2023-12-23: News Headlines

Essam Elkorghli, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-23). Teaching Hatred And Normalizing Violence Against Palestinians. popularresistance.org Since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, there have been numerous Western officials publicly decrying school textbooks in Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) and how they instill violence against settlers, occupiers, and the Zionist entity. The officials rely in their outcries on reports by a liberal institute that defames Palestinian textbooks, while aggrandizing Zionist entity's textbooks as harbingers for peace. Simultaneously, since the Al-Aqsa Flood, there have been numerous videos circulating showing young settlers not only being apathetic to the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza (when the time of writing, it has surpassed…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-23). Human Rights Groups Demand ICC Issue Arrest Warrants On Israeli Officials. popularresistance.org Hundreds of human rights organizations and activists issued a joint call on Wednesday, December 20 asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials accused of being involved in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. | Addressed to Karim Khan KC, the ICC prosecutor, the letter underlines that the warrants are necessary to prevent the "continuing commission by Israeli officials of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Palestinians." | The letter was written in support of the three Palestinian human rights groups, Al-Haq, Al-Mezan Center for H…

pna.gov.ph (2023-12-23). Angelina Jolie decries global injustice"40% of those killed are innocent children. Whole families are being murdered. While the world watches and with the active support of many governments, millions of Palestinian civilians – children, women, families – are being collectively punished and dehumanized, all while being deprived food, medicine and humanitarian aid against international law," she said. | | She added: "By refusing to demand a humanitarian cease-fire and blocking the UN Security Council from imposing one on both parties, world leaders are complicit in these crimes."

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-12-23). Washington & CNN Are Setting Up Iran for Attack. thealtworld.com The Hypocrisy of Washington and the presstitutes is outrageous. The lie machines are content with Washington supplying the bombs, missiles, and protection for Israel's Genocide of the Palestinians but sees evil in Iran helping the Houthis, the people on whom Washington sicced the Saudis. | Don't you just love the names Washington puts on its military operations. All the warships Washington has po…

english.almayadeen.net (2023-12-23). IOF killings of Palestinian children in West Bank occur with impunityHuman rights organizations warn that Israeli occupation forces encounter minimal accountability, if any, for the killing of Palestinian children during raids in the West Bank.

scorinoco (2023-12-23). Iraqi Resistance Drone Strikes 'Israeli' Port of Eilat. orinocotribune.com The Islamic Resistance of Iraq announced that it had attacked the port city of Eilat in southern "Israel," and that the attack was in response to the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people carried out by the Israeli regime. | On Friday, December 22, the Iraqi Resistance announced through a statement, "In line with our approach to resisting the occupation, in support of our people in Gaza, and in response to the massacres committed by the usurping entity against Palestinian civilians, including children, women and the elderly, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has hit a target in Umm al-Rashrash…

asianimage.co.uk (2023-12-23). They want you to move on from the Gaza massacres – Why we won'tThis movement is Palestinian-led with the objective of giving the Palestinian people the same rights as the rest of humanity. | | The movement was inspired by the South African Anti-Apartheid movement and aims to pressure Israel to comply with international law.

Toni Arenstein (2023-12-23). New York City: Monday global strikes for Palestine. workers.org New York City The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has called for global strikes to take on Mondays until the Zionist aggression and genocide against the Palestinian people ends. They stated, "The duty today for all the free people of the world, especially the sons and daughters . . . |

JANET (2023-12-23). New York City: Monday global strikes for Palestine. iacenter.org By Toni Arenstein December 22, 2023 New York City The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has called for global strikes to take on Mondays until the Zionist aggression and genocide against the Palestinian people ends. They stated, "The duty today for all the free people of the world, especially the sons and daughters of the Arab nation, is to escalate pressure and protest using all means of struggle and its forms and tools, to strike the interests of the forces of aggression, besiege their embassies and bases and prevent financial and military support to the Zionist entity that slaughters and bes…

Staff (2023-12-23). Palestine accuses Israel of exploiting war on Gaza 'to seize control of the Al-Aqsa Mosque'. muslimmirror.com RAMALLAH, Palestine : The Palestinian Foreign Ministry accused the Israeli government on Friday of exploiting the world's preoccupation with the Israeli war on Gaza 'to seize control of the Al-Aqsa Mosque' in occupied East Jerusalem. "Israel exploits the preoccupation with the genocide war in Gaza Strip and imposes more Judaization measures against Al-Aqsa Mosque," it …

en.irna.ir (2023-12-23). Hezbollah targets Israeli regime's military locationHezbollah announced in a statement on Friday that it has targeted a military location just outside the occupied Shomera village to support the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip in their resistance against the Israeli attacks.

