Daily Archives: September 7, 2023

2023-09-07: News Headlines

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au

Michael F. Brown (2023-09-07). Blinken indulges Republican senator toying with Palestinian hunger. electronicintifada.net Democrats push back for "economic peace" but ignore underlying issues of apartheid, dispossession and occupation.

Anonymous (2023-09-06). Palestine in Pictures: August 2023. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine…

Staff (2023-09-07). Collectif Palestine Vaincra on Al Mayadeen: Free all Palestinian prisoners, free Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net On Wednesday 6 September 2023, the Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen organized a special program on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel operation, when six Palestinian prisoners escaped from the maximum security prison of Gilboa. This program took place with the participation of a member of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, alongside Sahar Francis, …

Staff (2023-09-07). Four Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strikes for liberation. samidoun.net Four Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes for freedom against administrative detention and arbitrary imprisonment: Kayed Fasfous, Sultan Khallouf, Abdel-Rahman Baraqa and Maher al-Akhras. Fasfous and Khallouf have now been on hunger strike for 35 days, while Baraqa has been on strike for 28 days and al-Akhras for 15 days. Fasfous, Khallouf and Baraqa …

Staff (2023-09-07). Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi seized by occupation forces; family urges support and attention. samidoun.net Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi, a translator, researcher and student in the Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at Sapienza University of Rome, has been detained by Israeli occupation forces since 31 August. Al-Qaisi, a Palestinian and Italian citizen, was visiting Palestine with his wife and four-year-old son. While leaving Palestine at the bridge to Jordan, …

Jeff Wright, Mondoweiss. (2023-09-06). United Nations Committee Releases Exhaustive Study On Israeli Occupation. popularresistance.org Last week, the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) issued a study two years in the making: The Legality of the Israeli Occupation of the Occupied Territories, Including East Jerusalem. | Committee Chair Ambassador Cheikh Niang introduced the study commissioned by the CEIRPP and prepared by the Irish Human Rights Centre of the National University of Ireland in Galway. Niang said, "The relevance and urgency of this study cannot be overstated… It is incumbent upon us, the international community, to deepen our understanding of the legal issues raised by this pr…

Staff (2023-09-06). 7 September, Online Event: From Cop City to Palestine. samidoun.net Thursday, September 7th at 4 pm/PST, 6 pm/CST, 7 pm/EST Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3916866850878/WN_0uE1FdifRrGN9iwgy6k-8A#/registration This is the first in a series of webinars in partnership with Black Alliance for Peace and Samidoun (an international aid organization for Palestinian prisoners and their families). The webinar will examine the connections between the Black and Palestinian struggles. Panelists will explore …

Staff (2023-09-06). 7 September, Vienna: Free Amin Abu Rashed! samidoun.net Palestine Solidarity Austria is organizing a demonstration at the Dutch embassy in Austria to demand freedom for Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian leader and organizer being persecuted and jailed for his charity work for Palestine. Details at their Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/CwpoY7GsPq_/ Join our rally on Thursday at 6pm in front of the Dutch Embassy in Vienna (Opernring …

Staff (2023-09-06). Anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel: Palestinian prisoners reaffirm their leadership in the resistance. samidoun.net On the second anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel, in which six Palestinian prisoners: Mahmoud al-Ardah, Mohammed al-Ardah, Yousef Qadri, Ayham Kamamji, Munadil Nafa'at and Zakaria Zubaidi — liberated themselves from the Israeli occupation's Gilboa prison, this iconic event continues to highlight the commitment of the Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people as a whole to …

Staff (2023-09-06). Audio interview: Palestinian prisoners' movement declares plans for hunger strike to resist repression. samidoun.net On Tuesday, 5 September, Charlotte Kates, international coordinator of Samidoun, spoke with Salaamedia, based in South Africa, about the current situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. Specifically, the Palestinian prisoners' movement has called for a collective open hunger strike launching on Thursday, 14 September against the latest attacks on prisoners' living conditions by …

Staff (2023-09-06). Growing campaign to free Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian political prisoner in the Netherlands. samidoun.net The campaign for the liberation of Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian-Dutch community leader, organizer and humanitarian worker, held as a Palestinian political prisoner in the Netherlands, is growing. Amin Abu Rashed is being jailed before trial despite his difficult health situation. For decades, he has been one of the most prominent leaders of the Palestinian community …

Staff (2023-09-06). Paris rally supports Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net On Saturday, 2 September, during the afternoon, CAPJPO-EuroPalestine organized a rally at the Fontaine des Innocents in Paris in support of the Palestinian resistance, as it confronts the intensification of colonial violence throughout occupied Palestine, including the Palestinian prisoners' movement. For several hours, many people took part in this dynamic mass gathering, including activists from …

Staff (2023-09-06). Solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Charleroi, Belgium. samidoun.net On Saturday, 2 September, the Plate-forme Charleroi-Palestine in Charleroi, Belgium, a member of the Samidoun network, organized a Palestine awareness stand on the Place Verte in Charleroi, where activists had the opportunity to discuss the situation of Palestinian prisoners with a diverse group of city residents. Participants in the stand highlighted that over 5,000 men, women …

Angela (2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Art of the Palestinian Thobe – An Exhibit featuring Palestinian textiles, embroidery. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Elis Gjevori (2023-09-07). Ex-Mossad chief's 'apartheid' criticism undermines occupation. middleeasteye.net

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-07). PM Shtayyeh opens 13th Palestinian International Book Fair. plenglish.com Ramallah, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh opened on Thursday the 13th Palestinian International Book Fair, in which about 390 publishers and agencies from various countries will be attending.

teleSUR (2023-09-07). Palestinian Wounded in Clashes in West Bank's Bethlehem. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, a Palestinian was wounded during clashes that erupted in the central West Bank city of Bethlehem. | RELATED: | Palestinian medical sources said that the Israeli army transferred "a young Palestinian man with a foot injury" to a local hospital for treatment after clashes in Bethlehem. | The clashes erupted after Israeli forces stormed the Dheisheh refugee camp south of Bethlehem, according to eyewitnesses, who said Is…

WSWS (2023-09-07). Israel: Netanyahu threatens Eritrean migrants with mass deportations after violent police crackdown. wsws.org A regime of mass deportations and administrative detentions, long used against the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, will inevitably be used against Israeli workers as well.

Areeb Ullah (2023-09-06). Boycott bill: Pro-Palestine groups not invited to give evidence to MPs. middleeasteye.net Boycott bill: Pro-Palestine groups not invited to give evidence to MPs | Committee scrutinising anti-BDS bill set to hear from Melanie Phillips and pro-Israel lobbyists, but not from supporters of Palestinian cause | Wed, 09/06/2023 – 13: 16 | Pro-Palestinian activists and supporters let off smoke flares during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian cause in central London on 15 May 2021 (A…

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-06). Blinken Speaks With Netanyahu, Abbas Amid Saudi Normalization Push. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, the State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas amid a US push to broker a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia. According to the State Department, Blinken and Netanyahu discussed several issues, including Iran and …

MEE staff (2023-09-06). Israel: Former Mossad chief says his country is enforcing apartheid in the West Bank. middleeasteye.net Israel: Former Mossad chief says his country is enforcing apartheid in the West Bank | Tamir Pardo told the media that Israel's heavy restrictions on Palestinians amount to apartheid | Wed, 09/06/2023 – 15: 46 | Tamir Pardo was the director of Mossad from 2011-2016 (AFP) | The former head of

scorinoco (2023-09-06). Palestine: Women Stripped and Attacked by Israeli Soldiers, Resistance Factions Vow Revenge. orinocotribune.com According to an investigation conducted by the Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem, and reports by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Israeli soldiers forced five Palestinian women to undress, while attacking them using army dogs. | Palestinian reactions continued following the abuse of five Palestinian women from the city of Al-Khalil, Hebron by Israeli soldiers. | The calls for revenge followed an investigation conducted by the Israeli rights group, B'Tselem, and reports by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. | Terrifying testimonies of 5 Palestinian women about their exposure of brutal abuse after being forced by Israeli sold…

