2025-08-25: Netanyahu Roundup

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jborinoco (2025-08-25). Tel Aviv Organizes 'Influencer Tour' in Gaza to Whitewash UN-Verified Famine. orinocotribune.com Tel Aviv The tour was organized by Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry. | The ministry framed the effort as a demonstration of "the mechanism of humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza" to "refute Ha…

Angela (2025-08-25). Thursday 8/28: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-08-25). "Is Hamas Causing The Famine?" , And Other Reader Questions. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Silvia asks on Facebook, "Many people in Europe are convinced that the famine in Gaza is caused by Hamas stealing humanitarian supplies. Where is the truth?" | The truth is that this is a propaganda narrative which has been debunked by some of the most pro-Israel, pro-establishment sources you can imagine. The New York Times

WiBOPM (2025-08-25). Madison, August 31, 2025: Freedom Flotilla for Gaza Food Aid. wibailoutpeople.org Sunday, August 31 James Madison Park, 614 East Gorham Street 3: 00 p.m. — Decorate canoes and kayaks4: 00 p.m. — Launch flotillaOn August 31 CODEPINK Madison and World BEYOND War will launch Madison's solidarity flotilla. Join us! Bring your boats and/or your friends! What is the Freedom Flotilla?If you don't have a boat, please come anyway! We'd love …

geo.tv (2025-08-25). No olive branch for Gazans as Israel bulldozes hundreds of trees in West Bank. geo.tv

albawaba (2025-08-25). Egyptian army boosts forces on the border with Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Egyptian army has reinforced its presence on the eastern border with Gaza amid fears of the humanitarian and military repercussions if the Israeli forces attempted to control areas still outside its control in Gaza City and the north at any time, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.Egyptian authorities expect that military operations will force approximately one million Gazans to flee Gaza City toward the southern part of the Strip, opening the door to deliberate Israeli attempts to push these civilians toward the Egyptian border.An informed source told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that this scenario is viewed in Eg…

Community climate volunteers (2025-08-25). Saturday 9/20: Merced: Make Billionaires Pay! Climate Crisis, Anti-Fascist Protest. indybay.org Merced Courthouse Park | (Merced County Courthouse Museum lawn) | Intersection of 21st Street and N Street | Merced, CA, 95340…

albawaba (2025-08-24). "Netanyahu knew everything" — leaked audio exposes pre-October 7 warnings. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Deep flaws in Israel's political and security leadership both before and after the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack have been exposed by recently leaked audio recordings that Israel's Channel 12 has released. These recordings include shocking details from former Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Aharon Haliva. | Haliva accused the government of being careless and causing political turmoil, confirming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been given strategic warnings prior to the attack but did nothing. Haliva criticized the way the National Security Council and senior officials handled the war…

newarab (2025-08-24). Gantz offers political truce to help secure Gaza captives deal. newarab.com Israeli former defence minister Benny Gantz on Saturday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to forge a unity government along with members of the opposition in a bid to help release the captives held in Gaza. | Netanyahu's coalition government depends on support from far-right members who oppose ending the war and making any deal with Palestinian group Hamas. | Gantz, a rival of Netanyahu who nonetheless joined his government in the early days of the war, proposed a temporary coalition that would side-step far-right parties and strike a captive release deal. | "I am here on behalf of the hostages who h…

Alan MacLeod (2025-08-24). The CIA, Mossad, and Epstein: Unraveling the Intelligence Ties of the Maxwell Family. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod — Aug 22, 2025 | With speculation mounting that Trump could pardon her, MintPress profiles the family of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. From her media baron father, who acted as a high-level spy for Israel, her sister, working to push Tel Aviv's interests in Silicon Valley, her brothers, who founded a dubious but highly influential anti-Islamic extremism think tank, and nephews in influential roles at the State Department and White House, the Maxwell clan have wide-ranging ties to U.S. and Israeli state power. This is their story. | Releasing Ghislaine, Burying the Epstein Files<...

A a (2025-08-24). La CIA, el Mossad y Epstein: desentrañando los vínculos de inteligencia de la familia Maxwell. strategic-culture.su Ante la creciente especulación sobre la posibilidad de que Trump la indulte, MintPress presenta a la familia de Ghislaine Maxwell, convicta de tráfico sexual. Desde su padre, magnate de los medios de comunicación y espía de alto nivel para Israel, hasta su hermana, que trabaja para impulsar los intereses de Tel Aviv en Silicon Valley, sus hermanos, fundadores de un dudoso pero influyente centro de estudios antiislámico, y sus sobrinos en puestos influyentes en el Departamento de Estado y la Casa Blanca, el clan Maxwell mantiene amplios vínculos con el poder estatal estadounidense e israelí. Esta es su historia.

