Daily Archives: March 23, 2023

2023-03-23: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-22). Cuba's Ties to Arab World: Al Mayadeen Interviews the Cuban President. libya360.wordpress.com Al Mayadeen Cuban President Miguel-Diaz Canel touches in an interview for Al Mayadeen on the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance, the confrontation of Western imperialism, and his visit to Algeria. Part I: Cuban Revolution, US Embargo: Al Mayadeen Interviews the Cuban President Part II: Havana and the World: Al Mayadeen Interviews the Cuban President During the third part…

Juan Cole (2023-03-22). No, Mr. Smotrich, Palestinians are not New in History, and all Nationalisms are Modern, including the Israeli. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Bezalel Smotrich in a speech in Paris over the weekend maintained that there are no Palestinians and that the whole notion of Palestine is no older than a century. This cliocide, a form of genocide involving wiping out the history of a people, has been a common narrative among Zionists …

Katie F., The Real News. (2023-03-22). The State Of East Palestine, Ohio From The Eyes Of A Local. popularresistance.org Timothea is a long-time resident of East Palestine, Ohio and a victim of the Norfolk Southern train derailment. The train transporting toxic chemicals was 150 cars-long, 20-25% longer than the average length of trains in 2017, and it was operated by three conductors, with only 4 paid sick days each— just half of the national average. Of course, the release of 100,000 gallons of chemicals into a town only 3 square miles in size might have been avoided had our so-called "socialist" leaders fought for the rights of the railroad workers to secure a more favorable contract that was already years overdue. Now, Ti…

Labor Video Project (2023-03-22). Solidarity With East Palestine/Hunters Point & Nationalize The Railroads: Action in SF. indybay.org A rally was held at the San Francisco Federal Building on March 13, 2023 to connect the toxic rail wreck disaster in East Palestine with the Hunters Point-Treasure Island toxic clean-up scandal. Over $1 billion was spent by the US government to pay for a clean-up of the radioactive dump site and Tetra Tech managers were charged and convicted with fraud in the clean-up. The company also retaliated against health and safety whistleblowers with terminations. It is presently being sued by the DOJ and the fired whistleblowers in San Francisco. The same company has been hired by Norfolk Southern railroad company to tes…




Middle East Monitor (2023-03-22). For the first time in US History, Sympathy for Palestinians has overtaken Sympathy for Israelis among Democrats. juancole.com US sympathy for Palestinians at unprecedented level as Israel's image is hit ( Middle East Monitor ) — For the first time in US history, sympathy for Palestinians has overtaken sympathy for Israelis among Democrats, according to the latest Gallup poll. Nearly half of Democrats — 49 per cent — have greater sympathy for Palestinians …

Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. (2023-03-22). What The Saudi-Iran Deal Means For Palestine, Israel, US, And Mideast. popularresistance.org In a surprising development last weekend, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore normal relations, reopen embassies in each other's country, and reactivate security and trade agreements that have lain dormant. The agreement has the potential to shake up both regional and global politics, but could also mean a lot less than it initially seems. | It must be emphasized that this agreement, while certainly important, is not a cure-all for the Iranian-Saudi rivalry that has had such devastating effects across the region. That competition will still exist, as it existed before Saudi Arabia cut off relations with Iran…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-03-22). Israel Protests Should Not Be Confused With the Palestinian Struggle for Equality. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Mar 16, 2023 | As hundreds of thousands throughout Israel joined anti-government protests, questions began to arise regarding how this movement would affect, or possibly merge, into the broader struggle against the Israeli military occupation and apartheid in Palestine. | Pro-Palestine media outlets shared, with obvious excitement, news about statements made by Hollywood celebrities, like Mark Ruffalo, about the

Staff (2023-03-22). Gothenburg demonstrates for Palestine against the massacres. samidoun.net On Saturday, 18 March, over 200 people marched through the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden, in solidarity with the Palestinian people against massacres and attacks by the Zionist forces. The demonstration, organized by the coalition of Palestine organizations in the city, also came as part of the International Campaign to Liberate the Remains of Palestinian Martyrs. …

Staff (2023-03-22). New York City demonstration demands liberation of the remains of Palestinian martyrs. samidoun.net On Friday, 17 March, demonstrators gathered in New York City outside the United Nations to demand the liberation of the remains of Palestinian martyrs and express solidarity with the Palestinian people and their struggle for liberation from the river to the sea. The demonstration, organized by Within Our Lifetime — United for Palestine and Samidoun …

