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DOJ records show Jeffrey Epstein donated thousands to Israeli army, Jewish National Fund

The Cradle | February 6, 2026

Documents released by the US Department of Justice show that Jeffrey Epstein donated funds to the Israeli military and the Jewish National Fund (JNF), an organization that funds illegal Jewish settlements in occupied Palestine.

A 2005 IRS filings for one of Epstein’s charitable foundations, C.O.U.Q., show a $25,000 donation to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF).

The US-based charity raises funds in coordination with Israel’s military establishment to support Israeli soldiers and related military infrastructure. … continue

Is Canada Really Warming?

By Tom Harris | American Thinker | January 30, 2026

Is Canada really warming at double the global average rate, as the Canadian government says it is? A new report says no, because the data Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) uses are apparently corrupted by fundamental mistakes, mistakes so severe that when corrected, all the supposed warming of the past six or seven decades vanishes.

Given that Canada represents a large fraction of global land surface area, one naturally wonders if the world is warming at anything like we are told it is.

This discovery should have generated mainstream media headlines across Canada. After all, the mistakes in the Canadian temperature data were discovered over four years ago by Dr. Joseph Hickey, a highly qualified Canadian data scientist, and the group I lead, the International Climate Science Coalition – Canada, has been publicizing the story for the past month.

But don’t expect mainstream media in the Great White North to say anything about this. Most of Canada’s press are heavily subsidized by the federal and provincial governments, which would probably not appreciate the story being covered. … continue

Climate Scientist Who Predicted End Of “Heavy Frost And Snow” Now Refuses Media Inquiries

By P Gosselin | No Tricks Zone | February 3, 2026

More than two decades ago, renowned climate scientist Mojib Latif of Germany’s Max Planck Instiute for Meterology, based in Hamburg, warned the climate-ambulance chasing Der Spiegel that, due to global warming, Germany would likely no longer experience harsh winters with heavy frost and snow as it had in previous decades.

In light of the current severe winter weather in Germany, Latif’s statements are facing renewed scrutiny. An article appearing in the Berliner Zeitung notes that Latif’s prophecy has “aged poorly” and he appears to want to have nothing to do with them.

Hiding from the media

According to the Berliner Zeitung, the former Max Planck Institute scientist has recently stopped responding to media inquiries regarding his past claims. Critics argue that such drastic predictions damage the credibility of climate science, while others point out that extreme weather events—including intense cold snaps—can still occur within the broader context of climate change.

No Easter snow as well

Latif also claimed he recalled snow in the past occurring at Easter time, implying this no longer happens today. But that too was a false claim. perhaps prof. Latif will answer phone calls in April?

Dutch climate skeptics vindicated: KNMI reinstates seven pre-1950 heatwaves after long battle

Seven years after skeptics challenged KNMI’s temperature adjustments, the institute reinstated “lost” pre-1950 heatwaves that over-correction erased

By Marcel Crok | Clintel | February 4, 2026

A miracle just happened. KNMI, the national weather and climate institute in The Netherlands, admitted publicly that we, a group of four skeptical scientists, were right in our critique of their homogenization. This admission means the end of a ‘battle’ that has been dragging on for about seven years.

What was this whole discussion actually about? In 2016, KNMI homogenized their daily temperatures for the period 1901-1950 because of a change in measurement method in 1950 (Pagoda screen to Stevenson screen) and a displacement 300 meter towards open field in 1951. They had parallel measurement for the change in screens but not for the displacement and therefore they had decided to homogenize De Bilt statistically by comparing it with a station 150 kilometers northeast (a place called Eelde) from De Bilt. The homogenization had a negligible effect on the average temperature. However the hottest days of the year (In The Netherlands this means Tmax of around 30^oC) in the period 1901-1950 were corrected downwards by up to 1.9^oC. Because of this, 16 out of those 23 heatwaves vanished from the official records.

Hot summer

In 2018, when The Netherlands experienced a hot summer, KNMI started claiming in the media that heatwaves nowadays are much more frequent than in the past. I, together with three others, decided to critically examine the KNMI corrections. In March 2019 we launched our first extensive report (in Dutch) about the matter, titled The Mystery of the vanished Heatwaves. The report showed that the KNMI had overcorrected far too much. An article was prepared for a major Dutch newspaper, but after interference by the director of KNMI, the editor in chief of the newspaper decided not to publish the article. A spokesman of KNMI used ad hominem arguments against us (or mainly me as I am the most visible of us four). After questioning this in an email I had a conversation with the director of KNMI and the spokesman. It was a shocking experience. They told me they wouldn’t respond to our extensive report as they didn’t “trust me”. I replied science isn’t about trust. “Our report is either right or wrong and in both cases I would like to know”, I replied.

This was the end of it and in the years after they kept using their – in our opinion – fraudulent corrections to claim a strong increase in heatwaves.

Peer reviewed

We had one option left. We decided to try to get our critique published in a peer reviewed journal. As you can imagine this wasn’t easy, but ultimately in December 2021 we succeeded with a publication in the journal Theoretical and Applied Climatology. … continue

‘Fact-checking’ as a disinformation scheme: The Brazilian case of Agência Lupa

By Raphael Machado | Strategic Culture Foundation | February 7, 2026

Since the term “fake news” emerged in the world of political journalism, we have been confronted with a new angle through which the establishment attempts to reinforce its hegemony in the intellectual and informational sphere: by simulating ideology as science, data, or fact.

