2026-01-12: Netanyahu Roundup

So far today: 2026-01-12 4:11pm GMT

Yotam Koren (2026-01-12). Netanyahu to approve passports for 2026 Winter Olympians as interior minister post remains vacant. haaretz.com In absence of an interior minister, no one is authorized to make an exception for three winter Olympians who have been naturalized but live abroad…

newarab (2026-01-12). Israel signs security pact with Germany, cites Iran threat. newarab.com Israel and Germany signed a security pact Sunday to expand cooperation on counterterrorism and cyber defence, "Iran and its proxies ⚪ Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis ⚪ threaten not only Israel but also regional stability and international security," a statement from Netanyahu's office said. | "The declaration signed today anchors deep cooperation with Germany in the fields of cyber security, counterterrorism and a…

albawaba (2026-01-12). Israelis protest calling for Netanyahu's resignation. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Protesters erupted at Tel Aviv's Habima Square, calling on the government of Benjamin Netanyahu to step down, Haaretz reported on Jan. 10.The Israeli news agency said that two people were injured after right-wing influencer Roi Star pepper-sprayed them as they attempted to escort him out of the protest.Hareetz said that Star joined the crowd and played a megaphone siren, hoping that people would get scared and leave. Moreover, police subsequently arrested the influencer. Police said they arrested another elderly protester who allegedly attacked the right-wing activist.
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UMMID (2026-01-12). Six Reasons Why Netanyahu is Prolonging Gaza, ME Conflicts. ummid.com The war on Gaza is not merely a military campaign, it is the linchpin holding together Benjamin Netanyahu's political survival, ideological project, and regional ambitions — one he appears determined to keep firmly in place.

UMMID (2026-01-12). Meet Abu Ubaida: Al-Qassam Spokesperson Hudhaifa Samir Abdullah al-Kahlout. ummid.com Abu Ubaida, whose real name is reported to be Hudhaifa Samir Abdullah al-Kahlout (Abu Ibrahim), served for nearly two decades as the spokesperson of al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.

joseph J. Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Global Studies, Appalachian State University (2026-01-12). Cuba's leaders just lost an ally in Maduro ‚àí if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support. | Joseph J. Gonzalez

Editor (2026-01-12). Somaliland: Longtime Zionist Colonisation Target. scheerpost.com " In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Pl…

Vahed Bus Workers (2026-01-12). Support for the People's Struggle: A Statement on the Developments in Iran. counterpunch.org During the current uprising in Iran, the perspectives of labour activists should have been central. Instead, because they ran against the dominant currents of warmongering and Pahlavi monarchist nostalgia, their voices were marginalised in both Persian-language and international media. As usual, attention was lavished on Iranian figures who openly justify war and are funded by

Eyewitness Palestine (2026-01-12). Sunday 2/22: Virtual screening of film: "Tala – A Palm Tree from Gaza" indybay.org Online | www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/exiled-not…

albawaba (2026-01-12). Head of Khan Younis police investigation department assassinated>. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip announced this morning, Monday, the death of Lieutenant Colonel Mahmoud Al-Astal, the head of the Khan Younis police investigations department, after he was shot.The ministry said in a press statement that "security forces are investigating the shooting incident that targeted the head of the Khan Younis police investigations department a short while ago in the Al-Mawasi area, which resulted in his death."The Gaza Strip has witnessed similar crimes and assassinations in recent months, carried out by gangs and militias loyal to the occupati…

Paul Begley (2026-01-12). Gaza to Bondi: How appeasement shaped Albanese's response to antisemitism. independentaustralia.net

Angela (2026-01-12). Thursday 1/15: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…

Farhang Jahanpour (2026-01-12). Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary? juancole.com Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — The 1979 Islamic revolution caused a major earthquake in international geopolitics, when it toppled the strongly pro-US government of the late Mohammad Reza Shah and replaced it with an intensely anti-Western clerical government led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Are we now witnessing the collapse of the Islamic Republic and the return of a pro-US regime? | Massive demonstrations have continued for over two weeks all over Iran and, by all accounts, they are intensifying. In recent days, they have turned violent with protestors attacking security forces and set…

WiBOPM (2026-01-12). Cuba responds to Trump's latest fascistic statement. wibailoutpeople.org

Skwawkbox (2026-01-12). ICE racists detain five Indigenous Americans in Minneapolis. thecanary.co ICE thugs in Minneapolis have followed their murder of Renee Nicole Good and assaults on peaceful protesters with the arrest of at least five Indigenous American men and the reported questioning of hundreds of others. ICE kidnapping Indigenous Americans The arrests came after Trump lackey DHS boss Kristi Noem transferred 2,000 more ICE agents to […] | By

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