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Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono
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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!!!!

Justice for Gaza
Quds news - Jan 19, 2026
{Gaza Authorities Welcome Transition to Ceasefire Phase Two, Express
Full Readiness
Hamas also welcomed the establishment of the technocratic committee on
Friday, calling it “a step in the right direction” and signalling it was
ready to hand over administration of Gaza.
Gaza Authorities Welcome Transition to Ceasefire Phase Two, Express Full
Readiness
Gaza (QNN)- The Gaza Government Media Office welcomed the US
announcement of the transition to phase two of Trump’s ceasefire plan,
affirming its full readiness to transfer authorities and complete
handover procedures, even as Israel publicly objected to the plan. The
US announced this week the setting up of the “Gaza executive board”,
which will operate under a broader “board of peace” to be chaired by
Donald Trump as part of his 20-point plan to end the Israeli genocide in
Gaza. The White House said Trump’s plan would include three bodies: the
board of peace, chaired by Trump; a Palestinian committee of technocrats
tasked with governing Gaza; and the Gaza executive board, which would
play an advisory role. The general commissioner of the National
Committee for Gaza Management (NGAC), Ali Shaath, said that the
technocratic body would seek to restore core services and cultivate a
society “rooted in peace”. Following the announcement of the transition
to the second phase, “we welcome the Palestinian National Committee for
Gaza Management as an important step toward addressing the
administrative and service challenges facing the Strip,” the Office said
in a statement on Monday. “This step aligns with the priority of
bringing the ongoing aggression against our Palestinian people to a
complete halt, ensuring the protection of civilians, and easing the
severe humanitarian suffering endured by our people.” “We affirm our
full readiness to transfer the relevant authorities and our complete
preparedness to carry out all handover and takeover procedures in a
manner that ensures a smooth, orderly institutional transition.” “This
process will safeguard the rights of citizens and public-sector
employees and guarantee the uninterrupted continuation of essential
services.” “We stress that governmental and service operations will
continue without disruption, and that relevant institutions and
departments remain fully engaged in providing basic services to our
Palestinian people despite the exceptional circumstances, taking into
account available resources and the magnitude of the challenges at
hand.” “We further confirm that employees across all sectors stand fully
ready to cooperate with the NGAC in a way that serves the public
interest, improves the quality of services provided to citizens, and
reinforces administrative and institutional stability.” “We stress the
unity of Palestinian land and the political unity of the West Bank and
the Gaza Strip, and reject any arrangements that would entrench division
or undermine the Palestinian national will. Strengthening national
unity, achieving internal cohesion, and addressing current challenges
with responsibility remain a top national priority at this critical
stage.” Hamas also welcomed the establishment of the technocratic
committee on Friday, calling it “a step in the right direction” and
signalling it was ready to hand over administration of Gaza. ICC-wanted
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the plan and said the
transition to phase two was largely symbolic. “The announcement... was
not coordinated with Israel and runs counter to its policy. The Prime
Minister instructed the Foreign Minister to raise this matter with the
U.S. Secretary of State," Netanyahu said.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67099&slug=gaza-authorities-welcome-transition-to-ceasefire-phase-two-express-full-readiness

Al-Shaair
Quds news - Jan 19, 2026
{NFL Fines Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair $11K for 'Stop the Genocide'
Message in Eye Black
Al-Shaair, 28, has long been a vocal pro-Palestinian advocate. In
December 2023, as a member of the Tennessee Titans, Al-Shaair chose to
support the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund through the NFL’s “My
Cause, My Cleats” program.
