2025-12-18: Palestine Roundup

So far today: 2025-12-18 3:52pm GMT

UMMID (2025-12-18). 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.

Editor (2025-12-18). As Zohran Mamdani prepares to enter City Hall he faces pressure from an unlikely source — Palestine activists. scheerpost.com By Michael Arria for Mondoweiss Last month, activists gathered outside New York City's Park East Synagogue to protest an event hosted by Nefesh B'Nefesh, an organization that assists Jewish individuals in relocating to Israel. The protest, which was organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation (PAL Awda), was condemned as antisemitic by pro-Israel groups and leaders over chants of …

mforinoco (2025-12-18). Tech for Genocide: Palantir's Role in the Pager Attacks. orinocotribune.com By Al-Akhbar's Lebanon Desk — Dec 15, 2025 | "We've never supplied our products to enemies. We proudly support the US government. I am proud that we are supporting Israel in every way we can." — Palantir co-founder Alex Karp | Palantir Technologies has been involved in the Israeli military's regional operations from Gaza to Lebanon and beyond, according to revelations in a new biography of CEO Alex Karp. In The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State, New York Times journalist Michael Steinberger details how the US-based company's software played a direct r…

Michelle Pini (2025-12-18). Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and. independentaustralia.net

Tatiana Sovrou (2025-12-18). What Gaza and Ukraine reveal about a new era of imposed peace. independentaustralia.net

Prof. Zamir Ahmed Awan (2025-12-18). Gaza, the United Nations, and the Crisis of Global Conscience. thinktank.pk The United Nations General Assembly's overwhelming passage of a resolution demanding unrestricted humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, protection of United Nations facilities, and compliance with international law marks a moment of rare moral clarity in an increasingly fractured world. Supported by 139 countries, with only 12 voting against and 19 abstaining, the resolution reflects …

_____ (2025-12-18). Palestinian journalist Sami al-Sai alleges torture, sexual violence in Israeli prison. CPJ Staff

newarab (2025-12-17). Palestine Action prisoners near death as hunger strike drags on. newarab.com Family members of six Palestine Action prisoners on The activists are refusing food in protest at prolonged pre trial detention, sweeping counter terrorism charges, and what they describe as Britain's complicity in Is…

tehrantimes (2025-12-17). Iran calls for accountability for Gaza crimes in meeting with OIC chief. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, met with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hussein Ibrahim Taha, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

newarab (2025-12-17). Israeli strikes hit eastern Gaza City amid preventable flooding. newarab.com The strikes hit sites east of

newarab (2025-12-17). UAE revealed as secret buyer in $2.3 billion Israeli arms deal. newarab.com The UAE has secretly signed a $2.3 billion arms deal with The deal was announced last month by Elbit Systems, but the identity of the buyer was kept secret. | Elbit,

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