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2025-12-22: Palestine Roundup

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Catherine Berus (2025-12-22). Weekly Round Up: Met Police accused of using quashed power, hunger strike prisoners hospitalized, Bailey appeal dismissed, Danish "Ghetto Packages" likely discriminatory. ukhumanrightsblog.com Photo: indigonolan, CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In the News UK News The Guardian and Liberty Investigates have conducted an investigation into the Metropolitan police's use of "cumulative disruption" as a justification to impost restrictions on protests. Liberty Investigates is an editorially independent investigative journalism group based in the civil liberties organization, Liberty. …

Skwawkbox (2025-12-22). Wakefield race thugs chant "let them die" in response to Palestine hunger-strikes. thecanary.co Hate-mongering right-wing thugs spew death chants On 21 December, far-right thugs on a so-called 'stop the boats' march in Wakefield shouted death chants against British political prisoners. These prisoners are on hunger strike, protesting Starmer's collaboration with Israel as it continues its genocide in Gaza. Otherwise known as the Filton 24, the activists — who […] | By

Lallan Schoenstein, Struggle, La Lucha. (2025-12-22). Embargo Movement Exposes Oakland Airport's Role In Weapons Shipments To Israel. popularresistance.org Unions and community organizations demonstrated at the Port of Oakland on Dec. 18 as part of an ongoing campaign to demand an embargo on the shipment of weapons to Israel from both the city's sea port and air port (OAK). | The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), in coordination with The People's Embargo for Palestine (PEP), released a report titled "Exposing Oakland's Military Cargo Shipments to Israel" last August. They were horrified to discover that Oakland, California, a city with a progressive history of solidarity with Palestine, had become one of the most frequent departure points for shipping F-35 bomber co…

newarab (2025-12-22). Is the UK imprisoning Palestine activists on Israel's behalf. newarab.com Whilst Western governments continue to provide protection and support for Israel, including by supplying arms which the Israeli Offense Forces (IOF) use in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, a brutal persecution is being waged against those in support of Palestinian liberation. | The criminalisation of solidarity with Palestinian liberation, has come under sustained attack since 7 October 2023. A

aljazeera (2025-12-22). Palestine Action hunger strikes: What are their demands? aljazeera.com As a months-long hunger strike persists, calls for immediate government intervention grow louder.

WiBOPM (2025-12-22). Wisconsin: Stand for Peace! U.S.: Hands Off Venezuela! Free Palestine! December 21-28, 2025 (City Listings). wibailoutpeople.org

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-12-22). Notes On Bondi Beach And Free Speech. caitlinjohnstone.com.au ‚ùñ | The dumbest thing we are being asked to believe today is that pro-Palestinian protests caused the Bondi shooting. It's self-evidently moronic. No one sincerely believes it. They're just pretending to believe it to get protests banned and criticism of Israel outlawed. | Nobody actually believes pro-Palestine protests caused the Bondi shooting. They're just pretending to believe that to promote the interests of a genocidal apartheid state. | Nobody actually believes "globalize…

Skwawkbox (2025-12-22). UK media erases the plight of Palestine hunger-strikers. thecanary.co The UK government and media continue to ignore the six principled Filton 24 political prisoners who are on hunger strike. These hunger strikers bravely use their bodies to make a statement. The hunger strikers, imprisoned for eighteen months now, are being targeted for criticising Israel for slaughtering Palestinians. Labour ministers have been laying low, intentionally […] | By

tehrantimes (2025-12-22). A ceasefire that bleeds: Gaza war repackaged as peace. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The October 10 ceasefire in Gaza was sold to the world to signal that Israel's war on the Palestinian enclave had finally stopped. In reality, it may be one of the most effective political tools yet devised to keep the machinery of destruction running while convincing the international community that peace has arrived.

| AFP | (2025-12-22). Trump's ally urges action on Hamas, Hezbollah. tribune.com.pk US Senator Lindsey Graham called on Sunday for renewed military action against Hamas and Hezbollah if they fail to disarm and accused the Palestinian Islamist group of consolidating its power in Gaza. | The Republican politician, on a visit to Israel, is a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump. | Beginning in October, a fragile ceasefire has so far halted two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip despite both sides trading accusations of truce violations. | A separate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah also came into effect in November 2024 after more than a year of hostilit…

The Independent (2025-12-22). .S. role in Gaza: Not peacemaker, but war-enabler. independent.co.ug GAZA | Xinhua | By the end of 2025, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding, a development many credited to the United States. Yet a closer look at the whole year and the two-year war reveals a different reality. From unsettling remarks about taking over Gaza to widely criticized arms supplies …

newarab (2025-12-22). Berkeley professor suspended over Gaza sees surge of support. newarab.com A University of California, Students, faculty, and staff have signed a letter urging the university administration to reinstate Peyrin Kao to his position as a computer science lecturer. | The

IRA (2025-12-22). Israel Is Preparing for a Permanent Presence in Gaza, Satellite Images Reveal. portside.org Israel Is Preparing for a Permanent Presence in Gaza, Satellite Images Reveal |

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-12-22). Palestinian NGOs urge world action on Gaza crisis. plenglish.com Ramala, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian NGO Network called for urgent intervention from the UN and other international institutions to alleviate the grave humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, devastated by two years of Israeli attacks.

aljazeera (2025-12-22). Voices of Gaza: The Great Omari Mosque's 2,000‚Äëyear history lies in ruins. aljazeera.com The Great Omari Mosque is one of Gaza City's most significant landmarks, with origins dating back more than 2,000 years.

