2025-12-15: Sudan Roundup

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aljazeera (2025-12-15). EU launches aid flights to Sudan's Darfur as humanitarian crisis escalates. aljazeera.com RSF takeover of Darfur's el-Fasher makes 'catastrophic situation' even worse. Now Kordofan at risk of same atrocities.

Rebecca Gordon (2025-12-15). Sudan, the Forgotten Genocide. counterpunch.org Follow a line south and west from the Gaza Strip, continue through Egypt, and you'll end up in another place where a genocide is in progress. It's one we don't hear much about in the United States, probably because it's happening in an African nation, one of those places Donald Trump refers to as "shithole countries." (Interestingly,

Human Rights Watch (2025-12-15). ICC Sentences Former Sudanese Militia Leader to 20 Years. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib), a former leader of the Sudanese "Janjaweed" militias, waits to learn his sentence from the International Criminal Court following his conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity, The Hague, Netherlands, December 9, 2025. | © 2025 Peter Dejong/AP Photo…

Rebecca Gordon (2025-12-15). Sudan's Agony: Surprising Lessons for the US Resistance to Trump. juancole.com (

aljazeera (2025-12-15). Tracking Sudan's humanitarian crisis: By the numbers. aljazeera.com Nearly three years of war have displaced 14 million people and pushed 21 million into acute hunger.

| AFP | (2025-12-15). Seven killed in drone strike on Sudan hospital. tribune.com.pk A drone strike Sunday on an army hospital in the besieged southern Sudan city of Dilling left "seven civilians dead and 12 injured", a health worker at the facility told AFP. | The victims included patients and their companions, the medic said on condition of anonymity, explaining that the army hospital "serves the residents of the city and its surroundings, in addition to military personnel". | Dilling, in the flashpoint state of South Kordofan, is controlled by the Sudanese army but is besieged by rival paramilitary forces. | The greater Kordofan region is currently facing the fiercest fighting in Sudan's wa…

Editor (2025-12-15). Surprising Lessons for the U.S. Resistance to Trump: In Sudan's Recent History. scheerpost.com By Rebecca Gordon for Tom Dispatch Follow a line south and west from the Gaza Strip, continue through Egypt, and you'll end up in another place where a genocide is in progress. It's one we don't hear much about in the United States, probably because it's happening in an African nation, one of those places …

David Swanson (2025-12-15). Sudan: The Forgotten Genocide. worldbeyondwar.org

| Web Desk | (2025-12-15). Talal Chaudhry accuses PTI of running anti-state campaigns via paid overseas accounts. tribune.com.pk Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf of running what he described as a targeted propaganda campaign on social media for a prolonged period. However, he urged that freedom of expression must be exercised within the bounds of the Constitution and the law. | "Each message, each tweet, and every trend is being paid for," he said, while addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Monday, adding that most of these accounts were created using fake identities and were not operated from within Pakistan. | He further stated that fake social media accounts, many of them operate…

| Sports Desk | (2025-12-15). Window for HBL PSL11 revealed. tribune.com.pk The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially announced the window for the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), providing clarity on the schedule as the league prepares for a landmark phase in its history. | PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that HBL PSL 11 will be staged from 26 March to 3 May, 2026, placing Pakistan's premier T20 tournament firmly in the international cricket calendar. The announcement allows franchises, players, broadcasters and commercial partners to begin detailed planning well in advance. | The confirmation of the PSL 11 window is a significant step as the league moves to…

Skwawkbox (2025-12-15). CPS drops 'terror' case against journalist Richard Medhurst. thecanary.co The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today dropped all charges against Syrian-born British journalist Richard Medhurst. Medhurst was first arrested by police in August 2024 under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act. The arrest was, of course, part of the Starmer regime's misuse of anti-terror laws to target anti-genocide journalists and activists. He was kept […] | By

