(2025-12-17). Is The Labour Government Willing To Let Hunger Strikers Die? popularresistance.org In Britain, pressure is mounting on the Labour government to respond to demands put forward by dozens of activists imprisoned for direct action in support of Palestine, many of whom have been on hunger strike since early November. "The hunger strike, which involves eight prisoners for Palestine, is now on day 40," the campaign Prisoners for Palestine wrote on Friday. "They are in the danger zone, where irreparable harm is likely, and their health becomes critical." | Even before launching the strike, the prisoners had pressed for a set of demands, including fair trial, deproscription of direct action group Palest…
(2025-12-17). A billion-dollar company poisoned my home and destroyed my town. therealnews.com 
"I thought, 'I'm in a small town, nothing's going to bother me'… But the night that I was sitting on my couch, that's when my normal, small-town life changed in an instant." | "I thought, 'I'm in a small town, nothing's going to bother me'… But the night that I was sitting on my couch, that's when my normal, small-town life changed in an instant." east palestine,Economy,inequality,video,East Palestine
(2025-12-17). Palestine Action prisoners near death as hunger strike drags on. newarab.com 
Family members of six Palestine Action prisoners on The activists are refusing food in protest at prolonged pre trial detention, sweeping counter terrorism charges, and what they describe as Britain's complicity in Is…
(2025-12-17). UK Hunger Strike: Palestine Activists Near Death as State Stalls. orinocotribune.com A serious crisis is rapidly unfolding inside UK prisons as eight Palestine Action-Affiliated activists held on remand continue a prolonged hunger strike (the biggest in the UK since 1981), that has already forced five of them into hospital. Lawyers warn that the group, detained under "terrorism charges," are being left to face death while government officials remain silent. | Legal representatives from Imran Khan & Partners Solicitors have appealed directly to Justice Secretary David Lammy, urging an emergency meeting before the activists' health "deteriorates beyond possible recovery." With two prisoners now aro…
(2025-12-17). How Your Engagement Ring Helps Fund Genocide In Gaza. popularresistance.org Did your engagement ring help fund a genocide in Gaza? Quite possibly. Despite possessing no mines of their own, Israel is a major player in the world's diamond business, buying up minerals across Africa and selling them to the West, netting billions in the process. Diamonds are Israel's most important export, and directly bankroll the country's ongoing genocide against the people of Gaza. MintPress explores the dark world of Israeli blood diamonds. | Any visitor walking through Tel Aviv's exclusive Ramat Gan district will be struck by its wealth. Skyscrapers are everywhere, and expensive jewelry stores lines the…
(2025-12-17). Israel's genocide in Gaza puts Eurovision 2026 in crisis. newarab.com 
The Eurovision organisers announced Monday that 35 countries would take part in the world's biggest live televised music event in May ⚪ the fewest since entry was expanded in 2004. | The number would have been even lower, but for Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova rejoining the glitzy annual extravaganza. | Once the lights go up in…
(2025-12-17). Gaza's fishers tempt fate to feed the hungry. electronicintifada.net Gaza's fishing sector, once a crucial source of livelihoods, is operating at just 7.3 percent of its pre-genocide capacity.
(2025-12-17). Gaza militia leader says Israel funds, feeds, protects his group. newarab.com 
A militia leader operating in Gaza against Hamas authorities has said his group is funded and backed by Israel, as Tel Aviv continues efforts to tighten its control over the besieged enclave. | Speaking to Israel's right-wing Channel 14, "They provide us with weapons, food, drink and clothing. We have security coordination at the highest level," Abu Nassira told Channel 14 reporter Ahikam Himm…
(2025-12-17). Winter storms cause war-damaged buildings to collapse in Gaza. aljazeera.com Heavy rain and strong winds are causing buildings weakened by Israeli bombardment to collapse across Gaza.
(2025-12-17). Despite ceasefire deal, Israel refuses to open the Rafah border crossing, cutting Gaza off from the world. mondoweiss.net 
Gaza's Rafah border crossing was supposed to reopen in October as part of the ceasefire agreement. But the border remains closed, keeping Gaza shut off from the outside world and preventing families from reuniting with loves ones.
(2025-12-17). Israeli strikes hit eastern Gaza City amid preventable flooding. newarab.com 
The strikes hit sites east of
(2025-12-17). UN Warns as Gaza Infant Freezes to Death: Aid Delays Turn Winter Cold Lethal. thinktank.pk In a heartbreaking illustration of Gaza's deepening humanitarian catastrophe, a two-week-old Palestinian baby named Mohammed Khalil Abu al-Khair froze to death from severe hypothermia. The infant's tragic passing, confirmed by Gaza's Health Ministry, highlights how harsh winter conditions—combined with restricted access to essential shelter materials—are turning the cold into a lethal threat for the enclave's …
(2025-12-17). Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir Faces Defining Test Over Trump's Gaza Plan. moderndiplomacy.eu Pakistan's most powerful military chief in decades is confronting a defining foreign policy test as the United States pushes Islamabad to contribute troops to a proposed Gaza stabilisation force. The request, tied to President Donald Trump's 20-point plan for post-war Gaza, places Field Marshal Asim Munir at the centre of a decision that carries significant …
(2025-12-17). Gaza death toll reaches 70,668 since Oct. 07. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) — The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has said that Israeli forces have killed 70,668 Palestinian people in the enclave since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas on October 07, 2023.
