Daily Archives: January 17, 2024

2024-01-17: News Headlines

eng.belta.by (2024-01-17). Belarus named EAEU leader in industrial output growth. eng.belta.by "In January-November 2023 the industrial output in the Eurasian Economic Union rose by 3.8% over January-November 2022. The industrial output went up by 7.9% in Belarus, by 4.3% in Kazakhstan, 3.6% in Russia, 2.1% in Armenia and 1.8% in Kyrgyzstan," EEC stated.

eng.belta.by (2024-01-17). Belarus, Armenia committed to expanding cooperation in sport. eng.belta.by The parties discussed the ways of expanding cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening ties between the Olympic committees and exchanging experience in sport. In particular, Belarus and Armenia are ready to continue the practice of joint training camps on the territory of the two countries.

eng.belta.by (2024-01-17). Eurasian Economic Commission to present new mechanism in Minsk to finance manufacturing cooperation. eng.belta.by Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agribusiness of the Eurasian Economic Commission Artak Kamalyan is in charge of developing and introducing the new mechanism. He will talk in detail about how a program on supporting multilateral projects will be implemented.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). China's population drops for 2nd year despite govt.'s schemes. presstv.ir China's population declines for a second straight year despite Beijing's efforts to increase marriage and childbirth in families.

APR editor (2024-01-16). China has 'whittled down' key Taiwan support with Nauru move, says scholar. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific A security studies professor says China has been applying pressure to countries to switch diplomatic ties over from Taiwan, but Beijing says its "ready to work" with the Pacific island nation "to open new chapters" in the relations between the two countries. The Nauru government said that "in the best interests" of the…

APR editor (2024-01-16). Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman faced 'continuous death threats'. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ News Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman — a leading voice in Aotearoa New Zealand's Parliament for human rights, an independent foreign policy, and justice for Palestine — was subject to "pretty much continuous" death threats and threats of violence, says party co-leader James Shaw. She has resigned as a Green Party MP after…

infobrics (2024-01-17). BRICS Expansion Displays Growing Aspirations for Multipolar World. infobrics.org Lauding the expansion of BRICS grouping, Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov said that it represents the growing aspiration for a multipolar world based on sovereign equality and mutual respect…

Mohammad Asif Khan, Aisha Siddiqui (2024-01-17). Palestine solidarity protests face repression in Modi's India. mondoweiss.net Since October 7, there have been protests across India in support of the Palestinians and Israel, with much different responses from authorities. Palestine solidarity activists have faced a brutal crackdown, while Israel's allies have had a free hand.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-01-17). Vibrant celebration in Delhi on the anniversary of India-Cuba ties. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) A vibrant party at the height of the excellent ties that Cuba and India share today took place here with the special participation of First Deputy Minister Wilfredo Gonzalez and the head of State Meenakshi Lekhi.

Angela (2024-01-17). Friday 1/19: West Sacramento: Meet & Greet with David Mandel. indybay.org Pooja Indian Grill | 223 Merkley Ave. | West Sacramento, CA…

Kevin Gosztola (2024-01-16). US Judge Rules In Favor Of Police 'Buffer Law' Viewed As Threat To Rights Of Journalists. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter.  A United States judge in the state of Indiana ruled that a state law, which makes it a crime to enter a 25-foot "buffer" around police, does not violate press freedom or freedom of speech. | "This law has only an incidental effect on the public's First Amendment right to capture audio and video and otherwise to scrutinize police conduct," U.S. Distr…

Nikhil Mathew (2024-01-16). For Prabir: No jail can arrest the march of time towards a more just tomorrow. peoplesdispatch.org Prabir's ever-growing legacy continues to inspire the struggle for Indian intellectual and material self-reliance, regardless of the misguided attempts of the RSS-BJP to throttle and subjugate the masses' aspirations for a better and more inclusive tomorrow.

Angela (2024-01-16). Friday 1/19: West Sacramento: Meet & Greet with David Mandel. indybay.org Pooja Indian Grill | 223 Merkley Ave. | West Sacramento, CA…

Staff (2024-01-16). Riddles of Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Consecration of Ram's idol- which one? muslimmirror.com By Pro. Shamsul Islam According to the Supreme Court of India (Ayodhya Judgment dated November 9, 2019), "The exclusion of the Muslims from worship and possession took place on the intervening night between 22/23 December 1949 when the mosque was desecrated by the installation of Hindu idols." [Supreme Court Ayodhya Judgment, pp. 921-22] The idol …

Staff (2024-01-16). Riddles of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya: Consecration of Ram's idol: Which one? muslimmirror.com By Pro. Shamsul Islam According to the Supreme Court of India (Ayodhya Judgment dated November 9, 2019), "The exclusion of the Muslims from worship and possession took place on the intervening night between 22/23 December 1949 when the mosque was desecrated by the installation of Hindu idols." [Supreme Court Ayodhya Judgment, pp. 921-22] The idol …

Staff (2024-01-16). What it means to be a secular Muslim in India. muslimmirror.com By Alsaba Bin Yamin Muslims in India can never be unsecular. There is no scope. If they do so, that would tantamount to inviting the apocalypse. Whereas, the fellow Hindu citizenry has that scope and enjoys it for sometimes now. I am pacified by the fact that a grand Ram temple is impatiently awaiting its …

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-16). Rusia e India acuerdan desarrollar futuras iniciativas conjuntas. telesurtv.net El presidente Putin y el primer ministro Modi debatieron también "una serie de temas internacionales, incluyendo la situación en torno a Ucrania".

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). Cypriots Protest Use of Bases by UK Against Yemen and Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Anti-imperialists and progressive protest in front of the UK military base in Akrotiri. (Photo: Pancyprian Peace Council) The British military has been using the Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases in Cyprus for its war-mongering, such as in the recent bombing of Yemen. On Sunday, January 14, anti-imperialist groups in Cyprus protested outside the UK…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-16). Cypriots protest use of bases by UK in imperialist conflicts. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, January 14, anti-imperialist groups in Cyprus protested outside the UK bases in Akrotiri, against the use of bases on the island in the imperialist wars raging in the region. | In the protest called by the Pancyprian Peace Council, activists from various anti-war groups and political parties including the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL), United Democratic Youth Organization (EDON), and Communist Initiative of Cyprus, among others have participated and called for the ouster of foreign military bases, from the Cypriot soil. Protesters expressed solidarity with people of Palestine who are under…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). UK Media Continue to Ignore Military Build-Up at RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus. libya360.wordpress.com Richard Morton-Taylor Cypriots protest outside RAF Akrotiri on Sunday. (Photo: Afoa.cy / Instagram) "This government and the UK arms industry are drenched in the blood of children" Journalists, if not MPs, should always know when there is a good story out there — it is when those most expected to write about it keep silent…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-17). Video: Towards a Middle East War. Genocide in Palestine. The Dangers of Escalation and War with Iran. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iran warns Biden not to 'tie his destiny' to Netanyahu's fate. presstv.ir Iran warns US President Joe Biden not to "tie his destiny" to that of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is leading the regime's US-sponsored genocide in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iran slams US plots for post-war Gaza, asserts only Palestinians can decide their future. presstv.ir Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has slammed US plots for…

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iran's Leader hails Yemen's 'great achievement' in supporting Gaza. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hails the Yemenis' anti-Israel naval operations in the Red Sea, saying they did a "great job" in defiance of US threats.

infobrics (2024-01-17). Iran launches high precision strikes in retaliation for terrorist attacks. infobrics.org Iranian attacks destroyed facilities linked to terrorist groups and Israeli intelligence in Syria, Iraq and Pakistan.

Dr. Jessica Nelson (2024-01-17). Escalating Tensions: Iran's Missile Attack on Pakistan Raises Alarm. medriva.com A Dramatic Escalation in Iran-Pakistan Tensions Recently, Iran conducted a missile attack targeting militant bases in the region of Balochistan in western Pakistan, leading to the deaths of two children. The strike targeted the militant group Jaish al Adli, sparking tension between Pakistan and Iran amidst the growing tensions in the Middle East. Iran has…

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). IRGC anti-terror strikes in line with defending Iran's sovereignty, citizens: Foreign Ministry. presstv.ir The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the attacks recently conducted by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) against terrorists' positions in Syria and an Israeli espionage center in Iraq were part of the "just punishment" against violators of Iran's security after a terrorist attack hit the city of Kerman.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-17). Iran targets alleged Mossad center in Iraqi Kurdistan. peoplesdispatch.org IRGC also claimed it targeted Islamic State locations in the rebel-held areas of Syria and a terrorist base in Pakistan in retaliation to terrorist attacks in Kerman and Rask earlier in January and December respectively…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-01-17). IRGC Missiles Destroy Mossad, ISIS Bases In Iraq And Syria. popularresistance.org Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in the early hours of 16 January that multiple ballistic missiles successfully hit positions of the Israeli Mossad in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) and the headquarters of the anti-Iran Turkestan Islamic Party in Syria's Idlib governorate. "In response to the recent crimes committed by terrorist groups and the martyrdom of a number of our citizens in Kerman and Rask, the gathering places of leaders and key elements associated with the recent terrorist operations that took place in Iran were bombed. In particular, ISIS was bombed in part of the occupied…

teleSUR (2024-01-17). Iraq Must Not Become a Regional Battlefield: Arab League. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Arab League warned of the "extreme danger" posed by a military escalation in Iraq, a country that should not become a regional battlefield. | RELATED: | This multilateral organization called for an emergency meeting with the Arab countries' foreign affairs ministers to address the events resulting from Iranian actions in Kurdistan. | After the videoconference, Ahmed Abulgueit, the secretary of the…

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iran, Pakistan stage naval drills in Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf. presstv.ir Iranian and Pakistani military forces have staged a day-long joint naval training exercise in the Strait of Hormuz and the northern tip of the Persian Gulf.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iranian forces see no limits in defending national interests, citizens: Defense minister. presstv.ir The Iranian defense minister says the country's Armed Forces see no limits in defending public interests and the nation.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iran attack didn't target Pakistani nationals, but Iranian terrorists: FM. presstv.ir Iran's FM says the Tuesday missile attacks on areas in Pakistan were aimed at protecting the security of Iran, its neighbors, and also the wider region.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iran defends anti-terror operations against Takfiri, Israel-linked targets. presstv.ir Iran's UN envoy defends the country's recent anti-terror operations targeting Takfiri terrorists in Syria and Israel-linked anti-Iranian terror groups in Iraq.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iran's IRGC reveals details of missile attacks on Mossad, Daesh targets. presstv.ir The IRGC revels further details on its recent missile attacks on anti-Iran terrorist bases and espionage centers in Syria and in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2024-01-16). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 102: Israel pulls thousands of forces from Gaza as Hamas announces death of two captives. mondoweiss.net Iran bombed a spy center for the Mossad in Iraq's Erbil, Yemen attacked a U.S. ship in the Red Sea, and a Palestinian car-ramming attack took place near Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Gaza's Health Ministry warned hospitals are running out of crucial supplies.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). 'No strategic achievement for Israel; atrocities cause downfall, disgrace sponsors'. presstv.ir Iran says Israel's heinous crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza over the past 100 days will never help the regime survive.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Iran's Leader hails Yemen's 'great achievement' in supporting Gaza. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hails the Yemenis' anti-Israel naval operations in the Red Sea, saying they did a "great job" in defiance of US threats.