Dave DeCamp (2025-08-24). Report: Smotrich Told IDF Chief That Anyone Who Doesn't Evacuate Gaza City Can 'Die of Hunger or Surrender'. news.antiwar.com Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has told the head of the Israeli military that anyone who remains in Gaza City after an IDF evacuation order can "die of hunger or surrender," The Times of Israel reported on Saturday, citing a TV report from Israel's Channel 12. "We ordered you [to carry out] a quick operation. …

Alaa Shamali (2025-08-24). One million women and girls in Gaza now face mass starvation. thecanary.co The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that one million women and girls in the Gaza Strip are at risk of "mass starvation" amid Israel's ongoing blockade and war of extermination that has been raging since October 7, 2023. The agency said in a statement on the "X" platform […] | By

Dave DeCamp (2025-08-24). Eighteen Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza Over Three Days Due to Israeli Siege. news.antiwar.com Gaza hospitals have recorded 18 more malnutrition deaths in Gaza over the past three days, according to press releases from Gaza's Health Ministry, as Palestinians continue to starve due to the US-backed Israeli siege. In its latest release on Sunday, the Health Ministry said at least eight Palestinians, including one child, had starved to death …

newarab (2025-08-24). Israel deliberately continuing genocide, starvation of Gaza: PA. newarab.com

tehrantimes (2025-08-24). Australians unite against Gaza 'genocide'. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Protests against Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip continued across Australia over the weekend, with demonstrators demanding a ceasefire, an end to starvation in Gaza, and sanctions against Israel.

tehrantimes (2025-08-24). Gaza health director: 289 dead from starvation, including 115 children. tehrantimes.com Munir al-Bursh, director of the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, told Al Jazeera that famine has claimed the lives of 289 people, including 115 children.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2025-08-24). Israel's Assassination Of Memory. popularresistance.org As Israel ticks off its list of Nazi-like atrocities against the Palestinians, including mass starvation, it prepares for yet another — the demolition of Gaza City, one of the oldest cities on Earth. Heavy engineering equipment and gigantic armored bulldozers are tearing down hundreds of heavily damaged buildings. Cement trucks are churning out concrete to fill tunnels. Israeli tanks and fighter jets pummel neighborhoods to drive Palestinians who remain in the ruins of the city to the south. | It will take months to turn Gaza City into a parking lot. I have no doubt Israel will replicate the efficiency of t…

tehrantimes (2025-08-24). Will there be another war? tehrantimes.com Khorasan raised a question whether the war between Iran and Israel will be resumed after a lull. It said: There are scattered reports about the end of the temporary ceasefire and the imminent resumption of war between Iran and the Zionist regime, but we must first distinguish between possibility and probability.

Justin Podur (2025-08-24). The Mirage of the Antiwar Right. orinocotribune.com By Justin Podur — Aug 19, 2025 | On the so-called (online) "civil war" | Liberals have discredited themselves supporting genocide, loosening their control over the public discussion. Right-wingers have rushed in to fill the vacuum, but the America First (& Israel A Close Second), antiwar right will not lead the US out of support for genocide. Facing massive public disgust, the antiwar right have been put forward by a Zionist media establishment as a shield for conservatives. They are here to save the right-wing from deserved contempt, not lead their people to an anti-genocide struggle. Serving as a rhetorica…

newleftreview (2025-08-24). 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.

newarab (2025-08-24). Tens of thousands across Australia protest against Gaza genocide. newarab.com Tens of thousands of people marched through Peaceful rallies were held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and dozens of other cities across the country, with protesters urging sanctions on Israel and an end to Australia's arms trade with Israel. | Police estimated about 10,000 people took part, while organisers said 100,000 marched in Sydney alone. They put the total figure at 300,000 across the nation. | In Melbour…

newarab (2025-08-24). Israeli attacks force 60 desalination plants to shutter in Gaza. newarab.com Sustained Israeli bombardment across the besieged Gaza Strip has destroyed at least 60 desalination plants in the enclave, making clean water hard to come by for civilians, amid already dire humanitarian conditions and a famine. | International aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) issued a statement confirming the damage to the desalination plants, adding that "Israel is deliberately depriving Palestinians of necessities to life, including food, water and healthcare". | Much of Gaza's essential infrastructure has been partially damaged or destroyed after 22 months of war. | According to MSF, the amount of…

newarab (2025-08-24). At least 15,600 Gazans in need of urgent medical evacuation. newarab.com

