(2025-04-25). PLO votes to create first ever vice president post. newarab.com 
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) voted on Thursday to establish the position of vice president, potentially paving the way for a successor to The move follows years of foreign calls to reform the organisation, and comes as Arab and Western powers envision an expanded role for Abbas' Palestinian Authority (PA) in…
(2025-04-25). Over 100 rabbis, cantors slam Trump for pro-Palestine campus crackdown. presstv.ir In an open letter, more than 100 rabbis in Chicago have condemned Trump for his crackdown on pro-Palestine campus protests.
(2025-04-25). Israel threatens 'larger' war on Gaza with new evacuation orders. presstv.ir The Israeli military also issued fresh evacuation orders ahead of a planned offensive in the besieged Palestinian region.
(2025-04-25). Silence is no response to slaughter; recognise Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-04-25). Vote for Palestine this federal election. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-04-25). Yale Voids Pro-Palestine Group's Status After Protest of Israeli Police Minister. scheerpost.com
(2025-04-25). US jets carry out more aggression against Yemen. presstv.ir The United States has carried out new airstrikes in Yemen, as the Arab country presses ahead with its staunch support for Palestinians in Gaza.
(2025-04-25). Israel's army is facing a crisis of dissent over the Gaza war. newarab.com 
(2025-04-25). Houthi: Bab al-Mandab, Arabian Sea closed to Israeli, US ships. presstv.ir Yemen's Ansarullah leader says resistance operations in support of Gaza have stopped Israeli and American naval movement in Yemen's waters.
(2025-04-25). Nearly 30 Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza. presstv.ir Israeli warplanes conduct fresh aerial assaults across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 28 people, mostly women and children.
(2025-04-25). Iran, Indonesia Urge Collective Action against Israeli Crimes. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Indonesia called for concerted efforts by the Islamic countries to stop the Israeli regime's atrocities against Palestinians and ensure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
(2025-04-25). Israeli reservist killed in northern Gaza combat, two other soldiers seriously wounded. haaretz.com The army announced that Master Sergeant (Res.) Asaf Cafri, 26, from Beit Hashmonai, a tank driver in the 79th Battalion of the 'Machatz' Brigade, was killed by sniper fire on Thursday. He is survived by his parents, three brothers and partner…
(2025-04-25). Pope Francis will be remembered for his moral stand on Gaza. radiohc.cu While his death marks the end of an era, the Pope's legacy as a spiritual leader who stood firmly and resolutely with the oppressed, especially the Palestinians in Gaza, will endure.
(2025-04-25). Israeli representation at pope funeral low after Gaza criticism. newarab.com 
Most major nations will be sending heads of state or government, or royalty, to The decision to keep the representation at about the lowest level possible is a It also f…
(2025-04-25). Cornell University cancels Kehlani concert over pro-Gaza stance. newarab.com 
Kehlani was scheduled to perform at the annual end of semester 'Slope Day' concert, in an announcement that was made on 10 April, however the Cornellians for Israel student group called on the institution to revoke the in…
(2025-04-25). ICRC outraged as premises in Gaza struck and damaged by explosive. icrc.org
(2025-04-25). Facing the Middle East with Felice Friedson Ep. 9: 'Gazans Are Not Hamas,' Says Anti-Hamas Leader Seeking US Dialogue. themedialine.org 
(2025-04-25). Ben-Gvir Says GOP Leaders Agree Gaza 'Food and Aid Depots Should Be Bombed'. scheerpost.com Itamar Ben Gvir — 2021. DedaSasha, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Brett Wilkins / An Israeli drone strike on a food distribution center in central
(2025-04-25). Rafah No Longer Exists. This Is Part of Israel's Plan To Permanently Occupy Gaza. scheerpost.com An aerial view showing destruction in Rafah after Israeli forces withdrawal and as the ceasefire took hold, Gaza Strip. UNRWA, CC BY 4.0 By Tareq S. Hajjaj / Over the past month, the Israeli army has been methodically emptying Rafah of its residents and leveling what remains of its buildings. The city of Rafah and its surrounding towns are now virtua…
(2025-04-25). Pope Francis: a Loss for Humanity. counterpunch.org We should have seen it coming — pope Francis had been sick, old and frail for some time. But still his death was a shock, reminding those who care of the lugubrious truth that there really are very few people of world renown standing up for the homeless, the destitute, the immigrant, the Gazan, the
(2025-04-25). 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•ŸÑŸâ…
(2025-04-25). Gaza: Common kitchens feed thousands as food stocks dwindle. icrc.org Inside Gaza's common kitchens is a man who refuses to look away…
(2025-04-25). The moral abyss engulfing Netanyahu be masked by attacking the Shin Bet chief. haaretz.com From U.S. President Trump to Education Minister Yoav Kisch, those responsible for the fate of the 59 hostages still in Gaza do not seem to care ‚ñ Even for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Netanyahu did not pause his smear hate campaign against Shin Bet director Ronen Bar…
