Monthly Archives: April 2023

2023-04-12: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud (2023-04-12). With its Attacks on Palestinian Worshipers, did Israel Unite Arabs and Muslims behind Them? juancole.com Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud ( Middle East Monitor ) — By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 14th day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew very well that the Palestinians would retaliate. Netanyahu's motive should be obvious. He wanted to divert …

Staff (2023-04-12). Headlines for April 12, 2023. democracynow.org Kentucky and Tennessee Officials, Incl. GOP Gov., Call for More Gun Control After Mass Shootings, EPA Moves to Accelerate Transition to All-Electric Vehicles, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Sues Jim Jordan for "Brazen and Unconstitutional Attack" on His Office, U.N. Staff in Afghanistan Unable to Go to Work Due to Taliban Ban on Working Women, IDF Kill 2 More Palestinians in West Bank as Israel Bars Jews from Al-Aqsa for Rest of Ramadan, U.K. Doctors Continue Strike Actions, Say They Are at Breaking Point, Rep. Tlaib and Other Progressives Call on DOJ to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange, Democratic Gover…

WSWS (2023-04-12). Trace compounds of vinyl chloride found in East Palestine, Ohio residents after derailment and chemical spill. wsws.org Last week, a truck carrying 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil from the East Palestine derailment site overturned, with the driver suffering injuries in the crash.

Friedrich Steinfeld (2023-04-12). Israel on the brink of civil war? indybay.org This time, the existential threat to Israel does not come from outside (e.g., from Iran), as has been and is repeatedly invoked inside and outside Israel. It comes from within Israeli society itself, because the new extremist government is also resolutely committed to confrontation in the conflict with the Palestinians. A new spiral of violence has begun:…

Anand Naidoo (2023-04-11). The Heat: Israel-Palestinian Tensions. america.cgtn.com Relative calm in Israel and the occupied territories after intense violence in the wake of police raids on a Jerusalem mosque. What happens now? At the same time Israel is facing widespread protests against judicial reform, last week, after police raids on the al-Aqsa mosque, …

Adri Nieuwhof (2023-04-11). Is Mexico's Cemex concealing its role in Israel's war crimes? electronicintifada.net Construction materials giant still manages two Israeli plants on occupied Palestinian land.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-04-12). With its Attacks on Palestinian Worshipers, did Israel Unite Arabs and Muslims behind Them? juancole.com Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud ( Middle East Monitor ) — By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 14th day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew very well that the Palestinians would retaliate. Netanyahu's motive should be obvious. He wanted to divert …

Staff (2023-04-12). Headlines for April 12, 2023. democracynow.org Kentucky and Tennessee Officials, Incl. GOP Gov., Call for More Gun Control After Mass Shootings, EPA Moves to Accelerate Transition to All-Electric Vehicles, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Sues Jim Jordan for "Brazen and Unconstitutional Attack" on His Office, U.N. Staff in Afghanistan Unable to Go to Work Due to Taliban Ban on Working Women, IDF Kill 2 More Palestinians in West Bank as Israel Bars Jews from Al-Aqsa for Rest of Ramadan, U.K. Doctors Continue Strike Actions, Say They Are at Breaking Point, Rep. Tlaib and Other Progressives Call on DOJ to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange, Democratic Gover…

WSWS (2023-04-12). Trace compounds of vinyl chloride found in East Palestine, Ohio residents after derailment and chemical spill. wsws.org Last week, a truck carrying 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil from the East Palestine derailment site overturned, with the driver suffering injuries in the crash.

