2023-10-31: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (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 …

Dave DeCamp, Antiwar. (2023-10-30). Attacks On US Bases In Iraq And Syria Continue After US Airstrikes. popularresistance.org 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 Observatory for Human Rights also reported a drone attack on the al-Shadadi base, saying explosions were heard in the area and smoke columns rose from the base. Al Mayadeen also reported an overnight attack on a US base in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor provi…

Dave DeCamp (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 …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-30). Leaked Israeli Intelligence Ministry Document Proposes Complete Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (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 …

Dave DeCamp (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 …


Dave DeCamp (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 …

Editor (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.

WSWS (2023-10-31). Florida Governor DeSantis to ban pro-Palestinian student groups. wsws.org The Governor slanders anti-war protesters as he supports the Israeli genocide.

Catherine Crockett (2023-10-31). 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…

ecns.cn (2023-10-31). China-U.S friendship relies on future generation: Flying Tigers veteran. ecns.cn "I wish for happiness and blessing and peace throughout the world and a good companionship with all peoples," Harry Moyer, a veteran of the U.S. Flying Tigers, expressed birthday wish on his 103rd birthday on Monday in Beijing.

Editor (2023-10-31). Oct 31, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ MacArthur Park — Richard Harris Pro-Israel Propaganda-Lies vs. Reality, by Ron Unz NOT IN OUR NAME Declare Jewish Peace Organizations, by Paul Craig Roberts The Roots of Radicalism and the Structure of Evil, by Edward J. Curtin, Jr. Nakba 2.0 Revives the Neocon Wars, by Pepe Escobar Israel Should Know: "What Thou Sowest, Thou Shall Also Reap," by Richard S. Dunn MoA: Biden Forced To Call Off His Plans For Ethnic Cleansing Of Gaza What they mean when they say America is 'indispensable,' by Anatol Lieven Joe Biden's Hideous $106 Billion War Package, by David Stockman The Inability or Unwi…


Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-31). China's President congratulates Cuban scientist. plenglish.com Xi stated in a letter that international scientific and technological cooperation is a decisive trend. | The Chinese president stressed the "strong friendship" between the two countries, "forged by the older generation of leaders." | "I express sincere hope that China-Cuba cooperation in several fields, including technology, could continue to deepen in this new era to benefit the people of the two nations," he wrote. | At another point, the head of State noted that countries globally should jointly promote peace and the development of humanity through technological innovation. | Xi also highlighted the contribut…

Robert Koehler (2023-10-31). Igniting a Peace Fire, Even as War Rages. counterpunch.org Here's some advice you probably never got about parenting: Write your child's name on his or her leg or stomach, so that if — when — your building is bombed, the child can be identified when she's pulled from the rubble. Apparently, mothers in southern Gaza are doing this now, as the bombing intensifies. So

Catherine Crockett (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…

Maximillian Alvarez (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…

Staff (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…

Staff (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.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-31). China's President congratulates Cuban scientist. plenglish.com Xi stated in a letter that international scientific and technological cooperation is a decisive trend. | The Chinese president stressed the "strong friendship" between the two countries, "forged by the older generation of leaders." | "I express sincere hope that China-Cuba cooperation in several fields, including technology, could continue to deepen in this new era to benefit the people of the two nations," he wrote. | At another point, the head of State noted that countries globally should jointly promote peace and the development of humanity through technological innovation. | Xi also highlighted the contribut…

Robert Koehler (2023-10-31). Igniting a Peace Fire, Even as War Rages. counterpunch.org Here's some advice you probably never got about parenting: Write your child's name on his or her leg or stomach, so that if — when — your building is bombed, the child can be identified when she's pulled from the rubble. Apparently, mothers in southern Gaza are doing this now, as the bombing intensifies. So

Catherine Crockett (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…

Maximillian Alvarez (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…

Staff (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…

Staff (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.

Staff (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…

Editor (2023-10-31). Half a million march for Gaza in London as peace demos take a stand across Britain. mronline.org The protesters spoke with one voice—"Ceasefire now!"—directing their message at the Tory government which licenced the sale of weapons from Britain now being used by Israel in the accelerating massacre.

Marc Steiner (2023-10-31). 'The American government is the only one that can stop this': Ending the genocide in Gaza. therealnews.com As of Oct 31, more than 8,000 people in Gaza have been slaughtered by Israeli bombs, including over 3,000 children. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez joins The Marc Steiner Show for a discussion on Marc's long journey over 50 years as an advocate for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and what's needed now to stop the killing. | Studio Production: Adam Coley, David Hebden | Post-Production: David Hebden |
| Transcript: | The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. A proofread version will be made available as soon as possible. | Marc Steiner: | Welcome to The Marc…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-10-31). Half a million people march in London in solidarity with Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Progressive sections in the UK including trade unions, leftist political parties, and anti-imperialist and peace groups, continue their vigorous campaign in solidarity with Palestine, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories…

teleSUR (2023-10-31). US Peace Activists Arrested at a Hearing With Antony Blinken. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, CODEPINK activists peacefully disrupted the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken while he made a presentation before the Senate Appropriations Committee and demanded him to halt Washington's support for Israeli war crimes. | RELATED: | "How can you send more weapons to Israel while it mercilessly bombs Palestinians, including a child every 10 minutes, and levels hospitals, schools, residences," sa…

Vijay Prashad (2023-10-31). The World Does Not Need Illegal Sanctions. the World Needs Peace and Development. counterpunch.org the United States has — outside the UN system — exercised a sanctions policy in a unilateral manner. These US sanctions are not conducted through a discussion in the UNSC, nor have they any international credibility. In fact, US sanctions are illegal. They are a violation of the UN Charter and of a range of international treaties.

