2025-12-06: Netanyahu Roundup

So far today: 2025-12-06 3:53pm GMT

hindustantimes (2025-12-06). New Mossad chief Roman Gofman's appointment signals strategic shift for Israel. hindustantimes.com Israel is about to enter one of the most sensitive transitions in its security establishment and it comes at a time when the Gaza war is reshaping the country's political and military landscape. A new Mossad chief is set to take over in June 2026, a man whose journey runs from Belarus to Israel, from the Syrian front to the highest echelons of power. Can a deeply wounded nation afford uncertainty at the top of its intelligence services? Will the new chief bring continuity, or break from Netanyahu's increasingly controversial war-time politics? And how might this appointment alter Israel's strategy in Gaza, Iran,…

UMMID (2025-12-06). Pardon Netanyahu only if he leaves office: Israeli leaders. ummid.com Prominent Israeli leaders have asserted that Benjamin Netanyahu should be granted pardon only if he retires as Prime Minister and from public life.

Haaretz Sports Staff (2025-12-06). Stuttgart calls for calm ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa League match. haaretz.com German soccer team VfB Stuttgart urged fans to foster a respectful atmosphere ahead of the Europa League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, as German outlets reported extensive police preparations for the game against the Israeli team…

en.mehrnews (2025-12-06). Israeli military faces unprecedented surge in suicide rates. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) — The Israeli military has faced an unprecedented rise in suicide cases among its soldiers since the Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, according to newly released official data.

en.mehrnews (2025-12-06). Arab, Muslim nations reject Israel exit-only plan for Rafah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) — Gaza mediators Egypt and Qatar, and six other Muslim-majority countries, have raised the alarm over Israel's stated plan for a one-way opening of the Rafah border crossing.

Fakhira A. Faisal (2025-12-06). Iran's Maritime Power Play: Strategic Patterns and the 2024 Strait of Hormuz Crisis. moderndiplomacy.eu As global geopolitical attention is fixated on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Iran has chosen to optimize its strategic position in the most advantageous area, the Strait of Hormuz. The detention of the tanker St. Nikolas by Iran's rapid response forces from a helicopter in January 2024 (BBC News, 2025) was not the first …

_____ (2025-12-06). 'Not journalism — theater': Inside Israel's press tours to Gaza. Kholod Massalha

Kathy Kelly (2025-12-05). Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide is Wrong. counterpunch.org Israel and its partners continue to wage genocide against the Palestinian people. Those who, so far, have survived the hideous attacks since October 7, 2023, now face ongoing jeopardy. Hemmed in by yet another military border, over two million Palestinians in "East Gaza" live amid rubble, unexploded ordnance, decaying corpses, starvation conditions, and the uncertainties

Ramzy Baroud (2025-12-05). Deliberate Contradiction: How the West Plays Dumb and Kills People in Gaza. counterpunch.org First, let's dissect this puzzle. On February 29, 2024, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent shockwaves when he informed lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee that over 25,000 Palestinian women and children had been killed by Israel in Gaza up to that date. Austin, the military chief of the Biden Administration, delivered a fact

tehrantimes (2025-12-05). Israeli-backed militia leader killed in Gaza. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The occupying Israeli regime suffered a setback after its most prominent militia leader was killed in Gaza.

aljazeera (2025-12-05). Who controls the Rafah crossing? aljazeera.com Gaza once had seven border crossings to the outside world. Now it has two, and both are blocked by Israel.

Mike Ludwig, Truthout. (2025-12-05). Microsoft Faces Reckoning For Assisting Israel's Genocide In Gaza. popularresistance.org Ahead of its annual shareholders meeting on December 5, Microsoft is coming under mounting pressure to reconsider its relationship with the Israeli military, which has used the tech giant's products to carry out the genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of the West Bank. | In an open letter to the company released on Tuesday, December 2, an international coalition of legal aid groups said Microsoft and its executives potentially face legal liability for "aiding and abetting … atrocity crimes" committed by the Israeli military against Palestinian civilians. | "Over the last few months, it has become exceedingly…

en.mehrnews (2025-12-05). Several nations boycott Eurovision over Gaza genocide. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) — Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia announced they would not take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, after it was decided Israel would be allowed to compete.

Paul R. Pillar (2025-12-05). Israel shredding Gaza ceasefire while US distracted by Ukraine. responsiblestatecraft.org There is no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, even though an

en.mehrnews (2025-12-05). Talks with US 'useless' after June attack: lawmaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) — A member of Iranian parliament has said talks with the United States is 'meaningless and useless', noting the talks took place before 12-day Israeli imposed were "a US deceptive operation."

WSWS (2025-12-05). Royal Oak, Michigan parents oppose fascist high school club. wsws.org A packed meeting of the Royal Oak Board of Education heard parents describe the forming of a Turning Point USA club at the local high school as a threat to their children.

Democracy Now! (2025-12-05). Democracy Now! 2025-12-05 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 05, 2025; Rigging Democracy: Supreme Court Approves Racial Texas Gerrymander, Handing Trump Midterm Advantage; 5,000 Arrests? ICE Descends on Louisiana to Carry Out Raids in World's "Incarceration Capital"; Trump Calls Somali Community "Garbage": Minnesota Responds to Racist Rant and Immigration Sweeps; "Alejandro Was Murdered": Colombian Fisherman's Family Files Claim Against U.S. over Boat Strike | Headlines for December 05, 2025; Rigging Democracy: Supreme Court Approves Racial Texas Gerrymander, Handing Trump Midterm Advantage; 5,000 Arrests…

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