(2023-11-16). UN Security Council Passes Resolution Calling for 'Humanitarian Pause' in Gaza. news.antiwar.com The UN Security Council passed its first resolution related to Israel's war in Gaza on Wednesday that calls for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow aid and other assistance to reach Palestinian civilians. The resolution passed in a vote of 12-0, with the US, the UK, and Russia all abstaining from voting. …
(2023-11-16). US Tries to Deflect Blame for Israel's Raid of al-Shifa Hospital. news.antiwar.com The White House on Wednesday said it did not "OK" Israel's military raid of al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza in an attempt to deflect responsibility for the attack. Just hours before Israel launched the raid, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby backed Israel's claim that Hamas had a command center under the hospital …
(2023-11-16). Israel Tells Palestinians To Evacuate City in Southern Gaza. news.antiwar.com Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets on a city in the southern half of the Gaza Strip, instructing Palestinians to flee the area. The evacuation notice suggests that Tel Aviv plans to ramp up its military operation in south Gaza. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed a ground invasion of the area would happen at some point. In …
(2023-11-16). Netanyahu Ally Says the Prime Minister's Days in Office Are Numbered. news.antiwar.com Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power in Tel Aviv suffered two setbacks on Wednesday. Messages from a member of his Likud Party surfaced asserting Netanyahu's days in office "are numbered." Additionally, the head of the opposition in Israel, Yair Lapid, demanded the prime minister resign. Galit Distel Atbaryan, a Likud member of the Knesset, sent private …
(2023-11-16). Thursday 11/16: Workshop on planning anti-war events. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-11-16). UK Parliament rejects ceasefire in Gaza: For an anti-war movement based on the working class! wsws.org Defending the Palestinians and defeating the criminal gang up between Israel, Britain and the US demands the mobilisation of the working class in Britain and internationally, against all the governments and political parties of the ruling class.
(2023-11-17). Demonstrators demand Gaza ceasefire as 'Peace Boat' arrives in Egypt. presstv.ir A cruise ship named the 'Peace Boat' arrived at Egypt's Port Said on Wednesday bearing the slogan 'Stop killing Gaza'.
(2023-11-16). Niece of Israeli PM Netanyahu Backs Ceasefire in Gaza, Says Military Solutions Will Not Bring Peace. democracynow.org 
Ruth Ben-Artzi, the niece of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joins Democracy Now! to call for the Netanyahu government to focus efforts on releasing Israeli hostages and to stop the bombing. A professor of political science at Providence College, Ben-Artzi recently joined prominent Rhode Island rabbis, Jewish leaders and Israelis demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. "A ceasefire is really the only way that any solution can be achieved," says Ben-Artzi, who explains why military actions will never resolve this conflict and that "finding a political solution … is really the only way that th…
(2023-11-15). Columbia student groups form coalition to counter crackdown on Palestine activism, demand divestment from Israel. mondoweiss.net 
More than 40 Columbia University student groups have formed a coalition to demand the school divest from Israeli apartheid. The move comes just days after the university suspended Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace from campus.
(2023-11-15). Rabbis for Ceasefire: Jewish Leaders Organize to Halt Israel's Bombardment of Gaza. democracynow.org 
We speak to Rabbi Alissa Wise, an organizer with Rabbis for Ceasefire and the founding co-chair of Jewish Voice for Peace's Rabbinical Council, about Tuesday's "March for Israel" in Washington, D.C., that was covered widely by the mainstream media and platformed antisemitic Christian Zionists. Wise sees a deep connection between Jewish religious principles and anti-Zionist activism and says accusations that anti-Zionists are antisemitic are a cynical strategy used to "shield Israel from accountability." She says Israel cannot be uniquely exempt from political and humanitarian c…
(2023-11-16). Colombian senator presents initiative against crimes against peace. plenglish.com Bogota, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda, from the Historic Pact, on Thursday presented a bill against crimes against peace with aggravating circumstances for top public officials.
