2025-04-24: Palestine Roundup

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B. Nimri Aziz (2025-04-24). Walking, Waiting, Wondering, Walking Again…On Orders in Gaza. counterpunch.org "Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk" is the title of a soon-to-be-released film featuring photojournalist Fatima Hassouna the most recent of more than 208 assassinated Gazan journalists. With no prior knowledge of that film's content, I knew it emanated from Palestine. These eight words embodied reiterations of a portrait that for many months

Workers World Party (2025-04-24). PDF of April 24 print issue. workers.org Download the PDF May Day appeal to the working class Revolutionary change is urgent! Gaza unions call for global May Day solidarity Vietnam, Palestine: 60+ years of solidarity Ho Chi Minh °presente! Solidarity with Gaza Trump's phony jobs promise 'Trans Rights now!' Tear Down the Walls Mumia appeal update 2025: . . . |

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-24). Silence is no response to slaughter; recognise Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-24). Vote for Palestine this federal election. greenleft.org.au

Eyewitness Palestine (2025-04-24). Wednesday 5/7: Mutual Aid Webinar: Playground for the Children in Rahat. indybay.org Online | bit.ly/3GzS9ag

Editor (2025-04-24). Pope Francis Obits Omit Focus on Palestine. scheerpost.com Pope Francis at Joint Base Andrews. Pete Souza, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons | By Ari Paul / The obituaries for Pope Francis in the leading US newspapers ignored the late pontiff's commitment to the Palestinian people and the acute suffering in Gaza in the last years of his life. Many of them ran separate pieces that highlighted Francis' concern for Gaza and the response of Palestinians to his death, but they failed to mention these aspects of his papacy in the lengthy obituaries…

albawaba (2025-04-24). Israel denies British MP entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A British MP named Shockat Adam was recently denied entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque from an Israel-controlled gate while his colleagues passed. When asked, the Israeli settlers told Adam that he was denied entry because he's Muslim, as reported by The Middle East Eye. Adam arrived in occupied Palestine, Israel, on April 13, visiting many cities such as Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Hebron, and Tulkarm. Last Thursday, the independent MP for Leicester South visited Al-Aqsa Mosque, but upon his entry, Israeli settlers blocked him off due to his religion. Adam told the Middle East Eye, "My colleagues were let through." He…

Editor (2025-04-24). French Contradictions: Macron's Palestine Play — Too Little, Too Late. scheerpost.com Emmanuel Macron. Jacques Paquier, CC BY 2.0 By Ramzy Baroud / Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vehement opposition to a Palestinian state aligns perfectly with a long-standing Zionist ideology that has consistently viewed the establishment of a Palestinian state as a direct threat to Israel's very foundation as a settler colonial project. | Thus, the m…

Akela Lacy (2025-04-24). A Bomb Threat Targeted Student Protesters. So Why Did They Get Blamed for It. theintercept.com When a bomb threat coincided with a pro-Palestine student protest at Barnard College last month, the New York City Police Department arrested nine demonstrators. By the next day, local and national media had picked up the story. Some outlets suggested that the protesters were responsible for the threat. "Several Barnard College protesters in custody after bomb threat made during sit-in," read one That headline, as well as statements from Barnard College and the NYPD, overlooked a key f…

WiBOPM (2025-04-24). Yale pro-Palestine group stripped of status after protesters pitch tents to oppose appearance by Israeli security minister. wibailoutpeople.org Yale pro-Palestine group stripped of status after protesters pitch tents to oppose appearance by Israeli security minister By Mark Zaretsky, New Haven Register, April 23, 2025 NEW HAVEN — Yale University stripped one of the groups that organized a pro-Palestinian protest Tuesday night of its status as an official student organization, the school and organizers …

Michel DeGraff (2025-04-24). I faced censorship and attacks at MIT for trying to teach about Palestine. This reflects the rising fascism in higher education. mondoweiss.net A linguistics course I proposed to teach at MIT on decolonization in Haiti and Palestine was censored and attacked by the university. My story is just one small window into the broader crisis and repression unfolding in higher education.

