(2025-09-04). Netanyahu slams Belgium PM as 'weak' after move to recognise Palestinian state. newarab.com 
Israeli Prime Minister "Belgian Prime Minister (Bart) de Wever is a weak leader who seeks to appease Islamic terrorism by sacrificing Israel. He wants to feed the terrorist crocodile before it devours Belgium," Netanyahu's office said in a post on its official X account. | Belgium…
(2025-09-04). Iran: Missile Strikes on Israeli Civilians Likely War Crimes. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Damage caused by an Iranian missile strike that killed nine civilians, including three children, in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, on June 15, 2025. Photo taken on July 1, 2025. | © 2025 Human Rights Watch | At least five Iranian ballistic missiles struck populated areas of Israel during the June 2025 armed conflict in violation of the laws of war and should be investigated as war crimes.Iran's ballistic missile attacks were in response to a series of attacks by Israel on Iran that began on June 13, and, with direct US involvement, continued until June 25. Missiles…
(2025-09-04). Sensitive Israeli Targets Come Under Yemeni Fire During Fresh Pro-Palestinian Operations. orinocotribune.com Yemen's Armed Forces have staged targeted missile and drone strikes against two sensitive Israeli targets as part of their most recent pro-Palestinian operations. | The servicemen announced the operations in a statement on Wednesday, identifying the targets as a "sensitive" location east of the holy occupied city of al-Quds and a "vital" one lying in the occupied port of Haifa. | The targets were respectively struck using a "Palestine-2" hypersonic ballistic missile and an explosive-laden drone. | Both operations successfully achieved their objectives, they noted, adding the former strike "caused millions of herd…
(2025-09-04). Muslim World League: Palestinians Hold Historic and Legal Right to Their Land. sana.sy Riyad, SANA-Muslim World League strongly condemned the hostile remarks by Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich advocating the annexation of the West Bank, stressing that such statements violate international legitimacy and undermine prospects for ending the war and achieving peace. In a statement, Secretary-General of the League and Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Mohammad …
(2025-09-04). Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich just announced a plan to annex 82% of the occupied West Bank. thecanary.co 
Illegal settler Bezalel Smotrich, who is also Israel's far-right Finance Minister and leader of the Religious Zionism Party, is a prominent figure advocating for expanding Israeli settlements and opposing Palestinian statehood. On Wednesday 3 September, he held a press conference in occupied Jerusalem in which he outlined a highly controversial plan to illegally annex and […] | By
(2025-09-04). Israel's Smotrich says drawing up West Bank annexation maps. newarab.com 
Israel's far-right finance minister said on Wednesday that maps were being drawn up At a press conference in Jerusalem,
(2025-09-04). Storms and likely-Israeli drones stalk Gaza flotilla but fail to prevent arrival in Tunis to join up with more boats. skwawkbox.org 
Bad weather and Zionist attempts to stalk and intimidate Global Sumud Flotilla fail to halt voyage The vessels and volunteers of the humanitarian convoy Global Sumud Flotilla, en route from more than forty countries in an attempt to break Israel's criminal starvation blockade of Gaza, have begun arriving in Tunisia where they will rendezvous with …
(2025-09-04). Manufactured Famines in Gaza Began Almost Two Decades Ago, So Why Haven't They Been Halted? moderndiplomacy.eu On Friday, August 22, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the global famine watchdog, declared widespread famine in Gaza. The IPC is regarded as the international gold standard in nutritional crises. As international media was quick to point out, the declaration meant that a quarter of all Palestinians in Gaza are starving — more …
(2025-09-04). A Yank and a Dutchman Exploring on their BettBeat Channel The World. dissidentvoice.org 
They've had skin in the game — the Podcast and Substack game — for four years. Amazing guests, and unfortunately for us, but fortunately for us, too, they have been covering the genocide in the Jewish State of Raping and Murdering and Starving and Maiming and Poisoning Palestine: Going on TWO goddamned years. One of …
(2025-09-04). Nelson Mandela's Grandson: Israeli Apartheid "Far Worse" Than South Africa's. truthout.org Israel's apartheid across the occupied Palestinian territories is "far worse" than the apartheid perpetrated by white nationalists for decades in South Africa, Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela, said in remarks on Wednesday. "Many of us that have visited the occupied territories in Palestine have only come back with one conclusion: that the Palestinians are experiencing a far worse… |
