(2024-01-04). International Coalition Forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-04). International Coalition Forms To Demand End To Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org
(2024-01-04). International Coalition Forms To Demand End To Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org United States – On December 30, the newly-formed International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine convened around the urgent need for nations to invoke the Genocide Convention as a way to end the State of Israel's devastating bombing campaign and additional war crimes being committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. That effort advanced on December 29 when South Africa submitted a well-documented case against Israel to the International Court of Justice. | The Coalition strongly supports the call issued on January 2 by the Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Coordinating Committee urging governments to suppor…
middleeasteye.net (2024-01-04). War on Gaza: The weakness of the UN has inspired a global day of action
The 13 January global protest seeks to empower the international community to challenge Israel's allies, show solidarity with Palestinians, and bring an end to the genocide
(2024-01-04). High Schoolers Walked Out For Palestine And Received Death Threats. popularresistance.org Hello everyone. I need to remain anonymous because of the threats I've been receiving, so sadly I cannot say my name, but I'm a senior at West Orange High School and was part of the walkout that occurred on Wednesday, November 22. Basically, I just want to speak on the struggle I faced when planning this walkout. Originally we had it planned for Monday, October 30 after our town's recent board meeting where board member Robert Ivker went on a tangent on the October 7 attack where he called all Palestinians evil, rapists, and baby killers, which triggered our initial interest in creating the walkout because this t…
belfastmedia.com (2024-01-04). Pro-Palestinian protestors in Belfast demand ceasefire in Gaza
PROTESTS took place in Belfast city centre over the festive period in support of Palestine and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
(2024-01-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 89: Hamas And Hezbollah Pledge To Punish Israel Following Aruri Killing. popularresistance.org Saleh Al-Aruri, 57, the deputy political leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), was killed in a drone airstrike in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday evening. | Aruri is the most senior Hamas leader to be killed since the October 7 Palestinian cross-fence attack, which shocked Israel's security and intelligence establishment. | Aruri was one of the masterminds of The Al-Aqsa Flood operation. He talked about it openly in an interview with Al-Mayadeen channel in August. | On Tuesday evening, he was killed in the movement's office in Al-Dahiya, the southern Beirut suburb and the stronghold of Hezboll…
(2024-01-04). Malaysia stands up for Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org 
Hundreds of people participated in a The Kepung Demi Palestin or the "Blockade for Palestine" (also called Siege for Palestine) demonstration was…
(2024-01-04). NY Times' Incredibly CRASS Treatment of Starving Palestinians. youtu.be
(2024-01-04). Combatting Israel's Lies About October 7. sonar21.com 
My brother-in-law, a good man, is one of the victims of the Israeli propaganda campaign in the aftermath of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli military bases and kibbutzim located outside the wall separating Israelis from the Palestinians in Gaza. Shocked and surprised by the success of the Hamas attack, the Government of Israel launched a massive, successful propaganda campaign that claimed Hamas had murdered 40 children, beheaded some of them, baked a baby in an oven and wantonly raped the alluring Israeli women. I call it a "success" because it infuriated people in the United States and Europe and…
(2024-01-04). Selected Articles: October 7 As Seen Through the Lens of the Military-Intelligence Complex. globalresearch.ca 
By Mass-casualty producing events create "reptilian" sparks of collective outrage that nullify critical thinking. Criminal military-intelligence operatives fabricate and enable such catastrophes…
(2024-01-04). BAE Systems Factory Blockaded Over Links With Israeli Military. popularresistance.org A group of over 60 activists from the Cymru Peace Coalition have blockaded one of the UK's largest munitions factories, holding banners saying "stop arming genocide" and "UK weapons kill." | In the early hours of Wednesday 3rd January, the group travelled to the BAE Systems factory in Glascoed, near Pontypool and blocked the entrance. The have take action to highlight what they say is BAE Systems' complicity in Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza, which has already killed over 21,000 Palestinians, including over 10,000 children. | The International Federation of Human Rights has described the situation as "an un…
(2024-01-04). Global Pushback at Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians From Gaza. globalresearch.ca
aljazeera.com (2024-01-04). Gaza women and the isdal robes that shield them as war strips their privacy
Palestinian women and girls are relying on this cover-up garment to help them face the most difficult moments of Israel's war on Gaza.
