Monthly Archives: January 2023

2023-01-30: News Headlines

Juan Cole (2023-01-30). Israeli Squatters go wild in Israeli-Occupied Palestinian West Bank, attacking Palestinians, Cars, Shops and Olive Orchards. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; On Saturday evening and Sunday, the Israeli-Occupied Palestinian West Bank descended into an orgy of violence on the part of militant Israeli squatters on private Palestinian land, with the Palestine Authority recording 144 squatter attacks, according to Kamil Ibrahim, reporting from Jerusalem for al-Ra'i. Each act of vandalism or violence …

Staff (2023-01-30). Papa Francisco insta a los gobiernos de Israel y Palestina a buscar caminos hacia la paz. cubadebate.cu "Hago un llamamiento a los dos Gobiernos y a la comunidad internacional para que encuentren, inmediatamente y sin demora, otros caminos, que incluyan el diálogo y la búsqueda sincera de la paz", declaró Francisco al dirigirse a los fieles reunidos en la Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano.

Juan Cole (2023-01-30). Israeli Squatters go wild in Israeli-Occupied Palestinian West Bank, attacking Palestinians, Cars, Shops and Olive Orchards. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; On Saturday evening and Sunday, the Israeli-Occupied Palestinian West Bank descended into an orgy of violence on the part of militant Israeli squatters on private Palestinian land, with the Palestine Authority recording 144 squatter attacks, according to Kamil Ibrahim, reporting from Jerusalem for al-Ra'i. Each act of vandalism or violence …

Staff (2023-01-30). Papa Francisco insta a los gobiernos de Israel y Palestina a buscar caminos hacia la paz. cubadebate.cu "Hago un llamamiento a los dos Gobiernos y a la comunidad internacional para que encuentren, inmediatamente y sin demora, otros caminos, que incluyan el diálogo y la búsqueda sincera de la paz", declaró Francisco al dirigirse a los fieles reunidos en la Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-30). Fuerzas de ocupación israelíes asesinan a palestino en Hebrón. telesurtv.net Suman 35 los palestinos asesinados en lo que va de año 2023, en medio de la ofensiva militar de Israel contra la población civil en los territorios ocupados.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-30). Papa Francisco pide a Israel y Palestina buscar el camino de la paz. telesurtv.net El papa Francisco instó también a la comunidad internacional encontrar "sin demora" otras vías que incluyan el diálogo para frenar la "espiral de muerte" en ambos territorios.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-30). Dos palestinos mueren en menos de 24 horas por ataques israelíes. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes mataron a tiros el domingo al palestino Karam Ali Salman, de la localidad de Qusin, al oeste de Nablus.

teleSUR, odr, JDO (2023-01-30). Rechazan ataques israelíes contra palestinos en Jerusalén Este. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Expatriados rechaza recientes medidas de fuerza de Tel Aviv para eliminar la resistencia palestina ante la agresividad de los ocupantes.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-30). Reports: Airstrikes Hit Refrigerator Trucks on Syria-Iraq Border. news.antiwar.com Airstrikes targeting a convoy of trucks launched by unidentified aircraft were reported on the Syria-Iraq border on Sunday. According to The Times of Israel, Syria's Sham FM radio station and other local media reports said six refrigerator trucks were hit. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) also reported six refrigerator trucks were targeted …

WSWS (2023-01-30). Israeli drones, warplanes strike Iran and Syria. wsws.org Israel appeared to be targeting nonnuclear Iranian military activities in both countries, in strikes closely coordinated with the US government.

Juan Cole (2023-01-29). Netanyahu Proposes More Guns to Solve Israeli-Palestinian Violence as Tit-for-Tat Attacks Multiply. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; Although violence between Israelis and Palestinians only rose to the level of being covered by cable television news on Saturday, ever since Binyamin Netanyahu returned as prime minister in the company of the fascist Religious Zionism and Jewish Power blocs in late December there has been a low-intensity civil war. …

Middle East Monitor (2023-01-29). Thomas Friedman shows that liberal Jews have no Reason left to defend Israel. juancole.com By Nasim Ahmed ( Middle east Monitor ) &#1 ; I watched the recent discussion between Thomas Friedman and Peter Beinart with great interest. Friedman, a New York Times columnist and arguably the journalist who has most shaped the US debate over Israel-Palestine in recent decades, was invited onto Beinart's podcast to talk about Zionism, the …

