Monthly Archives: December 2023

2023-12-12: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). Death toll in Gaza from Israel's genocidal war crosses 18,000. peoplesdispatch.org Egypt and Mauritania have invoked the United Nations Resolution 377 due to which the UNGA will be holding a special session on Tuesday to discuss the urgent need for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). The world goes on strike for Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org In cities across the globe, people closed their shops, staged pickets, avoided commerce, and participated in marches as part of a global strike for Palestine on December 11. The call for a global general strike was launched by Palestinian civil society as Israel's genocidal war on Gaza entered the third month, with Israel showing no signs of letting up. | From

Al Jazeera. (2023-12-12). What Is The Global Strike Demanding An End To Israeli War On Gaza? popularresistance.org Palestinians and supporters across the world plan to take part in a global strike involving "all aspects of public life" to express solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza and call for an end to Israeli bombardment. | People have been urged to skip school and work. Additionally, people striking are staying home and refraining from going out to restaurants, banks and stores. They are also not making any online transactions or shopping online. | In an Instagram post, Palestinian filmmaker Bisan Owda called for a strike from "economic life and daily movement". Like Owda, many activists and organisations from Palest…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-12-12). UN General Assembly To Vote On Emergency Gaza Resolution. popularresistance.org The UN General Assembly (UNGA) president said on social media on 11 December that the 10th Emergency Special Session of the UN will be resumed on Tuesday, 12 December. | UNGA President Dennis Francis wrote in a letter addressed to all permanent UN representatives and observer members that he received a letter from representatives of Egypt and Mauritania "requesting the resumption of the tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly as rapidly as possible." | Egypt and Mauritania's representatives made their request for an emergency meeting on a draft resolution concerning Gaza after the US vetoed a draf…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-12-12). Israel Apologists Are Psychopaths. caitlinjohnstone.com.au In the last few days I've seen two separate articles attacking the idea that there are innocent people in Gaza, one from The Times of Israel titled "Innocents in Gaza? Don't be naive" and another from Town Hall titled "There Are No 'Innocent Palestinians'".

WSWS (2023-12-12). 9 in 10 Gazans report lack of food. wsws.org As Israel continues its bombing, starvation and ethnic cleansing of the people of Gaza, hunger has reached epidemic proportions.

WSWS (2023-12-12). US teachers denounce Biden, demand to end Israel's genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Teachers across the United States have joined with millions of students, young people and workers throughout the world to protest and condemn the US-backed genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza by the Israeli regime.

Global Research News (2023-12-12). Selected Articles: Israel and US Plan Complete Deportation from Gaza. Famine Is Looming. "A Child Is Killed Every Ten Minutes" globalresearch.ca By Deporting all Gazans is the joint plan of the US and Israel. According to the …

Natale Salvo (2023-12-12). Gaza, new US veto at the UN: "War until the end of Hamas". pressenza.com The self-styled masters of the world, the United States of America, yesterday vetoed another UN resolution calling for a "ceasefire" in Palestine, timetabled by the United Arab Emirates. | "If adopted, the resolution would also have requested the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, in addition to ensuring humanitarian access," notes the UN website [1]. | The text drafted by the UAE ambassador received the support of 13 Council members (out of 15), including three permanent members (China, France, and the Russian Federation), and the abstention of another permanent member (the UK). | It was UN Sec…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2023-12-12). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 67: Israeli forces storm Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. mondoweiss.net An Israeli airstrike killed the father of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Jabalia, while Houthi rebels launched a missile on a ship scheduled to dock in Ashdod. In the West Bank, Israeli forces executed a Palestinian boy in Tubas in cold blood.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). 4 Palestinians Martyred in Israeli Drone Attack in Jenin. english.almanar.com.lb Four Palestinian young men were martyred on Tuesday morning when an Israeli army drone targeted them in the West Bank City of Jenin. According to local sources, a drone targeted a number of young men in Sibat neighborhood in the central district of Jenin City, martyring three of them. The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) obstructed …

Mohammed Atiq (2023-12-12). Israel-Palestine war: Drone strike kills four men during raid on Jenin. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Drone strike kills four men during raid on Jenin | Israeli forces prevent medical teams in the West Bank city from reaching the dead and wounded
| Tue, 12/12/2023 – 09: 11 | Palestinians look at a blood stain at the site of the Israeli drone strike in Jenin on 12 December 2023 (AP) | An

Rania Khalek (2023-12-12). Gaza Called, Yemen Answered: What's Driving Yemen's Palestine Solidarity Efforts. thealtworld.com The Yemeni Armed Forces announced that it had launched two direct attacks on Israeli ships in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait off Yemen's coast on December 3. | The spokesperson for the Forces said that the attacks were in response to the demands of the Yemeni people and the "free people of our Arab and Islamic nation, to stand fully with the choices of the Palestinian people and their steadfast resistance." | Jehan Hakim, Chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee, explains how Israel's genocide in Gaza is impacting Yemen's role in the region.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-12). Can Israel Be Charged With Genocide? orinocotribune.com By Uzair Kayani, Sikander Shah and Sadaf Aziz — 2023 | Israel does not have an International Humanitarian Law "right to self-defence" against the Palestinian people, because it controls Palestinians and their land as an occupying force. | Israel's reprisals against Palestinian civilians after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023 have killed thousands of children. Out of the 2.2 million Gazans, some 1.7 million have been displaced. More than 15,000 Palestinians have been killed — many in schools and hospitals. More than 100 United Nations (UN) aid workers have died — more than in any confli…

Basem Naim (2023-12-12). Failure to confront the genocide in Gaza will haunt humanity. electronicintifada.net None of Netanyahu's military objectives have been met, so he is pursuing the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Veto of Truce Resolution Shows US' Approval to Genocide in Gaza: Amir abdollahian. english.almanar.com.lb The US government has practically given the Zionist regime the go-ahead to continue its genocidal crimes in Gaza by vetoing the UN Security Council's demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the besieged enclave, the Iranian foreign minister said. In a telephone conversation on Monday, Hussein Amir abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov talked …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). 67th Day of Aggression: Gaza Remains in Genocide Crisis as Brutal Attacks Continue. english.almanar.com.lb The 67th day of aggression by Israeli occupation forces has brought further destruction and loss of life to the Gaza Strip. The relentless onslaught has seen hundreds of raids, intensified artillery shelling, and the cruel act of destroying houses with residents still inside. The ongoing genocide in Gaza shows no signs of abating, with a …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-12). U.S.-Israel Commit Genocide in Gaza. Israel wouldn't do it without U.S. money and backing and weapons. theduran.com

tasnimnews.com (2023-12-12). Veto of Truce Resolution Shows US' Approval to Genocide in Gaza: AmirabdollahianThe top Iranian diplomat also slammed the US' veto of a UN Security Council resolution that demanded an end to attacks and crimes by the Israeli regime against civilians in Gaza. He said the move gave the green light to the Zionist regime to continue its genocidal war against the residents of Gaza

WSWS (2023-12-12). Pro-Israel demonstration in Berlin: The powers-that-be keep to themselves. wsws.org The highest representatives of the state, the established parties and the churches, as well as cultural figures, justified the genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza under the mendacious guise of the "fight against antisemitism."

WSWS (2023-12-12). Australian protesters: We have to connect the struggles of workers and fight the Gaza genocide. wsws.org "I see international support for Israel as based on the economic benefit that they get—oil, other resources from the Middle East. I do support socialism and the working class to oppose those in power."

