Daily Archives: November 15, 2022

2022-11-15: News Headlines

Tamara Nassar (2022-11-15). Israel kills nine Palestinians so far in November. electronicintifada.net 2022 is the deadliest year on a monthly average since records began.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-11-15). For Lula's Victory to Matter: A Proposal for a Unified Palestinian Foreign Policy. dissidentvoice.org Palestinians and their supporters are justified in celebrating the election victory of the leftist presidential candidate, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brazil's runoff elections on October 30. But Lula's victory is incomplete and could ultimately prove ineffectual if not followed by a concrete and centralized Palestinian strategy. Lula has proven, throughout the years, to …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Syrian air defense downs 3 out of 8 Israeli missiles. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Syrian air defense systems shot down three out of the eight missiles fired from Israeli fighter jets from Lebanon's airspace at targets in the Syrian Homs province.

DLI (2022-11-15). On Nov. 8, U.S. voters had a "Sophie's Choice" of NeoFascist "wave" or NeoLiberal morass. indybay.org This week, the Status Quo of a "Manufactured Consent"–not "democracy"–won BIG! Even though the final tallies of some key Congressional races won't be clear for weeks, the domestic mid-term elections proved. once again, that the 2 major parties–the GOP "elephants" and the Dem "asses"–will ensure that the rancorous, chaotic and do-nothing process of domestic infighting and log-jam will continue for years to come.

Monica Moorehead (2022-11-15). With new legal attacks, affirmative action must be defended. workers.org The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to rule sometime in 2023 on two cases threatening the very existence of affirmative action in higher education. Oral arguments were held before the top court on Oct. 31 in both of these cases that stem from "race-based" admissions at Harvard . . . |

People for the American Way (2022-11-15). Wednesday 11/30: PFAW Briefing: 2022 Midterms & Protecting Our Democracy from Far Right Extremism. indybay.org Online event…

Allan P Fisher (2022-11-15). Saturday 11/12: All Out for Palestine. indybay.org corner of Ocean at Water Street, Santa Cruz…

Ted Kelly (2022-11-15). Cuando el encarcelamiento es política de viviendaun comentario de WW. workers.org En 1987, el notorio racista Frank Rizzo intentaba volver a la alcaldía de Filadelfia. Había perdido su reelección como alcalde siete años antes. El programa electoral de Rizzo podría haber sido redactado por el Ku Klux Klan, grupo que había apoyado al policía tirano 10 años antes. øCuál era el . . . |

TeleSUR -mcs, JCM (2022-11-15). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a una mujer en Cisjordania ocupada. telesurtv.net Testigos oculares palestinos dijeron que los soldados israelíes abrieron fuego contra ellos mientras conducían por la ciudad.

_____ (2022-11-14). America's Leaders Are A Danger To The World. popularresistance.org In the months of July and September 1940 the French historian and future resistance fighter Marc Bloch, who fought in World War I and World War II, wrote a short book called L'Étrange Défaite or Strange Defeat. It was a searing condemnation of the French high command and political class which was responsible for the humiliating defeat and disintegration of the French army with the Nazi invasion of France. Bloch, who went underground to fight the Nazi occupiers, was executed by the Gestapo in 1944. | Bloch's book, published after the war, was the model for historian Andrew Bacevich's book After the Apocalypse. Bac…

_____ (2022-11-14). UN Committee Votes To Request ICJ Opinion On Israeli Occupation. popularresistance.org The United Nations' decolonisation committee adopted a draft Palestinian resolution on Friday requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands since 1967. | The measure was welcomed by Palestinians and rejected by Israel. | Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said in a statement that 98 countries supported the resolution, 52 abstained and 17 voted against. | The opinions of the ICJ, which settles disputes between countries, are not binding. | Al-Maliki welcomed the vote and described the resolution as a "diplomatic and legal breakthr…

_____ (2022-11-14). Peter Beinart Leads Charge To Cancel Journalist Mnar Adley. popularresistance.org The latest victim of cancel culture wave is MintPress News founder and editor-in-chief Mnar Adley. Adley had been booked to host and moderate an event discussing anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) laws in the United States, and how Palestinians are under increasing pressure to silence themselves, when she was herself, ironically, removed from the panel at the behest of a shady advisor. | The event was hosted by Voices From the Holy Land, an organization that hosts documentary films and group discussions in order to give voice to those ignored by the mainstream press and to educate the public about the r…

_____ (2022-11-14). Indigenous Activists Call For Vote On Protect Native Heritage Act. popularresistance.org Speaker Ronald Mariano must call for an immediate floor vote towards the passage of An Act to Protect Native American Heritage. The November 10 Harvard statement is indicative of a broader issue of how our sacred objects and our human remains continue to be held captive for racist, eugenicist, and colonialist means," said Jean-Luc Pierite, member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, and president of North American Indian Center of Boston, "We must act to refine the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) enforcement on the state level to include all publicly funded entities. Consultati…

