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formerly known as
Women's Liberation Front
'Insight is the first step of resistance against any ideologic form of dictatorial and misogynistic oppression'
and
'Freedom is like a bird that nests in ones' soul'
Welcome to cryfreedom.net, formerly known as Womens Liberation Front.  A website that hopes to draw and keeps your attention for  both the global 21th. century 3rd. feminist revolution as well as especially for the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi uprising in Iran and the struggles of our sisters in other parts of the Middle East. This online magazine that started December 2019 will be published every week. Thank you for your time and interest. 
Gino d'Artali
indept investigative journalist - radical feminist and women's rights activist 

'WOMEN, LIFE, FREEDOM'
You are now at the section on what is happening in Gaza, Westbank, East Jerusalem/PALESTINE
(Updates December 25, 2025)

For the in Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom' Women-led revolution
Dec 24 - 22, 2025
and
Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All
Special report/tribute: Zan, Zendegi, Azadi marters for freedom sisters
UPDATE June 22, 2025
and
Narges Mohammadi - with war there cannot be democracy
May 28 - 6 and April 17 - March 16, 2025 and earlier reports
in continuation of the resistance of the 4 sisters and others and
For the 'Women's Arab Spring 1.2 Revolt news
Dec 24 - 20, 2025
Oct  24 - 20, 2025
Special reports about the Afghanistan Women Revolt
Dec 17 and 12 - 6, 2025

Manifest - Oct 26, 2025
Slaughterhouse Rape


Manifest - Start August 31, 2025
Matriarchism is alive and kicking
UPDATE with New Story: Sept 19, 2025:
Tunisian women react to gender remarks: A consequence of patriarchal mentality
Earlier stories embedded:

Sept 10, 2025: Rûken Nexede on ‘Jin Jiyan Azadî’: Philosophy of freedom, equality
And
“How Fiercely We Cling to Life” – A Prison Letter from Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee


Manifest - Axis of Evil - J´Accuse :-)

August 8 025

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Special Report Global Sumud Flotilla
October 2-1, 2025

September
Trench stories are now embedded in the daily news
August 27, 2025
“When Life becomes Cheaper than Bread.”
Call for Justice

August 26, 2025
Cease fire? Where, when?
And by the way,
we are not hamas, idf
i.e. terrorists,
we are civilians i.e. humans.

Question is...
are the (western) genociders too?


TRIBUTES TO MOTHERS AND CHILDREN

 
Dec 3 Nov 18, 2025
Journalism is ‘both a battleground and a lifeline’
reports from the battlefields
earlier

Nov 15 - 5, 2025
Attacks on Journalists
continues but...
risking Limb and Life
they keep Revealing the Plain Truth



Shireen Abu Akleh and many others intentionally killed by israeli forces
the World knows what’s happened in Gaza
in the last two years thanks to
‘remarkable’ local journalists
and stories of the Fallen or Wounded
which demands Justice...
Nov 15 - 5, 2025
Attacks on Journalists
continues but...
risking Limb and Life
they keep Revealing the Plain Truth
and more actual news

Overview of journalists killed in action in Gaza
Journalists keep Revealing the Truth despite All


Shireen Abu Akleh
In commemoration of Shireen Abu Akleh,
the 'voice of Al Jazeera'
killed while revealing the true face of israel

Updated:

December 6, 2024:
Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war
 
Click here for earlier stories/news

Day 2 day update:
Dec 25, 2025
Today's Factual News
israel keeps demolishing buildings,
More babies Dying of Cold
Starvation, Flooding and Bombs
as genocidal weapons…
while the World stays quiet
with only one thing in heart:
Christmas...
but the voices of Palestinians -
stay Resilient -
and Hold Ground…


Live Updates Dec 25, 2025


Live Updates Dec 22, 2025

And Dec 12 - 11, 2025:
Gaza families struggle with Storm Byron 2

Gaza families struggle with Storm Byron


Live Updates Dec 22, 2025
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Live Updates since Oct 9

October 7, 2025
Special Report About
2 years of Genocide


 
All actual news from Palestine
comes since weeks incl.
OUT OF THE TRENCHES stories

click below for an
Overview special reports



For the complete story of the ´Madleen´ heroic voyage' click here

July 4 - 3, 2025
Gaza’s hunger crisis is not a tragedy
– it’s a war tactic

 When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

 
VICTORY is on its way to the sea  -- Screengrab Al Jazeera: Wanted for genocide - Guilty as Charged - rubio virus

  
 
Olive tree - Symbol of Palestine
- Did you eat today  - Boy shouts FOOD and PEACE NOW - GO AWAY you mercenaries of the usa/isr/idf/ghf devils!!!!


