(2025-07-30). France Recognition of Palestine: Symbolic, Without Substance. ummid.com France's decision to recognize Palestine in principle while withholding all forms of material resistance to its destruction is to perform solidarity without consequence.
(2025-07-30). UK unveils plan to recognise Palestine by September. gnnhd.tv 
Starmer says to go ahead unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire…
(2025-07-30). Recognition with resolve? tribune.com.pk 
A significant diplomatic shift is underway in Europe. In a matter of weeks, two of the continent's most influential powers — France and the UK — have signalled their intent to formally recognise the State of Palestine. Besides, 14 other Western nations have called on countries worldwide to move to recognise a Palestinian state. While such recognition has long been demanded by a majority of the world's nations, its adoption by Western powers marks a notable departure from the decades-old policy. Belated as it may be, this shift could have far-reaching implications for the Palestinians' pursuit of ju…
(2025-07-30). More Western countries to recognise Palestine amid Gaza famine. newarab.com 
Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela made the announcement hours after his British counterpart
(2025-07-30). Palestine Action wins bid to challenge UK terror ban. newarab.com 
The co-founder of a pro-Palestinian campaign group on Wednesday won her bid to bring a legal challenge against the British government's Huda Ammori, who helped found Pales…
(2025-07-30). Yemeni Forces Stage Fresh Missile Strike at Ben Gurion Airport, Vow Unwavering Support to Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb 
Yemeni Armed Forces staged a new missile strike targeting the Zionist entity in support of the oppressed people in Palestine's Gaza, the revolutionary forces announced on Tuesday. In a statement, Yemeni Armed Forces' Spokesman Brigadier Yahya Saree said the strike employed Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile that was aimed at the Israeli airport in Al-Lod airport, …
(2025-07-30). Israel just handed ownership of a historic mosque in Hebron to Jewish settlers. Here's what that means. mondoweiss.net 
Israel just transferred the administrative authorities over Hebron's iconic Ibrahimi Mosque from Palestinian to Israeli hands. The move is the first step in Judaizing Muslim places of worship in Palestine.
(2025-07-30). UK unveils plan to recognise Palestine. tribune.com.pk 
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday the UK will formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various "substantive steps" in Gaza, including agreeing to a ceasefire. | The potentially landmark move, part of a plan for "lasting peace" that Starmer is putting forward, came after the UK leader recalled his cabinet from recess for urgent talks on the worsening situation in the besieged territory. Starmer told his ministers London will formally recognise a Palestinian state in September if the Israeli government has not taken the steps demanded, his office said. | They include…
(2025-07-30). Palestine convergence demands Labor sanction Israel. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). 657 days of genocide: Israel is starving Palestinians to death. fidh.org
(2025-07-30). Visiting unionist says Sri Lankan plantation workers face new casualisation threat. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel: Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. fidh.org
(2025-07-30). The mirage of a Palestinian state. links.org.au 
Gilbert Achcar — Countries recognizing a hypothetical "State of Palestine" is symbolically positive. But under present conditions, it can't be more than a renewed version of the vast prison the Zionist state confines Palestinian people in.
(2025-07-30). Singapore: Pro-Palestine activists on trial. greenleft.org.au 
The trial of three activists from the Singaporean activist group, Letters for Palestine, entered its sixth and final day, on July 8, reports Alex Salmon.
(2025-07-30). 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.
(2025-07-30). UN Charter's friends demand urgent measures for Palestine. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter called on the United Nations to adopt decisive measures to achieve a just and lasting peace in Palestine.
(2025-07-30). Why U.S. should recognize Palestine? ummid.com Recognition of Palestine at the UN is not a 'reward for terror', it is a recognition of an inalienable right: the right of self-determination.
