(2025-09-17). Trump's Foreign Policy Push Against South Africa's Pro-Palestine Position. uwidata.com By Dr. Halim Genàßoƒülu South Africa's enduring solidarity with Palestine is deeply rooted in its own historical struggle against apartheid, shaping both its domestic discourse and foreign policy. This principled stance—exemplified by figures like Nelson Mandela—has led South Africa to openly criticize Israel's treatment of Palestinians and draw direct parallels with its own past. However, …
(2025-09-17). Thursday 9/18: Webinar: Conference for Palestine Reportback. indybay.org Zoom | tinyurl.com/detroitreportback…
(2025-09-17). Saturday 9/20: Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine Presents Gaza Surf Club. indybay.org Banana Yoga | 5827 San Pablo Ave | Emeryville CA…
(2025-09-17). UN: World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York City, New York, US, April 21, 2025. | © 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe | (New York) — World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from September 22-30 should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization's capacity to promote human rights and international justice, Human Rights Watch said.On the eve of the General Assembly's annual general debate, world leaders will hold a summit on the situation in Palestine, which French President Emmanuel Macron and S…
(2025-09-17). Unpacking Israel's erasure of Palestine with Emile Badarin. newarab.com 
As Emile Badarin argues in his book Although completed just a month before
(2025-09-17). Pakistan, Maldives agree to boost parliamentary. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistan and Maldives on Wednesday agreed to boost parliamentary cooperation and strengthen people-to-people contacts during a meeting between National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Maldivian Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla. | Sadiq said parliamentary diplomacy was vital for promoting peace and development in the region. | He stressed that sustainable peace could not be achieved without resolving the issues of Palestine and Kashmir, urging the Muslim Ummah to adopt a joint strategy to support the oppressed people. | The High Commission of the Republic of Maldives in Islamabad also shared updates about th…
(2025-09-17). Emmy award winner Hannah Einbinder denounces ICE and proclaims "Free Palestine" wsws.org The aim of the producers of the Emmy broadcast was to prevent any commentary on the explosive events in the US or mass murder in the Middle East.
(2025-09-17). Israel / Palestine: Calls for the protection of humanitarian activists sailing to Gaza aboard all the Global Sumud Flotilla. fidh.org According to reports, more than 50 boats of humanitarian activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla – coordinated by the Maghreb Sumud Flotilla, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Global Movement to Gaza, and the Sumud Nusantara – sailed to Gaza on 31st of August 2025, departing from Barcelona. They aim to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to the besieged population in Gaza. Israeli authorities have consistently intercepted vessels attempting to breach the blockade, redirecting them to Israeli (…) | – | /…
(2025-09-17). Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte's Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream. juancole.com Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. A day earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed that a "Palestinian state will not be established." Israel managed to secure 10 votes, including those of the United …
(2025-09-17). UK protesters in court charged with supporting Palestine Action. newarab.com 
The first people charged with supporting Hundreds of people have been arrested at protests accused of showing support for the pro-Palestinian organisation The trio who appeared on Tuesday, two of whom are in their 70s, were greeted outside Westmins…
(2025-09-17). 'We pulled the children out in pieces'. tribune.com.pk 
As drones buzzed overhead in the morning sun, Palestinians gently lifted from the rubble a blanket holding a body, the latest casualty of Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza City. | The devastating scene is a familiar one in the Gaza Strip's main urban hub, where Israel has carried out intensifying strikes in the runup to the ground assault it launched on Tuesday. | Overnight bombing reduced a residential block in the north of the city to mounds of rubble. One man squeezed his head and hand beneath a concrete slab in a desperate search for survivors. | "There were about 50 people inside, including women an…
(2025-09-17). Doctors say Israeli troops deliberately targeted Gaza children. nationofchange.org International physicians describe treating more than 100 Palestinian children shot in the head or chest in what they call evidence of war crimes.