Staff (2024-01-16). Headlines for January 16, 2024. democracynow.org Trump Wins Iowa Caucus in Landslide, Heads Back to Court Today for Defamation Trial, Death Toll in Gaza Tops 24,000, Presidential Candidate Cornel West Calls Biden a War Criminal at D.C. Gaza Rally, Houthis Target U.S.-Owned Ship After U.S. Bombs Yemen Again, Iran Bombs Iraq and Syria as Tension Grows Across Middle East, Bernardo Arévalo Sworn In as Guatemalan President After Last-Minute Effort to Block Transfer of Power, China Denounces Newly Elected Taiawanese President, Sekou Odinaga, Black Liberation Activist Who Helped Free Assata Shakur, Dies at 79…

MEE staff (2024-01-16). War on Gaza: Saudi Arabia says Israel recognition still possible as Iran promises more attacks. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Saudi Arabia says Israel recognition still possible as Iran promises more attacks | Meanwhile, fears continue to grow over spread of conflict in Middle East as aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 15: 31 | Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a session during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on 16 January 2024 (AFP) | <...

Alan MacLeod (2024-01-16). United Against Nuclear Iran: The shadowy, Intelligence-linked group diving the U.S. towards war with Iran. mronline.org In the wake of Hamas' October 7 assault, arch-neoconservative official John Bolton was invited on CNN, where he claimed that what we witnessed was really an "Iranian attack on Israel using Hamas as a surrogate" and that the U.S. must immediately respond.

Alan MacLeod (2024-01-16). United against nuclear Iran: The shadowy, intelligence-linked group driving the U.S. towards war with Iran. mronline.org In the wake of Hamas' October 7 assault, arch-neoconservative official John Bolton was invited on CNN, where he claimed that what we witnessed was really an "Iranian attack on Israel using Hamas as a surrogate" and that the U.S. must immediately respond.

Editor (2024-01-16). United Against Nuclear Iran: The Shadowy, Intelligence-Linked Group Driving the US Towards War With Iran. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-16). United Against Nuclear Iran: The Shadowy, Intelligence-Linked Group Driving the US Towards War With Iran. scheerpost.com

Alan MacLeod (2024-01-16). United Against Nuclear Iran: The Shadowy, Intelligence-Linked Group Driving the US Towards War With Iran. orinocotribune.com

World Beyond War (2024-01-16). Russia Warned Before Attacking Ukraine. Now China, Iran, and North Korea Have Warned the U.S. on Their Red Lines. pressenza.com Editor's Note: Will the Biden Administration Listen or Will We Have More Wars — Possibly Nuclear? | By Colonel (Ret) Ann Wright | On Tuesday, January 3, 2024, a small group waved signs on Honolulu's busy Beretania Street in front of the Hawaii State Capitol to commemorate the sixth year since the citizens of Hawaii were informed by text messages that there was an incoming nuclear m…

Chloe Atkinson (2024-01-16). Are We Facing All-Out War? counterpunch.org The long-anticipated coordinated airstrikes carried out by the United States and the United Kingdom against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday were a response to several weeks of attacks targeting commercial cargo ships in the Red Sea. The U.S. and UK have warned that the Houthi attacks threaten the free passage of goods through

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). IRGC anti-terror strikes in line with defending Iran's sovereignty, citizens: Foreign Ministry. presstv.ir The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the attacks recently conducted by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) against terrorists' positions in Syria and an Israeli espionage center in Iraq were part of the "just punishment" against violators of Iran's security after a terrorist attack hit the city of Kerman.

Staff (2024-01-16). Kurdish PM accuses Iran of killing civilians. muslimmirror.com London : Masrour Barzani — Prime Minister of Kurdistan region in Iraq — has accused Iran of killing innocent civilians in its strikes on the capital city Erbil, media reports said. Iran's Revolutionary Guards earlier said they attacked an Israeli spy centre in the region, The Guardian reported. Speaking on the sidelines of the World …

MEE staff (2024-01-16). Iraq: Baghdad recalls Iran ambassador after deadly attacks in Kurdistan region. middleeasteye.net Iraq: Baghdad recalls Iran ambassador after deadly attacks in Kurdistan region | Strikes kill at least four after hitting civilian areas near consulate in Erbil, sparking international backlash | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 11: 36 | A man inspects the damage at a home following a missile strike launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps on the Kurdistan Region's capital, Erbil, on 16 January (AFP) | Baghdad rec…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Iranian Missiles, Drones Hit Jaysh Al-Adl Terrorist Group's Bases in Pakistan. english.almanar.com.lb Two key strongholds of the "Jaysh Al-Adl" terrorist group in Pakistan have been obliterated through precision missile and drone strikes. Significant bases belonging to the Jaysh Al-Adl terrorist group on Pakistani soil were destroyed on Tuesday. According to reports obtained by the Tasnim news agency, these bases were specifically targeted and successfully demolished by a …

Andrew Korybko (2024-01-16). EAM Jaishankar's Trip To Iran Expanded Connectivity & Reaffirmed Trust. thealtworld.com

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-16). Two US Navy SEALs Missing After US Seized Alleged Iranian Weapons Shipment to the Houthis. news.antiwar.com Two US Navy SEALs have gone missing in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia during a mission to seize an alleged Iranian weapons shipment bound for the Houthis in Yemen, US Central Command said on Tuesday. One SEAL fell into the water while attempting to board the small boat, known as a …

The Canary. (2024-01-16). Four Just Stop Oil Supporters Found Not Guilty. popularresistance.org Four Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted of willful obstruction of the highway on Monday 8 January, as the Judge declared they had a lawful excuse for their actions. Meanwhile, another case against Just Stop Oil supporters has been cancelled due to a lack of a primary witness. Miranda Forward, Dave Boden, Chris Hardy, and Annotony Cottam appeared before District Judge Lloyd at Stratford Magistrates court. The four Just Stop Oil supporters peacefully blocked roads into Parliament Square with 60 others on the 4 October 2022. Their actions were part of a month of continuous action to 'Occupy Westminster' in orde…

Jason Ditz (2024-01-16). Defense Secretary: UK in Pre-War' Phase With Several Nations. news.antiwar.com As top officials defend the decision to join the US in attacks on Yemen, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has informed parliament of potential wars in the years to come with several major nations, including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. Shapps described the situation as a "pre-war" phase, and cautioned that wars with one …

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). IRGC missiles hit anti-Iran terrorists' bases in Syria, Mossad espionage center in Iraqi Kurdistan. presstv.ir The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps fires a barrage of ballistic missiles at Syrian bases of anti-Iran terrorists, Mossad espionage center in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). US, UK attacks on Yemen illegal, strategic mistake: Iran. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister slams attacks on Yemen by the United States and the UK as illegal and a strategic mistake.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-16). Iran claim responsibility for attacks over Israel headquarters. plenglish.com Tehran, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday declared that the attacks over targets linked to the Israeli espionage service and terrorists in Syria are part of the response of this country against those who attack it.

Global Research News (2024-01-16). Selected Articles: War Propaganda Intensifies as US Mainstream Media Calls for War on Iran to Stop the "Axis of Resistance" globalresearch.ca By Remember when the mainstream media especially FOX News was calling for a…

Phil Miller (2024-01-16). UK Quietly Expands Secret Spy Base Near Iran. globalresearch.ca

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Imam Khamenei Underscores Yemen's Blow to Zionist Regime's Lifeline. english.almanar.com.lb Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei described the Yemeni forces' blow to the Zionist regime's lifeline as "admirable" and "fighting on the path of God." A large number of Friday prayer leaders from across Iran met with Ayatollah Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah of Tehran on Tuesday. At the beginning of …

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-16). Irán pide a occidente cesar los ataques contra Yemen. telesurtv.net El canciller iraní insistió en que los hutíes seguirán su ofensiva mientras la realidad de Palestina no cambie.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-16). Irán destruye bases de inteligencia del Mossad al norte de Irak. telesurtv.net Uno de los objetivos alcanzados fue la sede de la agencia de inteligencia israelí Mosad en el Kurdistán iraquí.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iraqi resistance strikes 'vital target' in center of occupied territories. presstv.ir Iraq's Islamic Resistance says it has struck a "vital target" in the center of the occupied Palestinian territories in protest at the Israeli regime's war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). US forces resorting to airstrikes as ground offensives fail: Iraqi resistance official. presstv.ir The spokesman for the Iraqi Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada anti-terror group says American occupation forces are resorting to airstrikes on resistance fighters due to failure in ground offensives against them.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iraqi PM: Baghdad has outlined plans for exit of foreign forces. presstv.ir Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani says the Baghdad government has outlined plans aimed at ending the presence of US-led foreign forces in the country.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). US forces resorting to airstrikes as ground offensives fail: Iraqi resistance official. presstv.ir The spokesman for the Iraqi Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada anti-terror group says American occupation forces are resorting to airstrikes on resistance fighters due to failure in ground offensives against them.

