss its plans in post-Assad Syria, which allegedly include ensuring 'safety' for minorities. The Israeli government is considering the preparation of an international conference aimed at discussing the division of Syria into "cantons," Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom reported on 9 January. A recent cabinet…

Mike Whitney (2025-01-09). For Bibi, the Road to Tehran Goes Through Damascus. Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca Syria is an indispensable part of Israel's ambitious plan to remake the Middle East. The country sits at the heart of the region and serves as both a critical landbridge for the transport of weaponry and foot-soldiers from Iran to …

A A (2025-01-09). The Syria carve-up creates a de-facto Israel-Turkey border ensuring a broader ME war. strategic-culture.su Israeli military forces have moved to within 15 miles of the Syrian Capital of Damascus. The IDF has seized large tracts of land in southern Syria it intends to occupy and where it will eventually build checkpoints, military outposts and settlements. The "lightening" invasion has been accompanied by a massive bombing campaign that has obliterated numerous military bases, weapons depots and research labs eliminating any hope that Syria will regain the ability to defend itself or to reestablish its sovereign independence.

IMEMC News (2025-01-09). Israeli Authorities Force Jerusalem Resident To Demolish Home In Silwan. imemc.org On Wednesday, Israeli occupation authorities forced a Jerusalem resident to demolish his home in the Wadi al-Rababa neighborhood of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied Palestinian capital. Resident Shadi Samreen reported that the occupation municipality ordered him to demolish his home under the pretext of "building without a permit," prompting him to …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-01-09). Esteban Carrillo: Erdogan's Plan For Syria. Yemen Warns Israel, "There Are No Red Lines" libya360.wordpress.com Jamarl Thomas War continues to rage in Syria with the Turkish backed Jihadist fighting US backed Kurds. Turkey has threatened to intervene in Syria if it destabilizes. Israel continues to steal more land in Syria without response from the Jihadist "government". Lebanon is surrounded with Israel ignoring the pause in fighting commonly and ironically called…

Milan Czerny, Shomrim (2025-01-09). Explained: How the Hind Rajab Foundation is making Israeli soldiers fear arrest abroad. haaretz.com From Gaza to Lebanon and Syria, IDF soldiers have left digital fingerprints about their military service — and the Hind Rajab Foundation is tracking them. So far it's sent the names of 1,000 Israeli soldiers to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Behind this global effort are two activists with a long record of extremism…

newarab (2025-01-09). Israel escalates aerial attacks on the occupied West Bank. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-09). Israel tightens media rules over possible war crimes prosecution. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-09). Hasbara crisis: Has Israel already lost its global PR war. newarab.com With the dawn of a new year, Israel's government unveiled an Known as

bwitanek (2025-01-09). "We, the People of NJ, Accuse . . . !" Elektra Kostopoulou, Ph.D. on NJ Free Speech 2025. fightbackbetter.com January 6th, 2025 Dear friends, The U.S.-backed Israeli genocide of Palestinians has been unfolding live on social media for more…

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar (2025-01-09). Palestine: Why Context Is Important. globalresearch.ca The genocide in Gaza has entered its 15th month. More than 44,000 Palestinians have been killed so far by Israel. 17,000 of them are children [other estimates point to more than 100,000 children]. | This is the largest number of …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-01-09). Against Bourgeois Pacifism in the Face of Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Juanlu González The supposed moral superiority of pacifism is little more than a "liberal pathology" — as they have called it — it is the tacit acceptance of political defeat, which, in this case, amounts to becoming a de facto accomplice of Israel, the United States and NATO. These are hard times for lyric poetry….

Ramona Wadi (2025-01-09). When it comes to genocide and Palestine, the world is — deliberately — getting its priorities wrong. thealtworld.com As Israel's ban on the UN Refugee and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) looms closer, the language used by officials deals more with possibilities than realities. The reason, it seems, is to give Israel enough of an advantage in carrying out its genocide, while Palestinians remain trapped by the atrocities that the international community refuses to halt. | For example, last year US President Joe Biden

bwitanek (2025-01-09). "We, the People of NJ, Accuse . . . !" Elektra Kostopoulou, Ph.D. on NJ Free Speech 2025. fightbackbetter.com January 6th, 2025 Dear friends, The U.S.-backed Israeli genocide of Palestinians has been unfolding live on social media for more…

presstv.ir (2025-01-09). Protesters gather in Jordan in solidarity with Palestinians. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Friday, condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.

presstv.ir (2025-01-09). UN: Israel's attacks in Gaza killed 369 aid workers since October. presstv.ir The UN says Israel's genocide in Gaza has killed 369 aid workers since October.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-09). Houthi: Hezbollah Preserves Strong Role in Lebanon, Trump's Remarks on Israeli Hostages "Tyrannical" english.almanar.com.lb Head of Yemen's Ansarullah Movement Sayyed Abdul Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi tackled, on Thursday in a televised speech, the latest developments, indicating that the genocide crimes committed by the Zionist enemy in Gaza have exceeded 4,000 massacres, including 30 massacres this week. During the final days of Biden's presidency, he approved a major deal of bombs, …

Layne Mullett (2025-01-09). New York Times rejects Quaker ad for calling Israel's actions "genocide" indybay.org "Our courageous staff members in Gaza witness daily horrors and continue to provide vital support despite Israel's relentless attacks on their homes and families," said Joyce Ajlouny. "Our ad campaign aims to shed light on these atrocities while urging people in the U.S. to pressure the President and Congress to halt weapons shipments to Israel and advocate for an end to the genocide."

