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Why Arab normalisation with Israel means more colonisation - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-arab-normalisation-israel-means-more-colonisation
Why Arab normalisation with Israel means more colonisation
Repeatedly sold as a path to peace, the historical record shows Arab normalisation deals have delivered only violent expansionism, regional destabilisation and Israeli impunity
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December 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Why Arab normalisation with Israel means more colonisation - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-arab-normalisation-israel-means-more-colonisation
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As Bethlehem lit up again, Palestinian-American Christians reflect on Christmas - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bethlehem-lit-again-palestinian-american-christians-reflect-christmas
As Bethlehem lit up again, Palestinian-American Christians reflect on Christmas
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Two years ago, more than two months into what became <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel's</a> genocide in <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-war-gaza" target="_blank">Gaza</a>, Reverend Munther Isaac of Bethlehem's Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church proclaimed that "Christ is under the rubble".</p>
<p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-christmas-cancelled-gaza-devastation-leaves-sombre-feeling" target="_blank">The nativity display</a> next to him, which lasted through 2024, said as much. </p>
<p>The figure of a newborn Jesus Christ, swaddled in a <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> keffiyeh, lay in a pile of rubble. No Christmas tree was lit, and the celebrations slated for Christ's birthplace were cancelled.</p>
<p>On 10 October 2025, a US-brokered ceasefire went into effect in Gaza.</p>
<p>While there have been nearly 1,000 violations by Israeli forces since then, according to the Gaza Government Media Office, Palestinians have found reprieve from round-the-clock air strikes, and a suffocating blockade of food and medicine. </p>
<p>Now, Bethlehem has turned its Christmas lights back on, and its Palestinian leadership prayed the tourists, with Israel's permission, would return. </p>
<p>You can read more <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bethlehem-lights-again-palestinian-american-christians-reflect-christmas">here</a>.</p>
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December 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
As Bethlehem lit up again, Palestinian-American Christians reflect on Christmas - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bethlehem-lit-again-palestinian-american-christians-reflect-christmas
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A new analysis by CPJ describes a "suffocating climate of fear" in the Tanzanian media community, amid a brutal state crackdown that followed the country's October 29 elections.
‘We cannot publish’: Fear silences Tanzanian journalists over election killings, arrests - Committee to Protect Journalists
After a vain search of local hospitals and mortuaries, the family of journalist Maneno Selanyika concluded their mourning rites on November 8 with prayer, but without a body. He was one of three…
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December 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A new analysis by CPJ describes a "suffocating climate of fear" in the Tanzanian media community, amid a brutal state crackdown that followed the country's October 29 elections.
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Corporate media consolidation was on full display at CBS this week.
CBS 60 Minutes Censorship Rings Another Alarm, Warning of Corporate Media’s Threat to Democracy
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
News organizations cannot function under corrupt corporate control, answering to billionaire bosses and politicians. When that happens, democracy dies, and dictators r...
www.democracynow.org
December 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Corporate media consolidation was on full display at CBS this week.
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The shocking brutality behind Gaza’s crumbling ceasefire
The shocking brutality behind Gaza’s crumbling ceasefire
The shocking brutality behind Gaza’s crumbling ceasefire
www.independent.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The shocking brutality behind Gaza’s crumbling ceasefire
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One year ago, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was abducted by the Israeli military along with dozens of other medical staff during a horrific raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, Palestine on December 27, 2024.
Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
Free them all.
Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
Free them all.
December 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
One year ago, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was abducted by the Israeli military along with dozens of other medical staff during a horrific raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, Palestine on December 27, 2024.
Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
Free them all.
Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
Free them all.
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We join CAIR and 42 other organizations to urge the Wikimedia Board of Trustees and @wikipedia.org editors to reject and block the efforts of Wikimedia co-founders Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger to deny the inescapable conclusion that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza.
December 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We join CAIR and 42 other organizations to urge the Wikimedia Board of Trustees and @wikipedia.org editors to reject and block the efforts of Wikimedia co-founders Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger to deny the inescapable conclusion that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza.
