2023-09-21: News Headlines

Staff (2023-09-21). President Petro at UN General Assembly: 'The Same Reasons Used to Defend Zelensky Should Be Used to Defend Palestine' (+Cuba & Racism). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "They have called on Latin America to supply war machines and soldiers to go to their battlefields," President Petro…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-09-21). Denuncian atentado contra líder de movimiento negro hondureño. telesurtv.net En un comunicado, indicaron que hechos como estos siguen incrementando los altos niveles de impunidad y racismo que enfrentan como pueblo.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-09-20). Denuncian atentado contra líder de movimiento negro hondureño. telesurtv.net En un comunicado, indicaron que hechos como estos siguen incrementando los altos niveles de impunidad y racismo que enfrentan como pueblo.

Clarence Lusane (2023-09-21). The Political Rise of a New White Nationalism. counterpunch.org Despite the all-too-obvious convergence of the perspectives of the Republican far right and the white supremacists of the Klan, as well as other avowed racists, Republican party leaders continue to vehemently deny any identification with the KKK or its views. In the process, they regularly issue obligatory statements rejecting bigotry, racism, and anti-semitism, while passionately disavowing Duke and others like him — all disingenuous and empty gestures of the first order.

It's Going Down (2023-09-21). San Francisco Hits the Streets to Oppose Far-Right Anti-Trans Conference. itsgoingdown.org On Saturday, September 16th, over 100 antifascists, feminists, and pro-LGBTQ+ demonstrators hit the streets of San Francisco outside of a Hilton Hotel to oppose a much smaller anti-trans conference organized by the Women's Declaration International (WDI), a collection of "radical feminists" who have embraced far-Right anti-trans conspiracy theories and push for attacks on the LGBT+…

It's Going Down (2023-09-21). San Francisco Hits the Streets to Oppose Far-Right Anti-Trans Conference. itsgoingdown.org On Saturday, September 16th, over 100 antifascists, feminists, and pro-LGBTQ+ demonstrators hit the streets of San Francisco outside of a Hilton Hotel to oppose a much smaller anti-trans conference organized by Women's Declaration International (WDI), a collection of "radical feminists" who have embraced far-Right anti-trans conspiracy theories and push for attacks on the LGBT+ community….

KATIE (2023-09-21). Palestinians and Saudis Stand Together Against Normalization with Apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-09-21). Video: A Jewish-Russian Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Nazi. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-09-21). Colombian President Gustavo Petro Denounces U.S. Intervention in Americas, from Chilean Coup to Drug War. democracynow.org Colombian President Gustavo Petro says the U.S.-backed coup in Chile 50 years ago, when General Augusto Pinochet deposed socialist President Salvador Allende, left a lasting scar across Latin America. Many progressives took up arms against corrupt governments, often led by "Nazis," Petro says, fueling decades of conflict that is only now beginning to fade. "Today, having closed out that cycle of weapons and violence, we need to rethink democracy," Petro told Democracy Now! in an exclusive interview this week at Colombia's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. He also d…

Robert S. Becker (2023-09-20). Confessions of a besieged Trumper. nationofchange.org Only patriots with righteous causes/ Defy bad laws, like daring outlaws.

Ali Abunimah (2023-09-21). "Every allegation of anti-Semitism was found to be false" electronicintifada.net A climate of fear is stifling free speech, academic research and student activism about Palestine at UK universities, report finds.

Palestine Legal (2023-09-21). Civil Rights Groups Warn UCSC Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestine Scholarship May Violate Federal Laws. indybay.org On Wednesday, Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights wrote to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) warning them to cease attempts to unlawfully censor the upcoming Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (ICSZ) convening, "Battling the 'IHRA definition': Theory & Activism", which is set to be jointly held at UCSC and New York University (NYU) on October 13th and 14th. The convening is a working meeting of the Institute's community of scholars and activists, aimed at combating dangerous efforts to use a distorted definition of antisemitism to silence advocacy for Palestinian rights…

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-09-21). Friday 9/22: Understanding Islamophobia in the Global Context w/ OBI. indybay.org Online webinar…