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-16). Breaking: U.S. Consulate in Northern Iraq Targeted. expose-news.com In what is a massive escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, a U.S Consulate in Northern Iraq has been bombed on Monday night. Several videos have gone viral claiming to show …

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-16). Released cabinet papers on Iraq war support still not transparent. greenleft.org.au

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). General Gives Details of IRGC Missile Attacks on Mossad, ISIL Targets. english.almanar.com.lb The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force disclosed details on a multifaceted missile operation against the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists and the Israeli Mossad center in Syria and Iraq early Tuesday. Footages from Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh's telephone conversation with the IRGC chief on Tuesday revealed details about the nocturnal …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Fighters of Iraq's Islamic Resistance attack a vital target in the center of Zionist entity, using a long-range Al-Arqab (developed cruise) missile: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

rabble.ca (2024-01-18). International Court of Justice deliberates need for provisional measures in GazaThrough its application to begin proceedings, South Africa is looking for the ICJ to rule in favour of the implementation of provisional measures that would require Israel to immediately suspend its military operations in Gaza. The ICJ has jurisdiction over South Africa and Israel because both countries signed the 1948 Genocide Convention.

english.ahram.org.eg (2024-01-18). ICJ case a blow to IsraelFirst, there is the military battle against Hamas, in which it does not appear to be achieving any of its declared goals, even though the war is in its fourth month. | | Second, there is the battle for international public opinion, which Israel appears to have lost. This week, huge demonstrations took place around the world from London, Paris, and Washington, to Brussels, Madrid, and Rome calling on the Israeli Government to immediately implement a ceasefire and bring urgent humanitarian aid to more than two million Palestinians in Gaza.

truthout.org (2024-01-18). Israel Tells ICJ It Has the "Most Moral Army in the World" at Genocide HearingMore than 24,000 Palestinians have been killed in the last three months, the overwhelming majority of them civilians. Nearly 60,000 Palestinians have been wounded and maimed, the majority women and children.

english.ahram.org.eg (2024-01-17). Israel at the ICJ"Isn't killing 23,000 people in Gaza and cutting off water, electricity, and medical supplies an act of genocide? Isn't attempting to kill 60,000 people, causing injuries and demolishing 271,000 homes, an act of genocide? Some in this world refuse to see this. Those who encourage Israel to kill are criminals, and those who kill for the sake of killing are criminals."

Collective, CADTM International (2024-01-17). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org

Monica Moorehead (2024-01-17). South Africa puts Israel on trial before the world. workers.org No matter the judges' decision on the historic complaint brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court under the auspices of the United Nations, by the South African government against Israeli genocide in Gaza on Jan. 11, the hearing itself will have everlasting political ramifications worldwide. The . . . |

International Court of Justice (2024-01-17). Video: The World Should be Ashamed. Genocide and the Criminalization of International Justice. globalresearch.ca

Craig Murray, Consortium News. (2024-01-17). Craig Murray: Your Man In The Hague — Day Two. popularresistance.org As with the South African case, according to court procedure the Israeli case was introduced on Friday by their "agent", permanently accredited to the court, Tal Becker of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He opened with the standard formula "it is an honour to appear before you again on behalf of the state of Israel", managing to imply purely through phrasing and tone of voice that the honour lay in representing Israel, not in appearing before the judges. | Becker opened by going straight to the Holocaust, saying that nobody knew more than Israel why the Genocide Convention existed. Six million Jewish peo…

Staff, KTVU FOX 2. (2024-01-17). Hundreds Protest Gaza War At Oakland Port. popularresistance.org A large crowd of protesters who denounced Israel's military actions in Gaza were trying to shut down the Port of Oakland on Saturday morning. | Hundreds of people blocked the entrance to the port, which they say is used to ship military equipment to Israel. The crowd gathered before dawn, trying to prevent port workers from getting to their jobs. | "We need to stop U.S. aid to Israel," said Lara Kiswani, executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center. | "We absolutely will not allow our own port to be complicit in this genocide by allowing the transport of arms and military equipment to Israel."

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-17). Israel's argument at The Hague: We are Incapable of Genocide. counterpunch.org Israel's relationship with the United Nations, international institutions and international law has at times bristled with suspicion and blatant hostility. In a famous cabinet meeting in 1955, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion famously knocked back the suggestion that the United Nations 1947 plan for partitioning Palestine had been instrumental in creating the State of Israel. "No, no, no!"

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-17). After Israel's latest killings, journalists need to 'take a stand' over the Gaza carnage. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-17). Australians keep mobilising for Palestine, against Israel's genocide. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-17). South Africa's genocide case against Israel is strong, but politics will decide. greenleft.org.au

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Pro-Palestinian protesters call for Israeli 'accountability' outside World Court. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Friday (January 12).

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-17). 400,000 Marched In Washington DC Against Biden's Complicity In Genocide. popularresistance.org On January 13, a crowd of 400,000 gathered in Washington, DC's Freedom Plaza to take the Palestine solidarity movement straight to Biden's doorstep. Hundreds of thousands then marched, holding Palestinian, Yemeni, South African, and Puerto Rican flags, through DC and straight to the gates of the White House. | The mobilization was organized by the American Muslim Task Force on Palestine, which includes American Muslims for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim Student Association-National, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Muslim Ummah of No…

WSWS (2024-01-17). Berlin-Neukà∂lln: Powerful strike and demonstration against the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Around 1,000 workers, school pupils and university students demonstrated in Berlin-Neukà∂lln Monday against Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip. Various pro-Palestinian groups, the Berlin Student Coalition, as well as SGP and its youth organisation IYSSE had called for the strike and rally.

WSWS (2024-01-17). Petition demands Australian medical authorities block pro-Israel intimidation of health workers opposing Gaza genocide. wsws.org The strong response by health workers makes clear that they will not be intimidated by Zionist bullying and are fighting back, determined to reveal the truth about Gaza.

WSWS (2024-01-17). Leaked messages expose pro-Israel campaign to sack Australian journalist. wsws.org The plot against journalist Antoinette Lattouf sheds much light on the phony campaigns and witch-hunts of the past three months, targeting mass opposition to the Gaza genocide.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Germany considers delivery of tank ammunition to Israel amid Gaza genocidal war. presstv.ir Germany's government is considering the delivery of tank ammunition to Israel to support it in its genocide against Gaza, according to German magazine Der Spiegel, as western governments keep on backing Tel Aviv for its ongoing massacre.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). 100 days of Gaza genocide: 100 kids killed by Israel before their 1st birthday. presstv.ir Half of those killed in indiscriminate Israeli aerial blitz on the blockaded Gaza Strip since October 7 have been children, most of them toddlers.

Kian Seara, Unicorn Riot. (2024-01-17). London: 200,000 Protesters March Against Israel's War On Gaza. popularresistance.org Around 200,000 protesters marched across central London on Saturday to protest against Israel's continuing assault on Gaza and the U.K. government's involvement in arming, funding, and providing diplomatic cover to Israel. The national demonstration, which coincided with a day of action in other cities around the world, saw around 1,700 police officers put into action. | The massive demonstration comes as the U.K. joined a U.S. bombing campaign against the Houthi (Ansar Allah) rebels in Yemen in retaliation for their sustained blockade of ships in the Red Sea destined for Israeli ports.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Telecommunications remain cut off across the Gaza Strip due to Israeli aggression for seventh consecutive day. english.almanar.com.lb

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-17). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 102: Israel Pulls Forces From Gaza. popularresistance.org The Israeli army withdrew the 36th Division from the occupied Gaza Strip on Monday afternoon, leaving behind the 162nd Division in northern Gaza, the 99th Division in central Gaza, and the 98th Division in the southern region of Khan Younis. | Hundreds of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles were seen leaving the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said the 36th Division would be given a short break and go through a training period, confirming that the war on Gaza would carry on. | However, the pullout of the division came as Yoav Gallant, the Minister of Defense, said that the "intensive stage" of the war in nort…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Palestinian sources report fierce clashes between resistance fighters and Israeli occupation forces east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza Strip. english.almanar.com.lb

Editor (2024-01-17). Senate Kills Sanders Resolution Requiring Biden to Report on Israeli Human Rights Conduct in Gaza. scheerpost.com

Tim Huber (2024-01-17). 150 activists arrested in Washington as Mennonite Action calls for Gaza cease-fire. anabaptistworld.org About 150 activists from Mennonite congregations across the United States were arrested Jan. 16 in Washington, D.C., as they sang songs of peace and called on Congress to support a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in the war with Israel.

Countercurrents (2024-01-17). UN Warns — Tensions In The Red Sea May Soon Be Impossible To Contain. pressenza.com UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at a press conference in New York on Monday: The current instability in the Middle East may soon spiral completely out of control.: | Guterres once again addressed the crisis triggered by the events of October 7, when Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking more than 200 hostages. The ensuing Israeli blockade, bombing, and ground assault of Gaza has since killed almost 24,000 people, according to local health officials. | The civilian death toll in Gaza has resulted in widespread international condemnation of I…

MEE staff (2024-01-17). War on Gaza: Israeli forces kill seven Palestinians in West Bank strikes. middleeasteye.net

Lubna Masarwa (2024-01-17). War on Gaza: Night of 'terrifying' chaos after Israel pummels Khan Younis. middleeasteye.net

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2024-01-17). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 103: Israeli army attacks vicinity of southern Gaza hospital, kills 7 in West Bank drone strikes. mondoweiss.net As Israel attacked the vicinity of the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, causing panic among sheltering civilians, Israeli drone strikes killed 7 in the West Bank. Qatar brokers deal to allow medical aid to reach Israeli captives and Gaza hospitals.

Dave Welsh (2024-01-17). Thousands shut down port to demand Gaza cease-fire. workers.org Oakland, California Block-the-boat protesters, calling for a cease-fire in the 100-day-old Israeli military assault on Gaza, shut down the port of Oakland starting at 5 a.m. on Jan. 13. Mass picket lines were honored by members of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals 10 and 34, who refused to cross . . . |

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). US Senate rejects resolution on Israeli human rights violations in Gaza, military aid. presstv.ir US Senators soundly votes against a resolution that would have made military aid to Israel conditional based on whether the regime is committing human rights violations in its war against Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). 'Everyone is hungry': UN says Israel destroying Gaza's food system, weaponizing food. presstv.ir United Nations human rights experts have warned that every single person in the Gaza Strip is facing hunger amid Israel's ongoing war and blockade against the besieged enclave.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Dozens of civilians killed, wounded in Israeli bombing barrage on Gaza. presstv.ir Dozens of Palestinians have over the past 24 hours been killed or wounded in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in the Gaza Strip.