_____ (2022-11-14). Miko Peled: 'The Danger To Palestinians Has Never Been So Severe'. popularresistance.org The recent elections by the Israeli State will likely bring to power what author and activist Miko Peled calls "the most openly fascist government" in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Peled wrote about Netanyahu, a known war criminal who was re-elected as Prime Minister, in Mintpress News. In this interview on Clearing the FOG, Peled explains why the danger to Palestinians has never been greater and why international action to end the occupation is critical. He discusses the rise of the far right, the escalation of violent attacks on Palestinians, retaliation against Palestinian journalists and activists, in…

_____ (2022-11-14). Palestine Action Deface Balfour Statue In The House Of Commons. popularresistance.org London, England – In an unprecedented move, Palestine Action struck at the very heart of government to deface the "commemorative" statue of former Prime Minister Lord Arthur Balfour — the colonial administrator and signatory of the Balfour Declaration. Activists evaded security to gain access to the House of Commons Private Members Lobby in the Palace of Westminster in London. | Once inside, the group doused the statue in fake blood & unveiled the Palestinian flag, before gluing themselves to the plinth to state their intentions: "Palestine Action won't stop until British complicity does" said one acti…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-14). Military Situation In Syria On November 14, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 14, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 in Latakia province, 1 in Idlib province, 1 in Aleppo province; | On November 13, Israeli warplanes attacked Shayrat Airbase in Homs province with several missiles. Two SAA servicemen were killed; | On November 14, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Nayrab; | On November 14, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Russia Strategises with Iran for the Long Haul in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMARAli Shamkhani (L), representative of Supreme Leader and secretary of Supreme National Security Council, met Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of Russia's Security Council, Tehran, Nov. 9, 2022 Ignoring the hype in the US media about White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Kissingerian diplomacy over Ukraine, the secretary of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev,…

PACBI (2022-11-14). Love Football. Hate Apartheid. Score a Goal for Palestinian Rights. bdsmovement.net

Ramzy Baroud (2022-11-14). How Lula's Victory Can Be An Opportunity for Palestine. mintpressnews.com

Rishika Pardikar (2022-11-14). Does Post-Nazi Germany Hold The Secret To Climate Reparations? levernews.com

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). Israeli Soldiers Kill a Palestinian Woman in Beitunia. telesurenglish.net On Monday, a Palestinian woman was killed and a young man was detained after being injured by Israeli soldiers in the town of Beitunia close to the West Bank city of Ramallah. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Health Ministry said that the 19-year-old woman was killed after being shot in the head by Israeli soldiers who stormed the town west of Ramallah. | Palestinian eyewitnesses said the Israeli soldiers opened fire at them whi…

____ (2022-11-14). Screws tightened on money launderers. ecns.cn The number of money laundering cases prosecuted nationwide has increased rapidly since 2020, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

WSWS (2022-11-14). 230 refugees land in France as spat with Italy sparks EU diplomatic crisis. wsws.org After three weeks stranded at sea as Italy's neo-fascist government refused multiple requests to dock, 230 refugees rescued by Ocean Viking disembarked in France.

Angela (2022-11-14). Sunday 11/13: Virtual Book Event: "Ida in the Middle," A Young Adult Novel About Palestine. indybay.org

Andrew DeMillo (2022-11-14). State Supreme Court races: Gerrymandering and abortion access determined key battles. peoplesworld.org LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)—Republicans have claimed key victories in state Supreme Court races that will give them an advantage in major redistricting fights, while Democrats notched similarly significant wins with help from groups focused on defending abortion access. The expensive fights over court control in several states in last week's election highlight just how partisan …

WSWS (2022-11-14). The US midterm elections and the ongoing threat of fascism. wsws.org Trump's fate remains uncertain. All indications are that he intends to fight any attempt to dethrone him from within the GOP. But one thing is certain: the Republicans and the Democrats will lurch further to the right in the aftermath of the elections.

Staff (2022-11-14). Homofobia en EEUU y Cuba: olvidar la historia cuando interesa. cubadebate.cu En EEUU, en los años 60, las relaciones homosexuales eran, a excepción del estado de Illinois, ilegales. Hasta bien entrada la década del 70 no fueron derogadas en una veintena de estados las llamadas "leyes contra la sodomía", que continuaron en vigor en otros 14 hasta el año 2003, cuando el Tribunal Supremo las abolió.

TeleSUR, YSM, JDO (2022-11-14). Mueren al menos dos uniformados sirios por ataque de Israel. telesurtv.net Los fallecidos son un comandante y un teniente de las Fuerzas de Defensa Aérea del Ejército de Siria.