Dave DeCamp (2025-01-09). Israel To Hide Identity of Soldiers Amid War Crimes Probes Abroad. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military has decided to hide the identity of its soldiers amid efforts by pro-Palestinian organizations to have Israeli soldiers investigated for war crimes while traveling abroad. Under the new policy, combat troops will now have their faces blurred and names hidden in any interviews they give to the media. Soldiers will also not …

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-09). Israel imposes sweeping restrictions to 'protect soldiers' from war crimes prosecution. thecradle.co

Staff (2025-01-09). Israeli Soldier Reveals How He Evaded Arrest for War Crimes in Spain. youtube.com

aljazeera (2025-01-09). Draft exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel "untenable" aljazeera.com Dan Perry talks about the "conundrum" Netanyahu faces regarding military service exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews.

Amir Tibon (2025-01-09). Trump vows to 'unleash hell' if Hamas doesn't release the hostages. What would that look like? haaretz.com Benjamin Netanyahu is betting that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pressure campaign will bring Hamas to its knees. But the prime minister has been wrong many times before about the impact of different events on the group's negotiating positions…

Amir Tibon (2025-01-09). The real reason behind Netanyahu's blitz against Israel's military leadership. haaretz.com Next time you read headlines from Israel about tensions between Netanyahu and the military, put aside the spin and look for the real story: it's all about the survival of Netanyahu's coalition…

Amos Harel (2025-01-09). Netanyahu wants the army chief's head, so his henchman has escalated the war against the IDF. haaretz.com Clashes between Defense Minister Israel Katz and senior officials from the defense establishment are merely part of a plan, the ultimate goal of which is the dismissal the chief of staff and Shin Bet director — allowing the prime minister to place full responsibility for the October 7 massacre on them and whitewash his own role…

Josh Breiner (2025-01-09). Relatives of deceased former Netanyahu aide questioned over failing to give phone to police. haaretz.com Israeli police want the deceased aide's phone to examine correspondence between her and Sara Netanyahu as part of an investigation against the prime minister's wife, who is suspected of harassing a witness in her husband's trial…

Amir Tibon (2025-01-09). Trump vows to unleash hell if Hamas doesn't release the hostages. What would that look like? haaretz.com Benjamin Netanyahu is betting that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pressure campaign will bring Hamas to its knees. But the prime minister has been wrong many times before about the impact of different events on the group's negotiating positions…

Josh Breiner (2025-01-09). Relatives of deceased former Netanyahu aide questioned over failing to give phone to police. haaretz.com Israeli police want the deceased aide's phone to examine correspondence between her and Sara Netanyahu as part of an investigation against the prime minister's wife on suspicion of harassing a witness in her husband's trial…

IMEMC News (2025-01-09). Including Two Children, Army Kills Four Palestinians in Tammun. imemc.org On Wednesday, Palestinian medical sources confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians, including two children, after firing a missile from a drone at them. A fourth Palestinian later died from serious wounds in Tammun, south of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank's northeastern part. The sources stated that the army fired a missile from a …

IMEMC News (2025-01-09). Palestinian Dies Due To Medical Negligence While In Israeli Prisons. imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society have confirmed the death of former prisoner Ismail Taqatqa (40) from Bethlehem, after he passed away on Wednesday morning in Jordan, five months after his release, due to systematic medical negligence in Israeli prisons. According to a joint statement by the commission and the society …

Olivia Barber (2025-01-09). Almost half of Brits say investing in arms manufacturers is unethical. leftfootforward.org Nearly half (49%) of Britons view investing in arms manufacturers as crossing an ethical line, according to a new YouGov poll. | Furthermore, opinions on arms manufacturers differ by political affiliation: 60% of Labour voters and 65% of Liberal Democrat supporters consider investments in arms manufacturers to be unethical, compared to just 28% of Conservative voters. | Meanwhile, three-quarters of the public oppose investments in Russian government-owned companies, and 49% view investing in Israeli government-owned companies as unethical. | However, Reform supporters are less likely to describe Russian-owned…

presstv.ir (2025-01-09). Joseph Aoun voted Lebanon's president, ending 2-year deadlock. presstv.ir After two years of deadlock, Lebanese lawmakers elect army commander Joseph Aoun as the new president of the Arab country.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-09). Lebanon's 14th President Vows Prevention of Israeli Attacks on Lebanon, Reconstruction in South, Bekaa and Dahiyeh. english.almanar.com.lb The Lebanese parliament convened on Thursday, January 9, 2025, to elect a new president of the republic after a two-year vacuum. House Speaker Nabih Berri chaired the first vote session in which the main candidate, Army Commander Jospeh Aoun, secured only 71 out of 128 votes. The morning session was adjourned by Speaker Berri, who …

Dave DeCamp (2025-01-09). Pope Francis Steps Up Criticism of Israel, Says Bombing of Civilians Is Unacceptable. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Pope Francis offered more criticism of the Israeli bombing campaign and siege on the Gaza Strip, calling it "shameful" and saying the bombing of civilians is unacceptable. "I renew my appeal for a ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages in Gaza, where there is a very serious and shameful humanitarian situation, …

Dave DeCamp (2025-01-09). Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 70 Palestinians Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli attacks killed 70 Palestinians and wounded 104 over the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. The Health Ministry said its recorded death toll since October 2023 has surpassed 46,000, reaching 46,006, and the number of wounded has climbed to 109,378. The ministry's numbers only account …

_____ (2025-01-09). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour

Noor Alyacoubi (2025-01-09). 'We all became ghosts': survivors recount Israel's deadly siege of Jabalia refugee camp. mondoweiss.net Residents of Jabalia refugee camp recount their harrowing experience during the latest Israeli assault on northern Gaza.