(2024-01-04). Hundreds of Protesters Demanding Ceasefire Shut Down California Capitol. truthout.org Hundreds of Jewish progressives in California on Wednesday led the latest mass protest to reject "business as usual" amid Israel's U.S.-backed slaughter of Palestinian civilians, shutting down the first day of the 2024 legislative session at the state Capitol in Sacramento to demand an immediate, permanent cease-fire in Gaza. As residents of the state with the largest economy in the U.S. |
(2024-01-04). Headlines for January 4, 2024. democracynow.org Iran Mourns as Death Toll from Kerman Explosions Reaches 84, Hezbollah's Nasrallah Vows Revenge After Killing of Hamas Official in Beirut, Israel Kills More Palestinians in Attacks on Civilian Homes, Strikes Jabaliya Water Collection Site, Education Dept. Official Resigns in Protest, Saying Biden Ignoring His Staff, Public Opinion on Gaza, Activists in California Shut Down State Capitol to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. and Allies Threaten Military Action Against Houthis for Red Sea Attacks, Ukraine and Russia Exchange 500 Prisoners as Both Parties Intensify Attacks, DOJ Sues Texas over New Migration Law as…
(2024-01-04). oPt: Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel – reported impact, 3 January 2024 at 23:59. reliefweb.int 
(2024-01-04). How Long can Israel Defy the World? pressenza.com 
Palestinians in Gaza are being decimated. Over 20 000 have been killed, mostly women and children. Three times more have been wounded. Some experts qualify it as genocide, others as massacre. Two million people have been displaced, many more than during the entire history of displacement of the Palestinians since the start of the Zionist settlement at the turn of the 20th century. As Israel takes out hospitals and civilian infrastructure, infectious diseases and famine threaten to kill many more people. Several Israeli soldiers have been reported infected during the ground operations, one has died. General Giora…
(2024-01-04). 'Goodbye to Martyrs': Palestinian Journo describes how morning starts in Gaza. ummid.com Mariam Abu Daqqa is a press photographer in the Gaza Strip. She gives us below her daily morning view of the carcass-ridden Strip. She reflects the feelings of all Gazans when they get up in the morning under the Israeli war machine pounding above their heads.
(2024-01-04). Biden Appointee Resigns Over Administration's Response to Gaza Assault. truthout.org An Education Department official who volunteered for President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign announced his resignation Wednesday over the administration's support for Israel's "indiscriminate violence" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the latest sign of growing dissent within the U.S. government. "It should go without saying that all violence against innocent people is horrific," Tariq Habash… |
(2024-01-04). Palestinian Christian Leader: "History Will Hold You Accountable" Over Gaza Genocide. informationclearinghouse.blog
(2024-01-04). Strike kills 12 people, mostly children, in Gaza area declared safe zone by Israel. devdiscourse.com An Israeli strike flattened a home on Thursday in an area of southern Gaza that the military had declared a safe zone as Israeli troops pressed their assault in the nearby city of Khan Younis. Palestinian hospital officials said the blast killed at least 12 people, almost all of them children.
(2024-01-04). Israeli Army Arrests 51 Palestinian Women From Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestine Liberation Organization's Detainees and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club denounced that 51 Palestinian women were being held in Israel's Damon prison. | RELATED: | They said the detainees included an 82-year-old woman and several of her relatives. The actual number of female detainees from Gaza was higher, but they only had clear data on those in Damon prison. | The Palestinian women fac…
(2024-01-04). Israel-Palestine war: Hamas leader's killing in Beirut complicates US efforts to prevent Gaza war spillover. middleeasteye.net 
Israel-Palestine war: Hamas leader's killing in Beirut complicates US efforts to prevent Gaza war spillover | Hezbollah could use backchannel with the US to 'calibrate' its response to Israel's assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, experts say | Thu, 01/04/2024 – 14: 44 | Mourners take part in the funeral procession of Hamas officials in Beirut, killed a day earlier in the Lebanese capital's southe…
(2024-01-04). "International Coalition forms to support South African Case Against Israel on the Issue of Genocide" iacenter.org No Compromise, No Retreat Ajamu Baraka National Organizer, Black Alliance for Peace ****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** International Coalition of Human Rights and Antiwar Organizations forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine Social Movements Call on Nations to Support the South African Petition to the World Court on Israeli Genocide with Declarations of Intervention. Contacts: Adrienne Pine 202-652-5601, adrienne@quotha.net Ajamu Baraka 201-292-4591, ajamubaraka2@gmail.com Suzanne Adely 773-510-7446, suzanne.adely@gmail.com Lamis Deek 212-226-3999, lamisjamalesq@yahoo.com United States — On December 30, the…
(2024-01-04). Boston Coalition for Palestine tells 'First Night' 'No celebration during genocide!'. workers.org 
"Free Palestine in 2024" at First Night on Boston Common, Dec.31, 2023. Boston Thousands of people answered the call of the Boston Coalition for Palestine (BCFP) on New Year's Eve, 2023. They crashed the City's Amazon-underwritten "First Night" party downtown and fulfilled their own demand that there be "No celebration . . . |
(2024-01-04). International Coalition of Human Rights and Antiwar Organizations Forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-04). Ukraine and Palestine: A double threat to U.S. hegemony. mronline.org The outcome of U.S.-led conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia will have a profound impact on the developing world order. Washington has already lost the former, and its major adversaries are vested in making sure it loses the latter too.