(2025-07-30). Democrat Touts Opposition to Starvation in Gaza — But Blames US Protesters. truthout.org In an interview on Tuesday, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) touted her supposed opposition to Israel's humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza — but dodged questions on whether or not she would support withholding weapons from Israel, and deflected blame onto pro-Palestine protesters in the U.S. for Israel's starvation campaign. Speaking on online news show "Breaking Points… |
(2025-07-30). Saturday 8/9: Fundraiser for Palestinian Women Workers and Liberation. indybay.org 350 Rhode Island St. #100, San Francisco 94103…
(2025-07-30). Palestine Action Group calls 'March for Humanity' over Harbour Bridge. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). Saturday 8/2: Stop the War on Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water St. Santa Cruz…
(2025-07-30). The Islamic Republic or Iran, Anti-Imperialism, and the Left. socialistproject.ca 
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) pursued an anti-US foreign policy, largely compelled by the anti-imperialist climate generated by the 1979 Revolution, while simultaneously supporting the Palestinian cause from an Islamist perspective. Since then, the Islamic Republic has posed a significant challenge for both the US and Israel. | The IRI emerged as a regional actor by forming the Axis of Resistance, beginning with the establishment of Hezbollah in Lebanon, followed by the rise of Hamas in Palestine, and by allying with Assad's Syria. After the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, Iran seemed to be encircle…
(2025-07-30). This isn't a 'war' — Israel is destroying a population. responsiblestatecraft.org 
The prospects for negotiating a ceasefire and an end to the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip appear as dim as ever. Israeli and U.S. representatives
(2025-07-30). NYT Walks Back Story on Starving Gaza Baby, Citing "Pre-Existing" Condition. truthout.org The New York Times is facing heavy criticism after it walked back part of a story it published last week detailing children's starvation in Gaza at the hands of Israel's famine and extermination campaign. The move came after Zionists mounted what is effectively a smear campaign against the story of an emaciated Palestinian baby. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Times said that it appended a… |
(2025-07-30). NYT amends Gaza child starvation story, but siege still to blame. newarab.com 
The New York Times has come under scrutiny after amending a report about Mohammed Zakaria al-Matouq, an 18-month-old Palestinian boy in Gaza suffering from severe malnutrition. | The change, which noted that Mohammed had a pre-existing neurological condition, had sparked debate about framing, responsibility, and the broader reality of Israel's full siege on the territory. | Images of Mohammed's skeletal body, his spine protruding and eyes sunken, were published widely, capturing the stark toll of hunger in Gaza. His story was one of several featured in the original NYT article, which detailed how Palestinian f…
(2025-07-30). Gaza's starving children face permanent damage from chronic hunger. aljazeera.com Doctors fear that even if aid reaches Gaza's starving children, it may come too late to save them from irreversible harm…
(2025-07-30). "Pull a Baby Out of Your Bag?" The Question That Exposes a Genocide. counterpunch.org 
"What are you going to do now, pull a baby out of your bag?" The guard's voice echoed through the marble halls of Capitol Hill, his words hitting me like a physical blow. Not just because of their callousness, but because I had indeed come carrying images of babies ⚪ Palestinian children murdered in Gaza, photographs and stories tucked in my tote bag that I believed any human with a heart would see and demand action.
(2025-07-30). Death toll from famine in Gaza rises to 154, including 89 children: Health ministry in the besieged strip. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2025-07-30). What is Israel's war taking from Gaza's children. aljazeera.com The war on Gaza is leaving behind a generation of orphans. Many children survive, but they will grow up without parents.
