2025-04-30: Palestine Roundup

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Martha Grevatt (2025-04-30). Michigan: Federal, state cops attack Palestine solidarity campus activists. workers.org In a video that has gone viral on social media, the FBI and Michigan state police can be seen using a battering ram to force open the door at a home of University of Michigan students. On April 23, U-M students and recent graduates were detained in police vehicles and/or . . . |

Brenda Ryan (2025-04-30). New York City: Students defend pro-Palestine encampments. workers.org Chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) jointly organized a demonstration in New York City on April 24 on the one-year anniversary of university encampments in the U.S. in support of Palestine. New York City, April 24, 2025. (WW Photo: Brenda Ryan) Protesters rallied at Washington Square Park and . . . |

APR editor (2025-04-30). On 'moral panic' and the courage to speak the West's silence on Gaza. asiapacificreport.nz Palestinians do not have the luxury to allow Western moral panic to have its say or impact. Not caving in to this panic is one small, but important, step in building a global Palestine network that is urgently needed, writes Dr Ilan Pappé ANALYSIS: By Ilan Pappé Responses in the Western world to the genocide…

Betsey Piette (2025-04-30). Webinar: Twisted laws: Mumia, universities and Palestine. workers.org Supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal hosted a vibrant and revolutionary program in honor of his 71st birthday on April 24, through a webinar entitled: "Twisted laws: Mumia, Universities and Palestine." Panelist from top left: Gabe Bryant, Maya, Nicholas, Zach, Rishi, Muhammed and Bina. The program, chaired by Gabriel . . . |

presstv.ir (2025-04-30). UNRWA: Over 50 Gaza aid workers faced abuse in Israeli detention. presstv.ir The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees has said more than 50 of its aid workers who had been abducted by the Israeli regime suffered severe abuse.

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-30). Protesters call for a vote for Palestine, stop arming Israel. greenleft.org.au

tn.ai (2025-04-30). Iran, Algeria Urge Coordinated Muslim Action against Israel. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Algeria stressed the need for concerted action and collective cooperation by Muslim countries to stop the Israeli regime's genocidal crimes in Palestine.

presstv.ir (2025-04-30). Smotrich: Israel will not stop until Gazans evicted, Syria partitioned. presstv.ir Smotrich says Israel will only stop its war on Gaza when "hundreds of thousands" of Palestinians are forcibly displaced from the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2025-04-30). Three dozen Palestinians killed in new Israeli massacre in Gaza. presstv.ir Nearly three dozen Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn on Wednesday.

presstv.ir (2025-04-30). Iranian journalist, briefly detained in France, vows to continue fight for Palestinian justice. presstv.ir A pro-Palestine Iranian-French journalist, who was briefly arrested by French police last week for his activism, says he is determined to continue advocating for Palestinian rights, despite the harsh experience he endured.

Medjool (2025-04-30). Analyse rapport CDPQ 2024: 27,4 milliards de dollars dans 76 entreprises CDPQ 2024 Report Analysis: $27.4 billion invested in 76 companies. justpeaceadvocates.ca English follows (Page 2) En 2024, la CDPQ a considérablement augmenté ses investissements dans des entreprises complices des crimes d'Israà´l en Palestine. Une analyse conjointe de la Coalition du Québec URGENCE Palestine et de Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement pour une paix juste Informations de contact [Version texte ci-dessous] TABLE DES MATIààRES Résumé Présentation 1. Les crimes …

Medjool (2025-04-30). Communiqué de presse — Sortons la Caisse des crimes en Palestine, rapport annuel 2024 de la CDPQ : plus de 27 milliards $ dans 76 entreprises complices de l'occupation et du génocide en Palestine [Release — Caisse out of crimes in Palestine]. justpeaceadvocates.ca English follows (Page 2) [Pour télécharger une version PDF du communiqué de presse, rendez-vous à la page 3.] Tiohtià : ke/Mooniyang/Montréal, 30 avril 2025 — La Coalition du Québec URGENCE Palestine et le Mouvement pour une paix juste publient aujourd'hui uneanalyse détaillée du rapport annuel 2024 de la Caisse de dépà¥t et placement du Québec (CDPQ) rendu …

newarab (2025-04-30). Eurovision overturns ban on Palestine flags in audience. newarab.com The The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) obtained this year's official policy on national and political emblems, which states audience are members allowed to wave any flag permitted under Swiss law during the grand fina…

Uhuru Solidarity SF Bay (2025-04-30). Tuesday 5/20: From Oakland to Palestine: Colonialism Must Go! indybay.org Niebyl Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA…

