2023-12-18: News Headlines

Alan Macleod (2023-12-18). South Korea and Japan Emerge as Key Battlegrounds in US Strategy Against China, Featuring Tim Shorrock. mintpressnews.com Dive into the intricate geopolitics of Northeast Asia with Tim Shorrock in today's MintCast interview, exploring the shaping of Japan and South Korea by the United States, their complex political landscapes, and the potential for regional unification amidst growing U.S.-China tensions…

Alan MacLeod (2023-12-18). South Korea and Japan Emerge as Key Battlegrounds in US Strategy Against China, Featuring Tim Shorrock. thealtworld.com Dive into the intricate geopolitics of Northeast Asia with Tim Shorrock in today's MintCast interview, exploring the shaping of Japan and South Korea by the United States, their complex political landscapes, and the potential for regional unification amidst growing U.S.-China tensions | As China continues rising and the U.S. attempts to dominate the world, Northeast Asia becomes an increasingly crucial battleground. The United States is trying to encircle China with a network of hundreds of military bases while building a trilateral military alliance with South Korea and Japan. But many in those countries want to…

Pressenza IPA (2023-12-18). 3rd World March for Peace and Non-Violence Takes Off in the Asia Pacific. pressenza.com Humanists and Peace Advocates Chat with the Founder and Lay the Groundwork for the 3rd WM in the Asia Pacific: | Humanists from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, and Australia including friends from the UK, France, and Italy, got together to have a virtual chat with Rafael de la Rubia, about the up and coming 3rd World March of Peace and Non-violence. | Officially presented at the Congress of Deputies of Spain in Madrid on 2 October 2023, International Day of Nonviolence, in the Ernest Lluch Hall, the 3rd World March is being planned to start on October 2, 2024 from Costa Rica,…

infobrics (2023-12-18). Indias Strong Relationship with Russia: A 60-Year Engagement. infobrics.org Indias External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasizes the importance of Indias 60-year relationship with Russia, stating that it has saved India many times and should not be seen as a handicap…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-18). Prabir Purkayastha: Fighting the good fight from the Emergency to today. peoplesdispatch.org Writers, journalists, students, and activists gathered in India's capital for a discussion on the memoir of jailed Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha, expressing solidarity with him…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Fallecen al menos nueve personas tras estallido en fábrica de India. telesurtv.net La mayoría de los lesionados se halla en estado crítico. La Policía teme que la cifra de víctimas mortales ascienda durante las próximas horas.

Rick Sterling, MintPress News. (2023-12-18). The JFK Assassination Was Good For Zionist Israel. popularresistance.org President John F. Kennedy was assassinated sixty years ago. If he had lived and won a second term, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would have evolved differently. Possibly, the path toward Israeli apartheid and genocide in Gaza could have been avoided. | In his short time in office, Kennedy significantly changed U.S. foreign policy. As documented in the book "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Still Matters," JFK resisted the CIA and military-industrial complex in the policies he set regarding the Third World and the Soviet Union. The Vietnam War, the assassination of Indonesia's President Sukarno,…

Editor (2023-12-18). A master of terror. mronline.org The murky background of the likely next President of Indonesia may come to haunt Indonesia, and Australia.

infobrics (2023-12-18). Forget about Israel and Palestine: Iranian-Israeli war escalating at the Red Sea and beyond with global consequences. infobrics.org Iran-backed Houthis in actions are paralyzing shipments in the Red Sea and are part of a long Israeli-Iranian proxy fuel war that could spiral out of control.

MEE correspondent (2023-12-18). Iran: Petrol stations paralysed by Israel-linked cyberattack. middleeasteye.net Iran: Petrol stations paralysed by Israel-linked cyberattack | Officials claim the country's enemies have orchestrated the attack to 'inflict suffering' on Iran | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 15: 55 | People wait at a gas station in Tehran on 18 December 2023 as fuel distribution across 60 percent of Iran's gas stations is disrupted. The disruption is due to a "possible sabotage," state med…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran: Palestinians definite winners of 'unequal battle' against Israel. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister said Israeli officials continue to commit crimes more heinous than those by Daesh.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran Army drones, missiles lined up on borders to repel threats: Top cmdr. presstv.ir The Iranian Army's Ground Force has deployed missile, drone and artillery units along the country's northeastern border areas to give a "rapid and timely" response to any possible threat, says commander of the force.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran's gas stations returning to normal after software problem disrupts services. presstv.ir The National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company says efforts are underway to fix a software problem which disrupted fuel supply across Iran, particularly in Tehran.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pakistan condemns deadly terrorist attack in southeast Iran. presstv.ir Pakistan strongly condemns the recent, fatal terrorist attacks in Iran's southeast Rask county, killing at least 11 and injuring several others.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran FM meets new Kuwaiti Emir to discuss expansion of all-out ties. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is ready to further improve relations with Kuwait in various fields.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Historic vote: Iraqis go to polls in first provincial elections in a decade. presstv.ir Iraqis go to the polls on Monday to vote in provincial elections for the first time in ten years to choose members of the Provincial Councils.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'US occupation forces attacked 100 times in Iraq, Syria since Oct. 17'. presstv.ir US occupation forces have been targeted at least 100 times in Iraq and neighboring Syria since October 17, a Fox News correspondent says.