(2025-09-17). Top aid groups call on world leaders to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. aljazeera.com MSF, Islamic Relief, Save the Children and CARE International are among the aid groups issuing the joint call.
(2025-09-17). Dozens killed as Israel ramps up Gaza City ground assault. newarab.com 
Israeli forces pressed on with More than half of the dead were killed in strikes on Gaza City, including a child and his mother at their apartment in
(2025-09-17). Dehumanisation: How Israel is able to commit its genocide in Gaza. aljazeera.com Israel has dehumanised Palestinians for decades, eventually leading to the current Gaza genocide, say analysts.
(2025-09-17). World hails UN Gaza genocide report as Israel rejects findings. newarab.com 
A damning United Nations report released on Tuesday confirmed that Israel was committing Navi Pillay, chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge, declared that "genocide is occurring in Gaza". | She formally accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials of inciti…
(2025-09-17). Aid groups call for stronger efforts to stop Gaza City offensive. newarab.com 
A coalition of leading aid groups Wednesday urged the international community to take stronger measures to stop That's as Israel pressed forward with the operation in the territory's already-devastated north and the Palestinian death toll in Gaza neared 65,000. | "What we are witnessing in Gaza is not only an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, but what the UN Commission of Inquiry has now concluded is a genocide," read the statement from the ai…
(2025-09-17). Stopping the Genocide Requires an Armed Protective Force. counterpunch.org 
At this stage of the Gaza genocide, the Israelis' ostensible goals are (a) to free the captives who remain in Gaza, all of whom are soldiers (that is, prisoners of war) and (b) to "destroy Hamas." But its leaders have repeatedly made clear their true intentions: to nix all ceasefire proposals as they proceed to completely empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population through some combination of mass killing and expulsion.
(2025-09-17). Video: Al Jazeera challenges UN chief over Gaza genocide. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's James Bays asked UN Guterres about why he has not referred to the war on Gaza as a genocide.
(2025-09-17). Israel committing genocide: UN report. tribune.com.pk 
Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a new report today. | The Commission urges Israel and all States to fulfil their legal obligations under international law to end the genocide and punish those responsible for it. | The Commission has been investigating the events on and since 7 October 2023 for the last two years, and concluded that Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces committed four of the five genocidal acts defined by the 1…
(2025-09-17). UN says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-17). Police, arrests used to try and silence opposition to genocide at WSU. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-17). The 'Gaza Riviera' plan: Gentrifying Israel's genocide. newarab.com 
The so-called Wrapped in glossy renderings and marketed as a leap into progress, it is in fact the culmination of years of deliberate devastation – a scheme to What is pitched as investment and regeneration is, in truth, the laundering of geno…
(2025-09-17). Gaza City reels as Israel unleashes ground offensive. tribune.com.pk 
Israel launched its long-anticipated ground offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, targeting Hamas militants and prompting widespread international alarm, with the UN condemning it as "carnage". | A United Nations commission accused Israel of committing "genocide" in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials had incited the crime. | The Israeli military unleashed a massive bombardment of Gaza City overnight as its troops moved deeper into the territory's largest urban hub. | "Over the past 24 hours, following extensive discussions with the political echelon, the…
(2025-09-17). Jordanian parties launch hunger strike in solidarity with Gaza. newarab.com 
