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2026-01-29: Netanyahu Roundup

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Gidi Weitz (2026-01-29). Acting head of office questioned by police in corruption probe. haaretz.com Drorit Steinmetz, who is close to the Netanyahus, is the latest senior figure in the prime minister's circle who is suspected of criminal offenses. She was questioned in a corruption affair involving Social Equality Minister May Golan, a source told Haaretz…

Global Research News (2026-01-29). Selected Articles: Exclusive: Leaked "Board of Peace" Resolution Outlines U.S.-Led Plan to Rule Over Gaza. globalresearch.ca By The so-called Board of Peace that President Donald Trump officially launched in Davos, Switzerland last week is developing sweeping plans …

aljazeera (2026-01-29). Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban. aljazeera.com Emmy-winning Owda points to changes in TikTok's US ownership, remarks from Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to explain ban.

scorinoco (2026-01-29). Palestine: Transforming the Shatat From a Space of Solidarity Into a Space of Confrontation. orinocotribune.com By Khaled Barakat — Jan 27, 2026 | The convening of the conference of the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, in March 2026 in the city of Sà£o Paulo, Brazil will not be a routine organizational event. Rather, it represents a concentrated expression of a deeper political transformation the movement has undergone over the past five years, alongside a parallel shift in the position of the Palestinian shatat within the equation of struggle against the Zionist project. What is taking place today cannot be read as a mere accumulation of activities, but as a qualitative adva…

Skwawkbox (2026-01-29). TikTok US censoring Palestine, banning 'Zionist', snooping DMs, force-promoting Israel. thecanary.co Since its hostile takeover by the pro-Israel Ellison billionaires, the US version of the TikTok app has begun an immediate war on pro-Palestine, anti-genocide, anti-Trump and anti-ICE speech. The platform had claimed that the sudden and complete 'shadow-banning' of left-wing and anti-Zionist content last weekend was a technical issue. However, reality suggests that users should […] | By

°Do Not Panic! (2026-01-29). NBA star Stephen Curry's ties to Israeli intelligence exposed. thegrayzone.com Less than three years after being named the NBA's 2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion, the league's all-time three-point leader has begun quietly pouring tens of millions into tech ventures owned and operated by Israeli spies. This article was originally published by °Do Not Panic! American basketball star Stephen Curry is investing in tech startups run by former IDF operatives who were integral to building Israel's digital architecture of apartheid and genocide. Curry, considered one of the sport's all-time greats …

APR editor (2026-01-29). Australia's invitation to Herzog sparks protest plans over Gaza genocide. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report Australia's decision to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog next month has sparked criticism and a wave of planned protests, as Israel remains under international investigation over its war in Gaza, reports One Path Network. Legal cases are underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), examining…

newarab (2026-01-29). Israel accepts Gaza death toll exceeding 70,000 for first time. newarab.com The Israeli military has for the first time acknowledged figures released by Gaza's health ministry indicating that more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed in According to the Gaza health ministry, at least 71,667 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its brutal military campaign in October 2023, including hundreds killed after a ceasefire agreement came into effect in October last year. | The figures do not include those believed to be buried under the rubble or those wh…

Veterans for Peace (2026-01-29). Veterans' Billboards to Troops: Refuse Illegal Orders to Kill. dissidentvoice.org Rory Fanning at the Great Lakes IL, billboard One of the VFP billboards. See them all here. In response to the serial crimes ordered by the Trump administration in Minneapolis, Gaza and Venezuela, a national veteran's organization is sponsoring billboards urging active duty and National Guard troops to "follow the law and their conscience" and refuse illegal orders. In …

Editor (2026-01-29). Patrick Lawrence: Trump's War on the Future Has a Past. scheerpost.com Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University in New York, April 2024. (Abbad Diraniya, Wikimedia Commons, CC0) | 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 By Patrick Lawrence / Last autumn, well into the Trum…

Pacific Media Watch (2026-01-29). The IDF in West Bank, the US in Afghanistan, or ICE? Take your pick. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Viet Thanh Nguyen Is this the IDF in Gaza or the West Bank, or the US military in Afghanistan or Iraq, or ICE in Minneapolis? The answer is that this is ICE in Minneapolis. But the fact that it's hard to tell whether it's the IDF or the US Army or ICE is…

newarab (2026-01-29). TikTok 'bans' Gaza journalist Bisan Owda's account. newarab.com The 28-year-old journalist claimed on Wednesday that her original TikTok account – which previously had 1.4 million followers – was no longer accessible. | Speaking in a video filmed from Gaza and shared across her social media platforms, including a newly launched TikTok page, Owda sai…

APR editor (2026-01-29). Pacific at risky crossroads Gaza vs the urgent drug crisis at our door. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Ro Naulu Mataitini An invitation from a distant warzone landed in Suva earlier this month. The United States, with Israel's endorsement, has asked Fiji to send troops to join a proposed International Stabilisation Force in Gaza. For a nation proud of its United Nations peacekeeping legacy, this whispers of global recognition. Yet, it…