Middle East Monitor (2025-08-24). Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City. juancole.com by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) — History shows that famines are, for the most part, engineered. Be it through carelessness, selfishness or plain malice on the part of officialdom, creating the circumstances under which a population expires to hunger is a matter of construction. As the economist and Nobel Laureate …

tn.ai (2025-08-24). Situation in Gaza 'Beyond Catasrophe': MSF. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A senior official of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) described the situation in Gaza as being beyond a "catastrophe".

tehrantimes (2025-08-24). UN expert demands EU action over detention of Gaza hospital director. tehrantimes.com

ICRC (2025-08-24). Israel and the occupied territories: Intensification of hostilities threatens to worsen catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Gaza. icrc.org

newarab (2025-08-24). Egypt bolsters Gaza border as Israel drives Palestinians south. newarab.com

tehrantimes (2025-08-24). Exclusive: Gaza killings mirror Israel's decades of crimes against press, rights activist says. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces represents a calculated assault not just on individuals, but on the very essence of truth-telling in conflict zones.

tehrantimes (2025-08-24). Israeli airstrikes hit civilian infrastructure in Sanaa as Yemen reiterates Gaza support. tehrantimes.com Israeli warplanes bombed multiple civilian sites in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, targeting the central Haziz power station and the Oil Company station on Sixtieth Street, according to local media outlets.

People's Conference for Palestine (2025-08-24). Gaza is the Compass: Second annual People's Conference for Palestine. mondoweiss.net From August 29-31, thousands of Palestine supporters will gather in Detroit, Michigan, for the second annual People's Conference for Palestine, guided by the principle: Gaza is the Compass.

tehrantimes (2025-08-24). Dutch government in crisis as ministers resign over Gaza policy. tehrantimes.com The Netherlands' caretaker government plunged into a political crisis as all ministers and state secretaries from the New Social Contract (NSC) party resigned on Friday following Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp's departure over the government's refusal to impose stronger sanctions on Israel regarding its military operations in Gaza.

tehrantimes (2025-08-24). Israel admits 83% of Gaza deaths are civilians. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Date by the Israeli military reveals 83% of Gaza deaths are civilians, contradicting official claims.

aljazeera (2025-08-24). LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza; protesters across globe denounce Gaza City famine. aljazeera.com People protest around the world as Israel continues push to seize Gaza City where famine has been declared.

newarab (2025-08-24). Israel bars doctors from entering Gaza after giving testimony. newarab.com Israel's American physician Dr. Mimi Syed and Dr. Catherine Le Scolin-Quere from France were set to return to Gaza this week on Thursday to volunteer in hospitals amid the famine caused b…

Alaa Shamali (2025-08-24). Gaza: where paintings burn so people can live. thecanary.co Palestinian artist Taha Abu Ghali never imagined that the day would come when he would reach out to his paintings, which had accompanied him for two decades, break their wooden frames, and throw them into the fire. But hunger and siege in Gaza forced him to make this harsh decision: either burn his art or […] | By

newarab (2025-08-24). Israel continues aid obstruction, kills dozens in Gaza camps. newarab.com This live blog has now ended. Make sure to follow us for the latest news on This comes as the United Nations o…

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-08-24). Never Forget The Lies They Told About Gaza. Never Forgive Them. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix: ⚪ ‚ùñ | A

newarab (2025-08-24). Israel continues to pound Gaza as famine triggers global outcry. newarab.com At least 35 Palestinians were killed in Gaza on Sunday as Israeli forces continued to bombard the enclave. | Medics told Palestinian news agency Wafa that Israeli forces killed four people and injured others near aid distribution sites operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in Netzarim and Rafah. | Israeli warplanes continued their aerial bombardment of Gaza City ahead of an expected ground offensive, targeting a school and a mosque in Zeitoun, a suburb in the south-east of the city that has been devastated by Israeli bombing in recent days. | This comes amid global outrage at Israel's continued si…

