2025-03-17: Palestine Roundup

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Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2025-03-17). Report Accuses Israel Of Gender-Based, Sexual Violence Against Palestinians. popularresistance.org A new report released by the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory accuses Israel of systematically employing sexual, reproductive, and gender-based violence against Palestinians during its assault on Gaza. The findings, presented alongside public hearings in Geneva, also highlight the systematic destruction of reproductive healthcare facilities in Gaza and describe a "broader strategy to undermine Palestinian self-determination." The report finds that Israel's conduct has amounted to carrying out "genocidal acts" under international law, in addition to war cri…

The Media Line Staff (2025-03-17). Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Move To Deport Students Over Pro-Palestine Protests. themedialine.org

Sam Biddle (2025-03-17). LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool. theintercept.com One week after Hamas's October 7 attack, thousands rallied outside the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles to protest the country's retaliatory assault on Gaza. The protestors were peaceful,

marketing (2025-03-17). Trump Is Surveying Australian Academics About Gender Diversity And China What Does This Mean For Unis And Their Research? #Trump #Surveying #Australian #Academics #About #Gender #Diversity #China #What #Does #This #Mean #Unis #Their #Research? #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Shortly after taking office, US President Donald Trump issued executive orders banning federal funding on so-called woke research. | This is part of his broader ban on …

marketing (2025-03-17). Chewing Gum Is Plastic Pollution, Not A Litter Problem #Chewing #Plastic #Pollution, #Litter #Problem #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of …

Staff (2025-03-17). From Global Anti-Imperialism to the Dandelion Fighters, China's Solidarity with Palestine from 1950 to 2024. orinocotribune.com By Zhang Sheng — Mar 12, 2025 | Frontier of global anti-imperialist struggle: China's perceptions of the Palestinian struggle from 1955 to 1976
| China is probably one of few states which flipped its diplomatic stance on the "Palestinian-Israeli conflict" in the most dramatic manner from the 1950s to 1970s. In only 20 years, the People's Republic of China (PRC)'s official foreign policy dramatically changed from almost establishing diplomatic relations with Israel in 1950 to denying any legitimacy of the Israeli state in the 1960s to 1970s. As I aim to demonstrate in this article, the Maoist era, espec…

presstv.ir (2025-03-17). US-UK aggression on Yemen 'desperate attempt' to stop support for Palestine: Hezbollah. presstv.ir Hezbollah has strongly condemned the latest US-British aggression against Yemen, calling it a "desperate attempt" to prevent the resilient Yemeni people from supporting Palestine.

presstv.ir (2025-03-17). Eight of 9 victims of Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya were aid workers. presstv.ir Eight of 9 victims of Israel's attack on Beit Lahiya were aid workers and journalists.

presstv.ir (2025-03-17). Rights group sues Trump administration for deporting pro-Palestinian protesters. presstv.ir A group of students and professors file a lawsuit challenging Washington's actions to deport international students and scholars who support Palestine.

presstv.ir (2025-03-17). Former Israeli army chief 'praises' Hamas for surprise Oct. 7 operation. presstv.ir Herzi Halevi has already accepted responsibility for the failure of the Israeli military in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2025-03-17). Houthi: Yemeni forces will target US aircraft carrier, warships. presstv.ir The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah has warned the US that the aggression against Yemen will be met with escalation, and that the support for Palestine will persist.

marketing (2025-03-17). Trump Is Surveying Australian Academics About Gender Diversity And China What Does This Mean For Unis And Their Research? #Trump #Surveying #Australian #Academics #About #Gender #Diversity #China #What #Does #This #Mean #Unis #Their #Research? #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Shortly after taking office, US President Donald Trump issued executive orders banning federal funding on so-called woke research. | This is part of his broader ban on …

marketing (2025-03-17). Chewing Gum Is Plastic Pollution, Not A Litter Problem #Chewing #Plastic #Pollution, #Litter #Problem #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of …

