teleSUR(2023-11-16). Venezuelan FM Condemns Israeli Genocide Against Palestinians.telesurenglish.netOn Thursday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil rejected the genocide that the Israeli forces are perpetrating in Gaza and demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. | RELATED: | "Venezuela has a firm stance condemning the genocide carried out by the government of the State of Israel," Gil said during a press conference carried out in Moscow with the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov. | Gil stresse…
Javier Arana Villasusa(2023-11-16). Russian and Venezuelan foreign ministers criticize policy in Gaza.plenglish.comMoscow, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, and Venezuela, Yván Gil, on Thursday criticized the extermination policy that Israel is enforcing against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-16). US Asking Israel To Act Faster in Gaza To Protect Biden's Approval Rating — Russian Agency.orinocotribune.comAt the same time, "numerous visitors from the US State Department and Defense Department declare a desire for immediate peace," the agency said | The US is using backchannels to persuade Israel to speed up the operation in the Gaza Strip so that it does not affect President Joe Biden's approval ratings ahead of the elections, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said. | The agency said Washington publicly states its allegedly concern about the indiscriminate bombardment of hospitals and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, "numerous visitors from the US State Department and Defense Department de…
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-16). UN Security Council Passes Resolution Calling for 'Humanitarian Pause' in Gaza.news.antiwar.comThe UN Security Council passed its first resolution related to Israel's war in Gaza on Wednesday that calls for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow aid and other assistance to reach Palestinian civilians. The resolution passed in a vote of 12-0, with the US, the UK, and Russia all abstaining from voting. …
teleSUR(2023-11-16). Mexico Slams Texas Anti-Immigrant Measures.telesurenglish.netOn Wednesday, the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry slammed the latest anti-immigrant measures passed by the legislature of the state of Texas, saying they aimed to curb the flow of migrants by criminalizing them. | RELATED: | The bills passed by Texas with the goal of criminalizing migrants "will result in the separation of families, discrimination and racial profiling," the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry said. | "Mex…
Maya Henson Carey(2023-11-16). The Dangers of DeSantis's Militia.splcenter.orgRon DeSantis has used his power as Florida governor to intimidate voters, influence elections, threaten immigrants and attack those that advocate for causes he opposes, such as LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance. He even picked a fight with Disney World. He has also positioned himself as the standard bearer for the right wing's "war on woke," which is the concept of having an awareness of social injustices and fighting for equity.
Workers World Party(2023-11-16). PDF of November 16 print issue.workers.org Download the PDF. Stop U.S.-backed Israeli terror War crimes: Bombing Gaza hospitals Int'l delegation demands full opening of Rafah border for aid From Turtle Island to Palestine, the struggle continues at 2023 NDOM The Red Nation speaks on Gaza Lenin on emancipation of women SAG-AFTRA wins big gains Portland teachers historic . . . |
Mahmoud Hashem, People's Dispatch.(2023-11-16). Egyptian Journalists Syndicate Launches 'Global Conscience Convoy'.popularresistance.orgThe brutal genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continues unabated after 5 weeks. The majority of the enclave's hospitals have been rendered inoperational through targeted airstrikes on medical infrastructure or because fuel and power supplies have run out, putting at risk the tens of thousands who have been injured in the last month, the hundreds of thousands seeking shelter in medical installations, and healthcare workers. | It is in this context, that the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate (EJS) has called on "the free people of the world" to join its "Global Conscience Convoy" aiming to apply press…
Rupa Marya, Vijay Prashad(2023-11-16). The Israeli Attack on Palestinian Health Workers in Gaza and the Failure of the American Medical Association.counterpunch.org On November 11, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that Israeli tanks were within twenty meters of the al-Quds hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza City. They reportedthat there was "direct shooting at the hospital, creating a state of extreme panic and fear among 14,000 displaced people." Many of those killed have been medical personnel.
Rupa Marya, Vijay Prashad(2023-11-16). The Israeli Attack on Palestinian Health Workers in Gaza and the Failure of the American Medical Association.counterpunch.org On November 11, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that Israeli tanks were within twenty meters of the al-Quds hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza City. They reportedthat there was "direct shooting at the hospital, creating a state of extreme panic and fear among 14,000 displaced people." Many of those killed have been
Chris Hedges(2023-11-16). Pinnacle of horror.mronline.orgJoe Biden will go down in history as an accomplice to genocide. May the ghosts of the thousands of children he has participated in murdering haunt him for the rest of his life.
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-16). US Tries to Deflect Blame for Israel's Raid of al-Shifa Hospital.news.antiwar.comThe White House on Wednesday said it did not "OK" Israel's military raid of al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza in an attempt to deflect responsibility for the attack. Just hours before Israel launched the raid, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby backed Israel's claim that Hamas had a command center under the hospital …
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies(2023-11-16). Israeli War Crimes and Propaganda Follow US Blueprint.counterpunch.org We have both been reporting on and protesting against U.S. war crimes for many years, and against identical crimes committed by U.S. allies and proxies like Israel and Saudi Arabia: illegal uses of military force to try to remove enemy governments or "regimes"; hostile military occupations; disproportionate military violence justified by claims of "terrorism"; the
Chris Walker, Truthout.(2023-11-16). Over 1,200 'Educators For Palestine' Sign Open Letter Demanding Ceasefire.popularresistance.orgHundreds of academics from universities and institutions of higher learning (as well as public school K-12 teachers) from across North America have signed on to a joint letter, calling on their governments to demand an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza, where the Israel Defense Force (IDF) has killed more than 11,000 Palestinians since the start of October. | As of Sunday evening, the document has more than 1,200 signatures, available to view here. The signers, calling themselves "Educators for Palestine," are Palestinian academics and their allies who denounce Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, as well as govern…
Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss.(2023-11-16). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 39: 'Sentencing Al-Shifa Hospital To Death'.popularresistance.orgAll of the Palestinian hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip have gone out of service in the sixth week of Israel's war on Gaza, including Al-Shifa, the largest medical complex. | Hundreds of lives are at risk of death, and thousands of civilians remain trapped inside the hospitals' premises, Gaza's Deputy Health Minister Yousef Abu el-Rish told AFP. | "We cannot reach the dozens of women who will give birth. We received reports of cases in which women gave birth in the street or at home without a midwife. Snipers shoot at anyone moving from building to building inside the hospital," Abu el-Rish explained. | He sa…
Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post.(2023-11-16). The Hinge Of History: Palestine And The New World Order.popularresistance.orgBombing hospitals was, just a few days ago, an undeclared red line the Israel Defense Forces dared not cross without provoking international disgust and condemnation. At writing, the IDF is bombing hospitals and, I read, its soldiers are shooting patients, invalids among them, as they attempt to evacuate buildings soon to be demolished. | There is disgust and condemnation now, and they find expression not only on the streets of many cities but also in governing circles. Axios reported Monday that an internal State Department memo, signed by 100 officials at State and its aid agency, USAID, accuses President Biden…
Vijay Prashad(2023-11-16). The Intimate Embrace Between Liberalism and the Far Right.dissidentvoice.org For Comrade N. Sankaraiah (1922—2023) One of the curiosities of our time is that the far right is quite comfortable with the established institutions of liberal democracy. There are instances here and there of disgruntled political leaders who refuse to accept their defeat at the ballot box (such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro) and …
Joe Sims(2023-11-16). Trump Crosses the Line, Embraces Nazi Ideology.cpusa.org Editor's Note: Reprinted from the As a historian and teacher, and as a Jew, I don't throw around accusations of Nazi and Fascist lightly, but Donald Trump's
Staff(2023-11-16). "Failure to Prevent Genocide": Biden Sued as U.S. Provides Arms & Support for Israel's Gaza Assault.democracynow.org As Israel rejects growing international calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, the Center for Constitutional Rights in the United States is suing President Biden for failing to prevent genocide. The center is seeking an emergency order to block Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin from providing further military funding, arms and diplomatic support to Israel. Katherine Gallagher, a senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights on the case, argues the U.S. is complicit with Israel in the "crime of crimes" by "aiding and abetting genocide" with milita…
Staff(2023-11-16). Israel Has Enjoyed Decades of Legal Impunity. Could the War on Gaza Finally Change That?democracynow.org We speak with two experts in international criminal law about the long history of Palestinians attempting to seek justice in global institutions and the "very grave crimes" for which Israel is being prosecuted regarding the country's ongoing assault and siege of Gaza. Chantal Meloni, an international criminal lawyer who represents victims in Palestine before the International Criminal Court, lays out the history of cases brought before the ICC regarding Israel's siege and collective punishment of Palestinians being denied justice for more than 14 years. "The fact that there was no ac…
Staff(2023-11-16). Niece of Israeli PM Netanyahu Backs Ceasefire in Gaza, Says Military Solutions Will Not Bring Peace.democracynow.org Ruth Ben-Artzi, the niece of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joins Democracy Now! to call for the Netanyahu government to focus efforts on releasing Israeli hostages and to stop the bombing. A professor of political science at Providence College, Ben-Artzi recently joined prominent Rhode Island rabbis, Jewish leaders and Israelis demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. "A ceasefire is really the only way that any solution can be achieved," says Ben-Artzi, who explains why military actions will never resolve this conflict and that "finding a political solution … is really the only way that th…
english.almanar.com.lb(2023-11-16). Drumbeat of Lies on Al-Shifa Hospital Reveals Israeli Bankruptcy.english.almanar.com.lb Being an Israeli means to pile up lies and to employ propaganda in a bid to implore advocacy by the public. Throughout years, such strategy managed to deceive crowds across the world and depict the Zionist entity as the "victim assaulted by Palestinian terrorists." However, things can never be the same, with the international stance …
english.almanar.com.lb(2023-11-16). West Bank Avenges Gaza: Number of Israeli Soldiers Dead or Injured in Bethlehem.english.almanar.com.lb One Zionist soldier was killed, and seven others, including six soldiers, were wounded in a shooting raid on the Tunnel Checkpoint south of the occupied Al-Quds early Thursday. The Zionist media mentioned that three Palestinian attackers, who opened fire, were killed. The Israeli media indicated that the three Palestinian attackers arrived by a car to the checkpoint …
Staff(2023-11-16). Niece of Israeli PM Netanyahu Backs Ceasefire in Gaza, Says Military Solutions Will Not Bring Peace.democracynow.org Ruth Ben-Artzi, the niece of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joins Democracy Now! to call for the Netanyahu government to focus efforts on releasing Israeli hostages and to stop the bombing. A professor of political science at Providence College, Ben-Artzi recently joined prominent Rhode Island rabbis, Jewish leaders and Israelis demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. "A ceasefire is really the only way that any solution can be achieved," says Ben-Artzi, who explains why military actions will never resolve this conflict and that "finding a political situation … is really the only way that t…
The Independent(2023-11-16). The futility of violence in the Middle East.independent.co.ug Both Arabs and Israelis must think carefully about what their policies and actions are likely to accomplish COMMENT | MUHANNAD ALAZZEH | The October 7 Hamas attack and Israel's remorseless military response have once again revived a seemingly unending cycle of violence in the Middle East. As matters stand, there are no serious efforts underway to …
Elliott Colla(2023-11-16). On the history, meaning, and power of "From the River To the Sea"mondoweiss.net Slogans are never just statements etched in stone and "From the River to the Sea" is no exception. Its history, use, and the controversy it generates, reflects the liberatory aspirations, and backlash against, the movement for Palestinian freedom.
Sophia Ikirmawi(2023-11-16). How long will Palestinians have to beg the West for empathy?mondoweiss.net Too often Palestinians are forced to prove their humanity but last Saturday the atmosphere among the 800,000 people marching in London for a ceasefire and a free Palestine felt something almost like hope.
Bill Meyer(2023-11-16). More Palestine features at Toronto International Film Festival.peoplesworld.org As the horror continues and multiplies in Palestine/Gaza, we are all busy trying to arm ourselves with as many historical facts as possible to try to understand the complicated history of the Middle East, specifically Palestinian/Jewish relations. In order to better understand the history of the region, and the films that we'll be reviewing, we …
Democracy Now!(2023-11-16). Democracy Now! 2023-11-16 Thursday.democracynow.orgHeadlines for November 16, 2023; "Failure to Prevent Genocide": Biden Sued as U.S. Provides Arms & Support for Israel's Gaza Assault; Israel Has Enjoyed Decades of Legal Impunity. Could the War on Gaza Finally Change That?; Niece of Israeli PM Netanyahu Backs Ceasefire in Gaza, Says Military Solutions Will Not Bring Peace | Headlines for November 16, 2023; "Failure to Prevent Genocide": Biden Sued as U.S. Provides Arms & Support for Israel's Gaza Assault; Israel Has Enjoyed Decades of Legal Impunity. Could the War on Gaza Finally Change That?; Niece of Israeli PM Netanyahu Backs…
teleSUR(2023-11-16). Mexicans Ask to End Genocide in Front of the Israeli Embassy.telesurenglish.netOn Thursday, the Friendship and Common Platform for Palestine Support organizations gathered in front of the Israeli Embassy in Mexico City to denounce the murder of thousands of children at the hands of the Israeli occupation army. | RELATED: | The citizens lay on the floor pretending to be dead and placed a tarp on top of them with the names of Palestinian children murdered by the Zionist state between October 7 and 25. | "The…
Staff(2023-11-16). Headlines for November 16, 2023.democracynow.orgIsrael Orders Palestinians to Flee Parts of Southern Gaza, Continues Attacks on Hospitals, Without Citing Evidence, Biden Backs Israel's Claim That Hamas Used Hospital as Base, Biden Calls Xi Jinping a "Dictator" After APEC Meeting, U.N. Security Council Passes Resolution Calling for "Humanitarian Pauses" in Gaza, Protesters Take Over Strategic Sites in D.C., Los Angeles, Oakland to Call for End to Gaza Assault, Majority of National Book Award Finalists Call for Ceasefire During Prize Ceremony, 24 House Lawmakers Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Citing Violation of Children's Rights, S…
Kyle Anzalone(2023-11-16). Israel Tells Palestinians To Evacuate City in Southern Gaza.news.antiwar.comIsraeli aircraft dropped leaflets on a city in the southern half of the Gaza Strip, instructing Palestinians to flee the area. The evacuation notice suggests that Tel Aviv plans to ramp up its military operation in south Gaza. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed a ground invasion of the area would happen at some point. In …
Kyle Anzalone(2023-11-16). Netanyahu Ally Says the Prime Minister's Days in Office Are Numbered.news.antiwar.comBenjamin Netanyahu's hold on power in Tel Aviv suffered two setbacks on Wednesday. Messages from a member of his Likud Party surfaced asserting Netanyahu's days in office "are numbered." Additionally, the head of the opposition in Israel, Yair Lapid, demanded the prime minister resign. Galit Distel Atbaryan, a Likud member of the Knesset, sent private …
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-16). Israeli Forces Raid Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza.orinocotribune.comThe Government Media Office in Gaza warns of a new massacre in al-Shifa Medical Complex. | Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that Israeli occupation forces raided some wards of the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza on Wednesday morning, and opened fire indiscriminately toward its windows and inside wards, adding that the occupation has cut off all communications to the hospital. Dozens of Israeli soldiers also stormed the emergency department at al-Shifa Complex. | The Israeli occupation's military claimed that its forces were "carrying out a precise and targeted operation" in a "specified area" in al-Shifa Hos…
Ryan Cristián(2023-11-16). Israel Caught Lying About Al-Shifa Hospital.thelastamericanvagabond.comWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/16/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
Staff(2023-11-16). Israeli opposition leader Lapid calls on Premier Netanyahu to resign.muslimmirror.comJERUSALEM : Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign over what he called the government's poor handling of the conflict with Hamas. "Netanyahu needs to go now during the fighting," Lapid told Israel's Channel 12. "This government isn't functioning," he said. "We need change — Netanyahu cannot continue to …
Staff(2023-11-16). 'This is the moment to defend your own values,' Palestinian envoy to UK says on Gaza.muslimmirror.comLONDON : Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot has called on the international community to defend their values by not remaining silent against Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip. Speaking to reporters after an event in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Zomlot criticized Western media for its coverage of Gaza, saying many of …
teleSUR(2023-11-16). 'Israel is a Terrorist State': Turkish President Erdogan.telesurenglish.netOn Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Erdogan severely condemned Israel for its military operations in Gaza and claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is finished. | RELATED: | "I openly say that Israel is a terrorist state. Others say that Hamas is a terrorist organization. Hamas participated in the elections and won in Palestine. Israel and the United States stole their rights afterwards," the Tu…
Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa(2023-11-16). CovertAction Bulletin: Media Lies, Palestinians Die.covertactionmagazine.comMalcolm X might have said it best: "The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the criminal look like he's the victim and make the victim look like he's the criminal. This is the press, an irresponsible press. It will make the criminal look like he's the victim and make the victim look like he's the criminal. If you aren't careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing"…
Hannah Gais, Creede Newton(2023-11-16). White Nationalist Allegedly Steals $35K From Ailing Mother.splcenter.orgMichael Polignano, a co-founder of white nationalist publisher Counter-Currents, faces felony charges related to his alleged theft of nearly $35,000 from his ailing mother, according to Maryland court records.
Tareq S. Hajjaj(2023-11-16). Rainfall on a destroyed Gaza could spell disaster.mondoweiss.net As rain begins to fall on Gaza, one million displaced Palestinians are suffering from cold and lack of shelter, while few are able to enjoy the partial relief it provides amidst the water shortage imposed by Israel's genocidal siege.
Mouin Rabbani(2023-11-16). Solo un fracaso militar de Israel detendrá el genocidio en Gaza.globalizacion.caA medida que la Franja de Gaza se ve sometida los bombardeos más intensos de la historia de un Oriente Próximo ya de por sí plagado de conflictos, y que el ejército israelí perpetra a diario asesinatos masivos de civiles…
Joy Joshi(2023-11-16). 'Why should you get to eat in peace?': Canadians slam Trudeau's Gaza stance.indybay.orgThe protesters can also be heard urging Trudeau to "look at us" and using phrases like "shame on you," "you fund genocides" and "you have blood on your hands" as they chased Trudeau out of the restaurant and into the street with the crowd growing impatient. Vancouver police was forced to deploy almost 100 officers after videos showing swarms of people confronting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a restaurant Tuesday night went viral. approximately 250 people surrounded a Chinatown restaurant and escorted Trudeau out of the venue.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor(2023-11-16). Israel turns Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza into detention center.indybay.orgThe Israeli forces stormed in large numbers the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City and turned it into military barracks and a detention center, where patients, displaced persons, and healthcare professionals are subjected to different forms of abuse, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement on Wednesday. | Euro-Med Monitor expressed fears of killings and executions as its team documented sporadic gunfire in the hospital since the early minutes of the raid, stressing that the al-Shifa Complex did not witness any gunfire other than from the Israeli forces.
30 organizations(2023-11-16). Joint open letter on transfer of 155mm artillery shells to Israel.indybay.org155mm artillery shells do not serve legitimate defense needs and pose a grave risk to civilians. Under the current circumstances, granting the government of Israel access to these munitions would undermine the protection of civilians, respect for international humanitarian law, and the credibility of the Biden administration. For these reasons, we strongly urge you to withhold authorization for this transfer of 155mm artillery shells to the government of Israel.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor(2023-11-16). Israel bombs Gaza's only operating wheat mill.indybay.orgIsrael has intensified its war of starvation against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said on Wednesday, as a means of subjugation during the bloody 40-day war. | Euro-Med Monitor strongly condemned the Israeli army's artillery shelling of the Al-Salam Mill in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza—the Strip's only operating wheat mill—forcing it to shut down. Israel's targeting of the mill came as part of its attempt to deepen the food crisis for Palestinian civilians following its bombing of dozens of bakeries, most of them in Gaza City and the Strip's northern regio…
Jurgen Balzan(2023-11-16). Six premature babies dead as Gaza's hospitals attacked by Israel.indybay.orgGaza's Health Ministry has said that two patients and a premature baby died in al-Shifa Hospital on Monday. | Yousef Abu al-Rish said the new deaths brought the toll to six premature babies and nine patients since electrical shortages began affecting the hospital several days ago.
Tony Capaccio(2023-11-16). US Is Quietly Sending Israel More Ammunition, Missiles.indybay.orgThe Pentagon has quietly ramped up military aid to Israel, delivering on requests that include more laser-guided missiles for its Apache gunship fleet, as well as 155mm shells, night-vision devices, bunker-buster munitions and new army vehicles, according to an internal Defense Department list.
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights(2023-11-16). Jam the phone lines for Palestine on Friday, Nov. 17 at 12 noon ET / 9 am PT.indybay.orgJoin USCPR on Friday, November 17 to mobilize our masses to take action to contribute to SHUT IT DOWN FOR PALESTINE. | Let's kick off the day with a strategic mobilization: Jamming Congress's phone lines together at 12pm ET / 9am PT, Friday, November 17. While activists across the country are protesting for Palestine, make sure the phones are ringing off the hook in the halls of Congress. | We want to make sure that Members of Congress hear our demands before they leave to head home for their extended holiday recess. Now, more than ever, as Israel is limiting fuel to almost none in Gaza, and arresting journalists…
presstv.ir(2023-11-16). Zionist agenda for Gaza, UK complicit.presstv.irAs Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza continues, a Zionist think tank linked to Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a final solution for Gaza.
Staff(2023-11-15). Headlines for November 15, 2023.democracynow.orgIsrael Raids Al-Shifa Hospital, Turning Gaza's Largest Medical Facility into War Zone, "We Will Drown": Displaced Gazans in Refugee Tents Face Heavy Rain, Israeli Forces Kill 8 Palestinians, Attack Hospital in West Bank, Israel Confirms Death of Oct. 7 Hostage; Hamas Blames Israeli Airstrike, Belize Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Israel; U.N. Palestine Observer Slams Olaf Scholz's Defense of Israel, "March for Israel" Brings Together Celebrities with Right-Wing Leaders, White Nationalist Pastor, Russian-Backed Attacks in Syria Ramp Up, Killing 66 People over Past Month, House Passes…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-15). Walter Rodney and Palestinian Liberation.libya360.wordpress.comChinedu Chukwudinma During my visit to the Atlanta Archive last autumn, I noticed some scribbled notes on the back of Walter Rodney's draft syllabus for his 1970-71 course on the Russian Revolution at the University of Dar Es Salaam. "September 12th, 1970", read his handwriting, "Hijackings — T.W.A Boeing + Swissair DC 8 to Jordan"….
Ross Domoney, Nadia Peridot, Ahmed Al-Bazz, The Real News.(2023-11-15). On The Ground In Jenin With The West Bank's Resistance Fighters.popularresistance.orgIsrael continues to unleash hell upon the 22-by-5-mile concentrated area of Gaza, in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with relentless airstrikes and indiscriminate bombings of hospitals, residential buildings, schools, and other civilian sites. As besieged Palestinians shelter and flee and die within the walls of their cage in Gaza, Resistance forces are mobilizing to rise up against an Occupation that has presided over lives for 75 years. | Where there is occupation, there is resistance, and numerous Palestinian resistance groups exist across the Occupied Territories. These groups consist of occupied subjec…
Ari Paul(2023-11-15). 'Free Speech' fans call for censoring TikTok as Chinese plot to make Israel look bad.mronline.org Axios (10/31/23) reported that in a two-week period, TikTok saw "nearly four times the number of views to TikTok posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine globally compared to posts using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael." As a result, the conservative outrage machine kicked into high gear.
english.almanar.com.lb(2023-11-15). Hezbollah Fighters Bombard More Israeli Sites on Lebanon Border.english.almanar.com.lb The Islamic Resistance continued on Wednesday striking the Israeli occupation sites and military gathering on Lebanon border, inflicting heavy losses upon them. Hezbollah military media released statements to clarify the details of the4 attacks and their outcomes. "In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in solidarity with their brave and …
Betsey Piette(2023-11-15). Behind Israel's 'end game' for Gaza: Theft of offshore gas reserves.workers.org In 1999, British Gas (BG) discovered the existence of natural gas in the Gaza Marine fields, 20 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza, at a depth of 375 miles. Further exploration by BG through two successful wells — Gaza Marine 1 and Gaza Marine 2 — determined the field . . . |
Chris Hedges, Scheer Post.(2023-11-15). Chris Hedges: The War According To Hamas.popularresistance.orgCairo, Egypt: Basel al-Araj, a Palestinian resistance leader, shortly before Israel's 2014 invasion of Gaza, laid down the fundamental rules for warfare against the Israel. | The rules by al-Araj, not a member of Hamas, provide the Palestinian lens for the incursion by Israeli forces in Gaza. While Israel's superior firepower — its air force, missiles, tanks, armored personnel carriers, drones, naval forces, mechanized units and artillery — make it possible to inflict huge numbers of Palestinian casualties, most of them civilians, while Israel can level whole neighborhoods and turn hospitals, schools,…
Peter Oborne, Consortium News.(2023-11-15). Illegal Settlers' Reign Of Terror In The West Bank.popularresistance.orgIt is the same story in every village in the South Hebron Hills. | Israeli settlers are seizing livestock, wrecking water tanks, smashing solar panels, bulldozing outbuildings and destroying the olive groves upon which Palestinian farmers depend for their livelihood. | They arrive unannounced armed with M16 machine guns which they are more than happy to use. They beat up villagers with iron bars, with sticks, with fists, with the butts of their guns. | They assault women and the elderly. | They enter Palestinian houses ripping out fixtures and fittings, stealing money, destroying papers, overturning furniture.
