(2023-12-14). Getting serious about halting Israeli genocide. nationofchange.org The real disconnect at the root of this crisis is the one between the isolated looking-glass world of U.S. and Israeli politics and the real world that is crying out for a ceasefire and justice for Palestinians.
(2023-12-14). Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-14). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 68: Israel Announces Death Of 10 Soldiers. popularresistance.org Israeli troops arrest dozens of Palestinian medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. UNGA adopts ceasefire resolution. Israeli forces storm Jenin, killing 7. Netanyahu rejects prospect of PA rule in Gaza after war. Yemen fires on tanker.
(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…
(2023-12-14). 'We are all Palestinians': COP28 activists demand ceasefire in Gaza, defying protest restrictions. nationofchange.org Over 100 people demonstrated on the sidelines of the summit Sunday in solidarity with Palestine to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
(2023-12-14). Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all. workers.org 
Relatives and colleagues of two Palestinian journalists, killed in an Israeli strike, mourn over the bodies of Hasouna Slim and Sari Mansoor during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Nov. 19, 2023. By Aja Arnold, Victoria Bouloubasis, Rebecca Chowdhury, Rae Garringer, Charmaine Lang, Nour Saudi, Tina Vasquez and Lewis Raven . . . |
(2023-12-14). Australian government postures over ceasefire, but backs Israeli war machine. wsws.org While voting for the UN resolution, Labor signalled its support for an indefinite Israeli onslaught against Gaza, punctuated only by occasional "humanitarian pauses."
(2023-12-14). Statewide Pennsylvania protest for Palestine. workers.org 
WW Photo: Joe Piette Hundreds of activists braved heavy rains to rally and march in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for Pennsylvania's first statewide action in solidarity with Palestine. Demonstrators, coming from multiple cities around the state, gathered outside the Pennsylvania Capitol where they placed over 300 infant-size, mock body bags, produced by . . . |
(2023-12-14). Cuba to international meet: Never before has world peace been so threatened. thecommunists.org The following speech was made on behalf of the Communist Party of Cuba by the party's head of international relations Emilio Lozada Garcia at the 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in Turkey on 20 October 2023. ***** Dear Kemal Okuyan, general secretary of the Communist party of Türkiye, Dear comrades, brothers and …
(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…
(2023-12-14). Senate Passes $886 Billion Military Bill That Extends Mass Spying Authorization. truthout.org In an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a sprawling $886 billion military policy bill that includes an extension of surveillance authority that the government has used — and heavily abused — to access the communications of activists, journalists, lawmakers, and others without a warrant. The four-month extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance… |
(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
(2023-12-14). Climate Activists Totally Ruin This Event. youtu.be
(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…
(2023-12-14). Caribbean Mediation Was Decisive for Venezuela-Guyana Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, St. Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves is hosting a regional meeting in which the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Guyanese President Irfaan Ali will hold a direct dialogue on the Essequibo region. | RELATED: | "PM Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica is poised to join the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in cruci…
(2023-12-14). President Maduro Hopes for the Victory of Peace at St. Vincent. telesurenglish.net After arriving in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he hopes to make the most of his meeting with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali. | RELATED: | The Bolivarian leader celebrated that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Government of Brazil have promoted this meeting, which hopes to "make the most of it so that the Latin America and the Caribb…
(2023-12-14). Presidents Nicolas Maduro and Irfaan Ali Start Dialogue. telesurenglish.net On Thursday afternoon, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali began talks in St. Vincent & the Grenadines aimed at easing tensions over the Essequibo, and oil-rich region that Venezuela claims as part of its historical territorial heritage. | RELATED: | "I come with a mandate from the people of Venezuela. We seek satisfactory solutions as the Geneva Agreement mandates," President Maduro said in one of his first…
(2023-12-14). St. Vincent Meeting to Address the Essequibo Dispute Today. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Guyanese President Irfaan Ali will meet in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to address the dispute over Guyana Esequiba, a territory of about 160,000 square kilometers rich in natural resources. | RELATED: | Their meeting will take place after several weeks of tension related to the holding of a consultative referendum through which over 95 percent of Venezuelans supported the defe…
(2023-12-14). Venezuela and Guyana to Continue Talks on the Essequibo. telesurenglish.net A meeting between the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, concluded this Thursday at 16: 00 local time in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Both presidents expressed their willingness to continue the dialogue to solve the conflict over the Essequibo territory. | RELATED: | After concluding the high-level meeting, both leaders stood up and shook hands, sealing the willingness of both na…
(2023-12-14). British writer Benjamin Zephaniah: an appreciation. wsws.org A much loved poet, novelist and musician, Zephaniah remained true to the idealistic and angry concerns of his youth, opposing empire and all forms of oppression.
(2023-12-14). Fuerzas hutíes atacan desde Yemen a buque petrolero en el mar Rojo. telesurtv.net Un funcionario estadounidense señaló que dos misiles fueron lanzados desde Yemen y cayeron cerca del petrolero.
(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.
(2023-12-14). Instituto meteorológico registra intensas lluvias al occidente de Cuba. telesurtv.net La costa norte de la capital cubana fue afectada en horas de la madrugada y la mañana con intensas lluvias y descargas eléctricas.
(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,…
(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.
(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.
(2023-12-14). Vicepresidenta de Venezuela presenta proyecto de Ley de Presupuesto para 2024. telesurtv.net La Asamblea Nacional aprobó en primera discusión el Proyecto de Presupuesto correspondiente al Ejercicio Económico Financiero 2024.
(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.
(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
(2023-12-14). Activists Tell Costco: Lobster Products Pose Risk to Endangered Whales. indybay.org SAN FRANCISCO, December 13, 2023 — Several activists dressed as lobsters delivered a petition with more than 20,000 signatures to the management at a Costco store today. The petition urges the company to stop selling lobster products not certified as sustainable.
(2023-12-14). Licence to kill: Iran says US enables Israel's genocide by opposing Gaza truce. presstv.ir Iran's UN envoy says the United States' opposition to a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza enables Israel to continue the genocide of civilians in the Palestinian territory.
(2023-12-14). Yemeni strikes on Israel-bound ships a message to West to stop Gaza carnage: Hamas. presstv.ir A senior Hamas member says Yemeni retaliatory strikes against ships heading to the Israeli-occupied territories send the message that the West must either stop the Gaza genocide or expect the crisis to expand across the region.
(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.
(2023-12-14). US police arrest activists calling for Gaza ceasefire in Senate building. presstv.ir A group of activists holds a protest in a US Senate office building, calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
(2023-12-14). Iran, Saudi Arabia call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, delivery of aid. presstv.ir Iran and Saudi Arabia underline the need for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.
(2023-12-14). Iran FM: Israel cannot continue Gaza onslaught without US support. presstv.ir Iran's FM says the Israeli regime can't continue the aggression on the Gaza Strip even for an hour without the United States' full support.
(2023-12-14). Iran FM warns about Israeli war crimes' aftermath. presstv.ir Iran says the region and the world are going to be grappling with the aftermath of the Israeli regime's war crimes across the Palestinian territories for years.
(2023-12-14). Iran FM says US to blame for influx of refugees to West Asia, Europe. presstv.ir Iran's FM has blamed America's irresponsible actions and its coercive economic measures for the recent influx of refugees to West Asia and also Europe and elsewhere.
(2023-12-14). Iran downplays as 'foolish' US plans to set up naval task force in Red Sea. presstv.ir Iran's defense chief says outsiders will not be allowed to maneuver in the region.