Uhuru Solidarity SF Bay (2025-04-30). Wednesday 5/21: From San Francisco to Palestine: Colonialism Must Go! indybay.org Bound Together Books, 1369 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA…

Uhuru Solidarity SF Bay (2025-04-30). Thursday 5/22: From San Jose to Palestine: Colonialism Must Go! indybay.org San Jose Peace & Justice Center, 48 South 7th Street, San Jose, CA…

albawaba (2025-04-30). Massive wildfires engulf Jerusalem hills, Israel requests international aid. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israel declared a national emergency as massive wildfires engulfed Palestine's Jerusalem hills. According to Israel Hyom, countries such as Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, and Italy deployed many firefighters to extinguish the raging fires. Similar fires broke out in the Jerusalem Hills last week, and firefighters could not extinguish them for 21 hours.Israeli police announced the evacuation of civilians near the affected areas for further safety precautions, and in fear of the fire spreading into more residential areas. Massive wildfires engulf Jerusalem hills, Israel requests international aid: Praye…

aljazeera (2025-04-30). Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released from US custody. aljazeera.com Mahdawi is among the student protesters targeted for deportation under President Trump for pro-Palestine advocacy.

Rachel Small (2025-04-30). Calling Out the Canadian Attorney General's Failure to Act in the Face of Genocide. worldbeyondwar.org Scarborough constituents and allies with Scarborough/Rouge Park for Palestine and Tkaronto World BEYOND War occupied both the inside and outside of Minister Gary Anandasangaree's campaign office. #WorldBEYONDWar…

Staff (2025-04-30). Speechless About Gaza (Podcast Episode 71). worldbeyondwar.org How do we even speak about genocide and apartheid in Gaza and Palestine? Words are not enough, and are too often a substitute for action. Mohammed Abunahel and Maria Santelli join Marc Eliot Stein on the #WorldBEYONDWar podcast.

WiBOPM (2025-04-30). Detroit, August 29-31, 2025: 'People's Conference for Palestine: Gaza is the Compass' Conference. wibailoutpeople.org Join us in Detroit, MI from August 29-31, 2025 for the second People's Conference for Palestine: Gaza is the Compass. Gaza keeps our path true: it reminds us of our direction in the struggle and the sacrifices that have been made by the Palestinian people; it exposes the forces that we have to contend with …

A Guest Author (2025-04-30). There will be a worldwide peoples' revolution! workers.org Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine graphic By Jonas, Mutual Aid Scientific Socialism To the workers and free peoples of the world: We congratulate you for being here today and wish you strength and determination in your struggle for all the hard-earned fruits of your labor. As the capitalists tighten . . . |

Party for Socialism, Liberation — New York City (2025-04-30). Zionist mob attacks activists protesting war criminal Itamar Ben-Gvir. But NYPD-backed repression will not stop the movement for Palestine! liberationnews.org Since the start of the U.S.-Israeli genocide in Gaza, such Zionist mob attacks against the movement — especially women — have been commonplace and well-documented.

Ed Newman (2025-04-30). Amnesty International condemns U.S. support for Live-Streamed Genocide in Gaza. radiohc.cu United Nations, April 30 (RHC) ⚪ Amnesty International has accused Israel of carrying out a "live-streamed genocide" in Gaza with the support of both major political parties in the United States.

Ed Newman (2025-04-30). ICC bars chief prosecutor from disclosing Israeli arrest warrants. radiohc.cu The Hague, April 30 (RHC) ⚪ The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reportedly imposed restrictions on its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, amid reports that he is seeking additional arrest warrants against Israeli officials over the occupying regime's unbridled onslaught against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-04-30). IDF will call up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of escalating Gaza operations. haaretz.com Tens of thousands of reservists will be stationed across Israel, with some already announcing they won't report. While operations in Gaza will mainly be conducted by conscripts, reservists will be stationed there, too…

newarab (2025-04-30). Over 50 Gaza aid workers faced abuse in Israeli detention: UNRWA. newarab.com

newarab (2025-04-30). Israeli tanks spotted on Gaza-Egypt border, sources say. newarab.com Several The sources indicated that some hills and elevated areas have been built for the tanks to be stationed on, noting that the tanks are constantly moving along the border throughout the d…

newarab (2025-04-30). Israeli mayor faces threats after decrying Gaza 'atrocities'. newarab.com

newarab (2025-04-30). Amnesty accuses Israel of 'live-streamed genocide' in Gaza. newarab.com In its annual report, Amnesty said "Since 7 Octobe…

Édouard Soulier (2025-04-30). We need to talk about Gaza more than ever. internationalviewpoint.org The images keep coming, one after another, more of the same. Explosions, screams, cries and tragedies. Starving people who have had to survive displacement and bombardment. Access to drinking water is once again becoming a problem because Israel has destroyed Gaza's second desalination plant. It feels like we are reliving the horrors of a year ago. | – | / |

Gilbert Achcar (2025-04-30). The Other Catastrophe: Genocide and Famine in Sudan. internationalviewpoint.org Two years have passed since the war broke out in Sudan between the two sides of the military regime that the country inherited from the infamous Omar al-Bashir. While the situation in Sudan does not get even a tenth of the global media attention that the ongoing Zionist genocidal war in Gaza receives, the scale of the human catastrophe there is equally horrific. The death toll from the military-on-military war is estimated at more than 150,000, while the number of displaced people stands at approximately 13 million, and the number of those threatened with severe famine reaches 44 million—a record number tha…

newarab (2025-04-30). Israel frees Gaza medic detained since ambulance attack: PRCS. newarab.com The "The occupation forces have just released medic Asaad al-Nsasrah, who was detained on March 23, 2025, while performing his humanitarian duty during the massacre of medical teams in the Tal al-Sultan area of Rafah Governorate", the PRCS said in a statement. | Eight staff m…

tn.ai (2025-04-30). Israeli Bombs Rock Central Gaza, Killing at Least 8. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Residents of Nuseirat in central Gaza described an "earthquake" as an Israeli attack on a building killed at least eight people.

Pamela McElwee (2025-04-30). 50 Years Later, Vietnam's Environment Still Bears the Scars of War and signals a dark future for Gaza and Ukraine. counterpunch.org When the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30, 1975, it left behind a landscape scarred with environmental damage. Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish and birds, lay in ruins. Forests that had boasted hundreds of species were reduced to dried-out fragments, overgrown with invasive grasses. The term "ecocide" had

Democracy Now! (2025-04-30). Democracy Now! 2025-04-30 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for April 30, 2025; "Trump Is Trying to Break Us": Trump Threats to Annex Canada Help Liberal Party Win Critical Election; DOGE Is Going Global: Elon Musk Is Inspiring Right-Wing Efforts Abroad to Gut Government Programs; Viet Thanh Nguyen on 50 Years After Vietnam War, Trump's "Ugly American" Politics, El Salvador & More; "To Save and to Destroy": Viet Thanh Nguyen on New Book Exploring Otherness, Refugees, Gaza & More | Headlines for April 30, 2025; "Trump Is Trying to Break Us": Trump Threats to Annex Canada Help Liberal Party Win Critical Election;…

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-30). Labor rejects Thorpe-Payman genocide bills, but they are unlikely to go away. greenleft.org.au

Juan Cole (2025-04-30). Int'l Court of Justice asked to declare Israeli blockade of aid to Gaza civilians illegal. nationofchange.org That is, the court is being asked to declare the current Israeli blockade of civilian food and other aid to Gaza illegal.

Moshe Gilad (2025-04-30). Why car wrecks are becoming unlikely memorial sites in Israel. haaretz.com Armored vehicles on the road to Jerusalem and cars cleared from Gaza border communities after October 7. What can we learn from wrecked cars when they become symbols for something else?

newarab (2025-04-30). Israel kills 39 in Gaza amid famine alerts, ICJ hearing. newarab.com Israeli attacks killed at least 39 Palesitnians in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, while the At least 21 Palestinians were killed since early on Wednesday morning, medical sources on the ground said. | Heavy strikes targeted residents in central Gaza's Nuseirat neighbourhood, spreading panic and fear among displaced Palestinians. | Airstrikes also targeted south of Khan You…

newarab (2025-04-30). Several Kneecap shows cancelled in Berlin over Gaza support. newarab.com Kneecap were set to perform at the Hurricane Festival in June, one of Germany's largest festivals and its sister event, the Southside Festival. | The festivals issued a statement last week saying: "Kneecap will not be…

newarab (2025-04-30). Switzerland to enact Hamas ban from 15 May amid Gaza war. newarab.com A The law, which was approved by parliament last December and came in the wake of the attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, gives Swiss authorities "the necessary tools to take action against Hamas activities or support for the organisation in Switzerland", the…

Norman Solomon (2025-04-30). The Vietnam and Gaza Wars Shattered Young Illusions About U.S. Leaders. indybay.org And the wars drag on…

Ofir Hovav (2025-04-30). Israeli museums in a time of war: Almost no foreign artists, no tourists — and rummaging through storerooms. haaretz.com The Gaza war brought international art activity to a halt in Israel, prompting museums to look to their own collections, primarily although not exclusively involving Israeli art. 'It's not simple dealing with the situation in Israel and continuing to be creative'…

