For today, links to commentary from ScheerPost and to reports from National Public Radio, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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The state of the ‘State of Palestine,’ by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Several weeks ago a group of 15 nations — among them prominent members of the Atlantic alliance — stated their intention to announce their formal declaration of Palestinian statehood at this year’s session. READ MORE . . .

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Israel approves plans to build new settlement in occupied West Bank. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR  Israel has cleared the way to build a controversial new settlement in the occupied West Bank, a move that has been condemned as the death knell for a future Palestinian state. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? From Reuters. The Palestine Liberation Organization declared the independence of a Palestinian state in 1988. Today, 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised a Palestinian state, most recently Mexico in January 2025. Major European powers have said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 2  Trump administration restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants means nearly all would be refused, by Mattew Lee | AP  President Donald Trump’s administration is piling new restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants, making it nearly impossible for anyone holding a Palestinian Authority passport from . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to commentary from ScheerPost, then links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, the Cradle, and the Guardian; then to commentary from Declassified UK via Consortium News, and from Informed Comment via ScheerPost, and; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.   WEST BANK and UKRAINE entry for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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The state of the ‘State of Palestine,’ by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Several weeks ago a group of 15 nations — among them prominent members of the Atlantic alliance — stated their intention to announce their formal declaration of Palestinian statehood at this year’s session. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli bombardment pushes more Palestinians out of homes in Gaza City, by Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — While thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, Gaza health authorities said Israeli fire across the enclave had killed at least 28 people today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 3  With Israeli advance looming, Palestinians in Gaza City ask when to leave and where to go, by Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel and Sally Abou Aljoud | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — As artillery and bombs pound around Gaza’s largest city and Israel promises a punishing new offensive . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 3  Trump calls on Hamas to free all 20 hostages in Gaza ‘immediately.’ From Middle East Monitor. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Palestinian group Hamas to immediately release hostages held in Gaza, warning that “things will change rapidly,” Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 2  Trump administration restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants means nearly all would be refused, by Mattew Lee | AP  President Donald Trump’s administration is piling new restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants, making it nearly impossible for anyone holding a Palestinian Authority passport from . . . READ MORE . . .

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Leaked Israeli Intel confirms 75 percent of Palestinians detained in Gaza ‘not combatants.’ From the Cradle. The vast majority of Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in Gaza are civilians, according to classified data compiled by Israeli military intelligence, the Guardian reported today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Guardian.

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What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? From Reuters. The Palestine Liberation Organization declared the independence of a Palestinian state in 1988. Today, 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised a Palestinian state, most recently Mexico in January 2025. Major European powers have said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 19  ‘Humanitarianism’ in Gaza distracts from justice, by Anthony Hayward | Declassified UK / Consortium News  Britain amplifies Israel’s “right to self-defence,” while sidelining Palestinians’ right to self-determination. UK military and diplomatic support to Israel is framed as opposition to Hamas, but in reality serves Whitehall’s strategic goals, its alignment with the U.S. and corporate interests. The consistent thread is a fear of . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 2  Manufactured famines in Gaza began almost 2 decades ago, so why haven’t they been halted? by Dan Steinbock | Special to Informed Comment | ScheerPost  NEW YORK — Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves of famine in Gaza since spring 2024. First weaponized 18 years ago in the Strip, these hunger games could have been preempted several times. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to three reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (UKRAINE 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Zelenskiy says allies have framework for security guarantees. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today that Kyiv and its allies have a general vision for security guarantees against future Russian aggression, and that more than two-dozen countries were exploring exactly what role they would play. READ MORE . . .

