2025-08-29: Netanyahu Roundup

So far today: 2025-08-29 10:49pm GMT

The Public Source Editorial Committee, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2025-08-29). On The Ethics Of Embedding With Génocidaires. popularresistance.org On Sunday, August 10, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a dramatic announcement: After 674 days of barring foreign media from Gaza, Israel was planning to begin staging guided tours, under Israeli military control, for embedded members of the foreign press. | "We have decided, and have ordered, directed the military, to bring in foreign journalists—more foreign journalists, a lot," said Israel's premier, in a rambling, paranoid half-hour press conference—staged, he said, to dispel "the global campaign of lies" against Israel. "There's a problem with assuring security, but I think it can b…

newarab (2025-08-29). Smotrich urges Gaza annexation if Hamas refuses to 'surrender'. newarab.com The far-right minister, who has vocally opposed striking a deal with Hamas to end the nearly two-year war, presented his plan to "win in Gaza by the end of the year" at a press conference in Jerusalem. | Under Smotrich's proposal, Hamas would be given an ult…

WSWS (2025-08-29). Boeing strike at the crossroads: IAM officials appeal for Trump intervention while starving workers out on the picket line. wsws.org Workers should take the occupations of Los Angeles and Washington D.C. as dire warnings that not just cities, but also individual factories, can and will be placed under military rule if needed to ensure US military violence abroad can continue.

newarab (2025-08-29). UN food agency chief: women and children are starving in Gaza. newarab.com The head of the The world's leading authority on food crises said last week the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-08-29). Washington Stands Alone At United Nations Security Council. popularresistance.org All but one of the 15 members of the UN Security Council — the US — declared that the famine in Gaza is a "manmade crisis" and warned that using starvation as a weapon of war is prohibited under international law and constitutes a war crime, during a meeting on 27 August. | The 14 council members announced in a statement that they support an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire, the release of all hostages, a significant surge of aid throughout Gaza, and for Israel to immediately and unconditionally lift all restrictions on relief deliveries. | "Famine in Gaza must be stopped immediately,…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-08-29). Here Is Why the Israeli Occupation of Gaza Won't Work. orinocotribune.com By Robert Inlakesh — Aug 26, 2025 | Robert Inlakesh argues that "Israel's" shifting military plans in Gaza, each sold as "decisive", have failed, exposing that the occupation strategy is neither practical nor winnable. | At every key juncture of the Zionist regime's "seven front war", it has announced new plans that it will claim are going to defeat Hamas or that they will reach a ceasefire agreement. The truth is that they have no intention of reaching a negotiated settlement, nor do they have a plan to achieve "victory" in Gaza. | At the beginning of the Zionist entity's ground invasion of the Gaza Strip,…

newleftreview (2025-08-29). Michael Burawoy: Palestine through a South African Lens. newleftreview.org In a draft text sent to NLR before his tragically early death, the sociologist reflects on the reasons for the starkly different outcomes of Afrikaner and Zionist settler colonialisms: in South Africa, a unified democratic republic, with all its problems; in Israel, ongoing war.

Jim McMahan (2025-08-29). Workers' intifada against Microsoft. workers.org As the United Nations' world food crisis authority finally declared a famine in Gaza, direct action demonstrators protested war profiteer Microsoft, whose technology is used to aid the U.S./Israeli war, which is committing genocide in Gaza. No Azure for Apartheid demonstration on Microsoft's campus in Redwood, Washington, Aug. 20, 2025. . . . |

aljazeera (2025-08-29). UK bans Israeli officials from major arms exhibition. aljazeera.com UK government says Israel's decision to escalate war on Gaza 'wrong' as Israel decries 'discrimination'.

Editor (2025-08-29). Norman Solomon: From Guernica to Gaza. scheerpost.com

CAIR San Francisco Bay Area (2025-08-29). CAIR Designates UC Berkeley a 'Hostile Campus' for Systematic Suppression of Anti-Genocide Speech. indybay.org August 26, 2025 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the designation of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), a "Hostile Campus" due to its long and escalating pattern of targeting Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, and allied students and faculty who speak out against Israel's genocide in Gaza.

albawaba (2025-08-29). Microsoft terminations spark outrage over role in Gaza bombing program. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Microsoft has fired four workers who took part in protests against the company's alleged support of the Israeli military during its ongoing operations in Gaza. There has been a lot of criticism of Microsoft's Azure cloud services lately, and reports say they are being used in military targeting and mass surveillance programs. | Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that they had fired two employees for "serious violations of company policy," according to CNBC. The company said that going into the office of Brad Smith, Microsoft's Vice Chair and President, during a protest at the company's headquarters was "

ICRC (2025-08-29). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC appalled by strike on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza. icrc.org

albawaba (2025-08-29). Israeli forces face "Unexpected Resistance" in Gaza's Al-Zaytoun battles. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said on Friday that Al-Qassam Brigades fighters, the military wing of Hamas, have surprised Israeli forces with their combat skills and tactics during ongoing clashes in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, which is southeast of Gaza City. The report talks about a number of resistance operations that are still making it hard for Israel to invade the ground, even after weeks of heavy bombings.The report says that Al-Qassam fighters hit the deputy commander of a battalion in Israel's Armored Brigade in Al-Zaytoun a few days ago, hurting him. The fighters also attacked an Is…

