(2023-11-23). Art and Struggle: Olive Trees as Symbols of Palestinian Culture, Food, and Heritage. dissidentvoice.org 
Woman hugging tree video www.tiktok.com/@aljazeeraenglish/video/7300925470726475050 ***** Painting by Sliman Mansour "I hugged the olive tree. It was precious to me, so I hugged it. I felt like I was hugging my child. I'd raised the tree like my child. They attacked around 500 trees filled with olives. Each tree could have filled two sacks of …
(2023-11-23). Israel is assassinating journalists in Gaza. liberationnews.org 
Israel is intentionally assassinating journalists in Gaza. As it wages its genocidal onslaught on the enclave, having murdered at least 13,000 Palestinians so far, Israel is simultaneously killing media workers in order to prevent the world from seeing the unspeakable atrocities it carries out.
(2023-11-23). From Bin Laden to Gaza. counterpunch.org 
The dramatic events of the last six weeks have left the U.S. position in the Middle East a total wreck, with Washington coming across as a dog being wagged by its tail, the state of Israel, which is carrying out the genocidal elimination of the Palestinian people in Gaza, of whom over 11,000 have been killed by airstrikes. Nowhere was the bankruptcy of American diplomacy in the region and globally more exposed than during the UN General Assembly vote on October 30, 2023 for a Jordan-sponsored resolution for an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of a humanitarian corridor for aid which passed 120 to 14, wit…
(2023-11-23). US Embarks On Proxy War Against Iran. orinocotribune.com 
By M.K. Bhadrakumar — Nov 20, 2023 | A massive US naval deployment in a wide arc of the so-called Greater Middle East is under way — stretching from Crete in the Eastern Mediterranean, into the Red Sea and the Bab el Mandeb and into the Gulf of Aden and all the way into the Gulf of Oman. This deterrent display may transform as large scale offensive operations and aims to rework the geopolitical alignments and bring them back to the traditional grooves of intra-regional rivalries in the Gulf region. | Ship spotters first said that as of Thursday, the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its es…
(2023-11-23). Israeli Official Says Hamas Hostage Deal Delayed Until Friday. news.antiwar.com The start of a short-term ceasefire to facilitate the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israel will not start until Friday, an Israeli official said on Wednesday. "The contacts on the release of our hostages are advancing and continuing constantly. The start of the release will take place according to the …
(2023-11-23). US, Philippines Start Three-Day Joint Patrol in South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The US and the Philippines have launched joint air and sea patrols in the South China Sea in a provocative show of force amid rising tensions with China in the region. Washington and Manila agreed earlier this year to conduct joint patrols in the disputed waters. In September, a US and Philippine warship conducted a …
(2023-11-23). The evidence Israel killed its own citizens on 7 October. electronicintifada.net Army major admits Israel killed Israeli civilians.
(2023-11-23). CNN anchor claims Gaza is in Israel. electronicintifada.net Dana Bash wrongly asserts "from the river to the sea" is anti-Semitic even as she ignores land-seizure map displayed by Netanyahu.
(2023-11-23). Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannu reacts to India's assassination plot on US soil. geo.tv 
Pannun says India's "transnational terrorism" is a direct challenge to US sovereignty…
(2023-11-23). Israel's War of Ethnic Cleansing. counterpunch.org 
In the battle of his political life, Benjamin Netanyahu has nothing to lose. He could, however, gain vainglory and self-exaltation by murdering as many Palestinians as possible to satisfy the unquenchable vengeful Israeli culture. A crime catapult by Western leaders who rallied behind Netanyahu in the aftermath of the prisoners' revolt against…
(2023-11-23). Israel says Gaza hostage release, truce delayed until tomorrow. independent.co.ug 
Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel's national security advisor announced late Wednesday that the deal for the release of hostages in Gaza in exchange for a temporary truce has been postponed until Friday at the earliest. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government voted to accept the deal early on Wednesday and announced that the truce …
(2023-11-23). Eventful London: Suella's Fall; Starmer's Evasions. counterpunch.org 
I have just returned after spending a week in London, attending the always engaging Historical Materialism conference, the pro-Palestine march which drew hundreds of thousands of protesters, and the major David Hockney exhibition, marking his 80th birthday, at the National Portrait Gallery.