WSWS (2023-12-12). Las Vegas demonstrators honor Dr. Refaat al-Ar'eer at rally against Israeli genocide. wsws.org Some 200 people rallied and marched Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada to protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza and honor Dr. Refaat al-Ar'eer who was assassinated in a targeted airstrike last week.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-12). The 'Two-State Solution' Is a Smokescreen for Israel's Ethnic Cleansing. orinocotribune.com

newcoldwar.org (2023-12-12). Ukraine, Palestine, Taiwan. The course to World War and how to stop itIf the extremist aggression of the current Israeli government supported wholeheartedly by the United States and the European NATO and EU members is not stopped now, if it is allowed to complete its plan of ethnic cleansing of the entire Palestinian population

Leila Warah, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-12). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 66: Israel Attacks Ambulances, Medics. popularresistance.org International medical groups are becoming increasingly concerned about Israel's full-on attacks against healthcare as the military continues targeting paramedics, ambulances, patients, and doctors. | On Sunday, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported the Israeli military opening fire on an ambulance carrying critically wounded patients as well as obstructing, detaining, and abusing paramedics. | The incident took place on Monday morning as six PRCS ambulances, escorted by the United Nations (UN), evacuated 11 critical patients from Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City to a hospital in the besieged e…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-12). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 67: Israeli forces storm Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. mondoweiss.net

palestinechronicle.com (2023-12-12). GAZA LIVE BLOG: Hundreds Killed in New Israeli Massacres | Fierce Fighting in Khan Yunis, Jabaliya | Hezbollah Escalates Attacks – DAY 66New massacres were committed by the Israeli army throughout the Gaza Strip. Al-Aqsa Hospital alone has reported that it received scores of Palestinians killed overnight in the town of Deir Balah, in central Gaza.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Islamic Resistance Attacks Inflict More Losses upon Israeli Sites on Lebanon Border: Video. english.almanar.com.lb In support of the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in solidarity with their courageous and honorable resistance, Hezbollah continued on Tuesday striking the various occupation sites on Lebanon border, inflicting heavy losses upon the Israeli enemy. Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Al-Malikiyya site at 10: 00 AM on Tuesday, 12-12-2023, using appropriate weapons, resulting …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Hezbollah fighters strike the deployment positions of the Israeli soldiers near Jal Al-Alam occupation site, inflicting confirmed casualties: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

dailystar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Gallant expresses openness to an agreement with Hezbollah, amidst reports indicating that a deal might be close at handDefense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that Israel is open to reaching an understanding with Hezbollah. This potential agreement would include establishing a "safe zone" along the border, coupled with firm security assurances.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). Guernica stands in solidarity with Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The people of Guernica, which was bombed by fascists and Nazis during the Spanish Civil War, urged the international community to share the suffering of the Palestinian people who are reeling under relentless Israeli bombing…

Staff (2023-12-12). Guernica stands in solidarity with Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org On Friday, December 8, thousands of people from the Basque city of Guernica hit the city center in a stunning display of solidarity with the people of Gaza who are facing Israel's genocidal attacks. The thousands who assembled at the Pasialeku Market Place in Guernica formed a human mosaic depicting the Palestinian flag and part …

Staff (2023-12-12). Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks tops 18,200. muslimmirror.com GAZA CITY, Palestine : The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has soared to 18,205, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said Monday. Speaking at a press conference, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that 49,645 other people have also been injured in the attacks. According to the spokesman, …

Editor (2023-12-12). 'Israel-Hamas War' Label Obscures Israel's War on Palestinians. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-12-12). The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity. scheerpost.com

The Independent (2023-12-12). War is what Hamas and Iran want. independent.co.ug But those on both sides of the war who want peace have long known what needs to be done COMMENT | BERNARD HAYKEL | Following the end of the recent weeklong ceasefire, Israel has resumed its war in Gaza, and dropped leaflets urging Palestinians to head toward the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. That has raised …

Editor (2023-12-12). Israel committing "horrific crimes" against starving civilians in Gaza. mronline.org The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor called for an "urgent international investigation" into field executions, torture and threats of rape against Palestinians by Israeli ground forces in Gaza.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). More Israeli Soldiers Killed by Palestinian Resistance in Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli Occupation Army announced early Tuesday that one of its soldiers was killed and three others were injured during clashes with the Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza Strip. The Zionist military spox indicated that the major Tzvika Lavil, 30, succumbed by the wounds inflicted by the Palestinian resistance in Gaza. The spox added that …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-12). Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Norwegian-Flagged Ship in Red Sea. news.antiwar.com Yemen's Houthis have taken credit for a missile attack on a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea, the group's latest operation aimed at disrupting shipping in response to Israel's assault on Gaza. The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, claimed the ship, the Strinda, was headed to Israel, while the vessel's operator and ship tracking …

Abubaker Abed (2023-12-12). Trauma skyrockets for Gaza's children. electronicintifada.net Before Israel's war on Gaza, PTSD and depression were already at unconscionable levels.

geo.tv (2023-12-12). Why journalist Motaz Azaiza, 'The Eye of Gaza', deserves to be Person of the Year 2023. geo.tv Azaiza intrepidly records the barbarous realities of life in Gaza, thrusting the struggles of his people onto the global stage…

geo.tv (2023-12-12). Zara breaks silence over Gaza-resembling images in ad campaign. geo.tv Fashion retailer decides to withdraw remaining pictures after receiving flak…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). UNGA discusses Gaza ceasefire after US veto in Security Council. peoplesdispatch.org The emergency meeting of the General Assembly was called after Egypt and Mauritania invoked 377 A (V) also known as Uniting for Peace resolution. However, it is unlikely that a resolution for a ceasefire will pressure Israel into stopping its genocidal war…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-12-12). WHO Executive Board adopts resolution calling for unimpeded flow of aid into Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org During discussions around the resolution, US representatives opposed calls for a ceasefire, saying it would be "not only unrealistic but also dangerous." Israel's brutal assault on Gaza has killed over 18,000 people…

Staff (2023-12-12). 'Bloodshed in Gaza will continue,' says Russia on US veto of UN Security Council resolution. muslimmirror.com MOSCOW : The US veto last week of a United Nations Security Council resolution requesting an urgent humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza means that "bloodshed will continue," Russia said on Monday. More than 17,000 people have so far lost their lives in Israel's attacks on Gaza, and last Friday the US vetoed a resolution requesting an …

Staff (2023-12-12). Gaza imbroglio continues unabated. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza As the Gaza conflict enters its 67th day, the last week saw a U.S. veto on a UN resolution. The US also approved an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank ammunition to support Israel's military actions. GCC countries held a special session on the issue in Doha. Meanwhile countries like …

Staff (2023-12-12). Unveiling the American origins of Israeli terrorism. muslimmirror.com By Unais Kashmir The Israeli military's relentless onslaught upon Gaza has plunged the region into a distressing abyss of civilian casualties, an egregious violation of international conventions. The lamentable toll is comprised of the elderly, mothers, children, youth, students, and individuals with disabilities, transforming Gaza into a harrowing landscape of lifeless bodies. Since the establishment …

ecns.cn (2023-12-12). China's UN envoy visits Gaza-Egypt crossing. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Monday made a field trip to the Rafah crossing, the only border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

Editor (2023-12-12). Patrick Lawrence: Gaza & Confronting Power. scheerpost.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-12). PATRICK LAWRENCE: Gaza & Confronting Power. consortiumnews.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-12). Israel dropped over 22,000 US-made bombs on Gaza within six weeks. new.thecradle.co

Staff (2023-12-12). Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks tops 18,200. muslimmirror.com GAZA CITY, Palestine : The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has soared to 18,205, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said Monday. Speaking at a press conference, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that 49,645 other people have also been injured in the attacks. According to the spokesman, …

euromedmonitor.org (2023-12-12). Field executions, torture, and threats of rape: In Gaza, Israel's army replicates the crimes committed by Zionist gangs in 1948Euro-Med Monitor said that Israeli army forces are reenacting the same crimes committed by Zionist gangs during the 1948 Nakba, which resulted in the collective displacement of Palestinians. These crimes include premeditated murder, setting fire to Palestinian homes and properties, torture, and insulting and humiliating detained civilians.

english.almayadeen.net (2023-12-12). Palestinian Resistance shares footage of attacks on Israeli forcesThe media wing of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Resistance movement, shared footage showing its mortars attacking Israeli soldiers in the axes of advance in the Gaza Strip.