Staff (2023-09-07). Four Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strikes for liberation. samidoun.net Four Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes for freedom against administrative detention and arbitrary imprisonment: Kayed Fasfous, Sultan Khallouf, Abdel-Rahman Baraqa and Maher al-Akhras. Fasfous and Khallouf have now been on hunger strike for 35 days, while Baraqa has been on strike for 28 days and al-Akhras for 15 days. Fasfous, Khallouf and Baraqa …

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au

teleSUR, DRL (2023-09-07). Israel asesina a un niño palestino de 17 años en Jericó. telesurtv.net Israel se hizo con el control de Cisjordania ocupada en 1967, durante la Guerra de los Seis Días, y desde entonces mantiene una larga ocupación militar y colonización sobre este territorio.

Staff (2023-09-06). Audio interview: Palestinian prisoners' movement declares plans for hunger strike to resist repression. samidoun.net On Tuesday, 5 September, Charlotte Kates, international coordinator of Samidoun, spoke with Salaamedia, based in South Africa, about the current situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. Specifically, the Palestinian prisoners' movement has called for a collective open hunger strike launching on Thursday, 14 September against the latest attacks on prisoners' living conditions by …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-06). Egypt reaffirms support for Palestine and refugee agency. plenglish.com Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement noted that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the importance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) when he received its commissioner, Philippe Lazzarini. | During the meeting, Shoukry affirmed Cairo's full support for that agency, which is facing severe funding problems due to a fall in international donations. | The head of Egyptian diplomacy stressed the need to revive the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians and preserve the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including establishing an inde…

Anonymous (2023-09-06). Palestine in Pictures: August 2023. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine…

Jeff Wright, Mondoweiss. (2023-09-06). United Nations Committee Releases Exhaustive Study On Israeli Occupation. popularresistance.org Last week, the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) issued a study two years in the making: The Legality of the Israeli Occupation of the Occupied Territories, Including East Jerusalem. | Committee Chair Ambassador Cheikh Niang introduced the study commissioned by the CEIRPP and prepared by the Irish Human Rights Centre of the National University of Ireland in Galway. Niang said, "The relevance and urgency of this study cannot be overstated… It is incumbent upon us, the international community, to deepen our understanding of the legal issues raised by this pr…

Staff (2023-09-06). Solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Charleroi, Belgium. samidoun.net On Saturday, 2 September, the Plate-forme Charleroi-Palestine in Charleroi, Belgium, a member of the Samidoun network, organized a Palestine awareness stand on the Place Verte in Charleroi, where activists had the opportunity to discuss the situation of Palestinian prisoners with a diverse group of city residents. Participants in the stand highlighted that over 5,000 men, women …

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-06). Blinken Speaks With Netanyahu, Abbas Amid Saudi Normalization Push. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, the State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas amid a US push to broker a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia. According to the State Department, Blinken and Netanyahu discussed several issues, including Iran and …

Staff (2023-09-06). 7 September, Online Event: From Cop City to Palestine. samidoun.net Thursday, September 7th at 4 pm/PST, 6 pm/CST, 7 pm/EST Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3916866850878/WN_0uE1FdifRrGN9iwgy6k-8A#/registration This is the first in a series of webinars in partnership with Black Alliance for Peace and Samidoun (an international aid organization for Palestinian prisoners and their families). The webinar will examine the connections between the Black and Palestinian struggles. Panelists will explore …

Staff (2023-09-06). 7 September, Vienna: Free Amin Abu Rashed! samidoun.net Palestine Solidarity Austria is organizing a demonstration at the Dutch embassy in Austria to demand freedom for Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian leader and organizer being persecuted and jailed for his charity work for Palestine. Details at their Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/CwpoY7GsPq_/ Join our rally on Thursday at 6pm in front of the Dutch Embassy in Vienna (Opernring …

scorinoco (2023-09-06). Palestine: Women Stripped and Attacked by Israeli Soldiers, Resistance Factions Vow Revenge. orinocotribune.com According to an investigation conducted by the Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem, and reports by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Israeli soldiers forced five Palestinian women to undress, while attacking them using army dogs. | Palestinian reactions continued following the abuse of five Palestinian women from the city of Al-Khalil, Hebron by Israeli soldiers. | The calls for revenge followed an investigation conducted by the Israeli rights group, B'Tselem, and reports by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. | Terrifying testimonies of 5 Palestinian women about their exposure of brutal abuse after being forced by Israeli sold…

