2023-12-28: News Headlines

Phil Pasquini (2023-12-28). Demanding an End to Israel's Targeted Killings of Journalists. indybay.org Union and Palestinian human rights activists commemorated the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza at the SF Chronicle.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-28). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Phil Pasquini (2023-12-27). Demanding an End to Israel's Targeted Killings of Journalists. indybay.org Union and Palestinian human rights activists commemorated the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza at the SF Chronicle.

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-27). Activists Declare: No Christmas During Genocide! popularresistance.org Thousands marched through New York City's busiest shopping district on December 23, to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The march called for by the #ShutItDown4Palestine coalition stated that there can be no holiday celebrations as usual while Israel carries out a genocide in Gaza, with complete political and financial backing of the United States. | Organizers from the Palestinian Youth Movement, the ANSWER Coalition, the People's Forum, and more condemned the ongoing atrocities and the role of US officials in perpetuating them. | Watch Peoples Dispatch's report from the streets!

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-27). Malaysian activists hold six-day "Siege for Palestine" near US embassy. peoplesdispatch.org Activists are on a six-day sit-in protest in Kuala Lumpur in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against the blocking of ceasefire attempts by the US. They have continued their protests despite obstructions by the police and city authorities…

The Canary. (2023-12-27). Landmark Court Cases See Palestine Action's 'Elbit Eight' Acquitted. popularresistance.org In a landmark case, eight Palestine Action activists who used direct action to shut down the Israeli weapons trade have been acquitted of a total 12 charges which included criminal damage, burglary and encouraging criminal damage. The trial, which commenced on 13 November, related to a series of actions taken during the first six months of Palestine Action's existence from July 2020 to January 2021. Richard Barnard, co-founder of Palestine Action, was convicted by a 10-2 majority of one count of criminal damage, for an action at the now-closed Elbit Ferranti factory in Oldham. At least one member of jury later as…

WSWS (2023-12-27). Organized campaign of violent threats and intimidation against Canadian Palestinian activists: The case of Ghada Sasa. wsws.org Efforts to smear and politically isolate Sasa and anyone who defends Palestinians have been legitimized by the trade union-backed New Democratic Party, which is propping up a federal Liberal government that is waging imperialist war abroad and class war at home.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-27). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

CodePink Hayward (2023-12-28). Thursday 12/28: Hayward: Ceasefire for the Children of Palestine. indybay.org At 5 Flags location corner of Main Street and D St, near the Kabob restaurant in Hayward…

Codepink (2023-12-27). Right-Wing Extremism and The Cold War Go Hand-In-Hand. pressenza.com U.S. "ironclad" support for militarism undercuts attempts to curb right-wing terrorism. From white supremacist violence in the West Bank to gendered violence in Olongapo, we can't defeat at home what we export abroad. | In his first month as secretary of defense with the J6 Capitol riots fresh in memory, Lloyd Austin rolled out training requirements to combat right-wing extremism in the ranks of the U.S. military. | Extremism has indeed been a problem for quite some time, dating back to early American history when George Washington's army committed violence against the Iroquois and recaptured enslaved Africans wh…

CodePink Hayward (2023-12-27). Thursday 12/28: Hayward: Ceasefire for the Children of Palestine. indybay.org At 5 Flags location corner of Main Street and D St, near the Kabob restaurant in Hayward…

A a (2023-12-27). Is It Aid or Global Empire Building? strategic-culture.su By Judge Andrew P. NAPOLITANO | ‚ùóÔ∏èJoin us on , , and . | Contact us: | The debacle of the nearly 20-year A…