Labour Against The Arms Trade, World Beyond War, Socialist Project. (2023-12-23). Toronto Picketers At Military Contractor Pratt And Whitney. popularresistance.org On Tuesday morning of December 12, more than two hundred workers and union members from across the Toronto area picketed the Mississauga manufacturing plant of defence contractor Pratt & Whitney Canada. As Israel pursues its deadly assault on Gaza for a third month, the picket lines interrupted business as usual at an aerospace giant that makes engines for aircrafts that the Israeli military is using to carry out its bombing campaign against Palestinian lives and infrastructure. Encountering banners that read "Stop Arming Apartheid" and "Arms Embargo on Israel Now" as they arrived for morning shift, cars wer…

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams. (2023-12-23). ICC Given Names Of 40 Israeli Officers To Investigate For War Crimes. popularresistance.org As the Palestinian death toll from Israel's obliteration of Gaza topped 20,000—mostly women and children—a U.S.-based advocacy group on Tuesday published a list of 40 Israeli military commanders it says are "prime suspects" for international war crimes investigation. | Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), founded by Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi before his 2018 assassination, said it submitted a dossier on "the officers and commanders responsible for executing Israel's war in Gaza" to the International Criminal Court (ICC). | "These 40 IDF commanders who have been responsible for planning, orde…

JANET (2023-12-23). Bronx protesters chant: 'Same struggle, same fight! Gaza and the Bronx unite!'. iacenter.org By Richie Merino December 21, 2023 Bronx, New York This article is based on a talk given by Richie Merino Dec. 15 at a demonstration in the Bronx, New York. entitled "Gaza and the Bronx Unite, Same Struggle Same Fight." The goal of the protest was to make the connections between the struggles waged in the South Bronx with those waged in Gaza/Occupied Palestine. Organizations involved included the Bronx Antiwar Coalition and the People's Forum. Gaza and the Bronx Unite, Same Struggle Same Fight demonstration Bronx, New York, Dec. 15, 2023. Credit: @SChenHayes on X Today, I want to emphasize the direct connections…

Brett Wilkins (2023-12-23). US Abstains From UN Gaza Resolution After Lobbying to Weaken It. truthout.org The United States on Friday abstained from voting on a U.N. Security Council resolution that it repeatedly stonewalled and lobbied to weaken in the face of intense international opposition as Israeli forces continue to kill hundreds of Palestinians daily. The newly passed resolution — which was introduced by the United Arab Emirates — calls for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and… |

Editor (2023-12-23). Biden Administration's Flawed Response to Yemen Attacks Increases Possibility of Regional War. scheerpost.com By Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss Israel's war on the people of Gaza is gradually seeping out of Israel and Palestine and into the wider region as groups take action in support of the Palestinians. At first, the focus was on Israel's northern border with Lebanon, where exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah have, indeed, been slowly escalating. But …

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-23). Egypt and Iran to discuss situation in Gaza. plenglish.com During a phone talk, the two leaders debated on the war in Gaza and "followed up on discussions to tackle down on outstanding issues between the two nations," an official statement said. | Raisi also congratulated El-Sisi on his victory in December ¥s elections. | The Egyptian leader on Friday also talked about Gaza with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. | Both presidents agreed to work for a just solution to the Palestinian cause and urged for avoiding further escalation in the region. | In this regard, the two presidents insisted on solving the Palestinian issue in a sustainable manner by implementin…

uk.news.yahoo.com (2023-12-23). Hundreds attend vigil for dead Palestinian childrenAround 8,000 children have been killed since October 7, Palestinian health authorities estimated. | | The crowds gathered to hold a candlelit vigil outside The Church of Christ the Cornerstone beside a life size nativity scene depicting baby Jesus lying amongst rubble, sing 'ceasefire carols' and listen to poetry by a Palestinian poet who was killed in the bombardment.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-23). Imam Khamenei Lauds "Unparalleled" Palestinian Resilience against Israeli Cruelty. english.almanar.com.lb Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei applauded on Saturday the Palestinian people for their resistance against the Israeli aggression, saying that the Palestinian greatest achievement in Gaza was infliction of disgrace on the US and Britain. In a meeting with thousands of people from the Iranian provinces of Kerman and …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-23). Day 78: Gaza Resistance Still Steady Despite Israeli Carpet Bombing. english.almanar.com.lb Israeli occupation continues its deadly bombardment of Gaza as the Palestinian resistance shows ultimate levels of resilience and courage on day 78 of the brutal aggression. Al-Qassam and Al-Quds Brigades, the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad resistance movements said their fighters have been engaging Israeli occupation forces in several areas across the Gaza …

reliefweb.int (2023-12-23). oPt: Gaza Strip Targeted Analysis (December 21, 2023). reliefweb.int

UOFCHA (2023-12-23). oPt: Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #76. reliefweb.int

JANET (2023-12-23). Palestinian resistance leader: 'We salute the fighters of our nation'. iacenter.org December 22, 2023 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam spokesperson Abu Obeida, from Hamas — Islamic Resistance Movement — made the following statement on Dec. 21, 2023, which was published on Resistance News Network. Seventy-six days have passed since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and the barbaric Zionist terrorist aggression on our people in the Gaza Strip, and the enemy continues to commit war crimes recorded in the history of crimes against humanity. Our fighters in the field are still confronting the aggression and fighting the trembling criminal enemy, inflicting heavy losses on its soldiers,…

noemail (2023-12-23). WRAPUP 5-Fighting rages in northern Gaza after U.N. stops short of ceasefire call. devdiscourse.com Israel battled Hamas militants on Saturday in pursuit of its elusive goal of full control of northern Gaza, after the U.N. Security Council appealed for more aid for the Palestinian enclave but stopped short of demanding a ceasefire. Thick smoke hung over the northern town of Jabalia – which is also home to Gaza's largest refugee camp – and residents reported persistent aerial bombardment and shelling from Israeli tanks, which they said had moved further into the town.