NFL Fines Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair $11K for 'Stop the Genocide' Message
in Eye Black
Houston (QNN)- The NFL fined Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair
for wearing eye black that read the message "stop the genocide" during
last week's wild card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The league
levied the $11,593 fine for a violation of the NFL uniform and equipment
rules, citing the display of a personal message despite the ongoing
Israeli genocidal war in Gaza. Al-Shaair's message was in reference to
Israel's assault on Gaza where Israel has killed more than 71,000
Palestinians since October 2023, used starvation as a weapon of war,
destroyed more than 80 percent of structures and erased entire
neighborhoods. The Texans selected Al-Shaair earlier this season as
their club winner for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, which is
given annually to a player who demonstrates excellence on the field and
a significant commitment to philanthropy and community service off the
field. Al-Shaair earned his first Pro Bowl selection this season after
racking up 103 tackles, nine passes defended, a forced fumble and a
career-high two interceptions. The second-year Texan is a former
undrafted free agent who has blossomed into one of the NFL's most
outstanding linebackers across stints with the San Francisco 49ers,
Tennessee Titans and Texans. Personal messages are prohibited unless
approved ahead of time by the league office. The NFL does not grant
permission for players to convey messages pertaining to "political
activities or causes, other non-football events, causes or campaigns, or
charitable causes or campaigns," according to Rule 5, Section 4, Article
8 of the league rulebook. The first offense constitutes an $11,593 fine.
The second offense carries a $17,389 penalty. All NFL fines are
collected and donated to the Professional Athletes Foundation and NFL
Foundation. In spite of the fine, Al-Shaair could be seen wearing the
same message in his eye black before Houston’s AFC divisional playoff
game at the New England Patriots on Sunday. Later during the game, he
was observed with the message removed. Al-Shaair, 28, has long been a
vocal pro-Palestinian advocate. In December 2023, as a member of the
Tennessee Titans, Al-Shaair chose to support the Palestine Children’s
Relief Fund through the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” program. "If my
platform can bring even a little hope to families in Palestine, then
that is what I want to use it for," Al-Shaair said earlier this season.
He said in 2024 that “to consistently say that because of [October 7]
innocent people [in Gaza] should now die, it’s crazy.” Al-Shaair was one
of two active NFL players who signed onto the “Athletes for Ceasefire”
letter, which called on former US president Joe Biden to call for a
ceasefire in February 2024.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67097&slug=nfl-fines-texans-lb-azeez-al-shaair-11k-for-stop-the-genocide-message-in-eye-black
Al Jazeera - Jan 19, 2026
{Israel launches ‘large-scale’ military raid in occupied West Bank’s
Hebron
Hundreds of soldiers backed by armoured vehicles raid the Palestinian
city, imposing a lockdown and installing new iron gates. The Israeli
military has launched a “large-scale” operation in Hebron in the
southern occupied West Bank, deploying hundreds of soldiers and heavy
machinery in a move that has paralysed the city’s southern districts. In
a joint statement issued on Monday, the Israeli army and the internal
security service, Shin Bet, confirmed the offensive, stating it aims to
“thwart terror infrastructure” and confiscate weapons in the Jebel Johar
area. The army warned the operation would continue for “several days”.
‘Defensive Shield’ tactics
Reporting from the scene, Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent Montaser
Nassar described a state of total lockdown. “We are in the so-called
southern region of Hebron, which has been under a curfew since dawn,”
Nassar said. “There is an intensive deployment of occupation forces …
including bulldozers and tracked armoured vehicles.” “We witnessed
tracked armoured vehicles … the last time we saw these in Hebron was
during the second Intifada during [Israeli] Operation Defensive Shield,”
he said, noting the significance of the heavy equipment.
‘Dividing the divided’
While the army cited “counterterrorism goals”, Nassar observed soldiers
installing new metal barriers, warning of a long-term tightening of
control. “They brought in iron gates a short while ago, and this is the
dangerous part,” Nassar said. “It seems that what is happening on the
ground is a prelude to dividing the already divided.” Video footage
verified by local sources showed Israeli forces closing the Tariq bin
Ziyad roundabout with cement blocks and earth mounds. Palestinian news
agency Wafa reported at least seven arrests.