Videoscreen grab: israeli soldiers The Killing machines
Al Jazeera - Dec 25, 2025
{Infant among Palestinians wounded in attacks by Israeli settlers, soldiers
Eight-month-old among multiple Palestinians wounded in attacks across the occupied West Bank.
Five Israeli settlers have been arrested over their alleged involvement in an attack on a Palestinian home that wounded an eight-month-old baby in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the infant suffered “moderate injuries to the face and head” in the attack that took place late on Wednesday involving “a group of armed settlers” who were throwing stones at homes and property in the town of Sair, north of Hebron. Israeli police on Thursday said five settlers were arrested after they received reports of “stones being thrown by Israeli civilians toward a Palestinian home”. Israeli settlements and outposts are Jewish-only communities built on Palestinian land that are illegal under international law. They can range in size from a single dwelling to a collection of high rises. About 700,000 settlers live in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, according to the Israeli advocacy group Peace Now. Elsewhere in the West Bank, a 17-year-old boy was shot and dozens of Palestinians suffered tear gas inhalation during an Israeli army raid in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, Wafa reported. The report added that “Israeli forces carried out a widespread incursion into the town, firing live bullets and tear gas canisters across its neighborhoods”. Israeli forces also detained three Palestinians from Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, after settler attacks. Also in Masafer Yatta, Israeli forces raided homes and tents belonging to residents, searched them and vandalised their contents before detaining one resident. Another Palestinian man was wounded in a settler attack in the town of Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah. Local sources said armed settlers attacked homes near the village entrance, resulting in minor injuries to a young man.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/25/infant-among-palestinians-wounded-in-attacks-by-israeli-settlers-soldiers


Videoscreen grab: Hungerstrikers
Al Jazeera - Dec 25, 2025 By Shola Lawal
{Palestine Action: Prison hunger strikes that shaped history
Four Palestine Action members are continuing hunger strikes in the UK, following a protest practice with a long history — from Ireland and India to South Africa and Guantanamo. Four members of the advocacy group Palestine Action have pledged this week to continue their hunger strike amid grave medical warnings and the hospitalisations of their fellow protesters. The group’s members are being held in five prisons in the United Kingdom over alleged involvement in break-ins at a facility of the UK’s subsidiary of the Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems in Bristol and a Royal Air Force base in Oxfordshire. They are protesting for better conditions in prison, rights to a fair trial, and for the UK to change a July policy listing the movement as a “terror” group. Palestine Action denies charges of “violent disorder” and others against the eight detainees. Relatives and loved ones told Al Jazeera of the members’ deteriorating health amid the hunger strikes, which have led to repeated hospital admissions. Lawyers representing the detainees have revealed plans to sue the government. The case has brought international attention to the UK’s treatment of groups standing in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. Thousands of people have rallied in support of Palestine Action every week. Hunger strikes have been used throughout history as an extreme, non-violent way of seeking justice. Their effectiveness often lies in the moral weight they place upon those in power. Historical records trace hunger strikes back to ancient India and Ireland, where people would fast at the doorstep of an offender to publicly shame them. However, they have also proved powerful as political statements in the present day.
Here are some of the most famous hunger strikes in recent world history:} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/25/palestine-action-prison-hunger-strikes-that-shaped-history

