(2024-01-08). US Citizens Push Embassies To Back South Africa's Genocide Charge. popularresistance.org Peace activists across the United States have embarked on a campaign to mobilize global support for South Africa's charge of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). | The campaign, spearheaded by CODEPINK, World Beyond War and RootsAction, aims to rally nations to submit a Declaration of Intervention supporting South Africa's case at the ICJ. | The focus is on holding Israel accountable for alleged genocide in Gaza and putting an end to the tragic suffering of an imprisoned population. Delegations from major cities engaged with U.N. missions, embassies, and consulates from around the…
(2024-01-08). Palestinians, supporters demand Charleston City Council call for cease-fire. workers.org 
Charleston, West Virginia Over 200 Palestinian and pro-Palestine activists packed a City Council meeting in Charleston, West Virginia's capital, on Jan. 3. The crowd attended the meeting in anticipation of a vote regarding a cease-fire resolution previously proposed by progressive City Councilmember Joe Solomon, with the support of Palestinian constituents. . . . |
(2024-01-08). Talking Socialism On The Job. popularresistance.org With a new generation of socialist activists entering the workforce to build unions and the socialist movement, experiences from 45 years ago may provide lessons about what works and what does not work when talking socialism on the job. | I joined the Young Socialist Alliance in 1971 and the Socialist Workers Party in 1973, resigning from the party in December 1983. I was a student activist in California, Massachusetts, and Illinois, before becoming the labor reporter for The Daily Calumet newspaper in southeast Chicago in 1976. | While a journalist at The Daily Calumet I covered the United Steel Workers of Ameri…
(2024-01-08). Coalition of "Grassroots Diplomats" Take the Lead on International Solidarity with South Africa in the Absence of Diplomacy and Accountability from U.S. Officials. counterpunch.org 
Peace activists across the country have embarked on a campaign to mobilize global support for South Africa's charge of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The campaign, spearheaded by CODEPINK, World Beyond War, and RootsAction, aims to rally nations to submit a "Declaration of Intervention" supporting South Africa's case at the
(2024-01-07). Harvard student organizer speaks out about Claudine Gay resignation. peoplesdispatch.org Peoples Dispatch spoke to Prince Williams, an undergraduate organiser at Harvard about the censorship and attacks that pro-Palestine activists have faced from the right-wing as well as the Harvard administration.
(2024-01-08). The British Empire's Gnostic Revival of Scientific Paganism and a New World. dissidentvoice.org [The following is a sequel to
(2024-01-08). The British Empire's Gnostic Revival of Scientific Paganism and a New World. dissidentvoice.org [The following is a sequel to Sir Henry Kissinger: Midwife to New Babylon] We had run up against the Judeo-Christian commitment to one God, one religion, one reality, that has cursed Europe for centuries and America since our founding days. Drugs that open the mind to multiple realities inevitably lead to a polytheistic view of …
(2024-01-07). A great gift to humanity. pressenza.com Traditionally, in the areas Christianised by successive empires, the legend of the Magi is celebrated on January 6th. The allegorical setting of the story is perfect. In a time and place crossed by caravans, wise men of Persian or Babylonian origin learned and knowledgeable in astronomical secrets, follow the course of a star from the East on camelback to venerate the birth of a child. A child who will be elevated to the mythical status of son of the god by preaching and sincere prayer, but also by habit and cultural forcing. The magicians (from the Persian ma-gu-u-sha, priest) do not come empty-handed. They brin…
(2024-01-07). Hamas' Hamdan Condemns Arouri Assassination, Highlights Israeli Aggression on Journalists. english.almanar.com.lb 
Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official in Lebanon, conveyed crucial messages on behalf of the Palestinian Resistance movement in a press conference held in Beirut on Sunday, January 7. Addressing the staggering human toll and destruction inflicted by the Israeli war machine since October 7, Hamdan vehemently criticized Israeli push for what it terms 'voluntary …
(2024-01-08). Gaza Ceasefire Would Be Most Likely Way to Avoid Wider Conflict, Says Analyst. truthout.org Middle East policy expert Trita Parsi says President Biden's reluctance to press Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza has the potential to drag the U.S. into a war with Iran and its allies in the region. On Monday, Israel reportedly killed a Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, just days after an airstrike killed a senior Hamas leader in the capital Beirut. Meanwhile, the U.S. |
(2024-01-08). West Scrambles To Deter Israel From War On Lebanon. popularresistance.org Israeli leaders are escalating their threats to start a full-fledged war against Hezbollah in Lebanon following Israel's assassination of top Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut last week, a major terror attack in Iran, and a Hezbollah missile attack on a strategically crucial Israeli border surveillance base in response. | "We prefer the path of an agreed-upon diplomatic settlement," Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Friday, "but we are getting close to the point where the hourglass will turn over," The Washington Post reported on 7 January.
