Palestine

November 3: Today’s news on Palestine & Israel

November 3, 2023 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy

by If Americans Knew, published on Israel Palestine News, October 3, 2023 Latest casualty figures, humanitarian update, incidents in Gaza and West Bank, Israel: “Nothing will stop us,” US government’s broad support. Find previous daily casualty figures and daily news updates here. For more news, go here and here. Live broadcast news from the region is here.* Latest statistics: Palestinian death toll 8,896* (8,756 in Gaza** (including at[…]

Palestinian Joint Statement: ‘Escalate all Forms of Resistance’

November 3, 2023 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Statement, U.S. Aggression

Published on Workers World, October 30, 2023 The following slightly edited statement was issued Oct. 28, 2023 by Palestinian forces: Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement), Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command. The five Palestinian powers held a leadership meeting[…]

The World Would Rather Show Solidarity with Our Corpses than Honor our Resistance

October 31, 2023 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation

by Fathi Nemer, published on Mondoweiss, October 24, 2023 Who is defending themselves [jb] For decades, the Israeli regime has upheld a brutal settler colonial occupation and siege of Palestine, controlling every aspect of Palestinian life. It has committed untold war crimes all across colonized Palestine, violating the rights of the population it controls. In Gaza specifically, in addition to[…]

VFP Statement on Gaza

October 28, 2023 UNAC Editor Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, Statement

Veterans for Peace Statement, published on VeteransForPeace.org, October 24, 2023 On October 12, Veterans For Peace issued this statement about the conflict between Hamas and Israel, in which we condemned the horrific violence on both sides, particularly the killing of civilians. We added our voice to the many calls for a ceasefire and negotiations toward a political solution because there is no military one.[…]

Statement: Israel’s Murderous War on Gaza – Fully Sustained by the West

October 28, 2023 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Statement, United Nations, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

Statement by No Cold War, October 25, 2023 For over two weeks the Israeli military has been pummelling the Palestinians in Gaza, killing over six thousand people including more than 2,000 children. Israel’s bombing has been indiscriminate. Homes, hospitals, schools and vital infrastructure have been destroyed. Whole neighbourhoods have been flattened and entire families wiped out. The 2.3 million Palestinians[…]

A Veto From Hell

October 26, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Resistance, United Nations, Zionism

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, October 25, 2023 On October 16, the Russian Federation introduced a draft resolution at the UN Security Council (UNSC) calling for an “immediate, durable and fully respected humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.” In hopes of getting it passed, they avoided placing blame on either Israel or Hamas. Twelve Arab nations and eight more[…]

Israel’s Ambassador Pushes to shut Down Pro-Palestinian Activism

October 26, 2023 UNAC Editor Canada, Censorship and Propaganda, Democracy, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine

by Yves Engler, published on The Canada Files, October 20, 2023 Israel wants Canada to criminalize growing displays of solidarity with Palestinians. In a bid to amplify calls to ban Palestine solidarity marches, Israel’s ambassador Iddo Moed told the Canadian Press on Thursday, “I don’t think that democracies allow people to hate and to incite, and I think that that is something that is[…]

They Will Never Have the Streets!

October 25, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Protest

by Susan Abulhawa, published on Workers World, October 26, 2023 The following is a transcript of a talk given by Susan Abulhawa, Executive Director of the Palestine Writes Festival, at a rally of 10,000 people for Palestine on the Art Museum steps, Philadelphia, Oct. 21. Abulhawa is a member of the Philadelphia branch of Workers World Party. Have we got[…]

More From Chicago and U.S. Support of Israeli Genocidal Campaign

October 25, 2023 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Protest

by Neal Resnikoff, Chicago Antiwar Coalition There have been huge rallies and street marches in recent days in Chicago, New York City and throughout the world opposing the U.S. government-backed Israeli genocidal bombing attacks and blockade of water, food, and electricity on the 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. The demonstrations, made up of Palestinians and supporters of their opposition to[…]

The fight for Palestinian Liberation is a Fight for the Whole Working Class

October 23, 2023 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Colonialism, Fascism, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, Resistance

by Arjae Red, published on Workers World, October 20, 2023 On Oct. 7, the Palestinian people and their combat organizations launched a powerful attack against Israeli occupation forces and their settlements that they called “Al Aqsa Flood.” Their maneuver peeled away the Zionist state’s false sense of supremacy and demonstrated that even with billions of U.S. dollars and high-tech weaponry,[…]