(2024-01-05). "The IDF Should Not Exist": Meet Meital Yaniv, Former Israeli Soldier Turned Anti-Zionist Organizer. democracynow.org 
We speak with anti-Zionist organizer and former IDF soldier from Tel Aviv Meital Yaniv, who joined hundreds of Jewish activists and their allies to shut down the California state Capitol in Sacramento Wednesday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and condemn the roughly $600 million in California taxes that is used annually for U.S. military aid to Israel. Yaniv recalls how they were raised "extremely Zionistic," their experience in the Israeli Air Force and eventual turn to fight for Palestinian rights. "What Israel is doing right now has nothing to do with antisemitism. What Israel is doing right no…
(2024-01-05). Starmer's office is set to see another protest over Israel — with 100 others happening across the UK too. thecanary.co 
On Saturday 6 January, protests will take place across the UK regarding Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. However, at two locations there is a different focus — with one calling for solidarity with activists facing trial, and another calling on Labour leader Keir Starmer to effectively fix up. UK protests over Israel's genocide number 100 …
(2024-01-05). In an age of forever wars, American popular culture has reimagined its veterans as victims rather than agents of empire. mronline.org Long Forgotten Is the Role that Veteran Anti-War Activists Played in Ending the Vietnam War.
(2024-01-05). Activists intensify campaign to conserve nature reserve in Abruzzo, Italy. peoplesdispatch.org Leftists, environmental groups, and locals from the Roseto degli Abruzzi coastal commune in Italy have intensified their campaign to protect Borsacchio Nature Reserve on the Abruzzo coast. They are protesting the amendment to the budget law passed by the right-wing-led Abruzzo regional council in December which would substantially reduce the protected area of the Borsacchio Nature Reserve in the municipality of Roseto degli Abruzzi by 98%. | The Borsacchio Reserve Guides Association has also denounced such a decision, organized a protest demonstration on January 1, and called for further campaigns on January 6 an…
(2024-01-05). An Environmental Activist's Guide To The Great Barrington Declaration. popularresistance.org The Great Barrington Declaration (GBD) is standard issue libertarian free market ideology sanded down to fit the confines of public health — this document (coauthored by three highly credentialed academics: Sunetra Gupta of Oxford, Martin Kulldorff of Harvard, and Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford) recommended that governments do nothing to combat a once in a century pandemic destined globally to obliterate as many as 27 million lives. | The fever dream enshrined in every libertarian narrative holds that "self regulating forces" exhibit a mystical benevolence only realized when governments retreat, and defer to…
(2024-01-05). 20 Years Too Many, Free Simon Trinidad Now! popularresistance.org On January 2, 2004, under the orders of the U.S. government and the CIA, Ecuadorian and Colombian forces kidnapped and arrested Colombian revolutionary Simon Trinidad. 20 years detained and imprisoned is 20 too many. That needs to change immediately, and conditions are better than ever for activists in the U.S. and Colombia to push for his freedom. | A member of the revolutionary organization and army of the people, the FARC, since 1987, Trinidad was a leading thinker and peace negotiator. Acting in that role, Trinidad's and the FARC's peace-seeking efforts have been routinely sabotaged by the U.S. government and…
(2024-01-05). 20 Years Too Many, Free Simon Trinidad Now! scheerpost.com 
By Fight Back! News On January 2, 2004, under the orders of the U.S. government and the CIA, Ecuadorian and Colombian forces kidnapped and arrested Colombian revolutionary Simon Trinidad. 20 years detained and imprisoned is 20 too many. That needs to change immediately, and conditions are better than ever for activists in the U.S. and …
(2024-01-05). Wednesday 1/10: Divest from Militarism, Invest in Life! Talk on War & Climate Change w/ 350.org. indybay.org Webinar via Zoom: 350org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_scIN8……
(2024-01-05). Sunday 2/4: 24th Annual Rosa Parks Day Celebration – Island Empire – San Bernardino, California. indybay.org Rosa Parks Memorial Building – Courtyard | San Bernardino, California…
(2024-01-05). 'Goodbye to Martyrs': Palestinian Journo describes how morning starts in Gaza. ummid.com Mariam Abu Daqqa is a press photographer in the Gaza Strip. She gives us below her daily morning view of the carcass-ridden Strip. She reflects the feelings of all Gazans when they get up in the morning under the Israeli war machine pounding above their heads.
