2025-10-26: Palestine Roundup

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Maxime Duriez (2025-10-26). Repression on protests in solidarity with Flotilla and Palestinian people: NGOs demand EU Council action. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), together with six other human rights organisations, condemns the alarming repression of peaceful protests across European Union (EU) countries in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF). Following the illegal interception and arbitrary detention of activists aboard the GSF, millions of people have gathered across Europe to express their support. In several countries, demonstrations were met with (…) | – | / | <...

Ed Newman (2025-10-26). United Nations warns that the arrival of winter will worsen crisis in Gaza. radiohc.cu The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA) warned this Saturday about the danger that the arrival of winter poses for the population of Gaza. | "As winter approaches in Gaza, people increasingly need shelter and warmth," the UN agency stated on the social media platform X, referring to the humanitarian crisis the territory is experiencing after two years of Israeli aggression. | UNRWA called on Israel, for the umpteenth time, to fully reopen border crossings to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to this coastal enclave, where more than 68,000 deaths have been r…

Juan Cole (2025-10-26). First Circuit Judges Strike down Israel Lobby Suit against MIT for Permitting Gaza Protests. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Erik Uebelacker at Courthouse News Service reports that a three-judge appeals panel of the US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, in Boston, struck down a lawsuit by a pro-Israel pressure group against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alleging that the university permitted pro-Palestine students to harass Jewish students. The …

newarab (2025-10-26). Gaza's Plestia Alaqad to star in Palestinian horror film. newarab.com A The story follows a young Palestinian man in Jerusalem who must protect his family after a 'Ghouleh', a female demon from local fol…

aljazeera (2025-10-26). Trump's visit to Malaysia met with protests over war in Gaza. aljazeera.com Hundreds gather to express opposition to US president's attendance at ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur.

aljazeera (2025-10-26). Women in Gaza struggling to overcome damage inflicted by Israel's war. aljazeera.com One woman is desperate to be evacuated for cancer treatment while another is recovering from abuse in an Israeli prison.

| Reuters | (2025-10-26). Israeli forces conduct targeted strike on suspect in central Gaza. tribune.com.pk Israeli forces carried out a "targeted strike" on an individual in central Gaza who was planning to attack Israeli troops, Israel's military said on Saturday. | A US-backed ceasefire is in force between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas just over two years since the war in the Gaza Strip began, but each side has accused the other of violations. | Israel said it had targeted a member of Islamic Jihad. On Sunday, the Palestinian militant group said in a statement that the Israeli military's claim of a planned attack by the group was a "mere fallacious allegation". | It did not say whether one of it…

Soul of my soul exhibit (2025-10-26). Saturday 10/25: Rally for Gaza. indybay.org Delucchi Park…

Hamza Shehryar (2025-10-26). Manufacturing Consent For War With Venezuela. counterpunch.org It is no secret that Donald J. Trump, head of the American Empire, desperately wanted the Nobel Peace Prize. For months, he had been lobbying for it, presenting himself as a peacemaker. A "humanitarian who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will". His lust for the prize, driven at least in part by the fact that Barack Obama won it in 2009, led Pakistan's government to publicly nominate him in June as a means of gratifying his ego. And the recent Gaza ceasefire deal he brokered, mere days before the award was to be announced, bolstered speculation that Trump might actually win the award. Perhaps that i…

aljazeera (2025-10-26). LIVE: Palestinians returning to north Gaza struggle to rebuild bombed homes. aljazeera.com Israel strikes multiple targets in Gaza as returning Palestinians face another danger: buildings at risk of collapse.