A fundamental aspect of hegemonic liberalism in the “rival-less” post-Cold War world is the transition of ideology into the diffuse realm of pure facticity. What decades earlier was clearly identified as belief comes to be taken as “data,” that is, as indisputable, not open for debate. This is the case, for example, with the myth of “democracy,” the myth of “human rights,” the myth of “progress,” and the myth of the “free market.” And today, we could extend this to the dictates of “gender ideology” and a series of other beliefs of ideological foundation, which are nevertheless taken as scientific facts. … continue

The reality of Trump’s cartoonish $1.5 trillion DOD budget proposal

This dramatic escalation in military spending is a recipe for more waste, fraud, and abuse

By Ben Freeman and William Hartung | Responsible Statecraft | January 8, 2026

After promising on the campaign trail that he would drive the war profiteers out of Washington, and appointing Elon Musk to trim the size of government across the board, some will be surprised at President Trump’s social media post on Wednesday that the U.S. should raise the Pentagon budget to $1.5 trillion. That would mean an unprecedented increase in military spending, aside from the buildup for World War II.

The proposal is absurd on the face of it, and it’s extremely unlikely that it is the product of a careful assessment of U.S. defense needs going forward. The plan would also add $5.8 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Budget.

This would fly in the face of the purported savings of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In fact, a $500 billion increase in Pentagon spending would be more than double all of the alleged budget cuts wrought by DOGE, even according to DOGE’s own exaggerated figures. The $500 billion increase in Pentagon spending would also be more than the entire military budget of any country in the world, and more than China, Russia, and Iran spend on their militaries combined.

And, the Pentagon budget is already enormous, at $1 trillion per year, with more than half of that going to Pentagon contractors, and untold more lost to waste, fraud, and abuse. Exactly how much of our tax dollars devoted to propping up the Pentagon are wasted is unclear, because the Pentagon has never passed an audit. … contnue

NATO’s ‘Agent Rutte’ in blatant sabotage of Ukraine peace negotiations

Strategic Culture Foundation | February 7, 2026

NATO chief Mark Rutte declared in a high-profile address to the Ukrainian parliament this week that alliance troops would be deployed in Ukraine immediately on signing any peace deal with Russia.

He asserted that the NATO forces would be British and French, deployed “on the land, in the air, and at sea.” He added that the coalition would have the “crucial backstop” of a U.S. security guarantee if “Russia tried to subjugate Ukraine again.”

It seems more than a coincidence that three days after Rutte spoke in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament), there was an assassination attempt in Moscow on a top Russian general. Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev, the deputy commander of Russian military intelligence (GRU), was shot several times in the back by a gunman.

This was while delicate negotiations were being conducted in Abu Dhabi to find a peace settlement to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine. Russian delegates met with American and Ukrainian counterparts for a second round of talks this week.

Rutte’s speech in Kiev and the assassination attack in Moscow appear to be calculated moves to sabotage the negotiation efforts that the Trump administration has been pushing. … continue

EU court approves state theft of private cars bought in Russia

RT | February 6, 2026

The EU Court of Justice has ruled this week that member-states may seize private vehicles imported from Russia, as part of a blanket import ban imposed on the country over the Ukraine conflict.

The court delivered the judgment on Thursday in a case concerning a Russian citizen, identified as JG, who had purchased a second-hand car in Russia in January 2023 and brought into his country of residence, Germany, via Poland, that May. German customs seized the vehicle, valued at just over €50,000, when he declared it that August.

JG claimed the import ban should only apply if his vehicle purchase was proven to provide significant revenue to Russia, which he argued his car did not. He also argued that his vehicle should be exempt because it was already physically inside the EU on December 19, 2023, the cutoff date after which some vehicles could be registered, and therefore the seizure was invalid.

The court rejected both arguments. … Full article

Europe’s chemical sector ‘will disappear’ under weight of EU Green Deal

Remix News | February 6, 2026

The visible decline in production in Europe’s chemical sector could soon have far more serious consequences. Production capacity is disappearing, and the further consequences will be alarming, warn leaders of the largest companies in an industry that recently experienced a period of prosperity. They are calling for swift and far-reaching changes to EU law, writes Polish Business Insider.

In just a few years, nearly 10 percent of production capacity on the Old Continent has disappeared. Industry representatives are warning that cheaper products from Asia and the Middle East are taking their place, as European companies suffocate under the weight of energy prices, CO2 costs, and a thicket of regulations. This is the view of both state-owned (Azoty), private (Qemetica), and foreign companies operating in Poland (BASF).

The chemical sector accounts for approximately 7 percent of the EU’s total industry and generates over 1 million direct jobs, with 3-5 times as many indirect jobs, primarily in small and medium-sized companies. Meanwhile, according to Katarzyna Byczkowska, CEO of BASF Polska, over the last three years, approximately 9 percent of chemical production capacity has been liquidated in Europe, and in 2023-2024, the European chemical industry alone will shrink by 14 percent. During this same period, chemical production grew in countries such as China, Russia, and the United States.

“In Europe, we’re playing a different game than the rest of the world, but on the same playing field. We’re starting to lose,” warns Kamil Majczak, CEO of Qemetika (formerly Ciech), during a debate organized by Siemens with other representatives of the chemical sector. In his opinion, Europe still believes it can impose its rules on others, while China, the U.S., and India view the world as a field for expanding their spheres of influence and taking over markets. … Full article

The EV Car Crash

With the petrol and diesel car ban less than four years away, there’s one big problem: nobody wants to buy electric cars

By Paul Homewood | The Climate Skeptic | February 6, 2026

With the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars less than four years away now, there remains one seemingly insurmountable obstacle: nobody wants to buy electric cars.

