(2024-02-09). From Ukraine to Palestine: Poisons of Denialism. counterpunch.org 
"Israel pursuing similar goals to Russia" — Sergel Lavrov RT News, Thursday 28 December 2023: "The fight against Nazism is what historically unites Russia and the Middle Eastern country, the foreign minister said. "The declared goals of Israel in its ongoing operation against Hamas militants in Gaza seem nearly identical to Moscow's in its campaign against
(2024-02-09). Feb 9, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
This Magnificent Russian Music Is Astonishing Imperialism, Lenin, and US Wars Abroad: The Problem is Capitalism, by Rob Urie The Vladimir Putin Interview (Video, X) Joe Rogan & Aaron Rodgers: "Stand Courageously For What You Believe In," by John Leake The US Keeps Bombing People While Saying It Doesn't Want To Fight, by Caitlin Johnstone Israel's genocide in Gaza: Let Them Eat Dirt, by Chris Hedges Israeli Government's Lies About Gaza Shouldn't Be a Surprise, by Yves Smith Rockets Falling on Us — Gaza's Newton Lights Up Tents and Hearts in Rafah Greenwald: Congress, in Chaos, Can't Eve…
(2024-02-09). What's Next for Gazans? counterpunch.org 
After four months of IDF bombardment, the uprooted Palestinians now inhabit makeshift tents near the Rafah border. At the same time, the Israeli military has begun to bomb Rafah refugee camps and hospitals, raising a death toll that has already reached more than 27,000 mostly women and children (not including the thousands lying dead under the rubble of bombed-out buildings).
(2024-02-09). Israel bombed all universities in Gaza. Academic boycott now. newarab.com 
(2024-02-09). Portland demands county support for Gaza. workers.org 
A broad coalition of Portland groups for Palestine packed the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 1, calling on them to issue a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid. Over a dozen community members gave testimonials at the . . . |
(2024-02-09). Israel scrambles to avoid West Bank uprising during Ramadan. newarab.com 
The Israeli government is considering easing control measures The Israeli daily Yedeot Ahranot reported on Monday, 5 February, that the Israeli war cabinet is discussing easing restrictive measures on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, mainly by allowing some 100,000 Palestinian workers back into Israel and allowing the entry of a similar number of Palestinian…
(2024-02-09). On Feb. 9, in NYC: Protest HULU ad promoting Israel takeover of Gaza. workers.org 
From the announcement by the demonstration's organizers. Taking the online outrage over Israel's Hulu ads into the streets, protesters from pro-Palestinian groups will gather at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at Union Square at 14th Street and protest at the company's New York headquarters, at 79 Fifth Ave., between 15th . . . |
(2024-02-09). Israel bombs Gaza's Rafah, US warns of potential 'disaster'. newarab.com 
Israel conducted fresh strikes on southern Gaza's overcrowded border town of Israeli Prime Minister
(2024-02-09). Israeli drone strikes car in south Lebanon's Nabatieh. newarab.com 
An Israeli Army Radio claimed that the drone strike targeted a senior commander of Hezbollah who was responsible for overseeing missile l…
(2024-02-09). Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Syria. popularresistance.org Israel launched missile attacks on Homs and surrounding areas in Syria in the early morning of Wednesday, February 7 killing scores of civilians and destroying significant civilian infrastructure hours before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to the country. | "At approximately 00: 30 at dawn on Wednesday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial attack with missiles from the direction of northern Tripoli" Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. Citing unnamed sources, SANA also said that some of the Israeli missiles were intercepted by the Syrian air defense. | According to Al-Mayadeen, at least four civi…
(2024-02-09). U.S. Chooses Genocide Over Diplomacy in the Middle East. counterpunch.org 
On February 7, 2024, a U.S. drone strike assassinated an Iraqi militia leader, Abu Baqir al-Saadi, in the heart of Baghdad. This was a further U.S. escalation in a major new front in the U.S.-Israeli war on the Middle East, centered on the Israeli genocide in Gaza, but already also including ethnic cleansing in the
(2024-02-09). Israel bombs Gaza's crowded Rafah city as battlefront nears. newarab.com 
Israeli forces stepped up air strikes on US Secretary of State Israel's military offensive has raged on despite international efforts towards a cea…
