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Israelis gather outside the home of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to protest Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s request for a presidential pardon over corruption charges on November 30, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. [Mostafa Alkharouf – Anadolu Agency]
An Israeli university professor has declared a hunger strike in protest at her arrest for calling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “traitor”, according to Israeli media.
The Times of Israel reported on Tuesday that Yolanda Yavor, a lecturer at Tel Aviv University and a resident of Or Akiva in northern Israel, was detained on Friday on suspicion of “incitement to violence” over posts she published on Facebook targeting Netanyahu and other officials.
Yavor is currently being held at the Kishon detention facility in northern Israel. Her lawyer, who was not named, told the newspaper that the investigation is “politically motivated”, adding that she “poses no danger” and that her continued detention “endangers her life”.
According to the report, Yavor was arrested after urging a “rebellion” against Netanyahu, writing: “The only option is to fight the traitor, the mouthpieces and the damned collaborators with all our might and by all means – or we cease to exist.”
The Prime Minister’s Office has not commented on the arrest. Netanyahu has repeatedly claimed in recent years that he and his family are the targets of incitement.
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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves discuss wasting money including David Lammy spending £1MILLION on private jets.
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Israeli soldiers organize military equipment while standing on armored personnel carriers near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 6, 2025 in Southern Israel, Israel. [Amir Levy/Getty Images]
Four Israeli soldiers were injured in clashes with Hamas fighters in Rafah the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the army said, Anadolu reports.
A military statement said that one of the soldiers was severely wounded, while three others sustained moderate injuries in eastern Rafah.
Channel 14 said that clashes erupted after three Palestinian fighters allegedly emerged from a tunnel in Rafah and fired anti-tank rockets at Israeli forces.
Israeli forces responded with fire from helicopters, with two fighters killed in direct fire, while a third Palestinian allegedly attached an explosive device to an Israeli armored vehicle before fleeing back into the tunnel, the channel said.
The public broadcaster KAN said an Israeli helicopter attacked the area to which the third Palestinian fled.
There was no immediate comment from Hamas on the reports.
According to Israeli media reports, there are around 200 Hamas fighters who are trapped inside underground tunnels in Rafah, and Tel Aviv has not yet responded to demands by Hamas and mediators to allow them safe passage to areas under the group’s control.
Separately, the Israeli army claimed that it had killed more than 40 Palestinian fighters over the past week in operations targeting tunnels in the area under its control in Rafah.
On Monday, US President Donald Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call to clarify the crisis of the fighters trapped inside the Rafah tunnels.
According to Channel 12, Washington has attempted to reach an agreement between Israel and Hamas in recent weeks to let the fighters surrender in exchange for amnesty and a “safe corridor” to an area under Hamas control or to a third country.
“The US administration viewed this as a potential model for disarming Hamas, and it did not appreciate Israel’s refusal to cooperate with this approach,” it added.
A fragile ceasefire agreement has been in place in Gaza since Oct. 10, mediated by Türkiye, Egypt, and Qatar, backed by the US.
Phase one of the ceasefire deal includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The plan also envisages the rebuilding of Gaza and the establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas.
Israel has killed more than 70,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured nearly 171,000 others in attacks in Gaza since October 2023.
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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.Keir Starmer justifies why he has to travel abroad so much
Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy leaves following a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, December 2, 2025
DITCH plans to axe jury trials, Labour MPs told David Lammy today as the Justice Secretary presented his plans to attack ancient liberties.
And the dangers of judge-only trials were highlighted as 17 Labour MPs wrote to him over the unexplained decision to switch the judge hearing the Palestine Action case, the Star can report.
Mr Lammy announced that cases where a sentence is likely to be three years’ imprisonment or less will be heard by a judge.
And he ended the right defendants have in certain cases to opt for the sort of trial they would prefer. Magistrates will be given powers to impose longer sentences of up to 18 months, possibly rising to two years.
