(2023-10-30). Mainstream media ignores massive civil disobedience for Palestine that shut down New York's Grand Central Station. mronline.org The huge antiwar protest for Palestine at New York's Grand Central Station was the kind of media event that the mainstream press should eagerly cover. They ignored it.
(2023-10-29). Attacks on US Bases in Iraq and Syria Continue After US Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria have continued through the weekend after the US launched airstrikes in eastern Syria early Friday. Lebanon's Al Mayadeen reported that a group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it "successfully" targeted the US's al-Shadadi base in northeast Syria's al-Hasakah province on Sunday. The British-based Syrian …
(2023-10-29). House Speaker Says Bill to Split Israel Aid from Ukraine Will be Brought to Floor. news.antiwar.com Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday that a stand-alone bill to provide Israel with billions more in military aid will be brought to the House floor this week instead of President Biden's $105 billion request that also includes spending for Ukraine, Taiwan, and the border. "We're going to move a stand-alone Israel …
(2023-10-29). Israel Following US Advice in Its Gaza Ground Operation. news.antiwar.com Israel's current ground operation in Gaza is in line with the advice the US has been giving, a US official told The Times of Israel. The official said Israel had launched a "limited" ground incursion, which is what the US recommended to avoid harming hostages, as opposed to a full-scale invasion. Hamas has claimed 50 …
(2023-10-29). Russian Forces Pushing to Encircle Eastern Ukrainian City of Avdiivka. news.antiwar.com Russian forces are pushing to encircle Avdiivka, a city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast that's about three miles north of the provincial capital, as fighting continues to rage along the entire front. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that Russian forces had advanced to the north of Avdiivka in recent days. According to SouthFront, which …
(2023-10-29). US Says Chinese Jet Came Within 10 Feet of B-52 Bomber Over South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The US military has accused a Chinese fighter jet of making an "unsafe intercept" of a US B-52 bomber that was flying over the South China Sea on October 24. US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the Chinese jet came within 10 feet of the American bomber. "We are concerned this pilot was …
(2023-10-31). House Republicans Unveil $14.3 Billion Bill for Israel. news.antiwar.com House Republicans on Monday unveiled a piece of legislation that would provide Israel with $14.3 billion in military aid, a strong show of support for Israel's onslaught in Gaza. The bill would cut $14.3 billion from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay for the military aid to Israel, an aspect of the legislation criticized …
(2023-10-30). Israeli Warplanes Launch More Strikes in Syria, Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Israeli warplanes launched strikes in Syria early on Monday, targeting military positions in the southwest Daraa province. The Israeli military also reported strikes in Lebanon as the risk of Israel's Gaza war turning into a full-blown regional war continues to rise. The Israeli military said the strikes in Syria were in response to rocket fire …
(2023-10-30). Leaked Israeli Intelligence Ministry Document Proposes Complete Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. news.antiwar.com
(2023-10-30). Pentagon: US Forces in Iraq and Syria Attacked 23 Times Since October 17. news.antiwar.com A Pentagon official said on Monday that US forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack at least 13 times since October 17 due to President Biden's support for Israel's onslaught in Gaza. "From October 17 to October 30, US and coalition forces have been attacked at least 14 separate times in Iraq and …
(2023-10-30). Twenty-Six Journalists Killed in Gaza Since October 7. news.antiwar.com At least 26 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since Israel unleashed its bombing campaign on the besieged enclave in response to the October 7 Hamas attack, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Monday. The majority of the Palestinian journalists were killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, with three reported being shot …
(2023-10-30). Zelensky 'Deludes' Himself Into Thinking Ukraine Can Win War: Aide. news.antiwar.com One of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's closest aides has told Time Magazine that the Ukrainian leader has deluded himself into thinking Ukraine can win an ultimate victory against Russia after the failed counteroffensive and amid waning support for the conflict in the West. The report said that despite the setbacks, Zelensky "does not intend to …
(2023-10-29). Israel Following US Advice in Its Gaza Ground Operation. news.antiwar.com Israel's current ground operation in Gaza is in line with the advice the US has been giving, a US official told The Times of Israel. The official said Israel had launched a "limited" ground incursion as opposed to a full-scale invasion, which is what the US recommended to avoid harming hostages. Hamas has claimed 50 …
(2023-10-29). We Are Witnessing the Largest U.S. Anti-War Protests in 20 Years. scheerpost.com
(2023-10-29). Video report: WSWS reporting team speak to protesters at Gaza anti-war rally in Manchester, UK. wsws.org At the October 28 demonstation in Manchester, UK, which mobilised around 20,000 people against Israel's war on Gaza, a WSWS video reporting team at the rally in the city's St Peter's Square carried out a series of interviews with protesters.
