2025-12-09: Netanyahu Roundup

So far today: 2025-12-09 3:00pm GMT

tehrantimes (2025-12-09). Blair dropped from leading Trump's Gaza board after regional objections. tehrantimes.com Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been removed from consideration to lead U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "board of peace" in Gaza, the Financial Times revealed, following objections raised by several Arab and Muslim states.

tehrantimes (2025-12-09). Israel killed nearly half of all journalists slain globally, new report confirms. tehrantimes.com A new report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published Tuesday confirms that 67 journalists were killed worldwide between December 1, 2024, and December 1, 2025, nearly half of them in the Gaza Strip, where they were killed by Israeli forces.

Mark Brody (2025-12-09). IDF Chief Says Ceasefire Line Is a 'New Border,' Suggesting Goal To Annex More Than Half of Gaza. portside.org IDF Chief Says Ceasefire Line Is a 'New Border,' Suggesting Goal To Annex More Than Half of Gaza |

Skwawkbox (2025-12-09). Video: UN's Albanese and ICC's Prost describe impact of US sanctions. thecanary.co The Israel lobby has tried for years to silence United Nations Special Rapporteur for Occupied Palestine Francesca Albanese for her outspoken advocacy for the Palestinian people and condemnation of its genocide in Gaza. And it has failed for years, including an attempt earlier this year to prevent her re-accreditation to the position, an attempt that […] | By

Mark J Willière (2025-12-08). ICC Warrant Chaos: Germany Celebrates Israeli Missiles, Snubs Israeli PM. thinktank.pk In the wake of Gaza's fragile ceasefire and amid whispers of a "historical change," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's lightning visit to Israel on December 7, 2025, spotlighted the complex dance between Berlin and Jerusalem. Meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, the leaders touted deepening defense ties—like Germany's new Arrow 3 missile shield—while sidestepping …

David Issacharoff (2025-12-08). German journalists covering Gaza and Israel decry of. haaretz.com Sophie von der Tann, the German public broadcaster's correspondent in Tel Aviv, has been subjected to what colleagues and press freedom advocates say is a 'pattern' of pressure put on journalists covering Israel's war in Gaza — spearheaded by Israel's ambassador to Germany…

albawaba (2025-12-08). Tony Blair dropped from proposed Gaza peace council. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been removed from consideration for a senior role on the proposed "Board of Peace" that would help oversee postwar Gaza reconstruction, the Financial Times reported Monday, citing sources familiar with ongoing U.S. deliberations.His exclusion follows broad resistance from Arab governments and Palestinian factions, who argued that Blair, still widely associated with the 2003 Iraq invasion, would lack credibility in the region.According to the Financial Times, early enthusiasm within the Trump administration for Blair's diplomatic experience, floated in September as…

Sharon Zhang (2025-12-08). Israel Reportedly Spying on American Troops at US Base Monitoring Gaza Ceasefire. truthout.org Israeli authorities are reportedly conducting widespread surveillance and recording in a U.S. base set up in southern Israel in October to monitor the Gaza ceasefire. The Guardian reports that foreign diplomats and other visitors to the base like humanitarian officials are sometimes told to avoid sharing sensitive information for fear that it will be exploited by Israel… |

Skwawkbox (2025-12-08). Greenstein organises protest webinar ahead of his 'terror' trial. thecanary.co Left-wing Jewish activist Tony Greenstein's trial date has been set for 6 January. He faces charges for comments he has made in opposition to Israel's genocide in Gaza and in supporting of Palestinian's right to armed resistance in the context of military occupation — a right enshrined under international law. This is not the first […] | By

Dave DeCamp (2025-12-08). Report: Israel Is Spying on US Troops at Gaza Monitoring Base in Southern Israel. news.antiwar.com Israeli operatives are conducting widespread surveillance of US troops and allies at the new US base in southern Israel meant to monitor Gaza, The Guardian reported on Monday. The report said that the scale of spying was so widespread that the US commander of the base, Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank, summoned an Israeli counterpart for …

newarab (2025-12-08). MSF: Conditions for Gaza medics 'as hard as it's ever been'. newarab.com Conditions for Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas agreed in October to a US-backed

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