Quds news - Dec 25, 2025
{ICC-Wanted Netanyahu Wishes Merry Christmas to Christians Around the World: Here’s How People React Amid Israeli Attacks on Christianity
He prompted a wave of responses on X, with users sharing Israeli attacks on Christianity in Palestine and Lebanon, both before and during the two-year genocide in Gaza.
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, wished a Merry Christmas to Christians worldwide on Monday, drawing widespread backlash on social media, where users responded by pointing to Israeli attacks on Christianity in Palestine, including during the genocide in Gaza. “To all our Christian friends around the world, Merry Christmas!” Netanyahu wrote on X, alongside a video in which he claimed that “Israel is the only country in the Middle East where the Christian community is thriving.” He prompted a wave of responses on X, with users sharing Israeli attacks on Christianity in Palestine and Lebanon, both before and during the two-year genocide in Gaza. They also shared a circulating video from Haifa in occupied Palestine showing Israeli forces raiding a Christmas festival attended by Palestinian Christians this week. During the raid, Israeli forces arrested three people, using force, including a man dressed as Santa Claus and destroyed musical equipment.
Palestinian Christians Under Israeli Attacks
Most of Palestine’s Christians live in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, totalling about 47,000 to 50,000, with an additional 1,000 in Gaza before the Israeli assault. Palestinian Christians are subjected to Israeli military control, settler violence, apartheid, and a system that discriminates against them. Across Palestine, Christian communities and their churches have faced several attacks by Israeli forces and settlers. Between January 2024 and September 2025, the Religious Freedom Data Center (RFDC) documented at least 201 incidents of violence against Christians, primarily committed by Orthodox Jews targeting international clergy or individuals displaying Christian symbols. These incidents include multiple forms of harassment, including spitting, verbal abuse, vandalism, assaults and more.
The majority (137) of these incidents took place in Jerusalem’s Old City.
During the two-year genocide in Gaza, Israeli forces attacked numerous places of worship, including churches. An Open Doors report from early 2025 estimated that roughly 75 percent of Christian-owned homes in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed since the start of Israel’s genocidal war. On October 19, 2023, Israeli forces attacked Gaza’s oldest Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius, killing at least 18 displaced people, including children who were seeking shelter in the church. The church, built in 1150, was Gaza’s oldest active place of worship and had been serving as a multi-faith sanctuary for hundreds of civilians.
Israeli forces have also repeatedly attacked the Holy Family Church, Gaza’s only Roman Catholic church, which has long served as a refuge for the local Christian community. On November 4, 2023, an air attack on the church compound partially destroyed a school inside the complex. The attacks continued in July 2025, when an Israeli tank shell struck the church, killing three people and wounding several others. The Holy Family Church has long held symbolic importance beyond Gaza. Throughout the war, the late Pope Francis called the parish almost daily, maintaining a direct line to the besieged community.
IOF Also Wishes Merry Christmas While Attacking Gaza
The Israeli military also wished a “Merry Christmas to all those celebrating”.
Meanwhile, a video widely shared on social media shows Israeli soldiers blowing up homes of displaced Palestinian families in Gaza on Christmas eve, despite the ceasefire which took effect on October 10.
“How, Then, Can We Not Think of the Tents in Gaza?”
Pope Leo has decried conditions for Palestinians in ‍Gaza in his first Christmas sermon as pontiff, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Leo, the first American ⁠pope, said on Thursday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed that God ​had “pitched his fragile tent” among the people of the world. “How, then, ‍can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold?” he asked. Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa also spoke of his visit to Gaza over the weekend, where he said “suffering is still present” despite the ceasefire. In the Strip, hundreds of thousands of people face a bleak winter in makeshift tents. “The wounds are deep, yet I have to say, here too, there too, their proclamation of Christmas resounds,” Pizzaballa said. “When I met them, I was struck by their strength and desire to start over.”} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66944&slug=icc-wanted-netanyahu-wishes-merry-christmas-to-christians-around-the-world-heres-how-people-react-amid-israeli-attacks-on-christianity

Al Jazeera - Dec 25, 2025 By Maram Humaid
{First Christmas in Gaza in two years: A story of hope and survival
Gaza City – The Holy Family Church in Gaza has lit its Christmas tree for the first time after two years of Israel’s genocidal war on the Strip. It is Christmas Eve mass, and the worshippers have packed the main prayer hall. Many of them are excited and happy – not just because it is Christmas but because they are still alive. The glow of lights on the big Christmas tree and holiday decorations could not hide the harsh reality left by the war on Gaza. The church decided to limit the celebrations to a prayer service and brief family gatherings, but the bells rang loud, and that alone filled people with joy. One of those people is 58-year-old Dmitri Boulos, who missed celebrating Christmas during the war. He was displaced along with his wife and two children in the early days of the fighting after heavy Israeli shelling hit around his home in the Tal al-Hawa area, south of Gaza City.} Read, View his story at Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/25/first-christmas-in-gaza-in-two-years-a-story-of-hope-and-survival


