(2025-07-16). Ex-UN Special Rapporteur: Francesca Albanese Deserves Nobel Prize. popularresistance.org The day after Donald Trump welcomed indicted war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States for the third time in less than six months, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestine Francesca Albanese for her clear-eyed critiques of Israel's genocide. | In a July 9 press statement, Rubio charged that Albanese "has directly engaged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute nationals of the United States or Israel, without the consent of those two countries."
(2025-07-16). Trump and Netanyahu dither on Gaza ceasefire. electronicintifada.net Congressman Randy Fine makes a new bigoted foray.
(2025-07-16). Israel Intensifies Air Strikes on Syria Under Pretext of Protecting Druze. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Israeli regime launched a series of drone attacks targeting the General Staff building of the Syrian Army in Damascus, while officials in Tel Aviv threatened further escalation under claims of supporting Syria's Druze minority.
(2025-07-16). Iran Condemns Israeli Atrocities in Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Iran condemned the Zionist regime's crimes against people of Gaza, warning that indifference and inaction by the sponsors and apologists of Israel have resulted in the normalization of the gravest violations of international law.
(2025-07-16). UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Urges World to Cut Ties With Israel. orinocotribune.com In Bogotá, on Tuesday, the UN special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, called on all countries to cut ties with the Israeli entity, expressing her opinion that treating the "occupation" of Palestine as normal means supporting the Zionist state's "illegal presence" in that territory. | "Each state must immediately review and suspend its military, strategic, political, diplomatic, and economic relations with the State of Israel, both imports and exports," Albanese said during the opening of the Hague Group's ministerial meeting in the Colombian capital. | The diplomat added that countries must ensure th…
(2025-07-16). Michael Burawoy: Palestine through a South African Lens. newleftreview.org In a draft text sent to NLR before his tragically early death, the sociologist reflects on the reasons for the starkly different outcomes of Afrikaner and Zionist settler colonialisms: in South Africa, a unified democratic republic, with all its problems; in Israel, ongoing war.
(2025-07-16). The Student Movement For Palestine Continues, Despite Crackdowns. popularresistance.org The Palestine movement is in an especially difficult phase. The genocide in Gaza has been ongoing for more than 20 months; the death toll has become virtually untrackable, but estimates suggest at least 55,000 people have been killed. In the United States, the movement is facing repression not seen since the height of the war on terror. | Empowered by the student movement just a year ago, the moment is now colored by a sense of defeatism and a loss of hope. To discuss where to find hope, where the movement for liberation has made strides and where we go from here, In These Times brought together figures from the…
(2025-07-16). The name of every child Israel has killed in Gaza is being read out at the Welsh Senedd. thecanary.co In an extraordinary act of remembrance and political opposition, more than 100 people from across Wales gathered at the Welsh Senedd on Wednesday 16 July to read — name by name — over 20,000 Palestinian children killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October 2023. The Welsh Senedd: remembrance and political opposition From 7am until […] | By
(2025-07-16). Yemen Launches Drone Strikes on Israeli Military Sites in Occupied Negev, Eilat. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Yemeni Armed Forces announced they carried out coordinated drone attacks on key Israeli positions in occupied Palestine, declaring the operations a response to Israel's ongoing atrocities against Gaza.
(2025-07-16). Not even on the news ticker. electronicintifada.net How the global response to the Iran-Israel conflict shows up world's lack of urgency in ending a genocide in Gaza.
(2025-07-16). Generation Genocide: Israel has killed an entire school class of children every day in Gaza. thecanary.co The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned of the scale of the humanitarian disaster facing children in the Gaza Strip amid Israel's genocide that has been going on for more than nine months, noting that the average number of children killed every day is equivalent to "an entire school […] | By
(2025-07-16). In the latest massacre, 15 Palestinians seeking food at GHF site die from suffocation after Israeli forces fire gas at aid seekers. mondoweiss.net 
"This was not aid distribution," said Ahmed Abu Amra, who witnessed gas bombs being fired at aid seekers at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site. "It was a real massacre committed against the hungry who came hoping to get some food."