UMMID (2023-12-23). Netherlands stands for 8,000 massacred Palestinian babies in touching gesture. ummid.com In a touching display of solidarity, the Olive Tree Planting Foundation under the patronage of Esther van der Most Thursday December 20, 2023 mobilised at the iconic Binnenrotte Square in Rotterdam over 8,000 pairs of shoes each symbolizing a Palestinian child killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces in Gaza.

UMMID (2023-12-23). US again stops UNSC from taking Gaza ceasefire resolution. ummid.com Continuing its support for the Israeli massacre of Palestinians, the United States once again stopped the UN Security Council from taking a resolution demanding ceasefire and end of the inhuman Zionist offensive in Gaza Strip.

WSWS (2023-12-23). Twitter/X censors Susan Sarandon's support for protest demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. wsws.org X (formerly Twitter) has censored a post by actress Susan Sarandon for supporting a peaceful protest in New York City on Thursday to demand an end to the US-backed Israeli war in Gaza, which has killed 20,000 Palestinians since October 7. The reason given was that it was a violation of the platform's "rules against violent speech."

Anna Lekas Miller (2023-12-23). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 78: UNSC resolution criticized as 'meaningless,' hundreds of thousands evacuate central Gaza. mondoweiss.net While Palestine's envoy to the UN says that the Security Council resolution is a step in the right direction, others have called it "toothless" and "utterly meaningless" to civilians in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel continues its military raids into Jenin.

Editor (2023-12-23). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 76: Extrajudicial Killings of Men in Front of Their Families in Gaza. scheerpost.com IDF in Shuja'iyya neighborhood in Gaza. Photo from Flickr by Chic Bee from December 7, 2023. | By Leila Warah / Casualties : | 19,650+ killed* and at least 53,000 wounded in the Gaza Strip. | 303 Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem | Israel revises its estimated Octob…

Leila Warah, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-23). Palestinian Activist Tied Up, Beaten, And Arrested By Israeli Forces. popularresistance.org On Monday morning in the occupied West Bank, just over 15 people of all ages, many still in their pajamas, were piled into Laila al Waraa's living room in Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem. | While the little room belonging to the 69-year-old family matriarch was accustomed to large gatherings, this time was different. | It was about 5: 00 in the morning, and everyone was trying to piece together what had happened hours before when the Israeli military conducted yet another overnight raid on the refugee camp. | Around 3: 00 a.m., the Israeli army loudly and without warning broke into her house, where she, her 20-year-ol…

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-23). How Hezbollah Preemptive Strikes Frustrated Israeli Scheme to Attack Lebanon: Video. english.almanar.com.lb In light of the military escalation on Lebanon southern borders with occupied Palestine, the Western media concentrated on the possible repercussions of this escalation. The British paper, The Guardian, reported rising fears of an all-out confrontation between Hezbollah and the Israeli enemy. In an article, the newspaper mentioned that, after Hamas Movement carried out Operation …

Pressenza Athens (2023-12-23). PUMA withdraws its sponsorship of Israeli football. pressenza.com BDS achieved a major victory: PUMA was forced to drop its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. | The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a founding part of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement, welcomes the news that PUMA will not renew its contract with the Israel Football Association (IFA). | PUMA has been the target of a global BDS campaign since 2018 for its support of Israeli apartheid that oppresses millions of Palestinians. The IFA runs and supports the maintenance of teams in illegal Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land. | Leak…

WSWS (2023-12-23). 2,000 attend Labor for Palestine rally in Oakland, California. wsws.org The militant mood of workers attending Saturday's demonstration stood in contrast to the official speakers from local unions and the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America.

A Guest Author (2023-12-23). Palestinian resistance leader: 'We salute the fighters of our nation'. workers.org Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam spokesperson Abu Obeida, from Hamas — Islamic Resistance Movement — made the following statement on Dec. 21, 2023, which was published on Resistance News Network. Seventy-six days have passed since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and the barbaric Zionist terrorist aggression on our people . . . |

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-23). UPAL condemns Catholic clergymen ¥s visit to Israeli President. plenglish.com San Salvador, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Union of Latin America (UPAL) on Saturday strongly condemned the visit paid by Catholic clergymen to Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Jane Cutter (2023-12-23). Who are the Houthis? liberationnews.org You may have seen the headlines: The Houthis, a Yemeni resistance group, have been attacking Israeli-linked ships going through the Red Sea in solidarity with the Palestinian people's struggle for liberation.

Dr. Jacques R. Pauwels (2023-12-23). Remember World War I, The 1914 Christmas Truce. Let "The Power of Peace in the Time of War" Happen Again. Let Us Abolish All Wars. globalresearch.ca This Christmas, I have tears in my eyes. Let us have tears to our eyes in solidarity with the People of Palestine, in building a Christmas mass movement Worldwide, which confronts the ongoing mass slaughter before our very eyes. …

Imad Haddad (2023-12-23). Christmas celebrations are cancelled, but not Christmas. mondoweiss.net A Palestinian Christian pastor reflects on the message of Christmas during a time of loss and devastation.

