(2025-03-13). How Pro-Palestine Student Activists Are Fighting Increasing Repression. popularresistance.org The student movement for Palestine is once again in the news following reports that ICE detained Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestine organizing at Columbia University. The Trump administration appears to be delivering on its promise to go after foreign students who participate in the movement for Palestine. Trump has already passed several executive orders as part of this McCarthyist attack on universities. | The outrage against Khalil's detention is clear. In just over a day, a petition calling for Khalil's release has been sent over 2.3 million times.
(2025-03-13). Arrests at Trump Tower as Mahmoud Khalil demonstrations continue. aljazeera.com Outrage continues to grow as Trump administration tries to deport US permanent resident over pro-Palestine protests.
(2025-03-13). Mahmoud Khalil's wife: He is fighting for his people. presstv.ir The spouse of Mahmoud Khalil says her husband is Palestinian and is standing up for his people.
(2025-03-13). Veterans For Peace President Susan Schnall to Speak at DC Rally. pressenza.com No to Trump's VA Cuts, No to Genocide in Gaza, No to Mass Deportation! | Susan Schnall, national president of Veterans For Peace, will be in Washington, DC this Friday, March 14, to speak at a noontime rally being organized by grassroots veterans and supporters at the National Mall (between 6th & 7th Streets). | A former Navy nurse and hospital administrator, Ms. Schnall will make connections between government cuts in veterans' healthcare and ordering mass deportations in the U.S., while supporting ethnic cleansing in Palestine."Veterans are worried that they will lose their VA healthcare and other benefits due…
(2025-03-13). Solution to the Genocide in Palestine Is Simple: Grant Full Human Rights to Palestinians. globalresearch.ca For Zionist-perverted, anti-Arab anti-Semitic and genocide-ignoring Western mainstream media the present big issues on page 1 are "40 Israeli hostages" and asserted "antisemitism." Ignored is the century-long Palestinian genocide and Palestinian holocaust (2.7 million Palestinians killed by Zionist-imposed violence, 0.2 …
(2025-03-13). Yale suspends Iranian scholar after AI site said she supports a pro-Palestine group. presstv.ir Yale Law School has suspended an Iranian scholar following accusations stemming from an Israeli AI-powered website article on her advocacy for Palestine and Iran.
(2025-03-13). Universities Australia's conflation of antisemitism with anti-Zionism is dangerous. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-03-13). Jewish Council of Australia calls on politicians, media to stop exploiting antisemitism. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-03-13). Orchestra attempts to silence pianist Jayson Gillham on Palestine a second time. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-03-13). Sydney uni rescinds threat to suspend trans, refugee student over pro-Palestine messages. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-03-13). Women call for peace and justice in Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-03-13). UN experts accuse Israel of genocide and sexual violence in Gaza. newarab.com 
Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy, United Nations experts said in a Israel's "Instead of focusing on the crimes against humanity and war crimes comm…
(2025-03-13). Professor At Center Of Columbia University Deportation Scandal Is Former Israeli Spy. popularresistance.org The professor at the center of the Columbia University deportation scandal is a former Israeli intelligence official, MintPress News can reveal. | The professor at the center of the Columbia University deportation scandal is a former Israeli intelligence official, MintPress News can reveal. | Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate of the university's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), was abducted by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) Saturday for his role in organizing protests last year against Israel's attack on Gaza. Khalil's dean, Dr. Keren Yarhi-Milo, head of the School of International and Pu…
(2025-03-13). Over 1,000 protest in Foley Square, New York City in defense of Mahmoud Khalil: "This is what happened in Nazi Germany" wsws.org Protesters denounced the fascist actions of the Trump administration and the complicity of the Democratic Party in the Gaza genocide and Khalil's detention.
