(2026-02-01). Greenland and Western hypocrisy over the rules-based international order. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By John Menadue Western leaders defend the rules-based international order when it suits them, but remain largely silent as those same rules are breached by the United States and Israel. The result is a system that shields the powerful and abandons the vulnerable — most starkly in Palestine. The white men and a few…
(2026-02-01). UK rights campaigner Tatchell arrested at pro-Palestine protest. newarab.com 
London police on Saturday arrested prominent rights activist It follows two of Britain's biggest police forces announcing last month that officers would detain people who publicly chant or display the slogan, a change prompted by London's Metropolita…
(2026-02-01). 13 arrested at huge national Palestine march and they're still locked up. thecanary.co 
Thirteen people were arrested at today's national Palestine Solidarity March — one of the biggest on record: Arrests at the Palestine march The march was overwhelmingly peaceful, despite an attempt by a hardline Zionist group to provoke. Typically of police and state bias, only one was arrested at the pro-Israel counter-demo, despite its very different […] | By
(2026-02-01). Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arab-Islamic Culture in late Ottoman and British Palestine. juancole.com Review of Reviewed by (
(2026-02-01). Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 32. al-monitor.com Israeli air strikes killed 32 people including children in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency, as the military said it had attacked in response to a Hamas ceasefire violation.Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase earlier this month, violence in the Palestinian territory has continued, with both Israel and Hamas accusing each other of violating the agreement.
(2026-02-01). Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, health ministry says. al-monitor.com GAZA, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 12 people, the Palestinian health ministry said, with children reported to be among the fatalities in the latest violence rattling a tenuous ceasefire.One airstrike hit an apartment in Gaza City killing three children and two women, according to a family member and the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Another airstrike hit a tent in Khan Younis, further south, according to WAFA.
(2026-02-01). Israeli airstrikes kill 32, including women and children, in Gaza. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – At least 32 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Saturday, according to the Civil Defense statement.Israeli airstrikes since dawn on Saturday across the Gaza Strip have killed 32 people, including women and children, the Civil Defense revealed. On the other hand, the Israeli military claimed that it was responding to what it considered violations of the ceasefire by Hamas.Despite the US-brokered ceasefire entering its second phase in early January, violence has continued in the Palestinian territory, with Israel and Hamas exchanging accusations of violatin…
(2026-02-01). Zarah Sultana calls out Israel's fake ceasefire at huge London protest. thecanary.co 
Your Party MP Zarah Sultana has posted on X after speaking at the 34th national demonstration against Israel's genocide in Gaza. Sultana called out the 'so-called' ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which technically commenced in mid-October. Despite a supposed ceasefire, Israel has continued to kill Palestinians, with more than 500 people reportedly killed in Gaza […] | By
(2026-02-01). The US Occupation of Gaza Is Officially Beginning. truthout.org This week, Drop Site News revealed a draft resolution from Trump's newly christened "Board of Peace." The resolution outlines what is, in essence, Phase Two of Trump's unrealistic peace plan that ushered in a new phase of horror in Gaza under the guise of a ceasefire. The actions outlined in the resolution ignore realities on the ground and paint a very grim picture of what the United States… |
(2026-02-01). Thousands of Gaza patients stranded despite Rafah border opening. newarab.com 
Israel partially reopened the The move, however, remains limited and largely symbolic, allowing no transfer of goods and no confirmed movement of travellers or patients, despite a growing humanitarian crisis and urgent medical needs inside Gaza. | The reopening followed months of…
(2026-02-01). Reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing expected Monday: officials. newarab.com 
Gaza's main border crossing in Rafah will reopen for Palestinians on Monday, Israel said, with preparations underway at the war-ravaged enclave's main gateway that has been largely shut for almost two years. | Before the war, the Rafah border crossing with Egypt was the only direct exit point for most Gazans to reach the outside world as well as a key entry point for aid into the territory. It has been largely shut since May 2024 and under Israeli military control on the Gazan side. | COGAT, the Israeli military unit that oversees humanitarian coordination, said the crossing will reopen in both directions for Gaz…
(2026-02-01). 50% of kidney patients in Gaza die amid Israel's ongoing siege. newarab.com 
Israel on Sunday allowed a limited reopening of As a result of the Israeli siege, 50% of patients with kidney failure in the Gaza Strip have died, and the remain…
(2026-02-01). Preparations underway for full reopening of Rafah crossing, officials say. al-monitor.com By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-MughrabiJERUSALEM/CAIRO Feb 1 (Reuters) – Preparations to reopen Gaza's main border crossing in Rafah were underway on Sunday though it was uncertain any Palestinians would pass through it before the day's end, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. Before the war, the Rafah border crossing with Egypt was the only direct exit point for most Palestinians in Gaza to reach the outside world as well as a key entry point for aid into the territory. It has been largely shut since May 2024.
