(2025-12-16). Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy. juancole.com — | Letter to the University of California, Berkeley, expressing concern about the suspension of Lecturer Peyrin Kao: | Chancellor Rich Lyons | Office of the Chancellor | University of California, Berkeley ⚪ Benjamin H…
(2025-12-16). At Army—Navy Game, Activists Confront Trump Over Venezuela. popularresistance.org Baltimore, Dec. 13 — Activists shifted the spotlight from the pageantry of the Army—Navy game, using Donald Trump's attendance as a platform to center a powerful demand: "No war on Venezuela." | Hundreds lined the streets outside the stadium where Trump was scheduled to appear, unfurling banners that read, "No war on Venezuela and Palestine" and "No to ICE — Money for jobs, education, and health care." | Andrew Matatag, representing the publication Struggle-La Lucha, drew a sharp contrast. "Almost every police agency on record — from the Secret Service to Homeland Security — is amass…
(2025-12-16). Bohemian FC launches Palestine solidarity shirts with Kneecap. newarab.com 
(2025-12-16). Milwaukee4Palestine, December 18, 2025: Volunteer Meeting Teach-In. wibailoutpeople.org 
Good morning community, You are invited to our final volunteer meeting & teach-in of the year. This Thursday, we're hosting: From Milwaukee to Palestine: "Ceasefire," the Truth, and What You Can Do. We will be joined by partner organizations for this teach-in, including the PSL, Comité sin Fronteras, USPCN, and others. Thursday, December 18 6: 00 — …
(2025-12-16). Musicians release 'Lullaby' Palestine charity bid for UK No 1. newarab.com 
Sixteen UK and The single, which features artists including Leigh Anne Pinnock, Neneh Cherry and Nai Barghouti, is a reworking of the Palestinian lullaby Yamma Mwel El Hawa, ("Mama, Sing to the Wind") and retains its original Arabic lyrics, with additional Eng…
(2025-12-16). U.N. Human Rights Watchdogs Blast Columbia for Using Immigration Status to Suppress Students' Pro-Palestine Speech. theintercept.com 
(2025-12-16). UN members vote 164-8 to support Palestinians' inalienable right to an independent state. tehrantimes.com The UN General Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly adopted a draft resolution reaffirming the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, including the right to an independent State of Palestine, Anadolu reported Tuesday.
(2025-12-16). US Muslim group sues Florida's DeSantis over 'terrorism' designation. aljazeera.com CAIR lawsuit says the Republican governor is targeting the civil rights group to suppress its advocacy for Palestine.
(2025-12-16). Palestine out of 2025 FIFA Arab World Cup, but wins hearts. ummid.com Palestine National Football Team's dream to play Semi Finals of the 2025 FIFA Arab World Cup ended after it got defeated by Saudi Arabia Thursday.
(2025-12-16). Why Canada's support for Palestine is just for show. newarab.com 
(2025-12-16). Israel's all-seeing eye is the stealthiest cruelty of all in Gaza. responsiblestatecraft.org Discussions of the war in Gaza tend to focus on what's visible. The instinct is understandable: Over two years of brutal conflict, the Israel Defense Forces have all but destroyed the diminutive strip on the Mediterranean coast, with the scale of the carnage illustrated by images of emaciated children, shrapnel-ridden bodies, and flattened buildings.But underlying all of this destruction is a hidden force — a carefully constructed infrastructure of Israeli surveillance that powers the war effort and keeps tabs on the smallest facets of Palestinians' lives. Few people understand this system more deeply t…
(2025-12-16). Gaza Floods Worsen Humanitarian Crisis After Deadly Storm. thinktank.pk A powerful storm has devastated Gaza, flooding tents, destroying belongings, and worsening already dire living conditions for displaced families. Heavy rain turned streets into rivers of mud, overwhelming shelters and even flooding hospitals. Local reports say at least 14 people were killed, including children who died from hypothermia. With massive war damage, broken sewage systems, …
(2025-12-16). Wikipedia founders face backlash over push to rewrite 'Gaza genocide' entry. nationofchange.org More than 40 advocacy groups accuse Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger of attempting censorship and genocide denial amid mounting political pressure and internal disputes over neutrality.