Last year, sales of EVs achieved a market share of just 23.43%. Newly released figures for last month show this fell to 20.6%. The Government has set a target this year of 33%, rising to 66% in 2029. … continue

Israeli forces detain journalists, foreign activists in southern West Bank following settler attacks

MEMO | February 6, 2026

Israeli forces on Friday detained two journalists, two foreign solidarity activists and a Palestinian anti-settlement activist in the southern West Bank city of Hebron while they were documenting attacks carried out by illegal settlers, according to local sources.

Osama Makhamera, a Palestinian activist involved in resisting settlement expansion, told Anadolu that Israeli forces stormed the Rujum al-Aala area after illegal settlers attacked residents of the Masafer Yatta region, south of Hebron.

He said the forces detained two journalists working with a foreign media outlet, along with two foreign activists and Rateb al-Jbour, coordinator of the popular and national committees opposing Israeli settlement activity in southern Hebron, as they were documenting the settler assault.

Makhamera added that the detainees were taken to a nearby Israeli settlement in the area. Al-Jbour was later released, while the fate of the journalists and foreign activists remains unknown.

He said the Rujum al-Aala community has faced repeated attacks by illegal settlers, with incidents escalating in recent days. The assaults have left residents injured, including women and children, caused extensive damage to homes and property, destroyed agricultural crops, and prevented residents from accessing their farmland and grazing areas. … Full article

Two Palestinians martyred as Israeli fire and demolitions continue across Gaza

Palestinian Information Center – February 6, 2026

GAZA – Two Palestinians were martyred on Friday by Israeli gunfire in the town of Jabalia, as Israeli occupation forces continued to violate the ceasefire in Gaza Strip for the 118th consecutive day through air and artillery strikes and widespread demolition operations.

Local sources said the two martyrs were shot dead in the areas of Jabalia al-Balad and al-Waha in northern Gaza. At least five others were injured when Israeli tanks opened heavy fire on tents sheltering displaced families in the al-Maslakh and southern al-Buraq areas south of Khan Yunis. A woman was also wounded by Israeli gunfire east of Deir al-Balah.

Earlier on Friday, Israeli occupation forces carried out large-scale demolition operations, blowing up residential buildings in several parts of the enclave. Residents reported massive explosions after homes were destroyed northeast of Gaza City, as well as in other northern areas.

Additional demolitions were reported southeast of Khan Yunis amid intensive military movements. Israeli helicopter gunships also fired heavily over Rafah, while armored vehicles positioned in the area shelled and opened fire on surrounding neighborhoods. Israeli tanks continued heavy fire toward eastern and southern parts of Khan Yunis.

On Thursday night, Israeli warplanes bombed a home belonging to the Abu Hattab family in Khan Yunis refugee camp. … Full article

Rights group accuses EU of complicity in Gaza genocide over reconstruction conditions

Press TV – February 6, 2026

The Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) has sharply criticized the European Union’s stance on Gaza’s reconstruction, making it conditional on demilitarization of the coastal territory.

In a statement released on Thursday, Euro-Med Monitor warned that linking reconstruction of Gaza to demilitarization legitimizes the ongoing Israeli genocide of the people in Gaza, and violates basic norms of international law.

The international rights organization added that the move is a deliberate attempt to ignore the grave crimes committed against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza.

It argued that linking reconstruction to demilitarization violates fundamental norms of international law, including peremptory obligations to protect civilians. … Full article

How Objectivists Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Zionist Regime Change Wars

By Jose Alberto Nino – Occidental Observer – February 6, 2026

In 1964, Ayn Rand told Playboy magazine that any free nation had the moral right to invade Soviet Russia or Cuba. “Correct. A dictatorship — a country that violates the rights of its own citizens — is an outlaw and can claim no rights.” Instead, she preferred waging economic warfare against these rogue governments. “I would advocate that which the Soviet Union fears above all else, economic boycott. I would advocate a blockade of Cuba and an economic boycott of Soviet Russia, and you would see both those regimes collapse without the loss of a single American life.”

Six decades later, her disciples are advocates of a ground invasion of Iran, crushing Palestinian society, and not ruling out the use of nuclear weapons to bring the Islamic Republic of Iran to heel. A secular ideology devoted to laissez faire capitalism now sounds indistinguishable from the most hawkish neoconservatives and aligns with religious nationalist movements in Israel that openly advocate territorial expansion and Palestinian expulsion. … continue

Iran Adamantly Rejects US Attempt to Control Upcoming Negotiations Over Iran’s Nuclear Program

By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR | February 5, 2026 

What a day!! Lots of negotiation and non-negotiation action on the Iranian front. In the span of two hours, starting at 1 pm and ending around 3 pm eastern time, the world was whipped sawed with news that the bilateral negotiations between Iran and the US was cancelled — that was the 1 pm news — and then, at 3 pm, the talks were back on. The initial reports that the meeting in Oman would not take place cited Iran’s reaction to a US demand that Iranian ballistic missiles and Iran’s support for groups like Hamas and Hezbollah must be on the agenda or there would be no negotiations. Without a moments hesitation, Iran barked back and said, “Ok, no meeting.”

Axios reported that US officials were surprised by Iran’s reaction and scrambled to come up with a response to Iran. Within two hours, the US retreated and accepted Iran’s position that the Friday meeting in Oman would only address nuclear bombs and uranium enrichment. Iran won this first round. … continue

Why the Push for a US–Iran Nuclear Deal is Not Serious – and Never Was

By Robert Inlakesh | The Palestine Chronicle | February 5, 2026

The United States has been pushing for a renewed set of negotiations, aimed at reaching a deal over Iran’s nuclear program, the very same move that was used to set up an Israeli surprise attack last year. This is not a serious effort and appears more than anything to be aimed at stalling.

In mid-January, it appeared as if a US attack on Iran was imminent, as some reports even suggested he was planning to launch airstrikes before backing out. The reason for the absence of any military action can be put down to a series of evolving factors at play, including the security concerns of Israel.

