2023-12-21: News Headlines

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2023-12-21). Biden Is Trump's Poodle. popularresistance.org Biden, you defeated Trump, yet your administration has NOT rolled back all of the evil caused by Trump. | Take the case of journalist Julian Assange. | Under the Obama administration of which you, Biden, were Vice-President for 8 years, journalist and publisher Julian Assange was NOT prosecuted for publishing the Collateral Damage video of the U.S. Army murder by hellfire missile of Reuters reporters nor the classified Afghanistan and the Iraq war files. | However, you and the Obama administration did prosecute and won conviction of U.S. Army PFC Bradley Manning for disclosing those classified materials.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-20). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 74: Hamas Tells Israel It 'Arrived Too Late'. popularresistance.org The atrocities Israel committed in the Gaza Strip may need a UN special tribunal, said Martin Griffiths, the UN's under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs. | Griffiths told The Financial Times in an interview that he has dealt with conflicts and natural disasters in Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, and Sudan, and yet the situation in Gaza, where 136 UN workers have been killed in Israeli bombardment, is by far the worst. | "None of the normal, sound foundations you see across the world for humanitarian operations in places like Syria and Afghanistan exist for us in Gaza.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-21). A Merry AUKUS Surprise, Western Australia! asia-pacificresearch.com

Ann Brown (2023-12-20). Trump: Illegal Immigrants Are Poisoning The Blood Of America, They're Coming From Prisons And Mental Institutions. moguldom.com Former President Donald Trump characterized immigrants, singling out those from Africa and Asia, as "poisoning the blood of our country" at recent campaign events. The comments have sparked criticism and comparisons to Adolf Hitler-like rhetoric. During a rally in Durham, New Hampshire, Trump said: "They're poisoning the blood of our country. They're coming into our …

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2023-12-20). Saturday 2/3: Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration 2024. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…

Staff (2023-12-20). Israel to begin hiring Indians to replace Palestinian workers from Dec 27. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : A team of "selectors" from Israel visited India last week and another senior delegation will leave for India next week to start the process of recruiting thousands of workers to be brought to the country to fill in the acute shortage faced by its construction industry, a senior executive at the Israel …

Staff (2023-12-20). Israel to begin hiring Indians to replace Palestinian workers from Dec 27. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : A team of "selectors" from Israel visited India last week and another senior delegation will leave for India next week to start the process of recruiting thousands of workers to be brought to the country to fill in the acute shortage faced by its construction industry, a senior executive at the Israel …

Vijay Prashad (2023-12-20). The suffocation of democracy in India. peoplesdispatch.org On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India's Parliament were

Editor (2023-12-20). Moves of UK and U.S. over Chagos expose true nature of 'values-based alliance'. mronline.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the "vital" U.S.-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-12-20). Diez fallecidos y miles de desplazados en India por lluvias. telesurtv.net El ministro jefe de Tamil Nadu, Shiv Das Meena, informó que además de los diez fallecidos, cerca de 12.600 personas tuvieron que huir a sitios seguros.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-12-20). Comercio entre Rusia e India supera 54 millones de dólares en 10 meses. telesurtv.net El embajador ruso, Denís Alípov, puntualizó que en 2023 aumentó el número de misiones empresariales y eventos de industrias entre ambos países.

Larry Johnson (2023-12-20). The U.S. Navy is Unprepared for a Prolonged war With Yemen. sonar21.com Aegis Missile Defense System | It looks like the United States, along with 9 allies — Great Britain, Italy, Bahrain, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain — are on the verge of entangling itself in a new Middle East quagmire as an international armada assembles in the international waters around Yemen. The mission? Stop Yemen from threatening cargo and oil tankers headed to Israel. | Tiny Yemen has surprised the West with its tenacity and ferocity in attacking ships trying to ferry containers and fuel to Israel. Yes, this is a violation of international law and the West is f…

Rayhan Uddin (2023-12-20). Israel-Palestine war: Why Arab states are steering clear of anti-Houthi naval task force. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Why Arab states are steering clear of anti-Houthi naval task force | Bahrain is the only regional country to join US-led operations against vessel seizures, as Saudi Arabia and UAE hedge bets amid threat of Yemeni group's reprisal | Wed, 12/20/2023 – 11: 59 | A grab from handout footage released by Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah Media Centre on 19 November 2023, reportedly show…

United Nations Population Fund (2023-12-21). Revolutionizing Maternal Health in Urban Bangladesh. reliefweb.int Country: Bangladesh | Source: United Nations Population Fund | With technological advancements breathing new life into the health and medical sectors, Bangladesh has witnessed a substantial decrease in maternal mortality rates. This change is palpable in the improved prenatal care and child nutrition, hallmarks of a nation embracing progress. One impressive effort in improving maternal health is the 'Solving Referral Challenges for Urban Poor to Access Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care' project. This initiative, funded by UNFPA and operated by BRAC through 40 maternity centers in Dhaka, uses an app called '

Pressenza New York (2023-12-20). Bangladesh: Remittance inflow surges in the second half of December: Positive for the economy. pressenza.com A recent increase in remittances, touching $1.07 billion during December 1-15, 2023, underlines significant support for our foreign exchange reserves. This significant increase not only indicates promising growth but also reveals a resilient pattern in remittance flows. As Bangladesh navigates through economic transitions and global challenges, the robustness shown in remittance flows serves as a beacon of hope, promising resilience and prosperity in the times ahead. | The information provided by the Balance of Payments (BOP) Department and Statistics Department is not just a numerical update; It is a narrative o…

reliefweb.int (2023-12-21). Indonesia, Flooding in Mandailing Natal (North Sumatera) (20 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

José Luis Granados Ceja, Venezuelanalysis. (2023-12-21). Venezuela Secures Release Of Government Envoy Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Venezuela successfully negotiated the release of Alex Saab, a government envoy who spent more than three years detained. | Saab landed in Caracas on Wednesday afternoon and was greeted by his family and Venezuelan government officials. His release comes as a result of a negotiation between the Nicolás Maduro government and the Joe Biden administration that will see the release of up to 36 people, 10 of them US citizens, currently detained in Venezuela. | The Maduro government envoy was arrested during a refueling stopover in Cape Verde in June 2020 on his way to Iran to negotiate food and fuel import deals amidst…

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Raeisi: Palestine number one issue of region, world. presstv.ir Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi considers the issue of Palestine to be the "most essential" issue of the region and the entire world.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Haniyeh says resistance stands 'strong, resolute' as Israel says ready for ceasefire. presstv.ir The head of Hamas' political bureau says the Palestinian resistance has stood "firm on the battlefield" despite two and a half months of Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Region gradually moving toward ceasefire in Palestine: Iran FM. presstv.ir Iran's FM says regional efforts have intensified for a ceasefire in Palestine.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Iran summons Swedish envoy over life sentence for former official. presstv.ir Iran's foreign ministry summons Sweden's charge d'affaires to protest the life sentence handed down to a former Iranian official.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Raeisi: Entire world enraged by Israel, US atrocities in Gaza. presstv.ir Iran's president says the entire world has been enraged by the Israeli regime and the United States' atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Haniyeh says resistance stands 'strong, resolute' as Israel says ready for ceasefire. presstv.ir The head of Hamas' political bureau says the Palestinian resistance has stood "firm on the battlefield" despite two and a half months of Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 'Gaza war not only rights violation, but obliteration of mankind; US rights claims bogus'. presstv.ir What is happening in Gaza is an "annihilation of human existence" enabled by Washington, says Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Haniyeh Meets Amir Abdollahian: Resistance Maintains High Morale after 75 Days of Fighting. english.almanar.com.lb Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in the Qatari capital of Doha to discuss developments of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza. The resistance is still steadfast and strong in the battlefield as it inflicted heavy losses upon the Zionist entity even after 75 days of Zionist aggression and …

Monica Moorehead (2023-12-20). U.S.-led armada threatens Yemen, IranResistance forces defy imperialist fleet. workers.org In response to the Yemen Armed Forces (YAF) shutting down major shipping lanes for ships using the Suez Canal to supply the Israeli apartheid regime, the Joe Biden administration announced a joint operation in the Red Sea with Washington's imperialist allies and client states named "Prosperity Guardian." Yemen Armed Forces . . . |

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Swedish court upholds life sentence given to ex-Iranian official. presstv.ir A Swedish appeals court upholds a controversial life sentence given to a former Iranian official.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Iran condemns Swedish verdict against Nouri as 'fundamentally unacceptable'. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Ministry vehemently condemns as "fundamentally unacceptable" a Swedish court's verdict against Hamid Nouri.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 'Israel complicity in passing anti-Iran resolution, political scandal for West'. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns Israel's complicity in drafting and approving the human rights resolution against the Islamic Republic, saying the move is nothing but a big political and moral scandal for Western countries.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Sweden's verdict on Nouri 'unfair', only acquittal acceptable: Iran. presstv.ir Iran's Judiciary says a Swedish court's verdict against Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian Judiciary official who has been illegally imprisoned in Sweden, is unfair and that no ruling but the exoneration of the 62-year-old will be acceptable.

Editor (2023-12-20). Dec 20, 2023. sitrepworld.info Arise Donbass! (–í—Å—Ç–∞–≤–∞–π –î–æ–Ω–±–∞—Å—Å!) Donetsk 'Tis the Season for War, by Bill Astore No Plan B: The Western Elites Didn't Plan for China, Russia and Iran Remaining Independent, by Roger Boyd Yuri Bezmenov: Interview with NS Lyons, author of The Upheaval, about "The China Convergence" The Terror Watchlist Prepared the Way to Tyranny, by Paul Craig Roberts Is neoliberalism really dead? Or does it live on like a zombie? V…

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-12-20). Cancilleres de Irán y Siria conversan sobre situación en Palestina. telesurtv.net Resaltaron el rechazo a los ataques contra el personal médico, escuelas y civiles lo que es una violación a las normas del derecho humanitario.

Global Research News (2023-12-21). Selected Articles: 'Sacrificial Lamb': US Troops in Syria and Iraq. Colonial-Style Occupation Ready to Sacrifice Their Lives for Israel in a Future Middle East Conflict. globalresearch.ca By

Greta Zarro (2023-12-20). Intern Spotlight: Seth Kinyua. worldbeyondwar.org Each month, we share the stories of World BEYOND War volunteers around the world. Want to volunteer with World BEYOND War? Email . | Location: : | Nairobi, Kenya | How did you get involved with anti-war activism and World BEYOND War (WBW)?: | From an early age, I was surrounded by refugees fleeing the violence in the DRC, Rwanda, and Sudan. This early exposure to the brutality of war birthed a desire to lend my voice in advocating for the end of all wars. Further, I had the privilege of serving Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Jorda…

Christopher Justin Einolf (2023-12-20). An Unfinished Struggle: the 50-Year Campaign to Abolish Torture. counterpunch.org At the Amna Suraka museum in Iraq, exhibits show the torture that was carried out in the cells. Hélène Veilleux/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Christopher Justin Einolf, Northern Illinois University The world's first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-12-20). 'Sacrificial Lamb': US Troops in Syria and Iraq. Colonial-Style Occupation Ready to Sacrifice Their Lives for Israel in a Future Middle East Conflict. globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams. (2023-12-21). 80+ Groups Descend On DC, Demand Gaza Cease-Fire, Migrant Rights. popularresistance.org Activists from more than 80 advocacy groups took to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to protest what they called the Israeli genocide in Palestine and "cruel" immigration policies here in the United States. | The demonstrators demanded a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, an end to American military aid for Israel, and protection for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. | "As the Biden administration and Senate Democrats indicate a willingness to advance cruel immigration proposals in order to pass a spending package that will send billions of dollars to Israel to continue its genocide in Gaza, we come toget…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-21). Israel continues bombardment of Gaza as UNSC delays ceasefire vote. peoplesdispatch.org The death toll in Gaza is likely to breach the 20,000 mark, with more than 53,000 wounded as Israeli airstrikes and ground shelling continue to strike all parts of Gaza with little regard to civilian casualties…

WSWS (2023-12-21). United Nations reports Israeli forces are carrying out mass summary executions in Gaza. wsws.org On Wednesday, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report alleging that Israeli forces carried out a mass execution of civilians in Northern Gaza, separating 11 men from their families and summarily shooting them.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-21). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 75: UNSC Postpones Ceasefire Vote. popularresistance.org The UN Security Council postponed for the second time a vote on a ceasefire resolution in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. | The resolution was initially scheduled for a vote on Monday. However, Security Council members are debating the draft's wording to avoid another U.S. veto. On December 8, the U.S. rejected a ceasefire call, while the UK abstained. | U.S. foreign officials warned that support for Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip is isolating Washington from its allies and could cost it diplomatically in the long run. | On Tuesday, the National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed that the U.S…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-21). BP Suspends All Oil Shipments Through Red Sea In Response To Houthi Blockade. popularresistance.org On Monday, December 18, oil giant BP announced that it would pause all oil shipments through the Red Sea due to Houthi's blockade of all ships heading to Israel. BP is the first oil and gas company to do so. The Ansar Allah forces had announced its blockade on December 9. Yahya Sare'e, the spokesperson of Yemeni armed forces, announced that the blockade would continue until Israel ended its genocidal war on Gaza and lifted the blockade on the besieged Palestinian territory. | As a result of the blockade, cargo ships have been forced to travel around the African continent rather than through the Red Sea, increasin…

Ryan Cristián (2023-12-21). Israel Kills 11 Palestinians Every Hour, Azov In Gaza & Israel Still Refusing Full Hostage Exchange. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome 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 (12/20/23). 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

WSWS (2023-12-21). The working class must stop the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Stopping the genocide requires strikes and boycotts of arms companies, work stoppages at docks and airports to prevent the shipment of any items to Israel with a military use and the systematic preparation for a political general strike against the war.

WSWS (2023-12-21). The "election victory" of al-Sisi in Egypt. wsws.org If anything was needed in the midst of Israel's genocide against the Palestinians to reduce the human rights propaganda of the imperialist powers to absurdity, it is their partnership with the butcher of Cairo.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Bent on genocide: Netanyahu rules out ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Israeli prime minister rules out the prospect of any ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which has been the subject of a genocidal Israeli war for the past 75 days.

Jeff Spitzer-Resnick (2023-12-21). Where are Leftwing Jewish Groups on the Israel-Gaza Conflict? progressive.org Jeff Spitzer-Resnick examines a range of efforts to respond to the current war.

Connor Echols (2023-12-21). Will the human rights movement survive the Gaza war? responsiblestatecraft.org

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Resistance strikes down US plot to secure Israel's control over region: Islamic Jihad. presstv.ir A senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad says the movement has struck down Washington's plans to secure the occupying regime's control over the region.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Journalists Under Fire: Mustafa al Sawaf, veteran Palestinian editor and analyst. presstv.ir Almost 100 Palestinian journalists have been killed by the Israeli regime forces in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, including veteran Palestinian editor and analyst Mustafa al Sawaf.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Israeli airstrikes kill dozens more civilians in Gaza. presstv.ir Dozens of Palestinians have lost their lives in the latest Israeli airstrikes across various parts of Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Hamas ready for all-for-all prisoner exchange with Israel: Senior official. presstv.ir A Hamas official says the resistance movement is ready for an all-for-all prisoner exchange with the Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Acute water shortages in Gaza pose deadly risks for children, UN warns. presstv.ir The UNICEF has warned that acute water shortages in the war-torn Gaza pose deadly risks for children.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Testimonies show Israel torturing Gaza abductees. presstv.ir Testimonies confirm the Gaza abductees were subjected to all forms of beatings and ill-treatment by Israeli forces during their detention.

Connor Freeman (2023-12-21). Israel Has Backed Itself Into a Corner on Post-War Gaza Occupation, Diplomats Say. news.antiwar.com As Israel continues its war against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, killing approximately 20,000 people including mostly women and children, it is setting the stage for a future military reoccupation of the coastal enclave. Three Western diplomats, including two ambassadors, told the Times of Israel that — despite the Israeli government's repeated denials …

Kyle Anzalone (2023-12-21). US Veto Threat Once Again Delays Security Council Vote on Gaza Ceasefire. news.antiwar.com The White House threatened to veto a UN Security Council resolution that would call for a ceasefire in Gaza and set up an expedited inspection mechanism for bringing aid into Gaza. The US is demanding that the resolution affirm Israel's right to self-defense and that the part of the text calling for a ceasefire be …

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

Ashley Taylor, Fight Back News!. (2023-12-21). Anti-War Committee Launches Billboard Campaign For Divestment. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN — On December 18, the Minnesota Anti-War Committee held a press conference to proudly announce the installation of four billboards in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. These billboards will serve as a visual call to action, reinforcing the committee's demands: "Divest Minnesota from Israel" and "End U.S. aid to Israel." | Strategically placed, these billboards will be a powerful tool to amplify the Anti-War Committee's demands that Minnesota divest from Israel and for the U.S. to end all support for Israel's apartheid regime. | Billboards will be Minneapolis at 515 Washington Avenue S; 815 Washing…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

Larry Johnson (2023-12-21). Revisiting the October 7 Hamas Attack — Did Israel Kill most of the Israeli Civilians? sonar21.com

WSWS (2023-12-21). Israelism: A sensitive film commentary that enrages Israel's supporters. wsws.org Israelism, produced by first-time documentarians Erin Axelman and Sam Eilertsen, is a sensitive and contemplative work that reveals Israel to be a garrison state sustained by violence and lies.

trendydigests.com (2023-12-20). Pope Francis Condemns Killing of Christian Women in Gaza by Israeli SniperPope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, has expressed regret over reports that Israeli forces killed two Christian women in Gaza.The victims had sought refuge in a church complex, marking a tragic turn of events in the ongoing conflict. | | The Pope, known for his advocacy for peace and justice, suggested that Israel was employing "terrorism" tactics in Gaza. This statement came in the wake of the deaths of a mother and daughter, who were reportedly shot dead by an Israeli soldier on the grounds of a Catholic church in Gaza City.

Rania Khalek (2023-12-20). Will Israel's Gaza Genocide Reshuffle the Regional & Global Order? thealtworld.com What does the genocide in Gaza mean for the surrounding Arab states? Do their oppositional responses even matter or is it all just symbolic? How will this impact the Abraham Accords and other normalization efforts? Why won't the Gulf states use their oil as leverage to pressure the United States? How does the genocide in Gaza impact countries like Jordan and Syria? How is it affecting America's standing in the world? What does it mean for Russia and China in an emerging multipolar world? | To discuss this and other regional developments, Rania Khalek was joined by Giorgio Cafiero, the CEO of Gulf State Analytics,…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-12-20). The Atrocities In Gaza Are The Perfect Embodiment Of 'Western Values'. caitlinjohnstone.com.au When Israeli president Isaac Herzog

WSWS (2023-12-20). Polls show mass opposition to Biden's support for Israel's genocide in Gaza among US workers and youth. wsws.org The mass opposition to Israel's actions is of immense objective significance. The decisive task is to imbue this movement with an understanding of the political, theoretical and historical issues underlying the genocide.

WSWS (2023-12-20). The genocide in Gaza is politically radicalizing an entire generation of workers and youth. wsws.org The mass opposition to Israel's actions is of immense objective significance. The decisive task is to imbue this movement with an understanding of the political, theoretical and historical issues underlying the genocide.

WSWS (2023-12-20). Brutal police operation against anti-genocide protest at Berlin's Free University. wsws.org The ruling class in Germany is taking increasingly brutal action against the enormous opposition to Israel's genocide against the Palestinians.

Karsten Riise (2023-12-20). Gaza Genocide: Hezbollah Confronting and "Inflicting Serious Damage" on Israel. "Expect Escalation…" globalresearch.ca

kwjorinoco (2023-12-20). President Maduro: There Must Be Justice for Palestinian People. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stressed that the Palestinian people deserve justice. He labeled as "monstrous" the massacre suffered by Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli occupation in Gaza and denounced it as "an uncontrolled genocide." | "Humanity has to always remember who the criminals were, what crimes they committed, and sooner rather than later there must be justice," he stated on Monday, December 18, during the 30th episode of his TV program Con Maduro+. | President Maduro added that more than 7,000 children have been victims of the Israeli bombardment throughout the Gaza Strip. "This i…

Editor (2023-12-20). U.S.-Israelis collude in genocide. workers.org The Joe Biden administration has been making a desperate effort to deny the U.S. government's responsibility for the Israeli genocide against the people of Gaza. So far, this effort has failed, and with obvious reason: Washington arms Tel Aviv. Philadelphia, December 2023. (Photo: Joe Piette) We should appreciate that the . . . |

Rebecca Vilkomerson (2023-12-20). Don't Let the Flailing Center Box Out the Left's Powerful Possibilities. truthout.org As Israel ratcheted up the destruction of Gaza over the last two months, the news of the genocide itself has competed with the relentless coverage of the political divisions at elite institutions and among Jews. Meanwhile, in Queens, New York, far from the spotlight, working-class Muslims (joined by their Jewish, Christian, Sikh, Korean and Hindu neighbors) continued their weekly protests at the… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-12-20). Poll Suggests Biden Could Win Support in Key Swing State If He Backs Ceasefire. truthout.org Polls have been looking extremely dismal for President Joe Biden, with surveys finding that he's currently poised to lose badly to Donald Trump in crucial swing states in the 2024 election. One new poll, however, suggests that Biden could be capturing more support in at least one of these states — if he heeds overwhelming calls to reverse his position on Israel's genocide in Gaza. |

Cynthia Papermaster (2023-12-20). Friday 12/22: Tell Israel: Stop the Genocide. End the Siege of Gaza Now! indybay.org Israeli Consulate, 456 Montgomery St. (@Sacramento), San Francisco…

Cynthia Papermaster (2023-12-20). Friday 12/22: SF: Tell Israel, Stop the Genocide. End the Siege of Gaza Now! indybay.org Israeli Consulate, 456 Montgomery St. (@Sacramento), San Francisco…

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Destruction at northern Gaza hospital after Israeli raid. presstv.ir Israeli tanks and troops withdrew from a hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2023-12-20). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 75: Security Council postpones ceasefire vote as Hamas leader arrives in Cairo for talks. mondoweiss.net Israel cut off internet communication disrupting work of aid groups and hospitals as UNICEF says thousands of children in Gaza remain at risk due to lack of food and water.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Displaced inside prison: UNRWA says 1.9m Gazans forced out of homes by war. presstv.ir The UN Palestinian refugee agency says since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza in early October almost 1.9 million have been internally displaced.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 40 killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah, Jabalia as Gaza death toll nears 20,000. presstv.ir At least 40 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip in fresh Israeli air raids on residential buildings across the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Disease could kill more children in Gaza than Israeli bombings: UN. presstv.ir A senior UN official says a ceasefire must be put in place in Gaza otherwise disease-deaths could outnumber bombing-deaths in the besieged Palestinian territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Exclusive: Hamas says resolve to fight Israel outweighs its missiles. presstv.ir A senior Hamas official says Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was meant to show the world that ignoring the rights of the Palestinian people will affect international stability.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Red Cross chief says humanitarian situation in Gaza 'untenable'. presstv.ir Red Cross chief says hospitals are among the prime targets of Israeli bombings and shelling in Gaza.

Editor (2023-12-20). Blood Money: The Top Ten Politicians Taking the Most Israel Lobby Cash. scheerpost.com By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News As the Israeli attack on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria intensifies, the U.S. public watch on aghast. A new poll finds that Americans support a permanent ceasefire by a more than 2: 1 ratio (including the vast majority of Democrats and a plurality of Republicans). And yet, despite this, only 4% of elected members …

Staff (2023-12-20). Headlines for December 20, 2023. democracynow.org Openings for New Truce as Deadly Israeli Attacks Continue to Target Civilians in Jabaliya, Rafah, U.N. Security Council Again Delays Gaza Resolution Vote as U.S. Stalls over Language, Lloyd Austin Announces Coalition to Combat Houthi Red Sea Attacks, Police Arrest High-Profile Activists as Multifaith Groups from Across the U.S. Protest at Capitol, Colorado Supreme Court Bars Trump from Appearing on Presidential Primary Ballot, Senate Confirms Final Pentagon Nominees as Tuberville Blockade Ends, U.N. Says Russian Forces Have Committed War Crimes in Ukraine, Incl. 142 Civilian Executions, Sudan's Paramilitary…

Editor (2023-12-20). Israel should 'level Gaza and make it look like Auschwitz', says official. mronline.org David Azoulay, head of northern Israeli town, calls for besieged enclave to become a museum that 'should resemble' the extermination camp in Poland.

Editor (2023-12-20). World faces days of "moral decay" as Israel bulldozes hospital grounds, detains more doctors. mronline.org Israel carries out unprecedented attacks against health workers and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, bulldozing hospital grounds and detaining doctors.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Resistance strikes down US plot to secure Israel's control over region: Islamic Jihad. presstv.ir A senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad says the movement has struck down Washington's plans to secure the occupying regime's control over the region.

W. T. Whitney (2023-12-20). US Military May be Endorsing Harsh Israeli Plan for Gaza Occupation. counterpunch.org The U.S. government provides support for Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza in retaliation for Hamas's costly and cruel attack on October 7. Thousands of Gazan civilians, mostly children and women, have died from bombs and gunfire and many more will be dying soon from lack of medical care, food, water, and spread

WSWS (2023-12-20). Montgomery County, Maryland public schools remove teachers expressing pro-Palestinian sentiments. wsws.org The Maryland county outside Washington D.C. has placed multiple teachers on administrative leave over their social media posts criticizing the Israeli government and expressing sympathy for Gaza.

WSWS (2023-12-20). Israel's slaughter of president of the Islamic University of Gaza triggers international protest. wsws.org Professor Sofyan Taya was a UNESCO Chair for Physical and Astrophysical Sciences. According to a 2021 report by Stanford University, he was among the top 2 percent of researchers in optics globally.

Democracy Now! (2023-12-20). Palestinian Christian Community in Gaza at Risk Due to "Horrible Conditions That Israel Has Imposed" democracynow.org In Part 2 of our interview with Philip Farah, co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace, we continue our look at Israeli attacks on churches in Gaza. | In Part 2 of our interview with Philip Farah, co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace, we continue our look at Israeli attacks on churches in Gaza.

Democracy Now! (2023-12-20). Democracy Now! 2023-12-20 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 20, 2023; "This Is a Colonial War": Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine; Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death; "Under Attack": TX Law Targets Immigrants as Trump Cites Hitler, GOP Pushes Biden for Border Crackdown | Headlines for December 20, 2023; "This Is a Colonial War": Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine; Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death; "Under…

Staff (2023-12-20). Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death. democracynow.org As international outrage grows over Israeli attacks on churches in Gaza, we speak with Philip Farah, co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace. Israeli snipers shot dead an elderly woman and her adult daughter at the Holy Family Parish, a Catholic church, on Sunday. Pope Francis denounced the killings as "terrorism." Farah's elderly relative Elham Farah, a beloved music teacher and member of one of the oldest Christian families in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli sniper in November while sheltering outside the church. Israeli soldiers have also attacked Palestinian Christians else…

Staff (2023-12-20). "This Is a Colonial War": Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine. democracynow.org Historian Rashid Khalidi discusses the pending United Nations Security Council vote on suspending fighting in Gaza to allow the entry of humanitarian aid, and the future of Palestine. The Biden administration reportedly delayed the U.N. vote and pushed other countries to water down the language. This comes as Israel and Hamas leaders have signaled they are open to another truce and hostage exchange. Israel's relentless assault on Gaza has now killed nearly 20,000 Palestinians and displaced over 90% of the Gaza Strip's 2.3 million people. "The situation in Gaza is unspeakable," says Khalidi…

Hank Pellissier (2023-12-20). Friday 12/22: CeaseFire in Gaza Now – Protest in San Francisco. indybay.org 456 Montgomery in the Financial District of San Francisco – Israel Consulate…

Kyle Anzalone (2023-12-20). As Gaza Death Toll Crosses 20,000, Aid Group Warns True Number Is Higher. news.antiwar.com After 10 weeks of Israeli military operations in Gaza, authorities have counted 20,000 dead Palestinians. An overwhelming number of the dead are innocent civilians with no ties to Hamas. An aid group warns the actual death toll is probably greater since thousands of missing Gazans remain buried under rubble. Israeli officials say civilian deaths are …

Kyle Anzalone (2023-12-20). Hostage Talks Resume, But Several Hurdles Remain Before Deal Reached. news.antiwar.com Israel and militant groups based in Gaza have resumed talks on reaching an agreement that would see Israeli hostages released. However, the parties' demands remain far apart. The Wall Street Journal reports the talks will be held in Egypt and include representatives from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). PIJ is another militia group based …

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 71% of Gazans suffer from extreme hunger as Israel wields 'weapon of starvation'. presstv.ir A rights group finds that 71 percent of Gaza residents suffer from extreme hunger due to Israel's devastating war on the Palestinian territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Journalists Under Fire: Mustafa al Sawaf, veteran Palestinian editor and analyst. presstv.ir Almost 100 Palestinian journalists have been killed by the Israeli regime forces in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, including veteran Palestinian editor and analyst Mustafa al Sawaf.

Staff (2023-12-20). If Jesus Was Born Today, Would He Be Under Rubble? scheerpost.com Destroyed buildings in Gaza via Wikimedia Commons By Michel Moushabeck / Truthout As our hopes for an extended ceasefire are dashed and Israel's war on Gaza is now in its third month, the dire conditions that Palestinians are living under — hunger, lack of drinking water, infectious diseases, displacement, and fear of dying from the nonstop …

Staff (2023-12-20). Peace and Justice Project adds another concert to its Music for a Ceasefire campaign. thecanary.co The Jeremy Corbyn-founded Peace and Justice Project has announced another concert as part of its "Music for a Ceasefire" action — calling for an end to Israel's bombardment of Palestine. Peace and Justice Project: using music to make change As of 9am on Wednesday 20 December, Israel had killed 19,667 people in Gaza — the …

Alan MacLeod, MintPress News. (2023-12-20). Blood Money: The Top Ten Politicians Taking The Most Israel Lobby Cash. popularresistance.org As the Israeli attack on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria intensifies, the U.S. public watch on aghast. A new poll finds that Americans support a permanent ceasefire by a more than 2: 1 ratio (including the vast majority of Democrats and a plurality of Republicans). | And yet, despite this, only 4% of elected members of the House support even a temporary ceasefire, and the United States continues to veto U.N. resolutions working towards ending the violence. Walter Hixson, a historian concentrating on U.S. foreign relations, told MintPress News: | Unfettered support for Israel and the lobby consistently puts the United Stat…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-20). Despite Biden's Claims, Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Is Accurate. popularresistance.org The death toll of Israel's war on Gaza reported by the Palestinian health ministry is accurate, according to two peer-reviewed studies by scientific experts published in top medical journal The Lancet. | As of December 18, Israel had killed 19,453 Palestinians in Gaza, the ministry reported. Two-thirds of the deaths were children (7,729) and women (5,153). | United Nations bodies, human rights organizations, and major media outlets have often used these statistics, because they have a history of being accurate. | "International organizations including the United Nations usually rely on these same figures as they…

Amjad Ayman Yaghi (2023-12-20). My uncle has been killed by Israel. electronicintifada.net Sakib Mhanna and his father have both died as a result of an attack on southern Gaza.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-12-20). Israel forces closure of Gaza hospitals, kills dozens at al-Shifa. electronicintifada.net Famine and disease may soon outpace the death toll of 19,700 from bombing.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). Israel forces closure of Gaza hospitals, kills dozens at al-Shifa. electronicintifada.net

Kevin Gosztola (2023-12-20). US Press Freedom Tracker: Reporters Criminalized For 'Routine Journalism' In 2023. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on press freedom, whistleblowers, and government secrecy.  In 2023, the United States government armed the Israeli military in an assault and siege on Gaza that has killed over 75 journalists. It has repeatedly been confirmed that military forces targeted journalists—and their families—to eliminate them and their coverage of the war. | Despite increased calls from the Australian government and other world leaders to drop the charges against WikiLeaks…

Khalil Harb, The Cradle. (2023-12-20). From The River To The (Red) Sea: The US Is Forming A New Naval Task Force. popularresistance.org Instead of pressuring Israel to stop its brutal assault on the Gaza Strip, the Biden administration is now mobilizing Arab and western fleets – and perhaps an Israeli one as well – to safeguard Tel Aviv's economic, political, and military interests. | Amid heightened naval operations carried out against Israel-bound vessels by Yemen's Ansarallah-aligned armed forces, this US mobilization is taking place under the guise of upholding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. | Officially, Washington claims it is doing its utmost to prevent Israel's war from expanding into a regional confrontation, and…

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). China urges U.S. to play due role for truce in Gaza. ecns.cn Beijing said on Tuesday that it hopes Washington will listen to the growing international calls to end hostilities between Palestine and Israel, and refrain from unilaterally obstructing the United Nations Security Council from passing relevant resolutions.

MEE staff (2023-12-20). War on Gaza: Israeli journalist says army should have killed 100,000 Palestinians. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israeli journalist says army should have killed 100,000 Palestinians | Zvi Yehezkeli, Channel 13's Arab affairs correspondent, said Israel should have pushed a more 'fatal' assault after 7 October | Wed, 12/20/2023 – 12: 11 | "> | Israeli journalist, Zvi Yehezkeli, Channel 13's Arab affairs correspondent, says the Israeli army should've killed 100,000 Palestinians early on in the w…

Shatha Hanaysha (2023-12-20). 'Little Gaza' in Jenin refugee camp: the resistance fights for survival. mondoweiss.net The Israeli army has launched a fierce assault on havens of armed resistance in the West Bank ever since October 7. Its recent campaign against Jenin refugee camp mirrors the Israeli strategy in Gaza — a war against the resistance and the people.

The Independent (2023-12-20). Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza, West Bank nears 20,000. independent.co.ug GAZA | Xinhua | The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 19,667, and 52,586 others were wounded since Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Palestinian deaths and injuries from Israeli raids in the West Bank climbed to 301 and 3,365, respectively, according to …

MEE staff (2023-12-20). Israel-Palestine: Ceasefire talks renewed as Gaza comes under heavy bombardment. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine: Ceasefire talks renewed as Gaza comes under heavy bombardment | Talks over a week-long ceasefire and release of dozens of captives reportedly under way as Hamas leader lands in Cairo | Wed, 12/20/2023 – 12: 34 | A woman and children carry blankets as they walk past houses destroyed in Israeli bombardments in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 20 December 2023 (Said Khatib/AFP) | Dip…

MEE staff (2023-12-20). War on Gaza: Israeli tank 'fired at building housing Israelis on 7 October'. middleeasteye.net

Stuart Littlewood (2023-12-20). Palestinians' Superior Right to Self-defence is Ignored, as Usual. dissidentvoice.org The UK's leaders are tying themselves in knots in their desperate attempt to defend the indefensible. In a debate on Israel and Palestine in Parliament last week, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Leo Docherty got up and said: There is no scenario in which Hamas can be allowed to control Gaza …

Scott Ritter (2023-12-20). Scott Ritter: Israel Will LOSE Its War on Gaza and the US is Powerless to Stop It. thealtworld.com Former UN Weapons Inspector and US Marine Corps Intelligence officer Scott Ritter reacts to Israel's military operation and how it has backfired in a huge way.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Israeli occupation army announces death of another soldier today, from the Givati Brigade, taking number of troops killed in Gaza ground battles to 134. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). 75 Days of Brutal Aggression Against Gaza: Rising Death Toll and Humanitarian Crisis. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli aggression against the people of Gaza has continued for 75 consecutive days, leaving devastation in its wake. As the death toll soared to 100 within hours, the total number of martyrs and missing persons since the start of the aggression on October 7 has reached a staggering 27,000. Day 75 | It's …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Al-Quds Brigades: We targeted two Israeli military vehicles with Tandom shells in Al-Mughraqa area, central Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Islamic Resistance Targets Israeli Occupation Sites on Lebanon Border. english.almanar.com.lb In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza against the Zionist aggression ongoing for 75 consecutive days, Hezbollah continued on Wednesday striking the Israeli occupation sites near Lebanon border. Hezbollah military media issued consecutive statements to explain the details and outcomes of the attacks. The first statement indicated that the fighters of the …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). Don't Let the Flailing Center Box Out the Left's Powerful Possibilities. inthesetimes.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). Israeli airstrikes kill dozens across Gaza. new.thecradle.co

Mike Ludwig (2023-12-20). Allegations of Israeli War Crimes Grow as US Again Delays Security Council Vote. truthout.org United States diplomats once again held up a vote on a watered-down United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday aimed at bringing more aid and relief to civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip as reports of starvation, mass killings, and other war crimes allegedly committed by the Israeli military continue to pile up. After a vote on the humanitarian resolution was postponed on Monday… |

Roger McKenzie (2023-12-20). U.S. continues to shield Israel from international condemnation and ceasefire demands. peoplesworld.org Israeli forces raided one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza's north on Tuesday and bombarded the south with air strikes that killed at least 28 Palestinians. The intensified attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) come as the United Nations Security Council delayed a vote on a new resolution demanding a ceasefire. The U.S. …

Sharon Zhang (2023-12-20). UN Agency Reports Over 360,000 Infectious Disease Cases in Gaza Shelters. truthout.org Health and humanitarian officials have reported recording over 360,000 cases of infectious diseases in shelters in Gaza as Israel continues its blockade of basic needs and overcrowding and sewage are overwhelming the region. The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the Palestinian ministry of health have reported the findings in recent days, noting that the true number is likely higher. |

Staff (2023-12-20). Despite Biden's claims, Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate, say peer-reviewed scientific studies. geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com Subscribe now The death toll of Israel's war on Gaza reported by the Palestinian health ministry is accurate, according to two peer-reviewed studies by scientific experts published in leading medical journal The Lancet. As of December 18, Israel had killed 19,453 Palestinians in Gaza, the ministry reported. Two-thirds of the deaths were children (7,729) and …

Branko Marcetic (2023-12-20). In Gaza, the next generation of radicalization begins. responsiblestatecraft.org

| "The lesson is not that you can win in urban warfare by protecting civilians. The lesson is that you can only win in urban warfare by protecting civilians," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently made headlines by "You see, in this kind of a fight, the center of gravity is the civilian population," he said. "And if you drive them into the arms of the enemy, you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat." | Austin's remarks, ma…

contact (2023-12-20). 12 Essential Facts for Understanding the Current Israel-Gaza Violence. israelpalestinenews.org Crucial information for understanding today's news on Israel-Palestine…

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

Shatha Hanaysha (2023-12-20). Israel's Attempt to Crush Armed Resistance in the West Bank Is Backfiring. truthout.org As soon as the sun begins to fade in Jenin refugee camp, Zuhour al-Sa'di clutches her three children along with their bags and schoolbooks, leaving the camp. Her situation mirrors that of many residents escaping the recurring nightly invasions carried out by the Israeli military on Jenin. Lately, no night passes peacefully in the city and its refugee camp. Incursions by Israeli special forces in… |

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Hezbollah fighters strike the Israeli occupation site of Al-Abbad, inflicting confirmed casualties: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Hezbollah fighters fire Burkan missiles at the Israeli occupation site of Al-Raheb, inflicting confirmed casualties: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Palestinian Red Crescent: Israeli occupation lays siege to one of our centers in Jabalia that shelters 127 people including patients, medics and refugees. english.almanar.com.lb

Leila Warah (2023-12-20). Palestinian activist Munther Amira tied up, beaten, and arrested by Israeli forces in Aida refugee camp. mondoweiss.net Israeli forces raided Aida refugee camp and detained activist Munther Amira after attacking his family. With Amira's fate inside Israel's military court system unknown, his family recounts his traumatic arrest and calls for international solidarity.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). US, allies mull striking Yemen; UAE, Saudis divided over support. presstv.ir The US and its allies are reportedly considering military strikes against Yemen in support of Israel.

Alaa Abu Shammala (2023-12-20). Nightmares all day long. electronicintifada.net Israel can kill us swiftly or slowly.

Khalil Abu Shammala (2023-12-20). Al Jazeera cameraman made me coffee just before Israel killed him. electronicintifada.net Remembering my friend, Samer Abu Daqqa.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). CNN anchor lies repeatedly about Israeli deaths of 7 October. electronicintifada.net

Philip Giraldi (2023-12-20). Phil Giraldi: Antisemitism and the Israeli Government. thealtworld.com

Angela (2023-12-20). Friday 12/29: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Friday 12/29: San Jose: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Yemen says will turn Red Sea into 'graveyard' after US announces maritime coalition. presstv.ir Yemen's defense minister has denounced the formation of a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect the passage of merchant vessels bound for the Israeli-occupied territories.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Jailed Without Charge: Nael Barghouti, 64-year-old Palestinian in jail for 42 years. presstv.ir Nael Saleh al-Barghouti, 64, a Palestinian from the occupied Ramallah has been languishing in different Israeli jails for more than 42 years now on trumped-up charges.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Elon Musk's tumultuous love affair with Israel. presstv.ir Upon purchasing Twitter, as it was known at the time, Elon Musk promised to restore free speech to the platform; however, the Zionist lobby is attempting to force Musk to reinstitute censorship of commentary on Palestine.

Editor (2023-12-20). Shipping firms cease deliveries to "Israel" or reroutes around Africa. mronline.org The Singaporean shipping company, ONE, declares that it would be ceasing all shipments to the Occupation's ports, according to reports by Israeli media.

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-20). Biden's approval wanes amidst economic challenges and Israeli policy scrutiny. nationofchange.org

UU Justice In the Middle East (2023-12-20). Sunday 12/31: Israelism film showing. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin Street | San Francisco, Ca.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

Israelis (2023-12-20). An Open Letter to Israelis from Israelis: We Deserve the Truth About October 7. globalresearch.ca

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Israeli media: Ramming attack reported at Beit Anoun junction outside of Al-Khalil (Hebron). english.almanar.com.lb

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). LIVE: Israel Going To War w/ Lebanon & US Going To War w/ Yemen. rumble.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). Allegations of Israeli War Crimes Grow as US Again Delays Security Council Vote. truthout.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). Israel's Decision To Push Industrial Settlement WHERE?! youtube.com

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-20). ONU denuncia que Israel utiliza el hambre como arma de guerra. telesurtv.net Una organización de derechos humanos con sede en Ginebra había denuciado el martes que el 71 por ciento de la población en la Franja de Gaza sufre hambre extrema.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-20). Reportan nuevo corte de Internet y comunicaciones en Gaza. telesurtv.net Autoridades palestinas comunicaron que las fuerzas israelíes destruyeron los generadores de la división de Khan Younis.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-12-20). Liga àÅrabe afirma que ofensiva israelí en Gaza es un genocidio. telesurtv.net El secretario general del organismo señaló que la única solución al conflicto palestino-israelí es "que los palestinos se gobiernen a sí mismos y tengan soberanía sobre su territorio".

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-12-20). ONU aplaza votación sobre cese al fuego en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El documento que exige el alto inmediato de la agresión de Israel sobre Palestina fue redactado por Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU)…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-20). Ejército de ocupación israelí profundiza su escalada en Gaza. telesurtv.net Violentos bombardeos israelíes se registraron en las inmediaciones del hospital kuwaití, en Rafah, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, dcdc (2023-12-20). Ejército israelí atacó con artillería posiciones del sur del Líbano. telesurtv.net La frontera israelí-libanesa vive su mayor pico de tensión desde el asedio sionista contra el sur de Líbano en 2006.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-12-20). Mueren al menos 50 palestinos por ataques del Ejército israelí en Al-Rimal, Gaza. telesurtv.net Los rescatistas hallaron unos 12 heridos entre los escombros de las torres, y se mantiene la búsqueda de 50 desaparecidos.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-20). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-20). Asedio israelí contra Gaza y Cisjordania deja 19.902 palestinos asesinados. telesurtv.net Desde el 7 de octubre pasado el ente sionista mató a 19.600 habitantes de la Franja de Gaza y quitó la vida a 302 civiles en Cisjordania ocupada.

teleSUR, MS (2023-12-20). Líder de Hamás viajará a Egipto para solicitar el alto al fuego. telesurtv.net El líder político buscará pactar el alto al fuego en la Franja de Gaza y lograr el intercambio e prisioneros con Israel.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-20). Asedio israelí contra Gaza y Cisjordania deja casi 20.000 asesinados. telesurtv.net Desde el 7 de octubre pasado el ente sionista mató a 19.667 habitantes de la Franja de Gaza y quitó la vida a 302 civiles en Cisjordania ocupada.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-20). Resistencia palestina exige a Israel fin de agresión a Gaza. telesurtv.net Representantes de Hamás y la Yihad Islámica viajan a Egipto con tres condiciones: el fin de la agresión sionista, la retirada de la ocupación israelí de Gaza y la reconstrucción.

Mauro Ramos, People's Dispatch. (2023-12-20). 95% Of Trade Between China And Russia No Longer Done In US Currency. popularresistance.org On a recent visit to China, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov stated that this year the use of the Russian ruble and Chinese yuan in trade between the two countries has already reached 95%. | At the same time, from January to October, 68% of all Russian trade was carried out in the two countries' currencies, according to Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov. | The yuan has also been used by Russia in commercial transactions with Mongolia, the Philippines, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Japan, Tajikistan, and Singapore.

The Independent (2023-12-21). Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sworn in as Kuwait's new Emir. independent.co.ug KUWAIT CITY | Xinhua | Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah officially assumed the role of emir of Kuwait on Wednesday, taking an oath before the Kuwaiti National Assembly. He succeeds the late Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away at the age of 86 on December 16. Sheikh Mishal is the 17th ruler …

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-20). Nuevo emir de Kuwait acepta dimisión de Gobierno. telesurtv.net El emir llamó que los miembros del gabinete continúen atendiendo las cuestiones más urgentes hasta el nuevo Gobierno.

reliefweb.int (2023-12-21). Myanmar: IDP sites in Kachin and northern Shan states (As of 30 November 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-21). Myanmar: IDP Sites in Kachin State (As of 30 November 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-21). Myanmar: IDP Sites in Shan State (As of 30 November 2023). reliefweb.int

United Nations Population Fund (2023-12-21). UNFPA: We reaffirm our commitment to stay and deliver for women and girls across Myanmar. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: United Nations Population Fund | Yangon, MYANMAR / Bangkok, THAILAND, 20 December 2023 — During conflicts, women and girls bear the brunt with increased risk of gender-based violence and loss of access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health supplies and services. In Myanmar, 9.2 million women and girls are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, and over the last three years more than 2 million people have been internally displaced, of which more than half are women and girls. | UNFPA, the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, is on the ground in Myanmar working…

reliefweb.int (2023-12-21). Focused COVID-19 Media Monitoring, Nepal (December 21, 2023) [EN/NE]. reliefweb.int

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). North Korea warns of 'nuclear attack' if US provokes with nukes. presstv.ir North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that his country would launch a nuclear attack if an enemy provokes it with nuclear weapons, apparently referring to the United States, according to state media.