SouthFront5 (2023-01-29). Palestinian Gunman Kills Seven People In Occupied East Jerusalem Attack. southfront.org Late on January 27, a Palestinian gunman killed seven people near a synagogue in the East Jerusalem Neve Yaakov neighborhood before being fatally shot, in what appears to be a response to a deadly Israeli military operation in the West Bank that took place day earlier. | The Israeli police said that the gunmen arrived by car to the neighborhood and opened fire at people outside the synagogue and other passersby. He then fled the scene by car toward the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit…

Staff (2023-01-29). 29 January, NYC: NYC Stands with Jenin! Vigil and Rally in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. samidoun.net > "NYC Stands With Jenin" Vigil & Rally When: Sunday January 29th at 2: 00 pm Where: 72nd St. & 5th Ave. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn More Palestinians have been killed in 2023 than there have been days in the year. On Thursday alone 9 Palestinians were murdered in Jenin during an invasion by zionist forces, bringing the total number …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-29). Joven palestino muere tras ser herido por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net El deceso del joven palestino se produce cuando en Jerusalén se han registrado dos ataques en las últimas 24 horas; uno en una sinagoga, y otro este sábado en la calle.

Victoria Torres (2023-01-29). Venezuela Condemns Massacre of Palestinians (+Communiqué). orinocotribune.com On Friday, January 27, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing its total condemnation of the massacre carried out by the Israeli military on January 26, in which nine Palestinians were killed with live ammunition. | These systematic attacks against the Palestinian people demonstrate the complete lack of respect for human dignity of the apartheid state's current regime led by Benjamin Netanyahu. | Below is an unoffi…

Anonymous767 (2023-01-29). Military Situation In Syria On January 29, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On January 29, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On January 29, Al-Bab Police dismantled an explosive device that was planted in the car of a judge in the city | On January 29, a civilian named Ghassan Yahya al-Amarin was killed by unknown gunmen in Nawa city | On January 28, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Tufahiya area | On January 28, the IDF killed…

SouthFront5 (2023-01-29). Israeli Army Says It Foiled Infiltration Attempt From Syria, Killed Gunman. southfront.org On January 29, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had foiled an infiltration attempt in the occupied Golan Heights from Syria's direction. | In a statement, the army said that soldiers monitoring surveillance cameras spotted the two gunmen crossing the separation line with Syria and approaching Israel's "security fence" near the settlement of Haspin. | "Soldiers were dispatched to the scene and opened fire in accordance with standard operating procedures," the IDF said, adding that one of the gunmen…

Steven Sahiounie (2023-01-29). The West Bank: To End the Violence, Israel Must End the Occupation. globalresearch.ca

Tamara Nassar (2023-01-29). Settlers, army go on revenge rampage in West Bank. electronicintifada.net EU endorses deadly Israeli raid on Jenin that set violence spiralling.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-29). Report: Israel Was Behind Drone Attack on Iranian Military Facility. news.antiwar.com The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that Israel was behind an overnight drone inside Iran that targeted a military facility in the city of Isfahan. Iranian authorities said three small quadcopter drones targeted a munitions factory in Isfahan and that its air defenses shot down one drone. The other two exploded above the building, …

americanthinker (2023-01-29). Neo-Hasidic New Age Necromancy. americanthinker.com In The Offering, earnest and well-meaning Jewish filmmakers Hank Hoffman and Jonathan Yunger conjure up a demon in order to show that Hasidic communities are more relatable than most Jews and non-Jews think. Unfortunately, they lost control of their demon, and the Hasidic community as they depict it comes across as ill-equipped to face both death and life.

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2023-01-29: News Headlines

Middle East Monitor (2023-01-29). Thomas Friedman shows that liberal Jews have no Reason left to defend Israel. juancole.com By Nasim Ahmed ( Middle east Monitor ) &#1 ; I watched the recent discussion between Thomas Friedman and Peter Beinart with great interest. Friedman, a New York Times columnist and arguably the journalist who has most shaped the US debate over Israel-Palestine in recent decades, was invited onto Beinart's podcast to talk about Zionism, the …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-29). Joven palestino muere tras ser herido por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net El deceso del joven palestino se produce cuando en Jerusalén se han registrado dos ataques en las últimas 24 horas; uno en una sinagoga, y otro este sábado en la calle.