(2023-11-16). Friday 11/17: Continuing Silent Vigils for Ceasefire & Peace Negotiations in Ukraine & Gaza. indybay.org Corner of El Camino Real & Embarcadero Rd | Palo Alto, CA…
(2023-11-16). Friday 11/17: Protest Against Kishida/Yoon Visit At Standord. indybay.org Hoover Institution | Stanford University…
(2023-11-16). Democracy Now! 2023-11-16 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for November 16, 2023; "Failure to Prevent Genocide": Biden Sued as U.S. Provides Arms & Support for Israel's Gaza Assault; Israel Has Enjoyed Decades of Legal Impunity. Could the War on Gaza Finally Change That?; Niece of Israeli PM Netanyahu Backs Ceasefire in Gaza, Says Military Solutions Will Not Bring Peace | Headlines for November 16, 2023; "Failure to Prevent Genocide": Biden Sued as U.S. Provides Arms & Support for Israel's Gaza Assault; Israel Has Enjoyed Decades of Legal Impunity. Could the War on Gaza Finally Change That?; Niece of Israeli PM Netanyahu Backs…
(2023-11-16). Xi says peaceful coexistence is even more of a baseline that China, U.S. should hold on to as major countries. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that peaceful coexistence is a basic norm for international relations, and is even more of a baseline that China and the United States should hold on to as two major countries.
(2023-11-16). Xi, Biden talk on strategic issues critical to China-U.S. relations, world. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on strategic and overarching issues critical to the direction of China-U.S. relations and on major issues affecting world peace and development.
(2023-11-16). Xi, Biden had candid, in-depth exchange of views. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on strategic and overarching issues critical to the direction of China-U.S. relations and on major issues affecting world peace and development.
(2023-11-16). On the spot: China-U.S. summit in San Francisco. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on strategic and overarching issues critical to the direction of China-U.S. relations and on major issues affecting world peace and development. "ÄÄ…
(2023-11-16). 'Why should you get to eat in peace?': Canadians slam Trudeau's Gaza stance. indybay.org The protesters can also be heard urging Trudeau to "look at us" and using phrases like "shame on you," "you fund genocides" and "you have blood on your hands" as they chased Trudeau out of the restaurant and into the street with the crowd growing impatient. Vancouver police was forced to deploy almost 100 officers after videos showing swarms of people confronting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a restaurant Tuesday night went viral. approximately 250 people surrounded a Chinatown restaurant and escorted Trudeau out of the venue.
(2023-11-16). ASEAN calls for peace, prosperity and security and warns of threats. plenglish.com Jakarta, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) The Defense Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) endorsed the importance of respecting international law and maintaining peace, prosperity, and security in the region.
(2023-11-16). US Asking Israel To Act Faster in Gaza To Protect Biden's Approval Rating — Russian Agency. orinocotribune.com At the same time, "numerous visitors from the US State Department and Defense Department declare a desire for immediate peace," the agency said | The US is using backchannels to persuade Israel to speed up the operation in the Gaza Strip so that it does not affect President Joe Biden's approval ratings ahead of the elections, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said. | The agency said Washington publicly states its allegedly concern about the indiscriminate bombardment of hospitals and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, "numerous visitors from the US State Department and Defense Department de…
(2023-11-16). Biden & Xi will be at Filoli Gardens this afternoon. indybay.org Biden & Xi are meeting at Filoli Gardens in Woodside this afternoon.
(2023-11-16). Demonstrators demand Gaza ceasefire as 'Peace Boat' arrives in Egypt. presstv.ir A cruise ship named the 'Peace Boat' arrived at Egypt's Port Said on Wednesday bearing the slogan 'Stop killing Gaza'.
(2023-11-16). US Capitol police clash with 'peaceful' pro-Palestinian protesters. presstv.ir Protestors say the plan was to lay out 11,000 candles, representing the number of people killed in the Gaza Strip by indiscriminate Israeli strikes.