Sarah Lazare, In These Times. (2026-01-29). The US Workers Who Went On Strike For Gaza. popularresistance.org The most significant U.S. labor strike in the past two years in solidarity with Palestinians started with a simple premise. According to Nate Edenhofer, a graduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, "Everybody has some sort of vision of how they think the society we live in should be‚Äâ—‚Äâmost of them don't think of it as being a genocide." Edenhofer was part of organizing that strike, the only major strike so far from U.S. labor to defend the Gaza protest encampments and oppose the mass killing of Palestinians since Oct. 7, 2023.

newarab (2026-01-29). Israel exhumed Gaza graves in search for missing soldier's body. newarab.com Residents of the Two days ago, Israeli forces conducted extensive operations in Al-Batsh cemetery in eastern Gaza City during the search for the remains of the missing Israeli soldier Ran Goeli. | The act involved bulldozing graves, exhuming remains, and surveying addition…

Kathy Kelly (2026-01-29). Who are the Criminals? Listen to Hind Rajab. counterpunch.org

Editor (2026-01-29). After Trump Declared Gaza War 'Over,' Media Lost Interest. scheerpost.com " 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 By…

Editor (2026-01-29). 'We Cannot Separate Imperialism From Domestic Militarization': Understanding the Links Between ICE, Gaza, and U.S. Foreign Policy. scheerpost.com Border Commander Greg Bovino stands outside a South Minneapolis gas station this morning with BORTAC officers in what seemed like an effort to draw more and more people to the scene as other agents shoot high resolution video of the crowd yelling and blowing whistles. Chad Davis, CC BY 4.0 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…

aljazeera (2026-01-29). 'Even the dead were not spared': Israel's Gaza desecration compounds grief. aljazeera.com Israeli search for last captive's remains defiled over 250 graves, leaving families uncertain about buried loved ones.

____ (2026-01-29). New Zealand declines invite to join Board of Peace. devdiscourse.com New Zealand decided against accepting U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to join his Board of ‚ÄåPeace, New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said in a statement on Friday. Trump launched his Board of ‚Å Peace last week, initially designed to cement Gaza's rocky ceasefire, but which he foresees playing a wider role that concerns other global powers. He has invited dozens of other world leaders to join, and while Middle East powers ‚including Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as major emerging nations such as Indonesi…

newarab (2026-01-29). WHO chief decries attacks on hospitals, medical workers in Iran. newarab.com The "I am deeply concerned by multiple reports of health personnel and medical facilities in Iran being impacted by the recent insecurity, and prevented from delivering their essential services to people requiring care," T…

UMMID (2026-01-29). 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.

____ (2026-01-29). UPDATE 9-Oil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran. devdiscourse.com Oil prices climbed 3% to a five-month high on Thursday on rising concerns that global supplies could be disrupted if the U.S. attacks Iran, one of OPEC's ‚Äåbiggest crude producers. Brent futures rose $2.31, or 3.4%, to settle at $70.71 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate gained $2.21, or 3.5%, to settle at $65.42.

| Reuters | (2026-01-29). War clouds gather as US, Iran lock horns. tribune.com.pk US President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next US attack would be far worse. Tehran responded with a threat to strike back against the United States, Israel and those who support them. | "Hopefully Iran will quickly 'Come to the Table' and negotiate a fair and equitable deal — NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS — one that is good for all parties. Time is running out, it is truly of the essence!" Trump wrote on social media. | Amid a buildup of US forces in the Middle East, the Republican president, who pulled out of world powers' 2015 nuclear d…

The Independent (2026-01-29). Saudi Arabia won't allow attacks on Iran from its territory: crown prince. independent.co.ug RIYADH | Xinhua | Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on Tuesday assured Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that the kingdom will not allow its territory or airspace to be used for attacks on Iran, according to Saudi Press Agency. The crown prince said during a phone call that the kingdom …

Aaron Kirshenbaum (2026-01-29). The War Intervention: AI, Data Centers, and the Environment. counterpunch.org Early on Saturday, January 3rd, Venezuela was attacked on behalf of oil, mineral, tech, and weapons profiteers in a regime change operation. Since then, the Trump administration has threatened Iran, Greenland, Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico. What unites these threats? The U.S.'s quest for endless resource extraction to power its increasingly deadly global empire. And it's not slowing down. These resource wars and "operations" are emerging as the AI drive also ramps up. In July, Palantir and the Pentagon signed a 10-year, $10 billion agreement. In April 2025, Palantir won a $30 million contract with ICE — a sign…

Betsey Piette (2026-01-29). Trump at Davos: War threats and racist rants. workers.org 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 . . . |

WSWS (2026-01-29). Fascist assaults Ilhan Omar as White House escalates campaign against left-wing groups. wsws.org The violent assault follows deliberate incitement by President Trump and the launching of an anticommunist witch-hunt by FBI Director Kash Patel.

Haiti Action Committee (2026-01-29). Monday 2/2: Emergency! Stop Racist Deportations of Haitian and All TPS Refugees – Abolish ICE! indybay.org San Francisco Immigration Court | 100 Montgomery Street, San Francisco | near corner of Montgomery & Post Streets…

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