Volkswagen signed a deal to turn one of its car factories into an Israeli defense hub with Rafael, the Iron Dome manufacturer, structured to bypass objections from a Qatari shareholder.
Adidas has apologized and distanced itself from a campaign by its Israeli branch featuring a former soldier, amid boycott calls related to Gaza’s amputee crisis caused by Israeli actions.
Germany, Israel’s second-largest arms supplier, has asked the International Court of Justice to dismiss the Nicaragua case accusing it of facilitating genocide in Gaza after lifting its own arms restrictions.
The UK plans to announce a trade ban with Israel’s illegal settlements, advancing despite Israeli threats, in compliance with the ICJ ruling on the occupation.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has threatened a full-scale war on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank amid a sharp rise in Israeli violence supported by the military and occupation authorities.
Preliminary results indicate that the far-right, pro-Israel Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won the election in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
A Palestinian dental student was killed and two others injured, including one critically, on Sunday evening during a settler attack in Hajja village east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank.
Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon said she is still losing work because of her outspoken support for Palestinians amid a broader shift in public opinion against US support for Israel.