(2025-12-17). Headlines for December 17, 2025. democracynow.org Trump Orders Blockade on Sanctioned Oil Tankers Entering and Leaving Venezuela, ICC Rejects Israel's Bid to Block War Crimes Probe in Gaza, First Funerals Held Today for Victims of Bondi Beach Massacre, Manhunt Still Underway for Brown University Shooting Suspect, MIT Professor Fatally Shot in His Home, Trump's Chief of Staff Wiles Says He Has an "Alcoholic's Personality" in Explosive Vanity Fair Interview, Speaker Johnson Says He Will Not Call for a Vote to Extend Healthcare Subsidies, Trump Expands Travel Ban to 20 More Countries, NYT: Trump Admin Transfers 22 Cuban Immigrants to G…
(2025-12-17). Israel bars displaced Palestinians from returning to West Bank homes. haaretz.com Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced from refugee camps in West Bank cities over the past year. The IDF continues to raze buildings, saying it does so for 'operational reasons'; residents say, 'There's no explanation for the destruction of buildings and homes, except that it is collective punishment'…
(2025-12-17). Israel military-settler alliance kills two children in two days in occupied West Bank. thecanary.co Israel's occupation army killed a child in the West Bank on 15 December. Then, after his funeral, an Israeli settler murdered another child on 16 December. And this military-settler murdering spree is just business as usual amid Israel's accelerating ethnic cleansing of the occupied Palestinian territory. Most media outlets that bothered to cover this (you'll struggle […] | By
(2025-12-17). Israel blocks Canadian parliamentarians from entering West Bank, claiming. haaretz.com The Canadian foreign minister said that Ottawa has expressed its 'objections regarding the mistreatment of these Canadians'; Israel said the group was denied entry because of its links to Islamic Relief Worldwide, an NGO that Israel deems a terror group…
(2025-12-17). US activists illegally detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank resist their deportation. peoplesdispatch.org Organizations in the United States have launched a campaign demanding urgent action by the government for the release of the two US citizens, Irene Cho and Trudi Frost, from their illegal detention by Israeli forces.
(2025-12-17). Israel blocks a Canadian delegation from visiting West Bank. newarab.com 
Israel on Tuesday blocked a private Canadian delegation that included six members of Parliament from entering The Israeli Embassy in Canada said the group was denied entry because of its links to Islamic Relief Worldwide, a nongovernmental organization that Israel lists as a terror group. | Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said in a post on social media that Canada has expressed its "objections regarding the mistreatment of these Canadians." | Ontario Member of Parliament Iqra Khalid, f…
(2025-12-17). Afghanistan under Taliban a "society of gender apartheid" aljazeera.com "The Taliban now post guards at UN offices to prevent women from going to their jobs."
(2025-12-17). Using the Slain: Israel Exploits the Bondi Beach Shootings. dissidentvoice.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rarely passes an opportunity to comment upon the way Jews in other countries are treated. While the manic hatred directed against Jews remains one of history's grotesque legacies, opportunism in the Netanyahu government is a ready instinct. With a customary sense of perversion, Netanyahu has managed to mangle Israeli policy, …
(2025-12-17). Israeli settlers torch cars near Ramallah as raids sweep W. Bank. newarab.com 
(2025-12-17). for In Arab Israeli towns and villages, any argument could end in murder. haaretz.com More and more murders in Arab society stem from petty disputes, not organized crime. With the community abandoned by the Israeli government, guns proliferating and families eroding, no one is left to settle feuds…
(2025-12-17). Ticketless Israeli teen sneaks onto flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna, casting doubt on Ben-Gurion Airport security. haaretz.com The 18-year-old managed to pass through four separate airport checkpoints without a ticket and board the plane. A former transport security official said the incident — the second in recent months — warrants an external investigation…
(2025-12-17). As Israel Gears Up for Another Lebanon War, FM Claims Hezbollah Is the One Violating Lebanese Sovereignty. news.antiwar.com In a far-reaching interview with al-Arabiya English, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar tried to downplay Israel's security issues with their various neighbors, which broadly boil down to a claim that Israel's regional issues are anywhere and everywhere Iran's fault. With respect to Lebanon, which Israel has conducted thousands of attacks on since a ceasefire was …
(2025-12-17). UAE revealed as secret buyer in $2.3 billion Israeli arms deal. newarab.com 
The UAE has secretly signed a $2.3 billion arms deal with The deal was announced last month by Elbit Systems, but the identity of the buyer was kept secret. | Elbit,
(2025-12-17). Trump acknowledges declining Israeli influence in US. newarab.com 
US President Donald Trump acknowledged During the speech,
(2025-12-17). Israeli arms used in Thai-Cambodia clashes shows global reach. newarab.com 