ICRC (2025-04-24). ICRC outraged as premises in Gaza struck and damaged by explosive. icrc.org

Nir Hasson (2025-04-24). After IDF withholds info on Palestinian paramedic detained in Rafah, family appeals to top court. haaretz.com Asaad al-Nassasra was arrested following the incident in which 15 aid workers were killed by the IDF in southern Gaza. The Israeli army is refusing to let him meet a lawyer and his family is demanding information about his whereabouts…

Staff (2025-04-24). IDF: Reservist killed in northern Gaza, two soldiers seriously wounded. haaretz.com ISRAEL: House arrest of Qatargate suspect extended by two weeks; Israeli Mossad chief to meet Qatari PM for hostage talks ‚ñ GAZA: 61 reportedly killed since Thursday morning; IDF chief said operations in Gaza will expand if no progress in hostage returns seen ‚ñ IRAN: Foreign Mister ready to meet E3 countries for talks, following U.S. momentum…

Editor (2025-04-24). UN: Gaza Is Facing Worst Humanitarian Situation Yet Due to Israeli Blockade. scheerpost.com A girl walks inside Gaza during the Gaza-Israel war to get food. Jaber Jehad Badwan, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Dave DeCamp / The UN's humanitarian office, OCHA,

Ramona Wadi (2025-04-24). Palestinian voices are throttled by the promotion of foreign agendas. thealtworld.com Almost all political rhetoric about Israel's genocide in Gaza completely misses the point. That includes the Palestinian Authority's purported concern about Palestinians in Gaza, which does not extend to any concern about Israel's ultimate colonial vision of creating "Greater Israel". | As the PA's official news agency Wafa

Kim Petersen (2025-04-24). A Moral Imperative for the 2025 Canadian Election. The Genocide in Gaza. globalresearch.ca Back in August 2014, the New Democratic Party (NDP) was led by Tom Mulcair whose Zionism was so extreme that a sitting MP, Sana Hassainia, of the Montreal-area riding of Vercheres-Les Patriotes, could not accept Mulcair's position and chose …

Steven Ganot (2025-04-24). Gaza Protest Leader to Trump: 'Talk to Us, Not Hamas'. themedialine.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-04-24). Former Gaza Hostages Join Holocaust Survivors for March of the Living at Auschwitz. themedialine.org

hindustantimes (2025-04-24). Hamas Rival's Explosive Rant to Stun Trump? Mahmoud Abbas Comes Down Heavily Amid Hostage Crisis. hindustantimes.com Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas launched a scathing attack on Hamas at the meeting of PLO Central Council meeting. Abbas demanded the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza to end the ongoing war with Israel. Watch this video to know more.

albawaba (2025-04-24). 61 killed in Israeli raids in 12 hours on Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 61 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn Thursday, including 46 in Gaza City and the northern areas of the Strip. The latest wave of bombardment has left behind scenes of devastation, including footage of a bloodied Palestinian child pleading for help amid the rubble.ÿ•ÿ´ÿ± ŸÇÿµŸÅ ÿ•ÿ≥ÿ±ÿßÿ¶ŸäŸÑŸä ÿπŸÜŸäŸÅ ÿ£ÿØŸâ ÿ•ŸÑŸ&acirc…

ICRC (2025-04-24). Gaza: Common kitchens feed thousands as food stocks dwindle. icrc.org Inside Gaza's common kitchens is a man who refuses to look away…

aljazeera (2025-04-24). At least 59 Palestinians killed as Israel escalates Gaza bombardment. aljazeera.com Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 59 as military issues evacuation orders for Beit Hanoon and Sheikh Zeid.

aljazeera (2025-04-24). 'Insulting': Hamas condemns Abbas's remarks on Gaza captives. aljazeera.com Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says keeping the captives provides Israel with justification for its attacks on Gaza.

aljazeera (2025-04-24). Israel is using high-powered bombs to maximise deaths in Gaza, experts say. aljazeera.com Israel's latest war on Gaza is killing civilians at four times the rate of previous conflicts there.

aljazeera (2025-04-24). Video: Israeli military kills at least 28, mostly children in Gaza. aljazeera.com Israeli military strikes on multiple sites in Khan Younis have killed dozens, mostly women and children in Gaza.

aljazeera (2025-04-24). 'No mercy': Israel keeps blocking aid amid systematic destruction of Gaza. aljazeera.com Many women and children among 13 killed in the latest Israeli aerial attacks across Gaza.

Linda Dayan (2025-04-24). Anne Frank in a keffiyeh: How the Holocaust became political weapon. haaretz.com As both sides in the Gaza war rush to claim Nazi comparisons, the real survivors of the Holocaust are still with us — elderly, often impoverished and watching as their trauma becomes everyone's favorite metaphor…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-04-24). After initial denial, IDF confirms Israeli tank fire killed UN worker in Gaza. haaretz.com Shortly after the death of a Bulgarian-citizenship UN worker in Gaza, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit claimed that reports he was killed by Israeli military fire were incorrect, calling on the media to be cautious with unverified reports. Over a month later, the IDF took responsibility…