Friedrich Steinfeld (2023-04-12). Israel on the brink of civil war? indybay.org This time, the existential threat to Israel does not come from outside (e.g., from Iran), as has been and is repeatedly invoked inside and outside Israel. It comes from within Israeli society itself, because the new extremist government is also resolutely committed to confrontation in the conflict with the Palestinians. A new spiral of violence has begun:…

Anand Naidoo (2023-04-11). The Heat: Israel-Palestinian Tensions. america.cgtn.com Relative calm in Israel and the occupied territories after intense violence in the wake of police raids on a Jerusalem mosque. What happens now? At the same time Israel is facing widespread protests against judicial reform, last week, after police raids on the al-Aqsa mosque, …

Adri Nieuwhof (2023-04-11). Is Mexico's Cemex concealing its role in Israel's war crimes? electronicintifada.net Construction materials giant still manages two Israeli plants on occupied Palestinian land.

cameron orr (2023-04-11). No more billions for Netanyahu's crimes. cpusa.org The Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the continuing violence committed by the Israeli police, occupation and paramilitary forces against the Palestinian people and the desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. According to the Geneva Conventions, the targeting of civilians and the targeting of religious sites are both war crimes. The horrifying videos showing Israeli forces …

Editor (2023-04-11). øEs Israel una "democracia"? workers.org Durante las últimas 13 semanas, Israel se ha visto sacudido por manifestaciones masivas de cientos de miles de personas, especialmente en Tel Aviv, dirigidas contra el gobierno neofascista de extrema derecha encabezado por el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu, un carnicero. Lo que provocó las protestas fue una propuesta de "paquete . . . |

Huda Ammori (2023-04-11). Why we're laying siege to an Israeli weapons plant. electronicintifada.net Palestine Action is determined to kick Elbit Systems out of Britain.

Juan Cole (2023-04-11). Thousands of Fascist Israeli Militiamen, led by Cabinet members, march in Palestinian West Bank for Illegal Squatter-Settlement, as 27 Palestinians are Wounded and 100 are Tear-gassed. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Monday about 17,000 Israeli squatters marched through the Palestinian West Bank to the shuttered illegal squatter-settlement of Evyatar on Mount Sabih near the hamlet of Beita in the vicinity of Nablus, demanding its revival. Some 27 Palestinian counter-protesters suffered injuries from rubber-tipped …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-04-11). Israel kills two in Nablus ambush. electronicintifada.net Palestinian boy killed in refugee camp by withdrawing troops.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-11). Thousands of illegal Israeli settlers storm Palestinian land demanding settlement construction. peoplesdispatch.org The mob was led by key ministers of the Benjamin Netanyahu government, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotric, and was joined by at least 20 parliamentarians. They wanted the Israeli government to reopen and "legalize" the settlement outpost Evyatar…

WSWS (2023-04-11). Israel ramps up provocations against Palestinians and neighbouring states. wsws.org Netanyahu has given the green light to the fascists, racists and religious zealots that make up his government to incite the Palestinians in the run up to the end of Ramadan and provoke an uprising to be used as the excuse for a military onslaught.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-11). Decenas de colonos israelíes asaltan la mezquita de Al-Aqsa. telesurtv.net Por segundo día consecutivo cientos de colonos judíos irrumpieron en la mezquita de Al-Aqsa desde la Puerta de Mughrabi, bajo la estricta protección de las fuerzas israelíes,…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-11). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a dos palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Horas antes, las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes asaltaron la ciudad de Jenin, en el norte de Cisjordania, y su campo de refugiados.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-11). UN relief workers go on strike in Gaza over pay and working conditions. peoplesdispatch.org Workers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been staging regular protests, including strike action, over the last year demanding including better wages, permanent contracts, and additional recruitment…

Staff (2023-04-12). Leaked Pentagon Docs Show U.S. & U.K. Special Forces Already in Ukraine as War Heads to Stalemate. democracynow.org We look more at what recently leaked Pentagon documents reveal about the war in Ukraine, and U.S. spying on both its adversaries and its allies, including Israel. In Part 2 of our interview with James Bamford, the longtime investigative journalist discusses how the leaks challenge the corporate media's portrayal of the war in Ukraine, and more. Bamford's latest book is Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-04-12). Is The US-Israel Relationship Really Falling Apart? thelastamericanvagabond.com After the mysterious leaking of Pentagon documents and months of instability for Tel Aviv, the Israel-US relationship is being called into question in a significant way. What seems to be a clash between the extremist Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu and the Biden White House, has sparked interest in where the special relationship is headed.