Free Palestine! (2023-12-27). Sunday 12/24: Watsonville: Don't Feed the War Machine! indybay.org 1992 Main St, Watsonville…

presstv.ir (2023-12-28). Yemen says will inflict 'harshest blow' if US-backed Israel continues Gaza war. presstv.ir Yemen issues the Israeli regime a strong-worded warning, cautioning Tel Aviv against continuing the genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-12-27). Biden Tries To Rein In Spain After Veto Of EU Entry In Anti-Yemen Taskforce. popularresistance.org US President Joe Biden spoke with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez on 22 December to discuss bilateral relations and the "dramatic situation" in Gaza. | The NATO partners "stressed the importance of ensuring the conflict does not expand in the region, to include condemning ongoing [Yemeni] attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea," the White House readout of the call highlights. | However, the official readouts do not mention Spain's role in the recently announced Operation Prosperity Guardian, as reports in Spanish media have revealed that Sanchez's office ordered Madrid's mission in Brussels to ve…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-27). US Says It Shot Down 12 Houthi Drones, 5 missiles in Red Sea. news.antiwar.com US Central Command said Tuesday that a US warship and fighter jets shot down 12 drones and five missiles in the Red Sea that were fired by Yemen's Houthis as tensions continue to rise in the region due to the Israeli assault on Gaza. CENTCOM said the missiles and drones were "fired by the Houthis …

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Yemen forces hit ship headed towards occupied territories, Israeli targets. presstv.ir Yemeni forces strike a ship headed towards the occupied territories as well as targets lying within those territories in support of war-hit Palestinians in Gaza.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-27). Yemen Stands for Gaza, Proving its Regional Worth. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh With the actions taken by Yemen's Ansarallah to aid the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the group has not only scored a blow against the Zionist entity, but has also proven, through its heroism, that it is a powerful regional actor that demands the respect of its adversaries. In late January of…

Staff (2023-12-27). "Axis of Resistance": Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension. democracynow.org We look at how Israel's war on Gaza has inflamed tensions in the Middle East and threatens to pull other countries into the fighting, including the United States. The Pentagon says it has intercepted a number of drones and missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi forces — known as Ansar Allah — in the Red Sea aimed at disrupting international shipping, with the group vowing to continue the attacks on ships in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The U.S. and Israel have also exchanged fire with groups in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, and violence continues to increase in the occupied West Bank. The…

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Yemen says assassination of Iran's military advisor sign of Israel's desperation. presstv.ir Yemenis say Israel killed an IRGC military advisor in Syria after it suffered setbacks from the regional resistance.

Jason Ditz (2023-12-28). Iran Atomic Chief: Claims of Escalated Enrichment Untrue, Nothing New in Nuclear Work. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said that Western media reports of acceleration of uranium enrichment were totally unfounded, suggesting the US was hyping the claim as an attempt to distract from the goings-on in the Gaza Strip. "We are proceeding with our current activity within the framework of the …

presstv.ir (2023-12-28). Palestine would be free if all Muslims helped it like Iran: Gaza reporter. presstv.ir A Gaza journalist says the Palestinian lands would've been freed if all Muslim governments had helped Palestinians the way Iran does.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-28). Biden Tells Congress He Launched Airstrikes in Iraq to 'Deter' Future Attacks. news.antiwar.com In a letter to Congress, President Biden said he launched Christmas Day airstrikes in Iraq to deter future attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria, but the attacks have continued since then. The Pentagon said the airstrikes targeted three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah, one of the main Iran-aligned militias in Iraq, and came …

presstv.ir (2023-12-28). Iran: Nothing new in nuclear work, all activities in line with rules. presstv.ir Iran's atomic chief says the country's nuclear activities are in line with international regulations.

presstv.ir (2023-12-28). IRGC to Israel: Await our revenge for commander's assassination. presstv.ir The IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif has vowed to take revenge for the assassination of a senior military advisor in Syria by the Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2023-12-28). Iran Army Ground Force to unveil two new missiles, set up 5 missile units. presstv.ir The Iranian Army Ground Force says it plans to showcase two homegrown missiles, and set up five missile units at sensitive locations across the country.

presstv.ir (2023-12-28). Iran FM optimistic lasting peace in Caucasus within reach via 3+3 format. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister says he's hopeful that a lasting peace in the South Caucasus region can be established in the coming months via the 3+3 format.

presstv.ir (2023-12-28). Iran: IRGC advisor's assassination violation of UN Charter, human rights. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns Israel's assassination of an IRGC military advisor in Syria as violation of the UN Charter and universal human rights.

