Daily Archives: March 4, 2024

2024-03-04: News Headlines

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-04). Demeaning airdrops over Gaza are humanitarian aid theater. electronicintifada.net

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-03-04). You Have Already Taken a Side on Israel-Palestine (Whether You Admit It or Not). orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Mar 2, 2024 | You have already taken a side on Israel-Palestine. Whether you know it or not. Whether you admit it or not. | You have either consciously chosen to side with the people who are being continually massacred by Israel, or you have consciously chosen to side with Israel, or you have sided with Israel by being "neutral", or you have sided with Israel by being indifferent. | As Desmond Tutu said, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mou…

Fra Hughes (2024-03-04). Ireland's Shame: The Betrayal of Palestine. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Feb 26, 2024 | It is not the bombs of our enemies that hurt us the most, but the duplicity of our friends and the treachery of their deeds. | For 800 years, the Irish have fought a genocidal British occupation. | Eight centuries of ethnic cleansing, land clearances, massacres, starvation, colonisation, and a brutal military oppression. | Successive generations of Irish men and women, boys and girls, have fought clandestinely and openly to liberate Ireland from foreign imperialist control. | Ireland was Britain's first conquest. | The British Empire went on to occupy, and even colonise approxi…

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-03-04). You Have Already Taken a Side on Israel-Palestine (Whether You Admit It or Not). orinocotribune.com You have already taken a side on Israel-Palestine. Whether you know it or not. Whether you admit it or not. | You have either consciously chosen to side with the people who are being continually massacred by Israel, or you have consciously chosen to side with Israel, or you have sided with Israel by being "neutral", or you have sided with Israel by being indifferent. | As Desmond Tutu said, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."

WSWS (2024-03-04). Following "flour massacre," hundreds of thousands around the world protest Gaza genocide. wsws.org As the US-backed Israeli ethnic cleansing campaign enters its fifth month, major demonstrations drawing tens of thousands of people took place in the United States over the weekend.

Staff (2024-03-04). In Gaza, 15 Children Die From Starvation While Israeli Siege Continues. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, the spokesperson for Palestine's Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Qudra, reported the death of 15 children due to malnutrition in the Kamal Adwan hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip. | Due to the failure of the electrical generator and the lack of oxygen, in addition to the limited medical capabilities of the health center, Al-Qudra expressed concern for the lives of six other children who suffer from malnutrition and are in intensive care. | For its part, the United Nations Children's Organization (UNICEF) pointed out the likelihood that more children in northern Gaza will be left without access to…

albawaba (2024-03-04). Harris, Pope Francis call for ceasefire in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – United States Vice President Kamala Harris have urged for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after about 5 months of war during which 30,410 have been killed.She said on Sunday: "Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table," Al Jazeera reported.According to the VP, a ceasefire in Gaza will allow the release of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, and it will allow the entry of a significant amount of aid to people facing famine and starvation in the Gaza Strip. What we are seeing every day in Gaza…

Staff (2024-03-04). Fatalities reported as Israeli airstrike hits house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. muslimmirror.com GAZA CITY, Palestine : Several people were killed and others injured, including children, late Sunday as an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. The airstrike completely destroyed the house of Al Gharib family in the city, resulting in deaths and injuries, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. No official Palestinian figures have been released …

Staff (2024-03-04). Fatalities reported as Israeli airstrike hits house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. muslimmirror.com GAZA CITY, Palestine : Several people were killed and others injured, including children, late Sunday as an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. The airstrike completely destroyed the house of Al Gharib family in the city, resulting in deaths and injuries, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. No official Palestinian figures have been released …

newarab (2024-03-04). Hundreds of cities worldwide expected to rally for Rafah. newarab.com Hundreds of cities around the world are expected to see demonstrations in support of Rafah on Saturday, about one week ahead of a deadline for an Israeli invasion of the city in the south of the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of desperate people have taken refuge. | Described as a Global Day of Action by organisers, the demonstrations called "Hands Off Rafah" are being put together by a "Millions of people around the world will be marching for Gaza, especially Rafah," S…

albawaba (2024-03-04). US vetoes ceasefire but sends airdrops! Biden accused of double standards. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The United States' position towards the Israeli war in Gaza has been settled since Oct. 7, as the US announced several military aid packages to Tel Aviv and it stopped the ceasefire calls requested during the United Nations meetings. However, yesterday, it was heavily criticized by human rights activists.Activists questioned, "Why does the US veto ceasefire at the UN, while sending aid airdrops to the Gaza Strip?" and "Why can't the US pressure Israeli to allow the entry of aid trucks standing on the Rafah crossing?"US officials announced on March 2 the start of an American mission to send aid airdrop…