(2024-02-09). Blood Money: The Top Ten Politicians Taking the Most Israel Lobby Cash. "Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?" globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-09). Citing World Court, Japan Firm Cuts Ties With Israel Arms Maker. popularresistance.org A major Japanese industrial conglomerate is cutting ties with Israeli arms maker Elbit, citing the International Court of Justice ruling that Israel may be committing genocide in Gaza. | Itochu Corporation said its aviation division would terminate its partnership with Elbit by the end of February. | Tsuyoshi Hachimura, Itochu's chief financial officer, said that his company's partnership with Elbit was "based on a request from the Japan's defense ministry for the purpose of importing defense equipment for the Self-Defense Forces necessary for Japan's security, and is not in any way related to the current conflic…
(2024-02-09). Report: Israel Backing Off on Hostage Talks After Rejecting Hamas's Latest Offer. news.antiwar.com Israel is backing off from Qatari and Egyptian-mediated hostage talks with Hamas after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the Palestinian group's latest proposal, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. An Israeli official told the Times that instead of offering a counter-proposal, Israel will try to get the US to apply pressure on Qatar, although …
(2024-02-09). Israeli troops target ambulances, kill medic in Gaza City. electronicintifada.net Nurse shot in operating theater in Khan Younis hospital.
(2024-02-09). From Palestine with Art: Heritage and struggle through time. newarab.com 
(2024-02-09). BTS fans under the rubble: Palestinian ARMYs photo card goes viral. albawaba.com
(2024-02-09). Argentina's President Javier Milei wraps-up Israel visit. newarab.com 
(2024-02-09). Suspending Funding for UNRWA is an Indirect Violation of the International Court of Justice's Decision and Morally Indefensible. counterpunch.org 
In its January 26 decision in South Africa v. Israel, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that "the State of Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip." The
(2024-02-09). On 'purple-washing' and the abuses against the Palestinians. newarab.com 
For the past four months, Israel has continued to engage in a brutal campaign of aerial bombardment against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, with casualties nearing 30,000 lives and rising by the day. | The physical destruction done unto individuals, residences, hospitals, holy spaces, educational facilities, and general infrastructure is unprecedented in modern warfare. | Palestinian prisoners in the West Bank are facing different forms of brutality committed against them as their families and neighbours are terrorised by the Israeli army in tandem. | Despite international criticism and court orders, Israel co…
(2024-02-09). ZAKA: Israel's Very Own 'White Helmets'. orinocotribune.com
(2024-02-09). Preventative Medicine Needed: Israel's Roles in Genocides, Dictatorships, and Repression Around the World. counterpunch.org My first encounter with Israel's role in genocide happened while caring for patients, not in Palestine but in California. Compared to traumatization of ordinary people in Israel or deaths and injuries in Gaza now, that experience may seem small. But as possible Israeli genocide causes concerns worldwide, including South Africa's case against Israel in the
(2024-02-09). Israeli airline diverts Prague flight to Greece due to passenger violence. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- According to Reuters, an incident aboard an El Al flight originating from Prague forced the aircraft to divert to Greece. The diversion was prompted by a passenger engaging in violent behavior.ÿπÿßÿ¨ŸÑ | ÿ±ŸàŸäÿ™ÿ±ÿ≤ ÿπŸÜ ÿ¥ÿ±ŸÉÿ© ÿߟÑÿπÿßŸÑ ÿߟÑÿ•ÿ≥ÿ±ÿßÿ¶ŸäŸÑŸäÿ©: ÿ&s…
(2024-02-09). When Times Were Better: Victoria's Ties with Israel's Defence Industry. dissidentvoice.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 …
(2024-02-09). Are Israeli avocados exacerbating Morocco's drought crisis. newarab.com 
(2024-02-09). Biden is Dragging the United States Deeper Into the Middle East. counterpunch.org 
U.S. officials may not acknowledge the connection between the Gaza War and the U.S. bombing campaign, but there is no question that Israeli militarism is relevant to the increased attacks from the Houthis against commercial shipping in the Red Sea as well as the increased attacks from Iranian-backed militia against U.S. facilities in Jordan, Syria, and Iraq.
