(2026-02-09). Israel pushes "Most Dangerous" settlement decision in the West Bank. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Israeli government has approved a series of far-reaching decisions that significantly expand its authority over the occupied West Bank, moves critics warn could undermine the Palestinian Authority and pave the way for de facto annexation.In a joint announcement, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the security cabinet had endorsed measures granting Israel near-absolute control over large parts of the territory.Israeli media reported that the decisions were approved as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for a visit to Washington, describing the package as…
(2026-02-09). Netanyahu unethical, Sara kleptomaniac: Israeli PM's Ex-Security Chief. ummid.com Benjamin Netanyahu has never been ethical whereas Sara Netanyahu is kleptomaniac, Israeli Prime Minister's Former Security Chief Ami Dror has claimed.
(2026-02-09). Israel cabinet approves further annexation, control in West Bank. newarab.com 
The measures have been pushed by extremist and far-right ministers Israel Katz and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich. | According to local Palestinian media, the d…
(2026-02-09). Police raid anti-Zionist event, arrest 2 to 'try to understand' the group. thecanary.co 
Police have raided the launch event of an anti-Zionist group and arrested two people. The force said it was "working to understand the plans of organisers". Police raids are to foster understanding now, apparently. A woman was stopped — in her car — on the way to the event, on suspicion of "inciting racial hatred." […] | By
(2026-02-09). Freedom Torch or Cancer Stick, that is the Bernays Question. dissidentvoice.org 
"Zionist Imperial Mafia" — Antisemitic? Nah. Nah, it is NOT so-called, "antisemitic" (antispetic?) to point things out, man oh man. Sam Altman, who has been awarded a one-year military contract worth $200 million from the Trump administration, has invested in technology to allow parents to gene edit their children before conception to produce "designer babies." Epstein, anyone? One of …
(2026-02-09). A New Era of Political Mobilization Is Dawning. dissidentvoice.org Born in South Africa just a few years after the end of World War II and reared by activists in the anti-apartheid movement, I witnessed my parents' struggle against fascism and its accompanying racism in both my country of birth and Europe. This created in me a sense of the fragility of democracy and fear …
(2026-02-09). 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.
(2026-02-09). Palestinian woman hospitalized following seizure in US ICE detention. al-monitor.com By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – A Palestinian woman, who lost dozens of family members in the Gaza war, has been hospitalized following a seizure in U.S. immigration detention, the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday.On February 6, 2026, at about 8: 45 p.m., "medical staff at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, notified ICE that detainee Leqaa Kordia was admitted to Texas Health Huguley Hospital in Burleson, Texas, for further evaluation following a seizure," a DHS spokesperson said.
(2026-02-09). A crossing without relief: Why Rafah's reopening has failed Gaza>. newarab.com 
partial reopening of the Rafah crossing, under the second phase of the Preventing what could have been a major breakthrough after almost two years of closure, official data reveals the full scale of the crisis.
(2026-02-09). ICRC president: States must harness momentum to improve Gaza's dire humanitarian situation in next phase of ceasefire. icrc.org The following is a quote attributable to ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on the urgent need to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
(2026-02-09). Israel says killed four militants exiting Gaza tunnel. al-monitor.com Israel's military said Monday it had killed four armed militants who emerged from a tunnel in southern Gaza and attacked its troops, accusing the suspects of a "blatant violation" of the ceasefire.Despite a US-brokered truce that entered its second phase last month, violence has continued in the Palestinian territory, with Israel and Hamas trading accusations. Gaza's health officials said that six people were killed on Monday by Israeli fire in several incidents separate to the one in Rafah, including four killed in an air strike on an apartment in Gaza City.
(2026-02-09). Israeli army kills four Palestinians in Gaza's Rafah. newarab.com 
The Israeli military said it killed four Palestinians who they claimed attacked its troops as they emerged from a tunnel in southern Gaza's Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, Israeli violence has continued in the Gaza Strip, with troops having killed more than 500 Palestinians since 10 October. | "A short while ago, four armed terrorists exited an underground tunnel shaft and fired towar…
(2026-02-08). PSNA calls on govt to condemn Israeli desecration of New Zealand war graves in Gaza. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has called on the New Zealand government to condemn Israel's desecration of its war graves in Gaza. Israeli bulldozing of the graves — including two Cook Islander ones — was confirmed last week but the New Zealand government has not responded with any comment. Palestinian Essam Jaradah, who…
(2026-02-09). Outcry on Saipan after 'Free Palestine' mural vandalised arrest made. asiapacificreport.nz By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent More than 11,000 km separate the Northern Mariana Islands from Gaza and Israel. But the conflict has landed sharply on Saipan after the vandalism of a "Free Palestine" mural has sparked community anger, an arrest, and a wider debate over free speech, protest, and…
(2026-02-09). Brookfield, WI Feb. 19, 2026: An Evening of Education: Gaza and Palestine. wibailoutpeople.org 
(2026-02-09). Trump planned Iran strike on two targets? Khamenei warns one misstep means 4,000 Americans will die. hindustantimes.com Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian alleged that President Donald Trump sent a secret message to Tehran before the Oman talks, requesting to strike "two points" inside Iran through an unnamed intermediary country. Nabavian claimed Iran warned Washington that any attack would trigger immediate retaliation, causing 3,000 to 4,000 U.S. casualties. He said lawmakers asked Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to inform regional partners that any base or company carrying the U.S. name would be targeted. The remarks followed Araghchi's February 7 warning that Tehran would strike U.S. military bases across the Middle East if Ir…
(2026-02-09). As Black History Month Turns 100, Trump Refuses to Apologize for Video Depicting Obamas as Apes. democracynow.org 
President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize for sharing a racist video on social media that depicts former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. The video remained available on Trump's Truth Social page for 12 hours before it was deleted around noon on Friday. It prompted rare criticism from members of his own party, including South Carolina's Tim Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, who called it "the most racist thing" he had seen from the White House. | "This is a disgusting and despicable display of racism from President Trump," says Wisdom Cole…
(2026-02-09). Headlines for February 9, 2026. democracynow.org At Least 50 People Arrested in Minneapolis While Marking One Month Since Renee Good's Killing, Mexican Immigrant Whose Skull Was Broken During His Arrest by ICE Speaks Out, More Than 1,000 Google Workers Call On Company to Cancel Contracts with ICE and CBP, Federal Judge Puts Temporary Hold on Data Sharing Between IRS, Social Security Administration and ICE, Trump Refuses to Apologize for Publishing a Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes, DOJ to Allow Congress Unredacted Access to Epstein Files, Israeli Security Cabinet Approves New Rules to Tighten Control Over Occupied West Bank, Iran…