globalvillagespace.com (2023-12-18). Most young Americans want Israel given to Hamas – pollOver half of US adults from ages 18 to 24 believe the ongoing crisis in Gaza should be resolved by abolishing the state of Israel and turning it over to Hamas and the Palestinian people, a new poll has found. | | The Harvard-Harris poll, conducted this week and released on Friday, showed that 51% of young Americans believe the Israeli state should be "ended," compared with 32% who favor a two-state solution.

palestinechronicle.com (2023-12-18). Hundreds of People Killed, Wounded as Israel Bombs Several Areas across GazaScores of Palestinian civilians, mainly children and women, were killed, including a journalist and her family, in early morning bombings in several areas throughout the Gaza Strip.

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-12-18). "It is clear that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza," UN-Panel concludes. peoplesdispatch.org While the 'physical element' of genocide is being documented and broadcast daily, the 'mental element' – i.e the intent behind the mass killing – which is more difficult to establish, has been repeatedly clarified by the leaders of Israeli government and military.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-12-18). Israel attacks hospitals in Gaza's north and south. electronicintifada.net Pope condemns sniper attack inside Catholic church complex.

WSWS (2023-12-18). As Gaza genocide continues, US prepares major escalation of war throughout Middle East. wsws.org As Israel continues to massacre hundreds of Gazans each day and starve the entire population of 2.2 million, a series of high-level US officials are traveling to Israel to coordinate American support for the genocide and prepare a military escalation throughout the Middle East.

WSWS (2023-12-18). As Gaza genocide continues, US prepares major escalation of war throughout Middle East. wsws.org As Israel continues to massacre hundreds of Gazans each day and starve the entire population of 2.2 million, a series of high-level US officials are traveling to Israel to coordinate US support for the genocide and prepare a military escalation throughout the Middle East.

WSWS (2023-12-18). Australian protesters: "We need a general strike to stop the Gaza genocide!" wsws.org "The union leadership in this country is all led by the Labor Party, they all benefit from ties with Israel, they don't want to do anything that harms that."

imemc.org (2023-12-18). Israeli Army Kills Four Palestinians, Including Two Children, Near TubasIsraeli forces killed, on Monday, four Palestinians including two children, and abducted two young men, in the Al-Far'a refugee camp, southwest of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

newarab.com (2023-12-18). Half of US voters aged 18-24 back Hamas over Israel in Gaza warThe poll, published by the Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) at Harvard University and Harris Insights and Analytics, was carried out online on Wednesday and Thursday. | | It also found 60 percent of voters believe the long-term answer to the "Israeli-Palestinian dispute" was a two-state solution

euromedmonitor (2023-12-18). Over 10,000 infants and children killed in Israel's Gaza genocide. euromedmonitor.org Hundreds are trapped beneath debris.

WSWS (2023-12-18). UAW President Fain, DSA congresspeople hold press conference to falsely posture as opponents of Gaza genocide. wsws.org Only a few minutes after the press conference, Democrats in Congress voted 147 to 73 in favor of the latest National Defense Authorization Act. The law includes $874.2 billion in funding for the US war machine, and includes provisions to fast-track sending weapons to the Israeli military.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 72: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinians In Church. popularresistance.org Israeli forces killed two Palestinians with sniper bullets on Saturday in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood and injured seven others while they were sheltering inside the Holy Family church in Gaza. | Israeli tanks surrounded the catholic parish and fired at Palestinians who moved inside its courtyard, Wafa news agency reported. Israeli fire killed Nahida Khalil Boulos Anton and her daughter, Samar Kamal Anton, inside the church's compound, where 600 displaced people, most of them Palestinian Christians, were sheltering from the Israeli bombardment. | Israeli forces are aiming to evict Palestinians from the Holy Family par…

The Independent (2023-12-18). Gaza and Ukraine leave Europe divided. independent.co.ug BRUSSELS | Xinhua | More than two months into the Israel-Hamas conflict, violence in the Middle East has no end in sight and Europe as a neighbor is still struggling to unify around a call for ceasefire in Gaza. The European Union (EU) summit ended December 15 without a much-expected tougher stance on the conflict …

Barton Kunstler (2023-12-18). Gaza, the G-word and leadership. nationofchange.org Exploring the depths of conflict: Unraveling the complex dynamics of the Israeli-Hamas tensions and their global implications.