Ragip Soylu (2024-03-04). US lobbies others for Unrwa funds while cutting own donations. middleeasteye.net US lobbies others for Unrwa funds while cutting own donations | A US official tried to convince Turkey to provide more funds after Washington froze its donations following Israeli claims that Unwra staff were involved in the 7 October attack | | A man carries aid distributed by Unwra in Rafah…


newarab (2024-03-04). More Gaza children die of hunger as Egypt truce talks resume. newarab.com More and more children in Gaza are on the brink of malnutrition and severe dehydration, UNICEF has warned, as at least 15 children have died in the enclave due to a lack of food and water. | Israel's war on the territory continues to rage, as bombardment has been reported in Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza City. The death toll on Sunday has reached 30,410, according to the health ministry in Gaza. | Meanwhile, Hamas officials have arrived in Cairo, Egypt in a bid to come to a truce agreement, while Qatari and US envoys are reportedly present. | A Hamas official said a ceasefire deal could be secured "within 24 to…

newarab (2024-03-04). Millions march globally for Gaza ahead of Rafah invasion. newarab.com Millions of people around the world, in many cases under pouring rain, marched in support of Gaza on Saturday as Israel's deadline for an invasion of the enclave's southern city of Rafah approaches. | In what organisers called a As the crowd swelled in downtown San Francisco, with drums beating and flags waving, an elderly Palestini…

Nadda Osman (2024-03-04). War on Gaza: Palestinian child dies from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Palestinian child dies from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza | Yazan al-Kafarna, a 10-year-old with cerebral palsy, died in the al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah after suffering from malnutrition | | Yazan al-Kafarna is one of the latest to die of hunger and malnutrition in Gaza since th…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2024-03-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 150: Israel is 'engineering famine' in Gaza. mondoweiss.net Amnesty International says Israel is "engineering famine" in Gaza. Organization head Agnes Callamard adds, "all states that cut UNRWA funding, sold weapons and supported Israel bear responsibility too."

Sharon Zhang (2024-03-04). Harris "Ceasefire" Call Actually Same "Pause" Biden Called for Weeks Ago. truthout.org In a campaign stop on Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris called for a six-week pause — which she called a "ceasefire" — in Israel's attacks in Gaza, co-opting the phrasing that pro-Palestine advocates have been using for months to instead promote what advocates say would simply amount to a "pause to the genocide." In a speech in front of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama… |

_____ (2024-03-04). Gaza: The Wider Context. transcend.org In Gaza, the West Is Enabling the Most Transparent Genocide in Human History…

_____ (2024-03-04). On Hypocrisy and Genocide: How Gaza Has Exposed the West like Never Before. transcend.org 1 Mar 2024 – The Israeli genocide in Gaza will be remembered as the moral collapse of the West. Now that some western leaders have begun to feel increasingly uncomfortable as the enormity of the Gaza genocide unfolds, a few, though bashfully, are declaring that Netanyahu may be 'going too far.'

Staff, Palestine Chronicle. (2024-03-04). Nicaragua Sues Germany At ICJ Over Support To Israel. popularresistance.org In a statement on Friday, the government of Nicaragua said that "it presented a lawsuit before the International Court of Justice against the Federal Republic of Germany for violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crime of Genocide." | According to the statement, Germany has provided political, financial, and military support to Israel knowing that it would be used to commit "serious violations of international law." | The statement also highlighted that Germany cut off assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), despite being…

_____ (2024-03-04). So, They're Experimenting with Military Robots in Gaza Now. transcend.org 4 Mar 2024 – Haaretz has a new article out titled "Gaza Becomes Israel's Testing Ground for Military Robots", which reports that "In an effort to avoid harming soldiers and dogs, the IDF has been experimenting with the use of robots and remote-controlled dogs in the Gaza War [read Genocide]."

Kate Litman (2024-03-04). The Weekly Round-Up: High Court disapplies Legacy Act provisions and Nicaragua files ICJ proceedings. ukhumanrightsblog.com In international news Nicaragua has filed an application to the International Court of Justice instituting proceedings against Germany for alleged violations of its obligations under the Genocide Convention and other norms of international law in relation to the Gaza Strip. Nicaragua's application argues that by providing political, financial and military support to Israel and withdrawing …

Mnar Adley (2024-03-04). Why Israel fears the Hadid Family, with Alana Hadid. mintpressnews.com Even as Israel turns Gaza into dust, few Western celebrities have dared to raise their voices against the genocide — and many have even supported it. One notable exception to this are the Hadids. The family of Palestinian-American fashion designers, influencers and models have been using their considerable platforms to bring attention to the slaughter and to call on the world to act to save innocent civilians. Today, Alana Hadid joins MintCast host Mnar Adley for a frank and insightful discussion about Israel, Palestine, and the world of entertainment. | The family has hundreds of millions of followers on s…

Lara Witt (2024-03-04). Media Organizations Come Together to Uplift Journalism for a Free Palestine. truthout.org The United States-backed Israeli siege and genocide in Gaza is entering its sixth month. Israel's relentless bombings and executions by Israeli snipers and soldiers have killed more than 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza, with thousands more uncounted and decomposing under the rubble, and more than 70,000 injured. Reports by nonprofit agencies and organizations have detailed the Israeli military's… |

