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2025-08-03: Palestine Roundup

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Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-08-03). Guess Who Are the Real Protagonists of Anti-Semitism. globalresearch.ca First published on July 6, 2024 | We are witnessing accusations of anti-semitism, in colleges and universities, coupled with police intervention, arrests, prison sentences, for all those who act in solidarity with the people of Palestine. | But there something very fishy …

Hikers for Palestine (2025-08-03). Saturday 8/2: Hikers for Palestine: Walk in Solidarity, Walk for Water. indybay.org Berkeley Marina. Meeting at the Seabreeze Parking lot, 598 University Ave…

Global Sociologists for Palestine (2025-08-03). International Sociological Association suspends Israeli Sociological Society over refusal to condemn genocide. mondoweiss.net The suspension of the Israeli Sociological Society by the International Sociological Association marks a significant milestone in the international academic boycott of Israel.

Ray Acheson, Counter Punch. (2025-08-03). Building Power for Palestine and for a New World Order. popularresistance.org From 15—16 July 2025, thirty states met in Bogotá, Colombia at an Emergency Conference on Palestine, which was convened jointly by Colombia and South Africa as co-chairs of the Hague Group. The Hague Group, which began organizing in January 2025, formed as a bloc of countries to coordinate legal and diplomatic measures in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The Hague Group is compromised of Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, and South Africa. | The Bogotá conference in July brought together additional countries from across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. In response to Israel'

Rachael Swindon (2025-08-03). subordinating the Palestinians to Israel is all in a day's work for Starmer. thecanary.co The question of Palestinian statehood has been front and centre of the news agenda for much of the past week. Forgive me for not joining in with the celebrations because this was a desperate act by a desperate man, not a principled stand for justice for the Palestinian people. I won't be celebrating Keir Starmer's […] | By

aljazeera (2025-08-03). Tens of thousands protest Israel's war on Gaza in Australia's Sydney. aljazeera.com Australia may join more than a dozen other nations in recognising the state of Palestine.

tn.ai (2025-08-03). Defying Crackdown, Australians March for Palestine across Iconic Bridge. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Thousands of Australians defied heavy rain and state opposition to march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a powerful show of solidarity with the oppressed people of Gaza, as a last-minute court ruling thwarted efforts by authorities to block the historic demonstration.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-08-03). Genocide Convention: Liable of Arrest and Punishment. Heads of State, Heads of Government Supportive of Genocide against the People of Palestine. globalresearch.ca Providing the Peace Movement with the means to confront national governments and question their political legitimacy. Legal procedures against politicians who are "complicit in genocide" under Article III (e) should be contemplated.

newarab (2025-08-03). Israel kills more Gaza aid seekers, bombs Red Crescent office. newarab.com The "One Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) staff member was killed and three others injured after Israeli forces targeted the Society's headquarters in Khan Younis, igniting a fire on the building's first floor," the aid organisation said in a post on X. | A video, which the PRCS said "captures the initial moments" of the attack, shows fires burning…

newarab (2025-08-03). Israel court frees protesters arrested for waving Palestine flag. newarab.com The two women protesters were arrested by police on suspicion of "behaviour liable to breach public space". | The police who arrested them added that the protest was an "illegal demonstration," Is…

newleftreview (2025-08-03). Michael Burawoy: Palestine through a South African Lens. newleftreview.org In a draft text sent to NLR before his tragically early death, the sociologist reflects on the reasons for the starkly different outcomes of Afrikaner and Zionist settler colonialisms: in South Africa, a unified democratic republic, with all its problems; in Israel, ongoing war.

LVP (2025-08-03). Tariff Trade War Against Brazil, Bolsonaro, Lula, Palestine & the Working Class. indybay.org The fascist Trump government has declared tariff trade war on Brazil demanding that charges against Bolsonaro for organizing an insurrection and the assassination of Lula and other people be dropped. Sà£o Paulo transit worker and a member of Conlutas Fabio Bosco reports on this and also the struggle against the genocide in Palestine and BRICS…

Editor (2025-08-03). Palestinian Statehood Is Not a Political Bargaining Chip. scheerpost.com Cardiff Solidarity for Palestine protest, 4 November 2023. OwenBlacker, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Schuyler Mitchell / British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement on Jul…