tradewindsnews.com (2024-01-05). Houthis launch sea drones for first time in fresh assault on Red Sea shipping
(2024-01-05). Failing in Gaza, Escalating in Lebanon: Will Israel Set Fire to Entire Region? w/ Elijah Magnier. thealtworld.com As Israel continues its genocide on Gaza, it is ramping up its attacks in Lebanon and Syria while the US strikes Iraq and Yemen, bringing the Middle East closer to the brink of regional war. | To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek is joined by veteran war correspondent and analyst Elijah Magnier for a special live episode of Dispatches.
upi.com (2024-01-05). Houthis disrupting Red Sea shipping have 1,000-year historyThe Houthis have existed in one form or another since about 790 and have controlled the same mountainous area of northern Yemen for centuries.
(2024-01-05). We Are Entirely Too Close To Another Major War In The Middle East By: Caitlin Johnstone. midwesternmarx.com The US and its allies have published a joint statement warning Yemen's Houthis to cease the attacks they've been making on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The Houthis, officially known as Ansarallah, have successfully slashed Israeli port activity by an extremely massive margin with their maritime tactics in response to Israel's ongoing massacre in Gaza.The statement asserts that the Yemeni attacks "are a direct threat to the freedom of navigation that serves as th …
(2024-01-05). Sayyed Nasrallah: The silent and negligent regimes were taken aback by the unexpected actions of the Yemenis in the Red Sea. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-05). Sayyed Nasrallah: The message from Yemen today is directed at the United States. It emphasizes that the challenge is not merely against the Ansarullah movement but against tens of millions of Yemeni people with a history of thwarting aggressors and inflicting defeats. english.almanar.com.lb
aa.com.tr (2024-01-05). UN Security Council strongly condemns deadly 'terrorist attack' in Iran"The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack in the city of Kerman," said a statement that called the bombings a "reprehensible act of terrorism." | | It expressed the deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and the Iranian government and wished a full recovery to those injured.
(2024-01-05). Headlines for January 5, 2024. democracynow.org Gaza Death Toll Tops 22,600 as Israel Intensifies Attacks on Refugee Camps, Israel Hold Talks with African Nations as Officials Push "Voluntary Migration" from Gaza, Biden Administration Claims South Africa Genocide Case Against Israel Is "Meritless", Former Israeli Hostage Calls on Netanyahu to Declare a Ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. Admits Carrying Out Drone Strike in Baghdad Targeting Iran-Backed Militia Leader, Islamic State Takes Responsibility for Twin Blasts in Iran Near Tomb of Soleimani, Japan Earthquake Toll Rises to 94; Over 220 Still Missing, Al Sharpton Protests Outside Office of Bi…
(2024-01-05). Who is Behind the Deadly Iran Bombing and Why? How the US Backed Terrorism in Iran for Years. thealtworld.com The Recent Bombing in Iran and US Support of Terrorism in Iran… | — The US has used armed terrorist organizations for decades as proxies against their adversaries worldwide, including most recently in Syria, Iraq, and against Iran; | — US weapons and equipment "fell into the hands" of ISIS and other terrorist organizations, consisting of the largest, most effective militant groups participating in the US proxy war against Syria; | — US government and corporate-funded think tanks like the Brookings Institution in its 2009 "Which Path to Persia?" policy paper proposed using listed terrorist organiz…
(2024-01-05). ISIS Takes Credit for Bombing in Kerman, Iran That Killed At Least 84. news.antiwar.com ISIS took credit for the Wednesday bombing in Kerman, Iran, that killed at least 84 people, but Iran has yet to formally attribute blame for the attack. According to Iran's PressTV, ISIS issued a statement on its Telegram channels that said two of its members detonated explosive belts in a suicide attack. Iranian officials initially …
(2024-01-05). Iranian Opposition Activist Calls for Israel to Attack Iranian Officials Inside Iran. themedialine.org
(2024-01-05). The operation is a "political message to MOSSAD not to escalate" uwidata.com Just one day before the terror attack in Iran's city of Kerman which killed more than 100 people, the Turkish authorities arrested 34 people alleged to cooperated with the Israeli Secret Service MOSSAD. The Turkish counter-terrorism operation was labeled "mole" and pursued jointly by state attorney, police and National Intelligence Organization (MIT). The Minister of …
(2024-01-04). Xi sends condolences to Iran over terror attacks. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday, a day after major terror attacks in the country, saying that China firmly supports Iran's efforts to safeguard its national security and stability.