Staff (2023-12-12). 'Bloodshed in Gaza will continue,' says Russia on US veto of UN Security Council resolution. muslimmirror.com MOSCOW : The US veto last week of a United Nations Security Council resolution requesting an urgent humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza means that "bloodshed will continue," Russia said on Monday. More than 17,000 people have so far lost their lives in Israel's attacks on Gaza, and last Friday the US vetoed a resolution requesting an …

Staff (2023-12-12). Gaza imbroglio continues unabated. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza As the Gaza conflict enters its 67th day, the last week saw a U.S. veto on a UN resolution. The US also approved an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank ammunition to support Israel's military actions. GCC countries held a special session on the issue in Doha. Meanwhile countries like …

Staff (2023-12-12). Unveiling the American origins of Israeli terrorism. muslimmirror.com By Unais Kashmir The Israeli military's relentless onslaught upon Gaza has plunged the region into a distressing abyss of civilian casualties, an egregious violation of international conventions. The lamentable toll is comprised of the elderly, mothers, children, youth, students, and individuals with disabilities, transforming Gaza into a harrowing landscape of lifeless bodies. Since the establishment …

imemc.org (2023-12-12). Euro-Med Monitor: "In Gaza, Israel's Army Replicates the Crimes Committed by Zionist Gangs in 1948" An urgent international investigation must be opened into horrific crimes committed by the Israeli army during its land incursions into the Gaza Strip, including field executions, torture, and rape threats, said Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, citing testimonies collected from newly-released civilians.

imemc.org (2023-12-12). Euro-Med Monitor: "In Gaza, Israel's Army Replicates the Crimes Committed by Zionist Gangs in 1948"An urgent international investigation must be opened into horrific crimes committed by the Israeli army during its land incursions into the Gaza Strip, including field executions, torture, and rape threats, said Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, citing testimonies collected from newly-released civilians.

reuters.com (2023-12-12). Yemen's Houthis claim missile attack on Norwegian tanker in tense Middle EastYemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they hit a Norwegian commercial tanker with a missile in their latest protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza, underlining the risks of a conflict that has shaken the Middle East.

apnews.com (2023-12-12). Israel and the US face growing isolation over Gaza as offensive grinds on with no end in sightIsrael and the United States were increasingly isolated as they faced global calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, including a non-binding vote expected to pass at the United Nations later on Tuesday.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-12). EU's Top Diplomat: Destruction in Gaza May Be Worse Than Germany in WWII. news.antiwar.com Josep Borrell, the European Union's top foreign policy official, said Monday that the destruction in Gaza as a result of the Israeli bombing campaign could be "even greater" than the damage to German cities during World War II, AFP reported. Borrell called the situation in Gaza "catastrophic, apocalyptic" and noted that the Israeli onslaught has …

Larry Johnson (2023-12-12). Israel's War Crimes. sonar21.com I once believed Israel was a competent military force. No longer. Israel is doing some incredibly stupid, self-defeating things, especially when it comes to propaganda. Israel, in violation of the I am going to show you two videos. The first is the one that Israel circulated claiming they had captured Hamas fighters, disarmed them and stripped them to their underwear. Here is their "evidence."

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-12). Puma drops Israel. peoplesdispatch.org After years of pressure from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, which has intensified in recent months, the German company Puma announced on December 12 that it will drop its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. | Since 2018, the BDS movement has been organizing to put pressure on Puma to drop its sponsorship of Israel's national football team and "end its complicity in Israeli apartheid." The movement has claimed this announcement as a victory,

A Guest Author (2023-12-12). Statement of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on the 56th anniversary of its founding. workers.org The following announcement was posted on Resistance News Network on Dec. 11: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has decided to cancel all its activities and celebrations which it holds every year, on its 56th anniversary, which is Dec. 11. It has directed all its fighters and cadres . . . |

readthemaple (2023-12-12). Canadian Health Workers Rally For Palestine. readthemaple.com Israel is trying to destroy every chance of Palestinians to even look after their wounded and their dead.

Eman Alhaj Ali (2023-12-12). Every day is a struggle for survival. electronicintifada.net A high school student's life is upended after being forcibly displaced by Israeli airstrikes.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Yemeni Armed Forces Target Norwegian Ship "Sternda" Heading to 'Israel'. english.almanar.com.lb Yemeni Armed Forces have successfully targeted the Norwegian ship "Sternda" with a direct missile strike. The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, confirmed this operation and emphasized that the ship was targeted after its crew ignored all warning calls. Over the past few days, the Yemeni armed forces have managed to …

Wesam Thabet (2023-12-12). Our pens will honor Refaat Alareer. electronicintifada.net Students are full of anger at how Israel assassinated an inspiring professor.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-12). How Israel starved a sick child of oxygen. electronicintifada.net

Antony Loewenstein (2023-12-12). The Weapons Israel Tests on Palestinians Will be Used Against All of Us. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-12-12). 12 December, Albuquerque: Free All Palestinian Prisoners — Movement Education. samidoun.net Tuesday, Dec. 12 | 6 pm (Albuquerque) | International District Library | Albuquerque, NM | Register to join online: Samidoun Albuquerque is launching a political education project for the growing movement for Palestinian liberation in Albuquerque. Join the session on December 12, "Free all Palestinian Prisoners!"

Staff (2023-12-12). 13 December, NYC: All out for Palestine at the German Consulate NYC. samidoun.net Wednesday, 13 December 5 pm German Consulate NYC 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 Info: www.instagram.com/p/C0sZc5ptZdQ/ 'On November 23rd of this year, Palestinians in Germany were subject to brutal raids on their homes by the German state. The police carried out raids in 4 federal states targeting Palestinians labeled by the German state …

Staff (2023-12-12). 17 December, Vancouver: Public Forum on The Palestinian Liberation Struggle: Confronting Zionism and Imperialism — Next Steps. samidoun.net Please join Samidoun Vancouver for an evening forum on Sunday, December 17: The Palestinian Liberation Struggle: Confronting Zionism and Imperialism — Next Steps Sunday, December 17 5 pm to 8: 30 pm (Light dinner will be served!) Grandview Church 1803 E 1st Ave Vancouver, BC Thousands of people are taking to the streets of Vancouver every …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-12). Censoring Israeli Violence: Western Media Outlets Capitulate. dissidentvoice.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 …

Michael Arria (2023-12-12). BDS victory: Puma to end its sponsorship of Israel's national team. mondoweiss.net BDS victory: Puma will not renew its sponsorship of Israel's national football team.