WSWS (2023-12-20). North Korea conducts ICBM test launch amid increasing US-led provocations. wsws.org The greatest destabilizing force in the Indo-Pacific region is US imperialism, which is seeking to maintain its political and economic hegemony through any means, including nuclear war.

Christine Ahn (2023-12-20). How Can We Actually Improve Human Rights in North Korea? counterpunch.org Human rights in North Korea are currently in the spotlight. In addition to a recent conference on North Korean human rights held in Honolulu, there's also a new documentary, Beyond Utopia, about North Korean defectors that is receiving Oscar buzz. We can expect to hear more about North Korea human rights in 2024, the 10-year

Amy Goodman (2023-12-20). Palestinian American woman tries to save family in Gaza after her mom dies awaiting evacuation. nationofchange.org We speak with Narmin Abushaban in Detroit whose mother died from lack of medical care while waiting to leave Gaza; she is working now to rescue the rest of her family members.

Chris Walker (2023-12-20). Poll Shows Most Americans Disapprove of Texas Denying Kate Cox an Abortion. truthout.org A new poll shows that the vast majority of Americans, including Republican-leaning voters, disapprove of the state of Texas's decision to deny an abortion to a woman whose fetus was unviable and who could have lost the ability to become pregnant again if she didn't obtain the procedure. Kate Cox, who was denied an abortion by the Texas state Supreme Court, had to flee the state and obtain the… |

GABIK (2023-12-20). Disaster teams respond to Dundee flood victims. sanews.gov.za Disaster teams respond to Dundee flood victims | KwaZulu-Natal Disaster Management teams have swiftly responded to the disaster caused by devastating thunderstorms in and around Dundee, under Umzinyathi District, following inclement weather that wreaked havoc on Monday night.
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teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-20). Fuerzas paramilitares sudanesas avanzan hacia la capital. telesurtv.net Las RSF afirmaron haber tomado el control, entre otras cosas, de "la primera división de infantería del ejército en Wad Madani".

reliefweb.int (2023-12-21). WFP Pakistan Floods Situation Report, November 2023. reliefweb.int

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march for Gaza ceasefire in Lyon. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Lyon to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Australia's Melbourne to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands march in Melbourne to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand Gaza ceasefire.

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). 'Jews for Palestine' holds rally in Brooklyn, demanding Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir The 'Jews for Palestine' holds a rally in Brooklyn, calling for ceasefire in Gaza.

Barbara Madeloni, Labor Notes. (2023-12-21). Teachers Push For Ceasefire, With Education, Agitation, Resolutions. popularresistance.org When Becky Pringle, president of the 3-million-member National Education Association (NEA), the largest union in the country, tweeted, "We join our partner organizations along with Jewish and Muslim leaders across the globe in an urgent call for an end to the violence," it was one more step in the growing movement among union activists demanding a ceasefire in Palestine. | Teachers unions including the Chicago Teachers Union, the San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Professionals, and the Massachusetts Teachers Association were some of the first unions to sign on to a ceasefire resolution spearheaded by t…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). Katoomba rallies for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-12-20). Australian protests against Gaza genocide: "Everyone is waking up," that's why governments are cracking down. wsws.org "Why do you think they're trying to silence the universities? Trying to stop chants like 'Free Palestine' and 'From the River to the Sea?' Because they can see people turning against them."

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march for Gaza ceasefire in Lyon. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Lyon to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Australia's Melbourne to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands march in Melbourne to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand Gaza ceasefire.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 'Jews for Palestine' holds rally in Brooklyn, demanding Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir The 'Jews for Palestine' holds a rally in Brooklyn, calling for ceasefire in Gaza.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-20). 78 Palestine solidarity activists face charges for civil disobedience in San Francisco. peoplesdispatch.org 78 Palestine solidarity activists are facing charges following a mass civil disobedience action staged on November 16, in which protesters shut down San Francisco's Bay Bridge in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. | Over 150 demonstrators blocked the Bay Bridge on November 16, while US President Joe Biden was in San Francisco for the

Alex Salmon (2023-12-20). Usman Khawaja's support for Gaza is well played. greenleft.org.au Cricketer Usman Khawaja challenging the banning of wearing messages supporting Palestine is the latest example of athletes countering the idea that 'sports and politics don't mix'. Alex Salmon reports.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

Tara Alami (2023-12-20). Gas, Gaza, and Western imperialism. mondoweiss.net Control of Mediterranean gas fields is not the reason for the current attack on Gaza, but the theft of Palestine's natural resources has long been a goal of the Zionist settler-colonial project and its Western sponsors.

Angela (2023-12-20). Saturday 12/23: SF: No XMAS As Usual: Shut It Down For Palestine! indybay.org Powell and Market St. | San Francisco, CA…

Martha Grevatt (2023-12-20). Labor solidarity with Palestine grows. workers.org Labor solidarity with Palestine continues to grow — even in the U.S. where the leadership of organized labor has historically been pro-Zionist. Thousands of union activists and allies rallied in Oakland, California, on Dec. 16, to voice solidarity with Palestinian workers. Called by Bay Area Labor for Palestine, the demonstration . . . |

Angela (2023-12-20). Tuesday 12/19: Santa Clara: Pack the City Council Meeting for Palestine. indybay.org 1500 Warburton Ave | Santa Clara, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Wednesday 12/20: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org UCSF Library | 530 Parnassus Ave | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Saturday 12/23: Walnut Creek: Palestine Ceasefire Protest. indybay.org Civic Park | 1375 Civic Dr | Walnut Creek, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Tuesday 12/19: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…

https: (2023-12-20). Sunday 1/7: Discussion regarding building strength & longevity of movement in Support of Palestine. indybay.org The Long Haul 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705…

Angela (2023-12-20). Wednesday 12/20: SF: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org UCSF Library | 530 Parnassus Ave | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Wednesday 12/20: Webinar: Medical Apartheid in Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2023-12-20). Thursday 12/21: Intifada for Palestine Winter Solstice Rally and March. indybay.org Oscar Grant Plaza | 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Thursday 12/21: Oakland: Intifada for Palestine Winter Solstice Rally and March. indybay.org Oscar Grant Plaza | 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Katoomba rallies for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Jeff Shantz (2023-12-20). McCarthyism Canadian style: Repressing pro-Palestine voices. greenleft.org.au The crack down against Palestine solidarity activists and movements in Canada has intensified, as the shadow of a 'new McCarthyism' hangs over the country's universities, reports Jeff Shantz.

Jeff Shantz (2023-12-20). McCarthyism Canadian style: Repressing pro-Palestine voices. greenleft.org.au The crackdown against Palestine solidarity activists and movements in Canada has intensified, as the shadow of a 'new McCarthyism' hangs over the country's universities, reports Jeff Shantz.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). San Francisco to prosecute Pro-Palestine demonstrators. new.thecradle.co

Government of the Philippines (2023-12-21). Philippines: DSWD, UN agency strengthen food security system through Digital Mapping System. reliefweb.int Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | In line with the anti-hunger initiatives of the government, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations — Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) launched on Wednesday (December 20) the Digital Mapping System (DMS), an innovation designed to strengthen food security systems in the country. | The DMS is an initiative under the DSWD Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Convergence Program that aims to strengthen the capacities of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and small-holder farme…

reliefweb.int (2023-12-21). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #17 on the Mw 7.4 Earthquake Incident in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur as of 20 December 2023, 6PM. reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-21). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #4 on the Effects of Shear Line and Tropical Storm "Kabayan" as of 20 December 2023, 6PM. reliefweb.int

Yvan Ysmael Yonaha (2023-12-20). From Associational to Institutional Power: the Case of Platform Workers in the Philippines. socialistproject.ca

Sean Mathews (2023-12-20). War on Gaza: Why the oil market isn't freaking out about Houthi Red Sea attacks. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Why the oil market isn't freaking out about Houthi Red Sea attacks | The Houthis have refrained from targeting vessels carrying Saudi, Russian and Qatari energy, potentially keeping oil markets subdued | Wed, 12/20/2023 – 20: 05 | Forces loyal to Yemen's Houthi rebels hold Palestinian flags as they march in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians on 15 October 2023, in Sanaa (Mo…

WSWS (2023-12-21). Sri Lankan SEP General Secretary Deepal Jayasekera discusses international socialist program in TV interview. wsws.org Jayasekera explained that the working class need to take matters into their own hands to fight for a socialist and internationalist solution to their burning social and democratic issues.

WSWS (2023-12-20). Australian workers and youth condemn violent attack on Sri Lankan SEP members. wsws.org Workers, students, youth, academics and the sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) have denounced the violent attack on two SEP members by pro-government thugs and demanded the culprits be punished.

Brian Berletic (2023-12-20). US Races to Provoke Conflict Over Taiwan Before China's Irreversible Military and Economic Rise. thealtworld.com — The US is provoking China over the island province of Taiwan by placing troops on the island, arming the administration in Taipei, and increasingly encouraging separatism; | — The US officially recognizes China's sovereignty over Taiwan through its "One China" policy, yet unofficially undermines its at every juncture; | — Upcoming elections in Taiwan are subject to US political interference, which is extensive and undermines claims of Taiwan's "political independence;" | — Taiwan's economy depends heavily on the rest of China for continued prosperity and future opportunities the US is incapa…

UFCLP (2023-12-20). Saturday 12/23: Solidarity Action At Levis World Headquarters For Turkey Levis Workers In Istanbul. indybay.org Levis World Headquarters | 1155 Battery St. | San Francisco…

presstv.ir (2023-12-21). Houthi: US warships will be targeted in Red Sea if Yemen attacked. presstv.ir The leader of Ansarullah says Yemeni Armed Forces will not hesitate to target US warships in the Red Sea if the vessels launch military strikes against the Yemeni soil.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Sayyed Houthi Confirms Continuing Gaza Support, Warns US against Aggression on Yemen. english.almanar.com.lb Head of Yemen's Ansarullah Movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddin Al-Houthi, affirmed on Wednesday that the Yemeni Armed Forces will continue acting in support of the Palestinian people and resistance in face of the Zionist aggression on Gaza. Sayyed Al-Houthi, on the other hand, warned the US administration of any escalation against Yemen, stressing that, in such …

Global Research News (2023-12-20). Selected Articles: Disruption of Maritime Trade: Yemen Resistance Prompts Companies to Suspend Shipping Through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. globalresearch.ca By

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-20). Rebeldes hutíes en Yemen advierten que seguirán ataques en mar Rojo. telesurtv.net El mar Rojo es una de las rutas marítimas más utilizadas en el mundo para el transporte de petróleo y combustible.

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2023-12-20: News Headlines

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-20). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 74: Hamas Tells Israel It 'Arrived Too Late'. popularresistance.org The atrocities Israel committed in the Gaza Strip may need a UN special tribunal, said Martin Griffiths, the UN's under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs. | Griffiths told The Financial Times in an interview that he has dealt with conflicts and natural disasters in Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, and Sudan, and yet the situation in Gaza, where 136 UN workers have been killed in Israeli bombardment, is by far the worst. | "None of the normal, sound foundations you see across the world for humanitarian operations in places like Syria and Afghanistan exist for us in Gaza.

Ann Brown (2023-12-20). Trump: Illegal Immigrants Are Poisoning The Blood Of America, They're Coming From Prisons And Mental Institutions. moguldom.com Former President Donald Trump characterized immigrants, singling out those from Africa and Asia, as "poisoning the blood of our country" at recent campaign events. The comments have sparked criticism and comparisons to Adolf Hitler-like rhetoric. During a rally in Durham, New Hampshire, Trump said: "They're poisoning the blood of our country. They're coming into our …

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2023-12-20). Saturday 2/3: Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration 2024. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…

Brian Berletic (2023-12-19). Thailand to Speed Up Construction of Joint-Chinese High-Speed Railway. thealtworld.com Thailand's recently renewed commitment toward finishing the already under-construction Thai-Chinese high-speed railway may help move the Southeast Asian nation forward, out of the shadow of years of Western-induced political instability, and into the light of peace and prosperity as it and the rest of the region rise with China. | The recent announcement has triggered condemnation from Western commentators who support Washington, London, and Brussel's agenda of maintaining dominance over Asia and shaping Southeast Asia into a united front against a rising China. | As Thailand takes the final steps toward finishin…

EcoWaste Coalition (2023-12-19). Single-Use Food Packaging from 17 Countries Contains PFAS "Forever Chemicals" pressenza.com 19 December 2023, Gothenburg City, Sweden/Quezon City Philippines. A study released today by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and 18 IPEN member groups found toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, including globally banned substances, in single-use, paper, cardboard, and plant-based molded fiber food containers and tableware purchased from 17 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. | PFAS chemicals have been linked to cancer, infertility, and endocrine disruption. Prior studies have shown that PFAS in food packaging can…

Joel Wendland-Liu (2023-12-19). New book: U.S. 'national security' born from Anti-Asian racism and white supremacist ideology. peoplesworld.org The convergence of state repression of people of color activism against white supremacy with radical internationalist, anti-colonial struggles constituted and justified the exponential expansion of the modern U.S. national security apparatus, argues a new book by historian Moon-Ho Jung. Menace to Empire offers this thesis, arguing that "the U.S. state melded the yellow peril and …

Kwai Lou (2023-12-19). Jimmy Lai's Trial Marks the Death of Freedom in Hong Kong. dailysceptic.org Jimmy Lai, the 76-year-old British and Hong Kong citizen and founder of the Daily Apple, is on trial for "colluding with foreign forces", in a show of power from Beijing that marks the death of freedom in the territory.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). Xi hears report from HKSAR executive chief. ecns.cn On the afternoon of Dec. 18, President Xi Jinping met with John Lee Ka-chiu, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), who is on a duty visit to Beijing. Xi heard a report from Lee on the current situation in Hong Kong and the work of the HKSAR government.

Staff (2023-12-20). Israel to begin hiring Indians to replace Palestinian workers from Dec 27. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : A team of "selectors" from Israel visited India last week and another senior delegation will leave for India next week to start the process of recruiting thousands of workers to be brought to the country to fill in the acute shortage faced by its construction industry, a senior executive at the Israel …

Vijay Prashad (2023-12-20). The suffocation of democracy in India. peoplesdispatch.org On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India's Parliament were

Editor (2023-12-20). Moves of UK and U.S. over Chagos expose true nature of 'values-based alliance'. mronline.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the "vital" U.S.-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-12-20). Diez fallecidos y miles de desplazados en India por lluvias. telesurtv.net El ministro jefe de Tamil Nadu, Shiv Das Meena, informó que además de los diez fallecidos, cerca de 12.600 personas tuvieron que huir a sitios seguros.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-12-20). Comercio entre Rusia e India supera 54 millones de dólares en 10 meses. telesurtv.net El embajador ruso, Denís Alípov, puntualizó que en 2023 aumentó el número de misiones empresariales y eventos de industrias entre ambos países.

Editor (2023-12-19). The Surveillance Showdown That Fizzled. scheerpost.com By India McKinney / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Like the weather rapidly getting colder outside, the fight over renewing, reforming, or sunsetting the mass surveillance power of Section 702 has been put on ice until spring. In the last week of legislative business before the winter break, Congress was scheduled to consider two very different proposals: H.R. 6570, …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-19). Moves of UK and US Over Chagos Expose True Nature of 'Values-Based Alliance'. orinocotribune.com By Global Times — Dec 9, 2023 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the "vital" US-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia. Cameron did not give a specific response when asked if the UK was dropping plans to return the Chagos Islands, of which Diego Garcia is the largest member, to Mauritius, while Blinken said that Washington "recognizes UK sovereignty over British Indian Ocean Territory." | The word "recognize" here is full of darkness, injustice and irony. This immediately…

noemail (2023-12-19). Postdoc hangs herself in IIT-Kanpur hostel room. devdiscourse.com A 34-year-old research staff of Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur hanged herself on Tuesday from the ceiling fan of her second-floor hostel room, police said.

noemail (2023-12-19). Three drones, nearly 1 kg heroin seized in Punjab village near Pakistan border. devdiscourse.com Three drones and nearly a kilogramme of heroin were seized from a village near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar, a BSF spokesperson said on Tuesday.

noemail (2023-12-19). Cricket-De Zorzi ton guides South Africa to eight-wicket win over India. devdiscourse.com (adds quotes) Dec 19 (Reuters) -…

Larry Johnson (2023-12-20). The U.S. Navy is Unprepared for a Prolonged war With Yemen. sonar21.com Aegis Missile Defense System | It looks like the United States, along with 9 allies — Great Britain, Italy, Bahrain, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain — are on the verge of entangling itself in a new Middle East quagmire as an international armada assembles in the international waters around Yemen. The mission? Stop Yemen from threatening cargo and oil tankers headed to Israel. | Tiny Yemen has surprised the West with its tenacity and ferocity in attacking ships trying to ferry containers and fuel to Israel. Yes, this is a violation of international law and the West is f…

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Market Functionality Assessment on Bhasan Char, Bangladesh: Fostering Growth in the Embryonic Market for Rohingya Refugee Resilience (September 2023). reliefweb.int

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2023-12-19). UNHCR Bangladesh Operational Update, November 2023. reliefweb.int

Mel Gurtov (2023-12-19). Myanmar's Junta Is in Trouble. counterpunch.org A Badly Weakened Dictatorship Myanmar's (Burma) military dictatorship, which seized power in 2021, suddenly is vulnerable to attack from the hodgepodge resistance forces loosely aligned under a National Unity Government. These forces are of two kinds: ethnic minority armies, sometimes referred to as the Three Brotherhood Alliance, that have a long history of opposition to

Ragip Soylu (2023-12-19). Northern Cyprus to restrict property sales after rumours of mass Jewish purchases. middleeasteye.net Northern Cyprus to restrict property sales after rumours of mass Jewish purchases | Media campaign has alleged that thousands of Israelis and Jewish Europeans had purchased land in the region, though Turkey's foreign minister denies this is the case | Tue, 12/19/2023 – 08: 12 | The Kyrenia mountain range, north of the divided Cypriot capital, with the flags of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of No…

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Aceh Jaya (Aceh) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding and Landslide in Lima Puluh Kota (West Sumatra) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding and Landslide in Pasaman (West Sumatra) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Bengkalis (Riau) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Indragiri Hulu (Riau) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Kuantan Singingi (Riau) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Padang Lawas Regency (North Sumatra) (16 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Rokan Hulu (Riau) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Samarinda City (East Kalimantan) (17 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Haniyeh Meets Amir Abdollahian: Resistance Maintains High Morale after 75 Days of Fighting. english.almanar.com.lb Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in the Qatari capital of Doha to discuss developments of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza. The resistance is still steadfast and strong in the battlefield as it inflicted heavy losses upon the Zionist entity even after 75 days of Zionist aggression and …

Monica Moorehead (2023-12-20). U.S.-led armada threatens Yemen, IranResistance forces defy imperialist fleet. workers.org In response to the Yemen Armed Forces (YAF) shutting down major shipping lanes for ships using the Suez Canal to supply the Israeli apartheid regime, the Joe Biden administration announced a joint operation in the Red Sea with Washington's imperialist allies and client states named "Prosperity Guardian." Yemen Armed Forces . . . |

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-12-20). Cancilleres de Irán y Siria conversan sobre situación en Palestina. telesurtv.net Resaltaron el rechazo a los ataques contra el personal médico, escuelas y civiles lo que es una violación a las normas del derecho humanitario.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Raeisi: Entire world enraged by Israel, US atrocities in Gaza. presstv.ir Iran's president says the entire world has been enraged by the Israeli regime and the United States' atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Haniyeh says resistance stands 'strong, resolute' as Israel says ready for ceasefire. presstv.ir The head of Hamas' political bureau says the Palestinian resistance has stood "firm on the battlefield" despite two and a half months of Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 'Gaza war not only rights violation, but obliteration of mankind; US rights claims bogus'. presstv.ir What is happening in Gaza is an "annihilation of human existence" enabled by Washington, says Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Iran condemns Swedish verdict against Nouri as 'fundamentally unacceptable'. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Ministry vehemently condemns as "fundamentally unacceptable" a Swedish court's verdict against Hamid Nouri.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 'Israel complicity in passing anti-Iran resolution, political scandal for West'. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns Israel's complicity in drafting and approving the human rights resolution against the Islamic Republic, saying the move is nothing but a big political and moral scandal for Western countries.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Sweden's verdict on Nouri 'unfair', only acquittal acceptable: Iran. presstv.ir Iran's Judiciary says a Swedish court's verdict against Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian Judiciary official who has been illegally imprisoned in Sweden, is unfair and that no ruling but the exoneration of the 62-year-old will be acceptable.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Swedish court upholds life sentence given to ex-Iranian official. presstv.ir A Swedish appeals court upholds a controversial life sentence given to a former Iranian official.

Editor (2023-12-20). Dec 20, 2023. sitrepworld.info Arise Donbass! (–í—Å—Ç–∞–≤–∞–π –î–æ–Ω–±–∞—Å—Å!) Donetsk 'Tis the Season for War, by Bill Astore No Plan B: The Western Elites Didn't Plan for China, Russia and Iran Remaining Independent, by Roger Boyd Yuri Bezmenov: Interview with NS Lyons, author of The Upheaval, about "The China Convergence" The Terror Watchlist Prepared the Way to Tyranny, by Paul Craig Roberts Is neoliberalism really dead? Or does it live on like a zombie? V…

latintimes (2023-12-19). Yemen Rebels Vow To Keep Up Red Sea Attacks Despite New Task Force. latintimes.com Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Tuesday they would not halt attacks on Red Sea shipping in solidarity with Gaza despite the announcement by the United States of a new maritime protection force.

WSWS (2023-12-19). US announces naval operation targeting Yemen and Iran. wsws.org On Monday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the formation of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a naval operation targeting the Houthi rebels in Yemen and threatening Iran.

The Independent (2023-12-19). The Remnant Generation helps 500 teenage mothers gain new skills courtesy of Airtel. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milly Nakiranda (real name withheld), a senior two student, had to withdraw from studies when she conceived after being defiled by her teacher. This meant that her academic dream of gaining a professional skill was doomed since she had to halt her studies. Her story is like that of many …

Steven Ganot (2023-12-19). Investigation Underway Into Iranian Fuel Station Disruption, Possible Cyberattack. themedialine.org

Staff (2023-12-19). Bretaña y Francia reiteraron que aspiran a que la operación especial rusa en Ucrania acabe en un fracaso. cubadebate.cu El secretario británico del Exterior David Cameron y su contraparte francesa Catherine Colonna insistieron en que Rusia no puede derivar beneficios de su agresión en momentos que flaquea la ayuda militar del principal financiador de Ucrania durante la guerra, Estados Unidos. Ni Cameron ni Colonna anunciaron nueva ayuda para Ucrania.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Iran urges intl. probe into Israel's burying of Palestinians alive in Gaza hospital. presstv.ir Iran urges an international investigation into Israeli forces' burying of wounded and displaced Palestinians alive in the yard of a hospital in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Iran calls on Pakistan to ensure border security after terrorist attack. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister calls for enhanced cooperation with Pakistan to stop terrorist attacks and ensure security along common borders.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). US responsible for all crimes of Israeli regime in Gaza: Iran. presstv.ir Iran says the United States is responsible for all crimes that the Israeli regime is committing against Palestinians in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Yemen acting independently regarding anti-Israel operations: Iran. presstv.ir Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani says Yemen is an independent country and its operations against Israel come in response to Israel's genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). US needs to lift sanctions on Iran's oil for JCPOA to resume: UN chief. presstv.ir UN Secretary-General António Guterres urges the United States to lift or waive its sanctions against Iran's oil sector to resume the US-abandoned Iran nuclear deal.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). The need to free Iran's economy from bondage of dollar. presstv.ir Iran's parliament has already come up with a plan to reduce the dependence of the economy on the dollar and pivot to national currencies in foreign trade.

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-12-20). 'Sacrificial Lamb': US Troops in Syria and Iraq. Colonial-Style Occupation Ready to Sacrifice Their Lives for Israel in a Future Middle East Conflict. globalresearch.ca

Christopher Justin Einolf (2023-12-20). An Unfinished Struggle: the 50-Year Campaign to Abolish Torture. counterpunch.org At the Amna Suraka museum in Iraq, exhibits show the torture that was carried out in the cells. Hélène Veilleux/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Christopher Justin Einolf, Northern Illinois University The world's first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Historic vote: Iraqis go to polls in first provincial elections in a decade. presstv.ir Iraqis go to the polls on Monday to vote in provincial elections for the first time in ten years to choose members of the Provincial Councils.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-12-20). Israel forces closure of Gaza hospitals, kills dozens at al-Shifa. electronicintifada.net Famine and disease may soon outpace the death toll of 19,700 from bombing.

Alaa Abu Shammala (2023-12-20). Nightmares all day long. electronicintifada.net Israel can kill us swiftly or slowly.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-12-20). The Atrocities In Gaza Are The Perfect Embodiment Of 'Western Values'. caitlinjohnstone.com.au When Israeli president Isaac Herzog

WSWS (2023-12-20). Polls show mass opposition to Biden's support for Israel's genocide in Gaza among US workers and youth. wsws.org The mass opposition to Israel's actions is of immense objective significance. The decisive task is to imbue this movement with an understanding of the political, theoretical and historical issues underlying the genocide.

Editor (2023-12-20). U.S.-Israelis collude in genocide. workers.org The Joe Biden administration has been making a desperate effort to deny the U.S. government's responsibility for the Israeli genocide against the people of Gaza. So far, this effort has failed, and with obvious reason: Washington arms Tel Aviv. Philadelphia, December 2023. (Photo: Joe Piette) We should appreciate that the . . . |

Editor (2023-12-20). Israel should 'level Gaza and make it look like Auschwitz', says official. mronline.org David Azoulay, head of northern Israeli town, calls for besieged enclave to become a museum that 'should resemble' the extermination camp in Poland.

WSWS (2023-12-20). Brutal police operation against anti-genocide protest at Berlin's Free University. wsws.org The ruling class in Germany is taking increasingly brutal action against the enormous opposition to Israel's genocide against the Palestinians.

WSWS (2023-12-20). The genocide in Gaza is politically radicalizing an entire generation of workers and youth. wsws.org The mass opposition to Israel's actions is of immense objective significance. The decisive task is to imbue this movement with an understanding of the political, theoretical and historical issues underlying the genocide.

The Independent (2023-12-20). Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza, West Bank nears 20,000. independent.co.ug GAZA | Xinhua | The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 19,667, and 52,586 others were wounded since Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Palestinian deaths and injuries from Israeli raids in the West Bank climbed to 301 and 3,365, respectively, according to …

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-20). Despite Biden's Claims, Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Is Accurate. popularresistance.org The death toll of Israel's war on Gaza reported by the Palestinian health ministry is accurate, according to two peer-reviewed studies by scientific experts published in top medical journal The Lancet. | As of December 18, Israel had killed 19,453 Palestinians in Gaza, the ministry reported. Two-thirds of the deaths were children (7,729) and women (5,153). | United Nations bodies, human rights organizations, and major media outlets have often used these statistics, because they have a history of being accurate. | "International organizations including the United Nations usually rely on these same figures as they…

Staff (2023-12-20). Despite Biden's claims, Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate, say peer-reviewed scientific studies. geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com Subscribe now The death toll of Israel's war on Gaza reported by the Palestinian health ministry is accurate, according to two peer-reviewed studies by scientific experts published in leading medical journal The Lancet. As of December 18, Israel had killed 19,453 Palestinians in Gaza, the ministry reported. Two-thirds of the deaths were children (7,729) and …

Karsten Riise (2023-12-20). Gaza Genocide: Hezbollah Confronting and "Inflicting Serious Damage" on Israel. "Expect Escalation…" globalresearch.ca

kwjorinoco (2023-12-20). President Maduro: There Must Be Justice for Palestinian People. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stressed that the Palestinian people deserve justice. He labeled as "monstrous" the massacre suffered by Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli occupation in Gaza and denounced it as "an uncontrolled genocide." | "Humanity has to always remember who the criminals were, what crimes they committed, and sooner rather than later there must be justice," he stated on Monday, December 18, during the 30th episode of his TV program Con Maduro+. | President Maduro added that more than 7,000 children have been victims of the Israeli bombardment throughout the Gaza Strip. "This i…

Alan MacLeod, MintPress News. (2023-12-20). Blood Money: The Top Ten Politicians Taking The Most Israel Lobby Cash. popularresistance.org As the Israeli attack on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria intensifies, the U.S. public watch on aghast. A new poll finds that Americans support a permanent ceasefire by a more than 2: 1 ratio (including the vast majority of Democrats and a plurality of Republicans). | And yet, despite this, only 4% of elected members of the House support even a temporary ceasefire, and the United States continues to veto U.N. resolutions working towards ending the violence. Walter Hixson, a historian concentrating on U.S. foreign relations, told MintPress News: | Unfettered support for Israel and the lobby consistently puts the United Stat…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-12-20). US Press Freedom Tracker: Reporters Criminalized For 'Routine Journalism' In 2023. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on press freedom, whistleblowers, and government secrecy.  In 2023, the United States government armed the Israeli military in an assault and siege on Gaza that has killed over 75 journalists. It has repeatedly been confirmed that military forces targeted journalists—and their families—to eliminate them and their coverage of the war. | Despite increased calls from the Australian government and other world leaders to drop the charges against WikiLeaks…

Khalil Harb, The Cradle. (2023-12-20). From The River To The (Red) Sea: The US Is Forming A New Naval Task Force. popularresistance.org Instead of pressuring Israel to stop its brutal assault on the Gaza Strip, the Biden administration is now mobilizing Arab and western fleets – and perhaps an Israeli one as well – to safeguard Tel Aviv's economic, political, and military interests. | Amid heightened naval operations carried out against Israel-bound vessels by Yemen's Ansarallah-aligned armed forces, this US mobilization is taking place under the guise of upholding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. | Officially, Washington claims it is doing its utmost to prevent Israel's war from expanding into a regional confrontation, and…

Staff (2023-12-20). Headlines for December 20, 2023. democracynow.org Openings for New Truce as Deadly Israeli Attacks Continue to Target Civilians in Jabaliya, Rafah, U.N. Security Council Again Delays Gaza Resolution Vote as U.S. Stalls over Language, Lloyd Austin Announces Coalition to Combat Houthi Red Sea Attacks, Police Arrest High-Profile Activists as Multifaith Groups from Across the U.S. Protest at Capitol, Colorado Supreme Court Bars Trump from Appearing on Presidential Primary Ballot, Senate Confirms Final Pentagon Nominees as Tuberville Blockade Ends, U.N. Says Russian Forces Have Committed War Crimes in Ukraine, Incl. 142 Civilian Executions, Sudan's Paramilitary…


ecns.cn (2023-12-20). China urges U.S. to play due role for truce in Gaza. ecns.cn Beijing said on Tuesday that it hopes Washington will listen to the growing international calls to end hostilities between Palestine and Israel, and refrain from unilaterally obstructing the United Nations Security Council from passing relevant resolutions.

Editor (2023-12-20). World faces days of "moral decay" as Israel bulldozes hospital grounds, detains more doctors. mronline.org Israel carries out unprecedented attacks against health workers and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, bulldozing hospital grounds and detaining doctors.

MEE staff (2023-12-20). War on Gaza: Israeli journalist says army should have killed 100,000 Palestinians. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israeli journalist says army should have killed 100,000 Palestinians | Zvi Yehezkeli, Channel 13's Arab affairs correspondent, said Israel should have pushed a more 'fatal' assault after 7 October | Wed, 12/20/2023 – 12: 11 | "> | Israeli journalist, Zvi Yehezkeli, Channel 13's Arab affairs correspondent, says the Israeli army should've killed 100,000 Palestinians early on in the w…

Shatha Hanaysha (2023-12-20). 'Little Gaza' in Jenin refugee camp: the resistance fights for survival. mondoweiss.net The Israeli army has launched a fierce assault on havens of armed resistance in the West Bank ever since October 7. Its recent campaign against Jenin refugee camp mirrors the Israeli strategy in Gaza — a war against the resistance and the people.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Israeli occupation army announces death of another soldier today, from the Givati Brigade, taking number of troops killed in Gaza ground battles to 134. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). 75 Days of Brutal Aggression Against Gaza: Rising Death Toll and Humanitarian Crisis. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli aggression against the people of Gaza has continued for 75 consecutive days, leaving devastation in its wake. As the death toll soared to 100 within hours, the total number of martyrs and missing persons since the start of the aggression on October 7 has reached a staggering 27,000. Day 75 | It's …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Al-Quds Brigades: We targeted two Israeli military vehicles with Tandom shells in Al-Mughraqa area, central Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Islamic Resistance Targets Israeli Occupation Sites on Lebanon Border. english.almanar.com.lb In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza against the Zionist aggression ongoing for 75 consecutive days, Hezbollah continued on Wednesday striking the Israeli occupation sites near Lebanon border. Hezbollah military media issued consecutive statements to explain the details and outcomes of the attacks. The first statement indicated that the fighters of the …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). Israeli airstrikes kill dozens across Gaza. new.thecradle.co

Staff (2023-12-20). Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death. democracynow.org As international outrage grows over Israeli attacks on churches in Gaza, we speak with Philip Farah, co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace. Israeli snipers shot dead an elderly woman and her adult daughter at the Holy Family Parish, a Catholic church, on Sunday. Pope Francis denounced the killings as "terrorism." Farah's elderly relative Elham Farah, a beloved music teacher and member of one of the oldest Christian families in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli sniper in November while sheltering outside the church. Israeli soldiers have also attacked Palestinian Christians else…

Staff (2023-12-20). "This Is a Colonial War": Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine. democracynow.org Historian Rashid Khalidi discusses the pending United Nations Security Council vote on suspending fighting in Gaza to allow the entry of humanitarian aid, and the future of Palestine. The Biden administration reportedly delayed the U.N. vote and pushed other countries to water down the language. This comes as Israel and Hamas leaders have signaled they are open to another truce and hostage exchange. Israel's relentless assault on Gaza has now killed nearly 20,000 Palestinians and displaced over 90% of the Gaza Strip's 2.3 million people. "The situation in Gaza is unspeakable," says Khalidi…

Staff (2023-12-20). If Jesus Was Born Today, Would He Be Under Rubble? scheerpost.com Destroyed buildings in Gaza via Wikimedia Commons By Michel Moushabeck / Truthout As our hopes for an extended ceasefire are dashed and Israel's war on Gaza is now in its third month, the dire conditions that Palestinians are living under — hunger, lack of drinking water, infectious diseases, displacement, and fear of dying from the nonstop …

Staff (2023-12-20). Peace and Justice Project adds another concert to its Music for a Ceasefire campaign. thecanary.co The Jeremy Corbyn-founded Peace and Justice Project has announced another concert as part of its "Music for a Ceasefire" action — calling for an end to Israel's bombardment of Palestine. Peace and Justice Project: using music to make change As of 9am on Wednesday 20 December, Israel had killed 19,667 people in Gaza — the …

Stuart Littlewood (2023-12-20). Palestinians' Superior Right to Self-defence is Ignored, as Usual. dissidentvoice.org The UK's leaders are tying themselves in knots in their desperate attempt to defend the indefensible. In a debate on Israel and Palestine in Parliament last week, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Leo Docherty got up and said: There is no scenario in which Hamas can be allowed to control Gaza …

contact (2023-12-20). 12 Essential Facts for Understanding the Current Israel-Gaza Violence. israelpalestinenews.org Crucial information for understanding today's news on Israel-Palestine…

WSWS (2023-12-20). Montgomery County, Maryland public schools remove teachers expressing pro-Palestinian sentiments. wsws.org The Maryland county outside Washington D.C. has placed multiple teachers on administrative leave over their social media posts criticizing the Israeli government and expressing sympathy for Gaza.

WSWS (2023-12-20). Israel's slaughter of president of the Islamic University of Gaza triggers international protest. wsws.org Professor Sofyan Taya was a UNESCO Chair for Physical and Astrophysical Sciences. According to a 2021 report by Stanford University, he was among the top 2 percent of researchers in optics globally.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2023-12-20). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 75: Security Council postpones ceasefire vote as Hamas leader arrives in Cairo for talks. mondoweiss.net Israel cut off internet communication disrupting work of aid groups and hospitals as UNICEF says thousands of children in Gaza remain at risk due to lack of food and water.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). CNN anchor lies repeatedly about Israeli deaths of 7 October. electronicintifada.net

Shatha Hanaysha (2023-12-20). Israel's Attempt to Crush Armed Resistance in the West Bank Is Backfiring. truthout.org As soon as the sun begins to fade in Jenin refugee camp, Zuhour al-Sa'di clutches her three children along with their bags and schoolbooks, leaving the camp. Her situation mirrors that of many residents escaping the recurring nightly invasions carried out by the Israeli military on Jenin. Lately, no night passes peacefully in the city and its refugee camp. Incursions by Israeli special forces in… |

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Hezbollah fighters strike the Israeli occupation site of Al-Abbad, inflicting confirmed casualties: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Hezbollah fighters fire Burkan missiles at the Israeli occupation site of Al-Raheb, inflicting confirmed casualties: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Palestinian Red Crescent: Israeli occupation lays siege to one of our centers in Jabalia that shelters 127 people including patients, medics and refugees. english.almanar.com.lb

Leila Warah (2023-12-20). Palestinian activist Munther Amira tied up, beaten, and arrested by Israeli forces in Aida refugee camp. mondoweiss.net Israeli forces raided Aida refugee camp and detained activist Munther Amira after attacking his family. With Amira's fate inside Israel's military court system unknown, his family recounts his traumatic arrest and calls for international solidarity.

Israelis (2023-12-20). An Open Letter to Israelis from Israelis: We Deserve the Truth About October 7. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-12-20). Shipping firms cease deliveries to "Israel" or reroutes around Africa. mronline.org The Singaporean shipping company, ONE, declares that it would be ceasing all shipments to the Occupation's ports, according to reports by Israeli media.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Israeli media: Ramming attack reported at Beit Anoun junction outside of Al-Khalil (Hebron). english.almanar.com.lb

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). LIVE: Israel Going To War w/ Lebanon & US Going To War w/ Yemen. rumble.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-20). Israel's Decision To Push Industrial Settlement WHERE?! youtube.com

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-20). ONU denuncia que Israel utiliza el hambre como arma de guerra. telesurtv.net Una organización de derechos humanos con sede en Ginebra había denuciado el martes que el 71 por ciento de la población en la Franja de Gaza sufre hambre extrema.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-20). Reportan nuevo corte de Internet y comunicaciones en Gaza. telesurtv.net Autoridades palestinas comunicaron que las fuerzas israelíes destruyeron los generadores de la división de Khan Younis.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-12-20). ONU aplaza votación sobre cese al fuego en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El documento que exige el alto inmediato de la agresión de Israel sobre Palestina fue redactado por Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU)…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-20). Ejército de ocupación israelí profundiza su escalada en Gaza. telesurtv.net Violentos bombardeos israelíes se registraron en las inmediaciones del hospital kuwaití, en Rafah, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-12-20). Mueren al menos 50 palestinos por ataques del Ejército israelí en Al-Rimal, Gaza. telesurtv.net Los rescatistas hallaron unos 12 heridos entre los escombros de las torres, y se mantiene la búsqueda de 50 desaparecidos.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-20). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-20). Asedio israelí contra Gaza y Cisjordania deja 19.902 palestinos asesinados. telesurtv.net Desde el 7 de octubre pasado el ente sionista mató a 19.600 habitantes de la Franja de Gaza y quitó la vida a 302 civiles en Cisjordania ocupada.

teleSUR, MS (2023-12-20). Líder de Hamás viajará a Egipto para solicitar el alto al fuego. telesurtv.net El líder político buscará pactar el alto al fuego en la Franja de Gaza y lograr el intercambio e prisioneros con Israel.

W. T. Whitney (2023-12-20). US Military May be Endorsing Harsh Israeli Plan for Gaza Occupation. counterpunch.org The U.S. government provides support for Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza in retaliation for Hamas's costly and cruel attack on October 7. Thousands of Gazan civilians, mostly children and women, have died from bombs and gunfire and many more will be dying soon from lack of medical care, food, water, and spread

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

Cynthia Papermaster (2023-12-20). Friday 12/22: Tell Israel: Stop the Genocide. End the Siege of Gaza Now! indybay.org Israeli Consulate, 456 Montgomery St. (@Sacramento), San Francisco…

Cynthia Papermaster (2023-12-20). Friday 12/22: SF: Tell Israel, Stop the Genocide. End the Siege of Gaza Now! indybay.org Israeli Consulate, 456 Montgomery St. (@Sacramento), San Francisco…

Angela (2023-12-20). Friday 12/29: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Friday 12/29: San Jose: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Resistance strikes down US plot to secure Israel's control over region: Islamic Jihad. presstv.ir A senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad says the movement has struck down Washington's plans to secure the occupying regime's control over the region.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 71% of Gazans suffer from extreme hunger as Israel wields 'weapon of starvation'. presstv.ir A rights group finds that 71 percent of Gaza residents suffer from extreme hunger due to Israel's devastating war on the Palestinian territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Journalists Under Fire: Mustafa al Sawaf, veteran Palestinian editor and analyst. presstv.ir Almost 100 Palestinian journalists have been killed by the Israeli regime forces in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, including veteran Palestinian editor and analyst Mustafa al Sawaf.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Destruction at northern Gaza hospital after Israeli raid. presstv.ir Israeli tanks and troops withdrew from a hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Displaced inside prison: UNRWA says 1.9m Gazans forced out of homes by war. presstv.ir The UN Palestinian refugee agency says since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza in early October almost 1.9 million have been internally displaced.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 40 killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah, Jabalia as Gaza death toll nears 20,000. presstv.ir At least 40 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip in fresh Israeli air raids on residential buildings across the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Disease could kill more children in Gaza than Israeli bombings: UN. presstv.ir A senior UN official says a ceasefire must be put in place in Gaza otherwise disease-deaths could outnumber bombing-deaths in the besieged Palestinian territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Exclusive: Hamas says resolve to fight Israel outweighs its missiles. presstv.ir A senior Hamas official says Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was meant to show the world that ignoring the rights of the Palestinian people will affect international stability.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Red Cross chief says humanitarian situation in Gaza 'untenable'. presstv.ir Red Cross chief says hospitals are among the prime targets of Israeli bombings and shelling in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). US, allies mull striking Yemen; UAE, Saudis divided over support. presstv.ir The US and its allies are reportedly considering military strikes against Yemen in support of Israel.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Yemen says will turn Red Sea into 'graveyard' after US announces maritime coalition. presstv.ir Yemen's defense minister has denounced the formation of a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect the passage of merchant vessels bound for the Israeli-occupied territories.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Jailed Without Charge: Nael Barghouti, 64-year-old Palestinian in jail for 42 years. presstv.ir Nael Saleh al-Barghouti, 64, a Palestinian from the occupied Ramallah has been languishing in different Israeli jails for more than 42 years now on trumped-up charges.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Elon Musk's tumultuous love affair with Israel. presstv.ir Upon purchasing Twitter, as it was known at the time, Elon Musk promised to restore free speech to the platform; however, the Zionist lobby is attempting to force Musk to reinstitute censorship of commentary on Palestine.

Ben Norton (2023-12-19). Despite Biden's claims, Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate, say peer-reviewed scientific studies. geopoliticaleconomy.com US President Biden criticized Gaza's health ministry, but its statistics on Israel's killings of Palestinians are accurate, according to peer-reviewed articles in top medical journal The Lancet.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-12-19). When genocide is no longer genocide. mronline.org Some of Israel's defenders want to do away with the concept of genocide in hopes of washing away its war crimes. Any redefinition would allow the U.S. to disappear the many genocides it has committed domestically and internationally.