Editor (2023-12-18). Weekly Briefing: 'Well, You Dropped the Atom Bomb,' Netanyahu Tells Biden. scheerpost.com By Philip Weiss / Mondoweiss The insanity of Israeli's actions in Gaza were exposed for all to see — all those in the world who don't value Palestinian lives — when its army killed three half naked men waving a white flag and then discovered they were Israeli hostages. A tragedy, no doubt. But that tragedy has …

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-18). US intelligence reveals alarming use of imprecise 'dumb bombs' by Israel in Gaza conflict. nationofchange.org Unguided munitions in Gaza: A critical examination of civilian risk and international response.

MEE staff (2023-12-18). War on Gaza: Israel kills 26 at al-Shifa hospital as shipping giants swerve Red Sea. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israel kills 26 at al-Shifa hospital as shipping giants swerve Red Sea | More than 170 killed as Israeli forces attack medical facilities and refugee camp, as ships re-route to avoid attacks by Yemen's Houthis | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 15: 30 | People inspect the damage in a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 17 December 2023 (AFP)…

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Father of hostage says his son was 'executed' by Israeli army. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Father of hostage says his son was 'executed' by Israeli army | Alon Shamriz was among three men targeted by the Israeli army after exiting a building in Gaza | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 10: 45 | A picture of Alon Shamriz taken from social media (X) | The father of one of the captives, who was killed by

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Palestinian detainees from Gaza die in Israeli custody, says report. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Israel should 'level Gaza and make it look like Auschwitz', says official. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Israel should 'level Gaza and make it look like Auschwitz', says official | David Azoulay, head of northern Israeli town, calls for besieged enclave to become a museum that 'should resemble' the extermination camp in Poland | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 09: 49 | A smoke plume erupts during Israeli bombardment on the northern Gaza Strip near the border with southern Israel on 17 December 2023…

MEE staff (2023-12-18). Israel-Palestine war: Israeli forces kill four, including two children, in raid on refugee camp. middleeasteye.net

Staff (2023-12-18). Headlines for December 18, 2023. democracynow.org HRW Accuses Israel of Using Starvation as a Weapon of War in Gaza as Sweeping Assault Continues, Pope Francis Condemns Shooting of Two Palestinian Women at Gaza's Catholic Church, Gaza Hospitals Have Become a "Bloodbath" as Israel Targets Health Facilities, Residential Areas, Palestinian Authorities Call for Probe into Bulldozing Deaths at Kamal Adwan Hospital, Al Jazeera Journalist Samer Abudaqa Bleeds to Death After Israeli Drone Strike Amid Attack on Press, IDF Kills 3 Hostages as Israelis Demand Netanyahu Gov't Make Deal to Release Remaining Captives, U.K. and Germany Call for "S…

Staff (2023-12-18). Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel. democracynow.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing calls for another ceasefire in Gaza after Israeli troops mistakenly shot dead three Israeli hostages who were shirtless and waving a white flag. This comes as Israel continues to target hospitals, refugee camps and journalists in Gaza. On Friday, Samer Abudaqa, a reporter from Al Jazeera, bled to death after being injured in an Israeli drone strike on a U.N. school. Israeli forces prevented ambulances and rescue workers from reaching him for five hours. "This is not the first time we've gone through this," says Al Jazeera senior politic…

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). Europe feels fallout of conflict in Gaza. ecns.cn Fallout from the Palestine-Israel conflict is increasingly being felt in Europe, including through social polarization and antagonism, as sharply divided views on the conflict pit Europeans against one another, analysts say.

znetwork.org (2023-12-18). Latin America and the Caribbean Stand with PalestineThe countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, with a few notable exceptions, have been critical of Israel's ongoing campaign of genocide in Gaza

Amy Goodman (2023-12-18). Israeli Forces "Shoot Whatever Moves in Gaza," Says Al Jazeera Analyst. truthout.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing calls for another ceasefire in Gaza after Israeli troops mistakenly shot dead three Israeli hostages who were shirtless and waving a white flag. This comes as Israel continues to target hospitals, refugee camps and journalists in Gaza. On Friday, Samer Abudaqa, a reporter from Al Jazeera, bled to death after being injured in an Israeli… |

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). OPINION: The Necessity to Prosecute Israel and U.S. for Genociding Gazans. theduran.com

Labour Against the Arms Trade (2023-12-18). Toronto Picketers at Pratt and Whitney. socialistproject.ca On Tuesday morning of December 12, more than two hundred workers and union members from across the Toronto area picketed the Mississauga manufacturing plant of defence contractor Pratt & Whitney Canada. As Israel pursues its deadly assault on Gaza for a third month, the picket lines interrupted business as usual at an aerospace giant that makes engines for aircrafts that the Israeli military is using to carry out its bombing campaign against Palestinian lives and infrastructure. Encountering banners that read "Stop Arming Apartheid" and "Arms Embargo on Israel Now" as they arrived for morning shift, cars were…

Leila Warah (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 73: Reports surface of Palestinian deaths inside Israeli detention camps. mondoweiss.net As Israel continues attacking medical facilities in Gaza, Israeli media reports detained Gazans ranging in age from 12 to 70 were taken to army camps in southern Israel where they were subjected to severe abuse and at least several have died.