_____ (2022-11-13). Rally In Defense Of The Indian Child Welfare Act. popularresistance.org Oneida, Wisconsin — On November 9, over 50 people gathered on the Oneida Indian Reservation in northeast Wisconsin to show solidarity with the Oneida people and all indigenous people as a Supreme Court decision regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) looms. The crowd included members of the Oneida Tribal Nation, concerned community members and several organizations that helped facilitate the event. The gathered community members, both tribal and not, were met with hospitality from the Oneida hosts, with homemade corn soup and community-building conversation being shared before the speakers began. | Th…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-13). America's Neo-Nazi Bedfellows in Ukraine are the Latest in a Long Line of Odious Allies Washington Has Used against Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Tony Cox From pogrom-mongers to Hitlerites to radical Islamists, the US has collaborated with repugnant partners for more than a century Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was furious when he found out in March 1945 that his supposed World War II ally, Washington, was negotiating with the German Nazis behind his back. In fact, by the…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-13). Russian Lancet Loitering Munitions Take On Ukrainian Battle Tanks, Armored Vehicles (Videos). southfront.org ZALA Lancet attack drone. © Marina Lystseva/TASS | On November 12 and 13, Russian sources shared several videos documenting recent strikes with Lancet loitering munitions on equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). | The Russian strikes hit two Soviet-made T-72 battle tanks, two BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, a BRDM-2 amphibious armoured scout car and an Israeli-made Gaia Amir MRAP [mine-resistant ambush-protected] vehicle that appeared with the AFU only very recently. | Many of the st…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). Israeli military equipment seen in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — Despite Moscow's warnings to Tel Aviv, the use of Israeli military equipment and machinery by the Ukrainian army has been observed for the first time.

Staff (2022-11-13). NATO mission: Spain extends missile deployment in Turkey aimed against Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsNovember 13, 2022 Spain extends Patriot deployment in Tàºrkiye until June 2023 Spain has extended the deployment of its Patriot air defense system as part of a NATO mission in Tàºrkiye until June 2023, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced in a written statement on Nov. 13. According to the statement, the decision for …

Jason Ditz (2022-11-13). Israel Attacks Major Air Base in Syria's Homs, Two Killed. news.antiwar.com Syrian air defenses were active Sunday, intercepting Israeli missiles during an attack Details are still emerging, Israel has been attacking Syria with increasing frequency in rec…

Fight Back (2022-11-13). Oslo is long dead. Time to revive the PLO. fightbacknews.org The Oslo accords were signed 29 years ago, on 13 September 1993. The Palestinian Authority, its main manifestation, has attempted and failed for nearly three decades to contain the Palestinian people's resistance and struggle for national liberation. | Palestine's enemy today is not only Israel and its US backers, but also those who are rewarded for complying with Oslo: the Palestinian Authority, those who take money from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the diplomatic and lobby missions — like the Muslim Leadership Initiative — that reflect Zionist aspirations. | Fr…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). Israeli regime's planes attack Syrian Shayrat air base. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — Local media in Syria said that the Israeli warplanes attacked the Syrian Shayrat air base near Homs city on Sunday afternoon.

Staff (2022-11-13). 19 November, NYC: "The Holy Land Five" Documentary Screening & Community Call to Action. samidoun.net "The Holy Land Five" Documentary Screening & Community Call to Action When: Saturday November 19th at 7: 00 pm Where: New York University Organized by Within Our Lifetime United for Palestine Join Within Our Lifetime United for Palestine next Saturday 11/19 at NYU for a screening of the Al Jazeera documentary "The Holy Land …

TeleSUR (2022-11-13). President Luis Arce Approves Decree on Census in Bolivia. telesurenglish.net The Bolivian government has considered the census process as a national priority, so they will guarantee its coverage throughout the country. | According to the letter of Supreme Decree 4824, the results of the census will make it possible to "adjust, define, implement and evaluate plans, programs and strategies for human, economic and social development". Nov. 13, 2022.

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-11-13). Freedom of Press is Dealt Deadly Blows by Modi's Proto-Fascist Regime in India. commondreams.org The Wire case is yet one more example of Modi's regime trying to undermine the media landscape and, indeed, destroy dissenting media.

Ramona Wadi (2022-11-13). US Complicity With Israel Enhances any Future Annexation Plans. commondreams.org President Joe Biden has operated largely from within the Trump legacy, making only concessionary gestures to Palestinians rather than altering U.S. foreign policy.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-13). Bolivia: Indigenous Movements Call for Fascists to be Punished. libya360.wordpress.com The leadership of the Federation of Campesino Workers of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, has today described the burning of their headquarters by far-right protesters as an "act of terrorism". On Friday, pro-fascist groups set fire to the building of the region's indigenous campesino union (Federación Sindical àönica de Trabajadores Campesinos de Santa Cruz). They also attacked…

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