The Independent (2025-08-03). Thousands join pro-Palestine protest across Sydney Harbor Bridge. independent.co.ug SYDNEY | Xinhua | Tens of thousands of Australians marched across Sydney's iconic Harbor Bridge on Sunday to protest the ongoing war and famine in Gaza. The protest, organized by advocacy network the Palestine Action Group, went ahead on Sunday afternoon despite heavy rainfall. Thousands of protesters carrying Palestinian flags walked north across the iconic …

Healthcare Workers for Palestine (2025-08-03). Saturday 8/23: Seeds of Resistance: A Fundraiser to Feed Gaza. indybay.org Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists (1924 Cedar St, Berkeley CA 94709)…

newarab (2025-08-03). Israeli forces shot at least 100 Gaza children in head or chest. newarab.com

Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss. (2025-08-03). Israel's International Isolation Has Begun. popularresistance.org We've never lived through such rapid change in the politics of Israel as we are now. Two nights ago more than half of Democratic senators — 27— voted to block some arms sales to Israel. A day before that, the UK and Canada said they will recognize a Palestinian state at the U.N, echoing France's recent statement. | These are steps that advocates for Palestinians thought might be years away. But today the world is shocked by Israel's starvation of Gaza, and the mainstream press is at last reporting the charge of genocide. | Israel's international isolation has begun.

Brett Wilkins (2025-08-03). At Hague Group Emergency Summit, 30+ Nations Seek to 'Halt the Genocide in Gaza'. cadtm.org

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-08-03). "What Was Israel Supposed To Do After October 7?" Is Asking The Wrong Question. caitlinjohnstone.com.au As Israel and its supporters continue to lose control of the narrative around the world with more and more people awakening to the reality that a genocide is taking place in Gaza, I'm seeing the resurrection of a talking point that western Israel apologists have been trying to make work off and on since this mass atrocity began. | "What was Israel supposed to do in response to October 7?" they ask confidently, taking it as a given that there is no possible answer…

newarab (2025-08-03). Israeli writer Grossman denounces Gaza 'genocide'. newarab.com Award-winning This came days after major Israeli rights group B'Tselem also used the same term, amid growing global alarm over "For many years, I refused to use that term: 'genocide'," the prominent…

Newsroom (2025-08-03). Egypt's state-affiliated TV says two fuel trucks set to enter Gaza. moderndiplomacy.eu CAIRO, Aug 3 (Reuters) — Egypt's state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Sunday that two fuel trucks carrying 107 tons of diesel were set to enter Gaza, months after Israel restricted the entry of goods and aid into the Palestinian enclave. Gaza's health ministry has said fuel shortages were hindering the operation of hospitals, …

newarab (2025-08-03). Italy to begin Gaza air drops: foreign minister. newarab.com

scorinoco (2025-08-03). Report Reveals Israel's Intimidation Campaign Against ICC Chief to Thwart Gaza War Crimes Probe. orinocotribune.com An investigative report has uncovered an intensifying intimidation campaign targeting British ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, revealing extraordinary details of threats and warnings aimed at forcing him to drop the probe into Israeli war crimes in Gaza. | The

ICRC (2025-08-03). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC president calls for urgent collective action by states to end abhorrent suffering in Gaza. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in Gaza…

newarab (2025-08-03). Gaza student leaves France over anti-Semitic posts row. newarab.com A student from Gaza who had been studying in France on a scholarship left for Foreign ministery

newarab (2025-08-03). Red Crescent staffer killed in Israeli strike on Gaza HQ. newarab.com

newarab (2025-08-03). Palestinians across West Bank protest war on Gaza. newarab.com Thousands of Palestinians protested in the One of the largest marches took place in Ramallah, the seat of the

newarab (2025-08-03). Most Israelis 'afraid' to travel due to global anger over Gaza. newarab.com Most Israelis are afraid to travel abroad as global anger mounts over Israel's war in Gaza, a recent poll has shown. | This comes as an increasing number of governments around the world are growing frustrated with Israel, as the now 22-month-old war grinds on with no end in sight, despite mediated ceasefire talks. | The war, which erupted on 7 October 2023 has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to Gaza's health ministry. | Images of

newarab (2025-08-03). Rare fuel convoy allowed into Gaza: Egyptian media. newarab.com Egypt's state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Sunday that two fuel trucks carrying 107 tons of diesel were set to enter Gaza, months after Israel Gaza's health ministry has said

newarab (2025-08-03). UK legislation 'a serious attack' on Gaza debate: rights groups. newarab.com Online platforms could widen censorship of pro-Palestinian content in the UK due to the Open Rights Group, Index on Censorship and others are calling on the country's internet watchdog to provide clear advice on how platforms should identify expressions of support for terrorism, The Guardian reported on Saturday. | Failur…

