(2026-01-13). California's Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — The nationwide effort by far-right forces to quash academic freedom in the US, and legally declare any criticism of Israeli policy to be sanctionable anti-Semitism has reached a crisis point. In California of all places! Gov. Gavin Newsom signed
(2026-01-13). Friday 1/16: Virtual Action Hour for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine…
(2026-01-13). Sunday 2/22: Virtual screening of film: "Tala – A Palm Tree from Gaza" indybay.org Online | www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/exiled-not……
(2026-01-13). Thursday 1/15: Thursday Human Billboard for Palestine. indybay.org üìç El Cerrito Plaza San Pablo Ave and Carlson, in front of Daiso üï∞…
(2026-01-13). Saturday 1/24: Introductory Lecture: Palestine and Palestinians Pre October 7th. indybay.org Albany Library – Edith Stone Room. 1247 Marin Ave. Albany…
(2026-01-13). Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk: Portrait of a young Palestinian artist targeted for death by the IDF. wsws.org Gaza journalists, like Fatima, face extreme, often fatal, risks under blockade and during assaults, including murder, injury, harassment and starvation while trying to report.
(2026-01-13). Israeli government accuses Haaretz of enemy in citing Gaza reporting. haaretz.com The state submitted an affidavit to the High Court of Justice in response to petitions against the decision to terminate its ties with the newspaper. It also accused Haaretz of 'defaming the state … and the Zionist enterprise as a whole'…
(2026-01-13). Maersk navigates Red Sea route again as Gaza ceasefire holds. newarab.com 
(2026-01-13). Gaza: "Palestinians are wondering how they will get through the winter" icrc.org
(2026-01-13). Thursday 1/15: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2026-01-13). Sunday 1/18: Palestinian West Bank: Siege and Resilience: Olive Harvest. indybay.org Palo Alto First Presbyterian Church | 1140 Cowper Street | Palo Alto, CA 94301…
(2026-01-13). Haredi faction says it will withhold support for state budget over IDF exemption bill. haaretz.com Degel Hatorah's chair, Moshe Gafni, said he told Netanyahu that if a bill exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service failed to pass, his faction would not support the 2026 state budget. Agudat Yisrael party sources told Haaretz that penalties for draft dodgers would block the bill…
(2026-01-13). Iran's liquid fuel missile design backfires amid protests? Israel celebrates after 12-Day war shock. hindustantimes.com Former Israeli Navy chief Eliezer Marom framed Iran's internal unrest as a potential constraint on Tehran's ability to deploy liquid‚Äëfuel missiles and project power against Israel and U.S. bases, while warning that any regime change could bring chaos rather than guaranteed democracy. He also cautioned that a post‚Äëcollapse Iran might resemble Syria, stressed Israel's resolve to prevent hostile "monsters" on its borders, and linked current events to a wider global struggle over oil and tanker seizures.
(2026-01-12). Can Mayor Mamdani be as good as Candidate Mamdani on Palestine. newarab.com 
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| A young, African-born, Muslim, South Asian immigrant, Mamdani represents many firsts. He was sworn in on two copies of the Qur'an, his grandfathe…
(2026-01-12). Thursday 1/22: Webinar: Report back from our 77th Delegation to Palestine. indybay.org Online | www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/d77-report……
(2026-01-12). Wednesday 1/21: Webinar: "We Can Speak for Ourselves" : A conversation With Palestinian Women. indybay.org Online | www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/webinar-we……
(2026-01-12). Why is Bosnia sending troops to Gaza? aljazeera.com Bosnians overwhelmingly support Palestine. And yet their elite want to help legitimise a 'peace' plan favouring Israel.
(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.
(2026-01-12). Modi-Merz bond strengthens: Disagreements acknowledged, but shared vision for Ukraine peace prevails. hindustantimes.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the media in Ahmedabad following bilateral talks, confirming discussions on major global issues including Ukraine and Gaza. While acknowledging that India and Germany do not always agree on every issue, both leaders stressed shared values, growing strategic convergence, and deeper cooperation—particularly in the Indo-Pacific and Global South. The visit marked a major step forward in India—Germany ties, with 27 declarations of intent signed across sectors such as defence, rare earths, healthcare, and security policy.
(2026-01-12). Faced with post-war uncertainty, Hamas seeks new leadership. newarab.com 
Hamas is preparing to hold internal elections to rebuild its leadership, decimated by Israeli killings during the war in With international powers and Israel pushing for it to be disarmed and have no role in Gaza's future governance, its new leaders will face an uncertain future. | The group also rules over a
(2026-01-12). Headlines for January 12, 2026. democracynow.org Over 500 Protesters Killed in Demonstrations in Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Expresses Support for Iranian Protesters as Israel Continues to Strike Gaza, Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide Following the Fatal Shooting of Renee Good, ICE Agent's Cellphone Video Shows the Minutes Before Renee Good Was Killed, NYT: Venezuela's Interim President Requests U.S. Help to Seize Rogue Oil Tanker, Nobel Institute Rejects Offer by Venezuelan Opposition Figure Machado to Share Peace Prize with Trump, Trump Threatens Cuba to "Make a Deal Before It's Too Late", Denmark's Prime Mini…
(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…
(2026-01-12). Gaza to Bondi: How appeasement shaped Albanese's response to antisemitism. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-01-12). Palestinian prisoners held without trial are nothing but hostages. thecanary.co A new report by the Palestinian Centre for Prisoner's Advocacy examines detention policies in the West Bank, in 2025. It particularly looks at administrative detention as a prolonged security control mechanism and explores the structural and social effects of this policy. Shockingly, administrative detainees are given no charge or trial and evidence against them is […] | By
(2026-01-12). 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.
(2026-01-12). Israel sees Red flags in Iran after Trump's controversial message? Netanyahu admits 'close watch'. hindustantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is closely monitoring the unfolding protests in Iran, voicing strong support for Iranian demonstrators and condemning what he described as the mass killing of civilians. His remarks come amid escalating tensions, with Iranian officials warning of retaliation against Israel and U.S. targets if Iran is attacked, while nationwide protests driven by economic hardship continue and U.S. President Donald Trump signals possible intervention.