Ramzy Baroud (2023-12-14). 'Let It Be a Tale': On Refaat Alareer and the Martyrdom of the Gaza Intellectual. counterpunch.org What is taking place in Gaza is meant for the history books: an epic tale of a small nation under a long, brutal siege for many years, facing one of the greatest military powers in the world. And yet, it refuses to be defeated. Not even the legendary tenacity of Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace'

Ramzy Baroud (2023-12-14). 'Let It Be a Tale': On Refaat Alareer and the Martyrdom of the Gaza Intellectual. counterpunch.org What is taking place in Gaza is meant for the history books: an epic tale of a small nation under a long, brutal siege for many years, facing one of the greatest military powers in the world. And yet, it refuses to be defeated. Not even the legendary tenacity of Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' characters can be compared to the heroism of Gazans, living over a tiny stretch of land while subsisting on the precipice of calamity, even long before the Israeli genocide.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-14). Senate Passes Massive $886 Billion National Defense Authorization Act. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, the Senate passed the mammoth $886 billion 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which funds the Pentagon and military spending in other government agencies. The bill passed in a vote of 87-13, with six Democrats, six Republicans, and one Independent voting against it. This NDAA now heads to the House, where it's expected …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-14). US Has No Plans to Restrict Military Aid to Israel Despite Biden Calling Gaza Bombing 'Indiscriminate'. news.antiwar.com The US has no plans to restrict military aid to Israel or draw any red lines on Israel's use of US-provided munitions despite President Biden labeling Israel's bombing of Gaza "indiscriminate" and the massive civilian death toll, US officials told CNN. One official said the US does not consider the death of civilians a violation …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-13). Republicans Tell Zelensky No Ukraine Aid Until Border Deal. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was told by Republicans in Washington on Tuesday that Congress won't be authorizing new aid for Ukraine until a deal with Democrats on border issues can be reached. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) met with Zelensky and told him that Republicans support Ukraine but wouldn't send more aid until "a transformative …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-13). UN General Assembly Overwhelmingly Votes to Demand Gaza Ceasefire. news.antiwar.com The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza as global opposition to the US-backed Israeli massacre of Palestinians continues to rise. Out of the 193 members of the General Assembly, 153 countries supported the resolution, 10 voted against it, and 23 abstained. The US and Israel …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-13). Houthi Official Says Gaza Ceasefire Is Only Way to 'Restore Calm' in the Red Sea. news.antiwar.com A Houthi official said on Wednesday that the only way to "restore calm" in the Red Sea is through a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amid reports of another Houthi attack in the waters. Yemen's Houthi movement, formally known as Ansar Allah, has been targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea that they claim are …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-13). Israel Says Gaza Onslaught Will Continue 'With or Without' World Support. news.antiwar.com Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday vowed that the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza will continue "with or without" global support after the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in support of a ceasefire. "Israel will continue the war against Hamas with or without international support. A ceasefire at the current stage is a gift …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-13). Poland's New Prime Minister Vows to Rally Western Support for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Donald Tusk, Poland's new pro-EU prime minister, was sworn in on Wednesday, a day after delivering a speech where he vowed his government would push for the West to continue supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia. Tusk, who previously served as prime minister from 2007-2014, promised Poland's "full involvement with Ukraine in this cruel …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-13). US Says It Plans to Resume Security Partnership With Niger. news.antiwar.com A US official said Wednesday that the US is planning to resume its security partnership with…

Angela (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: Silent Vigil for Peace in Palestine and Ukraine. indybay.org corner of El Camino & Embarcadero, outside Town & Country shopping center, on the public sidewalk | 855 El Camino | Palo Alto, CA…

Censored News (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: Justice for Raymond Mattia: Peaceful Protest on Tohono O'odham Nation. indybay.org Route 86 and Spencer Drive | Sells, Arizona…

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

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-12-14). Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide. counterpunch.org On Friday, December 8, the UN Security Council met under Article 99 for only the fourth time in the UN's history. Article 99 is an emergency provision that allows the Secretary General to summon the Council to respond to a crisis that "threatens the maintenance of international peace and security." The previous occasions were the

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Only peace in Gaza can ease Red Sea tensions: Yemeni official. presstv.ir A Yemeni government official says the only way for calm to prevail in the Red Sea is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Angela (2023-12-13). Friday 12/15: 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…