(2024-02-09). Israelis dance, camp out at Gaza crossing while blocking aid. newarab.com 
The demonstrators have disrupted access for at least 100 trucks on their way to the besieged strip, where for weeks UN agencies have been warning that the war-ravaged population is on the brin…
(2024-02-09). Londoners urge Tower Hamlets council to recognise Palestine. newarab.com 
A London-based pro-Palestine group has launched a petition to urge Tower Hamlets council to recognise the State of Palestine, amid fears of a crackdown on free speech. | The Palestine Information Centre of Tower Hamlets has called on East Londoners to sign the online petition after waiting two months to hear the council's decision on a request submitted in December. | Around 500 East London residents in the borough have so far signed the petition. | "The East End of Tower Hamlets has been at the forefront of struggles that have defined our lives from Cable Street to Brick Lane and beyond. Palestine is the most…
(2024-02-09). US urged to investigate Israeli settlers skirting sanctions. newarab.com 
(2024-02-09). Half of AAPI community want more US support of Palestinians. newarab.com 
About half of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the A
(2024-02-09). Conservative support for Netanyahu harms any prospect of peace. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-02-09). Biden calls Israel's Gaza campaign 'over the top'. newarab.com 
Israel's military response in the Gaza Strip to the "I'm of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response in Gaza, in the Gaza Strip, has been over the top," the Democrat told reporters at the White House. | "There are a lot of innocent people who are starving, a lot of innocent people who are in troub…
(2024-02-09). Hundreds Protest Biden in NYC, Arms and Military Sites in Chicago and California. pressenza.com Protests against the war are continuing throughout the U.S. Here in New York, at least 100 Jewish American activists and their allies were arrested Wednesday as they blockaded a road on President Biden's motorcade route as he attended fundraisers. | In Chicago, 33 people were arrested as they blocked entrances to the Woodward manufacturing plant, which makes military equipment that has been used by Israel in Palestine. In California, CodePink and other activists blocked an entrance to the Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield. | CodePink activist: "It's our responsibility, when our government is so horrendously brea…
(2024-02-09). Buried under the Genocide Debate: Desecrated Graves. counterpunch.org 
It's hard to imagine this happening in modern times. Even an assault on a single grave is a criminal act in a civilized (sic) country. The very idea is reviled everywhere. So what about Israel's ongoing assaults on Palestinian cemeteries across Gaza? The terror has received passing reference, first in a fleeting video on Twitter,
(2024-02-09). When the West nails the Israeli coffin of the Palestinian people! cadtm.org
(2024-02-09). Blinken: Israel shouldn't 'dehumanise others' after 7 Oct. newarab.com 
US Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel following visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt earlier this week, amid a push for a new ceasefire in Gaza. | Israel Prime Minister Benjami…
(2024-02-09). How Much Environmental Damage Is Israel's War on Gaza Causing? globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-09). Israel's Genocidal War After Four Months. cadtm.org
(2024-02-09). Saudi Arabia refuses to normalize relations with Israel without an independent Palestinian state. pressenza.com Saudi Arabia told the US that it will not resume diplomatic relations with Israel unless an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders is recognized, the Arab country's foreign ministry said on Wednesday."The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's position has always been firm on the Palestinian issue and the need for the brotherly Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights. The Kingdom has conveyed its firm position to the US administration that there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel until the recognition of an independent Palestinian state […] with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as the…
(2024-02-09). From the brink: Testimonies of survivors in Gaza. newarab.com 
The mountains of rubble left by Those who escaped w…
(2024-02-09). A midwife's duty of care to pregnant women in Gaza>. newarab.com 
After trudging through a quarter-life crisis at the age of twenty-five, where I undid and re-did the seams of my values and beliefs, I came out of it deciding to change careers and become a My decision wasn't motivated by all the cute babies, though that is a decided bonus, but by a desire to advocate for Birthing women and people ha…
(2024-02-09). Jefe de la ONU advierte que la Unrwa no puede ser reemplazada. telesurtv.net Estados Unidos, Gran Bretaña, Alemania y Japón suspendieron sus donaciones para el programa de la ONU de los refugiados palestinos.