(2024-01-05). Líderes mundiales condenan ataques terroristas en Irán. telesurtv.net Mandatario iraní Ebrahim Raisi asegura que las fuerzas de seguridad pronto identificarán y aprehenderán a los responsables del hecho.
(2024-01-05). Estado Islámico reivindica autoría del atentado en Kerman, Irán. telesurtv.net El grupo armado anunció que dos integrantes nombrados Omar al-Movahed y Saifollah al-Muyahid hicieron detonar cinturones explosivos atados a sus cuerpos.
(2024-01-05). Hamás afirma que ataque terrorista a Irán sirve a plan israelí. telesurtv.net El grupo palestino manifestó su profunda solidaridad con la República Islámica y las familias de las víctimas del doble atentado en Kerman.
(2024-01-05). Irán denuncia ante la ONU ataque terrorista en Kerman. telesurtv.net Amir Saed Iravani afirmó que Irán sigue basándose en su compromiso inquebrantable de liderar la lucha contra el terrorismo.
(2024-01-05). International pressure increases on Israel as it continues committing genocide in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has come under fire over comments from a number of ultra right-wing ministers and politicians who have called for the complete and permanent transfer and expulsion of the Palestinian population of Gaza. The officials have suggested that Gazans should be forcibly transferred to other countries in the region, as well as to countries in Africa. | The United Nations, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, France, the European Union, as well as Israel's primary backer, the United States, among others have condemned these statements and noted that such a move would constitute a grave violat…
(2024-01-04). Israeli ministers' remarks on Gaza future slammed. ecns.cn The calling by top Israeli government officials for Palestinians to be displaced from Gaza has drawn broad condemnation from regional neighbor Saudi Arabia among others, as well as the Western nations, with some calling it "irresponsible".
(2024-01-05). Cuba's Humanitarian Crisis. popularresistance.org Nine years ago, on December 17, 2014, jubilation swept the through the city of Havana when Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro announced that they would normalize US-Cuban relations, after 55 years of hostility. Church bells rang, cars honked their horns, and people hugged each other in the streets. Today, the mood in the city is one of desperation. The economy is spiraling downward, and US policy is exacerbating the growing humanitarian crisis. | President Donald Trump's tough economic sanctions drastically reduced Cuba's foreign exchange earnings, and President Joe Biden has left most of those sanctions in…
(2024-01-05). Deporte y Revolución: Un legado que continúa (+ Audio). cubadebate.cu Muchos son los ejemplos de la repercusión en el deporte cubano del triunfo revolucionario y viceversa. Desde Juantorena, Ana Fidelia, Sotomayor, las legendarias Morenas del Caribe, las chicas de Veitía, Stevenson, hasta Mijaín López. A todos, los convirtió Fidel en leyenda, gracias a la concepción del sistema deportivo cubano. Hoy, compartimos los testimonios de Margarita Mayeta y José Manuel Cortina.
(2024-01-05). Cubadebate: Lo más leído, compartido y comentado en 2023. cubadebate.cu Se fue el 2023 con su carga de sacrificios, entrega, desafíos y alguna que otra buena noticia. Para Cubadebate fue el año de nuestro 20 aniversario, lleno de complejidades materiales para el trabajo; pero, a la vez, periodo de inicio de rumbos promisorios, con una nueva sede y con el Experimento de los Medios de Prensa, del cual formamos parte como integrantes de nuestra organización mediática IDEAS Multimedios.