Dan Steinbock (2025-12-15). Benjamin Netanyahu's Lethal Legacy: Revisionism, Neoconservatism, big Money and Corruption. juancole.com Since early 2023, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have demonstrated against Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu and his cabinet, due to its proposed judicial reforms, the handling of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the Gaza genocide. So, why is he still in power? | New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Recently, Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on his request to President Isaac Herzog for a pardon amid his ongoing criminal trial, saying "there is Indeed, Net…

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-12-15). Israel Apologists Hasten To Use Bondi Shooting To Attack Anti-Genocide Activists. thealtworld.com Two shooters The shooters appear to have been Muslim, but, much to the inconvenience of those who would like to use this incident to fan the f…

Human Rights Watch (2025-12-15). DR Congo: Fall of Eastern City Puts Civilians at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A deserted street in Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 9, 2025, before Rwandan and M23 forces captured the town. | © 2025 AFP via Getty Images | (Nairobi) —The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 10, 2025, have put civilians at grave risk of abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. These forces and the Congolese military and its allies should facilitate safe passage for civilians fleeing the fighting and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches all those in…

Human Rights Watch (2025-12-15). Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Destroying Reconstruction Equipment. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A destroyed bulldozer and other damaged heavy machinery from an Israeli airstrike on September 3, 2025 on Ansariyeh, southern Lebanon. | © 2025 Human Rights Watch | (Beirut) — The Israeli military's repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025 violate the laws of war and are apparent war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today.Residents and local municipal authorities told Human Rights Watch that the attacks have hampered reconstruction efforts and the ability of tens of thousands of displaced people to…

Human Rights Watch (2025-12-15). Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai Convicted on Bogus National Security Charges. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Jimmy Lai with a copy of Apple Daily's July 1, 2020, edition in Hong Kong. | © 2020 Vincent Yu/AP Photo | (New York) — The Hong Kong High Court's conviction of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, is the latest marker of Hong Kong's dramatic shift from respecting press freedoms to endorsing outright hostility toward the media, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should quash the baseless conviction and immediately release Lai.On December 15, 2025, the High Court found Lai, 78, guilty of two counts of "conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces"

| REUTERS | (2025-12-15). Title-chasing Man City beat Palace. tribune.com.pk Manchester City maintained their squeeze on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday, a result that keeps Pep Guardiola's side lurking two points behind the leaders and ready to pounce. | Aston Villa came from behind to win 3-2 at West Ham United to remain in the thick of the title race, while Nottingham Forest trounced error-prone visitors Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 for their fourth win in six league games. | Sunderland earned derby bragging rights with a 1-0 home victory over Newcastle United as the North-East rivals met in the league for the first time in nearly a d…

newleftreview (2025-12-15). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.

EDWIN (2025-12-15). Action strategy to fast-track children's rights and development. sanews.gov.za Action strategy to fast-track children's rights and development | Government's newly approved national strategy aimed at accelerating action for children is one tool aimed at improving the circumstances of the country's most vulnerable. | In his address to the nation through the weekly newsletter on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that despite the gains made since the advent of democracy, nearly half of South Africa's children still live in poverty and face high levels of abuse, neglect and poor health outcomes. | Earlier this month, Cabinet approved the National Strategy to Accelerate Action for Childre…

Lora Strum (2025-12-15). How to Navigate Politically-Charged Conversations This Holiday Season. aclu.org The holidays often bring together people who care about one another, but don't see the world the same way. In a year marked by deep political turmoil, real threats to constitutional rights, and widespread confusion about what's actually happening, it can feel daunting to navigate conversations at dinner tables, happy hours, work holiday parties and more. | There is no right or wrong way to fight for our rights, our communities and our nation. | The

____ (2025-12-15). Iranian Nobel laureate hospitalised twice after 'violent arrest', say family. devdiscourse.com Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was taken to the hospital emergency room twice after suffering blows from security forces who arrested her on December 12, her family told the Narges Foundation on Monday. The human rights activist won the award whilst in prison in 2023, following her three-decade campaign for women's rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.