Michel Moushabeck (2023-12-18). If Jesus Was Born Today, Would He Be Under Rubble? truthout.org As our hopes for an extended ceasefire are dashed and Israel's war on Gaza is now in its third month, the dire conditions Palestinians are living under — hunger, lack of drinking water, infectious diseases, displacement, and fear of dying from the nonstop bombardment — continue to worsen as the U.S. supports Israel's relentless assault on the besieged, occupied, and now largely houseless… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-12-18). Israeli Hostages Killed by IDF Were Carrying White Flag, Israeli Military Says. truthout.org The three Israeli hostages who Israeli soldiers shot and killed last week had waved a white flag before they were killed, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday. Three Israeli hostages were shirtless, carrying a makeshift white flag and traveling together near an IDF base in northern Gaza when soldiers identified them as "terrorists," an IDF official said. |

The Independent (2023-12-18). What's east Africa's position on the Israel-Hamas war? independent.co.ug An expert unpacks the reactions of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda ANALYSIS | MICHAEL BISHKU | The reactions of some east African countries to the ongoing conflict in Gaza have been less dramatic than South Africa's. South Africa's parliament has passed a resolution calling for the closure of its embassy in Tel Aviv. Algeria and South Africa …

unitedEditor (2023-12-18). The US fears the collapse of Israel. uwidata.com There have been comments that there is a "crack" between the US and Israel regarding the ground operation organized by the Israeli army in Gaza. The US's efforts to postpone the ground operation and its warnings about the intensity of the military operations and not to spread to other regions were put forward as facts …

Editor (2023-12-18). Urgent int'l investigation needed to probe Israeli war crimes after Palestinian civilians buried alive at Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. mronline.org Euro-Med Monitor teams are continuing to document what happened at Kamal Adwan Hospital today, and emphasized the need to open an international investigation into the horrific violations that the facility witnessed over the past several days against patients, displaced people, and medical staff as part of Israeli's deliberate and systematic targeting of health facilities in the Gaza Strip since 7 October.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-18). Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Reach New Deal With Hamas After IDF Killed 3 Israeli Hostages. news.antiwar.com The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under increasing domestic pressure to reach a new hostage deal with Hamas after the Israeli military mistakenly killed three Israelis who escaped from captivity in Gaza. Israeli troops in Gaza shot the three Israeli hostages while the escapees were shirtless and waving a white flag. …

WSWS (2023-12-18). Channeling Hitler, Trump accuses migrants of "poisoning the blood of our country" wsws.org Emboldened by Biden's pledge to enact Trump's border policies as part of a $105 billion military package to Ukraine and Israel, Trump upped his fascistic agitation in Saturday's New Hampshire campaign speech.

Editor (2023-12-18). Chris Hedges: The Death of Israel. scheerpost.com

Palestine Action. (2023-12-18). Campaign Leads To Fisher German Ending Ties With Elbit. popularresistance.org Palestine Action has received confirmation that the property managers for Elbit Systems' Shenstone drone factory, Fisher German, have cut ties with the Israeli arms manufacturer. Having sent confirmation to Palestine Action by email yesterday, Fisher German's decision follows on the tail of a similar announcement by Elbit's former recruiters iO Associates, who dropped Israel's largest weapons maker after a campaign by the direct action network. | The real estate giant confirmed that they no longer hold any ties to Elbit Systems or the site of their subsidiary, UAV Engines Ltd (UEL), in Shenstone.

Democracy Now! (2023-12-18). Democracy Now! 2023-12-18 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit | Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit…

Alastair Crooke (2023-12-18). Alastair Crooke: Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Planned? thealtworld.com In an eagerly anticipated conversation, we are set to engage with Alastair Crooke, the esteemed former British Ambassador, to delve into the captivating question: "Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Planned?" This dialogue promises to unravel the complexities of Israeli politics and the enigma that surrounds Benjamin Netanyahu, the long-serving Prime Minister of Israel. | As we explore this intriguing topic with Ambassador Crooke, the anticipation is palpable. With a distinguished career in diplomacy and a profound understanding of Middle Eastern affairs, Crooke is poised to offer unique insights into the motivations an…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 73: Reports surface of Palestinian deaths inside Israeli detention camps. mondoweiss.net

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Reach New Deal With Hamas After IDF Killed 3 Israeli Hostages. news.antiwar.com

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-18). Presidente cubano denuncia acciones contra el país. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado cubano denunció el genocidio que se está perpetrando contra el pueblo palestino por parte de Israel.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Hamás reitera condiciones para negociar canje de prisioneros con Israel. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, la agresión israelí ha dejado un saldo de cerca de 19.000 civiles palestinos asesinados y una cifra superior a los 50.000 heridos.

