Monthly Archives: December 2023

2023-12-15: News Headlines

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-12-15). CNN Goes To Gaza. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Watching the sloppy propagandistic spin of the western press reminds me of how grateful I am for all the real journalists in Gaza who've been doing the heavy lifting, even while their lives are in serious danger.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-12-15). Day 69 roundtable: Is Israel losing the war? electronicintifada.net Israeli military attempts to craft an image of victory as it hides casualty figures.

Staff (2023-12-13). 15-16 December 2023: #LaborShutItDown4Palestine: End All Complicity With Genocide—Stop Arming Israel! samidoun.net #LaborShutItDown4Palestine on D15-16, 2023 End All Complicity With Genocide—Stop Arming Israel! We welcome growing union calls for a permanent ceasefire to end the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. Now, we call on our labor bodies to take the next step of fully embracing the Urgent Call from Palestinian Trade Unions: End all Complicity, Stop Arming …

Angela (2023-12-12). Saturday 12/16: Bakersfield: Shut It Down for Palestine. indybay.org Bakersfield, CA (exact location to be revealed on Dec 15)…

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2023-12-14: News Headlines

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-12-14). Getting serious about halting Israeli genocide. nationofchange.org The real disconnect at the root of this crisis is the one between the isolated looking-glass world of U.S. and Israeli politics and the real world that is crying out for a ceasefire and justice for Palestinians.

Medea Benjamin (2023-12-14). Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide. globalresearch.ca

Reza Javadi, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-12-14). Israeli Regime Turns To Western Mercenary Groups To Back Genocide. popularresistance.org Apart from the lavish military aid offered by the United States and Europe, the Israeli military is turning to Western mercenary groups in its genocidal war against the Gaza Strip. | In a recent interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Pedro Diaz Flores, a notorious Spanish mercenary, revealed that the Israeli regime is recruiting Private Military Companies (PMCs) to achieve its interests in the besieged territory. | He revealed that "many" mercenary groups have joined Israel's army, which pays them "very well." | "So I came for the economy, for money. They pay very well, they offer good equipment and the work…

United Nations (2023-12-14). Who Does Not Support Humanitarian Ceasefire in the Genocide on Gaza? globalresearch.ca

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-12-14). The United States Is Losing Allies On Gaza. popularresistance.org The United States is facing growing domestic and international opposition to its support for the ongoing genocide in Gaza. | Defying the U.S. and Israel, the U.N. General Assembly voted on Tuesday, 153 nations in favor with 10 against, and 23 abstentions for an immediate end to the killing. | Most significantly, the vote on Tuesday showed a slew of U.S. allies abandoning Washington on Gaza. | It is the second time in the past six weeks that the Assembly voted for a permanent ceasefire. On Oct. 27, the vote was 120 in favor, 14 against and 45 abstentions. | After witnessing six more weeks of genocide, 33 more nati…


Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post. (2023-12-14). Gaza And Confronting Power. popularresistance.org The events of the past seven days are sobering no matter where you look. The Israelis' daily attacks in southern Gaza, after telling Gazans in the north to seek refuge there, strips bare the apartheid state's intent to ethnic-cleanse the Gaza Strip and scatter to the winds those of its people who survive. | Is there some word other than "genocide" we should use to name this horror, this stain upon the consciences of everyone who does not raise a voice against it? | It is also clear as of last week that the Biden regime's amoral support for the Israelis' bloodlust in Gaza is destabilizing America and hastening the…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). Palestinians killed 'execution-style' in Gaza school: Report. new.thecradle.co

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-14). Israel continues to kill hundreds of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces abducted the director and over 70 staff from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza after causing death of two injured Palestinians by preventing timely treatment…

Tamara Nassar (2023-12-14). Israeli assault on Jenin enters third day, kills ten. electronicintifada.net Israel's lethal raids in West Bank fail to quell resistance.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-12-14). The US Could Have Stopped Israel's Genocide In Gaza, Opted For Unlimited Killing. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US government stood alone at the United Nations Security Council last Friday as it vetoed a resolution that called for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Every other nation spoke with passion about the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding, with most issuing condemnatory remarks. But the US chose to blame Hamas for the suffering of

WSWS (2023-12-14). Biden admits Israel is carrying out "indiscriminate bombing": A confession of complicity in war crimes. wsws.org On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden made a series of damning admissions regarding the ongoing genocide in Gaza that makes clear the United States is consciously aiding and abetting what it knows to be war crimes by the Israeli government.