Nick MacWilliam, The Real News Network. (2023-09-20). The Far Right Has Hijacked Chile's New Constitutional Process. popularresistance.org In 2019 the nation of Chile was shaken by a mass protest movement that has come to be known as the Social Explosion. A central demand of the Social Explosion was the abolition of the current constitution drafted in 1980 under US-backed fascist dictator Augusto Pinochet. In 2020, Chileans overwhelmingly voted for a new constitutional process in a referendum. However, just two years later, a plebiscite overwhelmingly rejected a new proposed constitution. Since then, the far right has hijacked the process by stacking the constituents to create another constitutional draft with their own representatives.

WSWS (2023-09-21). Former Capitol Police chief blasts Pentagon officials for delaying deployment of National Guard during January 6 coup. wsws.org Steven Sund's testimony before Congress confirms that the Democrats are covering up the complicity of military brass and police and intelligence officials in Trump's fascist assault on the Capitol to overturn the 2020 election.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-20). Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians and injure over 30 in raids and attacks in Jenin and Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces have raided the city of Jenin on multiple occasions this year in an attempt to suppress and dismantle the growing Palestinian armed resistance…

Labor Video Project (2023-09-21). Zionists & Anti Zionists Protest Netanyahu In SF. indybay.org Zionists and Anti Zionists rallied in San Francisco at. Union Square. on. September. 18th to protest the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Omar Karmi (2023-09-21). Murky Israel deal embroils Denmark in scandal. electronicintifada.net Officials charged with misleading parliament in Elbit arms debacle that could reach the very top.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-09-21). Tel Aviv's Losing Brands: The Israeli 'Coup' and the Death of False Democracy. mintpressnews.com The task of marketing Israel as "the only democracy in the Middle East" is no longer an easy sell. With the 'democracy' pillar crumbling, the 'stability' pillar is falling apart, as well. And without stability, investors simply run away.

William Van Wagenen (2023-09-21). An Israeli Role in Syria's Suwayda Protests. globalresearch.ca

Labor Video Project (2023-09-20). Zionists & Anti Zionists Protest Netanyahu In SF. indybay.org Zionists and Anti Zionists rallied in San Francisco at. Union Square. on. September. 18th to protest the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-20). Israeli troops kill four Palestinians during camp raid. plenglish.com Ramallah, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) A Palestinian died after being wounded by gunfire, increasing to four the death toll caused by the assault of Israel's soldiers on the Jenin refugee camp, in the north of the West Bank.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-09-20). Israel kills six Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza. electronicintifada.net Suicide drone strike reportedly targets fighters in Jenin refugee camp.

Staff (2023-09-20). Headlines for September 20, 2023. democracynow.org Ceasefire Announced in Nagorno-Karabakh After Azerbaijani Military Operation Kills 100, Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians in Last 2 Days as Gaza Blockade Tightens, Biden Meeting with Netanyahu in New York as U.S. Pushes for Saudi-Israeli Normalization, Houthi and Saudi Negotiators Wrap Another Round of Talks on Possible End to Yemen War, Volodymyr Zelensky Warns Russian War on Ukraine Threatens the World, Iranian President Calls on U.S. to Recommit to Nuclear Deal, Says "Americanization" of World Failed, Latin American Nations Challenge Old World Order at UNGA and G77, Gov't Shutdown Inches…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-21). Egypt condemns escalation of Israeli violence and demands dialogue. plenglish.com Cairo, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian government condemned Israel's escalation of violence against the Palestinian people and called on the Israeli authorities to immediately stop their policy of collective punishment in the occupied territories.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-21). President of Palestine calls on UN to fulfill its responsibilities. plenglish.com Ramallah, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged UN Secretary General António Guterres to protect civilians in the occupied territories and force Israel to fulfill its international commitments, the Wafa news agency reported.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-09-20). Israel asesina a seis jóvenes palestinos en menos de 24 horas. telesurtv.net Utilizaron un dron contra los jóvenes palestinos, ya que durante el ataque estallaron enfrentamientos armados.