Staff (2025-03-17). From Global Anti-Imperialism to the Dandelion Fighters, China's Solidarity with Palestine from 1950 to 2024. orinocotribune.com By Zhang Sheng — Mar 12, 2025 | Frontier of global anti-imperialist struggle: China's perceptions of the Palestinian struggle from 1955 to 1976
| China is probably one of few states which flipped its diplomatic stance on the "Palestinian-Israeli conflict" in the most dramatic manner from the 1950s to 1970s. In only 20 years, the People's Republic of China (PRC)'s official foreign policy dramatically changed from almost establishing diplomatic relations with Israel in 1950 to denying any legitimacy of the Israeli state in the 1960s to 1970s. As I aim to demonstrate in this article, the Maoist era, espec…

ICRC (2025-03-17). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. icrc.org

Amandla Thomas-Johnson, Popular Resistance. (2025-03-17). Historic Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump's Attack On Free Speech. popularresistance.org A Cornell professor and two graduate students are suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment as it seeks to deport international students protesting Israel's war on Gaza under the guise of protecting national security. | Trump's salvo of executive orders targeting what amounts to student thought crimes means the Cornell scholars "now fear government retaliation for engaging in constitutionally protected expression critical of U.S. foreign policy and supportive of Palestinian human rights," according to the lawsuit, filed Saturday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District.

WSWS (2025-03-17). Six years after Christchurch massacre in New Zealand by fascist Brenton Tarrant. wsws.org Australian and New Zealand leaders have hypocritically condemned Islamophobia, even as they embrace the fascist Trump and back the Gaza genocide.

presstv.ir (2025-03-17). Latest Israeli attacks kill 14 Palestinians. presstv.ir The Israeli regime presses ahead with its blatant violations of the Gaza ceasefire, as the regime's forces kill and injure more civilians across the besieged territory.

Jim Lobe (2025-03-17). 16 yrs ago, Chas Freeman was smeared out of a job at DNI, too. responsiblestatecraft.org Almost exactly 16 years after the Israel lobby won a bitter high-profile battle against a key appointment by the then-director of national intelligence, it seems to have one won another, virtually without firing a shot.The abrupt withdrawal this week of the appointment of Daniel Davis, who has criticized Israel's conduct of its war in Gaza, as deputy director of national intelligence for mission integration under DNI Tulsi Gabbard

Steven Ganot (2025-03-17). 'Facing the Middle East' Explores Hamas' Tactics, India-Israel Defense Ties, and Trump's Gaza Strategy. themedialine.org

Agencies (2025-03-17). Israel says negotiators discussing hostages with mediators in Egypt. scmp.com Israeli strikes kill 14 people in Gaza over past day, Palestinian doctors say; Israel said forces intervened to thwart 'terrorist' threats.

ecns.cn (2025-03-16). Envoy: Beijing backs plan to rebuild Gaza. ecns.cn China supports the Gaza Strip reconstruction plan jointly adopted by Egypt and other Arab nations, as "Gaza is the homeland of the Palestinian people".

ICRC (2025-03-17). 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…

ICRC (2025-03-17). Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip: Facts & Figures February 2025. icrc.org 9 May 2024 — 9 February 2025…

Noa Shpigel (2025-03-17). 'Netanyahu declared war on Israel': political leaders react to PM's dismissal of Shin Bet chief. haaretz.com Opposition leader Yair Lapid claimed the dismissal was tied to the probe into Netanyahu's aides' links with Qatar. His party plans to petition the High Court, while Netanyahu's ministers defended the move as 'necessary and justified,' calling Ronen Bar 'a dictator backed by the attorney general'…

Staff (2025-03-17). Israeli negotiators discuss hostage deal in Cairo as U.S. rejects Hamas demands as 'unacceptable'. haaretz.com HOSTAGE TALKS: Trump envoy Witkoff says Hamas' latest demands 'unacceptable' ‚ñ ISRAEL: Netanyahu informs Shin Bet head of his decision to fire him ‚ñ LEBANON: Israel strikes Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon ‚ñ YEMEN: U.S. reportedly strikes a Houthi government site, as militants say they targeted U.S. aircraft carrier…