Free Palestine! (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: Crash Congressman Jimmy Panetta's Fundraiser to Demand a Ceasefire Now! indybay.org

WSWS (2023-12-14). Militant protest against genocide in Gaza and censorship of war opponents at Ruhr-Università§t Bochum. wsws.org Pouring rain could not stop the loud and passionate protest of around 200 students and workers at Ruhr-Università§t Bochum (RUB) Tuesday afternoon against the genocide in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-12-14). "Block the Boat" actions used as cover for Australian unions' complicity with genocide. wsws.org The pseudo-left is promoting sporadic protests by workers and young people against Israeli ships to cover over the refusal of the Maritime Union of Australia to call strikes.

WSWS (2023-12-14). Israeli officials spell out plans for ethnic cleansing of all Palestinians, as Gaza massacres continue. wsws.org Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told military commanders the war would "continue until the end, until the victory, until the elimination of Hamas" and that "nothing will stop us."

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-14). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 68: Israel Announces Death Of 10 Soldiers. popularresistance.org Israeli troops arrest dozens of Palestinian medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. UNGA adopts ceasefire resolution. Israeli forces storm Jenin, killing 7. Netanyahu rejects prospect of PA rule in Gaza after war. Yemen fires on tanker.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-12-14). Israeli sniper kills "everyone who moves" in Gaza hospital. electronicintifada.net Physicians say situation is "unbearable" as health system collapses.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). Israeli sniper kills "everyone who moves" in Gaza hospital. electronicintifada.net

Brenda Norrell (2023-12-14). 'Race, Liberation, and Palestine' Rutgers Didn't Bend to Pressure to Shut Down Event. indybay.org The threats, pressure from a U.S. Congressman, and thousands of e-mails didn't shut down the event, "Race, Liberation and Palestine," at Rutgers University.

Rachel Small (2023-12-14). Coordinated Actions by Peace Activists Across Canada Disrupt Israeli Cargo Shipping Company Zim. worldbeyondwar.org By World BEYOND War, December 14, 2023On Monday December 11, Zim, Israel's largest cargo shipping company, was disrupted across the country of Canada. Zim offices in Montreal and Toronto were taken over by peace activists and workers in the morning, and Vancouver offices were taken over in the afternoon. A banner was also dropped in downtown Toronto over the CN rail tracks used to transport Zim containers in the morning, while a blockade of CN rails in London, Ontario, took place in the evening. These actions are responding to calls from Palestinian trade unionists to disrupt the global transport of Israeli w…

brian bean (2023-12-14). Israeli Knesset Member: Bernie Sanders Ignored Both of My Appeals for Ceasefire. truthout.org "In less than two months, Israel has killed more civilians than Russia killed in Ukraine in two years," Israeli parliament member Ofer Cassif told me recently, expressing horror at Israel's ongoing onslaught against the Palestinians civilians trapped under Israel's relentless attacks in Gaza. The Israeli government's response to the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas "has nothing to do with the… |

Amy Goodman (2023-12-14). 'We are all Palestinians': COP28 activists demand ceasefire in Gaza, defying protest restrictions. nationofchange.org Over 100 people demonstrated on the sidelines of the summit Sunday in solidarity with Palestine to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.