(2024-01-08). Irán detiene a todos los involucrados en atentados en Kermán. telesurtv.net El fiscal del caso indicó que se descubrieron "16 bombas en toda la provincia de Kermán" cuya potencia explosiva supera a la de los chalecos suicidas utilizados en el atentado del miércoles.
(2024-01-07). Iranian FM says security of Palestine, region interconnected. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that the security of Gaza and the West Bank is interconnected with that of the region and "war is not the solution". He made the remarks on Saturday in a phone call with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement released …
(2024-01-07). Iranian FM says security of Palestine, region interconnected. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that the security of Gaza and the West Bank is interconnected with that of the region and "war is not the solution". He made the remarks on Saturday in a phone call with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement released …
(2024-01-07). China, Iran and And North Korea Have Warned The US On Their Red Lines. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, January 3, 204, a small group waved signs on Honolulu's busy Beretania Street in front of the Hawaii State Capitol to commemorate the sixth year since the citizens of Hawaii were informed by text messages that there was an incoming nuclear missile. The phone alert said, "This is not a practice." People in Hawaii dived into man-holes on the street, headed into their homes or into other places like caves. 20 minutes later, the State of Hawaii Emergency Management System issued an apology for a systems operator pushing the wrong button. | But the drill made real to the people of Hawaii how close our worl…
(2024-01-07). Video: Who Is Behind the Deadly Iran Bombing and Why? The US has Backed Terrorism in Iran for Years. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-07). Who wants war with Iran? thecommunists.org John Bolton, erstwhile US national security advisor (and neocon blowhard for all seasons, in or out of office) wrote an article in the Telegraph newspaper shortly after Christmas. The article lambasted the inaction of the Biden administration over attacks on Israel-affiliated shipping, accusing it of "ignoring the reality of who is calling the shots in …
(2024-01-07). Iran Arrests all Those Involved in Attacks in Kerman City. telesurenglish.net All the terrorists involved in the recent deadly attack on the city of Kerman, in southeastern Iran, have been arrested, said city prosecutor Mehdi Bakhshi, who revealed the information in a televised interview on Saturday, three days after the terrorist attack. | RELATED: | "Thirty-two people have been arrested in [connection with] Kerman's crime [terrorist] case and are going through preliminary interrogations," he said, quoted…
(2024-01-07). Irán detiene a todos los involucrados en atentados en Kermán. telesurtv.net El fiscal del caso indicó que se descubrieron "16 bombas en toda la provincia de Kermán" cuya potencia explosiva supera a la de los chalecos suicidas utilizados en el atentado del miércoles.
(2024-01-08). Arrest of 33 alleged Mossad agents; No permission to British minesweepers to pass through the Straits; Cancellation of Turkish Super Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. uwidata.com Parallel to the developments in the world, last week in Türkiye was marked by heated discussions. The arrest of 34 people allegedly working for the Mossad in Türkiye was at the top of the agenda. Türkiye's refusal to allow the passage of minelayers that the United Kingdom wanted to send to Ukraine via the Black …
(2024-01-08). "OUR CAPACITY TO RESIST AND WIN IS BASED ON SOCIALISM" By: MLToday. midwesternmarx.com 
Compatriots: We arrive at the 65th anniversary of the triumph of our socialist Revolution. Many have been the challenges we have had to face to reach this point; but it has been worth it, the work of the Revolution and its social achievements, even in the midst of difficulties, corroborate this.For Fidel has been the first thought of Cubans in this historic commemoration, especially here, in the heroic city of Santiago de Cuba that treasures his immortal remains, and also for all those who …
(2024-01-07). Tourism to Cuba grew 34% in 2023. plenglish.com In his Facebook profile, the analyst explained that 2,436,097 international visitors were reported, a figure that represents some 822,892 more visitors than in 2022, with an increase in all markets except for the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. | Perello said that 70,9% of international visitors correspond to five main segments: Canadians, Cubans living abroad, Americans, Russians and Spaniards. | Regarding Cubans living abroad, the expert noted that 320,193 come from the United States. | According to the researcher, Cuba as a tourist destination lagged behind its Caribbean competitors in reaching the 2019 a…
(2024-01-07). Ingestión de hidroxicloroquina contra el coronavirus habría matado a 17.000 personas en 6 países. cubadebate.cu Así lo pone de manifiesto un estudio que recoge la revista Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, en el que un equipo de investigadores franceses ha estimado la mortalidad prematura asociada a ese tratamiento en seis países: Bélgica, España Francia, Italia, Turquía y Estados Unidos.