(2023-11-16). Niece of Israeli PM Netanyahu Backs Ceasefire in Gaza, Says Military Solutions Will Not Bring Peace. democracynow.org Ruth Ben-Artzi, the niece of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joins Democracy Now! to call for the Netanyahu government to focus efforts on releasing Israeli hostages and to stop the bombing. A professor of political science at Providence College, Ben-Artzi recently joined prominent Rhode Island rabbis, Jewish leaders and Israelis demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. "A ceasefire is really the only way that any solution can be achieved," says Ben-Artzi, who explains why military actions will never resolve this conflict and that "finding a political situation … is really the only way that t…
(2023-11-16). Open Letter from a Ukrainian Facing Prison for Speaking for Peace. pressenza.com Greetings from Kyiv. Yesterday my city was disturbed again by air raid sirens, so I ran from Vernadsky scientific library to hide in the closest shelter, a subway station. Ruthless Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, as well as the Ukrainian defensive war effort. Civilians are dying, cities are being bombarded on both sides of the frontline, and that is the essence of any war — aggressive or defensive — the pure evil of war, which is barbaric mass killing by definition. | By Yurii Sheliazhenko | The air raid alert didn't stopped President Zelensky from signing a request to his pocket parliam…
(2023-11-15). Colombia announces resumption of peace talks with FARC dissidents. colombiareports.com Guerrilla group EMC has decided to resume peace talks with Colombia's government, the latter's chief negotiator said Wednesday. The group of "Ivan Mordisco," a dissident commander of the now-defunct guerrilla…
(2023-11-15). Midwest voices rise: Historic Jewish-led protest for Gaza ceasefire in Chicago. nationofchange.org Over 100 arrested in a peaceful demonstration in Chicago; unprecedented Midwest support for ceasefire.
(2023-11-15). The Wayuu People's Struggle for Clean Drinking Water in the Guajira Peninsula. america.cgtn.com 
The Guajira peninsula, facing the Caribbean Sea, is shared by Colombia and Venezuela. It is also home to the Way indigenous people, who are the largest indigenous group in both countries. The Wayuu face numerous challenges, but one of their main struggles is the lack of access to clean drinking water. In this report, Toby Muse tells the story of the Wayuu and their difficulties.
(2023-11-16). ExxonMobil Extracting Oil from Disputed Venezuelan Waters (+Statement). orinocotribune.com US transnational oil corporation ExxonMobil began extracting oil in Payara, an oil field located in waters that have yet to be delimited between Venezuela and Guyana. Payara is the third-largest producing oil field in Guyana, with a maximum capacity that amounts to approximately 620,000 barrels per day. | For this activity, Exxon is using Singapore-made Prosperity FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) unit. During the first half of next year, Payara will be producing approximately 220 barrels of oil per day. | To date, about 30 world-class oil fields, containing some 11 billion barrels of oil, have be…
(2023-11-16). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez at The Hague: Guyana has Shown its True Colors as an Aggressor State. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated this Wednesday before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, that Guyana has become an aggressor state that de facto occupies a territory that does not belong to it. | Rodríguez issued her statement during the public hearing before the ICJ in which Venezuela presented its arguments to defend the holding of the consultative referendum throughout Venezuela regarding the Essequibo territory dispute. | In her speech, the vice president confirmed that the government of Mohamed Irfaan Ali in Guyana has become an aggressor state. At the same t…
(2023-11-16). Russian and Venezuelan foreign ministers criticize policy in Gaza. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, and Venezuela, Yván Gil, on Thursday criticized the extermination policy that Israel is enforcing against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
(2023-11-16). Venezuela and Paraguay Resume Diplomatic and Consular Relations (+Petropar). orinocotribune.com The foreign minister for Venezuela, Yván Gil, has reported that the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, have made an agreement on resuming diplomatic and consular relations between both nations. | The announcement was made this Wednesday, November 15, through a statement published via Gil's social media reporting that Venezuela and Paraguay, following talks between the nations' presidents, are resuming ties and will proceed to share the accreditations of their respective ambassadors in the coming days. | The Venezuelan statement notes "both parties have committed…
(2023-11-16). Venezuela Repatriates 180 Migrants From Iceland (+Vuelta a la Patria). orinocotribune.com A total of 180 Venezuelans will return to their home country on a direct flight from the remote country of Iceland, on the edge of the Arctic Circle. | This is a group of people who have taken advantage of a voluntary return initiative, choosing to abandon their attempt to migrate to the Nordic country. The flight leaves Iceland as the country expects a large volcanic eruption to follow thousands of earthquakes that have occurred in the last few days. The authorities have declared a state of emergency and evacuated the populations in the southeast of the island, where the lives of thousands of people are consider…
(2023-11-16). Venezuela rechaza inicio por Guyana de operación petrolera en mar por delimitar. telesurtv.net Georgetown iniciará producción de petróleo en el yacimiento Payara, situada en área marítima pendiente de delimitar. Venezuela lo considera un nuevo acto de provocación.