Natalia Marques (2023-12-19). The student movement for Palestine under attack in the US. peoplesdispatch.org On December 5, the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania were grilled in a congressional hearing relating to alleged instances of calls for the genocide of Jewish people—instances which were, in reality, Palestine solidarity protests led and organized by students. The fallout from this hearing, in which the Presidents were repeatedly pressured by right-wing Congress members to denounce pro-Palestine students, has led to the resignation of one President and escalating calls for the resignation of the other two by pro-Israel conservatives. The hearing also illustrated the repeated att…

Roger Harris (2023-12-19). Why Latin America and the Caribbean stand with Palestine: Israel viewed as U.S. proxy. mronline.org The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, with a few notable exceptions, have been critical of Israel's ongoing campaign of genocide in Gaza. Perhaps more than any other region, they have expressed their solidarity with Palestine. Most recognize that the partnership between U.S. imperialism and Israeli Zionism applies not only to Palestine, but also …

WSWS (2023-12-19). The Israeli state's fascist ideology and the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org This lecture was given by World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board Chairman David North at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-12-19). The Death Of Israel. popularresistance.org Israel will appear triumphant after it finishes its genocidal campaign in Gaza and the West Bank. Backed by the United States, it will achieve its demented goal. Its murderous rampages and genocidal violence will exterminate or ethnically cleanse Palestinians. Its dream of a state exclusively for Jews, with any Palestinians who remain stripped of basic rights, will be realized. It will revel in its blood-soaked victory. It will celebrate its war criminals. Its genocide will be erased from public consciousness and tossed into Israel's huge black hole of historical amnesia. Those with a conscience in Israel will be…

Boycott the Partners in Genocide, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-19). Boycott Switzerland, The Partner In Genocide! popularresistance.org At a time when Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is increasingly met with international condemnation, the world has started to take action to halt the daily massacres against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, most recently with the near-unanimous adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a ceasefire. Still, some international actors have not been fulfilling their roles and obligations, chief among them Switzerland, which has violated its own commitment to neutrality by firmly taking a proactive stand on the side of the perpetrators. | On this account, on December 9, coinciding with the International Day…

Brett Wilkins (2023-12-19). Demanding Gaza Ceasefire and Migrant Rights, More Than 80 Groups Descend on DC. truthout.org Activists from more than 80 advocacy groups took to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to protest what they called the Israeli genocide in Palestine and "cruel" immigration policies here in the United States. The demonstrators demanded a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, an end to American military aid for Israel, and protection for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. |

contact (2023-12-19). Gaza humanitarian crisis "absolutely unprecedented and staggering" — Day 72. israelpalestinenews.org Palestinian journalists under fire; Archbishop of Westminster weighs in on "cold-blooded killing" of Catholic women in Gaza; Gaza detainees' situation looks dire; Gaza hospitals struggling; starvation as a "weapon"; environmental disaster; declaration on genocide…

Editor (2023-12-19). A last day in the life of a mother from Gaza. mronline.org It was the 37th morning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, when Hana, 39, woke up and started acting in an unusual manner.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-19). Lloyd Austin Visits Israel, Vows Continued Support for Gaza Slaughter. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Israeli officials in Tel Aviv on Monday and vowed continued US military support for the Israeli onslaught on Gaza despite the massive civilian casualty rate. In a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Austin said the US "commitment to Israel is unshakeable," according to The Times of …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-19). US Formally Launches Red Sea Military Operation in Response to Houthi Attacks. news.antiwar.com The US has formally announced the launch of a new military operation in the Red Sea aimed at responding to attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen's Houthis that started in response to the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the initiative, dubbed Operation Prosperity Guardian, while on a trip to …

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-12-19). Palestinian and international networks demand Israel release hospital director Dr. Ahmed Muhanna. peoplesdispatch.org Al Awda Association and the People's Health Movement launched a campaign for the release of Dr. Ahmed Muhanna, director of Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza…

Editor (2023-12-19). Pope condemns attacks on civilians in Gaza: 'It is war; it is terrorism'. mronline.org Pope Francis launches a heartfelt appeal for an end to the "terrorism" of war, and condemns an Israeli military attack on Gaza's Holy Family Catholic Parish, which killed two Christian women and destroyed a convent of the Missionaries of Charity.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2023-12-19). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 74: Hamas tells Israel it 'arrived too late' to tunnel; forces arrest doctors at Al-Awdeh Hospital. mondoweiss.net UN official says Gaza may need a special tribunal to investigate Israel's atrocities. An Israeli official claims there are "no churches, no Christians" in Gaza, and Doctors Without Borders warn of increased attacks on healthcare centers in Jenin.

Staff (2023-12-19). "Beyond Our Imagination": Journalist Describes Total Destruction, with Fellow Gazans Buried Alive. democracynow.org We are joined in Cairo by Fadi Abu Shammalah, the head of Gaza's General Union of Cultural Centers, who describes the inhumane conditions he was able to escape in Gaza. "Every city in the Gaza Strip is beyond our imagination," says Abu Shammalah. He notes that in just the last 36 hours, at least 170 civilians were killed. "Witnesses say that the Israeli bulldozers buried the injured people in Kamal Adwan Hospital. They buried them while they are alive," says Abu Shammalah. "They were still alive. They killed and they buried them." He calls this a war on Palestinian civili…

Staff (2023-12-19). Israel's War on Children: Fadi Abu Shammalah on Horrific Ordeal Facing Kids in Gaza, Including His Own. democracynow.org In Part 2 of our interview with Fadi Abu Shammalah, the head of Gaza's General Union of Cultural Centers, he describes how his three children were finally able to flee to Cairo this morning. He is now working to secure safe passage for more than a dozen family members still stuck behind the blockade. "The international community are silent. And a lot of them are supporting it," Abu Shammalah says.

Staff (2023-12-19). Headlines for December 19, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Strikes on Jabaliya and Rafah Kill Dozens, Pushing Gaza Death Toll Toward 20,000, Palestinian Journalists Adel Zorob, Abdullah Alwan and Haneen Al-Qashtan Killed by Israeli Strikes, In Tel Aviv, Pentagon Chief Calls U.S.-Israel Ties "Unshakable," Pledges More Arms for Israel, U.N. Security Council Delays Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution After U.S. Delegation Objects, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs SB4, Making It a Crime to Enter the U.S. Outside Ports of Entry, Egypt's el-Sisi Claims Victory in Presidential Election After Barring and Intimidating Opponents, Pope Francis Allows Priests to…

JANET (2023-12-19). Yemeni movement's solidarity with Palestine. iacenter.org December 18, 2023 Below is a statement by Ansarallah (called the Houthi movement in the imperialist media) spokesperson, Mohammed Abdul Salam, which was posted on Resistance News Network on Dec. 16. The accompanying news is that the largest shipping company in the world, the Swiss-Italian MSC, has decided to cease all shipments in the Red Sea in response to the operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeting any ship headed to the Zionist entity's Eilat port in southern occupied Palestine until the siege of Gaza is lifted. This port has been temporarily closed. According to Israel National News, maritime shipping…

Michael F. Brown (2023-12-19). CNN anchor lies repeatedly about Israeli deaths of 7 October. electronicintifada.net Dana Bash is promoting Gaza onslaught and anti-Palestinian hate with erroneous information and propaganda.

Michael F. Brown (2023-12-19). CNN anchor lies repeatedly about Israeli deaths on 7 October. electronicintifada.net Dana Bash is promoting Gaza onslaught and anti-Palestinian hate with erroneous information and propaganda.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-12-19). BP, Evergreen Suspend Red Sea Tanker Traffic; Yemen Continues Attacks. popularresistance.org BP said it will pause all its tanker traffic through the Red Sea following an escalation of attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen's Ansarallah resistance movement in response to Israel's brutal bombing campaign in Gaza. | "In light of the deteriorating security situation for shipping in the Red Sea, BP has decided to temporarily pause all transits through the Red Sea," the company said in a statement on 18 December. | Similarly, Taiwanese container shipping line Evergreen said on Monday that it has decided to temporarily stop accepting Israeli cargo and instructed its container ships to suspend navigation throu…

Palestine Chronicle, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-12-19). Euro-Med Monitor: Investigate Reports 'Israel' Burying Victims Alive. popularresistance.org The human rights organization Euro-Med Monitor has urged to probe Israeli war crimes after reports of Palestinian civilians buried alive at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. | In a report published on Saturday, the Geneva-based group said that "an independent international investigation must be opened into these reports." | According to Euro-Med Monitor, "Israeli army bulldozers drove into the hospital (on Saturday) morning and destroyed its southern section, leaving behind massive destruction following several days of non-stop attacks and siege."

Aina J Khan (2023-12-19). UK: Labour Muslim Network pressures Starmer to cut ties with Israeli ambassador. middleeasteye.net UK: Labour Muslim Network pressures Starmer to cut ties with Israeli ambassador | Starmer urged to take 'no further engagements' with Tzipi Hotovely, after she said her country would not accept a two-state solution when the war in Gaza ends | Tue, 12/19/2023 – 15: 03 | Keir Starmer at the funeral service of former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedra…

Alex MacDonald (2023-12-19). Israel-Palestine war: A brief history of refugee camps in Gaza. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: A brief history of refugee camps in Gaza | Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have spent decades living in the crowded camps, stoking generations of anger and resistance | Tue, 12/19/2023 – 10: 42 | Palestinian refugees queue for food distributed by Unrwa at a camp in Gaza, 9 November 1956 (AFP/Rene Jarland) | Attacks on refugee camps have become commonplace in Ga…

Frank Barat (2023-12-19). Witnessing Palestine: Noura Erakat on the collective trauma of Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza. mondoweiss.net Noura Erakat joins Frank Barat to talk about the collective trauma the world is experiencing as Israel carries out genocidal attacks on Gaza.

MEE staff (2023-12-19). War on Gaza: Half of young Americans think Israel intentionally kills civilians, survey says. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Half of young Americans think Israel intentionally kills civilians, survey says | Three-quarters of Americans aged 18-29 say Israel not doing enough to prevent civilian casualties, according to New York Times poll | Tue, 12/19/2023 – 17: 38 | Demonstrators chant slogans as they march in support of Palestinians in Denver, Colorado, on 5 November 2023 (Jason Connolly/AFP) | Forty-eight percen…

MEE staff (2023-12-19). War on Gaza: Important archaeological site 'mostly destroyed' by Israeli invasion. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Important archaeological site 'mostly destroyed' by Israeli invasion | New report suggests excavations of discoveries dating back to the Iron Age have been seriously harmed by Israeli actions in Gaza | Tue, 12/19/2023 – 15: 43 | Satellite imagery showing archaeological sites in Gaza that were damaged by Israel's invasion (Forensic Architecture) | One of Gaza's most important archaeological…

Robert Inlakesh (2023-12-19). Will The US Save Israel From Itself? thelastamericanvagabond.com It is becoming increasingly obvious that the only way there can be an end to the genocidal war in Gaza, is through the collapse of the current Israeli government and a solution to all outstanding issues via dialogue. Yet, the coalition headed by Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has other plans. Will the US finally

Ryan Cristián (2023-12-19). The United States Of War, The Plan For New Gaza Israeli Settlements & Palestinians Buried Alive. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome 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 (12/18/23). 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 (2023-12-19). Gaza death toll surpasses 19,400 since Oct 7. muslimmirror.com Gaza : Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7, at least 19,453 Palestinians have died in Gaza as of Tuesday, the Ministry of Health in the besieged enclave said. According to the Ministry, 70 per cent of the overall fatalities include women and children. Also, a total of 52,286 Palestinians have been injured, …

Staff (2023-12-19). President Erdogan reminds US of historical responsibility to stop Israeli attacks on Gaza. muslimmirror.com ISTANBUL : Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he reminded the US of its historical responsibility to stop Israel's attacks on Gaza. "During a meeting with (US President Joe) Biden, I reminded the US of its historical responsibility. How can the world shout louder about the need to stop Israel," Erdogan told …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-19). Families of Israeli captives in Gaza hold protests in Tel Aviv: Zionist media. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-19). Sirens sounded in Gaza enclave: Israeli media. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-19). Al-Quds Brigades: Our fighters killed or injured 7 Israeli soldiers during fierce clashes in Shujaiah neighborhood, eastern Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-19). Hezbollah Continues Striking Israeli Border Sites. english.almanar.com.lb In support to our steadfast Palestinian people in Gaza and in solidarity with their brave and honorable resistance, Hezbollah continued on Monday striking the various Israeli occupation sites near Lebanon border. In this context, the Islamic Resistance announced, in a statement, targeting Al-Mutela site at 11: 05 AM on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, with appropriate weapons …

The Media Line Staff (2023-12-19). Strategic Summit Unfolds as US Defense Leader Visits Israel to Chart New Course for Gaza Conflict. themedialine.org

Staff (2023-12-19). Gaza: 124 Palestinians killed in last 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes. muslimnews.co.uk Palestine, (Agencies): 124 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli indiscriminate bombings in Gaza in the last 24 hours, according to Palestinian Health ministry. Dozens of people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Rafah district in the far south of the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge …

Kathryn Shihadah (2023-12-19). "Doctors are stepping over bodies of dead children to treat other children who will die anyway" —Day 73. israelpalestinenews.org Sanders resolution could begin the march toward accountability in Israel; devastating Gaza hospital news; another journalist killed; what really happened on October 7th — in Israelis' words; widespread starvation; blood money for Israel, and more…

latintimes (2023-12-19). Israel Faces Gaza Ceasefire Calls, US Vows More Arms. latintimes.com Israel faced another round of global pressure on Tuesday for a ceasefire in Gaza with a new UN vote and fresh Western diplomatic efforts, although the United States vowed to continue arming its ally.

Ramona Wadi (2023-12-19). The US encourages targeted assassinations to bolster Israel's impunity. thealtworld.com Israel has long made it a mission to use targeted assassinations to kill Hamas leaders in Gaza and abroad. In context of the latest Israeli bombing of the enclave, which Israel allegedly initiated to wipe out Hamas despite proof to the contrary, the US is now According to US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, the shift would be "transitioning to the next phase of operations". A pr…

John Bachtell (2023-12-19). 'No one's going anywhere': Peace forces see intertwined Israeli and Palestinian futures. peoplesworld.org "Seven million Palestinians and seven million Israeli Jews are not going anywhere," declared Alon-Lee Green, a Jewish Israeli of Standing Together. Despite the current war and the anti-Arab, apartheid-like, and ethnic cleansing policies of the extreme-right Netanyahu government, the two peoples live in the same geographic space. "Our futures are intertwined," says Green. Green and …

Ana Vračar (2023-12-19). World faces days of "moral decay" as Israel bulldozes hospital grounds, detains more doctors. peoplesdispatch.org

Rana al-Shorbaji (2023-12-19). Our stories matter. electronicintifada.net My aunt Fadwa, shot by an Israeli sniper, died alone in the hospital.

Chris Hedges (2023-12-19). The Death of Israel: Chris Hedges. globalresearch.ca

Wyatt Reed (2023-12-19). Registered Israeli Foreign Agent Driving Contrived Campus Antisemitism Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Wyatt Reed ∑ Dec 17, 2023 | Lawsuits accusing top US universities of harboring antisemitism all originate from one source: a corporate law firm that fielded the pro-settler ex-US ambassador to Israel, and which was registered as a foreign agent of an Israeli principal as recently as 2021. | The firm now represents professional Israel lobby activists posing as victimized "Jewish students" and seeking to crush the free speech rights of Palestine solidarity activists. | The fallout from December 5 House Committe on Antisemitism hearings has already cost University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill her job,…

Amy Goodman (2023-12-19). Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF killing AJ journalist, the 3 hostages & US support for Israel. nationofchange.org Bishara addresses how the United States is increasingly isolated in its opposition to a ceasefire, growing focus on Israel's collective punishment, and more.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-19). Israel mercilessly massacres a people, denounces Cuban President. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced today that the government of Israel mercilessly massacres the Palestinian people and challenges the international community with its escalation of abuses.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-19). Over 64,000 Lebanese displaced due to Israeli attack. plenglish.com Beirut, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed today that more than 64 thousand people were displaced from southern Lebanon due to persistent Israeli aggression.

WSWS (2023-12-19). No evidence of "gas the Jews" chant at Sydney Opera House. wsws.org The purported chant was used by supporters of Israel to conflate all opposition to Zionist war crimes with antisemitism. But two months on, there is no evidence the chant was made.

Gavin OReilly (2023-12-19). The Red Sea and False Flags? Yemen's Ansar Allah Movement Launches a Barrage of Missiles against Israel. globalresearch.ca

KATIE (2023-12-19). Military embargo against Israel. bdsmovement.net

Larry Johnson (2023-12-19). Even Some Israelis Admit the IOF Has Gone Too Far. sonar21.com

The Independent (2023-12-19). Yemen's Houthis claim fresh attacks on 2 ships in Red Sea. independent.co.ug SANAA | Xinhua | Yemen's Houthi militia on Monday claimed responsibility for attacks on an oil ship and a cargo ship in the southern part of the Red Sea, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. "Our naval forces carried out a qualitative military operation against two ships linked to Israel. One was the Swan Atlantic loaded …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-19). Israeli media: Sirens blare in Galilee. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-19). Israeli media reports missile fire from Lebanon at Al-Malkiyah in upper Galilee, adding ambulances rushed to the scene. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-19). Israeli channel 12: Explosions heard in Kiryat Shmona. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-19). Al-Quds Brigades: Our Fighters fired mortar shells at Israeli military gatherings in Deir Al-Balah, 4 Zionist helicopters evacuated the dead and injured soldiers. english.almanar.com.lb

Nicole Jansezian (2023-12-19). Christians Abroad Face Pushback for Supporting Israel. themedialine.org

Steven Ganot (2023-12-19). Houthi Rebels Vow Continued Attacks on Israel-Bound Ships Despite New US-Led Coalition. themedialine.org

Steven Ganot (2023-12-19). Israel Boosts Security Funding by 42% for 2024 Paris Olympics Delegation. themedialine.org

latintimes (2023-12-19). From The Israel-Hamas War To The Moon Race: Events That Defined 2023. latintimes.com From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel and the fierce retribution it provoked to the kiss that sparked a revolt in Spanish football, take a look at the 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023:…

noemail (2023-12-19). Meta's initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war reversed by Oversight Board. devdiscourse.com A quasi-independent review board has ruled that Facebook parent company Meta should overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts "informing the world about human suffering on both sides" of the Israel-Hamas war.

Staff (2023-12-19). Al menos 100 palestinos murieron en Gaza este martes por los ataques lanzados por las fuerzas israelíes. cubadebate.cu Al menos 100 palestinos murieron en la Franja de Gaza solo el martes a causa de ataques lanzados por las fuerzas israelíes, informaron medios de prensa. Durante esta jornada, las fuerzas del país hebreo atacaron al campo de refugiados de Jabalia, en el norte del enclave, así como a los de Deir al Balah, Maghazi y Bureij, situados en la parte central.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-19). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-12-19). Empresas navieras internacionales suspenden envíos por el mar Rojo. telesurtv.net Orient Overseas Container Line, China Ocean Shipping Company y Evergreen informaron sobre la detención de los servicios.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-19). Cifra de palestinos asesinados en Gaza por los ataques israelíes supera los 19.400. telesurtv.net Al menos 52.286 palestinos resultaron heridos en la ofensiva israelí desde el 7 de octubre, indica el Ministerio de Salud local.

Harry Blain (2023-12-19). Israel and the New McCarthyism. counterpunch.org The "New McCarthyism" has been announced so many times that it is at risk of losing real meaning. But the campus "anti-Semitism" investigations being conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives are remarkably reminiscent of the legislative smear campaigns that destroyed thousands of careers and livelihoods across the country during the early Cold War. While

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

Labor Video Project (2023-12-19). Bay Area Unions & Thousands of Workers Rally & March for Palestine in Oakland. indybay.org Thousands of workers and unionists from throughout the Bay Area rallied in Oakland against the US supported Israel war on Gaza and the Palestinians. A growing number of unions are breaking from the pro-Zionist leadership including AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and many of other union heads…

Angela (2023-12-19). Friday 12/29: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Pro-Palestinian protesters in Paris, Brussels demand end to Gaza genocide. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters marched in solidarity with Palestinians in Paris on Sunday and demanded the Israeli regime put an end to the 'massacre' in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). World leaders, intellectuals denounce Israel's 'genocidal' war. presstv.ir World leaders and intellectuals call on international community to prevent Israeli genocide against the Palestinian.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Destruction at northern Gaza hospital after Israeli raid. presstv.ir Israeli tanks and troops withdrew from a hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Israeli forces kill four, including two teenagers, in occupied West Bank. presstv.ir Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians during a military raid in a refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas…

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Islamic Jihad: US support for Israel 'brazen blessing for regime's Nazi crimes'. presstv.ir The Islamic Jihad movement says the United States all-out support for Israel encourages the regime to continue its crimes in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Hezbollah strikes occupied territories, warns Israel against targeting civilians in Lebanon. presstv.ir Hezbollah strikes an Israeli settlement near Lebanon's border with the occupied territories in response to an Israeli attack on a funeral procession.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Children, women make up 70% of Palestinians killed in Gaza war: Health ministry. presstv.ir The Palestinian Health Ministry says women and children comprise 70 percent of approximately 18,800 people killed during the Israeli war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). More than 100 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza's largest refugee camp. presstv.ir The Israeli military conducts aerial assaults on Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, killing more than 100 Palestinians and injuring dozens.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Israeli captive 'executed' by regime forces in Gaza: Father. presstv.ir The father of the Israeli soldier killed by the regime's forces in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Palestinian resistance inflicted 'resounding' defeat on Israel: Syria's Assad. presstv.ir Syria's president says the Palestinian resistance groups have inflicted a "resounding" defeat on Israel.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). 'New Gitmo': Rights group urges probe into Israel's starving, murdering Gaza abductees. presstv.ir A rights group calls for an investigation into the torture and killing of Palestinians abducted from Gaza in Israel's "Guantanamo-like" jails.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Displaced inside prison: UNRWA says 1.9m Gazans forced out of homes by war. presstv.ir The UN Palestinian refugee agency says since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza in early October almost 1.9 million have been internally displaced.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Black Americans' support for Palestinians growing as Israel war rages: Report. presstv.ir Israel's intensified violence in Gaza since the war began on October 7 has fostered solidarity between Black Americans and Palestinians, according to a report.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). 40 killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah, Jabalia as Gaza death toll nears 20,000. presstv.ir At least 40 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip in fresh Israeli air raids on residential buildings across the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Shipping firms avoid Red Sea amid Yemen's attacks on Israel-bound vessels. presstv.ir A growing number of international companies have decided to pause shipments through the strategic Red Sea amid Yemen's growing attacks on Israel-bound vessels.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Yemen says will turn Red Sea into 'graveyard' after US announces maritime coalition. presstv.ir Yemen's defense minister has denounced the formation of a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect the passage of merchant vessels bound for the Israeli-occupied territories.

Editor (2023-12-19). Dec 19, 2023. sitrepworld.info Paint it Black | Vietnam War Bombing Gaza and the Dangers of Jewish Paranoia, by Ron Unz Yes, I Must: More Crooke: SCF Essay & Napolitano Chat, by Karl Sanchez Going Mask-Off About The Two-State Solution Lie, by Caitlin Johnstone Israel-Hamas war: a ceasefire is now in sight. Will Israel's prime minister agree? by Ian Parmeter Gaza and the end of Orthodox Judaism, by Michael Lesher Israel's Gaza war has 'spilled over into the Red Sea,' by Gilbert Doctorow Yemen Stands Tall Against #GazaGenocide — Kevin Barrett, Video On Israel's New Declaration that There Will Never Be a Palestinia…

Mauro Ramos, People's Dispatch. (2023-12-20). 95% Of Trade Between China And Russia No Longer Done In US Currency. popularresistance.org On a recent visit to China, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov stated that this year the use of the Russian ruble and Chinese yuan in trade between the two countries has already reached 95%. | At the same time, from January to October, 68% of all Russian trade was carried out in the two countries' currencies, according to Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov. | The yuan has also been used by Russia in commercial transactions with Mongolia, the Philippines, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Japan, Tajikistan, and Singapore.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). Jurist and law educator Jiang Ping dies age 94. ecns.cn Jiang Ping, a well-known Chinese jurist and law educator, died at the age of 94 on Tuesday at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing, media outlet ThePaper.cn reported.

Mauro Ramos (2023-12-19). Dedollarization: 95% of trade between China and Russia is no longer done in US currency. peoplesdispatch.org On a recent visit to China, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov stated that this year the use of the Russian ruble and Chinese yuan in trade between the two countries has already reached 95%. | At the same time, from January to October, 68% of all Russian trade was carried out in the two countries' currencies, according to Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov. | The yuan has also been used by Russia in commercial transactions with Mongolia, the Philippines, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Japan, Tajikistan, and Singapore. | The debate about the need for de-doll…

noemail (2023-12-19). BRIEF-Japanese Govt Finalizing Plans To Ship Domestically Made Patriot Missiles To US – Nikkei. devdiscourse.com Nikkei: * JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IS FINALIZING PLANS TO SHIP DOMESTICALLY MADE PATRIOT MISSILES TO THE U.S. – NIKKEI…

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-19). Unprecedented border plan: Trump's proposal for troop surge sparks debate. nationofchange.org Trump's re-election bid casts a shadow of unprecedented military deployment at the U.S.-Mexico border, sparking legal, ethical, and political debates.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-20). Nuevo emir de Kuwait acepta dimisión de Gobierno. telesurtv.net El emir llamó que los miembros del gabinete continúen atendiendo las cuestiones más urgentes hasta el nuevo Gobierno.

Pressenza New York (2023-12-19). Myanmar needs holistic reforms to avert crisis. pressenza.com On January 31, 1949, the Karen National Union launched a revolt that marked the start of the war in Myanmar. Following 112 days of combat, the Myanmar Army routed the Karen National Defence Organisation in May 1949 and retook control of Yangon. The Karens are still engaged in this battle since they attempted to equalise possibilities with the Bhamars. Temporary ceasefire agreements were struck in the states of Kachin, Kayah, Mon, and Shan throughout the 1990s; yet, during that same period, twenty other armed ethnic groupings emerged. These gangs persisted in their conflict even after the cease-fire that lasted fr…

Myanmar Information Management Unit (2023-12-19). Market Analysis Unit: Market Snapshot – Southeast Myanmar (Dec 18, 2023). reliefweb.int

World Health Organization (2023-12-19). Focused COVID-19 Media Monitoring, Nepal (December 19, 2023) [EN/NE]. reliefweb.int Country: Nepal | Source: World Health Organization |

WSWS (2023-12-20). North Korea conducts ICBM test launch amid increasing US-led provocations. wsws.org The greatest destabilizing force in the Indo-Pacific region is US imperialism, which is seeking to maintain its political and economic hegemony through any means, including nuclear war.

Christine Ahn (2023-12-20). How Can We Actually Improve Human Rights in North Korea? counterpunch.org Human rights in North Korea are currently in the spotlight. In addition to a recent conference on North Korean human rights held in Honolulu, there's also a new documentary, Beyond Utopia, about North Korean defectors that is receiving Oscar buzz. We can expect to hear more about North Korea human rights in 2024, the 10-year

latintimes (2023-12-19). North Korea's Kim Warns Washington As Biggest ICBM Launched. latintimes.com North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to accelerate his country's nuclear build-up and warned Washington against making a "wrong decision" after overseeing the launch of the country's most powerful ballistic missile, state media said Tuesday.

Chris Walker (2023-12-20). Poll Shows Most Americans Disapprove of Texas Denying Kate Cox an Abortion. truthout.org A new poll shows that the vast majority of Americans, including Republican-leaning voters, disapprove of the state of Texas's decision to deny an abortion to a woman whose fetus was unviable and who could have lost the ability to become pregnant again if she didn't obtain the procedure. Kate Cox, who was denied an abortion by the Texas state Supreme Court, had to flee the state and obtain the… |

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-20). Fuerzas paramilitares sudanesas avanzan hacia la capital. telesurtv.net Las RSF afirmaron haber tomado el control, entre otras cosas, de "la primera división de infantería del ejército en Wad Madani".

Staff (2023-12-19). Palestinian American Woman Tries to Save Family in Gaza After Her Mom Dies Awaiting Evacuation. democracynow.org As the Biden administration faces accusations of being too slow to help Palestinian Americans and their families trapped in Gaza, we speak with Narmin Abushaban in Detroit whose mother died from lack of medical care while waiting to leave Gaza. She is working now to rescue the rest of her family members. This comes as calls grow for the U.S. to grant temporary protected status (TPS) to Palestinians already in the United States. We are also joined by civil rights attorney Sophia Akbar to discuss a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of violating the constitutional rights of Palestinian Americans by withholdi…

noemail (2023-12-19). Italy court hands lifetime sentence to Pakistani parents in 'honour killing' case. devdiscourse.com An Italian court sentenced two parents to lifetime imprisonment on Tuesday for killing their teenage daughter after she refused to travel to Pakistan for an arranged marriage. The so-called honour killing of 18-year-old Saman Abbas, who went missing in April 2021, shocked Italy.

WSWS (2023-12-20). Australian protests against Gaza genocide: "Everyone is waking up," that's why governments are cracking down. wsws.org "Why do you think they're trying to silence the universities? Trying to stop chants like 'Free Palestine' and 'From the River to the Sea?' Because they can see people turning against them."


Tara Alami (2023-12-20). Gas, Gaza, and Western imperialism. mondoweiss.net Control of Mediterranean gas fields is not the reason for the current attack on Gaza, but the theft of Palestine's natural resources has long been a goal of the Zionist settler-colonial project and its Western sponsors.

Martha Grevatt (2023-12-20). Labor solidarity with Palestine grows. workers.org Labor solidarity with Palestine continues to grow — even in the U.S. where the leadership of organized labor has historically been pro-Zionist. Thousands of union activists and allies rallied in Oakland, California, on Dec. 16, to voice solidarity with Palestinian workers. Called by Bay Area Labor for Palestine, the demonstration . . . |

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

Alex Salmon (2023-12-20). Usman Khawaja's support for Gaza is well played. greenleft.org.au Cricketer Usman Khawaja challenging the banning of wearing messages supporting Palestine is the latest example of athletes countering the idea that 'sports and politics don't mix'. Alex Salmon reports.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Katoomba rallies for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Jeff Shantz (2023-12-20). McCarthyism Canadian style: Repressing pro-Palestine voices. greenleft.org.au The crack down against Palestine solidarity activists and movements in Canada has intensified, as the shadow of a 'new McCarthyism' hangs over the country's universities, reports Jeff Shantz.

Angela (2023-12-20). Tuesday 12/19: Santa Clara: Pack the City Council Meeting for Palestine. indybay.org 1500 Warburton Ave | Santa Clara, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Wednesday 12/20: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org UCSF Library | 530 Parnassus Ave | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Saturday 12/23: Walnut Creek: Palestine Ceasefire Protest. indybay.org Civic Park | 1375 Civic Dr | Walnut Creek, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Tuesday 12/19: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…

https: (2023-12-20). Sunday 1/7: Discussion regarding building strength & longevity of movement in Support of Palestine. indybay.org The Long Haul 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705…

Angela (2023-12-20). Wednesday 12/20: SF: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org UCSF Library | 530 Parnassus Ave | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Wednesday 12/20: Webinar: Medical Apartheid in Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2023-12-20). Thursday 12/21: Intifada for Palestine Winter Solstice Rally and March. indybay.org Oscar Grant Plaza | 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA…

Angela (2023-12-20). Thursday 12/21: Oakland: Intifada for Palestine Winter Solstice Rally and March. indybay.org Oscar Grant Plaza | 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march for Gaza ceasefire in Lyon. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Lyon to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Australia's Melbourne to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands march in Melbourne to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand Gaza ceasefire.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). 'Jews for Palestine' holds rally in Brooklyn, demanding Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir The 'Jews for Palestine' holds a rally in Brooklyn, calling for ceasefire in Gaza.

JANET (2023-12-19). PFLP calls for weekly global strikes on Mondays. iacenter.org December 18, 2023 The following statement was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the Axis of Resistance on Dec. 17, 2023. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine calls for participation in the global strike, which was called for by forces in solidarity with our oppressed and struggling people for their freedom. The strike is scheduled for every Monday until the cessation of the aggression and genocide against our people. The Front invites labor unions, professional associations, progressive forces, and supporters of our people around the world to engage in every possible effort to make this strike succes…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-12-19). Amazon Construction Site Disrupted by Pro-Palestine Activists in Central Point, Oregon. itsgoingdown.org Report back on solidarity action against Amazon in solidarity those in occupied Palestine. In Southern Oregon, anti-genocide activists disrupted work at an Amazon-owned construction site in solidarity with Palestine this morning. With messages of "Free Palestine," "Amazon Profits Off Genocide," and "Los Pueblos Unidos Jamás Serán Vencidos" the activists entered the construction site on Table…

Puget Sound Anarchists (2023-12-19). Lacey, WA: Report Back from 'Blockade the Genocide' Action. itsgoingdown.org Report back on blockade of Amazon distribution center for their role in support the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Originally posted to Puget Sound Anarchists. On Sunday, December 17th a group of around 50 people gathered to answer an anonymous call to "Blockade The Genocide." It was a group greatly varied in its participants, young and…

Samir Saul, Michel Seymour (2023-12-19). 2023 in Review: Reality Makes a Forceful Comeback. pressenza.com Three major issues dominated 2023: the conflict in Ukraine, the economy and the conflict in Palestine. The first two upheavals began in 2022, the third in 2023. In all three cases, developments brought about a head-on collision with largely concealed realities. A mental universe built on myths, fantasies, fables, "alternative facts", and "narratives", not to mention crass ignorance, self-delusion, and conceit, smashed against the reef of the real world. The shock was brutal, akin to a hard landing, and devastating for the storytelling in which the West has become accustomed to wallowing. It has now become harder…

JANET (2023-12-19). Calendar of Resistance for Palestine! Events and actions around the world. iacenter.org

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). 'Shared values' exposed as a naked lie. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-19). Tuesday 12/19: Santa Clara: Pack the City Council Meeting for Palestine. indybay.org 1500 Warburton Ave | Santa Clara, CA…

Angela (2023-12-19). Wednesday 12/20: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org UCSF Library | 530 Parnassus Ave | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-19). Saturday 12/23: Walnut Creek: Palestine Ceasefire Protest. indybay.org Civic Park | 1375 Civic Dr | Walnut Creek, CA…

Angela (2023-12-19). Tuesday 12/19: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…

https: (2023-12-19). Sunday 1/7: Discussion regarding building strength & longevity of movement in Support of Palestine. indybay.org The Long Haul 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705…

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march for Gaza ceasefire in Lyon. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Lyon to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Australia's Melbourne to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands march in Melbourne to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand Gaza ceasefire.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). 'Jews for Palestine' holds rally in Brooklyn, demanding Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir The 'Jews for Palestine' holds a rally in Brooklyn, calling for ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Yemenis hit two more ships in Red Sea amid pro-Palestine campaign. presstv.ir Yemen's Houthis target two more ships in the Red Sea amid their pro-Palestine military campaign.

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Philippines, Flooding, Landslides, Storms and Winds in Region X and CARAGA (Effects of TC JELAWAT and Shearline) (17 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #13 on the Effects of Easterlies as of 18 December 2023, 6PM. reliefweb.int

Andy Kroll (2023-12-19). How Big Oil is Taking Us for a Fossil-Fuelized Ride. tomdispatch.com A recent opinion poll rocked the world of the Big Oil lobbyists in their proverbial thousand-dollar suits and alligator shoes. The Pew Research Center found that 37% of Americans now feel that fighting the climate crisis should be the number one priority of President Joe Biden and Congress, and another 34% put it among their highest priorities, even if they didn't rank it first. Companies like ExxonMobil and countries like Saudi Arabia have tried since the 1990s to gaslight the public into thinking climate change was either a total fantasy or that the burning of coal, natural gas, and petroleum wasn't causing it.

latintimes (2023-12-19). Mapping Bedbugs: S Korean Blockchain Engineer Fights Infestation With Data. latintimes.com When news broke about a bedbug outbreak in his native South Korea, 29-year-old blockchain engineer and self-professed insectophobe Kang Jae-gu got straight to work — on the data.

WSWS (2023-12-20). Australian workers and youth condemn violent attack on Sri Lankan SEP members. wsws.org Workers, students, youth, academics and the sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) have denounced the violent attack on two SEP members by pro-government thugs and demanded the culprits be punished.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-19). US Approves $300 Million Sale for Taiwan's Military Information Systems. news.antiwar.com The State Department has approved a potential $300 million arms sale to Taiwan to support the island's tactical information systems, the Pentagon announced on December 15. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the deal includes life-cycle support and equipment for Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) capabilities, a military information system that's meant …

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). China urges U.S. to stop arming Taiwan. ecns.cn China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to the United States' latest arms sale to China's Taiwan, a defense spokesman said on Tuesday morning.

english.wafa.ps (2023-12-19). UN Security Council postpones to Wednesday vote on UAE resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in GazaThe UN Security Council postponed to tomorrow, Wednesday, voting on a resolution drafted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. | | On December 8th, despite immense efforts by the Secretary-General and invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter, which grants him the responsibility to "bring to the attention" of the Security Council any matter that in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security, US vetoed a resolution urging for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-20). Sayyed Houthi Confirms Continuing Gaza Support, Warns US against Aggression on Yemen. english.almanar.com.lb Head of Yemen's Ansarullah Movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddin Al-Houthi, affirmed on Wednesday that the Yemeni Armed Forces will continue acting in support of the Palestinian people and resistance in face of the Zionist aggression on Gaza. Sayyed Al-Houthi, on the other hand, warned the US administration of any escalation against Yemen, stressing that, in such …

Global Research News (2023-12-20). Selected Articles: Disruption of Maritime Trade: Yemen Resistance Prompts Companies to Suspend Shipping Through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. globalresearch.ca By

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-19). Houthis Say They Won't Back Down Even If US 'Mobilizes the Entire World'. news.antiwar.com Yemen's Houthis responded to the US launching a new military operation in the Red Sea by vowing attacks on commercial shipping in the region will continue even if the US "mobilizes the entire world." The US launched a 10-nation naval task force, dubbed Operation Prosperity Guardian, after major shipping companies began pausing Red Sea transits …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-12-19). Disruption of Maritime Trade: Yemen Resistance Prompts Companies to Suspend Shipping through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. globalresearch.ca

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Brian Berletic (2023-12-19). Thailand to Speed Up Construction of Joint-Chinese High-Speed Railway. thealtworld.com Thailand's recently renewed commitment toward finishing the already under-construction Thai-Chinese high-speed railway may help move the Southeast Asian nation forward, out of the shadow of years of Western-induced political instability, and into the light of peace and prosperity as it and the rest of the region rise with China. | The recent announcement has triggered condemnation from Western commentators who support Washington, London, and Brussel's agenda of maintaining dominance over Asia and shaping Southeast Asia into a united front against a rising China. | As Thailand takes the final steps toward finishin…

EcoWaste Coalition (2023-12-19). Single-Use Food Packaging from 17 Countries Contains PFAS "Forever Chemicals" pressenza.com 19 December 2023, Gothenburg City, Sweden/Quezon City Philippines. A study released today by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and 18 IPEN member groups found toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, including globally banned substances, in single-use, paper, cardboard, and plant-based molded fiber food containers and tableware purchased from 17 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. | PFAS chemicals have been linked to cancer, infertility, and endocrine disruption. Prior studies have shown that PFAS in food packaging can…

Alan Macleod (2023-12-18). South Korea and Japan Emerge as Key Battlegrounds in US Strategy Against China, Featuring Tim Shorrock. mintpressnews.com Dive into the intricate geopolitics of Northeast Asia with Tim Shorrock in today's MintCast interview, exploring the shaping of Japan and South Korea by the United States, their complex political landscapes, and the potential for regional unification amidst growing U.S.-China tensions…

Alan MacLeod (2023-12-18). South Korea and Japan Emerge as Key Battlegrounds in US Strategy Against China, Featuring Tim Shorrock. thealtworld.com Dive into the intricate geopolitics of Northeast Asia with Tim Shorrock in today's MintCast interview, exploring the shaping of Japan and South Korea by the United States, their complex political landscapes, and the potential for regional unification amidst growing U.S.-China tensions | As China continues rising and the U.S. attempts to dominate the world, Northeast Asia becomes an increasingly crucial battleground. The United States is trying to encircle China with a network of hundreds of military bases while building a trilateral military alliance with South Korea and Japan. But many in those countries want to…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-18). US Increasing Military Exercises With Allies Near China. news.antiwar.com The US is increasing military exercises with its allies in the Asia Pacific that are meant as a message to China, the commander of the US Navy's Japan-based Seventh Fleet told The Washington Times. Vice Adm. Karl O. Thomas said the stepped-up exercises were meant to "deter" China, but tensions have only increased in the …

Pressenza IPA (2023-12-18). 3rd World March for Peace and Non-Violence Takes Off in the Asia Pacific. pressenza.com Humanists and Peace Advocates Chat with the Founder and Lay the Groundwork for the 3rd WM in the Asia Pacific: | Humanists from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, and Australia including friends from the UK, France, and Italy, got together to have a virtual chat with Rafael de la Rubia, about the up and coming 3rd World March of Peace and Non-violence. | Officially presented at the Congress of Deputies of Spain in Madrid on 2 October 2023, International Day of Nonviolence, in the Ernest Lluch Hall, the 3rd World March is being planned to start on October 2, 2024 from Costa Rica,…

_____ (2023-12-18). Big Oil Wins Big at COP28 in Dubai. transcend.org 14 Dec 2023 – COP29 next year will be in Azerbaijan, another repressive petrostate where on 5 Dec six journalists were arrested. Petrostates like the UAE and Azerbaijan play predictable roles in protecting the status quo, but it's the world's biggest petrostate that brandishes the most power inside the COPs: the United States.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). Xi hears report from HKSAR executive chief. ecns.cn On the afternoon of Dec. 18, President Xi Jinping met with John Lee Ka-chiu, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), who is on a duty visit to Beijing. Xi heard a report from Lee on the current situation in Hong Kong and the work of the HKSAR government.

Kwai Lou (2023-12-19). Jimmy Lai's Trial Marks the Death of Freedom in Hong Kong. dailysceptic.org Jimmy Lai, the 76-year-old British and Hong Kong citizen and founder of the Daily Apple, is on trial for "colluding with foreign forces", in a show of power from Beijing that marks the death of freedom in the territory.

Editor (2023-12-19). The Surveillance Showdown That Fizzled. scheerpost.com By India McKinney / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Like the weather rapidly getting colder outside, the fight over renewing, reforming, or sunsetting the mass surveillance power of Section 702 has been put on ice until spring. In the last week of legislative business before the winter break, Congress was scheduled to consider two very different proposals: H.R. 6570, …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-19). Moves of UK and US Over Chagos Expose True Nature of 'Values-Based Alliance'. orinocotribune.com By Global Times — Dec 9, 2023 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the "vital" US-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia. Cameron did not give a specific response when asked if the UK was dropping plans to return the Chagos Islands, of which Diego Garcia is the largest member, to Mauritius, while Blinken said that Washington "recognizes UK sovereignty over British Indian Ocean Territory." | The word "recognize" here is full of darkness, injustice and irony. This immediately…

noemail (2023-12-19). Postdoc hangs herself in IIT-Kanpur hostel room. devdiscourse.com A 34-year-old research staff of Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur hanged herself on Tuesday from the ceiling fan of her second-floor hostel room, police said.

noemail (2023-12-19). Three drones, nearly 1 kg heroin seized in Punjab village near Pakistan border. devdiscourse.com Three drones and nearly a kilogramme of heroin were seized from a village near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar, a BSF spokesperson said on Tuesday.

noemail (2023-12-19). Cricket-De Zorzi ton guides South Africa to eight-wicket win over India. devdiscourse.com (adds quotes) Dec 19 (Reuters) -…

Staff (2023-12-19). Discussion of the 'Israeli-US bloodbath' on Iran's Press TV yesterday. gilbertdoctorow.com Until about four months ago, I was a frequent guest on Iran's global English-language news service, Press TV, mostly for analysis of Russia-related issues. Then there was a long pause during which my most frequent host has been the Indian television network WION. Yesterday, Teheran kindly invited me back to join Professor Anthony Hall of …

UMMID (2023-12-19). CJI seeks report after female judge alleges "sexual harassment" at workplace. ummid.com Taking a swift action, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud sought a report from Allahabad High Court after a female judge currently posted at Banda Court in a letter addressed to him alleged sexual harassment by her seniors and some bar members.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-12-19). Emiten alerta roja por lluvias en estado Tamil Nadu de India. telesurtv.net Las autoridades indias advirtieron que los lagos de la zona de Kovilpatti se encuentran en su máximo de capacidad y se empiezan a desbordar.

infobrics (2023-12-18). Indias Strong Relationship with Russia: A 60-Year Engagement. infobrics.org Indias External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasizes the importance of Indias 60-year relationship with Russia, stating that it has saved India many times and should not be seen as a handicap…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-18). Prabir Purkayastha: Fighting the good fight from the Emergency to today. peoplesdispatch.org Writers, journalists, students, and activists gathered in India's capital for a discussion on the memoir of jailed Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha, expressing solidarity with him…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-18). Prabir Purkayastha: Fighting the good fight from the Emergency to today. liberationnews.org Writers, journalists, students, and activists gathered in India's capital for a discussion on the memoir of jailed Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha, expressing solidarity with him.

Colin Todhunter (2023-12-18). Letter from India: Stop World Health Organization's 'Pandemic Preparedness' Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Fallecen al menos nueve personas tras estallido en fábrica de India. telesurtv.net La mayoría de los lesionados se halla en estado crítico. La Policía teme que la cifra de víctimas mortales ascienda durante las próximas horas.

UMMID (2023-12-19). Bahrain joins US-led multinational force to protect Red Sea from Houthis. ummid.com Bahrain publicly joined the US led multinational force formed to protect Red Sea from the attacks of Houthi militants, also known as Ansarullah fighters.

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Market Functionality Assessment on Bhasan Char, Bangladesh: Fostering Growth in the Embryonic Market for Rohingya Refugee Resilience (September 2023). reliefweb.int

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2023-12-19). UNHCR Bangladesh Operational Update, November 2023. reliefweb.int

Mel Gurtov (2023-12-19). Myanmar's Junta Is in Trouble. counterpunch.org A Badly Weakened Dictatorship Myanmar's (Burma) military dictatorship, which seized power in 2021, suddenly is vulnerable to attack from the hodgepodge resistance forces loosely aligned under a National Unity Government. These forces are of two kinds: ethnic minority armies, sometimes referred to as the Three Brotherhood Alliance, that have a long history of opposition to

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Aceh Jaya (Aceh) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding and Landslide in Lima Puluh Kota (West Sumatra) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding and Landslide in Pasaman (West Sumatra) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Bengkalis (Riau) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Indragiri Hulu (Riau) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Kuantan Singingi (Riau) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Padang Lawas Regency (North Sumatra) (16 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Rokan Hulu (Riau) (18 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Indonesia, Flooding in Samarinda City (East Kalimantan) (17 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

Rick Sterling, MintPress News. (2023-12-18). The JFK Assassination Was Good For Zionist Israel. popularresistance.org President John F. Kennedy was assassinated sixty years ago. If he had lived and won a second term, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would have evolved differently. Possibly, the path toward Israeli apartheid and genocide in Gaza could have been avoided. | In his short time in office, Kennedy significantly changed U.S. foreign policy. As documented in the book "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Still Matters," JFK resisted the CIA and military-industrial complex in the policies he set regarding the Third World and the Soviet Union. The Vietnam War, the assassination of Indonesia's President Sukarno,…

Editor (2023-12-18). A master of terror. mronline.org The murky background of the likely next President of Indonesia may come to haunt Indonesia, and Australia.

