News and Analysis 10/29/25

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Over 100 Palestinians, Including 35 Children, Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza, Despite Ceasefire (Andalu Ajansi)
• 3 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in N. West Bank: Health Ministry (Xinhua)
• Israeli Forces Arrest 11 Palestinians in Overnight Raids in Occupied West Bank (Middle East Eye)
• Israeli Lawmakers Demand Release of Convicted Killers of Palestinians (Middle East Eye)

“Labeled a financier of terrorism, the Israeli billionaire is now at the center of Tehran’s latest judicial and political offensive against Israel”:

• Iran Demands $170 Million Fine from Israeli Billionaire over Seized Vessel (i24 News)

The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues:

• Students for Justice in Palestine at Cornell | We’re Back (Sort of) (Cornell Daily Sun)
• Ben & Jerry’s Co-founder Claims Unilever Clocked the Brand’s Palestine-themed Ice Cream (Independent)
• Thousands to Defy UK Ban on Palestine Action in ‘Historic’ Mass Civil Disobedience (Middle East Eye)

“[W]hat makes the Islamic tradition so beautiful, nuanced and accessible: It accounts for the diversity in lived experience with an expansive set of ideas about reproductive agency”:

• A Call to the Muslim Community: Fighting for Reproductive Justice Is in Line With Our Faith (Ms. Magazine)

“Expert’s 24-page report looks at role of 63 states in ‘collective crime’ of Gaza genocide, with US cast in lead role”:

• UN’s Albanese Presents Blistering Report on Complicity in Gaza Genocide (Aljazeera)

“[S]suspicious factors … include delays in transporting him to the hospital, the lack of access to CCTV footage … the absence of a post-mortem examination despite [family] requests, a hurried burial and the disappearance of his diaries and will from his office safe shortly after his death”:

• Iran Ex-president Rafsanjani Assassinated for His Criticism, Daughter Says (Iran International)

“Palestine has always been a labor issue — but until recently, many top US union leaders have been on the wrong side”:

• The Future of Palestine Solidarity in US Labor Will Come from the Rank and File (Truthout)

“Although his name topped Hamas’s list of prominent detainees during the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, the jailed political leader was notably excluded from the recent prisoner exchange deal”:

• Why Marwan Barghouti’s Shadow Hangs over Palestine’s Future (New Arab)

“Today, around half of all agricultural land in the occupied Palestinian territories is used for olive cultivation”:

• Why Are Israeli Settlers Destroying the Palestinian Olive Harvest? (Middle East Eye)

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