Monthly Archives: December 2023

2023-12-10: News Headlines

Editor (2023-12-10). Dec 10, 2023. sitrepworld.info The Ghost of Tom Joad — Bruce Springsteen w/Tom Morello Christmas Truces Past and Future — World Beyond War Only Truth And Clear Seeing Can Lead Us To Peace And Harmony, by Caitlin Johnstone A Wall and a Watchtower: Why is Israel Failing? by Ilan Pappe On How Israeli/US War Crimes in Gaza are orders of Magnitude Worse than Russia in Ukraine, by Juan Cole The Genocide in Gaza — Chris Hedges Lecture (Video) Day 64: U.S., alone against the world, vetoes Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire Israel flooding tunnels in Gaza would constitute war crime — Russian diploma…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-10). As US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution, People Take The Streets For Palestine. popularresistance.org From Alaska to Florida, people in the US once again took to the streets en masse to demand a permanent ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza and an end US aid to Israel. The Shut It Down for Palestine Coalition, composed of several organizations including the International Peoples' Assembly, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the ANSWER Coalition, and National Students for Justice in Palestine, called for a day of action on December 8, to continue putting pressure on Israel and the US one week after Israel resumed its genocidal violence against Gaza.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-12-10). The Evil Israel Does Is The Evil Israel Gets. popularresistance.org I knew Dr. Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, the co-founder of Hamas, along with Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin. Al-Rantisi's family were expelled to the Gaza Strip by Zionist militias from historic Palestine during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He did not fit the demonized image of a Hamas leader. He was a soft spoken, articulate and highly educated pediatrician who had graduated first in his class at Egypt's Alexandria University. | As a nine-year-old boy, he witnessed executions in Khan Younis of 275 Palestinian men and boys, including his uncle, when Israel briefly occupied the Gaza Strip in 1956, the subject of Joe Sacco's ma…

Editor (2023-12-10). Chris Hedges: 'The Genocide in Gaza'. scheerpost.com

Ghada Abed (2023-12-10). Does Israel want to wipe Gaza off the map? electronicintifada.net Vast numbers of archives have been deliberately destroyed.


Marjorie Cohn (2023-12-10). The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity. truthout.org Since the October 7 attacks by Hamas that killed 1,200 people in Israel, the Israeli occupying forces have killed more than 17,000 Palestinians, over 7,000 of them children, and wounded more than 46,000. Close to 1.9 million people — about 85 percent of Gaza's population — have been forced to flee their homes and squeeze into roughly one-third of the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of people in Gaza… |

Marjorie Cohn (2023-12-10). The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity. truthout.org Since the October 7 attacks by Hamas that killed 1,200 people in Israel, the Israeli occupying forces have killed more than 17,000 Palestinians, over 6,000 of them children, and wounded more than 46,000. Close to 1.9 million people — about 85 percent of Gaza's population — have been forced to flee their homes and squeeze into roughly one-third of the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of people in Gaza… |

Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-10). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 63: Israeli Army Strips, Blindfolds Men. popularresistance.org Two months on, it is becoming more and more difficult to summarize in an article the sheer scope of violence, war crimes, and human rights violations being committed in Gaza in the span of a single day. | Horrifying images have emerged of Palestinian men stripped down to their underwear, blindfolded, handcuffed, and made to line up kneeling in the streets or in non descript lots. | Struggling to come up with any credible proof of military success in Gaza besides the slaughter of civilians, Israeli forces have claimed that the men are Hamas fighters who surrendered.

Dave Webb, Organizing Notes. (2023-12-10). Role Of US Menwith Hill NSA Base And The United Kingdom In Gaza. popularresistance.org Every Tuesday at 6pm, rain or shine, a small group of protestors stand outside a U.S. base in North Yorkshire with banners and flags. Members and supporters of the Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign (MHAC) are there to protest at the unaccountable and highly secret activities that go on inside the U.S. spy base nominally called 'RAF' Menwith Hill but run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). In recent weeks the focus has been on the UK's role in events in Gaza. | Just how is the UK government involved in Gaza? According to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, the UK has consistently sold arms to Israel si…

