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2024-02-05: News Headlines

Jake Johnson (2024-02-05). Sanders Calls Out US Hypocrisy on Human Rights as Senators Unveil Aid Bill. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that the U.S. must stop fueling the Netanyahu government's assault on the Gaza Strip as senators unveiled legislation that would provide more than $14 billion in aid to Israel, which has waged its monthslong war on the Palestinian territory with massive American-made bombs, artillery shells, and other destructive munitions. "This is not JUST about 27,000… |

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-05). Senate Unveils $118 Billion Bill With Money for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and New Yemen War. news.antiwar.com The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sunday unveiled a massive $118 billion spending bill that includes military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as spending for President Biden's new war with Yemen's Houthis. The bill is the result of months of negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans on border policies and includes $20 billion …

Editor (2024-02-05). Gaza, the German Far-Right and the Hypocrisy of the Ruling Class. scheerpost.com By Fabian Scheidler / Substack Over the past two weekends, more than a million people in Germany have risen up in demonstrations against racist, inhumane positions advocated by the right-wing AfD party — the largest mobilization against the far right in recent German history. The demonstrations followed revelations about plans for forced resettlements of migrants …

_____ (2024-02-05). After Expelling Palestinian Workers, Israel Turns to the Global South for Labor. transcend.org 26 Jan 2024 – Israel has thus far signed agreements with Kenya and Malawi to bring in workers to its agricultural sector, which has otherwise relied on Palestinian and Thai migrant labor.

Emilia Ciesak (2024-02-05). The Weekly Round-up: Suspension of funding to the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees; changes to the Immigration Rules. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the UK: The government has confirmed the dates on which various significant changes to the Immigration Rules will come into effect: The Home Affairs Select Committee has sent a letter regarding the living conditions aboard the Bibby Stockholm to Michael Tomlinson KC MP, the Minister for Countering Illegal Migration. The Bibby Stockholm is a …

Emilia Cieslak (2024-02-05). The Weekly Round-up: Suspension of funding to the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees; changes to the Immigration Rules. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the UK: The government has confirmed the dates on which various significant changes to the Immigration Rules will come into effect: The Home Affairs Select Committee has sent a letter regarding the living conditions aboard the Bibby Stockholm to Michael Tomlinson KC MP, the Minister for Countering Illegal Migration. The Bibby Stockholm is a …

newarab (2024-02-05). Israel needs 5 years to recover from Gaza war: ex-spy chief. newarab.com Israel's former spy chief said the country would need at least five years to recover from the Yossi Cohen, Mossad's former director, didn't elaborate further but said that Israel would have to pay a heavy price to bring back captives still held in Gaza. | Speaking to the Israeli public broadcaster Kan, Cohen said any

_____ (2024-02-05). Act Now Against These Companies Profiting from the Genocide of the Palestinian People. transcend.org Below is a detailed guide to our targeted consumer boycotts, divestment and pressure campaigns. Help us spread the word to maximize our impact!

Peoples Health Dispatch (2024-02-05). Dehumanization of healthcare in the West Bank, a blueprint for ethnic cleansing. peoplesdispatch.org From direct attacks on hospitals to smear campaigns, health workers and facilities in the West Bank are facing a host of attacks by Israeli forces who seek to undermine the sense of trust that people have towards the healthcare system…

Steve Gillis, Workers' World. (2024-02-05). Pro-Palestine Movement Wins City Council 'Ceasefire' Resolution. popularresistance.org Boston — Following a months-long campaign by a coalition of organizations outraged by U.S. support for Israel's genocide in Gaza, on Jan. 29 the Cambridge, Massachusetts, City Council finally bent to mass community pressure. The council unanimously voted to resolve: "That the Cambridge City Council go on record expressing its support for an immediate, negotiated ceasefire by both Hamas and Netanyahu Administration, urging the release of all hostages, and calling for the urgent implementation of humanitarian aid." | In November 2023, the same nine-member council had voted a majority "no." The revote was a re…

WSWS (2024-02-05). New York University suspends two professors for opposing Gaza genocide. wsws.org The IYSSE at NYU denounces the suspensions of Husain and Skiba and calls on workers, students and youth at NYU, throughout New York City and beyond to fight for their reinstatement.

Jacob Andrewartha, Green Left. (2024-02-05). Community Demands Closure Of Facility Which Helps Arm Israel. popularresistance.org Community members demanded the closure of the Heat Treatment Australia weapons manufacturing facility in Campbellfield in Naarm/Melbourne on February 2, for its role in arming Israel. | HTA provides crucial heat treatment process for components of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, used by the Israeli Defense Forces in their ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. | The defence department states that "HTA is vital to the Australian supply chain for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter". | Renegade Activists, a group putting the spotlight on weapon's manufacturers in Australia, said: "HTA's growth has been driven both by the…

newarab (2024-02-05). Israel strikes south Gaza kindergarten, casualties confirmed. newarab.com Several civilians were killed in the early hours of Sunday after Israel bombed a kindergarten housing displaced people in the Medical sources said that a number of civilians, including two girls, were killed while dozens were wounded after Israeli jets targeted the kindergarten in Al-Salam neighbourhood, east of Rafah. | Images shared by WAFA showed some wounded children at a hospital. | Israel has repeatedly targeted schools, hospitals, and other…

newarab (2024-02-05). Gaza truce 'won't stop Israel strikes on Hezbollah': Gallant. newarab.com Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Friday that the Israeli army would not stop its attacks on "It is a big mistake for Hezbollah to believe that Israel will stop firing at it if the Gaza war stops," Gallant said during a visit to a military unit near the Lebanon frontier. | "I am saying here quite frankly: as long as we do…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-02-05). US and UK carry out dozens of airstrikes in Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org The US and UK have intensified strikes against Ansarallah in Yemen after having targeted resistance groups in Iraq and Syria. This is despite the US stating that it wants to avoid a regional escalation of Israel's war on Gaza…