Mosque under pressure
Nassar pointed out that the raid is taking place less than half a
kilometre from the Ibrahimi Mosque, following recent Israeli moves to
strip Palestinian authority “This comes after a decision to ban the
director of the Ibrahimi Mosque … for 15 days,” Nassar explained, noting
that management of the site is being transferred to the Israeli Civil
Administration. Since the beginning of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza
in October 2023, more than 1,080 Palestinians have been killed in the
West Bank, about 11,000 injured, and some 20,500 arrested, according to
official Palestinian sources.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/19/israel-launches-large-scale-military-raid-in-occupied-west-banks-hebron
Al Jazeera - Jan 19, 2026
{Smotrich says Trump’s plan for Gaza is ‘bad for Israel’
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticised US
President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, saying it was ‘bad for Israel’
and should be scrapped. He called for the closure of the US-led Civil
Military Coordination Centre in Kiryat Gat overseeing the Gaza
ceasefire.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/1/19/smotrich-says-trumps-plan-for-gaza-is-bad-for

Quds news - Jan 19, 2026
{“Encourage Immigration and Settlement”: Israeli Ministers Reject
US-Backed Gaza Plan
According to Smotrich, himself a settler in the Israeli-occupied West
Bank, the Israeli PM should instead “establish a military government
there, to encourage immigration and settlement, and in this way to
ensure Israel’s security for many years”.
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israeli ministers and ICC-wanted Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have rejected the US-backed Gaza plan for
so-called post-genocide governance, instead calling for the annexation
of the Palestinian enclave and the establishment of illegal settlements.
After the announcement of the White House’s pick of world leaders who
will join the so-called Gaza “Board of Peace”, which includes
representatives of Turkey and Qatar, Israeli far-right Finance Minister,
Bezalel Smotrich, described Netanyahu’s “unwillingness to take
responsibility for Gaza” as “the original sin”. According to Smotrich,
himself a settler in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Israeli PM
should instead “establish a military government there, to encourage
immigration and settlement, and in this way to ensure Israel’s security
for many years”. The White House announced this week the setting up of
the “Gaza executive board”, which will operate under a broader “Board of
Peace” to be chaired by Donald Trump as part of his 20-point plan to end
the Israeli genocide against Palestinians. The executive board includes
the Turkish foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, and a Qatari diplomat, Ali
al-Thawadi, alongside other regional and international officials.
Presumably referring to Qatar and Turkey, Smotrich said on X: “The
countries that inspired Hamas cannot be the ones that replace it. Those
who support it and continue to host it even now will not be granted a
foothold in Gaza. Period.” “The prime minister must stand firm on this,
even if it requires managing a dispute with our great friend and
President Trump’s emissaries.” Itamar Ben-Gvir, the National Security
Minister, also called on to retrun to the genocide in Gaza and the
“encouragement of large-scale voluntary emigration, in accordance with
President Trump’s original plan.” ICC-wanted Netanyahu himself objected
to the plan on Saturday, claiming how some of the appointments were “not
coordinated with Israel and were contrary to its policy”. He told his
foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, to contact the US secretary of state,
Marco Rubio. In addition to naming Turkey’s foreign minister to the
executive board, Trump has invited the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan, to join the overarching board of peace, along with Egypt’s
president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the former UK prime minister Tony Blair
and the president of Argentina, Javier Milei. Pakistan’s prime minister
Shehbaz Sharif has also received an invitation to join, Pakistan said on
Sunday. The US said this week that the Gaza ceasefire agreement had
entered a second phase, a move which Netnyau said was largely symbolic.
Despite the ceasefire and the transition to phase two, Israel has
continued to violate the agreement, killing hundreds of civilians and
blocking much-needed aid At least 451 Palestinians have been killed by
Israel since the ceasefire took effect in October last year. Israeli
airstrikes and gunfire have not ceased. At the same time, recent storms
have compounded the crisis, causing deaths and flooding in displacement
camps.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67096&slug=encourage-immigration-and-settlement-israeli-ministers-reject-us-backed-gaza-plan

17-Year-Old Palestinian Killed
Quds news - Jan 19, 2026
{17-Year-Old Palestinian Killed by Israeli Forces in Southern Gaza
Israel has violated the ceasefire that took effect in early October more
than 1,000 times, killing hundreds of civilians and blocking much-needed
aid.