(2024-01-04). Biden's selective humanity. electronicintifada.net Opportunistic electioneering and deep-seated bias informs the US and the West's attitudes to Palestine.
(2024-01-04). Trial of the Palestine Action #Bristol7 begins on Monday — with defendants pleading not guilty. thecanary.co 
On Monday 8 January, seven Elbit: complicit in Israel's current Nakba in Palestine: | The action marked Elbit's role in the ongoing Nakba and et…
(2024-01-04). "If I Must Die " informationclearinghouse.blog Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, a martyr of zionist state genocidal violence, has left us with a tale of resistance and hope. By Refaat Alareer If I Must DieRefaat Alareer If I must die,you must liveto tell my storyto sell my thingsto buy a piece of clothand some strings,(make it white with a long tail)so that …
(2024-01-04). How does Israeli intelligence recruit operatives in Turkey? middleeasteye.net 
How does Israeli intelligence recruit operatives in Turkey? | Israel uses wide range methods to cultivate spies in Turkey to chiefly target Palestinian and Middle Eastern nationals | Thu, 01/04/2024 – 10: 40 | Israeli officers usually use cryptocurrency and hawala, an informal method of transferring money through dealers such as jewellery stores and money exchanges, to conceal the payment's point…
(2024-01-04). Upholding Qasem Soleimani's legacy. uwidata.com The Iranian Mehr News Agency conducted an interview with UWI author Dr. Mehmet Perinàßek for the martyrdom anniversary of General Qasem Soleimani. The interview, published originally in Turkish, has been translated into English by UWI. Qasem Soleimani's struggle for Palestine How do you evaluate the role of Martyr Soleimani in keeping the Palestinian issue alive? …
(2024-01-04). There's Great Power in Grief. Will We Use It to Fuel Solidarity With Palestine? truthout.org Fall has shed me to the root. It's been transformative in that way. A season of loss and dark emotions that emerge as quickly and as deep as the violet sky these days. Their emergence, however, no longer expires with the sun and the light of my companions and love around me — they've settled with me, making a comfortable home out of the wreckage they've managed to collect throughout my body. |
(2024-01-04). Calendar of Resistance for Palestine! Events and actions around the world. iacenter.org
(2024-01-04). 'We don't rape': Hamas rejects New York Times report about sexual violence. ummid.com The Hamas rejected a report by US daily The New York Times which accused the Resistance Fighters of raping Israeli women and resorting to sexual violence on Oct 7 when they stormed the occupied Palestinian territories as part of their Operation Al Aqsa Flood on Oct 07, 2023.
(2024-01-04). Asedio israelí deja más de 22.300 asesinados y 57.000 heridos en Gaza. telesurtv.net ONU estima que 1.9 millones de gazatíes han iniciado 2024 como desplazados internos y muchos de ellos se han desplazado forzosamente en varias ocasiones.
(2024-01-04). OMS condena ataques contra sede de Media Luna Roja Palestina. telesurtv.net Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmó que los ataques mataron al menos a cinco civiles, incluido un bebé de cinco días.
(2024-01-04). Al menos 11.000 palestinos fueron detenidos por Israel en 2023. telesurtv.net Organizaciones denunciaron que desde el 7 de octubre iniciaron campañas de arrestos masivos contra la población civil.
(2024-01-04). Hamás afirma que ataque terrorista a Irán sirve a plan israelí. telesurtv.net El grupo palestino manifestó su profunda solidaridad con la República Islámica y las familias de las víctimas del doble atentado en Kerman.
(2024-01-04). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 90 días se han cumplido de los ataques de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.
(2024-01-04). Resistencia libanesa ataca cuarteles israelíes. telesurtv.net Movimiento Hezbolá dispara contra emplazamientos de las fuerzas de ocupación en solidaridad con la resistencia palestina en Gaza.
(2024-01-04). Gaza, Saudi, Iran, Venezuela and More. counterpunch.org 
It would have been outlandish to suggest that a small region like Gaza, seemingly bereft of significant natural resources, political will of its own, and let alone sovereignty, would become the world's most significant geopolitical spot on earth. The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the legendary resistance of the Palestinian people, however, have changed
(2024-01-04). Palestine: The Greatest Moral Issue of Our Time. counterpunch.org 
Long before South Africa filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice on 29 December 2023 over its genocidal war on Gaza, its iconic anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, who came to embody the struggle for justice worldwide; stated, "Palestine was the greatest moral issue of our time." Three decades have passed since
(2024-01-04). A New Anti-War Movement Emerges in America. counterpunch.org 
Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza since Hamas' October 7th attack has produced the most significant antiwar campaigning since the election of Barack Obama in 2008. For the first time in nearly two decades, we have the beginnings of an antiwar movement in the United States with thousands pro-Palestinian demonstrators regularly appearing on the streets of major U.S.
