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2026-02-09: Palestine Roundup

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Eyewitness Palestine (2026-02-09). Wednesday 2/25: Virtual Visit to Majd al-Krum. indybay.org Online | www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/virtual-de…

Eyewitness Palestine (2026-02-09). Wednesday 3/11: Webinar: Fasting, Faith and the Fight Against Erasure: Ramadan in Al Quds. indybay.org Online | www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ramadan-fa…

Michele Steinberg (2026-02-09). Why the Jury Were Right to Acquit Palestine Action. consortiumnews.com Jurors bravely set aside social conditioning, the instinct to defer to authority and media expectations. Instead they considered the actual evidence, reports Jonathan Cook. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net Even before the trial began, the British government had done its utmost to…

APR editor (2026-02-09). Outcry on Saipan after 'Free Palestine' mural vandalised arrest made. asiapacificreport.nz By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent More than 11,000 km separate the Northern Mariana Islands from Gaza and Israel. But the conflict has landed sharply on Saipan after the vandalism of a "Free Palestine" mural has sparked community anger, an arrest, and a wider debate over free speech, protest, and…

Rima Najjar (2026-02-09). Penguin's Dilemma: Palestine's Marwan Barghouti's Forthcoming Unbroken as a Stress Test for the Cold War Dissident Canon. globalresearch.ca The Announcement and Its Frame: | Penguin Random House announced the forthcoming publication of Unbroken: In Pursuit of Freedom for Palestine by Marwan Barghouti in early 2026, presenting it as a major political and literary event. The announcement appeared through …

WiBOPM (2026-02-09). Wisconsin: Stand for Peace! Free Palestine! Stand With Iran and Venezuela! (City Listings) Feb. 9-15, 2026. wibailoutpeople.org

Quakers for Peace (2026-02-09). Monday 2/23: Webinar: Witness From Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/w9SoK1c…

Angela (2026-02-09). Friday 2/13: Virtual Action Hour for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine

Jonathan Cook (2026-02-09). The Jury Were Right to Acquit the Palestine Action Defendants. Here's Why. globalresearch.ca Even before the trial began, the British government had done its utmost to prejudice the proceedings against six Palestine Action activists. | It declared that they belonged to a terrorist organisation and that they were engaged in a terrorist enterprise in …

Comb Cutters (2026-02-09). Sunday 2/8: Bees, Land, & Liberation: Storytime from Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UZiKWMf…

Palestinian Heritage Committee (2026-02-09). Wednesday 2/11: Exhibit Honoring the Children of Palestine – Reception. indybay.org Santa Clara County Government Center | 70 West Hedding Street | San José, CA 95110…

WiBOPM (2026-02-09). Milwaukee4Palestine, Feb. 19, 2026: Teach-in: Ban Deadly Exchanges, Stop US Police Terr*r. wibailoutpeople.org Dear M4P Community, For this month's volunteer meeting, we are hosting a teach-in with our siblings at Our Beautiful Struggle. The teach-in will cover our campaigns to ban deadly police exchanges between "Israel" & Milwaukee, the greater context & long history of U.S. police terror in our communities, and what we must do to stop it …

Angela (2026-02-09). Thursday 2/12: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…

ICRC (2026-02-09). ICRC president: States must harness momentum to improve Gaza's dire humanitarian situation in next phase of ceasefire. icrc.org The following is a quote attributable to ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on the urgent need to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

aljazeera (2026-02-09). 'Tool of siege': Israel's punishing control of Gaza movement. aljazeera.com Israeli closures have ceased to be temporary 'security measures' and now a daily reality that has redefined survival.

newarab (2026-02-09). A crossing without relief: Why Rafah's reopening has failed Gaza>. newarab.com partial reopening of the Rafah crossing, under the second phase of the Preventing what could have been a major breakthrough after almost two years of closure, official data reveals the full scale of the crisis.

newarab (2026-02-09). Israeli army kills four Palestinians in Gaza's Rafah. newarab.com The Israeli military said it killed four Palestinians who they claimed attacked its troops as they emerged from a tunnel in southern Gaza's Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, Israeli violence has continued in the Gaza Strip, with troops having killed more than 500 Palestinians since 10 October. | "A short while ago, four armed terrorists exited an underground tunnel shaft and fired towar…

Staff (2026-02-09). "The War Hasn't Ended" : Palestinians in Gaza Still Face Israeli Attacks, Disease, Medical Neglect. democracynow.org The partial reopening of Gaza's southern Rafah crossing with Egypt has been marked by chaos and severe restrictions imposed by Israel, as tens of thousands of Palestinians continue to wait for medical evacuation to receive urgent care outside the Gaza Strip. According to U.N. data, only 36 Palestinians in need of medical treatment were allowed to leave Gaza during the first four days of the crossing's reopening. Palestinians permitted to reenter Gaza have also reported abuse and hourslong interrogations. This comes amid growing skepticism over the implementation of the second phase of the Trump-broker…

aljazeera (2026-02-09). LIVE: Israel approves measures to expand its powers in occupied West Bank. aljazeera.com The rules will make it easier for Israeli settlers to buy land and give Israel more powers to enforce its laws.