Considering that an enormous amount of the reports published in both the US and Israeli media are drip-fed from their CIA, Mossad, and government contacts, it is reasonable to assume that most of what we are hearing “leaked” from anonymous sources is part of a deliberate disinformation campaign. … continue

Muammar Gaddafi’s son assassinated in Libya amid reports of French ‘meddling’ in Africa

The Cradle | February 6, 2026

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the prominent son of former Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi, was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Libya on 3 February.

Gaddafi was killed in his home in the town of Zintan, 136km southwest of the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Gaddafi’s political team released a statement saying that “four masked men” stormed his house and killed him in a “cowardly and treacherous assassination.”

The statement said that he tried to fight off the attackers, who shut off the security cameras at the house “in a desperate attempt to conceal traces of their heinous crimes.”

Gaddafi served as his father’s close advisor from 2000 until 2011, when Muammar Gaddafi was killed by NATO-backed militants with links to Al-Qaeda. … continue

Africa facing the French matrix of permanent destabilization

By Mohamed Lamine KABA – New Eastern Outlook – February 6, 2026

… Africa is not facing isolated crises, but rather a coherent architecture of continental destabilization. France is not the sole actor in this, but it remains one of its most consistent architects.

From Sékou Touré’s Guinea to the contemporary Sahel, one constant emerges: African sovereignty has never been tolerated by the West, only contained. … Read full article

Collapsing Empire: US Bows To African Revolutionaries

By Kit Klarenberg | Al Mayadeen | February 6, 2026

On February 2^nd, the BBC published an extraordinary report on how the Trump administration “has declared a stark policy shift” towards Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the governments of which have sought to eradicate all ties to Western imperial powers, and forged the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The independent bloc is a revolutionary enterprise, with the prospect that further countries will follow its members’ lead. And Washington is under no illusions about the new geopolitical realities unfolding in Africa.

The British state broadcaster records how Nick Checker, State Department African Affairs chief, is due to visit Mali to convey US “respect” for the country’s “sovereignty”, and chart a “new course” in relations, moving “past policy missteps.” Checker will also express optimism about future cooperation with AES “on shared security and economic interests.” This is an absolutely unprecedented development. After military coups deposed the elected presidents of all three countries 2020 – 2023, the trio became Western pariahs.

France and the US sought to isolate and undermine the military governments, halting “cooperation” projects in numerous fields. Meanwhile, the Economic Community of West African States, a neocolonial union of which all three were members, first imposed severe sanctions on Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, before its combined armed forces prepared to outright invade the latter in summer 2023. The three countries didn’t budge, and in fact welcomed Western isolation, forging new international partnerships and strengthening their ties. ECOWAS military action never came to pass. … continue

OSCE on verge of self-destruction – Lavrov

RT | February 6, 2026

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is in a “profound” crisis and close to unraveling, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Friday during talks with the body’s leadership.

Speaking to OSCE Chairman-in-Office Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and OSCE Secretary-General Feridun Sinirlioglu, who arrived in Moscow on Thursday for what they described as dialogue on the Ukraine conflict, Lavrov suggested that there are too many examples to mention of how the organization has “come close to the real threat of self-destruction.”

The reason for this is “very simple” and is due to the “radical departure of most Western countries” from the foundational principles and declarations of the organization, Lavrov added. … continue

NATO member blasts bloc chief’s ‘pro-war’ remarks in Kiev

RT | February 6, 2026

Hungarian officials have accused NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte of overstepping his authority and making “pro-war” statements that put the bloc on course for a military clash with Russia.

Rutte visited Kiev this week in a show of support, saying member states would maintain military aid to Ukraine, possibly including troop deployments on Ukrainian soil. Moscow has repeatedly called such a scenario unacceptable.

“We call on the NATO secretary-general not to make pro-war statements,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday, adding that NATO leaders have long agreed not to provoke direct conflict with Russia. Rutte’s comments contradict that policy, he asserted.

Rutte suggested troops deployments could be approved by Moscow as part of a US-backed peace deal. Budapest fears pro-Kiev nations – including France, Germany, and the UK – would push to send troops despite Russian objections. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reiterated his concerns Friday, calling the potential move a threat to his country.

“If the Western plan is implemented, then the war will come closer to Hungary, we will be much more directly affected by this,” he said. “Then not only the economic effect, but also the physical destructive effect could reach Hungary.” … continue

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Sabotaging Peace Talks After General’s Shooting

RT | February 6, 2026

The Ukrainian government is once again attempting to sabotage peace negotiations through terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, following a suspected assassination attempt on a senior military intelligence general in Moscow on Friday.

Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev, first deputy chief of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), was shot several times in the back outside his residence in the western part of the capital, according to investigators. Alekseev has been taken to the hospital with injuries but officials have not offered any further details on his condition. The assailant fled the scene and is the subject of a police manhunt.

Lavrov described the incident as a “terrorist act” that “once again confirmed the focus of the Zelensky regime on constant provocations aimed, in turn, at disrupting the negotiation process.” … Full article

Terrorism and sabotage: Kiev is now without hope

By Lorenzo Maria Pacini | Strategic Culture Foundation | February 6, 2026

… the action, presented on the one hand as a legitimate response to incursions or pressure on the battlefield, is perceived as a deliberate attempt to sabotage the dialogue. The logic is simple: provocations of this kind can radicalize positions, consolidate nationalistic rhetoric, and reduce the willingness of the parties to find common ground. The immediate effect is greater mutual distrust, with a corollary of strengthened security measures, withdrawals of negotiating delegations, and a possible hardening of pre-negotiation conditions. … Read full article

Spanish PM Declares War on the Internet While Calling It Protection

The new European coalition could make national internet laws a shared tool of control

By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | February 5, 2026

At the 2026 World Government Summit in Dubai, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a set of measures aimed at reshaping how social media platforms operate within Spain and across Europe. He described social media as a “failed state” and declared that if governments want to protect citizens, “there is only one thing we can do: take back control.”