Philip Giraldi (2025-01-09). Video: "Israel does whatever it wants. It does damage to US interests worldwide and it walks away from it." Judge Andrew Napolitano Interviews Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration plans to suppress speech critical of Israel and supportive of the plight of the Palestinians. | If this is true, what difference did an election make? | Watch the discussion between Judge Napolitano and Dr. Giraldi below. | . | *…

Editor (2025-01-09). 'Deadly Exchange': Us Sends Hundreds of Law Enforcement to Israel to Learn 'Worst Practices' From IDF. scheerpost.com

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-09). Blinken Can't Answer Simple Israel Question. youtube.com

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-09). Complaint filed against Franco-Israeli soldier: the French judiciary must open an investigation. fidh.org

Medea Benjamin (2025-01-09). What Will Pro-Palestine Activists Face With Trump in the White House? progressive.org In the coming year, the Palestine solidarity movement must find and expand the cracks in the pro-Israel war machine.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-01-09). Israel Blocks UN Probe On 'Hamas Rape' Claims. popularresistance.org Israeli officials have obstructed a UN investigation into alleged sexual crimes committed by Hamas fighters during the 7 October 2023 Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, fearing this would open the door to a probe into the rampant allegations of sexual violence against Palestinians inside Israeli torture camps. | According to a report by Israeli daily Haaretz, Tel Aviv rejected a request from Pramila Patten, the UN special representative of the secretary-general on sexual violence in conflict, to investigate the allegations against Hamas after she established that a necessary condition would be access to Israeli detention c…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-09). Brickgate-linked former Eagle staffer swapped emails about 'collaborative efforts' with Israel govt. skwawkbox.org After 'Stop Funding Fake News' anti-left smear campaign, Imran Ahmed's CCDH exposed in collusion in anti-Palestinian propaganda Leaked emails uncovered by the Grayzone reveal that Imran 'Imi' Ahmed, the former Angela Eagle staffer and anti-left smear coordinator who set up the so-called 'Centre for Countering Digital Hate' (CCDH) in the US after trying to shut …

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-09). Israel Intensifies Efforts To Free Researcher Abducted in Iraq. themedialine.org

editor (2025-01-09). Saudi Arabia denies access to its Al Arabiya news site. onlineopinion.com.au The Jordan is Palestine Committee grew into an international movement holding conferences in London, New York and Israel — coming to an end only when Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords in 1993.

tn.ai (2025-01-09). Death Toll from Israel's Gaza Strikes Surpasses 46,000. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza has risen above 46,000, according to the enclave's Health Ministry.

presstv.ir (2025-01-09). US, UK warplanes bomb Yemen in support of Israel. presstv.ir The US and Britain carry out fresh aerial assaults on Yemen as the Arab country continues its retaliatory operations against the Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2025-01-09). UNICEF: Israel killed at least 74 children in Gaza in first week of 2025. presstv.ir UNICEF says at least 74 children were killed in Israel's relentless violence in the Gaza Strip in the first week of 2025.

presstv.ir (2025-01-09). Lebanon's MPs trying to pick new president after 12 failed attempts. presstv.ir Lebanese lawmakers try to pick a president and fill a persisting vacuum after 12 failed attempts during the past two years.

presstv.ir (2025-01-09). Houthi: Israel incapable of downing Yemen's hypersonic missiles. presstv.ir The leader of the Ansarullah movement has praised Yemen's recent strikes, saying they showed Israel is incapable of intercepting and shooting down hypersonic Yemeni missiles.

presstv.ir (2025-01-09). Israel scuttles UN 'rape' probe fearing investigation into forces' abuse of Palestinians. presstv.ir The Israeli regime blocks a UN probe into alleged claims of "rape" against Hamas, fearing its own forces' inviting an investigation into their sexual abuses.

aljazeera (2025-01-09). Three Gaza hospitals face imminent closure as latest Israeli raids kill 50. aljazeera.com UN warns that lack of fuel threatens to shut down more medical facilities across the besieged territory.

aljazeera (2025-01-09). Israeli soldiers told not to publish war videos as some flee vacations. aljazeera.com

aljazeera (2025-01-09). Tump shows he "doesn't really have a plan" for Middle East. aljazeera.com Rami Khouri, comments on Trump saying that "all hell" will break loose if Hamas doesn't release Israeli captives.

Isabelle Ponet (2025-01-09). Debt cancellation in the land of Canaan in the first millennium BC. cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Social justice, in particular in regard to the cancellation of debts that keep the poor enslaved to the rich, is a leitmotif in the history of ancient Israel.
| The Deuteronomic (…) | – | / |

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-09). Israeli aggression on Gaza has left 20 martyrs and 12 injuries on Thursday: medics. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-09). Israeli drones fly at a very altitude over Beirut's Dahiyeh. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-09). Israeli enemy carries out several operations of detonating houses in South Lebanon border towns, including Aita Al-Shaab and Kfar Kila. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-09). Israeli media: A drone, fired from Yemen, penetrated the airspace of 'Israel' amid failure of several attempts to intercept it. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-01-09). Israeli media: Families of Israeli dead filed a complaint with the police against Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and outgoing head of military intelligence Aharon Haliva on charges of causing death through negligence, following the events of October 7. english.almanar.com.lb

Anna Burd (2025-01-09). 'When I got the beret my IDF commander gave me a hug. That doesn't happen in any other army'. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A Jewish American who decided to enlist in the Israeli army in October 2023, and an Israeli couple that proves that opposites attract…

David Rosenberg (2025-01-09). The cost of turning Israel into a 21st-century Sparta. haaretz.com The Nagel committee proposes a long-term increase in Israel's defense spending. It doesn't say how to pay for it, or where the extra troops will come from…

Deiaa Haj Yahia (2025-01-09). Israeli crime boss responsible for bloody gang war found murdered in his car. haaretz.com Marwan Nasser, crime lord from the central Israeli city of Tira, tried to regain influence in the city after serving a 15-year prison sentence, and ended up inciting a gang war that left more than 20 dead in recent years…

Haaretz Podcast (2025-01-09). 'Israelis who served in the IDF will need to think twice about where they travel'. haaretz.com

Josh Breiner (2025-01-09). Ben-Gvir instructs Israel Police to demolish illegal family homes in apparent bid to target Arab community. haaretz.com 'It was completely clear that he meant demolitions in the Arab community,' says one source of the directive by Israel's national security minister, who lacks the legal authority to determine demolition policy…