Staff (2023-12-12). Washington's unwavering love for Israel. muslimmirror.com By Hadiqa Maryam Abbasi Israel, such a small country that you can traverse the entire country from the northern border to the southern border within 8-10 hours. But what makes this country so crucial for Washington? Let's delve deeper to unpack the reasons behind Washington's relentless support for Tel Aviv. To grasp the dynamics of …

Democracy Now! (2023-12-12). Democracy Now! 2023-12-12 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 12, 2023; Diplomacy, Not War: Daughter of Released Hostage Urges Israel to Reach Deal to Free More Captives; Climate Activists Outraged as COP28 Draft Text Drops Call for Fossil Fuel Phaseout; Texas Woman Denied Abortion for Nonviable Fetus, Flees State, "One of Thousands" in Similar Position | Headlines for December 12, 2023; Diplomacy, Not War: Daughter of Released Hostage Urges Israel to Reach Deal to Free More Captives; Climate Activists Outraged as COP28 Draft Text Drops Call for Fossil Fuel Phaseout; Texas Woman Denied Abortion for Nonviable Fetus, Flees State, "One of…

Amos Barshad (2023-12-12). The Political Street Fighters Of Israeli Soccer. levernews.com

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-12). Censoring Israeli Violence: Western Media Outlets Capitulate. globalresearch.ca

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-12). Islamic Resistance fighters target the two Israeli occupation sites of Hadab Yaroun and Al-Raheb, hitting both directly: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

PACBI (2023-12-12). In BDS win, PUMA forced to drop sponsorship of Israel Football Association. bdsmovement.net

The Intercept (2023-12-12). Criticize Israel? You're Fired. globalresearch.ca

Yaniv Kubovich (2023-12-12). Graphic Videos and Incitement, How the IDF Is Misleading Israelis on Telegram. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-12-12). Washington's unwavering love for Israel. muslimmirror.com By Hadiqa Maryam Abbasi Israel, such a small country that you can traverse the entire country from the northern border to the southern border within 8-10 hours. But what makes this country so crucial for Washington? Let's delve deeper to unpack the reasons behind Washington's relentless support for Tel Aviv. To grasp the dynamics of …

Staff (2023-12-12). Dec. 12, Online: How to Resist European state-led crackdown on Palestinian solidarity. samidoun.net Tuesday, December 12 8 pm Europe (7 pm British time, 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern) Online Event Register here: event.cage.ngo Are you concerned about the state led crackdown on Pro Palestinian solidarity in Europe? Do you want to learn how to resist this repression and continue to support the Palestinian cause? Survivors and Experts …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-12). Ejército de ocupación israelí intensifica ataques en el sur de Gaza. telesurtv.net Sólo el Hospital Al-Aqsa, ubicado en Deir al-Balah, anunció que recibió al menos a 40 palestinos muertos por ataques aéreos israelíes en las últimas 24 horas.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-12-12). Ejército de ocupación israelí asalta hospital en el norte de Gaza. telesurtv.net El director general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, remarcó este martes que "la población de Gaza tiene derecho a asistencia médica".

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-12). Más de 18.400 muertos por ataques israelíes contra Gaza. telesurtv.net Se registran 50.100 personas que han resultado heridas por bombardeos de las denominadas Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-12). Resistencia palestina destruye 180 vehículos del Ejército israelí. telesurtv.net Hamás, que gobierna la Franja de Gaza, aseguró que no será liberado otro prisionero judío sin una pausa de hostilidades bajo los términos exigidos.

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2023-12-12). Suben a más de 18.200 los muertos por ataques israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net El portavoz del ente sanitario, Ashraf al Qudra, reportó 18.205 muertos y 49.645 personas que han resultado heridas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-12). Israel lanza ataques en Gaza antes de la votación de la ONU. telesurtv.net Cientos de civiles más han muerto en el ataque de Israel a Gaza desde que EE.UU. vetó una resolución del Consejo de Seguridad que pedía un alto el fuego humanitario el viernes pasado.

Alfredo Rada (2023-12-12). El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU no aprueba resolución de alto al fuego en Gaza por el veto de Estados Unidos. globalizacion.ca Todos los informes de entidades internacionales como la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), la Agencia de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados de Palestina en Oriente Próximo (UNRWA), la Cruz Roja Internacional y la Media Luna Roja Internacional, coincidieron en…

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-12). 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 18.200 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, nbb, DRL (2023-12-12). Unos 20 muertos y heridos dejan ataques sionistas sobre Gaza. telesurtv.net Las incursiones de fuerzas israelíes y los enfrentamientos con palestinos en localidades de Cisjordania o barrios de Jerusalén se repiten casi a diario este 2023…

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-12). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 18.000 personas asesinadas…

Graham Peebles (2023-12-12). Gaza: Israeli Barbarism With US Support. counterpunch.org Its two months since Israel began its vicious assault on the people of Gaza. The relentless bombings, combined with a ground assault and siege — the strangulation of the civilian population, which has left people without food, water, medicine and fuel. It is modern day barbarism in the full light of day; genocide wrapped up

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-12). The View from Washington: Let the Killing in Gaza Continue. counterpunch.org Bloodletting as form; murder as fashion. The ongoing campaign in Gaza by Israel's Defence Forces continues without stalling and restriction. But the burgeoning number of corpses is starting to become a challenge for the propaganda outlets: How to justify it? Fortunately for Israel, the United States, its unqualified defender, is happy to provide cover for

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-12). Gaza: Why doesn't the United Nations deploy 'Responsibility to Protect'? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-12). Health care workers for Palestine call for a permanent ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

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)…

Labor Video Project (2023-12-12). 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.

Peace Action SMC & JVP South Bay (2023-12-12). Sunday 12/17: A Jewish Voice for Peace View of Israel and Gaza. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Angela (2023-12-12). Friday 12/15: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

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

Angela (2023-12-12). Wednesday 12/13: Youth Mass Mobilization for Palestine. indybay.org 555 Franklin St | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-12). Sunday 12/10: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | 3rd St | Santa Rosa, CA…

NEA Members On Palestine (2023-12-12). Letter To NEA President and Officers On Palestine. indybay.org NEA members are circulating a letter to the NEA president and officers on Palestine.

Angela (2023-12-12). Monday 12/11: Webinar: Liberate Palestine, Decolonize Medicine. indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/HCWLiberatePalestine…

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

Editor (2023-12-12). Dec 12, 2023. sitrepworld.info Dvo≈ôák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" / Karajan Strategic Reflections From Moscow, by Alastair Crooke What were Romans thinking as they watched Rome collapse? by Paul Craig Roberts Petrodollar Endgame Moves Even Closer — Quoth the Raven Israel Apologists Are Psychopaths, by Caitlin Johnstone The Nakba and the Holocaust: Eliminating the Entire Palestinian People, by Ron Unz Craig Murray: Stopping Genocide The West Agonises Over an 'Atrocity Upsurge' While Backing Israel's Genocide in Gaza, by Jonathan Cook Two Court Cases Might Be the Final Nail in the Coffin of Bibi,…

Xinhua (2023-12-10). EU reaches agreement on landmark artificial intelligence law. pressenza.com European Union (EU) lawmakers and member states reached an agreement on rules governing artificial intelligence (AI). | "Historic! The EU becomes the first continent to set clear rules for the use of AI," European internal market commissioner Thierry Breton said on Friday night after the conclusion of talks that began on Wednesday. | Breton added on social networking site X, formerly Twitter, that "the AI law is much more than a rulebook, it is a launch pad for EU start-ups and researchers to lead the global AI race". | The European Commission said in a statement in the early hours of Saturday morning that it wel…

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2023-12-11: News Headlines

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). Israel Only Nuclear Country To Deny It. youtu.be

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-11). Black People Won't Be Silenced About Israel. popularresistance.org It is a bad sign when the leader of the United States Senate sounds something like an actress with bizarre feelings of entitlement. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer pulled off this dubious feat with his statements about U.S. policy towards Israel, what he perceives to be anti-semitism, and public opinion about Israel's attack on Gaza. His remarks resembled those of actress Julianna Margulies, whose infamous rant differed only in its lack of politesse. Of course, a senator has better political sense and more awareness than an entertainer, but aside from the manner of delivery, their thought processes don't d…