José A. Amesty R. (2023-12-28). Dos bufones amargados y tristes por el triunfo de Venezuela. globalizacion.ca El pasado miercoles 20 pasado, recibimos con agrado y regocijo la noticia de la liberación del diplomático venezolano Alex Saab, el funcionario del gobierno venezolano, viajó a Teherán en 2020, para proponer al gobierno iraní, un intercambio entre Venezuela e…

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-28). Irán niega supuesto aumento de producción de uranio enriquecido. telesurtv.net "Estamos llevando a cabo nuestra actividad actual dentro del marco de las regulaciones", afirmó Mohammad Eslami, jefe de la Organización de Energía Atómica de Irán.

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). US, Israel facing 'two-sided' defeat in war on Gaza Strip: Iran security chief. presstv.ir Iran's top security official says the United States and Israel are both suffering a "two-sided" defeat in the ongoing war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera. (2023-12-27). Israeli Air Strike In Syria Kills Top Iranian Military Adviser. popularresistance.org An Israeli air strike outside the Syrian capital of Damascus has killed a senior adviser in Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to reports from Iranian state media. | Sayyed Razi Mousavi, one of the top IRGC commanders in Syria, was killed on Monday. | He was responsible for coordinating the military alliance between Syria and Iran, an important part of Iran's regional network of allies and proxies known as the "Axis of Resistance". | Mousavi "was killed during an attack by the Zionist regime a few hours ago in Zeinabiyah district in the suburbs of Damascus," Iran's official IRNA news agency report…

A Guest Author (2023-12-27). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: 'Assassination of Iranian brigadier general will lead to escalated strikes against the Israeli entity'. workers.org

Owen Fairclough (2023-12-27). Protests in Iraq after U.S. strikes. america.cgtn.com Protests erupted in Baghdad after the U.S. hit back at Iranian backed militants who targeted three American military personnel in Iraq. | Owen Fairclough reports from Washington D.C.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-27). IRGC's Veteran Military Advisor in Syria Martyred in Israeli Strike. orinocotribune.com A veteran member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), who was serving as a military advisor in Syria, has been martyred in an Israeli airstrike in the Sayyeda Zeinab neighborhood of Damascus. | The senior IRGC commander, Seyyed Razi Mousavi, was martyred by the Israeli regime on Monday while on an advisory mission, Press TV's correspondent in Damascus reported. | Mousavi was one of the companions of Iran's top anti-terror commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US in Iraq four years ago. | General Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC, and his Iraqi tr…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-27). Veteran Iran Military Advisor in Syria Martyred in Israeli Strike. orinocotribune.com A veteran member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), who was serving as a military advisor in Syria, has been martyred in an Israeli airstrike in the Sayyeda Zeinab neighborhood of Damascus. | The senior IRGC commander, Seyyed Razi Mousavi, was martyred by the Israeli regime on Monday, December 25, while on an advisory mission. | Mousavi was one of the companions of Iran's top anti-terror commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US in Iraq four years ago. | General Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC, and his Iraqi trenchmate Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, t…

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Raeisi: Israel will pay price for assassinating senior IRGC advisor. presstv.ir The Iranian president says the Israeli regime will definitely pay the price for the killing of a senior IRGC commander in Syria.

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). IRGC advisor's assassination exposes Israel's 'frustration' against resistance: Iran Army chief. presstv.ir The chief commander of the Iranian Army condemns Israel's assassination of a senior IRGC military advisor in Syria as another sign of the occupying regime's "frustration" against the resistance.

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Islamic Jihad to Israel: Await our next response to IRGC advisor's assassination. presstv.ir The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement says the occupying regime should await a decisive response to its assassination of a senior Iranian military advisor in Syria.

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Russia FM reasserts Moscow's respect for Iran's territorial integrity. presstv.ir Russia reasserts respect for Iran's territorial integrity after Tehran's criticism of an Arab-Russian statement backing the UAE's claim about three Iranian islands.

