2024-07-11: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2024-07-11). US To Resume Shipments of 500-Pound Bombs To Israel. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is sending a shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel that it initially delayed as a public relations stunt to make it appear that the US was doing something to rein in Israel's killing of civilians. The US is still withholding a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs, but it has sent 14,000 of them …

infobrics (2024-07-11). Further support for Ukraine from NATO endangers peace in Europe. infobrics.org NATO pledged further comprehensive support to Ukraine at the meeting in Washington. The NATO center in the city of Wiesbaden in Germany will play an important role in the future.

newleftreview (2024-07-11). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword. newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.

newarab (2024-07-11). Cairo conference ends with Sudan's road to peace uncertain. newarab.com Rival Sudanese stakeholders The meeting brought together the army-aligned Democratic Bloc, which includes several militant groups and civilian political organisations, and the neutral Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces, also known as Taqaddum. | D…

Joe Emersberger (2024-07-11). Webinar Presentation: Venezuela Lets the Carter Center Observe Its 2024 Presidential Election. orinocotribune.com By Joe Emersberger — Jul 8, 2024 | This past Sunday (July 7) Orinoco Tribune hosted the first in a series of two webinars organized to highlight the relevance as well as the regional and international implications of the July 28 Venezuelan presidential elections. Joe Emersberger was among a wide range of expert commentators analyzing the challenges of this decisive moment in Venezuela's history. | We should realize what a huge concession that is. | Thanks to all the organizers of

Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch. (2024-07-11). Colombian Paramilitaries Alert Opposition Plot To Assassinate Maduro. popularresistance.org On July 5, the Colombian paramilitary group Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada), ACSN, published a video on social media in which they denounce an apparent plot to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and provoke chaos in the country. | According to the ACSN paramilitaries, formerly known as "Los Pachencas", certain Venezuelan extreme right-wing groups contacted them in the locality of La Guajira and asked them to carry out a series of actions to destabilize the Venezuelan government. | Several days ago, Maduro denounced that an invasion…

Black Alliance For Peace, Black Agenda Report. (2024-07-11). Responsibility For Kenya Crisis Lies At The Feet Of US Neo-Colonialism. popularresistance.org The excessive support and public adoration the U.S. government has given to Kenya's President William Ruto represents the racist contempt this settler state has for all of Africa and for the domestic population of descendants from the continent. Two days before African Liberation Day on May 25th and one month before the Kenyan police's brutal crackdown on protests against the US-IMF backed Finance Act that increases taxes up to 35% on essential goods, U.S. President Biden rolled out a red carpet for Ruto at a White House state dinner. | The debt that this bill is supposed to address only exists because of the inc…

ICRC (2024-07-11). Environmental wartime protection is central to the protection of civilians. icrc.org Statement delivered by Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, at UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting "Stepping up Preventive Action: From Environment Challenges to Opportunities for Peace" on 8 July 2024 in New York City.

ICRC (2024-07-11). Adhering to Humanitarian Norms Paves Way to Peace. icrc.org — ICRC hosts "Adhering to Humanitarian Norms in Armed Conflicts" Panel at World Peace Forum…

Brenda Norrell (2024-07-11). Assassinations, racism and imprisonment target Indigenous Peoples, UN told in Geneva. indybay.org The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva heard testimony on the imprisonment and assassinations of Indigenous in Guatemala and Colombia; the seizure of Aboriginal Children by the government of Australia and the high rates of deaths in custody of Aboriginals in Australian prisons; the racism unfolding within the government of New Zealand targeting Maori; and how "green energy" projects are resulting in the theft of land of Saami reindeer herders, during the first two days of its session. Russia's anti-war Indigenous were denied credentials, reports an Indigenous reporter fo…

Jeffrey Sachs (2024-07-11). What Russia proposed in Istanbul in March 2022. indybay.org Sachs writes that Russia has proposed negotiating security arrangements with the US for the fifth time since 2008. NATO, led by the US, has steadily expanded its alliance to the east, which has contributed to the current crisis in Ukraine. Putin's fourth offer of negotiations came in March 2022, which led to Russia and Ukraine almost concluding a peace agreement.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-07-11). Venezuela received more than one million tourists this year. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela received at the end of the first semester of this year more than one million 90 000 international tourists, a growth of more than 400 000 visitors compared to the same period of 2023, the local press published today.

