(2024-03-08). Palestinians expect Israeli crackdown on worship at al-Aqsa during Ramadan. mondoweiss.net 
Israel is taking advantage of the war on Gaza to exert control over the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and prevent Palestinians from visiting. With the month of Ramadan set to start, Israeli authorities intend to tighten restrictions even further.
(2024-03-08). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 154: Biden's maritime aid corridor to Gaza slammed as 'unrealistic'. mondoweiss.net 
Human rights experts say the Biden administration's proposed maritime corridor is a much less effective solution to addressing the dire needs of Gaza's besieged and starving population than a ceasefire and pressuring Israel to open land crossings.
(2024-03-08). As Ramadan approaches, Rafah braces for an Israeli ground invasion. mondoweiss.net 
As Israel's impending ground invasion of Rafah looms without a ceasefire agreement in sight, the 1.5 million people crammed into Gaza's southernmost city fear that they will spend Ramadan under Israeli fire.
(2024-03-08). Foreign Fighters From US, France And India Are Fighting Israel's War. popularresistance.org Israelis aren't the only demographic among the IDF's forces in Gaza. Foreign fighters from as far away as the United States, France, Spain, the Netherlands and even India actively participate in the hostilities. While the exact number of internationals fighting in Gaza isn't known, what is known is that citizens from numerous countries appear to be at least complicit in what has been called a genocide. | Under Israel's Law of Return, any individual with at least one Jewish grandparent or spouse can obtain Israeli citizenship. In this regard, many born abroad can serve in Israel's military while still keeping thei…
(2024-03-08). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 152: Little Prospect Of Breakthrough In Ceasefire Talks. popularresistance.org Israeli authorities turned back 14 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to northern Gaza on Tuesday. | This prompted the World Food Program (WFP) to resort to airdropping the aid with the help of the Jordanian Air Force, delivering aid to 20,000 people in northern Gaza. | "WFP is determined to do whatever it takes to reach people in need. But to avert famine, we must have access by road," the organization wrote on X. | Aid convoys driving on Salah al-Din Street to northern Gaza have had to stop at an Israeli military checkpoint in Wadi Gaza, which splits the enclave into northern and southern territories.
(2024-03-08). The West's Reckoning? popularresistance.org Western leaders are experiencing two stunning events: defeat in Ukraine, genocide in Palestine. The first is humiliating, the other shameful. Yet, they feel no humiliation or shame. Their actions show vividly that those sentiments are alien to them — unable to penetrate the entrenched barriers of dogma, arrogance and deep-seated insecurities. The last are personal as well as political. Therein lies a puzzle. For, as a consequence, the West has set itself on a path of collective suicide. Moral suicide in Gaza; diplomatic suicide — the foundations laid in Europe, the Middle East and across Eurasia; econ…
(2024-03-08). Sweden: Production Of 'Palestine Cola' Starts In Malmo. popularresistance.org Two Palestinian brothers in the Swedish city of Malmo have started production of a soft drink called "Palestine Cola" that is intended to be an alternative to Coca Cola and Pepsi for those who do not wish to buy products from companies which support Israel. Both of the well-known brands are subject to a boycott campaign due to their support for the occupation state. | Social media pages dedicated to solidarity with Palestine posted a video clip showing the two brothers producing the drink in solidarity with the Palestinians.
(2024-03-08). Israel Didn't Even Try To Defend The Legality Of Its Occupation. popularresistance.org For six days, more than 50 countries, the League of Arab States, the African Union and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation presented testimony to the International Court of Justice (ICJ, or World Court) about the legality of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory. The overwhelming majority of them, largely from the Global South, told the court that the occupation was illegal. | The historic hearing, which took place February 19-26, was held in response to the United Nations General Assembly's December 30, 2022, request for an advisory opinion on the following questions…
(2024-03-08). At Every Turn, US Politicians Hounded For Their Support For Israel. popularresistance.org Incumbent US President Joe Biden has had to modify his entire campaign strategy in order to avoid frequent disruptions of campaign events by pro-Palestinian protesters. Lawmakers, from famous progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to ultra-conservative Andrew Ogles (who declared "kill them all" to a protester's question about the murder of Palestinian children) have been equally hounded by the Palestine solidarity movement for not calling for an end to Israeli genocide in Gaza.
(2024-03-08). From Afghanistan to Syria: Women's Rights, War Propaganda and the CIA. globalresearch.ca Western heads of state, UN officials, military spokespersons will invariably praise the humanitarian dimension of the October 2001 US-NATO led invasion of Afghanistan, which allegedly was to fight religious fundamentalists, help little girls go to school, liberate women subjected to the yoke of the Taliban.
