Belén Fernández(2024-12-13). No surprise Americans are 'rooting for' the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer.indybay.org There is a class war raging in the US, and the healthcare system is one of its most violent fronts. Obviously, Brian Thompson is not personally responsible for the terminally ill state of society in the US — a country that managed to spend $916bn on its military in 2023 alone and that continues to fund Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip to the tune of tens of billions of dollars, all while poverty remains a leading cause of death among Americans. But the man was in fact emblematic of the lethal inequality that underpins US corporatocracy, where the health insurance racket does its part to keep people so si…
SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-12). Greenstein to be formally charged under Terror Act — here's where to be to support him.skwawkbox.org Anti-genocide campaigner's supporters will protest outside court As Skwawkbox covered last month, Jewish anti-genocide and anti-apartheid writer and campaigner Tony Greenstein is being charged under terror legislation for a comment supporting the right of Palestinians to resist Israel's occupation. Greenstein was made to appear at Brighton police station for the charge to be read to …
radiohc.cu (2024-12-12). Apartheid Israeli regime has murdered 193 journalists in Gaza United Nations, December 12 (RHC)– Once again, the violent Zionist genocide in the Gaza Strip has brought Israel back into the world's spotlight, this time due to the large number of 193 journalists who have died at the hands of the Israeli army in Gaza.
Staff(2024-12-12). Rebranded Al-Qaeda takes over Syria in big win for US, Israel, & Turkey.defenddemocracy.press Dec 9, 2024 The Syrian government was overthrown, and Salafi-jihadist rebels led by a rebranded version of Al-Qaeda called Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took power in Damascus. US President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu boasted of helping topple Bashar al-Assad. NATO member Turkey played a key role as well. Ben Norton explains how the …
newarab(2024-12-12). Netanyahu aide on trial in new case troubling Israeli PM.newarab.com As the corruption trial of Eli Feldstein, a former adviser to Netanyahu, is accused in the case of leaking a classified document related to captive negotiations in Gaza to shift critical media coverage of the Israeli leader. | The case, critics say, highlights d…
Staff(2024-12-12). 'Dangerous' — Hezbollah Condemns Israel's Aggression on Syria, Arab Silence.defenddemocracy.press Reiterating its long-standing warnings about Israeli ambitions in the region, Hezbollah highlighted its Resistance efforts to counter the occupation's goals. Dec 11, 2024 The Lebanese movement Hezbollah issued a statement on Tuesday strongly condemning recent Israeli actions in Syria, describing them as "dangerous" and severely condemning Israel's aggression. The group called on the United Nations …
Staff(2024-12-12). Nearly 300 Israeli Airstrikes on Syria — Israeli Tanks Close in on Damascus.defenddemocracy.press Dec 10. 2024 The Israeli military has reportedly taken full control of the Golan region, including the Syrian side of Mount Hermon. Israeli media outlets reported that in less than two days, nearly 300 raids targeted Syria, with claims that the Israeli Air Force is approaching the complete destruction of the Syrian Air Force. On …
Staff(2024-12-12). IDF strikes Hamas members planning to take Gaza aid; Report: displaced people among killed.haaretz.com ISRAEL: IDF investigating whether drone sirens in Gaza border communities were false alarm ‚ñ GAZA: At least 28 killed in Israeli strikes, Palestinian medics say ‚ñ SYRIA: U.S. Defense Secretary Austin tells Defense Minister Katz that U.S., Israel should be in close consultation over unfolding events, Pentagon says…
Staff(2024-12-12). Drone sirens sound near Israel-Gaza border; IDF intercepts drone likely fired from Yemen.haaretz.com ISRAEL: Israeli defense minister tells U.S. 'there is chance for new deal to return all hostages' ‚ñ GAZA: IDF strikes on Gaza kill at least 33, Palestinian medics say; Hamas' Nukhba force chief killed, IDF and Shin Bet say ‚ñ SYRIA: France calls on Israel to withdraw from demilitarized zone on Israel-Syria border…
Craig Murray, Consortium News.(2024-12-12). The End Of Pluralism In The Middle East.popularresistance.org A truly seismic change in the Middle East has occurred. At its heart is a devil's bargain — Turkey and the Gulf States accept the annihilation of the Palestinian nation and creation of a Greater Israel, in return for the annihilation of the Shia minorities of Syria and Lebanon and the imposition of Salafism across the Eastern Arab world. | This also spells the end for Lebanon and Syria's Christian communities. Witness the tearing down of all Christmas decorations, the smashing of all alcohol and the forced imposition of the veil on women when the jihadists — who overthrew the government of Bashar al-A…
