2024-01-05: News Headlines

reliefweb.int (2024-01-05). Afghanistan: Infectious Disease Outbreaks – Epidemiological week #52, 2023 (24—30 Dec 2023) Situation Report #52. reliefweb.int

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-05). Gaza Destroys Western Divide-and-Rule Narratives. libya360.wordpress.com Sharmine Narwani Since Israel's assault on Gaza began, three separate polls show that Arab and Muslim populations are shifting their support away from Washington's regional allies toward West Asia's Axis of Resistance. It could be a clean sweep. Decades of western-led narratives crafted to exploit differences throughout West Asia, create strife amid the region's myriad…

ecns.cn (2024-01-05). Insights丨Rana Mitter: China's engagement to make 2024 a peaceful, prosperous and cooperative year. ecns.cn During an interview with China News Network, Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, expressed his hope of 2024.

latintimes (2024-01-05). Markets Swing Ahead Of US Jobs As Rate Cut Hopes Fade. latintimes.com Asian stocks fluctuated on Friday after a bigger-than-expected rise in US private-sector jobs poured cold water on hopes for an interest rate cut in the next few months.

ecns.cn (2024-01-05). Changsha residents line up to purchase stamps marking the Year of the Dragon. ecns.cn During an interview with China News Network, Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, expressed his hope of 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-05). Loong products made in Yiwu gain global popularity. ecns.cn As the Chinese Year of the Dragon approaches, Yiwu International Trade Market, home to over 2.1 million types of goods, has unveiled a diverse range of Chinese Loong-themed products. These items are not only supplied to the Chinese market but also enjoy robust sales in Southeast Asia, Europe, and other regions.

ecns.cn (2024-01-05). Asia's largest natural science museum opens in N China's Hebei. ecns.cn The Paleozoological Museum of China, the largest natural science museum in Asia, opened to the public in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, on Wednesday."ÄÄ…

UMMID (2024-01-05). 'Blatant support to Israel': Sandeep Pandey on why he returned Magsaysay Award, US degrees. ummid.com Sandeep Pandey, a renowned Social Activist and General Secretary of the Socialist Party in India, announced on January 1, 2024, his decision to return the Magsaysay Award and the degrees he received in the US, to protest the US role in Israel's attack on Gaza.

UMMID (2024-01-05). Trucks off Indian roads, fuel stations down shutter as Transporters go on strike. ummid.com Trucks, buses, taxis and other transport vehicles were off the roads and fuel stations have announced shutdown as the transporters began their three-day strike against the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Monday January 01, 2024.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-05). India-Russia Ties Get a Makeover. globalresearch.ca

UMMID (2024-01-05). GATE 2024 Admit Card – How and Where to Download. ummid.com The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru is set to release today i.e. Wednesday January 03, 2024 the Admit Card (Hall Ticket) of the candidates who have registered for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2024).

UMMID (2024-01-05). 2024 Year to See Elections in 70 Countries, Results to Have Global Impact. ummid.com 2024 will be a historic election year, when democracy will undergo a major test with elections in approximately 70 countries including the United States, India, Mexico and South Africa.

UMMID (2024-01-05). IIMC invites applications for 5 PG Diploma in Journalism Courses for 2024. ummid.com The Indian Institute of Journalism (IIMC) has invited applications for admission in five different PG Diploma in Journalism courses for the year 2024-25 to be done through CUET PG Entrance Exam.

noemail (2024-01-05). Indian warship INS Chennai intercepted hijacked merchant vessel MV Lila Norfolk at 3:15 pm: Officials. devdiscourse.com Indian warship INS Chennai intercepted hijacked merchant vessel MV Lila Norfolk at 3: 15 pm: Officials.

UMMID (2024-01-05). Liberian cargo ship with 15 Indians onboard hijacked in Arabian Sea. ummid.com A Liberian cargo ship with at least 15 Indian crew members onboard, has been hijacked by around five-six armed hijackers near the coast of Somalia in the Arabian Sea Friday January 05, 2024.

latintimes (2024-01-05). India, China Eye Strategic Areas Bordering 'Last Barrier' Bhutan. latintimes.com Squeezed between giant arch-rivals India and China, the landlocked mountain kingdom of Bhutan was long isolated by icy Himalayan peaks.

noemail (2024-01-05). MoU signed between Indian Railways and CII to promote green initiatives. devdiscourse.com The Indian Railways (IR) has signed an MoU with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to reduce energy and water consumption, lowering GHG emissions. IR and CII have renewed their MoU for a third consecutive term. The MoU was signed and exchanged on January 4, 2024, between Railway Board Principal Executive Director/ME (EnHM & Project), Shailendra Singh, and CII Deputy Director General, Seema Arora, in the presence of Railway Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jaya Varma Sinha, Board Members, and other senior officers.

noemail (2024-01-05). Indian Navy deploys warship, surveillance aircraft after hijacking of merchant vessel in Arabian Sea. devdiscourse.com The Indian Navy deployed a warship and a maritime patrol aircraft in the Arabian Sea following hijacking of a Liberian-flagged merchant vessel that is understood to have over a dozen Indian crew members.

noemail (2024-01-05). India's GDP to grow by 7.3 pc in 2023-24: Govt estimates. devdiscourse.com The Indian economy is estimated to grow by 7.3 per cent in the 2023-24 fiscal against 7.2 per cent a year ago, mainly due to good show by mining and quarrying, manufacturing and certain segments of services sectors.

Staff (2024-01-05). BNP declares 48-hour strike on election day, urges nationwide election boycott. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called for a 48-hour strike on the day of the national election, starting from next Saturday at 6: 00 a.m. until Monday, January 8 at 6: 00 a.m. This announcement was made by the BNP senior joint secretary general in a virtual press conference yesterday. Additionally, BNP is …

Staff (2024-01-05). BNP declares 48-hour strike on election day, urges nationwide election boycott. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called for a 48-hour strike on the day of the national election, starting from next Saturday at 6: 00 a.m. until Monday, January 8 at 6: 00 a.m. This announcement was made by the BNP senior joint secretary general in a virtual press conference yesterday. Additionally, BNP is …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-05). 'Incirlik is Yours': How Erdoƒüan Handed a Major Military Base to the Americans. libya360.wordpress.com Matt Kennard US President George W. Bush (R) meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan in the Oval Office at the White House, 2 October 2006, Washington DC. (Photo: Jay L. Clendenin-Pool/Getty Images) The US and UK militaries refuse to tell Declassified if a US Air Force flight from Turkey to the UK's Cyprus…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-05). Al menos tres muertos al chocar dos trenes en Indonesia. telesurtv.net Las autoridades aún investigan la causa del siniestro causado por la colisión de un tren con 287 pasajeros y otro con 191 personas a bordo.

tradewindsnews.com (2024-01-05). Houthis launch sea drones for first time in fresh assault on Red Sea shippingHouthi rebels have launched their first armed maritime drone during the latest assault on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the US says. | | "We all watched as it exploded," he told reporters. "Fortunately, there were no casualties and no ships were hit, but the introduction of a one-way attack USV [unmanned surface vessel] is of concern." | | The Iran-backed Houthis have used waterborne attack drones against Saudi-led forces during Yemen's civil war.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-05). UN Security Council strongly condemns deadly 'terrorist attack' in Iran"The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack in the city of Kerman," said a statement that called the bombings a "reprehensible act of terrorism." | | It expressed the deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and the Iranian government and wished a full recovery to those injured.

upi.com (2024-01-05). Houthis disrupting Red Sea shipping have 1,000-year historyThe Houthis have existed in one form or another since about 790 and have controlled the same mountainous area of northern Yemen for centuries.

Staff (2024-01-05). Headlines for January 5, 2024. democracynow.org Gaza Death Toll Tops 22,600 as Israel Intensifies Attacks on Refugee Camps, Israel Hold Talks with African Nations as Officials Push "Voluntary Migration" from Gaza, Biden Administration Claims South Africa Genocide Case Against Israel Is "Meritless", Former Israeli Hostage Calls on Netanyahu to Declare a Ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. Admits Carrying Out Drone Strike in Baghdad Targeting Iran-Backed Militia Leader, Islamic State Takes Responsibility for Twin Blasts in Iran Near Tomb of Soleimani, Japan Earthquake Toll Rises to 94; Over 220 Still Missing, Al Sharpton Protests Outside Office of Bi…

Brian Berletic (2024-01-05). Who is Behind the Deadly Iran Bombing and Why? How the US Backed Terrorism in Iran for Years. thealtworld.com The Recent Bombing in Iran and US Support of Terrorism in Iran… | — The US has used armed terrorist organizations for decades as proxies against their adversaries worldwide, including most recently in Syria, Iraq, and against Iran; | — US weapons and equipment "fell into the hands" of ISIS and other terrorist organizations, consisting of the largest, most effective militant groups participating in the US proxy war against Syria; | — US government and corporate-funded think tanks like the Brookings Institution in its 2009 "Which Path to Persia?" policy paper proposed using listed terrorist organiz…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-05). ISIS Takes Credit for Bombing in Kerman, Iran That Killed At Least 84. news.antiwar.com ISIS took credit for the Wednesday bombing in Kerman, Iran, that killed at least 84 people, but Iran has yet to formally attribute blame for the attack. According to Iran's PressTV, ISIS issued a statement on its Telegram channels that said two of its members detonated explosive belts in a suicide attack. Iranian officials initially …

Debbie Mohnblatt (2024-01-05). Iranian Opposition Activist Calls for Israel to Attack Iranian Officials Inside Iran. themedialine.org

unitedEditor (2024-01-05). The operation is a "political message to MOSSAD not to escalate" uwidata.com Just one day before the terror attack in Iran's city of Kerman which killed more than 100 people, the Turkish authorities arrested 34 people alleged to cooperated with the Israeli Secret Service MOSSAD. The Turkish counter-terrorism operation was labeled "mole" and pursued jointly by state attorney, police and National Intelligence Organization (MIT). The Minister of …

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). Xi sends condolences to Iran over terror attacks. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday, a day after major terror attacks in the country, saying that China firmly supports Iran's efforts to safeguard its national security and stability.

teleSUR, JDO, MER (2024-01-05). Líderes mundiales condenan ataques terroristas en Irán. telesurtv.net Mandatario iraní Ebrahim Raisi asegura que las fuerzas de seguridad pronto identificarán y aprehenderán a los responsables del hecho.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-01-05). Estado Islámico reivindica autoría del atentado en Kerman, Irán. telesurtv.net El grupo armado anunció que dos integrantes nombrados Omar al-Movahed y Saifollah al-Muyahid hicieron detonar cinturones explosivos atados a sus cuerpos.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-01-05). Hamás afirma que ataque terrorista a Irán sirve a plan israelí. telesurtv.net El grupo palestino manifestó su profunda solidaridad con la República Islámica y las familias de las víctimas del doble atentado en Kerman.

teleSUR, dcdc- JDO (2024-01-05). Irán denuncia ante la ONU ataque terrorista en Kerman. telesurtv.net Amir Saed Iravani afirmó que Irán sigue basándose en su compromiso inquebrantable de liderar la lucha contra el terrorismo.

Rania Khalek (2024-01-05). Failing in Gaza, Escalating in Lebanon: Will Israel Set Fire to Entire Region? w/ Elijah Magnier. thealtworld.com As Israel continues its genocide on Gaza, it is ramping up its attacks in Lebanon and Syria while the US strikes Iraq and Yemen, bringing the Middle East closer to the brink of regional war. | To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek is joined by veteran war correspondent and analyst Elijah Magnier for a special live episode of Dispatches.

Mike Ludwig (2024-01-05). Biden Sticks by Israel as Bloody War on Gaza Threatens to Expand. truthout.org The future of Israel's war on Gaza is uncertain, but the Biden administration says it will continue supporting the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), even as the horrific war divides fellow Democrats and stokes fear that the United States is being pulled into a violent regional conflagration. The headlines this week did not ease this anxiety. Harking back to the brutal war in Iraq, a U.S. |

Rayhan Uddin (2024-01-05). Iraq: PM says government to start process of removing US-led forces. middleeasteye.net

WSWS (2024-01-05). US carries out illegal murder of Iraqi militia leader in expanding Middle East war. wsws.org The US carried out an illegal missile strike on Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday in the latest escalation of the US-Israeli rampage throughout the Middle East..

