2025-09-26: Netanyahu Roundup

So far today: 2025-09-26 6:08pm GMT

Ben Samuels (2025-09-26). Netanyahu set to address UN amid global condemnations over ongoing war in Gaza. haaretz.com After his UN speech, Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Trump in Washington to discuss hostages, cease-fire efforts and post-war strategy, while the U.S. pushes a 21-point plan for Gaza…

| Reuters | (2025-09-26). Trump vows West Bank annexation by Israel will not happen. tribune.com.pk US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, rejecting calls from some far-right politicians in Israel who want to extend sovereignty over the area and snuff out hopes for a Palestinian state. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced some pressure from allies to annex the West Bank, prompting alarm among Arab leaders, some of whom met on Tuesday with Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. | "I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope, I will not allow it. It's not going to happen," Trump told reporters in the Ov…

Ben Samuels (2025-09-26). to Trump says he not allow Israel to annex the West. haaretz.com Trump confirmed that he had spoken to PM Netanyahu on Thursday, saying 'we're getting pretty close to having a deal on Gaza'…

aljazeera (2025-09-26). LIVE: Israel kills at least 29 Palestinians as Gaza assault ramps up. aljazeera.com Dozens wounded in relentless bombardment of besieged Gaza as Israeli PM Netanyahu faces angry UN assembly.

Reuters (2025-09-26). Trump says he 'will not allow' Israel to annex West Bank after Saudi warning. scmp.com US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, rejecting calls from some far-right politicians in Israel who want to extend sovereignty over the area and snuff out hopes for a Palestinian state. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced some pressure from allies to annex the West Bank, prompting alarm among Arab leaders, some of whom met Trump on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

aljazeera (2025-09-26). UN General Assembly 2025 live: Netanyahu, Sharif, Li to speak. aljazeera.com Friday's roster of speakers includes leaders from Israel, Pakistan, China, Ireland and Greece.

newarab (2025-09-26). South Park episode attacks Netanyahu over Gaza war. newarab.com US adult cartoon South Park took aim at The episode, titled 'Conflict of Interest', sees the show address Israel's weaponisation of antisemitism to gain support for the war by way of prediction market apps. The show's protagonis…

Ofer Aderet (2025-09-26). Netanyahu has Israeli Supporting the return of the hostages makes you a. haaretz.com After serving three decades in the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Emmanuel Nahshon felt trapped in the growing divide between his personal view and his duty as a civil servant. He now fears for Israel's future: 'basic humanity' is eroded by Israel abandoning the hostages…

jagonews24 (2025-09-26). Trump says he won't allow Israel to annex West Bank. jagonews24.com United States President Donald Trump has said that Israel cannot annex the occupied West Bank, a statement that puts him firmly at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his ultranationalist government who have been pressing for annexation of the Palestinian territory.

tehrantimes (2025-09-26). Israel is increasingly being treated as a global pariah. It's shielded by Trump, for now. tehrantimes.com When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations on Friday, it will be at the helm of a country that is increasingly being treated as a pariah, even by some of its longtime allies.

aljazeera (2025-09-26). West Bank annexation could "unite Europe" against Netanyahu. aljazeera.com Professor Khaled Elgindy says an Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank would risk EU sanctions.

Amos Harel (2025-09-26). new Gaza plan has one palpable weak point: It clashes with promises to his voters. haaretz.com The U.S. President's plan apparently addresses reality on the ground, but giving the PA a foothold in Gaza and ending the war will endanger Netanyahu's coalition ‚ñ At a certain point, pressure from the Gulf states may tip the scales at the White House ‚ñ And the abuse of Palestinians in the West Bank is not a coincidence, but implementation of a clear plan…

Juan Cole (2025-09-26). Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas: PA Ready to Govern Gaza, Demands End to Starvation and Genocide. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas spoke remotely to the UN General Assembly on Thursday because the Trump administration denied him a visa, in contravention of the US agreement with the UN. He spoke of the Israeli total war on Gaza, saying that it "is not just an act of aggression, but …