Ali Salam(2024-12-12). Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian Man, Shoot Another, Near Nablus.imemc.org Israeli forces killed a Palestinian young man and shot another, at dawn Thursday, after invading the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. Medical sources at the Rafidia Hospital in Nablus announced that the young man, Jihad Yousef Hussein Abu Salim, 25, succumbed to a critical gunshot wound to the …
Ali Salam(2024-12-12). Colonizers Assault a Palestinian Family, Police Abduct the Family, in Jerusalem.imemc.org On Wednesday, illegal Israeli colonizers assaulted the citizens, Jamal Ghaith, his wife, and his children, after storming the rooftop of their home in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan town, in East Jerusalem. Media sources said that illegal settlers invaded the roof of the home belonging to Jamal Ghaith, and removed its contents, in an …
english.almanar.com.lb(2024-12-12). "We'll Rise, Thanks to Your Blood"english.almanar.com.lbA driver holds up portraits of martyred Hezbollah leaders, Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and Head of Executive Council Sayyed Hashem Safeiddine, near the rubble of destroyed residential area in Beirut's southern suburb, Dahiyeh. The image holds a clear message of Lebanese people and resistance's resilience after more than two months of brutal Israeli war …
english.almanar.com.lb(2024-12-12). Israeli Killed, 3 Others Injured in Bus Shooting in West Bank.english.almanar.com.lbAn Israeli was killed and several others were wounded in a shooting targeting a bus bounded for occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem) in the West Bank late Wednesday night. The bus was shot up by a Palestinian gunman at a junction by the Palestinian town of al-Khader. The killed Israeli was a 10-year-old boy who was brought …
Josh Breiner(2024-12-12). Ben-Gvir asked police officers being considered for promotion: Are you loyal?haaretz.com The officers who were asked about their loyalty told their commanders and other officers, leading the internal affair department to open an investigation. A senior law enforcement official: 'This is completely unacceptable, officers should act only according to loyalty to the law — and nothing else'…
Noa Shpigel(2024-12-12). 'There is no way he won't be buried in the Kibbutz he died defending'.haaretz.com Udi Goren, whose cousin Tal Haimi was killed in the Gaza border community of Nir Yitzhak on October 7, comes to Israel's Knesset every week to fight for the hostages' return: 'I don't hear commitment to return all the hostages anytime soon'…
newarab(2024-12-12). Israeli drone kills last orthopaedic surgeon in northern Gaza.newarab.com An The Palestinian ministry of health confirmed that the quadcopter targeted Joda, instantly killing him. | Joda is believed to have been the only orthopaedic surgeon in north Gaza, which has been under si…
newarab(2024-12-12). Lebanese army deploys in Khiam border town after Israeli pullout.newarab.com Israeli forces have reportedly begun pulling out of Local media reports said Israeli soldiers began withdrawing from the border town of Khiam, which saw weeks of heavy fighting during the war. | A team from the UN peacekeeping force The st…
Vijay Prashad(2024-12-12). The fall of the Assad government in Syria.peoplesdispatch.org The surprise victory of HTS had been predicted in November by Iranian officials, who informed Assad about the weakness of the state's defenses because of the sustained Israeli attacks on Syrian army positions, of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and of the war in Ukraine.
presstv.ir(2024-12-12). Iran's Leader: What happened in Syria plotted by US, Israel.presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says what happened in Syria was a "joint American and Zionist plot", even though a neighboring country also played a role.
Claudia Gohn, Mondoweiss.(2024-12-12). Universities Continue To Retaliate Against Staff For Gaza Protests.popularresistance.org Clara C. began working at Columbia University one month after the start of the genocide in Gaza in October 2023. She was hired in the Germanic Languages Department as a Department Assistant. Like many incoming members of the Columbia community, she had high hopes for her time at the university. Seven months later, the illusion of Ivy League ambition and a rich intellectual environment vanished when she was suspended from her post, ostensibly because of her involvement in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. By early summer, she was terminated.