Gaza (QNN)- A Palestinian child was shot dead by Israeli forces in Khan
Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday morning. Reports confirm he was the
third son in his family to be killed during the ongoing Israeli
genocide. Local sources confirmed that Hussein Abu Sabala, 17, was shot
and killed by Israeli fire in eastern Khan Younis. Sources added that he
was the third son to be killed by Israeli forces since the start of
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023. Israel has violated the
ceasefire that took effect in early October more than 1,000 times,
killing hundreds of civilians and blocking much-needed aid. The attack
comes just days after the US announced the transition to phase two of
Trump’s 20-point plan and as Hamas has welcomed the establishment of a
15-member technocratic committee of Palestinians that would operate
under the overall supervision of the so-called “Board of Peace” to be
chaired by Donald Trump. However, ICC-wanted Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu objected to the plan on Saturday.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67095&slug=17-year-old-palestinian-killed-by-israeli-forces-in-southern-gaza

Salam Al-Zawawi
Quds news - Jan 19, 2026
{Palestinian Ambassador in Iran Hospitalized After Mob Attacks Her
Residence in Tehran
Palestinian Ambassador to Iran Salam Al-Zawawi was hospitalized after a
mob of protesters stormed her residence in Tehran during violent unrest,
forcing her and embassy staff to take shelter until Iranian security
forces intervened.
Tehran (QNN)- Palestinian Ambassador to Iran Salam Al-Zawawi was taken
to hospital after a violent attack on her official residence in the
Iranian capital, Tehran, during recent unrest in the city. Iranian local
media said the assault took place on Thursday, January 8, amid intense
and violent protests across several areas of Tehran. According to Maan,
around 200 protesters stormed the residence of the Palestinian
ambassador, causing severe damage to the building. The attackers
reportedly used incendiary devices and shouted threats as they forced
their way into the compound. Al-Zawawi and her aides sought shelter in
the basement of the residence as the situation escalated. Iranian media
said the mob managed to enter the building, leading to cases of
suffocation and injuries among the ambassador and several embassy staff
members. Emergency teams later transferred Ambassador Al-Zawawi to
hospital for treatment, while medical staff also treated injured
personnel. Family members of the ambassador and embassy employees
remained trapped in the basement until Iranian security forces arrived.
Security units later intervened, evacuated those inside, and confronted
the attackers, bringing the situation under control.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67093&slug=palestinian-ambassador-in-iran-hospitalized-after-mob-attacks-her-residence-in-tehran
Quds news - Jan 19, 2026
{US Delivers Additional F‑35 Jets to Israel, Intensifying Military Edge
During Gaza Genocide
The United States has delivered additional F‑35 jets to Israel, boosting
its advanced stealth fleet to 48 aircraft. The move comes amid the
ongoing genocide in Gaza, raising concerns over further escalation and
civilian suffering.
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Three new F‑35I stealth fighter jets landed in
the occupation state of Israel early on Sunday coming from the United
States, the Israeli military said, raising the number of
fifth‑generation aircraft in the Israeli Air Force (IAF) arsenal to
48. The jets are part of Israel’s initial order of 50 F‑35s.
Another 25 F‑35 fighters were ordered from US contractor Lockheed Martin
in 2024 and are expected to begin arriving in 2028. The continued
delivery of advanced military aircraft comes against a backdrop of
sustained US support for Israel’s defense. Washington has long been
Israel’s largest source of military aid, committing roughly $3.8 billion
in annual military assistance under a US-Israel memorandum of
understanding that runs through 2028. Much of this funding goes through
the Foreign Military Financing program, which enables Israel to procure
US weapons and military systems. Since the start of the genocide in Gaza
in October 2023, the United States has provided at least $21.7 billion
in military aid to Israel, according to an academic report combining
figures from both the Biden and Trump administrations. This includes
major weapons, munitions, and equipment that have supported Israeli
assaults during the genocide. Under President Trump’s administration, US
military ties with Israel have remained strong, with significant arms
sales and approvals of major weapons packages worth billions of dollars.
In 2025 alone, Trump’s team notified Congress of plans to sell nearly
$7 billion in weapons, including Apache helicopters and armored
vehicles, after reversing a previous pause on such deliveries.} Video -
Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67091&slug=us-delivers-additional-f35-jets-to-israel-intensifying-military-edge-during-gaza-genocide

Videoscreen grab: A displaced couple fixes a tent shelter
Al Jazeera - Jan 19, 2026 - Mariamne Everett
{New storm to hit Gaza, piling on suffering for thousands of displaced
Nearly all of the flimsy tents in Palestinian displacement camps have
been rendered unusable due to the harsh winter conditions.