(2025-03-13). How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's protest crackdown. newarab.com 
When The international-affairs graduate student was a fixture in and around the protest encampment on Columbia's Manhattan campus, serving as a spokesperson and negotiator for demonstrators who deplored Israel's military campaign in Gaza and pressed the Ivy League school to cut financial ties with Israel and companies that…
(2025-03-13). Breaking: UN experts accuse Israel of genocide, sexual violence and extermination. skwawkbox.org 
(2025-03-13). Israel using 'genocidal' violence against Gaza women: UN experts. newarab.com 
Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during "Israeli authorities have destroyed in part the reproductive capacity of the Palestinians in Gaza as a group, including by imposing measures intended to prevent births, one of the categories of genocidal acts in the Rome Statute and the Genocide Convention," said the UN I…
(2025-03-13). Yemen Reimposes Red Sea Blockade On Israeli Shipping. popularresistance.org The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) has reimposed a naval blockade on Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea, Arab Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden. | In a statement released late on 11 March, the YAF said the move comes "after the expiry of the specified period of the deadline issued by Sayyid Abdul Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, may God protect him, to the mediators to push and pressure the Israeli enemy to reopen the crossings and bring aid into the Gaza Strip." | "In view of the inability of the mediators to achieve this, the [YAF] confirms" the resumption of "the ban on the passage of all Israeli ships i…
(2025-03-13). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-03-13). Israel strikes Palestinian Islamic Jihad compound in Syrian capital. haaretz.com ISRAEL: IDF confirms it conducted airstrike in Damascus, targeting HQ of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad ‚ñ U.S.: Mideast envoy Witkoff discusses Gaza reconstruction plan with Arab leaders in Doha ‚ñ U.S. rejected Iraqi offer to return Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov, report says…
(2025-03-13). Two Myths About the Gaza Ceasefire. cadtm.org
(2025-03-13). Cabinet condemns Israel's blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza. sanews.gov.za Cabinet condemns Israel's blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza | Cabinet has condemned Israel's refusal to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, and its closure of border crossings. | This at a time when " the people of Gaza are experiencing immeasurable suffering" and urgently need food, shelter, and medical supplies. | Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said this action is a continuation of Israel's "use of starvation as a weapon of war as part of the ongoing campaign of what the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled to be plausi…
(2025-03-13). Tariq Ali: Conquered Lands. newleftreview.org A political panorama of the Middle East, surveying the fortunes of rulers and ruled in Riyadh, Cairo, Tripoli, Damascus, Tehran, Gaza and Tel Aviv, under the stifling blanket of a heavily militarized Israeli-American hegemony.
(2025-03-13). Iran Condemns Israeli Blockade on Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the Zionist regime's complete blockade on Gaza as a clear example of crime against humanity.
(2025-03-13). Iran condemns Israel's halt to food delivery, electricity supply to Gaza. presstv.ir Iran says the Israeli regime's move to halt food and aid deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip amounts to crime against humanity.
(2025-03-13). UN report: Israel committed 'genocidal acts' in Gaza Strip. presstv.ir A UN investigation has declared that Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza.
(2025-03-13). What were Israel's 'genocidal acts' against reproductive health in Gaza? aljazeera.com UN investigators have accused Israel of committing "genocidal acts" by targeting women's health facilities in Gaza.
(2025-03-13). Satellite photos show Gaza darkened by Israeli power restrictions. aljazeera.com Satellite photos from NASA show the widespread impact of Israel's electricity and fuel cutoffs to Gaza.
(2025-03-13). Trump electricity stance. aljazeera.com We compare and contrast Trump's reaction to Canada's surcharges and his silence on Israel cutting Gaza's power.
(2025-03-13). Israel's power cutoff threatens to devastate Gaza's water supply. haaretz.com By cutting power, the supply of desalinated water in the strip will drop by 70 percent for Gazans already suffering from a shortage of water since the war began and now find themselves — at the height of Ramadan — with almost no sources of drinking water…
(2025-03-13). Trump Envoy Witkoff joins intensive hostage release talks in Doha. haaretz.com Israeli sources said that the continuation of the talks is a positive sign, which U.S. Envoy Witkoff joined in Doha, discussing the Arab initiative for reconstructing Gaza with Arab leaders…
(2025-03-13). UN experts accuse Israel of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza. haaretz.com The UN accused Israel's security forces of using forced public stripping and sexual assault as part of their standard operating procedures to punish Palestinians after the October 7 Hamas attack — allegations Israel has rejected as 'unfounded'…
(2025-03-13). Lebanese army receives released soldier who was detained by Israel. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Israeli civilian moderately wounded in suspected shooting attack in West Bank ‚ñ U.S.: Mideast envoy Witkoff discusses Gaza reconstruction plan with Arab leaders in Doha ‚ñ U.S. rejected Iraqi offer to return Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov, report says…
(2025-03-13). UN report accuses Israel of 'genocidal acts' in Gaza, Israel rejects allegations. haaretz.com The UN accused Israel's security forces of using forced public stripping and sexual assault as part of their standard operating procedures to punish Palestinians after the October 7 Hamas attack — allegations Israel has rejected as 'unfounded'…
(2025-03-13). 'My experience in Entebbe was a five-star hotel compared to the hostages in Gaza'. haaretz.com In 1976, Benny Davidson was on the Air France plane that took off from Israel and was hijacked. He spent a week as a hostage in Entebbe. Today, he is fighting for the release of the hostages in Gaza through a special initiative…
(2025-03-13). Israeli physicians should stand up for their Gazan colleagues, detained and tortured during the war. haaretz.com The IDF has arrested more than 250 Palestinian medical personnel in Gaza; 150 of whom remain in detention in Israel. This is a clear and unabashed violation of international law…
(2025-03-13). Israel's Ramadan blockade reaches catastrophic levels in Gaza. newarab.com 
Fatima Al-Saayda's face flushes red as she stokes the firewood in her clay oven, preparing a modest meal for her family and the families of her two married sons. Smoke fills the air, forcing tears from her eyes, especially as she resorts to burning plastic and cardboard due to the scarcity of firewood. | Exhaustion is etched onto the 53-year-old mother of five and grandmother of five more. She spends hours tending the fire, cooking from mid-afternoon until just before sunset, despite suffering from high blood pressure and respiratory issues. But physical strain is only part of the burden; her mind remains preo…
(2025-03-13). 'Nobody is expelling any Palestinians': Trump walks back on plot to ethnically cleanse Gaza. presstv.ir Trump seems to back down on his plan to forcibly relocate the population of the Gaza Strip, claiming, "Nobody is expelling any Palestinians."