Editor (2023-12-11). Dec 11, 2023. sitrepworld.info Pink Floyd — The Dark Side Of The Moon Israel Supporters Would Defend Literally Any Israeli Atrocity, by Caitlin Johnstone Half of Palestinians in Gaza are now Starving; Depriving Civilians of Food is a War Crime, by Juan Cole 'We Can't Defeat Hamas' — Israel's Former Army Chief on the Gaza War Zionist Suppression in Congress, by Corinna Barnard Israel's onslaught drags U.S. Jewish life into the abyss, by Phil Weiss Moscow and Gaza: Is Russia ready for a major shift in its Middle East policy? by Ramzy Baroud Day 65: U.S. rushes arms to Israel as Palestinians announce over 250,000…

Staff (2023-12-11). Netanyahu, Putin speak for first time since Israel-Hamas war. muslimmirror.com Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the raging war in Gaza broke out on October 7. During the call on Sunday, Netanyahu appreciated the Russian effort to release an Israeli-Russian citizen held by the Hamas, reaffirming that the Jewish nation …

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-12-11). The Weapons Israel Tests On Palestinians Will Be Used Against All Of Us. popularresistance.org The Palestinians are human laboratory rats to the Israeli military intelligence services and arms and technology industries. Israel's drones, surveillance technology including spyware, facial recognition software, and biometric gathering infrastructure, along with smart fences, experimental bombs, and AI-controlled machine guns are all tried out on the captive population in Gaza, often with lethal results. These weapons and technologies are then certified as "battle-tested" and sold around the world. | Israel is the tenth largest arms dealer on the planet and sells its technology and weapons to an estimated 130 n…

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-12-11). Weapons Israel Tests On Palestinians Will Be Used Against All Of Us. popularresistance.org The Palestinians are human laboratory rats to the Israeli military intelligence services and arms and technology industries. Israel's drones, surveillance technology including spyware, facial recognition software, and biometric gathering infrastructure, along with smart fences, experimental bombs, and AI-controlled machine guns are all tried out on the captive population in Gaza, often with lethal results. These weapons and technologies are then certified as "battle-tested" and sold around the world. | Israel is the tenth largest arms dealer on the planet and sells its technology and weapons to an estimated 130 n…

WSWS (2023-12-11). Australian Greens offer no way forward in fight against Gaza genocide. wsws.org The Greens are trying to subordinate opposition to the barbarism to moral appeals to the Labor government that is fully committed to the mass slaughter.

Staff (2023-12-11). "Please Stop This War Against Us": Gaza Doctor Begs for World's Help as Hunger & Disease Spread. democracynow.org We get an update from one of the few hospitals still operating in southern Gaza from Ahmed Moghrabi, a doctor at Nasser Hospital, who describes horrific conditions. "I've developed psychological disorder," says Moghrabi, who himself is barely surviving on little food and clean water. "Please stop this genocide against us. Stop this war. Please, please, I beg you." We also speak with Dr. Tarek Loubani, an emergency room medical doctor shot by the Israeli military in Gaza in 2018, about the arrests, killings and torture of his fellow medical workers by the Israeli military, and the eno…

_____ (2023-12-11). Why Journalists Must Speak Out about Gaza. transcend.org 7 Dec 2023 — Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all. The Israeli military has murdered at least 75 journalists and media workers in Gaza, as of 4 Dec. IDF has also killed three journalists in Lebanon and arrested 44, as of 28 Nov.

WSWS (2023-12-11). Police provocatively break up peaceful protest against Gaza genocide in Royal Oak, Michigan. wsws.org At the demonstration in the Detroit suburb, over 200 youth and workers, including many families with children, marched to express their disgust at the complicity of US imperialism and the Democratic Party over the genocide in Gaza.

Leila Warah (2023-12-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 66: Israel attacks ambulances, medics in Gaza; people across the world join strike for Palestine. mondoweiss.net Palestinians have called for a global strike on Monday as Israel continues to kill Palestinians by the thousands, refusing a ceasefire as analysts warn a miscalculation could trigger a regional war.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 66: Israel attacks ambulances, medics in Gaza; people across the world join strike for Palestine. mondoweiss.net

Staff (2023-12-11). Gaza: Israeli indiscriminate airstrikes kills 300 Palestinians in 24 hours. muslimnews.co.uk London, (Agencies): There is "no safe place to go in the Gaza Strip", the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Sunday, as Israeli airstrikes kill 300, injure 550 people in 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 18,000, as well as 49,500 wounded people. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization's executive board on Sunday adopted a resolution on …

Charlotte Dennett (2023-12-11). Israel, Gaza, and the Struggle for Oil. counterpunch.org In 1927 oil exploration yielded a major strike near Kirkuk, Iraq; the long-planned pipeline was completed in 1934 and oil flowed through it to the West until 1948, when it was closed by the Iraqis during the First Arab—Israeli War. Some five decades later, reopening it became a rallying cry of then-Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the US invasion of Iraq. Netanyahu envisioned Saddam Hussein being overthrown and replaced by a pro-Israel Iraqi dissident named Ahmad Chalabi. "Soon the oil will be flowing to Haifa!" Netanyahu proclaimed. "It's not a p…

Editor (2023-12-11). West Bank General Strike Kicks Off Global Protest Against Israel's War on Gaza. scheerpost.com

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-11). US Blocks Gaza Peace Proposal At UN For Third Time, Holds World Hostage. popularresistance.org The United States has used its veto power in the United Nations Security Council three times in less than two months to kill resolutions calling for peace in Gaza. | Meanwhile, Washington is sending billions of dollars worth of weapons to Israel, directly assisting the country as it commits war crimes against Palestinian civilians. | On December 8, the Security Council voted on a resolution that called for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" and the unconditional release of all hostages. | The United States was the only country on the 15-member council that voted against the measure.

Editor (2023-12-11). The Chris Hedges Report: The Weapons Israel Tests on Palestinians Will Be Used Against All of Us. scheerpost.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-11). Israel Used US-Supplied White Phosphorous in Attack on Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Israel used US-provided white phosphorous munitions in an attack on southern Lebanon that wounded nine civilians, The Washington Post reported on Monday. White phosphorous can be used by militaries as a smokescreen or as an incendiary chemical weapon that can burn buildings or human skin on contact, in some cases all the way to the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-11). Netanyahu's National Security Advisor Says Israel Ready to Act Against Houthis. news.antiwar.com Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi said on Saturday that Israel was ready to act against the Houthis in Yemen if the US and its allies do not. "Israel is giving the world some time to organize in order to prevent this but if there isn't to be a global arrangement, because it is a global …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-12-11). Israel committing "horrific crimes" against starving civilians in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Military metes out frustrations against defenseless people after suffering major blows from the Palestinian resistance.

Ruwaida Amer (2023-12-11). Gaza's "safe south" is now a graveyard. electronicintifada.net Israel's violence against the city of Khan Younis has intensified…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). Gaza's "safe south" is now a graveyard. electronicintifada.net

Asem al-Nabih (2023-12-11). Speak up! We owe it to Refaat. electronicintifada.net Israel has murdered a man who epitomized steadfastness.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-12-11). Black People won't be silenced about Israel. mronline.org It is a bad sign when the leader of the United States Senate sounds something like an actress with bizarre feelings of entitlement.

