2025-05-25: Palestine Roundup

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presstv.ir (2025-05-25). Hamas: Israeli strike killing nine of Gaza's doctor children 'horrific massacre'. presstv.ir Hamas has denounced as "a horrific massacre" Israel's airstrike on the home of a Palestinian doctor in Khan Yunis, which killed nine of her ten children.

Sisonke Msimang (2025-05-25). How to Write About Palestine. theintercept.com A man carries a dead child at Nasser Hospital, Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 24, 2025. | Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images | Begin on October 7th, 2023. | Nothing important happened before this date. | History began on October 7th. | Never say the word occupation and avoid using terms like, "apartheid," "segregation" and "illegal settlements." | Avoid writing about the wall. If you do, preface its existence by talking about terrorism and security. | Terrorism and security are very important words. Use them a lot in reference to Palestinians. | Remind your audience that Palestine is a "complicated" sit…

Staff (2025-05-25). Palestine and Lebanon: Two things you must know and more. defenddemocracy.press Mazin Qumsiyeh* May 25, 2025 The destruction and extermination continue. A thousand civilians murdered in one week alone, flattening what remains of Gaza and starving what remains of its people. Hundreds now die of starvation and diseases weekly (don't be fooled by the tokenism of few trucks 'allowed' in many of them carrying shrouds for …

Editor (2025-05-25). Gabor Maté, Chris Hedges Aaron Maté on 'Palestine: The Moral Issue of Our Time'. scheerpost.com Chris Hedges and Gabor Maté, introduced by award-winning journalist Aaron Maté, discuss the "moral issue of our time," Gaza. Hedges and Gabor Maté deliver speeches, engage in a two-way discussion and take questions from the audience. | Thanks to the

Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. (2025-05-25). Europe Is Finally Taking Action For Palestine, But It's Too Little, Too Late. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, Israeli forces in the West Bank opened fire in the direction of a delegation of European, Arab, and Asian diplomats. In yet another mark of Israeli hubris, the Israeli military said it "regrets the inconvenience." | The timing of this incident is not coincidental. Earlier this week, the European Union, many of its member states, and other Western countries issued statements and took steps that appeared to finally represent concrete actions to pressure Israel to change its behavior in Gaza and the West Bank. | The question is whether that is really what happened. | It started with a letter from a coa…

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-25). Pro-Palestine protesters demand action from 'Genocide Gosling'. greenleft.org.au

Ana Vraƒçar, People's Dispatch. (2025-05-25). Activists Urge Spanish Government To Implement Arms Embargo On Israel. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, May 20, a majority of representatives in the Spanish Parliament voted in favor of a motion calling for an arms embargo on Israel. Spearheaded by the progressive blocs Podemos, Sumar, and the Republican Left of Catalonia, everyone but the right-wing supported the motion — including Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). | While the news undoubtedly marks an important achievement for the months-long grassroots Palestine solidarity mobilizations in Europe and beyond, many activists caution against interpreting it as a decisive sign of Spain's concrete commitment to halting…

Editor (2025-05-25). Project Esther Is a McCarthy-Era Blueprint for Crushing the American Left. scheerpost.com By Schuyler Mitchell / Truthout Project Esther isn't just about Palestine. Crafted by the Heritage Foundation — the same far right organization behind Project 2025 — the playbook purports to provide a "national strategy to combat antisemitism." First published and reported on last year, the document has seen new life in recent days following a New York …

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-25). Pro-Palestine activists occupy rooftop of federal Labor MP's office. greenleft.org.au

Editor (2025-05-25). Academic Freedom in Canada. socialistproject.ca Dear Members of the Canadian Association of University Teachers ( We write as a coalition of organizations — the Palestinian Canadian Academics and Artists Network (PCAAN), Faculty for Palestine, (F4P), the Jewish Faculty Network (JFN) and the Coalition Against Antisemitism, Anti-Palestinian Racism and Islamophobia in Canada (CAARI) and the Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism, Racism, Colonialism and Censorship (ARC) — alarmed by the repression of Palestine scholarship and solidarity activities on university campuses. Our organizations includ…

newarab (2025-05-25). Father of 9 children killed in Israel strikes in intensive care. newarab.com The father of Hamdi Al-Najjar, himself a doctor, was at home in Khan Younis with his 10 children when an Israeli air strike occurred, killing all but one of them. He was rushed to the nearby Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza where he is being treated for his injuries…

newarab (2025-05-25). Israel expands Gaza ground offensive as child dies of starvation. newarab.com

Yael Meir, Shira Eytan (2025-05-25). are no innocents in what to do when your Israeli child comes home radicalized. haaretz.com Amid war and fear, a guide for parents facing extreme views at home, and helping children choose empathy over hate…