Charlie Jaay (2025-08-03). Israel's self-investigations into its war crimes are 'political theatre', AOAV reveals. thecanary.co New analysis by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a London based NGO which carries out research and advocacy on the incidence and impact of global armed violence, has revealed alarming patterns in Israel's internal investigations into war crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. According to AOAV's research, covering 52 publicly reported investigations between October […] | By

Dave DeCamp (2025-08-03). Israeli Forces Kill 104 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli forces killed 104 Palestinians and wounded 866 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli strikes and the killing of aid seekers continue. The Health Ministry said that the bodies of 15 Palestinians killed in previous Israeli attacks were also recovered. "A number of victims are still …

ICRC (2025-08-03). ICRC mourns colleague killed in Gaza. icrc.org

newarab (2025-08-03). More than 160 Gazans starved to death, teen latest fatality. newarab.com Another Palestinian minor has starved to death due to Israel's siege on Gaza, making him the latest hunger-related fatality in the enclave due to months of an Israeli siege. | A Palestinian medical source told Anadolu Agency that The source said Abu Khater suffered a sudden deterioration in his health two weeks ago after significant weight loss due to hunger and that he had to be hospitalised, adding that he only weighed 25 kg. | T…

newarab (2025-08-03). Gaza posts blocked on social media under UK Online Safety Act. newarab.com BBC Verify found that content on X and Reddit has been restricted on X for those who have not verified their age on the sites. The content includes topics from the

aljazeera (2025-08-03). Where does Trump stand on Israel's starvation of Palestinians? aljazeera.com Western nations discuss Palestinian statehood, but Israel's policy to starve the Palestinians in Gaza remains intact.

geo.tv (2025-08-03). Trump's envoy floats 'end of war' Gaza plan amid mounting pressure on Israel. geo.tv U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee walk during their visit to the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025. —Reuters

aljazeera (2025-08-03). Israeli forces kill 62 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn, medics say. aljazeera.com Dozens killed on Saturday include 38 Palestinians seeking aid at controversial distribution sites, according to sources.

Newsroom (2025-08-03). Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian march over Sydney Harbour Bridge. moderndiplomacy.eu SYDNEY, Aug 3 (Reuters) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators braved pouring rain to march across Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge on Sunday calling for peace and aid deliveries in the war-torn Gaza Strip, where a humanitarian crisis has been worsening. Nearly two years into a war that Palestinian authorities say has killed more than 60,000 …

APR editor (2025-08-03). WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney Gaza humanitarian protest as thousands cross bridge. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was among the tens of thousands of protesters in Australia staging a "humanitarians for Gaza" march today across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. The transparency media campaigner and activist, who moved back to his native Australia last year, after reaching a plea deal with the US government to…

newarab (2025-08-03). Gaza toll from starvation mounts as Israel kills aid worker. newarab.com The death toll from the forced starvation caused by This comes as Israeli bombardment in On Sunday morning, Israeli forces also killed at least 18 Palestinians, wit…

NONE (2025-08-03). Israel's attacks kill dozens more amid starvation crisis. dawn.com • Amount of aid entering Gaza 'very insufficient', German govt notes
| • Prisoners' families tell Witkoff Israeli govt won't end war 'willingly'
| • Israel's top general denies widespread starvation | GAZA: As Palestinians across Gaza Strip struggled for food, Israeli bombardment in the territory continued on Saturday with at least 30 more deaths. | Among them were 13 aid seekers. The UN human rights office in the Palestinian territories said at least 1,373 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza had been killed since May 27. | On the other hand, seven mo…

aljazeera (2025-08-03). Israel forces shoot Palestinian boy in eye at aid site amid Gaza starvation. aljazeera.com Fifteen-year-old Abdul Rahman Abu Jazar says Israeli soldiers kept shooting at him even after he was struck by a bullet.