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-15). Report Details Arms the US Has Shipped to Israel to Support Gaza Onslaught.news.antiwar.comA report from Bloomberg published on Tuesday detailed some of the weapons the US has shipped to Israel to support its onslaught in Gaza. The Pentagon has refused to detail the arms it has been providing Israel since October 7. The only weapons shipments that have been publicized were interceptors for the Iron Dome air …
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-15). Speaker Johnson Calls Idea of Gaza Ceasefire 'Outrageous' at Pro-Israel Rally.news.antiwar.comHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other members of Congress spoke at a pro-Israel rally at the National Mall in Washington DC on Tuesday, where demonstrators made clear their opposition to a ceasefire in Gaza. Johnson called the idea of a ceasefire "outrageous," prompting a chant of "no ceasefire" from the crowd. "Israel will cease …
Wyatt Reed(2023-11-15). Biden admin justifies Israel's assault on Gaza hospitals with recycled Israeli 'intelligence'.thegrayzone.comAs Israel assaults Gaza's Shifa Hospital, the Biden administration claims that "Hamas does use hospitals" as military bases. Once again, Washington appears to be relying on dubious Israeli propaganda rather than independent analysis. With Israeli troops storming Gaza's Al-Shifa and Al-Rantisi hospitals, the United States and Israel are doubling down on discredited claims that Hamas has been maintaining "command centers" out of the basements of hospitals in Gaza, even after so-called evidence produced by Tel Aviv was thoroughly debunked. "I …
Howard Lisnoff(2023-11-15). The Long View of Palestine, Israel and War.counterpunch.org Mr. Herman arrived just before sunset on the first evening of the High Holy Days in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Jewish tradition considered him a learned man and his role was to assist the rabbi in prayer. Mr. Herman's sad eyes made an impression on me as I got to know him. I
Israel Shahak(2023-11-15). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East.globalresearch.caWhen viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
Kit Klarenberg(2023-11-15). Blowback: The Gaza War's Massive Toll on Israel's Economy.orinocotribune.comBy Kit Klarenberg — Nov 13, 2023 | Israel may never recover from its post-October 7 economic collapse. The Palestinian resistance managed not only to destroy Israel's internal security perception, but also to erect significant risk barriers for foreign investors. | On 6 November, the
Mnar Adley(2023-11-15). The Nakba 2.0: Issa Amro's Insider Account of Israeli Torture in Hebron.mintpressnews.comWorld-renowned activist Issa Amro was dragged away by 15 armed Israelis, blindfolded, gagged, and cuffed so tightly he now needs an operation on his hands. Now, Amro joins MintPress to recount the horrifying realities faced by Palestinians at the hands of their Israeli occupiers.
Brasil de Fato(2023-11-15). Lula receives Brazilians who lived through Israel's massacre in Gaza.peoplesdispatch.orgThe Brazilians who endured five weeks of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip have finally returned home. They landed in Brasilia on Monday night at 11: 24pm, on a Brazilian Air Force plane, and were welcomed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. There were 32 passengers, 17 of whom were children, nine women and six men. Of these, 22 have Brazilian nationality and 10 are close relatives. | As the plane flew towards Brazil, Lula made an emphatic speech about the way the Palestinians are being treated. He said that Israel is "killing innocent people without any criteria." | Since the first foreigners and people with…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-15). Colombia joins Algeria in filing legal complaint against Israel in International Criminal Court.peoplesdispatch.orgColombian President Gustavo Petro announced on November 9 that Colombia would support Algeria's case in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel. "The Republic of Colombia will cooperate with the complaint filed by the Republic of Algeria before the International Criminal Court for war crimes against Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu for the massacre of children and civilians of the Palestinian people," On November 7, Algeria had called on the ICC to hold Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza. "Where is humanity? And…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-15). Israeli forces raid Al-Shifa, Gaza's largest hospital.peoplesdispatch.orgThis is a rapidly developing story, due to communications blackout at the hospital not all details are available yet. This report is based on on the ground sources and trusted outlets. | Israel's ground forces stormed inside Al-Shifa, Gaza's largest hospital on Wednesday, November 15 morning after having bombed its surroundings for weeks. Israeli tanks have reportedly surrounded the hospital compound. | Reports also claim that some of those sheltering inside the hospital were harshly interrogated and rounded up on the hospital grounds. While the official explanation provided for the operations is that the hospita…
Michael Arria, Mondoweiss.(2023-11-15). Lawsuit Targets Biden Administration Over Complicity In Gaza Genocide.popularresistance.orgA U.S. nonprofit has taken legal action against the Biden administration over support for Israel's deadly assault on Gaza. | On Monday the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit in Northern District of California against U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for failure to prevent genocide and complicity in genocide. | Plaintiffs include the human rights groups Defense for Children International—Palestine (DCIP) and Al-Haq, Great March of Return founder Ahmed Abu Artema, founder of the 2018 Great March of Return, Nasser M…
Jason Koslowski, Left Voice.(2023-11-15). Temple University Students Are Escalating Their Fight For Palestine.popularresistance.orgI don't hear about the student walkout until a student shows me the Instagram post. She's going, she says. She saw me at the last one and thought I'd want to know. | This walkout, like the last one, is also by Temple University's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). That one was pretty big. Probably around 350-400. It's part of a movement waking up and stretching across the country. In Philly a few weeks ago, 10,000 took the Art Museum steps. Then, in DC last weekend, tens of thousands flooded the capital. Somehow, it didn't make the front pages of corporate-owned newspapers. This is the biggest movement sinc…
Staff(2023-11-15). Worse Than Hell: Dr. Mads Gilbert Decries Israeli Military Raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.democracynow.org The Israel military raid on Al-Shifa, the largest hospital in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering, is an "unprecedented attack on civilian society" in the "darkest time in modern history," that is being justified in the West by "a deep-rooted and frightening racism," says Dr. Mads Gilbert, who worked at Al-Shifa. "You don't do these things to people you consider equal." Dr. Gilbert is a Norwegian physician who just spent weeks in Cairo trying to enter Gaza to help his colleagues and has worked extensively in Palestine since 1981. "The ci…
Victor Grossman(2023-11-15). November Events, Past and Present.counterpunch.org Again the USA marked Veterans' Day. Now all leading German parties also want such a "Veteranentag" — to honor all those past patriots who wore uniforms, voluntarily or not, and certainly to inspire many more reluctant young men or women to put on army boots and shoulder arms. Not so many may recall that the
Gary Engler(2023-11-15). Serial Abuse of 'Antisemitism' Destroys Meaning, Harms Jews.counterpunch.org When you accuse people of antisemitism for being against bombing civilians, the killing of children, putting thousands, including 14-year-olds, in prison without trial; or for supporting United Nations resolutions criticizing Israel, chanting slogans that call for a secular state, demanding a ceasefire in a military operation that has killed over 11,000 people, you are undermining
Staff(2023-11-15). Rabbis for Ceasefire: Jewish Leaders Organize to Halt Israel's Bombardment of Gaza.democracynow.org We speak to Rabbi Alissa Wise, an organizer with Rabbis for Ceasefire and the founding co-chair of Jewish Voice for Peace's Rabbinical Council, about Tuesday's "March for Israel" in Washington, D.C., that was covered widely by the mainstream media and platformed antisemitic Christian Zionists. Wise sees a deep connection between Jewish religious principles and anti-Zionist activism and says accusations that anti-Zionists are antisemitic are a cynical strategy used to "shield Israel from accountability." She says Israel cannot be uniquely exempt from political and humanitarian c…
midwesternmarx(2023-11-15). Mokhiber: US officials can be prosecuted for complicity in Israel's genocide in Palestine. By: Decensored News.midwesternmarx.com The former UN human rights official recommends that a claim be brought to the World Court, since the ICC will "continue to drag its feet" due to political pressure from the West On her show last Friday, political commentator Katie Halper played Decensored News' recent video of journalist Sam Husseini confronting the U.S. State Department about the Genocide Convention for her guest Craig Mokhiber, asking for his reacti …
Staff(2023-11-15). Peter Beinart: Israel Will Only Be Secure & Safe If Palestinians Are Given Freedom.democracynow.org Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, discusses proposals for a prisoner swap with Hamas, the ongoing cycle of Palestinian oppression and resistance, censorship of pro-Palestine advocacy in the United States, what he calls a "generational struggle" among American Jews over Zionism, and more on Israel's current assault of Gaza.
Staff(2023-11-15). March for Israel Speaker Pastor Hagee Once Said God "Sent Hitler to Help Jews Reach the Promised Land"democracynow.org Speakers at Tuesday's "March for Israel" on the National Mall included Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Christian fundamentalist House Speaker Mike Johnson and radical Christian Zionist pastor John Hagee, who once said God "sent Hitler to help Jews reach the Promised Land." Sarah Posner, a reporter focused on the American Christian right, discusses Hagee and Johnson's backgrounds and explains how Hagee and other extremist evangelical Christians and Jewish Zionists use each other to advance their own movements. Rabbis for Ceasefire's Alissa Wise notes the "influ…
The Independent(2023-11-15). Hamas denies accusations of using hospitals in Gaza for military purposes.independent.co.ug Gaza, Palestine | Xinhua | Hamas on Tuesday denied using hospitals in the Gaza Strip for military purposes, dismissing such Israeli accusations as "lies," according to the media office of the Gaza-ruling Palestinian faction. What the Israeli army presented regarding the Al-Rantisi Children's Hospital in Gaza City were "videos made in a contradictory, unprofessional, and …
Ann Brown(2023-11-15). Black America: Van Jones Doesn't Speak For Us On Israel & Gaza Massacre.moguldom.comCNN political commentator Van Jones recently delivered a speech at the March for Israel rally in Washington, D.C., where he expressed support for the Jewish community amid the Israel-Hamas conflict and the rise of antisemitism. While his comments denouncing antisemitism were well-received by the crowd, his call for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza sparked …
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-15). Colombia Joins Algeria in Filing Legal Complaint against Israel in International Criminal Court.libya360.wordpress.comPeoples Dispatch Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced Netanyahu's "massacre of children" (Photo: World Economic Forum) Several countries have taken steps to formally denounce the Israeli genocide of Gaza, some steps more assertive than others Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on November 9 that Colombia would support Algeria's case in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-15). Palestinian Rights Organizations Sue Biden for Failure to Prevent Genocide in Gaza.libya360.wordpress.comPrem Thakker Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a Cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2, 2023. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The federal lawsuit accuses President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of…
Graham Peebles(2023-11-15). "Gaza is Becoming a Graveyard for Children"dissidentvoice.orgIn stark contrast to the appalling response of western leaders, throughout the world tens of thousands have taken to the streets protesting Israels barbaric actions in Gaza. In the US, Canada, Europe, and UK, in Asia and the Middle East with one voice people have cried out, condemning Israel and the US, calling for an …
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida(2023-11-15). Netanyahu deixa claros os planos sionistas de ocupaàßà£o permanente.globalresearch.caOs planos de Israel para a Faixa de Gaza està£o a tornar-se cada vez mais claros. A propaganda sionista pró-guerra baseia-se na narrativa de uma suposta "luta contra o Hamas" para convencer a opinià£o pública, mas as autoridades israelitas està£o …
Luis Linares Petrov(2023-11-15). US held responsible for Israeli crimes in Gaza hospital.plenglish.comRamallah, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine held the United States government responsible for the war crimes committed by Israel at the Al-Shifa hospital, the largest in the Gaza Strip.
Staff(2023-11-15). Israel-Hamas war poses challenge to India-Middle East-Europe corridor: FM.muslimmirror.comNew Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted on Wednesday that the Israel-Hamas war poses a challenge to the proposed India-Middle East-Europe Connectivity Corridor (IMEC) which is aimed at improving connectivity and cutting emissions. The agreement on the IMEC project was signed at a G20 meeting in New Delhi in September this year under India's …
Staff(2023-11-15). Gaza death toll soars to 11,320 amid relentless Israeli attacks, including 4,650 children.muslimmirror.comGAZA CITY, Palestine : The Palestinian death toll from an ongoing Israeli onslaught in the Gaza Strip has surged to 11,320 people, the government media office said on Tuesday. "The victims include 4,650 children and 3,145 women, while 29,200 others are injured," the office said in a statement. According to the statement, 3,600 other people …
Staff(2023-11-15). Israeli army storms Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.muslimmirror.comGAZA CITY, Palestine : Following extensive attacks around the hospital, the Israeli army stormed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City early Wednesday. Dr. Ahmad Mikhallalati, head of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex burns department, said in a press statement reported by Al Jazeera that Israeli tanks and bulldozers are now inside the complex. Earlier Wednesday, the Israeli …
Democracy Now!(2023-11-15). Democracy Now! 2023-11-15 Wednesday.democracynow.orgHeadlines for November 15, 2023; Worse Than Hell: Dr. Mads Gilbert Decries Israeli Military Raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza; Peter Beinart: Israel Will Only Be Secure & Safe If Palestinians Are Given Freedom; Rabbis for Ceasefire: Jewish Leaders Organize to Halt Israel's Bombardment of Gaza; March for Israel Speaker Pastor Hagee Once Said God "Sent Hitler to Help Jews Reach the Promised Land" | Headlines for November 15, 2023; Worse Than Hell: Dr. Mads Gilbert Decries Israeli Military Raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza; Peter Beinart: Israel Will Only Be Secure & Safe If Palestinians Are Given Fr…
Ana Perdigón(2023-11-15). Venezuela Recovers Right to Vote at UNESCO.orinocotribune.comVenezuela recovered its right to vote in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This was reported by the country's ambassador to the organization, Rodulfo Pérez. He highlighted that Venezuela's first vote was in defense of Palestine and in condemnation of the Israeli entity's aggression against the defenseless civilian population of Palestine. | "Justice for Palestine, cessation of aggression! 96 votes in favor, 8 votes against, 33 abstentions," wrote the Venezuelan diplomat on social media this Monday, November 13. | In January 2022, Venezuela lost its right to vote in the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-15). Belize Suspends Diplomatic Relations with Israel and Files a Complaint with the ICC.libya360.wordpress.comBelize Takes Measures against Israel Belmopan, November 14, 2023. Since the 7th October 2023, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has engaged in unceasing indiscriminate bombing in Gaza, which has killed more than 11,000 innocent civilians, mostly women and children. The bombing has destroyed many buildings and infrastructure including hospitals, schools and other infrastructure. More than 1…
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2023-11-15). Cuba reaffirms its solidarity with Palestinian people.plenglish.comGeneva, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez reiterated on Wednesday Cuba's solidarity and support for the Palestinian people, during the fourth cycle of the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
Lawrence Reichard(2023-11-15). Maine Stands with Palestine.counterpunch.orgOn November 6 the Gaza death toll passed 10,000 and U.N. General Secretary Antonio Guterres said Gaza was becoming a "graveyard for children." Two days later I and nine others occupied the Bangor office of Rep. Jared Golden of Maine's second district. With a 14-year-old among the 18 killed by a lone gunman on October
Unsalted Counter-Info(2023-11-15). Banner Drops in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor in Solidarity with Stop Cop City.itsgoingdown.orgReport on recent banner drop action in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor in solidarity with the movement to stop Cop City. Originally posted to Unsalted Counter-Info. Last night we dropped a banner in downtown Ann Arbor reading "Free Palestine, Stop Cop City" in solidarity with the Block Cop City Week of Action and with Palestinians everywhere….
Yanis Iqbal(2023-11-15). The Ideological Mystification of Palestinian Resistance.dissidentvoice.orgIn the Zionist ideological architecture, any discourse on Palestine has to be prefaced by the question "Do you condemn Hamas?" The underlying rationale of this question is that anti-colonial violence is a symbol of "barbarism" that needs to be met with absolute contempt. In its place, we are enjoined to follow the path of "civilization," …
WSWS(2023-11-15). New Zealand meeting discusses the socialist perspective to stop the genocide in Gaza.wsws.orgThe meeting, hosted by the Socialist Equality Group and International Youth and Students for Social Equality, discussed the genocide unfolding in Gaza and the way forward for the mass international protests to stop Israel's slaughter and the developing Third World War.
WSWS(2023-11-15). US Supreme Court papers over rampant corruption with first-ever "Code of Conduct"wsws.orgThe Supreme Court of the United States issued a 15-page code of conduct on Monday as part of broader efforts by the ruling political establishment to rebuild confidence in the judicial body that has been exposed as a center of corruption and political influence.
teleSUR, DRL(2023-11-15). Rusia acusa a EE.UU. de no querer detener a Israel en Gaza.telesurtv.netEl titular de Exteriores recordó que la posición del presidente ruso Vladimir Putin , la solución de la crisis de Oriente Medio solo es posible sobre la base de una fórmula de "dos Estados".
Jurgen Balzan(2023-11-15). Six premature babies dead as Gaza's hospitals attacked by Israel.indybay.orgGaza's Health Ministry has said that two patients and a premature baby died in al-Shifa Hospital on Monday. | Yousef Abu al-Rish said the new deaths brought the toll to six premature babies and nine patients since electrical shortages began affecting the hospital several days ago.
IMEMC(2023-11-15). Unprecedented Worldwide Protests Supporting Palestine.indybay.orgIn London on November 11, one million people came out in support of a Free Palestine. This is the largest march the UK has ever had in support of Palestinian liberation, and follows marches of similar size in Istanbul, Jakarta and Mexico City. Around the world, protests have grown in magnitude over the past several weeks as the Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian civilians in Gaza continue unabated.
Muhdan Saglam(2023-11-15). How much oil and gas does Palestine have?indybay.orgThe UN Conference on Trade and Development Report offers precise details on oil reserves. According to the report, the occupied Palestinian territories have 1.525 trillion barrels of proven oil reserves.
presstv.ir(2023-11-15). Israel raids Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital.presstv.irIsrael begins a "targeted operation" against al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, which has come to house thousands seeking shelter there from an unrelenting Israeli war.
Editor(2023-11-11). Nov 11, 2023.sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Bob Marley — Wake Up and Live What international order? by Thierry Meyssan SC Edit'l: Ukraine Proxy War & Gaza Genocide Fatally Expose Western Hypocrisy and Moral Bankruptcy Douglas Macgregor Predicts a Future War (Video) Tacitus: "Make a Desert and Call It Peace," by Eric Margolis Israel's stranglehold on US foreign policy must be identified and eliminated, by Philip Giraldi Gaza Is Not the US/Israeli Target, by Paul Craig Roberts Both-Sidesing The Gaza Issue Is A Sign Of Psychological Immaturity, by Caitlin Johnstone Biden Visits Hitler's Bunker, Sends for a Decorator: Israel and Ukra…
Paul Larudee(2023-11-11). Genocide is Israel's Strategy.dissidentvoice.orgIsrael is losing the battle. They cannot afford to remain fully mobilized this long, even with unlimited US financial support. It is estimated that despite limited commercial flights, more than a quarter million Israelis have left the country. This is also the number that have evacuated settlements in both the south, in a large radius …
Prof Michel Chossudovsky(2023-11-11). History and Analysis: A Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran is Contemplated.globalresearch.caIntroduction and Update: | We stand in Solidarity with Palestine. But we must recognize that the United States is firmly behind Israel's genocide directed against the People of Palestine. And this must be part of our campaign, namely to Reveal the …
Sasha Friedman, Sig Giordano, Ari Bee(2023-11-11). As Jews we know, this is not a war. It's a genocide.mondoweiss.net Understanding our own history as Jews leads us to speak out against Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people. We stand for the liberation of the Palestinian people because we have known what it is to not be free.
english.almanar.com.lb(2023-11-11). Europe: Unmatched Mass Protests Over Israeli Aggression in Gaza, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire.english.almanar.com.lb In an unprecedented display of global solidarity, demonstrations reverberated across an astounding 77 countries, spanning from the Arab world to Europe, the Americas, and Asia. From the West Bank in Palestine to the heart of Europe, including nations like Sweden, Italy, France, and beyond, millions took to the streets to denounce the genocides of the …
en.abna24.com (2023-11-11). Zionist regime engaged in genocide of Palestinians with US support: Iran spox"Gaza is a test for humanity to test its conscience! No living and awake conscience will remain silent after seeing the pictures of the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, the complete siege of more than 2 million people, the bombing of hospitals and the killing of patients, and the siege of the children's hospital," Kanaani wrote on his X account.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinan protesters snarled Manhattan traffic and curtailed people's access to Grand Central Terminal as they demonstrated in New York City on Friday night, in part demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. | | Demonstrators, some waving Palestinian flags and holding signs with messages such as "Free Free Palestine" and "End the genocide," gathered in Columbus Circle in the afternoon before marching to Manhattan's east side, to the area around Times Square, and eventually to Grand Central.
guest author(2023-11-11). War against the fleas.workers.org Mumia Abu-Jamal Perhaps Israel's most respected statesman, former diplomat Abba Eban, once said, "Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its right to exist." That was then, in 1981. Now is a new age, a new era. A time of Israel's swing to the far right wing. It is once . . . |
Ana Luisa Brown(2023-11-11). Death toll rises in Gaza due to Israeli bombings.plenglish.comRamallah, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured today in the unceasing Israeli bombardments on several areas of the Gaza Strip, while the crisis in hospitals worsens due to the siege and the proximity of the fighting, and shortage of supplies.
Ana Luisa Brown(2023-11-11). Jordan warns over Gaza conflict expanding to the region.plenglish.comRiyadh, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) King Abdullah II of Jordan warned today of the consequences the Israeli-Palestine war in Gaza would have if it expands to the region should the conflict not cease.
Caitlin Johnstone(2023-11-11). Biden Could End All This With One Phone Call.caitlinjohnstone.com.auNotes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix: | | Top ten most popular arguments used to defend Israel's actions in Gaza: | 1. You hate Jews! | 2. You love terrorists! | 3. But October 7! | 4. Hamas would cut your head off you stupid leftist! | 5. It's kind of good to kill Muslims actually. | 6. THEY DECAPITATED BABIES | 7. THEY COOKED A BABY | 8. Israel is killing babies in self-defense. | 9. It's actually very complicated, both sides a…
Larry Johnson(2023-11-11). Ukraine vs. Palestine — The Numbers Tell the Story.sonar21.com Civilians, unfortunately, are the true cannon fodder when war breaks out. The graphic at the top of this piece tells the painful, horrible story. The media in the United States continues to portray this as a one sided struggle, with Israel as the victim and Hamas as the aggressor. Hamas has become a synonym for Palestinian. | There is one big difference between the current war between Israel and Hamas and prior engagements, such as the 2014 Gaza War — the Arab and Muslim world is united in their condemnation of Israel. The primary reason, in my judgment, are the viral videos and photos of the mangled…
M. K. Bhadrakumar, Consortium News.(2023-11-11). US And Israel Poised To Open Lebanon Front.popularresistance.orgThe announcement late Sunday night by the U.S. Central Command headquartered in Doha about the arrival of an Ohio-class U.S. nuclear submarine in its "area of responsibility" presages a significant escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict. | It is very rare that the use of these submarines is publicized. CENTCOM provided no additional details but it posted an image that apparently showed an Ohio-class submarine in Egypt's Suez Canal Bridge. Interestingly, CENTCOM also separately shared an image of a nuclear-capable B-1 bomber operating in the Middle East. | Taken together, these U.S. deployments, coming on top…
Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss.(2023-11-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 35: Tanks Besiege Gaza City Hospitals.popularresistance.orgThe Gaza Ministry of Health said that Israeli army tanks were surrounding the al-Rantisi and al-Nasr hospitals in Gaza City on Friday, as medical centers across the besieged Gaza Strip were subjected to an escalation of Israeli bombardment in the past 24 hours. | "Thousands of patients, medical staff, and displaced people are trapped inside hospitals, without water and food, and are at risk of death at any moment. The world should be ashamed of itself for not doing anything in the face of massacres, and targeting and besieging hospitals," Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qidra wrote. | Al-Jazeera meanwhile reported t…
Pavel López Lazo(2023-11-11). Cuba: UPEC calls to stop Israeli massacre against Palestine.plenglish.comHavana, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) on Saturday strongly condemned Israel ¥s massacre against the Palestinian people, and also urged the worldwide journalists to contribute to stop this slaughter.
Pavel López Lazo(2023-11-11). ICRC calls on Israel to respect hospitals and patients in Gaza.plenglish.comRamallah, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urgently calling for the respect and protection of medical facilities, patients and healthcare workers in Gaza.
Pavel López Lazo(2023-11-11). Israel strikes Gaza's biggest hospital complex.plenglish.comRamallah, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Israel has attacked four hospitals in Gaza, including the enclave's biggest medical complex, resulting in what appear to be multiple casualties, the health ministry in the Hamas-governed enclave has said.
Pavel López Lazo(2023-11-11). President Abbas tells U.S. Israel must stop crimes against Gaza.plenglish.comRiyadh, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday blamed the United States for the lack of a peace agreement in the Levant and called for putting pressure on Israel to force it to stop crimes against Gaza.
Peter Bolton(2023-11-11). The Two-State Solution for Palestine Has Long Been a "Joke" Even in United Nations Circles.dissidentvoice.orgFor decades, the most widely touted solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict has been based on the idea of two independent states — one Israeli and one Palestinian — encompassing separate parts of the historic land of Palestine. Known as the "two-state solution," it has long been the agreed-upon framework by the United Nations (UN), most …
Robert Norse(2023-11-11). Solidarity in War Against the Poor in Santa Cruz and Gaza.indybay.orgThe Santa Cruz City government and the Israeli regime are both creating and criminalizing homeless refugees. This flyer–self-explanatory–was distributed at two U.S./Israel Out-of-Gaza rallies as well as at the Town Clock and downtown, among unhoused folks.
Staff(2023-11-11). 100 bodies to be buried in mass grave inside Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital.muslimmirror.comGAZA CITY, Palestine : The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said a mass grave inside the Al-Shifa Hospital will be dug on Saturday to bury 100 bodies lying in the hospital. Talking to Al Jazeera Media Network early Saturday, Palestinian Health Ministry Director General Dr. Munir Al-Borsh said Israeli bombing around the hospital has not …
teleSUR, lsl, JGN(2023-11-11). øPor qué asesinaron a Yasser Arafat?>.telesurtv.netA pesar de la negación sionista, varios hechos muestran la voluntad israelí de eliminar al líder palestino, símbolo de la lucha por la autodeterminación.
teleSUR- jaa, MS(2023-11-11). Pakistán exige a ONU que pida alto al fuego en Gaza.telesurtv.netEl portavoz del Ministerio de Exteriores pakistaní, Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch expresó su preocupación por atroces crímenes de guerra cometidos por el régimen sionista de Israel.
WSWS(2023-11-11). German government increases arms deliveries to Israel tenfold.wsws.orgThe German government is playing a central role in arming and equipping the Israeli war machine, which has destroyed large parts of the Gaza Strip in the past four weeks and killed more than 10,000 people.