Dave DeCamp (2025-12-22). Israel's Smotrich Says Netanyahu Pressed Him To Approve More Settlements in the Occupied West Bank. news.antiwar.com Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had pressed him to advance more Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Smotrich made the comments a day after the Israeli government approved 19 additional settlements, which are illegal under national law, including eight outposts that have already been built …

aljazeera (2025-12-22). Illegal settlement expansion: How Israel is redrawing occupied West Bank. aljazeera.com Israel's approval of 19 new settlements stands to redraw occupied West Bank, undermining prospect of two-state solution.

albawaba (2025-12-22). Israel, Greece and Cyprus deepen security and energy cooperation in trilateral push. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israel, Greece, and Cyprus agreed to strengthen security cooperation and deepen coordination on defense, energy, and economic projects, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday following a trilateral summit in Jerusalem.Speaking at a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Netanyahu said the three countries were expanding their partnership to protect borders and critical maritime routes, while advancing strategic infrastructure and energy links between Europe and the Middle East.In a joint declaration, the leaders…

Yael Freidson (2025-12-22). trial: Prosecution asked to stop defense testimony. haaretz.com Despite appearing stressed, the detective called to testify on behalf of the PM maintained he stuck to the facts, denying any anomalies or conclusions in his report on a notorious 2015 campaign video. Meanwhile, Netanyahu's trial faced interruptions due to his request for a hearing cancellation and the prosecution's bid to limit defense witness testimonies…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-12-22). Netanyahu To Seek Trump'S Approval For Attacks On Iran. popularresistance.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly ask US President Donald Trump to greenlight a new assault on Iran to target its ballistic missile program, NBC News reported on 21 December. | Citing a person with direct knowledge of the Israeli plans and four former US officials, NBC reported that Netanyahu is expected to present options for a renewed attack in a meeting between the two leaders tentatively scheduled for 29 December at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Miami, Florida. | "Netanyahu is expected to make the case to Trump that Iran's expansion of its ballistic missile program poses a threat that cou…

United World International (2025-12-22). The $35 Billion Question: Did Egypt Trade Energy Security for Cash? uwidata.com By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt The announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approving a $35 billion gas export deal to Egypt from the Leviathan natural gas field, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Haifa, came as a shock to many who do not closely follow Egyptian-Israeli relations. Perhaps the …

Jason Ditz (2025-12-22). Three Killed in Israeli Strike on Southern Lebanese City of Sidon. news.antiwar.com An Israeli drone strike hit a vehicle in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon today, killing three people according to local officials. Details are scant about the identities of the slain, though they were evidently all people inside the car. The Israeli military issued a statement on the matter, claiming that "several Hezbollah" were in …

Lamis Alastal (2025-12-22). Carpenter subjected to cruelty. electronicintifada.net Israeli interrogator denailed the prisoners' fingernails to elicit a confession forcibly.

aljazeera (2025-12-22). LIVE: Israel escalates strikes on Lebanon, displaces dozens in Jerusalem. aljazeera.com Israeli strikes hit Sidon district; 100 Palestinians lose homes as Israel tears down residential building.

newarab (2025-12-22). Israeli FM urges Jews to move to Israel after Sydney attack. newarab.com Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called on Sunday for Jews in Western countries to move to Israel to escape rising antisemitism, one week after 15 were "Jews have the right to live in safety everywhere. But we see and fully understand what is happening, and we have a certain historical experience. Today, Jews are being hunted across the world," Saar said at a public candle lighting marking the last day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. | "Today I call on Jews in Engl…

newarab (2025-12-22). Israel demolishes residential building in east Jerusalem. newarab.com Israeli bulldozers tore through a four-storey residential building in The building, located in the It was the latest i…

tehrantimes (2025-12-22). The Israeli campaign against UNRWA. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The Israeli regime's hostility against UNRWA is a politically driven effort to dismantle the Palestinian cause by erasing the refugee issue from the international agenda.

en.mehrnews (2025-12-22). Israeli media reveals hidden damage from Iran missile strikes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — An Israeli media outlet has acknowledged that Iranian missiles inflicted significant damage during the 12-day war, impacts that Tel Aviv has so far kept out of the public narrative.

A A (2025-12-22). Trump morphs from asset to liability for Israel. strategic-culture.su Perhaps, Israel is now realising that 'realities in the region' have changed. | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Leading Israeli com…

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