Amos Harel (2025-04-30). On the eve of Independence Day, the Gaza war is stuck and wounds are still raw. haaretz.com The IDF's renewed military operations in Gaza have not changed Hamas' position, yet the military is preparing to increase the pressure and is wary of the reservists. While the Egyptian proposal for negotiations does not look promising, Jerusalem once again understands that Trump will have the final word — on Gaza and Iran…

Bar Peleg (2025-04-30). Likud official backs far-right mob that stormed screening of Palestinian-Israeli memorial service. haaretz.com Racheli Ben Ari Sakat called the attack on a Memorial Day event a "warning shot" to leftists. Protesters shouted "Go to Gaza," while police delayed their response despite prior warnings of violence…

newarab (2025-04-30). Israeli blockade shuttering more of Gaza's community kitchens. newarab.com It took five hours of queuing at a community kitchen in But finding food may be about to get even tougher: Gaza's community kitchens ⚪ lifelines for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians after 18 months of war ⚪ may soon have no more meals to provide. | Multiple aid groups told Reuters that dozens of local community kitchens risk closing down, potentially within days, unless…

Staff (2025-04-30). Far-right Ben Gvir calls for death penalty for terrorists in Memorial Day speech. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Israel marks second Memorial Day since October 7 attack; Air force intercepts drone launched from Yemen Tuesday night ‚ñ GAZA: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 51 Palestinians on Tuesday, Hamas-run Health Ministry says ‚ñ ICJ: World court holds hearings on Israel's obligation to facilitate aid to Gaza and West Bank ‚ñ LEBANON: In first, source with Trump expresses optimism that Lebanon could disarm Hezbollah…

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-04-30). Gaza: "More than a human being can bear" cadtm.org

Judy Maltz (2025-04-30). Jewish-Muslim relations around the world collapsed since Oct 7 and Gaza. Can they recover? haaretz.com

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-04-30). 3 Palestinian martyred in Israeli airstrike targeting Ahmad family's home in Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-04-30). One martyred and others wounded as Israeli warplanes target a home in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-04-30). Several martyred, injured in Israeli bombing of Palestinian home in Jabalia, northern Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-04-30). Gaza's humanitarian crisis deteriorating 'beyond imagination': UN chief. english.almanar.com.lb

presstv.ir (2025-04-30). Georgetown University students endorse divestment from Israel in referendum. presstv.ir Georgetown University students have voted to approve a referendum calling on the university to divest from companies with ties to Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2025-04-30). Iran urges ICJ action to stop Gaza genocide, allow aid deliveries. presstv.ir Tehran has slammed the Israeli assaults on Gaza and the West Bank as a clear example of genocide, calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the international community to act responsibly to halt the tragedies.

presstv.ir (2025-04-30). US backs Israel over attacks on UN agencies in Gaza. presstv.ir The United States has defended Israel for the regime's airstrikes on the United Nations agencies in the besieged Gaza Strip.

WSWS (2025-04-30). In transparent act of censorship, Cornell University cancels anti-genocide singer Kehlani's performance at campus event. wsws.org The university's blacklisting of the artist is its latest attack on the First Amendment rights of all who oppose the genocide of the Palestinians.

WSWS (2025-04-30). Federal hearing reveals chilling details of Trump administration's political targeting of PhD student Momodou Taal. wsws.org The transcript confirms that Taal, a British-Gambian citizen, was one of thousands of international students targeted under Trump's sweeping executive orders attacking anti-genocide protesters.

newarab (2025-04-30). ICJ to rule in UAE/Sudan genocide case on 5 May. newarab.com The Khartoum has dragged the UAE before the ICJ, accusing it of complicity in genocide by backing the paramilitary The UAE denies supporting the rebels and has dismissed Sudan's case as "p…

newarab (2025-04-30). Kehlani asserts 'anti-genocide' stance after Cornell pulls show. newarab.com R&B singer

WSWS (2025-04-30). Kneecap denounce escalating campaign to silence them: "The real crimes are the silence and complicity of those in power" wsws.org A succession of outraged British politicians and commentators have called for Kneecap to be charged, their funding to be cut, their gigs to be cancelled and even the band's name to be dropped from public statements for the crime of opposing genocide.