Ana Luisa Brown(2023-11-11). Syrian President branded US complicity with Israel.plenglish.comDamascus, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, considered today that what encourages Israel to continue its massacres is the complicity of the United States, which justifies all kinds of crimes and destruction in the Gaza Strip.
teleSUR(2023-11-11). "No one is safe" in Gaza -WHO chief says.telesurenglish.netWorld Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday that there is nowhere safe in Gaza. | RELATED: | "Half of the Gaza Strip's 36 hospitals and two-thirds of its primary care centers are not functioning at all. Those that are functioning do so far beyond their capacities," Tedros said at a session on the Israel-Palestine conflict. | The situation o…
It's Going Down(2023-11-12). A Front-line Report from the West Bank of Occupied Palestine.itsgoingdown.orgOn this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, IGD contributor Scott Campbell speaks with a Palestinian comrade based in Ramallah, which is located in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. The West Bank, along with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967. For a deeper dive on…
A Guest Author(2023-11-11). Mexico City/ Not in Our Name denounces Israeli actions in Gaza.workers.org By Not in Our Name Mexico City Workers World's position on Gaza, Palestine and Oct. 7 is in clear solidarity with the Palestinian resistance: The only terrorists are the Israeli state, the Zionist settlers and their imperialist supporters. We reproduce this statement signed by Jewish people from around the world, . . . |
A Guest Author(2023-11-11). Mexico CityNot in Our Name denounces Israeli actions in Gaza.workers.org By Not in Our Name Mexico City Workers World's position on Gaza, Palestine and Oct. 7 is in clear solidarity with the Palestinian resistance: The only terrorists are the Israeli state, the Zionist settlers and their imperialist supporters. We reproduce this statement signed by Jewish people from around the world, . . . |
english.almanar.com.lb(2023-11-11). Sayyed Nasrallah: Battlefield Has the Final Say, Our Drones Reach Israeli Depth Daily.english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stressed on Saturday that in the Lebanese front, eyes should be on the battlefield, noting that the events taking place in the combat zone will dictate the course of the war against the Israeli enemy. In a televised speech addressing a ceremony marking Hezbollah Martyr's Day, Sayyed Nasrallah said …
Jeremy Kuzmarov(2023-11-11). Does a Now Not So Secret U.S. Military Base in Israel Portend a Wider U.S. War in the Middle East?covertactionmagazine.comIn August, two months before the Tribe of Nova Music Festival massacre, the Pentagon awarded a $35.8 million contract to build U.S. troop facilities for a secret base it maintains deep within Israel's Negev desert, just 20 miles from Gaza, code-named "Site 512." Procurement records describe the secret base, located off Mt. Qeren, as a …
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-11). Death toll crosses 11,000 in Gaza on the 35th day of Israeli bombings.peoplesdispatch.orgIsrael's genocidal bombardment in Gaza Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes continued to target civilian infrastructure, including hospitals in Gaza where tens of thousands of Palestinians have taken refuge to escape being killed or injured. | The death toll Palestinians ki…
Tanupriya Singh(2023-11-11). Israel wages war against Gaza's remaining hospitals.peoplesdispatch.orgThe Al-Shifa hospital ran out of fuel due to the ongoing siege by Israeli forces. Occupation snipers and drones have been positioned all around the hospital complex, opening fire at any sign of movement.
unitedEditor(2023-11-11). Palestine: Time for BRICS to take the initiative.uwidata.comThe resistance of the Palestinian people against the Israeli occupation, beyond being a national liberation movement, in the current context has evolved into a significant component and forefront of humanity's defiance against the unipolar, Western-centric world. In accordance with this reality, Western countries have lined up in support of Israel, their outpost in the East. …
insidenova.com (2023-11-11). Top US university suspends groups protesting Israel's bombardment of Gazabia University's chair of the special committee on campus safety, said Friday that Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace would be suspended throughout the fall semester.
en.irna.ir (2023-11-11). Hamas destroys 15 Israeli tanks, armored vehicles in 24 hoursAccording to Almasirah Media Network, the Al-Qassam Brigades declared that Al-Qassam fighters destroyed 11 tanks belonging to the regime's army on different fronts in the Gaza Strip since Wednesday morning. | | Al-Qassam also confirmed that they destructed two personnel carriers and two other military vehicles of the Zionist regime in Wednesday's ground clashes between the Palestinian fighters and Israeli occupiers.
Nasrallah praised the achievements of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, saying that, despite the painful reality, they are fighting valiantly against the strongest brigades of the Israeli elite, which indicates Israel's impotence.
A Nov. 3 poll found 76% of Israelis want Netanyahu to resign. On Nov. 7, a leading pro-Netanyahu newspaper reversed its stance and ran an editorial calling for his ouster after the war. Polls taken last month show Netanyahu would lose if elections were held now.
They use their position and profession, not to save lives, not to preach about the devastating effects of war on civilians on both sides and the necessity of finding a peaceful political solution, but actually to validate attacks on medical facilities, knowing full well that this means the killing of fellow doctors and patients.
Chris Hedges, Scheer Post.(2023-11-11). Letter To The Children Of Gaza.popularresistance.orgThere are very brave Palestinian journalists. Thirty-nine of them have been killed since this bombing began. They are heroes. So are the doctors and nurses in your hospitals. So are the U.N. workers. Eighty-nine of whom have died. So are the ambulance drivers and the medics. So are the rescue parties that lift up the slabs of concrete with their hands. So are the mothers and fathers who shield you from the bombs. | But we are not there. Not this time. We cannot get in. We are locked out. | Reporters from all over the world are going to the border crossing at Rafah. We are going because we cannot watch this slaugh…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-11). 'Doctors in Gaza Are Heroes': American Nurse Describes Her Experience in War-Torn Gaza.orinocotribune.comEmily Callahan, an American nurse with Doctors Without Borders, lauded her colleagues in Gaza as "heroes" and recounted the difficult conditions of severely injured Palestinians. | An American nurse who was recently evacuated from the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip has lauded her colleagues who stayed behind as "heroes" while recounting the difficult conditions of severely injured Palestinians. | In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Emily Callahan, a nurse with Doctors Without Borders, said children in Gaza were being sent to refugee camps with no access to running water. | t.co/jVoM74Yw0HteleSUR, odr, YSM(2023-11-11). OMS confirma más de 250 ataques a centros de salud en Palestina.telesurtv.netEl director de la OMS intervino en una reunión de emergencia del Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU).
Martha Grevatt(2023-11-11). The racist censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit.workers.org Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is the only Palestinian member of Congress. She is also one of only 26 House representatives to be censured since the first session of the U.S. Congress in 1789. Congress has three types of punishment for its members: reprimand, censure and expulsion. Reprimands are issued . . . |
Martha Grevatt(2023-11-11). WW commentary: The racist censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit.workers.org Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is the only Palestinian member of Congress. She is also one of only 26 House representatives to be censured since the first session of the U.S. Congress in 1789. Congress has three types of punishment for its members: reprimand, censure and expulsion. Reprimands are issued . . . |
palestinechronicle.com (2023-11-11). Outrage as US Lawmaker Michelle Salzman Says All Palestinians Must DieIn the speech in support of the ceasefire resolution, the Democratic Florida state representative Angie Nixon said: "We are at 10,000 dead Palestinians. How many will be enough?" "All of them," Michelle Salzman called in reply.
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in central London and begun marching in solidarity with Palestine chanting "Stop bombing Gaza" and "Ceasefire now".
Safe Ag Safe Schools(2023-11-11). Farmworker communities protest new regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as racist.indybay.orgNovember 7th, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) sent its new regulation for 1,3-D use regarding residential bystanders to the Office of Administrative Law, setting the target exposure level at 0.56 ppb — allowing for 14 times more 1,3-D in the air than the State's official lifetime cancer risk warning level, and aligning perfectly with Dow Chemical's stated desires.
Aaron Dixon(2023-11-10). Israel Can't Destroy Desire for Palestinian Freedom.counterpunch.org There you have it, as clear as day for the whole world to see. People of color's lives don't mean shit to the white supremacist. Several years ago a movement began called black lives matter, I had always hoped it would evolve into all people of color lives matter but that would not happen. The
Chris Hedges(2023-11-10). Congress won't demand a ceasefire in Gaza, so activists are fighting to force their hand.therealnews.com Israel's devastating campaign of collective punishment against the people of Gaza has aroused international condemnation and popular mobilization in support of a ceasefire and an end to Israeli Apartheid. This movement has also spread to the US, where hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Washington D.C. on Nov. 4
Staff(2023-11-10). "Clear Intention of Ethnic Cleansing": Israeli Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov Warns of Genocide in Gaza.democracynow.org Israeli American scholar Omer Bartov, one of the world's leading experts on the Holocaust, says Israel's brutal assault on the Gaza Strip is at risk of becoming a genocide. The monthlong air and ground war has killed more than 11,000 Palestinians in the besieged enclave, a majority of them women and children. Israel has also severely limited the movement of food, water, fuel, medicine and other essentials into Gaza. Bartov says the disproportionate killing of civilians by Israel, as well as dehumanizing statements by Israeli leaders and suggestions of mass expulsion, are of grave concern. He recently…
Staff(2023-11-10). Palestinian Groups Ask ICC to Arrest Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for War Crimes & Genocide in Gaza.democracynow.org We speak with Palestinian human rights lawyer Noura Erakat about a new effort to hold Israel accountable at the International Criminal Court over the war in Gaza, where Israel's monthlong air and ground assault has killed more than 10,000 Palestinians. On Wednesday, three Palestinian rights groups filed a lawsuit with the international body, urging it to investigate Israel for the crimes of genocide and apartheid. The petition also calls for arrest warrants to be issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. International inaction against Isr…
Carlos Aznarez(2023-11-10). Led by Hugo Chávez, the People Defeated the Neocolonial FTAA.orinocotribune.com By Carlos Aznárez — Nov 6, 2023 | Today while the heroic Palestinian Resistance is in a tremendously unequal fight against the criminal Zionist entity, and the unstoppable force of the Russian army continues to denazify Ukraine, it is time to remember another enormous patriotic victory, this time an American one, which took place exactly 18 years ago in the Argentinian city of Mar del Plata. | At that time, on November 5, 2005, the streets of Mar del Plata were filled with crowds. Banners, drums, and posters all declared a single objective converted into a slogan: "No to the FTAA [Free Trade Agreement of th…
Pablo Jofré Leal(2023-11-10). Ucrania e Israel: Alianza entre neonazismo y nacionalsionismo.globalizacion.caLa operación militar iniciada por la federación rusa en Ucrania tiene dos propósitos bien precisos y dados a conocer profusamente: desnazificar y desmilitarizar aquel país convertido en punta de lanza y testaferro de Washington y la Organización del Tratado del…
Yves Engler(2023-11-10). The Doublethink of "Genocide Education"dissidentvoice.orgFall 2023 is a strange time to be alive or to die. For example, "genocide education" is being instigated to enable current genocidal policies. The Nazi Holocaust is increasingly being deployed to justify killing and dispossessing Palestinians. Recently Israel's delegation at the United Nations wore yellow stars, a symbol of Nazi persecution of Jews. The …
Alan Macleod(2023-11-10). ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn't Add Up.mintpressnews.comA new report from the ADL claims that anti-Semitic incidents across the US have skyrocketed by more than 400%. But as Alan Macleod reveals, the numbers do not add up unless one equates opposition to Israel's bombardment of Gaza with hatred of Jews.
Philip Weiss(2023-11-10). Israel's savage actions in the name of Jews make Jews unsafe.mondoweiss.net Jewish thinkers have long warned that Israel's dependence on western Jews' political support to gain impunity for its human rights abuses could contribute to antisemitism in the U.S. and even make Jews' lives "precarious."
WSWS(2023-11-10). The November pogroms of 1938 and the genocide in Gaza.wsws.orgPromoting genocide and inciting hostility to refugees under the cover of an alleged fight against anti-Semitism is not only cynical and dishonest. It is also based on a falsification of history.
Prof Michel Chossudovsky(2023-11-11). History and Analysis: A Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran is Contemplated.globalresearch.caIntroduction and Update: | We stand in Solidarity with Palestine. But we must recognize that the United States is firmly behind Israel's genocide directed against the People of Palestine. And this must be part of our campaign, namely to Reveal the …
Alan Macleod(2023-11-10). ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn't Add Up.mintpressnews.comA new report from the ADL claims that anti-Semitic incidents across the US have skyrocketed by more than 400%. But as Alan Macleod reveals, the numbers do not add up unless one equates opposition to Israel's bombardment of Gaza with hatred of Jews.
Philip Weiss(2023-11-10). Israel's savage actions in the name of Jews make Jews unsafe.mondoweiss.net Jewish thinkers have long warned that Israel's dependence on western Jews' political support to gain impunity for its human rights abuses could contribute to antisemitism in the U.S. and even make Jews' lives "precarious."
WSWS(2023-11-10). The November pogroms of 1938 and the genocide in Gaza.wsws.orgPromoting genocide and inciting hostility to refugees under the cover of an alleged fight against anti-Semitism is not only cynical and dishonest. It is also based on a falsification of history.
Prof Michel Chossudovsky(2023-11-11). History and Analysis: A Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran is Contemplated.globalresearch.caIntroduction and Update: | We stand in Solidarity with Palestine. But we must recognize that the United States is firmly behind Israel's genocide directed against the People of Palestine. And this must be part of our campaign, namely to Reveal the …
Editor(2023-11-11). Nov 11, 2023.sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Bob Marley — Wake Up and Live What international order? by Thierry Meyssan SC Edit'l: Ukraine Proxy War & Gaza Genocide Fatally Expose Western Hypocrisy and Moral Bankruptcy Douglas Macgregor Predicts a Future War (Video) Tacitus: "Make a Desert and Call It Peace," by Eric Margolis Israel's stranglehold on US foreign policy must be identified and eliminated, by Philip Giraldi Gaza Is Not the US/Israeli Target, by Paul Craig Roberts Both-Sidesing The Gaza Issue Is A Sign Of Psychological Immaturity, by Caitlin Johnstone Biden Visits Hitler's Bunker, Sends for a Decorator: Israel and Ukra…
Paul Larudee(2023-11-11). Genocide is Israel's Strategy.dissidentvoice.orgIsrael is losing the battle. They cannot afford to remain fully mobilized this long, even with unlimited US financial support. It is estimated that despite limited commercial flights, more than a quarter million Israelis have left the country. This is also the number that have evacuated settlements in both the south, in a large radius …
Sasha Friedman, Sig Giordano, Ari Bee(2023-11-11). As Jews we know, this is not a war. It's a genocide.mondoweiss.net Understanding our own history as Jews leads us to speak out against Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people. We stand for the liberation of the Palestinian people because we have known what it is to not be free.
Editor(2023-11-10). Nov 10, 2023.sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Natalie & Nat King Cole — Unforgettable We are Spartacus, by John Pilger The World at War: Julian Assange, Zelensky/Mussolini and Nasrallah's Maginot Line, by Declan Hayes Day 33: 'War of Starvation' in Gaza; 40,000 Residential Bldgs Destroyed; Rate of Massacres Accelerates Day 34: Children who survive the bombs may die of starvation, disease, and dehydration, by Leila Warah Questions re Gaza, by Mazin Qumsiyeh Voicing the Israeli Regime's Criminal Insanity… Nuking Gaza to Destroy Hamas, by Finian Cunningham Gaza is Hiroshima: The West is Collectively Responsible for Israel's Genocide…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-10). Interview With Khaled Barakat: 'Gaza Demands End of Genocide, Not 'Ceasefire'.libya360.wordpress.comOrinoco Tribune Orinoco Tribune interviewed Palestinian activist and author Khaled Barakat about Palestine and the Palestinian struggle in the context of the Israeli occupation's genocidal aggression against Gaza following the Palestinian Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7. The ongoing genocidal attack on Palestine has killed more than 10,000 Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and…
Kenn Orphan(2023-11-10). It is Time to Stop Mincing Words. This is Genocide.counterpunch.org genocide /jĕn′ə-sīd″/ noun The systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. The systematic killing of a racial or cultural group. The systematic killing of substantial numbers of people on the basis of ethnicity, religion, political opinion, social status, or other particularity. About a week ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Luis Linares Petrov(2023-11-10). Yemen and Iraq reassure support for Gaza.plenglish.comBeirut, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Armed Forces of Yemen and the Iraqi Resistance reaffirmed they will continue their military operations in support of Gaza in the face of the Israeli genocide, the Al Mayadeen pan-Arab network reported.
Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate, The Real News Network.(2023-11-10). Global Media's Unethical Coverage Is Facilitating Genocide In Gaza.popularresistance.orgAs Palestinian journalists and trade unionists, we call on our fellow journalists around the world to take action to stop the horrifying bombardment of our people in Gaza and to adhere to the ethical principle of our profession. | The world watches in horror as Israel attacks civilians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip from the land, sea and air, killing more than 9,000, injuring more than 30,000, and leaving many others trapped under the rubble. Meanwhile, Israel has distributed thousands of automatic weapons to extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank, who are openly planning and executing acts of who…
Paul Street(2023-11-10). Shit is Out Da Box: Mass Death, Catastrophe, War, Genocide, and Fascism Normalized.counterpunch.org Shit is out da box even as the dominant United States media-politics culture tries to make it all seem like same old business as usual: lots to superficially see between commercials and nothing to deeply understand or radically oppose. Just a Matter of Time The "world's greatest country" is now a shooting gallery, for example.
Ramzy Baroud(2023-11-10). There Will Be Repercussions: The West is Collectively Responsible for Israel's Genocide in Gaza.counterpunch.org On October 20, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stood on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, between Egypt and besieged Gaza. Guterres was not the only international figure to travel to the Gaza border, hoping to mobilize the international community in the face of an ongoing genocide, in an already impoverished and
Riccardo Petrella(2023-11-10). Denunciation to the International Criminal Court for genocide and other crimes (art. 15.1).pressenza.comThe unacceptable must be fought by all means | On 9 November [2023] at 11 am in The Hague, a denunciation for genocide and other crimes (art.15.1) concerning Palestine in particular will be presented to the International Criminal Court. The underlying inspiration is "justice is the answer to violence". The initiative was taken by an international group of lawyers coordinated by Gilles Devers (Lyon). Various associations (100), including the Agora of the Inhabitants of the Earth, acted as witnesses. | It is well known that, in the current context, the use of international legal bodies does not have the weight it s…
Staff(2023-11-10). One Month of Israeli Genocide on Palestinians More Deadly Than 18 Months of War in Ukraine.orinocotribune.com In just 30 days, the Israeli settler entity's recent escalation of genocide in the Gaza Strip against Palestinians has caused more civilian deaths than the conflict in Ukraine has caused in 18 months. In total so far, more than 10,000 Palestinian civilians have been murdered since October 7. | The Israeli occupation forces continue to intensify their campaign of air attacks against the Palestinian people and, with the ground battles in Gaza, will mean a progressive increase in victims given the virulence with which the Zionist forces have acted. | The current ongoing attacks have quickly become the deadliest sinc…
WSWS(2023-11-10). Israel bombs three hospitals after Biden says "no prospect" of ceasefire.wsws.orgOn Thursday, as he was leaving for a campaign event in Illinois, US President Joe Biden again reiterated his opposition to a ceasefire in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Asked, "What are the prospects of a Gaza ceasefire?" Biden replied, "None. No possibility."
english.almanar.com.lb(2023-11-11). Europe: Unmatched Mass Protests Over Israeli Aggression in Gaza, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire.english.almanar.com.lb In an unprecedented display of global solidarity, demonstrations reverberated across an astounding 77 countries, spanning from the Arab world to Europe, the Americas, and Asia. From the West Bank in Palestine to the heart of Europe, including nations like Sweden, Italy, France, and beyond, millions took to the streets to denounce the genocides of the …
John Catalinotto(2023-11-10). Coast to coast actions for Palestine continue to grow.workers.org While Washington, D.C., was the focus for a countrywide action in solidarity with Gaza, people from West to East held local demonstrations too. These actions reflected the anger and revulsion within the U.S. population at the genocide carried out by the Israeli military in Gaza with U.S. support and the . . . |
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-10). Cultural boycott of Israel grows amid siege of Gaza.peoplesdispatch.orgWell-known artists and cultural workers are joining the movement to institute a cultural boycott of Israel and the institutions that support it. Jewish Photographer Nan Goldin has canceled a New York Times project over "complicity with Israel" and "how they question the veracity of anything Palestinians say," said the artist. The Times has come under fire recently for pro-zionist coverage of the genocide in Gaza. On November 9, a group of writers and journalists occupied the lobby of the Times building in Manhattan, reading out the names of Gazans slain by Israel. | Yesterday's most sobering moment—when hun…
unitedEditor(2023-11-10). Ukraine will be the first battle won in the world that is being born.uwidata.comWhile a live genocide is taking place in Palestine that has lasted for more than a month, sponsored and militarily fueled by the United States, Ukraine, Washington's other putative daughter, struggles into oblivion. November has made public a series of statements that show the putrid and terminal state in which Kyiv finds itself, just waiting …
en.abna24.com (2023-11-11). Zionist regime engaged in genocide of Palestinians with US support: Iran spox"Gaza is a test for humanity to test its conscience! No living and awake conscience will remain silent after seeing the pictures of the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, the complete siege of more than 2 million people, the bombing of hospitals and the killing of patients, and the siege of the children's hospital," Kanaani wrote on his X account.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinan protesters snarled Manhattan traffic and curtailed people's access to Grand Central Terminal as they demonstrated in New York City on Friday night, in part demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. | | Demonstrators, some waving Palestinian flags and holding signs with messages such as "Free Free Palestine" and "End the genocide," gathered in Columbus Circle in the afternoon before marching to Manhattan's east side, to the area around Times Square, and eventually to Grand Central.
The unfolding crisis in Israel is a formal announcement that the world now knows there is no rules-based international order, because the rules do not apply to Israel and the United States.
On 9 November [2023] at 11 am in The Hague, a denunciation for genocide and other crimes (art.15.1) concerning Palestine in particular will be presented to the International Criminal Court. The underlying inspiration is "justice is the answer to violence". The initiative was taken by an international group of lawyers coordinated by Gilles Devers (Lyon). Various associations (100), including the Agora of the Inhabitants of the Earth, acted as witnesses.
Marjorie Cohn, Truthout.(2023-11-10). UN Report Details Rampant US Human Rights Violations At Home And Abroad.popularresistance.orgA United Nations body has issued a damning report blasting the United States for its rampant violations of a major human rights treaty that it ratified in 1992. | The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) enshrines the rights to life, to vote, and to freedom of expression and assembly; and the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. It forbids discrimination in the enjoyment of civil and political rights based on race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status (which includes…
guest author(2023-11-11). War against the fleas.workers.org Mumia Abu-Jamal Perhaps Israel's most respected statesman, former diplomat Abba Eban, once said, "Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its right to exist." That was then, in 1981. Now is a new age, a new era. A time of Israel's swing to the far right wing. It is once . . . |
Editor(2023-11-10). The Warsaw Ghetto and Gaza: Understanding history.mronline.org Anne Frank was in hiding from fascist terror in Amsterdam from 1942 until August 4, 1944. Her diary is perhaps the most famous diary in the modern world. On the morning of August 4, 1944, Anne was arrested by the occupying power. Because they were in hiding, they were considered criminals and eventually sent to Auschwitz. Anne Frank was Jewish.
Independent Media Institute(2023-11-10). John Pilger: We are Spartacus.pressenza.comSpartacus was a 1960 Hollywood film based on a book written secretly by the blacklisted novelist Howard Fast, and adapted by the screenplay writer Dalton Trumbo, one of the 'Hollywood 10' who were banned for their 'un-American' politics. It is a parable of resistance and heroism that speaks unreservedly to our own times. | By John Pilger | Both writers were Communists and victims of Senator Joseph McCarthy's House of Un-American Activities which, during the Cold War, destroyed the careers and often the lives of those principled and courageous enough to stand up to a homegrown fascism in America. | 'This is a shar…
Manlio Dinucci(2023-11-10). Netanyahu: "Israele Governerà Gaza" | Grandangolo — Pangea.globalresearch.caIn una intervista al network statunitense ABC, il premier israeliano Netanyahu cosਠrisponde alla domanda se ritiene possibile un cessate-il-fuoco a Gaza: "Un cessate-il-fuoco sarebbe una resa ad Hamas. Sarebbe una vittoria per Hamas, Non sarebbe più possibile di quanto …
Ana Luisa Brown(2023-11-11). Death toll rises in Gaza due to Israeli bombings.plenglish.comRamallah, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured today in the unceasing Israeli bombardments on several areas of the Gaza Strip, while the crisis in hospitals worsens due to the siege and the proximity of the fighting, and shortage of supplies.
Ana Luisa Brown(2023-11-11). Jordan warns over Gaza conflict expanding to the region.plenglish.comRiyadh, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) King Abdullah II of Jordan warned today of the consequences the Israeli-Palestine war in Gaza would have if it expands to the region should the conflict not cease.
Caitlin Johnstone(2023-11-11). Biden Could End All This With One Phone Call.caitlinjohnstone.com.auNotes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix: | | Top ten most popular arguments used to defend Israel's actions in Gaza: | 1. You hate Jews! | 2. You love terrorists! | 3. But October 7! | 4. Hamas would cut your head off you stupid leftist! | 5. It's kind of good to kill Muslims actually. | 6. THEY DECAPITATED BABIES | 7. THEY COOKED A BABY | 8. Israel is killing babies in self-defense. | 9. It's actually very complicated, both sides a…
Larry Johnson(2023-11-11). Ukraine vs. Palestine — The Numbers Tell the Story.sonar21.com Civilians, unfortunately, are the true cannon fodder when war breaks out. The graphic at the top of this piece tells the painful, horrible story. The media in the United States continues to portray this as a one sided struggle, with Israel as the victim and Hamas as the aggressor. Hamas has become a synonym for Palestinian. | There is one big difference between the current war between Israel and Hamas and prior engagements, such as the 2014 Gaza War — the Arab and Muslim world is united in their condemnation of Israel. The primary reason, in my judgment, are the viral videos and photos of the mangled…
M. K. Bhadrakumar, Consortium News.(2023-11-11). US And Israel Poised To Open Lebanon Front.popularresistance.orgThe announcement late Sunday night by the U.S. Central Command headquartered in Doha about the arrival of an Ohio-class U.S. nuclear submarine in its "area of responsibility" presages a significant escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict. | It is very rare that the use of these submarines is publicized. CENTCOM provided no additional details but it posted an image that apparently showed an Ohio-class submarine in Egypt's Suez Canal Bridge. Interestingly, CENTCOM also separately shared an image of a nuclear-capable B-1 bomber operating in the Middle East. | Taken together, these U.S. deployments, coming on top…
Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss.(2023-11-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 35: Tanks Besiege Gaza City Hospitals.popularresistance.orgThe Gaza Ministry of Health said that Israeli army tanks were surrounding the al-Rantisi and al-Nasr hospitals in Gaza City on Friday, as medical centers across the besieged Gaza Strip were subjected to an escalation of Israeli bombardment in the past 24 hours. | "Thousands of patients, medical staff, and displaced people are trapped inside hospitals, without water and food, and are at risk of death at any moment. The world should be ashamed of itself for not doing anything in the face of massacres, and targeting and besieging hospitals," Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qidra wrote. | Al-Jazeera meanwhile reported t…
Pavel López Lazo(2023-11-11). Cuba: UPEC calls to stop Israeli massacre against Palestine.plenglish.comHavana, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) on Saturday strongly condemned Israel ¥s massacre against the Palestinian people, and also urged the worldwide journalists to contribute to stop this slaughter.