(2024-03-08). International Women's Day Must be a Radical Call to Action Against Colonial Domination from Haiti to Palestine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-08). Law Pod UK New Episode. ukhumanrightsblog.com Law Pod UK is marking International Womens' Day 2024 with a three-part series exploring gender at the Bar. In this series Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Barhey speak to Lady Justice Whipple, Sally Smith KC, Clodagh Bradley KC, Cara Guthrie, Judith Rogerson, Isabel McArdle, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Chloe Turvill about their experiences in the hope of …
english.palinfo.com (2024-03-08). UN: 37 Palestinian mothers killed every day in Gaza 
An estimated 9,000 women have been reportedly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza to date, UN estimates revealed on Women's Day.
imemc.org (2024-03-08). Day 153 Update: Israel's Continued Bombings Kill Dozens In Gaza" 
The Israeli army continued for the 153rd day the bombing of various parts of the Gaza Strip, and the wiring and detonating of entire residential blocks across the coastal region, killing dozens and wounding hundreds.
dailysabah.com (2024-03-08). 60K Gazan pregnant women languish in malnutrition: Health Ministry 
About 60,000 pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are facing malnutrition and dehydration due to Israel's conflict with the enclave, the Health Ministry reported Thursday, just ahead of International Women's Day on March 8.
mediaite.com (2024-03-08). Biden's State of the Union 'Illegal' Comment Deserves to Be Seen in Context 
On Thursday night's State of the Union address, President Joe Biden upset some progressives and Latino members of Congress when he went off script and used the word "illegal" in reference to an undocumented migrant.
euobserver.com (2024-03-08). Gaza is also a war on women: where are European feminists?On International Women's Day, European feminists must break their deafening silence on the unspeakable horrors facing women and girls in Gaza.
Palestinian women have become "victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and an unfolding genocide", according to Reem Alsalem, the UN's special rapporteur on violence against women and girls.
yahoo.com (2024-03-08). U.N. Human Rights Council says Israel West Bank settlement plans amount to war crimesThe Human Rights Council on Friday released a report saying that the expansion of settlements "amount to the transfer by Israel of its own civilian population into the territories that it occupies, which amounts to a war crime under international law."
yahoo.com (2024-03-08). Biden promised unity, but State of the Union speech was loud, angry, partisanIn his State of the Union address Thursday night, he gave a speech that was partisan, dishonest and, at times, incoherent. It wasn't an update on America, nor was it hopeful, unifying or inspiring.
Biden seemed mad and divisive and occasionally slurred his words and struggled to enunciate.
yenisafak.com (2024-03-08). Hamas describes deaths of Palestinian detainees at Israeli military facilities as 'war crimes' 
Haaretz daily says 27 detainees from Gaza died at Sde Teiman and Anatot facilities or while being questioned in Israeli territory
(2024-03-08). Palestine is on my mind this International Women's Day. greenleft.org.au 
As bombs rain down on women and children in Gaza, the political significance of International Women's Day needs to be remembered, argues Pip Hinman.
(2024-03-08). Syrian Women: Turning Challenges into Opportunities. icrc.org Photo gallery | Over the past thirteen years of conflict, Syrian women's lives were characterized by hardship, displacement, loss, and pain.
(2024-03-08). The New Atheism at 20: How an Intellectual Movement Exploited Rationalism to Promote War. counterpunch.org 
Inspired by the attacks of September 11th, the New Atheism appeared on the scene shortly after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. It became immediately clear that the Four Horsemen were exploiting Enlightenment principles to justify the bombing of women and children in third world nations. Muslim terrorists are not aggrieved by Western foreign policy, the authors claim, but rather by their fanatical devotion to their faith. The decimation of Iraq was not motivated by elite US strategies to control oil markets, but because "god" told Bush to invade. The state does not exploit religious differences for cynical realpolit…
(2024-03-08). Women's Day 2024: America's "Just War" against Afghanistan: Women's Rights "Before" and "After" America's Destructive Wars. globalresearch.ca Unknown to Americans, in the 1970s and early 1980s, Kabul was "a cosmopolitan city. Artists and hippies flocked to the capital. Women studied agriculture, engineering and business at the city's university. Afghan women held government jobs".
(2024-03-08). The inspiring journey of Chawan: From disability to inclusion. icrc.org
(2024-03-08). The New Atheism at 20: How an Intellectual Movement Exploited Rationalism to Promote War. counterpunch.org Inspired by the attacks of September 11th, the New Atheism appeared on the scene shortly after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. It became immediately clear that the Four Horsemen were exploiting Enlightenment principles to justify the bombing of women and children in third world nations. Muslim terrorists are not aggrieved by Western foreign policy, the authors claim, but rather by their fanatical devotion to their faith. The decimation of Iraq was not motivated by elite US strategies to control oil markets, but because "god" told Bush to invade. The state does not exploit religious differences for cynical realpolit…
(2024-03-08). Breaking the Mold: Gender Discrimination in the Airline Industry. aclu.org 
As a child in New Jersey, I grew up hearing stories of my mother's flight attendant days in South Korea. A few stuck out to me even at a young age — such as hearing she needed to maintain a certain weight to get into the flight attendant program and that she had to quit her job once she got married. I couldn't understand why my mother had to quit her dream job, the job that allowed her to travel to Hawaii and Paris, the two places she had always wanted to go since she was little, just because she got married. My mother also told me how women either lied about being married to keep their jobs or were pres…
(2024-03-08). Report on Pax Christi Back to Booker's — March 7. fightbackbetter.com @paxchristinj showed up to check @corybooker @senbooker on his stance with Palestine."We want a ceasefire! We want an end to the apartheid. We want justice for all. We want aid for Gaza for all of the starving children. Billions of dollars of our tax money is going to kill children in Gaza. We want Cory Booker to live up to his image of being a human rights champion, of being a human rights defender. We want him to call this what it is: an ethnic cleansing. A genocide!" | @corybooker @senbooker have you addressed your constituents yet? | @paxchristinj is "a region of Pax Christi USA, [and] we promote Christian no…
(2024-03-08). Netanyahu reaffirms support for Rafah ground onslaught amid growth of starvation across Gaza. wsws.org As Israel's genocide in Gaza enters its sixth month, the impending onslaught on Rafah will further deepen an already catastrophic humanitarian situation for the enclave's 2.3 million inhabitants, with widespread starvation and deaths from preventable diseases a daily reality.