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-05). Iraq slams US attack on PMF headquarters as violation of sovereignty. peoplesdispatch.org The US attack which killed a senior PMF commander has revived the demands of complete withdrawal of all foreign troops from Iraq. Around 2,500 foreign troops continue to remain in the region despite opposition from the people…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-05). Iraq: Government to Start Process of Ending US-led Coalition's Mission. libya360.wordpress.com Rayhan Uddin A member of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces holds a sign honouring one of the group's slain members at a funeral procession in Baghdad, on 4 January 2024 (AFP) Iraq's prime minister said on Friday that the government will put together a bilateral committee to prepare for the end of a US-led coalition's mission in…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-05). Sayyed Nasrallah: Iraq does not need American forces to combat ISIL. Currently, there are indications that certain elements associated with ISIL in Syria have sought refuge or support from American forces. english.almanar.com.lb

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-05). Cabinet papers confirm Howard Government's unjust Iraq invasion. independentaustralia.net

Al Mayadeen (2024-01-05). 118 Operations on US Bases in Syria and Iraq, According to U.S. Official. globalresearch.ca

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-05). Released cabinet papers on Iraq war support still not transparent. greenleft.org.au

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2024-01-05). Israel strikes "safe zone" in southern Gaza. electronicintifada.net One million Palestinians have fled to Rafah.

Hasan Illaik, The Cradle. (2024-01-05). Israel's Gaza Withdrawal, A Prelude To Full-Out War. popularresistance.org At the start of the new year, Israel's occupation army began implementing the withdrawal of a large portion of its forces from the northern Gaza Strip. | This withdrawal did not mean the end of the war on Gaza, and it certainly did not suggest calm on the Lebanese-Israeli front. On the contrary, reducing the pace of the war in the Gaza Strip increases the possibilities of an Israeli war on Lebanon. | The battles taking place between the occupation army and Hezbollah along the southern Lebanese border since 8 October, in support of the resistance in Gaza, have been increasing in intensity day after day.

Ramzy Baroud, MintPress News. (2024-01-05). Rage Over Gaza: Washington Will Pay For Its Support Of Israel. popularresistance.org A famous quote by Franz Kafka says, "Every thing you love is very likely to be lost, but in the end, love will return in a different way." | The same principle, I believe, applies to any other powerful feeling, including resentment, hate, anger, even rage. | American officials should know this well as they continue to support Israel with billions of dollars of military and economic aid and anything and everything that would allow Israel to continue with its genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza. | The Arabs, the Muslims — in fact, the whole world — are watching, listening, reading, and are getting angr…

aa.com.tr (2024-01-05). OPINION – Netanyahu is ill-equipped for war and peaceWhilst The Israeli military censorship maintains a tight grip on information about losses, Israeli casualties are in the thousands. For example, on December 17, the Times of Israel assessed the number of injured Israeli armed forces to be 6,125.

Julia Conley, Common Dreams. (2024-01-05). Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel. popularresistance.org South Africa is no longer alone in bringing its claim of genocide by the Israeli government to the International Court of Justice, following announcements from the Turkish Foreign Ministry and the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that they support the case. | Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oncu Keceli said Wednesday that those responsible for the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza since October 7 "must be held accountable before international law." | "Israel's murder of more than 22,000 Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom were women and children, in Gaza for nearly three mont…

Peter Koenig (2024-01-05). Genocide and the Cost of the Israel-Gaza War. "Israel is Wiping herself Off The Map. Such a Country Cannot be Allowed to Exist". Peter Koenig. globalresearch.ca

reliefweb.int (2024-01-05). oPt: Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel – reported impact, 4 January 2024 at 23:59. reliefweb.int

bdsmovement.net (2024-01-05). Unite now to stop #GazaGenocide. bdsmovement.net Let's make November 29th a global day of action to stop #GazaGenocide.

latintimes (2024-01-05). Israeli Defence Chief Lays Out Post-war Gaza Plan As Fighting Rages. latintimes.com Israel's defence minister has laid out for the first time preliminary plans for…

contact (2024-01-05). John Mearsheimer: Genocide in Gaza. israelpalestinenews.org "It is hard to see how Israel will be able to defend itself in a rational-legal way when the proceedings begin. After all, brute facts are hard to dispute…Regardless of how this case plays out in the ICJ…in the future Israel will be widely regarded as principally responsible for one of the canonical cases of genocide." Scholar and Israel expert John Mearsheimer summarizes and offers remarks on South Africa's genocide case against Israel.

Staff (2024-01-05). The "Transfer" of Palestinians Out of Gaza Is Not a "Voluntary Migration" scheerpost.com Photo by Muslim Aid Australia on Flickr By Michel Moushabeck / Truthout Instead of the sounds of fireworks to ring in the new year, the people of Gaza, struck by fear, were kept awake by the rumbles of explosions and bombs being dropped on them from the sky — a reminder to Palestinians of Israeli Prime …

Staff (2024-01-05). Gaza hospital received 155 dead, 357 wounded after December attacks on refugee camps: Medical charity. muslimmirror.com LONDON : Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza received 155 dead and 357 wounded following Israeli attacks on two refugee camps in December, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday, reiterating its call for a cease-fire. "From the hospital, we can hear the bombing in the neighborhoods northeast of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza's Middle Area, …

MEE staff (2024-01-05). War on Gaza: Israel 'in talks with Rwanda and Chad' to exile Palestinians. middleeasteye.net

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-05). 'Beheaded Babies' — How UK Media Reported Israel's Fake News as Fact. libya360.wordpress.com Hamza Ali Shah Journalists watch Israel bomb Gaza. (Photo: Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty) Britain's national press have been indispensable allies of Israel throughout its brutal war on Gaza. The assertion that during Hamas' attack in southern Israel on 7 October babies were beheaded gained traction almost immediately. On the morning of 10 October, Israeli…

midwesternmarx (2024-01-05). We Are Entirely Too Close To Another Major War In The Middle East By: Caitlin Johnstone. midwesternmarx.com The US and its allies have published a joint statement warning Yemen's Houthis to cease the attacks they've been making on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The Houthis, officially known as Ansarallah, have successfully slashed Israeli port activity by an extremely massive margin with their maritime tactics in response to Israel's ongoing massacre in Gaza.The statement asserts that the Yemeni attacks "are a direct threat to the freedom of navigation that serves as th …

Michael Arria (2024-01-05). Crackdown on Palestine in education goes far beyond universities. mondoweiss.net The backlash against Palestine in education isn't just happening in universities. There have also been dozens of educators disciplined at primary and secondary schools across the U.S. for teaching about the Israeli attack on Gaza.

Kit Klarenberg (2024-01-05). Top democrat-linked PR firm tapped by pro-Israel groups to control Gaza war narrative. mronline.org On December 6, it was announced with much fanfare that the 10/7 Project, a new "centralized communications operation to promote continued U.S. bipartisan support for Israel; push for accurate, complete coverage of the Israel-Hamas war," and achieve a "stronger" media "focus" on the victims of October 7's Al-Aqsa Flood would be launched, by a quintet …

MEE staff (2024-01-05). War on Gaza: Israeli cabinet meeting on soldiers' conduct ends abruptly after row. middleeasteye.net

Global Research News (2024-01-05). Selected Articles: How Long Can Israel Defy the World? globalresearch.ca By As Israel takes out hospitals and civilian infrastructure, infectious diseases and famine threaten to kill many more people. Several Israeli soldiers have been reported …

Editor (2024-01-05). John Mearsheimer: Genocide in Gaza. scheerpost.com By John Mearsheimer / Substack I am writing to flag a truly important document that should be widely circulated and read carefully by anyone interested in the ongoing Gaza War. Specifically, I am referring to the 84-page "application" that South Africa filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 29 December 2023, accusing Israel …

Staff (2024-01-05). "My Heart Is Still in Gaza": Palestinian Scientist Flees Israeli Bombs, Begs World to Stop Genocide. democracynow.org In Gaza, the death toll from Israel's 90-day bombardment has topped 22,600, with another 7,000 people reported missing and presumed dead. As the IDF intensifies its attacks on refugee camps in central and south Gaza — areas deemed by Israel to be safe zones — we speak with Mohammed Ghalayini, an air quality scientist and co-founder of Amplify Gaza Stories, who made the "impossible choice" to flee from Gaza to Britain, where he has dual citizenship. "It was really hard to imagine things getting any worse on any particular day, but they did keep getting worse," says Ghalayi…

Staff (2024-01-05). Gaza hospital received 155 dead, 357 wounded after December attacks on refugee camps: Medical charity. muslimmirror.com LONDON : Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza received 155 dead and 357 wounded following Israeli attacks on two refugee camps in December, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday, reiterating its call for a cease-fire. "From the hospital, we can hear the bombing in the neighborhoods northeast of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza's Middle Area, …

Wajdan Abu Shammala (2024-01-05). Why baking a donut is a triumph in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Every joy in Gaza, no matter how small, is interrupted by Israeli violence.

Staff (2024-01-05). South Africa takes Israel to ICJ: Arab dictators' betrayal facilitates Israeli genocide of Palestinians. muslimmirror.com By Latheef Farook South Africa which, once fought for its own liberation war against an apartheid regime supported for decades by U.S , has initiated case against Israel at the International Court of Justice- ICJ-to force Israel to stop its genocide on Gaza's 2.3 million Palestinians and declare Israel has breached its obligations under the …

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-05). International pressure increases on Israel as it continues committing genocide in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has come under fire over comments from a number of ultra right-wing ministers and politicians who have called for the complete and permanent transfer and expulsion of the Palestinian population of Gaza. The officials have suggested that Gazans should be forcibly transferred to other countries in the region, as well as to countries in Africa. | The United Nations, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, France, the European Union, as well as Israel's primary backer, the United States, among others have condemned these statements and noted that such a move would constitute a grave violat…

Staff (2024-01-05). "The IDF Should Not Exist": Meet Meital Yaniv, Former Israeli Soldier Turned Anti-Zionist Organizer. democracynow.org We speak with anti-Zionist organizer and former IDF soldier from Tel Aviv Meital Yaniv, who joined hundreds of Jewish activists and their allies to shut down the California state Capitol in Sacramento Wednesday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and condemn the roughly $600 million in California taxes that is used annually for U.S. military aid to Israel. Yaniv recalls how they were raised "extremely Zionistic," their experience in the Israeli Air Force and eventual turn to fight for Palestinian rights. "What Israel is doing right now has nothing to do with antisemitism. What Israel is doing right no…

The Canary (2024-01-05). Can Wales still call itself an anti-apartheid nation as Israel continues its genocide in Gaza? thecanary.co

Nader Durgham (2024-01-05). War on Gaza: Israel defence minister proposes security control over Gaza. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israel defence minister proposes security control over Gaza | Yoav Gallant introduces plan that would have Israel keep security control over Gaza, as Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah renews his threats to avenge the killing of Saleh al-Arouri | Fri, 01/05/2024 – 16: 37 | Buildings lie in ruins in Gaza, as seen from Israel on 2 January 2024 (Reuters/Amir Cohen) | Israeli Defence Mini…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2024-01-05). US uses humanitarian aid to prolong Gaza genocide. electronicintifada.net Israel mulls opening northern crossing due to pressure from Washington.

UOFCHA (2024-01-05). oPt: Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #84. reliefweb.int

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-05). Report: All CNN Gaza Coverage Seen by Bureau Monitored by IDF Before Publication. truthout.org CNN has for years maintained a policy of running all of its coverage on Israel and Palestine, including its recent Gaza coverage, past its bureau in Jerusalem, where it is subject to the censorship policies set by Israel's military, damning new reporting by The Intercept has revealed. The Jerusalem CNN staff who review the reporting do so under the watchful eye of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)… |

Middle East Monitor (2024-01-05). Israel in discussions with Congo to resettle Palestinians from Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2024-01-05). Starmer's office is set to see another protest over Israel — with 100 others happening across the UK too. thecanary.co On Saturday 6 January, protests will take place across the UK regarding Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. However, at two locations there is a different focus — with one calling for solidarity with activists facing trial, and another calling on Labour leader Keir Starmer to effectively fix up. UK protests over Israel's genocide number 100 …

MEE staff (2024-01-05). War on Gaza: Fighting has 'disabled' 12,500 Israeli soldiers, estimates show. middleeasteye.net

Yousef Fares (2024-01-05). Zionists Fail to 'Cleanse' Northern Gaza: Resistance Is Hunting the Occupiers. orinocotribune.com Two weeks after the occupation army began withdrawing from many areas in northern Gaza, the momentum of the ground operations has shifted to the eastern neighborhoods of Gaza City (Haraat al-Daraj and Al-Tuffah), and the central camps (Al-Maghazi, Al-Bureij, and Al-Nuseirat), alongside the major operation occurring in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Resistance in the northern regions does not seem inclined to allow a peaceful repositioning of the occupation forces, as over the past two weeks, the Resistance continued to carry out impactful operations that targeted "Israeli" tanks in…

Editor (2024-01-05). Survivors recount harrowing Israeli field executions. mronline.org In Gaza City, Israeli soldiers shoot Palestinians at point blank range, killing them in front of their families.

Editor (2024-01-05). Ray McGovern: The Imprisonment of the Palestinian People Was Not an Act of God. scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play/ Amazon / YouTube / Rumble Israel's current war on Gaza and the Palestinians draws pessimism and hopelessness, reminding two veterans of its origin in another such war in the region in 1967, The Six Day War, which resulted In Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern joins host Robert …

contact (2024-01-05). "A generation of child amputees is emerging" in Gaza — Day 89. israelpalestinenews.org In 89 days, Israel has dropped more than 45,000 bombs on Gaza weighing more than 71,000 tons; perspectives on South Africa's genocide accusations at the Int'l Court of Justice; widespread condemnation of Israeli ministers' "transfer" rhetoric…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-05). Democracy Now! 2024-01-05 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 05, 2024; "My Heart Is Still in Gaza": Palestinian Scientist Flees Israeli Bombs, Begs World to Stop Genocide; "The IDF Should Not Exist": Meet Meital Yaniv, Former Israeli Soldier Turned Anti-Zionist Organizer; Ralph Nader on Gaza Ceasefire & Why Suppression of Palestine Advocacy Is the Real Problem on Campus | Headlines for January 05, 2024; "My Heart Is Still in Gaza": Palestinian Scientist Flees Israeli Bombs, Begs World to Stop Genocide; "The IDF Should Not Exist": Meet Meital Yaniv, Former Israeli Soldier Turned Anti-Zionist Organizer; Ralp…

UMMID (2024-01-05). 'Goodbye to Martyrs': Palestinian Journo describes how morning starts in Gaza. ummid.com Mariam Abu Daqqa is a press photographer in the Gaza Strip. She gives us below her daily morning view of the carcass-ridden Strip. She reflects the feelings of all Gazans when they get up in the morning under the Israeli war machine pounding above their heads.

Amy Goodman (2024-01-05). Palestinian Scientist: I Have a Responsibility to Amplify Gaza Voices. truthout.org In Gaza, the death toll from Israel's 90-day bombardment has topped 22,600, with another 7,000 people reported missing and presumed dead. As the IDF intensifies its attacks on refugee camps in central and south Gaza — areas deemed by Israel to be safe zones — we speak with Mohammed Ghalayini, an air quality scientist and co-founder of Amplify Gaza Stories, who made the "impossible choice" to flee… |

Rima Najjar (2024-01-05). Is Israel Merely Stupid or Insane? Motivated by Revenge and Hubris. The Response to the Crime: "Escalate the Resistance in Gaza" globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-05). Biden Campaign Staffers Protest US Support for Israel's Gaza Onslaught. news.antiwar.com A group of 17 staffers for President Biden's 2024 re-election have signed onto an anonymous letter protesting the president's support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. "Complicity in the death of over 20,000 Palestinians, 8,200 of whom are children, simply cannot be justified," the letter reads. The staffers said President Biden was losing support …

Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (2024-01-05). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 91: As hunger and cold take their toll in Gaza, all eyes turn to Lebanon. mondoweiss.net Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gives a speech on Friday as world fears escalation on the Lebanese front. Meanwhile, Israeli military and government officials fight over future plans for Gaza and an investigation into the events of October 7.

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). Israeli ministers' remarks on Gaza future slammed. ecns.cn The calling by top Israeli government officials for Palestinians to be displaced from Gaza has drawn broad condemnation from regional neighbor Saudi Arabia among others, as well as the Western nations, with some calling it "irresponsible".

Laurel Rosenhall, Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times. (2024-01-05). California Assembly Shut Down By Protest For Cease-Fire In Palestine. popularresistance.org Sacramento – On the day California lawmakers returned to Sacramento for the new year, hundreds of protesters convened at the state Capitol on Wednesday and shut down the Assembly with calls for Israel to stop its war against Hamas. | Legislators filed out of the Assembly chamber as at least 250 demonstrators chanted, "Cease fire now." Filling the Capitol rotunda, protesters unfurled a banner stating "No U.S. Funding for Israel's Genocide in Palestine" and made paper flowers representing more than 22,000 Palestinians killed in the war that began after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-05). UK Professor to Defend Israel in ICJ Genocide Case. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: "Expect the UK to intervene on Israel's side in the South African case against Israel for Genocide at the International Court of Justice. If Israel loses, British ministers, civil servants and military personnal could end up in the dock for genocide — not only in the Hague, but in the UK, "Craig Murray sagely…

As'ad AbuKhalil, Consortium News. (2024-01-05). Hamas And Arab Public Opinion. popularresistance.org US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, trying to appear sensitive, claim that Hamas does not speak for the Palestinian people. All along they have sought to portray the war on the Palestinian people as a war on Hamas. | More than 21,000 Palestinian have been murdered and the war ostensibly is still solely targeted against Hamas, according to U.S. and Israeli officials. | (Israel at least admits more than half the dead are not Hamas combatants, wildly exaggerating the number of Hamas fighters killed in order to camouflage genocide. Israel brags it has killed "only" over 10,000 Palestinian ci…

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-01-05). It's Insane That Anyone Is Still Supporting Israel. caitlinjohnstone.com.au If you're still supporting Israel at this point, you're just telling everyone you don't care about truth or morality. You're announcing to the world that you care only about your weird ideological agendas and geopolitical control.

Michel DeGraff, Vivien Sansour, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-05). Every Person Is A Person — #ToutMounSeMoun. popularresistance.org Yakoub el Khayat, the little-known Palestinian oral poet who passed away in 2022, was made a refugee in 1948. In that year, the Israeli state was established on his ancestral land, including his home in the village of Iqrith in the upper Galilee, and he joined some 750,000 Palestinians in fleeing everything he had ever known and loved. Yakoub, who tempered his grief by calling it "the beloved wound" and whose words inspired resilience in every person who heard them, lived for another 74 years — his early days in Iqrith but a distant memory — and ultimately died with a profoundly heavy heart.

Chris Hedges (2024-01-05). Israel cannot be a colonial power and a democracy. therealnews.com Israel's status as a bona fide democracy is often taken to be a self-evident truth, but a more critical look at the history and reality of Zionism calls this into question. After all, how can a democracy exist in a country constitutionally defined as an ethnostate that can only exist through the suppression and gradual elimination of its Others? Israeli historian Ilan Pappé joins The Chris Hedges Report for a discussion on Israel as an inherently colonial, and therefore anti-democratic, project. | Ilan Pappé is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Ex…

Donya Ahmad Abu Sitta (2024-01-05). Smoke, shrapnel and screams. electronicintifada.net I've survived four Israeli attacks at home and at so-called safe shelters.

Ayesha Khan (2024-01-05). Britons participating in Israel's war crimes must be held accountable. electronicintifada.net Soldiers returning to the UK should not be able to commit war crimes with impunity.

Anda Ashraf Shaheen (2024-01-05). What future do I have? electronicintifada.net I was two weeks into my first semester at college when I was forcibly displaced by Israeli attacks.

Staff (2024-01-05). How Corporate Media Whitewash Israeli Crimes: A Personal Narrative. youtube.com MintPress founder and director, Mnar Adley, was recently invited to speak at a conference in Chicago to give a keynote speech about Israel's ongoing attack against Palestinian journalists, how Western corporate media whitewash Israeli crimes along with sharing her personal journey of surviving Israeli occupation. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews MintPress News: www.mintpressnews.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/MintPressNews

Mnar Adley (2024-01-05). How Corporate Media Whitewash Israeli Crimes: A Personal Narrative. mintpressnews.com This speech was delivered by MintPress founder Mnar Adley in Chicago at the Sirat Conference on December 25th, 2023. Adley was invited to give a keynote address to talk about corporate media's complicity in Israeli war crimes and Israel's attack on journalists.

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-05). Within US-Occupied Nation Of Puerto Rico, Solidarity With Palestine Grows. popularresistance.org Within the boundaries of US-occupied Puerto Rico, the movement for Palestinian liberation has been growing. On December 18, a demonstration organized by students and the Palestinian diaspora on the island marched from the Israeli consulate in San Juan to the US Federal Court. The formation "Mothers Against the War" has been calling protests on a weekly basis outside of the consulate. | Jocelyn Velázquez of Jornada Se Acabaron las Promesas spoke at a November 12 rally outside the Puerto Rico Capitol in San Juan, starting off her speech by applauding the people of Palestine as well as the Palestinian resistance. "W…

Kyle Anzalone (2024-01-05). October 7 Probe Ignites Tensions Between Military and Netanyahu Allies. news.antiwar.com Tensions between the Israeli military and several Israeli politicians boiled over during a war cabinet meeting about an investigation into the October 7 Hamas attack. The government led by Benjamin Netanyahu has deflected blame for the Hamas intrusion in southern Israel. Several reports have produced evidence that Tel Aviv should have been able to prevent …

Bilal Cleland (2024-01-05). 'Criminal practices': Israel's cruel apartheid against Palestinians. independentaustralia.net

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-05). LIVE: Israel Trying To Expand Regional War + Epstein Names Coming Out! rumble.com

MEE staff (2024-01-05). Israel-Palestine war: Calls for Ofcom probe after 'racist' interview with Palestinian politician. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Calls for Ofcom probe after 'racist' interview with Palestinian politician | Julia Hartley-Brewer suggested Mustafa Barghouti is 'maybe not used to women talking' during exchange on TalkTV | Fri, 01/05/2024 – 14: 53 | Julia Hartley-Brewer during her TalkTV interview with Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti on 3 January 2024 (Screengrab/Talk TV) | Commentators and online users…

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-05). Israeli Government Wasn't Expecting This! youtu.be

UMMID (2024-01-05). 'We don't rape': Hamas rejects New York Times report about sexual violence. ummid.com The Hamas rejected a report by US daily The New York Times which accused the Resistance Fighters of raping Israeli women and resorting to sexual violence on Oct 7 when they stormed the occupied Palestinian territories as part of their Operation Al Aqsa Flood on Oct 07, 2023.

Keren Setton (2024-01-05). After Fighting 90 Days, Israel's Goals Shift, Taking Out Hamas Seems Off the Table. themedialine.org

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-05). McDonald's latest business titan to face impact of pro-Israel stance. new.thecradle.co

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-01-05). Corte Internacional fija fecha para enjuiciar a Israel por genocidio. telesurtv.net El director general del Ministerio de Exteriores sudafricano, Zane Dangor, aseguró que demostrará que "Israel tiene la intención de cometer un genocidio" en Gaza.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-01-05). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net 91 días se han cumplido de los ataques continuos de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-01-05). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 90 días se han cumplido de los ataques de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-05). A Message to Israeli, U.S. and NATO Soldiers and Pilots: It's Genocide, "Disobey Unlawful Orders, Abandon the Battlefield" globalresearch.ca It is not through negotiations with Netanyahu & Biden, that we will be able to put an end to the genocide. What is required is a campaign which enables Israeli, U.S. & NATO combatants To Disobey Unlawful Orders…

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-05). Rage over Gaza: Washington Will Pay for Its Support of Israel. counterpunch.org A famous quote by Franz Kafka says, "Every thing you love is very likely to be lost, but in the end, love will return in a different way." The same principle, I believe, applies to any other powerful feeling, including resentment, hate, anger, even rage. American officials should know this well as they continue to

Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond (2024-01-05). Whips, Drones, Donkeys and the Future of Resistance: a Lesson from Saeed Al-Err. counterpunch.org Since October 8, Al-Err and his family have been displaced twice. When Israel first ordered northern Gazans to evacuate to the south, Al-Err was forced to leave the 400 dogs with open bags of food and the sanctuary gates open. He and his family moved with 120 cats into one of the cat shelters, located just south of the evacuation line.

Daniel Warner (2024-01-05). The U.S. and Israel: Two Self-Proclaimed Chosen Countries in Need of Demythologizing. counterpunch.org The bro-hug between President Joseph Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 18, 2023, at Tel Aviv airport was more than just a friend welcoming his long-time buddy to his 'hood. It was also more than just two prominent statesmen hugging as diplomatic allies. For despite whatever tensions have arisen between the two

Ron Jacobs (2024-01-05). Hamas Without the Hatred. counterpunch.org Hamas has been the bogeyman in establishment circles of the Global North for more than two decades. Hamas has also been one of the more successful manifestations of the movement against Israel's occupation and siege of Palestine in the history of that resistance. Each of these sentences explains the other. It doesn't matter whether one

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-05). Australia's selective use of foreign fighter laws in Israel's war on Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-05). Protests demanding Israel cease fire continue across Australia. greenleft.org.au

skwawkbox.org (2024-01-04). Breaking: Jewish anti-genocide protesters take over Californian state capitol (video)'Jews say no' – protesters demand an end to US funding and support for Israeli war crimes

latintimes (2024-01-05). Creator Blows Final Whistle On 'Captain Tsubasa' Football Comic. latintimes.com The Japanese creator of "Captain Tsubasa" said on Friday that he was blowing the final whistle on the beloved cartoon series after a run of 43 years.

Democracy Now! (2024-01-05). Global minimum tax of 15% for multinational companies comes into force. pressenza.com Many major multinational companies must pay a global minimum tax of at least 15% on corporate profits for the first time. The historic tax reforms went into effect on Monday, nearly three years after 140 countries agreed to a new tax system, which is expected to increase tax revenues by $220 billion a year. | The United States is not currently participating in the reform despite having endorsed the agreement in 2021. | Countries that have implemented the 15% tax since 1 January include the UK, Australia, South Korea, Japan and Canada, as well as the European Union and countries known as tax havens, such as Irelan…

latintimes (2024-01-05). Japan Quake Death Toll Rises To 92, Missing 242. latintimes.com The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242.

UMMID (2024-01-05). Watch: Japan plane with 379 onboard catches fire on runway. ummid.com A Japanese Airlines plane Tuesday January 02, 2024 bursts into flames when it collided with another plane while landing on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

reliefweb.int (2024-01-05). Summary information on the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (Japan), 5 Jan 2024. reliefweb.int

UMMID (2024-01-05). Series of earthquakes hit Japan; Power outage, scores of homes reduced to rubble. ummid.com A powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on Richter scale hit central Japan Monday January 01, 2024 reducing scores of homes to rubble, power outage and ripped up roads.

ecns.cn (2024-01-05). Wreckage clean-up starts at Tokyo airport. ecns.cn Smoke rises from the burnt Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350 plane as officials remove its wreckage after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 5, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-05). U.S. base plan risks losing Okinawans' trust. ecns.cn The Japanese government's coercive approach to relocating a US military base in Okinawa Prefecture will intensify Okinawans' anti-US sentiment, worsen their trust in the Tokyo administration.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-05). Sayyed Nasrallah addressing the people in the south: Had the fate of the enemy been to defeat the resistance in Gaza and displace its people, their next target would have been southern Lebanon, particularly in southern Litani. It is you who shattered their ambitions. english.almanar.com.lb

ecns.cn (2024-01-05). China ringing up wins against telecom fraud. ecns.cn Since the beginning of 2023, numerous articles, news items and posts regarding telecom fraud have been all the buzz on social media. One of the most extreme cases involved a doctoral student being deceived into heading to northern Myanmar.

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). Beijing urges end to conflict in Myanmar. ecns.cn China strongly objected on Thursday to the landing of a stray artillery shell from across the border that left five people injured in Yunnan province, calling for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict in northern Myanmar.

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). China ringing up wins against telecom fraud. ecns.cn Since the beginning of 2023, numerous articles, news items and posts regarding telecom fraud have been all the buzz on social media. One of the most extreme cases involved a doctoral student being deceived into heading to northern Myanmar.

latintimes (2024-01-05). N Korea's Kim Calls For Expanded Missile Launcher Production. latintimes.com North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for expanded production of missile launchers in preparation for a "military showdown" with South Korea and the United States, state media said Friday.

Kyle Anzalone (2024-01-05). North and South Korea Fire Artillery Near Border. news.antiwar.com Following a series of provocative US and South Korean war games, North Korea responded by a major artillery drill. Pyongyang fired over 200 rounds in the direction of a disputed border group of South Korean islands. Seoul subsequently ordered the evacuation of residents of two islands. On Friday, North Korean forces fired artillery toward South …

latintimes (2024-01-05). North Korea Launches Intense Shelling in Yellow Sea; Seoul Answers with Live Fire Drills. latintimes.com Pyongyang launched more than 200 artillery rounds in the maritime buffer zone as bordering areas in the south were evacuated…

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-01-05). Irak acusa a coalición de EE.UU. de ataque en Bagdad. telesurtv.net Al menos dos personas murieron, entre ellas el subcomandante de las operaciones del Cinturón de Bagdad en las Fuerzas de Movilización Popular, Hajj Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi.

Melvin Goodman (2024-01-05). The Commonality of Megalomania. counterpunch.org The geopolitical bookends of my life may include existing with the megalomania and mendacity of two dangerous individuals: Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump. Hitler was the dominant force of the geopolitical environment in my first seven years, and now that I'm in my mid-eighties it is possible that Donald Trump will dominate my later years. I cannot explain why these depraved and pathetic excuses for human beings exercised so much influence and power over seemingly normal people in their countries, but the fact that they were able to prosper politically in socially and scientifically advanced states such as Germany…

Staff (2024-01-05). Ralph Nader on Stopping Gaza War & Why Suppression of Palestine Advocacy Is the Real Problem on Campus. democracynow.org Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic and four-time former presidential candidate, joins Democracy Now! to discuss Americans pushing the government to end "this genocidal war in Gaza," large donors influencing free speech and curriculum at universities, and his new book, The Rebellious CEO: 12 Leaders Who Did It Right.

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-05). California Assembly Shut Down By Protest For Cease-Fire In Palestine. popularresistance.org

Editor (2024-01-05). From Within the US-occupied Nation of Puerto Rico, Solidarity With Palestine Grows. scheerpost.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-05). Ohio State University Suspends Student Group for Supporting Palestine. leftvoice.org

Editor (2024-01-05). Ohio State University Suspends Student Group for Supporting Palestine. scheerpost.com

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-05). Palestine not forgotten, as protests for a permanent ceasefire continue. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-05). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-05). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-05). Katoomba rallies for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-05). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-05). As pressure mounts for Palestine, more councils take a stand for ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2024-01-05). Wednesday 1/10: San Francisco: Shut It Down For Palestine! indybay.org San Francisco City Hall | 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2024-01-05). Monday 1/8: Action: Phone Zap for Palestine. indybay.org

Free Palestine! (2024-01-05). Tuesday 1/9: Santa Cruz: Pack the Chambers in Support of a Ceasefire Resolution! indybay.org Santa Cruz City Council Chambers, 809 center St., Santa Cruz…

FRSO San Jose (2024-01-05). Sunday 1/7: Protest to Demand a San Jose Palestine Resolution. indybay.org San Jose City Hall courtyard | 200 E Santa Clara St | San Jose, CA 95113…

Angela (2024-01-05). Saturday 1/6: Virtual Event: Power Move for Palestine with Dr. Norman Finkelstein. indybay.org

Angela (2024-01-05). Saturday 1/6: San Jose: Roll Out for Palestine. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | 200 E. Santa Clara St. | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2024-01-05). Sunday 1/7: San Jose: Art Build and Postering for Palestine. indybay.org San José Peace and Justice Center | 48 S 7th St | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2024-01-05). Saturday 1/6: Santa Clara Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Santa Clara City Hall | 1500 Warburton Ave | Santa Clara, CA…

Free Palestine! (2024-01-05). Sunday 1/7: Prayer for Peace Where the River Meets the Ocean. indybay.org Kaiser Permanente Arena river side, 324 Front St., Santa Cruz…

Pressenza Philippines (2024-01-05). NCCA's Heneral Tuna Contest: Outstanding Digital Art from Young Filipinos. pressenza.com Earthlings from all over the Country Celebrate Filipino Values through Digital Art: | November 2023 was a busy month for the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as it celebrated Filipino Values Month with a slew of activities celebrating the values that shape Filipino society, capped by a digital poster-making contest featuring Heneral Tuna, the witty and fierce blue alien cat from NCCA's eponymous animated and book series. | The Heneral Tuna Digital Poster Making Contest featured artworks done by Filipino high school and college students, with each poster interpreting the theme, "Filipino…

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). Joint naval drill by U.S., Philippines condemned. ecns.cn Beijing condemned on Thursday a two-day joint naval drill by the United States and the Philippines in the South China Sea, saying the muscle-flexing will have an adverse effect on the management of the situation in the region.

UMMID (2024-01-05). Watch: South Korean Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed. ummid.com South Korean Opposition Party Leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck Tuesday January 02, 2023 when he was addressing a press conference in the port city of Busan.

WSWS (2024-01-05). Thousands of Sri Lankan electricity workers hold three-day anti-privatisation protest, defying government threats. wsws.org While workers are determined to fight privatisation, the Ceylon Electricity Board's trade union front is restricting them to futile campaigns, claiming this will pressure the Wickremesinghe government to change course.

reliefweb.int (2024-01-05). Situation Report – Sri Lanka 05th January 2024 at 0900hrs. reliefweb.int

teleSUR, lfb, JDO (2024-01-05). Investigan posible suicidio colectivo en Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net Reportan fallecimiento por envenenamiento de siete personas, entre ellas un predicador que trasmitía que a través del suicidio se podía acelerar el viaje a la reencarnación.

Rosalind English (2024-01-05). Law Pod UK latest episode: The Most Significant Cases of 2023. ukhumanrightsblog.com In Episode 191 Jon Metzer and Lucy McCann join Rosalind English to review the judgements and decisions of the past year that we at Law Pod UK consider to have the most important implications for the law. The cases we discuss are the following: R (on the application of AAA (Syria) and others) (Respondents/Cross Appellants) …

Ilham Ahmed, Rojava Information Center (2024-01-05). Kurdish leader: Turkey's attacks on Rojava weaken the fight against ISIS. greenleft.org.au Turkey carried out a devastating string of airstrikes on North East Syria (NES) over Chrsitmas, targeting civilian service facilities and infrastructure. The Rojava Information Center (RIC) spoke with Kurdish politician and former Syrian Democratic Council co-chair, Ilham Ahmed, about the latest attacks.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2024-01-05). In an age of forever wars, American popular culture has reimagined its veterans as victims rather than agents of empire. mronline.org Long Forgotten Is the Role that Veteran Anti-War Activists Played in Ending the Vietnam War.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-05). Sayyed Nasrallah: The silent and negligent regimes were taken aback by the unexpected actions of the Yemenis in the Red Sea. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-05). Sayyed Nasrallah: The message from Yemen today is directed at the United States. It emphasizes that the challenge is not merely against the Ansarullah movement but against tens of millions of Yemeni people with a history of thwarting aggressors and inflicting defeats. english.almanar.com.lb

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2024-01-04: News Headlines

Andrea De Lotto (2024-01-04). Milan, January 1st, several churches in the square against all wars — Video. pressenza.com Piazza Santo Stefano, 4 pm on January 1st, on the occasion of the 57th World Day of Peace, called by the community of Sant'Egidio, at least 200 people arrive, a good part of them immigrants. They remember the violence in the world, and the many wars spread across the planet, they display many signs with the names of the places where peace is a dream. Speakers include a young man from Sudan who recalls that 8 million Sudanese are displaced, largely within the country itself, but also outside of it, an Afghan man who lists the abuses of a Taliban government which crushes the population, starting with the women, and…

Peace Winds Japan (2024-01-04). Afghanistan] Peace Winds Began Preparation for Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance for Victims of West Afghanistan Earthquake. reliefweb.int Country: Afghanistan | Source: Peace Winds Japan | Following the distribution of blankets in mid-October 2023 to households affected by the earthquake in western Afghanistan, Peace Winds is preparing, together with our local partner organization, to provide multi-purpose cash assistance to the victims of the earthquake in need. | Although three months have passed since the earthquake occurred on 7 October 2023, many affected people are still forced to live in tents in areas where houses were completely or partially destroyed. | After the earthquake, local partner organization staff visited the affected areas s…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-04). Ukraine and Palestine: A double threat to U.S. hegemony. mronline.org The outcome of U.S.-led conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia will have a profound impact on the developing world order. Washington has already lost the former, and its major adversaries are vested in making sure it loses the latter too.

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). Asia's largest natural history museum opens to public. ecns.cn Covering an area of 73,100 square meters, this Asia's largest natural history museum opened to the public on Wednesday.

Dr. William Makis (2024-01-04). Pilot Incapacitation: Cathay Pacific Flight (HKG-SYD), Captain Felt Unwell, Crew Turned Around and Returned to Hong Kong, Landed Safely Three Hours Later. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). Commissioner's office: Jimmy Lai's trial fair. ecns.cn The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Wednesday refuted Western politicians' smears against the SAR's handling of Jimmy Lai's national security case, saying the trial is law-based and impartial.

UMMID (2024-01-04). 'Blatant support to Israel': Sandeep Pandey on why he returned Magsaysay Award, US degrees. ummid.com Sandeep Pandey, a renowned Social Activist and General Secretary of the Socialist Party in India, announced on January 1, 2024, his decision to return the Magsaysay Award and the degrees he received in the US, to protest the US role in Israel's attack on Gaza.

UMMID (2024-01-04). Trucks off Indian roads, fuel stations down shutter as Transporters go on strike. ummid.com Trucks, buses, taxis and other transport vehicles were off the roads and fuel stations have announced shutdown as the transporters began their three-day strike against the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Monday January 01, 2024.

Muhammad Tanim Nowshad (2024-01-04). Goddess Parvati: reality is not disconnected from her. pressenza.com All religions collect substances from the mundane reality and manifest those in their scriptures and narratives. But considering this process very insignificant, labeling it anthropomorphic will be imprudent. The religions mainly deal with the Anthropon (Greek term; singular Anthropos) or human beings whose target is to convey some messages to them. How could those generate tangible messages and be connected with them if they do not contain anthropomorphic elements? In human history especially in the Middle East and India, the mythic narratives have become the sources of the scriptural narratives, which later tur…

Staff (2024-01-04). The Exodus to YouTube: Journalists flee mainstream media in India's challenging ecosystem. muslimmirror.com By Mohd. Ziyaullah Khan, The resonating voice of Ravish Kumar, an emblematic figure in Indian journalism, echoed on November 30, 2022, as he announced his departure from NDTV after 27 years. This pivotal moment marked a confluence of personal tribulations and the impending spectre of a hostile takeover of NDTV by an oligarch with close …

UMMID (2024-01-04). 2024 Year to See Elections in 70 Countries, Results to Have Global Impact. ummid.com 2024 will be a historic election year, when democracy will undergo a major test with elections in approximately 70 countries including the United States, India, Mexico and South Africa.

noemail (2024-01-04). EAM Jaishankar meets former Nepal Prime Ministers Sher Bahadur Deuba, K P Sharma Oli. devdiscourse.com External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday met Former Nepal Prime Ministers Sher Bahadur Deuba, K P Sharma Oli, Madhav Kumar Nepal and held discussions of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries. "Pleased to meet former PM @SherBDeuba today. Discussed the progress in India-Nepal ties. Value his continued support of our growing engagement," the EAM wrote on 'X'.

UMMID (2024-01-04). GATE 2024 Admit Card – How and Where to Download. ummid.com The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru is set to release today i.e. Wednesday January 03, 2024 the Admit Card (Hall Ticket) of the candidates who have registered for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2024).

Staff (2024-01-04). The Exodus to YouTube: Journalists flee mainstream media in India's challenging ecosystem. muslimmirror.com By Mohd. Ziyaullah Khan, The resonating voice of Ravish Kumar, an emblematic figure in Indian journalism, echoed on November 30, 2022, as he announced his departure from NDTV after 27 years. This pivotal moment marked a confluence of personal tribulations and the impending spectre of a hostile takeover of NDTV by an oligarch with close …

Staff (2024-01-04). Keep Gyanvapi survey report sealed for 4 more weeks: ASI to Varanasi court. muslimmirror.com Varanasi : The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed an application in the Varanasi district court urging the Judge to postpone the disclosure of its Gyanvapi mosque survey report for four weeks. In response to the plea, the court reserved its order on the matter and will decide on Thursday whether to provide the …

UMMID (2024-01-04). ISRO celebrates 2024 New Year launching mission to study black holes. ummid.com Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Monday January 01, 2024 celebrated the beginning of the 2024 New Year launching XPoSat or the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite from SDSC-SHAR launch pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Staff (2024-01-04). Keep Gyanvapi survey report sealed for 4 more weeks: ASI to Varanasi court. muslimmirror.com Varanasi : The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed an application in the Varanasi district court urging the Judge to postpone the disclosure of its Gyanvapi mosque survey report for four weeks. In response to the plea, the court reserved its order on the matter and will decide on Thursday whether to provide the …

teleSUR odr (2024-01-04). Siria e India repasan formas de cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net Ambos representantes dialogaron sobre probables cooperaciones en las áreas del petróleo, el gas y las riquezas minerales.

International Crisis Group (2024-01-04). Beyond the Election: Overcoming Bangladesh's Political Deadlock. reliefweb.int Country: Bangladesh | Source: International Crisis Group |

Staff (2024-01-04). Bangladesh Elections 2024: Voters' question, what is the use of voting in 'one-sided' elections? muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib On coming Sunday -7th January, the twelfth national parliament election of Bangladesh is going to be held. But voters question: What is the benefit of voting in 'one-sided' elections? We spoke with voters across the country, and many mentioned that the victory of the ruling Awami League is assured due to the …

David Hansard (2024-01-04). BBC Claims Climate Change is Behind Increased Lightning Deaths in Bangladesh — But It's Utter Nonsense. dailysceptic.org The BBC's latest piece of climate change misinformation is to claim that global warming is behind a rise in lightning deaths in Bangladesh. But it's utter nonsense, says David Hansard.

Staff (2024-01-04). Bangladesh Elections 2024: Voters' question, what is the use of voting in 'one-sided' elections? muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib On coming Sunday -7th January, the twelfth national parliament election of Bangladesh is going to be held. But voters question: What is the benefit of voting in 'one-sided' elections? We spoke with voters across the country, and many mentioned that the victory of the ruling Awami League is assured due to the …

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). Angkor Archaeological Park welcomes nearly 800,000 international tourists in 2023: Official. ecns.cn The latest official management agency report reveals that in 2023, the Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia received a total of 798,000 foreign tourists, with ticket revenue exceeding $37.1 million, marking an increase of 177.63 percent and 222.68 percent, respectively, compared to the year 2022.

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Indonesia, Flooding in Mamuju Tengah (West Sulawesi) (3 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Indonesia, Flooding in Tapanuli Selatan (North Sumatra) (3 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Indonesia, Tornado in Tulungagung (East Java) (3 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Indonesia, Flooding in Tabalong (South Kalimantan) (2 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Indonesia, Flooding in Grobogan (Central Java) (2 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Indonesia, Flooding in Sragen (Central Java) (1 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Indonesia, Flooding in Indragiri Hulu (Riau) (1 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-04). Five New Countries, Including Saudi Arabia And Iran, Formally Join BRICS. popularresistance.org Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates formally joined the BRICS group on Monday, January 1, 2024, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced in a statement issued on the occasion of his country taking over the presidency of the group. | The five countries and Argentina were invited to join BRICS as full members during its August summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Argentina however, formally declined the offer last week. Its newly elected ultra right-wing president Javier Milei said that his country would rather align with the countries in the West such as the US and Israel.

democracynow.org (2024-01-04). Hezbollah's Nasrallah Vows Revenge After Killing of Hamas Official in BeirutThe bombing in Iran came just a day after a top Hamas official, Saleh al-Arouri, was assassinated outside of Beirut, Lebanon, in a suspected Israeli strike. His funeral is being held today in Beirut.

Staff (2024-01-04). Headlines for January 4, 2024. democracynow.org Iran Mourns as Death Toll from Kerman Explosions Reaches 84, Hezbollah's Nasrallah Vows Revenge After Killing of Hamas Official in Beirut, Israel Kills More Palestinians in Attacks on Civilian Homes, Strikes Jabaliya Water Collection Site, Education Dept. Official Resigns in Protest, Saying Biden Ignoring His Staff, Public Opinion on Gaza, Activists in California Shut Down State Capitol to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. and Allies Threaten Military Action Against Houthis for Red Sea Attacks, Ukraine and Russia Exchange 500 Prisoners as Both Parties Intensify Attacks, DOJ Sues Texas over New Migration Law as…

Abdel Bari Atwan (2024-01-04). Stoking the fires of regional war. thealtworld.com Israel is trying to trigger a wider conflict to bring in the US | Israel's assassination of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Beirut on Tuesday evening, coming just days after it killed Iranian general Reza Mousavi in Damascus and amid its ongoing war of extermination on the Gaza Strip, came as a huge shock to Hamas, its Lebanese hosts Hezbollah, and the Axis of resistance generally. | It amounted to a declaration of war on Lebanon and the Lebanese resistance in the south of the country, and a massive provocation to Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, who had repeatedly threatened punitive re…

WSWS (2024-01-04). Australian protests against Gaza genocide: "What's happening is a crime against humanity" wsws.org "There are Israeli strikes on Lebanon, threats against Yemen, and there's an attempt to get Iran involved. It's looking like World War Three."

Staff (2024-01-04). Hezbollah chief vows to wage war against Israel if it expands attacks on Lebanon. muslimmirror.com Beirut: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned to attack Israel "without restraint" if it expands attacks against Lebanon. Nasrallah made the remarks on Wednesday night in a televised speech to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone attack on January 3, …

Staff (2024-01-04). Hezbollah chief vows to wage war against Israel if it expands attacks on Lebanon. muslimmirror.com Beirut: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned to attack Israel "without restraint" if it expands attacks against Lebanon. Nasrallah made the remarks on Wednesday night in a televised speech to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone attack on January 3, …

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-01-04). Over 100 Killed As Terror Attack Strikes Iran Near Soleimani's Tomb. popularresistance.org Two remote detonated bombs killed at least 103 people and wounded dozens in Iran on 3 January, the anniversary of the assassination of famed military commander Qassem Soleimani, Iranian media reported. | The dual explosions took place in Kerman, Soleimani's home province, during a ceremony near the cemetery where he was buried. Hundreds had gathered there to commemorate his death in a US drone strike on the airport road in Baghdad in 2020. | According to the correspondent for Tasnim News, the bombs detonated at different locations and minutes apart, while a large number of ambulances arrived at the places of the…

Staff (2024-01-04). Deadly Bombing in Iran Could Exacerbate "Shadow War" with U.S. & Israel: Historian Arash Azizi. democracynow.org Twin explosions in the Iranian province of Kerman killed dozens and injured hundreds Wednesday at a memorial for top Revolutionary Guards general Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike four years ago in Iraq. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iran has placed blame on Israel and the U.S, while U.S. officials and regional experts have suggested ISIS as the culprit. Our guest, Iranian historian Arash Azizi, discusses the potential sources of the attack, the scale of the tragedy — which occurred on Mother's Day in Iran and may count among its victims civilian…

Nader Durgham (2024-01-04). Iraq: Drone strike in Baghdad kills top Iran-backed militia official. middleeasteye.net Iraq: Drone strike in Baghdad kills top Iran-backed militia official | Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces accuse US of killing one of its senior members | Thu, 01/04/2024 – 11: 36 | Iraqi security forces stand guard near the site of the drone strike on 4 January 2024 (Reuters/Ahmed Saad) | A drone strike killed a senior

Martin Hacthoun (2024-01-04). Germany considers bomb blasts in Iran as terrorism. plenglish.com "We remain deeply saddened by the high number of people killed in the explosions in Kerman, many of them children, and we condemn this act of terrorism," the German Foreign Ministry wrote in X. | The people of Iran deserve a future in peace and security, it added. | The blasts took place on a road leading to the cemetery where Qassem Soleimani, former head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, is buried. | At least 84 people were killed, according to Sayyed Mohammad Saberi, head of the city's Emergency Organization. | Soleimani was killed on Jan. 3, 2020, in a U.S. drone strike outside Baghdad ai…

Amy Goodman (2024-01-04). Tensions Rise Across the Middle East in Wake of Deadly Bombing in Iran. truthout.org Twin explosions in the Iranian province of Kerman killed dozens and injured hundreds Wednesday at a memorial for top Revolutionary Guards general Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike four years ago in Iraq. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iran has placed blame on Israel and the U.S, while U.S. officials and regional experts have suggested ISIS as… |

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-04). Iran Vows a 'Harsh Response' for Bombing That Killed Over 100 Iranians. news.antiwar.com Iran has vowed a "harsh response" to the bombing in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman that killed at least 103 people, including women and children, but has not formally attributed blame for the attack. The bombing targeted a memorial commemorating the fourth anniversary of the US killing of Iranian Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, …