Pavel López Lazo(2023-11-11). ICRC calls on Israel to respect hospitals and patients in Gaza.plenglish.comRamallah, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urgently calling for the respect and protection of medical facilities, patients and healthcare workers in Gaza.
Pavel López Lazo(2023-11-11). Israel strikes Gaza's biggest hospital complex.plenglish.comRamallah, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Israel has attacked four hospitals in Gaza, including the enclave's biggest medical complex, resulting in what appear to be multiple casualties, the health ministry in the Hamas-governed enclave has said.
Pavel López Lazo(2023-11-11). President Abbas tells U.S. Israel must stop crimes against Gaza.plenglish.comRiyadh, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday blamed the United States for the lack of a peace agreement in the Levant and called for putting pressure on Israel to force it to stop crimes against Gaza.
Peter Bolton(2023-11-11). The Two-State Solution for Palestine Has Long Been a "Joke" Even in United Nations Circles.dissidentvoice.orgFor decades, the most widely touted solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict has been based on the idea of two independent states — one Israeli and one Palestinian — encompassing separate parts of the historic land of Palestine. Known as the "two-state solution," it has long been the agreed-upon framework by the United Nations (UN), most …
Robert Norse(2023-11-11). Solidarity in War Against the Poor in Santa Cruz and Gaza.indybay.orgThe Santa Cruz City government and the Israeli regime are both creating and criminalizing homeless refugees. This flyer–self-explanatory–was distributed at two U.S./Israel Out-of-Gaza rallies as well as at the Town Clock and downtown, among unhoused folks.
Staff(2023-11-11). 100 bodies to be buried in mass grave inside Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital.muslimmirror.comGAZA CITY, Palestine : The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said a mass grave inside the Al-Shifa Hospital will be dug on Saturday to bury 100 bodies lying in the hospital. Talking to Al Jazeera Media Network early Saturday, Palestinian Health Ministry Director General Dr. Munir Al-Borsh said Israeli bombing around the hospital has not …
teleSUR, lsl, JGN(2023-11-11). øPor qué asesinaron a Yasser Arafat?>.telesurtv.netA pesar de la negación sionista, varios hechos muestran la voluntad israelí de eliminar al líder palestino, símbolo de la lucha por la autodeterminación.
teleSUR- jaa, MS(2023-11-11). Pakistán exige a ONU que pida alto al fuego en Gaza.telesurtv.netEl portavoz del Ministerio de Exteriores pakistaní, Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch expresó su preocupación por atroces crímenes de guerra cometidos por el régimen sionista de Israel.
WSWS(2023-11-11). German government increases arms deliveries to Israel tenfold.wsws.orgThe German government is playing a central role in arming and equipping the Israeli war machine, which has destroyed large parts of the Gaza Strip in the past four weeks and killed more than 10,000 people.
Ahmed Diaa Dardir(2023-11-10). Imperialism's War Against Truth, Palestinians, and My Friends.counterpunch.org On October 7th, the Palestinian Resistance did not only strike at the Israeli military and settler outposts. It struck at imperialism. Wounded, unaccustomed to defeat or to the merits of self-restraint, Imperialism is responding viciously. An endless supply of ammunition, of international political cover, and of lies, blood libels, and racist canards is constantly being
Anna Polo(2023-11-10). Ella Keidar, young Israeli conscientious objector: "Despite this horrible situation there is still hope"pressenza.com Mesravot is a network of activists and refusenik (conscientious objectors who refuse to serve in the Israeli army because of its occupation policies). We talk with one of its activists, Ella Keidar, 17 years old, who lives in Tel Aviv. | Ella Keidar with Yehelich Cialic, coordinator of Mesravot. | What led you and other young Israelis to refuse to join the army? | Many people don't join the army for various reasons, but what led me and my friends to not only not take part in a violent, occupying military force, but to actively work against it, is the hope that we can change the reality of this place. | What are…
Binoy Kampmark(2023-11-10). Why Humanitarianism as a Weasel Word.counterpunch.org It may be time to reconsider the use of such words as "humanitarian" and "humanitarianism". There has been little of that sort evidenced in the Israel-Hamas War, marked by industrial-mechanised atrocities, enforced deprivation and starvation, orders to evacuate (read expulsion and banishment), preceded by massacres most haunting and visceral. Its constant evocation by various sides of the
Binoy Kampmark(2023-11-10). Why Humanitarianism is a Weasel Word.counterpunch.org It may be time to reconsider the use of such words as "humanitarian" and "humanitarianism". There has been little of that sort evidenced in the Israel-Hamas War, marked by industrial-mechanised atrocities, enforced deprivation and starvation, orders to evacuate (read expulsion and banishment), preceded by massacres most haunting and visceral. Its constant evocation by various sides of the
Daniel Warner(2023-11-10). Understanding Israel's Dehumanizing Palestinians by Rereading Martin Buber and Emmanuel Levinas.counterpunch.org Israel's bombing and incursion into Gaza raise the question of proportionality. In addition to numerous war crimes and/or crimes against humanity, the fundamental of proportionality is being egregiously violated. Understood that 1400 Israelis were killed on October 7 and over 200 were taken hostage. But in terms of proportionality, does that justify the collective punishment
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-10). Top US General Warns Israel's Killing of Civilians Will Create More Hamas Members.news.antiwar.comChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown has expressed concern that Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians will help Hamas recruit more militants and cautioned against a long war in Gaza. Asked by reporters if the high civilian casualty rate will create more Hamas fighters, Brown said, "Yes, very much so. And …
Editor(2023-11-10). Economists for Palestine.mronline.org The Steering Committee of the Union for Radical Political Economics: "We stand in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people. Since October 7th, 2023, over two million people have faced a brutal onslaught by the Israeli military and state. They have been forced to flee with nowhere to go as homes, shelters, evacuation routes, border crossings, hospitals, places of worship and entire neighborhoods have been bombed."
Farrah Hassen(2023-11-10). Americans Want a Ceasefire; It's Our Politicians Who Are Out of Touch.counterpunch.org Instead of backing a ceasefire, President Biden requested $14.3 billion in military assistance to Israel above the $3.8 billion taxpayers already send each year. And when a few House Democrats, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), called for a ceasefire in October, the White House press secretary didn't hold back: "We believe they're repugnant and we believe they're disgraceful."
infobrics(2023-11-10). Palestinian-Israeli crisis to impact North Africa, with global consequences.infobrics.orgMiddle Eastern stormy waves reach the Horn of Africa and beyond – thus the European continent's industrial, economic and energy crises remain deadlocked – and so do emerging North African power aspirations towards becoming key energy providers, as the current Middle-Eastern conflict risks spilling across the Red Sea.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-10). Arab Normalizers Turn Their Cheek as 'Another Hiroshima' Unfolds in Gaza.libya360.wordpress.comKhalil Harb While Israel has dropped the equivalent of two nuclear bombs on Gaza — and mulls over the prospect of deploying an actual one — normalized Arab regimes are quietly protecting their commitment to support Tel Aviv over Tehran. "The world cannot see another Hiroshima. If the world sees 100,000 people dead, that means…
Jake Johnson(2023-11-10). Israeli Military Is Attacking Gaza Hospitals Where Thousands Are Sheltering.truthout.orgIsraeli forces on Friday were accused of attacking several hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including the territory's largest medical facility, where thousands of displaced people have sought refuge from Israel's relentless bombing campaign. "Israel is now launching a war on Gaza City hospitals," Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, director of Gaza's main hospital, al-Shifa, told Reuters. |
Kathy Kelly(2023-11-10). Calling for a "Pause" in Israel's Assault on Gaza Isn't Enough.dissidentvoice.org Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli military deployed its navy, air force and army against the people living in Gaza, using U.S.-supplied weapons and killing 1,383 Palestinians, of whom 333 were children. I remember a doctor at the Al …
Kathy Kelly(2023-11-10). Calling for a 'Pause' in Israel's Assault on Gaza Isn't Enough.counterpunch.org Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli military deployed its navy, air force and army against the people living in Gaza, using U.S.-supplied weapons and killing 1,383 Palestinians, of whom 333 were children. I remember a doctor at the Al Shifa hospital, after
Kevin Gosztola(2023-11-10). Unauthorized Disclosure: November 10 (Subscriber Show).thedissenter.orgIt's good to be back after a two-month hiatus. Kevin Gosztola took some personal time as a new dad, and Rania Khalek has been busy in Beirut and at BreakThrough News grappling with the apocalyptic violence inflicted upon Gaza by the Israeli government. | In this exclusive for subscribers, Rania vents her rage at Western governments that are supportive or at best complicit in the bombing that has killed 11,000+ Palestinians. She describes the toll the war has taken on children and discusses the fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in Lebanon. | Kevin shows a supercut of U.S. State Department spokespers…
Kim Kelly, In These Times.(2023-11-10). The Next Target For Protests Against Israel: Ports.popularresistance.orgAbout 100 protesters arrived at the Port of Tacoma at 5 a.m. on Monday determined to block any efforts to load cargo onto the Cape Orlando, a ship the activists thought could be transporting weapons to Israel. They chanted "Free, free Palestine!" and by 6 a.m. the group had grown by hundreds more. | "We are here today because we are blocking a military vessel that has come from the Oakland dock up to Tacoma," said Bissan Barghouti of the group Samidoun Seattle, according to The Seattle Times. | Guy Oron, a reporter with Real Change News, tweeted that "Protesters split up…
Kyle Anzalone(2023-11-10). Diplomats Warn White House Support for Israel Is Destroying US Image in Middle East.news.antiwar.comCNN reports that American diplomats in the Middle East sent a diplomatic cable to the White House raising the alarm that the Israeli military operations in Gaza are causing severe damage to the US reputation in the region. Washington is Tel Aviv's most dedicated backer, sending billions of dollars in weapons to Israel every year. …
Larry Johnson(2023-11-10). A Condensed history of Israel.sonar21.com Consider this a public service. I am not pretending to be a scholar of Middle East history by any stretch. Yet, I'm pretty sure that the majority of people of all races and religions do not understand the 3023 year history of the lands now called Israel and Palestine. Guess which nation/ethnic group that had the longest rule over the region? If you guessed the Arab Muslims (521 years), give yourself a gold star. Second longest was Rome (454 years) followed by the Ottoman Empire (401 years). If you combine the time the Arab Muslims with the Turkish Muslims ruled the region you get a total of 922 years. | It…
Luis Linares Petrov(2023-11-10). Erdogan affirms Israel is testing Türkiye's patience.plenglish.com/feed/"Israel is testing our patience with its illusions about a promised land, which includes the territories of our country, as well as its threats to use nuclear weapons," Erdogan said during a speech. | The Turkish leader also noted that Israel will be held accountable and condemned before all humanity. | "With the strength we receive from the international collective conscience, we will continue to fully support the Palestinians," Erdogan said. | "We will not stop telling the truth until the security of life and property of all the Palestinian people are guaranteed, especially the residents of Gaza who are fighti…
M. K. Bhadrakumar(2023-11-10). Arab-Iran amity is a geopolitical reality.mronline.org The forthcoming first visit by Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi to Saudi Arabia on November 13 marks a milestone in the rapprochement between the two countries mediated by China in March. The relationship is fast acquiring a qualitatively new level of solidarity in the context of the Palestine-Israel conflict.
M. Reza Behnam(2023-11-10). The Roots of Catastrophe.counterpunch.org In my public presentations on the subject of Palestine-Israel, I am frequently asked to identify the force most responsible for the catastrophe we are witnessing today in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem. Audiences are surprised when I say that the source is easily identifiable—it is Zionism. Zionism is the political ideology that emerged in 19th-century
Martha Lincoln(2023-11-10). Palestinian children are not "terrorists"mondoweiss.net Israel and its advocates claim "there are no innocents in Gaza" and depict all Palestinians as legitimate targets. For them, to be alive in Gaza is to be implicated.
Michael K. Smith(2023-11-10). The "Great Beast" Stirs as Palestine Explodes.dissidentvoice.orgWe are witnessing the sick relationship between the United States and Israel. — Egyptian podcaster Rahma Zain The outpouring of support for Palestine around the world in recent weeks has been a very encouraging sight. Dotted with signs calling for "Freedom For Palestine," "Ceasefire Now," and "We Are All Palestinians," protests burst forth in London, …
Middle East Monitor, Orinoco Tribune.(2023-11-10). Dock Workers Refuse To Deal With Weapons Ships Heading To Israel.popularresistance.orgWorkers at the Spanish port of Barcelona announced their refusal to allow any ships carrying weapons to operate inside the port, rejecting the violence practiced by Israel in the occupied territories, and accusing the UN of failing to carry out its role. | The workers said in a statement to their association that it is their duty to adhere to and defend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at a time when the signatory countries have forgotten about it. | The statement continued: "We decided within the association not to allow ships containing war materials to operate in our port, for the sole purpose of pro…
Mohammed Abed, Mondoweiss.(2023-11-10). Israel Intensifies Crackdown On Armed Resistance In Jenin.popularresistance.orgSince March 2022, Israeli forces have regularly raided the Jenin refugee camp, and the camp's resistance fighters have not let up in the defense of their home. The intensity of these armed confrontations has increased day by day as the fighters target the invading Israeli military forces. This has not changed since the events of October 7. | One of the largest Israeli invasions of the camp was on June 19 this year, when the camp's resistance factions blew up Israel's state-of-the-art armored personnel carrier, "the Panther," causing the Israeli forces to call for backup and air support from an Apache helicopter.
Nahal Toosi, Portside.(2023-11-10). US Diplomats Slam Israel Policy In Leaked Memo.popularresistance.orgState Department staffers offered a blistering critique of the Biden administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas war in a dissent memo obtained by POLITICO, arguing that, among other things, the U.S. should be willing to publicly criticize the Israelis. | The message suggests a growing loss of confidence among U.S. diplomats in President Joe Biden's approach to the Middle East crisis. It reflects the sentiments of many U.S. diplomats, especially at mid-level and lower ranks, according to conversations with several department staffers as well as other reports. If such internal disagreements intensify, it could m…
Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch.(2023-11-10). Health Workers Rally In NYC In Solidarity With Palestine.popularresistance.orgHundreds of health workers and demonstrators gathered outside of New York City Hall in solidarity with Palestinian health workers on the night of November 3. Demonstrators rallied in their scrubs and white coats, honoring the many health care workers who have lost their lives in Gaza. Since October 7, at least 150 health care workers have been killed by Israel in Gaza. Demonstrators stood in vigil to honor the slaughtered health care workers, calling for an end to the Israeli assault in Gaza, access to medical care in the Strip, and an end to US aid to Israel, free healthcare for all including those in the US, an…
Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch.(2023-11-10). People Across The Globe Disrupt 'Business As Usual' For Palestine.popularresistance.orgAround the world, people took action in solidarity with Palestine on November 9, determined to disrupt the "business as usual" that has led to almost 11,000 killed in the Gaza Strip. The call to "Shut It Down for Palestine" was convened by the Palestinian Youth Movement, National Students for Justice in Palestine, the ANSWER Coalition, the People's Forum, the International Peoples' Assembly, Al-Awda-NY, and the Palestinian American Community Center (PACC)-NJ. JASOD, a socialist party in Bangladesh, organized a demonstration in Dhaka, which condemned the US, the EU, and G-7 countries for their support of Israel.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-10). Barcelona Dock Workers Refuse To Deal With Weapons Ships Heading to Israel.orinocotribune.comWorkers at the Spanish port of Barcelona announced their refusal to allow any ships carrying weapons to operate inside the port, rejecting the violence practiced by Israel in the occupied territories, and accusing the UN of failing to carry out its role. | The workers said in a statement to their association that it is their duty to adhere to and defend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at a time when the signatory countries have forgotten about it. | The statement continued: "We decided within the association not to allow ships containing war materials to operate in our port, for the sole purpose of pro…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-10). The people shut it down for Palestine.peoplesdispatch.orgAcross the United States, Israeli occupation's biggest financier, people took action in solidarity with Palestine on November 9, determined to disrupt the "business as usual" that has led to over 11,000 killed in the Gaza Strip. | The call to "Shut It Down for Palestine" was convened by the Palestinian Youth Movement, National Students for Justice in Palestine, the ANSWER Coalition, the People's Forum, the International Peoples' Assembly, Al-Awda-NY, and the Palestinian American Community Center (PACC)-NJ. | Peoples Dispatch was on the ground covering the actions in New York City.
Pepe Escobar(2023-11-10). Russia's Public Pivot to Palestine.orinocotribune.comBy Pepe Escobar — Nov 7, 2023 | As the west's support for Israel's Gaza war becomes indefensible, Moscow aligns itself with the global majority in defense of Palestine. | The complex, nuanced issue of Russia's geopolitical neutrality in the Israel-Palestine tragedy was finally clarified last week, in no uncertain terms. | Exhibit A is Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing — in person, on 30 October — his country's Among other notables, his audience…
Robert Inlakesh(2023-11-10). Truth vs. Conspiracy in the Israeli Regime: Israel's Real Goals in Gaza.thelastamericanvagabond.comSince the beginning of Israel's war on Gaza, triggered by the Hamas-led offensive of October 7, the regime has battered the Palestinian civilian population of the Gaza Strip. Many ideas are floating around as to what Israel's goals are, whether securing more oil, the Ben Gurion Canal, the re-occupation of Gaza, or the expulsion of
Sana Khan(2023-11-10). International Law is Failing, as Israel Attacks Gaza with Impunity.counterpunch.org To understand the prolonged suffering of the Palestinian people and why international law has failed as Israel has attacked the Palestinian people before; the war has not ended the suffering of Palestinians, including those who reside in Gaza and the West Bank. What is the problem of international law that it has always failed to protect the people of
Staff(2023-11-10). "From the River to the Sea": Omer Bartov on Contested Slogan & Why Two-State Solution Is Not Viable.democracynow.org Israeli American scholar Omer Bartov says the two-state solution is dead after decades of Israeli settlement building in the West Bank, making the creation of an independent Palestinian state all but impossible. He says a one-state solution — a single democratic state for all Jewish Israelis and Palestinians — is also unlikely to work given the competing national visions of the two communities. "The only solution is a confederation," says Bartov, describing a scenario in which two states would be closely intertwined and interdependent. He also discusses the phrase "from the river to…
Staff(2023-11-10). Headlines for November 10, 2023.democracynow.orgIsraeli Tanks Surround Gaza Hospitals After Repeated Strikes on Medical Facilities , "A New Nakba": Palestinians Condemn Forcible Transfer from Northern Gaza, Attacks on U.S. Forces in Mideast Surge Amid Warnings Gaza War Could Spread Like "Wildfire" , U.S. Official Says Toll from Israeli Strikes Is "Even Higher" Than Official Figure of 10,000+ Killed, Media Workers Protest New York Times for Biased, Anti-Palestinian Coverage of Israeli War on Gaza, Nan Goldin Cancels NYT Project over Its "Complicity with Israel", Students at Brown, MIT, Columbia and Other Colleges…
Stephen F. Eisenman(2023-11-10). A Small Boy and Israel.counterpunch.org The "Law of Return," passed in 1950 by the Israeli Knesset was a stroke of marketing genius. Jews all over the world were at once granted a second nationality and a place of real or imagined refuge — Palestinians be damned. The rank injustice that we could "return" to a territory we never inhabited, while Palestinians were barred from returning to the land from which they had been recently expelled, never entered our minds.
teleSUR, nbb, DRL(2023-11-10). Fuerzas yemeníes disparan misiles contra objetivos israelíes.telesurtv.netEl portavoz del movimiento Ansar Allah, del Gobierno de facto yemení, Muhammad Abdul Salam, subrayó que continuarán las incursiones en apoyo a Gaza, hasta que cese la agresión israelí contra ella.
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.(2023-11-10). From Gaza And Cuba, They Ask — Are You Human Like Us?popularresistance.orgMore than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli armed forces in Gaza since 7 October, nearly half of them children, according to the most recent report by spokesperson for the Gaza Ministry of Health Dr Ashraf Al-Qudra. Over 25,000 others have been injured, with thousands still buried under the rubble. Meanwhile, Israeli tanks have begun to encircle Gaza City, whose population was 600,000 a month ago but whose neighbourhoods are now largely vacant due to the desperate flight of its inhabitants to Gaza's southern shelters and due to Israel's killing of thousands of Palestinian civilians in their homes.
Ana Luisa Brown(2023-11-11). Syrian President branded US complicity with Israel.plenglish.comDamascus, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, considered today that what encourages Israel to continue its massacres is the complicity of the United States, which justifies all kinds of crimes and destruction in the Gaza Strip.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2023-11-10). Palestinian party condemns US support to Israeli crimes.plenglish.comRamallah, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) accused the United States on Friday of providing total cover for Israeli crimes in the occupied territories, especially in the Gaza Strip.
It's Going Down(2023-11-12). A Front-line Report from the West Bank of Occupied Palestine.itsgoingdown.orgOn this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, IGD contributor Scott Campbell speaks with a Palestinian comrade based in Ramallah, which is located in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. The West Bank, along with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967. For a deeper dive on…
A Guest Author(2023-11-11). Mexico City/ Not in Our Name denounces Israeli actions in Gaza.workers.org By Not in Our Name Mexico City Workers World's position on Gaza, Palestine and Oct. 7 is in clear solidarity with the Palestinian resistance: The only terrorists are the Israeli state, the Zionist settlers and their imperialist supporters. We reproduce this statement signed by Jewish people from around the world, . . . |
A Guest Author(2023-11-11). Mexico CityNot in Our Name denounces Israeli actions in Gaza.workers.org By Not in Our Name Mexico City Workers World's position on Gaza, Palestine and Oct. 7 is in clear solidarity with the Palestinian resistance: The only terrorists are the Israeli state, the Zionist settlers and their imperialist supporters. We reproduce this statement signed by Jewish people from around the world, . . . |
english.almanar.com.lb(2023-11-11). Sayyed Nasrallah: Battlefield Has the Final Say, Our Drones Reach Israeli Depth Daily.english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stressed on Saturday that in the Lebanese front, eyes should be on the battlefield, noting that the events taking place in the combat zone will dictate the course of the war against the Israeli enemy. In a televised speech addressing a ceremony marking Hezbollah Martyr's Day, Sayyed Nasrallah said …
Jeremy Kuzmarov(2023-11-11). Does a Now Not So Secret U.S. Military Base in Israel Portend a Wider U.S. War in the Middle East?covertactionmagazine.comIn August, two months before the Tribe of Nova Music Festival massacre, the Pentagon awarded a $35.8 million contract to build U.S. troop facilities for a secret base it maintains deep within Israel's Negev desert, just 20 miles from Gaza, code-named "Site 512." Procurement records describe the secret base, located off Mt. Qeren, as a …
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-11). Death toll crosses 11,000 in Gaza on the 35th day of Israeli bombings.peoplesdispatch.orgIsrael's genocidal bombardment in Gaza Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes continued to target civilian infrastructure, including hospitals in Gaza where tens of thousands of Palestinians have taken refuge to escape being killed or injured. | The death toll Palestinians ki…
Tanupriya Singh(2023-11-11). Israel wages war against Gaza's remaining hospitals.peoplesdispatch.orgThe Al-Shifa hospital ran out of fuel due to the ongoing siege by Israeli forces. Occupation snipers and drones have been positioned all around the hospital complex, opening fire at any sign of movement.
unitedEditor(2023-11-11). Palestine: Time for BRICS to take the initiative.uwidata.comThe resistance of the Palestinian people against the Israeli occupation, beyond being a national liberation movement, in the current context has evolved into a significant component and forefront of humanity's defiance against the unipolar, Western-centric world. In accordance with this reality, Western countries have lined up in support of Israel, their outpost in the East. …
A Guest Author(2023-11-10). An open letter to Israelis from Israelis: We deserve the truth about October 7.workers.org The following text was published Oct. 31 in English and Hebrew in the Mondoweiss, a virtual newsletter that "has grown within the progressive Jewish community" [in the U.S.] according to mondoweiss.net. Describing the letter, the Mondoweiss editors write: "The following statement was written by a group of Israeli citizens who . . . |
Stephen F. Eisenman(2023-11-10). A Small Boy and Israel.counterpunch.org The "Law of Return," passed in 1950 by the Israeli Knesset was a stroke of marketing genius. Jews all over the world were at once granted a second nationality and a place of real or imagined refuge — Palestinians be damned. The rank injustice that we could "return" to a territory we never inhabited, while Palestinians were barred from returning to the land from which they had been recently expelled, never entered our minds.
teleSUR(2023-11-10). A Day of War against Gaza Hospitals – Al-Shifa Chief>.telesurenglish.net"We are taking difficult decisions between who to save and who to let die … as I speak to you, I am standing in front of 100 dead bodies," said the head of Al-Shifa Hospital, Muhammad Abu Salmiya. | The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks since October 7 has risen to 11,208 in Gaza and the West Bank. Nov. 10, 2023.