Editor (2024-02-05). Chris Hedges and Noura Erakat on Colonial Law and the Erasure of Palestine. scheerpost.com

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-05). Poll: Half of US Adults Think Israel Has Gone 'Too Far' in Gaza. news.antiwar.com Half of American adults believe the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza has gone "too far," according to a new poll from AP-NORC. The poll, conducted from January 25-29, found 50% of respondents thought the slaughter went too far, compared with 40% when the same question was asked back in November. The new poll showed 31% …

Sondos Alfayoumi (2024-02-05). My sister is under siege in a Gaza hospital. electronicintifada.net The Palestine Red Crescent Society has completely run out of some medicines.

Jessica Buxbaum (2024-02-05). Facts For Peace: The Billionaire-Backed Campaign Attacking the Palestinian Cause. mintpressnews.com Jessica Buxbaum investigates how "Facts for Peace," founded by Pro-Israel real-estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht, is trying to turn public opinion back in Israel's favor by spending exorbitant amounts of money targeting American social media users.

Zoe Alexandra (2024-02-05). "The Paris proposal is an Israeli proposal in contradiction with the demands of the resistance" peoplesdispatch.org The latest diplomatic efforts by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar have produced a widely unpopular deal which would not even secure a permanent ceasefire…

Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-05). US Admits It Hasn't Verified Israel's UNRWA Claims, Media Ignores It. popularresistance.org In the latest demonstration of the boundless cruelty of U.S. President Joe Biden and his despicable administration, they have turned the backbone of what little aid Palestinians in Gaza receive into a political football, to be toyed with and batted around while jeopardizing that support for people who are already near the edge of what any human, however brave, can possibly endure. | It's the latest in what feels like an eternal cycle of the United States and Israel beating up on the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for political gain. There have been many hearings on Capitol Hill over the years bashing UNRWA an…

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2024-02-05). For God's Sake Joe, What the Hell Are You Doing? popularresistance.org It's 3am and I can't sleep again. All of us concerned about Gaza and the West Bank are spending sleepless nights and busy days trying desperately to pressure the Biden administration to stop its complicity the relentless Israeli genocide in Gaza, to stop providing weapons and money to Israel and to demand an end to the carnage. Ceasefire Now! | We awakened to the news that the US has attacked Syria, Iraq and Yemen in retaliation for militants firing missiles into US troop areas in Syria and Jordan and Houthis stopping Red Sea cargo ships. Why have there been attacks on U.S. troops and interests?

Ramzy Baroud (2024-02-05). History, Olive Trees and Football: What Keeps Palestinians Strong. counterpunch.org Sports, for Palestinians, is a symbol of unity but also persistence. Very few sports teams in the world have been through what these youth have experienced, whether in the form of direct harm to them and their families, or through their association with the Palestinian collective. |

newarab (2024-02-05). Hamas says reports of inside rift on Gaza truce 'misleading'. newarab.com Citing officials it said were familiar with the talks, The Wall Street Journal

Dr. Paul Larudee (2024-02-05). Palestine: Not All of the Genocide Is Happening Before Our Eyes. globalresearch.ca

albawaba (2024-02-05). Blinken to visit the Middle East to discuss Gaza truce. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Marking his fifth visit to the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, and Qatar. He is expected to meet with mediators to discuss a new truce deal in Gaza. Blinekn urgently addressing humanitarian needs in Gaza, after aid groups have repeatedly sounded the alarm over the devastating impact on the besieged territory of nearly four months of war, AFP reported.According to a Hamas source, the proposed truce would put an end to fighting for six weeks while Hamas releases hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.Hamas has st…

Global Research News (2024-02-05). Selected Articles: Brzezinski's Barbaric Dream. The Israeli-Gaza Conflict Is the Beginning of a Broader War, "Spreading Towards Iran": Dr. Paul C. Roberts. globalresearch.ca By To paraphrase Roberts's analysis, the Israeli-Gaza conflict is merely the beginning of a …

Democracy Now! (2024-02-05). To avoid a wider war, ceasefire in Gaza now! pressenza.com US President Joe Biden spoke to reporters Tuesday before boarding a presidential helicopter and said, "I don't think we need a wider war in the Middle East. That's not what I'm looking for. But a wider war is precisely what Biden is exacerbating by wholeheartedly backing Israel's brutal offensive against Gaza and the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped there. Calls for an immediate ceasefire are increasing, and although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised that the war will be protracted, the US, as Israel's main arms supplier, could stop the bombing with a simple phone call. If not, the wider war…

newarab (2024-02-05). Israel continues to detain pregnant Palestinian woman. newarab.com

_____ (2024-02-05). Negative and Positive News. transcend.org 31 Jan 2024 – 2,269 massacres committed by Israeli occupation army; 33,751 martyrs and missing persons (26,751 arrived in hospitals); 11,500 child martyrs. These are not numbers. These were people with dreams and aspirations and no different than any other area on earth where indigenous people also struggled to stay on their lands.

newarab (2024-02-05). Israel destroying buildings in Gaza to create buffer zone. newarab.com Israeli forces in The plan, not publicly confirmed by Since Hamas stormed…

albawaba (2024-02-05). Palestinian child Amina arrives in Qatar for medical treatment. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – In a Qatari initiative, Palestinian child Amina Ghanem arrived in Qatari territory on February 2, 2024, to receive necessary medical treatment after being at risk of losing her eyesight completely. This was a result of her being run over by the wheels of an Israeli tank a few weeks prior. The transfer of the Palestinian child, Amina, to Qatar was part of the twelfth batch of Palestinian patients on board a military medical evacuation plane. This is in continuation of an initiative to treat 1500 injured individuals from Gaza, which has been subjected to mass atrocities by the Israeli occupation forces s…

_____ (2024-02-05). Israeli Reserve Soldiers Refuse to Fight in Gaza. transcend.org 18 Jan 2024 – Half a brigade was released from duty after complaining of poor training and lack of weapons before deployment to Gaza.