Staff (2025-04-30). "The masters of the universe are Jews," former US Senator declares in Israel. defenddemocracy.press By Wyatt Reed Apr 28, 2025 Ex-GOP Senator and Republican Jewish Coalition chair Norm Coleman proclaimed with a straight face that Jews control the world during a Jerusalem conference featuring a speech by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Former US Senator Norm Coleman has raised eyebrows by declaring that "the masters of the universe are Jews" …

Jonathan Lis (2025-04-30). Tiptoeing from Oct. 7 probe to ouster, President Herzog praises democracy while dodging criticism of Netanyahu. haaretz.com Amid Israel's constitutional and social crisis, the president, in an interview with Haaretz, defines a middle ground: he seeks to respect gatekeepers while affirming the government's right to dismiss them. He calls for an Oct. 7 state commission of inquiry but refrains from criticizing Netanyahu, who is blocking it, and encourages a plea deal in his trial…

Ravit Hecht (2025-04-30). How Netanyahu is planning to appoint of his as next Shin Bet chief. haaretz.com But now that Ronen Bar, the current Shin Bet chief, has announced his resignation, it may hand the High Court a greater opportunity to affirm that the head of the Shin Bet isn't a political appointee serving at the prime minister's behest…

Susie Linfield (2025-04-30). Trump, Netanyahu and the death-throes of the American and Zionist dreams. haaretz.com The Zionist dream and the American dream have been joined, though often in complicated ways, since Israel's establishment in 1948. Here's what remains the same — and what has changed…

Yossi Verter (2025-04-30). The Netanyahus ply psychological terror on the hostage families — and the whole country. haaretz.com If Hamas released a video informing Israelis that there weren't 24 living hostages but 'fewer,' everyone would cry out 'psychological terror!' The Netanyahus' terror has its own grotesque twist…

Ed Newman (2025-04-29). Ben-Gvir met with chants of war criminal during visit to U.S. Capitol. radiohc.cu Washington, April 29 (RHC) ⚪ Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir faced a tense reception at the U.S. Capitol, as pro-Palestinian protesters confronted him with chants of "free Palestine" and "war criminal."

The Canary (2025-04-29). UK government colluded with the Israeli embassy over Palestine Action 'Filton 18' cases. thecanary.co New documents have further exposed the UK government's collusion with the Israeli embassy in the arrest and imprisonment of the 'Filton 18' Palestine Action activists. Filton 18: government collusion with the Israeli embassy As the Guardian reported on Tuesday 29 April: The UK government shared contact details of counter-terrorism police and prosecutors with the Israeli […] | By

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-29). Australia's international challenges: Lessons from the past. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-29). Chain of Women take a stand for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-29). NSW Senate candidate: 'Vote for Palestine, but don't stop there: Organise!'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-29). Palestine shows up Australia's disgraceful 'representative democracy'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-29). Silence is no response to slaughter; recognise Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2025-04-29). State Department To Use AI To Revoke Visas of Students Who 'Appear Pro-Hamas'. defenddemocracy.press by Dave DeCamp* March 6, 2025 The effort will comb through social media accounts using AI in a major crackdown on the speech of foreign students Secretary of State Marco Rubio is launching an AI-driven effort to revoke the visas of foreigners in the US who "appear pro-Hamas" in a crackdown targeting pro-Palestine protests on …

Editor (2025-04-29). Why Pro-Palestine Protesters Are Being Sent to a For-Profit ICE Prison in Rural Louisiana. scheerpost.com

Thierry Meyssan (2025-04-29). Les enjeux des négociations de Donald Trump avec la République islamique d'Iran. thealtworld.com Le grand public ignore tout des véritables enjeux des négociations entre Washington et Téhéran. Cet article présente une situation où les mensonges se sont succédés et accumulés depuis trois décennies, rendant particulièrement difficile la moindre avancée. Contrairement à ce que l'on croit, la question nucléaire en Iran n'est pas de savoir si Téhéran va ou non se doter de la bombe atomique, mais s'il parviendra à aider la Palestine sans recourir aux armes. | Il y a un mois et demi, j'annonàßais qu'avant même de conclure la paix en Ukraine, le président Donald Trump allait ouvrir des négociations avec l'Iran…

Staff (2025-04-29). "The Hollow Half" : Palestinian American Sarah Aziza on Gaza, Generational Trauma, Anorexia & Exile. democracynow.org The award-winning Palestinian American journalist and author Sarah Aziza has released a new book, The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders, in which she examines her recovery from an eating disorder from which she nearly died in 2019, linking it to the generational trauma experienced as part of her Palestinian family's history of exile. Aziza was born in the U.S. as a daughter and granddaughter of Gazan refugees. "I began to recover memories of my Palestinian grandmother that led to a curiosity … about my family's history in Gaza, in Palestine, the greater Nakba," says Aziza. &#82…

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