Angela (2023-12-13). Monday 12/11: Kite-Building in Solidarity. indybay.org San Jose Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street, Room 101 | San Jose, CA…

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-12-13). Canada's UN Vote for Ceasefire Shows It Is Gradually Ceding to Public Pressure. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-12-13). U.S. blocks Gaza peace proposal at UN for 3rd time, holding world hostage. mronline.org The U.S. government has paralyzed the United Nations, voting against the rest of the world and preventing peace in Gaza by vetoing three different resolutions in the Security Council. Meanwhile, Washington continues giving weapons to Israel.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-13). Guterres welcomes regional effort for peace in Sudan. plenglish.com United Nations, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, today welcomed the steps of progress within the Extraordinary Assembly of Heads of State and Government of East Africa to achieve peace in Sudan.

Peace Action SMC & JVP South Bay (2023-12-13). Sunday 12/17: A Jewish Voice for Peace View of Israel and Gaza. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). Enemies failed to hinder Iran's nuclear progress through sanctions: Nuclear chief. presstv.ir The enemies have failed to hinder the progress of Iran's peaceful nuclear energy program through illegal sanctions, says the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). First Intifada remembered. presstv.ir The first intifada, or uprising, began in December 1987 and ended in September 1993 with the signing of the first Oslo Accords, which provided a framework for Israeli 'peace negotiations' with the Palestinians.

Redacción Chile (2023-12-13). Human Rights: Laura Rodríguez and the Villa Grimaldi Peace Park. pressenza.com We publish here the words of the humanist Dario Ergas on the occasion of the installation of a plaque in homage to Deputy Laura Rodríguez in the Villa Grimaldi Peace Park, which she helped to found in the years immediately following the recovery of democracy in Chile. | This recognition took place on International Human Rights Day."Dear friends, comrades, dear family. | Coming to Villa Grimaldi, to the Villa Grimaldi Peace Park, is not easy. | It requires an intention, to want to immerse oneself in the memory of pain; of what should never have happened, but we force ourselves, to have in mind what we must not rep…

WSWS (2023-12-13). American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten's trip to Israel: A cover for genocide against Gaza. wsws.org Weingarten is reacting to popular outrage at the genocide with a tactical adaptation, pretending to advocate for "peace" in order to prevent this opposition from escaping the control of the political establishment.

Black Alliance For Peace, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-14). On Human Rights Day; The US Is The Greatest Violator Of Human Rights. popularresistance.org As the international community celebrates December 10th as International Human Rights Day, it is imperative that the world also affirm that violators of the fundamental human rights of peoples and nations will be held accountable. | From the war in Ukraine to mass incarceration of Black, Latino and Native Peoples in the U.S. to Obama's ongoing war in Yemen to murderous economic sanctions, coups, assassinations, war and abandonment of Afghanistan, international arms sales, commodification of COVID vaccines, illegal military occupations in Syria and Iraq, the pending invasion of Haiti and the resource wars in the D…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-14). UNGA Discusses Gaza Ceasefire After US Veto In Security Council. popularresistance.org The United Nation General Assembly is meeting on Tuesday, December 12 in an emergency session to discuss the Israeli war in Gaza. This is after Egypt and Mauritania jointly invoked the rarely-used resolution 377 A (V) on Monday. | The move follows the failure of the UN Security Council last week to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza due to a US veto. | The Uniting for Peace resolution was invoked by Egypt as the chair of the Arab group in the UN and Mauritania as the chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. | The resolution was first adopted by the General Assembly in November 1950 during…

Rachel Small (2023-12-14). Coordinated Actions by Peace Activists Across Canada Disrupt Israeli Cargo Shipping Company Zim. worldbeyondwar.org By World BEYOND War, December 14, 2023On Monday December 11, Zim, Israel's largest cargo shipping company, was disrupted across the country of Canada. Zim offices in Montreal and Toronto were taken over by peace activists and workers in the morning, and Vancouver offices were taken over in the afternoon. A banner was also dropped in downtown Toronto over the CN rail tracks used to transport Zim containers in the morning, while a blockade of CN rails in London, Ontario, took place in the evening. These actions are responding to calls from Palestinian trade unionists to disrupt the global transport of Israeli w…

Censored News (2023-12-13). Friday 12/15: Justice for Raymond Mattia: Peaceful Protest on Tohono O'odham Nation. indybay.org Route 86 and Spencer Drive | Sells, Arizona…

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). China, Vietnam agree to boost partnership. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping underlined the need for both China and Vietnam to work together to oppose any attempt that undermines the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific region, during his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Xi: Carry forward China-Vietnam friendship. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping reiterated on Wednesday China's commitment to peaceful development and its policy of friendship and partnership with neighboring countries, and said that the nation is willing to share the more benefits of Chinese modernization with neighboring countries.