Wahid Ben Ali, People's Dispatch. (2025-08-29). The Global Sumud Flotilla. popularresistance.org In July 2025, a new international maritime initiative was launched: the Global Sumud Flotilla. It was formed by four major coalitions: the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the Maghreb Sumud Convoy, and the Southeast Asian Nusantara Sumud Initiative. The Global Sumud Flotilla is set to depart on August 31, 2025. Its goal is clear: to break Israel's illegal blockade on Gaza, to deliver urgent humanitarian aid, and to expose the genocidal war waged on Palestinians. | The flotilla is composed of dozens of small civilian vessels carrying activists, parliamentarians, doctors, and…

aljazeera (2025-08-29). LIVE: Israel kills 41 Palestinians in Gaza, al-Mawasi 'safe zone' included. aljazeera.com Bombed areas include southern Gaza's al-Mawasi where Israel has told displaced people to go to.

newarab (2025-08-29). UN staff pressure rights chief to call Gaza a genocide in letter. newarab.com

Jonah Valdez (2025-08-29). Moderate North Carolina Democrat Won't Take AIPAC Cash for 2026. theintercept.com

Norman Solomon (2025-08-29). From Guernica to Gaza: The Detached Cruelty of Air Power. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Killing from the sky has long offered the sort of detachment that warfare on the ground can't match. Far from its victims, air power remains the height of modernity. And yet, as the monk Thomas Merton concluded in a poem, using the voice of a Nazi commandant, "Do not think yourself …

Center for Constitutional Rights (2025-08-29). CCR Sues Trump Administration for Info on Funding of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. indybay.org Hundreds of Palestinians killed seeking aid at GHF sites; Trump admin has approved $30 million for the "charity"

MPJC, MPS, UU Church Monterey Peninsula (2025-08-29). Friday 9/19: Gaza Journalists UNDERFIRE Film Showing. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula | 490 Aguajito Road Carmel, CA 93923…

Jeffrey St. Clair (2025-08-29). Gaza Diary: Can You Imagine? counterpunch.org Can you imagine being a reporter in Gaza, knowing that you're on a target list by Israel simply because you are a reporter and feeling compelled to write a will to your young son? That's what Maryam Abu Dagga, the tireless and brave freelance reporter for the AP, did before she was murdered this week, along with four other journalists, rescue workers and Palestinian civilians, in a targeted double-tap strike by the Israelis outside a hospital.

aljazeera (2025-08-29). Israeli public has "very strong doubts" about taking Gaza City. aljazeera.com Alon Pinkas on how much of the Israeli public is unsupportive of the government's plan to seize Gaza City.

newarab (2025-08-29). Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix back new film about Gaza's Hind Rajab. newarab.com

ICRC (2025-08-29). Update from the Red Cross Field Hospital, Rafah: 15-Month Operational Summary. icrc.org Rafah, Gaza Strip – 9 May 2024 to 31 July 2025…

newarab (2025-08-29). The BBC's Gaza bias betrays its journalistic duty. newarab.com Rising It has been over 20 months of Israel's genocide in Gaza, and the question of media bias has been at the forefront of public conscience, particularly among those sympathetic with the plight of Palestin…

Soul of my Soul Exhibit (2025-08-29). Sunday 8/31: Community Rally for Gaza. indybay.org Delucchi Park | 4501 1st Street | Pleasanton, CA…

aljazeera (2025-08-29). Microsoft fires four workers over protests against firm's ties to Israel. aljazeera.com Microsoft says the terminations followed serious breaches amid claims that its software is used by Israeli army in Gaza.

United World International (2025-08-29). The Future of Israel: Three Scenarios and a Historical Analysis. uwidata.com By Dr. Halim Genàßoƒülu Türkiye describes Israel's military operations against Gaza as "genocide" and, in this context, is expanding commercial and logistical land borders as well as maritime routes in order to increase pressure. As part of these steps, Türkiye has also joined the international body known as The Hague Group in adopting the maritime …

ICRC (2025-08-29). Israel and the occupied territories: Intensification of hostilities threatens to worsen catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Gaza. icrc.org

ecns.cn (2025-08-29). Insights | Russia WWII veteran recalls combats against Japanese invaders, hopes to watch military parade in Moscow. ecns.cn The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War, and the World Anti-Fascist War. Russian WWII veteran Viktor Krivashov, recently granted an interview, and shared his covert operation against Japanese invaders.

ecns.cn (2025-08-29). Insights丨Decorated Russian veteran shares stories about covert operation against Japanese suicide attacker during WWII. ecns.cn The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War, and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2025-08-29). Let's Fund Real Public Safety…Not ICE. counterpunch.org The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a recruitment message on social media this summer saying, "America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get them out." Setting aside the racist overtones of this messaging, even DHS itself says it's not true. Border crossings have fallen to an all-time low — DHS's own

Bawer Turan (2025-08-28). Colombia's former president under fire over trip to Israel. colombiareports.com Former president Ivan Duque came under fire after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Duque went to Israel to promote his wife's foundation and the business interests of the Gilinski oligarchy. On national television, the former president praised the ongoing collaboration between Israel and his foundation. Duque's mission …

aljazeera (2025-08-28). Israel's Smotrich calls for phased Gaza annexation if Hamas does not disarm. aljazeera.com Hamas condemns far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich's remarks as 'an official call to exterminate' Palestinians.

