(2024-02-07). House Fails to Pass $17.6 Billion Israel Military Aid Bill. news.antiwar.com The House on Tuesday sank an effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to pass a $17.6 billion military aid bill for Israel to support the slaughter in Gaza. The bill was fast-tracked under the suspension of House rules, requiring it to have a two-thirds majority to be advanced to the Senate. But the bill failed …
(2024-02-08). Vetoing Justice in Gaza: The Collapse of the UN Security Council. libya360.wordpress.com Mohamad Hasan Sweidan The rise in civilian deaths and global conflict shatters all illusions that the UN has any ability to maintain the peace. A US veto at the UNSC to protect genocide in Gaza is the very last straw. Article 1 of the founding charter of the UN boldly proclaims the organization's primary aim: To maintain international…
(2024-02-07). Saturday 2/10: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…
(2024-02-07). US Blocks Yemen-Saudi Peace Deal. globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-07). NATJOINTS ready to handle all safety and security aspects for SONA. sanews.gov.za NATJOINTS ready to handle all safety and security aspects for SONA | The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is satisfied that all deployments are in place to ensure the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2024 takes place in a peaceful, safe and secure environment. | The NATJOINTS structure responsible for coordinating all security and law enforcement operations throughout the country is led by the South African Police Service (SAPS), State Security Agency (SSA) and South African National Defence Force (SANDF). | In a statement on Wednesday, national police spokesperson Brigadier At…
(2024-02-07). Protests in Pennsylvania's capitol: 'Divest from genocide, invest in PA!'. workers.org 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Members of the Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Philadelphia Palestine Coalition and Jewish Voice for Peace, along with Arab and Muslim community members and allies, including Workers World Party members, rallied at the Capitol in Harrisburg on Feb. 5. They came from across Pennsylvania to demand that . . . |
(2024-02-07). UNRWA, ICJ named in unofficial Nobel Peace Prize shortlist. newarab.com 
The UN's Palestinian refugee agency Henrik Urdal, director of the Norway-based Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), announced the list on Wednesday — as he has each year his since assuming his role in 2017.
(2024-02-07). Former Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy: Only U.S. Pressure on Israel Can End Gaza Assault, Lead to Truce. democracynow.org 
We speak with former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy about ongoing efforts to reach another truce in Gaza after four months of intense Israeli bombardment and siege. Hamas has put forward a counterproposal to a U.S.-backed Israeli plan that includes a three-phase ceasefire over 135 days where Hamas would release all hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Hamas is also calling for a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza — demands Israel has so far opposed. A successful ceasefire and wider regional stability depends on U.S. actions "to create circumstances in w…
(2024-02-07). Incendio forestal ha destruido casi 6.000 hectáreas en Argentina. telesurtv.net El coordinador de las campañas de Bosques de Greenpeace, Hernán Giardini, detalló que se han quemado exactamente 5.971 hectáreas.
(2024-02-07). Venezuela & Burkina Faso Strengthen Bilateral Relations. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting this Tuesday with an official delegation from Burkina Faso that is visiting Venezuela. | Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yván Gil and the vice minister for Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yuri Pimentel, also participated in the meeting held at the headquarters of the vice presidency. | The delegation from Burkina Faso is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marie Traoré. | Minister Traoré arrive…
(2024-02-07). US DEA Used Criminals To Spy On, Destabilize Venezuela, Mexico, Bolivia. popularresistance.org Numerous reports in major media outlets have documented how the US government has used the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in order to spy on and try to destabilize left-wing governments in Latin America. | DEA meddling schemes have targeted Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, Bolivia's former President Evo Morales, and Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. | In these scandals, the DEA has collaborated with known criminals, including drug traffickers and money launderers, to launch sting operations against leftist politicians. | The Associated Press revealed this February that the DEA "sent unde…
(2024-02-07). Venezuela por liderar fase preliminar de Serie del Caribe de béisbol. radiohc.cu Washington, 7 feb (PL).- Venezuela, representado por los Tiburones de La Guaira, buscará este miércoles vencer a la selección de Nicaragua para concluir como líder de la fase preliminar de la Serie del Caribe 2024 de béisbol, con sede en Miami.
(2024-02-07). Venezuela gana a Panamá y clasifica a semifinales en Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net En duelo de eliminados, México derrotó cinco por dos a Nicaragua y se despidió de la lid con sede en el loanDepot Park de Miami.