A new storm is forecast to hit Gaza, adding further to the suffering of
hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in makeshift tents in
displacement camps that are already unfit to withstand the harsh winter
weather. Israel’s more than two-year genocidal war has forced nearly all
of Gaza’s two million people from their homes to live in these temporary
shelters. Last week, Gaza’s Government Media Office reported that
127,000 of the 135,000 tents in displacement camps have been rendered
unusable because of the recent extreme weather. “The reality on the
ground tells a very painful and grim story,” said Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu
Azzoum, reporting from Gaza City on Monday. “Hundreds of thousands of
displaced families are still living in torn tents and roofless homes
exposed to the rain and cold, and the freezing nights.” This suffering
is directly caused by Israeli restrictions, said Abu Azzoum, as Israel
has not been allowing the “entry of prefabricated mobile housing units
and the building materials that are essential for winter protection” or
a free flow of desperately needed basic humanitarian aid. Under a United
States-brokered ceasefire, which took effect on October 10, and which
Israel has violated hundreds of times on a near-daily basis, aid
deliveries were supposed to be significantly ramped up, with at least
600 trucks a day due to enter Gaza to fulfil the population’s needs.
However, the Government Media Office says only an average of 145 trucks
have been entering Gaza since the ceasefire. In an attempt to ease their
abject misery, Palestinians have been “improvising by reinforcing their
makeshift tents with plastic sheets, by keeping themselves fully clothed
and burning scraps inside the makeshift tents in order to use them for
heating due to the unaffordability of fuel supplies and heating
mechanisms along the Strip,” said Abu Azzoum. Winter in Palestine can be
“very brutal”, but what makes this one even worse is that it comes on
top of months of “displacement, hunger and exhaustion”, he added.
The harsh winter conditions have also caused the collapse of previously
damaged buildings by relentless Israeli bombing, leading to the deaths
of at least 25 people since mid-December, according to Gaza’s Ministry
of Health. “The elderly people, the sick and the children are among
those who are most affected” by the harsh winter conditions, said Abu
Azzoum. Deaths caused by cold exposure have risen to 24, including 21
children, the Government Media Office reported last week. “All the
victims were displaced Palestinians living in forced displacement
camps,” it said in a statement. A Palestinian Civil Defence spokesperson
in Gaza said last week that hospitals across the territory have been
observing an influx of patients, particularly children, with
cold-related illnesses, and the organisation had received hundreds of
calls for support due to extreme cold. The Palestinian Meteorological
Department has warned of the risk of frost and freezing conditions in a
polar air mass across large parts of Palestine on Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.} Video -
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/19/new-storm-to-hit-gaza-piling-on-suffering-for-thousands-of-displaced

Inas Khlawi
Quds news - Jan 18, 2026
{Released Palestinian Journalist: Israeli Soldiers Threatened Me With a
Male Jailer During Strip Search
Released Palestinian journalist Inas Khlawi says Israeli soldiers abused
and humiliated her during detention, including threats to bring a male
jailer when she refused a forced strip search, as her case highlights
growing repression of Palestinian journalists in the West Bank.
Occupied West Bank (QNN)- Released Palestinian journalist Inas Khlawi
said she faced violations and abuse by Israeli soldiers following her
detention earlier this month in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces
released Khlawi on January 15 after holding her for 11 days over social
media posts. Khlawi, who lives in the town of Idhna near occupied
Hebron, said an Israeli military unit raided her family home in a
violent night assault. She told Al Jazeera that soldiers smashed two
doors, woke the entire family, and stormed the house while shouting. “We
were asleep, then suddenly we woke up to breaking sounds and screaming.
The soldier kept asking directly, ‘Where is Inas?’” she said, adding
that soldiers forced her to hand over her phone before taking her away.