(2024-01-04). A New Anti-War Movement Emerges in America. counterpunch.org Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza since Hamas' October 7th attack has produced the most significant antiwar campaigning since the election of Barack Obama in 2008. For the first time in nearly two decades, we have the beginnings of an antiwar movement in the United States with thousands pro-Palestinian demonstrators regularly appearing on the streets of major U.S. cities.
(2024-01-04). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-04). Palestine not forgotten, as protests for a permanent ceasefire continue. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-04). Katoomba rallies for Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-04). As pressure mounts for Palestine, more councils take a stand for ceasefire. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-04). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-04). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-04). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-04). Friday 1/5: Stockton Rally for Palestine: No Genocide in 2024. indybay.org Pacific Ave. & March Lane | Stockton, CA…
(2024-01-04). Wednesday 1/10: San Francisco: Shut It Down For Palestine! indybay.org San Francisco City Hall | 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl | San Francisco, CA…
(2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: San Jose: Art Build and Postering for Palestine. indybay.org San José Peace and Justice Center | 48 S 7th St | San Jose, CA…
(2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: San Jose: Roll Out for Palestine. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | 200 E. Santa Clara St. | San Jose, CA…
(2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: Santa Clara Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Santa Clara City Hall | 1500 Warburton Ave | Santa Clara, CA…
(2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: Virtual Event: Power Move for Palestine with Dr. Norman Finkelstein. indybay.org
(2024-01-04). Monday 1/15: Palestine Rights Contingent in MLK March. indybay.org Sac City College | 3835 Freeport Blvd | Sacramento, CA…
(2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: Monterey Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Windows on the Bay Park, Del Monte Beach | Monterey, CA…
(2024-01-04). Tuesday 1/2: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…
(2024-01-04). Wednesday 1/3: Sacramento Families for Free Palestine Rally. indybay.org World Peace Rose Garden | 15th St & L St | Sacramento, CA…
(2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Germany's Palestine Problem" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: Virtual event: Palestine in Israel's education system. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-01-04). Tuesday 1/9: Santa Cruz: Pack the Chambers in Support of a Ceasefire Resolution! indybay.org Santa Cruz City Council Chambers, 809 center St., Santa Cruz…
(2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: Protest to Demand a San Jose Palestine Resolution. indybay.org San Jose City Hall courtyard | 200 E Santa Clara St | San Jose, CA 95113…
(2024-01-04). Fierce clashes between resistance fighters, Isaeli occupation forces in Magahazi and Zawaydeh fronts in central Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-04). Exclusive: Testimonies Reveal Abuse, Torture and Executions in Northern Gaza. orinocotribune.com
(2024-01-04). Testimonies Reveal Abuse, Torture and Executions in Northern Gaza. orinocotribune.com
(2024-01-04). Bomb scares force evacuation of multiple state capitols amid MAGA death threats in Colorado and Maine. wsws.org What remains of American democracy is collapsing, its institutions and conventions having been rotted out by staggering levels of social inequality and the turn by the entire ruling class to a state policy of genocide, as in Gaza, and global war.
(2024-01-04). War on Gaza: Israeli police having difficulty finding sexual assault victims from 7 October attack, says report. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Israeli police having difficulty finding sexual assault victims from 7 October attack, says report | Haaretz report says police are unable to link existing evidence with victims described in the evidence | Thu, 01/04/2024 – 17: 57 | Israeli soldiers secure area as emergency response volunteers search homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza near frontier with Gaza, on 14 November 2023 (Gil Cohen-Magan/AFP…
(2024-01-04). Israeli Aggression Rages on in Gaza for 90 Days, as Hamas Proves Resilient. english.almanar.com.lb 
The Israeli aggression campaign in Gaza shows no signs of letting up as it enters its 90th day, causing widespread devastation and continued violations against innocent civilians. Despite the relentless attacks, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has acknowledged that Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, maintains a significant level of power. Recent reports reveal …
(2024-01-04). The Ultimate Twosome. fpif.org Honestly, what strange creatures we are. Nothing stops us when it comes to destruction, does it? (And I'm not even thinking about the utter, ongoing devastation of Gaza.) | I mean, give us credit as the new year begins. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about humanity isn't our literature, our theater, our movies, the remarkable food we cook, the cities we've built, or the endless other things we've created. To my mind, it's the fact that, in our relatively brief time as rulers of this planet, amid a chaos of never-ending wars and conflicts, we've come up with not just one but two different ways of doing ourse…
(2024-01-04). War on Gaza: Algerian footballer Youcef Atal convicted in France over Gaza post. middleeasteye.net 
(2024-01-04). Blinken to travel to Israel, West Bank in week-long Gaza diplomacy push – State Dept. devdiscourse.com U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for a week of diplomacy on Israel's war in Gaza, visiting Israel and the West Bank, as well as Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt over the next week, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters.