(2023-10-30). Saturday 11/11: Armistice Day: WWI, the War to End All Wars and The Forgotten Promise, with Jack Erickson. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 939355…
(2023-10-30). Middle East Expert Lara Friedman: If Netanyahu Cared About Hostages, Why Did He Launch Ground Invasion? democracynow.org We look at the reluctance in Congress to censure Israel despite growing grassroots pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza. "The narrative on both sides of the aisle is mostly about the right of Israel to defend itself," says Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace. "Congress has bought, completely, the framing which says that any Palestinian that dies in Gaza … that's all on Hamas." Friedman explains how the normalization of the racist Kahanist movement by Israel and the U.S. helped lead to today's crisis, and lays out Israel's approach to the ongoing…
(2023-10-30). "Not in Our Name": 400 Arrested at Jewish-Led Sit-in at NYC's Grand Central Demanding Gaza Ceasefire. democracynow.org We bring you the voices of Jewish Voice for Peace and their allies who shut down the main terminal of Grand Central Station during rush hour Friday in one of New York's largest acts of civil disobedience in 20 years to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. The multiracial, intergenerational movement says about 400 people were arrested, including rabbis, famous actors and elected officials from the New York State Assembly and Senate and the City Council.
(2023-10-30). Headlines for October 30, 2023. democracynow.org Palestinian Death Toll Tops 8,300 as Israeli Tanks Advance on Gaza City, Families of Israeli Hostages Plead with Netanyahu to Protect Hostages, Call for Prisoner Swap, West Bank Toll Rises to 111 After Israeli Settler Kills Palestinian Harvesting Olives, U.S. and Israel Side Against Overwhelming Majority at UNGA Calling for Gaza Ceasefire, Jewish Voice for Peace Leads Protest of Thousands in NYC's Grand Central Station, Maine Mass Shooting Suspect Found Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot, United Auto Workers Wins Tentative Deal with Stellantis and GM, Following Ford, Iranian Teen Assaulted by Morality Police fo…
(2023-10-29). Comicomment: Who is the disruptor of peace and stability in Middle East?>. ecns.cn The General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in Gaza. The resolution received 120 votes in favor, with 14 votes against, including those from the United States and Israel. Prior to this, the U.S. had twice exercised veto power at the United Nations Security Council to block resolutions regarding the situation in Palestine.
(2023-10-29). Experts call for trust amid global turmoil. ecns.cn In an increasingly divided and conflict-ridden world, experts called on Thursday for countries to enhance mutual trust, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, and make concerted efforts to promote global stability and peaceful development.
(2023-10-29). Venezuela's Vice President Calls Out President of Guyana for Beating Drums of War. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said that the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, is beating the drums of war and is threatening the peace of Latin America and the Caribbean, violating CELAC declaration of the region being a zone of peace. | At an event in El Valle parish of Caracas on Saturday, October 28, the Venezuelan Vice President said that the Guyanese president has turned his back on the negotiations mandated by the 1966 Geneva Agreement on the Essequibo territorial dispute. Instead he is following verbatim the plan made by ExxonMobil to sow confrontation between Venezuela and Guyana. | Rodríguez f…
(2023-10-30). Universal Peace Education for Justice and Peace, Prevention and Remedy of War. transcend.org 28 Oct 2023 – Peace is more complicated than war because peace is tried to achieve through war.
(2023-10-30). Women as Peacebuilders. transcend.org As UNSG Antonio Guterres wrote in his 2023 Report on Women, Peace, and Security, "Despite our best efforts, women represented just sixteen percent of negotiators or delegates in the peace processes led, or co-led, by the United Nations." Such as Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya, and Myanmar.