tehrantimes (2025-12-15). Israel committed war crimes by targeting Lebanon's reconstruction equipment: HRW. tehrantimes.com Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Israel for committing war crimes by repeatedly targeting reconstruction-related equipment and civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025, despite a ceasefire that came into effect on November 27, 2024.

| AFP | (2025-12-15). Dissident says Nobel Prize 'saved' him. tribune.com.pk Hours after being freed from a Belarusian prison under a US deal, dissident Ales Bialiatski vowed to continue his fight for democracy from exile and told AFP his Nobel Peace Prize saved him from the worst treatment in prison. | Imprisoned in 2021 and kept largely in isolation since 2023, Bialiatski also called on the EU to enter talks with the Minsk regime to free hundreds of other political prisoners. | Bialiatski ⚪ who spent decades documenting rights abuses in Belarus and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 while in custody — spoke to AFP in an exclusive interview on Sunday in the Lithuanian capital Vi…

Human Rights Watch (2025-12-15). Azerbaijan's Surveillance Platform Risks Sweeping Privacy Violations. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A person at the keyboard. | © 2017 Press Association via AP Photo | On November 21, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree establishing a new centralized digital platform that dramatically expends state surveillance powers. The system, known as the Centralized Information and Digital Analytics System (Mƒ∞RAS), will be controlled by the State Security Service and fully operational by May 2026.Mƒ∞RAS is designed to consolidate public data from multiple state bodies— including the Special State Service for communications and information security, and the In…

Binoy Kampmark (2025-12-15). Schemes of Bankruptcy: The United Nations, Funding Dues and Human Rights. counterpunch.org The United Nations, in turning 80, has been berated, dismissed and libelled. In September, US President Donald Trump took a hearty swipe at the body's alleged impotence. "What is the purpose of the United Nations?" he posed to gathered world leaders. All it seemed to do was "write a really strongly worded letter and then never follow that letter up.

mediasanctuary (2025-12-15). ICE Protest at Home Depot at Crossgates Commons. mediasanctuary.org On Saturday, December 13, local immigrant rights advocates joined in a national day of protest against ICE and Home Depot with a rally and clothing drive at Crossgates Common. The activists demanded that the company take immediate action to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in and around its stores nationwide. Across the country, Home Depot locations have become flashpoints in a growing human rights crisis. Immigration raids at and around stores have led to chaotic, violent, and frightening encounters—not only for immigrant workers and day laborers, but also for customers and surr…

UMMID (2025-12-15). Narendra Modi, and Duties vs Rights. ummid.com What Modi is telling in his letter is the way of suppressing the concept of 'right' which is clear in his policy of relegating the religious minorities to second class status, coining the term Urban Naxals for the public intellectuals among others.

| Reuters | (2025-12-15). Hong Kong court finds Jimmy Lai guilty of colluding with foreign forces. tribune.com.pk Hong Kong's High Court on Monday found tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in the city's highest-profile trial under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life. | The landmark case has drawn international scrutiny of Hong Kong's judicial independence amid a years-long crackdown on rights and freedoms in the global financial hub after 2019 pro-democracy protests that Beijing saw as a challenge to its rule. | While 78-year-old Lai's supporters see him as a freedom fighter, Beijing sees him as a mastermind of the protests…

Human Rights Watch (2025-12-15). Another Blow to Media Freedom in Ethiopia. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Local newspapers at a street stall in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 3, 2021. | © 2021 Eduardo Soteras | In the latest crackdown on media freedom in Ethiopia, Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany's international public broadcaster, said in a December 12 statement that the Ethiopian Media Authority had permanently suspended two of its journalists.The Ethiopian Media Authority, a government agency that has the power to sanction news outlets operating inside the country, sent DW a letter on October 23 announcing the temporary suspension of "all journalistic activities" carried out b…