The Independent (2023-12-19). The Remnant Generation helps 500 teenage mothers gain new skills courtesy of Airtel. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milly Nakiranda (real name withheld), a senior two student, had to withdraw from studies when she conceived after being defiled by her teacher. This meant that her academic dream of gaining a professional skill was doomed since she had to halt her studies. Her story is like that of many …

Steven Ganot (2023-12-19). Investigation Underway Into Iranian Fuel Station Disruption, Possible Cyberattack. themedialine.org

WSWS (2023-12-19). US announces naval operation targeting Yemen and Iran. wsws.org On Monday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the formation of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a naval operation targeting the Houthi rebels in Yemen and threatening Iran.

Staff (2023-12-19). Bretaña y Francia reiteraron que aspiran a que la operación especial rusa en Ucrania acabe en un fracaso. cubadebate.cu El secretario británico del Exterior David Cameron y su contraparte francesa Catherine Colonna insistieron en que Rusia no puede derivar beneficios de su agresión en momentos que flaquea la ayuda militar del principal financiador de Ucrania durante la guerra, Estados Unidos. Ni Cameron ni Colonna anunciaron nueva ayuda para Ucrania.

Staff (2023-12-19). Trasmitirán esta noche programa especial "Hacemos Cuba" sobre la lista nacional de terroristas. cubadebate.cu Está noche después del Noticiero, se trasmitirá una emisión especial del programa "Hacemos Cuba" sobre la lista nacional de terroristas publicada en Gaceta Oficial de la República el pasado 7 de diciembre. El programa contará con la presencia de autoridades de los ministerios del Interior y de Justicia, así como la Fiscalía General de la República.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). US responsible for all crimes of Israeli regime in Gaza: Iran. presstv.ir Iran says the United States is responsible for all crimes that the Israeli regime is committing against Palestinians in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Yemen acting independently regarding anti-Israel operations: Iran. presstv.ir Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani says Yemen is an independent country and its operations against Israel come in response to Israel's genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Iran urges intl. probe into Israel's burying of Palestinians alive in Gaza hospital. presstv.ir Iran urges an international investigation into Israeli forces' burying of wounded and displaced Palestinians alive in the yard of a hospital in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Iran calls on Pakistan to ensure border security after terrorist attack. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister calls for enhanced cooperation with Pakistan to stop terrorist attacks and ensure security along common borders.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). US needs to lift sanctions on Iran's oil for JCPOA to resume: UN chief. presstv.ir UN Secretary-General António Guterres urges the United States to lift or waive its sanctions against Iran's oil sector to resume the US-abandoned Iran nuclear deal.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). The need to free Iran's economy from bondage of dollar. presstv.ir Iran's parliament has already come up with a plan to reduce the dependence of the economy on the dollar and pivot to national currencies in foreign trade.

infobrics (2023-12-18). Forget about Israel and Palestine: Iranian-Israeli war escalating at the Red Sea and beyond with global consequences. infobrics.org Iran-backed Houthis in actions are paralyzing shipments in the Red Sea and are part of a long Israeli-Iranian proxy fuel war that could spiral out of control.

MEE correspondent (2023-12-18). Iran: Petrol stations paralysed by Israel-linked cyberattack. middleeasteye.net Iran: Petrol stations paralysed by Israel-linked cyberattack | Officials claim the country's enemies have orchestrated the attack to 'inflict suffering' on Iran | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 15: 55 | People wait at a gas station in Tehran on 18 December 2023 as fuel distribution across 60 percent of Iran's gas stations is disrupted. The disruption is due to a "possible sabotage," state med…

Uriel Araujo (2023-12-18). Towards a Broader Middle East War? The Iran-Israel "Non Official War", Escalating at the Red Sea and Beyond with Global Consequences. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-18). Irán acusa a Israel por ciberataques a gasolineras. telesurtv.net Las interrupciones comenzaron a primera hora del lunes y fueron especialmente graves en Teherán.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran: Palestinians definite winners of 'unequal battle' against Israel. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister said Israeli officials continue to commit crimes more heinous than those by Daesh.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pakistan condemns deadly terrorist attack in southeast Iran. presstv.ir Pakistan strongly condemns the recent, fatal terrorist attacks in Iran's southeast Rask county, killing at least 11 and injuring several others.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran FM meets new Kuwaiti Emir to discuss expansion of all-out ties. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is ready to further improve relations with Kuwait in various fields.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran Army drones, missiles lined up on borders to repel threats: Top cmdr. presstv.ir The Iranian Army's Ground Force has deployed missile, drone and artillery units along the country's northeastern border areas to give a "rapid and timely" response to any possible threat, says commander of the force.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran's gas stations returning to normal after software problem disrupts services. presstv.ir The National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company says efforts are underway to fix a software problem which disrupted fuel supply across Iran, particularly in Tehran.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Historic vote: Iraqis go to polls in first provincial elections in a decade. presstv.ir Iraqis go to the polls on Monday to vote in provincial elections for the first time in ten years to choose members of the Provincial Councils.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). EXCLUSIVE: Images show damage to US base in Iraq from drone attacks. new.thecradle.co

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'US occupation forces attacked 100 times in Iraq, Syria since Oct. 17'. presstv.ir US occupation forces have been targeted at least 100 times in Iraq and neighboring Syria since October 17, a Fox News correspondent says.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Historic vote: Iraqis go to polls in first provincial elections in a decade. presstv.ir Iraqis go to the polls on Monday to vote in provincial elections for the first time in ten years to choose members of the Provincial Councils.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-12-19). The Death Of Israel. popularresistance.org Israel will appear triumphant after it finishes its genocidal campaign in Gaza and the West Bank. Backed by the United States, it will achieve its demented goal. Its murderous rampages and genocidal violence will exterminate or ethnically cleanse Palestinians. Its dream of a state exclusively for Jews, with any Palestinians who remain stripped of basic rights, will be realized. It will revel in its blood-soaked victory. It will celebrate its war criminals. Its genocide will be erased from public consciousness and tossed into Israel's huge black hole of historical amnesia. Those with a conscience in Israel will be…

Boycott the Partners in Genocide, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-19). Boycott Switzerland, The Partner In Genocide! popularresistance.org At a time when Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is increasingly met with international condemnation, the world has started to take action to halt the daily massacres against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, most recently with the near-unanimous adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a ceasefire. Still, some international actors have not been fulfilling their roles and obligations, chief among them Switzerland, which has violated its own commitment to neutrality by firmly taking a proactive stand on the side of the perpetrators. | On this account, on December 9, coinciding with the International Day…

Brett Wilkins (2023-12-19). Demanding Gaza Ceasefire and Migrant Rights, More Than 80 Groups Descend on DC. truthout.org Activists from more than 80 advocacy groups took to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to protest what they called the Israeli genocide in Palestine and "cruel" immigration policies here in the United States. The demonstrators demanded a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, an end to American military aid for Israel, and protection for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. |

WSWS (2023-12-19). The Israeli state's fascist ideology and the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org This lecture was given by World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board Chairman David North at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.

Ben Norton (2023-12-19). Despite Biden's claims, Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate, say peer-reviewed scientific studies. geopoliticaleconomy.com US President Biden criticized Gaza's health ministry, but its statistics on Israel's killings of Palestinians are accurate, according to peer-reviewed articles in top medical journal The Lancet.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-12-19). BP, Evergreen Suspend Red Sea Tanker Traffic; Yemen Continues Attacks. popularresistance.org BP said it will pause all its tanker traffic through the Red Sea following an escalation of attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen's Ansarallah resistance movement in response to Israel's brutal bombing campaign in Gaza. | "In light of the deteriorating security situation for shipping in the Red Sea, BP has decided to temporarily pause all transits through the Red Sea," the company said in a statement on 18 December. | Similarly, Taiwanese container shipping line Evergreen said on Monday that it has decided to temporarily stop accepting Israeli cargo and instructed its container ships to suspend navigation throu…

Palestine Chronicle, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-12-19). Euro-Med Monitor: Investigate Reports 'Israel' Burying Victims Alive. popularresistance.org The human rights organization Euro-Med Monitor has urged to probe Israeli war crimes after reports of Palestinian civilians buried alive at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. | In a report published on Saturday, the Geneva-based group said that "an independent international investigation must be opened into these reports." | According to Euro-Med Monitor, "Israeli army bulldozers drove into the hospital (on Saturday) morning and destroyed its southern section, leaving behind massive destruction following several days of non-stop attacks and siege."

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2023-12-19). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 74: Hamas tells Israel it 'arrived too late' to tunnel; forces arrest doctors at Al-Awdeh Hospital. mondoweiss.net UN official says Gaza may need a special tribunal to investigate Israel's atrocities. An Israeli official claims there are "no churches, no Christians" in Gaza, and Doctors Without Borders warn of increased attacks on healthcare centers in Jenin.

Ryan Cristián (2023-12-19). The United States Of War, The Plan For New Gaza Israeli Settlements & Palestinians Buried Alive. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome 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 (12/18/23). 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

The Media Line Staff (2023-12-19). Strategic Summit Unfolds as US Defense Leader Visits Israel to Chart New Course for Gaza Conflict. themedialine.org

JANET (2023-12-19). Yemeni movement's solidarity with Palestine. iacenter.org December 18, 2023 Below is a statement by Ansarallah (called the Houthi movement in the imperialist media) spokesperson, Mohammed Abdul Salam, which was posted on Resistance News Network on Dec. 16. The accompanying news is that the largest shipping company in the world, the Swiss-Italian MSC, has decided to cease all shipments in the Red Sea in response to the operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeting any ship headed to the Zionist entity's Eilat port in southern occupied Palestine until the siege of Gaza is lifted. This port has been temporarily closed. According to Israel National News, maritime shipping…

Ramona Wadi (2023-12-19). The US encourages targeted assassinations to bolster Israel's impunity. thealtworld.com Israel has long made it a mission to use targeted assassinations to kill Hamas leaders in Gaza and abroad. In context of the latest Israeli bombing of the enclave, which Israel allegedly initiated to wipe out Hamas despite proof to the contrary, the US is now According to US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, the shift would be "transitioning to the next phase of operations". A pr…

Staff (2023-12-19). "Beyond Our Imagination": Journalist Describes Total Destruction, with Fellow Gazans Buried Alive. democracynow.org We are joined in Cairo by Fadi Abu Shammalah, the head of Gaza's General Union of Cultural Centers, who describes the inhumane conditions he was able to escape in Gaza. "Every city in the Gaza Strip is beyond our imagination," says Abu Shammalah. He notes that in just the last 36 hours, at least 170 civilians were killed. "Witnesses say that the Israeli bulldozers buried the injured people in Kamal Adwan Hospital. They buried them while they are alive," says Abu Shammalah. "They were still alive. They killed and they buried them." He calls this a war on Palestinian civili…

Staff (2023-12-19). Israel's War on Children: Fadi Abu Shammalah on Horrific Ordeal Facing Kids in Gaza, Including His Own. democracynow.org In Part 2 of our interview with Fadi Abu Shammalah, the head of Gaza's General Union of Cultural Centers, he describes how his three children were finally able to flee to Cairo this morning. He is now working to secure safe passage for more than a dozen family members still stuck behind the blockade. "The international community are silent. And a lot of them are supporting it," Abu Shammalah says.

Staff (2023-12-19). Headlines for December 19, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Strikes on Jabaliya and Rafah Kill Dozens, Pushing Gaza Death Toll Toward 20,000, Palestinian Journalists Adel Zorob, Abdullah Alwan and Haneen Al-Qashtan Killed by Israeli Strikes, In Tel Aviv, Pentagon Chief Calls U.S.-Israel Ties "Unshakable," Pledges More Arms for Israel, U.N. Security Council Delays Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution After U.S. Delegation Objects, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs SB4, Making It a Crime to Enter the U.S. Outside Ports of Entry, Egypt's el-Sisi Claims Victory in Presidential Election After Barring and Intimidating Opponents, Pope Francis Allows Priests to…

UMMID (2023-12-19). In rare vigil outside White House, Biden staffers demand ceasefire in Gaza. ummid.com In a rarest of rare case, the administrative staff of US President Joe Biden Wednesday December 13, 2023 gathered outside his official residence White House to demand ceasefire in Gaza Strip which is under relentless bombing by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).

UMMID (2023-12-19). Israeli military website hacked, posted with Palestine solidarity message. ummid.com Cyber warriors, who claimed to be from Jordan, hacked the official website of the "Israeli Defense Force" website and replaced the original contents with messages expressing solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinians living there.

UMMID (2023-12-19). Israel admits 'accidentally killing' 3 hostages in Gaza. ummid.com The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Friday December 16, 2023 admitted "accidentally killing" three hostages in Gaza.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-19). Lloyd Austin Visits Israel, Vows Continued Support for Gaza Slaughter. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Israeli officials in Tel Aviv on Monday and vowed continued US military support for the Israeli onslaught on Gaza despite the massive civilian casualty rate. In a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Austin said the US "commitment to Israel is unshakeable," according to The Times of …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-19). US Formally Launches Red Sea Military Operation in Response to Houthi Attacks. news.antiwar.com The US has formally announced the launch of a new military operation in the Red Sea aimed at responding to attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen's Houthis that started in response to the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the initiative, dubbed Operation Prosperity Guardian, while on a trip to …

Rana al-Shorbaji (2023-12-19). Our stories matter. electronicintifada.net My aunt Fadwa, shot by an Israeli sniper, died alone in the hospital.

Ana Vračar (2023-12-19). World faces days of "moral decay" as Israel bulldozes hospital grounds, detains more doctors. peoplesdispatch.org

Larry Johnson (2023-12-19). Even Some Israelis Admit the IOF Has Gone Too Far. sonar21.com

The Independent (2023-12-19). Yemen's Houthis claim fresh attacks on 2 ships in Red Sea. independent.co.ug SANAA | Xinhua | Yemen's Houthi militia on Monday claimed responsibility for attacks on an oil ship and a cargo ship in the southern part of the Red Sea, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. "Our naval forces carried out a qualitative military operation against two ships linked to Israel. One was the Swan Atlantic loaded …

KATIE (2023-12-19). Military embargo against Israel. bdsmovement.net

Nicole Jansezian (2023-12-19). Christians Abroad Face Pushback for Supporting Israel. themedialine.org

Steven Ganot (2023-12-19). Houthi Rebels Vow Continued Attacks on Israel-Bound Ships Despite New US-Led Coalition. themedialine.org

Steven Ganot (2023-12-19). Israel Boosts Security Funding by 42% for 2024 Paris Olympics Delegation. themedialine.org

Gavin OReilly (2023-12-19). The Red Sea and False Flags? Yemen's Ansar Allah Movement Launches a Barrage of Missiles against Israel. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-12-19). No evidence of "gas the Jews" chant at Sydney Opera House. wsws.org The purported chant was used by supporters of Israel to conflate all opposition to Zionist war crimes with antisemitism. But two months on, there is no evidence the chant was made.

Thierry Meyssan (2023-12-19). øSobrevivirá la dominación de Washington sobre la ONU? thealtworld.com En el momento de su creación, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas fue portadora de un ideal de igualdad entre las naciones y los pueblos. Pero, desde los primeros meses de su funcionamiento, los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y del Reino Unido apoyaron a Israel contra el pueblo palestino. Washington falsificó despues el Consejo de Seguridad poniendo el régimen instaurado en Formosa en la butaca que correspondía a China y provocando el boicot de la URSS. Hoy en día, la gran mayoría de los Estados miembros de la ONU denuncian la dominación que Washington ejerce sobre esa organización internacional y los miembros de…

teleSUR, SH (2023-12-19). Ataques israelíes deja docena de muertos en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Una cifra aún desconocida de personas también resultaron muertos y heridos en una serie de ataques al este y al norte de Khan Yunis.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-19). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

Staff (2023-12-19). Al menos 100 palestinos murieron en Gaza este martes por los ataques lanzados por las fuerzas israelíes. cubadebate.cu Al menos 100 palestinos murieron en la Franja de Gaza solo el martes a causa de ataques lanzados por las fuerzas israelíes, informaron medios de prensa. Durante esta jornada, las fuerzas del país hebreo atacaron al campo de refugiados de Jabalia, en el norte del enclave, así como a los de Deir al Balah, Maghazi y Bureij, situados en la parte central.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-12-19). Empresas navieras internacionales suspenden envíos por el mar Rojo. telesurtv.net Orient Overseas Container Line, China Ocean Shipping Company y Evergreen informaron sobre la detención de los servicios.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-19). Cifra de palestinos asesinados en Gaza por los ataques israelíes supera los 19.400. telesurtv.net Al menos 52.286 palestinos resultaron heridos en la ofensiva israelí desde el 7 de octubre, indica el Ministerio de Salud local.

Harry Blain (2023-12-19). Israel and the New McCarthyism. counterpunch.org The "New McCarthyism" has been announced so many times that it is at risk of losing real meaning. But the campus "anti-Semitism" investigations being conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives are remarkably reminiscent of the legislative smear campaigns that destroyed thousands of careers and livelihoods across the country during the early Cold War. While

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

Labor Video Project (2023-12-19). Bay Area Unions & Thousands of Workers Rally & March for Palestine in Oakland. indybay.org Thousands of workers and unionists from throughout the Bay Area rallied in Oakland against the US supported Israel war on Gaza and the Palestinians. A growing number of unions are breaking from the pro-Zionist leadership including AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and many of other union heads…

Angela (2023-12-19). Friday 12/29: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Pro-Palestinian protesters in Paris, Brussels demand end to Gaza genocide. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters marched in solidarity with Palestinians in Paris on Sunday and demanded the Israeli regime put an end to the 'massacre' in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). World leaders, intellectuals denounce Israel's 'genocidal' war. presstv.ir World leaders and intellectuals call on international community to prevent Israeli genocide against the Palestinian.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). 'New Gitmo': Rights group urges probe into Israel's starving, murdering Gaza abductees. presstv.ir A rights group calls for an investigation into the torture and killing of Palestinians abducted from Gaza in Israel's "Guantanamo-like" jails.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Displaced inside prison: UNRWA says 1.9m Gazans forced out of homes by war. presstv.ir The UN Palestinian refugee agency says since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza in early October almost 1.9 million have been internally displaced.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Black Americans' support for Palestinians growing as Israel war rages: Report. presstv.ir Israel's intensified violence in Gaza since the war began on October 7 has fostered solidarity between Black Americans and Palestinians, according to a report.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). 40 killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah, Jabalia as Gaza death toll nears 20,000. presstv.ir At least 40 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip in fresh Israeli air raids on residential buildings across the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Destruction at northern Gaza hospital after Israeli raid. presstv.ir Israeli tanks and troops withdrew from a hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Israeli forces kill four, including two teenagers, in occupied West Bank. presstv.ir Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians during a military raid in a refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas…

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Islamic Jihad: US support for Israel 'brazen blessing for regime's Nazi crimes'. presstv.ir The Islamic Jihad movement says the United States all-out support for Israel encourages the regime to continue its crimes in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Hezbollah strikes occupied territories, warns Israel against targeting civilians in Lebanon. presstv.ir Hezbollah strikes an Israeli settlement near Lebanon's border with the occupied territories in response to an Israeli attack on a funeral procession.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Children, women make up 70% of Palestinians killed in Gaza war: Health ministry. presstv.ir The Palestinian Health Ministry says women and children comprise 70 percent of approximately 18,800 people killed during the Israeli war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). More than 100 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza's largest refugee camp. presstv.ir The Israeli military conducts aerial assaults on Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, killing more than 100 Palestinians and injuring dozens.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Israeli captive 'executed' by regime forces in Gaza: Father. presstv.ir The father of the Israeli soldier killed by the regime's forces in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Palestinian resistance inflicted 'resounding' defeat on Israel: Syria's Assad. presstv.ir Syria's president says the Palestinian resistance groups have inflicted a "resounding" defeat on Israel.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Yemen says will turn Red Sea into 'graveyard' after US announces maritime coalition. presstv.ir Yemen's defense minister has denounced the formation of a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect the passage of merchant vessels bound for the Israeli-occupied territories.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Shipping firms avoid Red Sea amid Yemen's attacks on Israel-bound vessels. presstv.ir A growing number of international companies have decided to pause shipments through the strategic Red Sea amid Yemen's growing attacks on Israel-bound vessels.

Editor (2023-12-19). Dec 19, 2023. sitrepworld.info Paint it Black | Vietnam War Bombing Gaza and the Dangers of Jewish Paranoia, by Ron Unz Yes, I Must: More Crooke: SCF Essay & Napolitano Chat, by Karl Sanchez Going Mask-Off About The Two-State Solution Lie, by Caitlin Johnstone Israel-Hamas war: a ceasefire is now in sight. Will Israel's prime minister agree? by Ian Parmeter Gaza and the end of Orthodox Judaism, by Michael Lesher Israel's Gaza war has 'spilled over into the Red Sea,' by Gilbert Doctorow Yemen Stands Tall Against #GazaGenocide — Kevin Barrett, Video On Israel's New Declaration that There Will Never Be a Palestinia…

Staff (2023-12-18). 100 YEARS OF STEALING PALESTINE. youtube.com Israel has been stealing Palestine for more than 100 years. What are the roots of the genocide in Gaza? How did Zionism form? What has Palestinian resistance to the Zionist project looked like throughout history and how has it impacted Palestinian resistance today? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek is joined by Professor As'ad …

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-12-18). "It is clear that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza," UN-Panel concludes. peoplesdispatch.org While the 'physical element' of genocide is being documented and broadcast daily, the 'mental element' – i.e the intent behind the mass killing – which is more difficult to establish, has been repeatedly clarified by the leaders of Israeli government and military.

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-12-18). It is clear that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, UN-Panel concludes. peoplesdispatch.org While the 'physical element' of genocide is being documented and broadcast daily, the 'mental element' – i.e the intent behind the mass killing – which is more difficult to establish, has been repeatedly clarified by the leaders of Israeli government and military.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-12-18). Israel attacks hospitals in Gaza's north and south. electronicintifada.net Pope condemns sniper attack inside Catholic church complex.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). Israel attacks hospitals in Gaza's north and south. electronicintifada.net

WSWS (2023-12-18). As Gaza genocide continues, US prepares major escalation of war throughout Middle East. wsws.org As Israel continues to massacre hundreds of Gazans each day and starve the entire population of 2.2 million, a series of high-level US officials are traveling to Israel to coordinate American support for the genocide and prepare a military escalation throughout the Middle East.

WSWS (2023-12-18). Australian protesters: "We need a general strike to stop the Gaza genocide!" wsws.org "The union leadership in this country is all led by the Labor Party, they all benefit from ties with Israel, they don't want to do anything that harms that."

tf987159 (2023-12-18). The Death of Israel. informationclearinghouse.blog Chris Hedges predicts that Israel's violent treatment of Palestinians will lead to its downfall, stating it will be revealed as a repressive and hate-filled regime. He outlines the United States' diminishing support for Israel and argues that the nation's genocide against Palestine will eventually lead to international backlash, decimating its social capital.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-18). "Blood on their hands!" NYC demands an end to politicians' support of Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Over a thousand were in the streets of New York City to demand an end to US support of Israel's genocide in Gaza…

WSWS (2023-12-18). UAW President Fain, DSA congresspeople hold press conference to falsely posture as opponents of Gaza genocide. wsws.org Only a few minutes after the press conference, Democrats in Congress voted 147 to 73 in favor of the latest National Defense Authorization Act. The law includes $874.2 billion in funding for the US war machine, and includes provisions to fast-track sending weapons to the Israeli military.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2023-12-18). Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide. dissidentvoice.org US representative to the UN Robert Wood raises his hand to veto a security council resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire. Photo credit: Charly Triballeau/AFP On Friday, December 8, the UN Security Council met under Article 99 for only the fourth time in the UN's history. Article 99 is an emergency provision that allows the Secretary …

Sig Giordano (2023-12-18). Shame on Israel for exploiting the Holocaust to justify genocide. mondoweiss.net My grandparents' story of surviving the Holocaust taught me what genocide is, and it is how I know to condemn what Israel is doing to Gaza right now. How dare Israel exploit my family's suffering to try to justify its genocide in Gaza.

Staff (2023-12-18). Israel continues genocide at full scale but meets with equally stiff Palestinian resistance. muslimmirror.com By Harsh Thakor The genocidal attack by the State of Israel and imperialism, mainly Yankee, against the Palestinian people, has escalated at an untold scale. Just between the 6th and the 7th of December, 350 Palestinian people were killed. These figures are escalating while the struggle for Gaza City and Khan Yunis is increasing. The …

_____ (2023-12-18). Getting Serious about Halting Israeli Genocide. transcend.org 13 Dec 2023 – World's efforts to halt the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza: we examine the UN Resolutions, the roles of international courts, the Genocide Convention, and the compromised positions of some countries that have made strong statements but need to back strong words with stronger actions.

_____ (2023-12-18). US Blocks Gaza Peace Proposal at UN for 3rd Time, Holding World Hostage. transcend.org 10 Dec 2023 – The USA voted alone against the rest of the world preventing peace in Gaza by vetoing three different resolutions in the UNSC. Meanwhile, Washington [the Good Guys] continues giving weapons to Israel [the other Good Guys] to commit genocide against Palestinian civilians in Gaza [the Bad Guys]. Tragicomic.

euromedmonitor (2023-12-18). Over 10,000 infants and children killed in Israel's Gaza genocide. euromedmonitor.org Hundreds are trapped beneath debris.

Farrah Hassen (2023-12-18). As possible genocide unfolds in Gaza, Biden is violating international law. peoplesworld.org "If I must die, you must live to tell my story," wrote Dr. Refaat Alareer, a 44-year-old Gazan poet and literature professor. A few weeks later, Alareer was killed while sheltering in his sister's apartment, along with six family members. In the densely populated Gaza Strip, the loss of life is staggering. Israel's two-month bombardment has killed nearly 20,000 (or …

Editor (2023-12-18). Urgent int'l investigation needed to probe Israeli war crimes after Palestinian civilians buried alive at Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. mronline.org Euro-Med Monitor teams are continuing to document what happened at Kamal Adwan Hospital today, and emphasized the need to open an international investigation into the horrific violations that the facility witnessed over the past several days against patients, displaced people, and medical staff as part of Israeli's deliberate and systematic targeting of health facilities in the Gaza Strip since 7 October.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-18). Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Reach New Deal With Hamas After IDF Killed 3 Israeli Hostages. news.antiwar.com The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under increasing domestic pressure to reach a new hostage deal with Hamas after the Israeli military mistakenly killed three Israelis who escaped from captivity in Gaza. Israeli troops in Gaza shot the three Israeli hostages while the escapees were shirtless and waving a white flag. …

tf987159 (2023-12-18). CNN Goes To Gaza. informationclearinghouse.blog CNN's Clarissa Ward and her crew visit Gaza, shedding light on the devastating circumstances while avoiding attributing blame to Israel or the US-backed campaign. The segment grossly downplays Israel's role and entirely misses the US's assistance, leading to criticism about the network's narrative distortion. By Caitlin Johnstone CNN's Clarissa Ward and her crew became the …

Staff (2023-12-18). Israel's Gaza war has 'spilled over into the Red Sea': WION interview yesterday. gilbertdoctorow.com As a commentator on current events, my general rule is to 'stick to my knitting.' By 'knitting,' I mean the field of my expertise, namely Russia and its relations with the world. However, as the promotional spot for BBC business news tells us: everything is interconnected. As we know, Russia's war with Ukraine affects and …

Leila Warah (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 73: Reports surface of Palestinian deaths inside Israeli detention camps. mondoweiss.net As Israel continues attacking medical facilities in Gaza, Israeli media reports detained Gazans ranging in age from 12 to 70 were taken to army camps in southern Israel where they were subjected to severe abuse and at least several have died.

Barton Kunstler (2023-12-18). Gaza, the G-word and leadership. nationofchange.org Exploring the depths of conflict: Unraveling the complex dynamics of the Israeli-Hamas tensions and their global implications.

Editor (2023-12-18). Weekly Briefing: 'Well, You Dropped the Atom Bomb,' Netanyahu Tells Biden. scheerpost.com By Philip Weiss / Mondoweiss The insanity of Israeli's actions in Gaza were exposed for all to see — all those in the world who don't value Palestinian lives — when its army killed three half naked men waving a white flag and then discovered they were Israeli hostages. A tragedy, no doubt. But that tragedy has …

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-18). US intelligence reveals alarming use of imprecise 'dumb bombs' by Israel in Gaza conflict. nationofchange.org Unguided munitions in Gaza: A critical examination of civilian risk and international response.

Staff (2023-12-18). Headlines for December 18, 2023. democracynow.org HRW Accuses Israel of Using Starvation as a Weapon of War in Gaza as Sweeping Assault Continues, Pope Francis Condemns Shooting of Two Palestinian Women at Gaza's Catholic Church, Gaza Hospitals Have Become a "Bloodbath" as Israel Targets Health Facilities, Residential Areas, Palestinian Authorities Call for Probe into Bulldozing Deaths at Kamal Adwan Hospital, Al Jazeera Journalist Samer Abudaqa Bleeds to Death After Israeli Drone Strike Amid Attack on Press, IDF Kills 3 Hostages as Israelis Demand Netanyahu Gov't Make Deal to Release Remaining Captives, U.K. and Germany Call for "S…

Staff (2023-12-18). Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel. democracynow.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing calls for another ceasefire in Gaza after Israeli troops mistakenly shot dead three Israeli hostages who were shirtless and waving a white flag. This comes as Israel continues to target hospitals, refugee camps and journalists in Gaza. On Friday, Samer Abudaqa, a reporter from Al Jazeera, bled to death after being injured in an Israeli drone strike on a U.N. school. Israeli forces prevented ambulances and rescue workers from reaching him for five hours. "This is not the first time we've gone through this," says Al Jazeera senior politic…

Alan MacLeod (2023-12-18). Blood Money: The Top Ten Politicians Taking the Most Israel Lobby Cash. thealtworld.com In this investigation, MintPress News breaks down the ten largest individual recipients of pro-Israel cash, exposing the links between the Israel lobby and the movers and shakers in Washington, D.C. | As the Israeli attack on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria intensifies, the U.S. public watch on aghast. A new

Mahmoud Alyazji (2023-12-18). Israel's war on Gaza never ended. electronicintifada.net I was 7 years old when Israel launched Operation Cast Lead.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-12-18). Israel Attacks Hospitals in Gaza's North and South. globalresearch.ca

Phyllis Bennis (2023-12-18). Some Facts for the Unconvinced: Why We Need a Gaza Ceasefire Now. fpif.org Feeling uncertain about a ceasefire? Here's why it's necessary to save innocent Palestinian lives, release Israeli hostages, prosecute the perpetrators of October 7, and follow international law.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 72: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinians In Church. popularresistance.org Israeli forces killed two Palestinians with sniper bullets on Saturday in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood and injured seven others while they were sheltering inside the Holy Family church in Gaza. | Israeli tanks surrounded the catholic parish and fired at Palestinians who moved inside its courtyard, Wafa news agency reported. Israeli fire killed Nahida Khalil Boulos Anton and her daughter, Samar Kamal Anton, inside the church's compound, where 600 displaced people, most of them Palestinian Christians, were sheltering from the Israeli bombardment. | Israeli forces are aiming to evict Palestinians from the Holy Family par…

The Independent (2023-12-18). Gaza and Ukraine leave Europe divided. independent.co.ug BRUSSELS | Xinhua | More than two months into the Israel-Hamas conflict, violence in the Middle East has no end in sight and Europe as a neighbor is still struggling to unify around a call for ceasefire in Gaza. The European Union (EU) summit ended December 15 without a much-expected tougher stance on the conflict …

Global Research News (2023-12-18). Selected Articles: Same War Strategy from Ukraine to Palestine. globalresearch.ca By The United States continues to support Israel in the war in Gaza while it continues to fuel the war in Ukraine directly and through NATO. …

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). Europe feels fallout of conflict in Gaza. ecns.cn Fallout from the Palestine-Israel conflict is increasingly being felt in Europe, including through social polarization and antagonism, as sharply divided views on the conflict pit Europeans against one another, analysts say.

MEE staff (2023-12-18). War on Gaza: Israel kills 26 at al-Shifa hospital as shipping giants swerve Red Sea. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israel kills 26 at al-Shifa hospital as shipping giants swerve Red Sea | More than 170 killed as Israeli forces attack medical facilities and refugee camp, as ships re-route to avoid attacks by Yemen's Houthis | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 15: 30 | People inspect the damage in a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 17 December 2023 (AFP)…

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Father of hostage says his son was 'executed' by Israeli army. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Father of hostage says his son was 'executed' by Israeli army | Alon Shamriz was among three men targeted by the Israeli army after exiting a building in Gaza | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 10: 45 | A picture of Alon Shamriz taken from social media (X) | The father of one of the captives, who was killed by

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Palestinian detainees from Gaza die in Israeli custody, says report. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Israel should 'level Gaza and make it look like Auschwitz', says official. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Israel should 'level Gaza and make it look like Auschwitz', says official | David Azoulay, head of northern Israeli town, calls for besieged enclave to become a museum that 'should resemble' the extermination camp in Poland | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 09: 49 | A smoke plume erupts during Israeli bombardment on the northern Gaza Strip near the border with southern Israel on 17 December 2023…

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Israeli forces kill four, including two children, in raid on refugee camp. middleeasteye.net

Amy Goodman (2023-12-18). Israeli Forces "Shoot Whatever Moves in Gaza," Says Al Jazeera Analyst. truthout.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing calls for another ceasefire in Gaza after Israeli troops mistakenly shot dead three Israeli hostages who were shirtless and waving a white flag. This comes as Israel continues to target hospitals, refugee camps and journalists in Gaza. On Friday, Samer Abudaqa, a reporter from Al Jazeera, bled to death after being injured in an Israeli… |

Michel Moushabeck (2023-12-18). If Jesus Was Born Today, Would He Be Under Rubble? truthout.org As our hopes for an extended ceasefire are dashed and Israel's war on Gaza is now in its third month, the dire conditions that Palestinians are living under — hunger, lack of drinking water, infectious diseases, displacement, and fear of dying from the nonstop bombardment — continue to worsen as the U.S. supports Israel's relentless assault on the besieged, occupied and now largely houseless… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-12-18). Biden Approval Hits Record Low in New Poll as He Rushes Weapons to Israel. truthout.org Only one-third of Americans approve of President Joe Biden, a new poll finds, with his approval reaching the lowest point of his presidency as his administration works to rush weapons to Israel to aid its genocidal siege of Gaza. According to a Monmouth University poll released on Monday, Biden's approval has hit a mere 34 percent, with 61 percent of respondents saying they disapprove of his… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-12-18). Israeli Hostages Killed by IDF Were Carrying White Flag, Israeli Military Says. truthout.org The three Israeli hostages who Israeli soldiers shot and killed last week had waved a white flag before they were killed, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday. Three Israeli hostages were shirtless, carrying a makeshift white flag and traveling together near an IDF base in northern Gaza when soldiers identified them as "terrorists," an IDF official said. |

_____ (2023-12-18). CNN Goes to Gaza. transcend.org 15 Dec 2023 – Watching the sloppy propagandistic spin of the western press reminds me of how grateful I am for all the journalists in Gaza who've been doing the heavy lifting while their lives are in serious danger. CNN's Clarissa Ward became the first western journalist to enter Gaza independent from Israeli forces since 7 Oct.

_____ (2023-12-18). 'Like We Were Lesser Humans': Gaza Boys, Men Recall Israeli Arrest, Torture. transcend.org 12 Dec 2023 – Rounded up by Israeli forces in Gaza City, Palestinians describe being stripped, blindfolded, numbered and tortured while detained.

_____ (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 72: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinians in Church, UNRWA Warns of Mass Flight to Egypt. transcend.org From 7 Oct to 17 Dec 2023: | – 18,800+ killed and more than 51,000 wounded in the Gaza Strip | – 297 Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem | – Israel revises its estimated 7 Oct death toll down from 1,400 to 1,147…

_____ (2023-12-18). This Is Not a War against Hamas. transcend.org 11 Dec 2023 – The events of the past week should obliterate any doubt that the war against the Palestinians of Gaza is a joint U.S.—Israeli operation. The notion that the war would end if Hamas was overthrown or surrenders is as ahistorical as it is false.

Isabel Debre, Wafaa Shurafa (2023-12-18). Hungry, thirsty, and humiliated: Israel terrorizes Gaza with mass arrests. peoplesworld.org DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP)—The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and forcing men to strip to their underwear before trucking some to a detention camp on the beach, where they spent hours, in some cases days, subjected to hunger and cold, according to human rights activists, distraught …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). OPINION: The Necessity to Prosecute Israel and U.S. for Genociding Gazans. theduran.com

Labour Against the Arms Trade (2023-12-18). Toronto Picketers at Pratt and Whitney. socialistproject.ca On Tuesday morning of December 12, more than two hundred workers and union members from across the Toronto area picketed the Mississauga manufacturing plant of defence contractor Pratt & Whitney Canada. As Israel pursues its deadly assault on Gaza for a third month, the picket lines interrupted business as usual at an aerospace giant that makes engines for aircrafts that the Israeli military is using to carry out its bombing campaign against Palestinian lives and infrastructure. Encountering banners that read "Stop Arming Apartheid" and "Arms Embargo on Israel Now" as they arrived for morning shift, cars were…

Michel Moushabeck (2023-12-18). If Jesus Was Born Today, Would He Be Under Rubble? truthout.org As our hopes for an extended ceasefire are dashed and Israel's war on Gaza is now in its third month, the dire conditions Palestinians are living under — hunger, lack of drinking water, infectious diseases, displacement, and fear of dying from the nonstop bombardment — continue to worsen as the U.S. supports Israel's relentless assault on the besieged, occupied, and now largely houseless… |

Emile Nakhleh (2023-12-18). Where did Hamas come from and what does it want? responsiblestatecraft.org

Hamas's surprise bloody attack on Israel on October 7, 50 years plus one day since the October 1973 war, and the massive Israeli military response in Gaza has dominated media coverage regionally and globally for the past two plus months.American mainstream media for the most part has avoided a serious discussion of the Hamas context, the "root causes" of the conflict, the long-term implications of Israel's indiscriminate bombing of Gaza, the morality, ethics, legality, and proportionality of the Israeli massive military operations in Gaza, and the diminishing stature and credibility of the United States…

WSWS (2023-12-18). Channeling Hitler, Trump accuses migrants of "poisoning the blood of our country" wsws.org Emboldened by Biden's pledge to enact Trump's border policies as part of a $105 billion military package to Ukraine and Israel, Trump upped his fascistic agitation in Saturday's New Hampshire campaign speech.

Alan Macleod (2023-12-18). Blood Money: The Top Ten Politicians Taking the Most Israel Lobby Cash. mintpressnews.com In this investigation, MintPress News breaks down the ten largest individual recipients of pro-Israel cash, exposing the links between the Israel lobby and the movers and shakers in Washington, D.C.

Editor (2023-12-18). Chris Hedges: The Death of Israel. scheerpost.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-18). After two months of genocidal war and more than 19,000 dead, Israel attempts to normalize the unspeakable. peoplesdispatch.org Over 52,000 Palestinians have been injured in the Israeli bombardment and ground attacks, as Israeli forces target densely populated areas…

Palestine Action. (2023-12-18). Campaign Leads To Fisher German Ending Ties With Elbit. popularresistance.org Palestine Action has received confirmation that the property managers for Elbit Systems' Shenstone drone factory, Fisher German, have cut ties with the Israeli arms manufacturer. Having sent confirmation to Palestine Action by email yesterday, Fisher German's decision follows on the tail of a similar announcement by Elbit's former recruiters iO Associates, who dropped Israel's largest weapons maker after a campaign by the direct action network. | The real estate giant confirmed that they no longer hold any ties to Elbit Systems or the site of their subsidiary, UAV Engines Ltd (UEL), in Shenstone.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Reach New Deal With Hamas After IDF Killed 3 Israeli Hostages. news.antiwar.com

Democracy Now! (2023-12-18). Democracy Now! 2023-12-18 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit | Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit…

Democracy Now! (2023-12-18). Democracy Now! 2023-12-18 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit | Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-18). Yemen Forces UAE To Send Freight by Land to 'Israel' Through Saudi Arabia. orinocotribune.com Israeli reports reveal that a shipment of fresh foodstuff was sent from the UAE to the Israeli occupation via land freight to avert Yemen's blockade in the Red Sea. | The first batch of fresh foodstuffs arrived in "Israel" from the The shipment of foodstuff was transported from the U…

Staff (2023-12-18). 'Strategic Alliances': UAE sends 10 trucks of foods to Israel. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Web Desk The first shipment of fresh foodstuffs from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has successfully reached Israel via a newly established land bridge, bypassing the traditional Red Sea route. Reports from the Israeli Walla! news website confirmed the trial's success, with 10 trucks covering a distance of approximately 2,000 km over …

Jonathan Cook (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine War: Why Is the Media Ignoring Evidence of Israel's Own Actions on 7 October? globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-12-18). A Study in Contrasts: Palestine — Israel. transcend.org Winter 2023 – Two choirs, one Israeli, one Palestinian. Judge for yourself.

_____ (2023-12-18). The Weapons Israel Tests on Palestinians Will Be Used Against All of Us. transcend.org 11 Dec 2023 – As Antony Loewenstein explains, Palestine has been a testing ground for repressive technologies exported around the world, from spy software to killer drones.

Alastair Crooke (2023-12-18). Alastair Crooke: Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Planned? thealtworld.com In an eagerly anticipated conversation, we are set to engage with Alastair Crooke, the esteemed former British Ambassador, to delve into the captivating question: "Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Planned?" This dialogue promises to unravel the complexities of Israeli politics and the enigma that surrounds Benjamin Netanyahu, the long-serving Prime Minister of Israel. | As we explore this intriguing topic with Ambassador Crooke, the anticipation is palpable. With a distinguished career in diplomacy and a profound understanding of Middle Eastern affairs, Crooke is poised to offer unique insights into the motivations an…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 73: Reports surface of Palestinian deaths inside Israeli detention camps. mondoweiss.net

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). LIVE: Israel Now Using Western Mercenary Troops In Their Assault (& much more). rumble.com

A a (2023-12-18). Por que Israel nao pode derrotar o Hamas. strategic-culture.su

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-18). Presidente cubano denuncia acciones contra el país. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado cubano denunció el genocidio que se está perpetrando contra el pueblo palestino por parte de Israel.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Hamás reitera condiciones para negociar canje de prisioneros con Israel. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, la agresión israelí ha dejado un saldo de cerca de 19.000 civiles palestinos asesinados y una cifra superior a los 50.000 heridos.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-18). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). OMS alerta sobre las condiciones del hospital Al Shifa en Gaza. telesurtv.net El servicio de urgencias del hospital Al Shifa del norte la Franja de Gaza, devastado por los bombardeos israelíes, es "un baño de sangre" y "necesita reanimación", afirma la OMS…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). Ataques israelíes en Jabalia dejan 43 palestinos asesinados. telesurtv.net Los ataques aéreos israelíes tuvieron como como objetivo a varias la familias en Jabalia: Al-Shehab Al Khala y Al Zayan con un saldo preliminar de 43 muertos.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-18). Piden enjuiciar a Netanyahu como criminal de guerra. telesurtv.net La líderesa de Podemos calificó el asedio israelí sobre la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania como un "genocidio".

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-18). Israel arrecia agresiones contra hospitales y personal médico en Gaza. telesurtv.net En medio de la catastrófica situación de salud y con la completa interrupción del suministro de agua, los residentes consumen agua de lluvia, "si está disponible".

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-18). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

Isabel Debre, Wafaa Shurafa (2023-12-18). Hambriento, sediento y humillado: Israel aterroriza a Gaza con detenciones masivas. peoplesworld.org DEIR AL-BALAH, Franja de Gaza (AP) — El ejército israelí ha detenido a cientos de palestinos en todo el norte de la Franja de Gaza, separando familias y obligando a los hombres a quedarse en ropa interior antes de transportar a algunos en camiones a un campo de detención en la playa, donde pasaron horas, …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). Fuerzas israelíes matan a cinco palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Los jóvenes, de edades comprendidas entre 22 y 33 años, murieron en un ataque israelí al campo de refugiados en la ciudad de Tulkarem.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-12-18). Empresas navieras internacionales suspenden envíos por el mar Rojo. telesurtv.net Orient Overseas Container Line, China Ocean Shipping Company y Evergreen informaron sobre la detención de los servicios.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). Cifra de palestinos asesinados en Gaza por los ataques israelíes supera los 19.400. telesurtv.net Al menos 52.286 palestinos resultaron heridos en la ofensiva israelí desde el 7 de octubre, indica el Ministerio de Salud local.

Ralph Nader (2023-12-18). Israeli and American Jews Speak Out Against Horrors in Gaza. counterpunch.org In the midst of Netanyahu's annihilation of innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza, many of them children, women and the elderly, there is a rising urgency from many Israeli and domestic Jewish groups for an immediate ceasefire and greatly increasing the flow of humanitarian aid. In the U.S. Jewish Voice for Peace and If Not Now

Melvin Goodman (2023-12-18). Janus-Faced Biden Administration Can't Hide Its Complicity. counterpunch.org lsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains committed to using overwhelming and indiscriminate military force to vanquish the Palestinian community in Gaza. For the past two decades, Netanyahu has engaged in the total humiliation of the Palestinian people. At the same time, he is humiliating and embarrassing the only nation that provides Israel with political, military, and diplomatic cover—the United States. The fact that Netanyahu is bombarding Gaza with U.S.-supplied weaponry makes the United States complicit with regard to Israeli ethnic cleansing, particularly the killing and maiming of children.

