(2025-12-15). ICC rejects Israeli bid to halt Gaza war probe; arrest warrant remains. haaretz.com Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the International Criminal Court, calling the decision 'politics in the guise of international law'…
(2025-12-15). Netanyahu ties Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre to Australia's recognition of Palestinian statehood. nationofchange.org As Australia mourned a deadly antisemitic attack that killed 16 people, critics accused the Israeli prime minister of exploiting tragedy to attack Palestinian self-determination.
(2025-12-15). From Belgrade to Miami: Israel to open five economic missions in Netanyahu-allied countries. haaretz.com The locations chosen reflect not only Israel's economic opportunities but also its diplomatic standing with countries that maintained their support during the Gaza war…
(2025-12-15). trial hearing cut short as Paraguayan parliament president visits court. haaretz.com At the start of the hearing, Netanyahu said he had requested a full cancellation, citing 'something big in South America.' Before adjourning, he asked to shorten the session by an hour to prepare for a meeting with Trump's special envoy to Syria…
(2025-12-15). Benjamin Netanyahu's Lethal Legacy: Revisionism, Neoconservatism, big Money and Corruption. juancole.com Since early 2023, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have demonstrated against Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu and his cabinet, due to its proposed judicial reforms, the handling of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the Gaza genocide. So, why is he still in power? | New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Recently, Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on his request to President Isaac Herzog for a pardon amid his ongoing criminal trial, saying "there is Indeed, Net…
(2025-12-15). Israel Police release Jewish men who assaulted Arabs in Tel Aviv from house arrest. haaretz.com Mahmoud Agbariya from northern Israel's Umm al-Fahm has been hospitalized for over a week. His father told Haaretz that the two assailants, identified as cops, asked him questions and beat him before he had a chance to answer'…
(2025-12-15). Jerusalem fans wave Jewish supremacist Kahane flag; Tel Aviv anti-Ben-Gvir shirts seized. haaretz.com Beitar Jerusalem fans waved the flag of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane's far-right Kach movement at a match against an Arab-Israeli team on Monday. A day earlier, a security official confiscated a shirt reading 'FCK BNGVR,' a reference to far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, from Hapoel Tel Aviv fans…
(2025-12-15). ICC rejects Israeli bid to block Gaza war crimes investigation. aljazeera.com The decision comes amid mounting international pressure over the humanitarian toll of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
(2025-12-15). Turkey excluded from U.S. military postwar Gaza summit in Doha as officials cite Israeli veto. haaretz.com Representatives from more than 45 countries have been invited to participate in what is described as an 'interim meeting,' where no final decisions are slated to take place. An Arab source close to the Turkish government said that Doha and Ankara are currently exerting pressure on Washington to invite Turkey to the conference…
(2025-12-15). Why are Gaza's war-damaged homes collapsing in winter? aljazeera.com Gaza's residents face deadly winter storms as weakened, bombed-out homes collapse.
(2025-12-15). Israel demolishes more buildings in military-controlled Gaza: Analysis. aljazeera.com Satellite images show ongoing demolitions behind 'yellow line'; experts warn actions likely violate Geneva Convention.
(2025-12-15). Hollywood actor Iyad Hajjaj unveils new film on Gaza. newarab.com 
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(2025-12-15). Gaza struggles to pull bodies from rubble as storms rock damaged buildings. tribune.com.pk 
Gaza authorities warned on Monday that more war-damaged buildings could collapse as heavy rain batters the devastated enclave, hampering efforts to recover bodies still trapped under rubble. | At least two buildings collapsed on Friday, killing a minimum of 12 people, according to local health officials. Storms have also flooded and washed away tents sheltering displaced families, causing deaths from exposure. | Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in October after two years of intense fighting, but humanitarian agencies say aid entering Gaza remains severely limited, leaving nearly the entire population hom…
(2025-12-15). As storms flood tent camps, Israeli NGOs race to raise money and aid. haaretz.com As conditions in Gaza worsen for those displaced by the war, two Israeli NGOs are stepping up their aid efforts. 'We need to help others for only one reason: because we can, and because they need help,' says a director of one organization…
(2025-12-15). Gaza authorities struggle to recover bodies from rubble amid winter storms. aljazeera.com Despite obstacles, Civil Defence teams retrieve 20 bodies of Palestinians from under collapsed buildings.
(2025-12-15). Israel strikes central, southern Gaza, settlers storm Nablus. newarab.com 
(2025-12-15). Unusual bedfellows: The Israelis and Palestinians working together to dig up the Nakba. haaretz.com Even as the war in Gaza raged, a group of Israeli researchers forged quiet bonds with Palestinian refugees to bring to light the history of a village depopulated in Israel's 1948 War of Independence…
(2025-12-15). Israel leads as 2025 ends as deadliest year for Journalists: RSF. ummid.com Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report said the year 2025 is ending as the deadliest year for journalists with majority of them killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) in Gaza.
(2025-12-15). Palestinians in Gaza fear rain as war-damaged buildings collapse. aljazeera.com Storms in Gaza have caused war-damaged buildings to collapse, killing civilians and leaving many Palestinians afraid.
(2025-12-15). Surprising Lessons for the U.S. Resistance to Trump: In Sudan's Recent History. scheerpost.com By Rebecca Gordon for Tom Dispatch Follow a line south and west from the Gaza Strip, continue through Egypt, and you'll end up in another place where a genocide is in progress. It's one we don't hear much about in the United States, probably because it's happening in an African nation, one of those places …
(2025-12-15). Sudan, the Forgotten Genocide. counterpunch.org 
Follow a line south and west from the Gaza Strip, continue through Egypt, and you'll end up in another place where a genocide is in progress. It's one we don't hear much about in the United States, probably because it's happening in an African nation, one of those places Donald Trump refers to as "shithole countries." (Interestingly,
(2025-12-15). IAEA has no right to ask for inspections of attacked sites. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — Iran's nuclear chief has criticized the IAEA's call for renewed inspections of attacked nuclear sites, insisting that the Agency lacks clear protocols to inspect sites that have been attacked by the Israeli regime and the US.
(2025-12-15). outlook for its Arab citizens in the year ahead: fewer prospects, more suspicion. haaretz.com The Israeli government cuts $68 million from Arab social programs to fund security forces, while arrests, racist attacks, and political delegitimization signal a shrinking space for equality and civic life…