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-17). Senate Votes Down Bernie Sanders Resolution to Probe Israel's Gaza Slaughter. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Tuesday night voted down a resolution introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that would have frozen US military aid to Israel if the State Department failed to produce a report on whether Israel was committing human rights violations in Gaza. Under the resolution, which invokes the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act, aid would …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-17). US-UK Airstrikes Force Aid Groups to Suspend Operations in Yemen. news.antiwar.com US and British airstrikes in Yemen have forced some aid groups to suspend operations in the country, and they are warning against further escalation in the region. Before Israel unleashed its campaign in Gaza, the UN considered the situation in Yemen to be the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The US-backed Saudi/UAE-led war against the Houthis …

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Israeli war minister admits Hamas 'far from being defeated' in Gaza. presstv.ir Observers also say Israel has lost the war against the Palestinian resistance groups in the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Palestinians inspect their destroyed homes in Gaza's Khan Yunis. presstv.ir Gazans inspect rubble after an Israeli strike on a camp in Khan Yunis.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Pro-Palestine protesters rage in NYC, call for end to US aid to Israel. presstv.ir Pro-Palestine protesters march in NYC urging an end to US military aid to Israel and the total siege that could result in the health system's "total collapse" in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). UK ministers, MPs sued for complicity in Israel's war crimes in Gaza. presstv.ir A Britain-based advocacy group filed the lawsuit with the Metropolitan Police's War Crimes Unit.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). British oil giant Shell halts Red Sea shipments after US-UK strikes on Yemen. presstv.ir Israeli shipping companies have already decided to reroute their vessels in fear of attacks by Yemeni forces.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Several Palestinians Martyred as Israeli Occupation Ramps up Deadly Raids in the West Bank. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli occupation has intensified deadly raids across the West Bank, staging strikes and incursions into several Palestinian cities and refugee camps. Israeli occupation forces (IOF) accompanied by bulldozers and military vehicles, launched a massive raid overnight on Tuesday on the Balata refugee camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus. Local sources reported that the …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Israeli occupation army deploys large number of troops during raid on Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank. english.almanar.com.lb

A Guest Author (2024-01-17). The fight against Israeli apartheid is a fight for freedom for us all. workers.org The original statement can be found at araborganizing.org. The Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) holds the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence we've witnessed across historic Palestine. In the face of such violence, we recommit ourselves to the struggle for freedom and justice in Palestine, in our . . . |

A Guest Author (2024-01-17). The fight against Israeli apartheid is a fight for freedom for us all. workers.org The original statement can be found at araborganizing.org. The Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) holds the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence we've witnessed across historic Palestine. In the face of such violence, we recommit ourselves to the struggle for freedom and justice in Palestine, in our . . . |

Chris Hedges (2024-01-17). The IDF's war crimes are a perfect reflection of Israeli society. mronline.org Miko Peled, author and former member of IDF Special Forces, explains how Israel indoctrinates its citizens in anti-Palestinian racism from the cradle to the grave.

teleSUR (2024-01-17). Israel Kills 7 Palestinians and Detains 85 People in West Bank. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Wednesday, Israeli occupation forces conducted raids from north to south of the West Bank, arresting 85 Palestinians and killing 7 people. | RELATED: | Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli offensive has been escalating in the West Bank, accompanied by the arrest of around 9,000 Palestinians, stated the Palestinian Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Qadoura Fares. | "The figure could be m…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Israeli daily 'Israel Today' quotes Zionist military source: We didn't say that we will eliminate Hamas' rocketry capabilities. english.almanar.com.lb

Yorgos Mitralias (2024-01-17). Because it does not want witnesses to its crimes Israel methodically kills journalists it cannot silence! cadtm.org

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon: Israeli artillery shells the outskirts of Yarin, Teir Harfa and Al-Jibbain border towns. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Israeli occupation forces carry out several raids across occupied Al-Quds and the West Bank. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Israeli media: Massive rocket barrage on Netivot reveals that Hamas still has command and control capabilities even in areas controlled by the Israeli army. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Al-Qassam Brigades' fighters engage in fierce clashes with an Israeli infantry force in Khan Yunis, employ anti-personnel projectile. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Israeli occupation forces destroy a Palestinian cemetry in the Austrian neighborhood in Khan Younis, steal bodies of deceased people: Palestinian sources. english.almanar.com.lb

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). 'Israel abducted almost 6,000 Palestinians from West Bank since Oct. 7'. presstv.ir A Palestinian rights group says the Israeli military has abducted at least 5,980 Palestinians from the West Bank since early October.

Angela (2024-01-17). Wednesday 1/24: Film Screening of Israelism. indybay.org Cole Hall Auditorium, UCSF | San Francisco, CA…

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Israeli forces preparing for ground offensive into southern Lebanon: Report. presstv.ir A report shows that Israel is readying its troops for a potential ground offensive into southern Lebanon.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Palestinian used as human shield during Israeli raid on West Bank town: Report. presstv.ir Palestinian shop owner says Israeli forces used him as a human shield during a raid on a town in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-01-17). Aumentan a 24.448 los asesinados por ataques israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas israelíes ejecutaron 16 masacres durante las últimas 24 horas, lo que dejó un saldo de 163 asesinatos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-17). ONU denuncia que Israel destruye el sistema alimentario en Gaza. telesurtv.net El ente refirió que la situación marca una crisis humanitaria sin igual en la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-01-17). Reportan ataque contra un buque frente a costas de Yemen. telesurtv.net Este constituye el tercer hecho de este tipo que se produce en solo 24 horas, en medio de la intensificación de los ataques ejecutados por los rebeldes huties desde que inicio la ofensiva israelí en la Frania de Gaza.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-01-17). Tropas de asalto israelí asedian campamentos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de ocupación continúan su agresión contra la ciudad de Tulkarm iniciada desde las 04H30 (hora local) y su campamento, causando una destrucción masiva de propiedades.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-01-17). Israel ha asesinado a más de 4.000 estudiantes palestinos. telesurtv.net En Gaza las cifras son alarmantes: 4.327 los estudiantes ultimados y 7.819 los heridos. Entretanto, en Cisjordania 41 estudiantes asesinados y otros 282 lesionados.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-01-17). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 100 días se han cumplido de los ataques continuos de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-01-17). Ejército israelí ataca sitios de Hezbolá al sur de Líbano. telesurtv.net Aviones de combate y unidades de artillería de las fuerzas de ocupación atacaron docenas de objetivos de la resistencia libanesa, según un comunicado.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-16). Leftists in Slovenia hit the streets for Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Leftists in Slovenia are demanding that the government join South Africa's case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel's ongoing genocidal war on Palestinians. | On January 11, Levica (The Left) insisted that being a signatory state to the Geneva Convention and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Republic of Slovenia must do everything to prevent the execution of genocide, because otherwise they bear co-responsibility for violating international law. | Levica, along with the Social Democrats, is a part of the center-left coalition government led by the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). Will the Law or Political Considerations Sway the ICJ Judges? libya360.wordpress.com Muhammad Jamil Judges take their seats prior to the hearing of Israel's defense at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against South Africa's genocide case in Gaza against Israel, in the Hague, Netherlands on January 12, 2024 [Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency] No lawsuit would ever be able cover all the details of the genocide to which…

Marjorie Cohn (2024-01-16). Israel Tells ICJ It Has the "Most Moral Army in the World" at Genocide Hearing. truthout.org In a historic appearance before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court) in The Hague, the legal team representing the Republic of South Africa presented a powerful and compelling case that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. South Africa asked the court to impose nine emergency "provisional measures" to stop the slaughter. |

Craig Murray. (2024-01-16). Your Man In The Hague (In A Good Way). popularresistance.org I attended the hearing on Thursday of South Africa's case against Israel for genocide at the International Court of Justice. I was able to sit in the public gallery and watch all the proceedings. I was, however, handicapped in reporting by the fact that we were not allowed pens or pencils (though we were allowed paper). I asked the Head of Security at the ICJ why pens were not allowed in the public gallery. He told me, with a perfectly straight face, that they could be used as a weapon. So bereft of my deadly ballpoint, this account is less detailed and more impressionistic than I would wish to give you.

Fight Back News!. (2024-01-16). Chicago Protesters Condemn Bombing Of Yemen, Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — Over 750 protesters braved the coldest weekend of this winter so far on Saturday, January 13 to demand that the U.S. and its allies take their hands off Yemen and end their support of Israel's genocide in Palestine. | The protesters spoke in favor of Yemen's naval blockade against Israel as well as in support of South Africa charging the apartheid state with genocide at the International Court of Justice. This was the latest in a string of weekly protests organized by the Coalition for Justice in Palestine since October 7, 2023. | In addition to the usual chants of "Free Palestine" and "No mor…

Orly Noy, +972 Magazine. (2024-01-16). At The Hague, Aharon Barak Will Play Dr. Jekyll To Israel's Mr. Hyde. popularresistance.org The announcement that Israel has chosen Aharon Barak, the renowned former Supreme Court President, to join the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as it judges a landmark case charging Israel with genocide has sent the country into a tizzy. Barak will be Israel's representative on a panel that is hastily being convened to discuss South Africa's petition for an emergency suspension of Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip — a panel that will consist of the ICJ's 15 permanent judges plus one from Israel and one from South Africa. | Barak has long been reviled by the Israeli right for having enshrined various li…

Jonathan Cook (2024-01-16). Western Racism laid the Foundations for Israel's Genocide in Gaza. dissidentvoice.org It should surprise no one that the prize-match fight for the rule of international law has pitted Israel and South Africa against each other at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The world is split between those who have crafted a self-serving global and regional order that guarantees them impunity whatever their crimes, …

Collective, CADTM International (2024-01-16). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). South Africa vs Israel: What is at Stake is the Fate and Future of All Humanity. libya360.wordpress.com I am joined today by two amazing guests. Diana Buttu, Palestinian lawyer, part of the Palestinian legal team in 2004 at the ICJ and William Schabas, the most prominent legal expert in the world on the question of Genocide. William was counsel at the ICJ in 2014 for the Serbia vs Croatia case and in…

Irwin Jerome (2024-01-16). South Africa's ICJ Case: Israel's Genocidal Intent against the People of Palestine. The Political Arrogance and Indifference of Western Politicians. globalresearch.ca

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-16). After Israel's latest killings, journalists need to 'take a stand' over the Gaza carnage. greenleft.org.au

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Pro-Palestinian protesters call for Israeli 'accountability' outside World Court. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Friday (January 12).

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Demo held outside South Africa's Supreme Court march for ICJ suit against Israel. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside the High Supreme Court in Cape Town to voice their support for South Africa's 'genocide' case against Israel in The Hague.

Labor Video Project (2024-01-16). Port of Oakland Shutdown After Thousands March in Protest of Gaza Genocide by Israel. indybay.org Thousands of workers and trade unionists rallied and marched at the Port of Oakland to protest the genocide in Gaza and the progroms in West Bank. ILWU Local 10 members voted to protest the Israeli attacks and said they would abide by picket lines.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). 100 days of Gaza genocide: 100 kids killed by Israel before their 1st birthday. presstv.ir Half of those killed in indiscriminate Israeli aerial blitz on the blockaded Gaza Strip since October 7 have been children, most of them toddlers.