UK Labour Party Foreign Secretary David Lammy repeatedly heckled at a speech to the Fabian Society over his and the Labour Party’s support for and complicity in Israel’s genocide of Gaza.
Keir starmer warns against following the https://onaquietday.org blog.
Very occasionally I write a piece about the state of politics. It’s often about UK politics but this time will extend to global politics with Farage following the Donald’s policies and no prospect of politicians addressing the climate crisis. To address Wes Streeting and doctor’s strike, David Lammy’s attack on trial by jury, Nigel Farage and Reform UK, Your Party and the Greens.
Donald Trump warns against following the Onaquietday.org blog, says that he’s heard that she’s a witch with a black cat and a dangerous kitchen.Keir Starmer warns against following the https://onaquietday.org blog.
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Palestinian prisoners were brought to Abu Youssef Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah in south of Gaza as a result of the torture inflicted upon them during detention by Israeli forces in inhumane conditions [Firas Al-Shaer]
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has found credible evidence that Israel is operating a “de facto State policy of organised and widespread torture and ill-treatment,” warning that such practices may constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and may meet the legal criteria for genocide.
In its concluding observations on Israel’s sixth periodic review, the Committee said it was “deeply concerned” about multiple and serious allegations of torture and ill-treatment of Palestinians deprived of liberty, including children. It further described the situation as having “gravely intensified” since 7 October 2023.
The UN report lists detailed allegations of abuse, based on testimonies from rights groups, medical experts, and detainees themselves. These include beatings with batons and rifle butts, kicks to the head and genitals, electrocution, including of the genitals and anus, waterboarding, prolonged stress positions, sexual violence including rape, molestation, forced nudity and sexual threats, the use of attack dogs, exposure to extreme cold or heat, including use of boiling water. Victims reported being urinated on, forced to wear nappies, or made to act like animals. Many were shackled at all times, blindfolded, and fed through a straw.
“The Committee expresses its deep concern over allegations of repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, use of prolonged stress positions, sexual violence, threats against detainees and their family members, insults to personal dignity and humiliation such as being made to act like animals or being urinated on, systematic denial of medical care, excessive use of restraints, in some cases resulting in amputation, the performance of surgeries without anaesthetic, exposure to extreme cold or heat, including boiling water” said the UN.
On its list of grave violations committed by Israel the Committee included, “denial of adequate nutrition and water, deprivation of clothing, sleep and access to hygiene facilities and products, including feminine hygiene products, deprivation of light or darkness, use of loud music and noises, denial of the right to freely practice ones religion, and the forcible use of hallucinogenic medication, in a discriminatory manner, against Palestinians, and for purposes including the extraction of information or confessions and as a means of exacting punishment, including collective punishment.”
The Committee expressed alarm at Israel’s use of the Unlawful Combatants Law to detain children, the elderly, and pregnant women without charge. It noted that many detainees were held in solitary confinement, denied access to family, legal counsel, education, or even basic hygiene, food, and water.
It further reported that 75 Palestinian detainees have died in Israeli custody since 7 October 2023, many showing signs of starvation, untreated wounds, dehydration, and signs of torture. Families were often not informed, constituting enforced disappearance under international law. Despite these deaths, the Committee noted that no Israeli official has been held accountable.
The Committee concluded that acts of torture and ill-treatment committed against Palestinians deprived of liberty could qualify as war crimes and crimes against humanity. It referenced the UN Commission of Inquiry’s prior findings that such acts may form part of the actus reus of genocide—a Latin term referring to the “guilty act” or the physical component of a criminal offence, in this case the deliberate infliction of harm on a protected group.
The Committee called on Israel to immediately cease the use of torture and ill-treatment, grant unrestricted access to all detention facilities to independent monitors, establish an independent commission of inquiry, investigate and prosecute all responsible officials, including military and intelligence officers, and repeal or amend laws enabling arbitrary detention and ensure protection of vulnerable detainees, especially children.
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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpA
Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy leaves following a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, December 2, 2025