teleSUR(2023-11-10). Death Toll From Israeli Bombings in Gaza Exceeds 11,000.telesurenglish.netOn Friday, Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al Qudra reported that Israeli bombings have killed 11,078 people, including 4,506 children, 3,027 women, and 678 elderly people. | RELATED: | Since October 7, the Israeli occupation army's offensive on Gaza has also left 27,490 people with injuries of varying severity. So far it has not been possible to determine the number of people who remain trapped under the rubble of…
teleSUR(2023-11-10). Israel Bombs Hospitals in Gaza.telesurenglish.netDuring the early hours of Friday, Israeli aircraft bombed the Al Shifa, Awdah and Al Rantisi hospitals in the Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | At the Al Shifa hospital, the Israeli aggression left at least six people injured and six Palestinians dead. | The Al Rantisi children's care center reported large fires in the basement and in other sectors due to the impacts. In this health center, the Israeli aggression eve…
teleSUR(2023-11-10). Israel to Be Held Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity.telesurenglish.netOn Friday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Türkiye, stated that Israel will be held accountable for crimes against humanity committed against Palestinians in Gaza. | RELATED: | "They will be held accountable for destroying tens of thousands of lives. Of course they will be held accountable for oppression," Erdogan said. | "And those who collaborate with this crime will be held accountable before history, first before humanity and then before their own conscience."
teleSUR(2023-11-10). Israeli Attack on Gaza School Kills 50 Displaced Palestinians.telesurenglish.netThe Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement Friday that at least 50 displaced Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City. | RELATED: | The ministry said the attack on Al-Buraq School was "a disgrace to the forehead of humanity." People whose homes had been destroyed were sheltering in the school. | Video footage shared on social media showed dozens of dead bodies strewn around t…
teleSUR(2023-11-10). Palestinian President Condemns Israel's Massacre against Gaza.telesurenglish.netPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that there are no words to describe the genocidal war and destruction inflicted on the Palestinian people by what he considered the Israeli killing machine. | RELATED: | On the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the death of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, which falls tomorrow, Abbas said that Israel's aggression demonstrates its blatant disregard for international humanitarian law, WAFA news agency reported. | Calling for an immediate halt to Tel Aviv's bombardme…
teleSUR(2023-11-10). Saudi Arabia to Host Meeting to Address Israeli War on Gaza.telesurenglish.netOn Saturday, Saudi Arabia will host a summit of countries in which Arab leaders will discuss addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and ways to prevent the crisis from expanding throughout the Middle East. | RELATED: | Requested from the Arab League last week, this high-level summit occurs amid the barrage of complaints about the violations of international law that Israel has been incessantly committing against…
teleSUR(2023-11-10). Twelve Gazan Children With Cancer Leave for Egypt and Jordan.telesurenglish.netOn Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that twelve children with cancer and blood disorders managed to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt and Jordan, where they will continue their treatment safely and accompanied by their families. | RELATED: | St. Jude Hospital and WHO coordinated the transfer of the child patients with officials from Egypt, Jordan, the occupied Palestinian territory, Israel, and the U.S. | "The…
unitedEditor(2023-11-10). How long can Israel endure in this war?uwidata.comBy Eray Gàºàßlàºer The developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict suggest that the Kassam Brigades still maintain the initiative. Israel's ground assault from Sderot has managed to reach a depth of 3-4 kilometers from the northern edge of Gaza to the south. Israeli ground attacks are currently halted at the Beit Hanoun-Beit Lahya line. This line …
Paul Craig Roberts(2023-11-10). Gaza Is Not the US/Israeli Target.thealtworld.comThis report from M. K. Bhadrakumar in India via Consortium News | indicates that my analysis of October 30, 2023 | is correct that the October 7 Hamas attack was a reopening by US neoconservatives and Israel of the Middle Eastern Wars, the purpose of which is to remove Hezbollah, Syria, and Ira…
Philip Giraldi(2023-11-10). The Israel Exception to Free Speech.thealtworld.comIsrael's stranglehold on American foreign policy must be identified and eliminated | Last Tuesday there took place a disgraceful display of visceral malignancy in the United States House of Representatives Chamber in the south wing of the Capitol building. The House, long characterized by its aversion to truth, justice and what was once the American way, has been corrupted by special interests who have effectively bought an overwhelming majority of legislators, to include the leadership of the two major political parties. In the area of foreign policy, as well as a spill-over into many domestic and constitutional…
Staff(2023-11-10). Palestine solidarity activists stage strategic shut downs in Italy.peoplesdispatch.orgOn November 9, activists occupied the European Union Parliament building in Rome to demand a commitment from Italy and all EU members to end the ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Activists occupied the building until the list of those killed in the Gaza Strip by Israel was delivered. Demands included an immediate ceasefire and "termination of …
Staff(2023-11-10). Over 10,500 Killed in One Month as Israel Continues its War on Palestine.unicornriot.ninja More than 10,500 Palestinians were killed in 30 days as Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip with more explosive power than two nuclear bombs. Gaza is in dire "need for a humanitarian ceasefire" and with over 4,237 children killed by Israeli forces and over 1,350 missing in the rubble, the Strip has become "a graveyard for …
thecommunists(2023-11-10). Mutiny at the BBC: 'gravest possible concerns' over Palestine coverage.thecommunists.orgThis article is reproduced from The Wall Will Fall, with thanks. ***** In Israel's current genocidal war on Gaza, with almost 10,000 Palestinians dead and counting, it is no surprise that truth has also been a casualty. The violence in Palestine, perpetrated by Israel with increasing ferocity since Hamas attacks on Israeli targets on 7 …
insidenova.com (2023-11-11). Top US university suspends groups protesting Israel's bombardment of Gazabia University's chair of the special committee on campus safety, said Friday that Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace would be suspended throughout the fall semester.
en.irna.ir (2023-11-11). Hamas destroys 15 Israeli tanks, armored vehicles in 24 hoursAccording to Almasirah Media Network, the Al-Qassam Brigades declared that Al-Qassam fighters destroyed 11 tanks belonging to the regime's army on different fronts in the Gaza Strip since Wednesday morning. | | Al-Qassam also confirmed that they destructed two personnel carriers and two other military vehicles of the Zionist regime in Wednesday's ground clashes between the Palestinian fighters and Israeli occupiers.
Nasrallah praised the achievements of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, saying that, despite the painful reality, they are fighting valiantly against the strongest brigades of the Israeli elite, which indicates Israel's impotence.
A Nov. 3 poll found 76% of Israelis want Netanyahu to resign. On Nov. 7, a leading pro-Netanyahu newspaper reversed its stance and ran an editorial calling for his ouster after the war. Polls taken last month show Netanyahu would lose if elections were held now.
They use their position and profession, not to save lives, not to preach about the devastating effects of war on civilians on both sides and the necessity of finding a peaceful political solution, but actually to validate attacks on medical facilities, knowing full well that this means the killing of fellow doctors and patients.
AS OF this writing, more than 400 children in Gaza have been slaughtered every day for 25 straight days by Israeli air strikes. Thousands are dying under the rubble and from malnutrition, lack of water and lack of medicine due to Israel blockading the walled in enclave, which has essentially been an open-air prison since 2007.
At least two Israeli women were injured with rocket shrapnel after Hamas bombarded capital Tel Aviv with a barrage of rockets. At the same time, Israel came under attack from the north as anti-tank missiles were launched from Lebanon, indicating Hezbollah's role.
Robert Scheer(2023-10-20). What About a One State Solution With an Equal Vote for Every Palestinian and Israeli?mintpressnews.comMintPress News founder Mnar Adley shares her personal experience in and about Palestine, along with her historic and journalistic expertise. Scheer offers his closeness in covering the issue, stemming from firsthand reporting on the ground at the end of the Six Day War, and Adley brings it to the modern-day state of affairs, coming back from Palestine merely a month ago.
Chris Hedges, Scheer Post.(2023-11-11). Letter To The Children Of Gaza.popularresistance.orgThere are very brave Palestinian journalists. Thirty-nine of them have been killed since this bombing began. They are heroes. So are the doctors and nurses in your hospitals. So are the U.N. workers. Eighty-nine of whom have died. So are the ambulance drivers and the medics. So are the rescue parties that lift up the slabs of concrete with their hands. So are the mothers and fathers who shield you from the bombs. | But we are not there. Not this time. We cannot get in. We are locked out. | Reporters from all over the world are going to the border crossing at Rafah. We are going because we cannot watch this slaugh…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-11). 'Doctors in Gaza Are Heroes': American Nurse Describes Her Experience in War-Torn Gaza.orinocotribune.comEmily Callahan, an American nurse with Doctors Without Borders, lauded her colleagues in Gaza as "heroes" and recounted the difficult conditions of severely injured Palestinians. | An American nurse who was recently evacuated from the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip has lauded her colleagues who stayed behind as "heroes" while recounting the difficult conditions of severely injured Palestinians. | In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Emily Callahan, a nurse with Doctors Without Borders, said children in Gaza were being sent to refugee camps with no access to running water. | t.co/jVoM74Yw0HteleSUR, odr, YSM(2023-11-11). OMS confirma más de 250 ataques a centros de salud en Palestina.telesurtv.netEl director de la OMS intervino en una reunión de emergencia del Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU).
Mohamad Hasan Sweidan, Orinoco Tribune.(2023-11-10). Young, Bold, And Angry: The Youth-Led Revival Of The Palestinian Cause.popularresistance.orgFor years, there's been a prevailing notion that the Palestinian cause is losing its grip on the younger generations. This perception stems from the belief that, as globalization tightens its hold, the youth in West Asia, particularly in occupied Palestine, might become more disconnected from their historical roots and national affiliations. | With the spread of liberal ideas, many speculated that economic opportunities, technological advancements, and global exposure would shift their focus away from the Palestinian cause. Some even anticipated that the younger generation would turn against armed resistance to t…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-10). The Genie Has Escaped the Bottle; The Zionists Don't Know It Though!orinocotribune.comBy Saurabh Kumar Shahi — Nov 8, 2023 | Right in front of our eyes, a great churn has begun. Those who are part of it often fail to perceive the churn. It is called a boiling-frog syndrome. However, zoom a bit out and you will realise that the old order is crumbling. Someone once rightly said that the collapse of the Western Order is quite a bit like the collapse of the Roman Empire but with the luxury of watching it on the internet in real-time. | As I write this, the Settler Colonial regime in Occupied Palestine has started its ground invasion. However, it has failed to confirm the invasion officially; only…
Martha Grevatt(2023-11-11). The racist censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit.workers.org Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is the only Palestinian member of Congress. She is also one of only 26 House representatives to be censured since the first session of the U.S. Congress in 1789. Congress has three types of punishment for its members: reprimand, censure and expulsion. Reprimands are issued . . . |
Martha Grevatt(2023-11-11). WW commentary: The racist censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit.workers.org Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is the only Palestinian member of Congress. She is also one of only 26 House representatives to be censured since the first session of the U.S. Congress in 1789. Congress has three types of punishment for its members: reprimand, censure and expulsion. Reprimands are issued . . . |
teleSUR(2023-11-10). Colombia Supports International Accusation Against Netanyahu.telesurenglish.netOn Thursday, President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia will support Algeria in the denunciation of crimes against humanity against Benjamin Netanyahu. | RELATED: | "Colombia will contribute to the complaint of the Republic of Algeria filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes against Benjamin Netanyahu in light of the massacre of children and civilians of the Palestinian people that he has produced," he said.
middleeastmonitor(2023-11-10). Exposing the plan to complete the Nakba.middleeastmonitor.comZionist right-wing will seize this opportunity to implement its old dream of displacing most of the Palestinian population from the territories occupied in 1967.
palestinechronicle.com (2023-11-11). Outrage as US Lawmaker Michelle Salzman Says All Palestinians Must DieIn the speech in support of the ceasefire resolution, the Democratic Florida state representative Angie Nixon said: "We are at 10,000 dead Palestinians. How many will be enough?" "All of them," Michelle Salzman called in reply.
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in central London and begun marching in solidarity with Palestine chanting "Stop bombing Gaza" and "Ceasefire now".
Safe Ag Safe Schools(2023-11-11). Farmworker communities protest new regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as racist.indybay.orgNovember 7th, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) sent its new regulation for 1,3-D use regarding residential bystanders to the Office of Administrative Law, setting the target exposure level at 0.56 ppb — allowing for 14 times more 1,3-D in the air than the State's official lifetime cancer risk warning level, and aligning perfectly with Dow Chemical's stated desires.
Safe Ag Safe Schools(2023-11-10). Farmworker communities protest new regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as racist.indybay.orgNovember 7th, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) sent its new regulation for 1,3-D use regarding residential bystanders to the Office of Administrative Law, setting the target exposure level at 0.56 ppb — allowing for 14 times more 1,3-D in the air than the State's official lifetime cancer risk warning level, and aligning perfectly with Dow Chemical's stated desires.
Victoria Valenzuela, Scheer Post.(2023-11-10). Longest Wrongful Conviction Sentence In US Ends In Exoneration.popularresistance.orgGlynn Simmons, who spent 48 years 1 month and 18 days in an Oklahoma prison for a crime he did not commit, has been exonerated, having served the longest sentence for a wrongfully convicted person in U.S. history. | Simmons and a co-defendant were sentenced to death in 1975 for a murder committed during a liquor store robbery, but the death sentences were commuted to life in prison when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional. The co-defendant was paroled in 2008. | Simmons was 22 years old when two women were shot in a liquor store robbery on New Years Eve in 1974.
teleSUR, SH(2023-11-09). øCómo fue la Noche de los Cristales Rotos?>.telesurtv.netLa Noche de los Cristales Rotos fue un reflejo de las políticas de odio contra la población judía impulsada por Adolf Hitler y la cúpula de la Alemania nazi.
Editor(2023-11-10). Nov 10, 2023.sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Natalie & Nat King Cole — Unforgettable We are Spartacus, by John Pilger The World at War: Julian Assange, Zelensky/Mussolini and Nasrallah's Maginot Line, by Declan Hayes Day 33: 'War of Starvation' in Gaza; 40,000 Residential Bldgs Destroyed; Rate of Massacres Accelerates Day 34: Children who survive the bombs may die of starvation, disease, and dehydration, by Leila Warah Questions re Gaza, by Mazin Qumsiyeh Voicing the Israeli Regime's Criminal Insanity… Nuking Gaza to Destroy Hamas, by Finian Cunningham Gaza is Hiroshima: The West is Collectively Responsible for Israel's Genocide…
Kenn Orphan(2023-11-10). It is Time to Stop Mincing Words. This is Genocide.counterpunch.org genocide /jĕn′ə-sīd″/ noun The systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. The systematic killing of a racial or cultural group. The systematic killing of substantial numbers of people on the basis of ethnicity, religion, political opinion, social status, or other particularity. About a week ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Luis Linares Petrov(2023-11-10). Yemen and Iraq reassure support for Gaza.plenglish.comBeirut, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Armed Forces of Yemen and the Iraqi Resistance reaffirmed they will continue their military operations in support of Gaza in the face of the Israeli genocide, the Al Mayadeen pan-Arab network reported.
Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate, The Real News Network.(2023-11-10). Global Media's Unethical Coverage Is Facilitating Genocide In Gaza.popularresistance.orgAs Palestinian journalists and trade unionists, we call on our fellow journalists around the world to take action to stop the horrifying bombardment of our people in Gaza and to adhere to the ethical principle of our profession. | The world watches in horror as Israel attacks civilians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip from the land, sea and air, killing more than 9,000, injuring more than 30,000, and leaving many others trapped under the rubble. Meanwhile, Israel has distributed thousands of automatic weapons to extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank, who are openly planning and executing acts of who…
Paul Street(2023-11-10). Shit is Out Da Box: Mass Death, Catastrophe, War, Genocide, and Fascism Normalized.counterpunch.org Shit is out da box even as the dominant United States media-politics culture tries to make it all seem like same old business as usual: lots to superficially see between commercials and nothing to deeply understand or radically oppose. Just a Matter of Time The "world's greatest country" is now a shooting gallery, for example.
Ramzy Baroud(2023-11-10). There Will Be Repercussions: The West is Collectively Responsible for Israel's Genocide in Gaza.counterpunch.org On October 20, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stood on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, between Egypt and besieged Gaza. Guterres was not the only international figure to travel to the Gaza border, hoping to mobilize the international community in the face of an ongoing genocide, in an already impoverished and
Staff(2023-11-10). One Month of Israeli Genocide on Palestinians More Deadly Than 18 Months of War in Ukraine.orinocotribune.com In just 30 days, the Israeli settler entity's recent escalation of genocide in the Gaza Strip against Palestinians has caused more civilian deaths than the conflict in Ukraine has caused in 18 months. In total so far, more than 10,000 Palestinian civilians have been murdered since October 7. | The Israeli occupation forces continue to intensify their campaign of air attacks against the Palestinian people and, with the ground battles in Gaza, will mean a progressive increase in victims given the virulence with which the Zionist forces have acted. | The current ongoing attacks have quickly become the deadliest sinc…
Editor(2023-11-09). Nov 9, 2023.sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Buffy Saint Marie — Soldier Blue Gaza — 'A Graveyard For Children' — Media Lens When Cultural and Economic Hegemony Fails Violence Tends to Follow, by Roger Boyd MoA: Another Interview With Dominique De Villepin On The Conflict In Palestine Dismantle Israel And The Entire US Empire, by Caitlin Johnstone Biden and Western Media Telling Outrageous Lies… This Is U.S. Nuclear-Powered Genocide, by Finian Cunningham Letter to the Children of Gaza, by Chris Hedges Why are the Arab leaders silent? — Middle Nation (Video) Day 33: U.S. fears reoccupation of Gaza 'not the right th…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-09). Gaza is Hiroshima.libya360.wordpress.comRamzy Baroud The West is Collectively Responsible for Israel's Genocide On October 20, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stood on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, between Egypt and besieged Gaza. Guterres was not the only international figure to travel to the Gaza border, hoping to mobilize the international community in the…
Jonathan Ofir, Yonatan Shapira, Ofer Neiman(2023-11-09). Do not dismiss the Gaza genocide allegations.mondoweiss.net Eitay Mack's Haaretz article "Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza" ignores the genocidal clarity of Israeli leaders and serves as a cherry-picked broadside against the fashionable bogeyman of "the global left."
Jonathan Ofir, Yonatan Shapira, Ofer Neiman(2023-11-09). Do not dismiss the Gaza genocide allegations.mondoweiss.net Eitay Mack's Haaretz article "Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza" ignores the genocidal clarity of Israeli leaders and serves as a cherry-picked broadside against the fashionable bogeyman of 'the global left'.
Labor Video Project(2023-11-09). SFGH UCSF Healthcare Workers Protest Israeli US Genocide In Gaza Against Palestinians.indybay.orgSan Francisco healthcare workers from San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF walked off the job and rallied on Friday November 4, 2023 to protest the massacre and genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They talked about the conditions of healthcare workers and their patients.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-09). Between Iraq and a Hard Place: Sudani's US Dilemma Over Gaza.orinocotribune.comBy Khalil Harb — Nov 1, 2023 | As Israel crosses 'red lines' set by the Resistance, a neutral Baghdad is caught between Washington's endorsement of the Gaza genocide and Iraqi resistance factions gunning for an American regional defeat. | The Yamamah Palace, the epicenter of Saudi Arabia's royal authority in Riyadh, is known for its deliberate and measured decision-making, particularly in the face of significant regional events. | But Israel's
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-09). Gaza is at the heart of the anti-imperialist struggle.peoplesdispatch.orgOn November 4, 300,000 people marched in Washington, DC, from the Freedom Plaza to the White House, in the largest Palestine solidarity demonstration in US history. The unprecedented demonstration comes in the wake of Israel's ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, which has just surpassed 10,000 casualties. This 300,000 strong march occurred in the heart of Israel's most significant backer, the United States, despite the fact that people in the country have been faced with various forms of persecution for supporting Palestine. | To discuss the importance of this moment of a rising tide of solidarity and what it mea…
WSWS(2023-11-09). G7 members threaten Iran with regional war amid ongoing Israeli slaughter in Gaza.wsws.orgJust hours after the provocative G7 statement, US aircraft struck a site in eastern Syria allegedly used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, with officials noting that the action was "directed" by Biden. The air strike underscores the impending danger of the imperialist-backed genocide of the Palestinians erupting into a region-wide conflagration.
Richard Falk, Daniel Warner, Matthew Stevenson(2023-11-09). On Loving Trump: A CounterPunch Dialogue on the Grand Flirtation with Fascism.counterpunch.org Trump's a radical figure who comes out of an opportunistic extreme right that has a frightening fascist lineage. Let me add one point: which is that Trump is an exaggeration, in my view, of a global phenomenon observed recently in a variety of cultural settings, the emergence of autocratic leaders that enjoy widespread support from their population.
Ahmed Diaa Dardir(2023-11-10). Imperialism's War Against Truth, Palestinians, and My Friends.counterpunch.org On October 7th, the Palestinian Resistance did not only strike at the Israeli military and settler outposts. It struck at imperialism. Wounded, unaccustomed to defeat or to the merits of self-restraint, Imperialism is responding viciously. An endless supply of ammunition, of international political cover, and of lies, blood libels, and racist canards is constantly being
Binoy Kampmark(2023-11-10). Why Humanitarianism as a Weasel Word.counterpunch.org It may be time to reconsider the use of such words as "humanitarian" and "humanitarianism". There has been little of that sort evidenced in the Israel-Hamas War, marked by industrial-mechanised atrocities, enforced deprivation and starvation, orders to evacuate (read expulsion and banishment), preceded by massacres most haunting and visceral. Its constant evocation by various sides of the
Daniel Warner(2023-11-10). Understanding Israel's Dehumanizing Palestinians by Rereading Martin Buber and Emmanuel Levinas.counterpunch.org Israel's bombing and incursion into Gaza raise the question of proportionality. In addition to numerous war crimes and/or crimes against humanity, the fundamental of proportionality is being egregiously violated. Understood that 1400 Israelis were killed on October 7 and over 200 were taken hostage. But in terms of proportionality, does that justify the collective punishment
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-10). Top US General Warns Israel's Killing of Civilians Will Create More Hamas Members.news.antiwar.comChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown has expressed concern that Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians will help Hamas recruit more militants and cautioned against a long war in Gaza. Asked by reporters if the high civilian casualty rate will create more Hamas fighters, Brown said, "Yes, very much so. And …
Farrah Hassen(2023-11-10). Americans Want a Ceasefire; It's Our Politicians Who Are Out of Touch.counterpunch.org Instead of backing a ceasefire, President Biden requested $14.3 billion in military assistance to Israel above the $3.8 billion taxpayers already send each year. And when a few House Democrats, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), called for a ceasefire in October, the White House press secretary didn't hold back: "We believe they're repugnant and we believe they're disgraceful."
Kathy Kelly(2023-11-10). Calling for a "Pause" in Israel's Assault on Gaza Isn't Enough.dissidentvoice.org Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli military deployed its navy, air force and army against the people living in Gaza, using U.S.-supplied weapons and killing 1,383 Palestinians, of whom 333 were children. I remember a doctor at the Al …
Kathy Kelly(2023-11-10). Calling for a 'Pause' in Israel's Assault on Gaza Isn't Enough.counterpunch.org Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli military deployed its navy, air force and army against the people living in Gaza, using U.S.-supplied weapons and killing 1,383 Palestinians, of whom 333 were children. I remember a doctor at the Al Shifa hospital, after
Kim Kelly, In These Times.(2023-11-10). The Next Target For Protests Against Israel: Ports.popularresistance.orgAbout 100 protesters arrived at the Port of Tacoma at 5 a.m. on Monday determined to block any efforts to load cargo onto the Cape Orlando, a ship the activists thought could be transporting weapons to Israel. They chanted "Free, free Palestine!" and by 6 a.m. the group had grown by hundreds more. | "We are here today because we are blocking a military vessel that has come from the Oakland dock up to Tacoma," said Bissan Barghouti of the group Samidoun Seattle, according to The Seattle Times. | Guy Oron, a reporter with Real Change News, tweeted that "Protesters split up…
Larry Johnson(2023-11-10). A Condensed history of Israel.sonar21.com Consider this a public service. I am not pretending to be a scholar of Middle East history by any stretch. Yet, I'm pretty sure that the majority of people of all races and religions do not understand the 3023 year history of the lands now called Israel and Palestine. Guess which nation/ethnic group that had the longest rule over the region? If you guessed the Arab Muslims (521 years), give yourself a gold star. Second longest was Rome (454 years) followed by the Ottoman Empire (401 years). If you combine the time the Arab Muslims with the Turkish Muslims ruled the region you get a total of 922 years. | It…
Luis Linares Petrov(2023-11-10). Erdogan affirms Israel is testing Türkiye's patience.plenglish.com/feed/"Israel is testing our patience with its illusions about a promised land, which includes the territories of our country, as well as its threats to use nuclear weapons," Erdogan said during a speech. | The Turkish leader also noted that Israel will be held accountable and condemned before all humanity. | "With the strength we receive from the international collective conscience, we will continue to fully support the Palestinians," Erdogan said. | "We will not stop telling the truth until the security of life and property of all the Palestinian people are guaranteed, especially the residents of Gaza who are fighti…
M. Reza Behnam(2023-11-10). The Roots of Catastrophe.counterpunch.org In my public presentations on the subject of Palestine-Israel, I am frequently asked to identify the force most responsible for the catastrophe we are witnessing today in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem. Audiences are surprised when I say that the source is easily identifiable—it is Zionism. Zionism is the political ideology that emerged in 19th-century
Mohammed Abed, Mondoweiss.(2023-11-10). Israel Intensifies Crackdown On Armed Resistance In Jenin.popularresistance.orgSince March 2022, Israeli forces have regularly raided the Jenin refugee camp, and the camp's resistance fighters have not let up in the defense of their home. The intensity of these armed confrontations has increased day by day as the fighters target the invading Israeli military forces. This has not changed since the events of October 7. | One of the largest Israeli invasions of the camp was on June 19 this year, when the camp's resistance factions blew up Israel's state-of-the-art armored personnel carrier, "the Panther," causing the Israeli forces to call for backup and air support from an Apache helicopter.
