(2025-12-13). Palestine, Syria reach 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Quarter Finals. ummid.com Palestine and Syria have reached the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Quarter Finals knocking out Asian Champions Qatar and 2021 Runners up Tunisia in an extraordinary display of sports skills and performance.
(2025-12-13). Palestine out of 2025 FIFA Arab World Cup, but wins hearts. ummid.com Palestine National Football Team's dream to play Semi Finals of the 2025 FIFA Arab World Cup ended after it got defeated by Saudi Arabia Thursday.
(2025-12-13). At least 16 dead in Gaza as heavy rains batter territory. newarab.com 
Gaza's civil defence agency on Friday said at least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as Heavy rain from Storm Byron has flooded tents and temporary shelters across
(2025-12-13). Biden administration briefly withheld some intelligence from Israel during Gaza war, sources say. haaretz.com U.S. intelligence officials briefly withheld live drone feeds and limited Israel's use of some targeting information during the Gaza war over concerns about civilian casualties and alleged mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners, resuming sharing only after Israel provided assurances…
(2025-12-13). Israel leads as 2025 ends as deadliest year for Journalists: RSF. ummid.com Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report said the year 2025 is ending as the deadliest year for journalists with majority of them killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) in Gaza.
(2025-12-13). The Golan Heights: From Demilitarization To A Pursuit Of Peace Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Kabir Taneja and Samidha Jain | The dramatic collapse of the Ba'athist Syria under the Bashar al-Assad government in December 2024 triggered a dramatic recalibration of the Golan Heights' status in West Asia. Israel rapidly asserted military control over the remaining Syrian portions of the territory, leaving little space for ambiguity in its strategic calculus. | Benjamin Netanyahu asserts the stance that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) presence in the region acts as a
(2025-12-13). Israeli forces launch new attacks on southern Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — Israeli forces carried out renewed attacks on southern Lebanon, including artillery shelling and naval fire, in a continued violation of the ceasefire agreement and UN Security Council Resolution.
(2025-12-12). How the pro-Palestine Movement is outsmarting the Algorithms. juancole.com ( On a Tuesday night in November 2023, a few weeks after an Israeli airstrike on Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City killed at least 471 Pal…
(2025-12-12). Threads of Resistance Webinar Series by Eyewitness Palestine December 15-19, 2025. wibailoutpeople.org 
Sign up for this Power Week of Webinars! Don't miss this powerful week-long series uplifting voices across the global movement for Palestinian liberation, featuring artists, organizers, public figures, spiritual leaders, and past Eyewitness Palestine delegates who have witnessed the occupation on the ground firsthand. Each session offers unique perspectives, bringing together stories, experiences, and acts of …
(2025-12-12). Hunger strikers' supporters send a dripping red message to Lammy. thecanary.co Two supporters of the Prisoners for Palestine hunger strikers took their message direct to David Lammy's office on 12 December. The hunger strike is approaching its seventh week, and there's still no response from the British government. So activists from the group took action against the Ministry of Justice. At 8am, using re-purposed fire-extinguishers, they […] | By
(2025-12-12). Tucker Carlson visits wounded Palestinian refugees in Qatar. newarab.com 
American journalist Tucker Carlson released footage of himself visiting Palestinian refugees in Qatar on Thursday, alongside stinging criticism of Israel and the United States' support for it. | The conservative political commentator showed clips of his visit in the latest episode of the The Tucker Carlson Show titled "Why Are We Defending Mass Murder in Gaza? Because Our Greatest Ally Demands It". | "Among so-called 'civilised governments'. No one has behaved like Israel has behaved in Gaza in a very long time – 80 years at least," Carlson said. | "It's almost unbelievable. Tens of thousands of children killed,…
(2025-12-12). Gaza: At least 11 killed in 24 hours amid Storm Byron. newarab.com 
At least 11 people, including children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip by heavy rain and cold conditions caused by On Friday, at least two children died from freezing temperatures. Infant Taim Al-Khawaja, who was living with his family in the ruins of their home damaged by a previous Israeli bombing in the
(2025-12-12). Freezing temperatures and floods kill infants and children in storm-battered Gaza. tehrantimes.com At least 11 Palestinians have died in storm-hit Gaza from cold and collapsing buildings within the last 24 hours, Middle East Eye reported Friday.
(2025-12-12). Fourteen Palestinians, including children, die in Gaza amid Storm Byron. aljazeera.com Desperate Gaza families already displaced by Israel's war face deadly collapses and freezing conditions as storm hits.
(2025-12-12). A path forward for Palestinian resistance. workers.org 
The following remarks were delivered by internationally renowned and award-winning Palestinian author and poet Susan Abulhawa to the Muwatin's 30th Annual Conference, "The Impact of the Genocide in Gaza on the Future of the World and the Reading of the Palestinian Question" on Dec. 3, 2025. I want to talk . . . |
(2025-12-12). Gaza Diary: They Bulldozed Mass Graves and Called It Peace. counterpunch.org 
A synecdoche is a figure of speech where an individual event is used to represent the whole story. You'd be hard-pressed to find a more exact and unnerving synecdoche for the Israeli genocide in Gaza than turning the strip's largest hospital into an unmarked mass grave. The 98 bodies discovered at Al Shifa Medical Complex were deeply buried under dirt, debris and garbage.. Some were elderly. Some young. Some showed signs of being shot at close range. Some showed signs of being shot at close range. Several had bullet holes in the skull. The bodies excavated from earlier mass grave sites at Al-Shifa and Nasser hosp…
(2025-12-12). Flooding destroys few remaining possessions of Palestinians in Gaza. aljazeera.com Palestinians in Gaza fled bombardment with what little they could carry. Those items are now destroyed by flooding.
