“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 on Christmas Eve amid War in Gaza (Hindustan Times)
“Speculation is mounting about whether Iran’s supreme leader has approved nuclear weapons development after June’s conflict with Israel devastated its nuclear programme. US intelligence says no”:
Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:
- Defense Minister Again Vows Gaza Settlements, Says Israel ‘De Facto’ Annexing West Bank (Haaretz)
- 14 Countries Condemn Israel’s Expansion of West Bank Settlements (Times of Israel)
- Israeli Mayor Vows Questionable Crackdown on Palestinians Without Permits, Homeless People (Haaretz)
- Israeli Forces Kill, Wound Palestinians as Netanyahu Issues Hamas Threat (Aljazeera)
- Israel’s Oppression of Palestinians Is Comically Absurd (Haaretz)
“[T]he Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says that if “a defined and codified set of steps for when a nuclear facility, fully registered and under IAEA Safeguards, is subjected to military attack … exist, they should be announced so we may comply. If they do not, they must be created”:
The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues:
- Grassroots Group’s Bank Account Frozen Due to ‘Palestine Action Investigation’ (The Guardian)
- Four Palestine Action Hunger Strikers Vow to Continue as Two Pause Protest (Aljazeera)
“Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn’t risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of popular unrest last seen after the killing of Mahsa Amini”:
- ‘There’s No Going Back’: Iran’s Women on Why They Won’t Stop Flouting Dress Code Laws (The Guardian)
“[T]this victory is testament to the power of direct action, and also exemplifies why Palestine Action was proscribed… [I]t was banned because it was effective at disrupting the Israeli weapons industry” — Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action:
“During the operation, officers discovered 59 kilograms of hashish along with approximately 34,800 liters of smuggled diesel fuel”:
“International law experts have warned that Greece’s deepening cooperation with Israel violates Athens’ legal obligations regarding Palestine, with one calling Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ‘complicit in the violation of international law’”:
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