(2026-01-25). How Minnesotans became Palestinians: Top 5 Ways they are Occupied. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The people of Palestine are occupied by the Israelis. In my experience most Americans do not even know this basic fact. Ignorance of it makes it impossible to understand what is even going on in the Mideast, and I fear until recently most Americans did not. | I went to see the Oscar-nominated film
(2026-01-25). Trump sent envoys Witkoff and Kushner to ensure Netanyahu delay opening Rafah. haaretz.com One goal of Trump's Board of Peace is to make the lives of Palestinians in Gaza, who are suffering from the ravages of winter, including freezing temperatures, fierce winds and flooding in around their tents, more tolerable as quickly as possible…
(2026-01-25). Aid by permission: How Israel's NGO ban is reshaping life and survival in Gaza. juancole.com By Hassan Abo Qamar, — | On Jan. 1, Israel revoked the licenses of 37 international and local humanitarian organizations in Gaza, in an attempt to force them to end their operations in the region by March. While organizations are still operating for now, the move is affecting the groups' access to supplies and is already impacting daily life in Gaza. Organizations that have provided the foundations of civilian survival—health care, food distribution, water and sanitation, shelter, education, and psychological support[mdash…
(2026-01-25). Gaza's tent life between illness and daily despair. aljazeera.com Gaza faces public health crisis amid Israel's war, with waste, sewage and poor sanitation leading to disease outbreaks.
(2026-01-25). Israeli Supreme Court hearing on press access to Gaza looms RSF and CPJ call for action. asiapacificreport.nz 
Reporters Without Borders A decisive hearing before the Israeli Supreme Court on whether the press will have independent access to Gaza is due to take place tomorrow. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will be participating as amici curiae and call on the member states of the Media Freedom Coalition…
(2026-01-25). Gaza: "Palestinians are wondering how they will get through the winter" icrc.org
(2026-01-25). US envoys urge Netanyahu to move into Gaza ceasefire's second phase. newarab.com 
(2026-01-25). Week in Pictures: From Minneapolis turmoil to Israeli attacks on Gaza. aljazeera.com
(2026-01-25). Gaza: Severe winter conditions compound humanitarian crisis for displaced Palestinians. icrc.org
(2026-01-25). Gaza peacekeeping deployment five clear questions Fiji cannot ignore. asiapacificreport.nz 
ANALYSIS: By Jim Sanday The recent announcement by Fiji's Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs that Fiji will consider contributing troops to a proposed international stabilisation force in Gaza imposes a responsibility on all of us to ask the hard questions before the decision is finalised by Cabinet. At the outset, let's all be clear…
(2026-01-25). Bereaved father in Gaza tries to will his son back from the dead. newarab.com 
The boy was dead, limp and bloodied on the floor of a morgue, the latest casualty in "He's sleeping. He'll wake up now. There's nothing wrong with him. He's fine," Yusuf Zawara said Saturday. "I'm just cleaning his face. He's sleepy. He didn't sleep all night because of the bombing." | There was dust in the bereaved father's hair and blood on his clothes. As he knelt over his son in
(2026-01-25). Masked assailants torch Palestinian cars in West Bank, spraying graffiti of Star of David and. haaretz.com The attack occurred amid rising tensions over the newly established Tarfon Israeli settler outpost in Area B of the West Bank, territory where Palestinians hold civil authority and Israel has pledged not to build settlements…
(2026-01-25). Hundreds of artists demand legal review of 2025 culture award cuts. haaretz.com The suspension includes 5 million shekels ($1.6 million) in cash grants which for some artists represent the only available channel for public funding. 'Harming Israeli culture is harming Israeli society and the spirit of the people,'…
(2026-01-24). Imperialism — Bad sometimes and good at other times? What Venezuela, Colombia, Palestine, Iran, Greenland and others teach us. fightbackbetter.com Since starting my work as director of a nonprofit peace organization in 2000, this question has haunted me. Not that…
(2026-01-24). New book 'Complicit' details UK's enabling role in the Gaza genocide. thecanary.co 
Peter Oborne's new book Complicit ends with a cathartic condemnation of all UK actors complicit in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The list is long and contains a broad spectrum of UK institutions and individuals Oborne damns. His analysis spans the political, military, media, and public spheres. Politically, he condemns the leadership of both parties, […] | By
(2026-01-24). Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza is Distraction, not Solution. ummid.com Gaza does not suffer from a deficit of ideas, administrators, or plans. It suffers from occupation, siege, apartheid, and genocide.
(2026-01-24). U.S. / Israeli attack on Iran fails. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders January 20, 2026 Washington's latest criminal attack, following decades of nonstop efforts to overturn the Islamic Republic of Iran, a country of 92 million people, has failed. Since the powerful 1979 Iranian Revolution overturned the corrupt Pahlavi monarchy, kept in place by U.S. and British imperialism, Washington has used invasions, bombings, assassinations and sabotage to try to reestablish its domination of this resource rich country. The Revolution — and with it the utilization of Iran's own resources — transformed Iran, modernizing industry and providing health care, electrif…
(2026-01-24). Israel's President Herzog faces 'war crimes' challenge over his Australia visit. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report Israeli President Isaac Herzog faces a legal challenge over his role in alleged war crimes as news media say he will visit Australia early next month, reports Al Jazeera. Australian journalist Lindal Rowlands writes that three Australian and Palestinian legal groups have made a formal call on the Australian Federal Police (AFP)…