Videoscreen grab: Palestinian couple’s wedding turned to funeral
Al Jazeera - Dec 25, 2025
{Palestinian couple’s wedding turned to funeral after Israeli attack in Gaza
A Palestinian couple’s long-delayed wedding ended in tragedy when an Israeli attack struck the Gaza school where they were sheltering, turning their moment of joy into sorrow in yet another ceasefire violation. } Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/12/25/palestinian-couples-wedding-turned-to-funeral-after-israeli-attack-in-gaza

Al Jazeera - Dec 25, 2025
{European nations, Canada decry Israel’s new, illegal West Bank settlements
Fourteen countries condemn Israel’s plans to expand illegal West Bank settlements, express ‘resolute support’ for Palestinians.
Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada, Denmark and France, have condemned Israel’s approval of 19 new ⁠settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying ​the move was illegal and jeopardised the Gaza ceasefire and “long-term peace and security across the region”. The countries said Israel’s actions “violate international law” and risked undermining the fragile truce in Gaza as mediators work to implement the second phase of the ceasefire in a war that has seen Israeli forces kill almost 71,000 Palestinians. “We, States of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom condemn the approval by the Israeli security cabinet of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank,” according to a joint statement. “We recall our clear opposition to any form of annexation and to the expansion of settlement policies,” the countries said, adding: “We call on Israel to reverse this decision, as well as the expansion of settlements.” “We are resolute in our support of Palestinians’ right of self-determination. We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on the Two-State solution.” Israel hit back on Thursday, calling the criticism discriminatory. “Foreign governments will not restrict the right of Jews to live in the Land of Israel, and any such call is morally wrong and discriminatory against Jews,” Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said. On Sunday, Israel’s far-right-wing Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that authorities had greenlit the settlements plan, explicitly saying that the decision was aimed at preventing the establishment of a future Palestinian state. “We are stopping the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state on the ground,” Smotrich said in announcing the plan. “We will continue to develop, build and settle in the land of our ancestors,” he said, according to The Times of Israel. Smotrich also said the Israeli government “has approved for construction or retroactively legalised 69 new settlements since it took office at the end of 2022,” The Times of Israel reported. Earlier this month, the United Nations said the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory – all of which are illegal under international law – had reached its highest level since at least 2017. The UN considers Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank a major obstacle to a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, as the illegal constructions leave little contiguous territory for Palestinians and a future independent Palestinian state under a two-state solution. Al Jazeera’s correspondent Nour Odeh said the decision by the Israeli government was changing the reality on the ground for Palestinians, as many of the settlement outposts formalised in the latest decision are concentrated in the northeastern part of the West Bank, which had traditionally seen very little settlement activity. “While these government decisions may seem bureaucratic, they are in fact strategic in nature,” Odeh wrote earlier this month. “They support the more ideological and often more violent settlers entrenching their presence and taking over yet more Palestinian land, and becoming more brazen in their attacks against Palestinians, which are unprecedented in scope and effect,” she said.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/25/european-nations-canada-decry-israels-new-illegal-west-bank-settlements