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-18). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de dos meses de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). OMS alerta sobre las condiciones del hospital Al Shifa en Gaza. telesurtv.net El servicio de urgencias del hospital Al Shifa del norte la Franja de Gaza, devastado por los bombardeos israelíes, es "un baño de sangre" y "necesita reanimación", afirma la OMS…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). Ataques israelíes en Jabalia dejan 43 palestinos asesinados. telesurtv.net Los ataques aéreos israelíes tuvieron como como objetivo a varias la familias en Jabalia: Al-Shehab Al Khala y Al Zayan con un saldo preliminar de 43 muertos.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-18). Piden enjuiciar a Netanyahu como criminal de guerra. telesurtv.net La líderesa de Podemos calificó el asedio israelí sobre la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania como un "genocidio".

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-18). Israel arrecia agresiones contra hospitales y personal médico en Gaza. telesurtv.net En medio de la catastrófica situación de salud y con la completa interrupción del suministro de agua, los residentes consumen agua de lluvia, "si está disponible".

teleSUR, DRL, MER, JDO, JGN (2023-12-18). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-18). Papa critica a Israel por asesinar a civiles en iglesia en Gaza. telesurtv.net Los bombardeos y la ofensiva terrestre de Israel contra Palestina han dejado hasta la fecha un saldo de alrededor de 19.000 civiles muertos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). Fuerzas israelíes matan a cinco palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Los jóvenes, de edades comprendidas entre 22 y 33 años, murieron en un ataque israelí al campo de refugiados en la ciudad de Tulkarem.

Ralph Nader (2023-12-18). Israeli and American Jews Speak Out Against Horrors in Gaza. counterpunch.org In the midst of Netanyahu's annihilation of innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza, many of them children, women and the elderly, there is a rising urgency from many Israeli and domestic Jewish groups for an immediate ceasefire and greatly increasing the flow of humanitarian aid. In the U.S. Jewish Voice for Peace and If Not Now

Melvin Goodman (2023-12-18). Janus-Faced Biden Administration Can't Hide Its Complicity. counterpunch.org lsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains committed to using overwhelming and indiscriminate military force to vanquish the Palestinian community in Gaza. For the past two decades, Netanyahu has engaged in the total humiliation of the Palestinian people. At the same time, he is humiliating and embarrassing the only nation that provides Israel with political, military, and diplomatic cover—the United States. The fact that Netanyahu is bombarding Gaza with U.S.-supplied weaponry makes the United States complicit with regard to Israeli ethnic cleansing, particularly the killing and maiming of children.

No More Battle of Okinawa Association (2023-12-18). Ceasefire in Gaza, No War on China. counterpunch.org Gaza is under attack by Israeli forces. Hospitals, refugee camps, and schools have been bombed indiscriminately, and even the water supply, which is indispensable for survival, has been cut off. Hamas, the target of the Israeli military's attacks, has gone underground, and it is the residents who are exposed to the bombing. This reminds us

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Mainstream media's Israel bias comes under pressure. greenleft.org.au

Brenda Norrell, Censored News (2023-12-18). Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council Supports Palestinians and an End to Israel's Genocide. indybay.org The Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council passed a resolution on Thursday in Rapid City, South Dakota, in support of Palestinians, calling for an immediate ceasefire, emergency humanitarian aid, and an end to United States military aid to Israel. Oceti Sakowin, the Great Sioux Nation, said Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing and genocide that mirrors what was done to the Oceti Sakowin. The Council said Israel's apartheid regime would not be possible without the United States government's military aid.

Labor Video Project (2023-12-18). Bay Area Unions & Thousands of Workers Rally & March for Palestine in Oakland. indybay.org Thousands of workers and unionists from throughout the Bay Area rallied in Oakland against the US supported Israel war on Gaza and the Palestinians. A growing number of unions are breaking from the pro-Zionist leadership including AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and many of other union heads…

