(2024-02-13). How Yemen's 'asabiyya' is reshaping geopolitics By: Pepe Escobar. midwesternmarx.com 
The Arabic word Asabiyya, or 'social solidarity,' is a soundbite in the west, but taken very seriously by the globe's new contenders China, Russia, and Iran. It is Yemen, however, that is mainstreaming the idea, by sacrificing everything for the world's collective morality in a bid to end the genocide in Gaza. When there is a general change of conditions,It is as if the entire creation had changedand the whole world been altered,as if it were a new and repeated creation,a world brought i …
(2024-02-13). Court orders Netherlands to stop F-35 parts delivery to Israel. newarab.com 
The Netherlands must stop delivering parts for F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in the Gaza Strip, after a Dutch court Monday upheld an appeal by human rights organisations. | The groups had argued that supplying the parts contributed to alleged violations of international law by Israel in its war on the besieged Strip. | "The court orders the State to cease all actual export and transit of F-35 parts with final destination Israel within seven days after service of this judgement," said the ruling. | The US-owned F-35 parts are stored at a warehouse in the Netherlands and then shipped to several partners, incl…
(2024-02-13). 'Hell falling': People in Rafah recount hor ≠ror of strikes. newarab.com 
Majed al-Afifi was just 40 days old when he was killed, his uncle told AFP in Rafah where Israeli forces bombed multiple homes. | "We heard the bombing without warning," said Said al-Hams, 26, in Rafah refugee camp. | His nephew, a twin, "was born exactly 40 days ago and was killed", while their mother was wounded. | The newborn is among around 100 people killed by Israeli forces overnight in Rafah, according to the health ministry in Gaza. | Dozens of Israeli strikes pounded Rafah, where some 1.4 million people have sought refuge since Israel began its military offensive on the besieged enclave on 7 October a…
(2024-02-13). Israel declares it wants to invade the southern Gaza Strip. pressenza.com Israel intends to invade the southern Gaza Strip by land, in Rafah, the head of the Israeli government, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced just now. | The operation could begin at any time. | The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] chief of staff opposed the plan, but Netanyahu called for the mobilization of reserve soldiers [who must] be ready to carry it out. | Egypt has warned Israel that in the event of an invasion of Rafah, it would suspend the peace treaty that has linked the two countries since 1979. | To prevent a large influx of refugees, Cairo has positioned around 40 tanks near the Gaza border for two weeks. | More…
(2024-02-13). Biden hosts King of Jordan to discuss Gaza deal. newarab.com 
President Joe Biden is hosting Jordan's King Abdullah II in Washington on Monday and the two leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing effort to free hostages held in Gaza, and growing concern over a possible Israeli military operation in the port city of Rafah. | It is the first meeting between the allies since three American troops were killed last month in a drone strike against a U.S. base in Jordan. | Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the fatalities, the first for the U.S. after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of Israel's war on Gaza.
(2024-02-13). AFL-CIO's Ceasefire Call Shows Power Of The Movement For Palestine. popularresistance.org On Thursday, the AFL-CIO called for a ceasefire in Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza. The statement came after months of silence, during which the largest union federation in the United States had gone as far as to force a Washington-based labor council to remove its ceasefire resolution. The AFL-CIO's call shows that the movement for Palestine and rank-and-file ceasefire organizing has forced labor to shift its position on the assault — and this movement must go further. | The AFL-CIO's statement comes after more than 28,000 Palestinians — 40 percent of whom are children — have been killed by…
(2024-02-13). Missing 6-Year-Old Gaza Girl Hind Rajab Found Dead With Massacred Family, Rescue Workers. scheerpost.com 
(2024-02-13). Labour candidate 'sorry' for claim Israel let Oct.7 happen. newarab.com 
The Azhar Ali, who is also a Labour councillor, said his remarks were "deeply offensive, ignorant and…
(2024-02-13). Biden says 'too many' Palestinians killed in Gaza have been innocent civilians. muslimmirror.com WASHINGTON : US President Joe Biden said Monday that "too many" Palestinians killed in Gaza have been innocent civilians, renewing concern over Israel pressing ahead with a military operation in the city of Rafah following air strikes. "Too many of the over 27,000 Palestinians killed in this conflict have been innocent civilians, including thousands of …
(2024-02-13). Removal of Palestinians in Rafah "a genocidal act" electronicintifada.net Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza "safe zone."