(2025-09-04). Unions refuse to let Labour off the hook, joining forces to demand 'Wages not Weapons'. thecanary.co Nine trade unions, representing over a million workers, are refusing to let Labour get away with continuing austerity while dancing to the tune of apocalyptic US-led warmongering. As a culminating part of their Wages Not Weapons campaign, a motion from the 120,000-strong University and College Union (UCU) will ask the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Congress […] | By
(2025-09-04). The True, the Brave, the Few. dissidentvoice.org Be not intimidated… nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice. — John Adams, "A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law," No. 3, National Archives. Victims of …
(2025-09-04). Israel's use of booby-trapped robots is a clear war crime, Gaza government tells the Canary. thecanary.co The director general of the Gaza Government Media Office, Ismail al-Thawabta, confirmed to the Canary that Israeli occupation forces have resorted to using explosive robots as a tool for remote killing and destruction, in a serious violation of international humanitarian law. It follows our revelations on 2 September over Israel's use of them in Gaza […] | By
(2025-09-04). Israel threatens to raze Gaza City if Hamas does not surrender. newarab.com 
(2025-09-04). 'Off To Jail': Gaza Aid Whistleblower Arrested For Interrupting Senate Hearing. thedissenter.org 
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(2025-09-04). Cancer Is Another Weapon in Israel's Ever-Increasing Arsenal. truthout.org A week after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, a large explosion incinerated a parking lot near the busy Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, killing more than 470 people. It was a horrifying, chaotic scene. Burnt clothing was strewn about, scorched vehicles piled atop one another, and charred buildings surrounded the impact zone. Israel claimed the blast was caused by an errant rocket fired by… |
(2025-09-04). Gaza docu-drama gets 23-minute ovation at Venice premiere. newarab.com 
A gut-wrenching new film about a "The Voice of Hind Rajab", a docu-drama about Franco-Tunisian director Kaouther Be…
(2025-09-04). Chris Hedges: Gaza Fake War Reporting. consortiumnews.com The barrage of Israeli lies amplified and given credibility by the Western press violates a fundamental tenet of journalism, the duty to transmit the truth to the viewer or reader. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost There are two types of war correspondents….
(2025-09-04). Pope Leo raises 'tragic situation in Gaza' in Herzog meeting. newarab.com 
Pope Leo discussed the "tragic situation in Gaza" during a meeting on Thursday with The pontiff also called for the release of
(2025-09-04). Gaza's Looming Cancer Epidemic. worldbeyondwar.org 
By Joshua Frank, A week after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, a large explosion incinerated a parking lot near the busy Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, killing more than 470 people. It was…
(2025-09-04). Israeli Forces Only Identify 1 in 4 Palestinians They're Imprisoning as Fighters. truthout.org Israel only identifies roughly a quarter of the thousands of Palestinians from Gaza it's imprisoning under its combatant law as combatants, a new report of internal military documentation reveals. According to an investigation released Thursday, Israel only identified 1,450 of 6,000 Palestinians in detention under its combatant law as combatants. This means that, even under Israel's… |
(2025-09-04). Aid airdrops over Gaza suspended: Jordanian official. newarab.com 
An official at a Jordanian government-affiliated charity said on Wednesday that Several foreign countries had joined operations coordinated by the Jordanian military since late July to The airdrops, which aid groups have said were insufficient…
(2025-09-04). Scotland Confirms Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza. sana.sy Edinburgh, SANA — Scottish First Minister John Swinney affirmed that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip and that everyone must assume their legal and moral responsibilities to stop it. He stated that his country will fulfill its duty and take a series of diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian measures. This came during Swinney's speech …
(2025-09-04). 'Gaza Tribunal' opens in London to probe UK's role in Gaza war. newarab.com 
(2025-09-04). On SF Labor Day 2025 Support for General Strike for Palestine & Against Fascist Government. indybay.org On Labor Day 2025 in San Francisco, workers and trade unionists spoke out against the genocide in Gaza and supported a general strike against the US supported Israeli genocide and the rise of facism and attacks on immigrants, trade unions and the working class.