Mnar Muhawesh (2024-03-04). Why Israel fears the Hadid Family, with Alana Hadid. thealtworld.com Alana Hadid joins MintCast host Mnar Adley for a frank and insightful discussion about Israel, Palestine, and the world of entertainment. | Even as Israel turns Gaza into dust, few Western celebrities have dared to raise their voices against the genocide — and many have even supported it. One notable exception to this are the Hadids. The family of Palestinian-American fashion designers, influencers and models have been using their considerable platforms to bring attention to the slaughter and to call on the world to act to save innocent civilians. Today, Alana Hadid joins MintCast host Mnar Adley for a fran…

_____ (2024-03-04). Rohingya, the Palestinians of Southeast Asia: A Forgotten Genocide. transcend.org 27 Feb 2024 – A talk with Maung Zarni, a scholar of genocide who explains the context in which Rohingya people are so marginalised and vulnerable that they have no choice but to seek asylum in neighboring countries. How can solidarity among people of the world advocate for the human rights of victims of genocide, people fleeing political persecution, conflicts, and other human rights violations?>

bwitanek (2024-03-04). River Scrounger Media Video Coverage of the NJ Support for Palestine Struggle. fightbackbetter.com FightBackBetter.com is an organizing news platform and we aim to provide voice for those who work to create art or other artifacts to advance the message against genocide. One such art is video documentation and journalism. We also hope to build a reference and capture video, photo and written history of the protests that have occurred going forward and going back to October 7. So these collections will help us back fill — we hope to be able to create a timeline. I am betting we are going to find that NJ hardly missed a day — we say and fight for Palestine every day! | This first video set is by video…

Samuel Karlin, Left Voice. (2024-03-04). No More Aaron Bushnells. popularresistance.org For a week straight I've had a picture of Aaron Bushnell ingrained in my head. It's not a picture from his protest for Palestine where he self-immolated in a desperate cry to end a genocide. It's his Air Force recruitment picture which has circulated online. The picture feels like a sick joke. | It's a picture of a kid with a smile so full of life, wearing a t-shirt with the logo of an institution that exists to snuff out life on a grand scale. It's sick that this happens, that so many kids join such a vicious institution. It's sick that the military, which is currently aiding a genocide, preyed on this kid with…

Staff (2024-03-04). Palestinians will definitely win Gaza war: President Raisi. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the Palestinian people will definitely emerge victorious against the Zionist regime in the ongoing war on Gaza, and called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to convict the regime as soon as possible to help bring an end to the occupation of Palestinian land and …

Medjool (2024-03-04). BCI: Investments in companies complicit with international law violations. justpeaceadvocates.ca February 18, 2024 Dear CEO Shauna Lukaitis We further clarify and emphasize: The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians — Canada ("ICJP — Canada") has provided the Government of Canada with notice of intent to seek the prosecution of Canadian officials who are allegedly complicit in Israel's war crimes. ICJP Canada is also considering expanding the …

Medjool (2024-03-04). OTPP Investments in companies that are complicit with international law violations. justpeaceadvocates.ca February 18, 2024 Dear CEO & President Taylor We further clarify and emphasize: The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians — Canada ("ICJP — Canada") has provided the Government of Canada with notice of intent to seek the prosecution of Canadian officials who are allegedly complicit in Israel's war crimes. ICJP Canada is also considering expanding …

Staff (2024-03-04). Palestinians will definitely win Gaza war: President Raisi. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the Palestinian people will definitely emerge victorious against the Zionist regime in the ongoing war on Gaza, and called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to convict the regime as soon as possible to help bring an end to the occupation of Palestinian land and …

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-04). Nicaragua Sues Germany at ICJ over Support to Israel — BREAKING. palestinechronicle.com

Zainab Iqbal (2024-03-04). UNRWA 5K run for Gaza in New York raises $2m for Palestinians. middleeasteye.net UNRWA 5K run for Gaza in New York raises $2m for Palestinians | Over 3,000 people took part in the event to raise money for Palestinian refugee children and families in the Gaza Strip | | Runners and supporters get ready to run at Prospect Park at the Gaza 5k in New York on 2 March (MEE/Zai…

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-03-04). So They're Experimenting With Military Robots In Gaza Now. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Haaretz has a new article out titled "Gaza Becomes Israel's Testing Ground for Military Robots", which reports that "In an effort to avoid harming soldiers and dogs, the IDF has been experimenting with the use of robots and remote-controlled dogs in the Gaza War."

_____ (2024-03-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 149: Palestinian Children Die of Malnutrition as Israel Blocks Aid into Gaza. transcend.org 3 Mar 2024 – U.S. airdrops of food and aid in Gaza have been described as "performative BS" that "fools no one." Meanwhile, Hamas's delegation has arrived in Cairo for ceasefire talks as Ramadan is due to start next Sunday [10 Mar].

