2026-01-06: Netanyahu Roundup

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Vera Weidenbach (2026-01-06). Netanyahu says he endorses regime change in Iran, but the last thing he really wants. haaretz.com As Israelis enter an election year just months after Trump forced his hand to end the Gaza war, Netanyahu will want to distract voters by maintaining all the remaining fronts he can…

Liza Rozovsky (2026-01-06). Trump discussed role in postwar Gaza force with Netanyahu in Florida, source says. haaretz.com As Israel and the United States struggle to recruit foreign countries willing to send troops to the international stabilization force in Gaza, Israel continues to strongly oppose Turkey's participation in the initiative…

Staff (2026-01-06). Israeli foreign minister visits Somaliland: "Palestine," not a virtual. haaretz.com Gideon Sa'ar vowed that mutual embassies would be opened, and the president said he had accepted Prime Minister Netanyahu's invitation to visit Israel. The trip comes about two weeks after Israel became the first UN member state to recognize the republic as an independent state…

Dahlia Scheindlin (2026-01-06). Should opposition call Netanyahu a. haaretz.com The words 'treason,' 'betrayal' and 'traitor' are being lobbed at the Israeli prime minister amid new developments in the Qatargate scandal. But referring to politicians as traitors in Israel has a deadly history…

Omer Benjakob (2026-01-06). From Macron to Sam Altman: An Iranian hack opened an Israeli intelligence gold mine. haaretz.com An Iranian-backed hack-and-leak operation that compromised the phones of figures including former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Prime Minister Netanyahu's chief of staff allowed hackers to extract contact lists containing Israeli security officials and world leaders, raising fears of surveillance and intelligence mapping…

newarab (2026-01-06). Fans barred from Real Madrid vs Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball game. newarab.com Thursday's The decision was taken to comply with a

hindustantimes (2026-01-06). Trump threatens Cuba, Havana stands with Venezuela & warns of dangerous precedent for Latin America. hindustantimes.com Cuba strongly condemned US military action against Venezuela during a heated United Nations Security Council session, calling it a criminal act and a violation of international law and the UN Charter. Cuba's UN representative described the operation as cowardly aggression and a dangerous escalation of long-standing pressure on Venezuela. The remarks followed US strikes and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, prompting Caracas to declare a national emergency. While Washington insisted the move was a law enforcement operation, Russia, China, Colombia, and African nations voiced serious concerns. The incident t…

Editor (2026-01-06). As Washington Targets Venezuela, Israeli Forces Kill Children in Gaza and Lebanon. scheerpost.com Posted By Joshua Scheer From Common Dreams an article reports that Israel has continued military actions in Gaza and Lebanon, which critics describe as violations of an existing ceasefire and part of a devastating, U.S.‚Äëbacked campaign following the October 2023 Hamas‚ÄëIsrael conflict. Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed civilians, including children, and humanitarian observers say …

Eden Solomon (2026-01-06). How a quiet Bedouin village in south turned into supremacist playground. haaretz.com 'What we saw in Gaza and the West Bank has reached us, too,' says a relative of Mohammed al-Sana, who was fatally shot by Israel Police officers in Tarabin. Residents say the killing shattered hopes in the village, amid arrests of children and what they describe as collective punishment. 'It proved to me that we don't live in a democratic country'…

THINK TANK Productions (2026-01-06). Paris Protesters Rally Against Gaza War and Humanitarian Aid Blockade. thinktank.pk Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Paris to denounce the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the blockade of humanitarian aid. Protesters accused political leaders of complicity, warned of worsening conditions during winter, and called for real action beyond symbolic gestures. The rally comes amid debate over a ceasefire agreement and continued concerns about …

newarab (2026-01-06). UK pro-Gaza detainee pauses hunger strike as others continue. newarab.com

newarab (2026-01-06). FPA slams Israel govt for refusing to lift Gaza press ban. newarab.com An international media association on Tuesday criticised the The government had told the

newarab (2026-01-06). Almost 1,300 Palestinians from Gaza still detained in Israel. newarab.com Almost 1,300 Palestinians from In a recent filing at the Israeli Supreme Court, the government revealed that it continues to hold 1,287 Gazan detainees in prisons and military-run facilities. | It also said it was holding 41 Palestinians from Gaza under temporary detention orders as o…

Jonah Valdez (2026-01-06). The List of Countries Trump Is Threatening With War Keeps Growing. theintercept.com President Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed "Peace President," detonated his own America First campaign promise of "no new wars" over the weekend with an The U.S. military attacked Venezuela early Saturday morning, abducting its leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who now face narco-terrorism charges in a New York federal court. Eighty Venezuelan and Cuban citizens were killed by U.S. gunfire and ai…

Jorge Heine (2026-01-06). 'Running Venezuela'? Hegemony is one thing, dominance is another. responsiblestatecraft.org The U.S. bombing of Caracas, a capital of three million people, of the port of La Guaira, as well as other targets in the states of Miranda and Aragua, together with the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, represents a further escalation in the war-like operations that the United States has conducted over the past five months against the land of the Liberator, Simon Bolivar. It is also the first U.S. military attack on the South American mainland in 200 years. Such attacks have been common in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (most recently in Panama in 1989), but had never taken plac…

en.mehrnews (2026-01-06). United States seeking to "Libyanize" Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — An expert in international relations says that the US is pursuing the strategy of "Libyanizing Iran," which would enable Israel to form a kind of "global consensus" for attacking Iran.

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