Ron Jacobs (2025-09-26). A Disturbing Journal of an Imperial Hell. counterpunch.org There's a scene in Plestia Alaqad's new book The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience where she describes buying craft materials for two young girls in Gaza who have been making bracelets for their friends and others. The girls don't just make bracelets though, they make ID bracelets so that if and or when

tehrantimes (2025-09-26). Tony Blair tipped to run Gaza under US-backed transitional scheme. tehrantimes.com Reports in Haaretz and the Times of Israel reveal that the White House is backing a proposal to install former UK prime minister Tony Blair at the head of a new "Gaza International Transitional Authority" (GITA), which would serve as Gaza's supreme political and legal authority for as long as five years.

| Reuters | (2025-09-26). Microsoft suspends services to Israeli military unit over probe into monitoring of Palestinians. tribune.com.pk Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it has disabled some services used by an Israeli military unit after preliminary evidence supported a media investigation that reported mass surveillance of Palestinian phone calls. | A joint investigation published in August by the Guardian and other media outlets found that an Israeli military agency was making use of Microsoft's Azure software to store countless recordings of mobile phone calls made by Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza. | That prompted an internal review by Microsoft. | "We do not provide technology to facilitate mass surveill…

Everyone (2025-09-26). Thursday 10/30: Global Strike For Gaza. indybay.org Everywhere…

newarab (2025-09-26). World recognising Gaza war is actually a genocide: Brazil's Lula. newarab.com

newarab (2025-09-26). UNRWA chief says it must be part of Gaza reconstruction. newarab.com The UNRWA, the main humanitarian agency for Palestinians, supplied healthcare, welfare and education services in Gaza before Israel launched its devastating assaults on the territory in retaliation for Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack. | "UNRWA is present in Gaza with 12,000 staff right now. On a daily basis, against all odds, our s…

| Our Correspondent | (2025-09-26). Hafiz Naeem backs Gaza flotilla, slams US 'deception'. tribune.com.pk Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Amir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman expressed solidarity with aid ships en route to Gaza and called for stronger global support for the Palestinian cause on Friday. | "Jamaat-e-Islami supports the Flotilla, and aid workers are sending a powerful message to the entire world," said Rehman, addressing a press conference. "We need to further strengthen the global wave of solidarity for Palestine." | According to Al Jazeerah, Israel's relentless war on Gaza has killed more than 65,500 Palestinians and wounded over 167,000 since October 2023, with thousands still trapped under the rubble as rescue teams s…

The Intercept Briefing (2025-09-26). What It's Like on the Gaza-Bound Flotilla Attacked by Drones. theintercept.com In the early hours of Wednesday morning, drones attacked a fleet of small boats bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza. The This week on The Intercept Briefing, host Jordan Uhl speaks to Tommy Marcus, who goes by

Web Desk (2025-09-26). TikTok is tagging videos from Gaza with TikTok Shop products. gnnhd.tv In a video from a Turkish broadcaster, a Palestinian woman walks among the rubble, wailing. "Where are my three daughters, my husband, and my cousin?" She went out to get flour, she says, and came back to find her home collapsed, her family apparently trapped…

Fawzia Afzal-Khan (2025-09-26). All Struggles for Justice are Linked. counterpunch.org Text of a speech delivered at the First Palestine Solidarity Rally of Fall 2025 at Princeton University. Organized by Students for Justice in Palestine to honor the memory of Aysenur Eygi, killed Sep 6th 2024 by the IOF in the village of Beita, West Bank, while protesting illegal settlements and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Ramzy Baroud (2025-09-26). The Point of no Return: Why Accountability in Gaza is a global Imperative. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Every day brings new indictments for Israel. The early accusations of genocide by South Africa are now quickly becoming an accepted legal definition among international bodies and governments alike. The latest indictment came from the United Nations Human Rights Council. "The Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces have had …

newarab (2025-09-26). Hamas rejects Abbas's UN speech, vows not to disarm in Gaza. newarab.com