(2025-07-30). At least 46 killed by Israeli fire in Gaza as war drags on. newarab.com 
Israeli strikes and gunfire in the Gaza Strip killed at least 46 Palestinians overnight into Wednesday morning, most of them among crowds seeking food, local hospitals said. | The dead include more than 30 people who were killed while seeking humanitarian aid, according to that treated dozens of wounded people. | Seven Palestinians, including a child, have also died of malnutrition-related causes in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the territory's health ministry said on Wednesday. | Scenes of starvation in Gaza have shocked the world. Israel is facing growing accusations of restricting the flow of humanit…
(2025-07-30). Starmer Slammed for Threatening to Withhold UK Recognition of Palestinian State. truthout.org British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing widespread criticism after he announced on Tuesday that the U.K. is prepared to recognize a Palestinian state — but only if Israel's genocide in Gaza continues and Israel does not agree to a ceasefire. Starmer said that the U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel ends its genocide and "commits to a long-term peace… |
(2025-07-30). Netherlands latest to ban Smotrich, Ben Gvir. ummid.com The Netherlands is the latest country to ban two Israeli ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, over illegal settlers' violence and Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
(2025-07-30). Before, During, and After Savagery: Hamid Dabashi's "After Savagery, Gaza Genocide and the Illusion of Western Civilization" globalresearch.ca "But the state of Israel was not created for the salvation of the Jew; it was created for the salvation of Western interests." — James Baldwin, "Open Letter to the Born Again" (September 29, 1979). Quoted in Hamid Dabashi,
(2025-07-30). The UK government has totally failed to stop the Gaza genocide. newarab.com 
The UK Prime Minister recently
(2025-07-30). IOF genocide in Gaza: Is internal resistance possible? workers.org 
July 28 — Every day more people in the world, including those living in the imperialist states that have armed and funded Israel, are turning against the Israeli settler state. The youth who have been protesting genocide now consider Israel a pariah state just as people once considered apartheid South . . . |
(2025-07-30). Israeli organisations say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States. counterpunch.org 
For decades, countless U.S. officials have proclaimed that the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable. Now, the ties that bind are laced with genocide. The two countries function as accomplices while methodical killing continues in Gaza, with both societies directly — and differently — making it all possible. The policies of Israel's
(2025-07-30). Israel critic Francesca Albanese says US sanctions harming her. newarab.com 
An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel's conduct in Gaza says that the Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is a member of a group of experts chosen by the 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. She is tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories and has been vocal about what she has described as a genocide by…
(2025-07-30). It is Genocide: Omer Bartov Interview. juancole.com 
Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Fariba Amini writes: Omer Bartov recently wrote an Op-ed piece in the New York Times in which he described the war on Gaza as a genocide. His piece garnered a great deal of praise but also criticism by scholars and journalists who reject the term "genocide" for what …
(2025-07-30). Britain forced a famine on Ireland, now taking part in the Gaza genocide. electronicintifada.net The world is allowing Israel to starve Palestinians.
(2025-07-30). At Hague Group Emergency Summit, 30+ Nations Seek to 'Halt the Genocide in Gaza'. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). The Epstein Case Is Not a Distraction. It Shows How Elite Impunity is Sustained. truthout.org We live in an era where nearly everything is characterized as a "distraction." From the genocide in Gaza to the rollback of of trans rights, and most recently, the ongoing scandal around the so-called "Epstein files." After hyping up plans to release the files, which Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested included an Epstein "client list," the Justice Department reversed course on July 7 with an… |
(2025-07-30). Gaza Genocide mars Olympics anniversary celebrations in Paris. ummid.com The Olympic hot air balloon in Paris was Sunday July 27, 2025 illuminated in the sky with a message written with 'Stop the Genocide in Gaza'.
(2025-07-30). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC outraged by attack that wounded ICRC staff, PRCS volunteer during Gaza rescue mission. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Neofascism, imperialism, war and revolution in the Middle East. links.org.au 
Gilbert Achcar — US imperialism is far from dead. Instead, what we have is a mutation of US imperialism, which began not with Trump, but with Biden and the war in Gaza.
(2025-07-30). Global Solidarity Urged at International Webinar on Humanitarian Aid in Gaza. indybay.org Hosted by Panda Aid (China) and co-organized by the International Action Center (IAC) in New York, the webinar "Heroes of Gaza Humanitarian Aid and Peace Activism Awards" brought together humanitarian organizations and peace activists from around the world.