(2025-12-12). Israeli ministers call for flag-raising ceremony in Gaza. newarab.com 
Eleven Israeli ministers, including eight from In a letter published by the ultranationalist pro-settlement movement
(2025-12-12). Eurovision exposes ethical erosion. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) decision to allow Israel into the 2026 Eurovision contest has triggered a wave of condemnation. The Swiss winner of 2024 announced they would return their trophy, arguing that Eurovision's stated values of "unity, inclusion and dignity for all" are fundamentally at odds with Israel's ongoing war on Gaza.
(2025-12-12). US briefly withheld intelligence from Israel during Biden era. newarab.com 
US intelligence officials temporarily suspended sharing some key information with In the second half of 2024, the US cut off a live video feed from a US drone over Gaza, which was being used by the Israeli government in its hunt for captives and Hamas fighters. The suspension lasted…
(2025-12-12). US presses Israel to fund Gaza rubble removal as tensions grow. newarab.com 
The The request follows a year of devastating Israeli bombardment and demolition that left unprecedented levels of destruction throughout the territory. | The newspaper said Israel has agreed "in principle" to the demand, with the initial phase to begin in one neighbo…
(2025-12-12). If Gaza Resistance Ends: What History Tells Us About the Palestinian Fate. counterpunch.org 
US President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' is reportedly set to be announced before the year's end. This news coincides with increasing reports that the US administration is serious about pushing forward the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire. However, many critical questions remain unanswered. How can a governing council be superimposed on Gaza when
(2025-12-12). Just one thing is stalling Stage Two of Gaza plan: reality. haaretz.com Hamas controls the enclave with an iron fist, no one has volunteered to disarm it and Netanyahu is in no hurry to press on — but the U.S. president wants a win ‚ñ On the northern front, Hezbollah's new motto has become 'Survival is victory'…
(2025-12-12). Defend Israel's existence as refuge against Jew-hatred. themilitant.com Hamas leaders make it clear they have no intention of disarming, nor of giving up their brutal stranglehold on Gaza or abandoning their goal of destroying Israel and eliminating the Jews. As the weeks go by with no moves to disarm Hamas, the pro-Nazi thugs are growing emboldened. | If Israel is to survive as a refuge for Jews, sooner or later it will have to go on the offensive to destroy Hamas and incorporate more of Gaza into Israel. No other force is capable of doing this. | With Israel controlling 53% of Gaza and Hamas the rest, the "yellow line" that separates the two has become "a new border line," Israel D…
(2025-12-12). Storm destroys what is left of houses in Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) — With 90% of homes destroyed and 94% of tents worn out, Palestinians in Gaza are left exposed to the elements, with no shelter to protect them.
(2025-12-12). Stop The Hate UK: The Shadowy Israel-Aligned Group Targeting Mintpress. popularresistance.org A prolific writer who has penned 28 pro-Israel articles in the past two months alone, Sawer asked the British Palestinian journalist to respond to pro-Israel pressure group Stop The Hate U.K.'s campaign for him to be prosecuted for "anti-Semitic hate crimes." | Abul-Essad's "crime" was attending an October 2024 demonstration in London protesting an event featuring former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert speaking on the future of Gaza — a case that the Metropolitan Police have already looked into and dismissed. | Sawer has previous connections to Stop The Hate U.K.
(2025-12-12). Gaza's Displaced Battle Floods Amid Shelter Shortages. devdiscourse.com Hundreds of thousands of Gazans are grappling with serious flooding as torrential rains swamp the region, severely affecting makeshift shelters. The UN International Organization for Migration revealed on Friday that essential materials like sandbags and timber are unable to reach the enclave.
(2025-12-12). Baby dies of exposure in Gaza as Israel blocks reconstruction. electronicintifada.net Israeli forces raid UNRWA headquarters, uproot olive trees in West Bank.
(2025-12-12). Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements in major annexation push. aljazeera.com Palestinian officials warn Israel's new settlement plan accelerates annexation, deepens violence across occupied area.
(2025-12-12). Israeli settlements in West Bank growing at highest level since 2017. newarab.com 
The expansion of In 2025, "plans for nearly 47,390 housing units were advanced, approved, or tendered, compared with some 26,170 in 2024," the report said. |
(2025-12-12). Ex-apartheid police to remain behind bars pending bail decision. sanews.gov.za Ex-apartheid police to remain behind bars pending bail decision | Two former apartheid-era police officers, who were convicted of the premeditated murder of Congress of South African Students (COSAS) member Caiphus Nyoka, will remain in custody pending judgment in their bail application. ⚪ Former Sergeant, Abraham Hercules Engelbrecht and former Sergeant Pieter Stander (60) were convicted of the 1987 murder of Nyoka earlier this month while a third accused, Major Leon Louis Van Den Berg, was acquitted. ⚪ "Following their conviction, the two applied for bail pending sentencing. In affidavits before the court, t…
(2025-12-12). Israel's aggressive blueprint: A rebuttal to Lebanon's pro-Israel propaganda. tehrantimes.com BEIRUT—In early December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again peeled back the last veneer of diplomatic pretence.
(2025-12-12). Israel launches heavy strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon in new ceasefire violation. tehrantimes.com In another ceasefire violation, the Israeli military carried out heavy attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon on Friday, claiming in a statement that it struck Hezbollah military infrastructure and a "training camp," The Cradle reported.
(2025-12-12). Friday 12/12: Protest against the israeli consulate in SF. indybay.org israeli consulate – 456 Montgomery St SF…
(2025-12-12). With a mass Jewish-Arab movement behind him, Alon-Lee Green is reshaping the Israeli left. haaretz.com With thousands of members, a quarter-million social media followers, and a spot on TIME's list of emerging leaders, 'Standing Together' co-founder Alon Lee-Green is charting a new course for Israel's fractured political opposition…