Miko Peled (2023-04-11). By Refusing To Host Israel, Indonesia Shows Us How to Defeat Apartheid. mintpressnews.com FIFA recently punished Indonesia for boycotting Israel, a country that consistently shoots soccer players in the knees so that they are unable to play in international sporting events…

Al Jazeera (2023-04-11). Israeli Attacks on Syria in the Past Year: Timeline. globalresearch.ca

Amy Goodman (2023-04-11). Leaked Pentagon Documents Reveal Global Reach of US Espionage. truthout.org The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into a recent leak of highly classified Pentagon intelligence documents revealing secrets about the war in Ukraine, as well as details about the U.S. spying on a number of its adversaries, as well as its allies, including Israel and South Korea. We discuss the documents, the agencies they come from, how and where they were released… |

Anis Raiss (2023-04-11). Gunning for Conflict: Israel-Azerbaijan Collaboration Against Iran. globalresearch.ca

kwjorinoco (2023-04-11). What We Know About Leaked Documents Concerning US Role in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Since last week, the media spotlight has been scrutinizing a series of classified Pentagon and US special agency documents which contain details on Ukraine and Western arms aid to Kiev and reveal information about Washington's spying activities targeting Israel and South Korea, among other countries. | The leak, which came as Kiev prepares to carry out a counteroffensive in the conflict against Russia, has already caused both the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice to launch investigations in order to estimate the potential repercussions. | What are the documents about? | The uncovered materials, reportedly…

Staff (2023-04-11). "Spyfail" Author James Bamford: What Leaked Pentagon Docs Show About Ukraine War, U.S. Spying on Allies. democracynow.org The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into a recent leak of highly classified Pentagon intelligence documents revealing secrets about the war in Ukraine, as well as details about the U.S. spying on a number of its adversaries, as well as its allies, including Israel and South Korea. We discuss the documents, the agencies they come from, how and where they were released, and more with investigative journalist James Bamford, whose latest book is Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-04-11). Israel admite uso excesivo de la fuerza contra mezquita Al-Aqsa. telesurtv.net El jefe de la policía israelí, Kobi Shabtai, aceptó el alto nivel de brutalidad ejecutado por las fuerzas de Tel Aviv.

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2023-04-11: News Headlines

Juan Cole (2023-04-11). Thousands of Fascist Israeli Militiamen, led by Cabinet members, march in Palestinian West Bank for Illegal Squatter-Settlement, as 27 Palestinians are Wounded and 100 are Tear-gassed. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Monday about 17,000 Israeli squatters marched through the Palestinian West Bank to the shuttered illegal squatter-settlement of Evyatar on Mount Sabih near the hamlet of Beita in the vicinity of Nablus, demanding its revival. Some 27 Palestinian counter-protesters suffered injuries from rubber-tipped …

Anand Naidoo (2023-04-11). The Heat: Israel-Palestinian Tensions. america.cgtn.com Relative calm in Israel and the occupied territories after intense violence in the wake of police raids on a Jerusalem mosque. What happens now? At the same time Israel is facing widespread protests against judicial reform, last week, after police raids on the al-Aqsa mosque, …

_____ (2023-04-10). It Was a Sad Friday in Jerusalem. strategic-culture.org With its silence, the U.S. stands complicit in the crimes against the Palestinian people who are deprived of every human right. | April 7 was "Good Friday" for Western Christians, the day when they believe Jesus was hung on a cross. But it was a "Sad Friday" in Jerusalem. To the Muslims of the world, this is the third Friday of Ramadan, and this morning worshippers attempting to pray at the

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-10). Democracy at Risk for Jews in Israel, Bare Survival for Palestinians. transcend.org 7 Apr 2023 – Israeli police violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque directed at Palestinian worshipers in the midst of Ramadan on the nights of April 5 and 6 is a serious violation of international arrangements in Jerusalem to protect Muslim holy sites, none more sacred than Al-Aqsa.




Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-10). Israel Attacks Al-Aqsa Two Nights in a Row, Beating Worshipers at Holy Site. transcend.org 6 Apr 2023 – Israeli forces conducted violent raids on the Al Aqsa Mosque compound two nights in a row, beating worshipers and forcing Palestinians out of the holy site in order to make way for Jewish pilgrims on Passover.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-10). UN Bureau Condemns Israeli Forces Violence against Palestinian Worshipers in Holy Sites in Jerusalem. transcend.org 5 April 2023 — We condemn the raid by Israeli Forces inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque on 4 Apr 2023, resulting in hundreds of Palestinian worshipers beaten, injured and detained. This violence is particularly egregious during a time of heightened religious sensitivity with the observance of Ramadan, Passover, and Easter.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-04-10). Good news: Nobody died in the East Palestine train disaster…yet. peoplesworld.org We've had a little time to reflect on the massive Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern rail wreck in the small Ohio town of East Palestine, and there's one good thing to be said about it: Nobody died. Yet. We introduce that warning for several reasons. We are approaching the tenth anniversary of the Lac Megantic rail …

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-04-10). West Asia Mistrusts Washington's 'Commitment' To Democracy. popularresistance.org An overwhelming majority of citizens in 13 countries across West Asia and North Africa say they do not trust US claims about "encouraging the development of democracy" or about "improving the economic lot of people," according to a poll released on 7 April by US analytics and advisory company Gallup. | Respondents in Iran, Tunisia, Palestine, and Afghanistan were the most distrustful about Washington's 'democratic' intentions. Only in Kuwait and Morocco did the negative perception of Washington drop below 50 percent of respondents. Washington's commitment to self-determination also faces great skepticism among ad…




Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-10). Palestinian boy dies in fresh Israeli raids, Al-Aqsa stormed again. peoplesdispatch.org The Israeli forces were carrying out a raid at the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho when the child was killed…

Ryan Cristián (2023-04-10). Kim Iversen Interview — Manufacturing Consent, Access Journalism & The COVID-19 Narrative Collapse. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Kim Iversen, here to discuss the controlled state of corporate media through what is commonly called "manufacturing consent" as well as the concept of "access journalism." We also discuss many different important topics such as the situation in occupied Palestine and the ongoing collapse of the COVID-19 narrative. (odysee.com/@TLAVagabond: 5) (www.bitchute.com/channel/24yVcta8zEjY/) Source

TALA (2023-04-10). Palestinian Trade Unions' Anti-Apartheid Call. bdsmovement.net

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-10). Palestina denuncia escalada violenta por parte de Israel. telesurtv.net "Las provocaciones israelíes contra Al-Aqsa son inaceptables y convertirán sus patios en un campo de batalla", dijeron desde la Autoridad Nacional Palestina.




teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-10). Papa Francisco ruega por la paz en Palestina tras escalada israelí. telesurtv.net Asimismo, dedicó unas palabras a las víctimas de los terremotos de febrero en Turquía y Siria, donde murieron más de 55.000 personas en su mayoría de la región del Kurdistán.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-10). Anuncian reunión de cancilleres de Siria, Türkiye, Irán y Rusia. telesurtv.net El propósito principal de la reunión es avanzar en el restablecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas entre Türkiye y Siria, interrumpidas desde 2011, tras el estallido de la guerra y la intervención extranjera.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-10). Despiden en Qalqilya a palestino asesinado por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net Este domingo, grandes multitudes en la gobernación de Qalqilya en Cisjordania lloraron el cuerpo del joven fallecido hasta su lugar de descanso final en la ciudad de Azzun.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-10). Militares ocupantes matan a otro joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Ayed Azzam Saleem, de 20 años, murió poco después de ser gravemente herido por disparos israelíes en el abdomen y el pecho.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-10). Papa Francisco ruega por la paz en Palestina tras escalada israelí. telesurtv.net Asimismo, dedicó unas palabras a las víctimas de los terremotos de febrero en Turquía y Siria, donde murieron más de 55.000 personas en su mayoría de la región del Kurdistán.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-10). Anuncian reunión de cancilleres de Siria, Türkiye, Irán y Rusia. telesurtv.net El propósito principal de la reunión es avanzar en el restablecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas entre Türkiye y Siria, interrumpidas desde 2011, tras el estallido de la guerra y la intervención extranjera.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-10). Despiden en Qalqilya a palestino asesinado por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net Este domingo, grandes multitudes en la gobernación de Qalqilya en Cisjordania lloraron el cuerpo del joven fallecido hasta su lugar de descanso final en la ciudad de Azzun.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-10). Militares ocupantes matan a otro joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Ayed Azzam Saleem, de 20 años, murió poco después de ser gravemente herido por disparos israelíes en el abdomen y el pecho.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-10). Gobernación de Jerusalén rechaza invasión de mezquita Al-Aqsa. telesurtv.net La entidad mencionó que las invasiones al recinto de oración no serán aceptadas por el pueblo palestino y las naciones árabes e islámicas.

Staff (2023-04-10). Headlines for April 10, 2023. democracynow.org Fate of Medication Abortion in Legal Limbo as Two U.S. Judges Issue Conflicting Rulings, Clarence Thomas Defends Luxury Gifts from Harlan Crow, GOP Megadonor and Nazi Memorabilia Collector, DOJ Probes Leak of Pentagon Documents About Ukraine War, U.S. Surveillance on Allies, Russian Strike Kills Young Girl and Father as 31 Abducted Ukrainian Children Returned to Families, China Holds Military Drills Following Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's Trip to U.S., Israel Strikes Syria, Gaza as IDF Raid In Occupied West Bank Kills Another Palestinian Teen, Saudi and Houthi Officials Meet for Yemen Peace Talks Media…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-10). Tropas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino. telesurtv.net El ejército israelí ha asesinado a 93 palestinos en lo que va de año, de los cuales 17 eran menores de edad y una mujer.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-04-10). From Gaza To Syria And Lebanon: A United Front Responds To Israel. thelastamericanvagabond.com After Israeli occupation police forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, a total of three times, attacking worshippers and provoking popular outrage across the Muslim and Arab World, the response was overwhelming. For the first time since 1973, Israel is directly threatened with a multi-front war, this time in reaction to its assaults on a

Anis Raiss (2023-04-11). Gunning for Conflict: Israel-Azerbaijan Collaboration Against Iran. globalresearch.ca

Al Jazeera (2023-04-11). Israeli Attacks on Syria in the Past Year: Timeline. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-04-11). Israel admite uso excesivo de la fuerza contra mezquita Al-Aqsa. telesurtv.net El jefe de la policía israelí, Kobi Shabtai, aceptó el alto nivel de brutalidad ejecutado por las fuerzas de Tel Aviv.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-10). US Flexes Muscle in Persian Gulf, to No Avail. libya360.wordpress.com MK Bhadrakumar A panicked US tries to insert itself into West Asia's tsunami of political, economic, and diplomatic shifts, but is anybody listening? Three ominous US-related developments last week grate against the overall easing of tensions in the West Asian region: Firstly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's phone call on Tuesday to UAE President Mohamed bin…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-10). Intel Leak: US Considering Helping Israel Against Iran for Ukraine 'Lethal Aid'. news.antiwar.com A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) document that has surfaced as part of a trove of leaks suggests the US believes it can pressure Israel to provide "lethal aid" to Ukraine, The Times of Israel reported. A photo of the document circulating online shows that it lays out four possible scenarios in order from most plausible …

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-10). Defensas antiaéreas de Siria derriban varios misiles israelíes. telesurtv.net Las defensas antiaéreas sirias "interceptaron los misiles de la agresión y derribaron algunos de ellos… y la agresión provocó algunas pérdidas materiales".

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