Daily Archives: February 7, 2024

2024-02-07: News Headlines

Editor (2024-02-07). Feb 7, 2024. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Libera — Ave Verum by Albinoni (Adagio in G Minor) The Western Press Are Just Printing Straight Up Nazi Propaganda About Middle Easterners Now, by Caitlin Johnstone The Billionaire-Backed Campaign Attacking the Palestinian Cause, by Jessica Buxbaum Hamas Responds to the Ceasefire Proposal — This is What We Know So Far Hopeful and some positive news, by Mazin Qumsiyeh Palestine Chronicle: A Day of Joint Operations — Resistance Roundup — Day 123 The New Atlas: US Bombing Spree Won't Reverse Decline of US Primacy in ME (Video) More Billions for Ukraine! Israel Too! Democr…

newarab (2024-02-07). Visit to Iran by US porn star Whitney Wright angers exiles. newarab.com An American porn actor on Monday faced accusations of promoting propaganda for The Iranian authorities have denied being behind the visit by Whitney Wright, saying she was issued a visa like any other foreign citizen and they had not been aware of her "obscene" profession.

WSWS (2024-02-07). Over 200 film workers protest participation of fascist AfD at Berlin film festival. wsws.org By inviting the AfD, the Berlin Senate and the Green Party-led Culture Ministry are repudiating the Berlinale's 2019 pledge to deny a "platform for racist-nationalist propaganda."

Chris McGreal, Portside. (2024-02-06). CNN Staff Say Network's Pro-Israel Slant Is 'Journalistic Malpractice'. popularresistance.org CNN is facing a backlash from its own staff over editorial policies they say have led to a regurgitation of Israeli propaganda and the censoring of Palestinians perspectives in the network's coverage of the war in Gaza. | Journalists in CNN newsrooms in the US and overseas say broadcasts have been skewed by management edicts and a story-approval process that has resulted in highly partial coverage of the Hamas massacre on 7 October and Israel's retaliatory attack on Gaza. | "The majority of news since the war began, regardless of how accurate the initial reporting, has been skewed by a systemic and institutional…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-06). ZAKA: Israel's 'White Helmets'. libya360.wordpress.com William Van Wagenen Masquerading as a humanitarian organization, military-linked ZAKA has revealed itself as a propaganda tool for Israel's war on Gaza, akin to the White Helmets in 'rebel'-held Syria. ZAKA, the Israeli volunteer-based religious organization that gained notoriety for its role of collecting bodies after the events of 7 October, is once again under the spotlight. An…

Compañeros del Barrio TNDC Workers For Justic (2024-02-07). Monday 2/5: Stop The Corruption At Non-Profits, Union Busting & Privatization-Outsourcing. indybay.org San Francisco City Hall Polk St. Entrance…

Compañeros del Barrio TNDC Workers For Justic (2024-02-06). Monday 2/5: Stop The Corruption At Non-Profits, Union Busting & Privatization-Outsourcing. indybay.org San Francisco City Hall Polk St. Entrance…

newarab (2024-02-07). 'No evidence' for Israeli UNRWA claims in six-page dossier. newarab.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-06). The ICJ's Provisional Orders Measures and the Responsibility of Third States. libya360.wordpress.com Jinan Bastaki On 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice issued an interim order in response to South Africa's application instituting proceedings against Israel alleging violations of the Genocide Convention for its actions in the Gaza Strip since 7 October 2023 (South Africa v Israel). The Court found that, in light of the evidence presented by…

the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine, Popular Resistance. (2024-02-06). International Coalition To Stop Genocide In Palestine Demands Full Funding Of UNRWA. popularresistance.org On January 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released its ruling in the case of South Africa v. Israel in which the court found there was sufficient evidence to support South Africa's allegations of genocide against the Palestinian people (see our previous press release for more details) and rejected Israel's claim to be acting in 'self-defense'. The World Court ordered the state of Israel to "take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of" acts of genocide, including deaths, harm to mental and physical health and conditions that threaten the well-being of the Palestinian people,…

Tony Cook, Vernal Coleman, ProPublica. (2024-02-06). Lawmakers Trying To Kill Historic Suit Seeking Gun Industry Accountability. popularresistance.org For nearly a quarter century, some of the world's largest gunmakers have tried unsuccessfully to beat back a lawsuit brought by the city of Gary, Indiana, accusing them of turning a blind eye to illegal gun sales. | The lawsuit was one of dozens that cities filed against gun manufacturers in the late 1990s, but it is the only one to survive a barrage of legal challenges and legislation aimed at limiting the gun industry's liability for crimes committed with their products. | Now, facing the prospect of turning over internal documents that gun-control advocates believe could contain damning evidence, the industry…

jamanetwork (2024-02-06). Thyroid Cancer—A Review. jamanetwork.com This narrative review summarizes current evidence regarding the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of early-stage and advanced thyroid cancer.