_____ (2023-12-11). For Refaat Alareer: A Tribute. transcend.org 9 Dec 2023 – They killed a poet in Gaza on Wednesday [6 Dec]. Well, as much as you can kill a poet, anyway. Plus: A Tribute, by Max Blumenthal…

Robert Inlakesh (2023-12-11). Did Hamas Carry Out Mass Rapes On October 7? mintpressnews.com A number of Israeli rape claims, including one coming from an alleged member of Israel's unit 669, feature significant inconsistencies. Meanwhile, the main source for a BBC report on October 7 mass rapes was none other than May Golan, infamous for leading an anti-black rally in Tel Aviv, screaming, "I am proud to be a racist."

Madaar (2023-12-11). Bassam Al-Salhi of the Palestinian People's Party says war on Gaza has revealed fascist nature of Israel and the West. peoplesdispatch.org Despite the brutal atrocities committed by Israel in the last two months of its war on Gaza, Western countries, especially the United States, have remained firm in their support…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-11). Letter by academics across the globe raises concerns over the ICC's inaction on Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org In a open letter addressed to State Parties, law professors from different parts of the world raise objections on lack of transparency, discrimination, and selective decisions on the situation of Palestine…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-11). MST sends another donation of 11 tons of food to families in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, the movement fighting for agrarian reform has worked with Brazil's federal government to send food aid to the besieged enclave…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-11). Houthis enforce embargo on ships heading to or leaving Israel. peoplesdispatch.org The Houthi-led government in Yemen announced that it had forced an Israel-bound ship to turn back as it was sailing through the Red Sea in violation of the warnings issued on Saturday…

Stefan Christoff, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-11). Paris Protests For Gaza Despite Repression. popularresistance.org The open repression of Palestine solidarity protests in Paris over the last months has been unprecedented and violent. Although there have been some alarms ringing on this reality of state violence in France, including a statement by Amnesty International, it is important for all who witnessed this new wave of street-level suppression to speak out. I am writing this text after having been present at a number of recent Palestine solidarity actions in Paris. | As mass protests demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza continue around the world, French authorities are systematically deploying police forces to silence…

Brian H. Silverstein, Left Voice. (2023-12-11). University Of Michigan Administration Caves To Zionist Pressure. popularresistance.org Last week, the University of Michigan student body was set to vote on a resolution calling for the university to recognize the genocide in Gaza and to assess the ethics of the institution's investments, including investments in the State of Israel. The campaign has been led by the Tahrir Coalition, a broad and diverse group of over 60 student organizations. As the vote was underway, the university administration buckled to pressure from a coalition of off-campus Zionist organizations and canceled the vote, citing improper use of a university listserv to promote the vote. | Michigan Hillel, with the support of an…

Ralph Nader (2023-12-11). Israeli Government's War Crimes — Enabled & Defended by Biden & Congress. counterpunch.org The humiliation of the U.S. government, which is actively complicit in providing the weaponry, funding, and UN vetoes backing the Israeli government's attack on the civilian Palestinians/Arabs in tiny Gaza, is in plain view daily. All in the name of the unasked American people and taxpayers. Earlier this week, at a House of Representatives' hearing,

Fawzia Afzal-Khan (2023-12-11). The New McCarthyism on US Campuses. counterpunch.org In several cases, these virulent campaigns to tarnish Palestinian human rights advocates have led to calls for the firing of tenured distinguished scholars (a prominent case in point being Joseph Massad of Columbia University)–whilst many faculty without the protection of tenure have been fired, student activists have been doxxed by pro-Israeli donors and their acolytes and hired thugs (in several cases leading to a withdrawal of job offers) and some elite universities have banned Palestinian student organizations such as SJP (Brandeis was the first to do so)–as well as progressive Jewish organizations like Jew…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-11). Palestine denounces Israeli attacks on historical heritage. plenglish.com Ramallah, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities denounced on Monday that the Israeli bombings by aircraft and artillery against archaeological, cultural, and historical sites in the Gaza Strip are aimed at destroying the national heritage.

Paul Fleckenstein, Wafic Faour, Ashley Smith (2023-12-11). Solidarity Against Anti-Palestinian Hate Crimes. counterpunch.org After three college students, Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ahmed, all of Palestinian descent, were shot on a sidewalk in Burlington, VT, Paul Fleckenstein interviewed two organizers with the Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation. +++ Paul Fleckenstein: Wafic and Ashley, what is your reaction to the shooting last month and what is the context for it

Staff (2023-12-11). Peter Beinart & Omer Bartov on UPenn President Resignation, Gaza & the Weaponization of Antisemitism. democracynow.org University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill voluntarily resigned her position Saturday after a House Education Committee hearing last Tuesday on how colleges have handled antisemitism. Magill has faced demands to resign since September, when she refused to bow to pressure to cancel the Palestine Writes Literature Festival on campus. More universities face accusations that they have failed to protect Jewish students since the October 7 Hamas incursion into southern Israel amid a broader effort to restrict pro-Palestinian speech on campus. We speak with Peter Beinart, professor of journalism at the City U…

Staff (2023-12-11). Headlines for December 11, 2023. democracynow.org Displacement, Disease and Death Plague Gazans as Israel Continues Its Genocidal Assault, UNGA to Convene on Gaza Ceasefire After U.S. Vetoes Security Council Resolution, UPenn President Steps Down Amid Right-Wing Firestorm over Pro-Palestinian Movement on Campuses, COP28 Seeks Agreement on Fossil Fuel Phaseout Amid OPEC Pushback, TX Supreme Court Blocks Emergency Abortion; Kentucky Patient Challenges Abortion Ban, Oxford High School Shooter Sentenced to a Life Behind Bars, "There Is No Alternative to Shock": Far-Right Javier Milei Sworn In as President of Argentina, Children of Jailed Iranian Activist…

_____ (2023-12-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 65: U.S. Rushes Arms to Israel as Palestinians Announce Over 250,000 Homes Destroyed in Gaza. transcend.org 10 Dec 2023 – 17,400+ killed and 46,000 wounded in the Gaza Strip. | 274 Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem…

_____ (2023-12-11). Peacebuilding During a Time of War? Bottom-Up Peacebuilding Between Israelis and Palestinians. transcend.org While the world focuses on the human tragedy of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, there are hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals actively working to build peace. Peace News spoke to some of these peacebuilders to understand their experience during this war.

_____ (2023-12-11). The Evil Israel Does Is the Evil Israel Gets. transcend.org 8 Dec 2023 – Israel's settler colonial project perpetuates the cycle of violence against the indigenous inhabitants of historic Palestine. Palestinians have been forced to speak back in the language Israel speaks. Make no mistake: Karma is a bitch; what goes around comes around.

_____ (2023-12-11). The War on Gaza and the Crisis of Zionism. transcend.org Don't these disproportionate civilian casualties and exaggerated analogies suggest that the real motives for the continuing slaughter of Palestinians are a combination of fear and revenge, supported by a tribal sentiment that one of "us" is worth ten, a hundred, or a thousand of "them"?>

_____ (2023-12-11). UN Secretary-General António Guterres' Urgent Letter to UNSC over Gaza. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – I am writing under Article 99 of the UN Charter to bring to the attention of the Security Council a matter that may aggravate existing threats to the maintenance of international peace and security. More than eight weeks of hostilities in Gaza and Israel have created appalling human suffering, physical destruction and collective trauma across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Global Research News (2023-12-11). Apartheid Is the Root Cause of Violence in Palestine. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-12-11). Declassified 1947 CIA Document: The Consequences of the Partition of Palestine. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-11). The Cause of Anti-Colonialism and Liberation is One: Fayez Sayegh's Zionist Colonialism in Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Louis Allday Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination. UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 3379, 10 NOVEMBER 1975 The Syrian-Palestinian academic and diplomat, Fayez Sayegh (1922-1980), a delegate of Kuwait's Mission to the UN in the mid-1970s, was the principal author of the landmark resolution quoted above. Much to the chagrin of the US, whose representative described it as a…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). San Jose residents pack city council meeting to demand Palestine resolution. fightbacknews.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). House of Representatives Paves the Path for More Attacks on Palestine Protesters. leftvoice.org

April M. Short (2023-12-11). "Practices for Care and Endurance" Support Those Organizing for Ceasefire in Gaza. counterpunch.org Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip—which began following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023—has led to mass civilian deaths including those of more than 6,000 children as of November, with "damning evidence of war crimes," according to Amnesty International. On November 16, UN experts warned of genocidal violence on the part of

Barry Kissin (2023-12-11). Gaza: "Genocide Joe," 66% of Americans Want a Ceasefire! globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-11). The View from Washington: Let the Killing in Gaza Continue. globalresearch.ca

Jeremy Corbyn (2023-12-11). Jeremy Corbyn: 'Look at Gaza—our political class only pays lip service to human rights'. mronline.org Today marks 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But, as Gaza shows, it is being buried under the rubble along with the human beings whose rights it was written to protect, writes Jeremy Corbyn.