Mohammad Bakri
Quds news - Dec 24, 2025
{‘Jenin, Jenin’ Filmmaker Mohammad Bakri Dies at 72, Leaving Palestine Without One of Its Bravest Artists
Mohammad Bakri, the filmmaker behind Jenin, Jenin, has died at 72. For decades, he turned the stage and the camera into tools of witness, telling the Palestinian story with courage, honesty, and defiance that outlived censorship and persecution.
Palestinian actor and director Mohammad Bakri died on Wednesday at the age of 72. He suffered a health crisis that affected his heart and lungs. His death ends a decades-long artistic career that shaped Palestinian, Arab, and international cinema. Bakri built his work around the Palestinian human experience. He focused on daily life under Israeli occupation. He did this through acting, directing, writing, and producing. His journey moved from theater stages to global film screens. He became one of the most influential cultural voices in Palestine.
Who is Mohammad Bakri?
Mohammad Bakri was born in 1953 in the village of al-Bi’na in the Galilee. He grew up as a Palestinian inside the occupied land on which Israel was created, where identity was a daily struggle. That reality shaped his artistic choices and political stance from the beginning. He studied acting and theater at Tel Aviv University in 1973. He also studied Arabic literature. His early theater work showed a strong presence and clear purpose. One of his first major roles was in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge.
His Works
Bakri never treated acting as technique alone. He treated it as a position. The stage and the camera became tools of confrontation. He confronted power, narrative, and silence through art. Over more than four decades, Bakri took part in more than 40 works. He acted, directed, wrote, and produced. He worked in Palestine and abroad. His career included projects in the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Bulgaria. On the international screen, Bakri appeared in major films. These included Private (Italy, 2004), Giraffada (Germany), The Body (Spain), and The Savior (Bulgaria). Private won the Lion of the Future Award at the Venice Film Festival. The film portrayed a Palestinian family trapped in their home under Israeli occupation. It became one of the most important films on Palestine in the early 2000s.
'Jenin, Jenin'
Bakri reached a turning point in 2002. He directed the documentary Jenin, Jenin. The film documented Israel’s assault on Jenin refugee camp during 'Operation Defensive Shield'. It relied on testimonies from residents. It placed the camera with the victims, not the army. The film triggered a long legal and political campaign against him. Israeli courts banned the film. They ordered the confiscation of all copies. They also fined Bakri 175,000 shekels for defamation, plus 50,000 shekels in legal costs. The case followed him for years. Despite the pressure, Bakri refused to retreat. He continued to speak publicly about Palestine. He rejected the Israeli narrative. He rejected the idea that his imposed citizenship defined his identity. He stated clearly that living under Israeli rule did not make him Israeli. Bakri belonged in his youth to Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality. He supported justice, equality, and Palestinian rights. These positions shaped his artistic choices. His roles often portrayed detainees, refugees, fathers under siege, and displaced people. His theater work left a deep mark. His monodrama The Pessoptimist, adapted from Emile Habibi’s novel, became a landmark. He performed multiple characters alone on stage. The play captured the contradictions of Palestinian life between hope and despair. It inspired generations of young theater artists. In cinema, Bakri played symbolic and intimate roles. In Haifa, he portrayed a man wandering a refugee camp with the name of a lost city. In Behind Bars, he embodied the Palestinian detainee. In Wajib, he starred alongside his son Saleh Bakri in a story about family, exile, and generational tension. Bakri also directed other documentaries. These included 1948, which marked fifty years since the Nakba, and Since You Left, which won documentary awards. His work combined simplicity with honesty. He avoided spectacle. He trusted image and testimony. In 2025, Bakri made his final film appearance in All That’s Left of You, a Palestinian-Bulgarian production. The film follows a family shaped by protest and memory in the West Bank. His performance relied on silence and restraint. It reflected a lifetime of experience. The Ministry of Culture named Mohammad Bakri Cultural Personality of the Year in 2020. The ministry cited his global impact and his constant engagement with Palestinian and human causes. Bakri was also a cultural activist. He managed Al-Saraya Theater in occupied Jaffa for a period. He later stepped down to focus on art. He often spoke at festivals and international forums. He raised the Palestinian flag in global cultural spaces. He was a father of six. Some of his children entered acting, including Saleh Bakri and Ziad Bakri. Together, they formed a multigenerational artistic presence rooted in Palestine. Mohammad Bakri believed art was an act of testimony. He believed truth mattered more than balance. He believed cinema should stand with the oppressed. With his death, Palestinian culture loses a central figure. But his films remain. His voice remains. His work stands as a living archive of resistance against Israel, and a lasting testament to the power of honest art.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66942&slug=jenin-jenin-filmmaker-mohammad-bakri-dies-at-72-leaving-palestine-without-one-of-its-bravest-artists


