(2026-02-01). 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.
(2026-02-01). Trump: Iran is talking seriously with the U.S., hopes for negotiation. haaretz.com
(2026-02-01). Israeli airstrikes kill 32, including women and children, in Gaza. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – At least 32 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Saturday, according to the Civil Defense statement.Israeli airstrikes since dawn on Saturday across the Gaza Strip have killed 32 people, including women and children, the Civil Defense revealed. On the other hand, the Israeli military claimed that it was responding to what it considered violations of the ceasefire by Hamas.Despite the US-brokered ceasefire entering its second phase in early January, violence has continued in the Palestinian territory, with Israel and Hamas exchanging accusations of violatin…
(2026-02-01). Qatar, Jordan And Egypt Condemn Israeli Ceasefire Violations In Gaza. eurasiareview.com Qatar, Jordan and Egypt on Saturday strongly condemned Israel's repeated violations of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, warning that the attacks risk dangerous escalation and undermine regional and international efforts to restore stability. | Israel pounded Gaza on Saturday with some of its most intense airstrikes since the October ceasefire was brokered, killing more than 30 people including three girls from one family, in attacks on houses, tents and a police station, Palestinian health officials said. | Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the breaches, which have resulted in fatal…
(2026-02-01). Saturday 2/14: Love in the Time of Intifada: A Fundraiser for Gaza Students. indybay.org The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley.
(2026-02-01). The US Occupation of Gaza Is Officially Beginning. truthout.org This week, Drop Site News revealed a draft resolution from Trump's newly christened "Board of Peace." The resolution outlines what is, in essence, Phase Two of Trump's unrealistic peace plan that ushered in a new phase of horror in Gaza under the guise of a ceasefire. The actions outlined in the resolution ignore realities on the ground and paint a very grim picture of what the United States… |
(2026-02-01). Palestinians in Gaza await Rafah crossing reopening. newarab.com 
Israel is set The reopening comes amid ongoing violence in the Palestinian territory, with
(2026-02-01). The US Occupation Of Gaza Has Begun. popularresistance.org This week, Drop Site News revealed a draft resolution from Trump's newly christened "Board of Peace." The resolution outlines what is, in essence, Phase Two of Trump's unrealistic peace plan that ushered in a new phase of horror in Gaza under the guise of a ceasefire. | The actions outlined in the resolution ignore realities on the ground and paint a very grim picture of what the United States is planning for Gaza. Far from abandoning the ludicrous and offensive imagery Trump shared in that AI video from last year of himself and Elon Musk on a beach in an unrecognizable Gaza, this resolution is the battle plan to…
(2026-02-01). Saturday 1/31: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with Gaza's Orphans. indybay.org Berkeley Marina, Seabreeze Parking lot at 598 University Ave…
(2026-02-01). Gaza: Severe winter conditions compound humanitarian crisis for displaced Palestinians. icrc.org
(2026-02-01). Campaign to boycott Israel looks to future after Gaza 'ceasefire'. aljazeera.com With the global spotlight shifting fom Gaza, the campaign to isolate Israel has never been more urgent, experts say.