(2023-11-23). War: Thanks But No Thanks. counterpunch.org 
When I think of Thanksgiving, I seldom think of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag people dining together (likely sans turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie) in Massachusetts in 1621. Rather, my thoughts wander to Abraham Lincoln's 1863 proclamation inviting his fellow citizens "to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a Day of
(2023-11-23). A Thanksgiving Letter to Biden From a Palestinian Great Grandmother. counterpunch.org Dear Mr. Biden, I wonder how you and your guests for Thanksgiving dinner on the 23rd will be able to celebrate when so many families in Gaza have lost dear ones and have been deprived of their homes, food, and shelter due to the Israeli invasion of Gaza which you could have stopped immediately. No humans, including
(2023-11-23). Gaza 'Truce' Won't Halt The Regional War. orinocotribune.com 
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(2023-11-23). McCarthyite witch-hunt against actresses Melissa Barrera and Susan Sarandon for opposing Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org A new witch-hunt has been launched in Hollywood, targeting actors and others who speak out against the Israeli military's campaign of mass murder in Gaza.
(2023-11-23). Israel's Gaza "truce": A pause to reload the guns for the next stage in the genocide against the Palestinians. wsws.org Assuming the agreement is fulfilled, which is by no means assured, it will amount to little more than an operational pause in Israel's military offensive to ethnically cleanse Gaza by carrying out a genocide against the Palestinian people.
(2023-11-23). Aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp, wounded in hospital. presstv.ir Scenes of devastation could be seen in Jabalia refugee camp following Israeli airstrikes.
(2023-11-23). Hezbollah chief meets top Hamas figures to discuss Israeli onslaught in Gaza. presstv.ir The Hezbollah chief meets with senior Hamas officials in Beirut as Israeli attacks continue around hospitals and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip.
(2023-11-23). Hezbollah strikes Israel's military sites in response to Gaza aggression. presstv.ir Hezbollah says it has carried out several strikes against Israel's military sites in response to the regime's brutal aggression against Gaza.
(2023-11-23). Gazans hold mass funeral for family members killed in Israeli airstrike. presstv.ir Palestinians bid farewell to 45 members of a family killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip.
(2023-11-23). President Raeisi: Israel fell short of all of its goals in Gaza. presstv.ir President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Israeli regime has fallen short of realizing all of the goals that it had sought by launching its ongoing war against Gaza.
(2023-11-23). Biden's approval craters as 70% of young voters oppose pro-Israel stance. presstv.ir At just 40%, the approval rating of Biden has reached its lowest level ever, and the record is being attributed to vast disapproval from young adults for Biden's support of Israel.
(2023-11-23). Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Berlin, accuse Germany of siding with Israel. presstv.ir Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march peacefully in Berlin in support of the people of Gaza.
(2023-11-23). Fresh rallies across globe to demand ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir People across the world have held fresh rallies to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand an end to Israel's war on Gaza.
(2023-11-23). Tens of thousands rally in Lahore in support of Palestine. presstv.ir Tens of thousands gather in Lahore in support of Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
(2023-11-23). London demo calls for lifting of Israeli blockade of Gaza. presstv.ir Demonstrators gathered on World Children's Day in London to demand an end to the Gaza blockade.
(2023-11-23). Time not on Israel's side if Gaza war drags on: Iran FM. presstv.ir Iran's FM says six weeks of heroic resistance of the oppressed Palestinian people in Gaza has proved that time is not on Israel's side.
(2023-11-23). Iranian FM meets Palestinian resistance leaders to discuss Gaza war, truce deal. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister discusses the Israeli onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip and the four-day truce in the territory with high-ranking Palestinian resistance figures.
(2023-11-23). Leader: Israeli regime 'knocked out' by Hamas' Al-Aqsa Storm. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Israel was "knocked out" during Operation Al-Aqsa Storm last month.
(2023-11-23). Syria's air defense repels Israeli missile attack near Damascus. presstv.ir Syrian air defense units have intercepted and shot down an Israeli missile near the country's capital city of Damascus.
(2023-11-23). Hollywood clamps down on actors over pro-Palestine views. presstv.ir Hollywood has clamped down on actors and actresses over their pro-Palestine and alleged anti-Semitic comments.