The Associated Press (2025-04-24). Freed hostage says Hamas member phoned his wife, warned her not to discuss Gaza captivity. haaretz.com Released captive Tal Shoham said that someone claiming to be a Hamas member called to warn his wife — who was released from captivity in Gaza in November 2023 — not to speak about what she'd been through, threatening to kill him if she did…

Noa Limone (2025-04-24). the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, and the mother of a child in. haaretz.com On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the families of the hostages struggle to reconcile the horrors endured by their parents and grandparents just 80 years ago with the daily terror their loved ones now face in Gaza: 'My 85-year-old father is experiencing his second Holocaust Remembrance Day while his grandson is held hostage,' says Anat Angrest…

newarab (2025-04-24). Desperate Gazan families resort to turtle meat in hunt for food. newarab.com With Once the shell has been removed, the meat is cut up, boiled and cooked in a mix of onion, pepper, tomato and spices. | "The children were afraid of the turtle, and we told them it tasted as delicious as veal," said Majida Qanan, keeping an eye on the chunks of red…

newarab (2025-04-24). British Jewish group suspends vice chair over Gaza war criticism. newarab.com The UK's Board of Deputies of British Jews has suspended its vice-chair after she co-signed a letter denouncing Israel's ongoing The Board of Deputies confirmed that all 36 signatories will now be "subject to a complaints procedure," while Harriet Goldenberg, vice-chair of the board's international division, is pending investigation. | Goldenberg has…

newarab (2025-04-24). British MPs warn of 'another Gaza' after West Bank visit. newarab.com

Rehan Saleem (2025-04-24). Aid or Obstruction? Europe Challenges Israel on Gaza. thinktank.pk As the Gaza Strip continues to endure one of the gravest humanitarian crises in recent history, European powers have emerged as vocal players in demanding peace, access to aid, and compliance with international law. Countries such as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have urged Israel to lift its ongoing blockade, now lasting over 50 …

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-04-24). Gaza: "More than a human being can bear" cadtm.org

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2025-04-24). Orbán Faces ICC Investigation After Refusing To Arrest Netanyahu. popularresistance.org In a shameless attempt to undermine international accountability for accused war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hungarian President Viktor Orbán graciously hosted the architect of Israel's 18-month genocide in Gaza on April 3. | The International Criminal Court (ICC) is now formally investigating Hungary's blatant refusal to fulfill its legal obligation to arrest Netanyahu and send him to The Hague. States parties to the Rome Statute have a duty to cooperate with the court and facilitate the arrest of any ICC suspect who enters their territory. Although Orbán announced Hungary's withdrawal fr…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-04-24). Exclusive: Labour holds emergency meeting with Kashmiris about unpopularity over Gaza. skwawkbox.org Fraught West Midlands meeting sees former MP Khalid Mahmood accused of 'altercation' with right-wing Birmingham councillor The Labour party has held an emergency meeting with Kashmiri Labour figures in the West Midlands about the backlash among Kashmiris against the Labour government's support for and active participation in Israel's genocide in Gaza, according to local Labour …

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-24). Human Rights Commission drops case against Sydney Uni academics accused of antisemitism. greenleft.org.au

Yael Freidson (2025-04-24). Netanyahu denies pushing laws to benefit expat Israeli Hollywood mogul. haaretz.com Testifying for 25th time, the PM claimed that when he sought to advance a law that would extend the income tax exemption for returning residents, he did not know that billionaire expat Arnon Milchan had that status. He also denied charges in the indictment that he helped Channel 10 when Milchan was its controlling shareholder…

Gidi Weitz (2025-04-24). AG chose to not investigate pressuring Shin Bet chief to exempt him from testifying. haaretz.com Despite real-time warning from Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, AG Baharav-Miara chose not to investigate Netanyahu's effort to delay his trial, saying it was enough that the request was denied…

Ofer Aderet (2025-04-24). Israel commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day with two minutes of nationwide silence. haaretz.com In attendance at the Yad Vashem ceremony are PM Netanyahu, President Herzog and Holocaust survivors. This year's commemorative events center around the theme of '80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany'…

Yael Freidson (2025-04-24). Netanyahu escalates attack on Shin Bet ahead of response to scathing affidavit. haaretz.com The prime minister is expected to submit formal response to allegations made by Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, who accused him of using the security service for personal benefit…

Staff (2025-04-24). Netanyahu shares another video as part of campaign against Shin Jewish Division. haaretz.com Netanyahu claimed the secretly recorded conversation, originally aired on Channel 14, proves that 'the head of the Jewish Division of the Shin Bet admits that he is persecuting right-wing activists'…

The Media Line Staff (2025-04-24). 'He Always Cried': Netanyahu Shares Father-in-Law's Holocaust Story on Remembrance Day. themedialine.org