Lawrence S. Wittner (2023-12-14). Replacing a Disastrous War with a Just Peace in Ukraine. fpif.org Although the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has captured the world's horrified attention, the war in Ukraine has had even more terrible consequences. Grinding on for nearly two years, Russia's massive military invasion of that country has taken hundreds of thousands of lives, created millions of refugees, wrecked Ukraine's civilian infrastructure and economy, and consumed enormous financial resources from nations around the world. | And yet, despite the Ukraine War's vast human and economic costs, there is no sign that it is abating. Russia and Ukraine are now bogged down in very bloody military stale…

Pivot to Peace (2023-12-14). Statement on Kurt Campbell's nomination to be Deputy Secretary of State. peacepivot.org On November 1, President Joe Biden announced Kurt Campbell's appointment as Deputy Secretary of State. For anyone concerned about the dangerous state of relations between the United States and China, this is a troubling development. Kurt Campbell has been one of the principal advocates of a hostile and belligerent posture toward China over the past …

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). First Intifada remembered. presstv.ir The first intifada, or uprising, began in December 1987 and ended in September 1993 with the signing of the first Oslo Accords, which provided a framework for Israeli 'peace negotiations' with the Palestinians.

teleSUR (2023-12-14). President Maduro Hopes for the Victory of Peace at St. Vincent. telesurenglish.net After arriving in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he hopes to make the most of his meeting with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali. | RELATED: | The Bolivarian leader celebrated that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Government of Brazil have promoted this meeting, which hopes to "make the most of it so that the Latin America and the Caribb…

teleSUR (2023-12-14). There Will Be Peace When We Achieve the Goals: Putin. telesurenglish.net During the television program "Direct Line", President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia has achieved economic growth despite all the aggressions and blockades imposed by the United States and its allies. | RELATED: | "The Russian economy has a sufficient safety margin not only to feel secure but also to progress. Public external debt decreased from US$46 billion to US$32 billion. Unemployment stands at 2.9 percent,…

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 …

Adriaan Alsema (2023-12-13). Colombia's EMC guerrillas vow to stop kidnapping. colombiareports.com Guerrilla group EMC, which controls significant parts of southern Colombia, said on Tuesday that it has banned kidnapping as a means to finance the organization. The EMC's peace negotiators made…

Carlos García Hernández (2023-12-13). Peace and Reindustrialization: Beyond Thatcher's Trauma. realprogressives.org The European left suffers from a post-traumatic stress disorder that has its origins in Margaret Thatcher's policies and does not know how to cope with it in a functional way.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-12-14). Líderes confirman asistencia a cumbre entre Venezuela y Guyana. telesurtv.net Estarán presentes varios primeros ministro de la región del Caribe como Roosevelt Skerritel, de Dominica, quien también es presidente de CARICOM,…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-14). Inician delegaciones de Venezuela y Guyana diálogo directo en San Vicente. telesurtv.net La reunión fue acordada con la mediación de la Celac y Caricom, así como del presidente brasileño Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-14). Parlamento de Venezuela aprueba Ley de Presupuesto para 2024. telesurtv.net La Asamblea Nacional aprobó en primera discusión el Proyecto de Presupuesto correspondiente al Ejercicio Económico Financiero 2024.

Editor (2023-12-13). U.S., Big Oil exploit Guyana border dispute to attack Venezuela. mronline.org Until recently Guyana was the third-poorest country in Latin America. U.S. business journals have been painting a picture of Guyana potentially becoming the richest country in Latin America.

kwjorinoco (2023-12-13). Milei's Argentina to Finalize Theft of Venezuelan 747 Cargo Jet. orinocotribune.com The airplane belonging to the Venezuelan firm EMTRASUR, affiliated with Conviasa, which was illegally detained at the Ezeiza International Airport in June 2022 was moved from the maintenance runway after an Argentine court ratified the confiscation of the aircraft following a US request. | The transfer took place one day after the inauguration of far-right president Javier Milei in the South American nation. | The Boeing 747-300 was detained in Argentina in June 2022 at the request of Washington, which alleged that its sales process was "illegal" because, according to a United States (US) judge, it violated the u…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-12-13). Venezuela's National Assembly approves 2024 budget. plenglish.com Caracas, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's National Assembly approved Wednesday on the first debate the 2024 Budget Bill amounting to over USD.5 billion and allocated to a greater extent to social attention.