(2025-07-30). VIDEO: If Only More Media Had Spoken Up For Gaza Journalists. thedissenter.org
(2025-07-30). Will Gaza Ever Know a Real Ceasefire, or Just a Pause Before the Next Bomb. theintercept.com 
People gather at an aid distribution point near the Zikim border crossing in Gaza in a desperate attempt to receive limited flour supplies on July 29, 2025.Photo: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images | While ceasefire negotiations for Gaza go on, the famine in Gaza is reaching unprecedented levels, with deliberate starvation being used as a weapon by the Israeli occupation. In recent weeks, at least 63 people have
(2025-07-30). Wednesday 7/30: Bay Area Noise Demo: Stop Starving Gaza Now! indybay.org BCG Office, 2 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco…
(2025-07-30). The fashion industry is complicit in Gaza. Can BDS force change. newarab.com 
I first learnt about
(2025-07-30). ICRC mourns colleague killed in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). US Green Beret: Israeli "Hunger Games in Gaza" (h/t Sen. Chris Van Hollen). juancole.com 
Senator Chris Van Hollen interviews Anthony Aguilar, former Green Beret and former contractor in Gaza, on what Aguilar witnessed there. Warning: Graphic language, Images. Transcript: This is the YouTube auto-generated transcript but cleaned up by Google Gemini. Caveat Emptor. Senator Van Hollen: Well, thank you for getting together. Let me start by thanking you for …
(2025-07-30). Wednesday 7/30: Stop Starving Gaza Power Hour. indybay.org Online | uscpract.org/powerhour…
(2025-07-30). Formula 1 Legend slams Israel over devastation in Gaza. ummid.com In yet another shameful episode for the Zionists, Formula 1 Legend Lewis Hamilton has joined the list of celebrities condemning the devastation in Gaza.
(2025-07-30). At least 16 Palestinians, including 13 aid seekers, killed in Israeli attacks. tribune.com.pk 
At least 16 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since dawn, including 13 aid seekers who were shot by Israeli forces near aid centres, according to medical sources. | Israel has allowed 109 aid trucks into Gaza, but according to the Gaza media office, most of the supplies were looted amidst the escalating security chaos. | Palestinians bring back aid parcels they managed to procure as they walk on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP | The office also reported…
(2025-07-30). Hamas asked to disarm, give up Gaza. tribune.com.pk 
Arab countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, joined calls on Tuesday for Hamas to disarm and end its rule of Gaza, in a bid to end the devastating war in the Palestinian territory. | Seventeen countries plus the European Union and Arab League threw their weight behind a seven-page text agreed at a United Nations conference on reviving the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. | "In the context of ending the war in Gaza, Hamas must end its rule in Gaza and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority, with international engagement and support, in line with the objective of a sove…
(2025-07-30). UNRWA: The crisis in Gaza is worsening and the world is watching silently. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-07-30). The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence. theintercept.com 
The New York Times repeated Israel's baseless claim that Hamas was stealing aid nearly two dozen times before its own sources contradicted that talking point, an Intercept analysis has found, as Palestinian people suffered mass starvation and risked their lives to find food amid Israel's blockade. | During its near-total
(2025-07-30). Media largely ignored Gaza famine when there was time to avert mass starvation. nationofchange.org Major U.S. media, likewise, bear a share of responsibility for the hunger-related deaths in Gaza.
(2025-07-30). Aid ship Handala approaches Gaza. ummid.com Handala, the new aid ship launched by Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), approaches Gaza, the organizers said.
(2025-07-30). Global monitor seeks to avert Gaza famine. tribune.com.pk 
Gaza is slipping into famine, the UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the Palestinian death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000. | The World Food Programme, UNICEF and the Food and Agriculture Organisation warned that time was running out and that Gaza was "on the brink of a full-scale famine". | "We need to flood Gaza with large-scale food aid, immediately and without obstruction, and keep it flowing each and every day to prevent mass starvation," WFP executive director Cindy McCain said in a joint statement from the agencies. | This week,…
(2025-07-30). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC president calls for urgent collective action by states to end abhorrent suffering in Gaza. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in Gaza…
(2025-07-30). Israeli Far-right minister calls for categorizing Israeli captives in Gaza as 'prisoners of war'. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2025-07-30). Former Green Beret: The IDF is the GHF's 'client'. responsiblestatecraft.org 
In an
(2025-07-30). U.S. Consular Officials from U.S. Embassy-Israel Have NOT Visited US Citizens from Gaza Flotilla Who Have Been in Israeli Prison For Four Days. worldbeyondwar.org 