WiBOPM (2025-12-15). Milwaukee: Rally Press Conference Demand: Drop the Charges Against Judge Hannah Dugan! ICE Out of Our Communities! wibailoutpeople.org December 15, 2025 Joe Brusky and Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association ICE out of our courts and communities! A coalition of labor, immigrant rights, and faith organizations gathered this morning in support of Judge Hannnah Dugan. Her trial, which is this week, is a blatant attack on immigrant rights and an independent judiciary and is only …

The Independent (2025-12-15). Less than 10% of Uganda's family firms rarely survive founders -EPRC. independent.co.ug A new EPRC study exposes structural cracks threatening the future of Uganda's most influential enterprises. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda's most common business structure—the family enterprise—is facing a quiet but severe generational crisis. Fewer than 10% of family-owned businesses in the country survive beyond their founders; a trend researchers warn threatens not only …

Joe Jurado (2025-12-15). Poll Finds 29% Of Americans Believe Health Care System Is In Crisis. newsone.com

Staff (2025-12-15). Honduras: Consejero Electoral Marlon Ochoa denuncia opacidad y pide claridad en el recuento electoral. cubadebate.cu El proceso electoral en Honduras enfrenta una grave crisis de credibilidad debido a las serias inconsistencias detectadas en el escrutinio de votos. Marlon Ochoa, consejero del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), levantó una voz de alarma, denunciando que existe una intención de limitar la revisión de las actas presidenciales.

| Reuters | (2025-12-15). Gaza struggles to pull bodies from rubble as storms rock damaged buildings. tribune.com.pk Gaza authorities warned on Monday that more war-damaged buildings could collapse as heavy rain batters the devastated enclave, hampering efforts to recover bodies still trapped under rubble. | At least two buildings collapsed on Friday, killing a minimum of 12 people, according to local health officials. Storms have also flooded and washed away tents sheltering displaced families, causing deaths from exposure. | Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in October after two years of intense fighting, but humanitarian agencies say aid entering Gaza remains severely limited, leaving nearly the entire population hom…

aljazeera (2025-12-15). Cambodia warns displaced people, tourist hotspots at risk from Thai bombs. aljazeera.com Thailand has for the first time targeted Siem Reap province, home to Cambodia's tourist hub Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh says.

Linda Dayan (2025-12-15). As storms flood tent camps, Israeli NGOs race to raise money and aid. haaretz.com As conditions in Gaza worsen for those displaced by the war, two Israeli NGOs are stepping up their aid efforts. 'We need to help others for only one reason: because we can, and because they need help,' says a director of one organization…

Dave DeCamp (2025-12-15). Report: US Forces Raided Ship Headed From China To Iran Last Month. news.antiwar.com The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US special operations forces raided a ship last month, several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, that had departed China and was bound for Iran. The report, which cited unnamed US officials, said that US special operators who boarded the vessel seized the cargo and then …

UMMID (2025-12-15). Israel leads as 2025 ends as deadliest year for Journalists: RSF. ummid.com Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report said the year 2025 is ending as the deadliest year for journalists with majority of them killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) in Gaza.

Sana Khan (2025-12-15). UK Denounces Jimmy Lai Conviction, Urges Immediate Release. moderndiplomacy.eu Britain has condemned the conviction of Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, calling his prosecution politically motivated. The 78-year-old was found guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under Hong Kong's China-imposed national security law, a charge that carries a possible life sentence. Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, …

en.mehrnews (2025-12-15). Iran strengthening air defense to counter threats: Cmdr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says that the country has placed the strengthening of its integrated air defense shield at the core of its strategy to effectively counter potential threats.