Staff (2023-12-14). Behind Enemy Bars: Palestinian and Israeli Prisoners. orinocotribune.com By Robert Inlakesh — Dec 7, 2023 | The fair treatment of Israeli captives by Hamas has become part of the information war between Palestinians and Tel Aviv. Left unsaid is that there remain thousands of Palestinians in captivity who barely survive their Israeli detention. | The issue of Prisoners of War (POWs) taken captive by Hamas-led Palestinian resistance forces has become one of the key justifications for Israel's military assault on the Gaza Strip. | While western audiences are often presented with the image of these groups as bloodthirsty terrorists, a closer look reveals that Hamas and other factions…

Jake Johnson (2023-12-14). Biden Staffers Hold Historic Vigil Outside White House Calling for Ceasefire. truthout.org Dozens of Biden administration staffers held a vigil outside the White House late Wednesday calling for a lasting cease-fire in Gaza as the Palestinian territory's healthcare system collapsed and the U.S.-armed Israeli military bombed the entirety of the besieged strip. The staffers donned masks and sunglasses to conceal their identities, likely out of fear of retaliation from an administration… |

A Guest Author (2023-12-14). Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all. workers.org Relatives and colleagues of two Palestinian journalists, killed in an Israeli strike, mourn over the bodies of Hasouna Slim and Sari Mansoor during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Nov. 19, 2023. By Aja Arnold, Victoria Bouloubasis, Rebecca Chowdhury, Rae Garringer, Charmaine Lang, Nour Saudi, Tina Vasquez and Lewis Raven . . . |

Global Research News (2023-12-14). Selected Articles: From Dallas to Gaza: Was JFK's Assassination Instrumental in Strengthening Zionist Israel? globalresearch.ca By President John F. Kennedy was assassinated 60 years ago. If he had lived and won a second term, the Israeli Palestinian …

Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin (2023-12-14). "Pogrom": From Kishinev in Tsarist Russia (1903) to Gaza, Palestine (2023). globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Gaza is a Living Hell: UNRWA Commissioner Lazzarini. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the three-day Global Refugee Forum 2023 (GRF) kicked off in Geneva with the participation of some 4,000 delegates from 165 countries. Among them is Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). | RELATED: | When speaking to attendees at this event, Lazzarini began by highlighting his direct personal experience of what is happening in Gaza as a result of the Israeli bombi…

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Israel Blocks All Communications in Gaza Again. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestinian Communications Ministry denounced that Israel cut off communications in Gaza. This marks the fifth blackout since October. | RELATED: | "The blackout entails the complete interruption of all communications and Internet services for Paltel and Ooredoo in the central and southern Gaza Strip," stated the Ministry. | The ongoing situation implies implies almost complete disruption of fixed and mobile phone line…

The Independent (2023-12-14). Palestine's tourism sector expected to lose 200 mln USD by year-end due to Gaza conflict. independent.co.ug RAMALLAH,PALESTINE | Xinhua | Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Rula Maayah said Wednesday that Palestine's tourism industry is expected to lose 200 million U.S. dollars by the end of the year under the impact of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip. In a statement published by the official Palestinian news agency (WAFA), she said that …

Batoul Mohamed Abou Ali (2023-12-14). Waking up to terror after a dream of freedom. electronicintifada.net Israel has resumed its brutal attacks on Gaza after the end of the truce.

Ghada Abed (2023-12-14). In a tight corner. electronicintifada.net An extended family of 28 people are squeezed into a small space within a Gaza school.