LA teachers in Protest
Quds news - Dec 24, 2025
{Los Angeles Teachers Block Endorsements for Congress Members Funding Israel’s Genocide
LA teachers block endorsements for lawmakers funding Israel’s genocide in Gaza, highlighting Israel’s scholasticide ahead of 2026 primaries.
LA (QNN)- On December 17, the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), representing 35,000 educators, passed a motion. The motion bars the union from endorsing any candidate who voted to send weapons to Israel, reported Common Dreams. The union called out Congress members for enabling genocide and Israel’s repeated bombing of Palestinian families in Gaza. “Politicians should not be rewarded for perpetuating attacks on civilians,” the motion read. As California’s largest local teachers union, UTLA wields significant influence in a state where Democrats dominate. In 2024, Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump statewide 58.5% to 38.3%, and in Los Angeles County 70% to 26.5%. UTLA’s stance could push the California Teachers Association and even the National Education Association to condition endorsements on a candidate’s position on Gaza. The motion passed UTLA’s House of Representatives 56% to 44%. Support came from the Human Rights Committee and Raza Educators Committee. Authors Marc Wutschke, former UTLA board member, and Kathleen Hernandez, retired teacher and antiwar activist, explained the goal: “Our motion encourages unions and the labor movement to reject candidates who vote for genocide and scholasticide,” said Wutschke. “Israel continues to bomb civilians, block aid trucks, and deny school supplies to Gaza’s children.”
Which Lawmakers Support Israel’s Weapons Funding?
The motion signals which lawmakers angered educators. On April 20, 2024, only two Los Angeles-area representatives—Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) and Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles)—voted against a $17 billion Israel military aid package. Both also co-sponsor the Block the Bombs Act to halt arms transfers unless Israel complies with international law. Several other LA-area lawmakers, including Nanette Barragan, Ken Calvert, Robert Garcia, Jimmy Gomez, Ted Lieu, and Brad Sherman, voted for the supplemental funding. Notably, Garcia supports the Block the Bombs Act but had boycotted Netanyahu’s July 2024 address to Congress. The UTLA motion could influence the 2026 primaries. Jimmy Gomez faces progressive challenger Angeles Gonzales-Torres in a solidly blue district. Gonzales-Torres, endorsed by Justice Democrats, organized UCLA protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Gomez has received over $2.5 million from the Israel lobby in past campaigns. Brad Sherman also faces a progressive challenger, Jake Levine, in his district from Sherman Oaks to Malibu. Sherman accepted $637,427 from the Israel lobby. Meanwhile, California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff continue to support Israel’s bombing campaigns despite UTLA backing Senator Bernie Sanders’ attempt to block bombs. Track AIPAC reports $6 million in Israel lobby contributions to Schiff and $104,000 to Padilla.
Los Angeles Educators for Justice in Palestine (EJP-LA) helped drive the motion. The group, with 41 UTLA House votes, represents 16% of the governing body. EJP-LA has previously pushed motions to sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League and to divest teacher retirement funds from war profiteers. The motion comes amid California AB 715, a law establishing an “antisemitism prevention coordinator” to oversee classroom discussion of Israel-Palestine. UTLA plans to support a federal lawsuit challenging AB 715.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66941&slug=los-angeles-teachers-block-endorsements-for-congress-members-funding-israels-genocide