Ana Perdigón (2023-10-31). Venezuela: Supreme Court Suspends Opposition Primaries Results. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice's (TSJ) Electoral Chamber suspended all the results of the different phases of the internal opposition elections organized by the National Primary Commission (CNP). This comes after accepting an appeal filed by opposition deputy José Brito. | This Monday, October 30, the Electoral Chamber released ruling 122 requesting the application of precautionary safeguarding. Therefore, all the results of the opposition primaries are suspended. Despite this decision, due to the private consultation nature of the opposition electoral event, where far-right pre-candidate María Corina Ma…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-31). Ministers of Ethiopia and Venezuela hold meeting (+Photos). plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Yván Gil, who is on an official visit to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-31). 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…

teleSUR, MER (2023-10-31). Venezuela: basta del genocidio contra el pueblo palestino. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado destacó que en varios países se han realizado numerosas movilizaciones en respaldo al pueblo palestino.

teleSUR, rp, JGN (2023-10-31). Cinco canciones para recordar al cantautor Alí Primera. telesurtv.net Gracias a su compromiso con las causas justas, el cantautor Alí Primera fue bautizado como "El cantor del pueblo".

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-31). Venezuela entrega 26 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria a México. telesurtv.net El donativo se realizó a nombre del presidente Nicolás Maduro y llegará a México en las próximas horas.

teleSUR- hvh DRL (2023-10-31). Venezuela y Etiopía fortalecen relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net Caracas abogó por el mantenimiento de "una fuerte unidad dentro de foros multilaterales para beneficio mutuo".

Staff (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…

Staff (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…

Victoria Torres (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…

Editor (2023-10-31). Tales of Resistance: A Perilous 'Honeymoon' with the U.S. mronline.org In her latest column, Jessica Dos Santos discusses what the Venezuelan government should prioritize during this period of alleviated sanctions.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-31). Ministers of Ethiopia and Venezuela hold meeting. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Yván Gil, who is on an official visit to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation.

teleSUR, JCM, MER (2023-10-31). 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.

teleSUR, MER (2023-10-31). Presidente de Venezuela: basta del genocidio contra el pueblo palestino. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado destacó que en varios países se han realizado numerosas movilizaciones en respaldo al pueblo palestino.

teleSUR (2023-10-31). Venezuela and Ethiopia Strengthen Bilateral Relations. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil met with Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, in Addis Ababa. | RELATED: | "We are continuing our visit to Ethiopia with a significant meeting. We discussed deepening our bilateral cooperation in areas such as agriculture, tourism, energy, and air connectivity," Gil shared on social media. | During the meeting held at the Ethiopian Fore…

teleSUR (2023-10-31). Venezuela Demands to Stop the Genocide Against the Palestinians. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, reiterated his call for an end to the genocide against the Palestinian people by Israel. | RELATED: | "We must demand, with one voice, an end to the genocide against the Palestinian people," the Bolivarian leader stated. | "They want to exterminate the Palestinian people. It's the same extermination plan that Adolf Hitler carried out against the Jewish people, and it w…

teleSUR (2023-10-30). PDVSA Acquires 450 Tanker Trucks to Strengthen Fuel Distribution. telesurenglish.net Workers of the National Transport Company (ENT), a subsidiary of PDVSA, received in Puerto Cabello the first 100 tanker trucks of the 450 acquired this year by Petróleos de Venezuela to strengthen the distribution of fuel in the country. | RELATED: | The information was made known by PDVSA's Vice-President of Commerce and National Supply, Juan Carlos Díaz, who explained that of the 450 tanker trucks "at this momen…

teleSUR (2023-10-30). Venezuela Sends 26 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Mexico. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan government sent more than 26 tons of humanitarian aid for the population affected by the passage of Hurricane Otis through the city of Acapulco, in the Mexican Pacific. | RELATED: | "It is an act of solidarity that the Venezuelan people have with the Mexican people, after the passage of Hurricane Otis," said Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister for Relations with Latin America, Rander Peña. | His statements were made from the international…

teleSUR (2023-10-30). Venezuelan TSJ Suspends Opposition Primaries "For All Purposes" telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) suspended on Monday all the effects of the different phases of the primary elections held by a sector of the opposition on Sunday, October 22. | RELATED: | This occurs after an electoral contentious appeal filed by candidate and deputy to the National Assembly (AN) José Brito Rodríguez. | "All the effects of the different phases of the electoral process carried out by the…

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