Richard Rubenstein (2023-12-11). The War in Gaza and the Crisis of Zionism. counterpunch.org In Gaza, Israel acts exactly like every other collection of ethno-nationalists with guns. In doing so, it forfeits both the international sympathy that helped to create it and the support of many Jews and others outside Israel that helped to sustain it. |

Staff (2023-12-11). State Dept. Whistleblower Blasts Blinken for Bypassing Congress to Send 14K Tank Munitions to Israel. democracynow.org The Biden administration has bypassed Congress to approve an "emergency" sale of over $100 million of tank ammunition to Israel. Congress was notified just hours after the United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire. We get response from Josh Paul, former director of congressional and public affairs for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which oversees arms transfers to Israel and other nations. Paul resigned from the State Department in October to protest the Biden administration's push to increase arms sales to Israel amid its ongoing siege on Ga…

Staff (2023-12-11). U.S. Vetoes U.N. Gaza Ceasefire Again as Biden Veers Far from Global Consensus, Death Toll Tops 18,000. democracynow.org To discuss the shocking United States veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution requesting a Gaza ceasefire, we're joined by Shibley Telhami, who says President Biden's refusal to engage with popular calls for ceasefire is a shocking "personal decision" that will have negative consequences for U.S. foreign policy and "American standing" around the world. Members of the Israeli government clearly want "more than self-defense," adds Telhami, and have created human rights needs in Gaza "so massive that you need a ceasefire to deal with that." Telhami is pr…

Staff (2023-12-11). UNGA set to hold emergency meeting on Gaza tomorrow. muslimmirror.com United Nations : The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, a top official confirmed. "President of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, has just informed member states that he will convene the 45th plenary meeting of the tenth Emergency Special Session of the General …

Editor (2023-12-11). US Blocks Gaza Peace Proposal at UN for 3rd Time, Holding World Hostage. scheerpost.com

_____ (2023-12-11). Damning Analysis: Short-Selling Deluge Suggests Prior Knowledge of Oct 7 Hamas Incursions. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – The totality of evidence continues to make mincemeat of the official story that the Israeli government — home of the most vaunted national security apparatus on Earth, engaged in constant, near-total surveillance of the Gaza Strip — was caught unawares on October 7.

_____ (2023-12-11). Genocide in Pictures: Worth a Trillion Words. transcend.org GAZA and WEST BANK, 11 Dec 2023…

_____ (2023-12-11). How Israel Uses an AI Genocide Program to Obliterate Gaza. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – According to whistleblowers, Israel's AI system is generating targets so fast, based on inputs so broad, that everyone in Gaza is in the crosshairs.

_____ (2023-12-11). Inside a Southern Gaza Hospital: Screaming Orphaned Children, Amputee Toddlers and The Stench of Rotting Flesh. transcend.org 8 Dec 2023 – As Israel expands its ground assault into Khan Younis, a surgeon at the European Hospital describes desperately trying to treat a relentless stream of wounded children as critical supplies run out. | Warning: this article contains distressing detail about people's injuries.

Alessandro Pagani (2023-12-11). Gaza, Beirut, Bagdad, Teherán: el sionismo brazo armado del imperialismo estadounidense. globalizacion.ca

Amir Nour (2023-12-11). The War on Gaza: Debunking the Pro-Zionist Propaganda Machine. globalresearch.ca

Germán Gorraiz López (2023-12-11). Provoke a Second Nakba, Transform Gaza Into a Mass of Rubble, Outdoor Concentration Camp in Rafah, Confiscate Gaza's Offshore Maritime Gas. globalresearch.ca

James M. Dorsey (2023-12-11). The Gaza War Calls Into Question the Moral Rectitude of Western Democracies. globalresearch.ca

Mahmoud Abuwarda (2023-12-11). Remembering Lubna Alyaan, the aspiring violinist martyred in Gaza. mondoweiss.net I will preserve Lubna's memory in the best way I know — by writing music in her memory, in memory of her dream, in memory of her passion, in memory of the future stolen from her.

Marc Vandepitte (2023-12-11). Israel and US Plan Complete Deportation from Gaza. Famine in Looming. "A Child is Killed Every Ten Minutes" globalresearch.ca

Marc Vandepitte (2023-12-11). War on Gaza Will Last a Year at the Very Least. globalresearch.ca

EDWIN (2023-12-11). Cabinet welcomes the evacuation of South Africans from Gaza. sanews.gov.za Cabinet welcomes the evacuation of South Africans from Gaza | Cabinet has welcomed the return of 19 South African nationals who had been stuck in Gaza. | "South Africa extends its gratitude to the Government of Egypt for granting our citizens safe passage through the Rafah Crossing into its country. | "South Africa calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the resumption of talks that will end the violence arising from the continued belligerent occupation and…

latintimes (2023-12-11). Israel Bombs South Gaza After Hamas Hostage Threat. latintimes.com Israel military offensive has reduced much of Gaza to rubble and killed at least 17,997 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-11). Accidents of Eccentricity: Israel's Pacific Hold. counterpunch.org Cunning, subtle, understated. Israeli policy in the Pacific has seen United Nations votes cast in its favor, the foreign policies of certain countries adjusted, and favors switched. While China may be considered the big, threatening beast competing alongside that large, clumsy figure called the United States, the small state of Israel is directing its expertise,

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-11). Accidents of Eccentricity: Israel's Pacific Hold. asia-pacificresearch.com

Editor (2023-12-11). Zionist Suppression in Congress. scheerpost.com

_____ (2023-12-11). False Flag] Israel Knew Hamas's Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago. transcend.org

_____ (2023-12-11). Israel's Genocide: Hate Speech or Truth-Telling? transcend.org The violence unleashed since 8 Oct is only partially directed at Hamas although for credibility reasons this is what Israeli spokespersons emphasize and receives most of the attention… We are left with the imperative of protecting free speech, especially in calling genocide genocide, and with a challenge to take all responsible action to end this scourge.

_____ (2023-12-11). The 'Greater Israel' Scheme and Its Global Power Play: A Delusional Recipe for Armageddon. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – In 1996, a nest of American-born imperialists created a new think tank called "The Project for a New American Century." The principled aim hinged on a new "Pearl Harbor moment" to justify regime-change wars in the Middle East, but a secondary part of the formula involved the dominance of "Greater Israel."