Gerry Condon, Peace, Planet News. (2023-12-10). Witnessing The Gaza Genocide And Dealing With Despair. popularresistance.org Israel's genocidal assault on the civilian population of Gaza is not being carried out by carpet bombing alone. Electricity and water have been cut off. Desperately needed food, water and medical supplies are not being allowed in. Israel has deployed starvation as a weapon of war. Hundreds of big-rig trucks are lined up at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, waiting to deliver their cargoes of food, water, medicine, and basic necessities. | This is the southern Gaza border, which is supposed to be controlled by Egypt. Israel has bombed the Gaza side of the border, however, and Egypt, a military dictatorship tha…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-12-10). 'We Feared Our Government Would Kill Us And Blame Hamas'. popularresistance.org A recently released Israeli captive held in Gaza revealed that she feared Israel would kill her and others through indiscriminate shelling and then blame Hamas, Ynet reported on 6 December. | Menir Oz made the statement in a meeting between her and other recently released captives and their family members on the one hand, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet on the other. | During the meeting, the released captives and family members expressed anger at Netanyahu for his war policy which put their lives in danger. | "I was there and I know how hard it is in captivity," said Menir. "Every day i…


Editor (2023-12-10). Ralph Nader on Israeli Government's War Crimes — Enabled & Defended by Biden & Congress. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader / Nader.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 …

Staff (2023-12-10). Globalize the Intifada: Regional resistance, international struggle and Palestinian liberation on the 36th anniversary of the great Intifada. samidoun.net Amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza carried out by the Zionist regime and the heroic resistance of the Palestinian people, December 7-9 2023 marks the 36th anniversary of the launch of the great popular Palestinian Intifada of 1987, one of the longest sustained grassroots uprisings in history and an example, like today's battle, of the …

Editor (2023-12-10). As the US Vetoes UN Ceasefire Resolution, the People Take the Streets for Palestine. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-12-10). Palestinian president charges US of being accomplice to Israel's genocide crimes by using veto in UNSC. muslimmirror.com RAMALLAH, Palestine : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday condemned the US for using its veto to block a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, describing the move immoral and holding Washington accountable for the bloodshed of Palestinian children and women, as well as an accomplice with Israel in genocide …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-10). The View from Washington: Let the Killing in Gaza Continue. dissidentvoice.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 …

mforinoco (2023-12-10). Rockets Hit US Embassy in Baghdad Amid Rage Over Its Support for Israel. orinocotribune.com The US embassy in Baghdad has been targeted with rockets as anti-US sentiments run high in the country over Washington's staunch support for the ongoing Israeli genocide against Gazans. | Explosions were heard early on Friday near the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the embassy. | A US embassy spokesperson confirmed the attack, saying it did not result in any casualties. | An Iraqi security official said 14 Katyusha rockets were fired and that while some struck near one of the embassy's gates, others fell into the nearby Tigris river. | No group has claimed responsibility for the attack…


Staff (2023-12-10). US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza cease-fire. muslimmirror.com WASHINGTON : The US vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Friday that demanded an immediate cease-fire to halt the ongoing bloodshed in the Gaza Strip as the death toll continues to mount. The text, which was co-sponsored by nearly 100 UN member states, received the support of 13 Security Council members. The United …

Patricia Harrity (2023-12-10). Look at Gaza "Our Political Class Only Pays Lip Service to Human Rights'. expose-news.com Today, Sunday, December 10th, marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations' endorsement of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This milestone arrives amidst a period where neglect and disdain for …

Editor (2023-12-10). 'Moral Insanity': Biden Admin Bypasses Congress to Rush Tank Shells to Israel. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-12-10). US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza cease-fire. muslimmirror.com WASHINGTON : The US vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Friday that demanded an immediate cease-fire to halt the ongoing bloodshed in the Gaza Strip as the death toll continues to mount. The text, which was co-sponsored by nearly 100 UN member states, received the support of 13 Security Council members. The United …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-10). Rechazan el veto de EE.UU. en el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU. telesurtv.net El jefe de la ONU para los refugiados de Palestina (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, señaló que es la "hora más oscura" en la historia de la organización.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-12-10). 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.


Marc Vandepitte (2023-12-10). Israel y Estados Unidos planean la deportación total de Gaza. globalizacion.ca Deportar a todos los gazatíes es el plan conjunto de Estados Unidos e Israel, según el cual los palestinos serán ´reubicados ª a Egipto, Irak, Turquía y Yemen. Esta limpieza étnica a gran escala se presenta cínicamente como un plan de…

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-10). 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, SH (2023-12-10). 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, JCM (2023-12-10). Franja de Gaza es el lugar más peligroso del mundo para los niños. telesurtv.net Unicef advirtió sobre la situación precaria de los menores de edad en Gaza y exigió un inmediato cese al fuego humanitario.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-12-10). Realizan protestas en COP28 a favor de alto el fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net Según medios internacionales, cientos de personas participaron en la manifestación, considerada la mayor realizada en el contexto del evento.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-12-10). Sube a 17.700 cifra de asesinados por ataques israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net El número de heridos se elevó a 48.780 personas. Este viernes las tropas de ocupación ultimaron a al menos 300 civiles.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-10). Decenas de miles de palestinos desplazados se quedan sin refugio en Rafah. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de ocupación israelíes han emitido avisos de evacuación a varios palestinos en el área de la Puerta de Marruecos en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-10). Tropas israelíes matan a tres jóvenes palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Mahmoud Abu Haniya, de 17 años, fue ultimado a tiros por las fuerzas israelíes en la ciudad de Azzun, Qalqilya ocupada.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-10). Cuba rechaza veto cómplice de EE.UU. con crímenes de guerra de Israel. telesurtv.net Presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel cuestiona veto de Washington a propuesta de alto el fuego en la Franja de Gaza, tras 63 días de brutal agresión israelí.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-10). Hezbulá ataca bases israelíes en rechazo a asedio a Gaza. telesurtv.net