Michael Hauser Tov (2025-01-09). Architect of Israel's judicial coup announces plan to alter selection process for top court justices. haaretz.com Israel's justice minister and foreign minister announced their plan on Thursday alongside their intention to promote legislation that would strip the Supreme Court of its authority to review Israel's semi-constitutional Basic Laws…

Noa Shpigel (2025-01-09). Finance Minister Smotrich says Gaza aid will be reduced to minimum required by int'l law after Trump sworn in. haaretz.com 'Israel must stay in Gaza for a very long time,' says Finance Minister Smotrich in a livestream, adding, 'we must stop being afraid of the word "occupation"'…

Oded Yaron (2025-01-09). String of errors cost Israeli state-owned defense firm Rafael $60 million contract with Romania. haaretz.com Israel-based defense technology company Elbit Systems announced this week that it secured a contract worth a quarter of a billion shekels to supply counter-drone systems to a 'European country.' Legal documents from Romania reveal how its state-owned rival, Rafael, lost the tender…

Ofri Ilany (2025-01-09). Poland's star is rising, and Israelis better take note. haaretz.com While the old powers are declining, Poland is on the rise in Europe. It's time Israelis revised their view of the country…

Ronit Vered (2025-01-09). For these Israeli women, tiny Za'atar greenhouses offer great opportunity. haaretz.com In the so-called unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, where women are confined to their homes, the greenhouses they're tending are often their families' sole source of income — and hope…

Ruth Schuster (2025-01-09). Neolithic 'mountain cult' may have shaped the spirit of today's great religions. haaretz.com The 'great religions' including Judaism and hierarchical pantheons were thought to have arisen only with cities. Sites in Israel's Negev desert and Egypt's Sinai tell a different tale of seeking sanctity on high deep in prehistory…

Staff (2025-01-09). Israeli teen mistakenly jailed for espionage recounts 'harshest of conditions'. haaretz.com Ori Elmakayes, who was imprisoned as a minor for 18 months on false charges of espionage, says he was placed in 'a cell for enemy captives' in a new interview…

Adi Hashmonai (2025-01-09). Officer who brought civilian into Lebanon 'made a mistake,' commander admits. haaretz.com 71-year-old researcher, Ze'ev Erlich, was killed in a Hezbollah ambush in Lebanon in November, apparently while examining an ancient historical site. A 20-year-old soldier was also killed…

Chen Maanit (2025-01-09). Government tells top Israeli court: As of 2026, no limit on number of ultra-Orthodox for army draft. haaretz.com Attorney general submitted the state's position to the High Court, which is hearing petitions calling upon the government, defense minister and IDF to draft yeshiva students. Regarding state's pledge to draft 4,…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-01-09). Israeli defense minister tells army chief to cooperate with watchdog's October 7 probe. haaretz.com Israel Katz demanded that the chief of staff allow the state comptroller access to any material required as part of the investigation into the events of October 7, even though the government opposes the establishment of a committee to investigate its own responsibility…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-01-09). Three Israeli soldiers killed in northern Gaza, military says. haaretz.com The three soldiers were killed when their tank triggered an explosive device during operations conducted by the Nahal Brigade in Beit Hanoun…

Staff (2025-01-09). Headlines for January 9, 2025. democracynow.org L.A. Wildfires Kill 5; Officials Order 130,000 Residents to Evacuate as Angelenos Brace for More Blazes, Israel Kills 70 Palestinians in Gaza; 15 Incubated Newborns Could Die Unless Hospital Receives Fuel, "Let's Call It Mexican America": Pres. Sheinbaum Fires Back After Trump's "Gulf of America" Remark, DOJ Plans to Release Findings on Trump's 2020 Election Subversion Efforts, But Not on Classified Docs, Russian Attack Kills 13 in Zaporizhzhia; Biden Admin Sends Final $500M to Ukraine, Chad Says It Fended Off Armed Attack on Presidential Residence, Lebanon Elects Joseph…

newarab (2025-01-09). Hamas entrusts Israeli captives to 'suicide brigades' in Gaza. newarab.com A senior These groups of trained fighters are assigned to ensure the safety and protection of the captives during ongoing ceasefire negotiations. | The leader did not provide further details about the exact structure or methods of these units but claimed Hamas's recent decisions regarding how to progress the long-stalled negotiations, such as agreeing to include ad…

newarab (2025-01-09). James Woods urged to rethink Israel support after LA fire loss. newarab.com Pro-Palestine voices have urged Hollywood actor James Woods to reconsider his support for Israel's war on Gaza after the American actor lost his mansion in the wildfires that swept through Los Angeles. | Woods, who had previously cheered Israel's deadly attacks on Palestinians in Gaza while urging it to carry out more, "One day you're in the swimming pool, and the next day it's gone," he sobbed. | Prominent Palest…

newarab (2025-01-09). Israeli forces killed dozens across Gaza in the past day. newarab.com Israeli forces have killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in the past day, according to medics. | Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces pounded the Palestinian territory on Thursday, killing at least 12 people including three girls, 15 months into the war. | Three girls and their father were killed when an air strike hit their house in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the civil defence agency reported. | Local paramedic Mahmoud Awad said he helped transfer the bodies of two girls and their father, Mahmoud Abu Kharuf to a hospital. | This comes as Gaza grapples with a severe fuel…

newarab (2025-01-09). Israeli troops recover body of Bedouin Gaza hostage. newarab.com The body of Youssef Ziyadne, a It was not immediately clear how Youssef Ziyadne had been kille…

newarab (2025-01-09). No, CNN, Gaza's population didn't just fall. It was exterminated. newarab.com For those of us following Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, it often feels as though there are two wars occurring, one on social media, where Palestinians communicate with us directly, sharing videos and photos of their daily horrors, and one in the headlines of the legacy media companies. | At the end of May 2024,