Yossi Verter (2025-03-17). A real warning: By firing Shin Bet chief, Netanyahu is destroying Israel from within. haaretz.com Hamas and Hezbollah failed to break Israel thanks to the IDF, Shin Bet, and Mossad — Netanyahu seeks to finish their job from within. Bar's loyalty is to the state and its laws — not to Netanyahu — who signals to all other gatekeepers that they are next…

The Media Line Staff (2025-03-17). Netanyahu's Decision To Sack Shin Bet Chief Draws Political, Legal Backlash. themedialine.org

Staff (2025-03-16). Why Did the Arabs Rush to Welcome Ahmad al-Jawlani? And What Are the Coming Dangers? defenddemocracy.press by Toubassi Marwan, fr. Ambassador of Palestine to Greece While the world is preoccupied with pressing international and regional issues, several areas in Syria have witnessed Israeli military incursions in the past two days, along with horrific massacres committed by the forces and militias of al-Jawlani's de facto regime. These massacres, justified under the pretext …

Staff (2025-03-16). US strikes may trigger new stage in Yemeni support for Gaza. defenddemocracy.press March 15, 2025 As Yemen gets bombarded with a military campaign launched by US President Donald Trump, Yemeni officials affirmed their stance: The aggression on Yemen will not stop Yemenis from supporting Palestine. The US-UK aggression on Yemen, which saw several raids targeting several Yemeni cities, could lead to an escalation in support for Gaza, a …

newarab (2025-03-16). Second Columbia student arrested amid anti-Palestine crackdown. newarab.com The Trump administration has announced the arrest of a second pro-Palestine student activist at the US prestigious university Columbia University, In a

Derek Seidman (2025-03-16). Pro-Palestine Campus Organizers: Demilitarization & Democratization Go Together. truthout.org Universities have long been pivotal hubs of the global solidarity movement with Palestine. During Israel's genocidal siege of Gaza and its annihilation campaign against Palestinian educational institutions, students across the world transformed universities into sites of protests and encampments. A central demand united this movement: that universities cut their ties with Israel's machinery of war… |

Alaa Shamali (2025-03-16). ÿ™ÿ≠ÿ∞Ÿäÿ±ÿßÿ™ ŸÖŸÜ ÿ™ÿ¨ÿØÿØ ÿߟџÖÿ¨ÿßÿπÿ© ŸÅŸä ÿ∫ÿ≤ÿ© Ÿàÿ≥ÿ∑ ŸÜŸÇÿµ ÿ≠ÿßÿØ ŸÅŸä ŸÖŸäÿߟá ÿߟÑÿ¥ÿ±ÿ®. thecanary.co We're humbled to introduce a new Canary writer, Alaa Shamali from Palestine — but currently a refugee in Oman. We will be publishing him in Arabic — but if you right click on the screen the menu that appears should give you the option to translate the article to English. If you are reading on mobile, this […] | By

The Canary (2025-03-16). Palestine Action just cherry picked their latest protest — the 17th at this Elbit site. thecanary.co On Saturday 15 March, Palestine Action returned to shut down Elbit Systems' Bristol headquarters for the 17th time, using a modified cherry picker to damage the operational hub of Israel's largest arms firm. The last time the group shut down the site was a matter of weeks ago. Palestine Action: cherry picking their fights To […] | By

Maxime Duriez (2025-03-16). Israel: two pending bills threaten to upend civil society and human rights work. fidh.org In Israel at least two explicitly anti-NGO bills are pending adoption by the Parliament (Knesset), within a context of increasing pressure and limitations already piling on human rights organisations in the country. These laws will severely reduce the ability of non governmental organisations (NGOs) to receive international funding, and the criminalization of accountability activities, including harsh prison sentences for supporting or even engaging with the International Criminal Court (…) | – | /…

The Canary. (2025-03-16). Palestine Action Just Cherry Picked Their Latest Protest. popularresistance.org On Saturday 15 March, Palestine Action returned to shut down Elbit Systems' Bristol headquarters for the 17th time, using a modified cherry picker to damage the operational hub of Israel's largest arms firm. The last time the group shut down the site was a matter of weeks ago. | To halt operations, stopping the Aztec West site's contributions to genocide in Palestine, an activist locked-on inside the vehicle of the cherry picker, whilst others from inside the bucket began dismantling the factory. They sprayed red paint across the building and from their high vantage point; swinging a sledgehammer on rope to smash…