Please call the U.S. Department of State (+1-202-647-1512) and call and email U.S. Embassy in Israel and demand U.S. Officials Visit U.S. Citizens in Israeli Prison. +(972) (3) 519-7575. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-07-30). 'Ours forever': would-be Israeli settlers march on Gaza. newarab.com 
Within sight of Waving Israeli flags alongside the orange banners of Gush Katif – a bloc of settlements dismantled in 2005 – the marchers went from the town of Sderot to the Asaf Siboni observation point, overlooking the ruins of Beit Hanoun. | Israel's withdrawal from Gaza 20 years ago ended 38 yea…
(2025-07-30). Born under bombardment and dead within ten hours: meet Suaad, murdered by Israel. thecanary.co Suaad was born under a nylon tent in Gaza, surrounded by the smell of smoke still rising from destroyed houses, in the arms of a mother exhausted by displacement, hunger, and fear — all manifested by Israel. The streets of Khan Yunis were crowded with poor people fleeing death, and death was not far away. […] | By
(2025-07-30). My Letter To Australian MP Mark Dreyfus About Gaza. thealtworld.com I wrote the following letter to Mark Dreyfus, my local MP here in Australia: | Dear Mr Dreyfus, | Today I saw the skeleton of a young man in Gaza picked clean by dogs, his arms and head intact but the rest of his body was bone and gristle. The colour of the bones was still a bright fresh red. He had been shot only days ago but the cats and dogs had got to him already and gnawed his bones clean. I have never seen anything like it. | Every single day brings fresh horrors to my screen. Each time I think I can no longer be shocked, I am proven wrong. The image of that man made me gasp. It literally took my breath awa…
(2025-07-30). More than 1,000 complaints filed against German Chancellor for Gaza. plenglish.com Berlin, July 30 (Prensa Latina) The German Attorney General's Office has received more than 1,000 complaints against Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz for his government's policy in Gaza, Focus magazine revealed.
(2025-07-30). Gaza: Day 663 Sees Continued Israeli Strikes, Famine, and Displacement. english.almanar.com.lb 
On its 663rd day, the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip persisted with relentless air and artillery bombardments, claiming more lives and deepening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Throughout the day, occupation forces launched dozens of airstrikes, including one that tragically killed Nassif Jamal al-Dahdouh, joining his five sons, and others directly targeting desperate …
(2025-07-30). White House Envoy Might Enter Gaza To Evaluate Humanitarian Situation: 'The President Wants To Know More'. latintimes.com White House envoy Steve Witkoff may travel to Gaza to evaluate the humanitarian situation in the enclave…
(2025-07-30). UAE begins pipeline project to ease Gaza water shortage. newarab.com 
The Technical teams sent by the UAE have started transporting equipment needed for the project, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday. | The nearly seven-kilometre (4.5-mile) pipeline aims to help alleviate what WAM described as a "water crisis" in the Gaza Strip. | Earlier this week, COGAT – the Israeli d…
(2025-07-30). CPJ, 35 others urge Israel to allow free movement of journalists in and out of Gaza. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-30). Viral Video: Egyptian throws food in sea praying they reach Gaza. ummid.com In a video clip which has gone viral, an Egyptian man is seen throwing bottles filled with food, praying they reach the Palestinians in Gaza under the Israeli blockade.
(2025-07-30). US Embassy-Israel Consular Officials Have NOT Visited Citizens From Flotilla. popularresistance.org As a former US diplomat charged with the protection of US citizens outside the U.S., I am appalled that no officials from the US Embassy in Israel have made visits to Givon prison in Israel to check on the welfare of the seven US citizens from the Gaza flotilla ship Handala who have been imprisoned for over four days. | Officials from other countries whose citizens were on the Handala have made visits to the prison to talk in person about their welfare, conditions and treatment in the prison and treatment by Israeli commandos when the ship was boarded in international waters on July 26, 2025 and US citizens taken…
(2025-07-30). How might the EU respond to Israel over Gaza aid crisis. newarab.com 
The European Union is considering partially suspending Israeli access to funding under its flagship research programme, in what would be the bloc's first action taken against Israel in response to EU member states' ambassadors held initial talks on the proposal on Tuesday. Here is an outline of the proposal, its significance and the prospects for its adoption: | What has been proposed? | The $100 billion Horizon Europe programme provides research and innovation funding for EU members an…
(2025-07-30). Sanders moves to block Trump's arms sales to Israel amid Gaza atrocities. nationofchange.org Citing mass civilian deaths, famine, and potential violations of U.S. law, Senator Bernie Sanders is forcing Senate votes to halt billions in bombs and rifles destined for Israel's military.