Staff (2023-09-06). Anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel: Palestinian prisoners reaffirm their leadership in the resistance. samidoun.net On the second anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel, in which six Palestinian prisoners: Mahmoud al-Ardah, Mohammed al-Ardah, Yousef Qadri, Ayham Kamamji, Munadil Nafa'at and Zakaria Zubaidi — liberated themselves from the Israeli occupation's Gilboa prison, this iconic event continues to highlight the commitment of the Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people as a whole to …

Staff (2023-09-06). Growing campaign to free Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian political prisoner in the Netherlands. samidoun.net The campaign for the liberation of Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian-Dutch community leader, organizer and humanitarian worker, held as a Palestinian political prisoner in the Netherlands, is growing. Amin Abu Rashed is being jailed before trial despite his difficult health situation. For decades, he has been one of the most prominent leaders of the Palestinian community …

Staff (2023-09-06). Paris rally supports Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net On Saturday, 2 September, during the afternoon, CAPJPO-EuroPalestine organized a rally at the Fontaine des Innocents in Paris in support of the Palestinian resistance, as it confronts the intensification of colonial violence throughout occupied Palestine, including the Palestinian prisoners' movement. For several hours, many people took part in this dynamic mass gathering, including activists from …

krish-rad_ind (2023-09-06). Activists Storm Manchester Office of Sole Recruiters for Israel's Largest Weapons Firm. palestineaction.org

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-06). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes atacaron durante la noche el campo de refugiados de Nour Shams en Tulkarem.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-06). Egypt reaffirms support for Palestine and refugee agency. plenglish.com Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement noted that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the importance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) when he received its commissioner, Philippe Lazzarini. | During the meeting, Shoukry affirmed Cairo's full support for that agency, which is facing severe funding problems due to a fall in international donations. | The head of Egyptian diplomacy stressed the need to revive the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians and preserve the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including establishing an inde…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-09-06). Israel asesina a un niño palestino de 17 años en Jericó. telesurtv.net Israel se hizo con el control de Cisjordania ocupada en 1967, durante la Guerra de los Seis Días, y desde entonces mantiene una larga ocupación militar y colonización sobre este territorio.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-09-06). The Biden Administration's Relations With Israel Aren't Going To Change, Here's Why. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US government's long-held position of unconditional support for Israel is seemingly being placed under duress, due in large part to the current push from the regime in Tel Aviv towards a legal system overhaul. As Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, bars his ministers from traveling to Washington, speculation has arisen of a breakdown in

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Netanyahu Implies He Will Not Accept Israeli Supreme Court's Repeal of Judicial Reform. sputnikglobe.com TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Benjamin Netanyahu gave a tacit support to parliamentary speaker Amir Ohana's warning to the country's Supreme Court against interfering with Israel's fundamental laws, in an indication that he would not accept a possible court ruling to repeal one of the clauses of the controversial judicial reform during a hearing next week.

Editor (2023-09-06). The Red Heifer Project: Israeli Government Part of Plan to Build Third Temple at Al-Aqsa. scheerpost.com By Jessica Buxbaum / MintPress News Since 1967, non-Muslims have been allowed to visit Al-Aqsa but not pray at the holy site. Yet that status quo is rapidly eroding in recent years as Israeli Jewish settler groups work alongside the government to take control of the compound. Under Jewish law, the ashes of a red …

Oren Ziv (2023-09-07). Israel: New movement sees young people refusing military service over judicial reforms. middleeasteye.net

Simon Hooper (2023-09-07). Boycott bill: Labelling critics of Israel antisemitic a 'dangerous road', MPs told. middleeasteye.net Boycott bill: Labelling critics of Israel antisemitic a 'dangerous road', MPs told | Campaign groups warn legislation could block divestments from arms trade and fossil fuels and undermine human rights commitments | Thu, 09/07/2023 – 15: 50 | Melanie Phillips was praised by one MP for her 'excellent articles' (Parliament TV) | The

