2023-03-24: News Headlines

Ramona Wadi (2023-03-24). Israel's new Cycles of forcibly displacing Palestinians. juancole.com Ramona Wadi ( Middle East Monitor ) — US President Joe Biden placed much emphasis on rhetorically opposing Israel's settlement expansion. Hence the reaction from Washington over the Israeli Knesset passing the second and third readings of the Disengagement Law that would allow resettlement of Jewish Israelis in four previously vacated illegal settlement areas in the occupied West Bank. Israel's Ambassador to the US …

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-03-24). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Abu Khadija murió en un enfrentamiento armado con las fuerzas de ocupación de Israel.

Fight Back (2023-03-24). PFLP: We salute the victory of the prisoners. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine | We salute the victory of the prisoners in this battle and call for the continuation of a broader process of political, on the field, media, and popular support, considering that their cause is one of the main issues of the struggle against the enemy. | The participation of the Palestinian Authority in the Aqaba-Sharm el-Sheikh meeting is a coup against the popular will and a rebellion against the decisions of the national consensus that reject this participation and warn of its consequences. | T…

Corporate America (2023-03-23). An Update on East Palestine: How Chemical Cleanup Leads to Harmful Exposure. thelastamericanvagabond.com The hazardous waste incinerators being used to rid Ohio of harmful chemicals have a history of leakage. The proposed solutions may be contributing to more problems than we originally thought. Here's what you should know. In an already poorly handled situation, the same people who created the mess are being tasked with finding ways to

Mark Gruenberg (2023-03-23). East Palestine resident brings town's woes from big rail wreck to Senate. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—What's it like now, six weeks after the massive train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio? Misti Allison brought the story to the U.S. Senate on March 23. Allison is the first resident of the small Ohio town, a stone's throw from the Pennsylvania border to tell officials and lawmakers what it's really like living in …

SAMIR (2023-03-23). Palestinians call for boycotting Netanyahu's UK visit. bdsmovement.net




Staff (2023-03-23). Palestinian prisoners declare victory over the jailer in advance of planned hunger strike. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes the Palestinian people and the prisoners' movement as the prisoners declare their victory in the "Volcano of Freedom or Martyrdom." In the late night hours of Wednesday, 22 March, the leadership of the prisoners' movement announced that the Zionist prison service had backed down from all of the sanctions …

Tish O'Dell (2023-03-23). East Palestine: "We Basically Nuked a Town with Chemicals So We Could Get a Railroad Open" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-03-24). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Hungarian teachers begin indefinite strike over pay in year-long dispute; strike across West Bank in response to killings by Israeli military as teachers' stoppage continues; Nigerian public sector workers to begin general strike over cost of living…

Jeff Pekrul (2023-03-24). Sunday 4/2: The U.S. & Israel: Old Dilemmas, New Problems. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 | Unitarian Universalist Association of San Francisco…

Staff (2023-03-24). The Candidate and the Spy: James Bamford on Israel's Secret Collusion with Trump to Win 2016 Race. democracynow.org In his new book, Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence, investigative journalist James Bamford reveals that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched a secret Israeli agent to the United States in the spring of 2016 to help Donald Trump win the presidential election. The agent met with advisers to Trump and offered to share secret intelligence with the campaign against Hillary Clinton. Bamford's investigation finds that while American media fixated on Russia's role in swaying the 2016 election, Israeli interference was completely i…

Miko Peled (2023-03-23). The Glaring Hypocrisy Surrounding Bezel Smotrich's Genocidal Comments. mintpressnews.com Bezalel Smotrich has never hidden or disguised his opinions or violent tendencies, and neither his hate-filled opinions nor his violent past has stood in the way of his meteoric rise in Israeli politics.