Nahal Toosi, Portside.(2023-11-10). US Diplomats Slam Israel Policy In Leaked Memo.popularresistance.orgState Department staffers offered a blistering critique of the Biden administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas war in a dissent memo obtained by POLITICO, arguing that, among other things, the U.S. should be willing to publicly criticize the Israelis. | The message suggests a growing loss of confidence among U.S. diplomats in President Joe Biden's approach to the Middle East crisis. It reflects the sentiments of many U.S. diplomats, especially at mid-level and lower ranks, according to conversations with several department staffers as well as other reports. If such internal disagreements intensify, it could m…
Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch.(2023-11-10). Health Workers Rally In NYC In Solidarity With Palestine.popularresistance.orgHundreds of health workers and demonstrators gathered outside of New York City Hall in solidarity with Palestinian health workers on the night of November 3. Demonstrators rallied in their scrubs and white coats, honoring the many health care workers who have lost their lives in Gaza. Since October 7, at least 150 health care workers have been killed by Israel in Gaza. Demonstrators stood in vigil to honor the slaughtered health care workers, calling for an end to the Israeli assault in Gaza, access to medical care in the Strip, and an end to US aid to Israel, free healthcare for all including those in the US, an…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-10). Barcelona Dock Workers Refuse To Deal With Weapons Ships Heading to Israel.orinocotribune.comWorkers at the Spanish port of Barcelona announced their refusal to allow any ships carrying weapons to operate inside the port, rejecting the violence practiced by Israel in the occupied territories, and accusing the UN of failing to carry out its role. | The workers said in a statement to their association that it is their duty to adhere to and defend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at a time when the signatory countries have forgotten about it. | The statement continued: "We decided within the association not to allow ships containing war materials to operate in our port, for the sole purpose of pro…
Sana Khan(2023-11-10). International Law is Failing, as Israel Attacks Gaza with Impunity.counterpunch.org To understand the prolonged suffering of the Palestinian people and why international law has failed as Israel has attacked the Palestinian people before; the war has not ended the suffering of Palestinians, including those who reside in Gaza and the West Bank. What is the problem of international law that it has always failed to protect the people of
Stephen F. Eisenman(2023-11-10). A Small Boy and Israel.counterpunch.org The "Law of Return," passed in 1950 by the Israeli Knesset was a stroke of marketing genius. Jews all over the world were at once granted a second nationality and a place of real or imagined refuge — Palestinians be damned. The rank injustice that we could "return" to a territory we never inhabited, while Palestinians were barred from returning to the land from which they had been recently expelled, never entered our minds.
teleSUR, nbb, DRL(2023-11-10). Fuerzas yemeníes disparan misiles contra objetivos israelíes.telesurtv.netEl portavoz del movimiento Ansar Allah, del Gobierno de facto yemení, Muhammad Abdul Salam, subrayó que continuarán las incursiones en apoyo a Gaza, hasta que cese la agresión israelí contra ella.
Amy Goodman(2023-11-09). Former Sanders Adviser Slams GOP Debate's "Knuckle-Dragging Hawkishness" on Gaza.truthout.orgWe speak with analyst Matt Duss, former foreign policy adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders, about the U.S. political response to Israel's bombardment of Gaza. The third Republican presidential debate on Wednesday saw candidates pledge unwavering support for Israel with "rhetoric that was frankly barbaric," according to Duss. "This is just knuckle-dragging hawkishness to feed their base," says Duss… |
Anonymous Contributor(2023-11-09). Critical Reflections on Recent 'Block the Boat' Actions in Tacoma.itsgoingdown.orgCritical reflections and report back on recent actions at the Port of Tacoma aimed at stopping the shipment of weapons to Israel. Originally published by Black Powder Press. The Tacoma port blockade yesterday was a beautiful show of solidarity, but a complete failure. Who even needs cops when the peace police will do their job…
Anonymous Contributor(2023-11-09). Palestine Will Be Free: New Zine and Poster for Distribution.itsgoingdown.org With mass actions, protests, and marches being organized this weekend, we present a new zine and poster to distribute at upcoming events. Check out more zines on the current situation in Palestine featuring interviews with Israeli and Palestinian anarchists here, a new poster from CrimethInc. here, and Indigenous Action Media here. From the zine and…
Ari Paul(2023-11-09). Conflating Jewish and pro-Israel is wrong and misleading.mronline.org As protests erupt worldwide against Israel's ferocious bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza, which has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 Palestinians, U.S. media ponder how all of this impacts Jewish people.
Ariel Gold(2023-11-09). Who's Drinking Neanyahu's Amalek Kool-Aid?counterpunch.org "You must 'remember what Amalek has done to you," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admonished on October 28, announcing the "second phase," a ground invasion, of Israel's war in Gaza. Amalek, in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), is a nation that ambushed the Israelites making their way to the Promised Land. Following the attack, which they
Caitlin Johnstone(2023-11-09). Dismantle Israel And The Entire US Empire.caitlinjohnstone.com.auIt's not just the Israeli state that has proven it needs to be dismantled, it's the entire US-centralized western empire. The whole giant power structure has got to go.
Chris Walker(2023-11-09). Critics Slam Idea of 4-Hour Daily "Humanitarian Pauses" in Gaza as Inadequate.truthout.orgThe White House announced on Thursday that Israel has agreed to institute daily four-hour "humanitarian pauses" in the coming days during its ongoing military campaign against Hamas, which has resulted in the deaths of thousands of Palestinian residents of Gaza. President Joe Biden said there is "no possibility" for a formal ceasefire, adding he has asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… |
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-09). Israel Says Its Troops are Fighting in the 'Heart' of Gaza City.news.antiwar.comIsraeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said late Tuesday that Israeli forces were fighting in the "heart" of Gaza City as Hamas is claiming its fighters are inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). "IDF forces are in the heart of Gaza City," Gallant said. "They came from the north and the south. They …
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-09). US Official Says Gaza Death Toll Likely Higher Than Being Reported.news.antiwar.comA senior US official said that the death toll caused by Israel's assault on Gaza is likely far higher than the over 10,000 number being reported by Gaza's Health Ministry, The Hill reported on Thursday. The comments were made by Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and break from President Biden's …
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-09). US Says Israel Agreed to Four-Hour Daily 'Pauses' in Gaza.news.antiwar.comThe White House said Thursday that Israel had agreed to daily four-hour "pauses" in Gaza, while President Biden said there was still "no possibility" of a formal ceasefire. The idea of the pauses is to allow civilians in north Gaza to flee to the south. The fighting and airstrikes are the heaviest in the north, …
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-09). Gaza, the Fragility of Zionism, and the Inevitability of War.libya360.wordpress.comDaniel Lindley Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, where buildings are heavily damaged or collapsed in the southern part of Gaza City, Gaza on November 09, 2023. [Ali Jadallah — Anadolu Agency] The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime. —…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-09). The 'Hamas Human Shield' Justification for Israeli War Crimes.libya360.wordpress.comVanessa Beeley What separates Israel, the United States and other democracies when it comes to incredibly difficult situations like this is our respect for international law and, as appropriate, the laws of war. We do everything we can, in these situations, to avoid civilian casualties. That is in direct contrast with Hamas which uses people…
Juan M. Garcia(2023-11-09). Cuba condemns Israel's attacks on civilians in Gaza at UNESCO.plenglish.comParis, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba strongly condemned on Thursday, at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference, Israel's bombings on the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, and advocated for a two-State solution.
Larry Johnson(2023-11-09). U.S. Inching Towards World War III While Biden Administration Hides U.S. Casualties.sonar21.com While the world's attention is focused on the war raging between Israel and Hamas, the military confrontation between the United States and Hezbollah is heating up. Since the Hamas attacks on 7 October and the subsequent retaliation by Israel, U.S. military bases and outposts in Syria and Iraq are facing daily attacks with rocket, missiles and mortars. I learned today from someone who regularly visits Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland that the wards are filling up with U.S. military personnel wounded in recent attacks on those bases. The White House and the Department of Defense are working a…
Luis Linares Petrov(2023-11-09). Israeli NGO criticizes attacks on Gaza Strip.plenglish.comTel Aviv, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) An Israeli non-governmental organization charged that the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu is enforcing the so-called Dahiya Doctrine, formulated in the war in Lebanon in 2006 and consisting of disproportionate attacks on civilian infrastructure, in the Gaza Strip.
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2023-11-09). Arab-Iran amity is a geopolitical reality.peoplesdispatch.orgThe forthcoming first visit by Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi to Saudi Arabia on November 13 marks a milestone in the rapprochement between the two countries mediated by China in March. The relationship is fast acquiring a qualitatively new level of solidarity in the context of the Palestine-Israel conflict. | This marks a shift in the tectonic plates in regional politics, which has long been dominated by the United States but no longer so. The latest China-UAE initiative on Monday to promote a ceasefire in Gaza was rounded off with an extraordinary spectacle of diplomacy at the UN headquarters in New York as the…
Melvin Goodman(2023-11-09). US Advice to Israel: "Use Smaller Bombs"counterpunch.org The United States is aiding Israeli military measures, believing there is a military solution to a fundamentally political problem. Fifty years of U.S. warfare in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and forty years of Israeli warfare in Lebanon and Gaza suggest otherwise.
Norman Solomon(2023-11-09). Israel's Military Is Part of the U.S. War Machine.counterpunch.org The governments of Israel and the United States are now in disagreement over how many Palestinian civilians it's okay to kill. Last week — as the death toll from massive Israeli bombardment of Gaza neared 10,000 people, including several thousand children — top U.S. officials began to worry about the rising horrified outcry at home
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-09). How Did Hezbollah Turn 'Qualitative Weight' Operation Into 'The Weight of a Fly'?orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish pieces older than two weeks. However, an exception is being made in this case as the current article remains as relevant today as when it was first published. | Ibrahim Al-Amin — Aug 14, 2023 | On Friday dawn, July 14, 2006, dozens of Israeli aircraft attacked 44 targets in Lebanon. In 34 minutes, the air force completed a mission that the enemy had been working on for more than seven consecutive years. The airstrikes translated into action the "Weight of Quality" plan, targeting what the enemy claimed constituted 75 percent of Hezbollah's missile s…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-09). Mass exodus from northern Gaza as Israel continues its indiscriminate bombing.peoplesdispatch.org Israel bombed Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp once again on Wednesday evening killing over 30 Palestininians and wounding scores of others. Majority of the people were killed when an Israeli strike hit a civilian car near Al-Yemen Al-Saeed hospital inside the camp, Wafa News Agency Israeli ground forces also attacked Gaza's largest Al-Shifa hospital with artillery on Thursday, November 9. Israeli war planes also bombed the vicinity of the hospital on Wednesday causing large scale damages. | Al-Shifa hospital shelters thousands of Palestinians who…
Samuel Farber(2023-11-09). The Gaza Carnage in Context.fpif.orgA great tragedy is taking place in Gaza where more than two million Palestinians are being bombarded daily by the Israeli armed forces, with scarce or no water, electricity, and medicine because of the siege imposed by the Israeli army to prevent the entry of every kind of goods and services to the area. Gazans are also confronting an Israeli army invasion that has killed many more innocent civilians than those who perished in southern Israel on October 7, and that appears to be an attempt to eliminate by whatever means the Hamas and Palestinian presence in Gaza. | The U.S. mass media (newspapers, radio and telev…
Staff(2023-11-09). "Unspeakable": Dr. Fady Joudah Grieves 50+ Family Members Killed in Gaza & Slams U.S. Media Coverage.democracynow.org Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza has killed more than 10,500 Palestinians, including dozens of family members of award-winning Palestinian American writer, poet and physician Dr. Fady Joudah. "It is really beyond words to describe what it means to be a Palestinian in this moment," says Joudah, who calls for the humanization of the people of Gaza and allowing more Palestinian voices into the public spotlight. "Palestinians in the West are only alive when they are dying, and that is abhorrent and unacceptable."…
Staff(2023-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2023.democracynow.orgU.N. Human Rights Chief Calls for Gaza Ceasefire, Citing "Living Nightmare", Palestinian Journalists Condemn Deadly Israeli Attacks on Colleagues, CIA Director Heads to Qatar, Where Talks Are Underway to Free Hostages Held by Hamas, Israel Bans Antiwar Protests, Criminalizes "Consumption of Terrorist Materials", 300 Prominent Ukrainians Show Support to Palestinians; Belgian Leader Calls for Sanctions on Israel, Activists, Congressional Staffers, USAID Employees Demand Gaza Ceasefire, Thousands Flee Sudan's Darfur Region Amid Spiraling Humanitarian Disaster, 2023 Will Be the Hottest Y…
Staff(2023-11-09). "Knuckle-Dragging Hawkishness": Matt Duss on GOP Presidential Primary Debate, Israel, Gaza & More.democracynow.org We speak with analyst Matt Duss, former foreign policy adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders, about the U.S. political response to Israel's bombardment of Gaza. The third Republican presidential debate on Wednesday saw candidates pledge unwavering support for Israel with "rhetoric that was frankly barbaric," according to Duss. "This is just knuckle-dragging hawkishness to feed their base," says Duss, who comments on Congress censuring Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib, Bernie Sanders's stance on a ceasefire, and the parallels between Ukraine and Palestine. "As a Ukrainian Am…
Staff(2023-11-09). "We Have Come to an End": Palestine Red Crescent Says Gaza's Hospitals Are Out of Solutions.democracynow.org As tens of thousands flee northern Gaza amid an intensifying Israeli ground invasion, most operations have been halted at al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City due to limited fuel supplies and Israel's bombardment nearby. "We have completely run out of all solutions," says Nebal Farsakh, spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society, which operates the hospital, where thousands of civilians are sheltering. Israel's evacuation order is impossible to follow without killing patients in critical care. "Evacuating them means killing them."…
Union for Radical Political Economics(2023-11-09). Economists for Palestine.counterpunch.orgWe stand in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people. Since October 7th, 2023, over two million people have faced a brutal onslaught by the Israeli military and state. They have been forced to flee with nowhere to go as homes, shelters, evacuation routes, border crossings, hospitals, places of worship and entire neighborhoods have been bombed.
Vijay Prashad(2023-11-09). From Gaza and Cuba, They Ask: Are You Human Like Us?dissidentvoice.org Rachid Koraichi (Algeria), One Plate, from A Nation in Exile, c. 1981. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli armed forces in Gaza since 7 October, nearly half of them children, according to the most recent report by spokesperson for the Gaza Ministry of Health Dr Ashraf Al-Qudra. Over 25,000 others have been …
Yarden Katz(2023-11-09). Are Israelis Jews? Returning to Jewish minority life.mondoweiss.net Israel has erased the Jewish people and destroyed the possibilities for Jews to live in Palestine as non-colonizers. "Israeli" is a colonial identity we should renounce, because it harms both Palestinians and Jews.
Anika Collier Navaroli(2023-11-09). Israel's War Will Expand Surveillance for Us All.progressive.orgHistorically, when war or conflict happens, marginalized populations undergo Big Brother-level surveillance. The war in Israel-Palestine may be the beginning of a global war that creates dystopian authoritarian surveillance states.
Mohamad Hasan Sweidan, Orinoco Tribune.(2023-11-10). Young, Bold, And Angry: The Youth-Led Revival Of The Palestinian Cause.popularresistance.orgFor years, there's been a prevailing notion that the Palestinian cause is losing its grip on the younger generations. This perception stems from the belief that, as globalization tightens its hold, the youth in West Asia, particularly in occupied Palestine, might become more disconnected from their historical roots and national affiliations. | With the spread of liberal ideas, many speculated that economic opportunities, technological advancements, and global exposure would shift their focus away from the Palestinian cause. Some even anticipated that the younger generation would turn against armed resistance to t…
Editor(2023-11-09). Al-Aqsa Flood: Imperialism, Zionism and Reactionism in the 21st Century.mronline.org On October 7, 2023, between 2-3,000 Palestinian fighters from various political factions, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the DFLP (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine) and the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) among others, broke the 16-year-old siege of Gaza.
Hendrik Sybrandy(2023-11-09). The war in Gaza is being followed closely by Palestinian Americans in the U.S.america.cgtn.com The war in Gaza is being followed closely by Palestinian Americans in the U.S. Many of them have lost friends and relatives in bombings over the past month. One Colorado woman says nearly four dozen of her family members have been killed already, a staggering toll that she expects to go even higher. | CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy reports.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-09). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Demands UNRWA Assume its Responsibilities.libya360.wordpress.comThe Refugee Affairs Department of the Popular Front calls on UNRWA to assume its responsibilities towards our people away from interfering in matters that do not concern it. The Refugee Affairs Department of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine called on the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to assume its responsibilities towards…
Luis Linares Petrov(2023-11-09). France to host humanitarian conference on Gaza.plenglish.comThe forum was announced by President Emmanuel Macron, and according to the Foreign Ministry, it will focus on actions in favor of respect for International Humanitarian Law, the protection of Palestinian civilians and humanitarian workers, and access to the affected people in the Gaza Strip. | Another objective of the meeting is enhancing humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza in sectors such as health care, water, energy and food. | France claims that its intention is to seek a concrete international response to the crisis, focused on supporting agencies and organizations working on the ground, and based on…
Sarah Salem(2023-11-09). Palestinians in the U.S. are under attack.mondoweiss.net In the wake of the Hamas's attack on October 7, Palestinians in the United States are being targeted, whether through limits to their free speech, the loss of their livelihood, or even threats to their lives.
Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein(2023-11-09). Ucrania será la primera batalla ganada en el mundo que está naciendo.globalizacion.caMientras en Palestina se produce un genocidio en vivo y en directo que ya dura más de un mes, auspiciado y alimentado militarmente por Estados Unidos, Ucrania, la otra hija putativa de Washington se debate en el olvido. | Noviembre ha…
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2023-11-09). Irán exige actuación internacional para detener conflicto en Gaza.telesurtv.netEl presidente de Irán aseguró que los pueblos del mundo quieren el fin de las atrocidades, el levantamiento del bloqueo, la entrega de ayuda humanitaria a Gaza y el restablecimiento de los derechos de los palestinos.
Zane McNeill(2023-11-09). In Response to Growing Solidarity With Palestine, Hearst Censors Employees.truthout.orgMedia giant Hearst is instituting a new social media policy that bans its employees, including its journalists, from expressing "personal political opinions" online. "Hearst is declaring that our channels for personal expression are company property, even when we're off the clock," Hearst Magazines Media Union said in a statement. Political posts, such as personal views about political candidates… |
Safe Ag Safe Schools(2023-11-10). Farmworker communities protest new regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as racist.indybay.orgNovember 7th, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) sent its new regulation for 1,3-D use regarding residential bystanders to the Office of Administrative Law, setting the target exposure level at 0.56 ppb — allowing for 14 times more 1,3-D in the air than the State's official lifetime cancer risk warning level, and aligning perfectly with Dow Chemical's stated desires.
Victoria Valenzuela, Scheer Post.(2023-11-10). Longest Wrongful Conviction Sentence In US Ends In Exoneration.popularresistance.orgGlynn Simmons, who spent 48 years 1 month and 18 days in an Oklahoma prison for a crime he did not commit, has been exonerated, having served the longest sentence for a wrongfully convicted person in U.S. history. | Simmons and a co-defendant were sentenced to death in 1975 for a murder committed during a liquor store robbery, but the death sentences were commuted to life in prison when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional. The co-defendant was paroled in 2008. | Simmons was 22 years old when two women were shot in a liquor store robbery on New Years Eve in 1974.
Charles Hirschkind(2023-11-08). Exterminate the brutes.mondoweiss.net Beneath the veneer of a celebrated concern for human rights, the racism that defined 19th century colonialism continues to provide the dominant lens through which the West exercises the subordination of non-Western populations.
Editor(2023-11-08). BAR Book Forum: Charisse Burden-Stelly's book, "Black Scare / Red Scare"mronline.org This week's featured author is Charisse Burden-Stelly. Burden-Stelly is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University. Her book is 'Black Scare / Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States.'
teleSUR(2023-11-09). Argentines Carry Out a March Against Racism in Buenos Aires.telesurenglish.netOn Wednesday, the Afro-descendant population held the first march against racism in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. | RELATED: | People left Mayo Square towards the headquarters of Congress, where the Afro-Argentinian community presented a series of demands. | "The march seeks to make visible the struggle that we have been maintaining for several decades in Argentina, a beautiful nation blessed by t…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-08). US House of Representatives censures only Palestinian-American member of Congress.peoplesdispatch.orgOn November 7, the United States House of Representatives The measure argues that Tlaib's statement shortly after the inauguration of the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation, in which she called for and end to "the apartheid system that creates the suffocating, dehumanizing conditions that ca…
Robert Fantina(2023-11-08). Gaza, Israel and 'Genocide Joe'.counterpunch.org The slaughter of innocents in Palestine's Gaza Strip continues unabated. As this is being written the civilian death toll stands at over 9,000. That is more than 9,000 men, women and children, including babies and toddlers, who have been massacred by the brutal, racist apartheid regime of Israel. Yet U.S. President 'Genocide Joe' Biden refuses
Staff(2023-11-08). President Maduro: Zionism is More Dangerous Than Nazism.orinocotribune.comVenezuela's President Nicolás Maduro referred to Zionism as an ideology that is more dangerous that Nazism and ratified his solidarity with the people of Palestine who are falling victim to the crimes and genocide committed by the Israeli apartheid regime. Israeli attacks on Gaza have now continued for 31 days of relentless murder, largely of defenseless Palestinian women and children, constituting a crime against humanity by any standard. "Let us stop the Zionist genocide against the beloved Palestinian people," stated president Maduro. | This Monday, November 6, the Palestinian ambassador to Venezuela, Fadi Alz…
A Guest Author(2023-11-09). Bay area activists block warship for nine hours in Port of Oakland.workers.org Protesters blockade Israeli ship, Oakland, California, Nov. 3, 2023. Port of Oakland, California The emergency text went out early Friday morning [Nov. 3]. A ship had pulled into the Port of Oakland bound for apartheid Israel. Within an hour, hundreds of demonstrators converged in front of the ship chanting, "Free . . . |
Workers World Party(2023-11-09). PDF of November 9 issue.workers.org Download the PDF. Record numbers turn out in solidarity with Palestine Worldwide resistance to Israeli apartheid — a right and a duty Bay area activists block warship for nine hours Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |
Editor(2023-11-08). Worldwide resistance to Israeli apartheid — a right and a duty.workers.org In a movement spanning every continent, millions of people are in the streets chanting, "Free, free Palestine!" In Jakarta, Indonesia, for example, 2 million people marched against Israeli apartheid Nov. 5. Where there are bans or limits on Palestine solidarity actions, as in Germany and France, the people are defying . . . |
teleSUR, SH(2023-11-09). øCómo fue la Noche de los Cristales Rotos?>.telesurtv.netLa Noche de los Cristales Rotos fue un reflejo de las políticas de odio contra la población judía impulsada por Adolf Hitler y la cúpula de la Alemania nazi.
Amy Goodman(2023-11-08). Holocaust Survivor Calls for Peace Beyond a Ceasefire, Condemns Israeli Assault.truthout.orgWe speak with 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Marione Ingram, who has been protesting outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Ingram says experiencing anti-Jewish hate, losing family members to the Nazi killing machine and surviving the Allied bombing of Hamburg as a child all inspire her to speak out for peace. "What Israel is doing will not end this conflict. |
Editor(2023-11-08). Nov 8, 2023.sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ The Atholl Highlanders — ∑ The Pipes & Drums of Leanisch The Nothingness of a War Consciousness, by Dennis Kucinich What international order? by Thierry Meyssan Chris Hedges: Israel's Final Solution for the Palestinians Getting Called A Nazi For Opposing A Genocide, by Caitlin Johnstone Palestine's Case: Commentary to Escobar's "Law & Order" Article by Karl Sanchez We Keep Our Gaze Fixed On Gaza, by Caitlin Johnstone The Politics of the Slaughter of Everybody, by John Helmer Mainstream media kills truth, by Mazin Qumsiyeh The Nuremberg Charter and the War in Gaza, by Richard Drake G…
Staff(2023-11-08). "Stop This Madness": Holocaust Survivor Marione Ingram, 87, Condemns Israeli Assault & Calls for Peace.democracynow.org We speak with 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Marione Ingram, who has been protesting outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Ingram says experiencing anti-Jewish hate, losing family members to the Nazi killing machine and surviving the Allied bombing of Hamburg as a child all inspire her to speak out for peace. "What Israel is doing will not end this conflict. It will only exacerbate it," says Ingram. She calls the vote to censure Palestinian American Congressmember Rashida Tlaib "shameful" and describes her as a "hero." We also hear from leading Holocaust scho…
Editor(2023-11-09). Nov 9, 2023.sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Buffy Saint Marie — Soldier Blue Gaza — 'A Graveyard For Children' — Media Lens When Cultural and Economic Hegemony Fails Violence Tends to Follow, by Roger Boyd MoA: Another Interview With Dominique De Villepin On The Conflict In Palestine Dismantle Israel And The Entire US Empire, by Caitlin Johnstone Biden and Western Media Telling Outrageous Lies… This Is U.S. Nuclear-Powered Genocide, by Finian Cunningham Letter to the Children of Gaza, by Chris Hedges Why are the Arab leaders silent? — Middle Nation (Video) Day 33: U.S. fears reoccupation of Gaza 'not the right th…
Jonathan Ofir, Yonatan Shapira, Ofer Neiman(2023-11-09). Do not dismiss the Gaza genocide allegations.mondoweiss.net Eitay Mack's Haaretz article "Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza" ignores the genocidal clarity of Israeli leaders and serves as a cherry-picked broadside against the fashionable bogeyman of 'the global left'.
Labor Video Project(2023-11-09). SFGH UCSF Healthcare Workers Protest Israeli US Genocide In Gaza Against Palestinians.indybay.orgSan Francisco healthcare workers from San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF walked off the job and rallied on Friday November 4, 2023 to protest the massacre and genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They talked about the conditions of healthcare workers and their patients.
WSWS(2023-11-09). G7 members threaten Iran with regional war amid ongoing Israeli slaughter in Gaza.wsws.orgJust hours after the provocative G7 statement, US aircraft struck a site in eastern Syria allegedly used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, with officials noting that the action was "directed" by Biden. The air strike underscores the impending danger of the imperialist-backed genocide of the Palestinians erupting into a region-wide conflagration.
Anarchist Actions for Intifada(2023-11-08). JVP Bay Area Facilitates "IDF" Fundraiser: A Critique of Obedient Protest.indybay.orgAt the November 5 protest against the "Friends of the IDF Gala" in San Carlos, hundreds of people mobilized to shut down this fundraiser for a fascist zionist genocidal army, but the key player preventing the actual disruption of this event was the non-profit that "organized" the protest, Jewish Voices for Peace Bay Area. | JVP Bay Area did the dirty work of the police and the "israeli" occupation forces [IOF]. Through their aggressive peace policing, relentless harassment of anyone who wanted to do something more than stand and shout, and protest marshaling that helped the donors of settler-colonialist genocide…
Labor Video Project(2023-11-08). SFGH UCSF Healthcare Workers Protest Israeli US Genocide In Gaza Against Palestinians.indybay.orgSan Francisco healthcare workers from San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF walked off the job and rallied on Friday November 4, 2023 to protest the massacre and genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They talked about the conditions of healthcare workers and their patients.