(2024-03-08). Sri Lankan family knifed to death in Canadian capital Ottawa in rare mass murder case. scmp.com Six people, including a mother and four children were killed, but the father survived and is in hospital.
(2024-03-08). African Union Summit Condemns Israeli Genocide in Gaza. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-08). Israeli Genocide in Gaza: Pre planned and well coordinated. muslimmirror.com By Latheef Farook Israel and its United States -European partners knew about Hamas' attack on October 7, but allowed it to use as a pretext to commit genocide and ethnic cleanse Palestinians , annex Gaza with Israel to settle Jews to create "Greater Israel". According to reports emerging from several sources Egypt,Saudi and the United …
(2024-03-08). Hard evidence just dropped that shows the British media is complicit in Israel's genocide. thecanary.co The Centre for Media Monitoring has released a report on corporate media coverage of Israel's genocide. The case study shows "overwhelming" bias in favour of the Israeli settler colonial state. As such, the UK media, which the report focuses on, is manufacturing consent for the mass slaughter of Palestinians. This includes the BBC. Covering for …
(2024-03-08). There will be reading and singing and dancing even in the darkest times: The Tenth Newsletter (2024). mronline.org 
Amidst the genocide against Palestinians and the war in Congo, human beings cling to hope. Saleem, in Rafah, dreams beyond the present, of Red Books Day and a brighter future.
(2024-03-08). Biden Legacy = Genocide. indybay.org Declaring, "We are outraged, we are heartbroken," hundreds of protesters turned out to block Biden's motorcade en route to his State of the Union speech, forcing cars to take "the long way" to the Capitol. Concluding a day-long series of protests across Washington DC, hundreds of people in black shirts reading "Not In Our Name" and "Biden's Legacy = Genocide" sat and stood along Pennsylvania Avenue near the Capitol, delaying Biden's speech by about a half hour. Organizers with megaphones led the crowd in impassioned chants: "Biden Biden You Can't Hide, We Charge You With Genocide," "Free, Free Palestine," "Stop A…
(2024-03-08). NO TO US MILITARY BASE IN GAZA! GENOCIDIN BIDEN — NOBODY RIDING WE CHARGE GENOCIDE WHERE EVER YOU ARE HIDIN! fightbackbetter.com The flaming audacity for Genociding Biden to announce a US base in the area that Israel has been slaughtering 10s…
(2024-03-08). Israeli Genocide in Gaza: Pre planned and well coordinated. muslimmirror.com By Latheef Farook Israel and its United States -European partners knew about Hamas' attack on October 7, but allowed it to use as a pretext to commit genocide and ethnic cleanse Palestinians , annex Gaza with Israel to settle Jews to create "Greater Israel". According to reports emerging from several sources Egypt,Saudi and the United …
(2024-03-08). 24-Hour Vigil Highlighting the "State of the Genocide" in Gaza Held in Chicago. truthout.org A 24-hour vigil in Chicago in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza came to a close on Friday morning, with hundreds of people from dozens of organizations calling for an end to Israel's genocide. The event was held downtown at Federal Plaza. According to a press release provided to Truthout from organizers of the event, participating groups included: the U.S. Palestinian Community Network… |
(2024-03-08). Joint statement of Southeast Asian left organizations: End the genocide! Solidarity with Palestine! workers.org 
This joint statement was initiated by the Southeast Asian Left Network [Feb. 29, 2024], and endorsed by groups from within and outside the Southeast Asia region. Rally supporting the Palestinians in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 15, 2023. We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the Zionist regime of Israel for committing genocidal . . . |
(2024-03-08). Beyond the State of the Union, We Must Confront the State of the Genocide. truthout.org President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address Thursday night as a majority of Americans maintain that the genocide in Gaza needs to immediately end and a new "uncommitted" movement is sweeping the nation and has become the biggest story of the 2024 presidential primaries. Biden briefly mentioned the more than 30,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza during his address but offered Israel no… |
(2024-03-08). 78 more Palestinians killed in Gaza, death toll climbs to 30,878. muslimmirror.com ANKARA : At least 78 Palestinians were killed and 104 others injured in the last 24 hours as Israel continued its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, the territory's Health Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said in a statement that Israeli forces committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip in the past …
(2024-03-08). 78 more Palestinians killed in Gaza, death toll climbs to 30,878. muslimmirror.com ANKARA : At least 78 Palestinians were killed and 104 others injured in the last 24 hours as Israel continued its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, the territory's Health Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said in a statement that Israeli forces committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip in the past …
(2024-03-08). Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Invade Rafah, Rejects 'International Pressure'. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Israel would continue its slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza despite "international pressure" and said Israeli forces would invade the southern city of Rafah, which is packed with 1.5 million Palestinians. "Today, I want to tell you tell you clearly: The IDF will continue to operate against all …
(2024-03-08). Houthis: fate of detained British ship's crew solely in Hamas' hands. albawaba.com ALBAWABA: According to a top official in the Hamas military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, Ansar Allah, known as the Houthis. have given them the dossier of a detained ship, according to a top commander inside the Hamas military branch, Al-Qassam Brigades, who spoke with Al-Jazeera. This revelation coincides with heightened Red Sea tensions, as Ansar Allah has escalated its actions recently, alleging Israeli plans to attack Rafah in southern Gaza and continue their siege.The commander of Hamas stated that Ansar Allah contacted Hamas to inquire about possible middlemen for the crew's release from the ship. Notably, Ans…
