2023-10-31: News Headlines

Gareth Porter, Consortium News. (2023-10-31). The 'Genocide Moment'. popularresistance.org Israel's systematic and wanton destruction of Gaza has raised long-standing issues of its political and legal culpability over the treatment of Palestinians to a new level of seriousness. | It obviously poses familiar issues of Israeli war crimes, and Amnesty International had already clearly designated it as such after just the first week. The human rights organization also asked the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to "urgently expedite" its investigation of the aims of all parties. | But this Israeli campaign now poses the even graver issue of genocide of Palestinians as a nation. The utter devas…

Dave DeCamp, Antiwar. (2023-10-30). Attacks On US Bases In Iraq And Syria Continue After US Airstrikes. popularresistance.org Attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria have continued through the weekend after the US launched airstrikes in eastern Syria early Friday. | Lebanon's Al Mayadeen reported that a group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it "successfully" targeted the US's al-Shadadi base in northeast Syria's al-Hasakah province on Sunday. | The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported a drone attack on the al-Shadadi base, saying explosions were heard in the area and smoke columns rose from the base. Al Mayadeen also reported an overnight attack on a US base in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor provi…

Jordan Atwood (2023-10-30). Israel's 10,000 Palestinian prisoners: a crisis of human rights and rampant abuse. nationofchange.org Unmasking systematic abuse: the untold story of 10,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention centers.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-10-30). Fighting for Florida's education standards. america.cgtn.com An African-American History teacher from Florida traveled to Geneva to voice her complaints about Florida's educational standards before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Learn more.

Zane McNeill (2023-10-30). Pregnancy Criminalization in the US Is an "Avoidable Human Rights Crisis" truthout.org A new report from legal reproductive justice group If/When/How found that between 2000 and 2020, 61 people, including seven minors, were criminally investigated or arrested for allegedly ending their own pregnancies or helping someone else to do so. "The United States is in the midst of a completely avoidable human rights crisis," the report says. During the period of this research… |

geo.tv (2023-10-31). WATCH: Israeli soldiers torture Palestinian detainees in West Bank. geo.tv Israeli soldiers are seen stacking detainees and subjecting them to physical abuse…


Mnar Adley, MintPress News. (2023-10-31). The Hannibal Directive: What Really Happened On October 7. popularresistance.org We were told Hamas killed 1400 Israelis on October 7, that they carried out rapes and torture of civilians en masse and, of course, that they beheaded babies. | These claims are being used to justify Israel's bombardment of Gaza — the world's largest open-air prison. Israel's bombing of the strip, where over 50% of the population are children, has cost the lives of more than 5,000 people and left more than one million homeless. | Recent events surrounding the Gaza conflict have prompted questions about the accuracy of reported actions attributed to Hamas and Israel's military response. A closer examination…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-10-30). Israel escalates violence against Palestinian prisoners, rights groups warn of "campaign of assassination and torture" peoplesdispatch.org Occupation forces are conducting mass arrest campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem and escalating horrific abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails…

ecns.cn (2023-10-31). Envoy: Military means not solution in Gaza. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Monday urged all parties of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to cease the hostilities, lift Gaza's full siege, restore supplies, release detainees and promote diplomatic dialogue for a political resolution.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2023-10-31). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 25: Israel bombs refugee camp; videos show Israeli soldiers torturing Palestinian detainees in the West Bank. mondoweiss.net Palestinians describe scenes of a massacre after Israel bombs a refugee camp in north Gaza. Videos surface of Israeli soldiers torturing and abusing naked, bound Palestinian detainees in the West Bank.

Sharon Zhang (2023-10-30). Thousands of Gazan Workers in Israel Have Gone Missing Since Gaza Siege Began. truthout.org Thousands of workers from Gaza who were in Israel on work permits have been unaccounted for since Israel began its current siege of Gaza on October 7, with their families fearing that the workers have been detained by Israeli forces. Roughly 4,500 Palestinian workers who were working in Israel are feared missing, Palestinian Minister of Labor Nasri Abu Jaish told The Independent. |

A Guest Author (2023-10-31). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine / Reports crimes committed against Palestinian prisoners. workers.org The following slightly edited statement was issued by the Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and the Wounded of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Oct. 29, 2023. There are horrific testimonies about the crimes committed by the occupation and prison administration against prisoners and detainees in its . . . |


A Guest Author (2023-10-31). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Reports crimes committed against Palestinian prisoners. workers.org The following slightly edited statement was issued by the Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and the Wounded of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Oct. 29, 2023. There are horrific testimonies about the crimes committed by the occupation and prison administration against prisoners and detainees in its . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-10-30). Envoy: Military means not solution in Gaza. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Monday urged all parties of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to cease the hostilities, lift Gaza's full siege, restore supplies, release detainees and promote diplomatic dialogue for a political resolution.

Mohamed Elmaazi (2023-10-31). Detained Under UK Terrorism Law, Whistleblower Says Police Questioned His Support For Assange. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, government secrecy, and press freedom-related issues.  On his way back home from Iceland, British whistleblower and former diplomat Craig Murray was stopped by police and interrogated at Scotland's Glasgow Airport under Schedule 7 of the United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2000. | Murray was subjected to a barrage of questions on October 16 for nearly an hour. | The questions partly focused on his sources of income and his connection to WikiLeaks, the Don't Extradite Assan…

WSWS (2023-10-31). Mass deportations and genocide in Gaza: German parties embrace the far-right AfD. wsws.org The new German deportation law is part of a comprehensive attack on basic democratic rights. Government, opposition and media adopt the AfD's program to suppress any opposition against war and social attacks.