_____ (2024-02-05). U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts. transcend.org 23 Jan 2024 – Israel has long been the leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid, including military support. That aid has come under heightened scrutiny amid Israel's war to eliminate Hamas.

Staff (2024-02-05). Egypt's Prez calls for two-state solution to settle Palestinian issue. muslimmirror.com Cairo : Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has stressed the need to reinvigorate the two-state solution as a basis for the comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian issue and the restoration of security and stability in the Middle East. Sisi made the remarks on Sunday during a meeting here with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs …

_____ (2024-02-05). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 121: Israel Kills More Than 1,000 Palestinians since ICJ Ruling — U.S. Bombs Yemen. transcend.org 4 Feb 2024- Israeli forces bomb Rafah, where thousands of Palestinians are displaced in shelters near the Egyptian border, as an Israeli minister wishes to "encourage voluntary emigration" from Gaza. In West Bank, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Casualties: 27,365+ killed and at least 66,630 wounded in the Gaza Strip.

_____ (2024-02-05). Israel Cannot Hide from the International Court of Justice. transcend.org 29 Jan 2024 – It is easy to be cynical about the international rule of law. When the ICJ declared that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, the U.S. State Department said, "We continue to believe that allegations of genocide are unfounded and note the court did not make a finding about genocide or call for a ceasefire in its ruling…"

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-02-05). Iran Intelligence Forces Identify 'Tens' of Mossad Spies in 28 Countries. orinocotribune.com Iran's Intelligence Ministry says its forces have identified a significant number of spies linked to the Israeli Mossad spy agency in 28 countries across the world. | In a statement on Friday, the ministry announced what it described as the "largest combined intelligence and counter-intelligence operation" against the Israeli regime's espionage and security organizations. | The statement underlined that the "venturesome" operation was conducted in the form of a series of intelligence-counterintelligence, offensive-defensive actions, and through the use of various methods of intelligence gathering, which led to ob…

_____ (2024-02-05). Yemen's Houthis on U.S. Attacks and Their Blockade of Israel. transcend.org 29 Jan 2024 – Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior political official and spokesperson for Yemen's Ansar Allah, discusses the blockade and Yemen's escalating tensions with the United States.

Abdel Bari Atwan (2024-02-05). Saving Israel from itself. thealtworld.com The US and UK are trying, but getting only ingratitude and trouble | The deep state in the US knows that the future of the state of Israel was put in jeopardy by the al-Qassam Brigades' Operation al-Aqsa Flood on 7 October last year. That is why it is trying to come to its rescue through diplomatic channels before it is too late. But Israel's rulers are too arrogant and conceited to admit this. They have started insolently attacking their American benefactors for not robotically rubber-stamping all their policies, views, and wars in their efforts to save Israel from itself. | The mere mention by the US administra…

Jamal Kanj (2024-02-05). Defunding UNRWA: The Last Phase of Israeli Genocide. globalresearch.ca

newarab (2024-02-05). Israel carving 'buffer zone' out of Gaza, analysis shows. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-05). Far-right Israeli minister's criticism of Biden sparks anger. newarab.com

M. Reza Behnam (2024-02-05). Tomorrow Belongs To Palestine. counterpunch.org Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "How Long? Not Long" speech on 25 March 1965 following the historic voting-rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. He told the thousands who had gathered on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol that the days of Southern white brutality were waning. Although delivered 59 years ago, Dr. King's

_____ (2024-02-05). 'False', 'Outrageous', 'Antisemitic': ICJ Ruling Infuriates Israeli Officials. transcend.org 26 Jan 2024 – "Israel's commitment to international law is unwavering. Equally unwavering is our sacred commitment to continue to defend our country and defend our people," Netanyahu said after the world's top court ordered Israel to "take all measures within its power" to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza.

newarab (2024-02-05). Palestinian executed in Gaza City as he 'searched for food'. newarab.com Alarm has been raised over the execution of a Palestinian man in The

_____ (2024-02-05). Reflections on the Holocaust and the Parallels between Nazi Brutality and Israeli Atrocities. transcend.org "At the end of World War II an august body, the United Nations, was formed as a global organization based on the horrors of the Nazi Regime against the Jews of Europe, a tragedy called The Holocaust. A unanimous resolution was made by world leaders at the time, Never Again, yet the same human catastrophe is being reenacted in the atrocities on Gaza by the Zionist Regime of Israel as a neo imperialist force."

_____ (2024-02-05). Fake Justice at The Hague: The ICJ "Appoints" Netanyahu to Prevent and Punish Those Responsible for Genocidal Acts. transcend.org 31 Jan 2024 – While the ICJ has rejected Israel's attempt to dismiss South Africa's assertions, the Judgment —which is full of contradictions— is ultimately supportive of the Likud government. Moreover, no ceasefire was declared by the ICJ with a view to saving lives.

