UN officials warned yesterday that Gaza will run out of water and electricity today, due to the blockade the Israeli state imposed amid the uprising against its 16-year illegal blockade of Gaza. The unprecedented humanitarian crisis unleashed in the densely populated area of 2.3 million people, half of whom are under 18, exposes the genocidal character of the Israeli war on Gaza supported by the NATO imperialist powers.
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Gaza faces imminent starvation amid Israeli bombing, blockade
by Alex Lantier
UN officials warned yesterday that Gaza will run out of water and electricity today, due to the blockade the Israeli state imposed amid the uprising against its 16-year illegal blockade of Gaza. The unprecedented humanitarian crisis unleashed in the densely populated area of 2.3 million people, half of whom are under 18, exposes the genocidal character of the Israeli war on Gaza supported by the NATO imperialist powers.
Israeli Military Has Killed 1 Child in Gaza Every 15 Minutes: Rights Group
by Jake Johnson
Israel’s relentless bombing campaign in the occupied Gaza Strip has
killed more than 1,000 Palestinian children—roughly one every 15 minutes—since it began on October 7, according to the latest tally from Defense for Children International–Palestine.
Saudi Crown Prince Keeps Blinken Waiting
by Countercurrents Collective
According to a report by The Washington Post, Saudi’s crown prince snubbed the U.S. Secretary of State by making him wait hours for a meeting before postponing it. Saudi Arabia’s ruler kept the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, waiting for hours for a meeting, then did not show up until the next day, in an astonishing snub to the U.S.’ top diplomat
Not Hamas-Israeli Conflict: The Palestinian Cause Belongs to the World
by Dr Ramzy Baroud
Yet, if Israel continues to define the narratives of war, historical contexts of
‘conflicts’, and the political discourses that shape the West’s view of Palestine and the Middle East, it will continue to obtain all the blank checks necessary to remain committed to its military occupation of Palestine. In turn, this will fuel yet more conflicts, more wars and more deception regarding the roots of the violence. For this vicious cycle to break, Palestine must, once more, become an issue that concerns all Arabs, the whole region. The Israeli narrative must be countered, western bias confronted, and a new, collective strategy formed. In other words, Palestine cannot be left alone anymore.
Israel – Yesterday And Today
by S G Vombatkere
Palestine suffers the double whammy of support given to Israel along with disfavour towards Palestine. This disfavour includes attribution of responsibility for all Hamas atrocities – including those of 7 October 2023 – to Palestine, and also ignoring past
atrocities by Israel against Palestinians (which were even censured by UNSC) or those now being reciprocally committed by Israel in Gaza.
Israel-Palestine Conflict: Saga of Peacemaking, Equal Rights and Two States
by Dr Mahboob A Khawaja
We, the People of globe ask the global conscientious leaders to avoid the upcoming epicenter of cataclysm and listen to voices of reason for an immediate ceasefire in the region and stop acceleration of military confrontations between Israel, PLO and Hamas. At the edge of reason, war is anti-human and its regional and international consequences could lead to global catastrophic annihilation of human cultures and civilizations.
Short Introduction to the Middle Eastern Studies: What is the Middle East as the Region?
by Dr VladislavB Sotirovic
Middle Eastern Studies are a multicomplex research discipline devoted to as better as knowledge and understanding of different cultures, nationalities, and complexities of the world’s region conventionally known as the Middle East but in its narrow meaning concerning space: from Egypt to Iran and from Syria to Yemen. In principle, the crucial mark of the region is the predominant Arab culture with some contrasts in the cultural habits between, for instance, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Besides, the cultural features of several other ethnic and confessional groups of the Middle East give a more comprehensive picture of the region’s peoples and challenges.
World Campaign on Accidents Can Save 1.6 Million Lives, Prevent 200 Million Injuries A Year
by Bharat Dogra
We all know that homicides and suicides are a huge cause of human distress, so it may surprise know that in an average year the number of deaths caused by accidents is almost thrice that of these two causes combined. According to WHO data 3.2 million deaths annually are caused by non-intentional injuries or accidents. (WHO—Injuries and Violence, 2021).
G7 Versus BRICS: Power Struggles Are Not Class Struggles
by Richard D Wolff
The BRICS bloc is surely challenging the G7’s and the U.S.’s hegemony in the world economy. The power struggle of competing blocs is not, however, a socialist movement challenging capitalism. Nor is China or the Global South now mounting such a challenge. The power struggles of China, BRICS, and the Global South against the U.S.,
the G7, and the Global North may provoke new class struggles as well as influence all those already underway. How they do so will depend in part on how we understand and engage with the difference between power and class struggles.
Why China’s New Map of Its Borders Has Stirred Regional Tensions
by John P Ruehl
https://countercurrents.org/2023/10/why-chinas-new-map-of-its-borders-has-stirred-regional-tensions/
China’s release of its standard map has produced outrage and alarm in several countries, yet Beijing remains steadfast in continuing its historical approach toward its borders.
Same-sex marriage judgement by Supreme Court – A Damp Squib
by Press Release
This Supreme Court judgement on same-sex marriage does not change the ground situation at all till the Parliament brings a legislation. Same-sex marriages were taking place in India for a long long time and
have been documented extensively in the 1980s and 1990s. Same-sex marriages will continue to take place in future as well. Same-sex couples certainly do not need this SC judgement to take the leap. Effectively the SC has taken the LQBTQIA community for a long ride by building up hopes but without delivering the needed marriage equality for the simple reason that the judiciary does not have the mandate to legislate.
CASR Condemns Indian Government’s Repression of Palestine Solidarity Protests
by Campaign Against State Repression
Campaign Against State Repression condemns the Zionist attacks and the war crimes committed by Israel on the people of Palestine and further condemns the undemocratic actions of the Indian state in support of these attacks and against Palestinian self-determination. CASR demands immediate release of all persons detained by the police.
Sijimali Bauxite Mining Project Hearing Held Under Massive Police Repression
Press Release
Despite the intense police repression, the people of Kashipur have stood up against the Odisha Government coercively facilitating this project for Vedanta. We bring to you the developments of the last 24 hours from the night before the Public Hearing to the end of it. It was held today at Sunger High School premises in Kashipur Block of Rayagada district, Odisha.
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