Jason Ditz (2025-01-09). US, Israel Cheer as Lebanon Elects Joseph Aoun as President. news.antiwar.com Lebanon's parliament finally ended the multi-year situation in which the country had no president, electing Army chief Joseph Aoun to the position. He is the first president since October 2022, when former President Michel Aoun's (who is unrelated to Joseph Aoun) term expired. Lebanon's government is very divided, making it difficult for a candidate to …

Luis Linares Petrov (2025-01-09). Lebanon to resume parliamentary session to elect president. plenglish.com After 800 days of power void, Parliament will meet for the thirteenth time to appoint the head of state since the beginning of the calls at the end of September 2022. | According to experts, the session will reduce the candidates rather than resolve the presidential vacancy, as international pressure increases following the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. | The Parliament held 12 sessions to elect the next representative of the Maronite Christian community to occupy the Baabda Palace, but no candidate obtained the support of 86 deputies. | The last call before the Israeli aggression, on June 14th, 202…

APR editor (2025-01-09). Weaponising antisemitism — BDS, antisemitism and the silencing of criticism of Israel. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Cathy Peters To be Jewish does not mean an automatic identification with the rogue state of Israel. Nor does it mean that Jews are automatically threatened by criticism of Israel, yet our media and Labor and Liberal politicians would have you believe this is the case. We are seeing a debate in Australia…

The Canary (2025-01-09). #WeWillMarch: campaign groups push back against Met Police over Palestine demo. thecanary.co The following article is a comment piece from the Peace and Justice Project A new year has begun, yet Israel's atrocities in Palestine persist. In Gaza, the situation is more dire than ever. Health workers are stretched to breaking point, particularly in northern Gaza, where not a single hospital remains functional. Their resilience in the […] | By

Global Research News (2025-01-09). Selected Articles: Israel's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons. globalresearch.ca By Israel's long known open secret is its formidable nuclear arsenal. Less is known about its chemical and biological weapons (CBW) capability. In 1986, Dimona nuclear …

Stephen Lendman (2025-01-09). Israel's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons. Stephen Lendman. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the recent Iran-Israel confrontation and the ongoing debate on Israel's nuclear weapons capabilities, this article by the late Stephen Lendman, first published in May 2012, outlines the features of Israel's nuclear weapons, focusing on the revelations of …

Staff (2025-01-09). The Chris Hedges Report: The Zionists Kill Doctors in Gaza and Silence Them Here (w/ Dr. Rupa Marya). scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / The Chris Hedges Report This interview is also available on podcast platforms and Rumble. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tàºrk said, "The protection of hospitals during warfare is paramount and must be respected by all sides, at all times." International law enshrines medical facilities as sanctuaries for those in direst need but as …

aljazeera (2025-01-09). US recognises RSF genocide vs. US Denies Gaza genocide. aljazeera.com The US's hypocritical stance on genocide.

newarab (2025-01-09). Quaker group cancels planned ads with NYT over Gaza 'genocide'. newarab.com A The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker-founded organisation established in 1917 to assist civilian victims of the First World War, made the statement on Wednesd…

Daniel Falcone (2025-01-09). Scholar Says AHA's Vote on Gaza Scholasticide Shouldn't Be Controversial. truthout.org Founded in 1884, the American Historical Association (AHA) represents professional academics and historians that advance the study of history in the United States. With well over 10,000 members, it serves as one of the world's most influential and robust associations for historians. The AHA contributes to an evolving and progressing body of scholarship, and inspires a civic-minded and public… |

Editor (2025-01-09). The Chris Hedges Report: The Zionists Kill Doctors in Gaza and Silence Them Here (w/ Dr. Rupa Marya). scheerpost.com

David A. Atwood (2025-01-09). The Biden administration's shameful weaponization of food aid. mondoweiss.net The Biden Administration has done more damage to the international norms of humanitarian law and food security than any other U.S. government in recent history.

Alex Majumdar (2025-01-09). PDF of January 9 issue. workers.org Download the color version. Download the black & white version. IN THIS ISSUE Sick-out for Gaza health care workers Honoring Palestine resistance Korea impeachments Trump & climate change Editorial: Terror and the U.S. war machine Download the color version. Download the black & white version. More PDF back-issues here. |

newarab (2025-01-09). Antony Blinken says Gaza ceasefire deal 'very close'. newarab.com US Secretary of State "In the Middle East, we're very close to a ceasefire and hostage deal" he told reporters in Paris. | Earlier this week, he also told a news conference in South Korea he is determined to have an agreement before…

aljazeera (2025-01-09). Creating warm clothes for Gaza's displaced children. aljazeera.com Two siblings in Gaza are keeping displaced children warm by making clothes and distributing them free of charge.

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-09). Pope Francis Denounces Gaza Bombings, Calls Situation 'Shameful'. themedialine.org

Vijay Prashad (2025-01-09). The children of Gaza are freezing to death. peoplesdispatch.org From early December 2024 to early January 2025, the body temperature of eight babies fell below any acceptable amount and they froze to death. This condition is known as hypothermia. The most recent of these children to die, Yousef, was sleeping beside his mother because, as she

newarab (2025-01-09). London police slammed for banning pro-Palestine march near BBC. newarab.com Organisers from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) had intended to stage the demonstration on January 18, but were told their planned route—passing near London's Central Synagogue—could cause significant disruption to Jewish Shabbat services. | B…

Cindy Farquhar (2025-01-09). At International Human Rights Day event, activists expose U.S. hypocrisy. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The United Nations General Assembly in 1950 established Dec. 10 as Human Rights Day. On that date two years earlier, in 1948, the General Assembly had adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1948 was also the year when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were removed from their homes and land at the hands of Zionist …

Abdul Rahman (2025-01-09). Iran refutes Macron's allegations that it is a "strategic and security challenge" for Europe. peoplesdispatch.org In response to Macron's allegations, Iran highlighted France's record on nuclear weapons, the genocide in Palestine, and its legacy of colonialism in Africa.