Editor (2024-02-05). The Case of Palestine's Longest Serving Prisoner Exposes Israel's Brutal Abuse of Palestinian Detainees. scheerpost.com

albawaba (2024-02-05). Putin refuses to shake hands with Netanyahu! (Video). albawaba.com

newarab (2024-02-05). Houthis fire missiles at Israel amid threat of regional war. newarab.com Yemen's "The Yemeni armed forces will not hesitate to carry out further military operations against the Zionist enemy on land and at sea until the cessation of aggression and lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip," the Houthi milit…

Peter Lazenby (2024-02-05). Campaign Against Arms Trade Releases Map Detailing British Sites Producing Weapons for Israel. globalresearch.ca

Jordan Atwood (2024-02-05). International inquiry demanded after mass grave uncovered near school yard in Gaza. nationofchange.org "This is precisely why Israel was taken to the International Court of Justice with the accusation that it is committing genocide."

newarab (2024-02-05). Hamas partially moves back into Gaza City: report. newarab.com

Marc Vandepitte (2024-02-05). The Marriage Between Zionism and Imperialism. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Paul Larudee (2024-02-05). Palestine: Not All of the Genocide Is Happening Before Our Eyes. Paul Larudee. globalresearch.ca

newarab (2024-02-05). Jordan makes Asian Cup semi-final, dedicates wins to Gaza. newarab.com Jordan is dedicating its wins at the Jordan advanced to the semi-finals by beating Tajikistan 1-0 Friday, ending the Central Asian team's dream run at the tournament. | Speaking to The New Arab's Arabic-sister site after the game, Jordan's Musa al-Taamari said the victory was…

James M. Dorsey (2024-02-05). Qatar's Gaza War Mediation May be a "Double-edged Sword:" globalresearch.ca

yenisafak (2024-02-05). Trump'tan Kasƒ±m Sàºleymani operasyonuna dair yeni iddia: Netanyahu son anda vazgeàßti. yenisafak.com Amerikan Fox News'e konu≈üan Trump, ƒ∞srail Ba≈übakanƒ± Netanyahu'nun, Sàºleymani'ye dàºzenlenecek operasyonun uzunca bir sàºre à∂nemli bir paràßasƒ± olduƒüunu ve bu sàºreàßte biràßok konuda ortak àßalƒ±≈ütƒ±klarƒ±nƒ± sà∂yledi. | "ƒ∞srail'in bunu bizimle beraber yapƒ±yor olmasƒ± gerekiyordu": | "Sàºleymani'yi indirdiƒüimizde ƒ∞srail'in bunu bizimle beraber yapƒ&pl…

_____ (2024-02-05). ICJ on Gaza: Acting against Israel. transcend.org 1 Feb 2024 – We should not be surprised that Israel has defied the International Court of Justice. It has defied it before. Israel has nothing but contempt for international law. It sees itself as above the law.

Manlio Dinucci (2024-02-05). "Controlled Demolition" of the State of Palestine. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca

newarab (2024-02-05). Gaza: Israel kills 92 overnight as Hamas mulls ceasefire. newarab.com Scores were reported killed in Gaza's health ministry said early Sunday that at least 92 people had been killed overnight, including in what the group's m…

Susana Khalil (2024-02-05). The Native Palestinian People Have the Right To Liberate Themselves. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Feb 3, 2024 | Let's be clear, no pirouettes please. | The native Palestinian people have the dignified right and duty to liberate themselves from Israel's Eurocentric colonial anachronism. | The native Palestinian people, not only have the dignified right to liberate themselves from colonialism, but they have the duty and obligation, since in their liberation they would be liberating the world from the most powerful fascism of our historical time, such as Zionism. | The liberation of Palestine is a just, noble and generous right. It is a fertile and fecund right. A right of universal honor…

_____ (2024-02-05). (Italiano) Il mondo oltre il disordine globale. transcend.org 31 Gennaio 2024 – La forza di questo forum è il suo focus sulle civiltà ; usiamolo per l'analisi e i rimedi. Le forme più importanti di disordine usano la violenza; la guerra è violenza organizzata dallo stato. Gli stati più bellicosi sono gli Stati Uniti d'America e Israele, entrambi con radici di civiltà .

Irwin Jerome (2024-02-05). What Is a Jew, a Zionist, Zionist Propaganda, "Israelism", Truth About the ICJ Ruling. globalresearch.ca

newarab (2024-02-05). Ai Weiwei says West's Gaza censorship like 'Mao's China'. newarab.com The popular Chinese artist and political dissident Ai, known for being outspoken in support of the Palestinian cause, said that

albawaba (2024-02-05). Israeli soldier shares picture of himself torturing man in Gaza. albawaba.com

newarab (2024-02-05). Saudis 'open' to Israel skipping steps for Palestine state. newarab.com

_____ (2024-02-05). For Western Media, Only Israeli Lives Matter. transcend.org 31 Jan 2024 – Right across the Anglo-American mainstream media, the killing of Palestinians is seen as normal. It's only Israeli lives that matter.

_____ (2024-02-05). Emergency London Conference to Stop Genocide in Gaza. transcend.org 27 Jan 2024 – Prof. Richard Falk Discusses ICJ Ruling and Implications for Israel…

Joint statement (2024-02-05). NYPD can't stop the movement to free Palestine. liberationnews.org For the third week in a row, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) has attempted to use repression and arrests to intimidate the movement for Palestine in our city.

albawaba (2024-02-05). Amina arrives Qatar to receive medical treatment. albawaba.com ALBAWABA In a Qatari initiative, Palestinian child Amina Ghanem arrived in Qatari territory on February 2, 2024, to receive necessary medical treatment after being at risk of losing her eyesight completely. This was a result of her being run over by the wheels of an Israeli tank a few weeks prior. The transfer of the Palestinian child, Amina, to Qatar was part of the twelfth batch of Palestinian patients on board a military medical evacuation plane. This is in continuation of an initiative to treat 1500 injured individuals from Gaza, which has been subjected to mass atrocities by the Israeli occupation forces sin…

newarab (2024-02-05). Israeli minister likens UK's David Cameron to Nazi appeaser. newarab.com Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli compared the In a post on X, Chikli shared a photo comparison of UK Foreign Minister David Cameron waving alongside the picture of former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain holding up a copy of the 1938 Munich Agreement that let Nazi Germ…

_____ (2024-02-05). Israeli Police Repressing Anti-war Protests with 'Iron Fist,' Say Activists. transcend.org 24 Jan 2024 – Since 7 Oct, Israel's police have systematically banned, restricted, and attacked protests against the army's assault on Gaza, instilling a sense of fear among Jewish and Palestinian citizens alike.

