News and Analysis 12/18/25

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

• A Harvard Scholar’s Ouster Exposes a Crisis of Institutional Integrity (The Guardian)
• Total of Five Arrests Made at Pro-Palestine Demonstration in London – Hours After Chiefs of Two Police Forces Announced Change in Approach (The Guardian)
• ‘Protests Had Nothing to Do with the Attacks’: Activists Condemn Premier’s Plan to Restrict Rallies After Bondi Shooting (The Guardian)
• Palestine Action-linked Hunger Striker Qesser Zuhrah Taken to Hospital (The Guardian)

“Washington Post says two leaders began plotting attack in February, leaked false stories to US, Israeli media painting daylight between Jerusalem’s and Washington’s Iran policies”:

• Report: Netanyahu, Trump Planned Iran Strike Far in Advance, Ran Deception Campaign (Times of Israel)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• ‘Altering Demography’: Israel Bars Displaced Palestinians From Returning to West Bank Homes (Haaretz)
• Israeli Forces Arrest 11 Palestinians in Village West of Bethlehem (Middle East Eye)
• “Every Dawn, They Choose Life”: Gaza’s Fishermen Risk Everything to Feed a Starved Population (Palestine Deep Dive)
• Israel Will Soon Find Itself Totally Isolated (Haaretz / Medium)

“[T]he head of the World Health Organization, said the agency has documented 65 attacks on health facilities since January. The attacks also left 276 people wounded”:

• Over 1,600 People Have Been Killed in Attacks on Health Centers in Sudan This Year, WHO Chief Says (NBC News)

“Touting a peace plan promising security and stability for Israelis and Palestinians, he is now treating every Palestinian as a suspect” …

• Trump’s Travel Ban Is an Insult to Palestinians. So Much for His ‘New Middle East’ (Haaretz)

… “An estimated 420,000 New Yorkers come from the listed countries and stand to be impacted by the travel ban”:

• Trump Admin Expands Muslim & African Ban, Putting 420K New Yorkers at Risk (Insider NJ)

“[W]idespread criticism erupted on social media, with many accusing the artists of being state-affiliated and the government of co-opting rap’s traditionally protest-oriented nature”:

• Iran Halts State-backed Rap Series as Artists, Public Criticize Government Influence (The New Region)

“We want to deliver a powerful message reflecting our solidarity as Palestinians, whether Muslim or Christian, and show the world that we live together as one”:

• This Christmas, Bethlehem’s Palestinian Community Are Learning to Hope Again (New Arab)

“Speaking in 2024 to the undercover reporter … he said a race war was ‘absolutely inevitable’. He told the reporter that ‘all’ foreigners had no right to be in the UK and said if any refused to leave ‘the only way to get rid of them will be to kill every single one of them’”:

• Teacher Discussed Cocaine with Pupils and Called Islam ‘Satanic’ (BBC)

“Again and again, throughout my journey in Palestine, I reflected on how outrageously misrepresented the people are”:

• An American in Palestine (An Injustice Magazine)

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