(2026-02-01). The US Occupation Of Gaza Has Begun. popularresistance.org This week, Drop Site News revealed a draft resolution from Trump's newly christened "Board of Peace." The resolution outlines what is, in essence, Phase Two of Trump's unrealistic peace plan that ushered in a new phase of horror in Gaza under the guise of a ceasefire. | The actions outlined in the resolution ignore realities on the ground and paint a very grim picture of what the United States is planning for Gaza. Far from abandoning the ludicrous and offensive imagery Trump shared in that AI video from last year of himself and Elon Musk on a beach in an unrecognizable Gaza, this resolution is the battle plan to…
(2026-02-01). Campaign to boycott Israel looks to future after Gaza 'ceasefire'. aljazeera.com With the global spotlight shifting fom Gaza, the campaign to isolate Israel has never been more urgent, experts say.
(2026-02-01). Israel partially reopens Rafah crossing after bloody day in Gaza. newarab.com 
The reopening comes as Israeli strikes continued, despite a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, with Gaza's civil defence agency reporting COGAT, the Israel…
(2026-02-01). Israel says partially reopening Rafah crossing. al-monitor.com Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday, following months of appeals from aid groups, though access is limited to pedestrians.COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry body coordinating Palestinian civilian affairs, made no mention of allowing in a long hoped-for surge of aid, and clarified that the passage of individuals through the gateway in both directions was expected to begin Monday.
(2026-02-01). Israel to terminate Doctors Without Borders work in Gaza. newarab.com 
Israel announced Sunday it was terminating Doctors Without Borders' humanitarian operations in In December,
(2026-02-01). Palestinians in Gaza await Rafah crossing reopening. newarab.com 
Israel is set The reopening comes amid ongoing violence in the Palestinian territory, with
(2026-02-01). Qatar, Jordan And Egypt Condemn Israeli Ceasefire Violations In Gaza. eurasiareview.com Qatar, Jordan and Egypt on Saturday strongly condemned Israel's repeated violations of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, warning that the attacks risk dangerous escalation and undermine regional and international efforts to restore stability. | Israel pounded Gaza on Saturday with some of its most intense airstrikes since the October ceasefire was brokered, killing more than 30 people including three girls from one family, in attacks on houses, tents and a police station, Palestinian health officials said. | Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the breaches, which have resulted in fatal…
(2026-02-01). Saturday 2/14: Love in the Time of Intifada: A Fundraiser for Gaza Students. indybay.org The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley.
(2026-02-01). 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.
(2026-02-01). Top US, Israeli generals meet at Pentagon amid soaring Iran tensions. al-monitor.com Feb 1 (Reuters) – The top U.S. and Israeli generals held talks at the Pentagon on Friday amid soaring tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity.The officials did not offer details about the closed-door discussions between U.S. General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Eyal Zamir, the Israeli armed forces chief of staff. The meeting has not been previously reported.
(2026-02-01). How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran could Provoke a wider Conflict. juancole.com ( Trump's p…
(2026-02-01). One killed as Israel strikes south Lebanon. newarab.com 
Lebanon said one person was killed and several others wounded in Israeli strikes in the country's south on Sunday, as Israel said it struck Hezbollah targets. | Despite a November 2024 ceasefire that sought to end more than a year of hostilities including two months of all-out war between Israel and the Iran-backed group, Israel has kept up regular strikes on parts of Lebanon and has maintained troops in five southern areas it deems strategic. | Lebanon's health ministry said one person was killed and three others wounded, including two children aged under 18, in an Israeli strike in Ebba in the Nabatiyeh distric…
(2026-02-01). South Africa expels Israeli envoy. ummid.com South Africa has expelled Israel envoy in the country Ariel Seidman.
(2026-02-01). Israeli army chief predicts US attack on Iran within two months. newarab.com 
This means that an immediate attack is unlikely in the next few days, according to the radio station. | Zamir reportedly said during a situational assessment meeting held recently that "the current period is overshadowed by a great deal of uncertainty."
(2026-02-01). Friday 1/30: Noisemaker protest at the Israeli Consulate. indybay.org 456 Montgomery, San Francisco…