_____ (2024-02-05). 'We Are Dying Slowly:' Palestinians Are Eating Grass and Drinking Polluted Water as Famine Looms Across Gaza. transcend.org 31 Jan 2024 – Hanadi Gamal Saed El Jamara, 38, says sleep is all that can distract her children from the aching hunger gnawing at their bellies. These days, the mother-of-seven finds herself begging for food on the mud-caked streets of Rafah, in southern Gaza. She tries to feed her kids at least once a day, she says, while tending to her husband, a cancer and diabetes patient.

Oren Ziv (2024-02-05). Turning Zeitoun into Shivat Zion: Israeli Summit Envisions Gaza Resettlement. globalresearch.ca

newarab (2024-02-05). Qatar PM warns of disaster in Gaza if UNRWA funding stops. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-05). Canada may follow US lead, sanction W. Bank Israeli settlers. newarab.com The announcement came a day after the US "We are looking into how to make sure that those…

WSWS (2024-02-05). Prize-winning novelist Lana Bastašić denounces Austrian literary organizations' acceptance of Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Two Austrian literary organizations have cancelled Bastašić's upcoming residency and reading because she protested her German publisher's silence on the genocide Israel is committing in Gaza.

WSWS (2024-02-05). Capitalism leads to genocide and war—youth and students must fight for world socialism! wsws.org The fact that genocide has been adopted as policy by all the major capitalist powers is a warning. Gaza is the test case, the imperialist powers are making clear that there are no "red lines" they will not cross in their struggle to sustain their hegemonic rule.

WSWS (2024-02-05). DSA endorses pro-Zionist Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman. wsws.org Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman is an open supporter of Zionism and the genocidal policies of the Biden administration.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-02-05). Suman 27.365 los palestinos asesinados en en Gaza por Israel. telesurtv.net El ente sanitario precisó en un comunicado que habían fallecido 127 personas en las últimas 24 horas.

teleSUR, odr, DRL (2024-02-05). Israel asesina a 17 palestinos en incursiones en Gaza. telesurtv.net Asimismo se reportó bombardeo en el centro, este y oeste de la ciudad de Gaza, además de ataques a diferentes viviendas localizadas en el oeste y el centro de la ciudad de Deir al-Balah.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-02-05). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 110 días se han cumplido de los ataques continuos de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-02-05). Expanding Middle East War. Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran, The War on Energy, Strategic Waterways. globalresearch.ca

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-05). Labor doubles down on support for genocidal Israel after ICJ ruling. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-05). Freezing aid to Gaza: Israel's war against UNRWA. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-05). Israeli settlers call for 'colonisation of Gaza'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-05). Puerto Rico and Palestine: 'Our struggles are linked'. greenleft.org.au

Susan Price (2024-02-05). Gold Coast residents call on Mayor, Council to drop Sister City agreement with Israel. greenleft.org.au Supporters of Palestine residing on the Gold Coast are calling on Lord Mayor Tom Tate and the Gold Coast City Council to withdraw its Sister City agreement with the Israeli coastal resort town of Netanya, reports Susan Price.

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-05). Peter Khalil MP targeted again for not speaking out for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Barry Sheppard (2024-02-05). United States: Biden aids genocide, resistance grows. greenleft.org.au United States President Joe Biden is loosing support from progressive Jews and Arab Americans, while Black church leaders have issued a public call for a ceasefire, reports Barry Sheppard.

Open Secrets (2024-02-05). Money from Pro-Israel to US Senators, 1990-2024. indybay.org Israel and Zionists have given millions to US capitalists politicians and have captured the Congress…

San Jose Against War (2024-02-05). Tuesday 2/6: Pack the San Jose City Council Meeting to Demand a Ban on Travel to Israel. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | City Council Chambers | 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113…

Abba A. Solomon (2024-02-05). American Jewish Committee Recognized Dangers of Zionism. indybay.org Mainstream Jewish organizations knew endless violence and oppression would result from imposing a Jewish state in Palestine against the stated wishes of its non-Jewish inhabitants.

Angela (2024-02-05). Thursday 2/8: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-05). Wednesday 2/7: USCPR Phone Zap for Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-05). Saturday 2/3: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Gaza Calling" indybay.org

Toby Blomé (2024-02-05). Wednesday 2/7: Shut Down Travis: No US Weapons for Genocide. indybay.org STOP TRAVIS – NO US WEAPONS FOR GENOCIDE; LET GAZA LIVE! PERMANENT | CEASEFIRE NOW! NO US TAX $$ to ISRAEL! | Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA Rally, plus: Main Gate, Travis AFB Air Base Parkway & Parker Rd. (End of Air Base Parkway) Park and Gather at Commercial Center to left of Air Base Pkway & Parker Rd.