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). Health care workers for Palestine call for a permanent ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). Gaza: Why doesn't the United Nations deploy 'Responsibility to Protect'? greenleft.org.au

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

NEA Members On Palestine (2023-12-10). 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 (2023-12-10). Wednesday 12/13: Artist Teach-In for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | Register at: bit.ly/artists4pal

Angela (2023-12-10). Thursday 12/14: Webinar: How You Can Support Palestine. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Al Jazeera (2023-12-10). US sends 'bunker buster' bombs to Israel for war on Gaza. indybay.org Apart from ground-penetrating munitions, US has also given Israel several other types of bombs and artillery shells.

Angela (2023-12-10). Sunday 12/10: The Rise of Jewish Voice for Peace. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-10). Monday 12/11: The Missing Peace: Discussing Palestine over the Holidays. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-10). Tuesday 12/12: Woodland: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org 622 Main Street | Woodland, CA…

Angela (2023-12-10). Friday 12/15: Action: Palestine Phone Jam + Social Media Storm. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

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2023-12-08: News Headlines

Anonymous (2023-12-08). In memory of Dr. Refaat Alareer. electronicintifada.net Beloved and influential educator, writer and mentor murdered in Israeli airstrike.

WSWS (2023-12-08). Teacher, author and activist Dr. Refaat al-Ar'eer murdered in Israeli airstrike. wsws.org In his final X/Twitter posts, which have gone viral globally, Dr. al-Ar'eer correctly blamed the Biden administration and Democratic Party for the ongoing genocide.

Editor (2023-12-08). Dec 8, 2023. sitrepworld.info "Al Pueblo" — Cuban Socialist Song My Speech To A Seminar on Multipolarity, by Larry Johnson Towards a Palestine Without Palestinians, by Philip Giraldi Genocide: The Gaze From The Abyss — Media Lens Jesus Buried Under Rubble in Bethlehem, by Finian Cunningham If The Pro-Israel Position Was Based On Truth And Morality, It Wouldn't Depend On Lies And Slander, by Caitlin Johnstone Day 62: UN Chief invokes Article 99, warning Israel's war on Gaza threatens.. by Leila Warah Israeli Government is 'Breaking Apart' — Türkiye's Erdogan Suspicious Israeli Stock Market Activity Hi…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-08). White House Says No Deadline for Israel to End Gaza Onslaught. news.antiwar.com US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said Thursday that the Biden administration has not set a deadline on Israel's war in Gaza and reiterated US opposition to a ceasefire. "We have not given a firm deadline to Israel, not really our role. This is their conflict. That said, we do have influence, even if …

The Dissenter (2023-12-08). Israel's War On Gaza: Honoring The First Ten Palestinian Journalists Killed. thedissenter.org Israeli military forces have killed dozens of journalists in the government's war on Gaza, and according to "press advocates," it is the In this clip from Kevin Gosztola's weekly broadcast on

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-12-08). Anti-Palestinian Racism in Canada. dissidentvoice.org After months of research and analysis, CJPME published a landmark study highlighting the widespread problem of anti-Palestinian racism (APR) in Canada. Entitled, "Anti-Palestinian Racism in Canada: CJPME's 2022 Report," the report constitutes the first-ever, non-exhaustive study of APR in Canada, and exposes more than 500 examples of this form of racism in online written content …

Global Research News (2023-12-08). Selected Articles: Genocide: Israel's Mass Starvation Campaign, Targeting Children. globalresearch.ca By This video is the first major sign that I have seen that food will become a rare commodity and starving Palestinians with skin over bones …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-08). Israeli Forces Strip, Abduct Dozens of Palestinian Men. orinocotribune.com Seven men were reportedly shot dead by Israeli troops for not complying with the soldiers' orders fast enough | Israeli forces abducted dozens of Gaza men from the market street in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on 7 December. The men were forced to strip off their clothes and sit in rows on the street. They were then searched and humiliated before they were taken in trucks to an unknown location, according to eyewitnesses, The New Arab Images and footage circulating on social media platforms showed Israeli for…