Derek Seidman (2025-03-16). Pro-Palestine Campus Organizers: Demilitarization & Democratization Go Together. truthout.org Universities have long been pivotal hubs of the global solidarity movement with Palestine. During Israel's genocidal siege of Gaza and its annihilation campaign against Palestinian educational institutions, students across the world transformed universities into sites of protests and encampments. A central demand united this movement: that universities cut their ties with Israel's machinery of war… |

Alaa Shamali (2025-03-16). ÿ™ÿ≠ÿ∞Ÿäÿ±ÿßÿ™ ŸÖŸÜ ÿ™ÿ¨ÿØÿØ ÿߟџÖÿ¨ÿßÿπÿ© ŸÅŸä ÿ∫ÿ≤ÿ© Ÿàÿ≥ÿ∑ ŸÜŸÇÿµ ÿ≠ÿßÿØ ŸÅŸä ŸÖŸäÿߟá ÿߟÑÿ¥ÿ±ÿ®. thecanary.co We're humbled to introduce a new Canary writer, Alaa Shamali from Palestine — but currently a refugee in Oman. We will be publishing him in Arabic — but if you right click on the screen the menu that appears should give you the option to translate the article to English. If you are reading on mobile, this […] | By

Maxime Duriez (2025-03-16). Israel: two pending bills threaten to upend civil society and human rights work. fidh.org In Israel at least two explicitly anti-NGO bills are pending adoption by the Parliament (Knesset), within a context of increasing pressure and limitations already piling on human rights organisations in the country. These laws will severely reduce the ability of non governmental organisations (NGOs) to receive international funding, and the criminalization of accountability activities, including harsh prison sentences for supporting or even engaging with the International Criminal Court (…) | – | /…

Julia Conley, Scheer Post. (2025-03-16). Jewish Americans And Allies Occupy Trump Tower. popularresistance.org Nearly a year and a half after the advocacy group Jewish Voice for Peace began leading nationwide demonstrations against Israel's U.S.-backed assault on Gaza, hundreds of organizers and supporters of the group risked arrest Thursday as they assembled in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City, demanding the release of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil. | "Three hundred Jews and friends in Trump Tower, because we know what happens when an autocratic regime starts taking away our rights and scapegoating and we will not be silent," said Sonya Meyerson-Knox…

Dave DeCamp (2025-03-16). Israeli Military Kills 14 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday that at least 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in the previous 24-hour period as Israel has ramped up its bombings amid its ongoing breach of the ceasefire deal reached in January. The ministry said the total number of bodies that were brought to Gaza hospitals was 29, including …

newarab (2025-03-16). Deadly Israel strikes on Palestinians mar fragile Gaza ceasefire. newarab.com Gaza's civil defence agency said nine people including journalists Following the strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire took hold on January 19, Hamas accused Israel of a "blatant

newarab (2025-03-16). Israel has killed more than 150 people in Gaza since ceasefire. newarab.com Israel has killed more than 150 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire came into effect on 19 January, the territory's government media office said on Saturday. | The statement came after an Israeli air strike in Beit Lahia in the northern part of the enclave "We have noticed the [Israeli] occupation's deliberate escalation of its crimes against civilians recently, targeting civilians who were collecting firewood or checking on their homes, leading…

Agence France-Presse (2025-03-16). Deadly Israeli strikes mar fragile Gaza truce. scmp.com Nine people, including journalists, were killed in the Beit Lahia attack, the most since the start of the ceasefire with Hamas.