(2024-03-08). Israel's blocking of aid to Gaza is a weapon in its brutal war against Palestinians. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has defied ICJ's interim verdict as well as a UN Security Council resolution calling for increased access to aid. It has instead deliberately blocking aid, causing a massive humanitarian crisis in Gaza…
(2024-03-08). Mar 8, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Daniel Franàßois-Esprit Auber — Overture (La Sirene) The undiagnosed malignancy at the core of our system is now out in the open, by Alex Krainer Europe Is in Danger of Falling Asleep in Peace and Waking Up in War, by Hugo Dionísio The United States and Israel as International Outliers, Outlaws and Losers, by Daniel Warner Pretending The US Can't Just Drive Aid Into Gaza, by Caitlin Johnstone Israeli channels air snuff videos featuring systematic torture of Palestinians, by Jonathan Ofir Hamas' Official Account, by As'ad AbuKhalil Biden's Bogus Ceasefire Shenanigans, by Kevin Barr…
(2024-03-08). Protesters Blocked Traffic Outside White House Before Biden's State of the Union. truthout.org Hundreds of protesters blocked traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue outside of the White House in Washington D.C. on Thursday evening to demonstrate against the Biden administration's refusal to demand a permanent Israeli ceasefire in Gaza. The protesters, numbering around 500 in total, rallied prior to President Joe Biden's departure for the U.S. Capitol, where he was set to deliver the State of the… |
(2024-03-08). Labor must listen to 81% saying ceasefire. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-08). Aotearoa: NZ news media under fire for 'bias, propaganda' in Gaza coverage. greenleft.org.au 
Aotearoa/New Zealand news media came under fire at a Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza with speakers condemning what they said was pro-Israeli "bias" and "propaganda", reports Pacific Media Watch.
(2024-03-08). Friday 3/8: Castro Valley: District 14 Rally for a Permanent & Immediate Ceasefire in Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Eric Swalwell's District Office | 20990 Redwood Rd | Castro Valley, CA…
(2024-03-08). Air-Dropped Aid Crushes 5 Palestinians to Death in Gaza. news.antiwar.com The parachutes of air-dropped pallets of aid failed, causing the large objects to plummet to the ground in northern Gaza, killing five. The US and several other countries have dropped a token amount of aid onto northern Gaza because Israel is only allowing a trickle of aid to enter the Strip by land. A witness …
(2024-03-08). Democracy Now! 2024-03-08 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for March 08, 2024; Katrina vanden Heuvel: Biden's Domestic Agenda — Taxes, Reproductive Rights — Undermined by Foreign Policy; Biden's SOTU on Gaza: Israeli Daughter of Freed Hostage & Palestinian American Professor Respond | Headlines for March 08, 2024; Katrina vanden Heuvel: Biden's Domestic Agenda — Taxes, Reproductive Rights — Undermined by Foreign Policy; Biden's SOTU on Gaza: Israeli Daughter of Freed Hostage & Palestinian American Professor Respond…
(2024-03-08). Stop the Worsening UNDERCOUNT of Palestinian Casualties in Gaza. counterpunch.org 
Since the Hamas raid penetrated the multi-tiered Israeli border security on October 7, 2023 (an unexplained collapse of Israel's defensive capabilities), 2.3 million utterly defenseless Palestinians in the tiny crowded Gaza enclave have been on the receiving end of over 65,000 bombs/missiles plus non-stop tank shelling and snipers. The extreme right-wing Netanyahu regime has enforced
(2024-03-08). Iraqi resistance targets Rosh Pina airport with drone. albawaba.com The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has announced its second attack, targeting a military barracks at Rosh Pina Airport, an Israeli airport located in Rosh Pinna, near the Safed-Hatzor-Rosh Pina Industrial Park, in the occupied territories. The attack was carried out using a drone and is said to be in support of the people in Gaza.This comes after a pause in activities last month following an attack on an American base in Jordan, resulting in casualties among American soldiers. In response, the US launched airstrikes on Iranian-backed armed group sites in Iraq and Syria. The resumption of attacks by the Islamic Resist…
(2024-03-08). Biden offers 'temporary port' for Gaza as he doubles down on support for Israel. thecradle.co
(2024-03-08). Israeli historian: Post-October 7 marks the end of Zionism. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Professor Ilan Pappe, an Israeli historian, recently voiced serious concerns to the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on Israel's continuous military attacks on Gaza.Pappe described these events as perhaps "the darkest moment" for the Palestinian people and issued a warning that they might represent a turning point in Palestinian history. He underlined that history might remember that the current events mark the beginning of the Zionist project's demise.Speaking on the circumstances, Pappe emphasized how brutal and vicious these endeavors may become, especially when they encounter existential issu…
(2024-03-08). Gaza: 83 Palestinians killed, 143 injured by Israeli bombardments in last 24 hours. muslimnews.co.uk Gaza City, (Al Jazeera, Wafa, OCHA): At least 83 Palestinians were killed and 143 others injured in Israeli indiscriminate bombings in Gaza in the last 24 hours according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza. 30,800 Palestinians have been killed and 72,298 others injured, by Israeli bombings in Gaza since 7 October according to …
(2024-03-08). Cut From the Same Cloth: The United States and Israel in Palestine. counterpunch.org 
Revolutionaries in Iran in the 1970s referred to the United States as the "Great Satan" and to its ally, Israel, as the "little Satan." The truth of their rallying cry resounds today as Israel executes, unimpeded, its scorched earth policy in Gaza. The Israeli war on Gaza has been oiled by the military, financial and
(2024-03-08). 'We are the masters of the house': Israeli channels air snuff videos featuring systematic torture of Palestinians. mronline.org 
Israeli TV channels aired a number of reports showing the torture and humiliation of Palestinians in Israeli prisons. The videos are consumed by the Israeli public as entertainment, revealing the sadism of Israeli society.