_____ (2023-01-28). Facebook's Jordana Cutler Appointed Head of Controversial Israeli Ministry, Sparking Censorship Fears. strategic-culture.org On Jan. 11, Israel's new minister of strategic affairs, Ron Dermer, named Facebook senior employee, Jordana Cutler, as the ministry's director general. The ministry is notorious for combatting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and promoting a positive image of Israel abroad. Yet with Cutler's biography and Facebook's history of censoring Palestinian content, experts and activists are sounding the alarm over the appointment.

Fight Back (2023-01-28). Saint Paul holds vigil in solidarity with victims of Jenin massacre. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – The anti-war organization Women Against Military Madness organized a vigil on Friday, January 27, in response to the recent massacre of Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp in occupied Palestine. Attendees held signs with the slogans "End U.S. aid to Israel" and "End Israeli apartheid," and chanted "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" The vigil was met with a positive reaction from the community. | Israeli Occupation Force soldiers entered the Jenin camp and opened fire, killing nine Palestinians, including one elderly woman, and wounding at least 20 others. The IOF soldiers the…

_____ (2023-01-28). Facebook's Jordana Cutler Appointed Head of Controversial Israeli Ministry, Sparking Censorship Fears. strategic-culture.org On Jan. 11, Israel's new minister of strategic affairs, Ron Dermer, named Facebook senior employee, Jordana Cutler, as the ministry's director general. The ministry is notorious for combatting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and promoting a positive image of Israel abroad. Yet with Cutler's biography and Facebook's history of censoring Palestinian content, experts and activists are sounding the alarm over the appointment.

Fight Back (2023-01-28). Saint Paul holds vigil in solidarity with victims of Jenin massacre. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – The anti-war organization Women Against Military Madness organized a vigil on Friday, January 27, in response to the recent massacre of Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp in occupied Palestine. Attendees held signs with the slogans "End U.S. aid to Israel" and "End Israeli apartheid," and chanted "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" The vigil was met with a positive reaction from the community. | Israeli Occupation Force soldiers entered the Jenin camp and opened fire, killing nine Palestinians, including one elderly woman, and wounding at least 20 others. The IOF soldiers the…

kzorinoco (2023-01-28). ALBA-TCP Condemns Murder of Palestinians by Israeli Forces. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-28). Condenan ataque de tropas israelíes contra palestinos en Yenín. telesurtv.net Cancillerías de Irán, Egipto y Siria exigen responsabilizar a Israel por sus crímenes contra palestinos. Suman 30 los asesinados en 2023.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-28). Daily Round-Up | Israel strikes Gaza a day after deadly raid in West Bank, and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, France's decision to further scale down its military presence in Africa, protests in Peru, and the ICC's decision to resume investigation in the Philippines…

_____ (2023-01-28). Israel's Dangerous Challenge To Al-Aqsa Threatens World Peace. popularresistance.org The Jordanian Ambassador to the State of Israel was recently denied entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem — the third-holiest site in Islam. This is an incident that is so severe and so dangerous that not only the Jordanian government but the entire Arab and Muslim world — as well as the West — should have reprimanded Israel severely. The governments of Israel and Jordan decided to downplay this incident, but there must be no mistake; it marks a dangerous new development for the Holy Sanctuary, or Haram Al-Sharif, where the mosque sits. With this "incident," Israel — and particularly the ne…

Abigail Leibowitz (2023-01-28). A land where People are mowed down by Gunmen is not Free. juancole.com ( Washington Jewish Week) &#1 ; If Francis Scott Key were to rise from the dead and visit us, he would see the opposite of a "land of the free and the home of the brave. He would be horrified to see a country in which families celebrating the Lunar New Year, a major holiday in …

Michal Shteinberg, Sameer Kassem, Yochai Adir, Galit Livnat, Natalia Goldberg (2023-01-28). [Clinical Picture] An imaging pitfall: misdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism in a patient with advanced cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. thelancet.com A 37-year-old woman presented to our emergency room reporting chest pain and palpitations which had woken her up in the early hours of the morning. She was known to be homozygous for a rare and severe form of cystic fibrosis with a mutation, described among Jewish people of Georgian descent, in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator gene: Q359K/T360K. The patient had previous multisystem complications related to her cystic fibrosis—namely pancreatic insufficiency, chronic rhinosinusitis, and advanced bronchiectasis in the upper lung lobes (figure).

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