Mnar Adley (2023-12-14). Israel Is Wiping Out Gaza's Journalists: A Tribute. mintpressnews.com Editor's Note: Dear Readers, MintPress News' YouTube channel was recently demonetized, and many of our videos made age-restricted. We would greatly appreciate your support by becoming a member of our I recently became the recipient of the Women and Media Award from the Women's Institute of the Freedom of the Press. While it's truly an honor to receive this recognition for the journalism that I direct at MintPress News…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-14). UNGA Discusses Gaza Ceasefire After US Veto In Security Council. popularresistance.org The United Nation General Assembly is meeting on Tuesday, December 12 in an emergency session to discuss the Israeli war in Gaza. This is after Egypt and Mauritania jointly invoked the rarely-used resolution 377 A (V) on Monday. | The move follows the failure of the UN Security Council last week to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza due to a US veto. | The Uniting for Peace resolution was invoked by Egypt as the chair of the Arab group in the UN and Mauritania as the chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. | The resolution was first adopted by the General Assembly in November 1950 during…

Lawrence S. Wittner (2023-12-14). Replacing a Disastrous War with a Just Peace in Ukraine. fpif.org Although the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has captured the world's horrified attention, the war in Ukraine has had even more terrible consequences. Grinding on for nearly two years, Russia's massive military invasion of that country has taken hundreds of thousands of lives, created millions of refugees, wrecked Ukraine's civilian infrastructure and economy, and consumed enormous financial resources from nations around the world. | And yet, despite the Ukraine War's vast human and economic costs, there is no sign that it is abating. Russia and Ukraine are now bogged down in very bloody military stale…

Editor (2023-12-14). German Group Won't Present Arendt Prize to Masha Gessen Over Gaza Essay. scheerpost.com

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-14). Redefining alliance: Sanders urges Biden to reconsider Israel aid amid Gaza crisis. nationofchange.org This move by Sanders comes amidst a period of heightened tension and a reassessment of the U.S.-Israel relationship.

btselem (2023-12-14). Israel is not fighting against Hamas but against civilians. btselem.org Implementing a criminal policy of bombings.

Editor (2023-12-14). UN Members support Gaza cease-fire in overwhelming 153-10 vote. mronline.org Humanity has prevailed," said Egyptian Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek. "The Israeli aggression on Gaza must end. This bloodshed must stop."

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 69: Reports of Israeli soldier shooting women and children execution style in Gaza. mondoweiss.net

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). UN Members support Gaza cease-fire in overwhelming 153-10 vote. mronline.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). Israel to present US official with 2024 Gaza war plans. new.thecradle.co

WSWS (2023-12-14). Australian government postures over ceasefire, but backs Israeli war machine. wsws.org While voting for the UN resolution, Labor signalled its support for an indefinite Israeli onslaught against Gaza, punctuated only by occasional "humanitarian pauses."

WSWS (2023-12-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union's agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions…

Leila Warah (2023-12-14). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 69: Reports of Israeli soldier shooting women and children execution style in Gaza. mondoweiss.net The situation in Jenin "continues deteriorating" as it enters its third day under Israeli military siege; meanwhile, in Gaza, displaced Palestinians face frigid temperatures under heavy rainfall.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-14). US Has No Plans to Restrict Military Aid to Israel Despite Biden Calling Gaza Bombing 'Indiscriminate'. news.antiwar.com The US has no plans to restrict military aid to Israel or draw any red lines on Israel's use of US-provided munitions despite President Biden labeling Israel's bombing of Gaza "indiscriminate" and the massive civilian death toll, US officials told CNN. One official said the US does not consider the death of civilians a violation …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). US Losing Allies on Gaza. consortiumnews.com

A Guest Author (2023-12-14). Palestine Solidarity Austria defends member group from gov't attack. workers.org Palestine Solidarity Austria defends member group from gov't attack We received this statement from Palestine Solidarity Austria. To understand the importance of the current developments, one should be aware that Austria, a country of 9 million residents of whom 17% are non-citizens, had been neutral regarding military pacts since the . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-12-14). Statewide Pennsylvania protest for Palestine. workers.org WW Photo: Joe Piette Hundreds of activists braved heavy rains to rally and march in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for Pennsylvania's first statewide action in solidarity with Palestine. Demonstrators, coming from multiple cities around the state, gathered outside the Pennsylvania Capitol where they placed over 300 infant-size, mock body bags, produced by . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-12-14). White supremacist, antisemitic Congress targets colleges over Palestine. workers.org Rally for Palestine at UPenn campus, Oct. 16, 2023. In response to the U.S. Congressional Committee hearing, "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Anti Semitism," held Dec. 5, seven campus organizations issued a joint statement on Instagram Dec. 10. The groups, representing students at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . . . |

Viviana Weinstein (2023-12-14). Denver: Stop the Israeli massacre of Palestinian people! workers.org City Park, Denver Dec. 10 Palestine protest. Credit: Viviana Weinstein Over 500 people attended a protest memorial at City Park in Denver on Dec. 10, where thousands of white flags were planted by the lake in memory of the Palestinian adults and children who have been killed by Israeli . . . |

Workers World Party (2023-12-14). PDF of December 14 print issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Palestine will be free! U.S. imperialism: 'the head of the snake' Statements fromm PFLP and Hamas Editorial: Which forces promote Israeli terrorism? More on Palestine: Protests in Denver, Harrisburg, Portland Stunning rebuke to U.S. Solidarity of women Rafah and Khan Younis UAW resolution International Assembly Against Imperialism . . . |

Rania Khalek (2023-12-14). Israel's Never-Ending Wars on Its Neighbors & What Comes Next, w/ Ghadi Francis. thealtworld.com

The Exposé (2023-12-14). SHOCKING: BBC Unwittingly Exposes COVID Vaccine's Part in Historic Death Spike. expose-news.com The people of the UK should now be in a state of shock. Instead, they have been distracted by non-stop coverage of war in Ukraine, Palestine and Israel. So they will have …

Pressenza New York (2023-12-14). Latin America and the Caribbean stand with Palestine: Israel viewed as a US proxy. pressenza.com The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, with a few notable exceptions, have been critical of Israel's ongoing

Unicorn Riot (2023-12-14). Palestine Supporters Rally Outside Biden/Shapiro Fundraiser in Philly. unicornriot.ninja

Judy Haiven (2023-12-14). Censorship and Civic Terror in Canada: The Silencing of Palestinian Voices and Palestinian Supporters. socialistproject.ca

Staff (2023-12-14). "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight" now available free on YouTube. samidoun.net "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight" was released in 2021; this documentary explores the life in struggle of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab struggler for Palestine jailed in France for 39 years. Since its release, it has been screened at hundreds of events, film festivals and public activities in over 20 countries. Now, Collectif Vacarme(s) Films, …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-12-14). Biden, a Bought-and-paid-for Israeli Puppet Declares: "I am a Zionist." globalresearch.ca

Ilan Pappe (2023-12-14). A Wall and a Watchtower: Why Is Israel Failing? Ilan Pappe. globalresearch.ca

Julia Conley (2023-12-14). 'Moral insanity': Biden admin bypasses Congress to rush tank shells to Israel. mronline.org "Rushing deadly weapons to the far-right and openly genocidal Israeli government without congressional review robs American voters of their voice in Congress," said one critic.

WSWS (2023-12-14). Actor Brian Cox reading Palestinian poet Refaat al-Ar'eer's If I Must Die viewed more than 11 million times. wsws.org As part of the Palestine Festival of Literature, a video recording was posted Tuesday afternoon of the veteran actor reading al-Ar'eer's last work written before he was assassinated by the Israel Defense Forces.