No More Battle of Okinawa Association (2023-12-18). Ceasefire in Gaza, No War on China. counterpunch.org Gaza is under attack by Israeli forces. Hospitals, refugee camps, and schools have been bombed indiscriminately, and even the water supply, which is indispensable for survival, has been cut off. Hamas, the target of the Israeli military's attacks, has gone underground, and it is the residents who are exposed to the bombing. This reminds us

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

Brenda Norrell, Censored News (2023-12-18). Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council Supports Palestinians and an End to Israel's Genocide. indybay.org The Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council passed a resolution on Thursday in Rapid City, South Dakota, in support of Palestinians, calling for an immediate ceasefire, emergency humanitarian aid, and an end to United States military aid to Israel. Oceti Sakowin, the Great Sioux Nation, said Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing and genocide that mirrors what was done to the Oceti Sakowin. The Council said Israel's apartheid regime would not be possible without the United States government's military aid.

Labor Video Project (2023-12-18). Bay Area Unions & Thousands of Workers Rally & March for Palestine in Oakland. indybay.org Thousands of workers and unionists from throughout the Bay Area rallied in Oakland against the US supported Israel war on Gaza and the Palestinians. A growing number of unions are breaking from the pro-Zionist leadership including AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and many of other union heads…

Angela (2023-12-18). Friday 12/29: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pope blasts Israel for using 'terrorism' tactics in Gaza. presstv.ir The Pope made remarks after Israeli military sniper killed two Christian women who had taken refuge in a church complex.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Yemen warns retaliatory strikes will expand if Israeli genocide in Gaza persists. presstv.ir A senior Ansarullah official says Yemeni retaliatory operations will expand to hit depths of the Israeli-occupied territories if the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip does not stop.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestinian protesters in Paris, Brussels demand end to Gaza genocide. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters marched in solidarity with Palestinians in Paris on Sunday and demanded the Israeli regime put an end to the 'massacre' in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Destruction at northern Gaza hospital after Israeli raid. presstv.ir Israeli tanks and troops withdrew from a hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Most American youth think Israel should 'be ended and given to Hamas': Poll. presstv.ir A poll shows that 51 percent of young Americans, between the ages of 18 and 24, believe Israel should be "ended and given to Hamas."

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Hamas: No prisoner swap talks unless Israel ends war 'once and for all'. presstv.ir Hamas says that it will engage in no indirect talks on a prisoner-for-abductee swap with Israel unless the occupying regime completely ends its onslaught on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Shipping company OOCL halts all shipments to Israeli regime. presstv.ir The shipping company OOCL stopped delivering cargo to Israel, after the Yemeni army targeted two Israeli-bound container ships in waters off the country's coast.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'Bloodbath': WHO slams Israeli aggression in Gaza's al-Shifa hospital. presstv.ir Israel's bombardment of Gaza Strip has left much of the territory in ruins.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). France calls for Gaza ceasefire after consulate staff killed in Israeli bombing. presstv.ir French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has called for an "immediate" ceasefire in the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Yemeni army's operations have left significant economic impact on Israel: Ansarullah. presstv.ir Ansarullah says the Yemeni army's attacks against vessels headed to the occupied Palestinian territories have taken a big toll on the Israeli economy.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). No prisoner exchange deal under fire: Senior Hamas official. presstv.ir Hamas reaffirms its position that there will be no more prisoner swap deals with Israel until the regime's genocidal war on Gaza ends.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). WHO says appalled by Israel's destruction of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. presstv.ir The World Health Organization sounds the alarm about the Israeli military's destruction of a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Children, women make up 70% of Palestinians killed in Gaza war: Health ministry. presstv.ir The Palestinian Health Ministry says women and children comprise 70 percent of approximately 18,800 people killed during the Israeli war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). More than 100 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza's largest refugee camp. presstv.ir The Israeli military conducts aerial assaults on Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, killing more than 100 Palestinians and injuring dozens.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'Flatten' Gaza, turn it to museum like Auschwitz: Israeli council head. presstv.ir An Israeli council head calls for sending all Gazans to refugee camps in Lebanon and "flattening" the whole area so it becomes an empty museum like Auschwitz.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank residents hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). New Israeli airstrike on Syrian capital injures two soldiers. presstv.ir Syrian air defenses respond to another Israeli aggression targeting the countryside of the country's capital Damascus.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestinian protesters block highway in Philadelphia. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters block Philadelphia highway while calling for Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Editor (2023-12-18). Dec 18, 2023. sitrepworld.info Schubert: Winterreise, D.911 — 15. Die Krà§he Bringing Light to the World: the Vision of Ibn 'Arabi, w/Eric Winkel We, the Blood Bladder: America as Feeding Trough for Lampreys, by Fred Reed Impeachment: Biden Under Formal Investigation, by Patrick Lawrence On Universal History & The Creation of Aristocratic Men (Part II of IV) — by Kwan Lee The Death of Israel: Settler colonial states have a terminal shelf life, by Chris Hedges John Mearsheimer: Israel is choosing 'apartheid' or 'ethnic cleansing' (Video) Day 72: Israeli forces kill Palestinians in church, UNRWA warns of mas…

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). Jurist and law educator Jiang Ping dies age 94. ecns.cn Jiang Ping, a well-known Chinese jurist and law educator, died at the age of 94 on Tuesday at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing, media outlet ThePaper.cn reported.

Mauro Ramos (2023-12-19). Dedollarization: 95% of trade between China and Russia is no longer done in US currency. peoplesdispatch.org On a recent visit to China, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov stated that this year the use of the Russian ruble and Chinese yuan in trade between the two countries has already reached 95%. | At the same time, from January to October, 68% of all Russian trade was carried out in the two countries' currencies, according to Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov. | The yuan has also been used by Russia in commercial transactions with Mongolia, the Philippines, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Japan, Tajikistan, and Singapore. | The debate about the need for de-doll…

noemail (2023-12-19). BRIEF-Japanese Govt Finalizing Plans To Ship Domestically Made Patriot Missiles To US – Nikkei. devdiscourse.com Nikkei: * JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IS FINALIZING PLANS TO SHIP DOMESTICALLY MADE PATRIOT MISSILES TO THE U.S. – NIKKEI…

Kimberly Roberson (2023-12-18). US Promotion of Banned Fukushima Seafood Contradicts Biden's Cancer Initiatives. truthout.org During their first summit of the year on November 16, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to end China's ban on imports of Japanese seafood imposed in response to Japan's discharging of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific, telling Jinping, "I want to work with you to create a brighter future for Japan-China ties for the sake… |

_____ (2023-12-18). Dr Mahathir on Euro-North American Imperialist Crimes and the Need for Cooperation against Climate Change. transcend.org 9 Dec 2023 – Former two-time Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad (98) shared his no-hold-barred reflections on the sordid state of the world, still in the grip of the Euro-North American powers.

Pressenza New York (2023-12-19). Myanmar needs holistic reforms to avert crisis. pressenza.com On January 31, 1949, the Karen National Union launched a revolt that marked the start of the war in Myanmar. Following 112 days of combat, the Myanmar Army routed the Karen National Defence Organisation in May 1949 and retook control of Yangon. The Karens are still engaged in this battle since they attempted to equalise possibilities with the Bhamars. Temporary ceasefire agreements were struck in the states of Kachin, Kayah, Mon, and Shan throughout the 1990s; yet, during that same period, twenty other armed ethnic groupings emerged. These gangs persisted in their conflict even after the cease-fire that lasted fr…

Myanmar Information Management Unit (2023-12-19). Market Analysis Unit: Market Snapshot – Southeast Myanmar (Dec 18, 2023). reliefweb.int

World Health Organization (2023-12-19). Focused COVID-19 Media Monitoring, Nepal (December 19, 2023) [EN/NE]. reliefweb.int Country: Nepal | Source: World Health Organization |

Sam Pizzigati (2023-12-18). In Our Deeply Unequal World, the Garbage Rises Ever Higher. counterpunch.org The summit of Mount Everest, in case you haven't heard, has become somewhat of a trash heap, a high-profile embarrassment that some have taken to calling the "world's highest garbage dump." A half-century ago, few would have expected this outcome. Back in 1976, Nepal, the Himalayan nation that counts Everest — Mount Sagarmatha — as

Staff (2023-12-19). Palestinian American Woman Tries to Save Family in Gaza After Her Mom Dies Awaiting Evacuation. democracynow.org As the Biden administration faces accusations of being too slow to help Palestinian Americans and their families trapped in Gaza, we speak with Narmin Abushaban in Detroit whose mother died from lack of medical care while waiting to leave Gaza. She is working now to rescue the rest of her family members. This comes as calls grow for the U.S. to grant temporary protected status (TPS) to Palestinians already in the United States. We are also joined by civil rights attorney Sophia Akbar to discuss a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of violating the constitutional rights of Palestinian Americans by withholdi…

Zane McNeill (2023-12-18). 5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Becoming Sick at Chicago Migrant Shelter. truthout.org A 5-year-old boy died on Sunday after falling ill at a migrant shelter in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, just days after Borderless Mag published migrant testimony saying that the shelter has refused to give sick children medicine. "They treat us terribly — like dogs," a young woman at the shelter told Borderless. The city-run shelter is located inside of a warehouse and houses approximately… |

Joe Iosbaker, Fight Back! News. (2023-12-18). Chicago Fraternal Order Of Police Dealt Third Political Defeat For 2023. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — "How do you spell racist? FOP!" The crowd of 50 protesters on the LaSalle Street side of Chicago City Hall were loud and determined, December 13. As usual when there is a vote in city council that the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) cares about, there were extra cops on hand for intimidation. But the movement for police accountability had been standing up to the Chicago Police Department for decades. | Among the protesters was Anjanette Young, a medical social worker. In 2019, the Chicago Police mistakenly raided her West Side home. Young, a Black woman, had just stepped out of the shower when…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Rechazan nuevas amenazas del Comando Sur contra teleSUR. telesurtv.net La Sra. Richardson sigue opinando de lo que no le corresponde, expresó la presidenta del multimedio. "Le vuelvo a decir: ¡No nos amedrenta! No nos van a detener".

noemail (2023-12-19). Italy court hands lifetime sentence to Pakistani parents in 'honour killing' case. devdiscourse.com An Italian court sentenced two parents to lifetime imprisonment on Tuesday for killing their teenage daughter after she refused to travel to Pakistan for an arranged marriage. The so-called honour killing of 18-year-old Saman Abbas, who went missing in April 2021, shocked Italy.

UMMID (2023-12-19). Watch: With AI voice clone, Imran Khan enters Pakistan poll fray. ummid.com Technology came to the rescue of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan who launched the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) poll campaign using his Artificial Intelligence (AI) voice clone to address the party rally Sunday December 17, 2023.

JANET (2023-12-19). PFLP calls for weekly global strikes on Mondays. iacenter.org December 18, 2023 The following statement was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the Axis of Resistance on Dec. 17, 2023. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine calls for participation in the global strike, which was called for by forces in solidarity with our oppressed and struggling people for their freedom. The strike is scheduled for every Monday until the cessation of the aggression and genocide against our people. The Front invites labor unions, professional associations, progressive forces, and supporters of our people around the world to engage in every possible effort to make this strike succes…

Samir Saul, Michel Seymour (2023-12-19). 2023 in Review: Reality Makes a Forceful Comeback. pressenza.com Three major issues dominated 2023: the conflict in Ukraine, the economy and the conflict in Palestine. The first two upheavals began in 2022, the third in 2023. In all three cases, developments brought about a head-on collision with largely concealed realities. A mental universe built on myths, fantasies, fables, "alternative facts", and "narratives", not to mention crass ignorance, self-delusion, and conceit, smashed against the reef of the real world. The shock was brutal, akin to a hard landing, and devastating for the storytelling in which the West has become accustomed to wallowing. It has now become harder…

JANET (2023-12-19). Calendar of Resistance for Palestine! Events and actions around the world. iacenter.org

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). 'Shared values' exposed as a naked lie. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-19). Tuesday 12/19: Santa Clara: Pack the City Council Meeting for Palestine. indybay.org 1500 Warburton Ave | Santa Clara, CA…

Angela (2023-12-19). Wednesday 12/20: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org UCSF Library | 530 Parnassus Ave | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-19). Saturday 12/23: Walnut Creek: Palestine Ceasefire Protest. indybay.org Civic Park | 1375 Civic Dr | Walnut Creek, CA…

Angela (2023-12-19). Tuesday 12/19: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…

https: (2023-12-19). Sunday 1/7: Discussion regarding building strength & longevity of movement in Support of Palestine. indybay.org The Long Haul 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705…

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march for Gaza ceasefire in Lyon. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Lyon to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). 'Jews for Palestine' holds rally in Brooklyn, demanding Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir The 'Jews for Palestine' holds a rally in Brooklyn, calling for ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Australia's Melbourne to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands march in Melbourne to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand Gaza ceasefire.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Yemenis hit two more ships in Red Sea amid pro-Palestine campaign. presstv.ir Yemen's Houthis target two more ships in the Red Sea amid their pro-Palestine military campaign.

Rania Khalek (2023-12-18). When People are Occupied, Is Resistance Justified? thealtworld.com Four days into the genocidal bombing and siege of Gaza, with a massive ground invasion pending, the West's most prominent left-liberal intellectuals stood up and spoke out against … the leftists on the streets for Palestine. But three months later, a mass anti-war movement in solidarity with Palestine has rocked the US, leaving liberals who condemn Palestinian resistance, isolated. | Ben Becker, Editor-in-Chief of BreakThrough News, discusses the remarkable transformation of the US political environment in response to the global movement for Palestine. | "Is the US Left trying to build an abstract and pure poli…

Mazin Qumsiyeh, Popular Resistance. (2023-12-18). Christmas Greetings From Bethlehem. popularresistance.org We have been writing annual Christmas messages of peace, for human rights, and relating sometimes what happened in the passing year for decades. Since I returned to Bethlehem in 2008, these messages have been special. Since founding the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) in 2014, we also added greeting from PIBS. This year writing seems tougher than ever considering the ongoing and unprecedented genocide/holocaust occurring in Palestine. In the ten weeks before Christmas, more than 20,000 civilians (>8000 of them children) were killed. 2.3 million people were denied food, water and med…

Joe Piette (2023-12-18). Philly protesters support Palestine, fly kites, hit Genocide Joe. workers.org Philadelphia As part of a global Kite Flight in Solidarity with Gaza, Philadelphia families came out on Dec. 9 to paint pro-Palestine designs on kites and fly them at the Belmont Plateau, with the city skyline in the distance. The event came just a few days after the death of . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-12-18). PFLP calls for weekly global strikes on Mondays. workers.org The following statement was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the Axis of Resistance on Dec. 17, 2023. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine calls for participation in the global strike, which was called for by forces in solidarity with our oppressed and struggling people for their freedom. . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-12-18). Yemeni movement's solidarity with Palestine. workers.org Below is a statement by Ansarallah (called the Houthi movement in the imperialist media) spokesperson, Mohammed Abdul Salam, which was posted on Resistance News Network on Dec. 16. The accompanying news is that the largest shipping company in the world, the Swiss-Italian MSC, has decided to cease all shipments in . . . |

Danny O'Brien (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestine march blocks, shuts down bridge in Portland, Oregon. workers.org Over 200 people, answering the call by Intifada PDX to support a free Palestine, marched through the Central Eastside of Portland, Oregon, on Dec. 11. The march ended on the Burnside Bridge where the protesters blocked off and shut down the bridge with cars, bikes, bodies and flags for upwards . . . |

Editor (2023-12-18). CAIR seeks investigation over teen's expulsion from Florida school. mronline.org This comes after the school fired his mother Dr. Maha Almasri, a Palestinian-American, for her posts in support of Palestine.

cameron orr (2023-12-18). Democracy, peace, and equality: today's anti-racist imperatives. cpusa.org The following report was presented by Eric Brooks on behalf of the African American Equality Commission to the December 3, 2023 CPUSA National Committee meeting. | Thank you comrades for the opportunity to present this report. | The African American Equality Commission (AAEC) welcomes the current upsurge in people's struggle in the U.S. The massive union struggles and huge marches demanding a ceasefire in Palestine reflect large segments of the U.S. population, including youth, rising up to defend human dignity and demand peace and a just economy. | Fascism thrives on racism, sexism, and xenophobia. It fosters…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). Palestine Action Campaign Leads to Fisher German Ending Ties with Elbit. palestineaction.org

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). 'Shared values' exposed as a naked lie. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-18). Saturday 12/16: San Francisco: Shut It Down for Palestine! indybay.org Dolores Park | Dolores St & 19th St | San Francisco, CA…

https: (2023-12-18). Sunday 1/7: Discussion regarding building strength a& longevity of movement in Support of Palestine. indybay.org The Long Haul 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march for Gaza ceasefire in Lyon. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Lyon to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Australia's Melbourne to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands march in Melbourne to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand Gaza ceasefire.

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #13 on the Effects of Easterlies as of 18 December 2023, 6PM. reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2023-12-19). Philippines, Flooding, Landslides, Storms and Winds in Region X and CARAGA (Effects of TC JELAWAT and Shearline) (17 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int

Benjamin Velasco (2023-12-18). Silent pandemic: Mental health issues among informal transport workers in the Philippines. peoplesdispatch.org Workers in the informal transportation sector in the Philippines faced an upsurge in mental health issues due to increased economic precarity during the COVID-19 lockdown…

Staff (2023-12-18). Silent pandemic: Mental health issues among informal transport workers in the Philippines. peoplesdispatch.org Militant jeepney groups are launching transport strikes during the holiday season which is on the heels of a similar protest last month. They are demanding the suspension of the December 31, 2023 deadline affirmed by President Bong Bong Marcos, Jr. for jeepneys to be consolidated into fleets organized as cooperatives or corporations. Further, they are …

WSWS (2023-12-18). A reading of the Gaza Monologues in Colombo, Sri Lanka. wsws.org "Wow, Gaza and Gaza's dreams… Our dream has become to die a good death, not live a good life"—Yasmeen Abu Amer…

Editor (2023-12-18). U.S. troops are occupying Syria's oil fields. Congress refuses to withdraw them. mronline.org The U.S. military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). China urges U.S. to stop arming Taiwan. ecns.cn China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to the United States' latest arms sale to China's Taiwan, a defense spokesman said on Tuesday morning.

repost (2023-12-18). 470 Levi's Workers In Turkey Need Support. indybay.org Workers in Turkey who make Levis are fighting against union busting and need international solidarity…

UMMID (2023-12-19). Maersk suspends Red Sea passage of its vessels fearing Houthi attacks. ummid.com Maersk, one of the world's largest shipping companies, has suspended passage of its vessels through a key Red Sea strait fearing attacks by Yemeni Houthi militants on merchant ships.

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2023-12-18: News Headlines

Alan Macleod (2023-12-18). South Korea and Japan Emerge as Key Battlegrounds in US Strategy Against China, Featuring Tim Shorrock. mintpressnews.com Dive into the intricate geopolitics of Northeast Asia with Tim Shorrock in today's MintCast interview, exploring the shaping of Japan and South Korea by the United States, their complex political landscapes, and the potential for regional unification amidst growing U.S.-China tensions…

Alan MacLeod (2023-12-18). South Korea and Japan Emerge as Key Battlegrounds in US Strategy Against China, Featuring Tim Shorrock. thealtworld.com Dive into the intricate geopolitics of Northeast Asia with Tim Shorrock in today's MintCast interview, exploring the shaping of Japan and South Korea by the United States, their complex political landscapes, and the potential for regional unification amidst growing U.S.-China tensions | As China continues rising and the U.S. attempts to dominate the world, Northeast Asia becomes an increasingly crucial battleground. The United States is trying to encircle China with a network of hundreds of military bases while building a trilateral military alliance with South Korea and Japan. But many in those countries want to…

Pressenza IPA (2023-12-18). 3rd World March for Peace and Non-Violence Takes Off in the Asia Pacific. pressenza.com Humanists and Peace Advocates Chat with the Founder and Lay the Groundwork for the 3rd WM in the Asia Pacific: | Humanists from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, and Australia including friends from the UK, France, and Italy, got together to have a virtual chat with Rafael de la Rubia, about the up and coming 3rd World March of Peace and Non-violence. | Officially presented at the Congress of Deputies of Spain in Madrid on 2 October 2023, International Day of Nonviolence, in the Ernest Lluch Hall, the 3rd World March is being planned to start on October 2, 2024 from Costa Rica,…

infobrics (2023-12-18). Indias Strong Relationship with Russia: A 60-Year Engagement. infobrics.org Indias External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasizes the importance of Indias 60-year relationship with Russia, stating that it has saved India many times and should not be seen as a handicap…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-18). Prabir Purkayastha: Fighting the good fight from the Emergency to today. peoplesdispatch.org Writers, journalists, students, and activists gathered in India's capital for a discussion on the memoir of jailed Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha, expressing solidarity with him…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Fallecen al menos nueve personas tras estallido en fábrica de India. telesurtv.net La mayoría de los lesionados se halla en estado crítico. La Policía teme que la cifra de víctimas mortales ascienda durante las próximas horas.

Rick Sterling, MintPress News. (2023-12-18). The JFK Assassination Was Good For Zionist Israel. popularresistance.org President John F. Kennedy was assassinated sixty years ago. If he had lived and won a second term, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would have evolved differently. Possibly, the path toward Israeli apartheid and genocide in Gaza could have been avoided. | In his short time in office, Kennedy significantly changed U.S. foreign policy. As documented in the book "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Still Matters," JFK resisted the CIA and military-industrial complex in the policies he set regarding the Third World and the Soviet Union. The Vietnam War, the assassination of Indonesia's President Sukarno,…

Editor (2023-12-18). A master of terror. mronline.org The murky background of the likely next President of Indonesia may come to haunt Indonesia, and Australia.

infobrics (2023-12-18). Forget about Israel and Palestine: Iranian-Israeli war escalating at the Red Sea and beyond with global consequences. infobrics.org Iran-backed Houthis in actions are paralyzing shipments in the Red Sea and are part of a long Israeli-Iranian proxy fuel war that could spiral out of control.

MEE correspondent (2023-12-18). Iran: Petrol stations paralysed by Israel-linked cyberattack. middleeasteye.net Iran: Petrol stations paralysed by Israel-linked cyberattack | Officials claim the country's enemies have orchestrated the attack to 'inflict suffering' on Iran | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 15: 55 | People wait at a gas station in Tehran on 18 December 2023 as fuel distribution across 60 percent of Iran's gas stations is disrupted. The disruption is due to a "possible sabotage," state med…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran: Palestinians definite winners of 'unequal battle' against Israel. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister said Israeli officials continue to commit crimes more heinous than those by Daesh.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran Army drones, missiles lined up on borders to repel threats: Top cmdr. presstv.ir The Iranian Army's Ground Force has deployed missile, drone and artillery units along the country's northeastern border areas to give a "rapid and timely" response to any possible threat, says commander of the force.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran's gas stations returning to normal after software problem disrupts services. presstv.ir The National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company says efforts are underway to fix a software problem which disrupted fuel supply across Iran, particularly in Tehran.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pakistan condemns deadly terrorist attack in southeast Iran. presstv.ir Pakistan strongly condemns the recent, fatal terrorist attacks in Iran's southeast Rask county, killing at least 11 and injuring several others.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran FM meets new Kuwaiti Emir to discuss expansion of all-out ties. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is ready to further improve relations with Kuwait in various fields.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Historic vote: Iraqis go to polls in first provincial elections in a decade. presstv.ir Iraqis go to the polls on Monday to vote in provincial elections for the first time in ten years to choose members of the Provincial Councils.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'US occupation forces attacked 100 times in Iraq, Syria since Oct. 17'. presstv.ir US occupation forces have been targeted at least 100 times in Iraq and neighboring Syria since October 17, a Fox News correspondent says.

globalvillagespace.com (2023-12-18). Most young Americans want Israel given to Hamas – pollOver half of US adults from ages 18 to 24 believe the ongoing crisis in Gaza should be resolved by abolishing the state of Israel and turning it over to Hamas and the Palestinian people, a new poll has found. | | The Harvard-Harris poll, conducted this week and released on Friday, showed that 51% of young Americans believe the Israeli state should be "ended," compared with 32% who favor a two-state solution.

palestinechronicle.com (2023-12-18). Hundreds of People Killed, Wounded as Israel Bombs Several Areas across GazaScores of Palestinian civilians, mainly children and women, were killed, including a journalist and her family, in early morning bombings in several areas throughout the Gaza Strip.

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-12-18). "It is clear that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza," UN-Panel concludes. peoplesdispatch.org While the 'physical element' of genocide is being documented and broadcast daily, the 'mental element' – i.e the intent behind the mass killing – which is more difficult to establish, has been repeatedly clarified by the leaders of Israeli government and military.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-12-18). Israel attacks hospitals in Gaza's north and south. electronicintifada.net Pope condemns sniper attack inside Catholic church complex.

WSWS (2023-12-18). As Gaza genocide continues, US prepares major escalation of war throughout Middle East. wsws.org As Israel continues to massacre hundreds of Gazans each day and starve the entire population of 2.2 million, a series of high-level US officials are traveling to Israel to coordinate American support for the genocide and prepare a military escalation throughout the Middle East.

WSWS (2023-12-18). As Gaza genocide continues, US prepares major escalation of war throughout Middle East. wsws.org As Israel continues to massacre hundreds of Gazans each day and starve the entire population of 2.2 million, a series of high-level US officials are traveling to Israel to coordinate US support for the genocide and prepare a military escalation throughout the Middle East.

WSWS (2023-12-18). Australian protesters: "We need a general strike to stop the Gaza genocide!" wsws.org "The union leadership in this country is all led by the Labor Party, they all benefit from ties with Israel, they don't want to do anything that harms that."

imemc.org (2023-12-18). Israeli Army Kills Four Palestinians, Including Two Children, Near TubasIsraeli forces killed, on Monday, four Palestinians including two children, and abducted two young men, in the Al-Far'a refugee camp, southwest of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

newarab.com (2023-12-18). Half of US voters aged 18-24 back Hamas over Israel in Gaza warThe poll, published by the Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) at Harvard University and Harris Insights and Analytics, was carried out online on Wednesday and Thursday. | | It also found 60 percent of voters believe the long-term answer to the "Israeli-Palestinian dispute" was a two-state solution

euromedmonitor (2023-12-18). Over 10,000 infants and children killed in Israel's Gaza genocide. euromedmonitor.org Hundreds are trapped beneath debris.

WSWS (2023-12-18). UAW President Fain, DSA congresspeople hold press conference to falsely posture as opponents of Gaza genocide. wsws.org Only a few minutes after the press conference, Democrats in Congress voted 147 to 73 in favor of the latest National Defense Authorization Act. The law includes $874.2 billion in funding for the US war machine, and includes provisions to fast-track sending weapons to the Israeli military.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 72: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinians In Church. popularresistance.org Israeli forces killed two Palestinians with sniper bullets on Saturday in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood and injured seven others while they were sheltering inside the Holy Family church in Gaza. | Israeli tanks surrounded the catholic parish and fired at Palestinians who moved inside its courtyard, Wafa news agency reported. Israeli fire killed Nahida Khalil Boulos Anton and her daughter, Samar Kamal Anton, inside the church's compound, where 600 displaced people, most of them Palestinian Christians, were sheltering from the Israeli bombardment. | Israeli forces are aiming to evict Palestinians from the Holy Family par…

The Independent (2023-12-18). Gaza and Ukraine leave Europe divided. independent.co.ug BRUSSELS | Xinhua | More than two months into the Israel-Hamas conflict, violence in the Middle East has no end in sight and Europe as a neighbor is still struggling to unify around a call for ceasefire in Gaza. The European Union (EU) summit ended December 15 without a much-expected tougher stance on the conflict …

Barton Kunstler (2023-12-18). Gaza, the G-word and leadership. nationofchange.org Exploring the depths of conflict: Unraveling the complex dynamics of the Israeli-Hamas tensions and their global implications.

Editor (2023-12-18). Weekly Briefing: 'Well, You Dropped the Atom Bomb,' Netanyahu Tells Biden. scheerpost.com By Philip Weiss / Mondoweiss The insanity of Israeli's actions in Gaza were exposed for all to see — all those in the world who don't value Palestinian lives — when its army killed three half naked men waving a white flag and then discovered they were Israeli hostages. A tragedy, no doubt. But that tragedy has …

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-18). US intelligence reveals alarming use of imprecise 'dumb bombs' by Israel in Gaza conflict. nationofchange.org Unguided munitions in Gaza: A critical examination of civilian risk and international response.

MEE staff (2023-12-18). War on Gaza: Israel kills 26 at al-Shifa hospital as shipping giants swerve Red Sea. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israel kills 26 at al-Shifa hospital as shipping giants swerve Red Sea | More than 170 killed as Israeli forces attack medical facilities and refugee camp, as ships re-route to avoid attacks by Yemen's Houthis | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 15: 30 | People inspect the damage in a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 17 December 2023 (AFP)…

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Father of hostage says his son was 'executed' by Israeli army. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Father of hostage says his son was 'executed' by Israeli army | Alon Shamriz was among three men targeted by the Israeli army after exiting a building in Gaza | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 10: 45 | A picture of Alon Shamriz taken from social media (X) | The father of one of the captives, who was killed by

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Palestinian detainees from Gaza die in Israeli custody, says report. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Israel should 'level Gaza and make it look like Auschwitz', says official. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Israel should 'level Gaza and make it look like Auschwitz', says official | David Azoulay, head of northern Israeli town, calls for besieged enclave to become a museum that 'should resemble' the extermination camp in Poland | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 09: 49 | A smoke plume erupts during Israeli bombardment on the northern Gaza Strip near the border with southern Israel on 17 December 2023…

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Israeli forces kill four, including two children, in raid on refugee camp. middleeasteye.net

Staff (2023-12-18). Headlines for December 18, 2023. democracynow.org HRW Accuses Israel of Using Starvation as a Weapon of War in Gaza as Sweeping Assault Continues, Pope Francis Condemns Shooting of Two Palestinian Women at Gaza's Catholic Church, Gaza Hospitals Have Become a "Bloodbath" as Israel Targets Health Facilities, Residential Areas, Palestinian Authorities Call for Probe into Bulldozing Deaths at Kamal Adwan Hospital, Al Jazeera Journalist Samer Abudaqa Bleeds to Death After Israeli Drone Strike Amid Attack on Press, IDF Kills 3 Hostages as Israelis Demand Netanyahu Gov't Make Deal to Release Remaining Captives, U.K. and Germany Call for "S…

Staff (2023-12-18). Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel. democracynow.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing calls for another ceasefire in Gaza after Israeli troops mistakenly shot dead three Israeli hostages who were shirtless and waving a white flag. This comes as Israel continues to target hospitals, refugee camps and journalists in Gaza. On Friday, Samer Abudaqa, a reporter from Al Jazeera, bled to death after being injured in an Israeli drone strike on a U.N. school. Israeli forces prevented ambulances and rescue workers from reaching him for five hours. "This is not the first time we've gone through this," says Al Jazeera senior politic…

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). Europe feels fallout of conflict in Gaza. ecns.cn Fallout from the Palestine-Israel conflict is increasingly being felt in Europe, including through social polarization and antagonism, as sharply divided views on the conflict pit Europeans against one another, analysts say.

znetwork.org (2023-12-18). Latin America and the Caribbean Stand with PalestineThe countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, with a few notable exceptions, have been critical of Israel's ongoing campaign of genocide in Gaza

Amy Goodman (2023-12-18). Israeli Forces "Shoot Whatever Moves in Gaza," Says Al Jazeera Analyst. truthout.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing calls for another ceasefire in Gaza after Israeli troops mistakenly shot dead three Israeli hostages who were shirtless and waving a white flag. This comes as Israel continues to target hospitals, refugee camps and journalists in Gaza. On Friday, Samer Abudaqa, a reporter from Al Jazeera, bled to death after being injured in an Israeli… |

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). OPINION: The Necessity to Prosecute Israel and U.S. for Genociding Gazans. theduran.com

Labour Against the Arms Trade (2023-12-18). Toronto Picketers at Pratt and Whitney. socialistproject.ca On Tuesday morning of December 12, more than two hundred workers and union members from across the Toronto area picketed the Mississauga manufacturing plant of defence contractor Pratt & Whitney Canada. As Israel pursues its deadly assault on Gaza for a third month, the picket lines interrupted business as usual at an aerospace giant that makes engines for aircrafts that the Israeli military is using to carry out its bombing campaign against Palestinian lives and infrastructure. Encountering banners that read "Stop Arming Apartheid" and "Arms Embargo on Israel Now" as they arrived for morning shift, cars were…

Leila Warah (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 73: Reports surface of Palestinian deaths inside Israeli detention camps. mondoweiss.net As Israel continues attacking medical facilities in Gaza, Israeli media reports detained Gazans ranging in age from 12 to 70 were taken to army camps in southern Israel where they were subjected to severe abuse and at least several have died.

Michel Moushabeck (2023-12-18). If Jesus Was Born Today, Would He Be Under Rubble? truthout.org As our hopes for an extended ceasefire are dashed and Israel's war on Gaza is now in its third month, the dire conditions Palestinians are living under — hunger, lack of drinking water, infectious diseases, displacement, and fear of dying from the nonstop bombardment — continue to worsen as the U.S. supports Israel's relentless assault on the besieged, occupied, and now largely houseless… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-12-18). Israeli Hostages Killed by IDF Were Carrying White Flag, Israeli Military Says. truthout.org The three Israeli hostages who Israeli soldiers shot and killed last week had waved a white flag before they were killed, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday. Three Israeli hostages were shirtless, carrying a makeshift white flag and traveling together near an IDF base in northern Gaza when soldiers identified them as "terrorists," an IDF official said. |

The Independent (2023-12-18). What's east Africa's position on the Israel-Hamas war? independent.co.ug An expert unpacks the reactions of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda ANALYSIS | MICHAEL BISHKU | The reactions of some east African countries to the ongoing conflict in Gaza have been less dramatic than South Africa's. South Africa's parliament has passed a resolution calling for the closure of its embassy in Tel Aviv. Algeria and South Africa …

unitedEditor (2023-12-18). The US fears the collapse of Israel. uwidata.com There have been comments that there is a "crack" between the US and Israel regarding the ground operation organized by the Israeli army in Gaza. The US's efforts to postpone the ground operation and its warnings about the intensity of the military operations and not to spread to other regions were put forward as facts …

Editor (2023-12-18). Urgent int'l investigation needed to probe Israeli war crimes after Palestinian civilians buried alive at Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. mronline.org Euro-Med Monitor teams are continuing to document what happened at Kamal Adwan Hospital today, and emphasized the need to open an international investigation into the horrific violations that the facility witnessed over the past several days against patients, displaced people, and medical staff as part of Israeli's deliberate and systematic targeting of health facilities in the Gaza Strip since 7 October.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-18). Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Reach New Deal With Hamas After IDF Killed 3 Israeli Hostages. news.antiwar.com The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under increasing domestic pressure to reach a new hostage deal with Hamas after the Israeli military mistakenly killed three Israelis who escaped from captivity in Gaza. Israeli troops in Gaza shot the three Israeli hostages while the escapees were shirtless and waving a white flag. …

WSWS (2023-12-18). Channeling Hitler, Trump accuses migrants of "poisoning the blood of our country" wsws.org Emboldened by Biden's pledge to enact Trump's border policies as part of a $105 billion military package to Ukraine and Israel, Trump upped his fascistic agitation in Saturday's New Hampshire campaign speech.

Editor (2023-12-18). Chris Hedges: The Death of Israel. scheerpost.com

Palestine Action. (2023-12-18). Campaign Leads To Fisher German Ending Ties With Elbit. popularresistance.org Palestine Action has received confirmation that the property managers for Elbit Systems' Shenstone drone factory, Fisher German, have cut ties with the Israeli arms manufacturer. Having sent confirmation to Palestine Action by email yesterday, Fisher German's decision follows on the tail of a similar announcement by Elbit's former recruiters iO Associates, who dropped Israel's largest weapons maker after a campaign by the direct action network. | The real estate giant confirmed that they no longer hold any ties to Elbit Systems or the site of their subsidiary, UAV Engines Ltd (UEL), in Shenstone.

Democracy Now! (2023-12-18). Democracy Now! 2023-12-18 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit | Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit…

Alastair Crooke (2023-12-18). Alastair Crooke: Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Planned? thealtworld.com In an eagerly anticipated conversation, we are set to engage with Alastair Crooke, the esteemed former British Ambassador, to delve into the captivating question: "Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Planned?" This dialogue promises to unravel the complexities of Israeli politics and the enigma that surrounds Benjamin Netanyahu, the long-serving Prime Minister of Israel. | As we explore this intriguing topic with Ambassador Crooke, the anticipation is palpable. With a distinguished career in diplomacy and a profound understanding of Middle Eastern affairs, Crooke is poised to offer unique insights into the motivations an…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 73: Reports surface of Palestinian deaths inside Israeli detention camps. mondoweiss.net

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Reach New Deal With Hamas After IDF Killed 3 Israeli Hostages. news.antiwar.com

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-18). Presidente cubano denuncia acciones contra el país. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado cubano denunció el genocidio que se está perpetrando contra el pueblo palestino por parte de Israel.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Hamás reitera condiciones para negociar canje de prisioneros con Israel. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, la agresión israelí ha dejado un saldo de cerca de 19.000 civiles palestinos asesinados y una cifra superior a los 50.000 heridos.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-18). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). OMS alerta sobre las condiciones del hospital Al Shifa en Gaza. telesurtv.net El servicio de urgencias del hospital Al Shifa del norte la Franja de Gaza, devastado por los bombardeos israelíes, es "un baño de sangre" y "necesita reanimación", afirma la OMS…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). Ataques israelíes en Jabalia dejan 43 palestinos asesinados. telesurtv.net Los ataques aéreos israelíes tuvieron como como objetivo a varias la familias en Jabalia: Al-Shehab Al Khala y Al Zayan con un saldo preliminar de 43 muertos.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-18). Piden enjuiciar a Netanyahu como criminal de guerra. telesurtv.net La líderesa de Podemos calificó el asedio israelí sobre la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania como un "genocidio".

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-18). Israel arrecia agresiones contra hospitales y personal médico en Gaza. telesurtv.net En medio de la catastrófica situación de salud y con la completa interrupción del suministro de agua, los residentes consumen agua de lluvia, "si está disponible".

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-18). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-18). Papa critica a Israel por asesinar a civiles en iglesia en Gaza. telesurtv.net Los bombardeos y la ofensiva terrestre de Israel contra Palestina han dejado hasta la fecha un saldo de alrededor de 19.000 civiles muertos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). Fuerzas israelíes matan a cinco palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Los jóvenes, de edades comprendidas entre 22 y 33 años, murieron en un ataque israelí al campo de refugiados en la ciudad de Tulkarem.

Ralph Nader (2023-12-18). Israeli and American Jews Speak Out Against Horrors in Gaza. counterpunch.org In the midst of Netanyahu's annihilation of innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza, many of them children, women and the elderly, there is a rising urgency from many Israeli and domestic Jewish groups for an immediate ceasefire and greatly increasing the flow of humanitarian aid. In the U.S. Jewish Voice for Peace and If Not Now

Melvin Goodman (2023-12-18). Janus-Faced Biden Administration Can't Hide Its Complicity. counterpunch.org lsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains committed to using overwhelming and indiscriminate military force to vanquish the Palestinian community in Gaza. For the past two decades, Netanyahu has engaged in the total humiliation of the Palestinian people. At the same time, he is humiliating and embarrassing the only nation that provides Israel with political, military, and diplomatic cover—the United States. The fact that Netanyahu is bombarding Gaza with U.S.-supplied weaponry makes the United States complicit with regard to Israeli ethnic cleansing, particularly the killing and maiming of children.

No More Battle of Okinawa Association (2023-12-18). Ceasefire in Gaza, No War on China. counterpunch.org Gaza is under attack by Israeli forces. Hospitals, refugee camps, and schools have been bombed indiscriminately, and even the water supply, which is indispensable for survival, has been cut off. Hamas, the target of the Israeli military's attacks, has gone underground, and it is the residents who are exposed to the bombing. This reminds us

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

Brenda Norrell, Censored News (2023-12-18). Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council Supports Palestinians and an End to Israel's Genocide. indybay.org The Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council passed a resolution on Thursday in Rapid City, South Dakota, in support of Palestinians, calling for an immediate ceasefire, emergency humanitarian aid, and an end to United States military aid to Israel. Oceti Sakowin, the Great Sioux Nation, said Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing and genocide that mirrors what was done to the Oceti Sakowin. The Council said Israel's apartheid regime would not be possible without the United States government's military aid.

Labor Video Project (2023-12-18). Bay Area Unions & Thousands of Workers Rally & March for Palestine in Oakland. indybay.org Thousands of workers and unionists from throughout the Bay Area rallied in Oakland against the US supported Israel war on Gaza and the Palestinians. A growing number of unions are breaking from the pro-Zionist leadership including AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and many of other union heads…

Angela (2023-12-18). Friday 12/29: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pope blasts Israel for using 'terrorism' tactics in Gaza. presstv.ir The Pope made remarks after Israeli military sniper killed two Christian women who had taken refuge in a church complex.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Yemen warns retaliatory strikes will expand if Israeli genocide in Gaza persists. presstv.ir A senior Ansarullah official says Yemeni retaliatory operations will expand to hit depths of the Israeli-occupied territories if the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip does not stop.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestinian protesters in Paris, Brussels demand end to Gaza genocide. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters marched in solidarity with Palestinians in Paris on Sunday and demanded the Israeli regime put an end to the 'massacre' in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). No prisoner exchange deal under fire: Senior Hamas official. presstv.ir Hamas reaffirms its position that there will be no more prisoner swap deals with Israel until the regime's genocidal war on Gaza ends.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). WHO says appalled by Israel's destruction of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. presstv.ir The World Health Organization sounds the alarm about the Israeli military's destruction of a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Children, women make up 70% of Palestinians killed in Gaza war: Health ministry. presstv.ir The Palestinian Health Ministry says women and children comprise 70 percent of approximately 18,800 people killed during the Israeli war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). More than 100 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza's largest refugee camp. presstv.ir The Israeli military conducts aerial assaults on Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, killing more than 100 Palestinians and injuring dozens.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'Flatten' Gaza, turn it to museum like Auschwitz: Israeli council head. presstv.ir An Israeli council head calls for sending all Gazans to refugee camps in Lebanon and "flattening" the whole area so it becomes an empty museum like Auschwitz.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Destruction at northern Gaza hospital after Israeli raid. presstv.ir Israeli tanks and troops withdrew from a hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Most American youth think Israel should 'be ended and given to Hamas': Poll. presstv.ir A poll shows that 51 percent of young Americans, between the ages of 18 and 24, believe Israel should be "ended and given to Hamas."

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Hamas: No prisoner swap talks unless Israel ends war 'once and for all'. presstv.ir Hamas says that it will engage in no indirect talks on a prisoner-for-abductee swap with Israel unless the occupying regime completely ends its onslaught on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Shipping company OOCL halts all shipments to Israeli regime. presstv.ir The shipping company OOCL stopped delivering cargo to Israel, after the Yemeni army targeted two Israeli-bound container ships in waters off the country's coast.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'Bloodbath': WHO slams Israeli aggression in Gaza's al-Shifa hospital. presstv.ir Israel's bombardment of Gaza Strip has left much of the territory in ruins.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). France calls for Gaza ceasefire after consulate staff killed in Israeli bombing. presstv.ir French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has called for an "immediate" ceasefire in the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Yemeni army's operations have left significant economic impact on Israel: Ansarullah. presstv.ir Ansarullah says the Yemeni army's attacks against vessels headed to the occupied Palestinian territories have taken a big toll on the Israeli economy.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank residents hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). New Israeli airstrike on Syrian capital injures two soldiers. presstv.ir Syrian air defenses respond to another Israeli aggression targeting the countryside of the country's capital Damascus.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). New Israeli missile attack on Syrian capital injures two soldiers. presstv.ir Syrian air defenses respond to another Israeli aggression targeting the countryside of the country's capital Damascus.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestinian protesters block highway in Philadelphia. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters block Philadelphia highway while calling for Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Editor (2023-12-18). Dec 18, 2023. sitrepworld.info Schubert: Winterreise, D.911 — 15. Die Krà§he Bringing Light to the World: the Vision of Ibn 'Arabi, w/Eric Winkel We, the Blood Bladder: America as Feeding Trough for Lampreys, by Fred Reed Impeachment: Biden Under Formal Investigation, by Patrick Lawrence On Universal History & The Creation of Aristocratic Men (Part II of IV) — by Kwan Lee The Death of Israel: Settler colonial states have a terminal shelf life, by Chris Hedges John Mearsheimer: Israel is choosing 'apartheid' or 'ethnic cleansing' (Video) Day 72: Israeli forces kill Palestinians in church, UNRWA warns of mas…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-12-17). The IDF Are So Good At Killing Israelis They Should Consider Joining Hamas. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Friendly fire during October 7, friendly fire on the battlefield in Gaza, friendly fire executions of Israeli prisoners. The IDF are so good at killing Israelis they should start making GoPro videos with red triangles about it.

Kimberly Roberson (2023-12-18). US Promotion of Banned Fukushima Seafood Contradicts Biden's Cancer Initiatives. truthout.org During their first summit of the year on November 16, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to end China's ban on imports of Japanese seafood imposed in response to Japan's discharging of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific, telling Jinping, "I want to work with you to create a brighter future for Japan-China ties for the sake… |

Sam Pizzigati (2023-12-18). In Our Deeply Unequal World, the Garbage Rises Ever Higher. counterpunch.org The summit of Mount Everest, in case you haven't heard, has become somewhat of a trash heap, a high-profile embarrassment that some have taken to calling the "world's highest garbage dump." A half-century ago, few would have expected this outcome. Back in 1976, Nepal, the Himalayan nation that counts Everest — Mount Sagarmatha — as

Zane McNeill (2023-12-18). 5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Becoming Sick at Chicago Migrant Shelter. truthout.org A 5-year-old boy died on Sunday after falling ill at a migrant shelter in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, just days after Borderless Mag published migrant testimony saying that the shelter has refused to give sick children medicine. "They treat us terribly — like dogs," a young woman at the shelter told Borderless. The city-run shelter is located inside of a warehouse and houses approximately… |

Joe Iosbaker, Fight Back! News. (2023-12-18). Chicago Fraternal Order Of Police Dealt Third Political Defeat For 2023. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — "How do you spell racist? FOP!" The crowd of 50 protesters on the LaSalle Street side of Chicago City Hall were loud and determined, December 13. As usual when there is a vote in city council that the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) cares about, there were extra cops on hand for intimidation. But the movement for police accountability had been standing up to the Chicago Police Department for decades. | Among the protesters was Anjanette Young, a medical social worker. In 2019, the Chicago Police mistakenly raided her West Side home. Young, a Black woman, had just stepped out of the shower when…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Rechazan nuevas amenazas del Comando Sur contra teleSUR. telesurtv.net La Sra. Richardson sigue opinando de lo que no le corresponde, expresó la presidenta del multimedio. "Le vuelvo a decir: ¡No nos amedrenta! No nos van a detener".