Irwin Jerome (2023-12-23). Vichy-like Allies of 21st Century Zionism against the People of Palestine. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-12-23). Landmark court cases sees Palestine Action's 'Elbit Eight' acquitted on 12 charges — but there's a catch. thecanary.co In a landmark case, eight Palestine Action activists who used direct action to shut down the Israeli weapons trade have been acquitted of a total 12 charges which included criminal damage, burglary and encouraging criminal damage. The trial, which commenced on 13 November, related to a series of actions taken during the first six months …

unitedEditor (2023-12-23). UWI webinar: Regional cooperation to stop Israeli aggression. uwidata.com The Palestinian people is under intensive attack of Israel since the beginning of October. With this offensive, Israeli not only targets Palestine but also the entire Eurasian geography that is suffering under the plans of the Atlantic. Palestine is not only resisting on its own behalf; it is also fighting in the name of the …

JANET (2023-12-23). Calendar of Resistance for Palestine! Events and actions around the world. iacenter.org

JANET (2023-12-23). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns int'l naval force. iacenter.org December 22, 2023 The Central Media Department of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued the following statement publicized by Resistance News Network on Dec. 19, 2023. Since this statement was released, this naval force has been postponed due to lack of support from other Arab countries and U.S. allies. Both France and Spain have backed out of participating in the force for now. The U.S. decision to form an international naval force in the Red Sea aims to protect the Zionist entity and threatens the security of the region and world peace. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine confir…

Dr. Jacques R. Pauwels (2023-12-23). Remember World War I, The 1914 Christmas Truce. "The Power of Peace in the Time of War". In 2023, "Let It Happen Again" in Solidarity with Palestine. Abolish All Wars. globalresearch.ca This Christmas, I have tears in my eyes. Let us have tears to our eyes in solidarity with the People of Palestine, in building a Christmas mass movement Worldwide, which confronts the ongoing mass slaughter before our very eyes. …

The Canary (2023-12-23). Landmark court cases sees Palestine Action's 'Elbit Eight' acquitted on 12 charges — but there's a catch. thecanary.co In a landmark case, eight Palestine Action activists who used direct action to shut down the Palestine Action: a landmark legal case: | Richard Barnard, co-founder of Palestine Action, was convicted by a 10-2 majority of one count…

UMMID (2023-12-23). Malaysia bans ZIM shipping over Israeli massacre of Palestinians. ummid.com In another major setback for the Zionist regime in Israel, Malaysia has imposed docking ban on the Israel owned ZIM shipping company on all its ports, protesting the massacre of Palestinians by the Occupation Army.

UMMID (2023-12-23). In solidarity with Palestinians, Christians in UAE cancel Christmas festivities. ummid.com The Christians living in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other parts of the United Arab Emirates have decided to cancel Christmas festivities in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians massacred by the Israeli Occupation Forces.

Mitri Raheb (2023-12-23). Christmas: Then and Now. mondoweiss.net The biblical Christmas story is not a fairy tale from the distant past but a highly political story can profoundly identify with in December 2023. It is a Palestinian story par excellence.

Staff (2023-12-23). Israel amplía ofensiva en Gaza, mueren en un ataque 76 miembros de una familia. cubadebate.cu Israel continuó reforzando su ofensiva en Gaza, donde en un solo ataque murieron 76 miembros de una familia, luego de que el viernes el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU aprobó una resolución que evitó pedir un cese urgente y sostenible de las hostilidades. La cifra de palestinos muertos superó los 20 000, y llegaron a 69 y 136 las de periodistas y trabajadores de la ONU fallecidos.

Betsey Piette (2023-12-23). MO Comentario : El Congreso antisemita y supremacista blanco apunta a las universidades por Palestina. workers.org En respuesta a la audiencia del Comité del Congreso de EE.UU., "Responsabilizar a los líderes universitarios y hacer frente al antisemitismo", celebrada el 5 de diciembre, siete organizaciones universitarias emitieron una declaración conjunta en Instagram el 10 de diciembre. Los grupos, que representan a estudiantes de Harvard, el Instituto Tecnológico . . . |

teleSUR, SH (2023-12-23). Ataque israelí deja al menos 18 muertos en el centro de la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Durante la nueva jornada de bombardeos, Israel atacó una serie de supuestas posiciones del movimiento de resistencia palestino Hamás.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-23). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 20.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-12-23). Refugiados palestinos en Siria marchan en solidaridad con Gaza. telesurtv.net Los participantes en la marcha mostraron desacuerdo con el derramamiento de sangre de sus compatriotas en Gaza.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-23). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-23). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-23). Katoomba rallies for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-23). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-23). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-23). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Free Palestine! (2023-12-23). Sunday 12/24: Watsonville: Don't Feed the War Machine! indybay.org 1992 Main St, Watsonville…

Angela (2023-12-23). Saturday 12/23: Sacramento Run/Walk for Palestine. indybay.org 1725 L St. | Sacramento, CA…

Free Palestine! (2023-12-23). Friday 12/22: Santa Cruz: Carol for a Ceasefire. indybay.org 1550 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz…

