(2026-01-31). US approves multibillion-dollar arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Israel. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2025. — ReutersState Dept okays $3.8bn sale of 30 attack helicopters to Israel.Also approves $9bn sale to Saudi Arabia for 730…
(2026-01-31). CAIR denounces Israel's killing of Palestinians, including journalists in Gaza. iacenter.org January 30, 2026 The three journalists — Mohammed Salah Qashta, Abdul Raouf Samir Shaath and Anas Ghanem — murdered in Gaza by Israeli forces on Jan. 21, 2026. The following press release was issued by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Jan.21, 2026, and posted at cair.com/press-releases. CAIR condemns Israel's killing of Palestinian journalists and others in Gaza, denounces Netanyahu's appointment to 'Board of Peace' The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the slaughter of 11 Palestinians, includin…
(2026-01-31). 'We Are Back in the Middle Ages': How the EU Literally Starves Dissenting Experts Like Jacques Baud. orinocotribune.com By Eva Karene Bartlett — Jan 28, 2026 | No one is safe from the 'Russian propaganda' sanctions — even those who never touch Russian sources. Baud is one of nearly 60 public figures under sanctions from the EU | January 27, 2026, On December 15, 2025, the European Union slapped sanctions on former Swiss intelligence officer and ex-NATO employee Jacques Baud. No day in court, no charges filed, just abrupt, suffocating, sanctions. | Why did the EU sanction Baud? For "Russian propaganda," of course, although many of the so…
(2026-01-31). Trump 'compromised by Israel', new Epstein files claim. thecanary.co 
More explosive accusations from today's new release of Epstein files. An FBI report from a "credible" and confidential human source says that US president Donald Trump was "compromised by Israel" and that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was effectively running his organisation and presidency. The report links Kushner's family to corruption, Russian cash and the ultra-Zionist […] | By
(2026-01-31). 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.
(2026-01-31). It's not just ICE, it's all 'MAGA' — high schooler run down by right-wing coward. thecanary.co 
It's not just ICE thugs who show contempt for the lives and limbs of those who dare protest against their racist war on peaceful people. It's the whole of MAGA. Video footage from Nebraska shows a red SUV flying a Trump flag drives at and hits a young high-school girl. The victim is flung aside […] | By
(2026-01-31). Trump again bypasses U.S. Congress to push $6 billion in weapons sales to Israel. haaretz.com The four sales to Israel, including tactical vehicles and helicopters, were a violation of congressional norms, a senior Democratic official said, adding that Trump refuses to 'engage Congress on critical questions about the next steps in Gaza'…
(2026-01-31). Saturday 2/14: Love in the Time of Intifada: A Fundraiser for Gaza Students. indybay.org The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley.
(2026-01-31). Israel officially accepts Gaza death toll of 70,000. wsws.org After years of denial by Israel, successive US and European governments and the international media, Israel has accepted the Gaza Health Ministry's official death toll.
(2026-01-31). Israeli strikes kill 32 in Gaza, series of explosions in Iran. newarab.com 
Israeli air strikes killed 32 people including children in Gaza on Saturday, in one of the deadliest days since the fragile ceasefire began in October last year. | "The death toll since dawn today has risen to 32, most of them children and women," said the civil defence agency, updating an earlier toll of 28. "Residential apartments, tents, shelters and a police station were targeted, resulting in this humanitarian catastrophe," agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said in the statement. | The latest bloodshed comes after Israel announced it would reopen the crucial Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday for t…
(2026-01-31). The US Plan For Gaza Has Nothing In It For Palestinians. popularresistance.org The latest iteration of the future U.S. plan for Gaza was revealed last week by U.S. President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the inaugural ceremony of the so-called "Board of Peace," which is tasked with overseeing the reconstruction and administration of the Strip. Kushner's presentation included a map of what Gaza would look like after reconstruction, including industrial zones, residential blocks, and tourism beaches. The plan advertises a new Rafah and a new Gaza City, completely separate from one another. Meanwhile, the edges of the Strip — which once served as Gaza's farmland and bread basket…
(2026-01-31). US approves billions in arms sales to Israel, Saudi Arabia. tribune.com.pk 1721969212-0/BeFunky-collage]-(35)1721969212-0.jpg)
The United States on Friday approved multibillion-dollar weapons sales to both Israel and Saudi Arabia, at a point of high tensions with Iran. | The State Department said it green-lighted a $3.8-billion sale of 30 Apache attack helicopters to Israel, which has agreed to a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. | "The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defence capability," the State Department said in a statement. | "This proposed sale is consistent with those objectives," it said. | Also in the pack…
(2026-01-31). Gaza's collapsing economy drives youth to create unconventional solutions. aljazeera.com Innovation becomes a go-to strategy for Gaza's youth as they battle unemployment in a hostile economic environment.
(2026-01-31). Why attacking UNRWA is attacking Gaza's survival. aljazeera.com The UN agency is able to provide much-needed services to the entire Strip at scale, but it is prevented from doing so.
(2026-01-31). Beyond Bombings: How Pollution and Disease Are Killing Gaza Slowly. thinktank.pk Gaza's civilian population is living through a reality that many around the world cannot easily imagine: surviving day-to-day life in makeshift tent encampments after homes, services and normal routines have been destroyed. For families who have lost everything — houses, livelihoods, community ties — the harsh conditions in overcrowded camps have given rise to a …
(2026-01-31). Israel kills more than 25 in Gaza, targets displacement shelters. newarab.com 
(2026-01-31). Dockworkers In Mediterranean Ports Announce Coordinated Antiwar Action. popularresistance.org Workers in more than 20 Mediterranean ports are preparing for an international day of action on February 6 to oppose the growing militarization of transport infrastructure, as well as port management's and governments' complicity in the genocide in Gaza. "If we don't take this step, all our other demands will be crushed under war," Francesco Staccioli of the Italian union Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) warned during a launch event on Tuesday. | The mobilization aims to prevent arms shipments, reject rearmament, and oppose the impact of a war economy on workers' rights and social security systems. Notably, the day…
(2026-01-31). raises credit outlook from negative to stable, citing Gaza cease-fire. haaretz.com While boosting Israel's outlook, the credit rating agency reaffirmed the country's credit rating — the likelihood that a country will repay its debts — warning that Israel's security and geopolitical environment remains vulnerable…
(2026-01-31). Livestream: Doctors Without Borders bows to Israel. electronicintifada.net We talk to Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah about "racialized fascist imperialism." We also discuss new details of US plans for a Gaza concentration camp.
(2026-01-31). US approves $6.6bn sale of attack helicopters, assault vehicles to Israel. aljazeera.com The approved sale includes 30 Apache helicopters, which Israeli forces have used to attack Palestinians in Gaza.
(2026-01-31). Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinians across Gaza, attacks reported in Rafah. aljazeera.com Multiple attacks across the besieged enclave a day before Israel is expected to reopen the Rafah border crossing.
(2026-01-31). LIVE: Israel kills 19, including 6 children, in new Gaza ceasefire breach. aljazeera.com Israel carries out deadly attacks in Gaza a day before the Rafah crossing is due to reopen.
(2026-01-31). 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.
(2026-01-31). Trump at Davos: War threats and racist rants. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette January 28, 2026 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 allies opposing the U.S. takeover of Greenland led to initial relief for some imperialist U.S. allies, until he quickly followed up with threats of a possible U.S. pullback from the 76-year-old North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and directed…