The Media Line Staff (2025-05-25). Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Gaza; IDF Investigating Strike That Killed Doctor's 9 Children. themedialine.org

aljazeera (2025-05-25). Gaza's youngest influencer among 11 children killed by Israel in two days. aljazeera.com At least 11 children, aged between seven months and 12 years, have been killed in Israeli attacks in the last 48 hours.

aljazeera (2025-05-25). Gaza doctor Alaa al-Najjar loses nine of her 10 children in Israeli attack. aljazeera.com An Israeli air strike on the home of pediatrician Dr Alaa al-Najjar killed nine of her 10 children in Khan Younis.

aljazeera (2025-05-25). These are the latest child victims of Israel's genocide in Gaza. aljazeera.com Children are bearing the brunt of Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-05-25). Video: Israel murders nine of Gaza doc's ten children as she worked to save others. skwawkbox.org Doctor working in hospital sees bodies of seven children brought in, two more die as they arrive and tenth is critical as Israel again targets home of vital workers Gaza doctor Alaa al-Najjar was working to save civilians maimed in Israel's relentless bombing of Gaza on Friday — after toiling in in destroyed hospitals for …

UMMID (2025-05-25). Israel Engineered Famine in Gaza. ummid.com As famine looms over Gaza, with 57 children reportedly dying from the effects of malnutrition over the past 11 weeks, the Israeli operation in Gaza continues unabated.

newarab (2025-05-25). Gaza: 79 killed in 24 hours, including 9 of doctor's children. newarab.com The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday — a toll that doesn't include hospitals in the battered north that it said are now inaccessible. | Alaa Najjar, a pediatrician at Nasser Hospital, was on duty at the time and ran home to find her family's house on fire, Ahmad al-Farra, head of the hospital's pediatric department said. | Najjar's husband was severely wounded and their only surviving child, an 11-year-old son, was in critical condition after Friday's strike in the southern city of Khan Younis, Farra sa…

newarab (2025-05-25). Israel kills 9 of doctor couple's ten children in Gaza strike. newarab.com An Israeli strike in the southern city of Khan Yunis killed nine children of a pair of married doctors, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the reports. | Israel has stepped up its assault on Gaza in recent days, drawing international criticism as well as calls to allow in more supplies after it partially eased a total blockade on aid imposed on March 2. | Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said the agency had retrieved "the bodies of nine child martyrs, some of them charred, from the home of Dr Hamdi al-Najjar and his wife, Dr Alaa al-Najjar, all of whom were their children". | He added that Hamd…

Staff (2025-05-25). Freed hostage Omer Wenkert says Hamas captors starved him when Israeli army invaded Rafah. haaretz.com GAZA: Health officials say 38 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes on Sunday ‚ñ ISRAEL: IDF chief says Gaza war is 'not an endless war,' army will 'work to shorten it, while fulfilling its goals'; Israel raises travel warning for Canada over terrorist threat…

aljazeera (2025-05-25). In Gaza, selling or serving food can get you killed. aljazeera.com In its campaign of starvation, Israel is targeting all links of the food supply chain.

newarab (2025-05-25). Explosive-laden 'killer' robots devastate Gaza neighbourhoods. newarab.com

newarab (2025-05-25). Families of hostages protest Gaza war escalation in Tel Aviv. newarab.com Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Saturday in what were described as major rallies protesting According to Israeli media, protesters marked the 600th day of the war, with anger intensifying following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's

newarab (2025-05-25). Israeli military attacked 10 hospitals in Gaza in the past week. newarab.com The Israeli army attacked at least 10 hospitals and clinics in the Gaza Strip over the past week as part of its An investigation by Israeli newspaper Haaretz published on Saturday revealed that 10 hospitals and medical centres in Gaza were subject to attacks over the past week, resulting in their complete or partial shutdown and putting additional pressure on what remains of Gaza's health system. | According to Haaretz, last week's attack on the European Hospital in Kh…

newarab (2025-05-25). Israel's new Gaza aid system likened to 'concentration camps'. newarab.com

newarab (2025-05-25). South Gaza bakeries close after three days as flour runs out. newarab.com Bakeries supported by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the southern Gaza Strip ceased operations on Sunday, just three days after reopening following the Israeli siege. | The bakeries were forced to close due to the very limited quantities of flour recently allowed into the war-torn territory by Israel, which has imposed The UN and aid groups have said the humanitarian convoys are not enough to meet the huge needs of people in Gaza. | One bakery owner told Anad…

newarab (2025-05-25). Spain hosts European, Arab nations to pressure Israel on Gaza. newarab.com The international community should look to sanction Israel to stop the war in Gaza, Countries Israel had long counted on as allies have been adding their voices to

newarab (2025-05-25). Swiss authorities exploring probe into US-backed Gaza aid group. newarab.com Swiss authorities said on Sunday they were exploring whether to open a legal investigation into the activities of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, The move comes after a Swiss NGO submitted a request for a probe into

newarab (2025-05-25). US presses Israel to reenter Gaza talks, delay offensive: report. newarab.com The Trump administration is reportedly putting pressure on Two sources have told The Jerusalem Post that US officials have pressed the Netanyahu government to delay plans for its anticipated invasion of the Palestinian territory and told it to re-engage in truce talks. | This comes only a few days after the Israeli prime minister instructed his n…