Staff (2023-09-21). Tel Aviv's Losing Brands: The Israeli 'Coup' and the Death of False Democracy. mintpressnews.com From its very onset, Israel has constructed a brand for itself, a powerful gimmick that was predicated on two main pillars: democracy and stability. The main target audience for this brand has been powerful Western states that wielded disproportionate political, economic and military powers. These Western governments, along with their influential mainstream corporate media, did …

Middle East Children's Alliance (2023-09-21). Saturday 11/18: 20th Annual Palestinian Holiday Crafts Bazaar. indybay.org 1101 8th St, Ste 100, Berkeley, CA 94710…

Staff (2023-09-21). Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Ukraine, Palestine & Why Latin America Rejects Western Hypocrisy. democracynow.org Colombian President Gustavo Petro joins Democracy Now! for an exclusive broadcast interview after his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he spoke of the need to end wars and stop the climate crisis. Petro is the first leftist to ever govern Colombia. He was elected in 2022 after campaigning to fight inequality and poverty, increase taxes on the wealthy, expand social programs, restore peace and end Colombia's dependence on fossil fuels. He is a former M-19 guerrilla who went on to become the mayor of Bogotá and a senator before rising to the presidency. In Part 1 of the interv…

Editor (2023-09-20). Review: "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine" mronline.org Historian Rashid Khalidi's concise and at times personal take on a century of colonial conquest and resistance in Palestine is a highly accessible read that focuses on key events and themes.

Edward W. Said (2023-09-20). "The Idea of Palestine Hounds Zionists." Edward Said. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-09-21). Beirut gathering unveils plaque to free Georges Abdallah, launches month of action for his liberation. samidoun.net On Thursday, 21 September, the Lebanese Campaign to Free Georges Abdallah held a solidarity gathering in front of Al-Madina Theater on Hamra Street in Beirut, Lebanon, to demand freedom for the Lebanese Arab struggler for Palestine, Georges Abdallah, jailed in France for the past 39 years. The event came to unveil a plaque drawing public …

Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, Black Agenda Report. (2023-09-21). How A Not So Secret Listserv Exercises White 'Supremacy' Ideology. popularresistance.org Prophet and GOAT status holder, James Baldwin, wrote in his opus, No Name in the Street, "Muhammad Ali, formerly Cassius Clay, is a vivid example of what can happen to a Black man who obeys the American injunction, be true to your faith, but his press has been so misleading that he is also an unwieldy and intimidating example." Brother Jimmy continues, "Muhammad Ali is one of the best of the 'bad niggers' and has been publicly hanged like one…" Without knowing it (or maybe he did, he was, afterall, a prophet), Baldwin adroitly portrayed the baleful conditions associated with being a profound, unapologetic (as i…

Editor (2023-09-20). The Fate of the "Dreamers" Is Likely Headed to the Right-Dominated Supreme Court. scheerpost.com

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-09-20). Brazil's Supreme Court resumes trial on indigenous land thesis. plenglish.com Brasilia, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Supreme Court (STF) will resume the trial on the so-called temporary framework that will define the future of the demarcation of indigenous lands in Brazil.

teleSUR, lfb, DRL (2023-09-20). Corte Suprema de Brasil retoma juicio del "marco temporal" telesurtv.net La tesis del "marco temporal" sostiene que los indígenas solo tienen derecho a las tierras que ocupaban o disputaban en tribunales antes del 5 de octubre de 1988, fecha de la Constitución de Brasil.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-09-21). Supremo de Brasil vota sobre marco temporal de tierras indígenas. telesurtv.net Este supone que los pueblos originarios sean expulsados de los lugares que ocupan en la actualidad si no se comprueba que los habitaban antes de 1988.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-09-21). Alabama Election Map "Redistricting": The Erosion of Voting Rights for African Americans. globalresearch.ca

CFILC, AADP RevUp (2023-09-20). Thursday 9/21: Disability Voting Rights Week: REV UP Your Voting Rights. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

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