(2024-01-07). Lionel Messi encabeza el once ideal del 2023 de historiadores y estadísticos del fútbol. cubadebate.cu La Federación Internacional de Historia y Estadística de Futbol (IFFHS) dio a conocer a su equipo ideal de 2023. Lionel Messi encabeza la lista. Messi terminó el 2023 ganando el Balón de Oro, el Premio de Best, la Leagues Cup con Inter Miami, además del título de Liga y la Supercopa de Francia con el Paris St. Germain. Cabe destacar que es el único argentino en aparecer en la lista.
(2024-01-07). Fidel hace 65 años: "Yo siempre estaré junto al pueblo" (+Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu El paso de la Caravana de la Libertad, en enero de 1959, reafirmaba el apoyo de todo un pueblo con la naciente Revolución Cubana. En Matanzas, el siete de enero, a solo un día para llegar a La Habana, Fidel habla desde balcón del Palacio de Gobierno en horas de la noche al pueblo que se congregó en el Parque de La Libertad. En aquella extraordinaria alocución afirmó: "Yo siempre estaré junto al pueblo", ese día, haría una promesa que cumpliría hasta su fallecimiento el 25 de noviembre de 2016.
(2024-01-07). Vuelvan a las mascarillas y a las vacunas contra la Covid-19, ese es el consejo de la OMS tras fin de año. cubadebate.cu "Las enfermedades respiratorias causadas por covid-19, la gripe y otros patógenos han aumentado en muchos países durante semanas y se espera que esto continúe después de las recientes festividades", escribió Ghebreyesus.
(2024-01-07). Caravana de la Libertad evoca entrada de Fidel hace 65 años. cubadebate.cu Más de 40 jóvenes destacados de la enseñanza general, protagonizaron la Caravana de la Libertad en su entrada la noche de este sábado a la ciudad de Cienfuegos, como hace 65 años entraron los barbudos con el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz al frente del Ejército Rebelde.
(2024-01-07). Decenas de muertos en Gaza durante las últimas horas, ya sobrepasan los 22 mil. cubadebate.cu Al menos 20 personas perdieron la vida y numerosas resultaron lesionadas tras un ataque de la aviación contra una vivienda en la zona de Faluya, en el norte del territorio. Las continuas incursiones sobre la gobernación central durante la noche y la madrugada de este domingo provocaron la muerte de otros 16 ciudadanos.
(2024-01-07). El hacha pierde el filo en las semifinales de la Liga Élite. cubadebate.cu El zurdo Yoannis Yera se apuntó el triunfo tras amarrar desde el inicio a sus rivales, a quienes solo permitió un jit, ponchó a tres y otorgó un boleto en cinco entradas de actuación, bien respaldado por una despiadada ofensiva de 16 inatrapables, incluidos cinco cuadrangulares.
(2024-01-07). Continúa Cuba sin afectaciones eléctricas por déficit de generación. cubadebate.cu Se encuentran fuera de servicio por avería la unidad 2 de la CTE Felton. Se encuentran en mantenimiento la unidad 8 de la CTE Mariel, la unidad 3 de CTE Habana y la unidad 3 de la CTE de Céspedes. Las limitaciones en la generación térmica, 396 MW.
(2024-01-07). Qué trae la prensa cubana, domingo 7 de enero de 2024. cubadebate.cu
(2024-01-08). Llegan a Anzoátegui restos del general venezolano Sifontes. telesurtv.net La caravana realizará un recorrido hasta el municipio Cantaura —lugar donde nació el General—, donde se llevará a cabo los actos solemnes en capilla ardiente.
(2024-01-07). FANB located 50 loaves of marijuana in northern Venezuela. plenglish.com Caracas, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) located 50 loaves of marijuana during patrols on the shore of the Faro Oeste sector of the Gran Roque sector of the Los Roques Archipelago National Park, it was reported here.
(2024-01-07). Mexico's State Oil Company Pemex Approaches PDVSA to Strengthen Oil Cooperation. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, met with a high-level delegation of the Mexican national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) in Caracas. PEMEX will soon start extensive cooperation with the Venezuelan state-owned oil corporation Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). | The PEMEX delegation was led by the president of the company, Octavio Romero, who was accompanied by the director general of Exploration and Production of PEMEX, àÅngel Cid Munguía, and the director general of Regional and American Organizations and Mechanisms of the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Efraín Guadarrama Pér…
(2024-01-07). Venezuelan General Sifontes Remains Arrive to Anzoátegui. telesurenglish.net
(2024-01-07). Trasladan a Ciudad Bolívar restos de general Domingo Sifontes. telesurtv.net Son velados en capilla ardiente durante toda la noche. El domingo serán trasladados a su pueblo natal, Cantaura, estado Anzoátegui, hasta arribar el lunes a Caracas.
(2024-01-07). Llegan a Anzoátegui restos del general venezolano Sifontes. telesurtv.net La caravana realizará un recorrido hasta el municipio Cantaura —lugar donde nació el General—, donde se llevará a cabo los actos solemnes en capilla ardiente.