Pressenza IPA (2024-07-11). Football for Peace Towards the 3rd World March for Peace and Non-violence in Pakistan. pressenza.com by: Irshad Ahmad Mughal | Preparations for the World March for Peace and Non-Violence 2024 are already underway in Pakistan, involving youth under the age of 13. A Football Festival was organized on the 8th and 9th of July featuring five teams in Bahria Town, with approximately 100 youth and officials participating in the event. | During the tournament, the youth received orientation about the significance of the World March for Peace and were given motivation to denounce any activities promoting violence in the future. | To transcend the competitive mindset of winning and losing, the tournament was structured…

World Beyond War (2024-07-11). German Parliamentarian in Washington Says No to NATO — Yes to Peace. pressenza.com Peace Instead of NATO: Speech by Sevim Dagdelen, Member of the German Bundestag at | ‚ÄûNo to NATO — Yes to Peace"-rally in Washington DC on July 7th 2024. | As NATO marks its 75th anniversary on the eve of its Washington summit, three of its great myths are unravelling. | First myth: That NATO is a defensive alliance abiding by international law. | In reality, over the last quarter century, NATO has waged unprovoked, illegal wars of aggression against Yugoslavia and Libya; and the United States, the leader of the alliance, invaded and occupied Iraq, in a catastrophic adventure [mdas…

presstv.ir (2024-07-11). Russian military vessels dock in Venezuela. presstv.ir Russian military vessels arrive in Venezuela shortly after visiting Cuba.

Staff (2024-07-11). German Parliamentarian in Washington Says No to NATO — Yes to Peace. defenddemocracy.press Peace Instead of NATO Speech by Sevim Dagdelen, Member of the German Bundestag at ‚ÄûNo to NATO — Yes to Peace"-rally in Washington DC on July 7th 2024. As NATO marks its 75th anniversary on the eve of its Washington summit, three of its great myths are unravelling. First myth: That NATO is a defensive …

Carlos Lancho (2024-07-11). Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace recognizes Wiwa people and their ancestral territory as victims of international crimes. fidh.org

Agence France-Presse (2024-07-11). Kenyan president dismisses almost entire cabinet after deadly protests. scmp.com The East African nation was left reeling after peaceful rallies last month over steep tax increases flared into deadly violence with police firing at crowds who stormed parliament.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-07-11). Presidente de Venezuela ratifica diálogo nacional mediante decreto. radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 jul (RHC) El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ratificó la disposición de construir consenso a través de la convocatoria a un gran diálogo, con la participación de todos los actores que integran hoy el espectro socio político nacional.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-07-11). Venezuela denuncia campaña mediática internacional para desconocer procesos electorales. telesurtv.net Jorge Rodríguez advirtió a la ultraderecha que no se permitirá la vulneración de la paz venezolana.

teleSUR, MS (2024-07-11). Gobierno colombiano y la Segunda Marquetalia inician diálogos de paz. telesurtv.net Las partes firmantes, representadas por el consejero comisionado de paz de Colombia, Otty Patiño, e Iván Márquez, exnegociador de los diálogos que condujeron al acuerdo de paz de 2016 de las disidencias de las FARC.

teleSUR, MER (2024-07-11). Presidente Maduro alerta sobre violencia de la extrema derecha. telesurtv.net El mandatario le expresó al pueblo venezolano que es necesario cuidar la paz.

teleSUR, MER (2024-07-11). Presidente Maduro conversa con mandataria electa de México. telesurtv.net Ambas autoridades ratificaron los lazos de hermandad entre México y Venezuela, así como su disposición en fortalecer la Celac.

teleSUR, idg, JCM (2024-07-11). Venezuela y China muestran sintonía en agenda bilateral. telesurtv.net La visita es una invitación del ministro chino de Relaciones Exteriores, Wang Yi, miembro del Buró Político del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de China.

teleSUR, ahf, YSM (2024-07-11). Venezuela acogerá la Serie del Caribe en el año 2026. telesurtv.net La lista de sedes por año quedaría de la siguiente forma: Mexicali 2025, Venezuela 2026, Hermosillo 2027, República Dominicana 2028 y Puerto Rico 2029.

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