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (2025-01-09). WAFA: "A tragedy in Tammun: childhood stolen, lives lost" imemc.org TUBAS, January 8, 2025 (WAFA), By: Al-Hareth Al-Husni: On a quiet morning in the Palestinian town of Tammun, eight-year-old Rida Ali Ahmed Bisharat and ten-year-old Hamza Ammar Ahmed Bisharat played in the courtyard near their homes, a familiar and cherished spot where they often spent their time.

Editor (2025-01-09). Tensions Rise in the West Bank as PA 'Siege' on Jenin Continues. scheerpost.com

newarab (2025-01-09). Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor. newarab.com They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile's West Bank, according to a statement released by Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities & Heritage. It said it worked in tandem with the Supreme Council of Antiquities on the site since September 2022. | Artifacts found at the tombs included bronze coins wit…

Mike Whitney (2025-01-08). The Syria Carve-Up Creates a De Facto Israel-Turkey Border Ensuring a Broader Middle East War. globalresearch.ca One Plan To Guide Them All: "…..The dissolution of Syria and Iraq… into ethnically or religiously unique areas… is Israel's primary target… while the dissolution of the military power of those states serves as the primary short-term …

counterpunch.org (2025-01-08). Negotiation Smokescreen: How the U.S. and Antisemites Became Key Enablers of Israeli Genocide in Gaza The devastation in Gaza continues to escalate, with ceasefire negotiations used as part of a calculated strategy and a smokescreen until Israel completes its ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza. Crucial to the success of this plan is the unwavering complicity of the Biden administration, which has embraced and amplified Israeli narratives, shielded it from accountability, and facilitated its actions.

Paul Larudee (2025-01-08). Only Force Will Stop Genocide. dissidentvoice.org We have long passed the point of mobilizing world opinion against Israel's shameless and wanton slaughter of countless defenseless civilian Palestinian men, women, children and even the unborn. They are countless because no one has the means to count those whose bodies have never been recovered, who have starved or frozen to death far from …

Staff (2025-01-08). Headlines for January 8, 2025. democracynow.org Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 51, Including Five Children, in Israeli-Designated "Safe Zone", Far-Right Israeli Minister Calls for Destruction of West Bank Cities, Ireland Joins South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice, U.S. Concludes Sudanese Paramilitary Group Has Committed Genocide, Trump Threatens Military Action to Seize Greenland, Panama Canal; Says Canada Should Join U.S., Pope Names Trump Critic and Immigrant Rights Defender as Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Congress Approves Bill to Deport Immigrants Charged with Minor Crimes, L.A. Orders Mass Evacua…

Norman Solomon (2025-01-08). Genocidal President, Genocidal Politics. counterpunch.org When news broke over the weekend that President Biden just approved an $8 billion deal for shipping weapons to Israel, a nameless official vowed that "we will continue to provide the capabilities necessary for Israel's defense." Following the reports last month from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch concluding that Israeli actions in Gaza are genocide, Biden's decision was a new low for

presstv.ir (2025-01-08). Mother of detained Gaza hospital chief dies of heart attack. presstv.ir The mother of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was forcibly detained by Israeli forces in Gaza in late December, has died of a heart attack.

newarab (2025-01-08). BDS warns of Morocco attempt to 'criminalise' anti-Israeli acts. newarab.com In "We are at a dangerous turning point in the path of rights and freedoms…

newarab (2025-01-08). Germany defunds two Israeli rights groups critical of Gaza war. newarab.com The The

newarab (2025-01-08). Qatar confirms 'technical meetings' on Gaza truce ongoing. newarab.com Talks aimed at cementing a truce in Gaza between Hamas and Israel are ongoing, with "technical meetings" taking place between the parties, Qatar's foreign ministry said Tuesday. | "The technical meetings are still happening between both sides," ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said, referring to meetings with lower-level officials on the details of an agreement. "There are no principal meetings taking place at the moment." | Mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States have been engaged in months of talks between the two sides that have failed to end Israel's assault on Gaza, which human rights organisations…

presstv.ir (2025-01-08). Protesters gather in Jordan in solidarity with Palestinians. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Friday, condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Ed Sykes (2025-01-08). Disgraced Blinken finally recognises genocide… just not the one in Gaza. thecanary.co Many people around the world will rightly remember the Biden-Harris administration — notably Anthony Blinken — as one of the most despicable US regimes in living memory. In particular, it has shamelessly backed Israel's genocide in Gaza, while sending billions of dollars' worth of arms to the apartheid colonial power. It has also gaslit people […] | By

Ravit Hecht (2025-01-08). Israel's scofflaw government intensifies its judicial blitz with brazen noncompliance. haaretz.com Netanyahu's coalition is breaking new records in its fight against the institutions of the rule of law, but there may be worse to come: Justice Minister Levin appears ready to advance the controversial bill changing the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee…

Refaella Goichman (2025-01-08). Viral video of Miriam Adelson calling for Netanyahu's replacement is 'low-quality fake,' daughter says. haaretz.com In the clip, which was posted on X by a Jewish American journalist, Adelson seems to be saying, 'Netanyahu is worn out, but his lust for power won't let him leave the stage'…

newarab (2025-01-08). 'Pro-Palestine Mexico activist' destroys wax Netanyahu statue. newarab.com A masked activist hammered, toppled, and threw red paint at a wax statue of Israeli Prime Minister The man, who has not yet been identified, destroyed the statue in The smashing of t…

newarab (2025-01-08). US bill aims to target ICC investigators of Israel, Netanyahu. newarab.com

Ali Salam (2025-01-08). Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian Man Near Nablus, Shoot Four Near Hebron. imemc.org On Tuesday, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man after invading the village of Al-Badhan, northeast of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. Occupation forces also shot four Palestinian young men in the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

taliamullin18 (2025-01-08). American Historical Assoc. Votes Overwhelmingly to Support Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza. scheerpost.com By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! The American Historical Association, the oldest learned society in the United States, has adopted the "Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza," condemning Israel's "intentional effort to comprehensively destroy the Palestinian education system." We speak to Sherene Seikaly and Barbara Weinstein, two scholars who supported the resolution and helped push …