Angela (2023-12-23). Saturday 12/23: SF: Paint Tears for Palestine. indybay.org Japantown Peace Plaza | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2023-12-23). Friday 12/29: Webinar: Palestine Solidarity Announcements. indybay.org

Angela (2023-12-23). Monday 12/25: Webinar: Christmas is Canceled: What Would Jesus Do for Palestine? indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-23). Saturday 12/23: Petaluma: Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Petaluma Blvd and East Washington | Petaluma, CA…

Angela (2023-12-23). Tuesday 12/26: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-12-23). Wednesday 1/31: Reading Circle: The Palestinian Struggle for Self-Determination. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St (near Ellis), SF | Also on Zoom | Register: bit.ly/PalestinianStruggleReadingCircle (or scan QR code in the image)…

viva palestina (2023-12-23). Sunday 12/24: Oakland: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org in front of Cathedral of Christ, 2121 Harrison Ave, Oakland, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Yemen attacks cripple Israeli port's operations: Report. presstv.ir Ansarullah's attacks reportedly cripple operations at the port of Eilat at the southern tip of the occupied Palestinian territories.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). US group urges ICC to probe Israel's military top brass for war crimes. presstv.ir A US-based rights group has officially called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute a list of 40 senior Israeli commanders for war crimes over their involvement in the occupying regime's genocide of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). UN chief blasts Israeli war for stonewalling aid deliveries to Gaza. presstv.ir The UN chief denounces the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against Gaza over its blocking the transfer of humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Dec. 22: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Amid the Israeli regime's genocidal war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian and regional resistance groups continue their operations against the regime. Here is what happened on December 22…

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Yemen: Anti-Israel operations to intensify if Gaza aggression doesn't end. presstv.ir The Yemeni defense minister says the country's armed forces will intensify their strikes if Israel doesn't put an end to its military aggression and all-out blockade against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Dozens killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza after UN approves aid resolution. presstv.ir Palestinian authorities are reporting heavy Israel shelling in several cities in Gaza hours after world powers demanded more aid be allowed into the besieged Palestinian territory.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Iran: UN resolution on more Gaza aid deliveries 'positive but insufficient'. presstv.ir Iran has welcomed the UN Security Council resolution for increased Gaza aid delivery, but said it is not enough to ease the misery of Palestinian people.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Australia's Melbourne to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands march in Melbourne to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand Gaza ceasefire.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). 'Jews for Palestine' holds rally in Brooklyn, demanding Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir The 'Jews for Palestine' holds a rally in Brooklyn, calling for ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Yemenis rally in solidarity with Palestine, vow to respond to any US aggression. presstv.ir Thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets across the country to express solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, vow to answer back any US strike.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Elite Israeli forces give up 'death trap' Gaza quarter after heavy losses: Report. presstv.ir Elite Israeli forces reportedly give up control of a neighborhood in the Gaza City after suffering heavy losses there.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Iraqi resistance hits target in Israeli settlement of 'Eilat'. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has stricken a target in the city of Umm Rashrash, also known as Eilat, in the southern part of Occupied Palestine in retaliation for Israel's genocidal war in the besieged Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Israel's targeting of Palestinian medical facilities 'unprecedented' in history. presstv.ir The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) denounced Israel's persistent attacks on Palestinian health workers and facilities in the besieged Gaza Strip as "unprecedented major crimes" in the history of warfare.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Israel trying to 'deport Gazans en masse,' UN expert warns. presstv.ir The Israeli regime is trying to 'deport the majority of the civilian population en masse' as part of its plan to 'permanently alter' the composition of Gaza's population, a UN expert has warned.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Ayatollah Khamenei: Usurping Zionist regime will be eradicated. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei says he is confident the Palestinian people will triumph and Israel will be eradicated.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Ayatollah Khamenei: Usurping Zionist regime will be eradicated. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei says the Palestinian people will triumph and Israel will be eradicated, hailing the people of aza and its fighters for standing "like a rock".

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Iraq's Islamic resistance says hit Israeli target in Mediterranean Sea. presstv.ir Iraqi resistance fighters say they have targeted an Israeli gas rig in the Mediterranean Sea in support of the Palestinian people.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Al-Wefaq: Bahrain joining US-led coalition betrayal of Palestinian cause. presstv.ir Bahrain's opposition group al-Wefaq Society has denounced the Al Khalifah regime's decision to join the US-led maritime task forces in the Red Sea as a "betrayal of the Palestinian cause."

vanityfair.com (2023-12-22). UN Security Council Approves Resolution For More Humanitarian Aid to Gaza; US AbstainsThe United States Biden Neocons abstained Friday from a United Nations resolution on calls for humanitarian pauses to allow for aid to reach Gaza, where the death toll surpassed 20,000 this week, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The US decision not to vote—a rarity for Security Council members—came after nearly a week of debate and 11th-hour negotiations. | The resolution was adopted by a vote of 13-0 with 2 abstentions by the US and Russia. Before the vote, Russia had proposed an amendment reinserting stronger language around a ceasefire that was vetoed by the US.