(2024-03-08). Community leaders call on Albanese to isolate apartheid Israel, scrap weapons deals. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-08). Scott Ritter & Larry Johnson: Israel is LOSING the War as IDF Cruelty Exposes Battlefield Weakness. thealtworld.com Former US Marine Corps Officer and UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter and former CIA Analyst Larry Johnson discuss their reactions to Israel's military incursion and how the crimes being committed by the IDF expose its weaknesses.
(2024-03-08). Canada: Week of blockades, protests spotlights complicity, weapons sales to Israel. greenleft.org.au 
Palestine solidarity activists blockaded major arms manufacturing companies across Canada, reinforcing growing calls for an immediate embargo on the country's arms sales to Israel, reports Jeff Shantz.
(2024-03-08). Hezbollah escalates attacks, Israel responds: Southern Lebanon tensions rise. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Hezbollah fighters have claimed responsibility for multiple attacks in Southern Lebanon. They targeted the Ruwaisat al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese Kfar Shuba hills and achieved a direct hit. Additionally, Hezbollah launched two unmanned drones to attack the Maale Golan barracks and targeted a force of enemy soldiers in the Metula colony, resulting in casualties.In response, Israeli artillery shelled the vicinity of the town of Kafr Shuba and conducted raids in the Wadi Al-Azziya area, both in southern Lebanon. The situation is rapidly escalating, with Hezbollah launching one of its heaviest missi…
(2024-03-08). Formulating an Anarchist Approach to the So-Called "Israeli-Palestinian" Conflict. itsgoingdown.org An anarchist analysis of the occupation in Palestine and a visioning of what an anarchist non-state solution might look like. It's called the "Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" as if it is a clash between rival ethnic groups over religion, territory, or some combination thereof. Even if the media has wanted to paint it this way, that is…
(2024-03-08). Israel's 'Peace' Offer to Opponent in Effect Says—I'll Eliminate You. You Release Hostages, After This I'll Eliminate You. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-08). The Right to Exist? counterpunch.org 
The state of Israel has no right to exist. I believe that statement to be a fact based purely on the concept of right and wrong, but just try saying it out loud in any corner of this country and you would think that you'd said it on the streets of Tel Aviv. People who
(2024-03-08). Israel Didn't Even Try to Defend the Legality of Its Occupation to World Court. truthout.org
(2024-03-08). PEC Expresses Grief over the Demise of two Bangladeshi Reporters. pressenza.com 
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses profound grief over the demise of two Bangladeshi journalists in a devastating fire that took place in Dhaka. The carnage on 29 February 2024 snatched away the lives of at least 46 people including Abhishruti Shastri and Tusar Hawlader, both of whom worked for Dhaka-based online media outlet Thereport. live. The colleagues and family members identified the bodies of Abhishruti and Tusar at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue. Abhishruti Shastri. Tusar Hawlader | "It's shocking that two young reporters had to lose their l…
(2024-03-08). Hospitals, med schools crack down on Palestine advocacy. breachmedia.ca Immediate suspensions, harsh repercussions plague healthcare workers advocating for Palestine.
(2024-03-08). Severe ME patient Millie's sister tells the Canary the situation is 'heartbreaking'. thecanary.co A young woman who lives with severe ME is still being dangerously neglected by an NHS hospital — despite interventions, media coverage, a petition, and social media uproar. The situation is such that her sister has told the Canary her family are concerned she is "declining daily" — and that the situation is "heartbreaking". What …
(2024-03-08). About US$6 billion to be allocated for infrastructure projects in Iran. tvbrics.com 
Next year's budget will increase by 18 per cent…
(2024-03-08). India exceeds coal production and shipment targets. tvbrics.com 
For the period April 2023 to February 2024, production was 126.80 million metric tonnes…
(2024-03-08). North Korea showcases nuclear & missile arsenal amid US-South Korea provocations. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – North Korea displayed its armaments during an artillery drill as a show of force in retaliation to the joint military drill between the US and South Korea. With North Korea's artillery systems potentially dangerous and potentially causing large civilian casualties in the case of an assault, analysts have warned that this move has increased tensions in the region.The Ministry of Defense in North Korea has strongly condemned the joint exercise, called "Freedom Shield Exercise," calling it "provocative" and "reckless." On a visit to a military base in the western part of the nation, North Korean leader Ki…
(2024-03-08). Thanks To The Migrants For Sharing Music And Food, etc… indybay.org Thanks To The Art, Culture, Music, Food, and Grace Shared By The Migrants Coming To America! The Painting On My Wall, Is Called "The Woman With The Yellow and Green Hair."