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-04). European parliament finally calls for a ceasefire in Gaza but rejects arms embargo against Israel. peoplesdispatch.org The amendment to a report which called for a ceasefire in Gaza was supported by 265 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). 253 MEPs voted against it while 10 MEPs abstained from voting…

Government of Sri Lanka (2024-03-04). oPt: Sri Lanka expresses grave concern over the death of aid seekers in Gaza. reliefweb.int Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Sri Lanka | Source: Government of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka is deeply troubled about the death of over hundred people who were waiting to receive aid in Gaza and joins the call for investigation into the incident. | The latest incident underscores the immediate need to end the blockade imposed on Gaza, depriving its civilian population, including women and children, of access to basic necessities such as food, water, medicine, electricity, and fuel. | Sri Lanka reiterates its call for an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza to alleviate the suf…

Reuters (2024-03-04). Kamala Harris urges Hamas to agree to immediate ceasefire, pushes Israel on aid to Gaza. scmp.com US vice-president gives the sharpest rebuke yet by a senior leader in the US government over the conditions in Gaza.

MEE staff (2024-03-04). US: Kamala Harris' Gaza ceasefire announcement slammed as 'not genuine, not enough'. middleeasteye.net US: Kamala Harris' Gaza ceasefire announcement slammed as 'not genuine, not enough' | American vice president's call for a six-week ceasefire criticised amid Biden's sinking popularity among Democrats | | US Vice President Kamala Harris gestures during a press conference with Ukrainian President Vol…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-04). Flouting High Court and Haitian Outrage, U.S. Storms Forward with Kenyan-Led Haiti Intervention. libya360.wordpress.com Kim Ives Kenyan President William Ruto (left) with de facto Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry in New York on Sep. 21, 2023. Just as it is opposing and trampling the International Court of Justice's ruling against Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, Washington is running roughshod over the Kenyan High Court's Jan. 26 ruling that the East African…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-03-04). Humanitarian Aid Drops Into Gaza Only 'Theater'. popularresistance.org The US joined other countries in dropping aid to Gaza by air on 2 March, an effort that aid groups describe as "theater" that contributes to chaos on the ground and does little to prevent the famine Israel is imposing upon 2.3 million Palestinians. | US Central Command announced Saturday that Air Force C-130s, working with Jordan's air force, dropped containers packed with more than 38,000 meals onto the besieged enclave. | The containers were dropped by parachute over the besieged enclave's Mediterranean coastline to allow "civilian access to the critical aid," Central Command said.

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-04). Israeli army hands out 'Ramadan boxes' to incite Gazans against resistance. thecradle.co

Alan MacLeod (2024-03-04). Goalposts and gunfire: Israel's deliberate attacks on Palestinian football and its players. mronline.org Amid an ongoing onslaught against the Gaza Strip by apartheid Israel, the Palestinian national football team was a Cinderella story at this year's AFC Asian Cup, reaching the knockout stages, eventually falling only to hosts and eventual winners hosted in Qatar.

newarab (2024-03-04). 'Ramadan Flood': Palestinian groups urge action for Gaza. newarab.com Palestinian factions have called for global action during the Muslim fasting month of Dubbed "Ramadan Flood" — similar to Al-Aqsa Flood, the name given to

People's Dispatch. (2024-03-04). Palestinian Factions Gather In Moscow To Devise A United Response. popularresistance.org Palestinian political groups have gathered in Moscow to discuss the possibilities of greater unity and the formation of a united government to work for the formation of an independent state and to resist the ongoing war in Gaza. | The meeting is being attended by all major groups in Palestine such as the constituents of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), including Fatah and Palestinian People's Party, and non-constituents such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. | According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, representatives of 14 Palestinian organizations, both from the occupied…

albawaba (2024-03-04). "Palestine cola" New product from Sweden. albawaba.com ALBAWABA Amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, two brothers from Malmo, Sweden, have taken a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinians by creating a carbonated beverage named "Palestine Cola." A video footage has surfaced, showing the brothers from Sweden manufacturing significant quantities of the carbonated drink as an act of support for Gaza.ÿ¥ŸÇŸäŸÇÿßŸÜ ŸÖŸÜ ŸÖÿØŸäŸÜÿ© ŸÖÿߟџ֟à ÿߟ&…

newarab (2024-03-04). Gaza truce 'possible in 24-48 hours' if Israel accepts terms. newarab.com A senior

albawaba (2024-03-04). Gaza truce talks see 'significant' progress. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Egyptian Egyptian state-linked TV revealed that talks on truce in Gaza have witnessed a "significant progress".Delegations from Qatar, Hamas and the United States gathered in Egypt on Sunday for discussions of a possible six-week truce in Gaza as the war is about to enter its fifth month.On the second day of talks on the Gaza truce, mediators said that there is hope for a possible truce agreement between Hamas and Israel.