(2025-03-13). 8 March: Solidarity with women in Gaza, the DR of the Congo, and of the world at large. cadtm.org
(2025-03-13). Trump appears to walk back Gaza expulsion plan. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump has said Palestinians in Gaza are not going to be expelled, backtracking on his comments.
(2025-03-13). Trump Seems To Backtrack on Plan To Remove Palestinians From Gaza. themedialine.org 
(2025-03-13). For the hostages in Gaza, the Red Cross is neutral – but we are not bystanders. icrc.org Neutrality provides us with the ability to try and influence both sides to act in accordance with the laws of war…
(2025-03-13). Wills candidates debate foreign aid, Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-03-13). Trump appears to walk back plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-03-13). 100 Christian leaders' open letter calls for NZ humanitarian visas for trapped Gaza families. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report An open letter signed by 100 Christian leaders, calling for the granting of humanitarian visas to Aotearoa New Zealand for families of Palestinians trapped in Gaza has been handed over on the steps of Parliament. The letter was presented yesterday on Ash Wednesday to opposition Labour Party MP Phil Twyford, who was…
(2025-03-13). Trump will do to Gaza what he did to Atlantic City. peoplesworld.org 
The Palestinian group Islamic Jihad has lashed out at the U.S. president for proposing to clear out, redevelop, and "own" Gaza. "Trump is treating our national cause like a real estate deal" and is "deluded" if he believes "our people will accept this scheme," the organization said in a statement. "Our Palestinian people will not kneel …
(2025-03-13). The Case Against Mahmoud Khalil: How the Israel Lobby Fueled a Campus Crackdown. mintpressnews.com Pro-Israel lobbyists spent a year framing campus protests as Hamas-linked. Now, their disinformation campaign has led to the detention and planned deportation of Mahmoud Khalil—despite Trump officials admitting he broke no laws.
(2025-03-13). What is happening with talks between Israel, the US and Hamas? aljazeera.com Talks for extending ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continue amid backlash over US envoy's direct engagement.
(2025-03-13). Hamas hails Yemen's resumption of anti-Israel naval operation. presstv.ir Hamas praises Yemen for resuming its maritime operation against Israeli vessels.
(2025-03-13). Hamas and Fatah bicker over who has direct talks with US. newarab.com 
As the crises facing the
(2025-03-13). "Absolutely Unacceptable and Illegal": Lawmakers Demand Release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE Jail. pressenza.com Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding the release of recent Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident of the U.S. who was arrested by immigration authorities for helping organize campus protests in solidarity with Palestinians. The 14 lawmakers, all Democrats, wrote, "Khalil's constitutional rights have been violated. He has been denied meaningful access to counsel and any visitation from his family. This is absolutely unacceptable — and illegal." | On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt argued Secreta…
(2025-03-13). Trump administration pursues deportation of Mahmoud Khalil while admitting he has committed no crime. wsws.org The Palestinian activist, a green card holder married to a US citizen, was seized by ICE agents Saturday in New York and taken to a private detention facility in Louisiana.
(2025-03-13). The Palestinians Israel displaces in the West Bank have nowhere to go. aljazeera.com Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are anxious about the future as Israel steps up aggression against refugee camps.
(2025-03-13). Aotearoa NZ: International Women's Day protests in solidarity with Palestinians. greenleft.org.au 
Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand marked International Women's Day and the start of Ramadan with solidarity rallies across the country, calling for justice and peace for Palestinian women and the territories occupied illegally by Israel, reports APR.
(2025-03-13). Israeli settler mob throws 2 Palestinian shepherds off cliff. skwawkbox.org 
Starmer and Lammy remain silent Yesterday, a mob of Israeli Jewish settlers pushed Palestinian shepherds Ghanem and Mohammad Zawahra off a cliff, after severely beating them, near Tubas in the occupied West Bank near the northern Jordan valley. Settlers have for some time been harassing and attacking Palestinian shepherds, trying to chase them from their …
(2025-03-13). Yale University suspends law scholar and pro-Palestinian activist targeted by AI-powered Zionist news website. wsws.org Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi, an Iranian-born academic who became Deputy Director of the Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project at Yale in 2023 and also held the position of Associate Research Scholar at Yale Law School (YLS), was notified on March 3 of a post on Jewish Onliner that claimed she was a "terrorist."
(2025-03-13). Trump slammed for using 'Palestinian' as slur against Schumer. newarab.com 
In comments to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump said "He used to be Jewish. He's not Jewish anymore, he's a Palestinian," Trump said. | Schumer, a long-se…