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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 1d

My weekly roundup of under-reported news from Palestine, Israel, and MENA (for free, as always):

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2025-10-10 - Rida Abu Rass

Under-reported news from Israel, Palestine, the Middle East and North Africa: October 10, 2025

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 1d

October marks the start of the olive harvest in Palestine, a culturally significant and, usually, joyous occasion.

Israeli settlers - backed by soldiers - have stolen crops, cut down trees, attacked, and in some cases severely injured, Palestinian olive-pickers - *every day* this week.

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 1d

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 1d

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 1d

October marks the start of the olive harvest in Palestine, a culturally significant and, usually, joyous occasion.

Israeli settlers - backed by soldiers - have stolen crops, cut down trees, attacked, and in some cases severely injured, Palestinian olive-pickers - *every day* this week.

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 2d

www.middleeasteye.net/news/marwan-...

Marwan Barghouti will not be released in Gaza deal, says Israeli spokesperson

Longtime prisoner is the most popular Palestinian political figure, according to polls

www.middleeasteye.net

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 2d

I'm relieved, but whether the cease‑fire can hold in the long run hinges on Trump’s willingness to keep up long‑term pressure on Netanyahu. I’m not optimistic that he will.

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Lisa Goldman @lisang.bsky.social · 4d

I was surprised during a recent reporting trip to see West Bank settlers living in Tel Aviv. What were they doing in this bastion of liberal secularism? The answer speaks to the triumphalism of the ascendant far right, which has penetrated every level of Israeli society.

The Settlers Bursting Tel Aviv’s Bubble

The religious-nationalist right has targeted Israel’s most secular, liberal city

newlinesmag.com

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 2d

Children.

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 4d

Israel has a long history of illegal orders being given with a nod-and-a-wink - including the 1956 Kafr Qasim Massacre, and the 1948 Nakba itself - but the scope and scale of the cover-up are on a completely different scale, today.

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 4d

In this important article (which will hopefully be translated into English soon - I'll post below if it is), Adam Raz and Assaf Bondi detail the ways in which a criminal, cover-up culture has permeated Israeli institutions at all levels, including (of course) the IDF Military Advocate General.

כל החברה מעורבת בפשעים, והם מגובים ומטויחים. קשה לסיים ככה מלחמה | דעה

בשלהי מלחמת העולם השנייה כתבה הפילוסופית חנה ארנדט, שבחברה שבה כולם מבצעים פשעים, לא ניתן לאתר פושע אחד. בשנתיים האחרונות בנתה ממשלת בנימין נתניהו את המערך המאפ

www.haaretz.co.il

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9d

there are simply no words to describe the grief of this happening on yom kippur.

Manchester synagogue: Two dead in Manchester synagogue attack, with suspect also believed to have been killed - police

The suspect was shot by police, who say his condition cannot be confirmed due to

www.bbc.com

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 10d

Excellent epi.

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 11d

Will be intercepted within the next couple of days, possibly tonight. The situation is more volatile than usual, as the flotilla is monitored by Greek, Italian and Spanish military vessels, as well as Turkish drones.

www.newarab.com/news/global-...

Global Sumud Flotilla nears Gaza amid fears of Israeli attack

The Sumud Flotilla is nearing Gaza’s shores, but fears over Israeli attacks are increasing as the vessels approach the dangerous ’Orange Line’.

www.newarab.com

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 11d

All eyes on the Sumud Flotilla.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 11d

Morocco sees largest anti-government protests in years.

A youth-led movement called Gen Z 2012 has spread through TikTok and Instagram to at least 11 cities, including Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakesh and Agadir.

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 16d

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 16d

First images of Tony Blair entering Gaza as head of the new temporary international administration

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 19d

Aw, shucks!

Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 20d

www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

Is recognising Palestine a way to ‘save face’ for Western leaders?

While a historic decision, Western states’ recognition of Palestine needs to come with more action, analysts say.

www.aljazeera.com

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 20d

So google maps updated some satellite footage, here’s one single Ukrainian village. One out of thousands

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 20d

Source (Hebrew): www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 20d

In Israel, the Australia-Canada-UK recognition of Palestine is met with wall-to-wall condemnation, including all on the so-called liberal-Zionist left, and the Hostage Families Forum.

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 20d

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 21d

Good chance of Israel being suspended from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) this week. This move would have devastating implications for Israeli football, and would be the most significant move of cultural sanction against Israel in decades.

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