APR editor (2025-01-08). An indictment of NZ's settler colonial and 'Five Eyes' spy paranoia over political critics. asiapacificreport.nz REVIEW: By David Robie Four months ago, a group of lawyers in Aotearoa New Zealand called for a little reported inquiry into New Zealand spy agencies over whether there has been possible assistance for Israel's war in Gaza. In a letter to the chief of intelligence and security (IGIS) on 12 September 2024, three lawyers…

_____ (2025-01-08). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour

tn.ai (2025-01-08). Israeli Forces Detain 45 Palestinians in West Bank Raids. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Israeli forces have arrested at least 45 Palestinians, including a child and two women, in a series of overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, Palestinian prisoners' groups reported on Wednesday.

editor (2025-01-08). Will Trump seize the opportunity for an Israeli-Palestinian breakthrough. onlineopinion.com.au Trump must know that denying the Palestinian right to statehood and conceding further Palestinian land to Israel is a recipe for the next horrific inferno.

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-08). Complaint filed against Franco-Israeli soldier: the French judiciary must open an investigation. fidh.org

Middle East Eye. (2025-01-08). US Transfers 11 Detainees Out Of Guantanamo Bay Prison. popularresistance.org The United States sent 11 Yemeni detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Oman, the Pentagon said on Monday, leaving 15 people at the infamous detention centre. | The transfer was initially slated for October 2023 but the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel and Israel's subsequent war on Gaza delayed the transfer, according to an admission from US officials in May last year. | "The United States appreciates the willingness of the government of Oman and other partners to support ongoing US efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantan…

taliamullin18 (2025-01-08). Leaked Emails Expose 'Collaborative Efforts' Between Israeli Govt. and Center for Countering Digital Hate. scheerpost.com

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-08). Gaza Operations and Regional Security Top US-Israel Discussions. themedialine.org

presstv.ir (2025-01-08). Hamas slams Israeli regime's plan to annex Arab countries. presstv.ir The Hamas resistance movement has strongly condemned Israel's plan to annex more Palestinian and Arab lands.

presstv.ir (2025-01-08). Hind Rajab Foundation chief says his resolve 'unchanged' after Israeli death threat. presstv.ir The chairperson of pro-Palestine advocacy organization Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has dismissed a death threat against himself, stressing that his resolve for justice remains unchanged.

presstv.ir (2025-01-08). Carrefour closes business in Oman after leaving Jordan over BDS pressure. presstv.ir Carrefour has been forced to halt its business in Oman two months after closing all its branches in Jordan owing to a worldwide anti-Israel campaign.

aljazeera (2025-01-08). 'Massacres': Women, children killed as Israel bombs Gaza's 'safe zone'. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's correspondent says fear dominates in Gaza as Israeli attacks intensify, targeting 'humanitarian safe zone'.

aljazeera (2025-01-08). NATO, Gaza and Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump's news conference. aljazeera.com Trump's grandstanding covered Ukraine joining NATO, Israel's war on Gaza, and Greenland.

Isabelle Ponet (2025-01-08). Debt cancellation in the land of Canaan in the first millennium BC. cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Social justice, in particular in regard to the cancellation of debts that keep the poor enslaved to the rich, is a leitmotif in the history of ancient Israel.
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Rachel Fink (2025-01-08). Eyal Golan's alleged sexual assault victims speak out again — and face mansplaining. haaretz.com When the two women who accused Israeli pop star Eyal Golan of rape went public, it produced more results than 11 years of investigations. Their second TV interview would have been perfect, if not for the men interviewing them…

Staff (2025-01-08). 28 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza, Hamas health officials say. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Lebanese report says Israel will receive hostages list in exchange for up to eight weeks of Gaza cease-fire ‚ñ GAZA: 28 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes across Gaza since midnight, health officials say ‚ñ WEST BANK: Palestinian sources report two children killed in an IDF drone strike Tamun…

Yossi Melman (2025-01-08). How Thursday's Lebanese presidential election could influence Hezbollah's next steps. haaretz.com On Thursday, Lebanon's parliament will convene to elect a president, with Chief of Staff Joseph Aoun the strongest contender. Could he oversee the disarmament of Hezbollah in the south, or will Israel cement its presence in a 'security zone,' like in the '90s?

newarab (2025-01-08). Gaza: Women, children killed in Israel's bombing of Khan Younis. newarab.com Israeli military operations in Gaza persist after a violent overnight assault on Khan Younis, which left at least 20 Palestinians dead, including women and children. | A Tuesday night Israeli strike targeted the al-Mawasi "safe zone" in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, with at least seven children among those killed. The targeted building housed displaced residents from Gaza City. | Since the attack, Israeli strikes on Gaza have continued, with the death toll rising to at least 28, including infants, young children, and women, further devastating the war-battered enclave. | In Lebanon, Prime Minister Najib Mikati…

newarab (2025-01-08). Israel extends closure of Al Jazeera's West Bank office. newarab.com Israeli authorities renewed a closure order According to news agency AFP, Israeli soldiers posted the extension order Tuesday morning on the entrance of the building housing Al Jazeera's offices in central Ramallah, a city under full

newarab (2025-01-08). Israeli officials warn off Egypt's 'military activity' in Sinai. newarab.com Israeli military and political officials are once more sounding the alarm over what they describe as 'build-up' by the Egyptian military in the Citing Egyptian military activity in the north-western territory, which was liberated by Egypt from Israeli occupation in 1973, the officials referred to logistical pr…

newarab (2025-01-08). Israeli soldier kills Palestinian used as 'human shield' in Gaza. newarab.com An The victim, whose identity remains undisclosed, was forced by Israeli soldiers to accompany them as they searched buildings in the area. | The fatal shooting took place when the Israeli forces' Nahal Brigade commander arrived at the site of the search. | Israeli media has claimed that after spotting the Palestinian, the commander assume…

newarab (2025-01-08). Israel's war transformed Gaza's stadiums into detention centres. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-08). Palestinians say Israel strike kills two children in West Bank. newarab.com Palestinian officials said three people including two children were killed Wednesday in an Israeli air strike on the Ahmad Asaad, governor of the northern West Bank city of Tubas, told news agency AFP that the strike hit nearby Tammun village, killing a 23-year-old man and two children, aged eight and 10, all from the same family. | The Palestinian foreign ministry in

newarab (2025-01-08). Who are Lebanon's leading presidential candidates. newarab.com The international community, including the US and Saudi Arabia, is calling for the swift election of a president to uphold the fragile ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, which came into effect on 27 November and ended a large-scale conflict that devastated many parts of Lebanon.