albawaba (2026-02-09). Israel pushes "Most Dangerous" settlement decision in the West Bank. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Israeli government has approved a series of far-reaching decisions that significantly expand its authority over the occupied West Bank, moves critics warn could undermine the Palestinian Authority and pave the way for de facto annexation.In a joint announcement, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the security cabinet had endorsed measures granting Israel near-absolute control over large parts of the territory.Israeli media reported that the decisions were approved as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for a visit to Washington, describing the package as…

newarab (2026-02-09). Israel cabinet approves further annexation, control in West Bank. newarab.com The measures have been pushed by extremist and far-right ministers Israel Katz and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich. | According to local Palestinian media, the d…

newleftreview (2026-02-09). Kevin Cox: South Africa In History's Shadow. newleftreview.org Why is South Africa seemingly still mired in the income and spatial segregation patterns of the apartheid era? Standard explanations focus on the ANC, either as too neoliberal or too statist. Kevin Cox looks instead at the making of classes—and expropriation of African farmers—in conditions of globalization's labour shock.

Ida Susser (2026-02-09). A New Era of Political Mobilization Is Dawning. dissidentvoice.org Born in South Africa just a few years after the end of World War II and reared by activists in the anti-apartheid movement, I witnessed my parents' struggle against fascism and its accompanying racism in both my country of birth and Europe. This created in me a sense of the fragility of democracy and fear …

Amos Harel (2026-02-09). Is trip to Washington a game of persuasion or an attempt at coordination? haaretz.com Several high-level Israeli visits to the U.S. may indicate close operational and intelligence coordination between countries, but it seems the U.S. will not carry out an attack on Iran before it has exhausted diplomatic options. So how much does Israel really have a say in Washington's methods?

newarab (2026-02-09). Israel abducts al-Jamaa al-Islamiya official in south Lebanon. newarab.com Israeli forces infiltrated a village in southern Lebanon overnight and abducted an official from al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, according to statements from both the group and the Israeli military, while an airstrike killed three people including a child. | Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya (the Islamic Group) said Israeli forces crossed into the village of al-Habbariyeh in the Hasbaya district after midnight and seized Atwi Atwi, who heads the group's Hasbaya and Marjaayoun areas. | The village lies close to the Israeli border, near Chebaa and Kfar Shouba, parts of which have remained under Israeli occupation for decades. | Condemnin…

APR editor (2026-02-09). Herzog backlash crushes Albo's 'social cohesion' thousands protest nationwide. asiapacificreport.nz SPECIAL REPORT: By Michael West and Stephanie Tran Amid revelations of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's association with Jeffrey Epstein, the Australian government and media have entirely lost control of the Israel narrative. As thousands massed around the country tonight to protest against the visit of President Herzog, the government's claims of fostering "social cohesion" are…

newarab (2026-02-09). 'We shall overcome this evil' at Bondi Beach: Israeli president. newarab.com The head of state paid homage under rain and grey skies to those killed in the December 14 attack as he embarked on a tightly secured, four-day visit to console the Jewish Australian community. | "The bonds between good people of all faiths and all nations will continue to hold strong in the face of terr…

ecns.cn (2026-02-08). Israeli president starts visit to Australia following antisemitic terror attack. ecns.cn Invited by Australia's governor-general and prime minister, Herzog is expected to attend major community events with leaders of the Australian Jewish community and meet with senior politicians.

Ed Sykes (2026-02-09). As Israel's Herzog faces Australia protests, his ex-adviser spreads hate. thecanary.co Australia's government has laid out the red carpet for genocide-inciting Israeli president Isaac Herzog. And its police have met mass protests against the visit with violence. Herzog's ex-adviser Eylon Levy, meanwhile, prepared for the trip by dehumanising Palestinians. Thousands oppose Herzog's visit, and Levy spreads hatred Thousands of anti-genocide protesters in Australia hit the streets […] | By

Editor (2026-02-09). Isaac Herzog Visit: Protesters Lose Challenge To Sweeping Special Police Powers. What Now? menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) The NSW Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the extraordinary powers given to police to disrupt protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Sydney …

Steven Sahiounie (2026-02-09). Lebanon Suffers Israeli Chemical Attacks while Planning Elections. globalresearch.ca Lebanese authorities have reported a chemical attack on February 1 carried out by Israeli aircraft over southern Lebanon, targeting forested and agricultural areas near the border. The attack caused environmental, health, and security concerns. | The laboratory analysis confirmed Israel had …

Staff (2026-02-09). Tensions Soar Over Herzog Visit. consortiumnews.com After the Bondi massacre and new hate laws, a visit to Australia beginning Monday by the Israeli president named in the ICJ genocide case is raising tensions as Herzog seals Israel's victory in Oz, writes Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria…

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