Category: news and analysis

“A member of Gaza’s Christian community, Yousef now finds himself living, praying, and working inside the same church where he once celebrated the birth of Christ in joy — but now, he does so as a displaced person, with his life packed into plastic bags”: How the Land of Christ’s Birth Celebrates Christmas Under Genocide…

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in Gaza, Carry Out Raids Across West Bank (Aljazeera) Palestinians Injured As Israeli Forces Invade Beita (IMEMC) Israeli Artillery Strikes Southern Syria near Quneitra (Islam Times) In Gaza We’re Trapped in an Endless Maze of Waiting – for Peace, for the Deaths to Stop…

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: ‘Israel’ Kills Two in Lebanon in New Ceasefire Breach (Islam Times) IDF Reservist Fires at Palestinians, Runs over Man with ATV | Footage (Ynet) Israel Strikes Khan Younis and Rafah, Kills 3 Palestinians near Yellow Line (New Arab) Israel Launches Fresh Attack into Southern Syria (Islam Times) Palestinian…

“Calling for more from themselves and their neighbors, Lehigh Valley church leadership demanded Bethlehem never forget its Palestinian namesake city in the West Bank” … 10 Bethlehem Clergy Offer Christmas Eve Call for Action, Solidarity with Palestinians (Lehigh Valley News) … while in the original Bethlehem: ‘People Afraid to Come Visit’: Hope, Darkness in Bethlehem…

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: How Israel’s Hilltop Settlers Coordinate Attacks to Expel Palestinians (Reuters / MSN) 1 Palestinian Killed, 12 Injured in Israeli Fire in Gaza Strip Despite Ceasefire (Andalou Ajamsi) 24 Palestinians Injured in Qalandia Refugee Camp and Kafr Aqab (IMEMC) Israeli Forces Demolish Shops in Raids near Occupied East Jerusalem…

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Two Palestinians Killed in Gaza as Ceasefire Violations Continue (IMEMC) Israeli Colonizers Injure Three Palestinians Near Hebron (IMEMC) Palestinians Says Israel Is Demolishing Homes near Jerusalem, Displacing Hundreds (NPR) ‘No One Is Here to Help Us’: Palestinians Watch as Israeli Diggers Tear Down Homes in East Jerusalem (Sky…

The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues: Police Arrest and Assault Doctors Supporting Palestine Action Hunger Striker (Middle East Eye) Two Palestine Action-linked Hunger Strikers Taken to Hospital (The Guardian) Hundreds Rally in Sydney Against Proposed Changes to Protest Laws (The Guardian) “Israel’s leadership is using a manufactured ‘ceasefire’ and…

“The scenarios under discussion range from an Israeli unilateral strike, to obtaining limited U.S. backing, to carrying out a joint military operation — up to a direct U.S. move against targets inside Iran”: Trump to Be Presented with New Plans to Attack Iran: Report (Hurriyet Daily News) Israeli war crimes and settler violence continue: Israeli…

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Israeli Attack on School Shelter in Gaza City Kills 5 Palestinians, Hospital Chief Says (Reuters / The Print) Palestinians Tell BBC They Were Sexually Abused in Israeli Prisons (BBC) Spread of Famine in Gaza Strip Averted but Palestinians There Still Face Starvation, Experts Say (Washington Post) A “prominent…

The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues: How the Bondi Beach Attack Is Being Weaponized to Suppress the Palestine Movement in Australia (Mondoweiss) From Film Festivals to Campuses: How India Is Silencing Pro-Palestine Voices (TRT World) Australia’s Hate Laws Spark Alarm Among Pro-Palestine Groups (Islam Times) NSW to Effectively Ban…