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 (2023-12-15). Congress Approves Bill to Prevent Any President From Leaving NATO. news.antiwar.com Packed into the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act that's been approved by both the House and Senate is an amendment designed to prevent any future president from withdrawing the US from NATO. The legislation was a bipartisan effort led by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) and would prohibit the president from leaving …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-15). Senate to Return Next Week to Work on Border Deal to Get Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has decided to keep senators in town next week to continue negotiations on a border deal that will unlock a massive $111 billion spending package that includes military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The Senate's holiday recess was set to start on Friday, but Schumer is delaying as …

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 (2023-12-14). Hamas Official Signals Interest in Negotiating a Lasting Ceasefire With Israel. news.antiwar.com Ismail Haniyeh, chief of Hamas's political bureau who is based in Qatar, signaled on Wednesday that he was interested in negotiating a sustainable ceasefire with Israel. "We are open to discuss any arrangement or initiative that could end the (Israeli) aggression," Haniyeh said in a televised speech on the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV. Suggesting that he …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-14). House Passes $886 Billion National Defense Authorization Act. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the House passed the $886 billion 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which funds the Pentagon and some military spending for other government agencies. The NDAA has already been passed by the Senate and now heads to President Biden's desk. The NDAA includes a provision to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-14). Israeli Defense Minister Tells Jake Sullivan Gaza Onslaught Will Last 'More Than Several Months'. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday told US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in televised remarks that Israel's brutal assault on Gaza will continue for "more than several months." Sullivan traveled to Israel to discuss the "timetable" of the war, and there are signs that the Biden administration wants Israel to wrap things up …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-14). Nearly Half of All Israeli Munitions Dropped on Gaza are Imprecise 'Dumb' Bombs. news.antiwar.com Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions Israel has dropped on the Gaza Strip are unguided or "dumb" bombs, CNN reported Thursday, citing a US intelligence assessment. The report said Israel had used 29,000 air-to-ground munitions in its bombardment of Gaza, a total that does not include artillery shells and tank munitions that are also being …

Alexis Sterling (2023-12-15). Echoes of conscience: Jewish communities rally for an immediate Gaza cease-fire. nationofchange.org Unity in protest: Jewish communities rally for justice and peace in Gaza.

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…

Christine Ahn (2023-12-14). How Can We Actually Improve Human Rights in North Korea? fpif.org Instead of increasing pressure and sanctions, the Biden administration is more likely to improve the daily lives of North Koreans by creating a state of peace.

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

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…

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.

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…

Staff (2023-12-14). Palestinian Student Shot in VT & Granddaughter of Holocaust Survivor Join Haverford Sit-In for Gaza. democracynow.org We look at student protests nationwide calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, including 41 students at Brown University arrested Monday at a sit-in demanding the school divest its endowment from weapons manufacturers like Raytheon and United Technologies, and a weeklong sit-in at Haverford College. One of the students who joined the protest has just returned to campus: Kinnan Abdalhamid, a junior who was shot two weeks ago along with his two friends, who are also of Palestinian descent, by a white man in Burlington, Vermont. We speak with Abdalhamid and Ellie Baron, an organizer with Students for Peace at Haverford Col…

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…

Angela (2023-12-15). 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 (2023-12-15). 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 (2023-12-15). Myanmar armed ethnic groups agree to cease-fire. ecns.cn The Myanmar military and three northern Myanmar armed ethnic groups held peace talks recently in China and reached an agreement on a temporary cease-fire, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday.

Staff (2023-12-15). Headlines for December 15, 2023. democracynow.org Death Toll from Israeli Strikes on Gaza and West Bank Tops 19,000, Starving Gazans Intercept Humanitarian Aid Trucks in Search of Food, Israeli Troops Kill Child, Block Ambulances and Tear-Gas Hospital in Occupied West Bank, Israel's Military Chief Says Gaza Assault Will Last "More Than Several Months", U.N. Secretary-General Decries "Unprecedented and Unbearable" Israeli Assault on Gaza, Jewish Protesters and Allies Organize Coordinated Actions Across U.S. for Final Night of Hanukkah, "Peace Is the Only Path Forward": Labor Leaders Join Progressive Dems in Call for Gaza…

teleSUR (2023-12-15). It Has Been a Victory of Diplomacy and Peace: President Maduro on Venezuela-Guyana Meeting. telesurenglish.net In the meeting held this Thursday 14 by the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali, both countries agreed that directly or indirectly, will not threaten or use force against one another in any circumstances, including those consequential to any existing controversies between the two States. | RELATED: | Also, the parts agreed that any controversies between the two States will be resolved in…

Ben Sears (2023-12-14). Pennsylvania peace protesters tell Biden: Ceasefire now. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA—Demonstrators had a message for President Joe Biden when he arrived in Philly on Dec. 11: Push for a ceasefire in Gaza now. The protest, several hundred strong, targeted the hotel where Biden was meeting with big Democratic donors to collect campaign cash and giving what was billed as a preview of his 2024 re-election …

cameron orr (2023-12-14). Peace activists slapped with the foreign agent charge, again. cpusa.org Tom Fitzgerald of Fox 5 News and Jeffrey James, a retired secret service agent, recently

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.

ecns.cn (2023-12-15). China helps to meditate in peace talks between Myanmar military and armed groups. ecns.cn Following China's mediation efforts, Myanmar's military recently held peace talks with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army in China and reached agreement on a number of arrangements.

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,…

teleSUR, JDO, MER (2023-12-15). Venezuela y Guyana manifiestan disposición de continuar con el diálogo sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Está previsto que, mediante una comisión conjunta, Venezuela y Guyana mantendrán comunicación permanente.

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, 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.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-12-15). Maduro thanked his Guyanese counterpart for his disposition to talk. plenglish.com Caracas, Dec 15 (Prensa Latina) The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, thanked his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Alí, for his frankness and willingness to broad dialogue on all the issues addressed the day before in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

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, 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.