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Biden officials blocked early warning describing Gaza as ‘apocalyptic wasteland’ 

Michael Arria Mondoweiss  /  February 5, 2026 A new Reuters report sheds more light on the Biden administration's role in covering up and enabling the Gaza genocide. Reuters reports that the Biden administration blocked a series of memos detailing Israel’s horrific destruction of Gaza. Staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development attempted...

The Gaza ceasefire began months ago – here’s why the fighting...

Sam Metz AP  /  February 5, 2026 JERUSALEM – As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a question that has echoed across the war-ravaged territory for months. “Where is the ceasefire? Where are the mediators?” Shifa...

Iran’s despair is U.S. policy

Trita Parsi Foreign Policy  /  February 4, 2026 Western sanctions helped kill Iranians’ earlier hopes of their country’s transformation from within. Something unexpected has begun to surface in the familiar rhythm of Iranian protests: Alongside the chants for freedom and an end to clerical rule, there is now a growing call for...

[VIDEO] ‘No one should leave Gaza’: Returnees’ message from Rafah crossing...

Middle East Monitor  /  February 4, 2026 In an emotional message, the woman urged Gaza’s residents not to emigrate. She described the return journey through Israeli checkpoints as being “like death”, saying that staying in Gaza — despite the destruction — is better than forced displacement. A video clip of one...

‘Where is the ceasefire ?’: Israel’s bombing of Gaza kills 23,...

Stephen Prager Common Dreams  /  February 4, 2026 It comes as nearly 20,000 Palestinians are being denied the ability to leave Gaza for medical treatment, in what activist Muhammad Shehada called “a slow-motion massacre.” Israeli bombings across Gaza have killed at least 23 Palestinians since dawn on Wednesday, including at least two...

A deadly meningitis outbreak is threatening Gaza’s children

Tareq S. Hajjaj Mondoweiss  /  February 4, 2026 Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza's displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk. On January 23, 11-year-old Aline Asfour received her third-grade...

Donors reluctant to fund US-led Gaza plan as Hamas disarmament push...

Rami Ayyub, Emily Rose & Alexander Cornwell Reuters  /  February 4, 2026 JERUSALEM – The U.S. has yet to secure funding commitments for its Gaza reconstruction plan as potential donors voice concerns that disagreements over Hamas disarmament could lead Israel to resume full-scale war in the enclave, sources told Reuters. Hamas laying down its weapons is...

How Human Rights Watch killed a report calling Israel’s denial of...

DSN Staff Drop Site News  /  February 4, 2026 The Israel-Palestine director at Human Rights Watch resigned over the decision to spike the report, which had been approved by HRW’s legal team. The Israel-Palestine director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), Omar Shakir, resigned effective on Monday after over almost a decade at...

Palestinians who fled horror encounter Israeli obstacles in attempt to return...

Antonio Pita, Marc Español & Joan Cabasés Vega El País  /  February 4, 2026 Around 100,000 people escaped the offensive through the Rafah border crossing in the first seven months of the war. Israel only allowed 12 of them to return when it reopened. Jerusalem/Cairo/Beirut – The reopening of Rafah, the border...

US and Iran talks brought back from the brink after White...

Patrick Wintour & Andrew Roth The Guardian  /  February 4, 2026 Talks that had been scheduled in Turkey salvaged after Arab states convince White House not to walk away from negotiations. Talks between the US and Iran scheduled for Friday have been brought back from the brink of collapse after the US...

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De ‘Kwestie Palestina’ verwijst naar de strijd van Palestijnen tegen het zionistische, koloniale project in Palestina, waarbij zionistisch-joodse kolonisten vanaf het eind van de 19e eeuw door middel van kolonisatie stelselmatig toewerken naar het omvormen van Palestina in een Joodse Staat. Deze omvorming betekent in de praktijk dat de...

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