Angela (2023-12-18). Friday 12/29: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pope blasts Israel for using 'terrorism' tactics in Gaza. presstv.ir The Pope made remarks after Israeli military sniper killed two Christian women who had taken refuge in a church complex.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Yemen warns retaliatory strikes will expand if Israeli genocide in Gaza persists. presstv.ir A senior Ansarullah official says Yemeni retaliatory operations will expand to hit depths of the Israeli-occupied territories if the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip does not stop.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestinian protesters in Paris, Brussels demand end to Gaza genocide. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters marched in solidarity with Palestinians in Paris on Sunday and demanded the Israeli regime put an end to the 'massacre' in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). No prisoner exchange deal under fire: Senior Hamas official. presstv.ir Hamas reaffirms its position that there will be no more prisoner swap deals with Israel until the regime's genocidal war on Gaza ends.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). WHO says appalled by Israel's destruction of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. presstv.ir The World Health Organization sounds the alarm about the Israeli military's destruction of a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Children, women make up 70% of Palestinians killed in Gaza war: Health ministry. presstv.ir The Palestinian Health Ministry says women and children comprise 70 percent of approximately 18,800 people killed during the Israeli war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). More than 100 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza's largest refugee camp. presstv.ir The Israeli military conducts aerial assaults on Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, killing more than 100 Palestinians and injuring dozens.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'Flatten' Gaza, turn it to museum like Auschwitz: Israeli council head. presstv.ir An Israeli council head calls for sending all Gazans to refugee camps in Lebanon and "flattening" the whole area so it becomes an empty museum like Auschwitz.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Destruction at northern Gaza hospital after Israeli raid. presstv.ir Israeli tanks and troops withdrew from a hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Most American youth think Israel should 'be ended and given to Hamas': Poll. presstv.ir A poll shows that 51 percent of young Americans, between the ages of 18 and 24, believe Israel should be "ended and given to Hamas."

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Hamas: No prisoner swap talks unless Israel ends war 'once and for all'. presstv.ir Hamas says that it will engage in no indirect talks on a prisoner-for-abductee swap with Israel unless the occupying regime completely ends its onslaught on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Shipping company OOCL halts all shipments to Israeli regime. presstv.ir The shipping company OOCL stopped delivering cargo to Israel, after the Yemeni army targeted two Israeli-bound container ships in waters off the country's coast.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'Bloodbath': WHO slams Israeli aggression in Gaza's al-Shifa hospital. presstv.ir Israel's bombardment of Gaza Strip has left much of the territory in ruins.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). France calls for Gaza ceasefire after consulate staff killed in Israeli bombing. presstv.ir French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has called for an "immediate" ceasefire in the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Yemeni army's operations have left significant economic impact on Israel: Ansarullah. presstv.ir Ansarullah says the Yemeni army's attacks against vessels headed to the occupied Palestinian territories have taken a big toll on the Israeli economy.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Funeral held for five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp. presstv.ir People in the West Bank residents hold a funeral for five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). New Israeli airstrike on Syrian capital injures two soldiers. presstv.ir Syrian air defenses respond to another Israeli aggression targeting the countryside of the country's capital Damascus.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). New Israeli missile attack on Syrian capital injures two soldiers. presstv.ir Syrian air defenses respond to another Israeli aggression targeting the countryside of the country's capital Damascus.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestinian protesters block highway in Philadelphia. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters block Philadelphia highway while calling for Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Editor (2023-12-18). Dec 18, 2023. sitrepworld.info Schubert: Winterreise, D.911 — 15. Die Krà§he Bringing Light to the World: the Vision of Ibn 'Arabi, w/Eric Winkel We, the Blood Bladder: America as Feeding Trough for Lampreys, by Fred Reed Impeachment: Biden Under Formal Investigation, by Patrick Lawrence On Universal History & The Creation of Aristocratic Men (Part II of IV) — by Kwan Lee The Death of Israel: Settler colonial states have a terminal shelf life, by Chris Hedges John Mearsheimer: Israel is choosing 'apartheid' or 'ethnic cleansing' (Video) Day 72: Israeli forces kill Palestinians in church, UNRWA warns of mas…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-12-17). The IDF Are So Good At Killing Israelis They Should Consider Joining Hamas. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Friendly fire during October 7, friendly fire on the battlefield in Gaza, friendly fire executions of Israeli prisoners. The IDF are so good at killing Israelis they should start making GoPro videos with red triangles about it.

Kimberly Roberson (2023-12-18). US Promotion of Banned Fukushima Seafood Contradicts Biden's Cancer Initiatives. truthout.org During their first summit of the year on November 16, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to end China's ban on imports of Japanese seafood imposed in response to Japan's discharging of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific, telling Jinping, "I want to work with you to create a brighter future for Japan-China ties for the sake… |

Sam Pizzigati (2023-12-18). In Our Deeply Unequal World, the Garbage Rises Ever Higher. counterpunch.org The summit of Mount Everest, in case you haven't heard, has become somewhat of a trash heap, a high-profile embarrassment that some have taken to calling the "world's highest garbage dump." A half-century ago, few would have expected this outcome. Back in 1976, Nepal, the Himalayan nation that counts Everest — Mount Sagarmatha — as