From the raid to interrogation, Khlawi said abuse began immediately. She
reported that soldiers beat and insulted her inside the military vehicle
before transferring her to the Tarqumiya crossing and then to
interrogation centers. She said interrogators focused on her Facebook
posts, most of which addressed the killing of Palestinian journalists
Anas Al-Sharif and Ismail Al-Ghoul. “My charge was how I published news
about the killing of journalist Anas Al-Sharif,

Anas Al-Sharif
and why I described him as the face of Gaza,” Khlawi said. She explained
that authorities labeled the post as incitement, even though the same
content had circulated first in Israeli media. She said she challenged
the judge in court and defended her work as a journalist trained in
media for four years, stressing that expressing Palestinian reality
always becomes “incitement” in the eyes of Israel. Khlawi added that the
court itself acknowledged, according to the translated decision, that
the posts under investigation did not reach the level of incitement.
Despite this, she said the detention continued under harsh conditions.
She also described undergoing a forced strip search despite her
objections, calling it one of the most degrading experiences she has
endured. “I felt my dignity was completely violated,” she said. “I
refused at first, but the female soldier screamed and threatened to
bring a male soldier to carry out the search. At that moment, I felt
there was no escape.” Khlawi said she spent two days in a cell, one of
them without food. The meal provided the next day, she said, fell “below
the level of human dignity.” She later transferred to Damon Prison,
where prison authorities confiscated the clothes she wore during
detainment and gave her only two pajamas without underwear. She also
described dangerous cell conditions, including sharp metal edges under
doors and the deliberate cutting of hot water during showers. “In Damon,
I understood for the first time that freedom is the most precious
thing,” Khlawi said. “The experience was extremely harsh despite its
short length. I felt as if the sky itself had changed while I was gone.
I cannot imagine the suffering of women detainees who have spent years
behind bars without charges.” Israeli authorities released Khlawi on
bail of 6,000 shekels, about $1,910, and ordered her to appear in court
again early next month.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67090&slug=released-palestinian-journalist-israeli-soldiers-threatened-me-with-a-male-jailer-during-strip-search
Al Jazeera - Jan 19, 2026 - Indlieb Farazi Saber
Maccabi football fans and the ousting of a UK police chief – why it
matters
Experts warn that politicisation of a policing decision sets a
‘dangerous precedent’ for democracy in the United Kingdom. The
resignation of the UK’s West Midlands police chief, who banned Maccabi
Tel Aviv fans from attending a football match in Birmingham last year,
has triggered concerns that pressure from pro-Israel groups is being
allowed to override policing decisions in the United Kingdom. Police
decisions are supposed to be independent of the government or political
influence in the UK. But the departure of Craig Guildford, chief
constable of West Midlands Police, was the result of political pressure
from pro-Israel lobby groups amid heightened sensitivities around the
issues of Israel and Palestine, legal and political commentators say. In
November last year, West Midlands Police recommended that Maccabi Tel
Aviv football fans should be banned from attending a Europa League match
against Aston Villa in Birmingham on public order and security grounds.
West Midlands Police said it had classified the match as high risk based
on “current intelligence and previous incidents, including violent
clashes and hate crime offences that occurred during the 2024 UEFA
Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam”.
“Based on our professional judgement, we believe this measure will help
mitigate risks to public safety,” the police force said at the time. The
decision was ultimately approved by Birmingham City Council’s Safety
Advisory Group (SAG), a multi-agency body that brings together police,
local authorities and emergency services to assess safety risks at major
events. There was a public outcry, and numerous media opinion pieces
called the ban “anti-Semitic”. That pressure has since intensified. Last
week, UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood publicly stated that she had
lost confidence in Guildford following criticism by a police watchdog of
how the ban was handled. Guildford resigned on Friday. But observers say
Guildford’s departure is a sign that policing decisions which intersect
with the issue of Israel and Palestine are no longer insulated from
political consequences. The reason for this, said Chris Nineham,
vice-chair of the British group Stop the War Coalition, is that “most
politicians are too scared to challenge the pro-Israel mainstream
consensus”. He believes the fallout from the ban will have lasting
consequences for future policing decisions. “I think it will reinforce
the tendency for police forces to go along with the establishment bias
against Palestine supporters, which is a product of the British ruling
class’s support for Israel and is reinforced by Israel’s impressive
lobbying operation,” Nineham told Al Jazeera.