teleSUR, MS (2023-12-14). Han muerto 18,682 palestinos durante el genocidio de Israel. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud de Palestina asegura que aún hay fallecidos que no han sido contabilizados porque sus cadáveres están entre los escombros de las viviendas bombardeadas.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-12-14). Diplomática israelí confirma que Israel no quiere dos Estados. telesurtv.net "Quieren tener un Estado desde el río hasta el mar. Lo dicen alto y claro", afirmó la diplomática de Tel Aviv, en referencia a los palestinos, cuyo territorio fue partido por la ONU en 1947.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-12-14). Unrwa denuncia que Gaza "ya no es un lugar habitable" telesurtv.net El alto comisionado de Unrwa desmintió las acusaciones de Israel de que miembros de Hamás están robando o desviando la ayuda humanitaria.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-14). Rusia denuncia que Occidente no quiere un Estado palestino. telesurtv.net El conflicto palestino-israelí también fue abordado en una conversación telefónica sostenida este miércoles entre el jefe del Consejo de Seguridad ruso, Nikolái Pátrushev, con su colega israelí, Tsaji Hanegbi.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-14). Fuerzas hutíes atacan desde Yemen a buque petrolero en el mar Rojo. telesurtv.net Un funcionario estadounidense señaló que dos misiles fueron lanzados desde Yemen y cayeron cerca del petrolero.

teleSUR, lfb, YSM (2023-12-14). ONU: el 18 % de las estructuras de Gaza están dañadas. telesurtv.net La información está basada en una imagen de muy alta resolución recogida el 26 de noviembre por el Centro de Satélites de las Naciones Unidas.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-14). Prosigue fuego cruzado entre Hezbolá y ocupantes israelíes. telesurtv.net Resistencia islámica libanesa atacó un emplazamiento militar al norte de la Palestina ocupada. Israel respondió con ataques de aviones y blindados contra áreas de Líbano.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-14). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 18.600 personas asesinadas…

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-12-14). Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide. counterpunch.org On Friday, December 8, the UN Security Council met under Article 99 for only the fourth time in the UN's history. Article 99 is an emergency provision that allows the Secretary General to summon the Council to respond to a crisis that "threatens the maintenance of international peace and security." The previous occasions were the

Ramzy Baroud (2023-12-14). 'Let It Be a Tale': On Refaat Alareer and the Martyrdom of the Gaza Intellectual. counterpunch.org What is taking place in Gaza is meant for the history books: an epic tale of a small nation under a long, brutal siege for many years, facing one of the greatest military powers in the world. And yet, it refuses to be defeated. Not even the legendary tenacity of Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' characters can be compared to the heroism of Gazans, living over a tiny stretch of land while subsisting on the precipice of calamity, even long before the Israeli genocide.

Norman Solomon (2023-12-14). Conformist Media Outlets Hide Realities of Power. Noam Chomsky Exposes Them. counterpunch.org One of the rare times that Noam Chomsky's name has been mentioned on a big national NPR program came two months ago. On "Weekend Edition" in mid-October, a week into Israel's murderous assault on civilians in Gaza, a correspondent reported while visiting a bookstore owned by a Palestinian in Jerusalem: "I'm seeing a lot of

Nan Levinson (2023-12-14). Power, Protest, and All That's News. counterpunch.org What a world! For eight weeks now, events in Israel and Gaza have been the story of the hour, day, week. And what exactly are we to make of that? Let's start with the obvious: American media coverage of the horrors there has been nonstop since the Hamas slaughter of October 7th. In fact, it's knocked

Ramzy Baroud (2023-12-14). 'Let It Be a Tale': On Refaat Alareer and the Martyrdom of the Gaza Intellectual. counterpunch.org What is taking place in Gaza is meant for the history books: an epic tale of a small nation under a long, brutal siege for many years, facing one of the greatest military powers in the world. And yet, it refuses to be defeated. Not even the legendary tenacity of Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace'

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-14). Censoring Israeli Violence. counterpunch.org The cathedral of censorship is a vast, airy one. In its embrace, texts are abridged, images removed, ideas scrubbed. Historical inconveniences are filed and rendered inaccessible. The only sermons tolerated will be those satisfying and serving the dictates of power. The power Israel disproportionately wields here, notably across a number of Western democratic states, is staggering. It is manifested

Jordan AK (2023-12-14). Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is an ecological disaster. greenleft.org.au As international solidarity with Palestinian people predicated on human rights continues to develop, it is intersecting with growing outrage over the environmental cost of war, writes Jordan AK.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). 'Shared values' exposed as a naked lie. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-14). Saturday 12/16: Rancho Cordova: Shut it Down for Palestine! indybay.org Aerojet Rocketdyne | 2001 Aerojet Road | Rancho, Rancho Cordova…

Revolutionary Workers Frontt (2023-12-14). Sunday 12/17: Screening of Roadmap to Apartheid & the Struggle Today Against US Funded Israeli Genocide. indybay.org 474 Valencia St.