newarab (2025-01-08). Anger over sacked Libya FM's revelations about Israel meeting. newarab.com Demonstrations against Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) erupted late on Monday in several parts of the country after Mangoush revealed that

newarab (2025-01-08). Hochstein vows 'complete withdrawal' of Israel army from Lebanon. newarab.com In a meeting with acting

newarab (2025-01-08). Israel must prepare for war with Turkey, gov committee warns. newarab.com A committee established by the The Nagel Committee issued a report on Monday detailing the defence budget and security strategy, where they raised concerns over Turkey's aspirations and possible future tensions with Is…

newarab (2025-01-08). Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, including 7 children. newarab.com Israeli forces have killed at least 49 Palestinians in Gaza in the past day, according to medical officials. | A wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza's southern district of At least five strikes targeted parts of Khan Younis, including one in the

newarab (2025-01-08). UAE in talks with US, Israel for 'overseeing' post-war Gaza. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-08). US shifts some military aid to Lebanon from Egypt, letter says. newarab.com U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, which faces threats from Hezbollah and other non-state actors and is enforcing a ceasefire with Israel, according to a document seen by Reuters on Monday. | The State Department notification to Congress of the planned shift calls the Lebanese armed forces "a key partner" in upholding the Nov. 27, 2024, Israel-Lebanon agreement to cease hostilities and to prevent Hezbollah from threatening Israel. | The move comes after some of Biden's fellow Democrats in Congress expressed deep concerns about Egypt…

english.palinfo.com (2025-01-08). Targeting Doctors and Hospitals: Killing life in Gaza's present and future

english.palinfo.com (2025-01-08). Targeting Doctors and Hospitals: Killing life in Gaza's present and future

Eva Bartlett (2025-01-08). Under the new "freedom-bringing" "diverse" Syrian "government", minorities are being hunted down, tortured and killed. ingaza.wordpress.com

Staff (2025-01-08). Netanyahu denies Lebanese report of Gaza cease-fire in exchange for intelligence on hostages. haaretz.com Netanyahu's office calls the Lebanese report 'a complete lie' amid ongoing talks for a cease-fire and hostage release deal…

newarab (2025-01-08). Gaza ministry says fuel stock has run out in hospitals. newarab.com Gaza's ministry of health announced on Wednesday that fuel stocks have run out in healthcare facilities and warned that in a matter of hours hospital generators will completely stop working, urging for international organisations to take immediate action. | The ministry added the fuel shortage is "directly endangering" the lives of patients, particularly in the Al-Aqsa Hospital, the Gaza European Hospital and the Nasser Medical Complex. | The UN agency UNRWA said Gaza hospitals had become "death traps" and reiterated that the increased attacks coupled with cold weather in Gaza is worsening already dire conditi…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-01-08). Gaza Health Ministry Warns Of 'Real Disaster Sweeping Hospitals'. popularresistance.org The Health Ministry in Gaza warned on 7 January that the medical sector in the strip is facing a disaster due to crippling shortages of essential supplies and humanitarian aid. | The ministry released a statement warning "of a real disaster that is sweeping hospitals, oxygen stations, medicine refrigerators, and nurseries in all health facilities remaining in operation in the Gaza Strip." | "There is no fuel stock in hospitals due to the policy of dripping in fuel that the occupation has been following in bringing in since the beginning of the war on Gaza.

newarab (2025-01-08). PA bid to crush resistance in Jenin camp won't give keys to Gaza. newarab.com The vicious campaign being conducted by the Palestinian Authority (PA) Equally incomprehensible are the statements being issued by the On the one hand this claim completely ignores the p…

Staff (2025-01-08). "Outrageous": Rep. Jim McGovern Slams Trump's Rhetoric on Taking Panama, Greenland & Canada. democracynow.org At a news conference Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump renewed his threats against Gaza, Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal as he continues to push an agenda of extreme U.S. imperialism. Democratic Congressmember Jim McGovern calls Trump's comments "outrageous," "ridiculous" and, ultimately, a distraction from his planned abandonment of social services. We also discuss social networking behemoth Meta's announcement that it is ending its fact-checking program, in what's being seen as a capitulation to Trump and conservative media disinformation campaigns, and how P…

The Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (2025-01-08). Video: ÿ∫ÿ≤ÿ© ŸÅŸä ÿߟџ֟äŸÑÿßÿØ | Gaza on Christmas. A Christmas Salute from Bethlehem to Gaza. globalresearch.ca A Christmas Salute from Bethlehem to Gaza: | The Poet wrote the song inspired by the events that happened almost two thousand years ago. Caesar Augustus, the then Roman Emperor, ordered all inhabitants residing under his jurisdiction be registered. Joseph took …

therealnews.com (2025-01-08). She was fired for pro-Palestine speech. She's a Jewish professor. Maura Finkelstein, a former tenured professor at Muhlenberg College, was fired for sharing a post by Palestinian poet Remi Kenazi on her Instagram story.

Patrick Bond (2025-01-08). From South Africa to Syria, rising perils for Palestine solidarity. cadtm.org

Medjool (2025-01-08). Protect Palestinian Children Resources to Print or Download. justpeaceadvocates.ca

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