Editor (2024-03-04). Ralph Nader at 90 on the "Genocidal War" in Gaza & Why Congress Is a Weapon of Mass Destruction. scheerpost.com

_____ (2024-03-04). The Shoah after Gaza. transcend.org Gaza has become for countless powerless people the essential condition of political and ethical consciousness in the 21st century — just as WWI was for a generation in the West. And only those jolted into consciousness by the calamity of Gaza can rescue the Shoah from Netanyahu, Biden, Scholz and Sunak.

newarab (2024-03-04). Israel ramps up Gaza strikes as malnutrition kills children. newarab.com Malnutrition amongst The

newarab (2024-03-04). US drops aid into Gaza as children die of malnutrition. newarab.com

Dr. T. P. Wilkinson (2024-03-04). Unbecoming American: From Hiroshima to Gaza the West Continues to Wage Psychological Crusades— That No One Wants to Call "War" globalresearch.ca

MEE staff (2024-03-04). Top Biden aide says end to Israel's war on Gaza won't bring peace to Lebanon. middleeasteye.net Top Biden aide says end to Israel's war on Gaza won't bring peace to Lebanon | During a visit to Beirut, Amos Hochstein tried to de-link Hezbollah and Israel tensions from fighting in Gaza | | Some billows in southern Lebanon following Israeli bombardment on the Lebanese village of Markaba 4, March…

Agence France-Presse (2024-03-04). Gaza civilian deaths test Israel's AI precision claims. scmp.com The Israeli military has said AI helps it more accurately target militants in its five-month war against Hamas, but as Gaza deaths rise, experts are questioning how effective algorithms can really be.

MEE staff (2024-03-04). War on Gaza: Israeli tanks deliberately ran over dozens of Palestinians. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israeli tanks deliberately ran over dozens of Palestinians | In one case documented by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor an Israeli military vehicle ran over a Palestinian man in Gaza City's Zaytoun neighbourhood | | Images and eyewitness accounts reveal that Israeli forces have crushed…

newarab (2024-03-04). 'Who will call me mother?': Gazan woman mourns twin babies killed in strike. newarab.com As men searched for survivors beneath a Gaza home pummelled by an air strike, Rania Abu Anza gazed down on Sunday at two children who did not survive: her infant twins. | The Palestinian woman said she had gone through multiple rounds of fertility treatment to achieve her dream of becoming a mother, only to have it taken away by the carnage in the Gaza Strip. | "Who will call me mother from now on? Who will call me mother?" she said through tears on Sunday as she clutched her lifeless babies, the face of one still spattered with blood. | Wissam and Naeem, not yet six months old, were among 14 people killed in…

albawaba (2024-03-04). New round of Gaza truce talks held in Egypt. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Representatives from Hamas, Qatar and the United States have arrived in Egypt's Cairo to renew talks of a possible truce in Gaza ahead of Ramadan 2024, Egyptian media reported on Sunday. Al-Qahera News reported that delegations arrived in Egypt with the hope of achieving an improvement in truce talks in Gaza as the war is about to enter its fifth month.Reports revealed that Cairo, Washington and Doha have been playing an important role in the past few weeks to pause the war which started last October and during which at least 30,410 people have been killed, mostly women and children, in Israeli attacks…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2024-03-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 149: Children Die Of Malnutrition. popularresistance.org At least 15 Palestinian children died on Sunday morning of malnutrition and dehydration as Israeli forces blocked sufficient humanitarian aid from accessing the enclave. | Gaza's Ministry of Health said the children died in Kamal Adwan Hospital in north Gaza, while six others, suffering from malnutrition and diarrhea, are still in the intensive care unit with their lives are at risk. | The hospital's ability to run electric generators and oxygen cylinders has been depleted in the past five months of Israeli bombardment, which damaged medical equipment and ambulances while putting dozens of hospitals and healthcar…

newarab (2024-03-04). Israel on board with Gaza peace deal, as US airdrops begin. newarab.com The framework agreement envisages a six-week cessation of hostilities, which could begin immediately if the Palestinian group signs off…

newarab (2024-03-04). Gaza: News leaders sign solidarity letter with journalists. newarab.com

unitedEditor (2024-03-04). "Maritime boundary agreement with Türkiye would be very beneficial" uwidata.com Dr. Basem Naim is among the most experienced politicians in Palestine. He served first as the Minister of Health and later as the Minister of Youth and Sports in Gaza. Currently, he is Head of Hamas' International Relations Bureau, advocating for the voice of the people of Gaza and resistance groups. During his brief visit …

newarab (2024-03-04). CNN employees criticise Gaza coverage in leaked recording. newarab.com Employees at CNN have expressed their discontent with the channel's coverage of The employees confronted a panel of executives during the meeting at CNN's London Bureau on 13 February, berating the seniors and telling them they felt "devalued, embarrassed, and disgraced" by the channel's coverage of the war. | Among the staffers who criticised CNN was renowned news anchor Christiane Amanpour…

Editor (2024-03-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 148: UN Reports at Least 14 Cases of Israel Firing on Palestinians Waiting for Aid in Gaza. scheerpost.com

infobrics (2024-03-04). Trump's popularity surges as Biden's cognitive decline worsens. infobrics.org Biden mistakenly mentions Ukraine several times when announcing aid for Gaza.