WSWS (2024-01-16). One hundred days of the imperialist-Zionist genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The genocide in Gaza has exposed not only the criminality and fascistic character of the Israeli government, but the active support and complicity of the imperialist powers, above all the United States.

Blinne Ní GhràÅLaigh, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-16). On The Urgent Need For Provisional Measures To Protect Palestinians. popularresistance.org Madam President, Members of the Court, there is an urgent need for provisional measures to protect Palestinians in Gaza from the irreparable prejudice caused by Israel's violations of the Genocide Convention. | The United Nations Secretary-General and its Chiefs describe the situation in Gaza | variously as "a crisis of humanity", a "living hell", a "blood bath", a situation of "utter, deepening [and unmatched] horror", where "an entire population" is "besieged and under attack, denied access to the essentials for survival", "on a massive scale."

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-16). Australians keep mobilising for Palestine, against Israel's genocide. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-16). South Africa's genocide case against Israel is strong, but politics will decide. greenleft.org.au

cameron orr (2024-01-16). Communities of color demand an immediate ceasefire. cpusa.org There is a lot of movement in protest of the genocide against Palestinians, including over 2,000 Palestine solidarity and peace demonstrations in the U.S. over the past three months. | The struggle for peace in Palestine intersects with the 2024 national elections. The Biden administration's continuation of U.S. foreign policy on Israel is fracturing its support among youth and people of color, which are key constituencies needed for victory over the MAGA right. | In November 2023, about 1,000 Black Christian Faith Leaders published an

Susan Abulhawa (2024-01-16). With open support for genocide — is there a future for Israel? workers.org The following article is based on an interview with Palestinian author and activist Susan Abulhawa by Frank Barat on Dec. 29. Their full conversation can be found at tinyurl.com/3e4bcu9y. Susan Abulhawa speaking at a rally for Palestine in Philadelphia, November 2023. WW Photo: Joe Piette Frank Barat: How do we . . . |

Rania Khalek (2024-01-16). Student Activists on Ackman's False Attack: Harvard Always Stood Against Us & Palestine. thealtworld.com Following weeks of right-wing, pro-Israel attacks accusing her of being insufficiently Zionist, Harvard's President, Claudine Gay, resigned from the university. But just how 'anti-Zionist' is Gay? | Amari Butler and Kojo Acheampong, organizers with the African and African American Resistance Organization at Harvard, join the show to discuss the intense harassment and attacks that pro-Palestine student activists are facing from the right wing as well as the Harvard administration. | "Claudine Gay was forced to resign not solely because she is the first Black woman president of Harvard, but largely because of the Z…

KATIE (2024-01-16). SAVE THE DATE – Israel Apartheid Week 2024. bdsmovement.net

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Hamas says retaliatory attack by Palestinians 'natural' response to Israel's war. presstv.ir Hamas has praised the recent retaliatory operation near Tel Aviv as a "natural" response to the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). UN chief calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire, says humanitarian situation 'beyond words'. presstv.ir The UN chief calls for implementation of an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Turkey arrests Israeli footballer over display of support for Gaza massacre. presstv.ir An Israeli footballer was arrested for "inciting hatred" by displaying an ugly gesture in support of the "Israeli massacre in Gaza," during a match in Turkey.

Abdul Rahman (2024-01-16). Israel is playing a dangerous game in Lebanon. peoplesdispatch.org Amid growing speculations that it will be forced to abandon its guarded responses to Israel's repeated bombings and targeted killings inside Lebanese territories, Hezbollah continues to have measured restraint. However, Israel has intensified its efforts to provoke an escalation. | At least four Hezbollah fighters were killed in yet another Israeli attack in southern Lebanon on Monday, January 15. In response, Hezbollah fired missiles inside northern Gaza in which reportedly two Israelis were killed. | Israeli provocations have reached extreme levels in the last few weeks with scores of Hezbollah fighters being k…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-16). Democracy Now! 2024-01-16 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 16, 2024; "The People Won": Guatemala Inaugurates Anti-Corruption President Bernardo Arévalo Despite Sabotage; 100+ Days into Israel's War on Gaza, Doctors Demand Ceasefire to Address "Apocalyptic" Health Crisis; Despite Trump's Triumph in Iowa, Many GOP Voters Say Legal Troubles Could Make Him Unfit for Reelection | Headlines for January 16, 2024; "The People Won": Guatemala Inaugurates Anti-Corruption President Bernardo Arévalo Despite Sabotage; 100+ Days into Israel's War on Gaza, Doctors Demand Ceasefire to Address "Apocalyptic&#8…

Editor (2024-01-16). Israeli-Made Famine: Denial of Food Aid Could Kill 22,000 Palestinians This Month, Half of Them Children. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that Israeli airstrikes and ground operations continued over the weekend in Gaza and says, "Between the afternoons of 12 and 14 January, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza, 260 Palestinians were reportedly killed, …

Elliott Wallace (2024-01-16). Red Sea crisis: Rising insurance costs, inflation surge and containership detours. america.cgtn.com Yemen-based Houthi rebels and militants have carried out 27 attacks involving drones and missiles on container ships and vessels in the Red Sea since November. | U.S. and British militaries have launched retaliatory bombings on Houthi sites in Yemen, warning American-flag vessels from entering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. | Houthis said it will continue to expand its targets in the region, including U.S. ships, a part of their reaction to the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip. | The military tensions have alarmed economic and security experts concerned about the spillover effects. | In December, the de…

Heidi Matthews — Tanya Serisier (2024-01-16). Bombing Gaza Isn't Fighting Sexual Violence. counterpunch.org As the human catastrophe in Gaza deepens, Israel and its allies are mobilizing evidence of sexual violence committed by members of Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups on October 7 to justify continued military action. When the Security Council failed to pass a resolution demanding a ceasefire on December 8, Israel government spokesperson Eylon Levy

Jordan Atwood (2024-01-16). 100 days of tragedy: Israel's unyielding assault on Gaza. nationofchange.org The 100-day Israeli offensive on Gaza has left deep scars on the region, both physically and psychologically.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Israel denying deliveries of medicine, lifesaving supplies to north Gaza: UN. presstv.ir OCHA says the Israeli regime is denying access to aid missions delivering fuel and medicine to the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Pro-Palestine protesters rage in NYC, call for end to US aid to Israel. presstv.ir Pro-Palestine protesters march in NYC urging an end to US military aid to Israel and the total siege that could result in the health system's "total collapse" in the Gaza Strip.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-16). Israel hindered UN missions ¥s 75 percent in northern Gaza. plenglish.com United Nations, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Israeli forces have hampered three quarters of UN humanitarian missions from entering northern Gaza so far this year, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Tuesday.

Democracy Now! (2024-01-16). Democracy Now! 2024-01-16 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 16, 2024; "The People Won": Guatemala Inaugurates Anti-Corruption President Bernardo Arévalo Despite Sabotage; 100+ Days into Israel's War on Gaza, Doctors Demand Ceasefire to Address "Apocalyptic" Health Crisis; Despite Trump's Triumph in Iowa, Many GOP Voters Say Legal Troubles Could Make Him Unfit for Reelection | Headlines for January 16, 2024; "The People Won": Guatemala Inaugurates Anti-Corruption President Bernardo Arévalo Despite Sabotage; 100+ Days into Israel's War on Gaza, Doctors Demand Ceasefire to Address "Apocalyptic&#8…

Brian Berletic (2024-01-16). US-British Attacks on Yemen a Portent for Wider War. thealtworld.com In the opening weeks of 2024, the US and British unilaterally launched several large-scale missile and air strikes on targets in territory held by Ansar Allah (referred to as the "Houthis" across the Western media) in Yemen. | The strikes follow a campaign of missile strikes and boardings conducted by Ansar Allah against commercial shipping destined to and from Israel in response to Israel's ongoing punitive operations in Gaza. | While the stated purpose of the US-British strikes are to protect commercial shipping, hostility of any kind in the Red Sea is likely to prompt international shipping companies to contin…

William Van Wagenen, The Cradle. (2024-01-16). How Israeli Forces Trapped And Killed Ravers At The Nova Festival. popularresistance.org Israeli officials allege that Hamas carried out a pre-mediated and carefully executed massacre of 364 Israeli civilians at the Nova music festival near Gaza on 7 October as part of the Palestinian resistance's Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. They claim that Hamas and other Palestinians had hours to murder Israeli partygoers before the army reached the scene. | However, new details have emerged showing that Israel's Border Police was deployed at the Nova site before Hamas stumbled on the festival, causing the eruption of a major battle. | While some ravers were indeed killed by the Palestinian resistance – whether by int…

Andy Kroll (2024-01-16). The Military-Industrial Complex Is the Winner (Not You). tomdispatch.com 2023 was a year marked by devastating conflicts from Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine to Hamas's horrific terror attacks on Israel, from that country's indiscriminate mass slaughter in Gaza to a devastating civil war in Sudan. And there's a distinct risk of even worse to come this year. Still, there was one clear winner in this avalanche of violence, suffering, and war: the U.S. military-industrial complex. In December, President Biden signed a record authorization of $886 billion in "national defense" spending for 2024, including funds for the Pentagon proper and work on nuclear weapons at the Department of…

Alex MacDonald (2024-01-16). War on Gaza: Complaint Filed Alleging UK Ministers' Complicity in Israeli War Crimes. globalresearch.ca

Amy Goodman (2024-01-16). Doctors Demand Ceasefire in Gaza to Address "Apocalyptic" Health Crisis. truthout.org Worldwide protests this weekend called for a ceasefire while marking 100 days of Israel's unrelenting bombardment and siege of the Gaza Strip since the October 7 Hamas attack. United Nations humanitarian leaders issued a joint demand Monday for dramatically increasing the flow of aid into Gaza. "The situation is spiraling out of control" in Gaza, says pediatric neurologist Omar Abdel-Mannan… |

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-16). Australia's selective use of foreign fighter laws in Israel's war on Gaza. greenleft.org.au

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-16). Al-Qassam Brigades Says Destroyed About 1,000 Israeli Military Vehicles in Past 100 Days. orinocotribune.com The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says its fighters have destroyed or disabled hundreds of Israeli military vehicles over the 100 days that have passed since the beginning of the regime's military aggression against the Gaza Strip. | Abu Obaida, the spokesman for al-Qassam Brigades, which is Hamas' military wing, made the announcement "During these 100 days, we have destroyed or rendered out of service about 1,000 Zionist military vehicles that had infiltrated the Gaza Strip in its north, center, and south," he said. | T…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-16). Bombing Yemen — As British as Afternoon Tea. orinocotribune.com By Mark Curtis — Jan 12, 2024 | The UK military's latest bombing of Yemen comes on the 60th anniversary of a forgotten British campaign in the country involving brute force and deliberate attacks on civilians, declassified files show. | UK air strikes in Yemen — that have dared to challenge Western support for Israel over Gaza — are taking place exactly 60 years after a brutal British bombing campaign in the country. | The so-called Radfan revolt of early 1964 in modern-day Yemen has long passed out of historical memory. | We should remember it though, as evidence of how British foreign policy is…