Zane McNeill (2023-12-18). 5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Becoming Sick at Chicago Migrant Shelter. truthout.org A 5-year-old boy died on Sunday after falling ill at a migrant shelter in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, just days after Borderless Mag published migrant testimony saying that the shelter has refused to give sick children medicine. "They treat us terribly — like dogs," a young woman at the shelter told Borderless. The city-run shelter is located inside of a warehouse and houses approximately… |

Joe Iosbaker, Fight Back! News. (2023-12-18). Chicago Fraternal Order Of Police Dealt Third Political Defeat For 2023. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — "How do you spell racist? FOP!" The crowd of 50 protesters on the LaSalle Street side of Chicago City Hall were loud and determined, December 13. As usual when there is a vote in city council that the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) cares about, there were extra cops on hand for intimidation. But the movement for police accountability had been standing up to the Chicago Police Department for decades. | Among the protesters was Anjanette Young, a medical social worker. In 2019, the Chicago Police mistakenly raided her West Side home. Young, a Black woman, had just stepped out of the shower when…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Rechazan nuevas amenazas del Comando Sur contra teleSUR. telesurtv.net La Sra. Richardson sigue opinando de lo que no le corresponde, expresó la presidenta del multimedio. "Le vuelvo a decir: ¡No nos amedrenta! No nos van a detener".

Rania Khalek (2023-12-18). When People are Occupied, Is Resistance Justified? thealtworld.com Four days into the genocidal bombing and siege of Gaza, with a massive ground invasion pending, the West's most prominent left-liberal intellectuals stood up and spoke out against … the leftists on the streets for Palestine. But three months later, a mass anti-war movement in solidarity with Palestine has rocked the US, leaving liberals who condemn Palestinian resistance, isolated. | Ben Becker, Editor-in-Chief of BreakThrough News, discusses the remarkable transformation of the US political environment in response to the global movement for Palestine. | "Is the US Left trying to build an abstract and pure poli…

Mazin Qumsiyeh, Popular Resistance. (2023-12-18). Christmas Greetings From Bethlehem. popularresistance.org We have been writing annual Christmas messages of peace, for human rights, and relating sometimes what happened in the passing year for decades. Since I returned to Bethlehem in 2008, these messages have been special. Since founding the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) in 2014, we also added greeting from PIBS. This year writing seems tougher than ever considering the ongoing and unprecedented genocide/holocaust occurring in Palestine. In the ten weeks before Christmas, more than 20,000 civilians (>8000 of them children) were killed. 2.3 million people were denied food, water and med…

Editor (2023-12-18). CAIR seeks investigation over teen's expulsion from Florida school. mronline.org This comes after the school fired his mother Dr. Maha Almasri, a Palestinian-American, for her posts in support of Palestine.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). City of Sydney Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). NUS votes to support a free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestine protesters say Thales has no social licence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Residents want council to support Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). 'Shared values' exposed as a naked lie. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-18). Saturday 12/16: San Francisco: Shut It Down for Palestine! indybay.org Dolores Park | Dolores St & 19th St | San Francisco, CA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march for Gaza ceasefire in Lyon. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Lyon to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Australia's Melbourne to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands march in Melbourne to express solidarity with Palestinians and demand Gaza ceasefire.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-18). teleSUR y Green Zone Foundation de Qatar firman convenio. telesurtv.net En días anteriores, teleSUR y la televisión pública brasileña EBC, así como el Instituto de Radiodifusión del Estado de Bahía, anunciaron un acuerdo de producción.

Editor (2023-12-18). U.S. troops are occupying Syria's oil fields. Congress refuses to withdraw them. mronline.org The U.S. military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops.

repost (2023-12-18). 470 Levi's Workers In Turkey Need Support. indybay.org Workers in Turkey who make Levis are fighting against union busting and need international solidarity…

msn.com (2023-12-18). Houthi attacks on commercial ships have upended global trade in vital Red Sea corridorThe attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels have scared off some of the world's top shipping companies and oil giants, effectively rerouting global trade away from a crucial artery for consumer goods and energy supplies that is expected to trigger delays and rising prices. | | Proofread, edit, APA 2¢/word! – Editing & proofreading service

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2023-12-14: News Headlines

a guest author (2023-12-14). Stop the torture! Free Dr. Aafia Siddiqui! workers.org The report below is excerpted from Pakistan Aaj TV, followed by excerpts from The News. Incarcerated Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui met with her sister Dr. Fowzia for the second time in two years at a prison hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday. In one of her earlier videos, Dr. . . . |

WSWS (2023-12-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union's agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions…