newarab(2024-12-12). UN General Assembly calls for 'unconditional' Gaza ceasefire.newarab.com The resolution – adopted by a vote of 158-9, with 13 abstentions – urges "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire," and "the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages" – wording similar to a text…
newarab(2024-12-12). 'We charge you with Genocide': Sisi faces Oslo protest over Gaza.newarab.com Dozens of activists protested in Oslo this week during Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi's visit, condemning his alleged complicity in The protesters, who gathered on Monday outside the Norwegian parliament, demanded immediate action from the Egyptian president, who was on an
Robert Inlakesh(2024-12-12). The lie of Western diversity and inclusion doesn't work while committing genocide.indybay.org Ultimately, the Democratic Party is a Western liberal-supremacist institution that works for an elitist oligarchy. This is most evident in their foreign policy platform: while preaching anti-Racism, they literally aided an ethno-Supremacist European settler regime to exterminate a portion of an indigenous population. US President Joe Biden used typical Orientalist descriptions of Palestinians to claim they are driven by an "ancient desire to kill Jews", a deeply racist statement that came at a time when the people of Gaza were suffering a manufactured famine. | Kamala Harris's campaign was a bundle of contradicti…
nacla.org (2024-12-12). The Campus Rebellion for Palestine in Latin America and the Caribbean People also set up encampments on college campuses in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere to condemn the genocide while making connections between the situation in the occupied territories and the colonial and imperial violence they face in their own contexts.
MintPress director Mnar Adley hosts a discussion with two special guests to al-Qaeda's rise in Syria with Tehran University professor Dr. Mohammed Marandi and Syrian journalist from Aleppo Kevork Almassian . What does the rise of Al-Qaeda mean for Syria, liberation of Palestine, the axis of resistance and the region moving forward.Posted by MintPress News.
newarab(2024-12-12). Pope meets Palestinian leader Abbas at the Vatican.newarab.com The pair, who have previously met several times, discussed peace efforts during a private half-hour audience according to the Vatican, which released images of them smiling together. | Abbas then me…
Bay Area Divest(2024-12-12). Alameda County Divests from Caterpillar in Response to Human Rights Violations.indybay.org OAKLAND, CA – In a significant win for human rights, Alameda County has initiated the process of divesting $32 million in public funds from Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment, has long faced criticism for its equipment's role in the destruction of Palestinian homes, infrastructure, and agriculture, as well as in the U.S. prison-industrial complex, border militarization, and immigration detention centers.
Al Mayadeen English(2024-12-12). Yale students make history: Divestment referendum passed.indybay.org Organizers from the pro-Palestine Sumud Coalition emphasize that the results highlight strong student support for divestment and pro-Palestinian causes, countering perceptions that such views represent a minority.
Yves Engler(2024-12-11). With "Friends" Like this Peace Movement Doesn't Need Enemies.dissidentvoice.org Why did Steven Staples join Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau and other genocide promoters in smearing an anti-NATO demonstration as "antisemitic"? On Saturday the Council of Canadians Treasurer and board member sent his PeaceQuest list an error filled, anti-Palestinian, power-serving 'questionnaire'. As Israel's holocaust in Gaza enters its fourteenth month, Staples published "4 ways to 'shake …
United World International(2024-12-11). The ties between Israel and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).unitedworldint.com By Yiƒüit Saner Speaking to Israel's public broadcaster KAN, Middle East expert Mordechai Kedar relayed messages of "goodwill" from HTS to Israel. Kedar, a former officer in Israeli Military Intelligence, emphasized that the HTS militants view Israel "not as a problem, but as a solution". He also stated, "I conveyed a detailed list of equipment …
Caitlin Johnstone(2024-12-11). "Terrorist Organization" Means Whatever The US Wants It To Mean.caitlinjohnstone.com.auThe US government is simultaneously (A) preparing to remove from its list of designated terrorist organizations the group which led the charge to oust Bashar al-Assad in Syria and (B) justifying Israel's land grab in Syria by saying the nation has been taken over by terrorists.