Democracy Now! (2024-01-04). Democracy Now! 2024-01-04 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 04, 2024; Deadly Bombing in Iran Could Exacerbate "Shadow War" with U.S. & Israel: Historian Arash Azizi; Can Russia Be Defeated? Nina Khrushcheva on Why "the West Must Face Reality in Ukraine"; AMC Theater Tosses Bishop William Barber for Bringing Disability Chair to See "The Color Purple" | Headlines for January 04, 2024; Deadly Bombing in Iran Could Exacerbate "Shadow War" with U.S. & Israel: Historian Arash Azizi; Can Russia Be Defeated? Nina Khrushcheva on Why "the West Must Face Reality in Ukraine"; AMC Theater Tosses Bishop Wil…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-04). Democracy Now! 2024-01-04 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 04, 2024; Deadly Bombing in Iran Kills Dozens as Tensions Rise Across the Middle East; Can Russia Be Defeated? Nina Khrushcheva on Why "the West Must Face Reality in Ukraine"; AMC Theater Tosses Bishop William Barber for Bringing Disability Chair to See "The Color Purple" | Headlines for January 04, 2024; Deadly Bombing in Iran Kills Dozens as Tensions Rise Across the Middle East; Can Russia Be Defeated? Nina Khrushcheva on Why "the West Must Face Reality in Ukraine"; AMC Theater Tosses Bishop William Barber for Bringing Disability Chair to See "The Co…

The Media Line Staff (2024-01-04). Iranian Leaders Vow Harsh Response After Blasts Kill at Least 84 at Soleimani Commemoration. themedialine.org

The Independent (2024-01-04). Iran says "terrorist attacks" on Soleimani's burial site kill over 103. independent.co.ug TEHRAN, IRAN | Xinhua | Two explosions near the burial site of Iran's slain general Qassem Soleimani killed at least 103 people and wounded over 170 others on Wednesday, reported the official IRNA news agency and the semi-official Fars news agency, calling it "terrorist" attacks. The blasts occurred as many people gathered at the cemetery …

unitedEditor (2024-01-04). Upholding Qasem Soleimani's legacy. uwidata.com The Iranian Mehr News Agency conducted an interview with UWI author Dr. Mehmet Perinàßek for the martyrdom anniversary of General Qasem Soleimani. The interview, published originally in Turkish, has been translated into English by UWI. Qasem Soleimani's struggle for Palestine How do you evaluate the role of Martyr Soleimani in keeping the Palestinian issue alive? …

Staff (2024-01-04). Venezuela Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Iran on Soleimani's Assassination Anniversary. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that occurred in the city of Kerman, Iran, during the fourth anniversary of the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. | Through a statement released this Wednesday, January 3, by the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, the Venezuelan government expressed its solidarity with the people of Iran, extending heartfelt words of condolence to the families of the victims of this unfortunate event that massacred over 100 innocent lives. | The Venezuelan government's statement further insists that those responsible for this repreh…

Editor (2024-01-04). 103 Killed in Terrorist Attack Near Qassem Soleimani's Burial Site in Iran. scheerpost.com

Elijah Magnier (2024-01-04). Israel Bombs Beirut, Tensions Rise in Red Sea + 100 Killed by Blast in Iran w/ Elijah J. Magnier. thealtworld.com Tensions continue to rise surrounding Iran, as nearly 100 people were killed in an attack targeting a …

WSWS (2024-01-04). US draws up plan to attack mainland Yemen as Middle East spirals into war. wsws.org After over 100 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Iran, the US military has "prepared options" for attacking Yemen, the Wall Street Journal reported.

teleSUR, JDO, MER (2024-01-04). Dos atentados terroristas en Kerman, Irán, dejan más de 100 muertos. telesurtv.net El vicegobernador de Seguridad de Kerman, Rahman Jalali, confirmó que las explosiones están relacionadas con el terrorismo.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-04). Líderes mundiales condenan ataques terroristas en Irán. telesurtv.net Mandatario iraní Ebrahim Raisi asegura que las fuerzas de seguridad pronto identificarán y aprehenderán a los responsables del hecho.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-01-04). Gobierno de Irán ajusta a 84 cifra de muertos por doble atentado terrorista en Kerman. telesurtv.net El presidente de Irán afirmó que el atentado es un intento desesperado de Israel para extender la inseguridad a toda la región.

Staff (2024-01-04). Retiran a Barranquilla la sede de los Juegos Panamericanos de 2027 y Colombia muestra sorpresa por decisión. cubadebate.cu Panam Sports informa al público que su comité ejecutivo ha decidido por unanimidad retirar a Barranquilla, en Colombia, como ciudad sede de los XX Juegos Panamericanos. por incumplimiento de pagos. Ante esto, la ministra de deportes colombiana Astrid Rodríguez emitió un comunicado anunciando la sorpresa del gobierno por la decisión de Panam Sports. La jefa de cartera explicó que eso no fue lo acordado con Panam Sports cuando se eligió a Colombia para ser sede de los Juegos.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-01-04). Hamás afirma que ataque terrorista a Irán sirve a plan israelí. telesurtv.net El grupo palestino manifestó su profunda solidaridad con la República Islámica y las familias de las víctimas del doble atentado en Kerman.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-01-04). Retiran a Colombia sede de Juegos Panamericanos de 2027. telesurtv.net La decisión llegó al Comité Olímpico Colombiano mediante una carta a su presidente, Ciro Solano Hurtado.

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-04). Gaza, Saudi, Iran, Venezuela and More. counterpunch.org It would have been outlandish to suggest that a small region like Gaza, seemingly bereft of significant natural resources, political will of its own, and let alone sovereignty, would become the world's most significant geopolitical spot on earth. The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the legendary resistance of the Palestinian people, however, have changed

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-04). US Drone Strike Kills Iraqi Militia Leader in Baghdad. news.antiwar.com A US drone strike in Baghdad killed a senior militia leader, marking another significant escalation that could lead to a full-blown regional war. The strike killed Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi, a deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) operations in Baghdad. The PMF is a coalition of mostly Shia Iraqi militias that are part of …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-04). US Strike Kills Senior Commander of Iraq's Al-Nujaba Anti-terror Group. english.almanar.com.lb A US drone strike hit the headquarters of Iraq's Harakat Al-Nujaba paramilitary anti-terror group in eastern Baghdad, killing or injuring several operatives of the movement, including a senior commander. Al-Manar correspondent in Baghdad, reported that the group's senior commander Taleb Al-Saidi, known as 'Hajj Abu Taqwa' was among the martyrs in the strike which targeted …

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). Released cabinet papers on Iraq war support still not transparent. greenleft.org.au

the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-04). International Coalition Forms To Demand End To Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org United States – On December 30, the newly-formed International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine convened around the urgent need for nations to invoke the Genocide Convention as a way to end the State of Israel's devastating bombing campaign and additional war crimes being committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. That effort advanced on December 29 when South Africa submitted a well-documented case against Israel to the International Court of Justice. | The Coalition strongly supports the call issued on January 2 by the Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Coordinating Committee urging governments to suppor…

middleeasteye.net (2024-01-04). War on Gaza: The weakness of the UN has inspired a global day of actionThe 13 January global protest seeks to empower the international community to challenge Israel's allies, show solidarity with Palestinians, and bring an end to the genocide

A Guest Author (2024-01-04). Axis of Resistance organizations react to assassination of Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri. workers.org Protest against the assassination of Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri in Ramallah, Occupied West Bank, Jan. 2, 2024. Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, deputy head of the Political Bureau of Hamas and founder of the Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, was assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 2 in an Israeli drone strike that killed . . . |

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 89: Hamas And Hezbollah Pledge To Punish Israel Following Aruri Killing. popularresistance.org Saleh Al-Aruri, 57, the deputy political leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), was killed in a drone airstrike in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday evening. | Aruri is the most senior Hamas leader to be killed since the October 7 Palestinian cross-fence attack, which shocked Israel's security and intelligence establishment. | Aruri was one of the masterminds of The Al-Aqsa Flood operation. He talked about it openly in an interview with Al-Mayadeen channel in August. | On Tuesday evening, he was killed in the movement's office in Al-Dahiya, the southern Beirut suburb and the stronghold of Hezboll…

Larry Holmes (2024-01-04). Workers World Party condemns Israeli murder of Hamas leader in Lebanon. workers.org Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri Workers World Party condemns the heinous assassination of Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, deputy head of the Political Bureau of Hamas and founder of the Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades. Those in the Israeli government and military who ordered the drone strike and those in the U.S. government who . . . |

A Guest Author (2024-01-04). Workers World Party condemns Israeli murder of Hamas leader in Lebanon. workers.org Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri Workers World Party condemns the heinous assassination of Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, deputy head of the Political Bureau of Hamas and founder of the Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades. Those in the Israeli government and military who ordered the drone strike and those in the U.S. government who . . . |

Alex Majumdar (2024-01-04). PDF of January 4 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. South Africa charges Israel with genocide Rape charges weaponized to justify genocide Boston: 'No celebration during genocide!' Texas governor turns cops loose on migrants Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-04). Coverage| IOF Launches Massive Raids in West Bank Towns. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli occupation forces launched a campaign of raids in multiple towns in the West Bank early Thursday morning. The towns of Beit Furik, Burqa, and Qasra, located in the Nablus Governorate, along with the Fatayer neighborhood near Al-Tur in the city, were the targets of this aggressive operation. Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli military vehicles …

Larry Johnson (2024-01-04). Combatting Israel's Lies About October 7. sonar21.com My brother-in-law, a good man, is one of the victims of the Israeli propaganda campaign in the aftermath of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli military bases and kibbutzim located outside the wall separating Israelis from the Palestinians in Gaza. Shocked and surprised by the success of the Hamas attack, the Government of Israel launched a massive, successful propaganda campaign that claimed Hamas had murdered 40 children, beheaded some of them, baked a baby in an oven and wantonly raped the alluring Israeli women. I call it a "success" because it infuriated people in the United States and Europe and…

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-04). Chris Hedges: Israel's Genocide Betrays the Holocaust. consortiumnews.com

MEE staff (2024-01-04). War on Gaza: Israeli police having difficulty finding sexual assault victims from 7 October attack, says report. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israeli police having difficulty finding sexual assault victims from 7 October attack, says report | Haaretz report says police are unable to link existing evidence with victims described in the evidence | Thu, 01/04/2024 – 17: 57 | Israeli soldiers secure area as emergency response volunteers search homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza near frontier with Gaza, on 14 November 2023 (Gil Cohen-Magan/AFP…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-04). Israeli Aggression Rages on in Gaza for 90 Days, as Hamas Proves Resilient. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli aggression campaign in Gaza shows no signs of letting up as it enters its 90th day, causing widespread devastation and continued violations against innocent civilians. Despite the relentless attacks, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has acknowledged that Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, maintains a significant level of power. Recent reports reveal …

Voice.Wales. (2024-01-04). BAE Systems Factory Blockaded Over Links With Israeli Military. popularresistance.org A group of over 60 activists from the Cymru Peace Coalition have blockaded one of the UK's largest munitions factories, holding banners saying "stop arming genocide" and "UK weapons kill." | In the early hours of Wednesday 3rd January, the group travelled to the BAE Systems factory in Glascoed, near Pontypool and blocked the entrance. The have take action to highlight what they say is BAE Systems' complicity in Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza, which has already killed over 21,000 Palestinians, including over 10,000 children. | The International Federation of Human Rights has described the situation as "an un…

noemail (2024-01-04). Blinken to travel to Israel, West Bank in week-long Gaza diplomacy push – State Dept. devdiscourse.com U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for a week of diplomacy on Israel's war in Gaza, visiting Israel and the West Bank, as well as Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt over the next week, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters.

TRT World (2024-01-04). Global Pushback at Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians From Gaza. globalresearch.ca

aljazeera.com (2024-01-04). Gaza women and the isdal robes that shield them as war strips their privacyPalestinian women and girls are relying on this cover-up garment to help them face the most difficult moments of Israel's war on Gaza.