(2025-07-16). Venezuela Attends Emergency Ministerial Meeting in Bogotá on Genocide in Gaza. orinocotribune.com A Venezuelan delegation arrived in Bogotá, Colombia, on Tuesday to participate in the Special Emergency Ministerial Meeting convened by Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The delegation, sent by President Nicolás Maduro, seeks to contribute to a coordinated response to the situation in Palestine, the Venezuelan government reported in an official statement. | The meeting, organized by the Colombian government, aims to coordinate international efforts to address the atrocities that Israel continues to commit against the Palestinian people. The official statement highlights concern over the indifference of internati…
(2025-07-16). EU—Israel: European Demonstration Calling for the Suspension of the Association Agreement. pressenza.com On Tuesday, 15 July at 12: 30 p.m., demonstrators from across Europe gathered in front of the European External Action Service (EEAS) at 234 Petite Rue de la Loi, demanding the immediate suspension of the EU—Israel Association Agreement. On the eve of a major summit of the Foreign Ministers of the EU's 27 Member States, civic pressure is intensifying in Belgium, across the continent, and globally: hunger strikes, vigils, legal actions, and political appeals are taking place hour by hour, denouncing the complicity of the EU governments in the ongoing carnage in Gaza and calling for concrete measures, starting…
(2025-07-16). Lawyers file case against EU Commission and Council for 'failure to act' on Gaza genocide. defenddemocracy.press 
by Maria Maggiore* Jul 15, 2025 While we are all holding our breath for the possible initiatives against Israel that Kaja Kallas, the European High Representative for Foreign Affairs, could present on Tuesday (15 July) to the foreign affairs council, the lawyers of the JURDI Association (lawyers for the respect of international law), are taking …
(2025-07-16). There Is No Baby Formula Left in Gaza. progressive.org A father shares his story of trying to find food for his baby in impossible circumstances.
(2025-07-16). Ceasefire talks progress in Cairo as Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza. albawaba.com
(2025-07-16). Can I share my thoughts about the war in Israel/Gaza, or will it cost me my job? cfe.torontomu.ca The recent firing of Katherine Grzejszczak for her Facebook comment condemning Israel's bombing of Iran, killing children at food aid depots…
(2025-07-16). Iran Condemns Israeli Strikes on Syria. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman strongly condemned the Israeli military attacks that have targeted Syria in the past days, expressing concern over the recent clashes in the Suwayda region which have killed dozens of civilians.
(2025-07-16). Iran Admires China for Condemnation of Israeli, US Aggression. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian foreign minister praised China for adopting constructive and influential stances at international organizations, specifically the UN Security Council, in condemnation of the Israeli and American military aggression against Iran and attacks on its nuclear facilities.
(2025-07-16). Iranian MPs Rule Out Fresh Talks with US without Preconditions. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian parliamentarians took a swipe at the US for using negotiations with Tehran as a cover-up for the Israeli military attacks, saying no new talks will take shape without the fulfillment of certain preconditions.
(2025-07-16). Trump administration bans bond hearings, paving way for mass indefinite detention of immigrants. wsws.org Millions of workers and their family members face imprisonment for months or years as part of the fascistic assault on democratic rights.
(2025-07-16). German family's donated photos show Japan's 1930s bombing of Guangzhou. ecns.cn Oscar Lebeck holds up his father's photo album with Wu Chongqing of Sun Yat-sen University on July 4.The exhibition at Sun Yat-sen University will commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-07-16). Fighting fascists in Spain: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade. therealnews.com 
On July 17, 1936, the Nazi-backed Spanish General Federico Franco led an armed rebellion against the Spanish government. It began a bloody civil war that would last for years. Thousands of people left their homes and traveled to Spain to stand up and defend its democratically elected government against Franco and fascism. Roughly 35,000 people …
(2025-07-16). Serbian firm owned by former adviser to party eared $2.3m from foreign clients in 2024. haaretz.com Between April to December, the company, of which Einhorn is the sole employee, received funds from outside Serbia for 'services in foreign markets.' Einhorn, who emigrated to Serbia last year, is wanted for questioning in the Qatargate affair and is accused of harassing a state witness Shlomo Filber…