Angela (2024-02-05). Sunday 2/18: Virtual Q&A Discussion of 4 Short Films about Oppression and Violence in the West Bank. indybay.org

Speak Out Now (2024-02-05). Saturday 2/24: Exposing the Lies of Israel's War Machine. indybay.org Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 | Also online, see website for zoom details…

Angela (2024-02-05). Tuesday 2/6: Webinar: The U.S. Military Industrial Complex and the Assault on Gaza. indybay.org

Mick Kelly, Fight Back News!. (2024-02-03). National Week Of Action: Stop US/Israeli Genocide In Gaza! popularresistance.org The U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR), and National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) call for a week of action against the U.S./Israeli genocide in Gaza from February 5 to 11. | The call for the week of actions comes at a time when President Biden states the U.S. is going to step up its military intervention in the Middle East. | A statement from the groups initiating the week of protests states, "The people of Palestine are fighting for their liberation and the people of Yemen are standing with them. The U.S. government is se…

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2024-02-04: News Headlines

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2024-02-04). Noura Erakat: Colonial Law And The Erasure Of Palestine. popularresistance.org In Palestine, the law has been used as a tool of oppression to legitimize and advance the dispossession of the Palestinian people for more than a century. From the theft of Palestinian land by legal mechanisms to the non-recognition of Palestinians as a people with the inalienable right of self-determination, the law is yet another weapon wielded against the Palestinian people by Israel and its patrons. Activist, attorney, and Rutgers University professor Noura Erakat joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the use of lawfare against Palestine and her new book, Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine…

Jake Johnson, Consortium News. (2024-02-04). Western Officials Warn Of War-Crimes Complicity. popularresistance.org More than 800 government officials in the United States and Europe released a letter Friday criticizing their countries' leaders for providing unconditional military and diplomatic support to Israel as it inflicts disaster on Gaza's population. The authors of the letter, who remain anonymous, wrote that their attempts to voice concerns internally about their governments' support for Israel's assault on Gaza "were overruled by political and ideological considerations." | "We are obliged to do everything in our power on behalf of our countries and ourselves to not be complicit in one of the worst human catastrophes…

newarab (2024-02-04). Houthis fire missiles at Israel amid threat of regional war. newarab.com Yemen's "The Yemeni armed forces will not hesitate to carry out further military operations against the Zionist enemy on land and at sea until the cessation of aggression and lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip," the Houthi milit…

TRT World (2024-02-04). Israeli Bombs Separate 17,000 Gaza Children from Families — UNICEF. globalresearch.ca

newarab (2024-02-04). Gaza: Strikes kill scores in Rafah, mediators push for truce. newarab.com Deadly strikes were reported early Saturday in Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have fled south to The city was formerly home to 200,000 inhabitants. Now, more than half of Ga…

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-02-04). United States Ramps Up War Crimes After ICJ Rules Against Israel. popularresistance.org On December 29, 2023, the Republic of South Africa charged Israel with violating the United Nation's Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in regards to its assault on the population of Gaza. On January 26, 2024 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that claims of genocide against Israel are plausible and that the killing of Palestinians in Gaza must end. Despite attempts to obfuscate or to claim an Israeli victory, the meaning of the court ruling could not have been clearer. | The ICJ did not use the word "ceasefire" as many people had hoped, but judges did say that the ki…

newarab (2024-02-04). Gaza war: UN experts say UNRWA funding cut 'defies humanity'. newarab.com UN human rights experts on Friday condemned in the "strongest possible terms" any attempts to "delegitimise" the Several countries "The grossly disproportionate decision to suspend funding by some of the largest dono…

newarab (2024-02-04). Israel strikes south Gaza kindergarten, casualties confirmed. newarab.com Several civilians were killed in the early hours of Sunday after Israel bombed a kindergarten housing displaced people in the Medical sources said that a number of civilians, including two girls, were killed while dozens were wounded after Israeli jets targeted the kindergarten in Al-Salam neighbourhood, east of Rafah. | Images shared by WAFA showed some wounded children at a hospital. | Israel has repeatedly targeted schools, hospitals, and other…

Anna Lekas Miller, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 120: Gaza's Economy In Shambles. popularresistance.org Top Hamas leaders are still debating a US-backed ceasefire proposal that would facilitate a six-week cessation of hostilities for the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza and the release of Israeli civilian hostages. While Qatar claims that Hamas has received the proposal "positively," key Hamas officials are asking for more concessions, most importantly including a permanent ceasefire, before signing off on the proposal. | Most people in Gaza do not have time to wait; the Israeli military prepares a military incursion into Rafah, Gaza's southernmost district on the Egyptian border, where 1.9 million Gazans are…

newarab (2024-02-04). Is Israel complying with the ICJ genocide ruling on Gaza. newarab.com

Ahmed Abdulkareem, MintPress News. (2024-02-04). Ansar Allah Discusses The Prospects Of Escalation, Yemen Blockade And More. popularresistance.org Following Israel's war and siege against Gaza, which began in earnest on October 7 of last year and has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians, the Yemeni Army led by Ansar Allah declared a military operation against Israel. Its aim: to compel Tel Aviv to cease its destructive war on Gaza. | No stranger to famine, genocide, and the displacement of civilians thanks to a decade-long war waged against its people led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and backed by the United States, Ansar Allah has led arguably the most consequential resistance to Israel's bloody campaign in the Gaza S…

Editor (2024-02-04). U.S. Admits It Hasn't Verified Israel's UNRWA Claims, Media Ignores It. scheerpost.com

mauinews.com (2024-02-04). Israel should comply with ICJ's rulingIt is a bitter twist of history that 75 years after the horrors of the Holocaust saw the UN adopt the genocide convention, Israel is likely to find itself in the dock of the international court of justice accused of being intent on destroying the Palestinians "in whole or in part".