(2025-07-30). UN says Gaza aid delivery conditions 'far from sufficient'. newarab.com 
The United Nations' humanitarian agency said Wednesday that the conditions for delivering aid into OCHA also said fuel deliveries were nowhere near what is needed to keep health, emergency, water and telecommunications services running in the besieged Palestinian territory. | This week, Israel launched daily pauses in its military operations in some parts of the Gaza Strip and opened secure routes to enable UN agencies and other aid groups to distribute food in the d…
(2025-07-30). Death toll in Israel's genocidal war of ethnic cleansing on Gaza surpasses 60,000. radiohc.cu Gaza City, July 30 (RHC) ⚪ At least 60,034 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the genocidal war of aggression on Gaza erupted in October 2023, according to the enclave's Ministry of Health.
(2025-07-30). Israeli officials are publicly planning to annex, colonise Gaza. newarab.com 
As negotiations between Yesterday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared that An…
(2025-07-30). West Bank village faces new crisis as settlers cut off water. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Israeli woman (73) arrested for plotting to kill Netanyahu. ummid.com A 73-yr-old Israeli woman has been arrested for plotting to kill Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2025-07-30). 'We lost everything': Voices from Suweida's sectarian violence. newarab.com 
In the wake of violent The violence, triggered by the abduction of a Druze merchant and retaliatory attacks, culminated in Israeli strikes on Syrian military targets under the pretext of defending the Druze, a small but influ…
(2025-07-30). "Patriotic" Films About the Israeli Slaughter of Palestinians Are Coming. Dr. Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca America's willingness to think positively about its "best friend and closest ally" Israel is a contrivance, based on the deliberate misrepresentation of the country and its people…
(2025-07-30). Israeli occupation forces stationed in Malkiyyeh post target the outskirts of Aytaroun border town with heavy machine gun fire: Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-07-30). NJCAP: Demand the Release of Chris Smalls Now! fightbackbetter.com AN URGENT OPEN LETTER TO THE NJ LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS AND THE LATINO ACTION NETWORK! | July 29, 2025 | GREETINGS! | DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF JERSEY BASED LABOR ORGANIZER CHRIS SMALLS BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES NOW! | Labor organizer Chris Smalls has been taken into custody by Israeli authorities and been brutally beaten! | Chris, from Elizabeth New Jersey and who is best known for his recent efforts to unionize Amazon workers in Staten Island, was on an international humanitarian aid mission known as The Freedom Flotilla, an international collaboration by human rights forces from around the world, to shi…
(2025-07-30). CPJ calls for Anas Al-Sharif's protection in face of Israeli smears. CPJ Staff 
(2025-07-30). Detained by Israel, activists aboard 'Handala' call for global hunger strike. ummid.com The 21 activists who were on-board Hanzalah, (حنظلہ) or Handala, called for global hunger strike hours before the Freedom Flotilla Coalition aid ship was stormed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) and they were detained.
(2025-07-30). Impunity unleashes killing spree by Israeli settlers across WB. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Israeli occupation forces at Ruweisat Al-Alam Post open fire towards the outskirts of Kfar Shouba: Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-07-30). Greek police tear gas protest against Israeli ship in Crete. newarab.com 
Greek police used tear gas and made several arrests on Tuesday as around 300 people attempted to block an Israeli cruise ship from docking on the Protesters gathered at the port of Agios Nikolaos, holding banners that read "Stop the genocide" as
(2025-07-30). Belgium asks ICC to look at war crimes claims against 2 Israelis. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). 15 Nations Urge Recognition of Palestinian State. english.almanar.com.lb 
France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognize a Palestinian state, France's top diplomat said Wednesday. The foreign ministers of 15 countries late Tuesday issued a joint statement following a conference in New York, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, aimed at reviving a two-state solution between Israelis and …
(2025-07-30). After Israeli intervention in Suweida, Turkey believes it's next. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). In cold blood: Israeli settler-terrorist shoots and kills Palestinian who worked on No Other Land. wsws.org Video footage of the horrifying incident has circulated widely. Hathalin, 31, was a teacher from Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills, who played a supporting role in No Other Land.
