(2025-12-08). Netanyahu rebukes Germany's Merz, rejects two‚Äëstate solution for Palestinians. hindustantimes.com Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire is "almost" complete and that he expects to move to the second phase soon, tying that shift to the return of the last hostage's remains and upcoming talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Trump's multi-stage Gaza plan. Netanyahu made the statement at a joint Jerusalem press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Watch for more…
(2025-12-08). Netanyahu to meet Trump in U.S. on December 29, office says. haaretz.com It has not been announced whether the two will meet at the White House or in Trump's Mar-A-Lago club. Trump invited Netanyahu during a phone conversation last week, which, according to Israel's Channel 12, also dealt with Netanyahu's pardon request…
(2025-12-08). Pardon Netanyahu only if he leaves office: Israeli leaders. ummid.com Prominent Israeli leaders have asserted that Benjamin Netanyahu should be granted pardon only if he retires as Prime Minister and from public life.
(2025-12-08). ICC Warrant Chaos: Germany Celebrates Israeli Missiles, Snubs Israeli PM. thinktank.pk In the wake of Gaza's fragile ceasefire and amid whispers of a "historical change," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's lightning visit to Israel on December 7, 2025, spotlighted the complex dance between Berlin and Jerusalem. Meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, the leaders touted deepening defense ties—like Germany's new Arrow 3 missile shield—while sidestepping …
(2025-12-08). Netanyahu Eyes Second Phase of Gaza Plan Ahead of Trump Talks. moderndiplomacy.eu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the second phase of the U.S.-brokered plan to end the Gaza war is "close," but warned major issues still need agreement including whether a multinational security force will enter Gaza. Speaking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said he will meet President Donald Trump later this month …
(2025-12-08). Shadows of soldiers in a village: Itai Ron wins photo of the year. haaretz.com From protests to displacement to personal loss, 'Local Testimony' at Tel Aviv's Eretz Israel Museum reveals the people behind the headlines…
(2025-12-08). Columbia Then-President Opposed Academic Boycott Of Universities in 2007. indybay.org "On June 12, 2007, the then-president of the currently Tel Aviv University [TAU].-linked Columbia University…said: '… At Columbia I am proud to say that we embrace Israeli scholars and universities…'…"
(2025-12-08). German journalists covering Gaza and Israel decry of. haaretz.com Sophie von der Tann, the German public broadcaster's correspondent in Tel Aviv, has been subjected to what colleagues and press freedom advocates say is a 'pattern' of pressure put on journalists covering Israel's war in Gaza — spearheaded by Israel's ambassador to Germany…
(2025-12-08). Macabbi Tel Aviv fan questioned by police suspected of defacing taxi in 2024 Amsterdam riots. haaretz.com Reports indicate that the fan and an additional person smashed the windscreen of a taxi in the Dutch capital in November 2024, a day before Maccabi's match against AFC Ajax…
(2025-12-08). In first, an Israeli documentary tackles combat PTSD — from the perspective of women soldiers. haaretz.com Thousands of women combat soldiers have sought help for PTSD since the October 7 attacks. In Nurit Kedar's 55-minute documentary 'I Cried in Gaza,' that will be screened this week in Tel Aviv, seven women — traumatized from recent stints in Gaza and Lebanon — open up in candid and surprising ways…
(2025-12-08). Antizionist Futures and Immigrant Rights in Labor Organizing. projectcensored.org In the first half of the show, we welcome back the editor-in-chief of Jewish Currents Arielle Angel to talk about the need for new Jewish institutions that reflect not only antizionist Judaism but the myriad traditions of Judaism which zionism has always tried to negate and erase. Arielle also highlights the connections between zionism and American exceptionalism, ideologies that fuel and feed off one another, the power of a grassroots leftist Jewish memory culture, and the pitfalls of self-denial on the Jewish left. Next up, editor for Workday Magazine, Sarah Lazare comes on the show to discuss the purposefully…
(2025-12-08). A Ceasefire in Name Only: Gaza's Prolonged Purgatory. transcend.org 2 Dec 2025 – A ceasefire can be a strange thing. Especially a Fake Ceasefire.
(2025-12-08). Israel Uses Video from Gaza Genocide to Market Arms to European, Asian Countries. transcend.org 5 Dec 2025 – Israeli defence companies pitched weapons systems to dozens of European and Asian countries by highlighting their role in Israel's onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza. Despite banning Israeli officials from a recent defence show, British officials turned up to check out Israeli weapons deployed in the Gaza genocide.
(2025-12-08). Gaza film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' nominated for Golden Globe. newarab.com 
The Voice of Hind R…
(2025-12-08). Hamas signals openness on arms freeze as it warns violence could resume | Israel. hindustantimes.com Hamas is using its claim that the October 7, 2023 attack was an "act of defense" to project defiance and signal that renewed violence remains an option if ceasefire arrangements do not meet its conditions. Hamas also signaled it is willing to discuss "freezing or storing" its weapons as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Israel, with senior official Bassem Naim describing the offer as a way to prevent renewed escalation as the process moves into a more complex second phase. The current truce, which halted a prolonged Israeli offensive in Gaza launched after Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack, has so far focused on…
(2025-12-08). MSF: Conditions for Gaza medics 'as hard as it's ever been'. newarab.com 
Conditions for Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas agreed in October to a US-backed
(2025-12-08). Thursday 12/11: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2025-12-08). Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide Is Wrong. transcend.org 6 Dec 2025 – While Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues, the Israeli government paves the way for a 'Gazafication' of the West Bank.
(2025-12-08). Immigration thugs deploy to Minnesota, kidnapping 19 people and sexually assaulting a US citizen. wsws.org After the racist in the White House branded Somali people as "garbage," his immigration agents deployed in force to Minneapolis, targeting the largest Somali community outside Africa.
(2025-12-08). Israeli Football Association introduces stricter penalties for racist offenses. haaretz.com According to the new rules, fans, players and clubs could face fines, bans and even relegation for repeated offenses. 'Those who want the outcome to be decided only on the pitch must also behave accordingly in the stands,' football association head said…