Editor (2025-08-03). For Media, Trying to Help Gazans Survive Turns Heroes Into Zeroes. scheerpost.com Chris Smalls Senate Budget Committee. United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Jim Naureckas / US med…

newarab (2025-08-03). US envoy Steve Witkoff 'working on plan to end Gaza war'. newarab.com President Donald Trump's Trump has made ending the conflict a major priority of his administration, though negotiations have faltered. Steve Witkoff is visiting Israel as its government faces mounting pressure over the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the enclave. | In a recording of the meeting, reviewed by Reuters, Witkoff is heard saying: "W…

newarab (2025-08-03). Israel kills dozens in Gaza as starvation claims more lives. newarab.com The continued attacks follow US Middle East Envoy

tn.ai (2025-08-03). Concrete Action Needed to Stop Gaza Tragedy: Iranian Spokesman. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei called on the international community to stop issuing empty statements and start taking action to relieve the pains of innocent Gazans suffering from Israeli atrocities.

aljazeera (2025-08-03). Experts say Israel's West Bank demolitions aim to drive Palestinians away. aljazeera.com Israel is carrying out more demolitions this year than in any other year of the occupation, which began in 1967.

newarab (2025-08-03). West Bank village buries Palestinian killed by Israeli settlers. newarab.com Residents of the occupied The man was killed during an attack involving firearms that lasted half an hour and left eight other people injured, Mayor Salah Jaber said. | "It happened very close to the homes of residents. That's why they (came out) to defend their area, their homes and their farms…

newarab (2025-08-03). Israel destroys Palestinian seed bank facilities in West Bank. newarab.com Israeli bulldozers demolished facilities belonging to the Palestinian seed bank in the The facilities and propagules (used to give rise to new plants) were torn down on Thursday by Israeli authorities in the Fouad Abu Saif, Director General of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, which is responsible for the seed bank, said th…

Fight Back! News. (2025-08-03). Denver Continues Protests Against Palantir. popularresistance.org Denver, CO — On July 26, Coloradans gathered outside Denver's Union Station in a rally against software development company Palantir, which is complicit with apartheid Israel. | Palantir develops artificial intelligence used both by ICE to facilitate mass arrests and deportations and by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with programs like "Lavender" and "Where's Daddy" used to target and slaughter innocent Palestinian civilians and families by identifying targets, tracking them back to their homes, and deploying bombs. | The protesters took aim at the Tabor Center, a skyscraper located in downtown Denver whi…

Leon Kunstenaar (2025-08-03). Protest at Genocide Enabler BCG. indybay.org Noisy protest counters BCG's (Boston Consulting Group) pr and calls out Netanyahu's former employer as complicit in genocide. See their pledge to "make the world a better place."

newarab (2025-08-03). Fury as Ben-Gvir, thousands of Israeli settlers pray at Al-Aqsa. newarab.com Thousands of Israeli settlers led by the country's far-right national security minister The Jerusalem Waqf said more than 3,000 Israelis entered the complex and performed prayers and rituals, according to Al Araby Al Jadeed, the Arabic-language sister site of The New Arab. | The incursion at Islam's third-holiest site occurred on Tisha B'Av, a Je…

Newsroom (2025-08-03). Iran's army chief says Israeli threats remain. moderndiplomacy.eu DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) — The commander-in-chief of Iran's military, Amir Hatami, said on Sunday that threats from Israel persist, according to state media. In June, Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the so-called 12-day war, in which Tehran retaliated against Israel with several barrages of missiles and drones. "A …

newarab (2025-08-03). US activist returns home after being detained by Israeli forces. newarab.com US activist Chris Smalls, who was one of the 21 activists onboard the Smalls, along with the other activists, were The Israeli army vowed to deport the activ…

tn.ai (2025-08-03). Cyber Blow Exposes Israeli Pilots Involved in Iran Attacks (+Video). tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The identities and images of Israeli pilots involved in the recent 12-day imposed war and aerial assault against Iran have been exposed for the first time.

