Daily Archives: February 15, 2023

2023-02-15: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-02-15). Ohio cleaning up toxic train derailment. ecns.cn Photo shows the freight train carrying vinyl chloride, a colorless gas that burns easily and is produced industrially for its commercial uses derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., Feb. 6, 2023.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-02-15). Shin Bet Agents Brandish Weapons at Palestinian Protesters. orinocotribune.com By Richard Silverstein — Feb 2, 2023 | Armed Agents in Germany and Spain threaten to shoot Palestinian and Israeli protesters | On February 8th, a group of pro-Palestinian students at the Complutense University of Madrid

Staff (2023-02-15). Headlines for February 15, 2023. democracynow.org U.N. Aid Trucks Enter Earthquake-Stricken NW Syria as Combined Death Toll with Turkey Tops 41,000, U.N. Seeks $5.6 Billion for Ukraine War Relief as NATO Says Russia's Latest Offensive Is Underway, Israeli Soldier Attacks Palestinian Activist Issa Amro During Intv with Reporter Lawrence Wright, Biden Admin Withdraws Nomination of Human Rights Attorney for Condemning Israeli Apartheid, India Orders Search of BBC Offices After Release of Documentary Critical of Narendra Modi, Papuan Independence Fighters Hold New Zealand Pilot Hostage, Demand Freedom from Indonesia, New Zealand Minister Slams Inaction on Clim…

Tamara Nassar (2023-02-15). Palestinian prisoner dies after "medical neglect" electronicintifada.net Ahmad Abu Ali is the 235th Palestinian prisoner to die in Israeli custody since 1967.

Dr. Stephen Sizer (2023-02-15). "Palestinians are being attacked by Israeli settlers, and weapons are replacing stones." Interview with Dr. Stephen Sizer. globalresearch.ca

David Hill (2023-02-14). Railroad hunger for profits blasts Ohio community with massive dose of poisons. peoplesworld.org EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—A catastrophic derailment of 50 train cars on Feb. 3 has led to a mounting humanitarian and ecological disaster that continued to develop in the days since the crash. The immediate result of the wreck was an enormous fireball looming over the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania, necessitating the evacuation of at least …




Editor (2023-02-14). How Precision Scheduled railroading at Norfolk Southern caused a toxic Vinyl Chloride mushroom cloud over East Palestine, Ohio. mronline.org In this post, I will not cover what has been well-covered elsewhere: The derailment itself (50 cars, 20 of which carried toxic materials, 14 of those vinyl chloride), the subsquent fire, which burned for three days, the ultimate "controlled release" of the poisonous gas, the toxicity of vinyl chloride, the effects of the poison on locals, their pets, and their streams, or the arrest of the reporter who asked questions at Governor DeWine's presser.

Jim Miles (2023-02-14). "Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts": Feminism Inter/Nationalism and Palestine. globalresearch.ca

Michael F. Brown (2023-02-14). New York lawmakers want to write Palestinians out of history. electronicintifada.net Ritchie Torres and nine Republican colleagues showcase their anti-Palestinian racism as they lambaste New York state exam.

Middle East Monitor (2023-02-14). In 'War on Palestinians,' Israel 'legalises' Colonial Squatter Outposts in Palestine, causing further Irritation in Washington. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitors ) — Israel has "legalised" nine colonial outposts in the occupied West Bank, turning them into official settlements. The decision, which is said to be the first legalisation of such outposts by the Israeli government since 2012, has caused further irritation in Washington. According to Axios, in addition to the legalisation …

Miko Peled (2023-02-14). Israeli Far Right Ramping Up Violence Against Palestinian Prisoners, Human Rights Defenders. mintpressnews.com Israel is engaging in a strategy to "Judaize" East Jerusalem, the Galilee and the Naqab to make the areas more attractive to Jewish residents, with the hope of forcing Palestinians out.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-14). Daily Round-up | Polisario Front resumes armed struggle & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of the Polisario resolving to resume armed struggle against Moroccan occupying forces, talks between the Colombian government and the ELN, Palestine's bid for UN membership, and protests by health workers in Spain…

Editor (2023-02-14). How Precision Scheduled railroading at Norfolk Southern caused a toxic Vinyl Chloride mushroom cloud over East Palestine, Ohio. mronline.org In this post, I will not cover what has been well-covered elsewhere: The derailment itself (50 cars, 20 of which carried toxic materials, 14 of those vinyl chloride), the subsquent fire, which burned for three days, the ultimate "controlled release" of the poisonous gas, the toxicity of vinyl chloride, the effects of the poison on locals, their pets, and their streams, or the arrest of the reporter who asked questions at Governor DeWine's presser.

Jim Miles (2023-02-14). "Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts": Feminism Inter/Nationalism and Palestine. globalresearch.ca

Michael F. Brown (2023-02-14). New York lawmakers want to write Palestinians out of history. electronicintifada.net Ritchie Torres and nine Republican colleagues showcase their anti-Palestinian racism as they lambaste New York state exam.

Middle East Monitor (2023-02-14). In 'War on Palestinians,' Israel 'legalises' Colonial Squatter Outposts in Palestine, causing further Irritation in Washington. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitors ) — Israel has "legalised" nine colonial outposts in the occupied West Bank, turning them into official settlements. The decision, which is said to be the first legalisation of such outposts by the Israeli government since 2012, has caused further irritation in Washington. According to Axios, in addition to the legalisation …

Miko Peled (2023-02-14). Israeli Far Right Ramping Up Violence Against Palestinian Prisoners, Human Rights Defenders. mintpressnews.com Israel is engaging in a strategy to "Judaize" East Jerusalem, the Galilee and the Naqab to make the areas more attractive to Jewish residents, with the hope of forcing Palestinians out.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-14). Daily Round-up | Polisario Front resumes armed struggle & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of the Polisario resolving to resume armed struggle against Moroccan occupying forces, talks between the Colombian government and the ELN, Palestine's bid for UN membership, and protests by health workers in Spain…

Philip Giraldi (2023-02-14). Does Israel Seek a "Final Solution for Palestinians?" globalresearch.ca

Richard S. Dunn (2023-02-14). Israeli Security Forces Carry Out Massacre in Jenin, Palestine. covertactionmagazine.com On the morning of January 26, 2023, Israeli security forces massacred at least nine Palestinians in Jenin, among them a 61-year-old woman; Jenin is located in the north hills of the West Bank, Occupied Palestine. Medical attention was severely delayed because of the presence of security force snipers, and the targeting of hospitals and makeshift …

Robert Inlakesh (2023-02-14). The US Wants To Train A Proxy Force To Fight Palestinians — CIA Intervenes Again. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, requested that the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) accept Washington's proposal to form a special Palestinian task force, trained by the US, that would hunt down Palestinian resistance fighters in the West Bank. The proposal follows a long history of anti-democratic intervention by the US government into Palestinian affairs

Staff (2023-02-14). El descarrilado tren de Ohio transportaba productos químicos letales. cubadebate.cu Un tren que transportaba productos químicos tóxicos descarriló en Ohio el pasado viernes 3 de febrero. El accidente causó un gran incendio y obligó a desalojar a los vecinos de la zona de East Palestine, cerca de la frontera con Pensilvania, porque sus vidas corrían peligro.

Staff (2023-02-14). "Bomb Train" in Ohio Sickens Residents After Railroad Cutbacks, Corporate Greed Led to Toxic Disaster. democracynow.org Fears of a wider health and environmental disaster are growing, after a 150-car freight train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed and a so-called controlled burn released toxic chemicals last week in East Palestine, Ohio. Residents reported seeing a fireball and mushroom cloud of smoke fill the skyline. Data released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows the train contained more toxic and carcinogenic chemicals than initially reported, including phosgene, a poisonous gas that has been used as a chemical weapon in war. Officials lifted an evacuation order for residents last Wednesday, saying the air and w…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-02-14). Ejército israelí lanza ataques aéreos en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Israel justificó que los ataques se lanzaron "en respuesta al lanzamiento de cohetes del sábado desde Gaza hacia Israel".

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-02-14). Israel asesina a un palestino y detiene a 17 en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net La cifra de palestinos asesinados por las fuerzas israelíes desde principios de 2023 asciende a 48.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-02-14). Palestina condena a Israel por reconocer nuevos asentamientos. telesurtv.net Las autoridades palestinas emitieron su inconformidad ante la arbitrariedad que viola las resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad sobre las colonias en Cisjordania.

Unicorn Riot (2023-02-14). 'Like the Doors of Hell Were Open': East Palestine Train Disaster Casts Toxic Cloud Over Future of OH/PA Region. unicornriot.ninja

WSWS (2023-02-14). More questions than answers for residents poisoned by Ohio train derailment. wsws.org Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, are still seeking answers 10 days after a train derailment that sent toxic chemicals spewing into the air.

No to Israeli Dictatorship (2023-02-15). Demo Demands on Crissy Field. indybay.org The Golden Gate Bridge at their back, demonstrators on San Francisco's Crissy Field posed for photos as wind blew around banners, flags and signs reading "No to Israeli Dictatorship" and calling the current leadership corrupt.

_____ (2023-02-14). Iranian-Israeli tensions are doomed to escalate in the absence of Russia. journal-neo.org After the collapse of the USSR and the weakening of Russia, Israel started to believe in its own exclusivity as the US's main ally in the Middle East. In the interests of national security and unity in the face of an external enemy, the Israeli leadership (particularly under the right-wing Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu) …

Editor (2023-02-14). Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau Cuts City's Ties With Israel Over 'Crime of Apartheid'. scheerpost.com

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-02-14). New Report Charges Major Corporations as Complicit in Israel's Water Apartheid. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-14). Miles de personas protestan en Jerusalén contra reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Cerca de 100.000 israelíes salieron a las calles en Jerusalén, enarbolando banderas, haciendo sonar bocinas y coreando "democracia" y "no a la dictadura".

WSWS (2023-02-14). Opposition mounts in Israel to Netanyahu's fascistic government. wsws.org The right-wing layers leading the protests call for a general alliance of "democratic forces" on a capitalist, pro-austerity basis, seeking little more than a watering down of the government's plans for the judiciary and Netanyahu's removal from office.

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