Staff (2023-12-13). Defense of Guayana Esequiba Commission Initiates Operations. orinocotribune.com On Monday, Venezuela installed the High National Commission for the Defense and Recovery of Guayana Esequiba, tasked with implementing President Nicolás Maduro's action plans to protect the country's territory in the ongoing border dispute with Guyana. | The commission is chaired by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, along with National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, Supreme Court Chief Justice Gladys Gutiérrez, and Attorney General Tarek William Saab. The ceremony was attended by representatives from various government bodies, including the Defense Council, the Federal Government Council, and the National Secu…

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). Venezuela: US sold $32 billion in arms to Israel for killing Palestinian children. presstv.ir The Venezuelan president says the US has sold tens of billions of dollars in weapons to Israel to kill civilians in the Gaza Strip.

Ana Perdigón (2023-12-14). Venezuela's 2024 Budget Prioritizes Social Investment. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez presented the nation's budget for the year 2024 to the National Assembly earlier today. The budget earmarks 77% for social investment. | The budget totaled 729 billion bolívars (USD 20.5 billion). The vice president explained that ordinary income represents 38.8% of the budget, extraordinary income represents 47.8%, and represents debt 13.4%. It is estimated that assets will be allocated to development projects of the Homeland Plan (Plan de la Patria). | She said that, for the first time, the defense of Guayana Esequiba was included in the nation's budget, in compliance w…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-14). ONU saluda diálogo entre presidentes de Venezuela y Guyana. telesurtv.net Antonio Guterres informa que enviará a dos observadores a la reunión de este jueves entre Nicolás Maduro e Irfaan Ali en San Vicente y las Granadinas.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-14). Vicepresidenta de Venezuela presenta proyecto de Ley de Presupuesto para 2024. telesurtv.net La Asamblea Nacional aprobó en primera discusión el Proyecto de Presupuesto correspondiente al Ejercicio Económico Financiero 2024.

teleSUR, MER (2023-12-14). Accidente vial deja varios fallecidos en autopista de Venezuela. telesurtv.net El accidente fue provocado por la colisión de un transporte de carga contra varios vehículos.

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Caribbean Mediation Was Decisive for Venezuela-Guyana Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, St. Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves is hosting a regional meeting in which the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Guyanese President Irfaan Ali will hold a direct dialogue on the Essequibo region. | RELATED: | "PM Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica is poised to join the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in cruci…

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Presidents Nicolas Maduro and Irfaan Ali Start Dialogue. telesurenglish.net On Thursday afternoon, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali began talks in St. Vincent & the Grenadines aimed at easing tensions over the Essequibo, and oil-rich region that Venezuela claims as part of its historical territorial heritage. | RELATED: | "I come with a mandate from the people of Venezuela. We seek satisfactory solutions as the Geneva Agreement mandates," President Maduro said in one of his first…

teleSUR (2023-12-14). St. Vincent Meeting to Address the Essequibo Dispute Today. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Guyanese President Irfaan Ali will meet in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to address the dispute over Guyana Esequiba, a territory of about 160,000 square kilometers rich in natural resources. | RELATED: | Their meeting will take place after several weeks of tension related to the holding of a consultative referendum through which over 95 percent of Venezuelans supported the defe…

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Venezuela and Guyana to Continue Talks on the Essequibo. telesurenglish.net A meeting between the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, concluded this Thursday at 16: 00 local time in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Both presidents expressed their willingness to continue the dialogue to solve the conflict over the Essequibo territory. | RELATED: | After concluding the high-level meeting, both leaders stood up and shook hands, sealing the willingness of both na…

teleSUR (2023-12-13). PM Rowley to Attend the Venezuela-Guyana Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Trinidad & Tobago's Prime Minister Keith Rowley confirmed his participation in the meeting in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, where Presidents Nicolas Maduro and Irfaan Ali will discuss matters related to the Venezuela-Guyana dispute over the Essequibo. | RELATED: | Since last week, authorities of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and St. Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves have been promoting…