(2025-09-04). 79 Palestinians Martyred in Israeli Strikes on Gaza. sana.sy Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-Seventy-nine Palestinians were martyred in the past 24 hours by Israeli air and artillery strikes on the Gaza Strip, including 16 people who were waiting for humanitarian aid. According to WAFA, Palestinian medical sources reported that 25 bodies were transferred to al-Shifa Hospital, six to Sheikh Radwan Clinic, seven to Ahli Arab (Baptist) …
(2025-09-04). This Obscure UN Mechanism Could Spur Concrete Action for Gaza Despite US Veto. truthout.org The Trump administration is facing growing criticism for suspending visas for Palestinian passport holders, including for Palestinian officials set to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly this month. When the U.S. denied a visa to Yasser Arafat to address the U.N. in 1988, the General Assembly was moved to Geneva — the U.N. faces similar calls now. The move by the U.S. is "an indication of the… |
(2025-09-04). Labour purges Black and brown councillors over Palestine support, but leaves white ones in place. thecanary.co 
A former Labour Party member in Brent, London, has revealed a controversial purge of Black and brown councillors over their opposition to Israel's genocide in Gaza. White councillors who've expressed solidarity with Palestine, however, remain in place. As Wembley Matters revealed on 3 September: Labour's Ruling Body (National Executive Committee) have imposed all Labour council […] | By
(2025-09-04). Gaza Mental Health Professionals Warn of Urgent, Widespread Trauma Crisis. truthout.org Recently, I was running down the street, carrying food for my friend in northern Gaza, with a tank speeding behind me like a predatory beast. The ground trembled under the weight of its treads, and my breath quickened in a race I could never win. My legs began to give out, the terror heavier than my ability to keep going. I felt myself surrendering to what I thought was my inevitable fate … |
(2025-09-04). Hugh Bonneville goes guerilla with Gaza message on Downton red carpet. thecanary.co 
ITV reported Helen Keenan got more than she asked for (literally) on the red carpet for Downton Abbey's new film. Hugh Bonneville, who plays family patriarch Lord Grantham on the show, used the opportunity to talk about Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. X (Twitter) user Lorna_TVeditor went viral with a clip: Hugh Bonneville took advantage […] | By
(2025-09-04). Israel unleashes deadly assault on Gaza City, killing dozens. newarab.com 
(2025-09-04). UNRWA: We have not been allowed to bring in aid into Gaza for 6 months. sana.sy New York, SANA-The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that families in Gaza are living without the most basic necessities, stressing that Israel has blocked the agency from delivering aid for six months. In a post on X, UNRWA said: "Families in Gaza have been left without essentials. No aid has …
(2025-09-04). Britain's reckoning: Corbyn's Gaza Tribunal is underway. thecanary.co An independent tribunal into British collusion in Israel's genocide in Gaza begins today. Convened by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, the Gaza Tribunal will hear from esteemed legal experts, survivors and medics. You can watch live here. Among these will be certified legend and UN rapporteur on Gaza Francesca Albanese. On the tribunal's website, Corbyn […] | By
(2025-09-04). Sunday 9/7: JVP Health Advisory Council Webinar: Fast and Slow Genocide: Gaza and the West Bank. indybay.org Zoom | zoom.us/meeting/register/uf-w-kLATm-9Psi……
(2025-09-04). PDF of September 4 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF Global Flotilla sets sail for Gaza Genoa dockworkers promise support Editorial: Why the West's rulers avoid Asia's World War II parade Mundo Obrero: °Solidaridad con Acción Palestina! Black and white version More PDF back-issues here. |
(2025-09-04). The Gaza War Isn't Over, But Israel Has Already Lost. counterpunch.org 
The Israeli regime has lost its multi-front war in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. Yes, really. It may not look like it, but the defeat is real and baked into Israel's future. Let me first make the case for Israeli "victory": Since its 2023 invasion of Gaza, the Israeli Defence Forces report
(2025-09-04). Somoud flotilla to sail from Tunisia to break Gaza blockade. newarab.com 