Comment in Plain Language. Basically, what the MSM is obfuscating on this topic is this: The US is steadfast in favor of a continuing Israeli genocide in Gaza and has been suppressing attempts by the UN Security Council members from taking a vote on a ceasefire (cessation of hostilities). For PR purposes, they finally allowed a vote on being in favor of a watered-down resolution, in principle and without requirements, for the delivery of more humanitarian aid, but nothing on ending Israel's murderous killing spree. During the U.S. delay tactics, many more thousands of indigenous Palestinian civilians were violently slaughtered. As alternative media options come in, we'll post more of them here.

nationofchange.org (2023-12-23). The profiteers of war: Companies fueling the Israeli assault on GazaThe U.S. government has facilitated the transfer of an immense array of weaponry to Israel. In the initial month-and-a-half following the October 7 declaration of war, over 15,000 bombs and 50,000 artillery shells made their way into Israeli hands. The secrecy shrouding these transfers highlights the sensitive nature of this support, a topic often left out of public discourse and congressional oversight.

Jennifer Welborn Williams (2023-12-23). Gaza facing a Christmas genocide. electronicintifada.net Churches, church hospitals and cultural centers have all been targeted endangering the existence of one of the world's oldest Christian communities.

WSWS (2023-12-23). Australia: Labor government representatives promoted at Gaza vigil in Newcastle. wsws.org The promotion of Labor MPs is a warning of the attempts to subordinate opposition to the genocide to the very government backing it.

news.yahoo.com (2023-12-23). Thousands rally in Yemen against US-led Red Sea operationOperation Prosperity Guardian, which has been initiated by the US, aims to boost the international military presence in the Red Sea following rocket and drone attacks on commercial shipping by the Houthis. | | The Houthis are attacking shipping they see as linked to Israel as part of efforts to support Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

boisestatepublicradio.org (2023-12-23). Why Houthis target shipsHouthi rebels in Yemen vow to continue attacking vessels passing through the Red Sea in response to Israel's war in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-12-23). "Stop the Gaza genocide! Build a socialist anti-war movement!"—SEP (Australia) holds well-attended public meeting. wsws.org More than 150 workers and young people joined the meeting to discuss the way forward for the working class in the fight to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-12-23). Melbourne dock protests continue but Australian unions do nothing to oppose Gaza genocide. wsws.org The Maritime Union of Australia is continuing to ensure the orderly loading and unloading of cargo for Zim, an Israeli shipping line that has committed its entire fleet to the Israeli war crimes.

WSWS (2023-12-23). Gaza genocide death toll tops 20,000 amid mass starvation. wsws.org The United Nations reported that 93 percent of the population is facing "crisis levels of hunger," while one in four households are facing "catastrophic conditions" of starvation.

WSWS (2023-12-23). IYSSE holds rally to mobilize Detroit area Stellantis autoworkers against US-Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org On Thursday, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at Wayne State University held a rally at the Stellantis Warren Truck Assembly factory, where their call to mobilize autoworkers against the genocide in Gaza was met with strong support.

WSWS (2023-12-23). Attendees at SEP (Australia) meeting against Gaza genocide: "Protesting is not working, we need a revolutionary perspective" wsws.org The meeting "summarised the situation that is occurring in Gaza but placed this in the context of bigger implications of the capitalist crisis and the American war drive globally."

Andrew Korybko (2023-12-23). Arab Support For The UNSC Resolution On Gaza Was The Only Reason Why Russia Didn't Veto It. thealtworld.com

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-12-23). UN Security Council votes to increase Gaza aid, but not for ceasefire. electronicintifada.net US pressure hollowed out resolution by striking call for "cessation of hostilities."

Ruwaida Amer (2023-12-23). Gaza's churches are under attack at Christmas. electronicintifada.net Israel's snipers and warplanes don't spare places of worship.

Editor (2023-12-23). 'Patients will die slowly, painfully' as Gaza hospitals stop functioning — WHO. mronline.org he World Health Organization (WHO) says northern Gaza has been left with no functional hospital, and only four operate at a minimum level, providing limited care.

Editor (2023-12-23). British Elites Have Long Been a Barrier to Peace in the Middle East. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-12-23). Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-12-23). Israel's Killing of Journalists in Gaza 'Unparalleled,' Says Watchdog. scheerpost.com

George Yancy (2023-12-23). What Would Malcolm X Say About Gaza and Black Resistance in the US Today? truthout.org In deep times of sorrow and catastrophe, some of us flee. We flee either because we don't want to face the weight and ugliness of the horror — willed ignorance — or we flee because we need a reprieve. I find myself needing a reprieve, though I'm by no means beyond the trappings of the former. There are other times when I seek out the wisdom of those human beings who refused to turn their faces… |

Staff (2023-12-23). UN Security Council passes resolution calling for immediate increase in humanitarian aid into Gaza. muslimmirror.com WASHINGTON : The UN Security Council on Friday passed a resolution calling for "urgent steps" to immediately allow "safe, unhindered, and expanded" humanitarian access to Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli offensive on the strip, but with the US again nixing language calling for a cease-fire in the conflict before the vote. After several days of …

english.almayadeen.net (2023-12-23). IOF targeted Gaza churches using coordinates from Congress: PoliticoThe Catholic Relief Services had sent the coordinates of several sites in Gaza to Senate staffers, in an attempt to prevent Israeli strikes on internationally protected sites in the Strip.

