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Can US Threats Prevent a Wider War in the Middle East?

November 30, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Palestine, Political Analysis

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies, November 29, 2023 While Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has been frantically shuttling around the Middle East trying to stop the Israeli coflict in Gaza from exploding into a regional war, the United States has also sent two aircraft carrier strike groups, a Marine Expeditionary Unit and 1,200 extra troops to the Middle[…]

Music for a Revolution

November 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Resistance

Here are some revolutionary songs for the times: First, Lowkey: Palestine Will Never Die Then Rebel Diaz: 1-800-GENOCIDE (The People’s Remix) And Roger Waters: Another Brick in the Wall: And Rebel Diaz again: Which Side are You On?

New Mood In The World Will Put An End To The Global Monroe Doctrine

November 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, Imperialism, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Organizing, Palestine, Resistance, Revolution

by Vijay Prashad, produced by Tricontinental, November 24, 2023 Every day since 7 October has felt like an International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, with hundreds of thousands gathering in Istanbul, a million in Jakarta, and then yet another million across Africa and Latin America to demand an end to the brutal attack being carried out by Israel (with the collusion of the[…]

The Climate Costs of the U.S. Military Machine

November 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Military vs The Environment, Poisoning the Environment, US Foreign Bases

by Pippa Bartolotti published on UNACPeace.org, November 27, 2023 The Department of Defense budget comprises more than half of all federal discretionary spending every year. Just 11% of the military budget could fund renewable energy for every US home. A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies calculates that the cost of U.S. militarization in the last 20 years[…]

54th National Day of Mourning Demands: ‘Land Back, from Turtle Island to Palestine!’

November 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Rights of Opressed Peoples, The War at Home, US Hypocrisy, White Supremacy

By Workers World Boston Bureau posted on Workers World, November 28, 2023 Plymouth, Massachusetts ~Over 2,000 Indigenous people and their supporters — with thousands more in attendance via live stream — shut down business as usual in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Nov. 23 to commemorate the 54th National Day of Mourning (NDOM). Here — where millions of tourist dollars depend on[…]

Resistance Regionalizes as Yemeni Navy Seizes Israeli-Linked Vessel

November 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Imperial Wars, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Lebanon, Middle East Wars, Palestine, Resistance, Syria, Yemen

by Abayome Azikiwe, published on Black Agenda Report, November 29, 2023 Israel’s continued escalation of its genocidal campaign in Gaza, the operations by the resistance fighters against the IDF, and the growing involvement of the regional resistance movements make a regional war seem possible. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken among other high level White House officials have repeatedly[…]

Palestine’s Resistance Has Already Won in Gaza

November 25, 2023 UNAC Editor Civil Resistance, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, LandGrabs, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Resistance

by Susan Abulhawa, published on Workers World, November 24, 2023 The following slightly edited article first appeared in The Electronic Intifada, Nov. 22, 2023. No matter the outcome of Israel’s genocidal invasion of Gaza, the Palestinian resistance fighters have already won. They were victorious from that first day when they executed a successful military raid of Israeli targets. It was[…]

The Black Misleaders Promote Zionism

November 25, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Corruption, Identity Politics, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Zionism

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, November 22, 2023 As zionists ramp up the pressure, the Black misleadership class readily succumbs to protect their precious positions and dubious prominence. In 2021 this columnist wrote, “The Palestine Litmus Test.” At that time Israel was carrying out one of its periodic attacks against Gaza, deliberately targeting civilians, and in doing[…]

Time for Israel to Pay: This is How to Prevent a New Nakba in Palestine

November 25, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Genocide, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Palestine, Racism, US Foreign Policy

by Ramzy Baroud, published on Palestine Chronicle, November 22, 2023 The ‘Gaza Nakba’ must be rejected, not just by words, but through solid Arab and international action, to prevent Israel from taking advantage of the war to expel Palestinians out of their homeland, again. It is simply inaccurate to claim that the ongoing Israeli attempt to displace all, or many[…]

Washington, D.C. Bi-Partisan “March for Israel” Rally Supports Zionist Genocide in Gaza!

November 25, 2023 UNAC Editor Fascism, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Occupation, Palestine, US Politics, Zionism

by Barry Sheppard and Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, November 23, 2023 White Christian Zionist Anti-Semites Join the Rally The November 14, Washington, D.C. “March for Israel” in support of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza had all the earmarks of a US- government-backed affair. In comparison to the largely ignored or barely mentioned unprecedented in size and breath pro-Palestinian[…]