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-06). Libya's Attempt to Normalize Relations with the Zionist Entity is a Multilayered Treason. libya360.wordpress.com Essam Elkorghli There are Arab governments going along with the U.S. push to normalize relations with Israel. But people throughout the region are adamantly opposed to such treachery, as the now suspended Foreign Minister of Libya discovered. Following the destruction of Libya by NATO in 2011, the country has had consecutive governments that were parachuted…

MEE staff (2023-09-06). Jared Kushner's investment firm to acquire stake in Israeli company. middleeasteye.net Jared Kushner's investment firm to acquire stake in Israeli company | Affinity Partners, which is backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, is making its first Israeli investment | Wed, 09/06/2023 – 20: 28 | Jared Kushner gestures as he attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on 25 October 2022 (AFP) | The private equity firm of Jared Kushner, son-in-law an…

Melvin Goodman (2023-09-06). We Must Reduce the American Role in the Middle East. counterpunch.org The U.S. preoccupation with the Middle East over the past six decades has been a costly endeavor with little benefit. The traditional twin pillars of U.S. policy in the region have been relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia. Relations with Israel have been complicated due to domestic pressures on U.S. administrations that prevent a forthright approach to dealing with Israel. As a result, the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty in the 1960s was handled duplicitously by the administration of Lyndon Johnson. Relations with Saudi Arabia are dependent on U.S. energy requirements, and Saudi influence in the OPEC arena.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-06). Libya's Attempt to Normalize Relations with the Zionist Entity is a Multilayered Treason. libya360.wordpress.com Essam Elkorghli There are Arab governments going along with the U.S. push to normalize relations with Israel. But people throughout the region are adamantly opposed to such treachery, as the now suspended Foreign Minister of Libya discovered. Following the destruction of Libya by NATO in 2011, the country has had consecutive governments that were parachuted…

Editor (2023-09-06). The Red Heifer Project: Israeli Government Part of Plan to Build Third Temple at Al-Aqsa. scheerpost.com By Jessica Buxbaum / MintPress News Since 1967, non-Muslims have been allowed to visit Al-Aqsa but not pray at the holy site. Yet that status quo is rapidly eroding in recent years as Israeli Jewish settler groups work alongside the government to take control of the compound. Under Jewish law, the ashes of a red …

Melvin Goodman (2023-09-06). We Must Reduce the American Role in the Middle East. counterpunch.org The U.S. preoccupation with the Middle East over the past six decades has been a costly endeavor with little benefit. The traditional twin pillars of U.S. policy in the region have been relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia. Relations with Israel have been complicated due to domestic pressures on U.S. administrations that prevent a forthright approach to dealing with Israel. As a result, the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty in the 1960s was handled duplicitously by the administration of Lyndon Johnson. Relations with Saudi Arabia are dependent on U.S. energy requirements, and Saudi influence in the OPEC arena.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-09-06). The Biden Administration's Relations With Israel Aren't Going To Change, Here's Why. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US government's long-held position of unconditional support for Israel is seemingly being placed under duress, due in large part to the current push from the regime in Tel Aviv towards a legal system overhaul. As Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, bars his ministers from traveling to Washington, speculation has arisen of a breakdown in

sputnikglobe (2023-09-06). Israeli Researchers Find Four 1,900-Year-Old Swords Hidden Inside Cave. sputnikglobe.com Scientists initially made the new discovery two months back while exploring the same location in which researchers previously uncovered a stalactite with an inscription.

Sam Friedman, Suzie Kay (2023-09-07). Marxism and the U.S. Response to the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics. internationalviewpoint.org Over the last fifty years, few public health professionals have considered Marxism relevant, and few Marxists have treated pandemics as an imminent concern. We offer this paper to help both public health professionals and socialists view pandemics through a Marxist lens. Although our theory is global in scope, we focus on the U.S. because of its scientific prominence, its outsized global role in the AIDS pandemic, and its poor performance in the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hope is that this piece will strengthen efforts to protect public health and, better yet, help usher capitalism off the Earth before it makes the p…

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