(2024-01-04). Gaza Residents Reject a Temporary Truce Despite Weaponized Famine. orinocotribune.com Today, amidst the ongoing political movement in Cairo and Doha, Gazans eagerly await news hinting at an imminent agreement leading to a ceasefire. This anticipation is palpable, especially in light of the intensification of the humanitarian crises, specifically in northern Gaza. | Ahmed Qadra, a displaced person from the Al-Jarn neighborhood in Jabalia City now residing in Jabalia refugee camp, stopped the Al-Akhbar correspondent in the street, saying: "Please deliver our message, we are dying of hunger and diseases, but everyone must understand that we do not want a temporary ceasefire. After the previous tempor…
(2024-01-04). 'Blatant support to Israel': Sandeep Pandey on why he returned Magsaysay Award, US degrees. ummid.com Sandeep Pandey, a renowned Social Activist and General Secretary of the Socialist Party in India, announced on January 1, 2024, his decision to return the Magsaysay Award and the degrees he received in the US, to protest the US role in Israel's attack on Gaza.
(2024-01-04). 140 Journalists Were Killed in 2023 Worldwide. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) presented a report showing that 2023 was the deadliest year in the last decade for media professionals, with at least 140 violent deaths of reporters in 28 countries. | RELATED: | This figure represents a year-over-year increase of over 20 percent compared to the 2022 data when 116 journalists were killed. | The Gaza Strip has been the region with the most media professional…
(2024-01-04). 'I Cannot be Quietly Complicit': Biden Official Resigns Over Gaza Assault. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-04). White House Denies Genocide in Gaza as Massacres and Targeted Assassinations Continue. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-04). Everyone in Gaza must be destroyed, says Israeli Lawmaker Moshe Saada. muslimmirror.com By Web Desk Moshe Saada, a lawmaker from Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in Israel, made a controversial statement implying that recent calls to "destroy" Gaza Strip residents support the right-wing's stance. His comments seem to suggest that there's widespread support or acknowledgment within certain circles for such extreme actions against Gaza. Saada mentioned hearing sentiments …
(2024-01-04). 80 percent of global famine is currently in Gaza, UN expert warns. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Israel's starvation campaign in Gaza is so severe that the vast majority of people across the world who are experiencing famine are located in Gaza, a UN food expert pointed out this week. | There are currently roughly 706,000 people in total across the world who are in populations experiencing "catastrophic" or "famine" levels of hunger, global food researchers have found. Of t…
(2024-01-04). One million Gazans displaced to Rafah on Egypt border. new.thecradle.co
(2024-01-04). From plagiarism to Gaza: Khalil Gibran Muhammad on how a GOP campaign ousted Harvard's Claudine Gay. nationofchange.org He says plagiarism became a "pretext" to oust Gay, and discusses the larger right-wing war on education aimed at undoing progress on race, gender and addressing inequality.
(2024-01-04). Israeli media: Salvo of rockets fired from Gaza towards Ashkelon. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-04). The Ultimate Twosome. tomdispatch.com Honestly, what strange creatures we are. Nothing stops us when it comes to destruction, does it? (And I'm not even thinking about the utter, ongoing devastation of Gaza.) I mean, give us credit as the new year begins. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about humanity isn't our literature, our theater, our movies, the remarkable food we cook, the cities we've built, or the endless other things we've created. To my mind, it's the fact that, in our relatively brief time as rulers of this planet, amid a chaos of never-ending wars and conflicts, we've come up with not just one but two different ways of doing ourselves…
(2024-01-04). Stoking the fires of regional war. thealtworld.com Israel is trying to trigger a wider conflict to bring in the US | Israel's assassination of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Beirut on Tuesday evening, coming just days after it killed Iranian general Reza Mousavi in Damascus and amid its ongoing war of extermination on the Gaza Strip, came as a huge shock to Hamas, its Lebanese hosts Hezbollah, and the Axis of resistance generally. | It amounted to a declaration of war on Lebanon and the Lebanese resistance in the south of the country, and a massive provocation to Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, who had repeatedly threatened punitive re…
(2024-01-04). Gaza Residents Reject a Temporary Truce Despite Weaponized Famine. orinocotribune.com The seven-day-long temporary truce in November left deep scars in the consciousness of the people in Gaza. Indeed, the occupation returned from it more bloody and brutal, and expanded the scope of its ground operations, displacing hundreds of thousands of citizens from their refugee camps several times. | Today, amidst the ongoing political movement in Cairo and Doha, Gazans eagerly await news hinting at an imminent agreement leading to a ceasefire. This anticipation is palpable, especially in light of the intensification of the humanitarian crises, specifically in northern Gaza. | Ahmed Qadra, a displaced person…
(2024-01-04). '"Material support" in the form of speech can be criminalized'. mronline.org Wadie Said on the new Gaza McCarthyism.