(2025-04-25). Israel Police arrest Islamic Jihad agent in West Bank planning to execute terror attack. haaretz.com GAZA WAR: IDF reservist killed in northern Gaza, two soldiers seriously wounded ‚ñ 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 Thursday; IDF chief says operations will expand if no progress in hostage returns seen ‚ñ IRAN: Foreign minister ready to meet E3 countries for talks, following U.S. momentum…
(2025-04-25). UN Yemen envoy meets Houthi officials in Oman. newarab.com 
UN special envoy for Yemen The Huthis form part of Iran's "axis of resistance" against Israel and the United States, and since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023, they have
(2025-04-25). US actor Richard Gere reads Darwish poem in solidarity with Gaza. newarab.com 
The critically acclaimed actor read the poem titled 'Think of Others', which…
(2025-04-25). The Other Catastrophe: Genocide and Famine in Sudan. internationalviewpoint.org Two years have passed since the war broke out in Sudan between the two sides of the military regime that the country inherited from the infamous Omar al-Bashir. While the situation in Sudan does not get even a tenth of the global media attention that the ongoing Zionist genocidal war in Gaza receives, the scale of the human catastrophe there is equally horrific. The death toll from the military-on-military war is estimated at more than 150,000, while the number of displaced people stands at approximately 13 million, and the number of those threatened with severe famine reaches 44 million—a record number tha…
(2025-04-25). Gaza: "More than a human being can bear" cadtm.org
(2025-04-25). Media Framing and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage: Artsakh and Gaza. indybay.org "Drawing from two recent cases of ethnic cleansing—namely the annihilation of Gaza and the forced displacement of the Armenian-populated territory of Artsakh—the author examines how legacy media have normalized atrocities against these "unworthy victims" and the destruction of their respective cultural heritages." | – Markar Melkonian, author and reviewer of Geracoulis's new book, "Media Framing and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage: News Narratives About Artsakh and Gaza"
(2025-04-25). Fight for a socialist movement of the working class to defend students, academic freedom and democratic rights! wsws.org More than 1,500 student visas have been summarily revoked, including at least four at Wayne State University. Campus workers who have spoken out against genocide are having their jobs terminated at the University of Michigan.
(2025-04-25). Human Rights Commission drops case against Sydney Uni academics accused of antisemitism. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-04-25). Congo, M23 commit to work towards peace after Doha talks. newarab.com 
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Wednesday Their agreement to the text raised a glimmer of hope the latest cycle of violence in a decades-long conflict rooted in the Rwandan genocide might ease. | But sources in the two delegations expressed frustration over the pace of negotiations. | Each side released the same statement separa…
(2025-04-25). ICC rejects Israel's request to cancel arrest warrants for Netanyahu. presstv.ir ICC has rejected Israel's request to cancel or suspend the arrest warrants issued for the regime's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former minister of military affairs, Yoav Gallant.
(2025-04-25). depressing déjà vu: Directionless war and sacrificing hostages for power. haaretz.com At a time when Netanyahu is again ready to sacrifice the hostages for the sake of the coalition, Smotrich has become the most powerful figure in Israel ‚ñ What was the imperial family doing on Holocaust Remembrance Day? ‚ñ After Bar's affidavit, who believes the prime minister's version of events…
(2025-04-25). Will Trump return to the Iran—US nuclear deal? peoplesdispatch.org After a White House meeting between Trump and Netanyahu, Netanyahu said, "We're both united in the goal that Iran does not get nuclear weapons."
(2025-04-24). Open letter to Fijians 'why is our country supporting Israel's heinous crimes in Gaza?'. asiapacificreport.nz 
Pacific Media Watch The Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network today condemned the Fiji government's failure to stand up for international law and justice over the Israeli war on Gaza in their weekly Black Thursday protest. "For the past 18 months, we have made repeated requests to our government to do the bare minimum and enforce…
(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: . . . |
(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…
(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.
(2025-04-24). Over 100 rabbis and cantors condemn Trump for crackdown on pro-Palestine campus protests. radiohc.cu Chicago, April 24 (RHC) ⚪ In an open letter, more than 100 rabbis and cantors in the U.S. city of Chicago have condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for his crackdown on pro-Palestine campus protests.
(2025-04-24). FBI and local police raid homes of pro-Palestine activists in Michigan. radiohc.cu Detroit, April 24 (RHC) ⚪ U.S. law enforcement officials, including the FBI and local agencies, have executed a series of search warrants at multiple homes of pro-Palestine activists linked to the University of Michigan.