Ed Newman (2025-04-23). Palestine accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza. radiohc.cu Ramallah, April 23 (RHC) ⚪ The Palestinian National Council has accused Israel of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, where more than 51,000 deaths have been reported since October 2023.

newarab (2025-04-23). The new cost of pro-Palestine activism on US students' futures. newarab.com Social media posts, visa reviews, and a vague, shifting definition of anti-Semitism: these are now some of the grounds for potential deportation in the United States under the Trump presidency. | "There's no threshold anymore. People are overthinking every word, because they don't know what's enough to get them targeted," said Juno Abdo, a representative of These aren't just vague warnings, they are sho…

Otis Grotewohl (2025-04-23). Moroccan port workers' union shows solidarity with Palestine. workers.org In a courageous act of solidarity with the Palestinian people, a Moroccan port workers' union called on its members to boycott a ship suspected of transporting F-35 fighter jet components to Israel. On April 14, the Union of Port Workers, an affiliate of the Moroccan Labor Union (UMT), called on . . . |

Ari Paul (2025-04-23). Pope Francis Obits Omit Focus on Palestine. fair.org Reuters not only had a stand-alone story ( The obituaries for Pope Francis in the leading US newspapers ignored the late pontiff's commitment to the Palestinian people and the acute suffering in Gaza in the last years of his life. Many of them ran separate pieces that hi…

bwitanek (2025-04-23). U Mich Palestine Advocacy Students Face FBI Raid, Genocide Coming Home to Roost CAIR Release Linked. fightbackbetter.com Apparently in addition to the massive ICE crackdown targeting foreign students attending colleges in the USA — now the FBI…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-04-23). The Enemies of the People of Africa: Imperialism, Zionism, and Reactionism. libya360.wordpress.com Essam Elkorghli Pan-Africanism or barbarism! Given the colossal human suffering in Palestine and Congo, the people of Global Africa must take position on the liberation movements in the Sahel and anti-people reactionary regimes that serve imperialism and Zionism. Conditions across Global Africa must be noted. Why do we produce what we do not consume and…

Michael Arria (2025-04-23). FBI and police raid homes of Palestine activists in Michigan. mondoweiss.net The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan.

Peoples Dispatch (2025-04-23). Demonstrations planned across the globe on April 25 in solidarity with Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Demonstrations have been planned for April 25 by pro-Palestine organizations around the world in a day of solidarity with Gaza. | Several mobilizations have been planned across North America, called for by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and other organizations, including a protest in front of the US consulate in Montreal, as well as demonstrations at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in New York City, San Francisco, in addition to several other cities. | A

Staff (2025-04-23). Palestine Action's Ferranti 2 'defiant' and 'unrepentant' despite sentencing. thecanary.co Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court has now handed out six month suspended sentences to the 'Ferranti 2' Palestine Action activists for an action the pair took against Elbit Systems over four years ago. Palestine Action: Ferranti 2 activists receive suspended sentences The activists carried out the action at Elbit's Ferranti weapons factory in Oldham in …

Ed Sykes (2025-04-23). MP calls for urgent action after witnessing systemic Israeli oppression on trip to occupied Palestine. thecanary.co Independent MP Shockat Adam has just been on a fact-finding visit to occupied Palestine. And in a press conference on 23 April, he highlighted the Israel-induced worsening humanitarian crisis in the occupied West Bank that has "been neglected" amid Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. Shockat Adam: "hurtling toward a humanitarian catastrophe on a scale akin […] | By

SKWAWKBOX (2025-04-23). Unite policy conference contains covert attack on international solidarity. skwawkbox.org Graham-backers slammed for motion activists believe is designed to provide cover for general secretary's refusal to show solidarity with Palestinians, workers Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, has been repeatedly slammed by members, branches and officers for refusing to implement Unite's democratic policies supporting Palestine and demanding an end to the Gaza genocide …

SKWAWKBOX (2025-04-23). Football club sacks director after anti-genocide comments. skwawkbox.org Petition to remove Salma Mashhour from Dagenham and Redbridge FC had only 558 signatures and whitewashed Israel's slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians and the history of its occupation of Palestine Dagenham and Redbridge Football Club (DRFC) has sacked its Arab director of development after she posted comments condemning Israel's apartheid and genocide, …

news.un.org (2025-04-23). Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast. | | The destruction of key heavy machinery on Tuesday following reported Israeli airstrikes has brought rescue and recovery efforts to a standstill, making it even harder to reach the estimated 11,000 bodies still trapped under the debris. | | According to local authorities, the strikes put a halt to all solid waste and debris removal operations

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