(2025-07-30). Lebanese Speaker Berri on Claims of Dispute with Hezbollah: "Let Them Gossip" english.almanar.com.lb 
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri slammed those who have been stirring fear of an Israeli war on Lebanon. In remarks carried by local media on Wednesday, the Speaker said: "Such discourse, regardless of the nature of Israeli intentions, is strange and inconsistent with the spirit of national responsibility." Meanwhile, Berri lauded President Joseph Aoun's approach …
(2025-07-30). Israeli army admits to 500 ceasefire violations in Lebanon. newarab.com 
The Israeli army admitted on Tuesday to carrying out hundreds of According to the Israeli daily
(2025-07-30). Syrian, Israeli ministers to hold meeting in Azerbaijan Thursday. newarab.com 
(2025-07-29). How Much Longer (Or How I Ate Cheese in Provence While a Child in Gaza Died of Thirst). counterpunch.org I'm in France, in Toulon, visiting my daughter and her family. Summer on the Mediterranean — the heat, the light, the laughter of grandchildren — it all grips me. I feel a rare, quiet happiness. Gratitude for life itself. We leave the city and drive up into the mountains. The small villages lie scattered like
(2025-07-29). When Israelis Call It Out: Finding Genocide in Gaza. counterpunch.org 
It's been almost an article of faith among Israeli officials: the state they represent is incapable of genocide, their actions always spurred by the noblest, necessary motivations of self-defence against satanic enemies who wish genocide upon Jews. Over time, as Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov writes, "Ethical concerns and moral qualms were brushed aside as either
(2025-07-29). Beyond Gaza's Shadow: The Unseen War for the West Bank's Future. counterpunch.org 
Israel is meticulously following a textbook model of instigating unrest in the occupied West Bank. The latest such provocations consisted of stripping the Palestinian-run Hebron (Al-Khalil) municipality of its administrative powers over the venerable Ibrahimi Mosque. Worse, according to Israel Hayom, it granted these powers to the religious council of the Kiryat Arba Jewish settlement, an extremist settler body.
(2025-07-29). Bernie Sanders mounts new effort to block arms to Israel. responsiblestatecraft.org 
UPDATE 7/30 10: 15 P.M.: The Senate rejected the motions to discharge
(2025-07-29). West Bank: Would Annexation Provide Citizenship for the Annexed? counterpunch.org 
On July 23, the Israeli Knesset voted 71 to 13 in favor of a "non-binding" motion to "annex" the West Bank, where Palestinian Arabs have lived under Israeli military occupation since 1967. Naturally, Knesset speaker Amir Ohana disagrees with that plain statement of fact. Channeling Adolf Hitler's ethno-nationalist claims on Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland, Austria, etc., Ohana proclaimed that
(2025-07-30). fake How images of hungry children finally got attention. haaretz.com CNN Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond notes that 'the power of images can sometimes move President Trump in an unexpected way' — a dynamic now playing out in his break with Netanyahu's claim that there is no starvation in Gaza: 'I see it, and you can't fake that'…
(2025-07-30). NYT clarifies malnourished child photographed in Gaza has pre-existing medical condition, but is still starving. haaretz.com The Times clarified the condition of the emaciated 18-month-old Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, who is seen in a widely circulated photo and became symbolic of Gaza's starvation crisis, but emphasized that he is still malnourished and that 'children in Gaza are starving'…
(2025-07-30). When will Israel learn that military might bring it security? haaretz.com Israel's security doctrine isn't only wreaking havoc in Gaza and the West Bank. It's also failing Israeli citizens, traumatized by years of conflict and cynical about any idea that favors equality over force…
(2025-07-30). IDF warns ministers: Far-right demand to conquer and destroy Gaza would endanger hostages. haaretz.com Far-right ministers pressured the IDF to present a plan to conquer and destroy Gaza City, home to 1.2 million people. The army chief said the operation would take months and require extending active service or a large reserve call-up. Sources said Netanyahu did not rule out the plan…