Angus McCullough KC (2023-10-30). The Special Advocate — Not Waving but Drowning. ukhumanrightsblog.com The unfairness of secret hearings is being aggravated by sustained neglect of the special advocate system. In this piece I explain why I have regretfully concluded that I cannot accept any new appointments as a special advocate until the Government provides proper support for that system. 25 June 2023 was the tenth anniversary of section 6 of the …

Editor (2023-10-30). ERA and Abortion Are Key to Women's Vote in 2024. scheerpost.com

A Guest Author (2023-10-31). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Reports crimes committed against Palestinian prisoners. workers.org The following slightly edited statement was issued by the Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and the Wounded of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Oct. 29, 2023. There are horrific testimonies about the crimes committed by the occupation and prison administration against prisoners and detainees in its . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-10-30). Envoy: Military means not solution in Gaza. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Monday urged all parties of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to cease the hostilities, lift Gaza's full siege, restore supplies, release detainees and promote diplomatic dialogue for a political resolution.

Mohamed Elmaazi (2023-10-31). Detained Under UK Terrorism Law, Whistleblower Says Police Questioned His Support For Assange. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, government secrecy, and press freedom-related issues.  On his way back home from Iceland, British whistleblower and former diplomat Craig Murray was stopped by police and interrogated at Scotland's Glasgow Airport under Schedule 7 of the United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2000. | Murray was subjected to a barrage of questions on October 16 for nearly an hour. | The questions partly focused on his sources of income and his connection to WikiLeaks, the Don't Extradite Assan…

WSWS (2023-10-31). Mass deportations and genocide in Gaza: German parties embrace the far-right AfD. wsws.org The new German deportation law is part of a comprehensive attack on basic democratic rights. Government, opposition and media adopt the AfD's program to suppress any opposition against war and social attacks.

Angus McCullough KC (2023-10-30). The Special Advocate — Not Waving but Drowning. ukhumanrightsblog.com The unfairness of secret hearings is being aggravated by sustained neglect of the special advocate system. In this piece I explain why I have regretfully concluded that I cannot accept any new appointments as a special advocate until the Government provides proper support for that system. 25 June 2023 was the tenth anniversary of section 6 of the …

Editor (2023-10-30). ERA and Abortion Are Key to Women's Vote in 2024. scheerpost.com

WSWS (2023-10-30). As popular opposition mounts, state-backed campaign against pro-Palestinian students intensifies in New York. wsws.org The American ruling class has accompanied the Israeli onslaught with an escalation of its attacks on democratic rights.

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-10-31). Identity Verification or Data Exposure? Twitter Using Israeli Tech Firm Headed by Ex-Military Officials to Verify Users. mintpressnews.com Jessica Buxbaum investigates the partnership between X and an Israeli tech company run by former intelligence officials, highlighting its potential impact on surveillance, censorship, and digital rights.

teleSUR (2023-10-31). Biden Issues Executive Order on Addressing AI Risks. telesurenglish.net On Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden signed issued an executive order aimed at establishing safety and security standards for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and addressing the risks of the new technology. | RELATED: | "The Executive Order establishes new standards for AI safety and security, protects Americans' privacy, advances equity and civil rights, stands up for consumers and workers, promotes innovati…

presstv.ir (2023-10-31). Japan announces sanctions on Hamas-related individuals amid Israeli genocide in Gaza. presstv.ir Japan imposes sanctions against nine people and a company over their alleged links to the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, amid Israel's brutal war against the Gaza Strip.

Staff (2023-10-30). Venezuela Activist Nelly Hernandez Expresses Optimism for 2024, With or Without Sanctions (Coffee & Chavistas Interview). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—During Nelly M. Hernandez is a psychol…

Staff (2023-10-30). Venezuela Activist Nelly Hernandez Expresses Optimism for 2024, With or Without Sanctions (Coffee & Chavistas Interview). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—During Nelly M. Hernandez is a…

WSWS (2023-10-30). Unifor sanctions phony 7-hour strike by 8,200 Stellantis Canada autoworkers before announcing sellout tentative agreement. wsws.org The early Monday morning job action fit the classic definition of a "Hollywood strike"—a stunt pulled by the bureaucracy to create the illusion among rank-and-file workers that Unifor President Payne and Local 444 President Cassidy had "fought hard" to secure the miserable "pattern" agreement.

Editor (2023-10-31). Tales of Resistance: A Perilous 'Honeymoon' with the U.S. mronline.org In her latest column, Jessica Dos Santos discusses what the Venezuelan government should prioritize during this period of alleviated sanctions.

Vijay Prashad (2023-10-31). The World Does Not Need Illegal Sanctions. the World Needs Peace and Development. counterpunch.org the United States has — outside the UN system — exercised a sanctions policy in a unilateral manner. These US sanctions are not conducted through a discussion in the UNSC, nor have they any international credibility. In fact, US sanctions are illegal. They are a violation of the UN Charter and of a range of international treaties.

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