The proposal, to be introduced in Spain’s parliament next week, includes holding platform executives criminally accountable for illegal content, criminalizing algorithmic amplification of prohibited material, and creating a “Hate and Polarization Footprint” to monitor how companies spread divisive content.

Sánchez also said his government will “work with our public prosecutor to investigate and pursue the infringements committed by Grok, TikTok and Instagram” and promised “zero tolerance on this matter.”

He further announced that Spain has joined five other European nations in forming a “Coalition of the Digital Willing,” which is “committed to enforcing stricter, faster, and more effective regulation of social media platforms.”

According to Sánchez, the coalition will hold its first meeting soon to “advance coordinated action at a multinational scale.”

Digital rights advocates and technology leaders have voiced serious concern that these initiatives risk expanding government surveillance and undermining free speech.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said on Wednesday that “Pedro Sánchez’s government is pushing dangerous new regulations that threaten your internet freedoms. Announced just yesterday, these measures could turn Spain into a surveillance state under the guise of ‘protection.’”

He warned that the plan will cause “increased government-led censorship of online content, breaches of privacy through de-anonymizing users and mass-surveillance.” … Full article

Filton Acquittals Demolish Starmer and Cooper Lies About Palestine Action

By Craig Murray | February 5, 2026

As the trial finished at Woolwich Crown Court of the six Palestine Action activists who entered the Filton factory to destroy Israeli killer drones, Starmer, Cooper, Lammy and Mahmood are left bereft of a single guilty verdict in the case on which they relied heavily to label Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.

I could not, on pain of imprisonment, tell you this during the trial. One item produced by the prosecution as evidence was the notebook of Charlotte Head, on which she had written details from her training session with Palestine Action and of the proposed direct action against Elbit’s drone factory.

The first ten pages of her notes were about the Israeli weapons company Elbit, their footprint in the UK, their corporate structure and the weapons they manufacture, and the evidence of the use of their weaponry in the genocide in Gaza.

The jury were shown the notebook but were specifically not allowed to see the first ten pages. Throughout the trial anything that referred to the crimes of Elbit, their role in the mass killing and mutilation of women and children, and their cosy relationship with the British government, was excluded from the jury. The judge continually stopped the defence lawyers from asking or saying anything about who ELbit are or why their property was being attacked.

The defendants were not permitted therefore to explain to the jury why they did what they did, which you might have believed was a pretty fundamental right. The jury were additionally in effect instructed by Judge Johnson to convict on the least serious charge, that of of criminal damage.

But despite the state taking every possible precaution to ensure that the state got its convictions in this show trial, the jury refused to find that trying to stop Genocide is a crime. … continue

Hind Rajab Foundation files war crimes complaint in US against Israeli-American trooper

Press TV – February 5, 2026

The Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) legal advocacy group has filed a complaint in a United States court seeking a criminal investigation into an Israeli-American trooper’s war crimes and genocidal acts committed during the Israeli regime’s war on Gaza.

The complaint was submitted on Wednesday, while Adi Karni, a former sergeant in the Israeli army’s 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, was physically present in the United States, where he was scheduled to speak publicly at Boston University.

HRF said Karni’s presence on US soil “directly engages US jurisdiction” and triggers an obligation under federal law to investigate the allegations outlined in the filing.

The complaint invokes the War Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. §2441) and the Genocide Statute (18 U.S.C. §1091), which allow US courts to exercise jurisdiction over individuals present in the country who are credibly accused of committing international crimes abroad.

“Jurisdiction is not discretionary: presence activates responsibility,” HRF said.

According to the foundation, the filing is supported by an investigative report prepared in line with international evidentiary standards.

The report documents Karni’s involvement in controlled demolitions of civilian infrastructure in Gaza, including the destruction of protected religious buildings such as mosques. It also cites widespread and systematic destruction carried out by his unit.

The report further references Karni’s post-deployment public statements, including assertions that “there are no civilians in Gaza,” which HRF says are relevant to assessing intent and patterns of dehumanization.

HRF said the conduct documented “may constitute war crimes” and, when assessed in context, contributes to the legal elements of crimes against humanity and genocide. … Full article

Israeli Authorities Demolish Two Homes Near Hebron

IMEMC | February 6, 2026

On Thursday, Israeli forces demolished two Palestinian homes and razed citizens’ lands near Hebron, in the southern West Bank, in addition to issuing stop-work orders to six houses near Ramallah, in the central West Bank.

Fard Barqan, the head of the Birin village council told the WAFA News Agency that occupation forces invaded the “Khallat al-Farn” area of the village, accompanied by bulldozers and demolished two homes belonging to the citizen Hazem Abu Najma.

He added that the bulldozers filled a water well and destroyed agricultural crops in the vicinity of the two homes. The army also razed at least 30 dunams of land, destroying several walls and fences surrounding the property belonging to the citizen Saeed Abu Hadid. … Full article

Illegal settlers uproot hundreds of olive trees, assault Palestinians across occupied West Bank

MEMO | February 5, 2026

Illegal Israeli settlers carried out coordinated attacks across several areas of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, uprooting hundreds of olive trees, assaulting Palestinian civilians and shepherds, and storming villages under the protection of the Israeli army, Palestinian sources said, Anadolu reports.