(2023-11-16). Venezuela pide a CIJ rechazar medidas provisionales que solicitó Guyana. telesurtv.net Considera que intento de Guyana por usar a la CIJ para impedir su referendo consultivo del 3D es un acto de injerencia y viola el derecho internacional.
(2023-11-16). Venezuela defiende ante la CIJ referendo sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria Ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez aseguró que el referendo consultivo sobre el Esequibo es un ejercicio de soberanía nacional.
(2023-11-16). Canciller venezolano destaca impulso de cooperación con Rusia. telesurtv.net "Las relaciones entre la Federación Rusa y Venezuela en estos momentos están atravesando su mejor época", afirmó Gil.
(2023-11-16). Venezuela y Paraguay restablecen relaciones diplomáticas y consulares. telesurtv.net El anuncio se produce luego de conversaciones sostenidas entre el presidente venezolano y su homólogo paraguayo.
(2023-11-16). Russia and Venezuela Cooperate to Strengthen Their Resilience. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov said that cooperation between Russia and Venezuela should serve to strengthen the resilience of both countries' national economies amid Western sanctions. | RELATED: | "We have a common opinion that our bilateral cooperation should contribute to increasing the stability of our national economies, against the backdrop of the massive sanctions campaign unleash…
(2023-11-16). Venezuelan FM Condemns Israeli Genocide Against Palestinians. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil rejected the genocide that the Israeli forces are perpetrating in Gaza and demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. | RELATED: | "Venezuela has a firm stance condemning the genocide carried out by the government of the State of Israel," Gil said during a press conference carried out in Moscow with the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov. | Gil stresse…
(2023-11-15). Venezuela considered illegal Guyana's announcement on the sea. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela considered Guyana's announcement of the start of oil production by the Floating Platform for Production, Storage and Offloading, FPSO Prosperity, in the Payara oil field as contrary to International Public Law.
(2023-11-15). Venezuela recalled the 35th anniversary of Palestinian Independence. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro today remembered the 35th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Palestine, which occurred, he said, being a victim of genocide.
(2023-11-15). Venezuela at the International Court of Justice to Defeat Guyana's Judicial Colonialism. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced that Venezuela arrived at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defeat Guyana's claim over Essequibo, which she referred to as an act of "judicial colonialism." At a press conference from The Hague this Tuesday, November 14, Rodríguez described Guyana's attempt to cancel Venezuela's consultative referendum on Essequibo as an "atrocity." | "We have come to defeat Guyana's claim of judicial colonialism by instrumentalizing this Court to stop the unstoppable: that on December 3, Venezuelans vote in our consultative referendum," said Delcy Rodríguez. | She not…
(2023-11-15). Venezuela Recovers Right to Vote at UNESCO. orinocotribune.com Venezuela recovered its right to vote in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This was reported by the country's ambassador to the organization, Rodulfo Pérez. He highlighted that Venezuela's first vote was in defense of Palestine and in condemnation of the Israeli entity's aggression against the defenseless civilian population of Palestine. | "Justice for Palestine, cessation of aggression! 96 votes in favor, 8 votes against, 33 abstentions," wrote the Venezuelan diplomat on social media this Monday, November 13. | In January 2022, Venezuela lost its right to vote in the…
(2023-11-15). Venezuela expone ante la CIJ argumentos para defender referendo sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria Rodríguez aseguró que el referendo consultivo sobre el Esequibo es un ejercicio de soberanía nacional.
(2023-11-15). Venezuela Defends Referendum on Essequibo at ICJ Hearing. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, appeared at a hearing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to present her country's arguments in defense of holding a referendum on the Essequibo. | RELATED: | In her speech, she asserted that nothing will prevent Venezuela from carrying out the referendum on the Essequibo, as she emphasized it is an exercise of national sovereignty…
(2023-11-15). Venezuela Rejects Guyanese Oil Projects in Disputed Sea Area. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela rejected the announcement by the Guyanese government chaired by Irfaan Ali regarding the start of oil activities in a maritime area of Essequibo, a territory whose delimitation is still pending. | RELATED: | "Venezuela expresses its categorical rejection of the announcement by the Government of Guyana, regarding the start of oil production by the Floating Platform for Production, Storage and Offloadin…