newarab (2024-03-04). Mediators push for Gaza truce in Cairo talks. newarab.com Mediators in Cairo made a renewed push for a US, Qatari and Hamas envoys travelled to Cairo for the latest effort towards a six-week truce, stepped-up But sticking points remained, including a Hamas demand that the Israe…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-04). Israel likely to restrict Palestinians visiting Al-Aqsa in Ramadan. peoplesdispatch.org Occupation forces have attacked, detained, and killed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in increasing numbers since the war on Gaza began on October 7…

newarab (2024-03-04). Israeli protest march demands hostage release 'now'. newarab.com

Mike Whitney (2024-03-04). Israel's Psych-War Is Relentless, Vicious and Deliberate. globalresearch.ca

albawaba (2024-03-04). Recent Israeli hostage Mia Schem gets nose job. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israeli and recent Hamas hostage Mia Schem is the talk of the internet amid photos surfaced of the individual looking quite different from her previous appearance on social media. The Israeli seems to have undergone plastic surgery for her nose which replaced her natural-looking nose with one that is considered to be a beauty standard nowadays. In medical terms, she went from a "Convex" nose to a "Concave" one. Recent Israeli hostage Mia Schem gets a nose job: In response to these surfaced photos, pro-Palestine users and activists took to social media platforms such as X (formerly known as Twitt…

_____ (2024-03-04). Collective Israeli Tyranny and Peace Disruption in the Occupied Territories. transcend.org The fallacy of the international community in accepting that the Palestinians in the occupied territories are safe is denial of the truth because the tentacles of operation of the oppressive apparatus of Israel are being deployed through the services of the Israeli settlers in the ongoing harassment, oppression, violent attacks, stealing and expropriation of their property.

newarab (2024-03-04). Israel: Gantz to travel to US without 'Netanyahu approval'. newarab.com Israeli war cabinet minister

MEE staff (2024-03-04). Israel to change lyrics of Eurovision entry after its president weighs in. middleeasteye.net Israel to change lyrics of Eurovision entry after its president weighs in | Submission to contest which included references to the Hamas attack on 7 October revised following request by Israeli president | | Eden Golan, Israel's representative for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Neve Ilan, Isra…

newarab (2024-03-04). Israelis panic buying generators amid fears of Hezbollah war. newarab.com Fearing a full-scale war with Lebanon's Hezbollah, Israelis are reportedly panic-buying power generators and other emergency lighting tools they can use in the event of nationwide The fear of

newarab (2024-03-04). Hezbollah claims to thwart Israeli infiltration attempts. newarab.com According to a statement by the group, two groups of Israeli forces attempted to cross into Lebanese territory from the town of Ramya along the…

newarab (2024-03-04). Israel agrees to revise October 7 Eurovision song lyrics. newarab.com

Yorgos Mitralias (2024-03-04). Trying to understand the genocidal drift of Israeli society! cadtm.org

newarab (2024-03-04). Far-right Israel minister calls for Ramadan to be wiped out. newarab.com A Amihai Eliyahu, the country's Heritage Minister, also said that potential tensions during the holy month in the devastated territory and the occupied West Bank should be disregarded, in an interview on Friday with the Israeli Army Radio.

albawaba (2024-03-04). Did Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari resign. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Reports emerged on social media and some media outlets allegedly saying that several Israeli officials including Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari have resigned. Almayadeen's website reported citing Israeli Channel 14, that multiple senior officials in the Israeli military Spokesperson's Unit announced their resignations. Among the names was Daniel Hagari.Not only Hagari, but according to Channel 14, Colonel Butbul, Colonel Moran Katz, and the International Spokesperson for the Israeli occupation military Lieutenant Richard Hecht were among those who submitted their resignations.BREAKING: | Israe…

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-04). LOWKEY: These 2 Things Shocked Me About Israel's Actions. youtube.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-04). Even Israeli Prime Minister Says It's Ethnic Cleansing! youtu.be

Larry Johnson (2024-03-04). Are NATO and Israel Committing Suicide? sonar21.com It is a legitimate question. Not just click bait. I discuss these issues with Nima. | Let's start with the panic and furor that is shaking NATO. The publication on Friday of the intercepted conversation of four German military officers discussing plans to attack Russia has ignited a firestorm in Europe, especially in Germany. One of my German contacts sent me the following: | This topic went viral in Germany. The whole country is alarmed by these leaks. Scholz is in total panic……and Pistorius is in total denial…..he claims that nobody knows where the Generals were at the time their call was taped.

thecommunists (2024-03-04). Joti Brar and Garland Nixon: Policing Palestine protestors, episode 4. thecommunists.org In this instalment of their regular series, Comrade Joti Brar and Garland Nixon begin by discussing the second set of arrests of CPGB-ML members. The unjust arrests, where party members were charged under anti-terror legislation for incitement of 'supporting a banned terror group' (!) — for distributing a leaflet condemning the racist Israeli state — …