In the northern Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, illegal settlers uprooted around 300 olive trees in the town of Turmus Ayya. Local sources told Anadolu that the attack targeted agricultural land and the home of a Palestinian family in the town’s plain area, which has been repeatedly subjected to settler assaults.

In northeastern Ramallah, groups of illegal settlers stormed the village of al-Mughayyir, where they attacked the southern part of the village and assaulted residents while they were grazing livestock, the sources said.

Further south in the Nablus governorate, illegal settlers sprayed pepper gas at a number of Palestinians and physically assaulted three young men while they were working at a house in the Wadi al-Hajj Issa area, located between the villages of Aqraba and Jurish, according to local accounts. … Full article

Soldiers Shoot a Child in Nablus, Abduct 5 in Jericho, Jerusalem

IMEMC | February 6, 2026

Israeli forces shot a Palestinian child on Thursday, after invading the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. The army also abducted three children in the Ain Al-Sultan refugee camp, north of Jericho in the northeastern part of the West Bank, and two young men in Jerusalem.

On Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian teen and denied him medical treatment after invading the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

According to Eid Ahmad, the director of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance and emergency center in Nablus, occupation soldiers shot a 16-year-old boy in Beita town, and blocked ambulance crews from approaching him to provide medical treatment.

A WAFA correspondent reported that after storming Beita town, Israeli forces opened fire with live rounds and tear gas canisters towards Palestinian civilians, shooting the child in the back with live ammunition.

He added that the local paramedics contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross to coordinate the recovery of the young man from Israeli forces who continued to withhold the wounded child.

Meanwhile, five Palestinians, including three children were abducted by occupation forces in the Jericho and Jerusalem governorates of the West Bank.

Eid Brahmah, the director of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) in Jericho and the Jordan Valley, told the WAFA News Agency that Israeli soldiers invaded and ransacked the home of current detainee Naif Abu Dahouk, and abducted his three sons, Ayoub, 14, Mohammad, 15, and Luay, 16, in the Ain al-Sultan refugee camp, north of Jericho in the northeastern part of the West Bank.

In the evening, Israeli police abducted two young men who work as guards for the Al-Aqsa Mosque, after invading their homes in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem. … Full article

Exiled former prisoner assassinated in Israeli strike in Gaza, Hamas warns of systematic targeting

Palestinian Information Center – February 5, 2026

GAZA – Palestinian former prisoner Basel al-Haimouni, who had been forcibly exiled to the Gaza Strip after his release in a 2011 prisoner exchange, has died of wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike, according to Palestinian sources.

Al-Haimouni, originally from the city of Al-Khalil in the southern occupied West Bank, was wounded on Wednesday when Israeli occupation forces targeted an area in Gaza. He succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning. His exile followed his release under the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner exchange deal, after he spent many years in Israeli prisons.

The Asra Media Office said al-Haimouni’s assassination reflects a continued policy of pursuing and targeting former prisoners even after their release, describing it as a new crime within a broader pattern of collective punishment.

The Office noted that several freed prisoners who had been forcibly relocated to Gaza were assassinated during the ongoing genocide. … Full article

Israel cancels Rafah evacuation for Gaza patients amid renewed massacres

Press TV – February 5, 2026

Israeli authorities have abruptly canceled the planned evacuation of a third group of patients and injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip via the Rafah land crossing as the regime launched deadly strikes on the besieged territory.

Raed al-Nems, the spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), reported on Wednesday that the World Health Organization officially notified the society of the cancellation, but no reasons were provided for the decision.

Nems stated that Red Crescent teams were fully prepared to evacuate patients from al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, but the last-minute cancellation of coordination halted the operation.

He emphasized that many critically ill patients are ready to leave Gaza for urgent medical care overseas, pointing out that the health system in the strip is on the verge of total collapse. … Full article

The “Donkey Flights” Project: Saving Animals While Strangling Gaza

MEMO | February 5, 2026

While Gaza’s human population remains trapped behind concrete walls and fire, a curious “evacuation” is taking place. Under the banner of the “Donkey Flights Project,” an Israeli organization named Starting Over Sanctuary has been working with the IDF to collect, “rehabilitate,” and export Gaza’s donkeys to sanctuaries in France and Belgium. To the Western donor, it is a heartwarming tale of saving the innocent from “slavery” and abuse. But to the Gazans whose hospitals, ambulances, and fuel supplies have been pulverized, the removal of these animals is the final act of a scorched-earth policy. … continue

Global flotilla of 100 ships, 3,000 activists to set sail from Barcelona next month to break Gaza siege

Press TV – February 5, 2026

An international coalition of activists say they have plans for a massive civilian-led flotilla to Gaza in March, aiming to deliver humanitarian aid, break Israel’s blockade, and spotlight ongoing Israeli violations despite a fragile ceasefire.

Organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla announced on Thursday that a new mission involving around 3,000 participants from roughly 100 nationalities and more than 100 ships would depart for the besieged Gaza Strip on March 29, primarily from Barcelona, with additional vessels joining from Spain, Tunisia, and Italy.

The flotilla will carry humanitarian aid along with medical workers, engineers, and war crimes investigation teams in an effort to break Israel’s blockade on the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.

A parallel land convoy, expected to draw thousands more activists, will attempt to reach Gaza via the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border. … Full article

FBI document: Epstein trained as spy under Ehud Barak and worked for Mossad

MEMO | February 5, 2026

Jeffrey Epstein “was close to the former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak, and trained as a spy under him,” according to a 2020 FBI document based on direct reporting from a confidential human source (CHS). The revelation adds further weight to long-circulating allegations that Epstein, a convicted child sex trafficker, was compiling Kompromat on behalf of Mossad.