Rédaction Montréal (2024-01-16). Security Council members: 'rare consensus' to condemn forced transfer of civilian populations from Gaza. pressenza.com The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Martin Griffiths, expressed his deep concern to the Security Council this afternoon following statements by Israeli ministers in favor of the massive transfer of civilian populations from the Gaza Strip to third countries. According to the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, these incendiary remarks fuel fears of expulsion coupled with the impossibility of returning. Algeria, which had requested the holding of this session, noted the "rare consensus" which prevailed among the members of the Council to reject "any project o…

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-16). Ben & Jerry's Calls for "Permanent and Immediate" Ceasefire in Gaza. truthout.org The board of ice cream company Ben & Jerry's is calling for a "permanent and immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, potentially becoming the largest multinational corporation to do so as the Palestinian death toll amid Israel's assault nears 25,000. "Peace is a core value of Ben & Jerry's," Ben & Jerry's board chair Anuradha Mittal told the Financial Times in an article published this week. |

Staff (2024-01-16). 100+ Days into Israel's War on Gaza, Doctors Demand Ceasefire to Address "Apocalyptic" Health Crisis. democracynow.org Worldwide protests this weekend called for a ceasefire while marking 100 days of Israel's unrelenting bombardment and siege of the Gaza Strip since the October 7 Hamas attack. United Nations humanitarian leaders issued a joint demand Monday for dramatically increasing the flow of aid into Gaza. "The situation is spiraling out of control" in Gaza, says pediatric neurologist Omar Abdel-Mannan, who shares on-the-ground health worker reports of the "apocalyptic" scenes in collapsing hospitals. "This is medieval-style medicine that we are seeing, and this is 100% man-made."…

Staff (2024-01-16). Israel's Netanyahu 'unfit' to run Gaza war: Opposition leader. muslimmirror.com JERUSALEM : The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unfit to run the Gaza war, opposition leader Yair Lapid said Monday. "The State of Israel needs change now, and there is no possibility of waiting any longer," Lapid said on X. "This government does not know how to manage a war, and it …

Unicorn Riot (2024-01-16). London: 200,000 Protesters March Against Israel's War on Gaza. unicornriot.ninja

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Hezbollah Continues Striking Israeli Occupation Sites in Support of Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza and in light of the Israeli aggression on the various South Lebanon villages, the Islamic Resistance continued striking the Zionist occupation sites near Lebanon border. Hezbollah military media issued consecutive statements to illustrate the attacks and their outcomes. The first statement mentioned that the Islamic …

teleSUR (2024-01-16). Egypt Rejects Israel Obstruction of Aid to Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Egypt again rejected Israeli statements on the Rafah crossing and accused Israel of obstructing the entry of vital aid to the embattled Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | The Rafah crossing, which links Egypt to the coastal enclave, has remained open since the beginning of the crisis on October 7, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu-Zeid reaffirmed during a television interview. | We have worked tirelessly to facilit…

Peter LaVenia (2024-01-16). Democratic Illusions: Elite Unity on Israel. counterpunch.org A very strange vision for these uncertain times appeared on stage in Washington, DC on Nov. 14: House Speaker Mike Johnson joined hands with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. They stood together, along with Sen. Jodi Ernst, to celebrate Israel's genocidal war on and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in

Asa Winstanley (2024-01-16). Podcast: Who are Hizballah and what is the resistance axis? electronicintifada.net Amal Saad talks to us about Lebanon's resistance to Israel.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2024-01-16). Unions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli Apartheid. counterpunch.org

MEE staff (2024-01-16). US launches fresh strikes on Houthis as Red Sea tensions boil over. middleeasteye.net US launches fresh strikes on Houthis as Red Sea tensions boil over | Relishing their chance to take on the US as a new foe, the Houthis claimed responsibility for striking a vessel en route to Israel | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 19: 57 | Houthi fighters brandish their weapons during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, on 11 January 2024 (AFP) | The US launche…

Michael F. Brown (2024-01-16). The lies of Lior Haiat, spin doctor for Israel. electronicintifada.net Foreign affairs ministry spokesperson absurdly claims South Africa is "functioning as the legal arm" of Hamas.

Angela (2024-01-16). Thursday 1/18: Virtual screening of the documentary film "Israelism" indybay.org

Hank Pellissier (2024-01-16). Tuesday 1/23: Israel, Hear Us Roar! indybay.org Israel Consulate, 456 Montgomery in the Financial District, San Francisco…

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls for placing Israeli settler organizations on 'terror' lists. presstv.ir The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called for putting Israel's settler organizations on international terror lists, amid rising settler violence across the occupied territories.

Angela (2024-01-16). Wednesday 1/24: Film Screening of Israelism. indybay.org Cole Hall Auditorium, UCSF | San Francisco, CA…

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2024-01-16). Shocking Statements from Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs' (CIJA) Israel Office Director. globalresearch.ca

David Penner (2024-01-16). Washington's Unconditional Support for Israel Mirrors its Unconditional Support for Sectarianism. dissidentvoice.org Poor Ophelia divided from herself and her fair judgment Without the which we are pictures, or mere beasts…. — Hamlet (IV.v.) As was the case with the British and Roman empires that preceded it, Washington has long had a fondness for the divide and conquer paradigm and has ruthlessly fomented sectarianism in…

Jon Shelton (2024-01-16). German State: Citizenship Applicants Must Support Israel. globalresearch.ca

Nicholas Powers (2024-01-16). We Must Apply MLK's Fierce Critique of Apartheid to Israel's War on Palestine. truthout.org In September, 1963, Ku Klux Klan terrorists hid dynamite in the 16th Street Baptist Church. The explosion killed four Black girls and wounded 20 more. Windows were blown. People dug through the rubble. Later, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the eulogy: "They died nobly. They are the modern heroines of a Holy Crusade for freedom and human dignity." Sixty-one years later, the Israel Defense Forces… |

Scott Horton (2024-01-16). RFK Jr.'s 'Unconditional' Support for Israel Is Costing His Campaign for President. globalresearch.ca

MEE staff (2024-01-16). Israel security agency law to allow spying on journalists. middleeasteye.net Israel security agency law to allow spying on journalists | Union warns that the law 'disproportionately harms the freedom of press and the principle of confidentiality of sources and information' | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 12: 13 | A woman checks the website of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware at an office in the Cypriot capital Nicosia on 21 July 2021 (AFP) | Israel's security agency, known as the Shin Bet, has…

Muhannad Ayyash (2024-01-16). Zionism and colonial modernity. mondoweiss.net Palestinian resistance is a decolonial struggle against Israeli settler colonialism and U.S. imperialism. This resistance is also confronting the brutal nature of colonial modernity, which is exemplified in Zionism.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Israeli Channel 12: Several rockets launched from southern Lebanon have fallen in "Ramot Naftali" in the Upper Galilee, and damage is being assessed. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Israeli enemy carries out several air raids on Houla town in South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb

Vijay Prashad (2024-01-16). El levantamiento mundial contra la guerra de Israel hacia Palestina. peoplesdispatch.org Cientos de millones de personas en todo el mundo se han sentido profundamente conmovidas por la atrocidad de la guerra israelí contra Palestina. Millones han asistido a marchas y protestas (y son muchas las personas que están participando en este tipo de manifestaciones por primera vez en su vida). Las redes sociales, en casi todos los idiomas del mundo, están saturadas de memes y posts sobre esta o aquella terrible acción. Algunos se centran en el ataque israelí a los niños y niñas palestinas, otros en el ataque ilegal a las infraestructuras sanitarias de Gaza y otros señalan la aniquilación de al menos cuatroci…

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-16). Rey de Jordania pie a Holanda impulsar un alto al fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net El rey Abdullah II dijo que es necesario detener el genocidio perpetrado por Israel sobre el pueblo palestino.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-01-16). Sube a 24.285 cifra de palestinos asesinados por Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net Se advirtió de graves complicaciones en los más de 350 mil pacientes crónicos que permanecen sin medicina, por lo que exigió una respuesta de las instituciones internacionales.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-01-16). Reportan ataque contra un buque frente a costas de Yemen. telesurtv.net Este constituye el tercer hecho de este tipo que se produce en solo 24 horas, en medio de la intensificación de los ataques ejecutados por los rebeldes huties desde que inicio la ofensiva israelí en la Frania de Gaza.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-16). ONU denuncia que Israel destruye el sistema alimentario en Gaza. telesurtv.net El ente refirió que la situación marca una crisis humanitaria sin igual en la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-01-16). Ataque deja un muerto y 17 heridos en Raanana, Israel. telesurtv.net Según la policía, uno de los atacantes acuchilló a una mujer, mientras que el otro robó un auto y embistió contra varios lugares.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-16). Guerra y gas natural: la invasión israelí y los campos de gas marinos de Gaza. globalizacion.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-16). Guerra y gas natural: la invasión israelí y los campos de gas marinos de Gaza. globalizacion.ca Hace casi quince años, en diciembre de 2008, Israel invadió Gaza en el marco de la "Operación Plomo Fundido (2008-2009)". | El siguiente artículo fue publicado por primera vez por Global Research en enero de 2009, en el punto álgido del…

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-01-16). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 100 días se han cumplido de los ataques continuos de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-01-16). Israel ha asesinado a más de 4.000 estudiantes palestinos. telesurtv.net En Gaza las cifras son alarmantes: 4.327 los estudiantes ultimados y 7.819 los heridos. Entretanto, en Cisjordania 41 estudiantes asesinados y otros 282 lesionados.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-01-16). Ejército israelí ataca sitios de Hezbolá al sur de Líbano. telesurtv.net Aviones de combate y unidades de artillería de las fuerzas de ocupación atacaron docenas de objetivos de la resistencia libanesa, según un comunicado.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2024-01-16). Sudáfrica demandará a EE.UU. y Reino Unido como cómplices de Israel. telesurtv.net Los letrados recalcaron que, aunque Washington no acepte el fallo del tribunal debe al menos recibir sanciones.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Japanese shipping operator Nippon Yusen suspends Red Sea routes. english.almanar.com.lb

ecns.cn (2024-01-16). Korean Air plane clips Cathay Pacific flight at Hokkaido airport of Japan. ecns.cn A Korean Air passenger plane clipped a Cathay Pacific aircraft at the parking area of New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on Tuesday, resulting in damage to both aircraft.

