Daily Archives: January 24, 2023

2023-01-24: News Headlines

_____ (2023-01-24). Palestine under the yoke of Netanyahu's "new" government. journal-neo.org The visit of Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem has caused an uproar among Palestinians and in Arab and international circles. Even within Israel itself, it led to resentment because of the serious consequences the visit would have on stability in the Palestinian territories. Especially after …

Ken Blackman (2023-01-24). Labor must take a stand on Palestine. greenleft.org.au How can we prevail on Labor to admit that realpolitik is obscene as a frame for its Israel relations? How can we force it to see the Israeli colonising project as unacceptable in today's world, asks Ken Blackman?

Fight Back (2023-01-23). New York demands freedom for Palestinian prisoners. fightbacknews.org New York, NY — On Saturday January 21, New Yorkers rallied inside Grand Central Station for an emergency action called by Within Our Lifetime and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network as part of a global week of action. The crowd of 80 people honored the 15 Palestinians killed since the beginning of the New Year and demanded the freedom of all Palestinian prisoners, despite the New York Police Department's attempts to silence the rally. | The action began with chants demanding freedom for Palestine and an end to Zionist occupation. Posters and banners called attention to the specific cases of Ahm…

Middle East Monitor (2023-01-23). Netanyahu's claim of Jewish exclusivity in Palestine must be challenged. juancole.com By Iqbal Jassat | &#1 ; ( Middle East Monitor ) &#1 ; The defiant declaration by Benjamin Netanyahu that he is going to press ahead and complete Israel's colonial project in Palestine must be challenged by the world. Regardless of international law and conventions, his government is going to continue to defy them. Knowing full well …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-23). Over 100 countries condemn Israel's punitive measures against Palestinians following UNGA vote. mronline.org Following the UNGA resolution, Israel announced withholding of USD 39 million of Palestinian money, which is likely to cause further suffering and impact basic services delivery in the occupied territories.

teleSUR, MER (2023-01-23). Fuerzas de Israel destruyen estructuras palestinas en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Miembros del ejército de Israel llegaron con maquinaria pesada e irrumpieron en la zona para demoler dos edificios residenciales.

Unicorn Riot (2023-01-23). Ancient Antiquities Discovered in Palestine's Gaza Strip. unicornriot.ninja

Ali Abunimah (2023-01-23). EU says it's anti-Semitic to call Israel an apartheid state. electronicintifada.net Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell dismisses Amnesty International's findings.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-23). US, Israel Launch 'Most Significant' Military Drills in History in Message to Iran. news.antiwar.com On Monday, the US and Israel launched massive military drills, which one Pentagon official speaking to NBC News described as the "most significant exercise between the United States and Israel to date." The drills, dubbed Juniper Oak 23, will last until Friday and will involve about 6,400 US troops, 1,100 Israeli personnel, 142 different types …

Juan Cole (2023-01-23). Israel's Netanyahu Crumbles before Supreme Court demand he Fire Corrupt Minister, as AG considers Banning Netanyahu Too. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Carrie Keller-Lynn at The Times of Israel reports that at Sunday's Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was forced to fire his minister of health and the Interior, Aryeh Makhlouf Deri, who heads up the ultra-right-wing Shas Party. The move was forced on Netanyahu by Israel's Supreme Court, which holds Deri …

Miko Peled (2023-01-23). Israel's Hysterical Response to "Farha" Proves the Movie's Effectiveness. mintpressnews.com "Farha" doesn't even mention Israel, Jewish people, or Zionism, so why are Israeli officials demanding Netflix drop the movie and calling for a boycott of the streaming service?

PACBI (2023-01-23). Protests Around the World Urge New PUMA CEO to End Complicity in Israeli Apartheid. bdsmovement.net

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-23). Daily Round-Up | Third Belmarsh Tribunal held in Washington DC and more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Roundup, we take a look at testimonies from the third Belmarsh Tribunal held in Washington DC, the intensifying tussle for power between the government and the judiciary in Israel and why wrestlers in India are protesting against the sport's governing body in that country.

Staff (2023-01-23). Headlines for January 23, 2023. democracynow.org Suspected Gunman in Killing of 10 at L.A. County Dance Studio Found Dead , Germany Will "Not Stand in the Way" of Shipments of Battle Tanks to Ukraine, Over 200 Arrested as Peruvian Police Violently Raid University in Lima, Rights Groups Decry "Politically Motivated" Charges Against El Salvador Water Defenders , 100,000 March in Tel Aviv to Protest Far-Right Israeli Government , National Grid Failure Leaves 220 Million Without Power Across Pakistan, Canada to Pay $3 Billion to Settle Lawsuit over Residential School Abuses, Burkina Faso's Military Rulers Order French Troops to Depart,…

WSWS (2023-01-23). Mass protests grow against Israel's far-right government. wsws.org The numbers testify to the anger over the trajectory of the most right-wing government in Israel's history. However, the leading lights of the former "government of change" are seeking to maintain control, prioritizing the government's plans to weaken the High Court over broader social, economic and political issues.

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