(2024-01-04). Al-Qassam Brigades says fighters managed to destroy Israeli Merkava with Shawaz projectile west of Maghazi in central Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-04). Unwavering Support Makes UK Government Complicit in Israeli War Crimes in Gaza: British Muslim Expert. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-04). Writers Against the War on Gaza. socialistproject.ca/feed/ WAWOG hopes to provide ongoing infrastructure for cultural organizing in response to the war.
(2024-01-04). US Admonishes Israeli Officials For Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud About Ethnic Cleansing. informationclearinghouse.blog The State Department is not actually upset with Ben Gvir and Smotrich for advocating the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. They're just upset they said the quiet part out loud. By Caitlin Johnstone The US State Department has issued a statement indignantly finger-wagging at two Israeli officials who recently drew headlines for openly endorsing the ethnic …
(2024-01-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 90: Hezbollah says the killing of al-Aruri will not go unpunished. mondoweiss.net 
As worries of a regional war intensify, UNICEF says the children of Gaza are running out of time to be saved as they face "severe acute malnutrition" amid Israel's ongoing siege.
(2024-01-04). I could have been one of those who broke through the siege on October 7. mondoweiss.net 
Nothing can hide the determination and courage of those young people who returned to their land on October 7. I could have been one of them had I been much younger and still living in the concentration camp called Gaza.
(2024-01-04). Ceasefire! New Year's Eve in Piazza Duomo in Milan, with Gaza in the heart — video. pressenza.com
(2024-01-04). Everyone in Gaza must be destroyed, says Israeli Lawmaker Moshe Saada. muslimmirror.com By Web Desk Moshe Saada, a lawmaker from Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in Israel, made a controversial statement implying that recent calls to "destroy" Gaza Strip residents support the right-wing's stance. His comments seem to suggest that there's widespread support or acknowledgment within certain circles for such extreme actions against Gaza. Saada mentioned hearing sentiments …
(2024-01-04). Rage over Gaza: Washington Will Pay for Its Support of Israel. mintpressnews.com 
Arabs, the Muslims – in fact, the whole world – are watching, listening, reading, and are getting angrier by the day at the direct American role in facilitating the Gaza bloodbath.
(2024-01-04). Australian protests against Gaza genocide: "What's happening is a crime against humanity" wsws.org "There are Israeli strikes on Lebanon, threats against Yemen, and there's an attempt to get Iran involved. It's looking like World War Three."
(2024-01-04). Israel continúa ataques a las inmediaciones del Hospital Al-Amal en Gaza. telesurtv.net El martes por la tarde, aviones israelíes bombardearon los pisos séptimo y octavo de la sede de la MLRP en Khan Yunis.
(2024-01-04). Al menos 140 periodistas asesinados en el mundo durante 2023. telesurtv.net Del total, 81 fueron ultimados por las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes en la Franja de Gaza, donde Tel Aviv ultimó casi un comunicador a diario.
(2024-01-04). Rage over Gaza: Washington Will Pay for Its Support of Israel. counterpunch.org 
A famous quote by Franz Kafka says, "Every thing you love is very likely to be lost, but in the end, love will return in a different way." The same principle, I believe, applies to any other powerful feeling, including resentment, hate, anger, even rage. American officials should know this well as they continue to
(2024-01-04). 500 Jewish Californians and Allies Shut Down the State Capitol, Demanding Ceasefire in Gaza. counterpunch.org 
Sacramento, CA On January 3rd, 2024, the first day of the 2024 Legislative Sessions, more than 500 Californian Jews alongside a diverse coalition of Californians shut down the California State Assembly session and the California State Capitol Rotunda to demand an immediate permanent ceasefire in Gaza. In response, the State Assembly canceled the session for
(2024-01-04). Australia's selective use of foreign fighter laws in Israel's war on Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: Oakland/Berkeley Solidarity Bike Ride For Gaza Sunbirds & MECA. indybay.org West Oakland BART | Oakland, CA…
(2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: Palo Alto Vigil for the Children of Gaza. indybay.org 855 El Camino Real | Palo Alto, CA…
(2024-01-04). Tuesday 1/2: Gaza style 'urban renewal' for Berkeley?? indybay.org the People's Park, berkeley…
(2024-01-03). US Admonishes Israeli Officials For Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud About Ethnic Cleansing. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The State Department is not actually upset with Ben Gvir and Smotrich for advocating the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. They're just upset they said the quiet part out loud.
(2024-01-04). Axis of Resistance organizations react to assassination of Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri. workers.org 
Protest against the assassination of Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri in Ramallah, Occupied West Bank, Jan. 2, 2024. Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, deputy head of the Political Bureau of Hamas and founder of the Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, was assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 2 in an Israeli drone strike that killed . . . |
(2024-01-04). Coverage| IOF Launches Massive Raids in West Bank Towns. english.almanar.com.lb 
The Israeli occupation forces launched a campaign of raids in multiple towns in the West Bank early Thursday morning. The towns of Beit Furik, Burqa, and Qasra, located in the Nablus Governorate, along with the Fatayer neighborhood near Al-Tur in the city, were the targets of this aggressive operation. Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli military vehicles …
(2024-01-04). Emergency call: Stop the forcible transfer in the West Bank. btselem.org We call on the international community to stop the state-backed wave of settler violence in the West Bank.