Anonymous669 (2023-03-23). Israel Destroyed Iranian Radar During Recent Attack On Syria. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: (@Israel_Alma_org) on Twitter. | Israel destroyed an Iranian-made Matla-ul-fajr radar during a recent attack on Syria, the The radar was deployed at al-Dabaa Air Base near the key town of al-Qusayr in the southern countryside of Homs. The air base, which is located a few kilometers away from the border line with Lebanon, is known to be a deploym…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-23). Israeli Army Says One Of Its Drones Crashed In Syria. southfront.org A "Skylark" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain. | On March 22, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that one of its drones had crashed in Syria during "routine activity." | In a brief statement, the IDF said that there had been no breach of information and the incident was under investigation. The statement did not provide any details…

Tim Llewellyn (2023-03-23). UK drowns criticism of Netanyahu with trade deal. electronicintifada.net Israeli prime minister visits London under a cloud of obfuscation.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-03-23). Continúan las protestas contra la reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes se congregaron frente la sede del Paralemento (Knesset) y del Aeropuerto Internacional Ben Gurion.

Staff (2023-03-24). Headlines for March 24, 2023. democracynow.org Netanyahu Shielded from Charges as Protests Rage Against Far-Right Judicial Reforms, Millions Join General Strike in France After Macron Uses Executive Fiat to Slash Pensions, Biden and Trudeau to Announce Deal to Block Asylum Seekers at U.S. Northern Border, U.S. Warplanes Strike Syria After Drone Attack on U.S. Base Kills Contractor, Indian Opposition MP Rahul Gandhi Jailed for Criticizing Modi, House Panel Grills TikTok CEO as Progressives Warn Against Anti-Chinese Scapegoating, Utah Passes Law Requiring Parental Consent for Minors Using Social Media, GA and IA Ban Healthcare for Trans Youth; World Athletics B…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-23). Israel Destroyed Iranian Radar During Recent Attack On Syria. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: (@Israel_Alma_org) on Twitter. | Israel destroyed an Iranian-made Matla-ul-fajr radar during a recent attack on Syria, the The radar was deployed at al-Dabaa Air Base near the key town of al-Qusayr in the southern countryside of Homs. The air base, which is located a few kilometers away from the border line with Lebanon, is known to be a deploym…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-23). Israeli Army Says One Of Its Drones Crashed In Syria. southfront.org A "Skylark" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain. | On March 22, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that one of its drones had crashed in Syria during "routine activity." | In a brief statement, the IDF said that there had been no breach of information and the incident was under investigation. The statement did not provide any details…

Tim Llewellyn (2023-03-23). UK drowns criticism of Netanyahu with trade deal. electronicintifada.net Israeli prime minister visits London under a cloud of obfuscation.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-03-23). Continúan las protestas contra la reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes se congregaron frente la sede del Paralemento (Knesset) y del Aeropuerto Internacional Ben Gurion.

Staff (2023-03-24). Headlines for March 24, 2023. democracynow.org Netanyahu Shielded from Charges as Protests Rage Against Far-Right Judicial Reforms, Millions Join General Strike in France After Macron Uses Executive Fiat to Slash Pensions, Biden and Trudeau to Announce Deal to Block Asylum Seekers at U.S. Northern Border, U.S. Warplanes Strike Syria After Drone Attack on U.S. Base Kills Contractor, Indian Opposition MP Rahul Gandhi Jailed for Criticizing Modi, House Panel Grills TikTok CEO as Progressives Warn Against Anti-Chinese Scapegoating, Utah Passes Law Requiring Parental Consent for Minors Using Social Media, GA and IA Ban Healthcare for Trans Youth; World Athletics B…

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2023-03-23: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-22). Cuba's Ties to Arab World: Al Mayadeen Interviews the Cuban President. libya360.wordpress.com Al Mayadeen Cuban President Miguel-Diaz Canel touches in an interview for Al Mayadeen on the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance, the confrontation of Western imperialism, and his visit to Algeria. Part I: Cuban Revolution, US Embargo: Al Mayadeen Interviews the Cuban President Part II: Havana and the World: Al Mayadeen Interviews the Cuban President During the third part…