Ju Hyung Kim (2025-12-15). From Sinai to Seoul: What the Six-Day War Teaches About a Future North Korean Blitzkrieg. moderndiplomacy.eu In June 1967, when the sun was rising over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Israeli fighter squadrons skimming through the coastlines at low altitude struck Egyptian airbases with a devastating blow. Within barely a couple of hours, most of the Egyptian air forces were destroyed. Operation Focus was not a mere initiation of the Six-Day War, …

Jack Khoury (2025-12-15). outlook for its Arab citizens in the year ahead: fewer prospects, more suspicion. haaretz.com The Israeli government cuts $68 million from Arab social programs to fund security forces, while arrests, racist attacks, and political delegitimization signal a shrinking space for equality and civic life…

Sana Khan (2025-12-15). Thailand Halts Fuel Transit to Laos as Cambodia Border War Escalates. moderndiplomacy.eu Thailand has halted fuel shipments passing through a key border checkpoint with Laos after intelligence suggested supplies were being diverted to Cambodian forces, as fighting between Thailand and Cambodia intensifies. The two neighbours are clashing at multiple points along their 817-kilometre border in what both sides describe as the most severe violence in decades. Despite …

Donna Park (2025-12-15). From Nuremberg to Rome: Keeping Humanity Safe. counterpunch.org Given my long-term interest in international affairs, I went to see the recently released movie, "Nuremberg," to revisit the issue of how a court of law can be used to convict those guilty of war crimes. As a result, several parts of the film left me uneasy and looking for a better way to govern

Esha, Historic.ly. (2025-12-15). Debunking The Myth: Communism Killed 100 Million People. popularresistance.org The fundamental flaw in the "100 million deaths" narrative: it treats political ideology as a kind of metaphysical cause of death. Policies are lifted out of context, conditions are ignored, and complex histories are reduced to an inflated scoreboard where people prosecuted for crimes that would be illegal anywhere are reframed as victims of communist persecution. | In that same 1997 edition of the Black Book of Communism, Courtois again asserts that "communist regimes committed crimes involving around one hundred million people, compared to around twenty-five million under Nazism."

aljazeera (2025-12-15). ICC rejects Israeli bid to block Gaza war crimes investigation. aljazeera.com The decision comes amid mounting international pressure over the humanitarian toll of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.

Jeanine Molloff (2025-12-15). Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready to prosecute. nationofchange.org How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech…

EDWIN (2025-12-15). Operation Shanela II nets over 300 suspects. sanews.gov.za Operation Shanela II nets over 300 suspects | Police in the Northern Cape have nabbed 360 suspects in connection with various crimes. | The arrests were made during the intelligence-driven 'Safer Festive Season' campaign under Operation Shanela II. | "During the operations, SAPS members confiscated alcoholic beverages, ammunition, cash suspected to be the proceeds of crime, dangerous weapons, diamonds, drugs and a firearm," the police said in a statement. | These weekly high-density, multi-disciplinary operations were conducted from 8 -14 December across all five districts of the Northern Cape. | "As part of the…

Josh Breiner (2025-12-15). Sources: Deputy military advocate general may have known about IDF abuse video leak. haaretz.com The special team of investigators from the police investigation branch are expected to complete their investigation of the leak in the next few days and conclude that sufficient evidence exists to indict all the suspects, including other senior officers…

aljazeera (2025-12-15). Palestinians in Gaza fear rain as war-damaged buildings collapse. aljazeera.com Storms in Gaza have caused war-damaged buildings to collapse, killing civilians and leaving many Palestinians afraid.

Laura Blume, Laura Aileen Sauls (2025-12-15). An Absurd New Chapter in the "War on Drugs" nacla.org Extrajudicial executions of Latin American fishermen and the pardon of a former Honduran President and cocaine kingpin reveal the deadly contradictions of the U.S. "War on Drugs."

editor (2025-12-15). Australia's feminised politics need masculine balance. onlineopinion.com.au Australia's politics has elevated compassion over wisdom, optics over outcomes. The result is drift, debt and disorder – and a growing hunger for firmer leadership and moral balance.