Dave DeCamp (2024-03-04). Poll: Majority of Democrats Want a Presidential Candidate Who Opposes Military Aid to Israel. news.antiwar.com

newarab (2024-03-04). US VP Harris to meet Israeli minister Benny Gantz on Monday. newarab.com The talks, first reported by Reuters, are expected to span topics including reducing Palestinian civilian casualtie…

_____ (2024-03-04). Israel & USA Sugar Daddy (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org 28 Feb 2024 – Parody with Eminem Song…

MEE staff (2024-03-04). 'No one should hear this': Israeli captive's family condemn leaked recording. middleeasteye.net 'No one should hear this': Israeli captive's family condemn leaked recording | Alon Shamriz's family say they were not notified that an audio recording of Shamriz pleading for help was leaked to the media | | Mourners gather for the funeral of Alon Shamriz, including relatives, friends, and his moth…

Miko Peled (2024-03-04). The Myth Of Palestinian Division With Miko Peled. mintpressnews.com Palestinians are divided and do not know what they want; Palestinians have no leadership; Palestinians need a Nelson Mandela; these are some of the statements made by people who are "experts" on Palestine. It is time to refute these claims and place them in the appropriate place — the garbage. Let's go through these claims one by one. | I have never met a Palestinian who does not want to see all of Palestine free and every refugee return. I do not believe such a Palestinian exists. So there is no division there. When people claim that Palestinians are divided, they are referring to the Hamas-Fateh divide. Fa…

readthemaple (2024-03-04). Community Groups Discuss Suppression Of Pro-Palestinian Voices. readthemaple.com We are seeing the impact that the Zionist lobby is having … and we decided that this was the time to speak up.

John Hoggard (2024-03-04). Ministers considering proposals to ban MPs from engaging with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. leftfootforward.org Any such move would further undermine the Tory government's claim to be defenders of free speech and also undermine political rights.

teleSUR, SH (2024-03-04). Diálogos para un cese al fuego en Gaza la continúan en Egipto. telesurtv.net Fuentes egipcias señalaron que se han conseguido "avances" en las conversaciones para lograr un acuerdo justo para un cese al fuego en la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, SH (2024-03-04). Israel mata a decenas de personas que esperaban ayuda en Gaza. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud en la Franja de Gaza denunció que Israel está llevando a cabo un genocidio contra cientos de miles de personas hambrientas en el territorio palestino.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-03-04). Denuncian muerte de 15 niños en Gaza por hambruna generada por Israel. telesurtv.net El vocero de la cartera de Sanidad, Ashraf Al-Qidra, expresó que temen por la vida de otros seis niños que sufren desnutrición y deshidratación.

_____ (2024-03-04). (Italiano) Mattatoio Gaza. transcend.org 29.02.2024 – Oltre 100 uccisi e 700 feriti nel campo di sterminio di Gaza-sud, in una fila di disperati in attesa (quanto spesso frustrata) di rimandare la morte per sfinimento (fame, sete, freddo, ferite, malanni antichi e nuovi): fila composta ma intollerabilmente vicina a corazzati IDF e dunque minacciosa! Altra mossa spudorata dei terroristi di stato israeliani nel dispiegarsi sapiente e rigoroso della Soluzione Finale sion-nazista, di fronte a un Occidente in coma pre-elettorale para/pre-bellico.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN, JDO (2024-03-04). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Suman casi cinco meses de ataques constantes de las fuerzas sionistas contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania, en medio de la parálisis de la ONU y el apoyo occidental al genocidio.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-03-04). Número de asesinados por ataques israelíes en Gaza aumenta a 30.410. telesurtv.net Los esfuerzos de rescate siguen viéndose obstaculizados porque las víctimas permanecen bajo los escombros y se niega el acceso a las ambulancias y a los equipos de defensa civil.

teleSUR, MS (2024-03-04). Israel hiere gravemente a periodista de la ONU tras atacar Gaza. telesurtv.net El fotoperiodista es un colaborador directo de la Unrwa, la agencia de la ONU para los refugiados palestinos.

teleSUR, SH (2024-03-04). Retomarán en Egipto conversaciones sobre tregua en Gaza. telesurtv.net El objetivo de los negociadores es lograr un cese el fuego en la Franja de Gaza antes del inicio del mes sagrado del ramadán.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2024-03-04). Tell the Truth About Israel's Crimes Against Humanity. counterpunch.org Israeli forces killed more than a hundred Palestinians and wounded more than 700 on February 29, 2024 during a distribution of food aid in Gaza city, pushing the Palestinian death toll to 30,000 since October 7, 2023. The food aid massacre was straightforward in its deadliness as armed Israeli forces aimed weapons at desperate, hungry Palestinian civilians and killed

Binoy Kampmark (2024-03-04). Conscious and Unconscionable: The Starving of Gaza. counterpunch.org The starvation regime continues unabated as Israel continues its campaign in the Gaza Strip. One of the six provisional measures ordered by the International Court Justice entailed taking "immediate and effective measures" to protect the Palestinian populace in the Gaza Strip from risk of genocide by ensuring the supply of humanitarian assistance and basic services. In its case

Richard Ward (2024-03-04). An Exercise of Imagination. counterpunch.org Of all the horrors perpetrated by Zionist Israel against the helpless population in Gaza none, for this writer, strikes closer to home than Israel's sinister, brutal, and systematic destruction of Gaza's health system, most notably the siege and destruction of its hospitals. Two weeks ago I was admitted to UNM Hospital for surgery to correct an intestinal obstruction, the result of an accumulation of scar tissue from a similar operation eight years ago. This was a serious matter, as such an obstruction can be fatal.