Jordanian political parties are holding a hunger strike in solidarity with The campaign, launched under the slogan "Empty Stomachs for Gaza", seeks to pressure governments and decision-makers to immediately halt Israel's aggression. | Rula al-Hroub, secretary-general of the Labour Party, said on Tuesday that the strike will take place on 16 and 23 September. | Speaking at a press conference at the party's headquarters in Amman, she…
(2025-09-17). Mass demonstration across NYC planned against Netanyahu in UNGA. newarab.com 
A mass demonstration is planned against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest his Thousands of people from across the country will be meeting at Times Square in the morning of 29 September, and will then march to the UN building to demand the arrest of Netanyahu for his military assault on Gaza and for Israel's sanctioning by UN member states. | "How can a war criminal be allowed to speak to the international community while his…
(2025-09-17). Gobierno de Cuba reitera condena al genocidio en Gaza. radiohc.cu
(2025-09-17). EU lays out new tariffs, sanctions on Israel. jagonews24.com The European Union laid out Wednesday its toughest plan yet to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza as Palestinians fled en masse from Israeli tanks, drones and troops pushing deeper into the coastal enclave ravaged by 23 months of war…
(2025-09-17). How the flotilla to Gaza is reclaiming the Mediterranean Sea. newarab.com 
It was November 1973, and the "Australe" departed from the Port of Genoa, a Northern Italian city looking out onto the Mediterranean Sea, built upon decades of maritime trade. The ship carried essential goods of every kind: medicines, small rice tractors, textile machines, a brick kiln and even twenty fully equipped schools. | In January 1974, it arrived at the Port of Haiphong, Vietnam —
(2025-09-17). Israel announces 'safe' route for residents to leave Gaza City for 48 hours. albawaba.com ccALBAWABA – Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted on X on Wednesday, announcing a "temporary" new route for residents to leave Gaza City.The announcement came one day after the Israeli army announced the launch of the ground invasion of Gaza City after a massive bombardment that was carried out against the city.The Israeli military announced "the opening of a temporary transportation route via Salah al-Din Street", "the route will be open for 48 hours only".
(2025-09-17). Israel says 'Gaza is burning' as it launches ground assault. newarab.com 
(2025-09-17). Gaza flotilla vessels arrive in Sicily after leaving Tunisia. newarab.com 
A number of fleets linked to the Two ships targeted by drone strikes last week, the British-flagged Alma and The Family, also entered Italian waters. Other vessels such as Paola 1, Suelle and Karma arrived in Sicily on Tuesday afternoon, while ships including Inana, Estrella Y Manuel, Adara and Mikenio are currentl…
(2025-09-17). ICRC president: Mass evacuation of Gaza City unfeasible and incomprehensible. icrc.org
(2025-09-17). Gaza City faces horror by 'US-endorsed' Israeli assault. newarab.com 
For the second consecutive day, Speaking to The New Arab, Palestinian residents said the intensity of the campaign signals more than just another escalation. | "It seems that the Israeli army is preparing to start its ground invasion," Mohammed al-Attar, a Palestinian man from Gaza City, tol…
(2025-09-17). Global Sumud Flotilla – Interview with Saif Abukeshek. indybay.org Interview with Palestinian activist Saif Abukeshek participating in the 2025 Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza to deliver medicine and food and break the siege.
(2025-09-17). LIVE: Israel kills dozens of Palestinians as Gaza City invasion intensifies. aljazeera.com More than 30 people killed across the Gaza Strip since dawn as Israeli assault to seize urban centre draws condemnation.
(2025-09-17). Gaza City mosque blown up by Israeli air attack. aljazeera.com Israeli forces bombed and destroyed a 13th century mosque in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on Tuesday.
(2025-09-17). Calling Palestinians "barbaric animals," US Secretary of State hails Israeli assault on Gaza City. wsws.org On Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a joint appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to inaugurate what Netanyahu called the "concluding moves" in the US-Israeli onslaught on Gaza: the conquest and destruction of Gaza City.