Labor Video Project (2023-12-14). SEIU1021 SF General Hospital Workers & Healthcare Workers for Palestine Rally at Hospital. indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 General Hospital workers rallied to prepare for their contract expiration and the growing attacks by Mayor London Breed who is cutting healthcare funds while wanting to increase the police budget by $300 million. They were joined by a contingent to Healthcare Workers For Palestine who called for more money for healthcare and not war.

Hank Pellissier (2023-12-14). Free Palestine Chants for Senator Alex Padilla. indybay.org these are activist chants directed at Senator Alex Padilla – urging him to call for a Ceasefire in Gaza…

Santa Cruz News (2023-12-14). Monterey Bay Central Labor Council Calls for Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. indybay.org On December 6, the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council voted on a statement calling for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine to local, state, and federal electeds. The Monterey Bay Central Labor Council (MBCLC) is the local body of the AFL-CIO. MBCLC serves as a coalition of the Labor Community in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, with over 80 affiliated unions, representing more than 37,000 union members and their families.

David Giesen (2023-12-14). Saturday 12/16: MLK-informed land allocation in the time of Ukraine, Palestine, and the Tenderloin: a tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Angela (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: Silent Vigil for Peace in Palestine and Ukraine. indybay.org corner of El Camino & Embarcadero, outside Town & Country shopping center, on the public sidewalk | 855 El Camino | Palo Alto, CA…

ANON (2023-12-14). Action Taken Against BNY Mellon in Solidarity with Palestine! indybay.org

Hank Pellissier (2023-12-14). Free Palestine Chants for Lockheed Martin. indybay.org Free Palestine chants directed at Lockheed Martin…