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Scaling up renewable energy in Iran. presstv.ir President Ebrahim Raeisi on Monday oversaw the signing of building 4,000 megawatt (MW) of solar projects as the largest single contract for the construction of renewable power plants in West Asia.

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Iran reserves right to respond to Israeli assassination of senior advisor: Envoy. presstv.ir Iran's UN envoy writes to the world body's secretary-general, vehemently condemning Israel's assassination of a senior Iranian military advisor in Syria.

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). IRGC to Israel: Await our revenge for commander's assassination. presstv.ir The IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif has vowed to take revenge for the assassination of a senior military advisor in Syria by the Israeli regime.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-27). Irán niega supuesto aumento de producción de uranio enriquecido. telesurtv.net "Estamos llevando a cabo nuestra actividad actual dentro del marco de las regulaciones", afirmó Mohammad Eslami, jefe de la Organización de Energía Atómica de Irán.

infobrics (2023-12-27). China, Saudi Drive BRICS' Push to Erase Dollar in Global Economy. infobrics.org The global financial landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with the BRICS alliance — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — at the forefront of a daring initiative to challenge the supremacy of the US dollar…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-27). Cuba and China open ophthalmologic hospital. plenglish.com Hefei, China, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of Cuba and China on Wednesday opened here the new venue of an ophthalmologic hospital with specialists from both countries, as part of a collaboration of more than 10 years.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-27). 65th anniversary of Cuban Revolution greeted in Dominican Republic. plenglish.com On behalf of the members of the Campaign, its national coordinator, Roberto Payano, | He highlighted to Prensa Latina the friendly relations that unite the two peoples, who are so geographically close and have strong cultural and historical ties. | Founded on June 14, 1990, the institution held the 33rd National Solidarity Meeting with the Caribbean island at the beginning of December, which included the participation of the president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Fernando González, and international delegates. | Payano said that, as usual, next year they will continue to support C…

Chloe Atkinson (2023-12-27). U.S. Must Find a Better Solution for Migrants. counterpunch.org A caravan of over 6,000 people, reportedly the largest in more than a year, departed recently from Mexico's southern border with Guatemala and is on its way to the United States. The migrants hail from countries in Central America, Venezuela, and even Cuba. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Mexico

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-27). Cuba urged to correct distortions and re-boost the economy. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero, reiterated that the implementation of the measures recently announced in the National Assembly is necessary to update the Government's work systems, local media published today.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-27). In eBird more than 400 species of birds reported from Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) More than 400 species of birds were reported from Cuba on the international platform eBird, a real-time database specialized in observations on the abundance and distribution of birds on the planet.

Editor (2023-12-27). The Cuban Revolution through the eyes of the women of my life. mronline.org This January 1st Cuba will celebrate 65 years since the triumph of the Revolution of 1959 led by Fidel and a group of valuable men and women, for whom the gratitude of the Cuban people remains intact. Today, Resumen Latinoamericano honors that victory through three women whose lives, although they lived in different historical periods, have the Revolution as a common thread. They are my great-grandmother, my grandmother, and my mother.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-12-27). Cuba's social chronicle in Van Van Mode. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's flagship popular orchestra has a new album "Modo Van Van" (Van Van Mode), which already circulating in the country. It is a production coupled with modern times, without losing the essence of 'songo' and dance music.

teleSUR, nbb (2023-12-27). Presidente de Cuba califica a Israel de "Estado terrorista" telesurtv.net La campaña de bombardeos dejó hasta la fecha más de 20.900 muertos y más de 54.900 heridos en el enclave palestino.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-12-27). Conmebol da a conocer estadios para Preolímpico en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Según la entidad, los juegos se desarrollarán en el estadio Brígido Iriarte de Caracas, el Misael Delgado de Valencia y el Metropolitano, en Barquisimeto.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-27). Venezuela aboga por el fin del genocidio en Palestina por parte de Israel. telesurtv.net "En estas navidades abogamos por el fin del genocidio en Palestina por parte del régimen sionista de Israel", externó la vicemandataria.

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