(2024-02-13). Gaza: Israel strikes kill dozens in Rafah 'massacre'. newarab.com 
More than 100 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli "massacre" on Gaza's southern "Israel is officially continuing to target civilians and transfer the war to Rafah to push the population to get displaced under bombardment," it said in a statement released on X. | "The recent massacres of the occupation are evidence of the validity of international warnings and fears of catastrophic results of the expansion of…
(2024-02-13). World shrugs as Israel carries out massacre in Gaza's Rafah. newarab.com 
Israel has carried out air strikes in the southern According to health officials, scores were killed in the overnight massacre, as Palestinians brace for a major offensive on the densely crowded area with Palestinians left with nowhere safe to go. | Palestinian officials reported that at least 67 people were killed i…
(2024-02-13). CIA Chief Burns Heads to Egypt for Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Talks. news.antiwar.com CIA Director William Burns is headed to Egypt, where he will meet with Egyptian and Qatari intelligence officials to discuss work on a potential hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Israel has been resisting the idea of more hostage negotiations since Hamas' latest proposal, which called for a 135-day truce to facilitate a permanent ceasefire. …
(2024-02-13). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 129: Israel Bombards Rafah. popularresistance.org The Israeli military has ramped up its attacks on Rafah in southern Gaza as it prepares for a possible ground offensive on the Palestinian city, which has become one of the most densely populated areas in the world. | Rafah, which borders Egypt, is the last key city that Israeli troops have yet to enter. The area was once designated a "safe zone," although it has been subjected to constant air attacks since Israel's offensive began. | Overnight on Sunday, the military intensified their air raid on the city, killing at least 67 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, including babies and chi…
(2024-02-13). Anti-Imperialism In The US Today: What It Is And Is Not. popularresistance.org Fidel Castro, the world recognizes as a historic anti-imperialist figure, repeatedly warned that the main danger to humanity is US imperialism: "There is an enemy that can be called universal, an enemy whose attitude and whose actions…threaten the whole world, bully the whole world, that universal enemy is Yankee imperialism." He fought to build a world united front against imperialism, of the world's peoples and countries to oppose the barbarous actions of US imperialism. We see that anti-imperialist unity right now with United Nations votes and worldwide protests against the US-Israeli slaughters in Gaza, in…
(2024-02-13). The Crisis At The New York Times. popularresistance.org It has been evident to many of us since the genocide in Gaza began Oct. 7 that Israel risked asking too much of those inclined to take its side. The Zionist state would ask what many people cannot give: It would ask them to surrender their consciences, their idea of moral order, altogether their native decency as it murders, starves and disperses a population of 2.3 million while making their land uninhabitable. | The Israelis took this risk and they have lost. We are now able to watch videos of Israeli soldiers celebrating as they murder Palestinian mothers and children, as they dance and sing while detonating e…
(2024-02-13). Irish Women Basketball Players Protest Israel's Genocide In Gaza. popularresistance.org Defying heavy pressure and the threat of sanctions and expulsion, the members of the Irish basketball team, playing in Riga, Latvia at the Women's EuroBasket qualifier match, refused to shake the hands of the opposing team, Israel. Five members of the Irish team decided not to play in the match at all. The move was in response to allegations of antisemitism from the Israeli team against the Irish team and Basketball Ireland, which had raised objections to playing against Israel amid its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. | Ahead of the match on February 8, progressive organizations in Ireland includ…
(2024-02-13). Houthis target Iran-bound cargo ship causing minor damages. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to U.S. military sources, the Houthis fired two missiles on Monday at an allegedly Iran-bound cargo ship in the Red Sea, causing minor damage to the vessel but no injuries.The early morning bombings appeared to be the first time the Houthis had attacked an Iran-bound vessel since they began attacking international commerce in sympathy with Palestinians over the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, sources told Reuters. "Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired two missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Bab al-Mandeb. Both missiles were launched toward MV Star Iris, a Greek-owned, Ma…