Walaa Sabah (2023-12-23). War on Gaza: Conflict strands chronic disease patients without access to treatment. middleeasteye.net

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-23). UNRWA director: UNSC resolution on Gaza 'falls well short', ceasefire needed. english.almanar.com.lb

Staff (2023-12-23). Letters to the Canary: Just Stop Oil, BBC coverage of Gaza, and a Christmas poem. thecanary.co The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people's responses to the news and politics, or anything else they want to get off their chest. We've now opened the letters page up so anyone can submit a contribution. As always, if you'd like to subscribe to the Canary — …

youtube (2023-12-23). IDF's actions in Gaza reflect Israeli army's brutal roots. youtube.com Explore the dark history of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

tehrantimes.com (2023-12-23). Peaceful IranIn an analysis, the Iran newspaper discussed Iran's efforts to stop the Gaza war and wrote: The efforts to immediately stop the current war and evaluate new regional polarizations against the Zionist regime cannot be seen without Tehran's special actions.

noemail (2023-12-23). Netanyahu thanks Biden for U.N. stand, says Israel will press Gaza war. devdiscourse.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin voiced appreciation in a call with U.S. Joe Biden on Saturday for the U.S. stand at the U.N. Security Council, Netanyahu's office said in a statement, apparently referring to the forum's discussions of the Gaza war.

The Canary (2023-12-23). Letters to the Canary: Just Stop Oil, BBC coverage of Gaza, and a Christmas poem. thecanary.co The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people's responses to the news and politics, or anything else they want to get off their chest. We've now opened the letters page up so anyone can submit a contribution. As always, if you'd like to subscribe to the Canary — starting from just £1 a month — to support truly radical and independent media, then you can do that here: | This week's letters: | Want to get involved? Email membership(at)t…

Staff (2023-12-23). UN Security Council passes resolution calling for immediate increase in humanitarian aid into Gaza. muslimmirror.com WASHINGTON : The UN Security Council on Friday passed a resolution calling for "urgent steps" to immediately allow "safe, unhindered, and expanded" humanitarian access to Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli offensive on the strip, but with the US again nixing language calling for a cease-fire in the conflict before the vote. After several days of …

Azhaar Amayreh (2023-12-23). A day in the life of a mother and child in Gaza. mondoweiss.net It seems almost assured we will not survive the bombings directed at us from every direction. If we don't, I hope someone will appreciate and comprehend the hell my child and I went through in our last days.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-12-23). Rusia dona 20 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria al pueblo de Gaza. telesurtv.net Según el comunicado, un avión tipo Il-76 partió con medicina, ropa, alimentos y otros insumos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-12-23). Aumentan a 20.057 los muertos por ataques del Ejército de Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net En las últimas 48 horas, se reportaron 390 muertos y 734 heridos en la Franja de Gaza.

Jeffrey St. Clair (2023-12-23). Made in the USA. counterpunch.org So much of Gaza has been disfigured by Israeli/US bombs that it is now a different color from space. A New York Times determined that Israel routinely dropped 2,000 lbs. bombs in the area south of Wadi Gaza, the place the IDF had repeatedly ordered civilians in Gaza to move to for safety. The US-made MK-84 2,000-pound bomb can leave craters 60 feet deep and create blastwaves capable of killing and maiming people up to 3,000 feet away. The NYT report concluded that the IDF dropped at least 200 such bombs in southern Gaza, where "even for those who followed every evacuation order, there was still no safety to be fo…

Angela (2023-12-23). Monday 12/25: Sacramento: No Christmas during Genocide: A vigil demanding an end to the bombing of Gaza. indybay.org West Steps, State Capitol | 1315 10th St | Sacramento, CA…

Angela (2023-12-23). Saturday 12/23: San Diego: All Out For Gaza! indybay.org 6th and Laurel | San Diego…

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Israel used one of its most destructive bombs in south Gaza: Report. presstv.ir Israel has used one of its biggest and most destructive bombs in an area designated safe for civilians in southern Gaza, a report says.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Hamas: Gallant's assassination threat shows defeat of Zionists. presstv.ir Hamas has dismissed the latest threats by Israeli minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant against the group, saying they represent the disgraceful defeat of Zionists in the war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Almost all Saudi nationals oppose Arab ties with Israel, poll finds. presstv.ir A new survey has found that 96 percent of Saudi Arabian citizens want Arab countries to cut all types of ties with Israel in response to the occupying regime's war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). US military support for Israel unwavering. presstv.ir The Israeli killing machine has continued its assault on the besieged Gaza Strip, with the regime forces boasting about how they have struck 300 targets in 24 hours, which included a series of hospitals and homes.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Israel killed hundreds in Gaza in 48 hours: Health ministry. presstv.ir Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza has killed 390 people in two days.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). UNSC passes resolution demanding more Gaza aid deliveries. presstv.ir The resolution calls for "unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale" and the creation of "conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities."