Juan Cole (2023-03-22). No, Mr. Smotrich, Palestinians are not New in History, and all Nationalisms are Modern, including the Israeli. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Bezalel Smotrich in a speech in Paris over the weekend maintained that there are no Palestinians and that the whole notion of Palestine is no older than a century. This cliocide, a form of genocide involving wiping out the history of a people, has been a common narrative among Zionists …

Katie F., The Real News. (2023-03-22). The State Of East Palestine, Ohio From The Eyes Of A Local. popularresistance.org Timothea is a long-time resident of East Palestine, Ohio and a victim of the Norfolk Southern train derailment. The train transporting toxic chemicals was 150 cars-long, 20-25% longer than the average length of trains in 2017, and it was operated by three conductors, with only 4 paid sick days each— just half of the national average. Of course, the release of 100,000 gallons of chemicals into a town only 3 square miles in size might have been avoided had our so-called "socialist" leaders fought for the rights of the railroad workers to secure a more favorable contract that was already years overdue. Now, Ti…

Labor Video Project (2023-03-22). Solidarity With East Palestine/Hunters Point & Nationalize The Railroads: Action in SF. indybay.org A rally was held at the San Francisco Federal Building on March 13, 2023 to connect the toxic rail wreck disaster in East Palestine with the Hunters Point-Treasure Island toxic clean-up scandal. Over $1 billion was spent by the US government to pay for a clean-up of the radioactive dump site and Tetra Tech managers were charged and convicted with fraud in the clean-up. The company also retaliated against health and safety whistleblowers with terminations. It is presently being sued by the DOJ and the fired whistleblowers in San Francisco. The same company has been hired by Norfolk Southern railroad company to tes…




Middle East Monitor (2023-03-22). For the first time in US History, Sympathy for Palestinians has overtaken Sympathy for Israelis among Democrats. juancole.com US sympathy for Palestinians at unprecedented level as Israel's image is hit ( Middle East Monitor ) — For the first time in US history, sympathy for Palestinians has overtaken sympathy for Israelis among Democrats, according to the latest Gallup poll. Nearly half of Democrats — 49 per cent — have greater sympathy for Palestinians …

Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. (2023-03-22). What The Saudi-Iran Deal Means For Palestine, Israel, US, And Mideast. popularresistance.org In a surprising development last weekend, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore normal relations, reopen embassies in each other's country, and reactivate security and trade agreements that have lain dormant. The agreement has the potential to shake up both regional and global politics, but could also mean a lot less than it initially seems. | It must be emphasized that this agreement, while certainly important, is not a cure-all for the Iranian-Saudi rivalry that has had such devastating effects across the region. That competition will still exist, as it existed before Saudi Arabia cut off relations with Iran…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-03-22). Israel Protests Should Not Be Confused With the Palestinian Struggle for Equality. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Mar 16, 2023 | As hundreds of thousands throughout Israel joined anti-government protests, questions began to arise regarding how this movement would affect, or possibly merge, into the broader struggle against the Israeli military occupation and apartheid in Palestine. | Pro-Palestine media outlets shared, with obvious excitement, news about statements made by Hollywood celebrities, like Mark Ruffalo, about the

Staff (2023-03-22). Gothenburg demonstrates for Palestine against the massacres. samidoun.net On Saturday, 18 March, over 200 people marched through the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden, in solidarity with the Palestinian people against massacres and attacks by the Zionist forces. The demonstration, organized by the coalition of Palestine organizations in the city, also came as part of the International Campaign to Liberate the Remains of Palestinian Martyrs. …

Staff (2023-03-22). New York City demonstration demands liberation of the remains of Palestinian martyrs. samidoun.net On Friday, 17 March, demonstrators gathered in New York City outside the United Nations to demand the liberation of the remains of Palestinian martyrs and express solidarity with the Palestinian people and their struggle for liberation from the river to the sea. The demonstration, organized by Within Our Lifetime — United for Palestine and Samidoun …

Staff (2023-03-22). On Arab Mother's Day: Palestinian mothers demand the return of their children; a message from women prisoners. samidoun.net On 21 March, Palestinians and Arabs celebrate Mother's Day, honoring the many contributions of mothers to the lives of their children and to society as a whole. In Palestine and in exile and diaspora, however, mothers face particular challenges and forms of oppression by the Zionist regime, from imprisonment to the destruction of their homes, …