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Palestinian Christians at Gaza City's Holy Family Church lit their Christmas tree and held a celebration for the first time since Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
"I wish we could celebrate correctly with our family. But we can’t change the fact that a lot of people have passed away." Judy T. Hilal
"I wish we could celebrate correctly with our family. But we can’t change the fact that a lot of people have passed away." Judy T. Hilal
December 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Palestinian Christians at Gaza City's Holy Family Church lit their Christmas tree and held a celebration for the first time since Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
"I wish we could celebrate correctly with our family. But we can’t change the fact that a lot of people have passed away." Judy T. Hilal
"I wish we could celebrate correctly with our family. But we can’t change the fact that a lot of people have passed away." Judy T. Hilal
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Earlier today, Israeli occupation forces shelled the Shuja’iyya neighborhood, located east of Gaza City.
December 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Earlier today, Israeli occupation forces shelled the Shuja’iyya neighborhood, located east of Gaza City.
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For a brief period, the pause in Israeli violence gave us a sense of normalcy. Then the airstrikes started again. interc.pt/4p78NP9
December 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
For a brief period, the pause in Israeli violence gave us a sense of normalcy. Then the airstrikes started again. interc.pt/4p78NP9
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An Israeli settler drove into a Palestinian man who was praying at the side of a road blocked by occupation forces in the West Bank.
December 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
An Israeli settler drove into a Palestinian man who was praying at the side of a road blocked by occupation forces in the West Bank.
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Belgium joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ https://aje.io/49ttvf
December 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Belgium joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ https://aje.io/49ttvf
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White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller has spent years weaponizing hatred to become the mastermind of Trump’s crackdown on marginalized groups.
Zeteo traces his most hateful, strange, and downright cringey moments along the way.
Zeteo traces his most hateful, strange, and downright cringey moments along the way.
December 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller has spent years weaponizing hatred to become the mastermind of Trump’s crackdown on marginalized groups.
Zeteo traces his most hateful, strange, and downright cringey moments along the way.
Zeteo traces his most hateful, strange, and downright cringey moments along the way.
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Palestinian worker succumbs to injuries sustained by Israeli forces in Jerusalem - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-worker-succumbs-injuries-sustained-israeli-forces-jerusalem
Palestinian worker succumbs to injuries sustained by Israeli forces in Jerusalem
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>A Palestinian man has died from injuries sustained after being shot by Israeli forces a week earlier in the town of Al-Ram, in occupied East Jerusalem, Wafa news agency reported.</p>
<p>He was shot last week while he was attempting to enter his workplace, Wafa said. He was later transferred to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and admitted to intensive care. He was declared dead on Tuesday due to his critical wounds.</p>
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December 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Palestinian worker succumbs to injuries sustained by Israeli forces in Jerusalem - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-worker-succumbs-injuries-sustained-israeli-forces-jerusalem
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Palestinian women face abuse in Israeli jail, media office says
Palestinian women face abuse in Israeli jail, media office says
Palestinian women detained in Israel’s Damon Prison in Haifa face abuse, including beatings and the forcible removal of their headscarves, the Prisoners’ Media Office said Monday, Anadolu reports. …
www.middleeastmonitor.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Palestinian women face abuse in Israeli jail, media office says
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Great to meet with @the-rac.bsky.social to discuss the need to curb settler violence in the West Bank and the harms of Trump weaponizing antisemitism to push his political agenda at home and abroad.
Grateful for their partnership and their continued advocacy for democracy, justice, and peace.
Grateful for their partnership and their continued advocacy for democracy, justice, and peace.
December 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Great to meet with @the-rac.bsky.social to discuss the need to curb settler violence in the West Bank and the harms of Trump weaponizing antisemitism to push his political agenda at home and abroad.
Grateful for their partnership and their continued advocacy for democracy, justice, and peace.
Grateful for their partnership and their continued advocacy for democracy, justice, and peace.
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Israel has approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that further entrenches illegal occupation and fuels deadly Israeli military raids and escalating settler attacks across Palestinian communities.