The document, dated 19 October 2020, details conversations in which the source, who had personal contact with figures in Epstein’s circle, outlines how Epstein was involved in intelligence activity coordinated with Mossad.

The CHS recounts multiple phone calls between Alan Dershowitz — Epstein’s lawyer and Harvard law professor — and Epstein. Following these calls, the document states, Mossad would call Dershowitz to debrief. The source “took notes” during these conversations and concluded that the debriefing process was part of a coordinated intelligence operation. … continue

Australia sidesteps calls to arrest Israeli President Herzog

Al Mayadeen | February 5, 2026

Australia’s government has declined to address calls for the arrest of Israeli President Isaac Herzog ahead of his planned visit to the country.

Herzog is due to arrive on Monday for a four-day visit, following an invitation to meet with Australia’s Jewish community after a December 14 shooting at Bondi Beach in the Australian city of Sydney.

The visit has drawn criticism after a UN-mandated inquiry in 2025 found that Herzog had “incited the commission of genocide,” citing remarks in which he said all Palestinians, “an entire nation,” were responsible for October 7, 2023. […]

The Palestine Action Group has announced plans to hold a protest march in Sydney on February 9, opposing the visit of Herzog.

Josh Lees, a spokesperson for the group, urged NSW police to “exercise their discretion” and allow a peaceful march from Town Hall to the state parliament, part of broader nationwide protests against Herzog’s four-day visit to Australia. “We’ll be gathering in huge numbers at Town Hall,” Lees said. “Things will go much more smoothly if the police work with us to facilitate a peaceful march.”

On Tuesday, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon extended a restriction order that limits public protests within parts of Sydney’s CBD and eastern suburbs, including Town Hall. The restriction, in place for another 14 days, prevents the authorization of protests via the Form 1 system, effectively banning protest marches in restricted zones. … Full article

‘Israel’ bulldozes part of Gaza war cemetery holding allied graves

Al Mayadeen | February 5, 2026

Israeli occupation forces have bulldozed sections of the Gaza War Cemetery in Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighborhood, damaging graves of British, Australian, and other allied soldiers from the First and Second World Wars, according to an investigation by The Guardian.

Satellite imagery shows systematic earthworks in the cemetery’s southern corner, including removed gravestones, churned soil, and a large earth berm indicating the use of heavy machinery. The damage was not visible in images from March last year but appeared clearly in satellite photos taken in August and December.

Essam Jaradah, the cemetery’s former caretaker, told The Guardian that Israeli bulldozers first cleared land around the cemetery walls before later entering the graveyard itself, flattening nearly one dunum of land that included graves of Australian soldiers.

“The bulldozing covered the area from the bench where foreign visitors used to sit up to the memorial monument,” Jaradah said, adding that the operations took place after Israeli occupation forces withdrew from the area in late April or early May. … continue

Coordinated Media Messaging Is Prepping for Iran War

By Thomas Karat | The Libertarian Institute | February 5, 2026

Between January 27 and January 29, 2026, something carefully orchestrated unfolded across Western capitals. Within this forty-eight hour window, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group arrived in the Persian Gulf, President Donald Trump declared “time is running out,” the European Union unanimously designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorists, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced “Iran’s days are numbered,” and oil surged 5%. This was not a spontaneous crisis but methodical preparation for military action.

Analysis of 235 news headlines from eleven countries¹ reveals a coordinated information operation mirroring Iraq and Libya’s preparatory phases. The pattern: synchronized political statements, expanding legal justifications, managed market reactions, and systematic absence of dissenting voices. What emerges is not diplomacy exhausted but deliberately sidelined.

Forty-seven headlines—twenty percent of the dataset spanning back to 2021—appeared within those two days. This clustering is inconsistent with organic news flow. News organizations covering genuine crises do not synchronize attention with such precision across multiple countries unless events themselves were coordinated to generate exactly this response. The headlines did not drive events; events were staged to generate headlines.

Military deployments require weeks of planning. Carrier groups do not sail on presidential whim. … continue

Beijing cancels Panama deals after court blocks Chinese port operations

The Cradle | February 5, 2026

Chinese authorities have asked state-owned companies to suspend talks on new projects in Panama, in response to the Central American nation’s cancellation of a contract with China’s CK Hutchison Holdings to operate two ports along its strategic canal, Bloomberg reported on 5 February.

According to sources familiar with the matter, Panama’s decision could jeopardize billions of dollars in potential Chinese investments.

Chinese authorities also asked shipping companies to consider rerouting goods through other ports if the extra cost is not prohibitive, and have stepped up inspections of Panamanian imports, such as bananas and coffee.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian issued a statement saying that the Panamanian Supreme Court ruling “ignores the facts, violates credibility,” while harming the interests of Chinese companies.

Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison responded to the Supreme Court decision by initiating international arbitration proceedings against Panama. … continue

Idea of strategically defeating Russia an ‘illusion’ – Lavrov

RT | February 5, 2026

European leaders have “changed their tune” toward Russia, moving from calls to inflict a strategic defeat on Moscow to cautious reassessment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has told RT.

Speaking with RT’s Rick Sanchez ahead of Diplomats’ Day on Wednesday, Lavrov noted how many European politicians had initially “spoken in unison, demanding firmness, insisting on unwavering support for Ukraine, continued arms shipments, sustained financing – all to ensure Russia’s defeat, a strategic defeat on the battlefield.”

Over time, European leaders “realized it was all an illusion,” he said in a wide-ranging interview. Western military strategists, who orchestrated the Ukraine conflict and “prepared Ukrainians to fight and die advancing European interests against Russia,” are finally recognizing that their plans had collapsed, the top diplomat stated.