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-11). Israeli jets bombard south Lebanon. new.thecradle.co

Manlio Dinucci (2023-12-11). Hamas Plan: Israel Knew It for Over a Year. globalresearch.ca

Yves Engler (2023-12-11). What Sort of "Caring" Do Zionist Medical Faculty at U of T Teach? dissidentvoice.org An exaggerated sense of self-importance and entitlement, hubris, chutzpah, racism while claiming victimhood and massively flawed thinking are the descriptors that come to mind when considering the 555 doctors at the U of T who signed an Open Statement to the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine (TFOM) from Jewish Physician Faculty. The statement is …

Ben Bartee (2023-12-11). History and Geopolitics: The Controversial Haavara Transfer Agreement, Analysis by the Jewish Virtual Library. globalresearch.ca

aa.com.tr (2023-12-11). ƒ∞srailli esir askerin arkada≈üƒ±: ƒ∞srail ordusunun sava≈üarak esirleri kurtarmasƒ± imkansƒ±z. aa.com.tr ƒ∞srailli genàß Ariel Avramoviàß, Netanyahu hàºkumetine Gazze'deki esirleri kurtarabilmek iàßin màºzakere yapmasƒ± ve Gilad ≈ûalit esir takasƒ±nda olduƒüu gibi bir anla≈ümaya varmasƒ± àßaƒürƒ±sƒ±nda bulundu.

WSWS (2023-12-11). New York University suspends student for removing Zionist posters. wsws.org Amid the wave of attacks by university administrations on students opposing the US/Israeli genocide against Palestinians, a New York University freshman has been suspended and her scholarship rescinded in retaliation for her removal of pro-Israel posters on campus.

WSWS (2023-12-11). Mobilize educators to stop the genocide against Gaza and to defend our students! wsws.org The Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee (US) condemns the US-backed genocide in Gaza, the attacks on our democratic right to protest, led by the Biden administration and the teachers unions' bureaucracies' support for genocide.

WSWS (2023-12-11). Vetoing Gaza ceasefire resolution, Biden administration upholds genocide as state policy. wsws.org The United States is not merely a bystander in Israel's genocide: It is an active participant. US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are no less culpable than Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

WSWS (2023-12-11). Australian protests against Gaza genocide: Governments are not listening to us. wsws.org "My grandparents are Holocaust survivors and I'm here because I feel it is really important that anti-Zionism and antisemitism aren't conflated."

WSWS (2023-12-11). Ouster of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill represents new stage in witch-hunt against opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org There is a bipartisan campaign to falsely equate opposition to Israeli genocide in Gaza with antisemitism.

Cesar Chelala (2023-12-11). Doctors Plead for an End to Gaza's Massacre. counterpunch.org Christos Christou, the president of Doctors Without Borders, one of the most committed organizations to international health, has written an open letter demanding an end to the massacre of Palestinian women, children, and non-combatant men in Gaza and, increasingly, in the West Bank. "We are watching as hospitals are turned into morgues and ruins. These

teleSUR, MS (2023-12-11). Cifra de mártires en Gaza asciende a 18 mil muertos. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud de Palestina asegura que hay un gran número de víctimas mortales entre los escombros tras los últimos bombardeos.

teleSUR, MS (2023-12-11). Cifra de palestinos asesinados en Gaza asciende a 18 mil. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud de Palestina asegura que hay un gran número de víctimas mortales entre los escombros tras los últimos bombardeos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-11). Gobierno de EE.UU. aprueba venta de municiones a Israel. telesurtv.net El acuerdo general incluye 45.000 proyectiles para los tanques Merkava de Israel, que el ejército de ocupación ha desplegado constantemente durante sus ataques a la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-11). António Guterres alerta que el Consejo de Seguridad está paralizado. telesurtv.net La autoridad de la ONU "se ve socavada" tras el veto de EE.UU. sobre el cese al fuego en Gaza, afirmó el secretario general de la organización, António Guterres.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-12-11). Fuerzas israelíes prosiguen ataque contra Jan Yunis, en Gaza. telesurtv.net Aviones de combate israelíes arrojaron fósforo blanco sobre dicha ciudad, al tiempo que Israel ha obligado a que los habitantes se desplacem forzosamene de allí.

Víctor Arrogante (2023-12-11). Cuba bloqueada, no embargada, por Estados Unidos. globalizacion.ca Por una abrumadora mayoría de 187 votos a favor, dos en contra, Estados Unidos e Israel, con la abstención de Ucrania, se aprobó por trigésimo primera vez la resolución que pide a EEUU acabar con el bloqueo de Cuba. | Año…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-11). Territorios ocupados realizan huelga en solidaridad con Gaza. telesurtv.net Los libaneses también paralizaron este lunes sus actividades en apoyo a los palestinos, sumándose a la convocatoria de una "huelga global en solidaridad con Gaza".

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-12-11). Presidentes ruso y egipcio debaten sobre situación en Palestina. telesurtv.net Los mandatarios reconocieron la necesidad de alcanzar un alto el fuego y una "solución justa e integral" a la cuestión palestina.

teleSUR, MS (2023-12-11). ONU convoca reunión para tratar el alto al fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net La ONU tratará el veto propuesto por uno de los miembros permanentes del Conejo de Seguridad.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-11). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 16.800 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-11). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 18.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, SH (2023-12-11). Israel ataca más de 250 supuestos objetivos de Hamás en 24 horas. telesurtv.net Los nuevos bombardeos israelíes contra la ciudad palestina de Khan Yunis dejó un saldo de diez palestinos muertos y decenas de heridos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-11). Israel informa cifra de bajas militares durante asedio a Gaza. telesurtv.net Según Tel Aviv, desde el 7 de octubre hasta la fecha 425 de sus soldados perdieron la vida y 1.593 sufrieron heridas, 255 de ellos en estado grave.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-11). Health care workers for Palestine call for a permanent ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-11). Gaza: Why doesn't the United Nations deploy 'Responsibility to Protect'? greenleft.org.au

Alex Bainbridge (2023-12-11). Major rallies on human rights day renew calls for a ceasefire by Israel. greenleft.org.au Tens of thousands of people reiterated the call for ceasefire on the ninth weekend of protests against Israel's attempted genocide of Gaza, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Angela (2023-12-11). Friday 12/15: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2023-12-11). Wednesday 12/13: Artist Teach-In for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | Register at: bit.ly/artists4pal

Angela (2023-12-11). Thursday 12/14: Webinar: How You Can Support Palestine. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-11). Monday 12/11: The Missing Peace: Discussing Palestine over the Holidays. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-11). Tuesday 12/12: Woodland: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org 622 Main Street | Woodland, CA…

Angela (2023-12-11). Friday 12/15: Action: Palestine Phone Jam + Social Media Storm. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-11). Tuesday 12/12: Menlo Park: Rally for Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2023-12-11). Wednesday 12/13: Youth Mass Mobilization for Palestine. indybay.org 555 Franklin St | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-11). Saturday 12/16: Bakersfield: Shut It Down for Palestine. indybay.org Bakersfield, CA (exact location to be revealed on Dec 15)…

Free Palestine (2023-12-11). Saturday 12/9: Palestine Writes Literature Festival. indybay.org

marketing (2023-12-10). 133 Palestinians Killed By Israel's Attacks In Gaza In 24 Hours: Source #MENAFN #Bitcoin #LatestNews #BreakingNews. menafn.com (MENAFN – IANS) Gaza, Dec 11 (IANS) At least 133 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others were injured on Sunday, as Israel's air and artillery attacks continued on the Gaza Strip, a …

marketing (2023-12-10). US Still Not Clear How The Israel-Hamas War Will End After Vetoing UNSC Resolution For Ceasefire #MENAFN #Bitcoin #LatestNews #BreakingNews. menafn.com (MENAFN – IANS) Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) The US government still has no clue as to how the Israel-Hamas war is going to play out till the end even after vetoing the UNSC resolution for a ceasefire …

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