Maximillian Alvarez, Jaisal Noor(2023-11-08). On the ground at the largest pro-Palestine march in US history.therealnews.com The largest pro-Palestine rally in US history took place this past Saturday, Nov. 4, in the heart of Washington DC. As nations and human rights organizations around the world warn that Israel is committing acts of genocide with its scorched-earth bombing and ground invasion of Gaza, and as Israeli military and settler violence increases in the occupied West Bank, people from all over the US descended upon the nation's capital to demand an immediate ceasefire, an end to US aid to Israel, and an end to Israel's 75-year occupation of Palestine. And organizers of Saturday's march, along with other international…
Palestinian Youth Movement(2023-11-08). Demands for media workers in this moment.mondoweiss.net Western media is implicated in the genocide unfolding in Gaza through its double standards against Palestinians, and deep institutional complicity and collusion. Here are the Palestine movement's demands on media workers and institutions.
Jonathan Ofir, Yonatan Shapira, Ofer Neiman(2023-11-09). Do not dismiss the Gaza genocide allegations.mondoweiss.net Eitay Mack's Haaretz article "Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza" ignores the genocidal clarity of Israeli leaders and serves as a cherry-picked broadside against the fashionable bogeyman of "the global left."
Audrey Boytim(2023-11-09). Baltimore Rallies for Palestine.workers.org Baltimore, Nov. 1, 2023. Baltimore Hundreds of people were out at Baltimore's Penn Station on Nov. 1 to protest against Israel's genocide of Palestinians. The rally, led by Baltimore Palestine Solidarity, If Not Now, Jewish Voice for Peace and Ujima People's Party, targeted U.S. political and economic support for the . . . |
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-09). Gaza is Hiroshima.libya360.wordpress.comRamzy Baroud The West is Collectively Responsible for Israel's Genocide On October 20, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stood on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, between Egypt and besieged Gaza. Guterres was not the only international figure to travel to the Gaza border, hoping to mobilize the international community in the…
Betsey Piette(2023-11-08). 'Cease-fire Now!' protest fills 30th Street Station.workers.org As the clock struck 4: 30 p.m. on Nov. 2, over 300 people began to fill the huge center lobby of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station, unfurling giant banners that read "Cease-fire Now!" Many sat down in protest to demand an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza. A large number wore . . . |
Betsey Piette(2023-11-08). Record numbers turn out in solidarity with Palestine.workers.org In a massive historic march on the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, 300,000 protesters demanded that President Joe Biden call an immediate halt to the U.S./Israeli genocidal war on 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza and end U.S. aid to Israel. Chants of, "Biden, Biden you can't hide, we . . . |
Eric A. Gordon(2023-11-09). "Lines in the Dust" dramatizes endemic race discrimination in public education.peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Any number of milestones are marked with the current West Coast premiere production of Nikkole Salter's Lines in the Dust (seen opening night, Nov. 4). First, a word about the playwright, an OBIE Award-winner and author of eight full-length plays. Despite being a Los Angeles native—who is now Chair of the …
Richard Falk, Daniel Warner, Matthew Stevenson(2023-11-09). On Loving Trump: A CounterPunch Dialogue on the Grand Flirtation with Fascism.counterpunch.org Trump's a radical figure who comes out of an opportunistic extreme right that has a frightening fascist lineage. Let me add one point: which is that Trump is an exaggeration, in my view, of a global phenomenon observed recently in a variety of cultural settings, the emergence of autocratic leaders that enjoy widespread support from their population.
Brian Mier(2023-11-08). How To Prevent the Fascists From Coming Back.orinocotribune.com By Brian Mier — Nov 2, 2023 | Frei Betto's opening speech at the Brazil's 7th Congress of the Central de Movimentos Populares | During the opening ceremony Frei Betto the 79-year-old liberation theologian and original founder of the Workers Party and the CMP, gave the following speech, which has been transcribed and edited for readability. | I am thrilled to be here with you tonight celebrating 30 years of the Central de Movimentos Populares. I'd like to say hello to [Bahia] Governor Geronimo Rodrigues and his comrade Tatiana. I'd also like to say hello the the 3 Federal Ministers who are here, with whom I h…
Anonymous Contributor(2023-11-09). Critical Reflections on Recent 'Block the Boat' Actions in Tacoma.itsgoingdown.orgCritical reflections and report back on recent actions at the Port of Tacoma aimed at stopping the shipment of weapons to Israel. Originally published by Black Powder Press. The Tacoma port blockade yesterday was a beautiful show of solidarity, but a complete failure. Who even needs cops when the peace police will do their job…
Ariel Gold(2023-11-09). Who's Drinking Neanyahu's Amalek Kool-Aid?counterpunch.org "You must 'remember what Amalek has done to you," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admonished on October 28, announcing the "second phase," a ground invasion, of Israel's war in Gaza. Amalek, in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), is a nation that ambushed the Israelites making their way to the Promised Land. Following the attack, which they
Caitlin Johnstone(2023-11-09). Dismantle Israel And The Entire US Empire.caitlinjohnstone.com.auIt's not just the Israeli state that has proven it needs to be dismantled, it's the entire US-centralized western empire. The whole giant power structure has got to go.
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-09). Israel Says Its Troops are Fighting in the 'Heart' of Gaza City.news.antiwar.comIsraeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said late Tuesday that Israeli forces were fighting in the "heart" of Gaza City as Hamas is claiming its fighters are inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). "IDF forces are in the heart of Gaza City," Gallant said. "They came from the north and the south. They …
Juan M. Garcia(2023-11-09). Cuba condemns Israel's attacks on civilians in Gaza at UNESCO.plenglish.comParis, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba strongly condemned on Thursday, at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference, Israel's bombings on the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, and advocated for a two-State solution.
Larry Johnson(2023-11-09). U.S. Inching Towards World War III While Biden Administration Hides U.S. Casualties.sonar21.com While the world's attention is focused on the war raging between Israel and Hamas, the military confrontation between the United States and Hezbollah is heating up. Since the Hamas attacks on 7 October and the subsequent retaliation by Israel, U.S. military bases and outposts in Syria and Iraq are facing daily attacks with rocket, missiles and mortars. I learned today from someone who regularly visits Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland that the wards are filling up with U.S. military personnel wounded in recent attacks on those bases. The White House and the Department of Defense are working a…
Luis Linares Petrov(2023-11-09). Israeli NGO criticizes attacks on Gaza Strip.plenglish.comTel Aviv, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) An Israeli non-governmental organization charged that the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu is enforcing the so-called Dahiya Doctrine, formulated in the war in Lebanon in 2006 and consisting of disproportionate attacks on civilian infrastructure, in the Gaza Strip.
Melvin Goodman(2023-11-09). US Advice to Israel: "Use Smaller Bombs"counterpunch.org The United States is aiding Israeli military measures, believing there is a military solution to a fundamentally political problem. Fifty years of U.S. warfare in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and forty years of Israeli warfare in Lebanon and Gaza suggest otherwise.
Norman Solomon(2023-11-09). Israel's Military Is Part of the U.S. War Machine.counterpunch.org The governments of Israel and the United States are now in disagreement over how many Palestinian civilians it's okay to kill. Last week — as the death toll from massive Israeli bombardment of Gaza neared 10,000 people, including several thousand children — top U.S. officials began to worry about the rising horrified outcry at home
Union for Radical Political Economics(2023-11-09). Economists for Palestine.counterpunch.orgWe stand in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people. Since October 7th, 2023, over two million people have faced a brutal onslaught by the Israeli military and state. They have been forced to flee with nowhere to go as homes, shelters, evacuation routes, border crossings, hospitals, places of worship and entire neighborhoods have been bombed.
Binoy Kampmark(2023-11-08). Viciousness Regnant: Humanitarianism as a Weasel Word.dissidentvoice.orgIt may be time to reconsider the use of such words as "humanitarian" and "humanitarianism". There has been little of that sort evidenced in the Israel-Hamas War, marked by industrial-mechanised atrocities, enforced deprivation and starvation, orders to evacuate (read expulsion and banishment), preceded by massacres most haunting and visceral. Its constant evocation by various sides …
Camilo Pérez-Bustillo(2023-11-08). APEC Summit Will Celebrate Corporate Power. Activists Plan to Shut It Down.truthout.orgIncreasing global repudiation of United States complicity with Israel's genocidal slaughter of civilians in Gaza underlines the stakes for the Biden administration as it prepares to host 21 heads of state and leading CEOs at the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco November 12-18. This will be the first global summit since the Gaza war began… |
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-08). Biden Discusses Potential Three-Day Pause for Hostage Deal With Netanyahu.news.antiwar.comPresident Biden asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to pause Israel's assault on Gaza for three days to allow progress in Hamas releasing hostages, Axios reported on Tuesday. The request was made in a Monday phone call, but Israel continues to rebuff US calls for a "humanitarian pause" in Gaza. On Tuesday, Israeli …
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-08). White House Says Israel Will Have 'Initial Security Responsibility' in Gaza After War.news.antiwar.comThe White House on Wednesday said the Israeli military would likely have to be responsible for security in Gaza initially after the war if Israel successfully roots out Hamas. "I think all of us can foresee a period of time after the conflict is over where Israeli forces will likely still be in Gaza and …
Dave Reed(2023-11-08). But We Must Speak: On Palestine and the Mandates of Conscience.mondoweiss.net Listen to a Palestine Festival of Literature event held on November 1 featuring Michelle Alexander, Rashid Khalidi, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Natalie Diaz, Noura Erakat and Mohammed El-Kurd speaking out against the Israeli assault on Gaza.
Dr. Norman Finkelstein, Scheer Post.(2023-11-08). Norman Finkelstein Responds To Bernie Sanders.popularresistance.orgNorman Finkelstein responds to Bernie Sanders' statement in a recent interview on CNN where he openly opposed a ceasefire in Gaza using the justification that Hamas is causing chaos in Israel and saying that "Hamas has got to." | Finkelstein answers with: "I was so furious at that remark of Bernie's when he said he opposed the ceasefire and my innards started to writhe and I decided I had to respond. Bernie said in the interview that he opposed a ceasefire and his grounds for opposing a ceasefire were that Hamas wanted to destroy Israel and therefore Hamas has to be destroyed. So let's look at the facts. I am goi…
Editor(2023-11-08). Biden's Pathetic Response to Israel's Bombing of Gaza (w/ Chris Hedges).scheerpost.com By Briahna Joy Gray / Bad Faith Esteemed journalist Chris Hedges returned from weeks in Europe to find huge changes to the Cornel West campaign, Biden's election changes, and the fate of Palestinians in Gaza. He talks about what he hopes to have accomplished in Europe vis-a-vis Julien Assange'z extradition, and weighs in on Dr. …
Editor(2023-11-08). Patrick Lawrence: Biden's Frankenstein.scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost The new wave of violence in Israel and Gaza now enters its second month. More than 10,000 people have been killed, The Associated Press reports, 40 percent of them children. Where is this catastrophe going? What are the limits of Israel's inhumanity? Does the Biden regime, in its …
Farrah Hassen(2023-11-08). Americans Want a Ceasefire. It's Our Politicians Who Are Out of Touch.fpif.orgTwo years ago, filmmaker Mohannad Abu Rizk asked children in Gaza about their dreams. One young girl She's one of the 2.2 million Palestinians living in the densely populated Gaza Strip under a 56-year Israeli occupation — and a 16-year
Farrah Hassen(2023-11-08). Americans Want a Ceasefire. It's Our Politicians Who Are Out of Touch.otherwords.orgTwo years ago, filmmaker Mohannad Abu Rizk asked children in Gaza about their dreams. One young girl She's one of the 2.2 million Palestinians living in the densely populated Gaza Strip under a 56-year Israeli occupation — and a 16-year
Fra Hughes(2023-11-08). Nasrallah, Blinken, Hamas, and Israel.orinocotribune.comBy Fra Hughes — Nov 5, 2023 | The long-anticipated speech by Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese social, political, and resistance group Hezbollah has given us an insight into what reaction we might expect from them in the coming weeks and months as Israel continues its murderous assault on Gaza. | Hezbollah is an organisation that exists to protect the people of Lebanon from the repeated invasions carried out on their lands by Israel and is a national liberation army determined to liberate the Sheba Farms which Israel illegally occupies. | Under international law, Hezbollah has the right to use all mea…
Hilary Beaumont, Al Jazeera.(2023-11-08). Protesters Block US Military Ship Allegedly Carrying Weapons For Israel.popularresistance.orgUnder dark skies and steady rain, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied at the Port of Tacoma, in Washington state, to block a military supply vessel they believe will carry weapons from the United States to Israel. | There, they fear any weaponry on board will be used in Israel's ongoing campaign against the Gaza Strip, where more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed. | "We want a ceasefire now. We want people to stop getting murdered now. We want a real examination and action on US foreign policy and US funding to Israel," said Wassim Hage, one of the protesters at the Tacoma rally.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-08). Axis of Resources: Gaza War Spells Disaster for Europe's Energy Security.libya360.wordpress.comMohamad Hasan Sweidan Israel's war on Gaza looks set to escalate into a region-wide conflict in West Asia, Europe's primary source of oil and gas since severing its Russian supply. Any regional conflagration will drive energy prices through the roof, particularly when the conflict leaks into the waterways of the Persian Gulf. Following the outbreak…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-08). Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba: Israel Has Been Massacring Our People Long Before Hamas Existed.libya360.wordpress.comFrom Havana, Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba Amkram Samham talked to BT's Luis de Jesus Reyes about how Israel obscures the causes of the conflict and how they killed the Oslo Accords. He says the political solution is simple: Palestinian self-determination with the right of return for refugees. Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba: "We're Not to Blame…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-08). What Is the United Nations For?libya360.wordpress.comRasna Warah Israel's assault on Gaza has shown, once again, that the UN Security Council is ineffective when it comes to preventing wars and protecting the human rights of all people. It is astounding that the president of the US, the so-called leader of the free world, could fly to Israel to offer more military…
It's Going Down(2023-11-08). Blockades, Demonstrations, and Direct Actions Continue in Solidarity With Palestine.itsgoingdown.org photo header: Alissa Azar, NullAgent, and @Wearedissenters Hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets this weekend, the latest in a wave of demonstrations in solidarity with those living in occupied Palestine, as the death toll from Israeli attacks reached 10,000, (almost half of them children), and Gaza City became completely surrounded by Israeli forces….
Jake Johnson(2023-11-08). 22 House Democrats Voted With Republicans to Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib.truthout.orgTwenty-two Democrats in the U.S. House voted with Republicans on Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib — the only Palestinian-American member of Congress — over her response to the deadly Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the Israeli military's response, which has killed more than 10,000 people in just a month. The censure resolution, led by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), falsely accuses Tlaib (D-Mich. |
Laith Fadel(2023-11-08). Brazilian organization demonstrates to end Hamas-Israel conflict.america.cgtn.com It has been a month since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the death toll continues to soar amid the amplification of violence. In Brazil, a demonstration was held on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach Tuesday morning to commemorate the thousands who have lost their lives. It was the second event in four days organized by a Brazilian NGO, Rio de Paz. CGTN's Lucrecia Franco reports.
M. K. Bhadrakumar(2023-11-08). U.S., Israel to open second front in Lebanon.mronline.org The announcement late Sunday night by the U.S. Central Command [CENTCOM] headquartered in Doha about the arrival of a Ohio-class American nuclear submarine in its "area of responsibility" presages a significant escalation of the situation around the Palestine-Israel conflict.
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2023-11-08). US, Israel to open second front in Lebanon?peoplesdispatch.orgThe It is very rare that the use of these submarines is publicized. The CENTCOM provided no additional details but it posted an image that apparently showed an Ohio-class submarine in Egypt's Suez Canal Bridge. Int…
Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss.(2023-11-08). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 32: Gaza Turned Into 'Graveyard For Children'.popularresistance.orgIsrael's war on the Gaza Strip entered its second month on Tuesday. At least 10,500 Palestinians have been killed and 24,000 injured in airstrikes and ground shelling, which have targeted houses, schools, hospitals, water tanks, solar panels, main roads, mosques, and universities. | In less than a month, an estimated 25,000 tons of explosives have been dropped on the Gaza Strip, an area of 365 square kilometers where 2.3 million Palestinians live, the majority of them refugees whose families were expelled or fled from their towns during the 1948 war. | The Israeli bombardment of Gaza has left no corner of Gaza sa…
Nick Licata(2023-11-08). Why Israel Should Adopt an Immediate Ceasefire.counterpunch.org It is counter-intuitive that any country winning a military struggle would initiate a call for an immediate ceasefire. But that is precisely what Israel needs to do to achieve their primary objective, preserving the nation-state of Israel. By pursuing its current war with Hamas, Israel is working against that goal. Hamas may be prepared to
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-11-08). After Nasrallah's Speech, US and Israel Escalate Gaza War.orinocotribune.comBy Hasan Illaik — Nov 6, 2023 | There is no more humming and hawing in Washington and Tel Aviv, as more weapons, battle plans, troops, and allies are amassed to deepen the war on Gaza and destroy the Palestinian resistance. | Thirty days after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood destroyed Israel's psychological deterrence, Washington and Tel Aviv continue to take dangerous steps toward expanding their Gaza war into a regional conflagration. | Two weeks ago, both the US and Israel had begun to walk back slightly from their initial goal of "eliminating Hamas entirely" — a target many felt was unrealistic and unachiev…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-11-08). Israel targets aid supply in Gaza, dismisses ceasefire calls.peoplesdispatch.orgIsrael has refused to lift its month-long ban on the shipment of fuel and other essential commodities to Gaza, despite reports of hospitals shutting down and scarcity of life-saving goods and amenities for millions…
Staff(2023-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2023.democracynow.org"Either Kill Us All or Let Us Live": Civilians Have Nowhere to Go as Israel Decimates Gaza, Israeli Mourners Mark One Month Since Oct. 7 Hamas Attack; Grieving Mom Slams Netanyahu, G7 Calls for "Pauses" in Israeli Assault as U.S. Rebuffs Idea of Post-Conflict Occupation of Gaza, Over 150 Killed in West Bank Since Oct. 7.; Prominent Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi Arrested, House Censures Rashida Tlaib, Congress's Only Palestinian American, Abortion Rights and Democrats Score Major Victories One Year Ahead of National Elections, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi Beg…
Staff(2023-11-08). "I Will Not Be Silenced": Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls for Gaza Ceasefire as House Votes to Censure Her.democracynow.org As the death toll from Israel's relentless assault on Gaza tops 10,000 and millions around the world march in the streets for a ceasefire, the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to censure the only Palestinian American in Congress. By a vote of 234 to 188, lawmakers officially rebuked Congressmember Rashida Tlaib for her criticism of Israel, including her defense of the slogan "from the river to the sea" as a Palestinian call for freedom and equality; 22 Democrats joined Republicans in the vote. "The cries of the Palestinian and Israeli children sound no different to me,"…
WSWS(2023-11-08). Barcelona port workers refuse to ship arms to Israel.wsws.orgThe stand of Barcelona port workers, amid worldwide protests against the genocidal war in Gaza, shows the potential for the working class to intervene politically to halt the war.
WSWS(2023-11-08). Netanyahu vows Israel "will not stop," as humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens.wsws.orgEvents over recent days make it increasingly clear that the far-right Netanyahu regime is carrying out a vicious campaign to ethnically cleanse the northern regions of the Gaza Strip, while intensifying military operations in the West Bank and on Israel's northern border with Lebanon.
Yarden Katz(2023-11-09). Are Israelis Jews? Returning to Jewish minority life.mondoweiss.net Israel has erased the Jewish people and destroyed the possibilities for Jews to live in Palestine as non-colonizers. "Israeli" is a colonial identity we should renounce, because it harms both Palestinians and Jews.
Vijay Prashad(2023-11-09). From Gaza and Cuba, They Ask: Are You Human Like Us?dissidentvoice.org Rachid Koraichi (Algeria), One Plate, from A Nation in Exile, c. 1981. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli armed forces in Gaza since 7 October, nearly half of them children, according to the most recent report by spokesperson for the Gaza Ministry of Health Dr Ashraf Al-Qudra. Over 25,000 others have been …
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2023-11-08). Nuevos bombardeos israelíes en Gaza dejan decenas de muertos.telesurtv.netDecenas de personas fueron asesinadas y otras resultaron heridas, tras el bombardeo de una escuela afiliada a la Agencia de Obras Públicas y Socorro de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados.
teleSUR, DRL(2023-11-08). El número de muertos en Gaza por ataque sionista sube a 10.569.telesurtv.netA su vez, la ONU denunció que los bombardeos sistemáticos de intereses civiles como los de Israel en Gaza, que han destruido el 45 por ciento de todas las viviendas en ese territorio palestino, están prohibidos.
Anika Collier Navaroli(2023-11-09). Israel's War Will Expand Surveillance for Us All.progressive.orgHistorically, when war or conflict happens, marginalized populations undergo Big Brother-level surveillance. The war in Israel-Palestine may be the beginning of a global war that creates dystopian authoritarian surveillance states.
Ari Paul(2023-11-09). Conflating Jewish and pro-Israel is wrong and misleading.mronline.org As protests erupt worldwide against Israel's ferocious bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza, which has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 Palestinians, U.S. media ponder how all of this impacts Jewish people.
Ariel Gold(2023-11-09). Who's Drinking Netanyahu's Amalek Kool-Aid?counterpunch.org "You must 'remember what Amalek has done to you," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admonished on October 28, announcing the "second phase," a ground invasion, of Israel's war in Gaza. Amalek, in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), is a nation that ambushed the Israelites making their way to the Promised Land. Following the attack, which they
ecns.cn(2023-11-09). Need for protection of civilians underscored.ecns.cnThe Israel-Palestine conflict has become the deadliest period for journalists and aid workers, with experts calling for a return to respecting international humanitarian laws and for an immediate cease-fire amid the worsening security situation and lack of protection for civilians.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-09). The 'Hamas Human Shield' Justification for Israeli War Crimes.libya360.wordpress.comVanessa Beeley What separates Israel, the United States and other democracies when it comes to incredibly difficult situations like this is our respect for international law and, as appropriate, the laws of war. We do everything we can, in these situations, to avoid civilian casualties. That is in direct contrast with Hamas which uses people…
Krista Chan(2023-11-09). Oakland activists blockade port, delaying U.S. weapons cargo bound for Israel.peoplesworld.org OAKLAND—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be waiting an extra nine hours for at least one ship full of weapons intended for his war against Gaza. That's because protesters in Oakland, Calif., blockaded the Cape Orlando, a U.S. military cargo ship which was due to depart for Washington state on Nov. 3 to pick up …
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2023-11-09). Arab-Iran amity is a geopolitical reality.peoplesdispatch.orgThe forthcoming first visit by Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi to Saudi Arabia on November 13 marks a milestone in the rapprochement between the two countries mediated by China in March. The relationship is fast acquiring a qualitatively new level of solidarity in the context of the Palestine-Israel conflict. | This marks a shift in the tectonic plates in regional politics, which has long been dominated by the United States but no longer so. The latest China-UAE initiative on Monday to promote a ceasefire in Gaza was rounded off with an extraordinary spectacle of diplomacy at the UN headquarters in New York as the…
Oraily Madruga Rios(2023-11-09). Palestine's poverty ramps up due to ongoing Israeli onslaughts.plenglish.comGeneva, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Whether the war in Gaza pursues for another month, the poverty rate in Palestine will ramp up 34% and will push nearly half a million more people into misery, an official study warned on Thursday.
Pavel López Lazo(2023-11-09). President Joe Biden says ®No Possibility" of Gaza cease-fire.plenglish.comWashington, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden said Thursday that he sees no scenario in which Israel will agree to stop its military assault on Gaza in its efforts to root out Hamas militants, despite thousands of civilians being killed in the process.