Anthony Watts (2025-12-15). Wrong, Phys.org, Faulty Thermometers Aren't Evidence of a 'Climate Roller Coaster'. wattsupwiththat.com Phys.org does its readers a disservice by not fact checking the Nature study and examining other possible causes for its conclusions. Instead of a thoughtful scientific examination of the novel claims made in the study it is reporting on, Phys.org's readers got a fawning, uncritical summary of the flawed Nature study, which exaggerates day-to-day variability based on the well-documented role of UHI and siting flaws. That's not inquisitive journalism, that's promotion; in reality no better than a press release.

| AFP | (2025-12-15). Iran will 'resolutely support' Lebanon's Hezbollah. tribune.com.pk

ecns.cn (2025-12-15). Joint press release issued on meeting between Chinese, UAE FMs. ecns.cn File photo of the United Arab Emirates national flag and the Chinese national flag.It also voiced firm support for the Chinese government in achieving national reunification and opposition to any external interference in China's internal affairs.

WiBOPM (2025-12-15). State workers at the Wisconsin Historical Society Need Support Donate Here. wibailoutpeople.org In early December 2025, State workers at the Wisconsin Historical Society lost their jobs due to what they were told were 'budget pressures'. No time is good to lose your employment, but the Wisconsin winter is an especially tough time to be juggling bills and searching for a new job. Use the QR code below …

| Usman Hanif | (2025-12-15). SBP cuts policy rate by 50 basis points to support growth amid contained inflation. tribune.com.pk The State Bank of Pakistan reduced the policy rate by 50 basis points, effective December 16, citing contained inflation and improving economic activity, while acknowledging persistent risks from the global environment and sticky core inflation. | Announcing the decision after its meeting on Monday, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said average inflation remained within the medium-term target range of 5—7 percent during July—November FY26, supported by relatively benign global commodity prices and anchored inflation expectations. | Although core inflation continues to show rigidity, the MPC assess…

Pablo Meriguet (2025-12-15). The far right triumphs in Chile. peoplesdispatch.org There was little doubt about the outcome of Chile's second round presidential election on December 14. After receiving overwhelming support from almost the entire Chilean right (which, if you add up their vote shares in the first round, represented the vast majority), José Antonio Kast will become Chile's next president. | In the first round, Jeanette Jara narrowly took first place with 26.85%, followed closely by Kast, who won 23.93% of the valid votes, thus securing his place in the runoff. In third, fourth, and fifth place were three right-wing candidates: center-right Franco Parisi (19.71%), libertarian Johan…

David Swanson (2025-12-15). World BEYOND War Te Waipounamu Chapter Promotes Peace in Aotearoa New Zealand. worldbeyondwar.org By Aotearoa New Zealand — Te Waipounamu South Island Chapter of World BEYOND War, December 15, 2025 | Our chapter has been involved in two events recently promoting our message of peace and a World BEYOND War. ⚪ The first was supporting peace in Wes…

Daniel Schmil (2025-12-15). From Belgrade to Miami: Israel to open five economic missions in Netanyahu-allied countries. haaretz.com The locations chosen reflect not only Israel's economic opportunities but also its diplomatic standing with countries that maintained their support during the Gaza war…

Josh Breiner (2025-12-15). Israel to redirect $68 million from Arab social programs to Shin Bet, police. haaretz.com The funds, approved despite legal warnings, will boost the Shin Bet's role in non-security crime and expand police units, as far-right ministers push a controversial shift from social support to law enforcement…

newarab (2025-12-15). Father and son behind Bondi mass shooting that killed 15: police. newarab.com Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration in Sydney's Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia mourned victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years. | The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene, taking the number of dead to 16, while his 24-year-old son was in critical condition in the hospital, police said at a press conference on Monday. Officials have described the shooting on Sunday as a targeted antisemitic attack. | Forty people remain in hospital following the attack, including two police officers who are in a serious but stable condition,…

Yair Foldes (2025-12-15). tell us a parking Jaffa on edge after attack on pregnant woman. haaretz.com Arab residents say the incident reflects a broader pattern of persecution and violence. "We know what we're going through. Don't tell us this is a parking dispute," says a local activist…

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