Joe Piette (2024-02-07). Protests in Pennsylvania's capitol: 'Divest from genocide, invest in PA!'. workers.org Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Members of the Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Philadelphia Palestine Coalition and Jewish Voice for Peace, along with Arab and Muslim community members and allies, including Workers World Party members, rallied at the Capitol in Harrisburg on Feb. 5. They came from across Pennsylvania to demand that . . . |

Otis Grotewohl (2024-02-07). Mass movement for Palestine wins ceasefire resolutions. workers.org On Jan. 31, Chicago became the largest city to adopt a ceasefire resolution — a tactic to pressure Washington to stop its continuous funding of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The city's left-wing, African American mayor, Brandon Johnson, broke Chicago City Council's tie, which resulted in a final 24-23 vote. . . . |

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-07). Cuba foresees tourism growth by 2024. plenglish.com According to García, Cuba does not give up surpassing three million foreign holidaymakers, for which it is critical to rise air connectivity. | Cuba is also proposed to diversify markets, confront smear campaigns, improve services, expand options and offer facilities and incentives to Cubans living abroad, in line with the country's policy of strengthening relations with nationals abroad, among other actions. | Speaking at Mesa Redonda TV program, García said Cuba received 2,436,980 visitors in 2023, so it meant a growth of over 800,000 tourists compared to 2022. | Cuba is too optimistic despite its complicated s…

Tucker Carlson (2024-02-06). Russell Brand Responds to Coordinated Smear Campaign Against Him. dissidentvoice.org Governments colluded to shut down and destroy @RussellBrand. This is his first interview since that happened. It's one of the most brilliant explanations of the modern world you'll ever hear.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-07). New 4D imaging may detect poor pumping in deadly heart disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have found that a newer imaging technique may find subtle changes in heart dysfunction during acute stages of myocarditis and also heart functional differences by sex.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-06). New 4D imaging may detect poor pumping in deadly heart disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have found that a newer imaging technique may find subtle changes in heart dysfunction during acute stages of myocarditis and also heart functional differences by sex.

Ari Paul, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2024-02-07). He Revealed How Taxes Steal For The Rich And Got Five Years In Prison. popularresistance.org Because of Charles Littlejohn, we know that former President Donald Trump and a whole bunch of other rich people pay next to nothing in taxes, while the rest of us frantically file tax returns and see our wages sucked away to fund the military, aid for Israel and corporate subsidies. Littlejohn, a former consultant at the Internal Revenue Service, leaked these tax returns, which resulted in major investigative findings for the New York Times and ProPublica. | For leaking this sensitive information, Littlejohn has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, the maximum jail term.

Alan Macleod (2024-02-06). Study Finds Media Giants New York Times, CNN, and Fox News Pushing for US War in Yemen. mintpressnews.com A new study of major media outlets' coverage of the Red Sea blockade found overwhelming bias in the press, which put forward pro-war talking points and portrayed the US as a good faith actor "dragged" into another Middle Eastern conflict against its will…

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-06). Israel Says More Than a Fifth of Israeli Hostages in Gaza Are Dead. news.antiwar.com Israeli intelligence officials have concluded that more than a fifth of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza are dead, news that is sure to increase the domestic anger directed at the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli assessment, which was obtained by The New York Times, said at least 30 out of …

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-06). US Blocks Yemen-Saudi Peace Deal. news.antiwar.com The US is purposely blocking a Yemen peace deal that was negotiated between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The US decision to re-designate the Houthis as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists" will block the payment of public sector workers living in Houthi-controlled Yemen, who have gone without pay for …

Editor (2024-02-06). New York Times' Friedman Hits New Low With Animalization of Arabs and Iranians. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Calling people animals is a way to dehumanize them, and probably helps convince individuals that the other people around them approve of treating the animals badly. In ways that aren't entirely clear, this way of speaking is certainly wrought up with violence and even …

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