newarab (2024-02-04). Qatar PM warns of disaster in Gaza if UNRWA funding stops. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-04). Gaza: Israel kills 92 overnight as Hamas mulls ceasefire. newarab.com Scores were reported killed in Gaza's health ministry said early Sunday that at least 92 people had been killed overnight, including in what the group's m…

Bruce K. Gagnon, Space For Peace. (2024-02-04). Portland, Maine: Protest Shuts Down Key Interstate Ramp. popularresistance.org Mary Beth and I drove to Portland early yesterday afternoon to join a large protest in solidarity with Gaza. I was asked to be a police 'liaison' along with one other person. | The people began arriving at the busy intersection of Franklin Street & Marginal Way just before 1: 00 pm. Soon the two sides of the highway closest to the on-ramp for the I-295 Interstate were full of people – about 100 on each side. | At 1: 40 the first policeman arrived and about that same time a ceasefire banner was hung from the interstate overpass. That is when people poured out into the four-lane section of road to effectively sh…

newarab (2024-02-04). Palestinian executed in Gaza City as he 'searched for food'. newarab.com Alarm has been raised over the execution of a Palestinian man in The

newarab (2024-02-04). US to back strikes on Iran targets as Gaza truce hopes rise. newarab.com The planned targets for US strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of The United States has assessed that the drone, which also wounded more than 40 people, was made by

newarab (2024-02-04). Jordan makes Asian Cup semi-final, dedicates wins to Gaza. newarab.com Jordan is dedicating its wins at the Jordan advanced to the semi-finals by beating Tajikistan 1-0 Friday, ending the Central Asian team's dream run at the tournament. | Speaking to The New Arab's Arabic-sister site after the game, Jordan's Musa al-Taamari said the victory was…

newarab (2024-02-04). Hamas says reports of inside rift on Gaza truce 'misleading'. newarab.com Citing officials it said were familiar with the talks, The Wall Street Journal

Staff (2024-02-04). 107 Palestinians killed in Gaza in last 24 hours, death toll climbs to 27,238. muslimmirror.com ANKARA : At least 107 Palestinians were killed and 165 others injured in the last 24 hours as Israel continues its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, the enclave's Health Ministry said on Saturday. "The Israeli occupation committed 12 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 107 martyrs and 165 injured during the past …

newarab (2024-02-04). Ai Weiwei says West's Gaza censorship like 'Mao's China'. newarab.com The popular Chinese artist and political dissident Ai, known for being outspoken in support of the Palestinian cause, said that

newarab (2024-02-04). Gaza truce 'won't stop Israel strikes on Hezbollah': Gallant. newarab.com Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Friday that the Israeli army would not stop its attacks on "It is a big mistake for Hezbollah to believe that Israel will stop firing at it if the Gaza war stops," Gallant said during a visit to a military unit near the Lebanon frontier. | "I am saying here quite frankly: as long as we do…

Editor (2024-02-04). Palestinians Uncover Dozens Killed Execution-Style in Schoolyard in Gaza. scheerpost.com

newarab (2024-02-04). Israel carving 'buffer zone' out of Gaza, analysis shows. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-04). Israel destroying buildings in Gaza to create buffer zone. newarab.com Israeli forces in The plan, not publicly confirmed by Since Hamas stormed…

newarab (2024-02-04). Israeli minister likens UK's David Cameron to Nazi appeaser. newarab.com Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli compared the In a post on X, Chikli shared a photo comparison of UK Foreign Minister David Cameron waving alongside the picture of former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain holding up a copy of the 1938 Munich Agreement that let Nazi Germ…

MEE staff (2024-02-04). Two Israelis arrested on suspicion of spitting at Christian abbot in Jerusalem. middleeasteye.net Two Israelis arrested on suspicion of spitting at Christian abbot in Jerusalem | The two males were released and given house arrest following apparent anti-Christian attack | Sun, 02/04/2024 – 13: 36 | Nikodemus Schnabel celebrates the Sunday of the Beatitudes in northern Israel (Nikodemus Schnabel) | Two

newarab (2024-02-04). Saudis 'open' to Israel skipping steps for Palestine state. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-04). Canada may follow US lead, sanction W. Bank Israeli settlers. newarab.com The announcement came a day after the US "We are looking into how to make sure that those…

albawaba (2024-02-04). Forbes cancels ceremony amid presence of Palestinian activist. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A ceremony hosted and organized by Forbes celebrating the "40 Women for the Year 2023" was canceled amid the presence of a Palestinian activist named Rima Hassan, According to Erem News.

Joel Warner (2024-02-04). A Toxic Anniversary . levernews.com

Rosemary Sorensen (2024-02-04). Pro-Palestinian supporters under attack in Australia. independentaustralia.net