(2023-11-23). Arab states seek extension of Gaza truce; Israel vows to resume war. presstv.ir Arab states say a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian resistance movement Hamas should become a first step toward a full cessation of hostilities.
(2023-11-23). Turkey's intelligence foils Mossad operation to kidnap Iron Dome hacker. presstv.ir Turkey's MIT has saved a renowned Palestinian hacker behind the disruption of Israel's Iron Dome system from Mossad agents.
(2023-11-23). 1.7 million people displaced due to Israeli war on Gaza: UNRWA. presstv.ir UNRWA says almost 1.7 million people (nearly 80 per cent of the population) have been displaced across the Gaza Strip since 7 October.
(2023-11-23). Most captives to be released by Hamas are non-Israelis: Official. presstv.ir Hamas says most of the captives to be released by the group under a deal with Israel are foreigners.
(2023-11-23). Gaza truce no more than 'respite' in immense suffering: Oxfam. presstv.ir Oxfam says four-day truce in the Israeli war on Gaza is disproportionately inadequate for the suffering that the military campaign has been causing.
(2023-11-23). Yemen forces launch 'cruise missile attack' against occupied territories. presstv.ir Yemen's Armed Forces announce launching yet another attack against the occupied territories in support of Palestinians.
(2023-11-22). Hopes rise over cease-fire deal in Gaza. ecns.cn Israel and Hamas have reached a Qatar-mediated agreement to cease fire in the Gaza Strip for four days, which offers an opportunity for peace talks being widely pushed by the global community, analysts said.
(2023-11-22). Sea goddess helps build cross-Strait ties. ecns.cn A shared folk belief in Mazu — a revered goddess of the sea worshipped on both sides of the Taiwan Strait — can act as a bridge connecting people of the two sides and promote cross-Strait integration, experts said.
(2023-11-23). Rusia, China e Irán, constructores de un mundo multipolar. globalizacion.ca China es el primer socio comercial de Irán, absorbe gran parte de las exportaciones de crudo de Teherán. El pasado mes de diciembre China importó más de 1,2 millones de barriles diarios, un 130% más que los volúmenes del mismo…
(2023-11-23). Israel publica lista de 300 presos palestinos que serán liberados. telesurtv.net El acuerdo mediado por Qatar, Egipto y Estados Unidos establece una "tregua humanitaria, cuyo inicio se anunciará dentro de las 24 horas y continuará durante cuatro días, sujeto a extensión".
(2023-11-23). Siria denuncia nueva agresión del Ejército de Israel. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sirias advirtieron que continúan los actos de violencia y crímenes provocados por Israel en la región.
(2023-11-23). Corte Constitucional de Ecuador examina legalizar la eutanasia. telesurtv.net Desean responder a demanda de Paola Roldán, quien padece de esclerosis lateral amiotrófica y vive bajo intensos dolores, por lo cual desea morir dignamente.
(2023-11-23). Apagón causado por Israel mata a tres bebés prematuros en Gaza. telesurtv.net Un total de 18 hospitales han sido cerrados y evacuados desde el comienzo de la agresión, incluidos tres hospitales en los últimos cinco días: Al-Nasr, Al-Rantisi y Al-Quds.
(2023-11-23). Ascienden a 14.532 los muertos por ataques de Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net Desde el 7 de octubre han sido masacrados 6.000 niños y 4.000 mujeres en Gaza.
(2023-11-23). Presidente de Sri Lanka anuncia elecciones en 2024. telesurtv.net El ministro de Estado de Plantaciones, Reforma Empresarial y Finanzas, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, reveló la asignación específica de 10.000 millones de rupias (30,5 millones de dólares) para los venideros comicios.
(2023-11-23). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El comandante militar de las Brigadas Ezzedin Al-Qassam de la Resistencia Palestina, Mohammed Deif, anunció el inicio de la operación Diluvio de Al-Aqsa.
(2023-11-22). Truce Reached in Gaza: Temporary Ceasefire and Prisoner Exchange Confirmed. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( On Wednesday, November 22, at dawn, Hamas announced that an agreement has been reached between Palestinian resistance movements and the Israeli entity for a 4-day ceasefire in Gaza, with the provision of possible extension. The ceasefire will enter into effect from 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 23. | The deal, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, consists of clauses much closer to Hamas'—and n…