(2026-01-31). US approves multibillion-dollar arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Israel. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2025. — ReutersState Dept okays $3.8bn sale of 30 attack helicopters to Israel.Also approves $9bn sale to Saudi Arabia for 730…
(2026-01-31). 'We Are Back in the Middle Ages': How the EU Literally Starves Dissenting Experts Like Jacques Baud. orinocotribune.com By Eva Karene Bartlett — Jan 28, 2026 | No one is safe from the 'Russian propaganda' sanctions — even those who never touch Russian sources. Baud is one of nearly 60 public figures under sanctions from the EU | January 27, 2026, On December 15, 2025, the European Union slapped sanctions on former Swiss intelligence officer and ex-NATO employee Jacques Baud. No day in court, no charges filed, just abrupt, suffocating, sanctions. | Why did the EU sanction Baud? For "Russian propaganda," of course, although many of the so…
(2026-01-31). 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.
(2026-01-31). Saturday 1/31: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with Gaza's Orphans. indybay.org Berkeley Marina, Seabreeze Parking lot at 598 University Ave…
(2026-01-31). US approves billions in arms sales to Israel, Saudi Arabia. tribune.com.pk 1721969212-0/BeFunky-collage]-(35)1721969212-0.jpg)
The United States on Friday approved multibillion-dollar weapons sales to both Israel and Saudi Arabia, at a point of high tensions with Iran. | The State Department said it green-lighted a $3.8-billion sale of 30 Apache attack helicopters to Israel, which has agreed to a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. | "The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defence capability," the State Department said in a statement. | "This proposed sale is consistent with those objectives," it said. | Also in the pack…
(2026-01-31). raises credit outlook from negative to stable, citing Gaza cease-fire. haaretz.com While boosting Israel's outlook, the credit rating agency reaffirmed the country's credit rating — the likelihood that a country will repay its debts — warning that Israel's security and geopolitical environment remains vulnerable…
(2026-01-31). Dockworkers In Mediterranean Ports Announce Coordinated Antiwar Action. popularresistance.org Workers in more than 20 Mediterranean ports are preparing for an international day of action on February 6 to oppose the growing militarization of transport infrastructure, as well as port management's and governments' complicity in the genocide in Gaza. "If we don't take this step, all our other demands will be crushed under war," Francesco Staccioli of the Italian union Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) warned during a launch event on Tuesday. | The mobilization aims to prevent arms shipments, reject rearmament, and oppose the impact of a war economy on workers' rights and social security systems. Notably, the day…
(2026-01-31). The US Plan For Gaza Has Nothing In It For Palestinians. popularresistance.org The latest iteration of the future U.S. plan for Gaza was revealed last week by U.S. President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the inaugural ceremony of the so-called "Board of Peace," which is tasked with overseeing the reconstruction and administration of the Strip. Kushner's presentation included a map of what Gaza would look like after reconstruction, including industrial zones, residential blocks, and tourism beaches. The plan advertises a new Rafah and a new Gaza City, completely separate from one another. Meanwhile, the edges of the Strip — which once served as Gaza's farmland and bread basket…
(2026-01-31). Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinians across Gaza, attacks reported in Rafah. aljazeera.com Multiple attacks across the besieged enclave a day before Israel is expected to reopen the Rafah border crossing.
(2026-01-31). Israel officially accepts Gaza death toll of 70,000. wsws.org After years of denial by Israel, successive US and European governments and the international media, Israel has accepted the Gaza Health Ministry's official death toll.
(2026-01-31). Why attacking UNRWA is attacking Gaza's survival. aljazeera.com The UN agency is able to provide much-needed services to the entire Strip at scale, but it is prevented from doing so.
(2026-01-31). US approves $6.6bn sale of attack helicopters, assault vehicles to Israel. aljazeera.com The approved sale includes 30 Apache helicopters, which Israeli forces have used to attack Palestinians in Gaza.
(2026-01-31). Beyond Bombings: How Pollution and Disease Are Killing Gaza Slowly. thinktank.pk Gaza's civilian population is living through a reality that many around the world cannot easily imagine: surviving day-to-day life in makeshift tent encampments after homes, services and normal routines have been destroyed. For families who have lost everything — houses, livelihoods, community ties — the harsh conditions in overcrowded camps have given rise to a …
(2026-01-31). Gaza's collapsing economy drives youth to create unconventional solutions. aljazeera.com Innovation becomes a go-to strategy for Gaza's youth as they battle unemployment in a hostile economic environment.
(2026-01-31). LIVE: Israel kills 19, including 6 children, in new Gaza ceasefire breach. aljazeera.com Israel carries out deadly attacks in Gaza a day before the Rafah crossing is due to reopen.
(2026-01-31). Saturday 2/14: Love in the Time of Intifada: A Fundraiser for Gaza Students. indybay.org The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley.
(2026-01-31). Reports: Israeli settlers set fire to house in West Bank Bedouin community. haaretz.com
(2026-01-31). Trump again bypasses U.S. Congress to push $6 billion in weapons sales to Israel. haaretz.com The four sales to Israel, including tactical vehicles and helicopters, were a violation of congressional norms, a senior Democratic official said, adding that Trump refuses to 'engage Congress on critical questions about the next steps in Gaza'…
(2026-01-31). Gaza: Severe winter conditions compound humanitarian crisis for displaced Palestinians. icrc.org
(2026-01-31). The Israeli Military's Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting. juancole.com
(2026-01-31). Gaza: "Palestinians are wondering how they will get through the winter" icrc.org
(2026-01-30). Israel can only apologize to Biden for champion ingrate Netanyahu. haaretz.com Trump's predecessor saved us when immediately after October 7 he moved aircraft carriers to our region and threatened Hezbollah and Iran lest they join Hamas. Assailing him is ingratitude beyond all reason…
(2026-01-30). Trump is determined to launch phase two of his Gaza plan. The Israeli last hope is that he fails. haaretz.com Some members of Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition believe that if the U.S. president's plan collapses, he will give Israel the green light to recapture Gaza ‚ñ How Netanyahu distorted reality to serve his own interests by accusing Biden of responsibility for IDF deaths ‚ñ Hezbollah's fears of an Iranian collapse have implications for Israel…
(2026-01-30). Trump says 'hopefully' no need for military action against Iran. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. — AFPIran threatens US bases, aircraft carriers if attacked.Trump says speaking with Iran but time running out.Iran warns US attack would trigger…
(2026-01-30). Cuban president denounces U.S. measure as fascist, criminal and genocidal. radiohc.cu 
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday exposed the fascist, criminal, and genocidal nature of the US administration, following the executive order issued by the magnate in the White House that escalates the blockade. | On his Twitter account, the Cuban leader criticized President Trump, saying that under a mendacious and baseless pretext, "sold by those who make politics and enrich themselves at the expense of our people's suffering," he continues his supposed policy of "strangling the Cuban economy by imposing tariffs on countries that sovereignly trade oil with Cuba." | Díaz-Canel pointed out that this me…