(2024-01-05). La luz del Apóstol guio la Caravana de la Libertad en Las Tunas. cubadebate.cu Como hace 65 años, la luz del Apóstol José Martí guio este jueves la reedición de la Caravana de la Libertad que marcó el triunfo definitivo de la Revolución cubana en enero de 1959. En esta ocasión, la avanzada libertadora estuvo presidida por la bandera del aniversario 35 del Movimiento Juvenil Martiano.
(2024-01-05). ONU: La economía mundial crecería un 2.4 por ciento en 2024, menos que en 2023. cubadebate.cu En América Latina el avance sería aún menos, cayendo de 2.2% en 2023 a 1.6% este año, según las previsiones de la ONU, que atribuye parte del estancamiento global a las políticas monetarias restrictivas, la debilidad del comercio y la inversión mundiales, el alto nivel de endeudamiento, los crecientes riesgos geopolíticos y las afectaciones climáticas cada vez peores.
(2024-01-05). Reportan un niño muerto y varios heridos en primer tiroteo del año en un colegio de Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Un niño de 11 años, alumno de sexto grado, murió este jueves en el primer tiroteo de 2024 en un colegio de Estados Unidos, que dejó otras cinco personas heridas, mientras que el perpetrador, un alumno de la propia escuela de Perry, pequeña ciudad cercana a Des Moines, capital de Iowa, falleció producto de una herida autoinfligida, según reportes policiales.
(2024-01-05). Sorprendente: El inusual animal que se encoge mientras crece. cubadebate.cu Cuando la rana paradójica es un renacuajo, resulta de tres a cuatro veces mayor que un adulto, alcanzando hasta 22 centímetros de longitud.
(2024-01-05). El tiempo: Aisladas lluvias en el norte occidental. cubadebate.cu En la tarde las temperaturas máximas estarán entre 27 y 30 grados Celsius, hasta 32 grados Celsius en la región oriental. Las temperaturas en la noche descenderán a valores entre 18 y 21grados Celsius, hasta 23 grados Celsius en el oriente.
(2024-01-05). Aumenta a 92 la cifra de muertos por el terremoto del lunes en Japón. cubadebate.cu Autoridades de la prefectura de Ishikawa, la más afectada por el sismo de magnitud 7.6 el pasado lunes, elevaron a 92 la cifra de muertos y a 242 la de desparecidos, con pocas esperanzas de hallar más supervivientes. El sismo, el más devastador en Japón desde el de 2016 en Kumamoto (que dejó más de 200 muertos), es el primero de nivel 7 registrado en el país desde 2018.
(2024-01-05). Cuba's Government Analyzes and Responds to Economic Woes. counterpunch.org "Our joy is immense … We don't deceive ourselves thinking that everything ahead will be easy, when perhaps everything is going to be more difficult." That was Fidel Castro, hours after the victory of Cuba's Revolution. Difficulties were center stage 65 years later, at a plenary session of the Central Committee of Cuba's Communist Party
(2024-01-05). Scandal Unveiled: Guyana's Government Finances ExxonMobil's Taxes. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, has made reports of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana's continued violations of international law and the Geneva Agreement in favor of the transnational oil company ExxonMobil in regards to the Essequibo territorial dispute, stating that new irregularities are being unveiled on the submissive nature of the Guyanese government towards the US oil corporation. | "More irregularities continue to come to light regarding the 'business' relationship between Guyana and ExxonMobil," Rodríguez reported via social media this Wednesday, January 3. "The Guyanese lawyer, Chris…
(2024-01-05). Emtrasur condena decisión judicial sobre avión secuestrado. telesurtv.net La empresa venezolana apuntó que Argentina violó el debido proceso en el cumplimiento de las regulaciones internacionales.
(2024-01-05). Presidente Maduro afirma que Venezuela registró crecimiento integral en la economía. telesurtv.net El gobernante venezolano hizo énfasis en iniciar el año legislativo de manera óptima bajo el marco de la democracia.