(2024-03-08). Saturday 3/9: The Healthcare Struggles In East Palestine and The Lessons Of The Rail Derailment. indybay.org To Join The Event: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrc–vqTMvE9OYlDpZLhstf_5wSW0yk4JP?fbclid=IwAR2UuNsQEGLzJp1uYzWIA9pTxqpl8wmaWheP3KRa0vvRu1ftRJFP7YZ2DwA#/registration…
(2024-03-08). Five British Special Forces arrested for incident in Syria two years ago. thealtworld.com The global clandestine operations of British special forces are in violation of international law | Recent reports in the The soldiers remain on active duty and are claiming that the individual posed a threat and "intended to carry out a suicide" attack. The incident is alleged to have taken place two years ago. | Unsur…
(2024-03-08). PMPI General Assembly: "TWENTY: Transformative Work on Environment and Nature's Rights Through the Years" Day 2. pressenza.com 
Bacolod, Western Visayas, Philippines — On March 5, 2024, more than two hundred organizations, including faith-based groups, NGOs, and people's organizations nationwide, participated in the second day of the 7th Philippine Misereor Partnership Incorporated (PMPI) General Assembly. | Most. Rev. Cosme Damian R. Almedilla, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Butuan, who celebrated the mass, took off from the gospel on forgiveness and highlighted that if God always forgives, people can ultimately forgive. Still, he warned that nature might not be able to forgive if humans continue to harm them and violate their rig…
(2024-03-08). International Criminal Court: a Puppet Institution. orinocotribune.com By Nikolay Sofinskiy — Mar 6, 2024 | In recent years the International Criminal Court (ICC) has definitely become a politicized and malleable tool in the hands of several Western states in their fight against governments pursuing sovereign policies. The ICC's attempts to position itself as an institution acting on behalf of the entire international community and not on its own behalf are absolutely unfounded. More than one-third of the UN member states representing more than half of the world's population (including Russia, China, India, the United States, etc.) are not members of the ICC. | In the last ten…
(2024-03-08). In Numbers: Passenger trips on Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway hit 2m. ecns.cn The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first of its kind in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has transported more than 2 million passengers in total, said China Railway International Limited on Sunday.
(2024-03-08). Hong Kong-U.S. trade still flourishing. ecns.cn In a testament to their enduring partnership, Hong Kong and the U.S. have forged a "robust" trade relationship over the past year.
(2024-03-08). Opposition parties stage protest against CAA ahead of PM's visit to Assam. muslimmirror.com Guwahati : Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Assam on Friday on a two-day visit, opposition parties staged a protest in Kaliabor in Nagaon district against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The sit-in by the 16-member United Opposition Forum, Assam (UOFA) was held near Kaziranga, where the PM is scheduled to spend the …
(2024-03-08). Saturday 3/9: Folsom: Rally & March for Palestine. indybay.org Folsom Palladio | corner of East Bidwell and Iron Point | Folsom, CA…
(2024-03-08). The CUNY PSC Must Organize for Palestine. leftvoice.org
(2024-03-08). More Than Half a Million People (5 Lakh) Evicted in India in 2023: Report. orinocotribune.com The majority of evictions (58.7%) were conducted under the pretext of 'slum' clearance, 'encroachment' removal, or 'city beautification' initiatives, while other reasons included infrastructure projects (35%), environmental projects (4.7%), and disaster management efforts (0.7%). | The Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), in its latest report titled "Forced Evictions in India: 2022 & 2023," This report, the sixth in a series of annual publications by HLRN…
(2024-03-08). Nasser Mashni leads pro-Palestine march in Garramilla/Darwin. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-08). Friday 3/8: Free virtual screening of documentary film "Stitching Palestine" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-03-08). Community picket shuts down HTA weapon's facility. greenleft.org.au 
Activists established a community picket that stopped work at the Heat Treatment Australia factory in Campbellfield, Naarm/Melbourne for the entire day. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
(2024-03-08). 900 luxury watches go missing in a $13M scam. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Japanese authorities are on the hunt to return 900 luxurious worth $12.6 million to their 190 owners, as they were on a watch rental site called Toke Match before the site's owner, who is suspected of selling he loaned from an owner back in January, fled to Dubai as reported by local media.The Osaka-based site, Toke Match, was a rental site that would loan luxurious goods like premium Rolex, Omegas and Tag Heuers watches from wealthy individuals to clients. Operated by mother company, Neo Reverse, which had terminated the service by the end of Jan. and announced plans to return all watches to the…
(2024-03-08). Mondays with Mikie For A Free Palestine — Every Monday Starting March 11, Livingston NJ. fightbackbetter.com 
This is an amazing expansion of the already strong reach of the Soma collective . . . the capacity of…
(2024-03-08). For More Than 1000 Years, 800-1948, the Muslim Arab Was the Primary Demographic of Palestine from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-08). US Army intelligence analyst Korbein Schultz charged with selling military secrets to China for US$42,000. scmp.com Korbein Schultz was allegedly paid US$42,000 to provide information to an individual he believed lived in Hong Kong about US plans in the event Taiwan came under attack.