(2025-09-17). Influencer family stirs anger after playing Anas Al-Sharif puzzle. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A video of a famous Arab influencer family stirred controversy on social media after filming themselves making a puzzle themed after the late Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who was recently killed by a targeted Israeli air strike on Gaza. The influencers in question are the Miqdad family, who posted a 19-minute clip of themselves participating in a puzzle challenge featuring a picture of Anas Al-Sharif. In the clip, the Miqdad family formed two teams to see who could finish the same puzzle faster.While many viewed the video as harmless, as they offered their condolences to the late Palestinian…
(2025-09-17). 10 must-read books by Palestinian authors you need to know. newarab.com 
As someone privy to the inner workings of publishing, I know that books take an average of two to three years between the time an author lands a book deal and the day the physical book hits bookstore shelves. | The fact that books such as The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resistance by
(2025-09-17). Ben & Jerry's cofounder leaves firm amid dispute with Unilever over Gaza. aljazeera.com Jerry Greenfield says he could no longer 'in good conscience' continue working for a company that had been 'silenced'.
(2025-09-17). EU considers imposing 37% tariffs on Israel. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The EU proposed on Tuesday to slap huge tariffs on Israel as a way to pressure Tel Aviv to stop the war in Gaza.The European Commission suggested imposing tariffs on Israeli goods over the deadly war in Gaza and ongoing violations in the West Bank.EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Euronews that the strategy is to suspend trade-related provisions between the EU and Israel.EU proposes to strike Israel with HUGE tariffs on 37% exports | 'In 2024, EU & Israel trade amounted to ‚Ǩ42.6B. Abolition of preferential regime will cost Israel dearly' — Kallas in light of events in Ga…
(2025-09-17). Israel uses 'alarm clock' terror tactic amid Gaza City invasion. newarab.com 
The Israeli air force has introduced a new tactic to terrorise civilians in The manoeuvre, dubbed "the alarm clock", comes as the
(2025-09-17). UN Chief: war in Gaza "Intolerable" as world leaders condemn Israeli offensive. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has declared the war in Gaza "morally, politically and legally intolerable," warning that the devastation unfolding in Gaza City represents the systematic destruction of the enclave.His remarks came as the Israeli military announced the expansion of its ground operation in Gaza City, claiming that its goal is to "destroy Hamas' military infrastructure" and urging residents to flee south. The announcement followed a night of heavy bombardment in northern Gaza that killed at least 20 people, according to local health officials.LIVE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterr…
(2025-09-17). Spain's king denounces 'unspeakable suffering' of Gazans. newarab.com 
Spain's "The latest episode in this conflict… has degenerated into an unbearable humanitarian crisis, the unspeakable suffering of hundreds of thousands of innocent people and the total devastation of Gaza," the monarch said during a visit to Egypt. | Felipe, who rarely speaks out on i…
(2025-09-17). How Israel is tightening its siege on the West Bank's Tulkarem. newarab.com 
Tulkarem, occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have arrested more than The arrests followed an Israeli military statement reporting minor injuries to two soldiers when an exp…
(2025-09-17). Netanyahu embraces Spartan militarism as Israel isolation grows. newarab.com 
Israeli Prime Minister In a speech that appeared aimed at reinforcing a siege mentality, Netanyahu argued that Israel would need to become more economically self-sufficient as
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(2025-09-17). Israel, US deploy religious rhetoric to counter pro-Palestinian statehood moves. scmp.com With European nations poised to symbolically recognise Palestinian statehood, Israel and the United States have ramped up their religious rhetoric, which analysts say is heightening tensions and deepening divisions across the West and Middle East alike. | Meeting in Israel on Monday — while an emergency Arab-Islamic summit convened in Doha in response to Israel's air strikes on Qatar — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio both emphasised their nations'…
(2025-09-17). Few Lebanese families return to villages in south destroyed by Israel war. aljazeera.com Almost a year after the start of a fragile ceasefire, the Israeli army continues to occupy areas in southern Lebanon.