(2023-10-30). Millions are waking up to the ugly reality of Israeli apartheid. peoplesworld.org When I was a kid, every television station portrayed Native Americans as savages. Those who took their land using "guns, germs, and steel" were depicted as peace-loving bearers of civilization itself. When I was a youth, I watched footage of General William Westmoreland, commander of the U.S. military forces terrorizing Vietnam, saying with a straight …
(2023-10-30). 'I'm in solidarity with Palestine!' Hundreds rally in Baltimore to demand end of Israel's Occupation. therealnews.com Over 200 demonstrators gathered in front of City Hall in Baltimore on Friday, October 20, and subsequently marched through the streets of downtown Baltimore, to protest Israel's retaliatory bombing of Gaza after the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks, and to call for an end to Israel's 75-year occupation of Palestine. The rally and march, billed with the title "We Won't Back Down: All Out for Palestine!," was cosponsored by The Party for Socialism & Liberation (PSL), Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) Baltimore, Baltimore Student Union, Runners 4 Justice, Friends of Latin America, and Baltimore BLOC. | TRNN was on the gr…
(2023-10-30). Venezuela Activist Nelly Hernandez Expresses Optimism for 2024, With or Without Sanctions (Coffee & Chavistas Interview). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—During Nelly M. Hernandez is a…
(2023-10-29). Medea Benjamin Reveals Details Of Visit To Venezuela's Diplomat Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Activist and founder of the CODEPINK women's group, Medea Benjamin, stated that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States, "has a commitment to himself, to his dignity, to his honor and his major commitment is with the Venezuelan people." | Benjamin, who had the opportunity to visit the special envoy in the Miami federal prison recently, commented on her impressions during the most recent webinar of Hands Off Venezuela, organized by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign of the Fire This Time Movement of Canada. | Medea Benjamin highlighted that Saab remains "firm, with his head held high."
(2023-10-29). Venezuela's Oil Production Will Increase After Sanctions Eased, Energy Policy Expert Says. orinocotribune.com The United States implemented a partial and temporary lifting of the illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuela, after the signing of agreements between the Venezuelan government and a sector of the opposition in Barbados. | The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department issued an order specifically aimed at relaxing the coercive measures applied against Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) since 2019. | Over two-thirds of these general licenses, as Washington calls them, are directed at the oil and gas sector of Venezuela, which has been seriously harmed by the unilateral coercive measures that…
(2023-10-29). Venezuela insta al diálogo a Guyana en diferendo por Esequibo. telesurtv.net Caracas resaltó que el mandatario guyanés, Irfaan Ali, muestra una conducta guerrerista y contraria al Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966.
(2023-10-29). Venezuela respalda a la ONU para que Israel cese hostilidades en Gaza. telesurtv.net "Cese ya el asesinato de niños palestinos, de mujeres palestinas, cese ya esta política de exterminio", señaló la vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez..
(2023-10-29). Colombia es el nuevo rey del béisbol panamericano. telesurtv.net Venció 9-1 a Brasil en la final. A continuación se ubicaron México, Panamá, República Dominicana, Cuba, Venezuela y Chile.
(2023-10-30). Venezuelan military forces occupy Puente Ayala Prison. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Bolivarian National Guard and the National Police took cotrol of the Puente Ayala penitentiary center in Barcelona, state of Anzoátegui, on Monday, as part of the Gran Cacique Guaicaipuro operation, official sources reported.
(2023-10-30). Justice suspended Venezuelan opposition primary elections. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela today suspended all the stages of the electoral process conducted by the National Primary Elections Commission (CNP), in the opposition elections of October 22.
(2023-10-30). Venezuela Activist Nelly Hernandez Expresses Optimism for 2024, With or Without Sanctions (Coffee & Chavistas Interview). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—During Nelly M. Hernandez is a psychol…
(2023-10-30). Venezuela ofrece actualización sobre consulta por el Esequibo. telesurtv.net CNE de Venezuela habilita más de 20.6 millones de electores para referendo consultivo de Esequibo…
(2023-10-30). TSJ de Venezuela suspende todo el proceso del evento de primarias. telesurtv.net En la sentencia emitida, el TSE ordena la suspensión de todos los efectos de las distintas fases del evento de primarias por ser ilegales e inconstitucionales.
(2023-10-30). Venezuela's FANB Building Airstrip for Development of Essequibo. orinocotribune.com An airstrip that will serve as support for the logistic development of the Essequibo territory is under construction. This was announced through a video by Venezuela's strategic operational commander of the FANB, Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) are building an airstrip in an area of Bolívar state bordering the Essequibo territory. The Essequibo territory comprises almost 160,000 square kilometers and is disputed with Guyana, informed Hernández Lárez this Saturday, October 28. | Using the slogan "the Essequibo is Venezuelan land," Hernández Lárez published on his X…