(2024-03-08). Is There a Journalism That Doesn't Love a War? counterpunch.org 
War, what is it good for? Well, the media for starters. Shortly after the Biden administration responded to the killing of three American soldiers in a drone attack on a base in Jordan by bombing 85 Iran-connected targets in Iraq and Syria, the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) asked in a headline: "Is the press dragging America to
(2024-03-08). Pakistan: 'Imran Khan has been the beneficiary of hatred towards the ruling parties'. greenleft.org.au 
Green Left's Federico Fuentes spoke to Pakistani socialist Ammar Ali Jan of the Haqooq-
(2024-03-08). Notorious Venezuelan Gang Leader Killed in Police Operation. orinocotribune.com One of Venezuela's ten most wanted criminals, Deiber Johan González, leader of the criminal gang Carlos Capa, was killed in a police operation. | The incident occurred during a police operation carried out on Thursday, March 7, in Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda state. | Officers from the Bolivarian National Police (PNB), Miranda state police (Polimiranda), and the Scientific, Criminal and Criminalistic Investigation Corps (CICPC) were part of the deployment that surrounded Carlos Capa's main hideout. The special deployment was launched by the Venezuelan Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace after receiving informatio…
(2024-03-08). Families for Palestine: 'It is vital to keep pressuring the PM'. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-08). Sunday 3/10: Monterey Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Windows on the Bay Park, Del Monte Beach | Monterey, CA…
(2024-03-08). Tuesday 3/12: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…
(2024-03-08). Discarding Old Theories on the Path to Finding the First Humans Outside Africa. counterpunch.org 
When I began studying human prehistory in the mid-1990s, little did I know that I would witness a paradigm shift in our understanding of when the first humans settled in Western Eurasia firsthand. At the time, I was preparing my master's thesis about the stone tools from the Caune de l'Arago cave, an Acheulian site situated in the picturesque
(2024-03-08). First-ever 3D printed Mosque built in Saudi Arabia. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – 3D printing has recently witnessed an extraordinary milestone and made headlines across the Middle East after a mosque in Saudi Arabia became the first-ever to be built fully using 3D printing technology! According to Saraya, the mosque in question was named after the late Abdulaziz Abdullah Sharbatly and was 3D printed in Jeddah under the Al-Jawhara project. The project was first initiated by a businesswoman called Wajannat Muhammad Abdel Wahed as a tribute to her late husband and the mosque took around six months to finish where a total of four printers were used to build it by China's Guanli on an e…
(2024-03-08). Is There a Journalism That Doesn't Love a War? counterpunch.org War, what is it good for? Well, the media for starters. Shortly after the Biden administration responded to the killing of three American soldiers in a drone attack on a base in Jordan by bombing 85 Iran-connected targets in Iraq and Syria, the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) asked in a headline: "Is the press dragging America to
(2024-03-08). Bill Gates is "inspired" by digital ID and smart farming projects in India. expose-news.com Bill Gates spent four days in India meeting with political leaders, government officials, scientists, "philanthropists" and others. According to Gates, The Gates Foundation funds more work in India than in any other …
(2024-03-08). More Than Half a Million People Evicted in India in 2023: Report. orinocotribune.com The Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), in its latest report titled "Forced Evictions in India: 2022 & 2023," This report, the sixth in a series of annual publications by HLRN on evictions, highlights a significant surge in the number of home demolitions in India between 2022 and 2023, particularly impacting the poor and marginalised populations. | Over this period, more than 150,000 houses were demolished by Indian authorities, resulting in the forceful…
(2024-03-08). Australia pushes anti-China campaign at ASEAN summit. wsws.org While paying lip service to the need for "guardrails" and "dialogue," the Australian government sought to line up the southeast Asian nations against China.
(2024-03-08). Electricity disconnected to over one million Sri Lankans amid soaring tariffs. wsws.org Sri Lankans currently pay some of the highest electricity bills in South Asia, according to recent survey by the Verité Research agency think tank.
(2024-03-08). Depreciating ringgit creating political problems for Malaysian government. wsws.org The fall in the ringgit, growing national debt, and the rising cost of living are all having a serious impact on the stability of Malaysia's ruling coalition.
(2024-03-08). Suman más de 9.000 las mujeres asesinadas por Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net De los cerca de dos millones de palestinos que salieron de sus hogares en Gaza, al menos la mitad son mujeres.
(2024-03-08). Unos tres muertos por ataque yemení contra barco en mar Rojo. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios internacionales, se trata de las primeras muertes desde que iniciaron las agresiones desde Yemen.
(2024-03-08). Seis personas de Sri Lanka fueron asesinadas en Canadá. telesurtv.net El homicidio múltiple fue ocasionado por un joven de 19 años que era amigo de la familia asesinada.
(2024-03-08). China: agresión a Gaza es una vergàºenza para la civilización. telesurtv.net El canciller chino calificó la agresión israelí como "una tragedia para la humanidad".
(2024-03-08). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Suman cinco meses de ataques constantes de las fuerzas sionistas contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania, en medio de la parálisis de la ONU y el apoyo occidental al genocidio.
(2024-03-08). Sube a 30.878 cifra de asesinados por ataques israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net En las últimas 24 horas se reportaron 78 muertos y 104 heridos como resultado de ocho masacres de las fuerzas israelíes.
(2024-03-08). Omán condena construcción de asentamientos israelíes en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Omán califica la decisión de Israel como "una nueva y flagrante violación de las normas del derecho internacional".
(2024-03-08). New "Kibbutz" at Israeli Embassy. indybay.org For the past ten days at the Israeli Embassy, peaceful human rights activists have erected and maintained a presence 24/7 outside of the compound bedecked with numerous Palestinian flags, signs, banners and a memorial dedicated to Aaron Bushnell who last month immolated himself in protest over the war in Gaza whose last words were "Free Palestine."
