(2022-12-23). As NYT's Friedman Laments end of Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution, the Bantustan Alternative Looms. juancole.com Montreal (Special to Informed Comment)  ; In a New York Times Dec. 18, 2022, opinion piece, Thomas L. Friedman, echoing many other mainstream commentators, bemoans that Israel's aggressive settlement policies and growing religious nationalism "could bury the two-state solution and the one-state solution in the same grave." However, what Mr. Friedman and other commentators fail to …
(2022-12-23). Unholy Days and Nights in Bethlehem. indybay.org On December 3rd, amid joyous celebration, the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony took place in Manger Square in Bethlehem, Palestine. In just a few more days, Bethlehem will commemorate the day of Jesus' birth right in the very town where it happened. It is a holy, magical time of year for residents and visitors. We may picture a sleepy, picturesque town surrounded by hills, dotted with sheep, but the reality in the city of Bethlehem and its environs (the Bethlehem Governate) is much different.
(2022-12-23). The Lions' Den is Not a Fleeting Phenomenon: On Palestine's Looming Armed Revolt. scheerpost.com 
As Lions' Den insignias are now appearing in every Palestinian neighborhood throughout the Occupied Territories, the group has succeeded in branching out from a specific Nablus neighborhood — Al Qasaba — to become a collective Palestinian experience.
(2022-12-23). 23 December, Online: Ka Joma Lives: International Day of Tribute to Jose Maria Sison. samidoun.net 
Friday, 23 December 5: 00 pm central Europe (8 am Pacific, 11 am Eastern, 6 pm Palestine) Register on Zoom: bit.ly/KaJomaLivesHighestHonorTribute Ka Joma Lives: International Proletarian Revolutionary Leader, Theoretician, Teacher and Poet in the Service of the People Join this international day of tribute online (along with many international organisations, including Samidoun) to honor the life …
(2022-12-23). Tropas israelíes asesinan a futbolista palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El joven de 23 años, quien residía en Tubas, murió tras resultar herido por impactos de balas en la espalda y los pies.
(2022-12-23). Presidente chileno anuncia apertura de Embajada en Palestina. telesurtv.net Boric señaló que "vamos a abrir una Embajada durante nuestro Gobierno para darle la representación que corresponde".
(2022-12-23). New Israeli Gov't to un-ban Violent Racists from Parliament, and allow Discrimination against Women, Gays. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)  ; The new Israeli government, formed in the nick of time by incoming Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, is so morally compromised that even the country's right wing is visibly uncomfortable with the agreements made by Netanyahu to allow him to come back to power. Iconic among those concessions was Netanyahu's acquiescence …
(2022-12-23). Three Israeli Police Officers Wounded In Alleged Shooting & Ramming Attack Near Tel Aviv (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Early on December 23, three Israeli police officers were wounding after being rammed by a vehicle in an alleged attack…
(2022-12-23). Benjamín Netanyahu anuncia que formará gobierno en Israel. telesurtv.net Han pasado casi dos meses desde la quinta elección en los últimos tres años y medio, en la que el bloque de derecha ganó.
(2022-12-22). Zionist forces kill Palestinian youth during West Bank raid. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — The Zionist regime's forces killed a 23-year-old Palestinian soccer player in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
(2022-12-22). If the US Aim in Helping Ukraine is a Rules-Based International Order it must Condemn Israeli Annexation of Syria's Golan and Occupation of Palestine. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)  ; Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky's In framing the struggle as one to safeguard liberty and "international law," President Zelensky appe…
(2022-12-22). Chile planning to open embassy in Palestinian territories. tribune.com.pk 
President Gabriel Boric of Chile, whose country has the largest Palestinian population outside of the Middle East, said on Wednesday that he planned to open an embassy "in Palestine." | The announcement by the leftist president, who began his four-year term in March 2022, came at a Christmas ceremony for Chile's Palestinian community, estimated to be more than 300,000 strong. | "One of the decisions we have taken as a government, I think we have not yet made it public… is that we will raise the level of our official representation in Palestine," Boric said. "We will open an embassy under our government." | R…
(2022-12-22). How the Lions' Den is Changing the Resistance Model in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org 
Just when Israel, and even some Palestinians, began talking about the Lions' Den phenomenon in the past tense, a large number of fighters belonging to the newly-formed Palestinian group marched in the city of Nablus. Unlike the group's first appearance on September 2, the number of fighters who took part in the rally in the …
(2022-12-22). What I've Seen Of Ukraine's War Crimes Against Civilians In The Donbass Over The Past Few Months  ; Eva Barlett. southfront.org 
Eva Bartlett is an independent journalist with extensive experience in Syria and in the Gaza Strip, where she lived a…
(2022-12-22). Recent Israeli Attack On Syria Targeted Hezbollah Drone Unit, Iranian Headquarter — Report. southfront.org 
File image. | The recent Israeli attack on Syria targeted a drone unit of Lebanon's Hezbollah and a headquarters of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Al Arabiya TV reported on December 22, citing sources with knowledge on the matter. | The Saudi-owned news channel said that the attack, which took place on
(2022-12-22). Face the facts: Corbyn surrendered to Israel's smears. electronicintifada.net Leader of Britain's Labour Party enabled a fake anti-Semitism crisis.
(2022-12-22). Russia denounces Israeli regime's strikes on Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — Russia condemns the illegal air attacks on Syrian territory by the Israeli regime's Air Force, Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said at a session of the UN Security Council on Wednesday.
(2022-12-22). Iran arrests members of four Mossad-affiliated teams. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — Iran's Intelligence Ministry has identified and arrested the members of four operative teams linked to the Israeli regime's Mossad spy agency in the country.
(2022-12-22). Israel, Former Liberal Democracy, Is Now an Extremist Nuclear-armed State. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-22). If the US Wants to Help Ukraine, It Must First Condemn Israel. scheerpost.com 
The annexation of parts of Ukraine by Russia's Vladimir Putin that Mr. Zelensky and the Biden administration decried is no different from the Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights.