I don't agree with everything Scheindlin says, but this video is super insightful, and should have many more views that it does: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfCD...

This week's news roundup from Palestine, Israel and MENA: ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

Insightful analysis: www.972mag.com/tel-aviv-pal...

With the world's attention diverted elsewhere, Gaza’s casualty numbers have crept back up to pre-ceasefire levels. Neither the Biden nor the Trump administration has been willing or able to enforce meaningful red lines, and Netanyahu keeps pushing. Frog in boiling water.

Netanyahu's MO in Gaza is clear: constantly pushing against the US' (already-skewed) parameters, with the long-term goal of ethnic cleansing. A strategy of incremental escalation, (trying to) avoid outright provocation while steadily advancing maximalist objectives. www.newarab.com/news/wave-is...

Palestinian citizens of Israel have mounted near-daily, widespread demonstrations over the past two weeks, responding to a surge in gun violence (at least 28 were killed this year so far). (see sources below 👇) We've not seen such high levels of mobilization for years - certainly not since Oct. 7.

Nearly 1,900 Israeli force and settler attacks were recorded across the West Bank in January alone. www.newarab.com/news/nearly-...

Former darling of American liberals, Benny Gantz, says that it is not racist for non-Jewish parties to be unable to serve in government.

Few Canadians know that slavery once existed in Canada, or that many of the British Loyalists who came here after the American Revolution were Black. They do not know that segregation was accepted in Canada well into the 1960s….racism is not a matter just of the past. @policyalternatives.ca

Israel has banned Doctors Without Borders (MSF) from operating in Gaza and the West bank. At least five Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza over the past 24 hours. www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...

My analysis for Foreign Policy on the Board of Peace (gift link) Tl;dr it's a dangerous gift, putting it mildly foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/27/t...

Gang violence has surged within the '48 Palestinian community, claiming at least 24 lives this year alone. The community responded with widespread mobilization, including near-daily protests across several Palestinian towns and cities. www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...

Here's this week's roundup of under-reported news from Palestine, Israel and MENA: ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

For Arabic speakers, it's worth checking out this podcast episode, discussing gang violence within the Green Line, Palestinian citizens' responses, the (re)establishment of the Joint List, and how it's all connected to the broader Palestinian movement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A15...

West Bank still on fire. www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli...

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B'Tselem published a new report on Israel's detention facilities, describing them as "a network of torture camps for Palestinians, with the systematic abuse even more extensive than before". www.btselem.org/publications...

Our current top read by Faris Zwirahn explains how the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) —a Kurdish‑led governance structure backed by the U.S. that controlled northeastern Syria— lost control of the region.

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Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians Gaza today, including two children and three journalists.

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My review of Palestine '36: an ambitious film, grappling with colonial violence and Palestinian resistance in ways that challenge conventional narratives. ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

This week's news roundup: ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

Excellent analysis. Drunk on recent tactical gains, Israel is now pursuing regional hegemony by force - extending its influence farther than ever. "That is not a path to security. It is a wager on perpetual dominance in a region that has never tolerated it." www.972mag.com/israel-somal...

Measured, evidence-based reporting from inside Iran: www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-pr...

Well worth a read: newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...

Irony is dead, came back to life, died again, and is now shambling across the world looking for brains to devour

Roundups are back! This week's under-reported news from Palestine, Israel the Middle East and North Africa: ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

Worth a read.

Settler violence continues to spiral out of control in the West Bank. This week alone, settlers - Vandalized an Islamic cemetery in Jerusalem. - Stole livestock. - Uprooted hundreds of olive trees. - Torched cars. - Assaulted civilians with Molotov cocktails and clubs, causing serious injuries.

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In Gaza, Israeli forces have killed an average three Palestinians per day since the beginning of December.

Erdoğan spent years criticizing Obama administration for its slow response to July 15 coup attempt, even citing that delay as evidence of US involvement. It remains to be seen how fast he will condemn the capture of his close friend Maduro by his other good friend,Trump. So far, no word from Ankara.

Cozy holidays to all www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZioK...

Over 70% of Israeli Jews oppose including Arab parties in the government according to new survey (Haaretz) www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Horrific, disgusting, inexcusable, antisemitic

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Netanyahu says the war is not over My latest with comments from @ayoub.bsky.social @aburass.bsky.social & Rob Geist Pinfold www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...

An Israeli strike on the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon killed at least 13 people. Israel claimed it targeted Hamas members, but Lebanon condemned it as a violation of sovereignty, warning the attacks risk reigniting conflict along the border. #EinElHilweh

The LMU announces the cancellation of a seminar on the topic "the targeting of Palestinian academia". The cancellation announcement is titled "LMU as a place of pluralistic discourse". Couldn't make this up. www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...

Good rant, @hankgreen.bsky.social youtu.be/9zi0ogvPfCA

This week's roundup of under-reported news from Palestine, Israel, and MENA. ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

An important report at @972mag.com, highlighting the consequences of state-backed, settler violence. projects.972mag.com/portraits-se...

Settler violence is spiraling out of control in the West Bank. www.arabnews.com/node/2622467...

A 14 year old, autistic teenager - a Palestinian citizen of Israel, who is accused of security-related offenses - was sexually assaulted by his cellmates. He was kept in the same cell with his attackers, even after complaining - only recently being transferred to solitary confinement.

Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas beyond the "yellow line" since the ceasefire started. Textbook ethnic cleansing.

“Iraqi leaders must address the issues of dwindling voter turnout, the persistence of ethno-sectarian campaigning [etc etc] ...Yet Iraq’s political elite have no incentive to reform a system that benefits them.” Marsin Alshamary and Hamzeh Hadad www.brookings.edu/articles/why...