(2024-02-09). Al menos 300 mil palestinos están al borde del hambre en Gaza. telesurtv.net El representante de la Unrwa añadió que desde el 23 de enero se han vistos impedidos de entrega ayuda y alimentos en el norte del territorio palestino.
(2024-02-09). Israel bombardea ciudades en Gaza y amenaza con ampliar ataques. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) Las ciudades de Gaza, Khan Yunis y Rafah continuaron hoy bajo fuego del Ejército israelí en medio de crecientes temores de una ofensiva contra el sur de la Franja, donde se refugian más de un millón de palestinos.
(2024-02-09). Ataque con dron israelí deja un civil muerto en Khan Yunis. telesurtv.net Personas de la población civil se encontraban en la parte superior del centro médico Nasser y fueron impactados por disparos de un dron de procedencia israelí.
(2024-02-09). 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.
(2024-02-09). A "False Flag" Operation to Justify The Israel-U.S. Genocide against the People of Palestine. globalresearch.ca Israel's "false flag" is a complex military-intelligence undertaking, carefully planned, in liaison with the US. "Israeli officials obtained Hamas's battle plan for the Oct. 7 … more than a year before it happened" (NYT).
(2024-02-09). Palestine solidarity supporters call on Labor to boost funding to UNRWA. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-09). Freezing aid to Gaza: Israel's war against UNRWA. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-09). Poem: Despair & Disbelief. greenleft.org.au 
Stuart Rees responds to months of genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
(2024-02-09). Friday 2/9: Palo Alto: Silent vigil for ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine. indybay.org 855 El Camino, Palo Alto, CA | corner of Embarcadero and El Camino, on the public sidewalk just outside Town & Country Village, in front of the big lamppost "sign"
(2024-02-09). Saturday 2/10: LA Labor for Palestine. indybay.org LA City Hall | 200 N Spring St. | Los Angeles, CA…
(2024-02-09). Saturday 2/10: Vegan Potluck for Palestine and Community Healing Circle. indybay.org West Berkeley, location upon RSVP…
(2024-02-09). Tuesday 2/13: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…
(2024-02-09). Sunday 2/25: Also Happening: Violence and Oppression in the West Bank. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin St. @ Geary | S.F. Ca.
(2024-02-09). Saturday 2/10: Oakland: Kids Rally for Palestine. indybay.org Lake Merritt Amphitheater | Oakland, CA…
(2024-02-09). Sunday 2/11: Monterey Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Windows on the Bay Park, Del Monte Beach | Monterey, CA…
(2024-02-09). Wednesday 2/14: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-02-09). Against Zionism! UK Prof David Miller Wins Tribunal Ruling He Was Fired For Anti-Zionism. indybay.org UK Bristol professor David Miller won a victory at a government tribunal that he had been illegally fired for being an anti-Zionist.
As Israel's assault on Gaza has displaced the majority of Palestinians in Gaza, more than half are sheltering in facilities run by UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Despite being the largest humanitarian agency in Gaza, UNRWA says it may run out of funds by the end of the month, after at least 18 states or institutions, including many of the agency's biggest funders, announced they were suspending their donations in January. The cuts came after the Israeli government accused several UNRWA employees of participating in the Hamas attack on October 7. Israel made the allegations in a docum…
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