The Grayzone, January 30th 2025
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Swiss official who jailed journalist Ali Abunimah is fanatical pro-Israel activist - By Wyatt Reed
Mario Fehr, the Swiss security official who ordered the arrest of Ali Abunimah, is a rabidly pro-Zionist politician who falsely branded the Palestinian American journalist as “an Islamist Jew-hater.” In the past, Fehr has taken pride in banning Palestine solidarity demonstrations.
New ICJ president plagiarized in the name of Christian Zionism - By Max Blumenthal
Julia Sebutinde is a dedicated Christian Zionist who stood alone in rejecting South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Now the court’s president, the Ugandan judge appears to have plagiarized sections of her dissenting opinion justifying Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territories.
Gaza checkpoint contractor is shell company of ‘generational wealth management’ firm - By Jack Poulson
One of the two U.S.-based contractors set to operate a Gaza checkpoint, Safe Reach Solutions, is a shell company of the Wyoming-based generational wealth management firm Two Ocean Trust, LLC.
Development banker says US knew of plot to oust him over Nicaragua loans - By John Perry
The US government was aware of a campaign to remove a top development banker from power to stop anti-poverty loans to Nicaragua, where Washington sought regime change. In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone, Dante Mossi, who headed the Central American Bank for Economic Integration from 2018 to 2023, denounced a plot by “Costa Rica and Guatemala, with the knowledge of the US… to oust me.”
The Grayzone live: A late Roman salute
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss post-inaugural drama and imperial decadence, as well as the latest on the Gaza prisoner exchanges, the Swiss jailing of journalist Ali Abunimah, Colombia's dispute with Trump, and more.