‘A very dangerous precedent’
Frances Webber, a retired barrister who writes on politics, human rights
and the rule of law, said the significance of Guildford’s resignation
extends far beyond football or crowd control. In the UK, “police forces
are operationally independent of government, and any case against
Guildford should have been pursued judicially, not politically”, she
explained. The visible role of central government in the fallout from
this policing decision, she argued, “sets a very dangerous precedent,
not just for police and local authorities but for democracy”. Supporters
of the ban on Maccabi fans attending the match in Birmingham argue it
was rooted in a risk assessment shaped by events abroad and local
context. In 2024, Dutch authorities reported serious disorder involving
Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters at a match in Amsterdam, with violence both
before and after the fixture. In intelligence shared ahead of the
Birmingham match, British police said their Dutch counterparts informed
them that significant numbers of visiting fans had been involved in
organised confrontations and disturbances. Birmingham is one of the UK’s
most diverse cities, with around 30 percent of its residents Muslim and
more than 40 percent identifying as Asian or from minority ethnic
backgrounds, according to the 2021 Census. Officers were therefore
concerned that the arrival of large numbers of high-risk, visiting
supporters could spark tensions and even retaliatory disorder. Nineham
argues, therefore, that while procedural mistakes have since been
identified by a police watchdog, the underlying policing decision about
the match in Birmingham was sound. “The undeniably violent element
within the Maccabi fans would have been a risk to the local population,”
he said. Webber also points to reports that visiting Maccabi fans in
Amsterdam had openly celebrated the killing of children in Gaza, and
officers would have had to consider this when assessing the risks
surrounding the Birmingham football fixture.
An imbalance in scrutiny?
So why was the ban called into question at all?
Last week, a police watchdog report by Sir Andy Cooke, chief inspector
at His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, found that “confirmation
bias” had influenced how West Midlands Police assessed and presented
intelligence it had received about Maccabi fans to the SAG. It reported
that Dutch police had questioned the intelligence UK police claimed to
have received from them. According to a report in the UK newspaper The
Guardian this week, Dutch police said key claims about the violence in
Amsterdam relied on by West Midlands Police to reach its decision to ban
Maccabi fans did not align with its own experience.
The report also criticised the police’s reliance on artificial
intelligence (AI), in particular, erroneous AI-generated material such
as a reference to a football match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and West Ham
that never took place. Guildford later apologised after initially
telling MPs that AI had not been used, before clarifying that the error
stemmed from an AI-assisted search tool. Since Cooke’s interim report
was published, much of the British media has framed Guildford’s
resignation as justified, citing the findings in the report. However,
the report found no evidence that the ban was motivated by
anti-Semitism, despite repeated claims to that effect. Critics of the
report, including Jewish Voice for Labour, however, have argued that
there was an imbalance when it came to weighing concerns from different
members of the community. In a letter to the West Midlands Police and
Crime Commissioner, the group said the chief inspector of constabulary
met with what his report described as “significant people” including
representatives of the Israeli Embassy, members of Birmingham’s Jewish
community, and Lord John Mann, the government’s independent adviser on
anti-Semitism, but did not meet with any groups representing
Birmingham’s Muslim community. The group said that this disparity showed
that Muslim safety concerns had been marginalised during the process.
‘A pro-Israel consensus’
“It is worrying how the line that this ban was anti-Semitic and that
only a tiny minority of Maccabi fans are a problem has been able to take
hold, despite the clear evidence to the contrary,” Nineham said, adding
that most politicians have appeared unwilling to challenge a pro-Israel
consensus once it was formed. The fallout that resulted in Guildford’s
departure, he believes, was ultimately shaped less by the report’s
findings than by concern within the political establishment about the
precedent the ban might set. “Guildford was forced out because the
political establishment didn’t want the decision he made to become a
precedent… The message to the police is: don’t make decisions based on a
real risk assessment, toe the pro-Israel line,” Nineham noted. He said
he believes the episode will serve to reinforce a wider tendency within
policing and other institutions to avoid decisions perceived as
unfavourable to Israel, deepening what he describes as an establishment
bias against Palestine supporters. Indeed, the implications of
Guildford’s departure extend far beyond this single case, warns Webber,
with leaders in the police force being placed in an “impossible
situation”, expected to weigh foreign-policy sensitivities alongside
public safety – something she said is absolutely not their role.