Angela (2024-01-16). Sunday 1/14: SF: Paint Tears for Palestine. indybay.org Japantown Peace Plaza | San Francisco, CA…

Lucrecia Franco (2024-01-16). Former Brazilian ambassador to China on Wang Yi's upcoming visit. america.cgtn.com Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's first trip of the year comes as China increasingly focuses on strengthening ties in the Global South. Following his African tour, Wang Yi will then go on to visit Brazil and Jamaica. CGTN's Lucrecia Franco spoke to Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves, President of the Brazil- China Business Council (CEBC) and former Brazilian ambassador to Paraguay, China, and Japan. The visit, he highlights, is expected to further elevate Brazil and China's close partnership.

HispanTV (2024-01-16). Mummy masks and figure of the god of silence discovered in Egypt. pressenza.com Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered several tombs containing mummy masks and a figure of the local god of silence. | The new find was made in a joint mission by Waseda University (Japan) and the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. | Scientists have uncovered a rock-cut tomb and a wealth of artefacts spanning different historical periods during their current season of excavations at the Saqqara necropolis, functional from the 1st Dynasty to the Christian era. | In addition, archaeologists have uncovered several tombs dating from around 1800 to 4800 years ago, i.e. from different dynasties of ancient Egypt,…

Jordan Atwood (2024-01-16). Trump's record win in Iowa: A resounding echo in American politics. nationofchange.org Donald Trump's victory in Iowa was not just a win, but a sweeping triumph surpassing the previous record set by Bob Dole in 1988.

eng.belta.by (2024-01-17). Belarus, Kyrgyzstan intend to intensify business cooperation. eng.belta.by The parties discussed ways to intensify Belarusian-Kyrgyz business ties.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Hezbollah mourns Martyr All the Way to Al-Quds Rashid Mohammad Shaghlil from Tamnine Al-Fawka town in Lebanon's Bekaa. english.almanar.com.lb

ecns.cn (2024-01-15). Rare owl looking like Hedwig in Harry Potter appears in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn A rare snowy owl is captured flying over the Hulun Buir grassland in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, looking like Harry Potter's owl Hedwig in the movie.

ecns.cn (2024-01-16). Rare owl looking like Hedwig in Harry Potter appears in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn A rare snowy owl is captured flying over the Hulun Buir grassland in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, looking like Harry Potter's owl Hedwig in the movie.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Kim says S Korea 'number one hostile state', unification no longer possible. presstv.ir North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, calls for constitutional change to identify the south as "number one hostile state."

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-16). North Korea Labels South Korea a 'Principal Enemy,' Will No Longer Work Toward Reconciliation. news.antiwar.com North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country will abandon its decades-old policy of seeking reconciliation with South Korea as tensions continue to soar on the Korean Peninsula. In a speech on Monday, Kim called for Pyongyang to change its constitution to label Seoul as an "invariable principal enemy." If war breaks out, Kim …

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Kim says S Korea 'number one hostile state', unification no longer possible. presstv.ir North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, calls for constitutional change to identify the south as "number one hostile state."

Peter Bach (2024-01-17). Letter from London: Set to Music. counterpunch.org Two young London musicians gather in a small room atop a South East London house. On the table is a laptop. It is plugged into all manner of things. This laptop is operated by a young male producer and musician. On the small grey sofa behind sits a woman. She is also young, a songwriter.

Zane McNeill (2024-01-16). Mother and Children Drown in Rio Grande as Texas Blocks Agents From Aiding Them. truthout.org Last Friday, a woman and her two children tragically drowned while attempting to cross the Rio Grande into Eagle Pass, Texas. Federal agents were barred by Texas officials from accessing the river to help the drowning family. The bodies of the migrants were recovered by Mexican authorities the next day. "This is a tragedy, and the state bears responsibility," U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said… |

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-01-16). EU called to impose tariffs on Ukrainian cereals. plenglish.com Budapest, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The ministers of Agriculture of Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia called on the European Commission to impose tariffs on the imports of Ukrainian cereals, the Ministry of Agriculture informed.

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-16). A Hearing on Blood Related Adverse Events Post Covid Vaccine — What Happened to the Medical Profession? expose-news.com United States Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene held a hearing on blood-related adverse events post-COVID vaccination on the 12th January 2024 and explained that the hearing was "once again truly doing the people's …

jamanetwork (2024-01-16). The Bedborough Trial. jamanetwork.com Dr. Havelock Ellis of London is a lawyer as well as a trained medical scientific man. He is the author and compiler of many valuable works on medicolegal topics. His papers on criminality and his studies of sociologic questions have given him a wide reputation in both this country and in Europe, and he published in 1894 a remarkable work "On Man and Woman," which was a pioneer study on the psychologic and anthropologic differences of the sexes. This was followed in 1897 by the first volume of a series of works on the general study of the psychology of sex. This work was called "Sexual Inversion," and was confined…

Ann Brown (2024-01-16). Black America Has Words For Jonathan Majors Comparing Blonde Girlfriend To Coretta Scott King. moguldom.com The assault case against Marvel star Jonathan Majors audio of him with his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in which he said he needed her to act like Michelle Obama or civil rights icon Coretta Scott King. Many saw this as odd as Jabbari is a white woman. In December 2023, Jury found Majors guilty of assault …

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Bastions of Pakistan-based Jaish al-Adl terrorists struck by missiles, drones. presstv.ir Two major strongholds of the so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan have been precisely struck and wiped out through precision missile and drone strikes.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-17). The Criminalization of International Justice, Putting an End to the Genocide against the People of Palestine. Nuremberg Principle IV. globalresearch.ca The ICJ is under the spotlight of the White House. The President of the IJC Joan E. Donoghue was appointed by Hillary Clinton. She is a U.S. appointee. She takes her instructions from Washington.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Thousands rally in US capital, call for Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters rally in Washington DC, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Labor Video Project (2024-01-17). Palestine, Retaliation & Removal of AHS Board Member & Nurse Jennifer Esteen from AHS. indybay.org Alameda Health System board member and SEIU 1021 member Jennifer Esteen was removed from her position on the board by Alameda Nate Miley two days after she signed a petition for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Free Palestine! (2024-01-17). Monday 1/15: Ceasefire Contingents in Santa Cruz MLK Day March. indybay.org Laurel Park (behind London Nelson Community Center), 301 Center St, Santa Cruz…

Angela (2024-01-17). Saturday 1/20: Petaluma: Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Petaluma Blvd and East Washington | Petaluma, CA…

Angela (2024-01-17). Saturday 1/27: Modesto: Mass Mobilization for Palestine. indybay.org 10th Street Plaza | Modesto, CA…

Angela (2024-01-17). Friday 1/19: San Diego: Kite Flying for Palestine. indybay.org Sun God Lawn | UCSD | San Diego, CA…

Angela (2024-01-17). Sunday 1/21: Vigil for Palestine in Venice, CA. indybay.org Venice Pier | Venice, CA…

WSWS (2024-01-16). Australian protesters oppose bombing of Yemen, ongoing Gaza genocide. wsws.org "Palestine happened and then Yemen happened, it makes me just ask 'What's next?' And Australia's role globally is not one that fills me with joy."

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Thousands rally in US capital, call for Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters rally in Washington DC, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Labor Video Project (2024-01-16). Palestine, Retaliation & Removal of AHS Board Member & Nurse Jennifer Esteen from AHS. indybay.org Alameda Health System board member and SEIU 1021 member Jennifer Esteen was removed from her position on the board by Alameda Nate Miley two days after she signed a petition for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Angela (2024-01-16). Thursday 1/18: Oakland: Healthcare Workers Solidarity Gathering and Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Mosswood Park | Oakland, CA | (SW corner of Broadway & W. MacArthur, across the street from Kaiser hospital)…

MEE staff (2024-01-16). Keir Starmer dumps Labour Party policy to recognise Palestinian statehood. middleeasteye.net Keir Starmer dumps Labour Party policy to recognise Palestinian statehood | The Labour leader has said that the party will now only recognise Palestine as a state as part of a two-state solution | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 10: 49 | Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech in Bristol, south-west England, 4 January 2024 (Reuters/Toby Melville) | Keir Starmer has officially dropped the Labour Party's pro…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). Yemen: "We Will Be Victorious in the Red Sea" libya360.wordpress.com àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü "The US and UK have launched a war that can only end with the victory of Yemen, Palestine and the region, the liquidation of colonialism and the independence of the nations of the region." — Ali Al-Gahum After Yemen was hit by air strikes, Ali Al-Gahum, member of Ansarallah's Political Bureau, provided an…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-01-16). Macron supports Palestine state and promises more weapons to Ukraine. plenglish.com Paris, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, today expressed his support for the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people to have a State while promised long-range missiles and bombs to Ukraine.

Angela (2024-01-16). Tuesday 1/16: Virtual Teach-In: Palestine Now. indybay.org

Angela (2024-01-16). Thursday 1/18: Webinar: Medical Apartheid in Palestine. indybay.org

Free Palestine! (2024-01-16). Monday 1/15: Ceasefire Contingents in Santa Cruz MLK Day March. indybay.org Laurel Park (behind London Nelson Community Center), 301 Center St, Santa Cruz…

Angela (2024-01-16). Saturday 1/20: Petaluma: Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Petaluma Blvd and East Washington | Petaluma, CA…

Angela (2024-01-16). Saturday 1/27: Modesto: Mass Mobilization for Palestine. indybay.org 10th Street Plaza | Modesto, CA…

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-16). UN Rapporteur to visit Spain to deal with Palestine situation. plenglish.com Albanese will arrive in Madrid, invited by Manu Pineda, European deputy of the United Left (IU), in order to carry out an intense program of events and meetings related to current situation in Palestine. | The UN rapporteur will be also attending a main event on Thursday, January 18, together with Pineda, who also chairs the Delegation for relations of the European Parliament with Palestine. | Under the slogan 'Palestine, the right to exist', the event will include speeches by the Minister of Youth and Childhood Sira Rego and the Publico newspaper Director Virginia Perez Alonso. | Albanese will have several meeti…

Editor (2024-01-16). Remember and fight. mronline.org Memorial demonstration for Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. Palestine solidarity as a trigger for police attacks that left numerous people injured.