(2026-02-01). Pakistan Retaliates: 145 Militants Killed After Balochistan Attacks. moderndiplomacy.eu Pakistan's security forces killed 145 militants within 40 hours following coordinated attacks in Balochistan, a province known for its ongoing conflict with insurgent groups. The attacks highlighted the ongoing violence in this resource-rich area near Iran and Afghanistan, marked by increased assaults on security personnel and civilians. Balochistan's Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti reported that the …
(2026-02-01). Pentagon panics, warns future wars may strike US soil days after Iran tests 10,000 km-range missile. hindustantimes.com The Pentagon has issued a stark warning that future wars may no longer be confined overseas, cautioning that the United States itself could come under direct attack. Under a new U.S. defense strategy, homeland defense has been elevated to a top priority as nuclear, cyber, space, and electromagnetic threats rapidly expand. The warning comes amid escalating confrontation with Iran, which has threatened retaliatory strikes on what it calls "enemy territories" and is reportedly developing long-range missile capabilities, including a claimed 10,000 km ballistic missile. If confirmed, such advances could place U.S. ter…
(2026-02-01). UPEC calls attacks against Venezuela "Oil Thirst" radiohc.cu The Union of Journalists of Cuba (UPEC) described the US attacks against Venezuela carried out in the early hours of this morning as "imperial oil thirst." | "Latin America, the Caribbean, and the world are now witnessing, at the highest price, the validity of previous denunciations by various governments and peoples regarding the voracity of the North, which is more turbulent and brutal today than in Martí's time," a statement from the organization reads. | "The United States not only directly attacked areas of Caracas, Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira, but, leveraging its status as an international outlaw, kidnap…
(2026-02-01). Tehran Warns US Attack Would Spark a Regional War. moderndiplomacy.eu Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that an attack by the U. S. on Iran would escalate into a regional conflict. This statement follows increased U. S. naval presence in the Middle East amid tensions over a nuclear deal and Iranian actions against protesters. Khamenei asserted that Iran does not seek to provoke war …
(2026-02-01). The Hardest Part of Fighting Fascism Comes After the Fascists Have Fallen. truthout.org I lived in Argentina in the mid-1980s, just after the fall of the brutal military dictatorship that ruled from 1976 to 1983. The country was taking its first, shaky steps back toward democracy. It was a time of great hope, but also of grave uncertainty — because while the generals were gone, the political culture that enabled them remained. Like most of the nation, I was captivated by the… |
(2026-02-01). Stop Trump's Racist Deportations of Haitian and All TPS Holders! wibailoutpeople.org 
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 340,000 Haitian TPS holders expires on Feb. 3rd. It has already been terminated for refugees from Venezuela and Somalia. It is in danger of being terminated for refugees from Myanmar's repressive military regime, where human rights abuses, sexual violence and conflict-driven displacement are widespread. TPS is supposed to protect people …
(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). From Sakhnin to Tel Aviv: Arab Israelis signal a protest meant to last. haaretz.com Stemming the bloodshed of Arab citizens is an issue that concerns all sectors in Israeli society, across lines of identity and religion, and Tel Aviv's protest had the level of participation the issue deserved. Now the ball is in the policymakers' court…
(2026-01-31). As killings mount, Arab leaders and allies rallied in Tel Aviv against state inaction. haaretz.com After a protest against violence in Arab communities in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin earlier this month drew tens of thousands, demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv's Habima square to call out the police and government's indifference to spiking insecurity for Arab citizens of Israel…
(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). Is Israel opening the Rafah border to depopulate Gaza. newarab.com 
As residents of A statement published on Friday by the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the
(2026-01-31). Iran's army chief warns US, Israel against attack, says forces on 'high alert'. geo.tv 
Iranian Army commander-in-chief Amir Hatami attends a meeting in the Iranian Army's War Command Room at an undisclosed location in Iran, June 23, 2025. — ReutersIranian army chief says attack would endanger Israel's security.Armed forces "at full defensive and military readiness": …
(2026-01-31). KSA won't permit attack on Iran from its territory: Crown Prince to Masoud Pezeshkian. ummid.com Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman categorically ruled out permission to the U.S. or other foreign forces to use its territory for attack on Iran.
(2026-01-31). Trump at Davos: War threats and racist rants. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette January 28, 2026 While U.S. President Donald Trump's over an hour-long rambling rant at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21 provided ample fodder for late-night talk show hosts' comedic content, Trump's fascistic, fact-free speech was no laughing matter. Trump's retreat from his latest tariff threats on European allies opposing the U.S. takeover of Greenland led to initial relief for some imperialist U.S. allies, until he quickly followed up with threats of a possible U.S. pullback from the 76-year-old North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and directed…