(2024-01-04). Five New Countries, Including Saudi Arabia And Iran, Formally Join BRICS. popularresistance.org Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates formally joined the BRICS group on Monday, January 1, 2024, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced in a statement issued on the occasion of his country taking over the presidency of the group. | The five countries and Argentina were invited to join BRICS as full members during its August summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Argentina however, formally declined the offer last week. Its newly elected ultra right-wing president Javier Milei said that his country would rather align with the countries in the West such as the US and Israel.
(2024-01-04). Workers World Party condemns Israeli murder of Hamas leader in Lebanon. workers.org 
Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri Workers World Party condemns the heinous assassination of Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, deputy head of the Political Bureau of Hamas and founder of the Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades. Those in the Israeli government and military who ordered the drone strike and those in the U.S. government who . . . |
(2024-01-04). Workers World Party condemns Israeli murder of Hamas leader in Lebanon. workers.org Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri Workers World Party condemns the heinous assassination of Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, deputy head of the Political Bureau of Hamas and founder of the Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades. Those in the Israeli government and military who ordered the drone strike and those in the U.S. government who . . . |
democracynow.org (2024-01-04). Hezbollah's Nasrallah Vows Revenge After Killing of Hamas Official in Beirut
The bombing in Iran came just a day after a top Hamas official, Saleh al-Arouri, was assassinated outside of Beirut, Lebanon, in a suspected Israeli strike. His funeral is being held today in Beirut.
(2024-01-04). PDF of January 4 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. South Africa charges Israel with genocide Rape charges weaponized to justify genocide Boston: 'No celebration during genocide!' Texas governor turns cops loose on migrants Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |
(2024-01-04). Chris Hedges: Israel's Genocide Betrays the Holocaust. consortiumnews.com
(2024-01-04). Israel's Genocide Betrays the Holocaust. Chris Hedges. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-04). Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-04). Israeli genocide and the International Criminal Court: Tales of hypocrisy. informationclearinghouse.blog South Africa's filings with the ICJ are of particular importance in light of the UN Security Council/ICC's inaction and double standards, as the profound Israeli-centric US-led hypocrisy makes a mockery of the United Nations and the international justice system. By Jamal Kanj On the weekend before Christmas, "Israel" announced the loss of 17 of its …
(2024-01-04). Hezbollah chief vows to wage war against Israel if it expands attacks on Lebanon. muslimmirror.com Beirut: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned to attack Israel "without restraint" if it expands attacks against Lebanon. Nasrallah made the remarks on Wednesday night in a televised speech to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone attack on January 3, …
(2024-01-04). Hezbollah: Direct hits as Islamic Resistance fighters target Israeli post of Al-Jerdah. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-04). Hezbollah Names 4 Heroes Who Fell All the Way to Al-Quds. english.almanar.com.lb 
Hezbollah announced on Thursday the names of four fighters who fell while defending the Ummah (nation) against the Israeli enemy. In four statements, Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance mourned the four Martyrs All the Way to Al-Quds. The statements started with a versus from the holy Quran (33: 23): "Among the faithful are men who have proven true …
(2024-01-04). Amid Escalation, Israel Attacks Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com With the very real possibility that the assassination of Hamas figure Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut earlier this week could expand the ongoing war, Israel seemingly increased the odds Thursday with a flurry of attacks on Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon. These hit an observation post and multiple infrastructure targets. They also reportedly struck an anti-tank …
(2024-01-04). Hezbollah chief vows to wage war against Israel if it expands attacks on Lebanon. muslimmirror.com Beirut: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned to attack Israel "without restraint" if it expands attacks against Lebanon. Nasrallah made the remarks on Wednesday night in a televised speech to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone attack on January 3, …
(2024-01-04). Hezbollah warns Israel of retaliation, calls out international community for inaction. peoplesdispatch.org
(2024-01-04). Hezbollah warns Israel of retaliation, calls out international community for inaction. peoplesdispatch.org Israel carried out numerous artillery, drone and air strikes in southern Lebanon villages on Thursday, January 4 killing at least four Hezbollah soldiers and destroying substantial amounts of civilian infrastructure. These attacks come less than a day after Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah warned against Israel's attempts to start a war with Lebanon. In retaliation …