(2024-02-13). Motaz Azaiza sparks controversy after meeting Abbas. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Palestinian journalist Motaz Azaiza sparked a buzz on social media after his latest meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. A photo combining Azaiza and Abbas was widely shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) igniting wide anger against the Palestinian photographer, who gained huge fame since the latest Israeli aggression on Gaza on Oct. 7.Many pro-Palestinian activists lashed out at Motaz Azaiza for his meeting with the Palestinian President over the latter's stance on the Israeli war on Gaza, in which over 28,300 people have been killed.Meeting with the Palestinian president Mr. Mahmoud Ab…
(2024-02-13). Egypt would not object to Israel's assault on Rafah: report. newarab.com 
(2024-02-13). Western world forsakes victims of Gaza genocide. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-02-13). Qatar frees 8 Indians months after dropping death sentences. newarab.com 
The men were charged with spying for Israel, according to sources, though India and Qatar did not confirm the charges. Their death sentence, handed down in October, was dropped in Dece…
(2024-02-13). Iran FM says Israel to face consequences for attacking Rafah. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says that Israel's decision to expand its war on Gaza to the border area of Rafah in the enclave will have harsh consequences for the regime. In a message on his page on the X on Monday, Amirabdollahian reacted to Israel's overnight bombardment of Rafah, where hundreds of …
(2024-02-13). To stop 'radicalisation', end UK support for Israel's war. newarab.com 
Over the last few decades, the term 'radicalisation' has become so politicised and laden with Radicalisation is "the action or process of causing someone to adopt radical positions on political or social issues". To me, this sounds like a process that many of us go through as the adult world opens our eyes to the manifold inequalities in the systems that govern us. | Yet for many, 'radical' simply means any iteration of Islam that isn't sanit…
(2024-02-13). Could Marwan Barghouti be the key to a ceasefire in Gaza. newarab.com 
Whenever Hamas and Israel negotiate on prisoner exchanges, the name of In 2011, his name was put forward to be part of an exchange deal that saw over 1,000 Palestinians freed for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, but Israel refused to release him. | It was in this deal that now Hamas leader in Gaza
(2024-02-13). The two-state paradigm; But who will bell the cat? muslimmirror.com By Mohammad Shahnawaz The recent remarks made by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron regarding the potential recognition of the Palestine state indicate a shift in perspective within a portion of the British government regarding the Palestine question following the Israel-Hamas conflict in October. The comment sparked backlash among members of the Conservative Party, and Downing …
(2024-02-13). Are Egyptian-Israeli ties strained by looming Rafah attack. newarab.com 
As concerns have been growing over the possible political and security repercussions of
(2024-02-13). LIVE: Here's Why Israel Lied About Oct. 7th! (& much more). rumble.com
(2024-02-13). When the West nails the Israeli coffin of the Palestinian people! cadtm.org
(2024-02-13). Robbed of an education, Gaza's children learn how to survive. newarab.com 
Education is a vital lifeline for Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and in exile to achieve emancipation from occupation, preserve their identity, and remain steadfast in the face of adversity. | However, as Israeli bombs rain down on Gaza, Palestinian children have been forced to abandon dreams of becoming doctors, lawyers, or engineers to find safety wherever they can. | According to
(2024-02-13). Did Biden give Israel green light to assault Gaza's Rafah. newarab.com 
(2024-02-13). UK announces sanctions on four extremist settlers in West Bank. newarab.com 
Britain on Monday announced sanctions on four extremist The curbs follow what the UK called "unprecedented levels of violence by extremist settlers in the West Bank" over the past year by some residents of illegal Israeli settlements and outposts there.