Samuel Farber(2023-11-09). The Gaza Carnage in Context.fpif.orgA great tragedy is taking place in Gaza where more than two million Palestinians are being bombarded daily by the Israeli armed forces, with scarce or no water, electricity, and medicine because of the siege imposed by the Israeli army to prevent the entry of every kind of goods and services to the area. Gazans are also confronting an Israeli army invasion that has killed many more innocent civilians than those who perished in southern Israel on October 7, and that appears to be an attempt to eliminate by whatever means the Hamas and Palestinian presence in Gaza. | The U.S. mass media (newspapers, radio and telev…
teleSUR(2023-11-09). Gaza Children Are Threatened by Bombs, Hunger and Disease.telesurenglish.netOn Thursday, Alexandra Saieh of the NGO "Save the Children" denounced that children in the Gaza Strip who are not killed by Israeli bombs are at risk of starvation, disease and dehydration. | RELATED: | According to several official reports from the Arab television station, the situation is catastrophic, civilians, especially minors, are paying the highest price for the ongoing violence. | A week ago, the total number of children ki…
teleSUR(2023-11-09). Israel to Launch Four-Hour Humanitarian Pauses in Northern Gaza.telesurenglish.netThe White House reported on Thursday that Israel has agreed to take four-hour daily pauses in its aggression in the northern Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | According to the announcement, the measure is aimed at facilitating the evacuation of civilians to the south of the Palestinian enclave, their transfer to safe areas and the entry of aid. | "We understand that Israel will begin to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern…
teleSUR(2023-11-09). Israeli Army Kills 8 Palestinians During Raid in Jenin.telesurenglish.netOn Thursday, Israeli occupation forces carried out a raid in the city of Jenin that left 8 Palestinians dead and 14 people injured. | RELATED: | "Forces of the occupation army broke into the Jenin refugee camp and their snipers climbed to the roofs of several buildings, while bulldozers destroyed the streets and infrastructure," the WAFA news agency reported. | Israeli forces also surrounded the Khalil Suleiman government hospital…
teleSUR(2023-11-09). Qatar Emir to Travel to Egypt to Address Gaza Crisis.telesurenglish.netOn Friday, the emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, will travel to Cairo to address the current crisis in the Gaza Strip with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi, according to Egyptian state television Al Qahera News. | RELATED: | This meeting is part of the coordination led by Egypt with all interested parties to address the situation in the Palestinian enclave and the humanitarian emergency derived from the Israeli bombin…
Zo HaDerekh(2023-11-09). Israeli Communists and others take peace protest ban to Supreme Court.peoplesworld.org JERUSALEM—Expect fewer peace demonstrations in Israel, thanks to a decision of the Supreme Court on Wednesday that sided with police who argued protests are a threat to public order. Though many Israelis—Jewish and Arab—have been taking to the streets to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war against Palestinians over the past month, the size of …
teleSUR(2023-11-08). China Calls for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities in Gaza.telesurenglish.netOn Tuesday, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, called on the parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to immediately cease hostilities. | RELATED: | Since the outbreak of the new round of conflict, Palestinians in Gaza have languished amid indiscriminate bombardment. They are not spared even in hospitals, schools, refugee camps, and UN facilities. In United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres'
teleSUR(2023-11-08). Deaths and Injured in Gaza Increase Due to Israeli Bombardments.telesurenglish.netOn Wednesday, several media sources denounced that dozens of Palestinians were killed or wounded in the last hours as a result of new bombardments by the Israeli air force and artillery against the Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said that fighter jets launched raids on Gaza City, especially in the neighborhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Al-Rimal Al-Janobi, Al-Sabra, Al-Nasr, Sheikh Radwan…
teleSUR(2023-11-08). Humanitarian Situation Worsens in Gaza Without Basic Services.telesurenglish.netAccording to a report by Environment and Health and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, the water situation in the Gaza Strip is critical and has worsened due to the Israeli assaults. As a result, many people have no access to clean water and have to rely on polluted, saline water or wait in long lines for water trucks. | RELATED: | According to the World Food Programme (WFP), Gaza is facing a severe food s…
teleSUR(2023-11-08). Israeli Strikes Have So Far Killed 10,569 Palestinians.telesurenglish.netThe Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry reported on Wednesday that at least 10,569 Palestinians (40% of them children) have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7. | RELATED: | According to Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman for the health ministry, the dead include 4,324 children, 2,823 women and 649 elderly people, while more than 26,000 people have been injured in Israeli assaults. | He said…
teleSUR(2023-11-08). US Congresswoman Tlaib is Censured for Her Criticism of Israel.telesurenglish.netOn Tuesday night, the United States House of Representatives approved a motion of no confidence against Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib due to her criticism of Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | Introduced by Republican Representative Rich McCormick, the resolution was approved by 234 votes in favor and 188 votes against. Among the representatives who voted in favor of censuring Palestinian-American Con…
Luis Linares Petrov(2023-11-09). France to host humanitarian conference on Gaza.plenglish.comThe forum was announced by President Emmanuel Macron, and according to the Foreign Ministry, it will focus on actions in favor of respect for International Humanitarian Law, the protection of Palestinian civilians and humanitarian workers, and access to the affected people in the Gaza Strip. | Another objective of the meeting is enhancing humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza in sectors such as health care, water, energy and food. | France claims that its intention is to seek a concrete international response to the crisis, focused on supporting agencies and organizations working on the ground, and based on…
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2023-11-09). Irán exige actuación internacional para detener conflicto en Gaza.telesurtv.netEl presidente de Irán aseguró que los pueblos del mundo quieren el fin de las atrocidades, el levantamiento del bloqueo, la entrega de ayuda humanitaria a Gaza y el restablecimiento de los derechos de los palestinos.
Julia Conley(2023-11-08). Students Fighting to Protect Pro-Palestinian Activism Arrested at House Hearing.truthout.orgThe limits of the Republican-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee's views on freedom of speech were on full display Wednesday shortly after a hearing on "Free Speech on College Campuses" began, when several pro-Palestinian rights demonstrators were removed from the hearing room and arrested for speaking out. The committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), invited representatives of conservative and… |
Kelly Hayes(2023-11-08). Protesters Block Traffic in Front of Congress Member's Home, Demanding Ceasefire.truthout.orgOn Tuesday, members of the Chicago chapter of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) and other constituents of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky blocked traffic in front of Schakowsky's home in Evanston, Illinois, calling for a ceasefire. Dozens of protesters risked arrest as they demanded that Schakowsky sign Cori Bush's House Resolution 786, which calls for an immediate deescalation and… |
Peter Certo(2023-11-08). In OtherWords: November 8, 2023.otherwords.orgThis week, the House censured Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the only Palestinian American in Congress, in a disturbing rebuke of her calls for a ceasefire to stop the fighting in Gaza. | But it's the lawmakers who condemned Tlaib who should be chastened,
Sarah Salem(2023-11-09). Palestinians in the U.S. are under attack.mondoweiss.net In the wake of the Hamas's attack on October 7, Palestinians in the United States are being targeted, whether through limits to their free speech, the loss of their livelihood, or even threats to their lives.
A Guest Author(2023-11-09). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine'We are on the threshold of achieving a historic victory'.workers.org Demonstration in Berlin, May 22, 2021. This edited statement was released by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Central Media Office, Nov. 5, 2023. The enemy's perpetration of a new massacre in Al-Maghazi and the continuation of the war of extermination is evidence of bankruptcy, incapacity and confusion. . . . |
David Rosenberg(2023-11-09). Are there Jewish alternatives to Zionism?peoplesworld.org The huge demonstrations against the war on Gaza and for justice for Palestine around the world are remarkable. Overwhelmingly young, multicultural, energetic, and united, many of them have another striking phenomenon missing from mainstream media reports. Despite the rhetoric of politicians, media commentators, and Jewish community "leaders" claiming that pro-Palestine actions are a huge affront …
Editor(2023-11-09). Al-Aqsa Flood: Imperialism, Zionism and Reactionism in the 21st Century.mronline.org On October 7, 2023, between 2-3,000 Palestinian fighters from various political factions, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the DFLP (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine) and the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) among others, broke the 16-year-old siege of Gaza.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-09). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Demands UNRWA Assume its Responsibilities.libya360.wordpress.comThe Refugee Affairs Department of the Popular Front calls on UNRWA to assume its responsibilities towards our people away from interfering in matters that do not concern it. The Refugee Affairs Department of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine called on the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to assume its responsibilities towards…
Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein(2023-11-09). Ucrania será la primera batalla ganada en el mundo que está naciendo.globalizacion.caMientras en Palestina se produce un genocidio en vivo y en directo que ya dura más de un mes, auspiciado y alimentado militarmente por Estados Unidos, Ucrania, la otra hija putativa de Washington se debate en el olvido. | Noviembre ha…
Shamus Cooke(2023-11-09). The US Establishment has a Palestinian Problem.counterpunch.orgThe appalling war crimes in Gaza committed by the Zionist state have stunned and enraged anyone with a conscience, since the average human can only withstand so many children being slaughtered — the current count is over 4,100 — while food, water, and fuel are withheld from an entire population that is having schools, hospitals,
Steve Gillis(2023-11-09). Massachusetts solidarity with Palestine.workers.org Fawaz Abusharkh of the Palestinian House of New England leading marchers through Salem, Massachusetts, Nov. 4, 2023. Boston The greater Boston area experienced a weeklong upsurge of actions for Palestine culminating on Nov. 4. Cambridge cops, state cops and agents of Homeland Security brutally attacked nearly 200 peaceful protesters who . . . |
teleSUR(2023-11-09). Gaza's Children in Dire Need of Psychological Support.telesurenglish.netMohammed al-Amasi, a Gaza-based young Palestinian, took the initiative with five colleagues to launch an education-through-fun program to help ease the mental stress of child war survivors in the conflict-ravaged enclave. | RELATED: | Every day, the volunteer group visits schools-turned-refugee centers, one after another across Gaza, to bring laughter and play to the displaced children and their families. Drawing, story-telling, singing, play…
a guest author(2023-11-08). Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine on 'Yemen Today'.workers.orgThe representative of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Yemen, Khaled Khalifa, spoke during a meeting with "Yemen Today" channel. This statement was issued by Resistance News Network on Nov. 6, 2023. There is a great consensus between the leadership in Yemen and the people towards the . . . |
Safe Ag Safe Schools(2023-11-09). Farmworker communities protest new regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as racist.indybay.orgNovember 7th, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) sent its new regulation for 1,3-D use regarding residential bystanders to the Office of Administrative Law, setting the target exposure level at 0.56 ppb — allowing for 14 times more 1,3-D in the air than the State's official lifetime cancer risk warning level, and aligning perfectly with Dow Chemical's stated desires.
splcenter(2023-11-08). Hungarian-funded NGO to host hate groups, international politicians at New York summit.splcenter.orgThe Political Network for Values (PNV), a far-right conservative international think tank that the Hungarian government funds, will host a "Transatlantic Summit" in New York City on Nov. 16, featuring a mix of anti-LGBTQ hate groups, civil society and government officials from the United States, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.
Cassis Tingley(2023-11-05). Denver prepares for Jewish National Fund global conference amid fears of genocide.indybay.orgThe Colorado Palestine Coalition, composed of Colorado-based advocacy groups for Palestine, has organized many of these events, and is campaigning against the Jewish National Fund (JNF)'s upcoming global conference which will be held in Denver this November. | The JNF will host its annual global conference at the Denver Convention Center from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. The conference will feature the Israeli ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren, Colorado Governor Jared Polis and a host of other speakers.
Editor(2023-11-05). Nov 5, 2023.sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Pete Seeger — This Land is Your Land The Gaza Genocide Continues, by Philip Giraldi Violence Never Settles Anything.. Or does it? by Bill Astore Understanding the Background of Israel-Palestine: What is Israel's "Final Solution"? by Barry Kissin 62% Of 9000+ Civilians Killed In Gaza Are Women/Children; Israel Uses White Phosphorus On UN School — Ryan Cristián Video We Don't Think Hard Enough About What Bombs Are And What They Do, by Caitlin Johnstone Gazamania, 21st Century & the End of Humanity(?), by Jung-Freud Nasrallah's Speech Confirms "MAD" Has Been Reached Between Israel-US…
Nick Pemberton(2023-11-05). Genocide in Palestine is This Century's Signature Atrocity.counterpunch.org Image by The genocide in Palestine is the atrocity of the 21st century and if there are history books we will remember where we were, what we were doing, and who we were with. Many people don't realize it yet, but they will, and it will be too late and the wrong lessons will be learned. But if you're on the left you at least have the ability to see this atrocity in real time. | The left saw this coming. This is not the time or place to ask about the left. This is a serious moment that should be left to serious people. At this point I w…
WSWS(2023-11-05). Protests against Israeli genocide held across the UK this weekend.wsws.orgProtests against Israel's genocidal war on Gaza took place across the UK this weekend. The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) joined the demonstrations, discussing with protesters and distributing leaflets advertising upcoming meetings in London and Inverness…
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-06). Blinken Visits Iraq as Attacks on US Troops Continue.news.antiwar.comSecretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday amid a spate of attacks on US troops in the region over US support for Israel's onslaught on Gaza. US forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack 32 times, including a drone launched at a base in Syria that was …
AROC(2023-11-05). Activists Escalate Blockage of US Military Ship Bound for Israel at Port of Oakland, Arrests Made.indybay.orgOakland, CA — For over 9 hours, community members demanding a ceasefire in the Israeli war against Gaza at Berth 20 at the Port of Oakland delayed the Cape Orlando, a US military supply vessel bound for Israel. The blockage escalated, and protestors occupied the berth. Three protestors locked themselves to the ladder leading onto the ship contributing heavily to the delay of the ship. After police forcefully moved in, the three locked-down protestors were detained by the Coast Guard, and are still in their custody. Currently over 300 community members are protesting directly outside the vessel in different…
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-05). Israeli Minister Says Dropping Nuke on Gaza Is an Option.news.antiwar.comIsrael's Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu on Sunday said that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was an option for Israel and claimed there are no innocent civilians in the enclave. According to The Times of Israel, Eliyahu said in a radio interview that dropping a nuke is "one of the possibilities" and said …
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-05). Pentagon Says US Is Flying Drones Over Gaza to Look for Hostages.news.antiwar.comThe Pentagon has acknowledged that the US is flying drones over Gaza to help Israel locate hostages, demonstrating deep US involvement in the war. "In support of hostage recovery efforts, the US is conducting unarmed UAV flights over Gaza, as well as providing advice and assistance to support our Israeli partner as they work on …
Dave DeCamp(2023-11-05). US Official Says Israel Has Not Come Close to Destroying Hamas Leadership.news.antiwar.comDespite the massive bombing campaign and ground invasion in Gaza, a senior Pentagon official believes Israel has not come close to taking out Hamas's leadership, The New York Times reported Saturday. The report reads: "One senior US defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details, said the operations so far have …
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-05). "Greater Israel", Maritime Natural Gas, and the Prospect of a Middle East Multi-Front War.libya360.wordpress.comThis week on a dynamic episode of the global Research News Hour we are turning our attention to the explosion of all peace between Israel and Gaza following the devastating attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens and the show of support from world leaders, from the US, Canada, France and elsewhere giving Prime Minister Benjamin…
Janet Abou-Elias, In These Times.(2023-11-05). White House Requests Loophole To Obscure Arms Sales To Israel.popularresistance.orgBuried within the $106 billion supplemental national security funding request the White House sent to Congress on October 20 was a highly unusual exemption. As part of $3.5 billion earmarked for Foreign Military Financing (FMF) funding for Israel, the executive branch sought permission to unilaterally blanket-approve the future sale of military equipment and weapons—like ballistic missiles and artillery ammunition‚Äâ—‚Äâto Israel without notifying Congress. | This means the Israeli government would be able to purchase up to $3.5 billion in military articles and servic…
Larry Johnson(2023-11-05). What is Happening to Israel's Offensive in Gaza and Blinken's Diplomacy?sonar21.com IDF troops in Gaza | Looks like Israel is running into stiff opposition in Gaza. I base this conclusion after perusing the latest editions of Hareetz and the Times of Israel. The Times of Israel paints Israeli military operations in the most positive light possible, but cites few concrete accomplishments besides boiler point claims that it killed a band of terrorists. Unlike Hareetz, which has done hard hitting reporting on Israel's culpability in inflicting civilian casualties in Gaza, the Times of Israel pushes the meme that Israel only is killing terrorists. Neither, however, report on Hamas counter attacks…
mforinoco(2023-11-05). Palestinian Islamic Jihad: 'Al-Aqsa Flood Was A Preemptive Strike Against The Enemy'.orinocotribune.comIn an exclusive interview with The Cradle, Ihsan Ataya, member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) political bureau, head of the PIJ's Department of Arab and International Relations, and its envoy in Lebanon, explains what Operation Al-Aqsa Flood has achieved so far, the role played by the region's Axis of Resistance, and what new realities the Gaza battle will impose on the Israeli occupation. | One of Ataya's most stunning revelations is that the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation carried out by the Palestinian resistance on 7 October was a "preemptive strike." The Israeli occupation army, he discl…
scorinoco(2023-11-05). Hezbollah Leader Sayyed Nasrallah: Before Al-Aqsa Flood Is Nothing Like After It, Palestine Will Triumph.orinocotribune.comIn a much-awaited speech that an entire nation has been harboring hopes on, Hezbollah Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah finally broke silence, addressing masses of people all over the world almost a month after the Palestinian resistance scored a historic victory against the "Israeli" occupation regime, through the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. | The victorious operation drove the Zionist regime crazy, prompting a brutal indiscriminate and uninterrupted aggression that massacred thousands of innocent civilians in Gaza. Eventually, in response, the Palestinian resistance has been answering every ac…
Sinar Daily(2023-11-05). Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Jakarta in Support of Palestinians.indybay.orgHundreds of thousands of people rallied in the capital of Indonesia on Sunday to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people and denounce Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians. | The gathering, organised by various groups in the Indonesian People's Alliance for Palestine, began with a march through the city and assembled at the National Monument in the heart of Merdeka Square. | Most participants wore white attire, displayed #FreePalestine banners, and waved Palestinian flags while chanting slogans together, calling on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza. | The attendees included religious leaders, politi…
Tali Shapiro, Jonathan Ofir(2023-11-05). Israeli doctors urge the bombing of Gaza hospitals.mondoweiss.net Dozens of Israeli doctors told the Israeli army that it must bomb Gaza's hospitals, stating that "the residents of Gaza" have "brought their annihilation upon themselves" for allowing hospitals to become "terrorist nests."
Tareq S. Hajjaj(2023-11-05). Going hungry in Gaza.mondoweiss.net People spend hours in line for some bread, braving the hellfire of Israel's warplanes. Flour has run out in the south. Everything has changed, and life has reverted to a state of bare existence.
teleSUR, odr, JDO(2023-11-05). Liga àÅrabe exige a Israel tregua inmediata para Gaza.telesurtv.netInsta al Consejo de Seguridad de ONU a que de forma obligatoria establezca una tregua. Llama a todas las naciones a trabajar para detener la agresión e imponer un alto al fuego humanitario.
Peoples Health Dispatch(2023-11-05). The Indonesian Hospital in Gaza bears proof of the friendship between Indonesian and Palestinian people.peoplesdispatch.orgThe Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza is among the health facilities that have come under Israeli fire since October 7. Despite shelling in the proximity of the hospital and a severe shortage of supplies, especially fuel, the hospital continues to provide care and shelter to people who need it. The Indonesian Hospital has found itself in the line of fire on multiple occasions since the beginning of the attacks, including on October 30 and November 3, when two other major hospitals, Al-Shifa and Al-Quds, were also targeted by the Israeli occupation forces. Currently, the operations of the hospitals have been re…
anarchists(2023-11-05). "Alameda County" Courthouse Attacked for Palestinian Martyrs.indybay.org"It is never possible to balance liberatory violence with the conditions of struggle. The process of liberation is excessive by nature. In the direction of overabundance or in that of deficiency. Where have we ever seen a popular insurrection hit the bullseye, clearly distinguishing the enemies to kill? It is a blow of the tiger's claws that rips and does not distinguish." Alfredo Bonanno…
Avgi Saketopoulou(2023-11-05). On the Ethics of Violence: From Palestine to Cyprus.counterpunch.org Image by àñmer Yƒ±ldƒ±z. | When Cyprus was illegally invaded by the Turkish Armed Forces in the summer of 1974, the international community took notice. Condemnations were issued. There were reports about the Cypriots who were killed, the women raped, the families separated, those who went missing (
BRB(2023-11-05). Four Targets Attacked for Palestine: BRB Part 4.indybay.orgHeartbroken, raging, yet tenderly hopeful, we began a series of actions across multiple Bay Area cities in unconditional solidarity with Palestine. We attacked four targets, one financial, one military, one corporate, and one tech.
dzorinoco(2023-11-05). Somalia: Hamas is an Islamic Liberation Organization, Not Terrorists.orinocotribune.com"Hamas is an Islamic liberation organization and freedom fighters struggling to liberate the Palestinian land and people," said Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre "We will not accept to call it a terror group," Abdi Barre added, explaining that "the Muslim world has been divided, made enemi…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-11-05). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Appeals to Arab Nations and People of the World.libya360.wordpress.comThe enemy's perpetration of a new massacre in Al-Maghazi and the continuation of the war of extermination is evidence of bankruptcy, incapacity and confusion. The zionist enemy has committed a new horrific massacre at the Maghazi camp at dawn today, which resulted in the martyrdom of more than 40 citizens and injured dozens, most of…
Mondoweiss Editors(2023-11-05). 'Inaction is not an option': ASA scholars speak out for Palestine.mondoweiss.net Rabab Abdulhadi on receiving the ASA's Angela Y. Davis Award for Outstanding Public Scholarship: "Inaction is not an option. We must place the voices and liberation of Palestine and all oppressed at the center of our scholarship, pedagogy and advocacy."
US-Cuba Normalization Committee.(2023-11-05). Cuba Demanded The Cessation Of Aggression Against Palestine.popularresistance.orgAbove photo: Hoy Palestina. Cuba defended Palestine at the Security Council's open debate on Peace through dialogue. Cuba defended Palestine at the Security Council open debate on Peace through dialogue: contribution of regional, sub-regional and bilateral agreements to the prevention and peaceful settlement of disputes. Ambassador Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs …
Wisam Rafeedie(2023-11-05). The Slanderous Rhetoric of 'Both Sides' and 'Civilians'.orinocotribune.comWisam Refeedie — Nov 3, 2023 | The non-imperialist media discourse globally is better understanding the Palestinian struggle, especially as it continues to align with the people's solidarity movements. This discourse reflects the conflict between two narratives: the narrative of the Zionist settler colony, and the narrative of the Palestinian people's liberation. The conflict between these two narratives is a natural consequence of the realities of our existential struggle, and not merely the result of events since October 7. More and more international media outlets and discourses are coming to the realizat…
Andy Kroll(2023-11-05). Roses Dressed in Black.tomdispatch.comOn September 19, 2001, eight days after 9/11, as the leaders of both parties were already pounding a frenzied drumbeat of war, a diverse group of concerned Americans released a warning about the long-term consequences of a military response. Among them were veteran civil rights activists, faith leaders, and public intellectuals, including Rosa Parks, Harry Belafonte, and Palestinian-American Edward Said. Rare public opponents of the drive to war at the time, they wrote with level-headed clarity: Twenty-three years and more than two wars later, this statement reads as a tragic footnote to America's Global War on T…
Over 20 filmmakers have withdrawn from the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam over the festival's condemnation of liberatory Palestinian speech and a refusal to take a stand against Israel's genocidal attack on Gaza.
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On November 11, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that Israeli tanks were within twenty meters of the al-Quds hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza City. They reportedthat there was "direct shooting at the hospital, creating a state of extreme panic and fear among 14,000 displaced people." Many of those killed have been medical personnel. 
On November 11, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that Israeli tanks were within twenty meters of the al-Quds hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza City. They reportedthat there was "direct shooting at the hospital, creating a state of extreme panic and fear among 14,000 displaced people." Many of those killed have been 
By In this video today, I'm going to be explaining the geopolitical and economic reasons why Israel is …
We have both been reporting on and protesting against U.S. war crimes for many years, and against identical crimes committed by U.S. allies and proxies like Israel and Saudi Arabia: illegal uses of military force to try to remove enemy governments or "regimes"; hostile military occupations; disproportionate military violence justified by claims of "terrorism"; the 
For Comrade N. Sankaraiah (1922—2023) One of the curiosities of our time is that the far right is quite comfortable with the established institutions of liberal democracy. There are instances here and there of disgruntled political leaders who refuse to accept their defeat at the ballot box (such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro) and …
Editor's Note: Reprinted from the As a historian and teacher, and as a Jew, I don't throw around accusations of Nazi and Fascist lightly, but Donald Trump's 
As Israel rejects growing international calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, the Center for Constitutional Rights in the United States is suing President Biden for failing to prevent genocide. The center is seeking an emergency order to block Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin from providing further military funding, arms and diplomatic support to Israel. Katherine Gallagher, a senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights on the case, argues the U.S. is complicit with Israel in the "crime of crimes" by "aiding and abetting genocide" with milita…
Tomorrow the German Bundestag will vote on a draft law that could make the naturalization of residents dependent on supporting Israel's right to exist. Here is what you should know and why you should be concerned.
We speak with two experts in international criminal law about the long history of Palestinians attempting to seek justice in global institutions and the "very grave crimes" for which Israel is being prosecuted regarding the country's ongoing assault and siege of Gaza. Chantal Meloni, an international criminal lawyer who represents victims in Palestine before the International Criminal Court, lays out the history of cases brought before the ICC regarding Israel's siege and collective punishment of Palestinians being denied justice for more than 14 years. "The fact that there was no ac…
Ruth Ben-Artzi, the niece of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joins Democracy Now! to call for the Netanyahu government to focus efforts on releasing Israeli hostages and to stop the bombing. A professor of political science at Providence College, Ben-Artzi recently joined prominent Rhode Island rabbis, Jewish leaders and Israelis demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. "A ceasefire is really the only way that any solution can be achieved," says Ben-Artzi, who explains why military actions will never resolve this conflict and that "finding a political solution … is really the only way that th…
Jamal, a hard-working father of a big family in Haifa, has been held in Megiddo security prison for over a month after being charged with supporting terrorism for a poem he posted on Facebook.
Being an Israeli means to pile up lies and to employ propaganda in a bid to implore advocacy by the public. Throughout years, such strategy managed to deceive crowds across the world and depict the Zionist entity as the "victim assaulted by Palestinian terrorists." However, things can never be the same, with the international stance …
One Zionist soldier was killed, and seven others, including six soldiers, were wounded in a shooting raid on the Tunnel Checkpoint south of the occupied Al-Quds early Thursday. The Zionist media mentioned that three Palestinian attackers, who opened fire, were killed. The Israeli media indicated that the three Palestinian attackers arrived by a car to the checkpoint …
Commander of IRGC's Al-Quds Force General Esmail Qaani sent on Thursday a letter to the Leader of Al-Qassam Brigades Mohammad Al-Deif, stressing that the axis of Resistance will not let the Israeli enemy single out Gaza and reach its targets. General Qaani highlighted the divine victory of Al-Aqsa Flood attained by the fighters of Al-Qassam …
Both Arabs and Israelis must think carefully about what their policies and actions are likely to accomplish COMMENT | MUHANNAD ALAZZEH | The October 7 Hamas attack and Israel's remorseless military response have once again revived a seemingly unending cycle of violence in the Middle East. As matters stand, there are no serious efforts underway to …
Slogans are never just statements etched in stone and "From the River to the Sea" is no exception. Its history, use, and the controversy it generates, reflects the liberatory aspirations, and backlash against, the movement for Palestinian freedom.
Too often Palestinians are forced to prove their humanity but last Saturday the atmosphere among the 800,000 people marching in London for a ceasefire and a free Palestine felt something almost like hope.
As the horror continues and multiplies in Palestine/Gaza, we are all busy trying to arm ourselves with as many historical facts as possible to try to understand the complicated history of the Middle East, specifically Palestinian/Jewish relations. In order to better understand the history of the region, and the films that we'll be reviewing, we …
Activists across the country are calling for a second national day of action on Friday, Nov. 17 to Shut It Down for Palestine.
As rain begins to fall on Gaza, one million displaced Palestinians are suffering from cold and lack of shelter, while few are able to enjoy the partial relief it provides amidst the water shortage imposed by Israel's genocidal siege.
Following Israel's refusal to comply with a new UNSC resolution, the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa Hospital for the second time, terrorizing civilians and finding no evidence of a Hamas command center.
