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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