Rania Khalek (2023-12-18). When People are Occupied, Is Resistance Justified? thealtworld.com Four days into the genocidal bombing and siege of Gaza, with a massive ground invasion pending, the West's most prominent left-liberal intellectuals stood up and spoke out against … the leftists on the streets for Palestine. But three months later, a mass anti-war movement in solidarity with Palestine has rocked the US, leaving liberals who condemn Palestinian resistance, isolated. | Ben Becker, Editor-in-Chief of BreakThrough News, discusses the remarkable transformation of the US political environment in response to the global movement for Palestine. | "Is the US Left trying to build an abstract and pure poli…

Mazin Qumsiyeh, Popular Resistance. (2023-12-18). Christmas Greetings From Bethlehem. popularresistance.org We have been writing annual Christmas messages of peace, for human rights, and relating sometimes what happened in the passing year for decades. Since I returned to Bethlehem in 2008, these messages have been special. Since founding the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) in 2014, we also added greeting from PIBS. This year writing seems tougher than ever considering the ongoing and unprecedented genocide/holocaust occurring in Palestine. In the ten weeks before Christmas, more than 20,000 civilians (>8000 of them children) were killed. 2.3 million people were denied food, water and med…

Editor (2023-12-18). CAIR seeks investigation over teen's expulsion from Florida school. mronline.org This comes after the school fired his mother Dr. Maha Almasri, a Palestinian-American, for her posts in support of Palestine.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). 'Shared values' exposed as a naked lie. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-18). Saturday 12/16: San Francisco: Shut It Down for Palestine! indybay.org Dolores Park | Dolores St & 19th St | San Francisco, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march for Gaza ceasefire in Lyon. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Lyon to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Australia's Melbourne to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands march in Melbourne to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand Gaza ceasefire.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-18). teleSUR y Green Zone Foundation de Qatar firman convenio. telesurtv.net En días anteriores, teleSUR y la televisión pública brasileña EBC, así como el Instituto de Radiodifusión del Estado de Bahía, anunciaron un acuerdo de producción.

Editor (2023-12-18). U.S. troops are occupying Syria's oil fields. Congress refuses to withdraw them. mronline.org The U.S. military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops.

repost (2023-12-18). 470 Levi's Workers In Turkey Need Support. indybay.org Workers in Turkey who make Levis are fighting against union busting and need international solidarity…

msn.com (2023-12-18). Houthi attacks on commercial ships have upended global trade in vital Red Sea corridorThe attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels have scared off some of the world's top shipping companies and oil giants, effectively rerouting global trade away from a crucial artery for consumer goods and energy supplies that is expected to trigger delays and rising prices. | | Proofread, edit, APA 2¢/word! – Editing & proofreading service

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2023-12-15: News Headlines

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-12-15). Day 69 roundtable: Is Israel losing the war? electronicintifada.net Israeli military attempts to craft an image of victory as it hides casualty figures.

Staff (2023-12-13). 15-16 December 2023: #LaborShutItDown4Palestine: End All Complicity With Genocide—Stop Arming Israel! samidoun.net #LaborShutItDown4Palestine on D15-16, 2023 End All Complicity With Genocide—Stop Arming Israel! We welcome growing union calls for a permanent ceasefire to end the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. Now, we call on our labor bodies to take the next step of fully embracing the Urgent Call from Palestinian Trade Unions: End all Complicity, Stop Arming …

Angela (2023-12-12). Saturday 12/16: Bakersfield: Shut It Down for Palestine. indybay.org Bakersfield, CA (exact location to be revealed on Dec 15)…

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2023-12-14: News Headlines

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-12-14). Getting serious about halting Israeli genocide. nationofchange.org The real disconnect at the root of this crisis is the one between the isolated looking-glass world of U.S. and Israeli politics and the real world that is crying out for a ceasefire and justice for Palestinians.

Medea Benjamin (2023-12-14). Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide. globalresearch.ca

Reza Javadi, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-12-14). Israeli Regime Turns To Western Mercenary Groups To Back Genocide. popularresistance.org Apart from the lavish military aid offered by the United States and Europe, the Israeli military is turning to Western mercenary groups in its genocidal war against the Gaza Strip. | In a recent interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Pedro Diaz Flores, a notorious Spanish mercenary, revealed that the Israeli regime is recruiting Private Military Companies (PMCs) to achieve its interests in the besieged territory. | He revealed that "many" mercenary groups have joined Israel's army, which pays them "very well." | "So I came for the economy, for money. They pay very well, they offer good equipment and the work…

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-12-14). The United States Is Losing Allies On Gaza. popularresistance.org The United States is facing growing domestic and international opposition to its support for the ongoing genocide in Gaza. | Defying the U.S. and Israel, the U.N. General Assembly voted on Tuesday, 153 nations in favor with 10 against, and 23 abstentions for an immediate end to the killing. | Most significantly, the vote on Tuesday showed a slew of U.S. allies abandoning Washington on Gaza. | It is the second time in the past six weeks that the Assembly voted for a permanent ceasefire. On Oct. 27, the vote was 120 in favor, 14 against and 45 abstentions. | After witnessing six more weeks of genocide, 33 more nati…


Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post. (2023-12-14). Gaza And Confronting Power. popularresistance.org The events of the past seven days are sobering no matter where you look. The Israelis' daily attacks in southern Gaza, after telling Gazans in the north to seek refuge there, strips bare the apartheid state's intent to ethnic-cleanse the Gaza Strip and scatter to the winds those of its people who survive. | Is there some word other than "genocide" we should use to name this horror, this stain upon the consciences of everyone who does not raise a voice against it? | It is also clear as of last week that the Biden regime's amoral support for the Israelis' bloodlust in Gaza is destabilizing America and hastening the…

Editor (2023-12-14). Patrick Lawrence: That New Hunter Biden Indictment. scheerpost.com

Tamara Nassar (2023-12-14). Israeli assault on Jenin enters third day, kills ten. electronicintifada.net Israel's lethal raids in West Bank fail to quell resistance.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-14). Israel continues to kill hundreds of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces abducted the director and over 70 staff from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza after causing death of two injured Palestinians by preventing timely treatment…

Robert Inlakesh (2023-12-14). The US Could Have Stopped Israel's Genocide In Gaza, Opted For Unlimited Killing. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US government stood alone at the United Nations Security Council last Friday as it vetoed a resolution that called for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Every other nation spoke with passion about the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding, with most issuing condemnatory remarks. But the US chose to blame Hamas for the suffering of

WSWS (2023-12-14). Biden admits Israel is carrying out "indiscriminate bombing": A confession of complicity in war crimes. wsws.org On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden made a series of damning admissions regarding the ongoing genocide in Gaza that makes clear the United States is consciously aiding and abetting what it knows to be war crimes by the Israeli government.

Free Palestine! (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: Crash Congressman Jimmy Panetta's Fundraiser to Demand a Ceasefire Now! indybay.org

WSWS (2023-12-14). "Block the Boat" actions used as cover for Australian unions' complicity with genocide. wsws.org The pseudo-left is promoting sporadic protests by workers and young people against Israeli ships to cover over the refusal of the Maritime Union of Australia to call strikes.

WSWS (2023-12-14). Israeli officials spell out plans for ethnic cleansing of all Palestinians, as Gaza massacres continue. wsws.org Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told military commanders the war would "continue until the end, until the victory, until the elimination of Hamas" and that "nothing will stop us."

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-12-14). Israeli sniper kills "everyone who moves" in Gaza hospital. electronicintifada.net Physicians say situation is "unbearable" as health system collapses.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). Israeli sniper kills "everyone who moves" in Gaza hospital. electronicintifada.net

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-14). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 68: Israel Announces Death Of 10 Soldiers. popularresistance.org Israeli troops arrest dozens of Palestinian medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. UNGA adopts ceasefire resolution. Israeli forces storm Jenin, killing 7. Netanyahu rejects prospect of PA rule in Gaza after war. Yemen fires on tanker.

a guest author (2023-12-14). Stop the torture! Free Dr. Aafia Siddiqui! workers.org The report below is excerpted from Pakistan Aaj TV, followed by excerpts from The News. Incarcerated Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui met with her sister Dr. Fowzia for the second time in two years at a prison hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday. In one of her earlier videos, Dr. . . . |

Brenda Norrell (2023-12-14). 'Race, Liberation, and Palestine' Rutgers Didn't Bend to Pressure to Shut Down Event. indybay.org The threats, pressure from a U.S. Congressman, and thousands of e-mails didn't shut down the event, "Race, Liberation and Palestine," at Rutgers University.

Rachel Small (2023-12-14). Coordinated Actions by Peace Activists Across Canada Disrupt Israeli Cargo Shipping Company Zim. worldbeyondwar.org By World BEYOND War, December 14, 2023On Monday December 11, Zim, Israel's largest cargo shipping company, was disrupted across the country of Canada. Zim offices in Montreal and Toronto were taken over by peace activists and workers in the morning, and Vancouver offices were taken over in the afternoon. A banner was also dropped in downtown Toronto over the CN rail tracks used to transport Zim containers in the morning, while a blockade of CN rails in London, Ontario, took place in the evening. These actions are responding to calls from Palestinian trade unionists to disrupt the global transport of Israeli w…

Batoul Mohamed Abou Ali (2023-12-14). Waking up to terror after a dream of freedom. electronicintifada.net Israel has resumed its brutal attacks on Gaza after the end of the truce.

Staff (2023-12-14). Jeremy Scahill: Gaza "Scorched-Earth Campaign" Is a "Joint U.S.-Israeli Operation" democracynow.org We discuss President Joe Biden's "full support for a scorched-earth campaign" in Gaza with The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill, who says the U.S. is providing "political cover and rushing weapons there and giving support to the most pernicious lies that Israel [is] telling." Despite the Biden administration's recent assertions that it is helping to restrain Israel, Israel's military and intelligence operation is significantly propped up by resources from the United States State and Defense departments, explains Scahill. "This is a joint U.S. operation militarily and po…

Mnar Adley (2023-12-14). Israel Is Wiping Out Gaza's Journalists: A Tribute. mintpressnews.com Editor's Note: Dear Readers, MintPress News' YouTube channel was recently demonetized, and many of our videos made age-restricted. We would greatly appreciate your support by becoming a member of our I recently became the recipient of the Women and Media Award from the Women's Institute of the Freedom of the Press. While it's truly an honor to receive this recognition for the journalism that I direct at MintPress News…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-14). UNGA Discusses Gaza Ceasefire After US Veto In Security Council. popularresistance.org The United Nation General Assembly is meeting on Tuesday, December 12 in an emergency session to discuss the Israeli war in Gaza. This is after Egypt and Mauritania jointly invoked the rarely-used resolution 377 A (V) on Monday. | The move follows the failure of the UN Security Council last week to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza due to a US veto. | The Uniting for Peace resolution was invoked by Egypt as the chair of the Arab group in the UN and Mauritania as the chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. | The resolution was first adopted by the General Assembly in November 1950 during…

brian bean (2023-12-14). Israeli Knesset Member: Bernie Sanders Ignored Both of My Appeals for Ceasefire. truthout.org "In less than two months, Israel has killed more civilians than Russia killed in Ukraine in two years," Israeli parliament member Ofer Cassif told me recently, expressing horror at Israel's ongoing onslaught against the Palestinians civilians trapped under Israel's relentless attacks in Gaza. The Israeli government's response to the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas "has nothing to do with the… |

Staff (2023-12-14). Headlines for December 14, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Attacks Kill 200 Palestinians in 24 Hours as Rains Increase Spread of Disease in Gaza, Israeli Army Raids Jenin, Killing 11 Palestinians and Arresting Leaders of Freedom Theatre, U.S. Stalls Sale of 27,000 Rifles to Israel over Settler Violence, Washington Post: Israel Used U.S.-Supplied White Phosphorus to Attack Civilians in Lebanon, Bernie Sanders Calls on Biden to Cancel Request for $10 Billion in Military Aid to Israel, Russia and Ukraine Trade Drone Attacks as Hungary's Orbán Threatens to Block EU Aid to Ukraine, SCOTUS Will Hear Challenge to FDA Rules for Abortion Pill Mifepristone, SCOTUS to…

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-14). Redefining alliance: Sanders urges Biden to reconsider Israel aid amid Gaza crisis. nationofchange.org This move by Sanders comes amidst a period of heightened tension and a reassessment of the U.S.-Israel relationship.

Staff (2023-12-14). Behind Enemy Bars: Palestinian and Israeli Prisoners. orinocotribune.com By Robert Inlakesh — Dec 7, 2023 | The fair treatment of Israeli captives by Hamas has become part of the information war between Palestinians and Tel Aviv. Left unsaid is that there remain thousands of Palestinians in captivity who barely survive their Israeli detention. | The issue of Prisoners of War (POWs) taken captive by Hamas-led Palestinian resistance forces has become one of the key justifications for Israel's military assault on the Gaza Strip. | While western audiences are often presented with the image of these groups as bloodthirsty terrorists, a closer look reveals that Hamas and other factions…

Jake Johnson (2023-12-14). Biden Staffers Hold Historic Vigil Outside White House Calling for Ceasefire. truthout.org Dozens of Biden administration staffers held a vigil outside the White House late Wednesday calling for a lasting cease-fire in Gaza as the Palestinian territory's healthcare system collapsed and the U.S.-armed Israeli military bombed the entirety of the besieged strip. The staffers donned masks and sunglasses to conceal their identities, likely out of fear of retaliation from an administration… |

A Guest Author (2023-12-14). Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all. workers.org Relatives and colleagues of two Palestinian journalists, killed in an Israeli strike, mourn over the bodies of Hasouna Slim and Sari Mansoor during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Nov. 19, 2023. By Aja Arnold, Victoria Bouloubasis, Rebecca Chowdhury, Rae Garringer, Charmaine Lang, Nour Saudi, Tina Vasquez and Lewis Raven . . . |

btselem (2023-12-14). Israel is not fighting against Hamas but against civilians. btselem.org Implementing a criminal policy of bombings.

Editor (2023-12-14). UN Members support Gaza cease-fire in overwhelming 153-10 vote. mronline.org Humanity has prevailed," said Egyptian Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek. "The Israeli aggression on Gaza must end. This bloodshed must stop."

Global Research News (2023-12-14). Selected Articles: From Dallas to Gaza: Was JFK's Assassination Instrumental in Strengthening Zionist Israel? globalresearch.ca By President John F. Kennedy was assassinated 60 years ago. If he had lived and won a second term, the Israeli Palestinian …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 69: Reports of Israeli soldier shooting women and children execution style in Gaza. mondoweiss.net

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). Israel to present US official with 2024 Gaza war plans. new.thecradle.co

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Gaza is a Living Hell: UNRWA Commissioner Lazzarini. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the three-day Global Refugee Forum 2023 (GRF) kicked off in Geneva with the participation of some 4,000 delegates from 165 countries. Among them is Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). | RELATED: | When speaking to attendees at this event, Lazzarini began by highlighting his direct personal experience of what is happening in Gaza as a result of the Israeli bombi…

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Israel Blocks All Communications in Gaza Again. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestinian Communications Ministry denounced that Israel cut off communications in Gaza. This marks the fifth blackout since October. | RELATED: | "The blackout entails the complete interruption of all communications and Internet services for Paltel and Ooredoo in the central and southern Gaza Strip," stated the Ministry. | The ongoing situation implies implies almost complete disruption of fixed and mobile phone line…

The Independent (2023-12-14). Palestine's tourism sector expected to lose 200 mln USD by year-end due to Gaza conflict. independent.co.ug RAMALLAH,PALESTINE | Xinhua | Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Rula Maayah said Wednesday that Palestine's tourism industry is expected to lose 200 million U.S. dollars by the end of the year under the impact of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip. In a statement published by the official Palestinian news agency (WAFA), she said that …

Amy Goodman (2023-12-14). 'We are all Palestinians': COP28 activists demand ceasefire in Gaza, defying protest restrictions. nationofchange.org Over 100 people demonstrated on the sidelines of the summit Sunday in solidarity with Palestine to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.

Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin (2023-12-14). "Pogrom": From Kishinev in Tsarist Russia (1903) to Gaza, Palestine (2023). globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-12-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union's agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions…

WSWS (2023-12-14). Australian government postures over ceasefire, but backs Israeli war machine. wsws.org While voting for the UN resolution, Labor signalled its support for an indefinite Israeli onslaught against Gaza, punctuated only by occasional "humanitarian pauses."

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-14). US Has No Plans to Restrict Military Aid to Israel Despite Biden Calling Gaza Bombing 'Indiscriminate'. news.antiwar.com The US has no plans to restrict military aid to Israel or draw any red lines on Israel's use of US-provided munitions despite President Biden labeling Israel's bombing of Gaza "indiscriminate" and the massive civilian death toll, US officials told CNN. One official said the US does not consider the death of civilians a violation …

Leila Warah (2023-12-14). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 69: Reports of Israeli soldier shooting women and children execution style in Gaza. mondoweiss.net The situation in Jenin "continues deteriorating" as it enters its third day under Israeli military siege; meanwhile, in Gaza, displaced Palestinians face frigid temperatures under heavy rainfall.

Andy Kroll (2023-12-14). Unilateral Sanity Could Save the World. tomdispatch.com Top American officials in the "national security" establishment are notably good at smooth rhetoric and convenient silences. Their scant regard for truth or human life has changed remarkably little since 1971 when Daniel Ellsberg risked decades in prison to leak the Pentagon Papers to the world. During the years between then and his death six months ago, he was a tireless writer, speaker, and activist. Most people remember him, of course, as the whistleblower who exposed voluminous official lies about the Vietnam War by providing 7,000 top-secret pages of classified documents to the New York Times and other newsp…

infobrics (2023-12-14). Is ICC still relevant? Not so, says Brazil's Lula da Silva. And he is not alone. infobrics.org Having been formed in 2002, with the exception of the Putin/Lvova-Belova arrest warrant and the investigation on Rodrigo Duterte (former President of the Philippines), all other cases thus far launched by the criminal court have been against Africans. It is no wonder its legitimacy and impartiality is being questioned.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Managing differences amid collaboration stressed. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has called on China and Vietnam to advance pragmatic cooperation and effectively manage their problems and differences.

Viviana Weinstein (2023-12-14). Denver: Stop the Israeli massacre of Palestinian people! workers.org City Park, Denver Dec. 10 Palestine protest. Credit: Viviana Weinstein Over 500 people attended a protest memorial at City Park in Denver on Dec. 10, where thousands of white flags were planted by the lake in memory of the Palestinian adults and children who have been killed by Israeli . . . |

Workers World Party (2023-12-14). PDF of December 14 print issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Palestine will be free! U.S. imperialism: 'the head of the snake' Statements fromm PFLP and Hamas Editorial: Which forces promote Israeli terrorism? More on Palestine: Protests in Denver, Harrisburg, Portland Stunning rebuke to U.S. Solidarity of women Rafah and Khan Younis UAW resolution International Assembly Against Imperialism . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-12-14). Palestine Solidarity Austria defends member group from gov't attack. workers.org Palestine Solidarity Austria defends member group from gov't attack We received this statement from Palestine Solidarity Austria. To understand the importance of the current developments, one should be aware that Austria, a country of 9 million residents of whom 17% are non-citizens, had been neutral regarding military pacts since the . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-12-14). Statewide Pennsylvania protest for Palestine. workers.org WW Photo: Joe Piette Hundreds of activists braved heavy rains to rally and march in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for Pennsylvania's first statewide action in solidarity with Palestine. Demonstrators, coming from multiple cities around the state, gathered outside the Pennsylvania Capitol where they placed over 300 infant-size, mock body bags, produced by . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-12-14). White supremacist, antisemitic Congress targets colleges over Palestine. workers.org Rally for Palestine at UPenn campus, Oct. 16, 2023. In response to the U.S. Congressional Committee hearing, "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Anti Semitism," held Dec. 5, seven campus organizations issued a joint statement on Instagram Dec. 10. The groups, representing students at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . . . |

thecommunists (2023-12-14). Cuba to international meet: Never before has world peace been so threatened. thecommunists.org The following speech was made on behalf of the Communist Party of Cuba by the party's head of international relations Emilio Lozada Garcia at the 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in Turkey on 20 October 2023. ***** Dear Kemal Okuyan, general secretary of the Communist party of Türkiye, Dear comrades, brothers and …

Black Alliance For Peace, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-14). On Human Rights Day; The US Is The Greatest Violator Of Human Rights. popularresistance.org As the international community celebrates December 10th as International Human Rights Day, it is imperative that the world also affirm that violators of the fundamental human rights of peoples and nations will be held accountable. | From the war in Ukraine to mass incarceration of Black, Latino and Native Peoples in the U.S. to Obama's ongoing war in Yemen to murderous economic sanctions, coups, assassinations, war and abandonment of Afghanistan, international arms sales, commodification of COVID vaccines, illegal military occupations in Syria and Iraq, the pending invasion of Haiti and the resource wars in the D…

Demetrius Johnson, Sherrie Anne Hart, NDN Collective. (2023-12-14). NDN Collective's Second Week At COP28 In Dubai. popularresistance.org For three weeks, members of NDN Collective's Policy and Advocacy, Regional Deep Dive program, NDN Fund, Communications, Tactical Media, and Creative Resistance Teams, have been on the ground in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Our second week of being on the ground began with the official opening of the United Nations 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) and opening of the International Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion. It was also filled with panels and discussions with panels, side events, participating in actions to uplift the Indigenous caucus' priorities, and tracking negotiations and meeting with government offic…

Rania Khalek (2023-12-14). Israel's Never-Ending Wars on Its Neighbors & What Comes Next, w/ Ghadi Francis. thealtworld.com

The Exposé (2023-12-14). SHOCKING: BBC Unwittingly Exposes COVID Vaccine's Part in Historic Death Spike. expose-news.com The people of the UK should now be in a state of shock. Instead, they have been distracted by non-stop coverage of war in Ukraine, Palestine and Israel. So they will have …

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Concerted efforts key to tackling haze issue in region. ecns.cn Haze has become a serious environmental problem in Southeast Asia as it not only brings a negative impact on human health but also affects economies in the region.

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Raised forecast for China's economic growth. ecns.cn The Asian Development Bank has raised its forecast for China's economic growth in 2023 to 5.2 percent from September's estimate of 4.9 percent as household consumption and public investment have driven up growth in the third quarter.

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Mainland-made planes showcased in Hong Kong. ecns.cn The two planes are being displayed at the HKIA.

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Two home grown aircraft make debuts in Hong Kong. ecns.cn A welcoming ceremony for the two aircraft, which will be displayed until Sunday, was held on Wednesday.

Pressenza New York (2023-12-14). Latin America and the Caribbean stand with Palestine: Israel viewed as a US proxy. pressenza.com The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, with a few notable exceptions, have been critical of Israel's ongoing

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-12-14). Biden, a Bought-and-paid-for Israeli Puppet Declares: "I am a Zionist." globalresearch.ca

Ilan Pappe (2023-12-14). A Wall and a Watchtower: Why Is Israel Failing? Ilan Pappe. globalresearch.ca

Julia Conley (2023-12-14). 'Moral insanity': Biden admin bypasses Congress to rush tank shells to Israel. mronline.org "Rushing deadly weapons to the far-right and openly genocidal Israeli government without congressional review robs American voters of their voice in Congress," said one critic.

Ryan Cristián (2023-12-14). East Palestine Forced To Treat Norfolk Waste Water & Israel Knowingly Rounded Up/Executed Civilians. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome 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 (12/14/23). 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

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Event mourns victims of Nanjing Massacre. ecns.cn Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was the focal point of a national ceremony commemorating the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre on Wednesday, the 86th anniversary of the start of the murderous rampage by invading Japanese troops in 1937.

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Kishida to overhaul scandal-hit cabinet. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he plans to announce cabinet changes on Thursday amid mounting pressure triggered by political fundraising scandals and expressed his intention to lead the efforts for recovery of trust.

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-14). COP28: Navigating petrostate politics and the quest for climate action. nationofchange.org The path forward demands a concerted global effort, alternative strategies, and a commitment to transformative action.

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Republicans Vote to Authorize Impeachment Inquiry Into Biden. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, U.S. House Republicans voted to authorize impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, in a 221-212 vote along party lines. | RELATED: | "The impeachment power resides solely with the House of Representatives," Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a hardliner within the Republican party, told reporters. | "If a majority of the House now says we're in an official impeachment inquiry as part of our…

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Large gold deposit discovered in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn A large-scale gold deposit whose value is estimated at 17 billion yuan ($2.38 billion) was discovered recently in Urad Middle Banner of Bayannuur, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, during a geological exploration.

Unicorn Riot (2023-12-14). Palestine Supporters Rally Outside Biden/Shapiro Fundraiser in Philly. unicornriot.ninja

Staff (2023-12-14). "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight" now available free on YouTube. samidoun.net "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight" was released in 2021; this documentary explores the life in struggle of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab struggler for Palestine jailed in France for 39 years. Since its release, it has been screened at hundreds of events, film festivals and public activities in over 20 countries. Now, Collectif Vacarme(s) Films, …

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Beijing reiterates position on South China Sea. ecns.cn China defended its recent maritime law enforcement activities in waters near Ren'ai Reef and Huangyan Island on Wednesday, and decried the United States' endorsement of the Philippines' maritime provocation.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). A Flawed and Dangerous Presence: US Troops in Syria. dissidentvoice.org

pbs.org (2023-12-14). Argentina's new president implements shock economic measures, devalues currency and cuts subsidiesArgentina on Tuesday announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock measures new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency.

WSWS (2023-12-14). Actor Brian Cox reading Palestinian poet Refaat al-Ar'eer's If I Must Die viewed more than 11 million times. wsws.org As part of the Palestine Festival of Literature, a video recording was posted Tuesday afternoon of the veteran actor reading al-Ar'eer's last work written before he was assassinated by the Israel Defense Forces.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-12-14). Unrwa denuncia que Gaza "ya no es un lugar habitable" telesurtv.net El alto comisionado de Unrwa desmintió las acusaciones de Israel de que miembros de Hamás están robando o desviando la ayuda humanitaria.

teleSUR, MS (2023-12-14). Han muerto 18,682 palestinos durante el genocidio de Israel. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud de Palestina asegura que aún hay fallecidos que no han sido contabilizados porque sus cadáveres están entre los escombros de las viviendas bombardeadas.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-12-14). Diplomática israelí confirma que Israel no quiere dos Estados. telesurtv.net "Quieren tener un Estado desde el río hasta el mar. Lo dicen alto y claro", afirmó la diplomática de Tel Aviv, en referencia a los palestinos, cuyo territorio fue partido por la ONU en 1947.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-14). Rusia denuncia que Occidente no quiere un Estado palestino. telesurtv.net El conflicto palestino-israelí también fue abordado en una conversación telefónica sostenida este miércoles entre el jefe del Consejo de Seguridad ruso, Nikolái Pátrushev, con su colega israelí, Tsaji Hanegbi.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-14). Fuerzas hutíes atacan desde Yemen a buque petrolero en el mar Rojo. telesurtv.net Un funcionario estadounidense señaló que dos misiles fueron lanzados desde Yemen y cayeron cerca del petrolero.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-12-14). Siria y Vietnam dialogan para mejorar relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net Thanh Son manifestó que su país desea fortalecer sus vínculos con la nación árabe.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-14). Prosigue fuego cruzado entre Hezbolá y ocupantes israelíes. telesurtv.net Resistencia islámica libanesa atacó un emplazamiento militar al norte de la Palestina ocupada. Israel respondió con ataques de aviones y blindados contra áreas de Líbano.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-14). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 18.600 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-12-14). Armenia y Azerbaiyán intercambian prisioneros de guerra. telesurtv.net El primer ministro armenio confirmó la llegada de los 32 militares detenidos en el transcurso de los últimos tres años.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-12-14). Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide. counterpunch.org On Friday, December 8, the UN Security Council met under Article 99 for only the fourth time in the UN's history. Article 99 is an emergency provision that allows the Secretary General to summon the Council to respond to a crisis that "threatens the maintenance of international peace and security." The previous occasions were the

Ramzy Baroud (2023-12-14). 'Let It Be a Tale': On Refaat Alareer and the Martyrdom of the Gaza Intellectual. counterpunch.org What is taking place in Gaza is meant for the history books: an epic tale of a small nation under a long, brutal siege for many years, facing one of the greatest military powers in the world. And yet, it refuses to be defeated. Not even the legendary tenacity of Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' characters can be compared to the heroism of Gazans, living over a tiny stretch of land while subsisting on the precipice of calamity, even long before the Israeli genocide.

Norman Solomon (2023-12-14). Conformist Media Outlets Hide Realities of Power. Noam Chomsky Exposes Them. counterpunch.org One of the rare times that Noam Chomsky's name has been mentioned on a big national NPR program came two months ago. On "Weekend Edition" in mid-October, a week into Israel's murderous assault on civilians in Gaza, a correspondent reported while visiting a bookstore owned by a Palestinian in Jerusalem: "I'm seeing a lot of

Nan Levinson (2023-12-14). Power, Protest, and All That's News. counterpunch.org What a world! For eight weeks now, events in Israel and Gaza have been the story of the hour, day, week. And what exactly are we to make of that? Let's start with the obvious: American media coverage of the horrors there has been nonstop since the Hamas slaughter of October 7th. In fact, it's knocked

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-14). Censoring Israeli Violence. counterpunch.org The cathedral of censorship is a vast, airy one. In its embrace, texts are abridged, images removed, ideas scrubbed. Historical inconveniences are filed and rendered inaccessible. The only sermons tolerated will be those satisfying and serving the dictates of power. The power Israel disproportionately wields here, notably across a number of Western democratic states, is staggering. It is manifested

John Feffer (2023-12-14). Rescuing Realpolitik From Henry Kissinger. counterpunch.org Henry Kissinger wrote his doctoral dissertation about Europe's "long peace" after the defeat of Napoleon, focusing on how conservative statesmen negotiated the Concert of Europe through a mixture of diplomacy and military power. Kissinger was enamored of this approach to achieving an "equilibrium of forces." The lesson he absorbed, and later applied as a presidential

Jordan AK (2023-12-14). Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is an ecological disaster. greenleft.org.au As international solidarity with Palestinian people predicated on human rights continues to develop, it is intersecting with growing outrage over the environmental cost of war, writes Jordan AK.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). 'Shared values' exposed as a naked lie. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-14). Saturday 12/16: Rancho Cordova: Shut it Down for Palestine! indybay.org Aerojet Rocketdyne | 2001 Aerojet Road | Rancho, Rancho Cordova…

Revolutionary Workers Frontt (2023-12-14). Sunday 12/17: Screening of Roadmap to Apartheid & the Struggle Today Against US Funded Israeli Genocide. indybay.org 474 Valencia St.

Labor Video Project (2023-12-14). SEIU1021 SF General Hospital Workers & Healthcare Workers for Palestine Rally at Hospital. indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 General Hospital workers rallied to prepare for their contract expiration and the growing attacks by Mayor London Breed who is cutting healthcare funds while wanting to increase the police budget by $300 million. They were joined by a contingent to Healthcare Workers For Palestine who called for more money for healthcare and not war.

Hank Pellissier (2023-12-14). Free Palestine Chants for Senator Alex Padilla. indybay.org these are activist chants directed at Senator Alex Padilla – urging him to call for a Ceasefire in Gaza…

Santa Cruz News (2023-12-14). Monterey Bay Central Labor Council Calls for Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. indybay.org On December 6, the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council voted on a statement calling for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine to local, state, and federal electeds. The Monterey Bay Central Labor Council (MBCLC) is the local body of the AFL-CIO. MBCLC serves as a coalition of the Labor Community in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, with over 80 affiliated unions, representing more than 37,000 union members and their families.

David Giesen (2023-12-14). Saturday 12/16: MLK-informed land allocation in the time of Ukraine, Palestine, and the Tenderloin: a tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Angela (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: Silent Vigil for Peace in Palestine and Ukraine. indybay.org corner of El Camino & Embarcadero, outside Town & Country shopping center, on the public sidewalk | 855 El Camino | Palo Alto, CA…

ANON (2023-12-14). Action Taken Against BNY Mellon in Solidarity with Palestine! indybay.org

Revolution Books (2023-12-14). Sunday 12/17: Book Club Discussion on Ten Myths About Israel at Revolution Books. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Hank Pellissier (2023-12-14). Free Palestine Chants for Lockheed Martin. indybay.org Free Palestine chants directed at Lockheed Martin…

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Licence to kill: Iran says US enables Israel's genocide by opposing Gaza truce. presstv.ir Iran's UN envoy says the United States' opposition to a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza enables Israel to continue the genocide of civilians in the Palestinian territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Yemeni strikes on Israel-bound ships a message to West to stop Gaza carnage: Hamas. presstv.ir A senior Hamas member says Yemeni retaliatory strikes against ships heading to the Israeli-occupied territories send the message that the West must either stop the Gaza genocide or expect the crisis to expand across the region.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hezbollah warning: Strikes on Israel to continue as long as Gaza genocidal war rages. presstv.ir Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's deputy secretary-general, says the Lebanese resistance movement will continue retaliatory strikes against Israel until the regime ends its war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Gaza facing 'public health disaster' as Israeli army besieges hospitals: UN. presstv.ir UN also says Gaza's health system remains under siege and is barely functioning.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Biden admin. staffers call for Gaza ceasefire at vigil outside White House. presstv.ir Biden administration staffers and political appointees have held a vigil in front of the White House, calling for a permanent ceasefire to end the Israeli regime's months-long devastating war on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). At least 288 killed in Israeli attacks on UNRWA shelters in Gaza. presstv.ir The UNRWA says at least 288 displaced people in its shelters in Gaza have been killed amid the ongoing Israeli war on the besieged strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Gaza war will end at once if US cuts off Israel's aid: Ex-CIA analyst. presstv.ir A former CIA analyst says the Israeli aggression against Gaza will end immediately if the US stops the flow of weapons to the occupying entity.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Only peace in Gaza can ease Red Sea tensions: Yemeni official. presstv.ir A Yemeni government official says the only way for calm to prevail in the Red Sea is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Rallies held to condemn US veto of UN ceasefire resolution on Gaza. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian rallies continue across the world to demand an end to Israel's brutal aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Iran, Saudi Arabia call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, delivery of aid. presstv.ir Iran and Saudi Arabia underline the need for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Iran FM: Israel cannot continue Gaza onslaught without US support. presstv.ir Iran's FM says the Israeli regime can't continue the aggression on the Gaza Strip even for an hour without the United States' full support.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Iran FM warns about Israeli war crimes' aftermath. presstv.ir Iran says the region and the world are going to be grappling with the aftermath of the Israeli regime's war crimes across the Palestinian territories for years.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hamas welcomes UN General Assembly vote for immediate Gaza truce. presstv.ir Hamas welcomes a UN General Assembly resolution calling for mounted international pressure on Israel to stop its aggression on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Gaza's brave battle against Israel nearing a bright end: Hamas leader. presstv.ir The leader of Hamas resistance movement says the Palestinian's brave battle with the Israeli regime is approaching a bright end thanks to the heroic resistance of fighters and the nation.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hamas to Press TV: 'We're ready for long war'. presstv.ir Senior Hamas' official reaffirms the movement's determination to continue standing up to the Israeli war against Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). West not willing to establish Palestinian state: Russia. presstv.ir Russia says Israel and its Western allies do not want Palestinians to establish an independent state in the occupied territories.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). US has no plans to restrict military aid to Israel: Officials. presstv.ir US officials say the Biden administration has no plans to place conditions on military aid to Israel.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Palestinian poll shows a rise in Hamas support, increase in anti-US sentiments. presstv.ir The level of anti-Americanism and anti-Westernism is huge among Palestinians, the survey shows.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Iran FM says US to blame for influx of refugees to West Asia, Europe. presstv.ir Iran's FM has blamed America's irresponsible actions and its coercive economic measures for the recent influx of refugees to West Asia and also Europe and elsewhere.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Iran downplays as 'foolish' US plans to set up naval task force in Red Sea. presstv.ir Iran's defense chief says outsiders will not be allowed to maneuver in the region.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). First Intifada remembered. presstv.ir The first intifada, or uprising, began in December 1987 and ended in September 1993 with the signing of the first Oslo Accords, which provided a framework for Israeli 'peace negotiations' with the Palestinians.

Editor (2023-12-14). Dec 14, 2023. sitrepworld.info Hymn to the Fallen — Musikkapelle Toblach Evil is now the official foreign policy of the Western world, by Paul Craig Roberts Israel Starts Pumping Seawater Into Gaza Tunnels, After Russia Warned Against 'War Crime,' by Tyler Durden From Kishinev to Gaza, by Yakov M. Rabkin Israel's Litani Ultimatum — Russian Reaction Is That It's A Bluff, by John Helmer Day 68: UN says Israel destroyed nearly quarter of Gaza's buildings Forcible Transfer of Gazans Is a Crime Against Humanity, by Marjorie Cohn Finkelstein vs Dershowitz On Israel-Palestine War With Piers Morgan | The Full Debat…

reuters.com (2023-12-12). Cruise missile from Yemen strikes tanker shipAn anti-ship cruise missile launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen struck a commercial tanker vessel, causing a fire and damage but no casualties, the U.S. military said in a statement.

Zoya Teirstein (2023-12-12). The hidden death toll of flooding in Bangladesh sends a dark signal about climate and health. peoplesworld.org In the summer of 2022, one of the worst monsoons on record turned swaths of Bangladesh, a low-lying country in South Asia, into huge, muddy lakes. When the brunt of the flooding finally eased, at least 141 people had died and millions of others throughout the region had been injured, impoverished, or displaced. The sheer scale of the destruction …

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Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). Death toll in Gaza from Israel's genocidal war crosses 18,000. peoplesdispatch.org Egypt and Mauritania have invoked the United Nations Resolution 377 due to which the UNGA will be holding a special session on Tuesday to discuss the urgent need for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). The world goes on strike for Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org In cities across the globe, people closed their shops, staged pickets, avoided commerce, and participated in marches as part of a global strike for Palestine on December 11. The call for a global general strike was launched by Palestinian civil society as Israel's genocidal war on Gaza entered the third month, with Israel showing no signs of letting up. | From

Al Jazeera. (2023-12-12). What Is The Global Strike Demanding An End To Israeli War On Gaza? popularresistance.org Palestinians and supporters across the world plan to take part in a global strike involving "all aspects of public life" to express solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza and call for an end to Israeli bombardment. | People have been urged to skip school and work. Additionally, people striking are staying home and refraining from going out to restaurants, banks and stores. They are also not making any online transactions or shopping online. | In an Instagram post, Palestinian filmmaker Bisan Owda called for a strike from "economic life and daily movement". Like Owda, many activists and organisations from Palest…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-12-12). Israel Apologists Are Psychopaths. caitlinjohnstone.com.au In the last few days I've seen two separate articles attacking the idea that there are innocent people in Gaza, one from The Times of Israel titled "Innocents in Gaza? Don't be naive" and another from Town Hall titled "There Are No 'Innocent Palestinians'".


WSWS (2023-12-12). 9 in 10 Gazans report lack of food. wsws.org As Israel continues its bombing, starvation and ethnic cleansing of the people of Gaza, hunger has reached epidemic proportions.

WSWS (2023-12-12). US teachers denounce Biden, demand to end Israel's genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Teachers across the United States have joined with millions of students, young people and workers throughout the world to protest and condemn the US-backed genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza by the Israeli regime.

Global Research News (2023-12-12). Selected Articles: Israel and US Plan Complete Deportation from Gaza. Famine Is Looming. "A Child Is Killed Every Ten Minutes" globalresearch.ca By Deporting all Gazans is the joint plan of the US and Israel. According to the …

Natale Salvo (2023-12-12). Gaza, new US veto at the UN: "War until the end of Hamas". pressenza.com The self-styled masters of the world, the United States of America, yesterday vetoed another UN resolution calling for a "ceasefire" in Palestine, timetabled by the United Arab Emirates. | "If adopted, the resolution would also have requested the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, in addition to ensuring humanitarian access," notes the UN website [1]. | The text drafted by the UAE ambassador received the support of 13 Council members (out of 15), including three permanent members (China, France, and the Russian Federation), and the abstention of another permanent member (the UK). | It was UN Sec…

Scott Ritter (2023-12-12). Brutally Unrealistic | Scott Ritter. thealtworld.com Scott Ritter is a former Marine intelligence officer who served in the former Soviet Union, implementing arms control agreements, and on the staff of General Norman Schwartzkopf during the Gulf War, where he played a critical role in the hunt for Iraqi SCUD missiles. | From 1991 until 1998, Mr. Ritter served as a Chief Inspector for the United Nations in Iraq, leading the search for Iraq's proscribed weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Ritter was a vocal critic of the American decision to go to war with Iraq. | His new book, Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union, is his…

Mohammed Atiq (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine war: Drone strike kills four men during raid on Jenin. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Drone strike kills four men during raid on Jenin | Israeli forces prevent medical teams in the West Bank city from reaching the dead and wounded
| Tue, 12/12/2023 – 09: 11 | Palestinians look at a blood stain at the site of the Israeli drone strike in Jenin on 12 December 2023 (AP) | An

Angela (2023-12-12). Monday 12/11: Webinar: Liberate Palestine, Decolonize Medicine. indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/HCWLiberatePalestine…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2023-12-12). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 67: Israeli forces storm Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. mondoweiss.net An Israeli airstrike killed the father of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Jabalia, while Houthi rebels launched a missile on a ship scheduled to dock in Ashdod. In the West Bank, Israeli forces executed a Palestinian boy in Tubas in cold blood.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). 4 Palestinians Martyred in Israeli Drone Attack in Jenin. english.almanar.com.lb Four Palestinian young men were martyred on Tuesday morning when an Israeli army drone targeted them in the West Bank City of Jenin. According to local sources, a drone targeted a number of young men in Sibat neighborhood in the central district of Jenin City, martyring three of them. The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) obstructed …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Veto of Truce Resolution Shows US' Approval to Genocide in Gaza: Amir abdollahian. english.almanar.com.lb The US government has practically given the Zionist regime the go-ahead to continue its genocidal crimes in Gaza by vetoing the UN Security Council's demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the besieged enclave, the Iranian foreign minister said. In a telephone conversation on Monday, Hussein Amir abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov talked …

Rania Khalek (2023-12-12). Gaza Called, Yemen Answered: What's Driving Yemen's Palestine Solidarity Efforts. thealtworld.com The Yemeni Armed Forces announced that it had launched two direct attacks on Israeli ships in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait off Yemen's coast on December 3. | The spokesperson for the Forces said that the attacks were in response to the demands of the Yemeni people and the "free people of our Arab and Islamic nation, to stand fully with the choices of the Palestinian people and their steadfast resistance." | Jehan Hakim, Chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee, explains how Israel's genocide in Gaza is impacting Yemen's role in the region.

MEE staff (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine war: Harvard Board keeps president amid uproar over testimony. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Harvard Board keeps president amid uproar over testimony | Republican congresswoman vows to continue pressure on Harvard after genocide testimony sparked uproar | Tue, 12/12/2023 – 19: 04 | Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on 5 December in Washington, DC (AFP) | Harvard P…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-12). Can Israel Be Charged With Genocide? orinocotribune.com By Uzair Kayani, Sikander Shah and Sadaf Aziz — 2023 | Israel does not have an International Humanitarian Law "right to self-defence" against the Palestinian people, because it controls Palestinians and their land as an occupying force. | Israel's reprisals against Palestinian civilians after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023 have killed thousands of children. Out of the 2.2 million Gazans, some 1.7 million have been displaced. More than 15,000 Palestinians have been killed — many in schools and hospitals. More than 100 United Nations (UN) aid workers have died — more than in any confli…

ANON (2023-12-12). Action Taken Against BNY Mellon in Solidarity with Palestine! indybay.org

Chris Walker (2023-12-12). 18 Jewish Elders Arrested Following Gaza Ceasefire Protest Outside White House. truthout.org A group of Jewish elders chained themselves to the White House gates on Monday, calling for the Biden administration to stop funding Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and to support a permanent ceasefire. The action came hours before a planned Menorah lighting at the White House for Hanukkah. Members of Jewish Elders for Palestinian Freedom also attempted to read out the names of the 17… |

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). 67th Day of Aggression: Gaza Remains in Genocide Crisis as Brutal Attacks Continue. english.almanar.com.lb The 67th day of aggression by Israeli occupation forces has brought further destruction and loss of life to the Gaza Strip. The relentless onslaught has seen hundreds of raids, intensified artillery shelling, and the cruel act of destroying houses with residents still inside. The ongoing genocide in Gaza shows no signs of abating, with a …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-12). U.S.-Israel Commit Genocide in Gaza. Israel wouldn't do it without U.S. money and backing and weapons. theduran.com

tasnimnews.com (2023-12-12). Veto of Truce Resolution Shows US' Approval to Genocide in Gaza: AmirabdollahianThe top Iranian diplomat also slammed the US' veto of a UN Security Council resolution that demanded an end to attacks and crimes by the Israeli regime against civilians in Gaza. He said the move gave the green light to the Zionist regime to continue its genocidal war against the residents of Gaza

WSWS (2023-12-12). Australian protesters: We have to connect the struggles of workers and fight the Gaza genocide. wsws.org "I see international support for Israel as based on the economic benefit that they get—oil, other resources from the Middle East. I do support socialism and the working class to oppose those in power."