Lavrov added that Western governments had learned nothing from history, citing Adolf Hitler and Napoleon’s failed attempts to defeat Russia. He said Europe had once again rallied nearly the entire continent under the same ideological banners, “only this time, unlike Napoleon and Hitler, not yet as soldiers on the battlefield, but as donors, sponsors, arms suppliers.” He said this attempt had produced outcomes similar to the failures of Napoleon and Hitler, adding that the West, particularly Germany, “learns history poorly.”

Lavrov noted that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had “lifted constitutional restrictions on military spending, then declared this was necessary for Germany to once again – I emphasize that word, once again – become Europe’s dominant military power.” The minister said the stance “speaks volumes” about Merz’s mindset, arguing that in practice it amounts to preparation for war. … continue

Russia doubts ‘bright future’ for US economic ties – Lavrov

RT | February 5, 2026

The actions of US President Donald Trump’s administration contradict its claims that it is willing to restore economic cooperation with Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

Since returning to the White House more than a year ago, Trump has repeatedly said he wants to do business with Moscow. After a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin last March, the White House teased “enormous economic deals” between the two countries once the Ukraine conflict is settled.

Moscow doubts the sincerity of those claims by Washington, Lavrov said in an interview with RT’s Rick Sanchez on Thursday, ahead of Diplomatic Workers’ Day on February 10.

Not only the economic restrictions that had been slapped on Moscow under the previous administration of US President Joe Biden “all remain in place,” but “very harsh sanctions have been imposed against our largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, for the first time,” he said. … continue

US Missile Deployment in Greenland Could Spark New Arms Race – Analyst

Sputnik – 05.02.2026

President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that Greenland should become part of the US. The authorities of Denmark and Greenland have warned Washington against any attempt to seize the island, stressing that they expect respect for their territorial integrity.

“If the US deploys long-range cruise missiles with conventional or nuclear warheads in Greenland, it will become a very serious factor affecting strategic stability and Russia’s national security,” Fyodor Voitolovsky, head of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations think tank, said.

The same applies to the US deployment of medium-range missiles in Europe, Voitolovsky added.

“I believe this would not contribute to further dialogue on arms control between Russia and the United States. On the contrary, it would provoke retaliatory steps by Russia and, in my view, would significantly accelerate a new arms race,” the analyst concluded.

US’s Lack of Response to Russia’s New START Proposals Regrettable – Foreign Ministry

Sputnik – 04.02.2026

MOSCOW – Washington’s approach of ignoring Russia’s ideas on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is regrettable, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
“However, no formal official response from the United States with regard to the Russian initiative has been received through bilateral channels. Public comments from the US side also give no reason to conclude that Washington is ready to follow the course of action in the field of strategic offensive arms proposed by the Russian Federation,” the ministry said in a statement.

“In fact, it means that our ideas have been deliberately left unanswered. This approach seems erroneous and regrettable,” it added Russia proceeds from the position that the parties to the New START Treaty are no longer bound by any obligations and symmetrical declarations amid the expiration of the treaty.

With the suspension of the New START Treaty in February 2023, Russia declared its intention to voluntarily stick to the central quantitative limits on weapons set by the Treaty until it expires in February 2026, the statement said.

“In the current circumstances, we assume that the parties to the New START are no longer bound by any obligations or symmetrical declarations in the context of the Treaty, including its core provisions, and are in principle free to choose their next steps,” the statement read.

Russia “intends to act responsibly and in a balanced manner,” developing its policy based on an analysis of the US military policy and the overall situation in the strategic sphere, the statement added.

Still, Moscow is open to finding ways to stabilize the situation through equal dialogue, the ministry added.

“The Russian Federation remains ready to take decisive military-technical measures to counter potential additional threats to the national security. At the same time, our country remains open to seeking politico-diplomatic ways to comprehensively stabilize the strategic situation on the basis of equal and mutually beneficial dialogue solutions, if the appropriate conditions for such cooperation are shaped,” the ministry said.

European warmongers seeking to derail Ukraine peace talks – Putin envoy

RT | February 5, 2026

European powers are ramping up efforts to derail progress toward a Ukraine peace deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, has said. He added, however, that this campaign indicates that progress is being made.

Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key figure in Ukraine peace talks, made the comments prior to the second day of trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The talks have mainly revolved around territorial disputes between Moscow and Kiev.

Speaking to reporters, Dmitriev noted that Moscow and the administration of US President Donald Trump are pursuing “active work to restore Russia-US relations in the economic sphere” within a designated group, with the meetings “going positively.”

Asked whether there has been progress toward a peace agreement, Dmitriev highlighted what he described as European efforts to derail diplomacy.

“The warmongers from Europe, Britain, are constantly trying to hinder this process, constantly trying to interfere in it. And the more such attempts occur, the more we see that there is certainly progress and good positive movement forward,” he said. … Full article

Russia responds to EU call for ‘fresh Arctic policy’

RT | February 5, 2026

Moscow would welcome a new EU Arctic policy if it is aimed at international cooperation and not confrontation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Russia is an Arctic nation and has major interests in the region, which it will not hesitate to defend, he told journalists on Wednesday.

Peskov was commenting on a recent statement by the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, who called for a “a fresh EU Arctic Policy” at the 2026 Arctic Frontiers Conference on Tuesday. Brussels needs to “ground this in strong partnerships,” she said.

Kallas, however, framed Russia as a threat and not a potential partner in her speech, as she accused Moscow of turning the Arctic into a “testing ground for Russian missiles” and launching a “military buildup in the region.”

“The Arctic region needs international cooperation,” Peskov said, commenting on Kallas’ words. If the EU seeks “confrontation, which is now fashionable in Brussels, we could hardly welcome that and it would hardly have any positive effect,” the Kremlin spokesman warned. … Full article