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In ruined Ukrainian cities, residents have tried to cling to hope but eventually they leave, by Hanna Arhirova and Vasilova Stepanenko | AP  KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine — Eastern Ukraine has been the epicenter of heavy fighting for years and evacuations there have continued as long as Russia’s invasion — more than three years. Town after town . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 3  How long can Russia and Ukraine wage war at this level? Reported by Greg Myre and Charles Maynes | NPR  There’s still no end in sight to Russia-Ukraine war, according to NPR correspondents in both countries. Peace efforts appear to be going nowhere and the fighting remains intense. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For today, links only to an article from Other News via ScheerPost, and to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 9-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 1  How to stop Israel from starving Gaza, by Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares | Other News / ScheerPost  Israel, with U.S. complicity, is committing genocide in Gaza through the mass starvation of the population as well as direct mass murders and the physical destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure. Israel does the dirty work.  The U.S. Government funds it and provides . . . READ MORE . . .

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UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31, by Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz and Jon Gambrell | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Arab Emirates on today warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark normalization accord between the two countries. READ MORE . . .

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For today, one link: to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA 9-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31, by Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz and Jon Gambrell | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Arab Emirates on today warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark normalization accord between the two countries. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 9-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more support, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia fired more than 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s president and European leaders persevered with talks aimed at strengthening Ukrainian defenses and adding momentum to so far unsuccessful U.S.-led peace efforts. READ MORE . . .

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Putin says he is ready to meet Zelenskiy in Moscow. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said today he was ready to hold talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy if the Ukrainian president came to Moscow, but said it remained to be seen whether such a meeting was worthwhile. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to related interviews from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth from early June and late August; other published material is accessible by clicking on its abbreviated name below. (9/11 TRUTH 8-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 31  Revelations at Ground  Zero: Cop blocked  from entering Building 7 at WTC by man with machine gun. Andy Steele and Craig McKee of AE911Truth talk with Richard Bylicki, who on Sept. 11, 2001, as a police officer assigned to the mayor’s Office of Emergency Management had experiences at the World Trade Center that has made him doubt the official narrative of how at least one of the three skyscrapers collapsed on that day. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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FROM JUNE 3  Richard Rotanz on his role at Ground  Zero nearly 24 years ago. Andy Steele and Craig McKee of AE911Truth talk with a retired NYFD fire captain and First Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Emergency Management who says why he thinks new, unfettered researchers should investigate what brought down  the three World Trade Center  towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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For now, links to a report from the Cradle and to two articles of commentary: from the Cradle and Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (IRAN 8-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 1  Russia, China back Iran against ‘baseless and politically destructive’ European sanctions. From the Cradle. A joint letter by the Iranian, Russian, and Chinese foreign ministers issued on Monday rejects European snapback sanctions as “legally baseless and politically destructive,” according to . . .  READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 1  E3 ‘snapback’ may trigger Iranian nuclear double-down, by Zafar Mehdi | The Cradle  Less than a week after the European troika triggered the so-called “snapback” clause of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action . . .  READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 30  West Asia is lurching toward war, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  There is extremely alarming news about the situation around Iran. In consultations with the Trump administration — rather, in deference to the command from Washington — the E3 countries (Britain, France and Germany) . . .  READ MORE . . .

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First, a link to a report from Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 9-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli army launches large-scale arrest campaign in occupied West Bank, detains Hebron mayor, by Qais Abu Samra and Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu Agency  The Israeli army launched large-scale arrest campaigns today, detaining Palestinian residents of the West Bank cities, including the mayor of Hebron, according to an official statement. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, Anadolu Ajansi, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA 9-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive, by Waffa Shurafa and Sam Metz | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel began mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists today as part of its plan to widen its offensive in Gaza City, which has sparked opposition domestically and condemnation abroad. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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Gaza records 185 deaths from starvation in August, highest monthly toll since war began, by Tarek Chouiref | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — The Gaza Health Ministry said today that 185 people, including 12 children, died of starvation in August, the highest monthly figure recorded since Israel’s war on the enclave began nearly two years ago. READ MORE . . .

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New data reveals Israel’s ‘systematic destruction’ of Palestinian cultural heritage. From the Cradle. Newly released data compiled by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture, with help from other organizations including UNESCO, has revealed the extent to which culture and heritage in the Gaza Strip have been “systematically” targeted by Israel during its genocidal war. READ MORE . . .

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MAY BE CONTINUED