The Independent (2025-08-24). What does famine look like in Gaza? independent.co.ug GAZA, PALESTINE | Xinhua | A UN-backed report released on Friday confirmed famine in parts of the Gaza Strip, marking the first officially declared famine in the Middle East and raising alarms about worsening humanitarian conditions in the war-torn coastal enclave and possible political repercussions. How severe is the famine in Gaza? Could the UN report …

albawaba (2025-08-24). "We refuse to stay silent" — Mass resignations shake Dutch government. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Netherlands' caretaker government is in a serious political crisis after all of the New Social Contract Party's (NSC) ministers and state secretaries said they were quitting on Saturday. The decision was made a day after Foreign Minister Kaspar Veldkamp resigned because the government had not imposed sanctions on Israel for its ongoing military offensive in Gaza since October 2023.Dutch broadcaster NOS says that the resignations include a number of high-ranking NSC officials, such as the acting Deputy Prime Minister, the acting Ministers of Interior, Education, and Health, and four other state secr…

aljazeera (2025-08-24). Week in Pictures: From Israeli-made famine in Gaza to wildfires in Spain. aljazeera.com

tehrantimes (2025-08-24). Sherif Mansour on defending press freedom and Gaza documentary "Journalists Under Fire" tehrantimes.com Egyptian-American advocate discusses his role in Robert Greenwald's film and calls for stronger protections for journalists in conflict zones…

newarab (2025-08-24). Israel kills scores in Gaza as Katz threatens total destruction. newarab.com On Saturday morning, Israeli forces killed at least 34 Palestinians across Gaza, with eight of them queuing up to urgently see…

Dave DeCamp (2025-08-24). Israel Launches Heavy Strikes on Yemen's Capital, Killing at Least Six. news.antiwar.com The Israeli air force launched heavy airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Sunday as the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have continued their blockade of Israeli shipping and attacks on Israeli territory in response to Israel's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Yemeni media said that the strikes targeted a power plant and an oil facility …

newarab (2025-08-24). Amnesty demands Israel stop Gaza assault after famine declared. newarab.com Amnesty International has called on the

Nicholas Oakes (2025-08-24). Turkish First Lady Warns of Gaza "Children's Cemetery" in Plea to Melania Trump. moderndiplomacy.eu Turkey's First lady, Emine Erdogan has urged U.S. First Lady Melania Trump to speak out on behalf of the Palestinian children suffering amid the war in Gaza. In a letter published by the Turkish Presidency, Erdogan praised Trump's previous advocacy for children impacted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and called upon Melania to "extend the …

Dave DeCamp (2025-08-24). Israeli Forces Kill 64 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli forces killed 64 Palestinians and wounded 278 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. The Health Ministry said that among the dead were 19 Palestinians who were killed while attempting to reach aid. Witnesses told The Associated Press that Israeli …

jagonews24 (2025-08-24). US sacks intelligence chief after Iran attack assessment. jagonews24.com US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's intelligence agency chief, just weeks after a White House rebuke of a review assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran.

Sarah B., Orinoco Tribune. (2025-08-24). How Israel And Ukraine Built A Fascist, Transnational War Machine. popularresistance.org From Bandera to Ben-Gurion, echoes of ethno-nationalist revival resonate in the modern trajectories of Ukraine and Israel, two states forged through war, hardened by siege mentalities, and fueled by historical narratives of existential struggle. But these similarities are no accident of parallel development. They reflect a deepening alignment shaped by shared adversaries like Russia and Iran, backed and brokered by the same Western patrons. In 2022, an officer of Ukraine's Azov Regiment, toured Israel after surviving the siege of Mariupol. By 2025, Israeli drones were flying missions over Rafah, while American-ma…

WiBOPM (2025-08-24). Fight Trump's Union Busting! No Troops/ICE in Our Streets! Build a Solidarity March on Washington D.C.! Prepare for a General Strike! wibailoutpeople.org AFOC Call to Action A Call to workers, in unions and unorganized workers, community organizations, people of faith, social justice and human rights groups, and members of our armed services: We must unite to defend ourselves against Trump's fascist plans Trump and his MAGA crew are rolling back civil and union rights; women's, LGBTQIA+ and …

Haaretz Podcast (2025-08-24). will never leave Gaza. War is part of the classic authoritarian. haaretz.com

Chaim Levinson (2025-08-24). Netanyahu is counting on Hamas to refuse his demands for deal, so takeover can begin. haaretz.com As the Israeli delegation departs for Cairo this week, Netanyahu, fearing Smotrich, Ben-Gvir and elections, will prevent Israel from showing any flexibility and continue piling on various demands to disrupt the negotiations…

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-08-24). Only Liars And Manipulators Say Gaza Isn't Starving. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Israeli news outlet Haaretz has Haaretz reporters were taken by doctors on video tours of hospitals in Gaza, conducting interviews with numerous medi…

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