Guildford’s exit may satisfy political demands for accountability. But
it has also sent a clear message: when policing decisions intersect with
Israel and Palestine, independence comes at a price, and careers can be
the cost.{} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/1/19/maccabi-football-fans-and-the-ousting-of-a-uk-police-chief-why-it-matters
And let us not forget
Hani Naim
Al Jazeera - Jan 9, 2026 Mohammad Mansour
{‘We just sit and cry’: Gaza’s cancer patients die waiting for treatment
Doctors say cancer-related deaths have tripled since Israel’s war on
Gaza began, as Israel blocks patients from leaving and restricts the
entry of chemotherapy drugs.
For Hani Naim, the wait is not for a cure, but for permission to save
his own life. Living with cancer for six years, Naim had been approved
for treatment abroad. But like thousands of others, he remains trapped
in Gaza, barred from leaving by tightening Israeli restrictions. “I used
to receive treatment in the West Bank and Jerusalem,” Naim told Al
Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum. “Today, I cannot access any treatment at
all. I need radiotherapy, and it no longer exists in Gaza.”
Naim is one of 11,000 cancer patients currently stranded in the enclave,
where the healthcare system has collapsed entirely. According to
doctors, the number of cancer-related deaths has tripled since the
October 2023 start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. With no
chemotherapy, no radiotherapy, and no way out, a cancer diagnosis has
become, for many, an immediate death sentence.
A ‘ghost hospital’
The epicentre of this crisis is the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship
Hospital. Once the sole facility providing specialised oncology care in
the Gaza Strip, it now stands as a hollowed-out shell. “It resembles a
ghost hospital after being turned into a military site during the war,”
Abu Azzoum reported. “Israeli forces blew it up, leaving patients to
fend for themselves.” With the main facility destroyed, doctors have
been forced into makeshift clinics with zero resources. In an interview
with Al Jazeera Mubasher, Mohammed Abu Nada, the medical director of the
Gaza Cancer Centre, described a situation of total helplessness. “We
have lost everything,” Abu Nada said. “We lost the only hospital capable
of diagnosing and treating cancer… We are now in Nasser Medical Complex,
but unfortunately, we have no equipment to diagnose the disease, and we
have no chemotherapy.”
‘Chocolates but no medicine’
Despite recent ceasefire agreements that were supposed to allow aid into
the Strip, essential medical supplies remain blocked. Abu Nada dismissed
claims that aid is flowing freely, noting that while some commercial
goods have entered, life-saving drugs have not. “They brought in
chocolates, nuts, and chips … but treatments for chronic diseases,
cancer treatments, and diagnostic devices have not entered at all,” he
said. “This is just propaganda,” he added. “We appealed to the World
Health Organization … to at least provide us with treatment if we are
not allowed to leave. But on the contrary, what we had has run out.” Abu
Nada estimated that 60 to 70 percent of cancer protocols are completely
unavailable. Because chemotherapy often requires a specific sequence of
drugs, missing even one component renders the entire treatment
ineffective. Even palliative care is failing. Painkillers — essential
for managing the agony of advanced cancer — are now being rationed. “We
try to prioritise,” Abu Nada explained. “Those with widespread cancer
are given some, and those who are still on safe ground … we do not give
them any.”
A silent killer
The human toll of these shortages is stark. Abu Nada revealed that in
the Khan Younis area alone, two to three cancer patients die every
single day. “The result is that cancer spreads in the patient’s body
like wildfire,” he said. “We have gone back 50 years in cancer
treatment.” Currently, 3,250 patients have official referrals for
treatment abroad, but are unable to cross the border due to the closure
of the Rafah crossing and Israeli bans on medical evacuations. For the
remaining medical staff, the psychological burden is immense. “Some
specialists have left Gaza,” Abu Nada said. “But even for those who
remain, what use is a doctor without tools?” “The doctor has nothing
left to do but sit and cry next to this patient who is denied treatment
and denied travel.”} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/9/we-just-sit-and-cry-gazas-cancer-patients-die-waiting-for-treatment
and all other children suffering the most and who deserve a
Nobelprize for Bravery
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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!!!!
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