(2025-07-30). Not a hypothesis: boycott against Israeli science spreads a. haaretz.com Growing backlash over the Gaza war is fueling both open and silent boycotts of Israeli scientific research. Grants are drying up, emails go unanswered, and once-regular collaborations are unraveling. 'The only way to deal with the boycott is to stop the war … and the terrible things we've been perpetrating in Gaza'…
(2025-07-30). Palestinian stranded in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, allowed by Israel to return to Ramallah. haaretz.com Naama Gaha, a mother of eight, who traveled to Gaza to visit her mother in early October 2023, was stuck in the enclave after the war began, returning home only on Tuesday after an extensive legal battle; 'I can't describe the joy I'm feeling,' she told Haaretz…
(2025-07-30). Wife of pick for Shin Bet chief says war in Gaza is holy commandment. haaretz.com Naomi Zini, whose husband was chosen by Prime Minister Netanyahu to head the Shin Bet security service, lauds the violence by Israeli soldiers in Gaza in her new book, and sees the war in Gaza as a 'redemption' for the Jewish people…
(2025-07-30). Hamas health ministry says 103 Palestinians killed, seven from hunger in Gaza in past day. haaretz.com A leading international authority on food crises also warned on Tuesday that 'the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip'…
(2025-07-30). If Israelis and Jews act now, complicit: how to stop starvation. haaretz.com We Israelis and Jews abroad are all responsible for what our government is doing to Palestinians in Gaza. That is why we must demand the only effective measure left, that which the Netanyahu government cannot ignore…
(2025-07-30). Israeli settler teen seriously wounded in West Bank; IDF fire targeted stone-throwers, official says. haaretz.com According to a security source, a reserve soldier saw masked men throwing stones at cars near the settlement of Beit El. He felt his life and those of nearby drivers were in danger and fired into the air. When the suspects threw stones at him, he shot one of them. The IDF is investigating…
(2025-07-30). Palestinian killed by settler in West Bank was shot from a distance inside a community center. haaretz.com Eyewitnesses said Yinon Levi, the suspect who shot and killed Awdah Hathaleen on Monday, was the only one who fired during the incident. An Israeli-U.S. activist said Levi told him he was 'happy' that he had killed him. Hathaleen's cousin described him as a 'teacher, the nonviolent activist' and 'wasn't involved in anything'…
(2025-07-30). IDF court extends detention of four Palestinians arrested after fatal shooting by settler. haaretz.com An IDF court extended the detention of four Palestinians after settler Yinon Levi was placed under house arrest by a civilian court. Levi is suspected of killing Palestinian Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank. Eight more Palestinians were detained overnight by the Israeli army…
(2025-07-30). 1944—2025 | David Tartakover used bold design to expose Netanyahu — and moral unraveling. haaretz.com No one charted Israel's journey quite like David Tartakover: From the early optimism of Sadat's visit and the rise of Peace Now, to the despair of occupation and the Netanyahu years. This week, he died at 81…
(2025-07-30). Justice minister concedes no former senior legal officials back dismissal, as law requires. haaretz.com Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin told Israel's High Court of Justice that he could not follow the Court's order to create a committee to examine the dismissal of the current AG because the government was unable to find anyone to take part in it…
(2025-07-30). morality Ex-Mossad chief says Israeli government and religious leaders have forsaken the hostages. haaretz.com Ephraim Halevy, who headed the Mossad under three Israeli Prime Ministers, laments the selective interest of government ministers. 'When three young settler men were kidnapped 11 years ago, ministers turned heaven and earth to save them,' he said…
(2025-07-30). Israeli cybersecurity firm CyberArk sold in landmark deal. haaretz.com Palo Alto Networks, founded by Israeli Nir Zuk, will acquire CyberArk in a landmark transaction, paid primarily in shares…
(2025-07-30). Israeli army to reassess service of reservists with PTSD after Haaretz exposé. haaretz.com In May, Haaretz reported that hundreds of reservists with mental health conditions recognized by the Defense Ministry were being called up for duty without the army being aware of their condition…