(2025-12-16). Exploiting A Massacre To Cover Up A Genocide. popularresistance.org The 15 innocent victims killed in Sunday's terrorist attack on a Hanukkah party at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia are being exploited by extreme Zionists in a bid to distract from Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. | Their memories are being used by the likes of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli as well as Australian officials, sections of the media and members of the public. | Instead of putting the blame on the only known perpetrators police have identified so far — the father and son shooters Sajid and Naveed Akram — Zionist extremists are implicating innocent citizens w…
(2025-12-16). Iran condemns continued killing of Palestinians in Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei strongly condemned the continued killing and the genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, citing ongoing bombardments and the obstruction of humanitarian aid.
(2025-12-16). Another Building Collapses in Gaza Amid Storm, Killing at Least One Palestinian. news.antiwar.com Another building damaged by Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza collapsed on Tuesday, killing at least one Palestinian, as storms and continued Israeli aid restrictions are adding to the misery for the civilians living among the rubble. According to Gaza's Civil Defense, the building collapsed due to heavy rain in the Shati refugee camp west of …
(2025-12-16). Individual crime in Australia and Israeli massacre at Al-Tabi'een school. tehrantimes.com BEIRUT – The comparison between the act of one or two individuals attacking Hanukkah celebrants in Australia, and the crime of targeting civilian worshippers at Al-Tabi'een school in Gaza on August 10, 2024, using precise U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs, lays bare the moral and political degradation embedded in Western-Israeli discourse, as well as the blatant double standards in defining terrorism, sanctifying one kind of blood while dehumanizing another.
(2025-12-16). Weather becomes weapon in Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. aljazeera.com Hypothermia claimed the life of another infant and strong winds left a trail of destruction as storms again hit Gaza.
(2025-12-16). Barghouti assaulted seven times in Israeli prison since Gaza war. newarab.com 
(2025-12-16). Palestinian infant freezes to death in Gaza as Israel keeps blocking aid. aljazeera.com Winter cold 'becomes lethal' as Israel restricts entry of tents, blankets and other shelter supplies to ravaged enclave.
(2025-12-16). The Geopolitics of Trump's Campaign Against Venezuela. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump certainly has global ambitions. He is using tariffs to remake the global economy. He is withdrawing the United States from as many multinational organizations and agreements as possible in order to destroy the liberal international order. And he has alternated between confronting adversaries (like Iran) and brokering ceasefires (like the one in Gaza).
(2025-12-16). Company Behind "Alligator Alcatraz" Vies for Contract to Rebuild Gaza. truthout.org At least a dozen people have died in Gaza as winter storms batter displaced Palestinians forced to shelter in makeshift tents among the rubble of collapsing buildings severely damaged by Israeli bombing. That rubble is being eyed by U.S.-based contractors, who are already vying for lucrative contracts to rebuild Gaza under the Trump-backed ceasefire deal. "People are lining up and treating this… |
(2025-12-16). Democracy Now! 2025-12-16 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 16, 2025; "We're Angry": Brown Univ. Student & Parkland Survivor Zoe Weissman Demands Action on Gun Violence; Homelessness Is About Affordability: Author Patrick Markee on the Housing Crisis in "New Gilded Age"; From "Alligator Alcatraz" to Gaza: U.S. Companies Line Up for Lucrative Gaza Contracts Under Trump | Headlines for December 16, 2025; "We're Angry": Brown Univ. Student & Parkland Survivor Zoe Weissman Demands Action on Gun Violence; Homelessness Is About Affordability: Author Patrick Markee on the Housing Crisis in "Ne…
(2025-12-16). Israeli forces raid West Bank as Gaza grapples with winter. newarab.com 
Israeli forces carried out a wave of raids across According to the Wafa news agency, Israeli troops raided multiple locations, including the city of Tubas and the nearby town of Tammun. Forces also stormed the town of Tuqu, southeast of
(2025-12-16). Red Cross affirms that crisis persists in Gaza despite ceasefire. plenglish.com Ramallah, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced that life in the Gaza Strip remains extremely hard, despite more than two months since the ceasefire took effect.