Staff (2023-03-22). Randa Musa, wife of Khader Adnan, urges popular action to free her husband and all Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net As the Battle of Freedom or Martyrdom approaches, with seven leaders of the Palestinian prisoners' movement having launched a hunger strike in advance of the 2,000 prisoners scheduled to begin their strike Thursday, 23 March, Sheikh Khader Adnan is on his 46th day of hunger strike. In a press statement by Randa Musa, Adnan's wife, …

teleSUR, DRL (2023-03-22). Liga àÅrabe condena la negación israelí de Estados vecinos. telesurtv.net Un ministro sionista presentó un mapa de Israel que incluye las fronteras del Reino Hachemita de Jordania y los territorios palestinos ocupados…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-03-22). Denuncian detención de madres palestinas por parte de Israel. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de ocupación de Israel contra Palestina han cobrado la vida de más de 85 palestinos asesinados desde principios de 2023.

Anonymous669 (2023-03-22). Israeli Army Intercepts Hamas Drone Over Gaza Strip. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On March 22, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that the Iron Dome air defense system shot down a drone of the Hamas Movement over the Gaza Strip. | In a statement, the IDF said that the drone did not enter Israeli airspace.The Iron Dome's Tamir interceptor missiles were fired at the drone while it was flying over Gaza. According to the statement, the drone did not pose a threat to civilians in the area surrounding the strip. | P…

Jeff Pekrul (2023-03-23). Sunday 4/2: The U.S. & Israel: Old Dilemmas, New Problems. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 | Unitarian Universalist Association of San Francisco…

Tim Llewellyn (2023-03-23). UK drowns criticism of Netanyahu with trade deal. electronicintifada.net Israeli prime minister visits London under a cloud of obfuscation.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-03-23). Continúan las protestas contra la reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes se congregaron frente la sede del Paralemento (Knesset) y del Aeropuerto Internacional Ben Gurion.

Anonymous669 (2023-03-22). Landmine Blast Wounds Two Israeli Soldiers On Front With Lebanon (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On March 21, two Israeli soldiers were wounded when a landmine exploded for unknown reasons near the separation line with Lebanon. | In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that the landmine exploded during "routine engineering activity," adding that there was no fear of the incident being an attack. An investigation to find out what set off the mine and why it was not detected by the soldiers had been launched. | The two wounded soldiers were taken to Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya. One…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-22). Nasrallah Says Hezbollah Will Not Comment On Recent Northern Israel Bombing. southfront.org Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah during a televised speech on March 22. Source: Al-Manar TV. | On March 22, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said that the group will not comment on a recent bombing in northern Israel. | The bombing took place on the Route 65 highway at the Megiddo Junction on

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-22). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syria's Aleppo Airport for Second Time This Month. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's Aleppo airport early Wednesday for the second time this month as the region is still recovering from a devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on February 6. "At about 03: 55 am on Wednesday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial act of aggression with a number of missiles from the direction of …

Eric A. Gordon (2023-03-22). Israeli dramatist Hanoch Levin's 'Yaacobi & Leidental' in U.S. premiere. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — Dear Reader, please indulge me for a moment to tell you my favorite Jewish joke—and it won't be the only time in this review that I'll be bordering on the politically incorrect: Two Jews meet on the street. One says, "Hey, would you believe it? My father just turned a hundred years …

Ramzy Baroud (2023-03-22). Israel's Humiliating Expulsion from AU Summit Exposes Its Failed Diplomacy in Africa. mintpressnews.com

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-03-22). Israel ataca aeropuerto en la ciudad siria de Alepo. telesurtv.net Damasco instó al Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas a condenar las acciones agresivas de Israel.

Dr. Javad Masoumi (2023-03-22). "The Iran-Saudi deal is a fatal blow to the Arab-Israeli pact against Iran." globalresearch.ca

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