Preparations are continuing in A training workshop on launching the fleet was held on Wednesday morning for the second consecutive day at the headquarters of the Tunisian General Labour Union. The f…
(2025-09-04). Tuesday 9/9: Gaza and the Democratic Party: What's Next for Organizing Against Genocide? indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/46jnLeG…
(2025-09-04). Israeli commander failed to protect Nova festival despite intel. newarab.com 
A senior Lieutenant Colonel Haim Cohen, commander of the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Division, visited the site just an hour before Hamas fighters stormed the border and attacked the festival. | Nova was the site of the largest massacre on 7 Oc…
(2025-09-04). The mothers of Gaza: war defeats the spirit before the body. thecanary.co In Gaza, where Israel's genocide has been raging for years, women and mothers are not only exposed to the dangers of bombing and hunger, but also to enormous psychological pressure that leaves a deep mark on their lives and those of their families. Children who witness destruction and death around them, and women who have […] | By
(2025-09-04). Expelled Gazans defiant as al-Rashid Street turns into tent city. newarab.com 
For decades, al-Rashid Street was never just a Today, the same road has been transformed into Gaza's largest displacement camp, a bleak stretch of tents erected by Palestinians refusing to abandon their city even as Israeli forces intensify bombard…
(2025-09-04). Israel's Manpower Crisis Worsened by 'Crisis of Faith' Ahead of Gaza City Assault. orinocotribune.com Hundreds of reservists have signed a letter to the government calling the occupation plan 'illegal' and vowing not to show up for duty | Israel's call-up of tens of thousands of army reservists, which was sent out last month, came into effect on 2 September as soldiers were expected to show up for duty ahead of the planned assault to seize and occupy Gaza City. | The majority of the reservists have already served hundreds of days since Israel began its genocidal campaign against Gaza. They are now obligated to serve three additional months, and potentially a fourth depending on how the operation goes. However, th…
(2025-09-04). Italian Dockworkers Prepared To Strike For The Global Sumud Flotilla. popularresistance.org On August 31, 2025, the Global Sumud Flotilla set sail. This flotilla is the most recent and largest coalition of activists from around the world who have embarked to reach Gaza, breaking the siege and delivering humanitarian aid, by sea. Israeli officials have threatened that consequences for the activists will be worse than previous ventures, including detaining participants in prisons reserved for state-designated terrorists and seizing the ships to be turned into Israeli police assets. | Amidst this escalation, Italian dockworkers in the Port of Genoa are prepared to go on strike to defend the flotilla in an…
(2025-09-04). Heartbreaking stories of increasing Islamophobia are just the tip of the iceberg. thecanary.co Islamophobia in Britain is at record levels. Across the country, there has long been a growing problem with this type of hatred, which a 14-year-long Tory government and intensifying media propaganda campaign only worsened. There have been more and more heartbreaking stories of abuse since establishment forces rallied to support Israel's genocide in Gaza from […] | By
(2025-09-04). Video: Israel 'preparing harsh crackdown and 'severe conditions' for Gaza humanitarian flotilla volunteers. skwawkbox.org 
Flotilla organisers appeal for concerted action to force UN and governments to intervene against criminal occupation Organisers of the huge Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) of volunteer humanitarian vessels en route to Gaza have received reports that Israel is "preparing a harsh crackdown on the flotilla, with plans to detain activists under severe conditions". Previous vessels …
(2025-09-04). Israel says expecting one million Gazans to flee new offensive. newarab.com 
Israel estimates that its In Jerusalem, meanwhile, hundreds of Israeli protestors took to the streets to Israel's military has been building up its forces for the planned operation to seize Gaza City, the…