(2025-12-16). West Bank's Palestinians report widespread theft by Israeli army. newarab.com 
In the village of Arura in the central Rayan said her entire house was destroyed during the three-hour raid. "But what saddened me most was the theft of my children's savings," she said. | According to Rayan, soldiers broke her three children's piggy banks and stole their savings. Her eight-year-old daug…
(2025-12-16). Israel denies entry to Canadian MPs trying to reach occupied West Bank. aljazeera.com Advocacy group urges sanctions on Israel after Canadian delegation, including six lawmakers, turned back to Jordan.
(2025-12-16). Raids and Widespread Arrests in the West Bank. english.almanar.com.lb Israeli occupation forces arrested ten Palestinians in the early hours of Tuesday morning during raids across the governorates of Nablus, Tulkarm, Ramallah, and al-Bireh. The operations involved house searches, property damage, and field interrogations. In Nablus, local sources reported that Israeli occupation military vehicles stormed several neighborhoods. Forces raided homes in the al-Makhfiya neighborhood, ransacking …
(2025-12-16). Famed Jerusalem stone still sells despite West Bank economic woes. geo.tv 
(2025-12-16). Israeli settler kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank. newarab.com 
An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian in Tuqu' on Tuesday after the funeral of another teenager, the town's mayor said. | Violence has escalated in The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Muheeb Jibril's death on Tuesday. | "
(2025-12-16). Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers. juancole.com By (The Conversation) — Owais Hammam was walking near his home in Khirbet Bani Harith in the West Bank on Dec. 3, 2025, when,
(2025-12-16). Palestinians mourn teenager killed by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank. aljazeera.com Mourners crowded the streets of Tuqu in the occupied West Bank to say goodbye to 16-year-old Ammar Sabah.
(2025-12-16). Israeli 'Predator' Smartphone Spyware Exposed. popularresistance.org New research published by Amnesty International exposes the disturbing internal workings of Intellexa, and its constellation of digital espionage products. This includes 'Predator', a highly invasive resource linked to grave human rights abuses in multiple countries. Intellexa's menacing technology allows government customers to access target smartphones' cameras, microphones, encrypted chat apps, emails, GPS locations, photos, files, browsing activity, and more. It's just the latest example of an Israeli-linked spyware specialist acting with no consideration for the law — although one wouldn't know that fr…
(2025-12-16). 'Where Love Lives'? Not in the Naqab Region John Lewis accused over Israeli SodaStream products. thecanary.co Achingly middle class retailer John Lewis has once again pulled off a touching, if slightly hokey, Christmas ad. An uncommunicative teenager gives his Dad a vinyl copy of Alison Limerick's house classic Where Love Lives and bonding ensues. But behind the festive mush, there are allegations that John Lewis is failing to address concerns over […] | By
(2025-12-16). Two Slain, Five Wounded in Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Israel continues with its strike on southern Lebanon, with at least two people were killed on Tuesday in attacks on different towns, with at least five wounded. The IDF claimed both were "Hezbollah operatives." The first strike targeted a vehicle near the village of Markaba. The IDF was quick to issue a statement claiming that …
(2025-12-16). Israeli leaders condemned for politicising Bondi massacre. aljazeera.com Australia's government is fending off political attacks from inside and outside the country after the Bondi massacre.
(2025-12-16). ICC's Karim Khan Says 'Senior UK Official' Threatened Him. popularresistance.org The British chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has accused a senior British government official of threatening to withdraw the UK's funding and support for the court if he pursued arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. | Middle East Eye understands the official to be the then foreign secretary and former prime minister David Cameron. | The allegation is contained in a statement submitted by Khan to the court which describes details of an alleged campaign of threats faced by the prosecutor in the leadup to his office requesting warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan…