Daily Archives: March 10, 2023

2023-03-10: News Headlines

Fight Back (2023-03-10). Pro-accountability police district councilors celebrate election victories on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) held its annual International Working Women's Day celebration on Sunday, March 5. The program honored the women's liberation movement, as well as the women leading working-class struggles and fights for national liberation in the U.S., Palestine and the Philippines, among other places. | The event also celebrated the over 30 newly elected police district councilors, the majority of whom are women, and who ran on a platform of holding the police accountable. | The wide scope of topics covered in the program demonstrated the words of the FRSO Women&…

Jim Spellman (2023-03-10). Train company CEO testifies in Congress over derailment. america.cgtn.com Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testified before a U.S. Senate committee about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that spilled dangerous chemicals into the community.

Juan Cole (2023-03-10). US Sec'ry of Defense Austin intervenes in Israeli Crisis: Condemns Settler attacks on Palestinians, Netanyahu Assault on Courts. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's visit to Israel on Thursday was overshadowed by the massive protests in the streets, which demonstrators termed the "Day of Resistance to Dictatorship." Austin had planned to visit the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, but instead was trapped at Ben Gurion Airport, where he …

Staff (2023-03-10). Tren de la compañía Norfolk Southern descarriló en Alabama (+Video). cubadebate.cu Un tren de la compañía Norfolk Southern descarriló este jueves en el condado de Calhoun, en Alabama (EE.UU.), horas antes de que el presidente de la empresa, Alan Shaw, compareciera frente al Senado para responder a preguntas sobre un accidente similar, ocurrido el 3 de febrero, que provocó un errdame de químicos tóxicos en East Palestine, Ohio. Se trata del tercer siniestro de este tipo que tiene la firma ferroviaria en un mes.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-03-10). Ocupantes israelíes asesinan a tres palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Tres jóvenes se encontraban en el interior de un automóvil cuando fueron baleados por efectivos de Tel Aviv.

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-03-10). Monday 3/13: From Hunters Point To E. Palestine Prosecute & Jail Tetra Tech & Norfolk Southern CEOs. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 450 Golden Gate | San Francisco, CA…




Betsey Piette (2023-03-09). Dioxins likely in East Palestine — EPA refuses to test. workers.org Controlled release of burning chemicals continues in East Palestine, Ohio. Why hasn't President Joe Biden taken time to visit East Palestine, Ohio, following the disastrous derailment of a Norfolk Southern train there on Feb. 3? He was probably made aware that the train had been carrying vinyl chloride, among other . . . |

Ramzy Baroud (2023-03-09). Victory is Defeat: Palestinian Children's Art Exposes Israel's Cultural Genocide. mintpressnews.com The following text tells the whole story of what pro-Palestinian communities around the world are fighting for, and what pro-Israelis are fighting against: "We are delighted to report that Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has removed a display of artwork designed by children from Gaza." That was the summary of a news report published on the …

Anonymous669 (2023-03-09). Three Wounded In New Tel Aviv Shooting Attack (18+ Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Late on March 9, at least three people were wounded in a shooting attack that took place at the heart of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. | According to initial reports and video footage that surfaced online, a gunman opened fire at people near a cafe on the corner of Dizengoff Street and Ben Gurion Street. The gunman, allegedly a Palestinian, was quickly killed by Israeli police officers at the scene. | Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service said th…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-09). Undercover Israeli Force Kills Three PIJ Fighters In West Bank (Video, Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On March 9, three fighters of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) were shot dead by undercover Israeli police officers during a raid in the northern West Bank village of Jaba'. | A spokesman for the Israel Border Police said that the officers entered Jaba' to arrest two Palestinian men wanted for a series of shooting attacks against Israeli forces in the area and the nearby Israeli outpost of Homesh. During the raid, the two…

Bay Area for Palestine (2023-03-09). Friday 3/10: Hands Off Hawara | Hands Off Palestine. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery Street | San Francisco…

Jon Queally (2023-03-09). Breached Dam, Incineration of Soil Flood East Palestine with Fresh Fears of Toxins. globalresearch.ca




Justin Mikulka, DeSmog. (2023-03-09). The Railroad Industry Loved Modern Brakes And Safety, Until They Didn't. popularresistance.org National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy concluded that the East Palestine, Ohio, rail disaster was "100% preventable." The certainty of this statement raises the obvious question: Why did this happen? | The answer was actually provided by one of Homendy's predecessors at the NTSB. In 2014, speaking about the spate of oil train disasters that were occuring, NTSB chair Deborah Hersman told the Associated Press that, "We know the steps that will prevent or mitigate these accidents. What is missing is the will to require people to do so." | The NTSB has no enforcement capability, so its rec…

Middle East Eye (2023-03-09). Huwwara: Israeli Settlers Release Song Celebrating the Burning of Palestinian Town. globalresearch.ca

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-03-09). U.S. Court Tosses Israel Lobby Lawsuit Against U.S. Scholars. towardfreedom.org A court in Washington, D.C., has entirely dismissed a lawsuit against the American Studies Association over its support of an academic boycott of Israel. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2016 by Israel advocates, has now failed three separate times in court—a significant defeat for the Israel lobby's attempt to punish scholars who back Palestinian rights. Nora Barrows-Friedman of Electronic Intifada reports.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-09). Israeli occupation forces kill three more Palestinians in fresh raids near Jenin. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has killed 10 Palestinians around Jenin in just three days, taking the total number of Palestinians killed since the start of this year to 78, which includes 14 children…

Samidoun Deutschland (2023-03-09). Updated Schedule of Events: International Campaign to Liberate the Remains of Palestinian Martyrs. samidoun.net View this call to action in Arabic View this call to action in Spanish View this call to action in French View this call to action in German Join us to take action between 11 and 18 March to demand the release of the remains of Palestinian martyrs held in the Zionist occupation's morgues and …

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-03-09). ONU pide cesar escalada de violencia en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El enviado de Naciones Unidas destacó que "estamos en medio de un ciclo de violencia que debe detenerse inmediatamente".




The Lever (2023-03-09). üìΩÔ∏è WATCH NOW: How The Lever Changed The Response To East Palestine. levernews.com In the weeks since the East Palestine train derailment, The Lever has spotlighted the governmental decisions that deregulated the nation's rail system. That reporting shamed the national press into echoing our coverage — which was soon credited by lawmakers for raising public awareness of some of the biggest rail safety loopholes that were baked into America's laws by corporate lobbyists and captured regulators.

WSWS (2023-03-09). Norfolk Southern's "six point plan" for rail safety: More PR damage control after East Palestine, Ohio derailment. wsws.org The "six point plan," which commits the railroad to practically nothing concrete, is meant in part to give CEO Alan Shaw talking points at a Senate hearing on the derailment today.

WSWS (2023-03-09). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Doctors on strike since January in Community of Madrid, Spain, joined by medics in Valencia demanding improved pay and staffing levels; Palestinian teachers in West Bank into second week of pay strike while protests continue over government-backed murders of Palestinians; South African health workers walkout over pay joined by some public sector workers defying government interdict…

Staff (2023-03-10). Headlines for March 10, 2023. democracynow.org Biden's FY2024 Budget Proposes Tax Hikes to Fund Social Programs and Record Military Spending, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Meets Israeli PM Amid Escalating West Bank Violence, U.N. Condemns Israeli Strike on Aleppo Airport; U.S. Votes Against Ending Involvement in Syrian War, Xi Embarks on Unprecedented Third Term as Chinese President, At Least 36 Killed in DRC Near Border with Uganda, Gunman Kills 8 People, Including Self, in Mass Shooting at Jehovah's Witnesses Center in Germany, Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Alan Shaw Appears Before Senate, New York Could Soon Charge Trump with Fina…

Norman Solomon (2023-03-10). Israel's Liberal Supporters Are Taking Their Denial to a New Level. indybay.org

PACBI (2023-03-10). Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, Don't Pedal for Israeli Apartheid. bdsmovement.net

The Lever (2023-03-09). üìΩÔ∏è WATCH NOW: How The Lever Changed The Response To East Palestine. levernews.com In the weeks since the East Palestine train derailment, The Lever has spotlighted the governmental decisions that deregulated the nation's rail system. That reporting shamed the national press into echoing our coverage — which was soon credited by lawmakers for raising public awareness of some of the biggest rail safety loopholes that were baked into America's laws by corporate lobbyists and captured regulators.

WSWS (2023-03-09). Norfolk Southern's "six point plan" for rail safety: More PR damage control after East Palestine, Ohio derailment. wsws.org The "six point plan," which commits the railroad to practically nothing concrete, is meant in part to give CEO Alan Shaw talking points at a Senate hearing on the derailment today.

WSWS (2023-03-09). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Doctors on strike since January in Community of Madrid, Spain, joined by medics in Valencia demanding improved pay and staffing levels; Palestinian teachers in West Bank into second week of pay strike while protests continue over government-backed murders of Palestinians; South African health workers walkout over pay joined by some public sector workers defying government interdict…

Staff (2023-03-10). Headlines for March 10, 2023. democracynow.org Biden's FY2024 Budget Proposes Tax Hikes to Fund Social Programs and Record Military Spending, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Meets Israeli PM Amid Escalating West Bank Violence, U.N. Condemns Israeli Strike on Aleppo Airport; U.S. Votes Against Ending Involvement in Syrian War, Xi Embarks on Unprecedented Third Term as Chinese President, At Least 36 Killed in DRC Near Border with Uganda, Gunman Kills 8 People, Including Self, in Mass Shooting at Jehovah's Witnesses Center in Germany, Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Alan Shaw Appears Before Senate, New York Could Soon Charge Trump with Fina…

Norman Solomon (2023-03-10). Israel's Liberal Supporters Are Taking Their Denial to a New Level. indybay.org

PACBI (2023-03-10). Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, Don't Pedal for Israeli Apartheid. bdsmovement.net

Staff (2023-03-10). Tejer buenas vibras en la Morada de Buena Fe (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Comienza Morada y se escucha una línea que en sí misma dice mucho de Buena Fe y del concepto que defienden como banda: Las mejores canciones son las más viejas. Quizás sea porque somos gente de tradiciones. La única certeza es que luego de 20 años, esta agrupación creada por Israel Rojas y Yoel Martínez, ha pasado a ser parte del acervo cultural de este país, de su pueblo.

Anonymous669 (2023-03-09). Syria's Aleppo Airport Set To Resume Operation Days After Israeli Strikes. southfront.org An aircraft that delivered aid from the UAE to Aleppo International Airport just hours before the Israeli Attack. Source: the Syrian Arab News Agency. | Syria's Aleppo International Airport is set to resume operations less than a week after it was hit by a series of The strikes, which were launched by Israeli fighter jets from the Eastern…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-09). Saudi Arabia Seeks US Security Guarantees and Nuclear Program for Israel Ties. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia wants the US to provide formal security guarantees and help the Kingdom develop a nuclear program as part of a potential deal to normalize relations with Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Both President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been pushing for Israeli normalization with Riyadh as part of …

Juan Cole (2023-03-09). Elite Israeli Reserve Military Units Pass around Petitions calling Religious Parties Corrupt Parasites, threatening to go AWOL if Netanyahu guts Judiciary. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that protests against the government of Binyamin Netanyahu's plans to gut the Israeli judiciary are now spreading in elite military reserve units. A petition circulated in their ranks saying, "As long as these dictatorial and methodical pieces of legislation continue, with the aim of …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-03-09). Tel Aviv attack follows "new crime of execution" in Jenin. electronicintifada.net Israeli forces "extrajudicially execute" three fighters.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-03-09). Court tosses Israel lobby lawsuit against US scholars. electronicintifada.net Judge sides with defendants including Steven Salaita, dismisses lobby's claim as wasteful.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-03-09). Autorizan proceso penal ordinario contra Jeanine àÅñez en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El ministro de Justicia, Iván Lima, comunicó que "el juez Israel Claros autoriza el inicio de investigación penal".

Cristina Escobar (2023-03-09). Latinas Get an 'Ocean's 11' With 'Righteous Thieves' Starring Lisa Vidal (INTERVIEW). latinorebels.com Premiering March 10, 'Righteous Thieves' is essentially a Latino 'Ocean's 11,' with our clever burglars stealing back paintings from Nazis that stole them from Jewish families during the Holocaust. There's power and joy in this silly heist film that puts Latinos at its center but doesn't spend time on their identity.

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