(2025-04-24). Maura Finkelstein on Academic Freedom, Being Jewish, Zionism, and Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Host Faramarz Farbod talks with Dr. Maura Finkelstein, writer, ethnographer, anthropologist, and author of The Archive of Loss: Lively Ruination in Mill Land Mumbai (DUP 2019). Dr. Finkelstein was falsely accused of antisemitism and fired last May (2024) from her teaching position at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. We talk about the state of academic freedom, …
(2025-04-24). French Contradictions: Macron's Palestine Play — Too Little, Too Late. scheerpost.com
(2025-04-24). Pope Francis Obits Omit Focus on Palestine. scheerpost.com
(2025-04-24). FBI and Police Raid Homes of Pro-Palestine Student Activists in Michigan. truthout.org On the morning of April 23, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies executed search warrants at multiple homes in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Canton Township, Michigan. The raids reportedly targeted a number of student organizers who were connected to Gaza protests at the University of Michigan. According to the group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE)… |
(2025-04-24). Yale Voids Pro-Palestine Group's Status After Protest of Israeli Police Minister. truthout.org Yale University revoked the registration status of a pro-Palestine student group on Wednesday after hundreds of students protested against a speaking event by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday, despite the group saying that it was not responsible for organizing the demonstration. This past week, Yale students reestablished their Gaza solidarity encampment in… |
(2025-04-24). FBI And Police Raid Homes Of Palestine Activists In Michigan. popularresistance.org On the morning of April 23, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies executed search warrants at multiple homes in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Canton Township, Michigan. The raids reportedly targeted a number of student organizers who were connected to Gaza protests at the University of Michigan. | According to the group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE), agents seized the students' electronics and a number of personal items. Four individuals were detained, but eventually released. | TAHRIR Coalition, a student-led movement calling for divestment from Israel, said that officers initially refused to…
(2025-04-24). Video: State Dept spokeswoman falls apart when asked if Trump approved bombing of Gaza food. skwawkbox.org Trumpian horror Tammy Bruce had a bad day State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce has shamelessly pushed US-Israeli propaganda lines since Donald Trump became US president for the second time, and has refused to acknowledge the truth of Israel's genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. But she was undone today when asked whether Israeli fascist …
(2025-04-24). Kneecap Shares Short Response After Learning UK Police's Counter Terror Team Was Reviewing 'Up Hamas' Concert Chant. latintimes.com The Irish group condemned Israel's war on Gaza and the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians during both their Coachella sets this month.
(2025-04-24). Video: Gaza nurse on duty receives call to tell him parents blown apart in Israeli airstrike. skwawkbox.org Ahmed al-Najjar's terrible news after serving through 570 days of Israel's genocide Palestinian nurse Ahmed al-Najjar was working in Gaza's Nasser hospital — which has been frequently bombed by the genocidal occupation — on Thursday when he received a call to inform him that both his parents had been murdered by Israeli bombs — and …
(2025-04-24). Medics on hunger strike against Gaza genocide reach European Parliament. peoplesdispatch.org On April 23, medics on hunger strike against the genocide in Gaza joined a The health workers reasserted their demands, including the lifting of the medical blockade imposed by t…
(2025-04-24). Yom HaShoah and the Gaza Holocaust. muslimskeptic.com The 23rd and 24th of April this year mark Yom HaShoah, literally "Day of the Holocaust," more commonly known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. The occasion was initially observed informally but later became an official national day of remembrance when Israel's parliament, the Knesset, enacted a law establishing it as such in the 1950s. The Shoah …
(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 …
(2025-04-24). Bombing plants, severing pipelines: Israel pushes Gaza water crisis to the brink. 972mag.com
(2025-04-24). Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 48 Palestinians Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks killed at least 48 Palestinians and wounded 152 over the previous 24-hour period as the relentless US-backed Israeli assault on the besieged territory continues. The Health Ministry said two more bodies were recovered from the rubble. Its numbers only account for dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals. …
(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 …
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Skwawkbox never carries advertising or sponsored posts. Instead, it depends on its readers — who are very generous with their support, but changing circumstances of existing donors inevitably mean the need to remind readers occasionally, so this site can keep exposing genocide and the UK government's collusion in it, keep defending workers and the vulnerable, …
(2025-04-24). Kneecap reported to the cops by pro-Israel lobby to try and shut them up. thecanary.co Pro-Israel agitators have reported anti-genocide rap group Kneecap to the police, who are assessing whether footage from a concert last year merits further investigation. Danny Morris from the Community Security Trust (CST) posted a video which seemed to show a member of Kneecap making a comment he disagreed with. This comes as Kneecap attracts the […] | By
(2025-04-24). 'He Always Cried': Netanyahu Shares Father-in-Law's Holocaust Story on Remembrance Day. themedialine.org 