(2024-02-13). US Officials Acknowledge Moral Issues in Gaza, But Will They Do Anything? counterpunch.org 
Over the past several months, officials in Washington have acknowledged that one of the fundamental issues at stake in Israel's military campaign in Gaza is its effect on the people of Gaza. Even as the United States has continued helping Israel wage its military campaign, the highest-level officials in Washington have indicated that Israel's operations
(2024-02-13). 'Biden Netanyahu hakkƒ±nda kàºfàºrlຠifade kullandƒ±' iddiasƒ±. yenisafak.com ABD basƒ±nƒ± dikkat àßeken bir iddiayƒ± gàºndeme getirdi. NBC News'in Biden'ƒ±n à∂zel sohbetlerinde bulunan ve ismi aà߃±klanmayan be≈ü ayrƒ± kaynaƒüa dayandƒ±rdƒ±ƒüƒ± haberine gà∂re, ABD Ba≈ükanƒ±, yakƒ±n dà∂nemde Netanyahu'yu en az 3 à∂zel sohbetinde hakaret iàßeren sƒ±fatla niteledi. | Biden, à∂zel sohbetlerinde, ƒ∞srail'in ate≈ükesi kabul etmesi iàßin…
(2024-02-13). Kashmir's Struggle for Self-Determination. counterpunch.org 
Together with Palestine, the state of Kashmir is one of the longest existing political and territorial conflict remaining from the aftermath of the British Empire. Kashmir, together with its sister state of Jammu, were granted a quasi-autonomy at the end of British rule in the subcontinent. The status of the states was to be determined
(2024-02-13). Israel Super Bowl ad sells Gaza war to NFL football audience. newarab.com 
The ad begins by showing an NFL athlete playing with his son, then cutting to clips of Israeli hostages being held in
(2024-02-13). Israel bans UN's Francesca Albanese from entering Israel. newarab.com 
Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz and Minister of the Interior Moshe Arbel said the ban was attributed to Albanese's "outrageous statement" that "the victims of the October 7 massacre were not murdered because of t…
(2024-02-13). Victoria's Ties with Israel's Defence Industry. counterpunch.org 
Times were supposedly better in 2022. That is, if you were a lawmaker in the Australian state of Victoria, a busy Israeli arms manufacturer, or cash counting corporate middleman keen to make a stash along the way between the two. That view is premised on the notion that what happened on October 7, 2023 in
(2024-02-13). Israel's Genocidal War After Four Months. cadtm.org
(2024-02-13). Israel's West Bank settler population grew nearly 3%. newarab.com 
The population of Israeli settlers in the occupied The report, released on Sunday by the pro-settler group WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com, found the settler population jumped to 517,407 as of 31 December, from 502,991 a year earlier. | The settler population has grown over 15 percent in t…
(2024-02-13). Australian Indigenous leader Nova Peris promotes fascistic Zionism, calls for pro-Palestinian activists to be "imprisoned" wsws.org Peris was reading from the script of the most right-wing Zionist settlers, who claim a providential right to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians.
(2024-02-13). With a green light from Biden, Israel commencing Rafah massacre. wsws.org Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment of Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, on Sunday night into Monday morning, killing over 100 people in a night of death and hellfire.
(2024-02-13). Biden Not Reconsidering 'Unequivocal' Support for Israel's Gaza Slaughter. news.antiwar.com
(2024-02-13). Nicaragua to take western states to ICJ for 'facilitating genocide By: News Desk. midwesternmarx.com 
The Central American nation has called on Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada to stop sending arms to IsraelThe Nicaraguan government has started legal proceedings to take Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for complicity in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and other violations of international law. In a statement, Managua said it has informed the governments of "the [UK], Germany, the Netherlands, …
(2024-02-13). ONU califica de aterradora posible incursión israelí contra Rafah. telesurtv.net El comisionado de DD.HH. de la ONU, advirtió que la incursión militar contra la ciudad fronteriza podría significar el fin de la ayuda humanitaria.
(2024-02-13). Israel dispara contra trabajadores de la Unrwa en Gaza. telesurtv.net El jefe de la Unrwa indicó que soldados israelíes atacaron una de sus escuelas en la ciudad gazatí de Khan Younis.
(2024-02-13). Manifestaciones en Reino Unido exige fin del genocidio en Gaza. telesurtv.net Las acciones abarcaron el sector universitario, a los que se unieron los sindicatos de los medios de comunicación, la educación y la administración pública.
(2024-02-13). Siria condena ofensiva de Israel contra Rafah, Gaza. telesurtv.net Siria añadió que el apoyo de Estados Unidos a estas acciones son una prueba más de la amenaza que constituye la nación norteña para la región.
(2024-02-13). Resistencia palestina y libanesa llaman a luchar contra Israel. telesurtv.net Tanto la Resistencia palestina como la libanesa han prometido mantener sus operaciones de represalia mientras el régimen de Tel Aviv continúe su ataque contra Gaza.
(2024-02-13). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Son más de 120 días de ataques constantes de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.
(2024-02-13). Israel asesina siete palestinos en el Complejo Médico Nasser de Gaza. telesurtv.net Los equipos sanitarios se encontraban inmovilizados por los continuos disparos de francotiradores de las fuerzas de ocupación.