(2025-09-04). Tomgram: Joshua Frank, Will Cancer Prove to be Another Weapon in Israel's War in Gaza? warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Honestly, can you believe it? Only a couple of weeks after Israeli forces targeted and killed four Al Jazeera journalists in a tent outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, it happened again. This time, at least five journalists, …
(2025-09-04). Update from the Red Cross Field Hospital, Rafah: 15-Month Operational Summary. icrc.org Rafah, Gaza Strip – 9 May 2024 to 31 July 2025…
(2025-09-04). Sunday 9/28: Film: GAZA: Doctors Under Attack & Dialogue with Dr. Mohammad Subeh. indybay.org Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center | 17000 Monterey Road | Morgan Hill, CA 95037…
(2025-09-04). 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' receives 23-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival premiere. skwawkbox.org 
The Voice of Hind Rajab, the new film about the 5yo Palestinian girl murdered with her family in their car by an Israeli tank in Gaza, was given a 23-minute standing ovation by its audience of over a thousand people after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. The audience included actors Joaquin …
(2025-09-04). The Trap of Law and Order Under Fascism. truthout.org "There's no rule of law that's going to get us out of where we are," says author and organizer Andrea Ritchie. In this episode of Movement Memos, Ritchie and host Kelly Hayes discuss the role of criminalization in authoritarian and fascist regimes, and why "we need more outlaws" and less fetishization of "law and order." Music by Hatamitsunami & Pulsed. Kelly Hayes: Welcome to "Movement… |
(2025-09-04). China stages cultural gala for V-Day commemoration. ecns.cn With the theme of "Justice Prevails", the gala reviewed the epic history of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, highlighted the role of the Communist Party of China as the pillar of the resistance, resounded with the heroic theme of the Chinese people's fight against aggression, and showcased the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation standing tall among the nations of the world.
(2025-09-04). Beijing seeks deeper ties with Jakarta. ecns.cn Prabowo arrived in Beijing early on Wednesday morning to attend commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-09-04). Lighting ceremony held at Lugou Bridge in Beijing. ecns.cn A lighting ceremony was held at Lugou Bridge in Beijing Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-09-04). What and spar over genocides in Gaza and Armenia is really about. haaretz.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relentlessly over Gaza, who shot back about the Armenian genocide. But while the two leaders argue, here are the two larger issues hanging in the balance…
(2025-09-04). and Netanyahu bashes state watchdog over report on failures in managing Gaza war home front. haaretz.com Israel's State Comptroller said Netanyahu 'must act to correct the deficiencies outlined in the report,' which accused him of failing to ensure that all significant gaps in civilian emergency management were addressed before the October 7 attack and during the nearly two-year war…
(2025-09-04). Fearing Trump more than Smotrich, is Netanyahu laying the groundwork toward a Gaza deal? haaretz.com Netanyahu talks tough about conquering Gaza while hinting to mediators at a partial deal. With U.S. pressure, political isolation, and the military pivoting to Iran, he seems likely to pursue a deal with Hamas…
(2025-09-04). EXPOSED: far-right Israeli mercenary group operating with impunity in Gaza. thecanary.co On Wednesday 3 September, the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz revealed the existence of an irregular Israeli group called "Uriah," comprising settlers from the West Bank, which has been demolishing Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip for about a year, under limited supervision by the Israeli army. The newspaper explained that the group sends soldiers into tunnels […] | By
(2025-09-04). Israel rejects Hamas statement on deal to end Gaza war as empty. haaretz.com After U.S. President Donald Trump urged Hamas to 'IMMEDIATELY give back all 20 Hostages,' the Gaza terror group said it was ready for a 'comprehensive agreement' to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for an 'agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners' held by Israel…