{"id":93406,"date":"2025-12-02T07:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=93406"},"modified":"2025-12-02T07:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:43:13","slug":"news-and-analysis-12-2-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=93406","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 12\/2\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/campaigns\/2025\/12\/rasheed-khudeiri-they-steal-the-land-the-water-by-force-west-bank-activist-on-palestinians-struggle-to-remain-on-their-land\/\">Rasheed Khudeiri: \u201cThey Steal the Land, the Water, by Force\u201d West Bank Activist on Palestinians\u2019 Struggle to Remain on Their Land<\/a> (Amnesty International)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/settler-violence-netanyahu-palestinians-israel-502ad2d020a6ff0a1b525c52bd72c8ed\">Settler Outposts Spread Among West Bank Villages and Fuel Fear of More Attacks<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2news.com\/news\/world\/israeli-fire-kills-4-palestinians-in-gaza-and-west-bank\/article_ea577fb4-cd51-54a6-b5e2-acb3c47575d0.html\">Israeli Fire Kills 4 Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank<\/a> (2 News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/viacampesina.org\/en\/2025\/12\/alert-la-via-campesina-strongly-condemns-attacks-against-its-member-organisation-in-palestine-and-denounces-the-arbitrary-arrests\/\">ALERT! La Via Campesina Strongly Condemns Attacks Against Its Member Organisation in Palestine and Denounces the Arbitrary Arrests<\/a> (Via Campesin)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/israel-holds-bodies-two-palestinians-killed-west-bank-raids\">Israel Holds Bodies of Two Palestinians Killed in West Bank Raids<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2025\/10\/whitewashing-exploration-genocide.html\">Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza<\/a> (Informed Comment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/jafar-panahi\/\">Jafar Panahi<\/a> dedicated his Gotham Award for Best Screenplay for <em><a id=\"auto-tag_it-was-just-an-accident\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/it-was-just-an-accident\/\" data-tag=\"it-was-just-an-accident\">It Was Just an Accident<\/a><\/em> \u201cto independent filmmakers in Iran and around the world\u201d the same day the Iranian director was <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/12\/jafar-panahi-sentenced-one-year-prison-travel-ban-absentia-1236631954\/\">sentenced in absentia earlier today<\/a> to one year in prison and a two-year travel ban&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/12\/jafar-panahi-gotham-awards-remarks-best-original-screenplay-1236632123\/\">Iran\u2019s Jafar Panahi Dedicates Gotham Award yo Filmmakers \u201cDeprived of the Right to See and Be Seen\u201d<\/a> (Deadline)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech &#8212; and the resistance &#8212; continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/italy-deport-egyptian-imam-over-comments-pro-palestine-rally\">Italy to Deport Egyptian Imam over Comments at Pro-Palestine Rally<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfshorebusiness.com\/news\/national\/cops-arrests-santa-during-pro-palestine-protests\/article_f6addbc2-d814-57f0-9ed4-9cc2d9ccee51.html\">Cops Arrests \u2018Santa\u2019 During Pro-Palestine Protests<\/a> (Gulf Shore Business)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>His &#8220;detention by local government forces came after Zero Units killed Afghan police forces in Kandahar they were supposed to be defending&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/national-guard-shooter-rahmanullah-lakanwal-afghanistan-zero-units-cia-imprisonment?publication_id=2510348&amp;post_id=180427243&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">Locals Say National Guard Shooter Was Imprisoned in Afghanistan After \u201cZero Unit\u201d Killings<\/a> (Drop Site)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[P]ro-Israel French consultant <a href=\"https:\/\/zera-israel.org\/en_us\/advisory-board-en\/didier-meir-long\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Didier Meir Long<\/a> &#8230; said he had gathered information from various French security and intelligence figures &#8230; [and] that the information gathered was then passed on as a report to Israeli intelligence services&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/french-muslim-group-demands-investigation-over-census-allegedly-shared-israel\">French Muslim Group Demands Investigation into Census Allegedly Shared with Israel<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;First <a href=\"https:\/\/legal.un.org\/avl\/ha\/ufp\/ufp.html\">adopted<\/a> &#8230; to override the Soviet veto during the Korean War&#8221; the resolution would allow for &#8220;an emergency special session<em>&#8221; <\/em>to override U.S. vetoes of a Gaza ceasefire, but &#8220;that prospect is moot&#8221; due to &#8220;the US-brokered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org.uk\/press-releases\/israels-genocide-against-palestinians-not-over-despite-ceasefire-new-amnesty\">ceasefire-that-is-not-a-ceasefire<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/content\/us-bulldozed-prospect-uniting-peace-palestine\/51087\">The US Bulldozed the Prospect of Uniting for Peace in Palestine<\/a> (Electronic Intifada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The unnamed small ship was carrying 350,000 litres of fuel. 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