(2024-01-04). Killing Australians in Lebanon: Selected Targets; Selective Morality. dissidentvoice.org The killing of an Australian-Lebanese national Ibrahim Bazzi, his Lebanese wife Shorouq Hammoud, and his brother Ali Bazzi by the Israeli Defence Forces in a missile strike in southern Lebanon, has been an object exercise in selective outrage, selective ethical concern, and, generally speaking, selective morality. The strike took place on a home in the …
(2024-01-04). Deadly Bombing in Iran Could Exacerbate "Shadow War" with U.S. & Israel: Historian Arash Azizi. democracynow.org 
Twin explosions in the Iranian province of Kerman killed dozens and injured hundreds Wednesday at a memorial for top Revolutionary Guards general Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike four years ago in Iraq. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iran has placed blame on Israel and the U.S, while U.S. officials and regional experts have suggested ISIS as the culprit. Our guest, Iranian historian Arash Azizi, discusses the potential sources of the attack, the scale of the tragedy — which occurred on Mother's Day in Iran and may count among its victims civilian…
(2024-01-04). Tensions Rise Across the Middle East in Wake of Deadly Bombing in Iran. truthout.org Twin explosions in the Iranian province of Kerman killed dozens and injured hundreds Wednesday at a memorial for top Revolutionary Guards general Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike four years ago in Iraq. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iran has placed blame on Israel and the U.S, while U.S. officials and regional experts have suggested ISIS as… |
(2024-01-04). Left alone, the last survivor of an Israeli airstrike. informationclearinghouse.blog
(2024-01-04). BAE Systems Factory Blockaded Over Links With Israeli Military. popularresistance.org
(2024-01-04). Democracy Now! 2024-01-04 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 04, 2024; Deadly Bombing in Iran Could Exacerbate "Shadow War" with U.S. & Israel: Historian Arash Azizi; Can Russia Be Defeated? Nina Khrushcheva on Why "the West Must Face Reality in Ukraine"; AMC Theater Tosses Bishop William Barber for Bringing Disability Chair to See "The Color Purple" | Headlines for January 04, 2024; Deadly Bombing in Iran Could Exacerbate "Shadow War" with U.S. & Israel: Historian Arash Azizi; Can Russia Be Defeated? Nina Khrushcheva on Why "the West Must Face Reality in Ukraine"; AMC Theater Tosses Bishop Wil…
(2024-01-04). Israeli Military in 'Very Strong State of Readiness' on Northern Border, Says IDF Chief. themedialine.org 
(2024-01-04). How Long Can Israel Defy the World? globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-04). Israel's First Lady Sheds Light on War's Impact in Exclusive Interview. themedialine.org 
(2024-01-04). EXCLUSIVE: The Media Line Interviews Israel's First Lady Michal Herzog on the War and the Need To Fight Ignorance With Truth. themedialine.org
(2024-01-04). Groundbreaking Israeli Study Validates Biblical Account of Gath's Destruction. themedialine.org 
(2024-01-04). Israel Unleashes A Brand New Weapon! youtube.com
(2024-01-04). Israel Bombs Beirut, Tensions Rise in Red Sea + 100 Killed by Blast in Iran w/ Elijah J. Magnier. thealtworld.com Tensions continue to rise surrounding Iran, as nearly 100 people were killed in an attack targeting a …
(2024-01-04). Israel's Supreme Court Delays Controversial Incapacitation Law, Affecting Netanyahu's Tenure. themedialine.org 
(2024-01-04). Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon: Israeli artillery shells, fires phosphorus munitions at border town of Khiam, road between Kfar Kila and Odeisseh towns. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-04). Hezbolá califica de violación a soberanía libanesa el asesinato de Al-Aouri. telesurtv.net Señaló que la manifestación más importante del eje de resistencia y el desafío más peligroso ha sido en estos últimos meses la cuestión de la "Operación de Inundación de Al-Aqsa".
(2024-01-04). Gobierno de Irán ajusta a 84 cifra de muertos por doble atentado terrorista en Kerman. telesurtv.net El presidente de Irán afirmó que el atentado es un intento desesperado de Israel para extender la inseguridad a toda la región.
(2024-01-04). Protests demanding Israel cease fire continue across Australia. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-04). Jan 4, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
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(2024-01-04). Dos casos en la Corte podrían ser el clavo final en el ataúd de Bibi. strategic-culture.su 
Deshacerse de Netanyahu y tumbar a su crecientemente frágil coalición es una atractiva estrategia para Biden, opina Martin Jay. | àönete a nosotros en , y . | Escríbenos: | Gestos recientes de la Cor…
(2024-01-04). Implication of Oct 7 Hamas attack on Zionism. ummid.com The importance of this attack and the rapid collapse of the Zionist forces was a fatal blow to the Zionist propaganda that it possesses one of the best armies in the world.
(2024-01-04). On white supremacy and Zionism: a reflection on Claudine Gay's tenure as president of Harvard University. mondoweiss.net 
Anti-Black racism and Zionism are two cornerstones of Harvard's flawed foundation. We should mourn Claudine Gay's tenure at Harvard because she was both a victim and an agent of white supremacy.