Salam Qumsiyeh(2024-12-11). Day 432 in Gaza: Deaths and Injuries in Israeli Airstrikes.imemc.org On Day 432, Wednesday, the Israeli forces continue their aggression against the Gaza Strip by land, sea, and air, since October 7th 2023, killing 44,805 citizens, the majority of them women and children, and wounding 106,257 others. Thousands of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, where ambulance and rescue crews cannot reach …
Ali Salam(2024-12-11). Colonizers Run Over a Palestinian Child Near Nablus, Seize a Home in Occupied Jerusalem.imemc.org An illegal colonizer ran over a Palestinian child, on Tuesday afternoon, near the As-Sawiya-Al-Lubban Secondary School, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Samer Al-Jamal, the Director of Education south of Nablus, said that an Israeli settler rammed a child with his vehicle near the As-Sawiya-Al-Lubban Secondary School, south of Nablus. Media sources said …
subMedia(2024-12-11). 9 December in Anarchist History: The First Intifada.dissidentvoice.org On this day in anarchist history, December 9th 1987, we remember the start of the 1st Palestinian Intifada, a years long decentralized uprising of Palestinians against Israeli colonial occupation. Sparked by an incident at the Erez Crossing in Gaza where an Israeli military vehicle crashed into a line of Palestinian civilian vehicles, the 1st Intifada …
Dave DeCamp(2024-12-11). Israeli Strikes on the Gaza Strip Kill at Least 29 More Palestinians.news.antiwar.com Israeli attacks on northern and central Gaza killed at least 29 Palestinians on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported, citing medical sources in the Strip. Gaza's Health Ministry said in its daily update, which it puts out about mid-day Gaza time, that at least 19 were killed and 69 were wounded over the previous 24-hour period. The …
Nothing that Israel and its supporters can say or do will avoid the historical accountability of the extermination of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
Anti-genocide campaigner's supporters will protest outside court As Skwawkbox covered last month, Jewish anti-genocide and anti-apartheid writer and campaigner Tony Greenstein is being charged under terror legislation for a comment supporting the right of Palestinians to resist Israel's occupation. Greenstein was made to appear at Brighton police station for the charge to be read to …
United Nations, December 12 (RHC)– Once again, the violent Zionist genocide in the Gaza Strip has brought Israel back into the world's spotlight, this time due to the large number of 193 journalists who have died at the hands of the Israeli army in Gaza.
As the corruption trial of Eli Feldstein, a former adviser to Netanyahu, is accused in the case of leaking a classified document related to captive negotiations in Gaza to shift critical media coverage of the Israeli leader. | The case, critics say, highlights d…
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian young man and shot another, at dawn Thursday, after invading the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. Medical sources at the Rafidia Hospital in Nablus announced that the young man, Jihad Yousef Hussein Abu Salim, 25, succumbed to a critical gunshot wound to the …
On Wednesday, illegal Israeli colonizers assaulted the citizens, Jamal Ghaith, his wife, and his children, after storming the rooftop of their home in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan town, in East Jerusalem. Media sources said that illegal settlers invaded the roof of the home belonging to Jamal Ghaith, and removed its contents, in an …
On October 17, 2024, then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was murdered by Israel in Gaza.
According to the WSJ report, one of the concessions was Hamas telling mediators that they would agree to a deal that would allow Israeli forces to remain in some areas of Gaza te…
An The Palestinian ministry of health confirmed that the quadcopter targeted Joda, instantly killing him. | Joda is believed to have been the only orthopaedic surgeon in north Gaza, which has been under si…
Speaking at an event last week, Andrew Cayley questioned the credibility of Israeli…
Israeli forces have reportedly begun pulling out of Local media reports said Israeli soldiers began withdrawing from the border town of Khiam, which saw weeks of heavy fighting during the war. | A team from the UN peacekeeping force The st…
The resolution – adopted by a vote of 158-9, with 13 abstentions – urges "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire," and "the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages" – wording similar to a text…
As Ireland plans to formally join South Africa's Speaking after Wednesday's cabinet meeting, 
Dozens of activists protested in Oslo this week during Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi's visit, condemning his alleged complicity in The protesters, who gathered on Monday outside the Norwegian parliament, demanded immediate action from the Egyptian president, who was on an 
Columbia University staff are being suspended and terminated for participating in last Spring's Gaza Solidarity Encampment, even if they were off the clock at the time. Similar cases are being seen across the country.
People also set up encampments on college campuses in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere to condemn the genocide while making connections between the situation in the occupied territories and the colonial and imperial violence they face in their own contexts.
Tensions erupted during the funeral of a Palestinian man killed in clashes between Palestinian armed resistance fighters and The 
The pair, who have previously met several times, discussed peace efforts during a private half-hour audience according to the Vatican, which released images of them smiling together. | Abbas then me…
An illegal colonizer ran over a Palestinian child, on Tuesday afternoon, near the As-Sawiya-Al-Lubban Secondary School, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Samer Al-Jamal, the Director of Education south of Nablus, said that an Israeli settler rammed a child with his vehicle near the As-Sawiya-Al-Lubban Secondary School, south of Nablus. Media sources said …