Middle East Monitor (2025-05-25). WHO: 94% of Gaza Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — The UN reported on Friday that at least 94% of hospitals in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed, with half no longer operational, Anadolu reports. Citing the World Health Organization (WHO), UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said at a news conference that "the intensification of hostilities has brought Gaza's already …

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-05-25). It's A Complete Lie To Say Gaza Can Have Peace If Hamas Surrenders: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Anyone who says Gaza will be at peace if Hamas just surrenders and releases the hostages is …

Amir Tibon (2025-05-25). U.S. ambassador is out of line — and out of step with Israeli society. haaretz.com Instead of diplomatically representing Israel in Washington, Ambassador Yechiel Leiter has chosen partisan attacks on Netanyahu's critics — ignoring that most Israelis want an end to the Gaza war and a deal to free all hostages…

Amos Harel (2025-05-25). court-defying Shin Bet pick pushes Israel deeper into engineered chaos. haaretz.com Sources in the defense establishment fear the Shin Bet appointment is just the beginning. They warn that Netanyahu may escalate further, potentially provoking a confrontation with Iran, unless Donald Trump steps in to rein him in, as he did last week on Gaza aid…

Elhanan Miller (2025-05-25). To defeat Netanyahu, the Israeli left needs to learn to speak Jewish. haaretz.com Recent statements on Gaza and the Washington D.C. shooting show exactly why the Israeli left keeps losing elections to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Here's what Yair Golan, chair of the Democrats Party, has to learn…

Etan Nechin (2025-05-25). From Gaza to the D.C. shooting, the blame game devolves discourse and claims lives. haaretz.com From college campuses to Capitol Hill hearings, the discourse has not only deflected from the realities of war, hostages, occupation and Israel's internal unraveling. It has distorted the very terms of debate…

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-25). Our humanity is lost under the rubble in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-25). Packed forum discusses feminism in the time of Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-25). World condemns Israel's genocide in Gaza as protests mark 77 years of Nakba. greenleft.org.au

ICRC (2025-05-25). The Red Cross Field Hospital one year on: A lifeline and a stark reminder in Gaza. icrc.org

Noa Shpigel (2025-05-25). Likud repeated call to violate standards, Knesset ethics panel says. haaretz.com The Knesset's Ethics Committee ruled that the Deputy Knesset Speaker's statement was a 'political expression clearly reflecting the MK's ideology,' while noting that his comments 'do not bring honor to the Knesset as an institution'…

Reuters (2025-05-25). Swiss authorities may investigate U.S.-backed Gaza aid group. haaretz.com Following a request from a Swiss NGO, the Swiss government is considering investigating the Gaza Humanitarian Fund, which the UN has declined to support. A Haaretz report said Netanyahu's office selected the group without proper procedures or informing the defense establishment…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-05-25). How office chose a U.S. firm with no aid experience to run Gaza food project behind Israeli back. haaretz.com Without a tender or proper procedure, a team led by the prime minister's military secretary recruited an obscure, inexperienced company to coordinate humanitarian operations in Gaza. Though the company presents itself as American, Israeli figures are also involved — and many questions remain unanswered…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-05-25). IDF: 75% of Gaza to be occupied in two months; 2 million civilians to be concentrated in three zones. haaretz.com The IDF believes the evacuation will push Hamas into collapse and a governance crisis, forcing it back to hostage talks on Israel's terms. Despite heavy losses, Hamas's military wing is still seen as operational, with around 40,000 fighters — similar to pre-October 7 levels — and thousands of rockets…

Keren Setton (2025-05-25). Israeli Army Masses in Gaza as Hostage Crisis, Global Pressure Mount. themedialine.org

aljazeera (2025-05-25). Killing of Gaza doctor's family an "outrageous crime" aljazeera.com Dr Mads Gilbert, a physician at University Hospital of North Norway, discusses the Israeli air strike that killed nine c…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-05-25). Harvard Sues White House Over Foreign Student Ban. popularresistance.org Harvard University announced on 23 May that it is suing the White House for what it called "clear retaliation" against the school for "exercising its First Amendment rights" after the government barred international student enrollment. | US President Donald Trump has sought to punish colleges and universities where student protests against Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza have taken place. | International students are a large source of income for many US colleges and universities. | On Thursday, Trump blocked Harvard's ability to enroll international students, requested that Harvard's international stude…

albawaba (2025-05-25). UAE blames Israel after 23 humanitarian convoy Is looted in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Following the looting of 23 UAE charity vehicles in Israeli military-controlled parts of Gaza, the United Arab Emirates has accused Israeli soldiers of failing to secure humanitarian assistance convoys. Concerns have been raised by the occurrence over the safety of assistance efforts and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.The UAE-led humanitarian initiative "Gallant Knight 3" reported in a statement released on Saturday that many trucks carrying flour and other necessary bakery supplies had entered Gaza on Wednesday, providing some short-term optimism for the resumption of baker…