Rebuilding Alliance (2025-10-26). Tuesday 10/28: Webinar: Behind the Scenes at Rebuilding Alliance— Gaza Giving Cart. indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/GazaGivingCart

The Independent (2025-10-26). 'Sealed border, sealed fate': Thousands of Gaza patients stranded without access to treatment abroad. independent.co.ug GAZA | Xinhua | In a small tent pitched atop the rubble of her destroyed home, Nour Mohammed Abu Madi, 34, is losing her battle with bone cancer. She has no access to chemotherapy, no way to leave for treatment abroad, and little hope that help will arrive in time. "A year and a half …

Staff (2025-10-26). Israeli to reexamine policy barring journalists from entering Gaza. haaretz.com

Chen Maanit (2025-10-26). Israel to reexamine policy barring journalists from Gaza, government tells top court. haaretz.com After courts blocked multiple petitions calling for Israel to allow press entry to the Gaza Strip throughout the war, the cease-fire and entry of international forces make it hard for Israeli officials to believe they will be able to prevent the press from first-hand coverage of Gaza…

Jonah Valdez (2025-10-26). This 16-Year-Old American Is Among Hundreds of Palestinian Children Jailed in Israel. theintercept.com On the morning of October 13, Zaher Ibrahim desperately tried to find his son among the dozens of newly freed Palestinians streaming from Red Cross buses in the occupied West Bank city of Beitunia. | Zaher's son, Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian American, was swept up by Israeli forces during a dawn raid at their home in the village of al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya in February. The Israeli military charged Mohammed with throwing a rock and striking a car driven by an Israeli settler, an accusation he and his family deny. While Israel has not publicly provided evidence, Mohammed has spent the last eight mo…

Waging Nonviolence (2025-10-26). International Activists confront Israeli impunity in the West Bank. juancole.com By providing a "protective presence" in the West Bank, international activists hope to deter unprecedented settler attacks. By Jaisal Noor ( Waging Nonviolence ) — On July 22, in the Palestinian village of Ibziq, bright lights pierced through the tent at 12: 30 a.m., jolting Baltimore, Maryland-native Nikki Morse and a fellow activist awake. The …

aljazeera (2025-10-26). Israeli settlers and soldiers attack annual Palestinian olive harvest. aljazeera.com Palestinian farmers are being blocked, harassed and arrested as they try to undertake the annual olive harvest.

aljazeera (2025-10-26). Microsoft "must cancel all contracts" with Israeli military. aljazeera.com Zille Eizad explains why he resigned from his position as principal software engineer at Microsoft.

newarab (2025-10-26). Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill two on Saturday. newarab.com

aljazeera (2025-10-26). Award-winning Palestinian author on Israeli prison, exile and homeland. aljazeera.com Basim Khandakji describes conditions in Israeli prisons and his journey to writing despite the challenges.

newarab (2025-10-25). Israeli ministers debate shooting Gaza children near yellow line. newarab.com Israeli ministers, including far-right National Security Minister According to reports by Israel's Kan 11 and the Israel Broadcasting Authority, the exchange took place during a meeting of the security cabinet, where the army's deputy chief of staff briefed ministers on engagement protocols for Palestinians nearing the line…

Liza Rozovsky (2025-10-25). With Hamas still strong in Gaza, countries are hesitant to send their forces to the Strip. haaretz.com Diplomats flocking to Kiryat Gat's Civil-Military Command Center, are not showing motivation to send their forces to the Gaza Strip, where Hamas remains strong. 'Every analyst in the world was in shock at seeing how organized and coordinated Hamas are,' said a Gulf source…

Ed Newman (2025-10-25). UNRWA says its presence remains vital to meeting urgent needs for Gaza. radiohc.cu The UN's refugee agency for the Palestinians says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a recent ruling recognized the fact that "no organization can replace the UNRWA's role in supporting the people of Gaza." | UNRWA's presence remains vital to meeting urgent humanitarian needs across the occupied Palestinian territory, the agency said in a statement on Friday. | UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini earlier welcomed the ICJ ruling, saying Israel must facilitate the agency's distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza. | "I welcome the unambiguous ruling by the International Court of Justice today stating that &#150…

Chen Maanit (2025-10-25). Pardon before conviction? The legal scenario Netanyahu eyes and the hurdles he faces. haaretz.com All signs suggest Netanyahu aims to seek a presidential pardon from Isaac Herzog to avoid conviction. Pardons are usually granted only after legal proceedings, and his trial is far from over. The only pre-conviction precedent involved a classified security case, which one scholar says has 'no connection whatsoever' to his corruption charges…

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