WSWS (2023-12-12). Las Vegas demonstrators honor Dr. Refaat al-Ar'eer at rally against Israeli genocide. wsws.org Some 200 people rallied and marched Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada to protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza and honor Dr. Refaat al-Ar'eer who was assassinated in a targeted airstrike last week.

WSWS (2023-12-12). Pro-Israel demonstration in Berlin: The powers-that-be keep to themselves. wsws.org The highest representatives of the state, the established parties and the churches, as well as cultural figures, justified the genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza under the mendacious guise of the "fight against antisemitism."

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-12). The 'Two-State Solution' Is a Smokescreen for Israel's Ethnic Cleansing. orinocotribune.com

newcoldwar.org (2023-12-12). Ukraine, Palestine, Taiwan. The course to World War and how to stop itIf the extremist aggression of the current Israeli government supported wholeheartedly by the United States and the European NATO and EU members is not stopped now, if it is allowed to complete its plan of ethnic cleansing of the entire Palestinian population

Leila Warah, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-12). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 66: Israel Attacks Ambulances, Medics. popularresistance.org International medical groups are becoming increasingly concerned about Israel's full-on attacks against healthcare as the military continues targeting paramedics, ambulances, patients, and doctors. | On Sunday, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported the Israeli military opening fire on an ambulance carrying critically wounded patients as well as obstructing, detaining, and abusing paramedics. | The incident took place on Monday morning as six PRCS ambulances, escorted by the United Nations (UN), evacuated 11 critical patients from Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City to a hospital in the besieged e…

MEE staff (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine: Gaza and Jenin bombed as Netanyahu braces for 'possible war' with Palestinian Authority. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine: Gaza and Jenin bombed as Netanyahu braces for 'possible war' with Palestinian Authority | Meanwhile, UN General Assembly set to vote on a ceasefire resolution as aid distribution across Gaza all but stops | Tue, 12/12/2023 – 16: 36 | A mourner reacts next to the bodies of Palestinian children killed in Israeli strikes at Abu Yossef Al-Najar hospital, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip…

Melissa Pawson (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine war: British-Palestinian 50 days into hunger strike after family killed in Gaza. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: British-Palestinian 50 days into hunger strike after family killed in Gaza | Wael Arafat has refused food and drink since finding out his sister and her four children were killed by an Israeli air strike | Tue, 12/12/2023 – 12: 29 | Wael Arafat, 28, who launched a hunger strike on 22 October 2023, at a hospital in Bath, southwest England (Supplied) | Wael Arafat, 28,…

Jake Johnson (2023-12-12). World Health Organization Accuses Israel of Obstructing Ambulances. truthout.org The World Health Organization on Tuesday accused Israeli forces of delaying an aid and ambulance convoy and abusing medical personnel as they tried to transfer critically wounded patients to a hospital in southern Gaza, resulting in at least one death. In a detailed account of what it called a "high-risk mission" conducted on December 9, the WHO said that as the emergency convoy made its way to… |

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-12). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 67: Israeli forces storm Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. mondoweiss.net

Mike Ludwig (2023-12-12). IDF Shot at Pregnant Civilian Outside Gaza Hospital Under Siege, Staffer Says. truthout.org The health system in Gaza faces a catastrophic collapse as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to bombard the enclave and lay siege to at least one remaining hospital in northern Gaza where patients and staff are threatened with starvation, according to aid groups and eyewitnesses. Meanwhile, airstrikes on the southern city of Khan Yunis are forcing large numbers of already displaced civilians… |

teleSUR (2023-12-12). Israeli Forces Storm Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Gaza's Health Ministry denounced that Israeli occupation forces stormed the only operational Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday after besieging and bombarding it for several days. | RELATED: | Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qedra said that Israeli soldiers had ordered all men, including medical personnel, to gather in the hospital courtyard. He expressed concern about the possibility of th…

palestinechronicle.com (2023-12-12). GAZA LIVE BLOG: Hundreds Killed in New Israeli Massacres | Fierce Fighting in Khan Yunis, Jabaliya | Hezbollah Escalates Attacks – DAY 66New massacres were committed by the Israeli army throughout the Gaza Strip. Al-Aqsa Hospital alone has reported that it received scores of Palestinians killed overnight in the town of Deir Balah, in central Gaza.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Hezbollah fighters strike the deployment positions of the Israeli soldiers near Jal Al-Alam occupation site, inflicting confirmed casualties: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Islamic Resistance Attacks Inflict More Losses upon Israeli Sites on Lebanon Border: Video. english.almanar.com.lb In support of the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in solidarity with their courageous and honorable resistance, Hezbollah continued on Tuesday striking the various occupation sites on Lebanon border, inflicting heavy losses upon the Israeli enemy. Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Al-Malikiyya site at 10: 00 AM on Tuesday, 12-12-2023, using appropriate weapons, resulting …

teleSUR (2023-12-12). Israeli Bombing Kills 3 People in Lebanon. telesurenglish.net On Monday, two Hezbollah fighters and a village mayor were killed and three people were injured by artillery shelling and air strikes that targeted the southwest village of Aitaroun. | RELATED: | Hussein Ali Mansour, 88, the mayor of the southeast village of Taybeh, was also killed after an Israeli shell hit his house, while eight people sitting next to him on the balcony of the house survived. | Three civilians were inju…

dailystar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Gallant expresses openness to an agreement with Hezbollah, amidst reports indicating that a deal might be close at handDefense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that Israel is open to reaching an understanding with Hezbollah. This potential agreement would include establishing a "safe zone" along the border, coupled with firm security assurances.

Staff (2023-12-12). Guernica stands in solidarity with Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org On Friday, December 8, thousands of people from the Basque city of Guernica hit the city center in a stunning display of solidarity with the people of Gaza who are facing Israel's genocidal attacks. The thousands who assembled at the Pasialeku Market Place in Guernica formed a human mosaic depicting the Palestinian flag and part …

The Independent (2023-12-12). War is what Hamas and Iran want. independent.co.ug But those on both sides of the war who want peace have long known what needs to be done COMMENT | BERNARD HAYKEL | Following the end of the recent weeklong ceasefire, Israel has resumed its war in Gaza, and dropped leaflets urging Palestinians to head toward the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. That has raised …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-12). Biden Says Israel's Gaza Bombing Campaign Is 'Indiscriminate,' Vows to Keep Supporting It. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Tuesday said Israel was losing global support due to its "indiscriminate bombing" of Gaza, which has been supported by unconditional US military aid, and criticized certain elements of the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Israel's security can rest on the United States, but right now it has more than the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-12). Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Norwegian-Flagged Ship in Red Sea. news.antiwar.com Yemen's Houthis have taken credit for a missile attack on a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea, the group's latest operation aimed at disrupting shipping in response to Israel's assault on Gaza. The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, claimed the ship, the Strinda, was headed to Israel, while the vessel's operator and ship tracking …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-12). US Threatens to Kill Yemen Peace Deal Over Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Shipping. news.antiwar.com The US is threatening to kill a peace plan for Yemen that was negotiated between the Houthis and the Saudis if the Houthis continue attacking shipping in the Red Sea, which the group has been doing in response to Israel's assault on Gaza. The Guardian reported that the Houthis and Saudis have reached a peace …

Abubaker Abed (2023-12-12). Trauma skyrockets for Gaza's children. electronicintifada.net Before Israel's war on Gaza, PTSD and depression were already at unconscionable levels.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). Guernica stands in solidarity with Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The people of Guernica, which was bombed by fascists and Nazis during the Spanish Civil War, urged the international community to share the suffering of the Palestinian people who are reeling under relentless Israeli bombing…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). UNGA discusses Gaza ceasefire after US veto in Security Council. peoplesdispatch.org The emergency meeting of the General Assembly was called after Egypt and Mauritania invoked 377 A (V) also known as Uniting for Peace resolution. However, it is unlikely that a resolution for a ceasefire will pressure Israel into stopping its genocidal war…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-12-12). WHO Executive Board adopts resolution calling for unimpeded flow of aid into Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org During discussions around the resolution, US representatives opposed calls for a ceasefire, saying it would be "not only unrealistic but also dangerous." Israel's brutal assault on Gaza has killed over 18,000 people…

Andy Kroll (2023-12-12). Power, Protest, and All That's News. tomdispatch.com What a world! For eight weeks now, events in Israel and Gaza have been the story of the hour, day, week. And what exactly are we to make of that? Let's start with the obvious: American media coverage of the horrors there has been nonstop since the Hamas slaughter of October 7th. In fact, it's knocked Russia's war in Ukraine, the one we were told was so essential to the future of democracy, off front pages (and their media equivalents) everywhere. And the coverage of recent protests has strikingly outpaced those of any other antiwar protests in this century. What the American news media do is, of course, only part…

Editor (2023-12-12). 'Israel-Hamas War' Label Obscures Israel's War on Palestinians. scheerpost.com

Levent Kemal (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine war: Hamas denies its battalions have been significantly degraded. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Hamas denies its battalions have been significantly degraded | Sources say most of Qassam Brigades' fighting forces are still intact and engaging in guerrilla-style fighting reminiscent of battle of Fallujah | Tue, 12/12/2023 – 11: 41 | Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade in the central Gaza Strip on 19 July 2023 (Reuters) | Sen…

MEE staff (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine war: Biden says Israel 'indiscriminately bombing' Gaza. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Biden says Israel 'indiscriminately bombing' Gaza | US president says Israel is losing global support for war in Gaza as he issues ultimatum to Netanyahu not to reject a Palestinian state | Tue, 12/12/2023 – 20: 26 | US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a Hanukkah holiday reception at the White House in Washington, DC, on 11 December 2023 | US President Joe Biden issued h…

MEE staff (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine war: Woman who lost fiance to Israeli air strike last year killed in Gaza. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Woman who lost fiance to Israeli air strike last year killed in Gaza | Abeer Harb killed during Israeli bombing of homes in Rafah 14 months after her partner was killed during three-day assault on enclave | Tue, 12/12/2023 – 16: 06 | Abeer Harb, who lost her fiance Ismael during an Israeli onslaught on Gaza in August 2022, was killed by an Israeli air strike on 12 December 2023 (X)…

Nadda Osman (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine war: Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez attend Gaza fundraiser. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez attend Gaza fundraiser | World-famous artists photographed attending Gaza fundraising event hosted by comedian Ramy Youssef in New York | Tue, 12/12/2023 – 12: 37 | Selena Gomez (left) and Taylor Swift (right) attend the Ramy Youssef: More feelings stand-up tour in Brooklyn, New York (Screengrab/X) | Singer Taylor Swift and actor Selena Gomez wer…

Staff (2023-12-12). 'Bloodshed in Gaza will continue,' says Russia on US veto of UN Security Council resolution. muslimmirror.com MOSCOW : The US veto last week of a United Nations Security Council resolution requesting an urgent humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza means that "bloodshed will continue," Russia said on Monday. More than 17,000 people have so far lost their lives in Israel's attacks on Gaza, and last Friday the US vetoed a resolution requesting an …

Staff (2023-12-12). Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks tops 18,200. muslimmirror.com GAZA CITY, Palestine : The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has soared to 18,205, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said Monday. Speaking at a press conference, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that 49,645 other people have also been injured in the attacks. According to the spokesman, …

Staff (2023-12-12). Gaza imbroglio continues unabated. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza As the Gaza conflict enters its 67th day, the last week saw a U.S. veto on a UN resolution. The US also approved an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank ammunition to support Israel's military actions. GCC countries held a special session on the issue in Doha. Meanwhile countries like …

Staff (2023-12-12). Unveiling the American origins of Israeli terrorism. muslimmirror.com By Unais Kashmir The Israeli military's relentless onslaught upon Gaza has plunged the region into a distressing abyss of civilian casualties, an egregious violation of international conventions. The lamentable toll is comprised of the elderly, mothers, children, youth, students, and individuals with disabilities, transforming Gaza into a harrowing landscape of lifeless bodies. Since the establishment …

Umar A Farooq (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine war: Interns, fellows on Capitol Hill say US Congress suppressing Gaza ceasefire calls. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Interns, fellows on Capitol Hill say US Congress suppressing Gaza ceasefire calls | Congressional interns say they wrote letter 'to expose the patent malpractice of Congress' | Tue, 12/12/2023 – 21: 21 | Demonstrators sing as they walk out of Hart Senate Office Building after a prayer gathering for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza on Capitol Hill on 9 November in Washingt…

Editor (2023-12-12). Israel committing "horrific crimes" against starving civilians in Gaza. mronline.org The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor called for an "urgent international investigation" into field executions, torture and threats of rape against Palestinians by Israeli ground forces in Gaza.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). More Israeli Soldiers Killed by Palestinian Resistance in Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli Occupation Army announced early Tuesday that one of its soldiers was killed and three others were injured during clashes with the Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza Strip. The Zionist military spox indicated that the major Tzvika Lavil, 30, succumbed by the wounds inflicted by the Palestinian resistance in Gaza. The spox added that …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-12). Israel dropped over 22,000 US-made bombs on Gaza within six weeks. new.thecradle.co

Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa (2023-12-12). Israel and U.S. increasingly isolated as world's nations unite to back ceasefire. peoplesworld.org RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP)—Israeli forces carried out strikes across Gaza overnight and into Tuesday as they pressed ahead with a war that officials say could go on for weeks or months, even as global calls for a ceasefire left both Israel and its main ally, the United States, increasingly isolated. The war has already brought …

teleSUR (2023-12-12). Number of Palestinians Killed in Gaza Now Exceeds 18,200. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, official sources stated that the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip has already caused the death of more than 18,200 people, in the midst of enormous efforts by the international community to stop the massacre. | RELATED: | According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the number of fatalities from the war now stands at 18,205, and 49,645 wounded, since October 7; however, "this figure is actually much higher,"

Philly Anti-Cap (2023-12-12). Report Back on 'Flood Philly for Gaza' Demonstration. itsgoingdown.org Report back on recent mobilization in support of Palestine in Philadelphia. Originally posted to Philly Anti-Capitalist. The Philly Palestine Coalition called for another emergency action December 3rd, two days after the ceasefire. Over the past two—now going on three—months, the mobilization around Palestinian liberation has been a lesson to a lot of us: trust people's…

Staff (2023-12-12). 'Bloodshed in Gaza will continue,' says Russia on US veto of UN Security Council resolution. muslimmirror.com MOSCOW : The US veto last week of a United Nations Security Council resolution requesting an urgent humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza means that "bloodshed will continue," Russia said on Monday. More than 17,000 people have so far lost their lives in Israel's attacks on Gaza, and last Friday the US vetoed a resolution requesting an …

Staff (2023-12-12). Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks tops 18,200. muslimmirror.com GAZA CITY, Palestine : The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has soared to 18,205, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said Monday. Speaking at a press conference, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that 49,645 other people have also been injured in the attacks. According to the spokesman, …

Staff (2023-12-12). Gaza imbroglio continues unabated. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza As the Gaza conflict enters its 67th day, the last week saw a U.S. veto on a UN resolution. The US also approved an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank ammunition to support Israel's military actions. GCC countries held a special session on the issue in Doha. Meanwhile countries like …

Staff (2023-12-12). Unveiling the American origins of Israeli terrorism. muslimmirror.com By Unais Kashmir The Israeli military's relentless onslaught upon Gaza has plunged the region into a distressing abyss of civilian casualties, an egregious violation of international conventions. The lamentable toll is comprised of the elderly, mothers, children, youth, students, and individuals with disabilities, transforming Gaza into a harrowing landscape of lifeless bodies. Since the establishment …

dohanews.co (2023-12-12). Qatar Charity launches '10 Aid Aircrafts for Palestine' initiativeQatar Charity (QC) launched the "10 Aid Aircrafts for Palestine" initiative on Monday with the aim of dispatching 10 aid flights for the occupied territories, in response to the dire humanitarian situation inflicted by the ongoing Israeli war. | | Taking place under QC's "One Heart" winter campaign, the initiative is part of Doha's local community effort to provide assistance to Palestinians, including those in Gaza.

euromedmonitor.org (2023-12-12). Field executions, torture, and threats of rape: In Gaza, Israel's army replicates the crimes committed by Zionist gangs in 1948Euro-Med Monitor said that Israeli army forces are reenacting the same crimes committed by Zionist gangs during the 1948 Nakba, which resulted in the collective displacement of Palestinians. These crimes include premeditated murder, setting fire to Palestinian homes and properties, torture, and insulting and humiliating detained civilians.

imemc.org (2023-12-12). Euro-Med Monitor: "In Gaza, Israel's Army Replicates the Crimes Committed by Zionist Gangs in 1948" An urgent international investigation must be opened into horrific crimes committed by the Israeli army during its land incursions into the Gaza Strip, including field executions, torture, and rape threats, said Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, citing testimonies collected from newly-released civilians.

imemc.org (2023-12-12). Euro-Med Monitor: "In Gaza, Israel's Army Replicates the Crimes Committed by Zionist Gangs in 1948"An urgent international investigation must be opened into horrific crimes committed by the Israeli army during its land incursions into the Gaza Strip, including field executions, torture, and rape threats, said Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, citing testimonies collected from newly-released civilians.

reuters.com (2023-12-12). Yemen's Houthis claim missile attack on Norwegian tanker in tense Middle EastYemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they hit a Norwegian commercial tanker with a missile in their latest protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza, underlining the risks of a conflict that has shaken the Middle East.

apnews.com (2023-12-12). Israel and the US face growing isolation over Gaza as offensive grinds on with no end in sightIsrael and the United States were increasingly isolated as they faced global calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, including a non-binding vote expected to pass at the United Nations later on Tuesday.

thewire.in (2023-12-12). 'No Place Is Safe in Gaza': Is This the Brutal Climax of the Zionist Settler Colonial Project?After the false promise of a week-long truce, Israel on December 1 resumed its assault on Gaza with renewed ferocity. Israel's defence minister Yoav Gallant proclaimed that the aim – to completely eliminate the militant resistance group Hamas – would involve repeating in the south of Gaza all that had been done in the north.

english.almayadeen.net (2023-12-12). Palestinian Resistance shares footage of attacks on Israeli forcesThe media wing of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Resistance movement, shared footage showing its mortars attacking Israeli soldiers in the axes of advance in the Gaza Strip.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-12). EU's Top Diplomat: Destruction in Gaza May Be Worse Than Germany in WWII. news.antiwar.com Josep Borrell, the European Union's top foreign policy official, said Monday that the destruction in Gaza as a result of the Israeli bombing campaign could be "even greater" than the damage to German cities during World War II, AFP reported. Borrell called the situation in Gaza "catastrophic, apocalyptic" and noted that the Israeli onslaught has …

Ben Norton (2023-12-12). US troops are occupying Syria's oil fields. Congress refuses to withdraw them. geopoliticaleconomy.com The US military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw US troops.

Staff (2023-12-12). US troops are occupying Syria's oil fields. Congress refuses to withdraw them. geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com Subscribe now The US military has occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. A top Pentagon official has acknowledged that Washington's strategy is to starve Syria's central government of revenue it needs to rebuild, after a decade of war fueled by foreign powers devastated the country. …

Larry Johnson (2023-12-12). Israel's War Crimes. sonar21.com I once believed Israel was a competent military force. No longer. Israel is doing some incredibly stupid, self-defeating things, especially when it comes to propaganda. Israel, in violation of the I am going to show you two videos. The first is the one that Israel circulated claiming they had captured Hamas fighters, disarmed them and stripped them to their underwear. Here is their "evidence."

Edward Hunt (2023-12-12). In the Caucasus, the U.S. Priority Is Fossil Fuels, Not Armenians. fpif.org

infobrics (2023-12-12). China, and All of Asia Gear Up for Russia's Northern Sea Route Supply Chain. infobrics.org With the Suez now considered a risk, and EU gas supplies dead, Asia is intent on taking up Russia's gas and supply chain volumes…

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). TikTok seeks reentry into Indonesia via Tokopedia stake. ecns.cn Short-video app TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, announced on Monday it will take a controlling stake in Tokopedia, an e-commerce unit of Indonesia's biggest internet and tech firm PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). TikTok seeks reentry into Indonesia via Tokopedia stake. ecns.cn Short-video app TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, announced on Monday it will take a controlling stake in Tokopedia, an e-commerce unit of Indonesia's biggest internet and tech firm PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia.

Will Hodgkinson (2023-12-12). Land back, not greenwashing! Indigenous protesters denounce COP28. workers.org This past week, bourgeois politicians have been gathering in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). The choice of venue is apt. Dubai is a luxury playground for billionaires, maintained by the superexploited labor of migrant workers, many of whom helped build the . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). 'Fly-Via-Zhuhai-HK' service launched in S China. ecns.cn The "Fly-Via-Zhuhai-HK" passenger transfer service was launched on Tuesday in Zhuhai. Passengers travelling on HZM Bridge can reach worldwide destinations without having to go through immigration clearance in Hong Kong.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). Puma drops Israel. peoplesdispatch.org After years of pressure from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, which has intensified in recent months, the German company Puma announced on December 12 that it will drop its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. | Since 2018, the BDS movement has been organizing to put pressure on Puma to drop its sponsorship of Israel's national football team and "end its complicity in Israeli apartheid." The movement has claimed this announcement as a victory,

readthemaple (2023-12-12). Canadian Health Workers Rally For Palestine. readthemaple.com Israel is trying to destroy every chance of Palestinians to even look after their wounded and their dead.

Shahenda Naguib (2023-12-12). Egypt elections marred by voter intimidation and bribes as Sisi prepares for third term. middleeasteye.net Egypt elections marred by voter intimidation and bribes as Sisi prepares for third term | Workers and low-income citizens report being coerced into voting for the incumbent president who is expected to be re-elected for another six years | Tue, 12/12/2023 – 14: 40 | An Egyptian woman casts her vote at a polling station in the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo during the preside…

A Guest Author (2023-12-12). Statement of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on the 56th anniversary of its founding. workers.org The following announcement was posted on Resistance News Network on Dec. 11: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has decided to cancel all its activities and celebrations which it holds every year, on its 56th anniversary, which is Dec. 11. It has directed all its fighters and cadres . . . |

Eman Alhaj Ali (2023-12-12). Every day is a struggle for survival. electronicintifada.net A high school student's life is upended after being forcibly displaced by Israeli airstrikes.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Yemeni Armed Forces Target Norwegian Ship "Sternda" Heading to 'Israel'. english.almanar.com.lb Yemeni Armed Forces have successfully targeted the Norwegian ship "Sternda" with a direct missile strike. The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, confirmed this operation and emphasized that the ship was targeted after its crew ignored all warning calls. Over the past few days, the Yemeni armed forces have managed to …

reuters.com (2023-12-12). Cruise missile from Yemen strikes tanker shipAn anti-ship cruise missile launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen struck a commercial tanker vessel, causing a fire and damage but no casualties, the U.S. military said in a statement.

Wesam Thabet (2023-12-12). Our pens will honor Refaat Alareer. electronicintifada.net Students are full of anger at how Israel assassinated an inspiring professor.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-12). How Israel starved a sick child of oxygen. electronicintifada.net

geo.tv (2023-12-12). Swiss police arrest alleged gunman in twin killings case. geo.tv The victims have been identified: as a 34-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man…

Codepink (2023-12-12). Ret. Col. Ann Wright Unmasks the Truth in Arms Transfer Debate. pressenza.com By Melissa Garriga | While various briefers and delegates presented conflicting perspectives, CODEPINK member Ann Wright, a retired United States Army colonel and former diplomat, took a different stance. As a civil society representative, she introduced herself as a concerned citizen and taxpayer who resigned from the U.S. Government in 2003 in protest against the Iraq War. | Wright emphasized her opposition to the continued supply of weapons, asserting that it only serves to prolong conflicts. The United States and its European allies have provided tens of billions of dollars in aid to support Ukraine over the…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-12). North Korea describes US as world's biggest arms exporter. plenglish.com The United States describes the countries it dislikes as "threatening States" by talking about peace; the reality reveals its facade of disturbing world peace, So said in his article. | The commentator recalled that The Wall Street Journal recently reported that since the start of the Palestinian-Israeli armed conflict in October, Washington has supplied Israel with more than 15,000 bombs and 57,000 155-mm artillery shells. | The United States, in turn, fabricated the Ukraine incident for its hegemonic interests and delivered cluster bombs to that European country, which are prohibited globally because they are…

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). Concerns raised over Japan fund for Ukraine. ecns.cn Experts have expressed concern over Japan's new support plan for Ukraine, arguing that it reflects Japan's increasingly aggressive military buildup and desire for a greater role on the international stage.

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). China-Vietnam trade hits monthly high in November. ecns.cn Vietnam has been China's biggest trading partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations since 2016, official data showed on Tuesday.

Morning Star (2023-12-12). Asia lags behind pre-pandemic levels of food security, UN food agency says. peoplesworld.org Hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia, with 55 million more people undernourished in 2022 than before the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says in its latest assessment of food security in the region. Most of those living without enough to eat are in South Asia, and women tend to …

Steve Rabson (2023-12-12). A Conversation with Claudia Junghyun Kim, Author of Base Towns: Local Contestation of the U.S. Military in Korea and Japan. asia-pacificresearch.com

Zoya Teirstein (2023-12-12). The hidden death toll of flooding in Bangladesh sends a dark signal about climate and health. peoplesworld.org In the summer of 2022, one of the worst monsoons on record turned swaths of Bangladesh, a low-lying country in South Asia, into huge, muddy lakes. When the brunt of the flooding finally eased, at least 141 people had died and millions of others throughout the region had been injured, impoverished, or displaced. The sheer scale of the destruction …

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). Largest offshore wind power project in Bay Area is now at full capacity. ecns.cn The largest offshore wind power project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with an annual electricity generation capacity of more than 3 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), starts full-capacity production on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). Two China's self-developed passenger jetliners to visit HK for first time. ecns.cn Two China's self-developed passenger jetliners C919 and ARJ21 started their first voyage to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region between Dec. 12 and 17.

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). Two China's self-developed passenger jetliners visit HK. ecns.cn A C919, China's self-developed large passenger aircraft, prepares to land at Hong Kong International Airport in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Dec. 12, 2023.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-12). India calls for ensuring democratic access to AI technology. plenglish.com New Delhi, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit on Tuesday with a call to ensure democratic access to technology and turn it into a multiplier for inclusiveness.

Aviva Chomsky (2023-12-12). US Veto of Ceasefire Resolution Reflects Its Colonial View on Whose Lives Matter. truthout.org In 1996, CBS journalist Lesley Stahl asked then-U.S. Ambassador to the UN Madeleine Albright about the deaths caused by U.S. economic sanctions on Iraq. "We have heard that half a million [Iraqi] children have died. I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima," Stahl said. "And, you know, is the price worth it?" "I think that is a very hard choice," Albright replied after some… |

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-12). Censoring Israeli Violence: Western Media Outlets Capitulate. dissidentvoice.org The cathedral of censorship is a vast, airy one. In its embrace, texts are abridged, images removed, ideas scrubbed. Historical inconveniences are filed and rendered inaccessible. The only sermons tolerated will be those satisfying and serving the dictates of power. The power Israel disproportionately wields here, notably across a number of Western democratic states, is …

Michael Arria (2023-12-12). BDS victory: Puma to end its sponsorship of Israel's national team. mondoweiss.net BDS victory: Puma will not renew its sponsorship of Israel's national football team.

PACBI (2023-12-12). In BDS win, PUMA forced to drop sponsorship of Israel Football Association. bdsmovement.net

Staff (2023-12-12). Washington's unwavering love for Israel. muslimmirror.com By Hadiqa Maryam Abbasi Israel, such a small country that you can traverse the entire country from the northern border to the southern border within 8-10 hours. But what makes this country so crucial for Washington? Let's delve deeper to unpack the reasons behind Washington's relentless support for Tel Aviv. To grasp the dynamics of …

Amos Barshad (2023-12-12). The Political Street Fighters Of Israeli Soccer. levernews.com

Democracy Now! (2023-12-12). Democracy Now! 2023-12-12 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 12, 2023; Diplomacy, Not War: Daughter of Released Hostage Urges Israel to Reach Deal to Free More Captives; Climate Activists Outraged as COP28 Draft Text Drops Call for Fossil Fuel Phaseout; Texas Woman Denied Abortion for Nonviable Fetus, Flees State, "One of Thousands" in Similar Position | Headlines for December 12, 2023; Diplomacy, Not War: Daughter of Released Hostage Urges Israel to Reach Deal to Free More Captives; Climate Activists Outraged as COP28 Draft Text Drops Call for Fossil Fuel Phaseout; Texas Woman Denied Abortion for Nonviable Fetus, Flees State, "One of…

Antony Loewenstein (2023-12-12). The Weapons Israel Tests on Palestinians Will be Used Against All of Us. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-12). Censoring Israeli Violence: Western Media Outlets Capitulate. globalresearch.ca

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Islamic Resistance fighters target the two Israeli occupation sites of Hadab Yaroun and Al-Raheb, hitting both directly: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

Lisa Kwon (2023-12-12). Bill Targeting Anti-Zionism Will Usher in New Era of McCarthyism, Critics Warn. truthout.org A new bipartisan bill introduced Dec. 4 aims to target critics of Israel. Civil rights groups and organizers worry that House Resolution 6578, also known as Commission to Study Acts of Antisemitism in the United States Act, would usher in a new era of McCarthyism during a pivotal time of resistance and legitimate criticism of the apartheid state of Israel and its violent occupation of Palestinian… |

The Intercept (2023-12-12). Criticize Israel? You're Fired. globalresearch.ca

Yaniv Kubovich (2023-12-12). Graphic Videos and Incitement, How the IDF Is Misleading Israelis on Telegram. globalresearch.ca

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-12). Nabih asks Lebanon to take responsability for presidential Vaccum. plenglish.com Beirut, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Parliament Nabih Berri called today in Lebanon to assume a national responsibility and to hasten to elect the president of the Republic as a fundamental element for the regular functioning of the state institutions.

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link starts track laying. ecns.cn The track laying of Malaysian East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega railway project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), was launched on Monday, according to Xinhua News Agency.

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). Tracks laid for Malaysia's mega rail project. ecns.cn The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia being built by a Chinese company has seen its first tracks being laid on Monday.

publicbooks (2023-12-12). There Is No Such Thing as a Good Book: On "The Art of Libromancy" publicbooks.org "I do not think bookselling is an art. I think it is a job."

Sharon Zhang (2023-12-12). Texas Woman Flees State to Get Abortion as State Supreme Court Rules Against Her. truthout.org A week after asking a court to grant her an emergency abortion upon learning that her fetus has a fatal condition, Texas woman Kate Cox has been forced to flee the state to obtain the procedure, the group representing her in court announced shortly before the state Supreme Court ruled against her on Monday. At the end of last month, 31-year-old Cox was told that her fetus has Trisomy 18… |

Staff (2023-12-12). 13 December, NYC: All out for Palestine at the German Consulate NYC. samidoun.net Wednesday, 13 December 5 pm German Consulate NYC 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 Info: www.instagram.com/p/C0sZc5ptZdQ/ 'On November 23rd of this year, Palestinians in Germany were subject to brutal raids on their homes by the German state. The police carried out raids in 4 federal states targeting Palestinians labeled by the German state …

Staff (2023-12-12). 17 December, Vancouver: Public Forum on The Palestinian Liberation Struggle: Confronting Zionism and Imperialism — Next Steps. samidoun.net Please join Samidoun Vancouver for an evening forum on Sunday, December 17: The Palestinian Liberation Struggle: Confronting Zionism and Imperialism — Next Steps Sunday, December 17 5 pm to 8: 30 pm (Light dinner will be served!) Grandview Church 1803 E 1st Ave Vancouver, BC Thousands of people are taking to the streets of Vancouver every …

Ragip Soylu (2023-12-12). Turkey: Old friend of Erdogan falls from grace after punching a referee. middleeasteye.net

Staff (2023-12-12). Washington's unwavering love for Israel. muslimmirror.com By Hadiqa Maryam Abbasi Israel, such a small country that you can traverse the entire country from the northern border to the southern border within 8-10 hours. But what makes this country so crucial for Washington? Let's delve deeper to unpack the reasons behind Washington's relentless support for Tel Aviv. To grasp the dynamics of …

english.palinfo.com (2023-12-12). US army: Norwegian ship hit in missile attack from YemenAccording to US news reports, a Norwegian tanker off the coast of Yemen has been hit by a missile presumably fired by Yemen's Houthi group.

WSWS (2023-12-12). Mass protests continue in Pakistan's Balochistan province over extra-judicial killings and other state crimes. wsws.org The immediate trigger for the protests was last month's extra-judicial killing of 24 year-old Balaach Mola Bakhsh by state security forces.

WSWS (2023-12-12). US and Philippines heighten tensions with China in South China Sea. wsws.org The incidents involving Chinese and Philippine vessels on the weekend were far more an anti-China propaganda exercise than an attempt to resupply the World War II Philippine warship grounded on the Second Thomas Shoal.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-12-12). Ejército de ocupación israelí asalta hospital en el norte de Gaza. telesurtv.net El director general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, remarcó este martes que "la población de Gaza tiene derecho a asistencia médica".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-12). Ejército de ocupación israelí intensifica ataques en el sur de Gaza. telesurtv.net Sólo el Hospital Al-Aqsa, ubicado en Deir al-Balah, anunció que recibió al menos a 40 palestinos muertos por ataques aéreos israelíes en las últimas 24 horas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-12). Israel lanza ataques en Gaza antes de la votación de la ONU. telesurtv.net Cientos de civiles más han muerto en el ataque de Israel a Gaza desde que EE.UU. vetó una resolución del Consejo de Seguridad que pedía un alto el fuego humanitario el viernes pasado.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-12). Más de 18.400 muertos por ataques israelíes contra Gaza. telesurtv.net Se registran 50.100 personas que han resultado heridas por bombardeos de las denominadas Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-12). Resistencia palestina destruye 180 vehículos del Ejército israelí. telesurtv.net Hamás, que gobierna la Franja de Gaza, aseguró que no será liberado otro prisionero judío sin una pausa de hostilidades bajo los términos exigidos.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-12). Más de 18.400 muertos por ataques israelíes contra Gaza. telesurtv.net Registran 50.100 personas que han resultado heridas por bombardeos de las denominadas Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel.

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2023-12-12). Suben a más de 18.200 los muertos por ataques israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net El portavoz del ente sanitario, Ashraf al Qudra, reportó 18.205 muertos y 49.645 personas que han resultado heridas.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-12-12). Ataque contra base militar en Pakistán deja 29 muertos. telesurtv.net El grupo insurgente talibán Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP), a través de de su portavoz, Mulla Qasim, reivindicó el atentado y aseguró que uno de sus miembros se inmoló dentro de la base.

teleSUR, lfb, JCM (2023-12-12). Anulan condena contra el exprimer ministro de Pakistán, Nawaz Sharif. telesurtv.net El Tribunal de Islamabad en la reciente revisión encontró que el tribunal previo no contaba con pruebas suficientes para imponer la condena, por lo que dictó a favor de Sharif.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-12-12). China y Vietnam acuerdan construir comunidad de futuro compartido. telesurtv.net Xi Jinping manifestó que la causa de la construcción socialista en China y Vietnam avanzará de manera constante.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-12). Fuerzas yemeníes atacan barco noruego en el mar Rojo. telesurtv.net En la madrugada del martes, la Agencia Marítima Británica confirmó en un comunicado: "Una entidad que se identifica como la Armada yemení ordenó a un barco cambiar su rumbo hacia un puerto yemení".

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2023-12-12). Ejército israelí asesina a 86 periodistas en Palestina. telesurtv.net La Oficina de Prensa en Gaza denunció el arresto de seis periodistas, en una clara y flagrante violación de todas las leyes y convenciones internacionales.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-12-12). Ejército de ocupación asesina a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El occiso fue identificado como Fouad Imad Abahreh, de 36 años quien recibió una herida de bala en el muslo.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-12). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 18.200 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, nbb, DRL (2023-12-12). Unos 20 muertos y heridos dejan ataques sionistas sobre Gaza. telesurtv.net Las incursiones de fuerzas israelíes y los enfrentamientos con palestinos en localidades de Cisjordania o barrios de Jerusalén se repiten casi a diario este 2023…

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-12). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 18.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-12). Presidente de China llega a Vietnam para visita de Estado. telesurtv.net Los líderes de ambos países discutirán en profundidad direcciones importantes e integrales para profundizar y mejorar los nexos.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-12-12). Egipto rechaza desplazamiento provocado por Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net El comunicado tiene lugar como respuesta a las declaraciones hechas por el Ministro de Asuntos Estratégicos de Israel, Ron Dermer.

Graham Peebles (2023-12-12). Gaza: Israeli Barbarism With US Support. counterpunch.org Its two months since Israel began its vicious assault on the people of Gaza. The relentless bombings, combined with a ground assault and siege — the strangulation of the civilian population, which has left people without food, water, medicine and fuel. It is modern day barbarism in the full light of day; genocide wrapped up

Graham Peebles (2023-12-12). Gaza: Israeli Barbarism With US Support. counterpunch.org Its two months since Israel began its vicious assault on the people of Gaza. The relentless bombings, combined with a ground assault and siege — the strangulation of the civilian population, have left people without food, water, medicine and fuel. It is modern-day barbarism in the full light of day; genocide wrapped up as self-defense.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-12). The View from Washington: Let the Killing in Gaza Continue. counterpunch.org Bloodletting as form; murder as fashion. The ongoing campaign in Gaza by Israel's Defence Forces continues without stalling and restriction. But the burgeoning number of corpses is starting to become a challenge for the propaganda outlets: How to justify it? Fortunately for Israel, the United States, its unqualified defender, is happy to provide cover for

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-12). Health care workers for Palestine call for a permanent ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-12). Saturday 12/16: Bakersfield: Shut It Down for Palestine. indybay.org Bakersfield, CA (exact location to be revealed on Dec 15)…

Labor Video Project (2023-12-12). SEIU1021 SF General Hospital Workers & Healthcare Workers for Palestine Rally at Hospital. indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 General Hospital workers rallied to prepare for their contract expiration and the growing attacks by Mayor London Breed who is cutting healthcare funds while wanting to increase the police budget by $300 million. They were joined by a contingent to Healthcare Workers For Palestine who called for more money for healthcare and not war.

Hank Pellissier (2023-12-12). Free Palestine Chants for Senator Alex Padilla. indybay.org these are activist chants directed at Senator Alex Padilla – urging him to call for a Ceasefire in Gaza…

Peace Action SMC & JVP South Bay (2023-12-12). Sunday 12/17: A Jewish Voice for Peace View of Israel and Gaza. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Angela (2023-12-12). Friday 12/15: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Revolution Books (2023-12-12). Sunday 12/17: Book Club Discussion on Ten Myths About Israel at Revolution Books. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Hank Pellissier (2023-12-12). Free Palestine Chants for Lockheed Martin. indybay.org Free Palestine chants directed at Lockheed Martin…

Angela (2023-12-12). Wednesday 12/13: Youth Mass Mobilization for Palestine. indybay.org 555 Franklin St | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-12). Sunday 12/10: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | 3rd St | Santa Rosa, CA…

NEA Members On Palestine (2023-12-12). Letter To NEA President and Officers On Palestine. indybay.org NEA members are circulating a letter to the NEA president and officers on Palestine.

Editor (2023-12-12). Dec 12, 2023. sitrepworld.info Dvo≈ôák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" / Karajan Strategic Reflections From Moscow, by Alastair Crooke What were Romans thinking as they watched Rome collapse? by Paul Craig Roberts Petrodollar Endgame Moves Even Closer — Quoth the Raven Israel Apologists Are Psychopaths, by Caitlin Johnstone The Nakba and the Holocaust: Eliminating the Entire Palestinian People, by Ron Unz Craig Murray: Stopping Genocide The West Agonises Over an 'Atrocity Upsurge' While Backing Israel's Genocide in Gaza, by Jonathan Cook Two Court Cases Might Be the Final Nail in the Coffin of Bibi,…

Xinhua (2023-12-10). EU reaches agreement on landmark artificial intelligence law. pressenza.com European Union (EU) lawmakers and member states reached an agreement on rules governing artificial intelligence (AI). | "Historic! The EU becomes the first continent to set clear rules for the use of AI," European internal market commissioner Thierry Breton said on Friday night after the conclusion of talks that began on Wednesday. | Breton added on social networking site X, formerly Twitter, that "the AI law is much more than a rulebook, it is a launch pad for EU start-ups and researchers to lead the global AI race". | The European Commission said in a statement in the early hours of Saturday morning that it wel…

Roselena Ramirez (2023-11-15). The Threat to Xochimilco Gardens: Overuse and Climate Change. america.cgtn.com The Xochimilco Gardens in Mexico City have been a popular destination for centuries. Initially, the Aztecs utilized these gardens to provide water and produce for the city's residents, and today they continue to play a crucial role in the ecosystem. However, according to Harris Whitbeck, overuse and climate change are posing a threat to these famous gardens.

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infobrics (2023-12-11). 'India-Russia Can Cooperate in Building Small Floating Reactors' Says Rosatom. infobrics.org India and Russia can cooperate in building small floating reactors with the latter providing the nuclear heart (reactor) and the former taking care of the tow boat and electrical systems, said a top official of Rosatom…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). Israel Only Nuclear Country To Deny It. youtu.be

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). China's largest onshore wind power base at full-capacity production. ecns.cn China's largest onshore wind power base starts full-capacity production in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sunday, said its operator China General Nuclear Power Corporation.

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-11). Black People Won't Be Silenced About Israel. popularresistance.org It is a bad sign when the leader of the United States Senate sounds something like an actress with bizarre feelings of entitlement. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer pulled off this dubious feat with his statements about U.S. policy towards Israel, what he perceives to be anti-semitism, and public opinion about Israel's attack on Gaza. His remarks resembled those of actress Julianna Margulies, whose infamous rant differed only in its lack of politesse. Of course, a senator has better political sense and more awareness than an entertainer, but aside from the manner of delivery, their thought processes don't d…

WSWS (2023-12-11). South Korea major supplier of shells to Ukraine. wsws.org Seoul's participation in the US-led war against Russia in Ukraine has taken part almost entirely behind the backs of the population.

infobrics (2023-12-11). China, and All of Asia Gear Up for Russia's Northern Sea Route Supply Chain. infobrics.org With the Suez now considered a risk, and EU gas supplies dead, Asia is intent on taking up Russia's gas and supply chain volumes…

infobrics (2023-12-11). Expanding BRICS for Numerical Strength or Ensuring Qualitative Geopolitical Influence. infobrics.org As stipulated by the guidelines, Russia takes over BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] from January 2024. With the heightening of geopolitical tensions, Russia's priority focus is on the group's possible enlargement to counter U.S. hegemony. It plans to push seriously for critical reforms in the international financial architecture and create a solidified platform for building an equitable multipolar world order…

tvbrics (2023-12-11). Candidate of Political Sciences Leonid Isaev: BRICS topics are high on the agenda of Russia and Iran. tvbrics.com In an exclusive interview with TV BRICS, experts shared their views on the prospects for expanding co-operation between Russia and Iran…

Editor (2023-12-11). Dec 11, 2023. sitrepworld.info Pink Floyd — The Dark Side Of The Moon Israel Supporters Would Defend Literally Any Israeli Atrocity, by Caitlin Johnstone Half of Palestinians in Gaza are now Starving; Depriving Civilians of Food is a War Crime, by Juan Cole 'We Can't Defeat Hamas' — Israel's Former Army Chief on the Gaza War Zionist Suppression in Congress, by Corinna Barnard Israel's onslaught drags U.S. Jewish life into the abyss, by Phil Weiss Moscow and Gaza: Is Russia ready for a major shift in its Middle East policy? by Ramzy Baroud Day 65: U.S. rushes arms to Israel as Palestinians announce over 250,000…

Staff (2023-12-11). Netanyahu, Putin speak for first time since Israel-Hamas war. muslimmirror.com Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the raging war in Gaza broke out on October 7. During the call on Sunday, Netanyahu appreciated the Russian effort to release an Israeli-Russian citizen held by the Hamas, reaffirming that the Jewish nation …

geo.tv (2023-12-11). US F-16 fighter jet crashes into Yellow Sea while training in South Korea. geo.tv F-16 fighter jet's pilot survived crash as he ejected and was rescued…

tvbrics (2023-12-11). Consumer confidence is on the rise in India. tvbrics.com Last month's data shows that the growth momentum has been maintained…

tvbrics (2023-12-11). India to set up 500 new charging points for electric vehicles. tvbrics.com The country's authorities are keen to create a reliable and extensive network of chargers in major cities…

latintimes (2023-12-11). TikTok Announces $1.5 Bn Deal To Restart Indonesia Online Shop. latintimes.com Indonesia in September banned sales on social media to protect small businesses that were losing out to e-commerce giants, forcing TikTok to close its online shopping business in October.

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-12-11). The Weapons Israel Tests On Palestinians Will Be Used Against All Of Us. popularresistance.org The Palestinians are human laboratory rats to the Israeli military intelligence services and arms and technology industries. Israel's drones, surveillance technology including spyware, facial recognition software, and biometric gathering infrastructure, along with smart fences, experimental bombs, and AI-controlled machine guns are all tried out on the captive population in Gaza, often with lethal results. These weapons and technologies are then certified as "battle-tested" and sold around the world. | Israel is the tenth largest arms dealer on the planet and sells its technology and weapons to an estimated 130 n…

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-12-11). Weapons Israel Tests On Palestinians Will Be Used Against All Of Us. popularresistance.org The Palestinians are human laboratory rats to the Israeli military intelligence services and arms and technology industries. Israel's drones, surveillance technology including spyware, facial recognition software, and biometric gathering infrastructure, along with smart fences, experimental bombs, and AI-controlled machine guns are all tried out on the captive population in Gaza, often with lethal results. These weapons and technologies are then certified as "battle-tested" and sold around the world. | Israel is the tenth largest arms dealer on the planet and sells its technology and weapons to an estimated 130 n…

_____ (2023-12-11). The Forgotten (Part 4): President Bashar-al-Assad, Syrian Civil War Chief Peace Disruptor. transcend.org "The Syrian War has effectively demonstrated that under violent conditions there is total stripping of Dignity, even in Death, while the perpetrators of crimes against humanity are thriving unaccountably, in a pseudo-civilised manner. Unfortunately, this trend has been repeatedly perpetuated in the 21st century, on a regular basis, disrupting Peace."