ICRC (2025-05-25). Israel and the occupied territories: After two months of aid blockage, humanitarian response in Gaza on verge of total collapse. icrc.org

UMMID (2025-05-25). Gaza Genocide and Global Silence. ummid.com The silence exhibited by the international community and human rights organizations in the face of the Genocide in Gaza and Israeli brutality reflect the collapse of global conscience.

UMMID (2025-05-25). Israel warned over Gaza by UK, France and Canada. ummid.com In an unprecedented move, United Kingdom, France and Canada have threatened Israel of "concrete actions" if it does not stop it aggression against Palestinians in Gaza and allow aid into the besieged enclave.

newarab (2025-05-25). Israel's use of Palestinians in Gaza as human shields 'rampant'. newarab.com Several Palestinians and soldiers told The Associated Press that Israeli soldiers are systematically Dressed in army fatigues with a camera fixed to his forehead, Ayman Abu Hamadan was forced into houses in

newarab (2025-05-25). Poll: Huge majority of Israelis back Gaza ethnic cleansing. newarab.com An overwhelming majority of Jewish Israelis support the An online poll of more than 1,000 people found that 82% back the forced deportation of Gaza's 2.2 million residents. | The survey was conducted in the first week of March by Israeli polling firm Geocartography on behalf of Penn State University. | The poll also indicated high levels of h…

newarab (2025-05-25). UK MP calls for ban on arms to Israel amid Gaza war escalation. newarab.com A British politician on Friday urged the government to enforce a complete ban on arms trade with Israel over its widely condemned conduct in the Gaza war, following the Liberal Democrat MP and the party's Foreign Affairs spokesman Calum Miller of Oxfordshire

newarab (2025-05-25). UN chief: Gaza war in 'cruellest phase', US aid group face probe. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2025-05-25). Israel deploys all infantry, armored brigades to Gaza amid serious escalation of genocide. presstv.ir The Israeli regime deploys its entire standing army infantry and armored brigades to the Gaza Strip amid serious escalation of its war of genocide against the territory.

Nettanel Slyomovics (2025-05-25). The MAGAfication of Israel: How Heritage Foundation plans to the Jewish state. haaretz.com The right-wing organization that prepared the American blueprint for for dismantling liberal democracy in Trump's second term is 'making aliyah,' cozying up to Netanyahu's government through like-minded groups, such as the powerful Kohelet Policy forum…

Staff (2025-05-25). Sara Netanyahu reportedly interviewed top military aide before his appointment. haaretz.com Officials in the prime minister's office told Channel 13 that Sara Netanyahu interviewed the senior IDF officer in her husband's office, while his chief of staff stood outside to prevent anyone from entering…

Yossi Verter (2025-05-25). Why pick for Shin Bet chief should keep families up at night. haaretz.com Netanyahu chose David Zini as Shin Bet director to provide him with an official-sounding stamp of approval to block any deal. The improper hiring procedure says it all about both the appointer and the appointee…

aljazeera (2025-05-25). Trump's treatment of Netanyahu vs other heads of state. aljazeera.com How US President Trump interacted with the Israeli prime minister in the Oval Office versus other foreign leaders.

John Wight, Consortium News. (2025-05-25). Elias Rodriguez's Murderous Gift To Israel. popularresistance.org Days after the deed, we can only but wonder what are the thoughts now occupying the mind of 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago. | As he languishes in his jail cell contemplating life and fate, is he still satisfied that he did the right thing? Or has he awoken to the totality of what he now faces in consequence, up to and including a possible death sentence? | With the murder of Israeli embassy staff members Yaron Lischinksy and Sarah Milgrim as they emerged from an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, what Rodriguez has done in truth is hand Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supp…

UMMID (2025-05-25). Netanyahu's Isolation and Shattered Illusion of Power. ummid.com It remains uncertain how long Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will remain in power, but his political standing has significantly deteriorated.

newarab (2025-05-25). Who is David Zini, Netanyahu's 'messianic' new head of Shin Bet. newarab.com Israeli prime minister In a statement Thursday, Netanyahu's office announced that

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