Editor (2023-12-23). Dec 23, 2023. sitrepworld.info Ralph Vaughan Williams — Romance SC Editorial: 2023 — The Year the World saw the US Emperor as Naked… and Grotesque Breaking Down Thinktank-land's Latest: Estonian MoD & ISW Analysis, by Simplicius The Thinker Now More Than Ever We Need a True Philosopher of Civilization, by Pepe Escobar Thoughts on War in Gaza and Ukraine, by Bill Astore The US and China at Year's End: Still Treading on the Precipice, by Michael T. Klare The Cost of Insouciance Is Death, by Paul Craig Roberts Colorado Ruling Makes Trump a Frontrunner, by Matt Taibbi Jung Predicted How the West Would Destroy Its…

news.yahoo.com (2023-12-22). UN's Guterres says 'much more is needed' after Security Council voteUN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed scepticism after the UN Security Council adopted a new resolution on the Gaza war, saying that while he hopes it might pave the way for a humanitarian ceasefire, "much more is needed immediately." | | The resolution adopted by the most powerful UN body on Friday calls for an increased delivery of humanitarian aid for Gazans but does not include a call for an end of hostilities. | | "A humanitarian ceasefire is the only way to begin to meet the desperate needs of people in Gaza and end their ongoing nightmares," Guterres said in New York.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-23). Hezbollah fighters strike the deployment of the Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of Birket Risha occupation site with appropriate weapons: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-23). Hezbollah fighters bombard a gathering of Israeli infantry in Tayhat Hill and Mount Nothor: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

Mohamed Elmaazi (2023-12-23). Court victory for activists who disrupted Israel's weapons trade. electronicintifada.net Many allegations against the Elbit Eight have been rejected by a jury in a London trial.

Editor (2023-12-23). How Israel Buys Support From Celebrities & Influencers (w/ Lee Camp). scheerpost.com By Lee Camp / BreakThrough News Why have so many celebrities, politicians, and influencers come out to strongly support Israel? The two word answer: the "Israel lobby." But it's much deeper than that. Comedian Lee Camp reveals the gruesome and often hidden details of how the Israel Support Industrial Complex's sausage is made.

Jake Johnson (2023-12-23). Biden Urged Not to Attack Yemen Over Houthi Blockade of Israel in Red Sea. truthout.org Dozens of anti-war organizations on Friday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to rule out any military escalation in Yemen as tensions in the Red Sea continue to rise following a series of Houthi attacks on shipping vessels. "While these attacks are concerning, expanding the war into Yemen will not resolve them and instead may dramatically worsen the threats to commercial shipping both in the Red Sea… |

Yves Engler (2023-12-23). No to Antisemitism, No to Weaponizing it to Support Israel's Crimes. dissidentvoice.org MPs Anthony Housefather and Michael Levitt are more devoted to apartheid Israel than to their own prime minister and colleagues in the Liberal caucus. — Dimitri Lascaris, 2018 The above tweet was criticized by all the major federal party leaders even though few could argue with it today. After the Centre for Israel and Jewish …

nplusonemag (2023-12-23). A Dangerous Conflation. nplusonemag.com We reject antisemitism in all its forms, including when it masquerades as criticism of Zionism or Israel's policies.

Staff (2023-12-23). Evidence Missing in 'Mass Rape' Charge Against Hamas. scheerpost.com Haaretz newsroom in Tel Aviv, 2019. (Deror Avi, Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 4.0) By Jonathan Cook / Jonathan Cook Blog This article is intended as a follow-up to my last article, on the western media's refusal to investigate what happened on October 7. As I argued there, journalists are suppressing evidence from credible sources, including the Israeli military, suggesting …

dzorinoco (2023-12-23). Economic Costs of War: a Lesser Misfortune for 'Israel'. orinocotribune.com Al-Carmel Editorial Team — Dec 17, 2023 | Since the start of the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7, 2023, economic experts anticipated a substantial impact of the war on the "Israeli" economy. Indeed, figures released by "Israeli" newspapers and media revealed significant economic losses compared to previous wars waged by the enemy. However, this wasn't surprising. | The negative economic indicators of the occupying entity are deemed "natural consequences," as markets and economic estimations are affected by general conditions in any country, especially during periods of instability, whether financial, se…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-23). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). More shipping firms avoid Red Sea despite US promises. presstv.ir More shipping firms have decided to avoid the Red Sea although the US has created a naval coalition purportedly aimed to safeguard shipping after Yemen's retaliatory attacks on Israel-linked vessels.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-12-22). At This Point We Have To Always Assume Israel Is Lying Until Proven Otherwise. caitlinjohnstone.com.au At this point the default assumption of any thinking person should be that all claims made by Israel are lies until proven otherwise by mountains of rock-solid evidence.

Staff (2023-12-23). Nation in ruins, Cadillac, Aircraft, and Lincoln in view: Jinnah's leadership examined. muslimmirror.com By Nasim Yousaf Since 1947, Pakistan has faced a tumultuous history marked by political upheavals, economic difficulties, corruption, and instability, with Muhammad Ali Jinnah serving as the inaugural Governor General. The nation was not given a sound foundation, and its challenges can be attributed to Jinnah's lack of foresight, limited governance experience, dictatorial tendencies, and …

Aaron Poris (2023-12-23). Anti-Zionism: A 'Gateway Drug' to Antisemitism. themedialine.org

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