Dave DeCamp (2025-08-28). Israeli Attacks and Starvation Kill 75 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks have killed 71 Palestinians and wounded 339 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. On top of the violent deaths, the Health Ministry said that it recorded another four starvation-related deaths amid the famine caused by the Israeli siege. "This …

Editor (2025-08-28). Entire UN Security Council Except US Says Gaza Famine 'Man-Made' as 10 More People Starve to Death. scheerpost.com US Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea speaks on August 27, 2025. | (Photo: US Mission to the United Nations/X) | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Brett Wilkins / Every member nation of the United Nations Security Coun…

Nourdine Shnino (2025-08-28). 'If He Doesn't Leave Gaza, We Will Lose Him': A Six-Year-Old Boy's Race Against Time. progressive.org Before Israel's siege of Gaza, Mohammed's rare condition was successfully managed with medication, physical therapy, and a specialized diet. Now, he is fighting for his life.

infobrics (2025-08-28). Borrell calls for European action in Gaza even though he did nothing as top diplomat. infobrics.org Spain continues to take no meaningful action for Gaza despite all the rhetoric.

Dave DeCamp (2025-08-28). Israeli Military Bombs Yemen's Capital Sanaa For Second Time This Week. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military bombed the Yemeni capital of Sanaa for the second time within a week on Thursday as the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have continued their attacks on Israel in response to the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli officials claimed to Israeli media outlets that the strike targeted a group …

Abubaker Abed (2025-08-28). BBC "guidelines" endanger and offend Gaza interviewees. electronicintifada.net The British broadcaster is widely seen as having run interference for Israel's genocide.

Mitchell Plitnick (2025-08-28). Gaza Genocide deniers are no different from Holocaust deniers, except that their denial abets the genocide itself. mondoweiss.net The denial of the Gaza genocide has been echoed from the mainstream media to the White House. While reminiscent of Holocaust denial, today's denials have deadly consequences as they are used to justify the very genocide deniers claim isn't happening.

Tareq S. Hajjaj (2025-08-28). Airstrikes, explosive vehicles, and bulldozers cause 'insane' destruction in Gaza City, eyewitnesses and civil defense say. mondoweiss.net The Israeli army is using airstrikes, rigged explosive APCs, and bulldozing operations to level neighborhoods and displacement centers in Gaza City. Eyewitnesses and local officials say it is to cause mass flight and prevent residents from returning.

Ryan Black (2025-08-28). From Guernica to Gaza, Mass Killers Have Been Above It All. progressivehub.net NORMAN SOLOMON | TOM DISPATCH…

Corinne Mellul (2025-08-29). Netanyahu hides behind his latest shield for his war in Gaza: Antisemitism in France. haaretz.com Contrary to what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged in his letter to French President Emanuel Macron, antisemitism has not 'plagued French cities.' Netanyahu's attempt to speak for Jews outside Israel is toxic…

Michal Feldon (2025-08-29). After seeing starving children, my work as an Israeli pediatrician will never be the same. haaretz.com The horrific images from a virtual tour of Gaza's Nasser Hospital — before Israel shelled it this week — make it clearer than ever: The power is in our hands. We must stop the atrocities committed in our name…

Staff (2025-08-29). Israeli army announces end of daily humanitarian pause in Gaza City. haaretz.com

Amir Tibon (2025-08-28). Blinded by Netanyahu praise the tough new measures on Iran. haaretz.com Why isn't Israel celebrating fresh steps against Iran? Because praising Australia, France, and the U.K. would mean admitting they aren't the Israel-hating, terror-supporting antisemites Netanyahu claims…

Bar Peleg (2025-08-28). Protesters spilled red paint in front of IDF home, call for him to refuse order to take over Gaza. haaretz.com The protest comes following escalating demonstrations by one of the organizers, Standing Together, a coexistence and social justice movement, calling to end the war in Gaza. Five protesters were arrested…

Assa Sasson (2025-08-28). sovereign wealth fund cuts ties with Israeli managers, halts active investing. haaretz.com Norges Bank Investment Management notified Meitav and hedge fund ION that it will no longer entrust them with managing its Israeli investments, citing ethical concerns over the Gaza war. The fund has sold billions in holdings, including stakes in five banks and 23 other companies…

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