yenisafak (2024-02-04). Gazze Kasabƒ± Netanyahu Filistinlilerin sƒ±ƒüƒ±ndƒ±ƒüƒ± Refah'a kara saldƒ±rƒ±sƒ± sinyali verdi. yenisafak.com ƒ∞srail Ba≈übakanlƒ±k Ofisi, Gazze'deki saldƒ±rƒ±lara ili≈ükin Netanyahu'nun kabine toplantƒ±sƒ±nda yaptƒ±ƒüƒ± aà߃±klamalarƒ±nƒ± yayƒ±nladƒ±.Aà߃±klamada, Biden yà∂netiminin ƒ∞srail'e "silah, uluslararasƒ± kurumlar ve bà∂lgeye gàºàß gà∂nderilmesi gibi konulardaki desteƒüini takdir ettiƒüini" belirten Netanyahu, aralarƒ±nda "a…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-04). Condena papa Francisco el incremento de ataques contra judíos "en todo el mundo" radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 de feb (RHC) El papa Francisco condenó este sábado el aumento del antisemitismo y el "terrible" incremento de los ataques que sufren los judíos, a raíz del estallido de las hostilidades entre Hamás e Israel hace casi cuatro meses.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-04). Más de 90 mil muertos y heridos en Gaza tras 120 días de agresión. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 de feb (RHC) El ejército israelí ejecutó dos mil 325 masacres, mató a más de 27 mil personas e hirió a otras 67 mil durante los primeros 120 días de agresión contra la Franja de Gaza, denunciaron hoy autoridades palestinas.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-02-04). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 110 días se han cumplido de los ataques continuos de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-04). EE.UU. y Reino Unido atacan más de 30 objetivos yemeníes. telesurtv.net Se trata de la respuesta a los recientes ataques a intereses estadounidenses y aliados de Washington tras el asedio sionista a Gaza, dijeron funcionarios estadounidenses.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-04). Ataques israelíes contra Gaza dejan 107 muertos en 24 horas. telesurtv.net La agresión israelí contra la Franja de Gaza ha resultado en el asesinato de más de 27.238 personas y más de 66.451 heridos.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-04). Gran manifestación en Londres exige alto al fuego inmediato. telesurtv.net Entre otros, el antiguo líder laborista, Jeremy Corbyn, estuvo entre quienes se dirigieron a la multitud, así como el secretario general del sindicato del transporte RMT, Mick Lynch.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-02-04). "Fake Justice" at The Hague: The ICJ "Appoints" Netanyahu to "Prevent" and "Punish" Those Responsible for "Genocidal Acts" globalresearch.ca Netanyahu, Galant, Ben-Gvir, Katz, Smotrich, et al are the architects of Genocide. Yet they have been assigned by the ICJ with a mandate "To Prevent and Punish" those who have committed "genocidal acts"

Kathleen Wallace (2024-02-04). Abstractions and Mass Murder. counterpunch.org Israeli ground operations in Gaza, November 1, 2023. Photo: IDF. There is nothing new under the sun in terms of incitement to war methods or the dehumanization techniques necessary to create compliant and bloodthirsty populations. The only thing that is new are the shifting and doomed populations who find themselves in the way of empire. Students of history, generally without a shred of self-examination, congratulate themselves for being born to a more enlightened time knowing that even if they were transported to those historical eve…

Evan Jones (2024-02-04). Are Palestinians the New Jews? counterpunch.org

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-04). Anti-Zionist Jews refuse to legitimise Israel's bloodthirsty conquest of Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-04). Freezing aid to Gaza: Israel's war against UNRWA. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-04). Labor doubles down on support for genocidal Israel after ICJ ruling. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-04). Israeli settlers call for 'colonisation of Gaza'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-04). Puerto Rico and Palestine: 'Our struggles are linked'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-04). Peter Khalil MP targeted again for not speaking out for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Toby Blomé (2024-02-04). Wednesday 2/7: Shut Down Travis: No US Weapons for Genocide. indybay.org STOP TRAVIS – NO US WEAPONS FOR GENOCIDE; LET GAZA LIVE! PERMANENT | CEASEFIRE NOW! NO US TAX $$ to ISRAEL! | Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA Rally, plus: Main Gate, Travis AFB Air Base Parkway & Parker Rd. (End of Air Base Parkway) Park and Gather at Commercial Center to left of Air Base Pkway & Parker Rd.

Angela (2024-02-04). Saturday 2/3: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Gaza Calling" indybay.org

Open Secrets (2024-02-04). Money from Pro-Israel to US Senators, 1990-2024. indybay.org Israel and Zionists have given millions to US capitalists politicians and have captured the Congress…

San Jose Against War (2024-02-04). Tuesday 2/6: Pack the San Jose City Council Meeting to Demand a Ban on Travel to Israel. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | City Council Chambers | 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113…

Speak Out Now (2024-02-04). Saturday 2/24: Exposing the Lies of Israel's War Machine. indybay.org Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 | Also online, see website for zoom details…

Angela (2024-02-04). Sunday 2/4: LA: Shut It Down For Palestine! indybay.org Pershing Square | 532 S Olive St | Los Angeles, CA…

Abba A. Solomon (2024-02-04). American Jewish Committee Recognized Dangers of Zionism. indybay.org Mainstream Jewish organizations knew endless violence and oppression would result from imposing a Jewish state in Palestine against the stated wishes of its non-Jewish inhabitants.

Angela (2024-02-04). Thursday 2/8: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-04). Wednesday 2/7: USCPR Phone Zap for Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-04). Sunday 2/18: Virtual Q&A Discussion of 4 Short Films about Oppression and Violence in the West Bank. indybay.org

reuters.com (2024-02-03). U.S. launches strikes in Iraq, Syria, nearly 40 reported killedThe White House said the United States had informed Iraq ahead of strikes. Baghdad later accused the United States of deception, saying a U.S. claim of coordination with the Iraqi authorities was "unfounded".

Mitchell Plitnick (2024-02-03). U.S. admits it hasn't verified Israel's UNRWA claims, media ignores it. mondoweiss.net Secretary Blinken admits that the U.S. has been unable to investigate the "evidence" presented by Israel claiming 13 of UNRWA's 13,000 Gaza employees participated in October 7. Biden took Israel's word for it anyway.

Ibrahim Husseini (2024-02-03). Silwan faces escalating home demolitions in fight against messianic settlers. mondoweiss.net Home demolitions in East Jerusalem are rampant, but none more than in Silwan, where messianic settlers backed by the state are attempting to establish fanciful "archaeological" parks on top of Palestinian homes.

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