Israel Approves 19 New West Bank Settlements, Escalating State-Backed Violence
The illegal move deepens Israeli occupation as deadly raids and settler attacks continue across Palestinian territory.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Israel has approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that further entrenches illegal occupation and fuels deadly Israeli military raids and escalating settler attacks across Palestinian communities.
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This is WILD.
Power goes out in San Francisco and the robot cars, needing the lights to "self" drive, all stop at once, blocking streets and emergency vehicles - which are needed more than ever in a black out!
We knew AI causes power outages. Turns out it also makes them worse by being stupid.
Power goes out in San Francisco and the robot cars, needing the lights to "self" drive, all stop at once, blocking streets and emergency vehicles - which are needed more than ever in a black out!
We knew AI causes power outages. Turns out it also makes them worse by being stupid.
Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout.
With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
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Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Waymo stopped its service across San Francisco on Saturday after numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams in the city.
missionlocal.org
December 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is WILD.
Power goes out in San Francisco and the robot cars, needing the lights to "self" drive, all stop at once, blocking streets and emergency vehicles - which are needed more than ever in a black out!
We knew AI causes power outages. Turns out it also makes them worse by being stupid.
Power goes out in San Francisco and the robot cars, needing the lights to "self" drive, all stop at once, blocking streets and emergency vehicles - which are needed more than ever in a black out!
We knew AI causes power outages. Turns out it also makes them worse by being stupid.
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Denied bail for minor criminal damage (spraying paint on aircraft used in a genocide), 8 courageous prisoners are on hunger strike & close to death. Is the UK gvt willing to sacrifice Britain's reputation for liberalism to aid and abet Israel's genocide? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
December 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Denied bail for minor criminal damage (spraying paint on aircraft used in a genocide), 8 courageous prisoners are on hunger strike & close to death. Is the UK gvt willing to sacrifice Britain's reputation for liberalism to aid and abet Israel's genocide? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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"The ONLY reason Israel gets away with this naked thievery is US military and political support," said one observer.
Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
"The ONLY reason Israel gets away with this naked thievery is US military and political support," said one observer.
www.commondreams.org
December 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"The ONLY reason Israel gets away with this naked thievery is US military and political support," said one observer.
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Just 11 days left in our year-fundraising drive!
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The other is @boltsmag.org (I can't mention one w/out mentioning the other).
Just an amazing resource, and so worthy of a donation:
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But there are really 2 outlets that fit that description for me.
The other is @boltsmag.org (I can't mention one w/out mentioning the other).
Just an amazing resource, and so worthy of a donation:
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December 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Just 11 days left in our year-fundraising drive!
This is the days we finalize decisions for our upcoming year’s budget — incl money we plan to allocate to illustrations, freelance work, research, and more key expenses.
It’s a great time to become a subscriber and grow our base — or one time donor!
This is the days we finalize decisions for our upcoming year’s budget — incl money we plan to allocate to illustrations, freelance work, research, and more key expenses.
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Working people deserve a government that works for them – not one captured by billionaires and corporate lobbyists.
Congress needs to tax the rich and hold Trump accountable for his corruption.
Congress needs to tax the rich and hold Trump accountable for his corruption.
December 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Working people deserve a government that works for them – not one captured by billionaires and corporate lobbyists.
Congress needs to tax the rich and hold Trump accountable for his corruption.
Congress needs to tax the rich and hold Trump accountable for his corruption.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Israel kills two Palestinians, including 16 year-old, in West Bank https://aje.io/z3xen7
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Israel kills two Palestinians, including 16 year-old, in West Bank https://aje.io/z3xen7
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More US #sanctions on #ICC judges involved in #Israel cases. Talk about political persecution of judges. www.jurist.org/news/2025/12...
US imposes sanctions on two ICC judges after rejecting Israeli challenge in war crimes case
The US government on Friday announced sanctions on two judges from the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court, Gocha Lordkipanidze of Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin of Mongolia, due to...
www.jurist.org
December 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
More US #sanctions on #ICC judges involved in #Israel cases. Talk about political persecution of judges. www.jurist.org/news/2025/12...