Andy Kroll (2023-12-14). Unilateral Sanity Could Save the World. tomdispatch.com Top American officials in the "national security" establishment are notably good at smooth rhetoric and convenient silences. Their scant regard for truth or human life has changed remarkably little since 1971 when Daniel Ellsberg risked decades in prison to leak the Pentagon Papers to the world. During the years between then and his death six months ago, he was a tireless writer, speaker, and activist. Most people remember him, of course, as the whistleblower who exposed voluminous official lies about the Vietnam War by providing 7,000 top-secret pages of classified documents to the New York Times and other newsp…

infobrics (2023-12-14). Is ICC still relevant? Not so, says Brazil's Lula da Silva. And he is not alone. infobrics.org Having been formed in 2002, with the exception of the Putin/Lvova-Belova arrest warrant and the investigation on Rodrigo Duterte (former President of the Philippines), all other cases thus far launched by the criminal court have been against Africans. It is no wonder its legitimacy and impartiality is being questioned.

thecommunists (2023-12-14). Cuba to international meet: Never before has world peace been so threatened. thecommunists.org The following speech was made on behalf of the Communist Party of Cuba by the party's head of international relations Emilio Lozada Garcia at the 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in Turkey on 20 October 2023. ***** Dear Kemal Okuyan, general secretary of the Communist party of Türkiye, Dear comrades, brothers and …

Demetrius Johnson, Sherrie Anne Hart, NDN Collective. (2023-12-14). NDN Collective's Second Week At COP28 In Dubai. popularresistance.org For three weeks, members of NDN Collective's Policy and Advocacy, Regional Deep Dive program, NDN Fund, Communications, Tactical Media, and Creative Resistance Teams, have been on the ground in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Our second week of being on the ground began with the official opening of the United Nations 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) and opening of the International Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion. It was also filled with panels and discussions with panels, side events, participating in actions to uplift the Indigenous caucus' priorities, and tracking negotiations and meeting with government offic…

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Concerted efforts key to tackling haze issue in region. ecns.cn Haze has become a serious environmental problem in Southeast Asia as it not only brings a negative impact on human health but also affects economies in the region.

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Mainland-made planes showcased in Hong Kong. ecns.cn The two planes are being displayed at the HKIA.

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Two home grown aircraft make debuts in Hong Kong. ecns.cn A welcoming ceremony for the two aircraft, which will be displayed until Sunday, was held on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Event mourns victims of Nanjing Massacre. ecns.cn Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was the focal point of a national ceremony commemorating the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre on Wednesday, the 86th anniversary of the start of the murderous rampage by invading Japanese troops in 1937.

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Kishida to overhaul scandal-hit cabinet. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he plans to announce cabinet changes on Thursday amid mounting pressure triggered by political fundraising scandals and expressed his intention to lead the efforts for recovery of trust.

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-14). COP28: Navigating petrostate politics and the quest for climate action. nationofchange.org The path forward demands a concerted global effort, alternative strategies, and a commitment to transformative action.

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Republicans Vote to Authorize Impeachment Inquiry Into Biden. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, U.S. House Republicans voted to authorize impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, in a 221-212 vote along party lines. | RELATED: | "The impeachment power resides solely with the House of Representatives," Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a hardliner within the Republican party, told reporters. | "If a majority of the House now says we're in an official impeachment inquiry as part of our…

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Large gold deposit discovered in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn A large-scale gold deposit whose value is estimated at 17 billion yuan ($2.38 billion) was discovered recently in Urad Middle Banner of Bayannuur, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, during a geological exploration.

pbs.org (2023-12-14). Argentina's new president implements shock economic measures, devalues currency and cuts subsidiesArgentina on Tuesday announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock measures new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-12-14). Siria y Vietnam dialogan para mejorar relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net Thanh Son manifestó que su país desea fortalecer sus vínculos con la nación árabe.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-12-14). Armenia y Azerbaiyán intercambian prisioneros de guerra. telesurtv.net El primer ministro armenio confirmó la llegada de los 32 militares detenidos en el transcurso de los últimos tres años.

John Feffer (2023-12-14). Rescuing Realpolitik From Henry Kissinger. counterpunch.org Henry Kissinger wrote his doctoral dissertation about Europe's "long peace" after the defeat of Napoleon, focusing on how conservative statesmen negotiated the Concert of Europe through a mixture of diplomacy and military power. Kissinger was enamored of this approach to achieving an "equilibrium of forces." The lesson he absorbed, and later applied as a presidential

Zoya Teirstein (2023-12-12). The hidden death toll of flooding in Bangladesh sends a dark signal about climate and health. peoplesworld.org In the summer of 2022, one of the worst monsoons on record turned swaths of Bangladesh, a low-lying country in South Asia, into huge, muddy lakes. When the brunt of the flooding finally eased, at least 141 people had died and millions of others throughout the region had been injured, impoverished, or displaced. The sheer scale of the destruction …

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