Keren Setton (2025-03-16). Gaza Ceasefire Teeters as Netanyahu Weighs Next Moves Under US Backing. themedialine.org

bwitanek (2025-03-16). Stop Trump's Bombing of Yemen—End U.S. Support for Genocide. fightbackbetter.com by ian Hartman | According to AP News, President Donald Trump ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, vowing to use "overwhelming lethal force" until the Houthi movement ceases its attacks on Red Sea shipping. The Houthis, who control Sanaa, have been targeting maritime trade to pressure the world into halting Israel's genocide in Gaza. These attacks had paused, but resumed after Israel refused to restore electricity, water, and humanitarian aid to Gaza—a blatant violation of international law and an act of collective punishment condemned by the International Criminal Court…

The Media Line Staff (2025-03-16). Israel Airstrikes in Gaza Leave 14 Dead Despite Truce; Hamas Cries Foul. themedialine.org

Aaron Rabinowitz (2025-03-16). 'The contract between citizens, the gov't and IDF didn't just break on Oct. 7, it shattered'. haaretz.com Seven months passed between Lior Rudaeff's death and the IDF's confirmation that his body was taken into Gaza. Without a grave, the family feels they cannot fully grieve: 'Every psychologist we've spoken to calls it "delayed mourning,"' his son said…

newarab (2025-03-16). Israel imposes harsh new restrictions on Gaza aid groups. newarab.com

newarab (2025-03-16). Somalia, Somaliland deny talks on resettling Palestinians Gaza. newarab.com Somalia and its breakaway region of Somaliland have not received any The Associated Press quoted US and Israeli officials as saying their governments had cont…

Martin Hacthoun (2025-03-16). Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 12 in 24 hours. plenglish.com Ramallah, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli army has killed 12 Palestinians in the past 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, where the situation continues to deteriorate as a result of the 15-day-old blockade on humanitarian aid.

CADTM International (2025-03-16). 8 March: Solidarity with women in Gaza, the DR of the Congo, and of the world at large. cadtm.org

Eva Bartlett (2025-03-16). Clayton Morris tells Tucker Carlson about the "Petal" mines Ukraine fired on the Donbass. ingaza.wordpress.com Clayton Morris tells Tucker Carlson about the "Petal" mines Ukraine fired on the Donbass. He mentions my work. I was in Donetsk when Ukraine fired rockets containing hundreds of the mines, in late July 2022, & went the next morning to see Donetsk streets & parks littered with them. Since then, 173 civilians have been…

The Media Line Staff (2025-03-16). G7 Foreign Ministers Condemn Hamas, Demand Hostage Release; Rubio Backs Call for Gaza Aid. themedialine.org

newarab (2025-03-16). Royal Television Society restores award for Gaza journalists. newarab.com

| The Royal Television Society (RTS) has reinstated its special recognition award for In a statement on Friday via Deadline, the media body said it would be "discussing how this will take place" following outrage in the UK and among Palestinian journalists, who felt their voices were being silenced…

newarab (2025-03-16). Trump admin probes Columbia Gaza protests for 'terror' violation. newarab.com

SKWAWKBOX (2025-03-16). Columbia University expelled student for anti-nazi protest — in 1936. skwawkbox.org It's not uni's first collaboration rodeo Columbia University in New York has been rightly criticised for its failure to try to protect its students who have stood against genocide from the predations of the Trump government — which has now disappeared at least two current or former students, Mahmoud Khalil and Leqaa Kordia, and while …

Roger Peet (2025-03-16). Operaàßao Jakarta: Sixty Years After the US-backed Indonesian Genocide. counterpunch.org For the past fifteen years, I have had a poster hanging on the door of the room where I sleep, which shows a stylized representation of the Indonesian island of Bali. The shape of the island is composed of watercolor images of scenes from the paroxysm of violence that swept across the Indonesian archipelago during the years of 1965-1966 as part of a campaign of mass murder against the country's left.

newarab (2025-03-16). Netanyahu delays response to Hamas bid to free US-Israel captive. newarab.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed until later on Saturday his response to a Hamas decision to release a dual national captive. | US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff was in Qatar continuing negotiations on how to extend the ceasefire's initial phase, which ended on 1 March and has seen Hamas release dozens of captives in return for thousands of Witkoff left Doha on Friday after five days of talks in which no progress had reportedly been…

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