Staff (2023-03-22). On Arab Mother's Day: Palestinian mothers demand the return of their children; a message from women prisoners. samidoun.net On 21 March, Palestinians and Arabs celebrate Mother's Day, honoring the many contributions of mothers to the lives of their children and to society as a whole. In Palestine and in exile and diaspora, however, mothers face particular challenges and forms of oppression by the Zionist regime, from imprisonment to the destruction of their homes, …

Staff (2023-03-22). Randa Musa, wife of Khader Adnan, urges popular action to free her husband and all Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net As the Battle of Freedom or Martyrdom approaches, with seven leaders of the Palestinian prisoners' movement having launched a hunger strike in advance of the 2,000 prisoners scheduled to begin their strike Thursday, 23 March, Sheikh Khader Adnan is on his 46th day of hunger strike. In a press statement by Randa Musa, Adnan's wife, …

teleSUR, DRL (2023-03-22). Liga àÅrabe condena la negación israelí de Estados vecinos. telesurtv.net Un ministro sionista presentó un mapa de Israel que incluye las fronteras del Reino Hachemita de Jordania y los territorios palestinos ocupados…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-03-22). Denuncian detención de madres palestinas por parte de Israel. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de ocupación de Israel contra Palestina han cobrado la vida de más de 85 palestinos asesinados desde principios de 2023.

Anonymous669 (2023-03-22). Israeli Army Intercepts Hamas Drone Over Gaza Strip. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On March 22, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that the Iron Dome air defense system shot down a drone of the Hamas Movement over the Gaza Strip. | In a statement, the IDF said that the drone did not enter Israeli airspace.The Iron Dome's Tamir interceptor missiles were fired at the drone while it was flying over Gaza. According to the statement, the drone did not pose a threat to civilians in the area surrounding the strip. | P…

Jeff Pekrul (2023-03-23). Sunday 4/2: The U.S. & Israel: Old Dilemmas, New Problems. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 | Unitarian Universalist Association of San Francisco…

Tim Llewellyn (2023-03-23). UK drowns criticism of Netanyahu with trade deal. electronicintifada.net Israeli prime minister visits London under a cloud of obfuscation.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-03-23). Continúan las protestas contra la reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes se congregaron frente la sede del Paralemento (Knesset) y del Aeropuerto Internacional Ben Gurion.

Anonymous669 (2023-03-22). Landmine Blast Wounds Two Israeli Soldiers On Front With Lebanon (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On March 21, two Israeli soldiers were wounded when a landmine exploded for unknown reasons near the separation line with Lebanon. | In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that the landmine exploded during "routine engineering activity," adding that there was no fear of the incident being an attack. An investigation to find out what set off the mine and why it was not detected by the soldiers had been launched. | The two wounded soldiers were taken to Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya. One…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-22). Nasrallah Says Hezbollah Will Not Comment On Recent Northern Israel Bombing. southfront.org Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah during a televised speech on March 22. Source: Al-Manar TV. | On March 22, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said that the group will not comment on a recent bombing in northern Israel. | The bombing took place on the Route 65 highway at the Megiddo Junction on

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-22). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syria's Aleppo Airport for Second Time This Month. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's Aleppo airport early Wednesday for the second time this month as the region is still recovering from a devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on February 6. "At about 03: 55 am on Wednesday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial act of aggression with a number of missiles from the direction of …

Eric A. Gordon (2023-03-22). Israeli dramatist Hanoch Levin's 'Yaacobi & Leidental' in U.S. premiere. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — Dear Reader, please indulge me for a moment to tell you my favorite Jewish joke—and it won't be the only time in this review that I'll be bordering on the politically incorrect: Two Jews meet on the street. One says, "Hey, would you believe it? My father just turned a hundred years …

Ramzy Baroud (2023-03-22). Israel's Humiliating Expulsion from AU Summit Exposes Its Failed Diplomacy in Africa. mintpressnews.com

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-03-22). Israel ataca aeropuerto en la ciudad siria de Alepo. telesurtv.net Damasco instó al Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas a condenar las acciones agresivas de Israel.

Dr. Javad Masoumi (2023-03-22). "The Iran-Saudi deal is a fatal blow to the Arab-Israeli pact against Iran." globalresearch.ca

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