(2026-01-04). Tuesday 2/3: CHRISTIANS IN PALESTINE : In-Person Dialogue with Mother Agapia. indybay.org Palo Alto First Presbyterian Church | 1140 Cowper Street | Palo Alto, CA 94301…
(2026-01-04). Friday 1/9: Virtual Action Hour for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine…
(2026-01-04). Handala leaks private photos, videos from former Israeli minister's phone. tehrantimes.com Pro-Palestine hacking collective Handala announced Saturday it had breached the iPhone of former Israeli justice minister Ayelet Shaked, obtaining her private messages, documents, and other sensitive material.
(2026-01-04). From 'Little Scientist' to plastic scavenger: Dreams lost to Israel's war on Gaza. tehrantimes.com Crammed in a tiny tent at a UN-run school in central Gaza City, Alaa Alzanin shelters with his wife, five children, his 71-year-old mother, and younger sister after losing their Beit Hanoon home.
(2026-01-04). For some Gazan women, beauty has become a link to their old selves. haaretz.com As women across the Strip focus on daily survival, they are increasingly returning to their old beauty rituals to rediscover a fragile sense of normalcy…
(2026-01-04). Gaza: 3 Palestinians killed in latest Israeli ceasefire breach. newarab.com 
Three Palestinians, including a teenager, were killed by Israeli fire in various areas across the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, in the Israeli army's latest violation of the ceasefire. | 15-year-old Alaa al-Din Muhammad Zuhair Asraf was killed by Israeli fire in the Jorat al-Lut area, south of Abdulrahman Abdel-Hadi Al-Qann, a 32-year-old
(2026-01-04). Trump delays Gaza 'Peace Council' amid Maduro abduction. newarab.com 
The newspaper reported on Sunday, citing senior political officials, that the delay came after the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and their transfer to New York. | Despite…
(2026-01-04). Saturday 1/3: Shadows of Gaza: Stories I Let Die. indybay.org 2005 Wharf Road | Capitola, CA 95010…
(2026-01-04). Judge who blocked Trump Gaza deportations to oversee Maduro case. newarab.com 
A US federal judge who previously blocked attempts by the Judge Alvin Hellerstein, 92, halted efforts last September to remove protesters who had demonstrated against Israel's war on Gaza, ruling that the proposed deportations were unlawful. | Earli…
(2026-01-04). Israel launches deadly strikes in Gaza in new ceasefire violations. aljazeera.com The Israeli military continues to demolish structures in northern Gaza while also blocking the entry of aid.
(2026-01-04). Israel leads Eurovision 2026 betting odds as countries boycott contest over Gaza conduct. haaretz.com Israel's high ranking in the Eurovision betting sites, though neither its representative nor its song has yet been chosen for the competition, reflects the composition of this year's field and the country's placements in recent years, having placed in the top five over the past three contests…
(2026-01-04). Thursday 1/8: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2026-01-04). Int'l aid groups grapple with impact of Israel's ban in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2026-01-04). Egypt to present Gaza technocratic committee names to PA. newarab.com 
(2026-01-04). Kevin Cox: South Africa In History's Shadow. newleftreview.org Why is South Africa seemingly still mired in the income and spatial segregation patterns of the apartheid era? Standard explanations focus on the ANC, either as too neoliberal or too statist. Kevin Cox looks instead at the making of classes—and expropriation of African farmers—in conditions of globalization's labour shock.
(2026-01-04). is the constitutional Deputy attorney general slams Netanyahu for violating High Court order on ultra-Orthodox IDF draft. haaretz.com Deputy Attorney General Limon also said that the Netanyahu government is 'turning the investigation into October 7 into a political exercise,' adding, 'The public has a right to know what the failures were and who must bear responsibility. The law provides a mechanism for this: a state commission of inquiry'…
(2026-01-04). Netanyahu's government a regime of 'lies and treason:' Moshe Ya'alon. tehrantimes.com Former Israeli war minister Moshe Ya'alon on Sunday placed full responsibility on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for October 7, calling it "the most dangerous crisis in our history."
(2026-01-04). An ugly attack on Venezuela: Has Trump yielded to Netanyahu or will Chavismo live on? War in a world of backroom deals and AI fakes. strategic-culture.su In one potential version of events, much of this was a spectacle, a fireworks show symbolizing U.S. military might but in effect little more than an agreement for Maduro to transfer power to Rodriguez. | Join us on , , and .
(2026-01-04). Police throw out probe against journalist suspected of shoving Sara Netanyahu staffer. haaretz.com The incident, captured on film, involved an attempt to film Sara Netanyahu, leading to a confrontation and a temporary restraining order. The case raised concerns about press freedom, with Glickman's questioning initially halted before the Israel's AG permitted the investigation to continue…
(2026-01-04). Israeli police kill Palestinian Bedouin man during raid in Negev. newarab.com 
Israeli police shot and killed a Palestinian The shooting of 36-year-old Muhammed Hussein Tarabin threatened to worsen the already strained relations between Israeli police have been conducting a large-scale operation in the vill…
(2026-01-04). Like with Iran, Trump launched a attack on Venezuela. haaretz.com The Saturday attack echoes a familiar pattern, especially for Israelis. The U.S. attack on the Iranian nuclear plant Fordow didn't involve the physical occupation of territory, and Trump's base won't accuse him of dragging the U.S. into another war…
(2026-01-04). Palestinian man sentenced to life after gruesome stabbing murder of elderly Israeli. haaretz.com The killer, Ibrahim Shalhub, told investigators he carried out the killing of 83-year-old Lyudmila Liposvky in an attempt to clear his name and that of his family after aiding the Shin Bet security services. Shalhub will also pay 258,000 shekels in compensation to the victim's estate…
(2026-01-04). Palestinian journalist at risk of imminent death in Israeli jail. newarab.com 
Journalist Ali Samoudi's life is at risk and could die imminently in The press syndicate said that The syndicate called the…
(2026-01-04). Israeli forces conduct new raid in southern Syria's Quneitra. tehrantimes.com Israeli forces staged a new raid in the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria on Saturday, in a new violation of the Arab country's sovereignty, Anadolu reported.
(2026-01-04). As Israel scrimps on funding for advanced research, Israeli academics face an international boycott alone. haaretz.com In its annual report, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities noted that while most of the world's developed countries are spending more on academic research, Israel is spending less — and warned that this would have far-reaching consequences…