Julia Conley (2024-01-04). Hundreds of Protesters Demanding Ceasefire Shut Down California Capitol. truthout.org Hundreds of Jewish progressives in California on Wednesday led the latest mass protest to reject "business as usual" amid Israel's U.S.-backed slaughter of Palestinian civilians, shutting down the first day of the 2024 legislative session at the state Capitol in Sacramento to demand an immediate, permanent cease-fire in Gaza. As residents of the state with the largest economy in the U.S. |

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). oPt: Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel – reported impact, 3 January 2024 at 23:59. reliefweb.int

Staff (2024-01-04). Everyone in Gaza must be destroyed, says Israeli Lawmaker Moshe Saada. muslimmirror.com By Web Desk Moshe Saada, a lawmaker from Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in Israel, made a controversial statement implying that recent calls to "destroy" Gaza Strip residents support the right-wing's stance. His comments seem to suggest that there's widespread support or acknowledgment within certain circles for such extreme actions against Gaza. Saada mentioned hearing sentiments …

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-04). 80 percent of global famine is currently in Gaza, UN expert warns. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Israel's starvation campaign in Gaza is so severe that the vast majority of people across the world who are experiencing famine are located in Gaza, a UN food expert pointed out this week. | There are currently roughly 706,000 people in total across the world who are in populations experiencing "catastrophic" or "famine" levels of hunger, global food researchers have found. Of t…

Yakov M. Rabkin (2024-01-04). How Long can Israel Defy the World? pressenza.com Palestinians in Gaza are being decimated. Over 20 000 have been killed, mostly women and children. Three times more have been wounded. Some experts qualify it as genocide, others as massacre. Two million people have been displaced, many more than during the entire history of displacement of the Palestinians since the start of the Zionist settlement at the turn of the 20th century. As Israel takes out hospitals and civilian infrastructure, infectious diseases and famine threaten to kill many more people. Several Israeli soldiers have been reported infected during the ground operations, one has died. General Giora…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-04). Israeli media: Salvo of rockets fired from Gaza towards Ashkelon. english.almanar.com.lb

UMMID (2024-01-04). 'Goodbye to Martyrs': Palestinian Journo describes how morning starts in Gaza. ummid.com Mariam Abu Daqqa is a press photographer in the Gaza Strip. She gives us below her daily morning view of the carcass-ridden Strip. She reflects the feelings of all Gazans when they get up in the morning under the Israeli war machine pounding above their heads.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-04). Al-Qassam Brigades says fighters managed to destroy Israeli Merkava with Shawaz projectile west of Maghazi in central Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb

Burak Bir (2024-01-04). Unwavering Support Makes UK Government Complicit in Israeli War Crimes in Gaza: British Muslim Expert. globalresearch.ca

Jake Johnson (2024-01-04). Biden Appointee Resigns Over Administration's Response to Gaza Assault. truthout.org An Education Department official who volunteered for President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign announced his resignation Wednesday over the administration's support for Israel's "indiscriminate violence" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the latest sign of growing dissent within the U.S. government. "It should go without saying that all violence against innocent people is horrific," Tariq Habash… |

tf987159 (2024-01-04). US Admonishes Israeli Officials For Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud About Ethnic Cleansing. informationclearinghouse.blog The State Department is not actually upset with Ben Gvir and Smotrich for advocating the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. They're just upset they said the quiet part out loud. By Caitlin Johnstone The US State Department has issued a statement indignantly finger-wagging at two Israeli officials who recently drew headlines for openly endorsing the ethnic …

Leila Warah (2024-01-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 90: Hezbollah says the killing of al-Aruri will not go unpunished. mondoweiss.net As worries of a regional war intensify, UNICEF says the children of Gaza are running out of time to be saved as they face "severe acute malnutrition" amid Israel's ongoing siege.

noemail (2024-01-04). Strike kills 12 people, mostly children, in Gaza area declared safe zone by Israel. devdiscourse.com An Israeli strike flattened a home on Thursday in an area of southern Gaza that the military had declared a safe zone as Israeli troops pressed their assault in the nearby city of Khan Younis. Palestinian hospital officials said the blast killed at least 12 people, almost all of them children.

teleSUR (2024-01-04). Israeli Army Arrests 51 Palestinian Women From Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestine Liberation Organization's Detainees and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club denounced that 51 Palestinian women were being held in Israel's Damon prison. | RELATED: | They said the detainees included an 82-year-old woman and several of her relatives. The actual number of female detainees from Gaza was higher, but they only had clear data on those in Damon prison. | The Palestinian women fac…

Sean Mathews (2024-01-04). Israel-Palestine war: Hamas leader's killing in Beirut complicates US efforts to prevent Gaza war spillover. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Hamas leader's killing in Beirut complicates US efforts to prevent Gaza war spillover | Hezbollah could use backchannel with the US to 'calibrate' its response to Israel's assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, experts say | Thu, 01/04/2024 – 14: 44 | Mourners take part in the funeral procession of Hamas officials in Beirut, killed a day earlier in the Lebanese capital's southe…

Staff (2024-01-04). Everyone in Gaza must be destroyed, says Israeli Lawmaker Moshe Saada. muslimmirror.com By Web Desk Moshe Saada, a lawmaker from Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in Israel, made a controversial statement implying that recent calls to "destroy" Gaza Strip residents support the right-wing's stance. His comments seem to suggest that there's widespread support or acknowledgment within certain circles for such extreme actions against Gaza. Saada mentioned hearing sentiments …

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-04). Rage over Gaza: Washington Will Pay for Its Support of Israel. mintpressnews.com Arabs, the Muslims – in fact, the whole world – are watching, listening, reading, and are getting angrier by the day at the direct American role in facilitating the Gaza bloodbath.

Chris Hedges (2024-01-04). Israel's Genocide Betrays the Holocaust. Chris Hedges. globalresearch.ca

JANET (2024-01-04). "International Coalition forms to support South African Case Against Israel on the Issue of Genocide" iacenter.org No Compromise, No Retreat Ajamu Baraka National Organizer, Black Alliance for Peace ****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** International Coalition of Human Rights and Antiwar Organizations forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine Social Movements Call on Nations to Support the South African Petition to the World Court on Israeli Genocide with Declarations of Intervention. Contacts: Adrienne Pine 202-652-5601, adrienne@quotha.net Ajamu Baraka 201-292-4591, ajamubaraka2@gmail.com Suzanne Adely 773-510-7446, suzanne.adely@gmail.com Lamis Deek 212-226-3999, lamisjamalesq@yahoo.com United States — On December 30, the…

Editor (2024-01-04). Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel. scheerpost.com

tf987159 (2024-01-04). Israeli genocide and the International Criminal Court: Tales of hypocrisy. informationclearinghouse.blog South Africa's filings with the ICJ are of particular importance in light of the UN Security Council/ICC's inaction and double standards, as the profound Israeli-centric US-led hypocrisy makes a mockery of the United Nations and the international justice system. By Jamal Kanj On the weekend before Christmas, "Israel" announced the loss of 17 of its …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-04). Hezbollah: Direct hits as Islamic Resistance fighters target Israeli post of Al-Jerdah. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-04). Hezbollah Names 4 Heroes Who Fell All the Way to Al-Quds. english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah announced on Thursday the names of four fighters who fell while defending the Ummah (nation) against the Israeli enemy. In four statements, Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance mourned the four Martyrs All the Way to Al-Quds. The statements started with a versus from the holy Quran (33: 23): "Among the faithful are men who have proven true …

Jason Ditz (2024-01-04). Amid Escalation, Israel Attacks Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com With the very real possibility that the assassination of Hamas figure Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut earlier this week could expand the ongoing war, Israel seemingly increased the odds Thursday with a flurry of attacks on Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon. These hit an observation post and multiple infrastructure targets. They also reportedly struck an anti-tank …

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-04). Hezbollah warns Israel of retaliation, calls out international community for inaction. peoplesdispatch.org

Staff (2024-01-04). Hezbollah warns Israel of retaliation, calls out international community for inaction. peoplesdispatch.org Israel carried out numerous artillery, drone and air strikes in southern Lebanon villages on Thursday, January 4 killing at least four Hezbollah soldiers and destroying substantial amounts of civilian infrastructure. These attacks come less than a day after Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah warned against Israel's attempts to start a war with Lebanon. In retaliation …

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-04). Killing Australians in Lebanon: Selected Targets; Selective Morality. dissidentvoice.org The killing of an Australian-Lebanese national Ibrahim Bazzi, his Lebanese wife Shorouq Hammoud, and his brother Ali Bazzi by the Israeli Defence Forces in a missile strike in southern Lebanon, has been an object exercise in selective outrage, selective ethical concern, and, generally speaking, selective morality. The strike took place on a home in the …

tf987159 (2024-01-04). Left alone, the last survivor of an Israeli airstrike. informationclearinghouse.blog

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-04). BAE Systems Factory Blockaded Over Links With Israeli Military. popularresistance.org

The Media Line Staff (2024-01-04). Israeli Military in 'Very Strong State of Readiness' on Northern Border, Says IDF Chief. themedialine.org

The Canary (2024-01-04). Trial of the Palestine Action #Bristol7 begins on Monday — with defendants pleading not guilty. thecanary.co On Monday 8 January, seven Elbit: complicit in Israel's current Nakba in Palestine: | The action marked Elbit's role in the ongoing Nakba and et…

Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin (2024-01-04). How Long Can Israel Defy the World? globalresearch.ca

Steven Ganot (2024-01-04). Israel's First Lady Sheds Light on War's Impact in Exclusive Interview. themedialine.org

Ragip Soylu (2024-01-04). How does Israeli intelligence recruit operatives in Turkey? middleeasteye.net How does Israeli intelligence recruit operatives in Turkey? | Israel uses wide range methods to cultivate spies in Turkey to chiefly target Palestinian and Middle Eastern nationals | Thu, 01/04/2024 – 10: 40 | Israeli officers usually use cryptocurrency and hawala, an informal method of transferring money through dealers such as jewellery stores and money exchanges, to conceal the payment's point…

Felice Friedson (2024-01-04). EXCLUSIVE: The Media Line Interviews Israel's First Lady Michal Herzog on the War and the Need To Fight Ignorance With Truth. themedialine.org

Steven Ganot (2024-01-04). Groundbreaking Israeli Study Validates Biblical Account of Gath's Destruction. themedialine.org

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-04). Israel Unleashes A Brand New Weapon! youtube.com

UMMID (2024-01-04). 'We don't rape': Hamas rejects New York Times report about sexual violence. ummid.com The Hamas rejected a report by US daily The New York Times which accused the Resistance Fighters of raping Israeli women and resorting to sexual violence on Oct 7 when they stormed the occupied Palestinian territories as part of their Operation Al Aqsa Flood on Oct 07, 2023.

The Media Line Staff (2024-01-04). Israel's Supreme Court Delays Controversial Incapacitation Law, Affecting Netanyahu's Tenure. themedialine.org

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-04). Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon: Israeli artillery shells, fires phosphorus munitions at border town of Khiam, road between Kfar Kila and Odeisseh towns. english.almanar.com.lb

teleSUR, nbb, JDO (2024-01-04). Asedio israelí deja más de 22.300 asesinados y 57.000 heridos en Gaza. telesurtv.net ONU estima que 1.9 millones de gazatíes han iniciado 2024 como desplazados internos y muchos de ellos se han desplazado forzosamente en varias ocasiones.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-01-04). Hezbolá califica de violación a soberanía libanesa el asesinato de Al-Aouri. telesurtv.net Señaló que la manifestación más importante del eje de resistencia y el desafío más peligroso ha sido en estos últimos meses la cuestión de la "Operación de Inundación de Al-Aqsa".

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-04). Al menos 11.000 palestinos fueron detenidos por Israel en 2023. telesurtv.net Organizaciones denunciaron que desde el 7 de octubre iniciaron campañas de arrestos masivos contra la población civil.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-01-04). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 90 días se han cumplido de los ataques de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-04). Israel continúa ataques a las inmediaciones del Hospital Al-Amal en Gaza. telesurtv.net El martes por la tarde, aviones israelíes bombardearon los pisos séptimo y octavo de la sede de la MLRP en Khan Yunis.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2024-01-04). Al menos 140 periodistas asesinados en el mundo durante 2023. telesurtv.net Del total, 81 fueron ultimados por las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes en la Franja de Gaza, donde Tel Aviv ultimó casi un comunicador a diario.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-04). Resistencia libanesa ataca cuarteles israelíes. telesurtv.net Movimiento Hezbolá dispara contra emplazamientos de las fuerzas de ocupación en solidaridad con la resistencia palestina en Gaza.

M. Reza Behnam (2024-01-04). Palestine: The Greatest Moral Issue of Our Time. counterpunch.org Long before South Africa filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice on 29 December 2023 over its genocidal war on Gaza, its iconic anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, who came to embody the struggle for justice worldwide; stated, "Palestine was the greatest moral issue of our time." Three decades have passed since

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-04). Rage over Gaza: Washington Will Pay for Its Support of Israel. counterpunch.org A famous quote by Franz Kafka says, "Every thing you love is very likely to be lost, but in the end, love will return in a different way." The same principle, I believe, applies to any other powerful feeling, including resentment, hate, anger, even rage. American officials should know this well as they continue to

Joe Allen (2024-01-04). A New Anti-War Movement Emerges in America. counterpunch.org Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza since Hamas' October 7th attack has produced the most significant antiwar campaigning since the election of Barack Obama in 2008. For the first time in nearly two decades, we have the beginnings of an antiwar movement in the United States with thousands pro-Palestinian demonstrators regularly appearing on the streets of major U.S.