ICRC (2025-09-26). Israel and the occupied territories: Gaza families face fear and displacement as hostilities intensify. icrc.org A testimony from Ahmed Al Waheidi, an ICRC staff member in Gaza: September 17, 2025…

newarab (2025-09-26). Gaza doctors describe worst wounds 'they've ever seen'. newarab.com International doctors and nurses who treated Palestinians in For the research in the leading medical journal BMJ, 78 humanitarian healthcare workers mostly from Europe and North America answered survey questions describing the severity, location and cause of the wounds they saw during their stints in the Gaza Strip. | The British-led team of researchers acknowledged that this only offered an "anecdotal and f…

Michael Leonardi (2025-09-26). "We are all Sumud:" Italy Rises for Gaza. counterpunch.org On Monday people across Italy rose up for Gaza and Palestine inspired by the call of port workers from Genova and the Global Sumud Flotilla currently en route to Gaza with a fleet of 50 boats carrying tons of humanitarian aid and hundreds of common citizens, activists, lawyers, human rights workers, celebrities and elected officials

Staff (2025-09-26). Israeli army issues evacuation order for Gaza port area, Gaza Rimal neighborhood. haaretz.com

GazaDayOff (2025-09-26). Wednesday 10/8: Gaza Day Off. No Work. No Spending. indybay.org Everywhere…

newarab (2025-09-26). Rescuers race to save Gaza victims buried by Israeli strikes. newarab.com

tehrantimes (2025-09-26). Warnings of imminent Israeli strike shadow Gaza flotilla amid pressure to reroute supplies. tehrantimes.com The Global Sumud Flotilla, a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, pressed forward Thursday despite government warnings of an imminent Israeli attack.

Lyn Neeley (2025-09-26). Portland labor protests genocide in Gaza. workers.org Portland, Oregon Hundreds of protesters, union members and activists marched to the home of the U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) on Sept. 21 to demand that he oppose genocide in Gaza. They called on him to join Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who has co-sponsored legislation to stop Trump's recent plan . . . |

| Reuters | (2025-09-26). Abbas pledges to work with Trump on Gaza. tribune.com.pk Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged at the United Nations on Thursday to work with US President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Nations on a peace plan for Gaza overwhelmingly backed by the world body. | The 193-member UN General Assembly earlier this month overwhelmingly endorsed a seven-page declaration that aims to advance a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians and end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants. | The declaration emerged from an international conference at the UN in July — hosted by Saudi Arabia and France — on the decades-long confl…

WSWS (2025-09-26). US bankrolls fascist Milei regime ahead of Argentine elections. wsws.org The announced Argentine peso swap and other giveaways by the US Treasury constitute a brazen act of election meddling to prop up a regime whose popular support is collapsing ahead of October's legislative elections.

Henry Giroux (2025-09-26). The Road to the Camps: Echoes of a Fascist Past. counterpunch.org The irony is unbearable. Trump has saturated public life in lies, turned immigrants and Black citizens into targets of contempt, and made corruption and violence the grammar of governance. He pledges loyalty to dictators, surrounds himself with sycophants and thugs, and uses state power to abduct foreign students, persecute immigrants, and declare war on the so-called left, grotesquely blaming them for Charlie Kirk's death, even before a suspect was arrested. What should be a moment of grief over Charlie Kirk's death has been twisted into a weaponized spectacle, with Trump and his allies rushing to frame the assa…

LVP (2025-09-26). Prologis, Amazon, Racist Bay View Scams, SF Mayor Lurie & Billionaire CEO Hamid Moghad. indybay.org Billionaire Mayor Daniel Lurie's crony Prologis CEO Hamid Moghadam has been given full support to build a major Amazon warehouse in the Bay View that will pollute and contaminate the working class commuity. Moghadam set up a fake community advisory board of only Black residents to push the development and now one of them Inez blows the whistle on this racist scam.

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