(2024-02-13). Muere periodista palestina por bombardeo israelí en Gaza. telesurtv.net Alrededor de 83 profesionales de la comunicación han perdido la vida en medio de los ataques de Israel contra Gaza.
(2024-02-13). Palestine solidarity supporters call on Labor to boost funding to UNRWA. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-13). Victoria's ties with Israel's defence industry protested. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-13). Health worker: 'Everyone with a conscience must come together to stop Israel's ethnic cleansing'. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-13). Thursday 2/15: Two Ceasefires: A Call for Ceasefires and Negotiations in Gaza + Ukraine Online Teach-in. indybay.org
(2024-02-13). Sunday 2/18: Berkeley: Healthcare Workers for Palestine Bay Area family friendly kite flying. indybay.org Cesar Chavez Park | 11 Spinnaker Way | Berkeley, CA…
(2024-02-13). Body of missing Palestinian girl Hind Rajab found in destroyed car. indybay.org The body of six-year-old Hind Rajab has been found decomposing in the car where her family were killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza City. A few metres away, the ambulance sent to rescue Hind was burnt out with the remains of two medics inside.
(2024-02-13). Thursday 2/15: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineThursday…
(2024-02-13). Monday 3/4: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-02-13). Saturday 2/17: Button Making and Postcard Writing for a Free Palestine. indybay.org Jerusalem Coffee House | 5443 Telegraph Ave | Oakland, CA…
(2024-02-13). Sunday 2/18: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | Santa Rosa, CA…
(2024-02-13). Sunday 2/18: Monterey Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Windows on the Bay Park, Del Monte Beach | Monterey, CA…
(2024-02-13). Hamas says Israel's Rafah massacre 'genocidal' as regime uses 'banned weapons'. presstv.ir Hamas says Israel's deadly attack on Rafah was a "deepening of genocide" against the Palestinian people.
(2024-02-13). 'Israel humiliates Palestinian prisoners from Gaza by torturing them in front of settlers'. presstv.ir A human rights organization says the Israeli regime allows settlers to watch the torture and humiliation of Palestinians abducted from Gaza.
(2024-02-13). Thousands take to Berlin streets to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Berlin demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and the suspension of arms supplies to Israel.
(2024-02-13). Hundreds protest against Israeli war on Gaza inside New York's Museum of Modern Art. presstv.ir Hundreds of Protesters rally at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
(2024-02-13). US blurs Israel's full-blown collapse; regime in talks with Hamas as goals 'unattainable': Iran. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says if it were not for the United States' all-out support, Israel would have faced "total collapse" at the hands of the Palestinian resistance.
(2024-02-13). Hezbollah leader, Islamic Jihad chief urge steadfastness to achieve 'promised victory'. presstv.ir The top resistance leaders of Lebanon and Palestine emphasize the necessity of perseverance and continuing strong efforts to achieve the promised victory.
(2024-02-13). EU's Borrell calls for Israel arms supply cut amid Gaza genocide. presstv.ir The EU says Israel's supporters must cut arms supplies for the regime if they want to lessen the civilian casualties in Gaza.
(2024-02-13). Israel's attack on Rafah bespeaks regime's 'systematic war of extermination'. presstv.ir Islamic Jihad says the Israeli regime violated the entire "international norms and conventions" by launching aggression against the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah.
(2024-02-13). People in Gaza suffer unprecedented levels of famine-like conditions: UN. presstv.ir The UN says some 550,000 people are facing catastrophic food insecurity levels in Gaza.
(2024-02-13). 'Expansion of Israel's war crimes to Rafah will have serious consequences for regime'. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister warns that spread of Israel's genocide in Gaza to the southern city of Rafah will have serious consequences for the regime.
(2024-02-13). Thousands in Morocco protest ties with Israel. presstv.ir Thousands of Moroccans again took to the streets of their capital to call for an end to their country's ties with Israel.
(2024-02-13). Hezbollah launches precision attacks, hits Israeli espionage base. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah launches fresh attacks on Israeli-controlled targets.
(2024-02-13). Hamas: Rafah invasion criminal move meant to serve Netanyahu's interests. presstv.ir Hamas says Israel's planned invasion of Rafah is a criminal move meant to serve Netanyahu's personal interests.