First, links to two reports: from National Public Radio and Middle East Monitor, and to an article of commentary via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking their names or initials below. (Scroll down for WEST BANK 1-12-26, and up or down for today’s UKRAINE, SYRIA and YEMEN so far.) — MCM

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FROM JAN. 20  Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem, by Sam Metz | AP JERUSALEM — Israeli crews on Tuesday began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s offices in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear gas at a vocational school in Qalandia, marking Israel’s latest and most dramatic step against UNRWA. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM JAN. 21  Israel’s demolition of Unrwa HQ ‘blatant violation of international law,’ by Sondos Asem | Middle East Eye  Israel’s demolition of a UN headquarters in Jerusalem has been condemned by European governments and described as “a blatant violation” of binding international legal obligations by a lawyer who represented Palestine before the International Court of Justice. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 20  A war without headlines, by Ramzy Baroud |Common Dreams / Consortium News  Beginning in October 2023, Israel launched an unprecedented campaign of violence across the West Bank. This included . . . READ MORE . . .

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