Martha Grevatt (2024-01-16). Acusaciones de violación utilizadas como arma para justificar el genocidio. workers.org Para justificar linchamientos, el KKK y otros grupos terroristas de supremacía blanca han invocado durante mucho tiempo el estereotipo racista de que los hombres negros como violadores. Esto incluye a Emmett Till, de 14 años, en 1955, cuyo supuesto delito fue silbar a una mujer blanca en Money, Mississippi. El . . . |

Pressenza Philippines (2024-01-17). PH Development NGOs Deeply Concerned over Alleged Signature Buying for Cha-Cha Push. pressenza.com The Caucus of Development Non-Government Organization Networks (CODE-NGO) is deeply concerned with the reports of alleged bribery by some officials in their effort to launch a people's initiative and mobilize support for charter change. | Earlier this week, several lawmakers sounded the alarm that some local officials were allegedly offering money to secure signatures for a people's initiative seeking to amend the 1987 Constitution. The said local officials reportedly received funds from undisclosed sources to mobilize their constituents for a nationwide people's initiative. In some localities, these operations w…

teleSUR, SH (2024-01-17). Qatar anuncia nuevo acuerdo humanitario para la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Según la prensa oficial catarí las medicinas y la ayuda serán enviadas a Egipto, en dos aviones de las fuerzas armadas para trasladarlas al territorio palestino.

ecns.cn (2024-01-17). Panda born in Singapore arrives in Sichuan. ecns.cn The giant panda Le Le successfully arrived at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport from Singapore on Tuesday evening, becoming the first overseas-born giant panda to come to China this year.

ecns.cn (2024-01-16). Chinese premier meets with Singaporean president in Davos. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang stated China's position on the Taiwan question on Tuesday when he met with Singaporean president Tharman Shanmugaratnam in Davos, Switzerland, with the latter assuring him that Singapore adheres to the one-China principle.

ecns.cn (2024-01-15). Singapore's giant panda Le Le to return to China. ecns.cn Le Le, the first giant panda born in Singapore, will fly back to China on Tuesday night. Born on August 14, 2021, Le Le is the firstborn to giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia, who arrived in Singapore nine years ago.

ecns.cn (2024-01-16). Singapore's giant panda Le Le to return to China. ecns.cn Le Le, the first giant panda born in Singapore, will fly back to China on Tuesday night. Born on August 14, 2021, Le Le is the firstborn to giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia, who arrived in Singapore nine years ago.

Navdanya International (2024-01-17). Sri Lanka's organic way. pressenza.com Navdanya and Regeneration International, together with two Sri Lankan organizations, the Lanka Organic Agriculture Movement (LOAM) and Earth Restoration, released a joint statement in October 2023 responding to allegations in the international press that the switch to organic farming has plunged Sri Lanka into economic chaos. | Joint Statement Rebutting Distorted Media Lies About Sri Lanka's Organic Pathway: | Agribusiness cartels and media articles stated that Sri Lanka's economic chaos was caused by the government forcing the country to go organic. | These articles' familiar false narratives, untruths,…

WSWS (2024-01-17). Protest letters against pro-government thug attack on Sri Lankan SEP members. wsws.org The SEP and its sister parties of the ICFI have launched a campaign in defence of Fernando and Wasantha, and the SEP's democratic right to conduct political campaigns.

MEE staff (2024-01-16). French court rules Lafarge can face 'crimes against humanity' charges for operations in Syria. middleeasteye.net French court rules Lafarge can face 'crimes against humanity' charges for operations in Syria | The verdict allows the investigation into Lafarge's potential criminal responsibility to proceed, the court said
| Tue, 01/16/2024 – 18: 05 | A picture shows the logo on a building of French cement company Lafarge, on 7 April 2014 in Paris (AFP) | France's highest court denied a plea by French cement manu…

Liberation Staff (2024-01-17). Taiwan's 2024 presidential election: U.S. propaganda of "independence" must be rejected. liberationnews.org The false and warmongering narrative of Taiwan's people yearning for independence only benefits the U.S. ruling class and its military-industrial complex.

ecns.cn (2024-01-17). U.S. urged to stop sending wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces. ecns.cn China urges the U.S. to act seriously in accordance with the commitments that have been reaffirmed multiple times by the U.S. leaders to not support "Taiwan independence," "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan", handle Taiwan-related issues with utmost prudence, said Mao Ning, a spokesperson for Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-17). Mainland security authorities reveal espionage by Taiwan spies. ecns.cn National security agencies have uncovered hundreds of cases of espionage and theft of secrets by Taiwan in recent years and have arrested a group of spies and operatives from the island.

WSWS (2024-01-17). High-level US delegation to Taiwan fuels tensions with China. wsws.org US President Biden, following Trump, has deliberately heightened tensions with China over Taiwan by all but tearing up the One China policy that has formed the basis of US-China relations since 1979.

ecns.cn (2024-01-16). Analysts say Taiwan polls show DPP doesn't represent mainstream views. ecns.cn Although the Democratic Progressive Party won the Taiwan regional election, it does not represent mainstream public opinion on the island, as it only received support from around 40 percent of the voters.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-17). China convoca al embajador de Filipinas por felicitación a Taiwán. telesurtv.net China arremetió el martes, un día después de que el presidente filipino, Ferdinand Marcos, enviara al presidente electo taiwanés, Lai Ching-te, una nota sobre su victoria en la reciente…

Editor (2024-01-16). Beijing will be quietly pleased with the decline of Taiwan's separatist vote. mronline.org It is almost unanimous, then. Most Western media have given us the lowdown.

Dr. William Makis (2024-01-16). China Repeatedly Tried to Block Taiwan From Giving Toxic COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines to Its Population. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-16). China convoca al embajador de Filipinas por felicitación a Taiwán. telesurtv.net China arremetió el martes, un día después de que el presidente filipino, Ferdinand Marcos, enviara al presidente electo taiwanés, Lai Ching-te, una nota sobre su victoria en la reciente…

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Thailand's biggest light illumination festival puts on a show. presstv.ir The Nasatta Light Festival, one of Thailand's largest light illumination festivals, returns for its sixth year in Ratchaburi province.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Thailand's biggest light illumination festival puts on a show. presstv.ir The Nasatta Light Festival, one of Thailand's largest light illumination festivals, returns for its sixth year in Ratchaburi province.

WSWS (2024-01-16). 160,000 metal and auto workers in Turkey to strike. wsws.org As strike action is called, workers must take matters into their own hands to prevent the pro-corporate unions from imposing yet another sellout agreement.

Democracy Now! (2024-01-17). MLK Day Special/ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words. pressenza.com January 15 is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People's Campaign to address issues of economic justice. Dr. King was also a fierce critic of U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War. We play his "Beyond Vietnam" speech, which he delivered at New York City's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, as well as his last speech, "I've Bee…

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Anti-war activists in Seattle protest US-UK strikes on Yemen. presstv.ir Anti-war activists take to the streets of Seattle, Washington on Friday to protest the US and British airstrikes against Yemen.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Funeral held for Yemenis killed by US and UK strikes in Sanaa. presstv.ir Ansarullah supporters hold a funeral at Al-Shaab mosque for six Yemeni fighters.

WSWS (2024-01-17). US expands Middle East war as UN warns "every single person in Gaza is hungry" wsws.org The United States military carried out a new round of illegal attacks on Yemen Tuesday, the third set of bombings in just under a week..

ecns.cn (2024-01-17). U.S.-led strikes in Yemen risk wider conflict. ecns.cn Airstrikes by the United States and United Kingdom against Yemen's Houthi militia violate international laws as well as Yemen's sovereignty, and risk sparking a broader regional conflict, contrary to their claimed goals and international de-escalation efforts.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-17). Escalation in Red Sea to affect Yemen, humanitarian orgs warn. plenglish.com Aden, Yemen, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) More than 20 humanitarian organizations warned on Wednesday that the recent escalation in the Red Sea will have negative consequences for the people of Yemen, a country devastated by a war that began in 2014.

WSWS (2024-01-17). Protesters denounce New Zealand government's support for US-UK Yemen bombings. wsws.org Opposition develops to the New Zealand ruling elite joining an expanding war in the Middle East by backing the bombing of Yemen.

Angela (2024-01-17). Friday 1/19: Hands Off Yemen Phone Bank. indybay.org

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Anti-war activists in Seattle protest US-UK strikes on Yemen. presstv.ir Anti-war activists take to the streets of Seattle, Washington on Friday to protest the US and British airstrikes against Yemen.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Funeral held for Yemenis killed by US and UK strikes in Sanaa. presstv.ir Ansarullah supporters hold a funeral at Al-Shaab mosque for six Yemeni fighters.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Yemeni Navy Strikes "Zografía" Ship in Support of Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb Spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces General Yahya Sarea read out on Monday a statement which announces that the Yemeni navy carried out a missile attack on "Zografía" Ship in support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza. In support of the oppressed Palestinian people, who are facing aggression and siege in the Gaza …

Stop Bombing Yemen! (2024-01-16). "US Values Trade Routes More than Human Life" Cry Demonstrators in San Jose. indybay.org U.S. and British warplanes, ships and submarines launched dozens of air strikes across Yemen against Houthi forces in the overnight hours of January 11 to 12. In San Jose, CA, demonstrators took immediate action to protest civilian deaths.

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-16). US Launches More Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen as Escalations Continue. news.antiwar.com The US military said Tuesday that it launched more strikes against the Houthis in Yemen as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US Central Command claimed that it hit Houthi anti-ship missiles. "At approximately 4: 15 am (Sanaa time), US Forces struck and destroyed four Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas …

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Yemeni armed forces target another US-owned cargo ship. presstv.ir A US-owned cargo ship has been targeted by a missile off the coast of Yemen.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). US, UK forces can no longer pass through Bab el-Mandeb Strait, warns Yemen. presstv.ir A Yemeni official warns that American and British forces can no longer pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-16). Bypassing Parliament: Westminster, the Royal Prerogative and Bombing Yemen. dissidentvoice.org There is something distinctly revolting and authoritarian about the royal prerogative. It reeks of clandestine assumption, unwarranted self-confidence and, most of all, a blithe indifference to accountability before elected representatives. That prerogative, in other words, is the last reminder of divine right, the fiction that a ruler can have powers vested by an unsubstantiated deity, …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-16). Bypassing Parliament: Westminster, the Royal Prerogative and Bombing Yemen. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2024-01-16). Hutíes atacan a buque estadounidense en el sur de Yemen. telesurtv.net El Mando Central de EE.UU. indicó que se trata de un buque estadounidense denominado "Gibraltar Eagle".

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