Staff (2023-12-11). "Please Stop This War Against Us": Gaza Doctor Begs for World's Help as Hunger & Disease Spread. democracynow.org We get an update from one of the few hospitals still operating in southern Gaza from Ahmed Moghrabi, a doctor at Nasser Hospital, who describes horrific conditions. "I've developed psychological disorder," says Moghrabi, who himself is barely surviving on little food and clean water. "Please stop this genocide against us. Stop this war. Please, please, I beg you." We also speak with Dr. Tarek Loubani, an emergency room medical doctor shot by the Israeli military in Gaza in 2018, about the arrests, killings and torture of his fellow medical workers by the Israeli military, and the eno…

_____ (2023-12-11). Why Journalists Must Speak Out about Gaza. transcend.org 7 Dec 2023 — Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all. The Israeli military has murdered at least 75 journalists and media workers in Gaza, as of 4 Dec. IDF has also killed three journalists in Lebanon and arrested 44, as of 28 Nov.

WSWS (2023-12-11). UAW rams through fourth sellout agreement at Indiana Lear seating plant. wsws.org Lear workers had courageously defied three earlier attempts by the UAW to push through a pro-company deal.

Charlotte Dennett (2023-12-11). Israel, Gaza, and the Struggle for Oil. counterpunch.org In 1927 oil exploration yielded a major strike near Kirkuk, Iraq; the long-planned pipeline was completed in 1934 and oil flowed through it to the West until 1948, when it was closed by the Iraqis during the First Arab—Israeli War. Some five decades later, reopening it became a rallying cry of then-Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the US invasion of Iraq. Netanyahu envisioned Saddam Hussein being overthrown and replaced by a pro-Israel Iraqi dissident named Ahmad Chalabi. "Soon the oil will be flowing to Haifa!" Netanyahu proclaimed. "It's not a p…

Leila Warah (2023-12-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 66: Israel attacks ambulances, medics in Gaza; people across the world join strike for Palestine. mondoweiss.net Palestinians have called for a global strike on Monday as Israel continues to kill Palestinians by the thousands, refusing a ceasefire as analysts warn a miscalculation could trigger a regional war.

Editor (2023-12-11). West Bank General Strike Kicks Off Global Protest Against Israel's War on Gaza. scheerpost.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 66: Israel attacks ambulances, medics in Gaza; people across the world join strike for Palestine. mondoweiss.net

Staff (2023-12-11). Gaza: Israeli indiscriminate airstrikes kills 300 Palestinians in 24 hours. muslimnews.co.uk London, (Agencies): There is "no safe place to go in the Gaza Strip", the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Sunday, as Israeli airstrikes kill 300, injure 550 people in 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 18,000, as well as 49,500 wounded people. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization's executive board on Sunday adopted a resolution on …

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-11). US Blocks Gaza Peace Proposal At UN For Third Time, Holds World Hostage. popularresistance.org The United States has used its veto power in the United Nations Security Council three times in less than two months to kill resolutions calling for peace in Gaza. | Meanwhile, Washington is sending billions of dollars worth of weapons to Israel, directly assisting the country as it commits war crimes against Palestinian civilians. | On December 8, the Security Council voted on a resolution that called for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" and the unconditional release of all hostages. | The United States was the only country on the 15-member council that voted against the measure.

Editor (2023-12-11). The Chris Hedges Report: The Weapons Israel Tests on Palestinians Will Be Used Against All of Us. scheerpost.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-11). Israel Used US-Supplied White Phosphorous in Attack on Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Israel used US-provided white phosphorous munitions in an attack on southern Lebanon that wounded nine civilians, The Washington Post reported on Monday. White phosphorous can be used by militaries as a smokescreen or as an incendiary chemical weapon that can burn buildings or human skin on contact, in some cases all the way to the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-11). Netanyahu's National Security Advisor Says Israel Ready to Act Against Houthis. news.antiwar.com Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi said on Saturday that Israel was ready to act against the Houthis in Yemen if the US and its allies do not. "Israel is giving the world some time to organize in order to prevent this but if there isn't to be a global arrangement, because it is a global …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-12-11). Israel committing "horrific crimes" against starving civilians in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Military metes out frustrations against defenseless people after suffering major blows from the Palestinian resistance.

Ruwaida Amer (2023-12-11). Gaza's "safe south" is now a graveyard. electronicintifada.net Israel's violence against the city of Khan Younis has intensified…

Asem al-Nabih (2023-12-11). Speak up! We owe it to Refaat. electronicintifada.net Israel has murdered a man who epitomized steadfastness.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-12-11). Black People won't be silenced about Israel. mronline.org It is a bad sign when the leader of the United States Senate sounds something like an actress with bizarre feelings of entitlement.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-12-11). Did Hamas Carry Out Mass Rapes On October 7? mintpressnews.com A number of Israeli rape claims, including one coming from an alleged member of Israel's unit 669, feature significant inconsistencies. Meanwhile, the main source for a BBC report on October 7 mass rapes was none other than May Golan, infamous for leading an anti-black rally in Tel Aviv, screaming, "I am proud to be a racist."

Madaar (2023-12-11). Bassam Al-Salhi of the Palestinian People's Party says war on Gaza has revealed fascist nature of Israel and the West. peoplesdispatch.org Despite the brutal atrocities committed by Israel in the last two months of its war on Gaza, Western countries, especially the United States, have remained firm in their support…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-11). MST sends another donation of 11 tons of food to families in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, the movement fighting for agrarian reform has worked with Brazil's federal government to send food aid to the besieged enclave…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-11). Houthis enforce embargo on ships heading to or leaving Israel. peoplesdispatch.org The Houthi-led government in Yemen announced that it had forced an Israel-bound ship to turn back as it was sailing through the Red Sea in violation of the warnings issued on Saturday…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-11). Letter by academics across the globe raises concerns over the ICC's inaction on Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org In a open letter addressed to State Parties, law professors from different parts of the world raise objections on lack of transparency, discrimination, and selective decisions on the situation of Palestine…

Brian H. Silverstein, Left Voice. (2023-12-11). University Of Michigan Administration Caves To Zionist Pressure. popularresistance.org Last week, the University of Michigan student body was set to vote on a resolution calling for the university to recognize the genocide in Gaza and to assess the ethics of the institution's investments, including investments in the State of Israel. The campaign has been led by the Tahrir Coalition, a broad and diverse group of over 60 student organizations. As the vote was underway, the university administration buckled to pressure from a coalition of off-campus Zionist organizations and canceled the vote, citing improper use of a university listserv to promote the vote. | Michigan Hillel, with the support of an…

Stefan Christoff, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-11). Paris Protests For Gaza Despite Repression. popularresistance.org The open repression of Palestine solidarity protests in Paris over the last months has been unprecedented and violent. Although there have been some alarms ringing on this reality of state violence in France, including a statement by Amnesty International, it is important for all who witnessed this new wave of street-level suppression to speak out. I am writing this text after having been present at a number of recent Palestine solidarity actions in Paris. | As mass protests demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza continue around the world, French authorities are systematically deploying police forces to silence…

Ralph Nader (2023-12-11). Israeli Government's War Crimes — Enabled & Defended by Biden & Congress. counterpunch.org The humiliation of the U.S. government, which is actively complicit in providing the weaponry, funding, and UN vetoes backing the Israeli government's attack on the civilian Palestinians/Arabs in tiny Gaza, is in plain view daily. All in the name of the unasked American people and taxpayers. Earlier this week, at a House of Representatives' hearing,

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Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-11). Accidents of Eccentricity: Israel's Pacific Hold. asia-pacificresearch.com

Pressenza Philippines (2023-12-11). The World, Including the Asia Pacific, Continues its Quest for Peace and Non-violence. pressenza.com

latintimes (2023-12-11). Asian Markets Mixed Ahead Of US Inflation Data, Fed Decision. latintimes.com All three main indexes on Wall Street rose Friday but Asian traders struggled to extend the rally.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). Hong Kong congratulated on successful holding of district council election. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's district council election on Sunday was an important step to fully implement "patriots administering Hong Kong" and improve governance, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). Voting starts for HKSAR's 7th District Council Ordinary Election. ecns.cn Voting for the 7th District Council Ordinary Election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began on Sunday, with candidates running for 176 seats in the District Committees constituency (DCC) and the 88 seats in the District Council geographical constituency (DCGC). "ÄÄ…

geo.tv (2023-12-11). Article 370: Indian SC declares IIOJK 'integral part' of country>. geo.tv Indian top court also directs country's election commission to conduct elections in IIOJK by September 2024…

geo.tv (2023-12-11). WATCH: India seizes millions of dollars from Congress MP's residences in 'largest-ever recovery'. geo.tv Unaccounted cash linked to Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha and Jharkhand totals over $40 million…

Staff (2023-12-11). Article 370: Supreme Court upholds removal of Jammu and Kashmir's 'special status'. muslimmirror.com The Supreme Court on Monday held that Article 370 is a temporary provision considering the historical context in which it was included. Pronouncing the verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said that Article 370 was introduced to serve two …

Staff (2023-12-11). ASI gets till Dec 18 to submit Gyanvapi mosque survey report. muslimmirror.com Varanasi : Varanasi District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha has given one more week to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and asked the agency to file the report of its scientific study and survey of the Gyanvapi mosque on December 18. This is the seventh extension granted to the ASI by the District Judge's court …

geo.tv (2023-12-11). American Sikhs seek prosecution of Modi as FBI director visits India. geo.tv Sikhs assembled to support US and Canadian probe into India's assassination plan against pro-Khalistan Sikhs…

geo.tv (2023-12-11). Article 370: Why it matters for Kashmiris. geo.tv Indian top court validates Modi govt's decision to abrogate semi-autonomous status of disputed territory…

Staff (2023-12-11). Headlines for December 11, 2023. democracynow.org Displacement, Disease and Death Plague Gazans as Israel Continues Its Genocidal Assault, UNGA to Convene on Gaza Ceasefire After U.S. Vetoes Security Council Resolution, UPenn President Steps Down Amid Right-Wing Firestorm over Pro-Palestinian Movement on Campuses, COP28 Seeks Agreement on Fossil Fuel Phaseout Amid OPEC Pushback, TX Supreme Court Blocks Emergency Abortion; Kentucky Patient Challenges Abortion Ban, Oxford High School Shooter Sentenced to a Life Behind Bars, "There Is No Alternative to Shock": Far-Right Javier Milei Sworn In as President of Argentina, Children of Jailed Iranian Activist…

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April M. Short (2023-12-11). "Practices for Care and Endurance" Support Those Organizing for Ceasefire in Gaza. counterpunch.org Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip—which began following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023—has led to mass civilian deaths including those of more than 6,000 children as of November, with "damning evidence of war crimes," according to Amnesty International. On November 16, UN experts warned of genocidal violence on the part of

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-11). Accidents of Eccentricity: Israel's Pacific Hold. counterpunch.org Cunning, subtle, understated. Israeli policy in the Pacific has seen United Nations votes cast in its favor, the foreign policies of certain countries adjusted, and favors switched. While China may be considered the big, threatening beast competing alongside that large, clumsy figure called the United States, the small state of Israel is directing its expertise,

Fawzia Afzal-Khan (2023-12-11). The New McCarthyism on US Campuses. counterpunch.org In several cases, these virulent campaigns to tarnish Palestinian human rights advocates have led to calls for the firing of tenured distinguished scholars (a prominent case in point being Joseph Massad of Columbia University)–whilst many faculty without the protection of tenure have been fired, student activists have been doxxed by pro-Israeli donors and their acolytes and hired thugs (in several cases leading to a withdrawal of job offers) and some elite universities have banned Palestinian student organizations such as SJP (Brandeis was the first to do so)–as well as progressive Jewish organizations like Jew…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-11). Palestine denounces Israeli attacks on historical heritage. plenglish.com Ramallah, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities denounced on Monday that the Israeli bombings by aircraft and artillery against archaeological, cultural, and historical sites in the Gaza Strip are aimed at destroying the national heritage.

Richard Rubenstein (2023-12-11). The War in Gaza and the Crisis of Zionism. counterpunch.org In Gaza, Israel acts exactly like every other collection of ethno-nationalists with guns. In doing so, it forfeits both the international sympathy that helped to create it and the support of many Jews and others outside Israel that helped to sustain it. |

Staff (2023-12-11). Peter Beinart & Omer Bartov on UPenn President Resignation, Gaza & the Weaponization of Antisemitism. democracynow.org University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill voluntarily resigned her position Saturday after a House Education Committee hearing last Tuesday on how colleges have handled antisemitism. Magill has faced demands to resign since September, when she refused to bow to pressure to cancel the Palestine Writes Literature Festival on campus. More universities face accusations that they have failed to protect Jewish students since the October 7 Hamas incursion into southern Israel amid a broader effort to restrict pro-Palestinian speech on campus. We speak with Peter Beinart, professor of journalism at the City U…

Staff (2023-12-11). State Dept. Whistleblower Blasts Blinken for Bypassing Congress to Send 14K Tank Munitions to Israel. democracynow.org The Biden administration has bypassed Congress to approve an "emergency" sale of over $100 million of tank ammunition to Israel. Congress was notified just hours after the United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire. We get response from Josh Paul, former director of congressional and public affairs for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which oversees arms transfers to Israel and other nations. Paul resigned from the State Department in October to protest the Biden administration's push to increase arms sales to Israel amid its ongoing siege on Ga…

Staff (2023-12-11). U.S. Vetoes U.N. Gaza Ceasefire Again as Biden Veers Far from Global Consensus, Death Toll Tops 18,000. democracynow.org To discuss the shocking United States veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution requesting a Gaza ceasefire, we're joined by Shibley Telhami, who says President Biden's refusal to engage with popular calls for ceasefire is a shocking "personal decision" that will have negative consequences for U.S. foreign policy and "American standing" around the world. Members of the Israeli government clearly want "more than self-defense," adds Telhami, and have created human rights needs in Gaza "so massive that you need a ceasefire to deal with that." Telhami is pr…

Editor (2023-12-11). Zionist Suppression in Congress. scheerpost.com

_____ (2023-12-11). Damning Analysis: Short-Selling Deluge Suggests Prior Knowledge of Oct 7 Hamas Incursions. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – The totality of evidence continues to make mincemeat of the official story that the Israeli government — home of the most vaunted national security apparatus on Earth, engaged in constant, near-total surveillance of the Gaza Strip — was caught unawares on October 7.

_____ (2023-12-11). False Flag] Israel Knew Hamas's Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago. transcend.org

_____ (2023-12-11). How Israel Uses an AI Genocide Program to Obliterate Gaza. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – According to whistleblowers, Israel's AI system is generating targets so fast, based on inputs so broad, that everyone in Gaza is in the crosshairs.

_____ (2023-12-11). Inside a Southern Gaza Hospital: Screaming Orphaned Children, Amputee Toddlers and The Stench of Rotting Flesh. transcend.org 8 Dec 2023 – As Israel expands its ground assault into Khan Younis, a surgeon at the European Hospital describes desperately trying to treat a relentless stream of wounded children as critical supplies run out. | Warning: this article contains distressing detail about people's injuries.

_____ (2023-12-11). Israel's Genocide: Hate Speech or Truth-Telling? transcend.org The violence unleashed since 8 Oct is only partially directed at Hamas although for credibility reasons this is what Israeli spokespersons emphasize and receives most of the attention… We are left with the imperative of protecting free speech, especially in calling genocide genocide, and with a challenge to take all responsible action to end this scourge.

_____ (2023-12-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 65: U.S. Rushes Arms to Israel as Palestinians Announce Over 250,000 Homes Destroyed in Gaza. transcend.org 10 Dec 2023 – 17,400+ killed and 46,000 wounded in the Gaza Strip. | 274 Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem…

_____ (2023-12-11). Peacebuilding During a Time of War? Bottom-Up Peacebuilding Between Israelis and Palestinians. transcend.org While the world focuses on the human tragedy of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, there are hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals actively working to build peace. Peace News spoke to some of these peacebuilders to understand their experience during this war.

_____ (2023-12-11). The Evil Israel Does Is the Evil Israel Gets. transcend.org 8 Dec 2023 – Israel's settler colonial project perpetuates the cycle of violence against the indigenous inhabitants of historic Palestine. Palestinians have been forced to speak back in the language Israel speaks. Make no mistake: Karma is a bitch; what goes around comes around.

_____ (2023-12-11). The 'Greater Israel' Scheme and Its Global Power Play: A Delusional Recipe for Armageddon. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – In 1996, a nest of American-born imperialists created a new think tank called "The Project for a New American Century." The principled aim hinged on a new "Pearl Harbor moment" to justify regime-change wars in the Middle East, but a secondary part of the formula involved the dominance of "Greater Israel."

_____ (2023-12-11). UN Secretary-General António Guterres' Urgent Letter to UNSC over Gaza. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – I am writing under Article 99 of the UN Charter to bring to the attention of the Security Council a matter that may aggravate existing threats to the maintenance of international peace and security. More than eight weeks of hostilities in Gaza and Israel have created appalling human suffering, physical destruction and collective trauma across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Germán Gorraiz López (2023-12-11). Provoke a Second Nakba, Transform Gaza Into a Mass of Rubble, Outdoor Concentration Camp in Rafah, Confiscate Gaza's Offshore Maritime Gas. globalresearch.ca

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). Israeli jets bombard south Lebanon. new.thecradle.co

Manlio Dinucci (2023-12-11). Hamas Plan: Israel Knew It for Over a Year. globalresearch.ca

Marc Vandepitte (2023-12-11). Israel and US Plan Complete Deportation from Gaza. Famine in Looming. "A Child is Killed Every Ten Minutes" globalresearch.ca

latintimes (2023-12-11). Israel Bombs South Gaza After Hamas Hostage Threat. latintimes.com Israel military offensive has reduced much of Gaza to rubble and killed at least 17,997 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). New prominent records of Nanjing Massacre unveil Japanese invaders' crimes. ecns.cn The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders announced Saturday that a series of new historical materials showing the downright barbaric violence by invading Japanese troops will be unveiled.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-11). The Cause of Anti-Colonialism and Liberation is One: Fayez Sayegh's Zionist Colonialism in Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Louis Allday Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination. UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 3379, 10 NOVEMBER 1975 The Syrian-Palestinian academic and diplomat, Fayez Sayegh (1922-1980), a delegate of Kuwait's Mission to the UN in the mid-1970s, was the principal author of the landmark resolution quoted above. Much to the chagrin of the US, whose representative described it as a…

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). Giant pandas play in Inner Mongolia snow. ecns.cn A giant panda plays with a ball in the snow at Ordos Wildlife Park, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 11, 2023. A snowfall hit north China on Sunday evening.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). China's Inner Mongolia witnesses 350 kg pork stewed in a 3.3-meter-diameter pot. ecns.cn On Saturday, a folklore festival in the Chinese city of Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, drew thousands of tourists and locals as they watched a staggering 350 kg of pork being cooked in a massive 3.3-meter-diameter pot. "ÄÄ…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-12-11). What Were Romans Thinking as They Watched Rome Collapse? globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-12-11). Apartheid Is the Root Cause of Violence in Palestine. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-12-11). Declassified 1947 CIA Document: The Consequences of the Partition of Palestine. globalresearch.ca

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). San Jose residents pack city council meeting to demand Palestine resolution. fightbacknews.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). House of Representatives Paves the Path for More Attacks on Palestine Protesters. leftvoice.org

latintimes (2023-12-11). Philippines Summons Chinese Envoy Over Maritime Confrontations. latintimes.com Videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard showed Chinese ships blasting water cannon at Philippine boats during two separate resupply missions to fishermen at Scarborough Shoal and a tiny garrison at Second Thomas Shoal on Saturday and Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). China wins ITTF Mixed Team World Cup. ecns.cn China beat South Korea 8-1 to win the first edition of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup on Sunday.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-12-11). China stresses mutually beneficial cooperation with Vietnam. plenglish.com Beijing, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) China highlighted the pragmatic cooperation with Vietnam and the tangible benefits for both peoples, on the occasion of the upcoming visit of President Xi Jinping to that country.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). Enormous potential in economic and trade cooperation between China and Vietnam. ecns.cn This year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

WSWS (2023-12-11). Vetoing Gaza ceasefire resolution, Biden administration upholds genocide as state policy. wsws.org The United States is not merely a bystander in Israel's genocide: It is an active participant. US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are no less culpable than Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

WSWS (2023-12-11). Ouster of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill represents new stage in witch-hunt against opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org There is a bipartisan campaign to falsely equate opposition to Israeli genocide in Gaza with antisemitism.

WSWS (2023-12-11). New York University suspends student for removing Zionist posters. wsws.org Amid the wave of attacks by university administrations on students opposing the US/Israeli genocide against Palestinians, a New York University freshman has been suspended and her scholarship rescinded in retaliation for her removal of pro-Israel posters on campus.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Chinese mainland travelers to Hong Kong airport will be exempted from entry permits. ecns.cn Through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), Chinese mainland residents can take international flights directly from Hong Kong International Airports (HKIA) without entry permit.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). New prominent records of Nanjing Massacre unveil Japanese invaders' crimes. ecns.cn The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders announced Saturday that a series of new historical materials showing the downright barbaric violence by invading Japanese troops will be unveiled.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-11). Supremo indio ratifica fin de semiautonomía de Cachemira. telesurtv.net El premier indio calificó la decisión judicial de "histórica mientras aseguró que constituye "un rayo de esperanza".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-11). Gobierno de EE.UU. aprueba venta de municiones a Israel. telesurtv.net El acuerdo general incluye 45.000 proyectiles para los tanques Merkava de Israel, que el ejército de ocupación ha desplegado constantemente durante sus ataques a la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-12-11). Fuerzas israelíes prosiguen ataque contra Jan Yunis, en Gaza. telesurtv.net Aviones de combate israelíes arrojaron fósforo blanco sobre dicha ciudad, al tiempo que Israel ha obligado a que los habitantes se desplacem forzosamene de allí.

Víctor Arrogante (2023-12-11). Cuba bloqueada, no embargada, por Estados Unidos. globalizacion.ca Por una abrumadora mayoría de 187 votos a favor, dos en contra, Estados Unidos e Israel, con la abstención de Ucrania, se aprobó por trigésimo primera vez la resolución que pide a EEUU acabar con el bloqueo de Cuba. | Año…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-11). António Guterres alerta que el Consejo de Seguridad está paralizado. telesurtv.net La autoridad de la ONU "se ve socavada" tras el veto de EE.UU. sobre el cese al fuego en Gaza, afirmó el secretario general de la organización, António Guterres.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-11). Territorios ocupados realizan huelga en solidaridad con Gaza. telesurtv.net Los libaneses también paralizaron este lunes sus actividades en apoyo a los palestinos, sumándose a la convocatoria de una "huelga global en solidaridad con Gaza".

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-11). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 16.800 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-11). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 18.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-11). Israel informa cifra de bajas militares durante asedio a Gaza. telesurtv.net Según Tel Aviv, desde el 7 de octubre hasta la fecha 425 de sus soldados perdieron la vida y 1.593 sufrieron heridas, 255 de ellos en estado grave.

teleSUR, SH (2023-12-11). Israel ataca más de 250 supuestos objetivos de Hamás en 24 horas. telesurtv.net Los nuevos bombardeos israelíes contra la ciudad palestina de Khan Yunis dejó un saldo de diez palestinos muertos y decenas de heridos.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-11). Health care workers for Palestine call for a permanent ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

Alex Bainbridge (2023-12-11). Major rallies on human rights day renew calls for a ceasefire by Israel. greenleft.org.au Tens of thousands of people reiterated the call for ceasefire on the ninth weekend of protests against Israel's attempted genocide of Gaza, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Angela (2023-12-11). Friday 12/15: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2023-12-11). Wednesday 12/13: Artist Teach-In for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | Register at: bit.ly/artists4pal

Angela (2023-12-11). Thursday 12/14: Webinar: How You Can Support Palestine. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-11). Monday 12/11: The Missing Peace: Discussing Palestine over the Holidays. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-11). Tuesday 12/12: Woodland: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org 622 Main Street | Woodland, CA…

Angela (2023-12-11). Friday 12/15: Action: Palestine Phone Jam + Social Media Storm. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-11). Tuesday 12/12: Menlo Park: Rally for Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2023-12-11). Wednesday 12/13: Youth Mass Mobilization for Palestine. indybay.org 555 Franklin St | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-11). Saturday 12/16: Bakersfield: Shut It Down for Palestine. indybay.org Bakersfield, CA (exact location to be revealed on Dec 15)…

Free Palestine (2023-12-11). Saturday 12/9: Palestine Writes Literature Festival. indybay.org

marketing (2023-12-10). 133 Palestinians Killed By Israel's Attacks In Gaza In 24 Hours: Source #MENAFN #Bitcoin #LatestNews #BreakingNews. menafn.com (MENAFN – IANS) Gaza, Dec 11 (IANS) At least 133 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others were injured on Sunday, as Israel's air and artillery attacks continued on the Gaza Strip, a …

marketing (2023-12-10). US Still Not Clear How The Israel-Hamas War Will End After Vetoing UNSC Resolution For Ceasefire #MENAFN #Bitcoin #LatestNews #BreakingNews. menafn.com (MENAFN – IANS) Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) The US government still has no clue as to how the Israel-Hamas war is going to play out till the end even after vetoing the UNSC resolution for a ceasefire …

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2023-12-10: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). China's largest onshore wind power base at full-capacity production. ecns.cn China's largest onshore wind power base starts full-capacity production in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sunday.China's largest onshore wind power base starts full-capacity production in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sunday, said its operator China General Nuclear Power Corporation.

Editor (2023-12-10). Dec 10, 2023. sitrepworld.info The Ghost of Tom Joad — Bruce Springsteen w/Tom Morello Christmas Truces Past and Future — World Beyond War Only Truth And Clear Seeing Can Lead Us To Peace And Harmony, by Caitlin Johnstone A Wall and a Watchtower: Why is Israel Failing? by Ilan Pappe On How Israeli/US War Crimes in Gaza are orders of Magnitude Worse than Russia in Ukraine, by Juan Cole The Genocide in Gaza — Chris Hedges Lecture (Video) Day 64: U.S., alone against the world, vetoes Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire Israel flooding tunnels in Gaza would constitute war crime — Russian diploma…

geo.tv (2023-12-10). Why is TikTok trend 'can you name a woman' sending internet rolling on floor laughing. geo.tv Whether it's celebrities like Megan Fox, Taylor Swift, or Anne Hathaway, participants have shown both quick wit and hesitancy in answers…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-10). As US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution, People Take The Streets For Palestine. popularresistance.org From Alaska to Florida, people in the US once again took to the streets en masse to demand a permanent ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza and an end US aid to Israel. The Shut It Down for Palestine Coalition, composed of several organizations including the International Peoples' Assembly, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the ANSWER Coalition, and National Students for Justice in Palestine, called for a day of action on December 8, to continue putting pressure on Israel and the US one week after Israel resumed its genocidal violence against Gaza.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-12-10). The Evil Israel Does Is The Evil Israel Gets. popularresistance.org I knew Dr. Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, the co-founder of Hamas, along with Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin. Al-Rantisi's family were expelled to the Gaza Strip by Zionist militias from historic Palestine during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He did not fit the demonized image of a Hamas leader. He was a soft spoken, articulate and highly educated pediatrician who had graduated first in his class at Egypt's Alexandria University. | As a nine-year-old boy, he witnessed executions in Khan Younis of 275 Palestinian men and boys, including his uncle, when Israel briefly occupied the Gaza Strip in 1956, the subject of Joe Sacco's ma…


Ghada Abed (2023-12-10). Does Israel want to wipe Gaza off the map? electronicintifada.net Vast numbers of archives have been deliberately destroyed.

Marjorie Cohn (2023-12-10). The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity. truthout.org Since the October 7 attacks by Hamas that killed 1,200 people in Israel, the Israeli occupying forces have killed more than 17,000 Palestinians, over 7,000 of them children, and wounded more than 46,000. Close to 1.9 million people — about 85 percent of Gaza's population — have been forced to flee their homes and squeeze into roughly one-third of the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of people in Gaza… |

Marjorie Cohn (2023-12-10). The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity. truthout.org Since the October 7 attacks by Hamas that killed 1,200 people in Israel, the Israeli occupying forces have killed more than 17,000 Palestinians, over 6,000 of them children, and wounded more than 46,000. Close to 1.9 million people — about 85 percent of Gaza's population — have been forced to flee their homes and squeeze into roughly one-third of the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of people in Gaza… |

Dave Webb, Organizing Notes. (2023-12-10). Role Of US Menwith Hill NSA Base And The United Kingdom In Gaza. popularresistance.org Every Tuesday at 6pm, rain or shine, a small group of protestors stand outside a U.S. base in North Yorkshire with banners and flags. Members and supporters of the Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign (MHAC) are there to protest at the unaccountable and highly secret activities that go on inside the U.S. spy base nominally called 'RAF' Menwith Hill but run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). In recent weeks the focus has been on the UK's role in events in Gaza. | Just how is the UK government involved in Gaza? According to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, the UK has consistently sold arms to Israel si…

Gerry Condon, Peace, Planet News. (2023-12-10). Witnessing The Gaza Genocide And Dealing With Despair. popularresistance.org Israel's genocidal assault on the civilian population of Gaza is not being carried out by carpet bombing alone. Electricity and water have been cut off. Desperately needed food, water and medical supplies are not being allowed in. Israel has deployed starvation as a weapon of war. Hundreds of big-rig trucks are lined up at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, waiting to deliver their cargoes of food, water, medicine, and basic necessities. | This is the southern Gaza border, which is supposed to be controlled by Egypt. Israel has bombed the Gaza side of the border, however, and Egypt, a military dictatorship tha…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-12-10). 'We Feared Our Government Would Kill Us And Blame Hamas'. popularresistance.org A recently released Israeli captive held in Gaza revealed that she feared Israel would kill her and others through indiscriminate shelling and then blame Hamas, Ynet reported on 6 December. | Menir Oz made the statement in a meeting between her and other recently released captives and their family members on the one hand, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet on the other. | During the meeting, the released captives and family members expressed anger at Netanyahu for his war policy which put their lives in danger. | "I was there and I know how hard it is in captivity," said Menir. "Every day i…

Angela (2023-12-10). Wednesday 12/13: Youth Mass Mobilization for Palestine. indybay.org 555 Franklin St | San Francisco, CA…

Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-10). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 63: Israeli Army Strips, Blindfolds Men. popularresistance.org Two months on, it is becoming more and more difficult to summarize in an article the sheer scope of violence, war crimes, and human rights violations being committed in Gaza in the span of a single day. | Horrifying images have emerged of Palestinian men stripped down to their underwear, blindfolded, handcuffed, and made to line up kneeling in the streets or in non descript lots. | Struggling to come up with any credible proof of military success in Gaza besides the slaughter of civilians, Israeli forces have claimed that the men are Hamas fighters who surrendered.

Editor (2023-12-10). Ralph Nader on Israeli Government's War Crimes — Enabled & Defended by Biden & Congress. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader / Nader.org The humiliation of the U.S. government, which is actively complicit in providing the weaponry, funding, and UN vetoes backing the Israeli government's attack on the civilian Palestinians/Arabs in tiny Gaza, is in plain view daily. All in the name of the unasked American people and taxpayers. Earlier this week, at …

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Lee: DC polls the 'final piece in patriots governing Hong Kong'. ecns.cn Sunday's District Council Ordinary Election is the last jigsaw in the full implementation of the principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong", and the voting is pertinent to every resident in the city, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday morning.

Staff (2023-12-10). Ethnic cleansing of Muslims from Uttarakhand gets national attention. muslimmirror.com By Syed Ali Mujtaba The hill state of Uttarakhand is the first state in India where a systematic campaign for ethnic cleansing of the Muslims is gathering momentum but this facet of Indian reality is hardly pricking the national consciousness. No one is calling for 'national chintan' which is necessary because today 14 percent of …

mforinoco (2023-12-10). Rockets Hit US Embassy in Baghdad Amid Rage Over Its Support for Israel. orinocotribune.com The US embassy in Baghdad has been targeted with rockets as anti-US sentiments run high in the country over Washington's staunch support for the ongoing Israeli genocide against Gazans. | Explosions were heard early on Friday near the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the embassy. | A US embassy spokesperson confirmed the attack, saying it did not result in any casualties. | An Iraqi security official said 14 Katyusha rockets were fired and that while some struck near one of the embassy's gates, others fell into the nearby Tigris river. | No group has claimed responsibility for the attack…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-10). The View from Washington: Let the Killing in Gaza Continue. dissidentvoice.org Bloodletting as form; murder as fashion. The ongoing campaign in Gaza by Israel's Defence Forces continues without stalling and restriction. But the burgeoning number of corpses is starting to become a challenge for the propaganda outlets: How to justify it? Fortunately for Israel, the United States, its unqualified defender, is happy to provide cover for …

Angela (2023-12-10). Saturday 12/16: Bakersfield: Shut It Down for Palestine. indybay.org Bakersfield, CA (exact location to be revealed on Dec 15)…

Editor (2023-12-10). As the US Vetoes UN Ceasefire Resolution, the People Take the Streets for Palestine. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-12-10). 'Moral Insanity': Biden Admin Bypasses Congress to Rush Tank Shells to Israel. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-12-10). Palestinian president charges US of being accomplice to Israel's genocide crimes by using veto in UNSC. muslimmirror.com RAMALLAH, Palestine : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday condemned the US for using its veto to block a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, describing the move immoral and holding Washington accountable for the bloodshed of Palestinian children and women, as well as an accomplice with Israel in genocide …

The Independent (2023-12-10). Security forces kill 5 terrorists in NW Pakistan. independent.co.ug ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN | Xinhua | Pakistani security forces have killed five terrorists during an operation in the country's northwest Tank district, the military said. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said in a statement that the forces conducted an intelligence-based operation on Friday in the Mullazai area of the …

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Global conference on best practice of carbon neutrality held during COP28. ecns.cn A forum on low-carbon transport and new energy vehicles attracts over 70 attendants on Dec 5, 2023 at the China Pavilion at the COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). China, Vietnam eye closer people-to-people bonds. ecns.cn Within the framework of the 15th Vietnam-China International Trade and Tourism Fair, an antiphonal singing exchange activity was held on Beilun River, the border river between China and Vietnam, on November 30. | Chinese and Vietnamese singers performed songs praising the close friendship between the people of the two countries.

Free Palestine (2023-12-10). Saturday 12/9: Palestine Writes Literature Festival. indybay.org

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Food Safari in Yunnan | Yiliang Kanglang fish. ecns.cn The Yunnan-Vietnam Railway was officially opened in1910, and the whistle of the meter gauge train sounded the horn for Yunnan to move towards modern society. For a hundred years, cities along the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway have formed their own culinary culture through the fusion of cultural features. They are shining like stars on the land of Yunnan…

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). CATL to open int'l headquarters, R%26D center in Hong Kong. ecns.cn China's battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hong Kong Science Park on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Renewable investment urged at COP28. ecns.cn China is indispensable for the world's green transformation, considering the remarkable achievements the country has made in the renewables sector, international experts said on the sidelines of the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-10). Derrumbe de un muro deja siete muertos en el norte de India. telesurtv.net Tres mujeres y un niño perdieron la vida después de que un muro se derrumbara sobre ellos cuando participaban en una boda.

Marc Vandepitte (2023-12-10). Israel y Estados Unidos planean la deportación total de Gaza. globalizacion.ca Deportar a todos los gazatíes es el plan conjunto de Estados Unidos e Israel, según el cual los palestinos serán ´reubicados ª a Egipto, Irak, Turquía y Yemen. Esta limpieza étnica a gran escala se presenta cínicamente como un plan de…

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-10). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 16.800 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-10). Franja de Gaza es el lugar más peligroso del mundo para los niños. telesurtv.net Unicef advirtió sobre la situación precaria de los menores de edad en Gaza y exigió un inmediato cese al fuego humanitario.

teleSUR, SH (2023-12-10). Israel ataca más de 250 supuestos objetivos de Hamás en 24 horas. telesurtv.net Los nuevos bombardeos israelíes contra la ciudad palestina de Khan Yunis dejó un saldo de diez palestinos muertos y decenas de heridos.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-12-10). Realizan protestas en COP28 a favor de alto el fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net Según medios internacionales, cientos de personas participaron en la manifestación, considerada la mayor realizada en el contexto del evento.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-12-10). Sube a 17.700 cifra de asesinados por ataques israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net El número de heridos se elevó a 48.780 personas. Este viernes las tropas de ocupación ultimaron a al menos 300 civiles.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-10). Decenas de miles de palestinos desplazados se quedan sin refugio en Rafah. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de ocupación israelíes han emitido avisos de evacuación a varios palestinos en el área de la Puerta de Marruecos en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-10). Cuba rechaza veto cómplice de EE.UU. con crímenes de guerra de Israel. telesurtv.net Presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel cuestiona veto de Washington a propuesta de alto el fuego en la Franja de Gaza, tras 63 días de brutal agresión israelí.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-10). Hezbulá ataca bases israelíes en rechazo a asedio a Gaza. telesurtv.net

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-10). Tropas israelíes matan a tres jóvenes palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Mahmoud Abu Haniya, de 17 años, fue ultimado a tiros por las fuerzas israelíes en la ciudad de Azzun, Qalqilya ocupada.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). Health care workers for Palestine call for a permanent ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-10). Friday 12/15: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2023-12-10). Sunday 12/10: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | 3rd St | Santa Rosa, CA…

NEA Members On Palestine (2023-12-10). Letter To NEA President and Officers On Palestine. indybay.org NEA members are circulating a letter to the NEA president and officers on Palestine.

Al Jazeera (2023-12-10). US sends 'bunker buster' bombs to Israel for war on Gaza. indybay.org Apart from ground-penetrating munitions, US has also given Israel several other types of bombs and artillery shells.

Angela (2023-12-10). Wednesday 12/13: Artist Teach-In for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | Register at: bit.ly/artists4pal

Angela (2023-12-10). Thursday 12/14: Webinar: How You Can Support Palestine. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-10). Monday 12/11: The Missing Peace: Discussing Palestine over the Holidays. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-10). Tuesday 12/12: Woodland: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org 622 Main Street | Woodland, CA…

Angela (2023-12-10). Friday 12/15: Action: Palestine Phone Jam + Social Media Storm. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-10). Tuesday 12/12: Menlo Park: Rally for Palestine. indybay.org

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2023-12-08: News Headlines

Staff (2023-12-08). Ground prepared for expanding cooperation between Iran, Russia: Raisi. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed that "the ground is prepared" for taking more effective steps to expand cooperation between Iran and Russia in line with the interests of both sides. Raisi made the remarks in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday while commenting on the two countries' …

WSWS (2023-12-08). Growing support for Sri Lankan SEP campaign against pro-government thug attack on its members. wsws.org "The attack by two SLPP thugs shows the pathetic state of the ruling Wickremesinghe regime which resorts to physical violence to stop the cultivation of socialist consciousness among workers and youth." Andrei Ritsky, Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists from the former Soviet Union.

Anonymous (2023-12-08). In memory of Dr. Refaat Alareer. electronicintifada.net Beloved and influential educator, writer and mentor murdered in Israeli airstrike.

WSWS (2023-12-08). Teacher, author and activist Dr. Refaat al-Ar'eer murdered in Israeli airstrike. wsws.org In his final X/Twitter posts, which have gone viral globally, Dr. al-Ar'eer correctly blamed the Biden administration and Democratic Party for the ongoing genocide.

Editor (2023-12-08). Dec 8, 2023. sitrepworld.info "Al Pueblo" — Cuban Socialist Song My Speech To A Seminar on Multipolarity, by Larry Johnson Towards a Palestine Without Palestinians, by Philip Giraldi Genocide: The Gaze From The Abyss — Media Lens Jesus Buried Under Rubble in Bethlehem, by Finian Cunningham If The Pro-Israel Position Was Based On Truth And Morality, It Wouldn't Depend On Lies And Slander, by Caitlin Johnstone Day 62: UN Chief invokes Article 99, warning Israel's war on Gaza threatens.. by Leila Warah Israeli Government is 'Breaking Apart' — Türkiye's Erdogan Suspicious Israeli Stock Market Activity Hi…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-08). White House Says No Deadline for Israel to End Gaza Onslaught. news.antiwar.com US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said Thursday that the Biden administration has not set a deadline on Israel's war in Gaza and reiterated US opposition to a ceasefire. "We have not given a firm deadline to Israel, not really our role. This is their conflict. That said, we do have influence, even if …

The Dissenter (2023-12-08). Israel's War On Gaza: Honoring The First Ten Palestinian Journalists Killed. thedissenter.org Israeli military forces have killed dozens of journalists in the government's war on Gaza, and according to "press advocates," it is the In this clip from Kevin Gosztola's weekly broadcast on

Editor (2023-12-08). The Israel-India-US Triangle. scheerpost.com

Global Research News (2023-12-08). Selected Articles: Genocide: Israel's Mass Starvation Campaign, Targeting Children. globalresearch.ca By This video is the first major sign that I have seen that food will become a rare commodity and starving Palestinians with skin over bones …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-08). Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Khan Yunis. orinocotribune.com The Israeli air force is bombarding the entire city as troops push forward, despite alleged 'safe-zones' designated by Israel | The Israeli army continued its "Under heavy aerial bombardment, Israeli tanks started pushing deeper and deeper to the cent…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-08). Israeli Forces Strip, Abduct Dozens of Palestinian Men. orinocotribune.com Seven men were reportedly shot dead by Israeli troops for not complying with the soldiers' orders fast enough | Israeli forces abducted dozens of Gaza men from the market street in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on 7 December. The men were forced to strip off their clothes and sit in rows on the street. They were then searched and humiliated before they were taken in trucks to an unknown location, according to eyewitnesses, The New Arab Images and footage circulating on social media platforms showed Israeli for…

Staff (2023-12-08). US defense chief urges Israel to restrain settler violence in occupied West Bank. muslimmirror.com ISTANBUL : In a Thursday phone call, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, urging him to restrain settler violence in the occupied West Bank. According to the Pentagon, Austin called Gallant to hear updates on Israel's campaign to ensure Hamas will "no longer be able to use Gaza to …

Arvind Dilawar (2023-12-08). Walmart Is Selling Hanukkah Candles That Fund Anti-Arab Discrimination in Israel. truthout.org Each year, in preparation for Hanukkah, many Jews across the United States purchase candles to light their menorahs. For those in areas where Walmart has squeezed out competitors, the limited options of Hanukkah candles to choose from will include Rite Lite, which the superstore stocks from New York to California and sells online. These candles are advertised as benefiting the Jewish National Fund… |

Editor (2023-12-08). Digital Rights Groups Urge Meta to Stop Silencing Palestine. scheerpost.com By Jillian C. York / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) In the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing backlash on Palestine, Meta has engaged in unjustified content and account takedowns on its social media platforms. This has suppressed the voices of journalists, human rights defenders, and many others concerned or directly affected by …

Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (2023-12-08). UN Security Council to Vote on Ceasefire as US Downplays Israeli War Crimes. truthout.org This figure was given by the Gaza Ministry of Health on December 7. However, due to breakdowns in communication networks within the Gaza Strip (particularly in northern Gaza) and the high number of people trapped under rubble, the Gaza Ministry of Health has been unable to regularly and accurately update its tolls since mid-November. Some rights groups put the death toll number closer to or above… |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-08). Palestinian Resistance Forces Joint Statement. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: While the struggle for liberation continues within Palestinian territory, let the international community do its part to delegitimize the Zionist entity, end apartheid and stop the genocide. International Appeal to Invoke the Genocide and Apartheid Conventions to Protect the Palestinian People Free Palestine — from the River to the Sea! Five Palestinian forces…

WSWS (2023-12-08). David North sends a message to Sri Lankan SEP members attacked by pro-government thugs. wsws.org "The cowardly thugs—trade union bureaucrats who serve as the hirelings of the capitalist regime—stupidly believe that they can intimidate our party with such reactionary tactics. In fact, they draw upon themselves the contempt of the working class."

teleSUR, lfb, DRL (2023-12-08). Irán y Rusia condenan matanza de niños en Palestina. telesurtv.net "Es necesario detener lo antes posible los bombardeos. Esto es algo que atañe no solo a la región del Medio Oriente, sino a toda la humanidad y requiere de una solución rápida", dijo el presidente de Irán, Ebrahim Raisí.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-12-08). Unrwa denuncia que Israel ataca escuela de la ONU en Gaza. telesurtv.net Urnwa destacó en su cuenta de la red social X, que otras tres escuelas también fueron atacadas, entre ellas la escuela Nuseirat.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-12-08). Benjamín Netanyahu amenaza con convertir el Líbano en Gaza. telesurtv.net El conflicto entre las fuerzas de ocupación y la resistencia islámica en Líbano escaló tras el inicio del asedio israelí a la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-08). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 16.800 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-12-08). Qatar alerta sobre auge de violencia en Oriente Medio por Israel. telesurtv.net Israel quiere "cambiar el estatus histórico y legal en Jerusalén (Este) y sus lugares sagrados", dijo Qatar.

Brenda Norrell (2023-12-08). Lithium Mine Battle at Paiute Massacre Site Links to Global Battle Against Greenwashing. indybay.org The struggle to protect Peehee Mu'huh, Thacker Pass, from lithium mine links the global struggles of uncontacted Indonesians battling nickel mining, child slaves in Congo's cobalt mines, and the peoples' battles against lithium mining in Serbia and Argentina. They are all battling the greenwashing of the false solution of electric vehicles for climate change.

Angela (2023-12-08). Saturday 12/9: Rally for Palestine by Youth Voices for Humanity. indybay.org King Plaza | 250 Hamilton Ave. | Palto Alto, CA…

Dan Bacher (2023-12-08). Newsom cancels public Capitol tree lighting ceremony to avoid Free Palestine protesters. indybay.org "Governor Newsom decided to cancel the tree lighting ceremony rather than face the public that is enraged by his shameful silence on the genocide in Gaza," said Yassar Dahbour of Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights.

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