Quds news - Dec 24, 2025
{Al-Aqsa Flood: Hamas Details Military, Political, and Humanitarian Goals in Recently Released Narrative
Hamas has published a detailed account of Al-Aqsa Flood operation, revealing its military tactics, political objectives, and humanitarian considerations. The narrative highlights years of resistance, the struggle against occupation, and the group’s vision for Gaza’s future.
Gaza (QNN)- On Wednesday, Hamas released a detailed account of its October 7 Al-Aqsa Flood resistance operation, stating that it is a culmination of decades-long Israeli repression and Palestinian resistance.The 36-page-long narrative reaffirms that the military operation was a response to 77 years of occupation and ongoing Israeli policies aimed at expelling native Palestinians and dismantling their villages. Hamas described the October 7 operation not as the inevitable outcome of occupation since 1948. The statement emphasized that Israel’s colonial and expansionist policies have targeted Palestinians through segregation, ethnic cleansing, and the systematic denial of political sovereignty. Hamas stated that the operation was a calculated act of resistance against an aggressive Israeli strategy under far-right governments allied with religious Zionism. The resistance movement criticized the failure of political negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. According to the narrative, Israel used peace talks as a cover to expand settlement and deepen control over Palestinian territories. Meanwhile, Gaza faced a tight siege that lasted 17 years, depriving residents of basic necessities. Hamas described the Gaza Strip as “the largest open-air prison in the world,” stressing that Palestinians had reached a breaking point. Hamas also highlighted the suffering of Palestinian detainees and hostages. Thousands endured severe repression, torture, and slow killings in Israeli prisons. The statement criticized the international community, including the United Nations and Security Council, for failing to act decisively while Israel escalated occupation and settlement efforts. According to Hamas, Al-Aqsa Flood operation marked a turning point, as it struck deep into Israeli military lines in Gaza within hours, neutralizing hundreds of soldiers and capturing strategic positions. Hamas insisted that their operations avoided hospitals, schools, places of worship, journalists, and medical teams. The statement condemned Israeli propaganda and disinformation campaign that falsely accused the resistance of targeting Israeli 'civilians'. Hamas emphasized that the killing of civilians does not align with its religious or national values and that any civilian casualties were the result of Israeli Hannibal directive. The operation, Hamas asserted, revived Palestinian collective consciousness and refocused global attention on the occupation. Surveys cited in the statement indicated strong public support for Hamas: 72% of Palestinians deemed the October 7 military operation justified, and 69% approved of Hamas’ performance, compared with only 11% approval for the Palestinian Authority. Hamas added that the operation aimed at restoring Palestinian dignity, breaking the siege, and asserting the right to self-determination. The statement outlined concrete goals: full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, release of all Palestinian detainees and hostages, lifting of the blockade, unrestricted access to essential supplies, and the rebuilding of Gaza with Palestinian-led administration. Hamas stated that the operation also disrupted Israel’s image abroad, undermining its reputation as a “Western democracy” and challenging the narrative of Israeli security superiority. The statement argued that Al-Aqsa Flood exposed the failure of Israeli deterrence and revealed the limits of occupation, while reaffirming the centrality of armed resistance in Palestinian national consciousness. Hamas concluded that the future of Gaza and Palestine depends on Palestinian unity, self-governance, and collective participation. The movement rejected external interference in Palestinian political affairs and vowed to continue defending Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the West Bank while promoting national sovereignty and regional solidarity.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66940&slug=al-aqsa-flood-hamas-details-military-political-and-humanitarian-goals-in-recently-released-narrative

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Al Nakba - 75 years of resistence - VICTORY is on its way to the sea

  Video found footage shoots: Genocidal crime scene witnesses evidence

   
Videoscreen grabs: Under Siege Children Pay Tribute to The Fallen

 
 
Screengrabs: Stop starving Gaza and Foreign Doctors Uncover Disturbing Pattern of Israeli Forces Targeting Children
    

Fighting for Habiba - Gazanan Pieta  - Children suffering from malnutrition - USA visas for medical evacuation patients denied

LOOK AND ACT AGAINST instead of ALWAYS looking away!!!! 


The Gazanan Thinker


"Hopelessness is an emotion, not a position"  and yes, the Palestinians in Palestine undergo 24/7 this emotion apart from the neverending fear and hunger but despite the efforts of the genociders to dehumanize and errase them they stay resilient by keep saying "this is our Land and we´re not going away unless they kill us one by one."

"Read, Learn, Gain Knowledge, Insight
and Act
to Follow the Path of Truth"

“There can be no peace
over the blood of our children,”
and opinion:
recognizing Palestine
as a state will not stop
if the recognizers keep refusing
to stop the genocide."

"How many angels
dance on a spindle knob?
None, as far as they are jewish/christian
and are instead
dancing on the Palestinian
genocide graveyards.
But justice will be served."

"He who doesn´t learn from history
repeats it."

Read here all the Gazanan Thinker knows for sure:

 

Gino d'Artali
ghost-poet/writer of The Thinker - Gaza
 



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