Ron Jacobs (2024-03-04). The Complicity is Deep, Very. counterpunch.org In the aftermath of the bloody Hamas attack near Gaza on October 7, 2023 and the even bloodier Israeli response since that date, the ongoing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign continues. Indeed, the continuation and expansion of that campaign is even more crucial now. Any and everything we can do to support the Palestinian

Alex Bainbridge, Peter Boyle, Isaac Nellist, Jacob Andrewartha, Jordan Ellis, Alex Salmon, Stephen W Enciso, Khaled Ghannam (2024-03-04). Protests demand UNRWA funding restored as Israel starves Palestinians. greenleft.org.au Thousands marched for Palestine across the country as Israel massacred more than 100 starving Palestinians trying to get flour from an aid truck southwest of Gaza City.

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-04). Labor under pressure from protests over Gaza genocide. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-04). Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network campaigns for ceasefire, LGBTIQ rights. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-04). Jewish Council of Australia urges Labor to reject racism against Palestinians fleeing Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-04). Social workers take unprotected industrial action for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-04). Tanya Plibersek MP urged to take a stand for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-04). Nasser Mashni leads pro-Palestine march in Garramilla/Darwin. greenleft.org.au

DLI (2024-03-04). US Air drop to Gaza a cynical PR stunt. indybay.org In the face of incontrovertible graphic evidence of Israel "Defense" Force using lethal force to cause over 100 Palestinian deaths, amidst a starving crowd that was trying desperately to get to aid supply trucks, the Biden administration was forced to belatedly organize a single plane flight to drop off 60 tons of aid supplies on a south Gaza beach.

Phil Pasquini (2024-03-04). "Hands off Rafah" Rally at Israeli Embassy Disrupts DC. indybay.org Human rights activists and Palestinian Americans and people of conscious protested at the Israeli Embassy in Washington calling for ran immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Hands off Rafah.

DLI (2024-03-04). US veto #5 at UN vote to protect Israel from global condemnation in genocidal war. indybay.org For the fifth time since the war between Israel and the ruling Hamas group in Gaza that started on October 7, the US has once again been the lone voice in sheltering the Israeli government from widespread global rebuke. While making a few milquetoast statements that "regret" the massive indiscriminate bombings and killings of 30,000+ unarmed civilians, the tone-deaf Biden regime(poll after poll show the American public wants a ceasefire in Gaza) has continued sending thousands of bombs, missiles and other WMDs to enable the continuing slaughter. Under international law, that's complicity in genocide!

Ghada Ageel (2024-03-04). President Biden, why do you support genocide in Gaza? indybay.org Since I last wrote to you, Mr President, I have lost another 184 members of my extended family in Gaza. The Palestinians are among the most educated nations in the entire Middle East. They are a very curious people. Their most burning question they all have today is, "why"? Why do the Palestinian people have to endure genocide at the hands of your ally, carried out with your weapons and money, while you refuse to call for a ceasefire? Can you tell us why, Mr President?>

Angela (2024-03-04). Friday 3/8: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Call for Ceasefire Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Ikram Kouachi (2024-03-04). Scores Of Palestinians Killed, Injured As Israel Bombs Aid Truck In Central Gaza. indybay.org 'Many people were killed and others wounded in an Israeli bombing that targeted an aid truck in the city of Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip,' says medical sources.

Angela (2024-03-04). Friday 3/8: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Palestine Solidarity Central Coast (2024-03-04). Saturday 3/9: Film Screening: Gaza Fights For Freedom 2021. indybay.org Resource Center For Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…

Sule Ozkan & Merve Berker (2024-03-04). Academic Boycott Against Israeli Universities Grows Every Day. indybay.org Move aims to prevent Israel from exploiting arts, culture, academia, sports to cover up its ongoing violations, crimes against Palestinians, says official.

Angela (2024-03-04). Sunday 3/10: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | Santa Rosa, CA…

Angela (2024-03-04). Friday 3/8: Webinar: Palestine Solidarity Announcements. indybay.org

Golden Thread Productions (2024-03-04). Friday 3/8: What Do the Women Say? 2024: Expressions of Joy – Palestinian Traditions & Culture. indybay.org Brava Theater Center | 2781 24th Street | San Francisco, CA 94110 | Or join the event online…

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-03-03). On Palestine And The Worthlessness Of The Western Liberal. caitlinjohnstone.com.au

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