(2025-09-17). Israeli security proposal says Syria must demilitarise south. newarab.com 
Israel has presented Syria with a comprehensive proposal for
(2025-09-17). Germany warned of genocide charges over Israeli arms sales. newarab.com 
(2025-09-17). Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Israeli soldiers patrol in the Syrian village of Jubata al-Khashab, December 20, 2024. | © 2024 Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images | Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Syria since December 2024 have carried out a range of abuses against residents, including forced displacement, which is a war crime.Other abuses include homes seizures and demolitions, denial of access to livelihoods and unlawful transfer of Syrian detainees to Israel.Governments should suspend any military support to Israel that could facilitate human rights abuses and violations of international law in sout…
(2025-09-17). Spain summons Israeli diplomat to protest FM's 'liar' comments. newarab.com 
(2025-09-17). Lies hype around the Kirk assassination. workers.org 
Let's first make it clear who the perpetrators of violence are. In the first half of September: The U.S.-armed Israelis killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians daily, adding to the total of tens of thousands of children murdered during 23 months of genocide. Warplanes bomb civilians and Israeli snipers execute children . . . |
(2025-09-17). China condemns Israeli attack in Qatar, calls for deescalation. ecns.cn Chen Xu, China's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, attends a debate at the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 16, 2025.
(2025-09-17). Why Ben Gvir stormed Marwan Barghouti's prison cell. newarab.com 
Extremist Israeli minister
(2025-09-16). Trump Sanctions Palestinian Human Rights Groups for Doing Their Job. Anybody Could Be Next. theintercept.com 
Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump during a dinner in the White House on July 7, 2025, in Washington. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images | For decades, the Treasury Department has politicized its authority to impose sanctions. Now, however, with the Trump administration sanctioning three Palestinian human rights organizations, civil society activists around the world are shocked and terrified: Could they be next? | The alarm is due to the brazen willingness of President Donald Trump to sanction the staff of these Palestinian groups specifically because of their advocacy with the International Criminal Cou…
(2025-09-16). "They Fear Our Lenses" : Gaza Photojournalists Speak Out. theintercept.com 
Ibrahim Nofal's photograph of his mother, Muneera, receiving treatment on June 20, 2025, after being hit by shrapnel from an Israeli attack. She died shortly after. Photo: Ibrahim Nofal | Israel killed six journalists with an airstrike on a press tent in Gaza City last month. Among the dead in the August 10 attack were In the days leading up to the killing, I had been speaking with Mohamed's brother and fellow pho…
(2025-09-17). Several cycling teams could refuse to race against Israel-Premier Tech, Guardian reports. haaretz.com Move comes in response to a series of pro-Palestine protests that led to violence and disruptions at the 2025 Vuelta a España…
(2025-09-17). Gaza medics say over 100 Palestinians killed since IDF launched Gaza City ground offensive. haaretz.com
(2025-09-17). The sinister truth behind Gaza City invasion — his greatest gamble since October 7. haaretz.com Despite opposition from the defense establishment and public skepticism, there is currently no effective Israeli protest against the ground invasion of Gaza City. Netanyahu knows that Hamas killing hostages could give him an excuse to expand the offensive and, like his far-right allies, pursue full occupation and expulsion of Gaza's population…
(2025-09-17). What I wish rabbis would say about Israel, Gaza and the Palestinians in their High Holy Day sermons. haaretz.com This season of heshbon nefesh — soul-accounting — calls us to face truths we would rather avoid. This year, avoiding politics, avoiding Israel and avoiding Gaza is an inherently political act…
(2025-09-17). Netanyahu cuts short testimony in graft trial, citing expanded Gaza ground op. haaretz.com Israel prime minister also complained about having to testify three times a week and continues to deny any wrongdoing in the three corruption cases against him…
(2025-09-17). Netanyahu confidant, suspected of altering Oct. 7 minutes, approved as ambassador to U.K. haaretz.com Braverman, a close confidant of the prime minister and his chief of staff, was investigated on suspicion of altering records of Netanyahu's conversation with his military secretary on the morning of October 7…
(2025-09-17). Israeli singer, TV presenter Gidi Gov suspected of drunk-driving accident. haaretz.com Gov, 75, was returning from a private performance when his vehicle struck several other cars, injuring at least six people…