Revolution Books (2023-12-14). Sunday 12/17: Book Club Discussion on Ten Myths About Israel at Revolution Books. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Licence to kill: Iran says US enables Israel's genocide by opposing Gaza truce. presstv.ir Iran's UN envoy says the United States' opposition to a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza enables Israel to continue the genocide of civilians in the Palestinian territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Yemeni strikes on Israel-bound ships a message to West to stop Gaza carnage: Hamas. presstv.ir A senior Hamas member says Yemeni retaliatory strikes against ships heading to the Israeli-occupied territories send the message that the West must either stop the Gaza genocide or expect the crisis to expand across the region.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hezbollah warning: Strikes on Israel to continue as long as Gaza genocidal war rages. presstv.ir Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's deputy secretary-general, says the Lebanese resistance movement will continue retaliatory strikes against Israel until the regime ends its war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Gaza facing 'public health disaster' as Israeli army besieges hospitals: UN. presstv.ir UN also says Gaza's health system remains under siege and is barely functioning.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Displaced Gazans in tents at Al-Aqsa hospital after heavy rainfall. presstv.ir Displaced Palestinians live in tents at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Palestinians go on strike in solidarity with Gaza. presstv.ir Public agencies, schools, banks and shops shut in the West Bank to demand Gaza ceasefire.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Only peace in Gaza can ease Red Sea tensions: Yemeni official. presstv.ir A Yemeni government official says the only way for calm to prevail in the Red Sea is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Biden admin. staffers call for Gaza ceasefire at vigil outside White House. presstv.ir Biden administration staffers and political appointees have held a vigil in front of the White House, calling for a permanent ceasefire to end the Israeli regime's months-long devastating war on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). At least 288 killed in Israeli attacks on UNRWA shelters in Gaza. presstv.ir The UNRWA says at least 288 displaced people in its shelters in Gaza have been killed amid the ongoing Israeli war on the besieged strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Gaza war will end at once if US cuts off Israel's aid: Ex-CIA analyst. presstv.ir A former CIA analyst says the Israeli aggression against Gaza will end immediately if the US stops the flow of weapons to the occupying entity.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Rallies held to condemn US veto of UN ceasefire resolution on Gaza. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian rallies continue across the world to demand an end to Israel's brutal aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Thousands march in Paris to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Thousands gathered in Paris to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and show their support for the Palestinian people.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). US police arrest activists calling for Gaza ceasefire in Senate building. presstv.ir A group of activists holds a protest in a US Senate office building, calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Pro-Palestinians protest the Times, Starbucks, Citigroup over stance on Gaza. presstv.ir Dozens of Pro-Palestinians gathered on Tuesday outside the New York Times.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Gaza's brave battle against Israel nearing a bright end: Hamas leader. presstv.ir The leader of Hamas resistance movement says the Palestinian's brave battle with the Israeli regime is approaching a bright end thanks to the heroic resistance of fighters and the nation.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Iran FM warns about Israeli war crimes' aftermath. presstv.ir Iran says the region and the world are going to be grappling with the aftermath of the Israeli regime's war crimes across the Palestinian territories for years.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hamas to Press TV: 'We're ready for long war'. presstv.ir Senior Hamas' official reaffirms the movement's determination to continue standing up to the Israeli war against Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). West not willing to establish Palestinian state: Russia. presstv.ir Russia says Israel and its Western allies do not want Palestinians to establish an independent state in the occupied territories.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Palestinian poll shows a rise in Hamas support, increase in anti-US sentiments. presstv.ir The level of anti-Americanism and anti-Westernism is huge among Palestinians, the survey shows.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Iran, Saudi Arabia call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, delivery of aid. presstv.ir Iran and Saudi Arabia underline the need for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hamas welcomes UN General Assembly vote for immediate Gaza truce. presstv.ir Hamas welcomes a UN General Assembly resolution calling for mounted international pressure on Israel to stop its aggression on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Iran FM: Israel cannot continue Gaza onslaught without US support. presstv.ir Iran's FM says the Israeli regime can't continue the aggression on the Gaza Strip even for an hour without the United States' full support.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). US has no plans to restrict military aid to Israel: Officials. presstv.ir US officials say the Biden administration has no plans to place conditions on military aid to Israel.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Thousands attend pro-Palestinian protest in London. presstv.ir The weekly Saturday protests in support of Palestinians return to the streets of London.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). First Intifada remembered. presstv.ir The first intifada, or uprising, began in December 1987 and ended in September 1993 with the signing of the first Oslo Accords, which provided a framework for Israeli 'peace negotiations' with the Palestinians.

Editor (2023-12-14). Dec 14, 2023. sitrepworld.info Hymn to the Fallen — Musikkapelle Toblach Evil is now the official foreign policy of the Western world, by Paul Craig Roberts Israel Starts Pumping Seawater Into Gaza Tunnels, After Russia Warned Against 'War Crime,' by Tyler Durden From Kishinev to Gaza, by Yakov M. Rabkin Israel's Litani Ultimatum — Russian Reaction Is That It's A Bluff, by John Helmer Day 68: UN says Israel destroyed nearly quarter of Gaza's buildings Forcible Transfer of Gazans Is a Crime Against Humanity, by Marjorie Cohn Finkelstein vs Dershowitz On Israel-Palestine War With Piers Morgan | The Full Debat…

Peter Certo (2023-12-13). In OtherWords: December 14, 2023. otherwords.org For many of us, it might feel like the year is coming to a grim close. | That's certainly how it looks in Gaza, for example, as Here at home, inequality has gotten so extreme that even something as pure as holiday c…

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