newarab (2025-08-03). Video of emaciated Israeli captive stirs divisions in israel. newarab.com The caption to the video, posted on Telegram, reads that the captive is "waiting to be released in a prisoner swap". | The video shows the captive, who was later identified as Israeli soldier Evyatar David, l…

newarab (2025-08-03). Israeli army chief cancels visit to US over truce failure. newarab.com The Israeli sources said that Zamir "linked his departure to Washington to progress towards a permanent ceasefire in t…

aljazeera (2025-08-03). Hamas video of emaciated captive sparks outrage amid Witkoff's Israel visit. aljazeera.com US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Israeli families, as outrage grew over a new video of an emaciated captive held by Hamas…

albawaba (2025-08-03). "Our Weapons Stay" : Hamas rejects reports of willingness to disarm. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Reports say that Hamas is ready to give up its weapons, but the group has said that disarming will not be considered until a fully independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital has been established.On Saturday, the statement came in reaction to comments said to have come from U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Wietcuff and were spread by Israeli media. These comments said the group had shown willingness to disarm.Hamas says that having weapons is a "national and legal right." | As long as Israel occupies the Palestinian territories, Hamas said in its formal statement that armed resistance is bo…

Jason Ditz (2025-08-03). Israel Launches Ground Raids in Southwest Syria, Captures Several Locals. news.antiwar.com Israeli ground troops have carried out multiple ground raids across southwestern Syria over the weekend, including overnight raids in the Quneitra Governorate overnight Saturday, which led to the capture of multiple "suspects" who have not been conclusively identified and appear to simply be local Syrians. On Friday, Israeli troops attacked farmers near Jubata al-Khashab, first …

a guest author (2025-08-02). Palestinian factions issue statement on New York Declaration. workers.org Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas, Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — General Command (PFLP-GC) and Vanguards of the Popular Liberation War — Al-Sa'iqa Forces issued a joint . . . |

A Guest Author (2025-08-02). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine exposes two-state solution. workers.org Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader Marwan Abdel-Al made the following remarks to L'Humanité, a French publication, published on Resistance News Network on July 31, 2025. The so-called two-state solution conference is not so much a peace initiative as it is a recycling of a political illusion that . . . |

Rachael Shapiro (2025-08-02). Nazis murdered my family in the Holocaust. Now Germany is punishing me for protesting Israel's genocide in Gaza. mondoweiss.net This week, I faced trial for opposing genocide, Zionism, and for challenging Germany's unconditional support for Israel. The state prosecuting me may have legal authority, but its moral authority has collapsed as it again participates in a genocide.

Asia Pacific (2025-08-02). Israel backing Gaza 'gangs' to create unlivable chaos, says academic. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report While the Israeli government claims it is backing "clans" in Gaza to counter the resistance movement Hamas, the groups it supports more closely resemble criminal gangs, says a British-based security specialist. Dr Rob Geist Pinfold, international security lecturer at King's College London, says: "These are criminal gangs. Many were in prison before…

A A (2025-08-02). With Gaza as its compass, Yemen rewrites the rules of naval warfare. strategic-culture.su By Stasa SALACANIN | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | By continuously targeting Israeli-linked shipping, the Sanaa government has ex…

Hassan Herzallah (2025-08-02). In Gaza, we've resorted to drinking salty water just to keep ourselves from fainting. mondoweiss.net We drink salt and water to stay standing, to keep ourselves from going dizzy and collapsing. This is what we've come to in Gaza, where most people will go without food for three days at a time.

contributors (2025-08-02). Stop the War Now: Middle East Studies Faculty, Ben-Gurion University. juancole.com Stop the War Now! Statement from the Faculty of the Department of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev We, the faculty of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, issue this statement to unequivocally call for an immediate end to Israel's war crimes in Gaza. We say this …

Ido Baum (2025-08-03). Post-Soviet autocracy: The nightmare scenario for the day after dismissal is already here. haaretz.com With the expected dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel is poised to cross a red line: the collapse of legal and professional safeguards in favor of political loyalty to Prime Minister Netanyahu's government. From the justice system to the civil service and press, the warning signs of democratic backsliding are no longer theoretical — they're unfolding in real time…

Adi Hashmonai (2025-08-03). No grounds for arrest: Court releases protesters who waved Palestinian flag in Haifa. haaretz.com The protesters were arrested by Israeli police on suspicion of behavior that 'breaches public peace,' but the judge ruled that 'concern that the flag might hurt the feelings of those who see it is not enough to stop a protest'…

Ben Shalev (2025-08-03). Mixing religion with sexy attire, Israeli singer Odeya is guru of this. haaretz.com She's the only Israeli woman who's both a superstar and a true singer-songwriter. She also remarkably mixes the traditional, religious Israel and the Israel of technology and sex…

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