Joe Allen (2024-01-04). A New Anti-War Movement Emerges in America. counterpunch.org Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza since Hamas' October 7th attack has produced the most significant antiwar campaigning since the election of Barack Obama in 2008. For the first time in nearly two decades, we have the beginnings of an antiwar movement in the United States with thousands pro-Palestinian demonstrators regularly appearing on the streets of major U.S. cities.

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). Australia's selective use of foreign fighter laws in Israel's war on Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). Protests demanding Israel cease fire continue across Australia. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: Virtual event: Palestine in Israel's education system. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Editor (2024-01-04). Jan 4, 2024. sitrepworld.info Palà§stinalied — German crusader song The Madness of Threat Inflation, And the Insanity of Wanting to Rule the World, by Bill Astore Disasters, War, and More Global Trends, by Simplicius The Thinker Can't Do, Won't Do!But striking poses is fun and easy, by Aurelien The Multipolar World & Refusing the Zero Sum Game (Mel K and Matt Ehret, Video) 2024: The Year Global Government Takes Shape, by Kit Knightly They Think We Are Stupid, Volume 4, by Aaron Kheriaty, MD US Admonishes Israeli Officials For Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud, by Caitlin Johnstone Greenwald: Israeli Massacres Cont…

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-01-03). US Admonishes Israeli Officials For Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud About Ethnic Cleansing. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The State Department is not actually upset with Ben Gvir and Smotrich for advocating the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. They're just upset they said the quiet part out loud.

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). Disaster reignites nuclear fears. ecns.cn The 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan's Noto Peninsula, accompanied by widespread tsunami warnings along the Sea of Japan, has reignited public concerns about the safety of nuclear power in the disaster-prone country.

UMMID (2024-01-04). Watch: Japan plane with 379 onboard catches fire on runway. ummid.com A Japanese Airlines plane Tuesday January 02, 2024 bursts into flames when it collided with another plane while landing on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

noemail (2024-01-04). Houthi drone boat detonates in Red Sea a day after US warning. devdiscourse.com A Houthi drone boat ladened with explosives detonated in the Red Sea on Thursday but failed to cause any damage or casualties, the U.S. Navy said, as the Yemen-based group continued its attacks in defiance of international calls to stop. The latest attack came one day after 12 countries including the United States, Britain and Japan issued a joint statement cautioning the Houthis of unspecified "consequences" unless it halts its attacks, in what one U.S. official on Wednesday suggested was a final warning.

UMMID (2024-01-04). Series of earthquakes hit Japan; Power outage, scores of homes reduced to rubble. ummid.com A powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on Richter scale hit central Japan Monday January 01, 2024 reducing scores of homes to rubble, power outage and ripped up roads.

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). AMDA Emergency Relief #2: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan. reliefweb.int

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). More than 30,000 in shelters after strong earthquake in Japan. ecns.cn More than 30,000 people have to spend the night in evacuation centers in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures…

TJ Jordan (2024-01-04). Revealed: Three-quarters of prestigious green advertising awards go to agencies working for fossil fuel industry. nationofchange.org The majority of Ad Net Zero's accolade-winners also represent major polluters.

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-04). Hezbollah leader pledges 'no limit' in defense of Lebanon. new.thecradle.co

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-04). Killing Australians in Lebanon: Selected Targets, Selective Morality. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-04). Malaysia stands up for Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of people participated in a The Kepung Demi Palestin or the "Blockade for Palestine" (also called Siege for Palestine) demonstration was…

The Independent (2024-01-04). Woman electrocuted in Luwero while fixing a TV antenna. independent.co.ug Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman in Luwero has been electrocuted while fixing a faulty TV antenna. The deceased has been identified as Betty Nampijja aged 23 years, a resident of Kalagala village in Kikyusa sub-county. John Ojokuna the Luwero District Police Commander says that Nampijja bought a TV set on 31 December, 2023 …

Zane McNeill (2024-01-04). Maryland Community Holds Vigil for Trans Woman Killed in Anti-Trans Crime. truthout.org Dozens of people attended a vigil in Maryland on Tuesday to celebrate the life of Meghan Lewis, a transgender woman who was shot and killed outside of her apartment complex on December 27, allegedly following a dispute over her transgender identity. The vigil was held at the Harford County Circuit Court in a small plaza in front of a fountain and included candles, music, hot beverages and people… |

Maria Paez Victor (2024-01-04). Pity the British. orinocotribune.com By Maria Paez Victor — Jan 1, 2024 | Bread and circus! That was the Roman formula for governance. The latest UK government ploy, however, omits the bread and jumps straight to circus. The UK has sent a warship that will inflame a delicate 100-plus year border dispute between two Caribbean nations, Venezuela and Guyana. | The government of the UK should be at pains to right a wrong the UK committed one hundred and twenty-four years ago. Instead, the UK is threatening Venezuela with a warship — a situation that could very quickly escalate into a regional conflict. | In 1899, as the mainstream press of th…

WSWS (2024-01-04). Texas federal appeals court upholds state ban on abortions over Biden administration's emergency provision. wsws.org A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Tuesday that federal emergency-care guidelines do not permit doctors to perform abortions in Texas even when a pregnancy threatens a woman's life.

Editor (2024-01-04). International Coalition Forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine. scheerpost.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-04). International Coalition Forms To Demand End To Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org

WO Teens For Palestine , Left Voice. (2024-01-04). High Schoolers Walked Out For Palestine And Received Death Threats. popularresistance.org Hello everyone. I need to remain anonymous because of the threats I've been receiving, so sadly I cannot say my name, but I'm a senior at West Orange High School and was part of the walkout that occurred on Wednesday, November 22. Basically, I just want to speak on the struggle I faced when planning this walkout. Originally we had it planned for Monday, October 30 after our town's recent board meeting where board member Robert Ivker went on a tangent on the October 7 attack where he called all Palestinians evil, rapists, and baby killers, which triggered our initial interest in creating the walkout because this t…

belfastmedia.com (2024-01-04). Pro-Palestinian protestors in Belfast demand ceasefire in GazaPROTESTS took place in Belfast city centre over the festive period in support of Palestine and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Global Research News (2024-01-04). Selected Articles: October 7 As Seen Through the Lens of the Military-Intelligence Complex. globalresearch.ca By Mass-casualty producing events create "reptilian" sparks of collective outrage that nullify critical thinking. Criminal military-intelligence operatives fabricate and enable such catastrophes…

Steve Gillis (2024-01-04). Boston Coalition for Palestine tells 'First Night' 'No celebration during genocide!'. workers.org "Free Palestine in 2024" at First Night on Boston Common, Dec.31, 2023. Boston Thousands of people answered the call of the Boston Coalition for Palestine (BCFP) on New Year's Eve, 2023. They crashed the City's Amazon-underwritten "First Night" party downtown and fulfilled their own demand that there be "No celebration . . . |

Black Alliance for Peace (2024-01-04). International Coalition of Human Rights and Antiwar Organizations Forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine. globalresearch.ca

Basem Naim (2024-01-04). Biden's selective humanity. electronicintifada.net Opportunistic electioneering and deep-seated bias informs the US and the West's attitudes to Palestine.

Ngakiya Camara (2024-01-04). There's Great Power in Grief. Will We Use It to Fuel Solidarity With Palestine? truthout.org Fall has shed me to the root. It's been transformative in that way. A season of loss and dark emotions that emerge as quickly and as deep as the violet sky these days. Their emergence, however, no longer expires with the sun and the light of my companions and love around me — they've settled with me, making a comfortable home out of the wreckage they've managed to collect throughout my body. |

JANET (2024-01-04). Calendar of Resistance for Palestine! Events and actions around the world. iacenter.org

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). Palestine not forgotten, as protests for a permanent ceasefire continue. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). Katoomba rallies for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). As pressure mounts for Palestine, more councils take a stand for ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-04). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2024-01-04). Friday 1/5: Stockton Rally for Palestine: No Genocide in 2024. indybay.org Pacific Ave. & March Lane | Stockton, CA…

Angela (2024-01-04). Wednesday 1/10: San Francisco: Shut It Down For Palestine! indybay.org San Francisco City Hall | 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: San Jose: Art Build and Postering for Palestine. indybay.org San José Peace and Justice Center | 48 S 7th St | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: San Jose: Roll Out for Palestine. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | 200 E. Santa Clara St. | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: Santa Clara Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Santa Clara City Hall | 1500 Warburton Ave | Santa Clara, CA…

Angela (2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: Virtual Event: Power Move for Palestine with Dr. Norman Finkelstein. indybay.org

Angela (2024-01-04). Monday 1/15: Palestine Rights Contingent in MLK March. indybay.org Sac City College | 3835 Freeport Blvd | Sacramento, CA…

Angela (2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: Monterey Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Windows on the Bay Park, Del Monte Beach | Monterey, CA…

Angela (2024-01-04). Tuesday 1/2: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…

Angela (2024-01-04). Wednesday 1/3: Sacramento Families for Free Palestine Rally. indybay.org World Peace Rose Garden | 15th St & L St | Sacramento, CA…

Angela (2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Germany's Palestine Problem" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Free Palestine! (2024-01-04). Tuesday 1/9: Santa Cruz: Pack the Chambers in Support of a Ceasefire Resolution! indybay.org Santa Cruz City Council Chambers, 809 center St., Santa Cruz…

FRSO San Jose (2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: Protest to Demand a San Jose Palestine Resolution. indybay.org San Jose City Hall courtyard | 200 E Santa Clara St | San Jose, CA 95113…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-04). US Aircraft Carrier Conducts Joint Patrol With Philippines in South China Sea. news.antiwar.com A US Navy aircraft carrier conducted joint patrols and exercises with the Philippine military in the South China Sea in the latest US provocation in the region aimed at China. The USS Carl Vinson and its strike group, which includes a cruiser and two destroyers, participated in the operations on Wednesday and Thursday along with …

Government of the Philippines (2024-01-04). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #13 on the Effects of Shear Line and Tropical Storm "Kabayan" as of 03 January 2024, 6PM. reliefweb.int Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | On December 20, 2023, the LPA (formerly "Kabayan") located west of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, continued moving away. Exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 21, 2023. | Relative with the passage of "Kabayan," the Shear Line brought substantial rainfall to various parts of the country. Resulted in significant effects on local weather conditions and varied impacts across different regions. | Source: DOST-PAGASA Tropical Cyclone Bulletin | II. Status of Affected Areas and Population | A total of 119,899 families or 439,335 pe…

unitedEditor (2024-01-04). Yemen: An indomitable people! (I). uwidata.com In 2015, Yemen, a country unknown to many in the West, began a war in defense of its sovereignty that was being threatened by an interventionist alliance led by Saudi Arabia. The Yemeni people had to pay with the lives of almost 400,000 of their children to maintain their independence. Many people have wondered how …

UMMID (2024-01-04). Watch: South Korean Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed. ummid.com South Korean Opposition Party Leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck Tuesday January 02, 2023 when he was addressing a press conference in the port city of Busan.

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Situation Report – Sri Lanka 04th January 2024 at 0900hrs. reliefweb.int

WSWS (2024-01-04). Sri Lankan government's "war on drugs and crime"—a rehearsal for police-state measures. wsws.org The main target of this brutal police operation is the working class now coming into struggle against the Wickremesinghe government's International Monetary Fund dictated austerity measures.

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). Smears a common trick of Taiwan DPP, says Chinese mainland spokesman. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesman said on Thursday that attacking and smearing the mainland is a common trick used by the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan's elections.

WSWS (2024-01-04). Thai ruling establishment promotes amnesty bills for political offences. wsws.org The discussions over amnesty are meant to give the impression that Thailand has entered into a peaceful political period while attacks on workers' conditions are being prepared behind the scenes.

WSWS (2024-01-04). Comedian and musician Tom Smothers dies at 86: A victim of government and corporate censorship in the late 1960s. wsws.org Tom Smothers demonstrated an anti-establishment streak, in relation not only to the Vietnam War but other social issues, which led CBS executives, in April 1969, to cancel The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

Daniel Larison (2024-01-04). Military Confrontation in the Red Sea and the Broader Middle East War? The Drumbeat for Western Military Action against Yemen. globalresearch.ca

Andre Damon (2024-01-04). US Draws Up Plan to Attack Mainland Yemen as Middle East Spirals Into War. globalresearch.ca

Andrea & Jin (2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: Ceasefire Postcards to Congress Pop-Up. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee at 1122 University Ave in Berkeley…

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