(2024-03-08). In Bangladesh, globalization results in hardship for women workers. cadtm.org
(2024-03-08). Feminist Movements In Pakistan: Challenges and Struggles. cadtm.org Asma Aamir writes about the Pakistani feminist movements history and current practices, their challenges and ways forward. This article is an edited version of her speech in the 13th International Meeting of the World March of Women, which happened in October 2023, in Ankara, Turkey.
| I would like to talk about Pakistan, a country that has not a secular State, like Turkey and others. It is officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, run by the federal and provincial governments, following (…) | – |
(2024-03-08). In Sri Lanka women are the principal victims of the IMF and of microfinance. cadtm.org
(2024-03-08). Trying to understand the genocidal drift of Israeli society! cadtm.org
(2024-03-08). In 9 Charts: India's Growing Debt Problem Has 'Crisis-Like Symptoms'. cadtm.org
(2024-03-08). Pakistan: Squeezed between IMF programmes and political repression, young people are leaving the country. cadtm.org
(2024-03-08). At least 6 martyrs, including 2 children, in Israeli strike on wetsern Rafah: Palestinian sources. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-03-08). US Activists Call to Stop Genocide in Gaza, Set up Palestinian 'Settlement' near Israeli Embassy. english.almanar.com.lb 
US activists set up a "settlement" in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC to protest the brutal war on Gaza and the oppression against Palestinians in the West Bank. US media reported on Wednesday that activists lined the Israeli embassy with Palestinian flags and banners condemning Gaza genocide. US activists set up Palestinian …
(2024-03-08). Day 154: Palestinian Resistance Continues Heroically Confronting Israeli Aggression on Gaza (Video). english.almanar.com.lb 
In light of the failure of the political initiatives aimed at concluding a ceasefire in Gaza before the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Zionist enemy continued committing more massacres against the civilians in the Strip. In this context, the Palestinian health ministry reported that the Israeli enemy committed 8 massacres against the …
(2024-03-08). Al-Qassam Brigades says fighters targeted headquaters of Israeli command with two anti-personnel shells fired from a drone over Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-03-08). Heavy Israeli artillery fire on refugee camps in central Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2024-03-08). Number of martyrs as Israeli occupation residential area in Al-Qarara in Gaza's Khan Younis. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-03-08). Israeli media: 3 injuries in a dual attack on a military position near Homesh. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-03-08). Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon: Israeli warplanes carry out strike on the southern town of Bar'ashit. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-03-08). Hezbollah fighters strike a deployment of Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of Al-Raheb site with artillery shells: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-03-08). Hamas' Hamdan: We Are Not Fighting Alone, Victory is Closer than Ever. english.almanar.com.lb 
Top Hamas representative in Lebanon Osama Hamdan told Al-Manar on Thursday that the Palestinian resistance is not fighting alone and that the Axis of Resistance is offering all forms of support. In an interview with Al-Manar's Panorama Today, Hamdan stressed that the "victory is closer than ever." "What we are receiving from the battlefield is …
(2024-03-08). #IWD2024: Jordan radio show honours Gaza's 'women martyrs'. newarab.com 
(2024-03-08). IWD: Israeli soldiers' obsession with Gaza women's underwear. newarab.com 
In the half light of a Gaza neighbourhood "I swear," one of them says to the camera, "Palestinian women are the sluttiest in the world." | Amidst all the
(2024-03-08). Israel continues Gaza siege as famine deaths rise. newarab.com 
After months of warnings over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel's bombardment, offensives and siege, Palestinian children are starting to die in the enclave. | Hunger is At least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration at the north's Kamal Adwan and Shifa hospitals, according to the Health Ministry. Most of the dead are children, including ones as old as 15…
(2024-03-08). Gal Gadot told to think of Gaza mothers after new baby birth. newarab.com 
Israeli-born actress Gal Gadot has announced the birth of her fourth child, a daughter, in an Instagram post, but her account immediately received hundreds of comments reminding her of the plight of Gadot shared the news on her Instagram account Wednesday, posting a photo of herself and her husband, Jaron Varsano, with the newborn. The b…
(2024-03-08). Biden warns Israel not to use Gaza aid as 'bargaining chip'. newarab.com 
US President Using his annual State of the Union address to deliver some of his strongest comments yet about the five-month-long war, Biden als…
(2024-03-08). Hezbollah fire-testing Israel's Iron Dome to learn weakness. newarab.com 
Israeli intelligence sources report that Lebanese militant group According to an Israe…
(2024-03-08). 27 Palestinians died in Israeli jails since 7 October. newarab.com 
(2024-03-08). Iran to unload crude from seized tanker Advantage Sweet. newarab.com 
(2024-03-08). India's Modi to visit Kashmir, first time since 2019. newarab.com 
Prime Minister Modi's government stripped the
(2024-03-08). Irish-Iraqi activist Eljuboori released with charges dropped. newarab.com 
An Irish- The Irish Department of…
(2024-03-08). US, Turkey kick off talks to explore improving ties. newarab.com 
The Senior US and Turkish officials are set to meet at the State Department for several rounds of talks focusing on topics spanning…
(2024-03-07). Palestine: Genocide, Colonialism, & Feminist Liberation, Fri March 8 1pm Register Now for Webinar. fightbackbetter.com teachingpalestine Register at this link: bit.ly/PalestineIWD Please join us on Friday, March 8, at 10am PST/1pm EST/8pm Palestine for "Palestine:…