Editor (2023-12-08). Digital Rights Groups Urge Meta to Stop Silencing Palestine. scheerpost.com By Jillian C. York / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) In the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing backlash on Palestine, Meta has engaged in unjustified content and account takedowns on its social media platforms. This has suppressed the voices of journalists, human rights defenders, and many others concerned or directly affected by …

Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (2023-12-08). UN Security Council to Vote on Ceasefire as US Downplays Israeli War Crimes. truthout.org This figure was given by the Gaza Ministry of Health on December 7. However, due to breakdowns in communication networks within the Gaza Strip (particularly in northern Gaza) and the high number of people trapped under rubble, the Gaza Ministry of Health has been unable to regularly and accurately update its tolls since mid-November. Some rights groups put the death toll number closer to or above… |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-08). Palestinian Resistance Forces Joint Statement. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: While the struggle for liberation continues within Palestinian territory, let the international community do its part to delegitimize the Zionist entity, end apartheid and stop the genocide. International Appeal to Invoke the Genocide and Apartheid Conventions to Protect the Palestinian People Free Palestine — from the River to the Sea! Five Palestinian forces…

Global Research News (2023-12-08). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-12-08). US defense chief urges Israel to restrain settler violence in occupied West Bank. muslimmirror.com ISTANBUL : In a Thursday phone call, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, urging him to restrain settler violence in the occupied West Bank. According to the Pentagon, Austin called Gallant to hear updates on Israel's campaign to ensure Hamas will "no longer be able to use Gaza to …

Editor (2023-12-08). 'Staggering' Rise in Reports of Islamophobia During Gaza War. scheerpost.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-08). Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Khan Yunis. orinocotribune.com The Israeli air force is bombarding the entire city as troops push forward, despite alleged 'safe-zones' designated by Israel | The Israeli army continued its "Under heavy aerial bombardment, Israeli tanks started pushing deeper and deeper to the cent…

Arvind Dilawar (2023-12-08). Walmart Is Selling Hanukkah Candles That Fund Anti-Arab Discrimination in Israel. truthout.org Each year, in preparation for Hanukkah, many Jews across the United States purchase candles to light their menorahs. For those in areas where Walmart has squeezed out competitors, the limited options of Hanukkah candles to choose from will include Rite Lite, which the superstore stocks from New York to California and sells online. These candles are advertised as benefiting the Jewish National Fund… |

Editor (2023-12-08). The Israel-India-US Triangle. scheerpost.com

teleSUR, lfb, DRL (2023-12-08). Irán y Rusia condenan matanza de niños en Palestina. telesurtv.net "Es necesario detener lo antes posible los bombardeos. Esto es algo que atañe no solo a la región del Medio Oriente, sino a toda la humanidad y requiere de una solución rápida", dijo el presidente de Irán, Ebrahim Raisí.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-08). Presidente Gustavo Petro y Roger Waters hablan sobre Palestina. telesurtv.net El británico elogió al presidente de Colombia y recordó que en las elecciones de 2022 había pedido en las redes sociales votar por él.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-12-08). Unrwa denuncia que Israel ataca escuela de la ONU en Gaza. telesurtv.net Urnwa destacó en su cuenta de la red social X, que otras tres escuelas también fueron atacadas, entre ellas la escuela Nuseirat.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-08). 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, dcdc, JDO (2023-12-08). Benjamín Netanyahu amenaza con convertir el Líbano en Gaza. telesurtv.net El conflicto entre las fuerzas de ocupación y la resistencia islámica en Líbano escaló tras el inicio del asedio israelí a la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-12-08). Qatar alerta sobre auge de violencia en Oriente Medio por Israel. telesurtv.net Israel quiere "cambiar el estatus histórico y legal en Jerusalén (Este) y sus lugares sagrados", dijo Qatar.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-08). Gaza: Why doesn't the United Nations deploy 'Responsibility to Protect'? greenleft.org.au

OUSD parents, teachers,, community (2023-12-08). Wednesday 12/6: OUSD Gaza Teach-In. indybay.org Virtual panel…

Angela (2023-12-08). Thursday 12/7: The Gaza Monologues. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-08). Saturday 12/9: Rally for Palestine by Youth Voices for Humanity. indybay.org King Plaza | 250 Hamilton Ave. | Palto Alto, CA…

Dan Bacher (2023-12-08). Newsom cancels public Capitol tree lighting ceremony to avoid Free Palestine protesters. indybay.org "Governor Newsom decided to cancel the tree lighting ceremony rather than face the public that is enraged by his shameful silence on the genocide in Gaza," said Yassar Dahbour of Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights.

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