2024-03-04: News Headlines

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-03-04). You Have Already Taken a Side on Israel-Palestine (Whether You Admit It or Not). orinocotribune.com You have already taken a side on Israel-Palestine. Whether you know it or not. Whether you admit it or not. | You have either consciously chosen to side with the people who are being continually massacred by Israel, or you have consciously chosen to side with Israel, or you have sided with Israel by being "neutral", or you have sided with Israel by being indifferent. | As Desmond Tutu said, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."

Yoav Haifawi (2024-03-04). The 'Flour massacre' is a precursor to Israel's 'day after' in Gaza. mondoweiss.net The massacre of the hungry Palestinians should be understood as a harbinger of Israel's "day after" plan for Gaza and all of Palestine – permanent military occupation.

Tareq S. Hajjaj (2024-03-04). Flour soaked in blood: 'Flour Massacre' survivors tell their story. mondoweiss.net The "flour massacre" marked a new phase in Israel's starving of northern Gaza when the army opened fire on crowds waiting for aid trucks. "Our lives must have become so cheap for so many people to die this way," a witness told Mondoweiss.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-04). The 'Flour Massacre': A Precursor to Israel's 'Day After' in Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com Yoav Haifawi PHOTO OF A BLOOD-SOAKED BOX OF FLOUR SHARED BY THE PALESTINIAN MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO SOCIAL MEDIA ON FEBRUARY 29, 2024. The massacre of the hungry Palestinians should be understood as a harbinger of Israel's "day after" plan for Gaza and all of Palestine — permanent military occupation. The politics of…

albawaba (2024-03-04). Israeli airstrikes in Gaza claim lives of dozens. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Journalist Rami Abu Taima reports to Al Jazeera that Israeli forces have been accused of committing a massacre in Khan Yunis, Gaza, where a house was bombed, resulting in the deaths of ten individuals. The death toll further rises as the bodies of 19 martyrs arrive at the European Hospital following occupation raids in Khan Yunis. Additionally, Israeli airstrikes claim the lives of six more individuals in the same area. The tragedy deepens with a targeted bombing near the European Hospital, while the toll from Israeli raids on two homes in Rafah reaches 19 martyrs. ÿπÿßÿ¨&Yum…

WSWS (2024-03-04). Following "flour massacre," hundreds of thousands around the world protest Gaza genocide. wsws.org As the US-backed Israeli ethnic cleansing campaign enters its fifth month, major demonstrations drawing tens of thousands of people took place in the United States over the weekend.

Staff (2024-03-04). Headlines for March 4, 2024. democracynow.org 16 Children Starve to Death in Gaza as UNICEF Warns Child Deaths Will "Rapidly Increase", Kamala Harris Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza as U.S. Begins Airdrops of Food Aid into Gaza, In Global Day of Action on Gaza, Protesters Condemn U.S. Arming of Israel, Israel Boycotts Ceasefire Talks in Cairo; Protesters in Tel Aviv Criticize Netanyahu, Benny Gantz's "Unauthorized" Trip to D.C. Highlights Rift Within Israeli War Cabinet, Israeli Attacks Kill Seven Members of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Environmental Crisis Feared in Red Sea as U.K. Ship Carrying Fertilizer Sinks After Houthi Attack, Haley…

Staff (2024-03-04). In Gaza, 15 Children Die From Starvation While Israeli Siege Continues. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, the spokesperson for Palestine's Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Qudra, reported the death of 15 children due to malnutrition in the Kamal Adwan hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip. | Due to the failure of the electrical generator and the lack of oxygen, in addition to the limited medical capabilities of the health center, Al-Qudra expressed concern for the lives of six other children who suffer from malnutrition and are in intensive care. | For its part, the United Nations Children's Organization (UNICEF) pointed out the likelihood that more children in northern Gaza will be left without access to…

Staff (2024-03-04). Report from Rafah: U.S. Airdrops Food to Gaza While Arming Israel to Drop Bombs. democracynow.org The death toll from Israel's assault on Gaza has surpassed 30,000 as health officials say at least 16 Palestinian children have died in recent days from starvation and dehydration. UNICEF is warning the number of child deaths will likely "rapidly increase" unless the war ends. As Palestinians desperately seek aid being withheld by Israel, officials have accused Israeli forces of attacking crowds gathered to retrieve the little humanitarian supplies entering the besieged territory. Live from Rafah, Gaza-based journalist Akram al-Satarri shares his brother's account of surviving an Israeli a…

albawaba (2024-03-04). Harris, Pope Francis call for ceasefire in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – United States Vice President Kamala Harris have urged for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after about 5 months of war during which 30,410 have been killed.She said on Sunday: "Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table," Al Jazeera reported.According to the VP, a ceasefire in Gaza will allow the release of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, and it will allow the entry of a significant amount of aid to people facing famine and starvation in the Gaza Strip. What we are seeing every day in Gaza…

Dave DeCamp (2024-03-04). UNICEF Warns Child Deaths in Gaza Due to Israeli Siege Will 'Increase Rapidly'. news.antiwar.com At least 16 Palestinian children have starved to death in the Gaza Strip over the past few days due to the US-backed Israeli siege, and the UN's child relief agency is warning that the number of child deaths will "rapidly increase" if conditions don't immediately change. "Last week, we warned that an explosion in child …

UN Women (2024-03-04). World: How can gender equality reduce poverty? reliefweb.int


UN Women (2024-03-04). Afghanistan: Why investing in women's organizations is critical during crisis: Five stories of resilience. reliefweb.int

Staff (2024-03-04). Fatalities reported as Israeli airstrike hits house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. muslimmirror.com GAZA CITY, Palestine : Several people were killed and others injured, including children, late Sunday as an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. The airstrike completely destroyed the house of Al Gharib family in the city, resulting in deaths and injuries, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. No official Palestinian figures have been released …

Ragip Soylu (2024-03-04). US lobbies others for Unrwa funds while cutting own donations. middleeasteye.net US lobbies others for Unrwa funds while cutting own donations | A US official tried to convince Turkey to provide more funds after Washington froze its donations following Israeli claims that Unwra staff were involved in the 7 October attack | | A man carries aid distributed by Unwra in Rafah…

newarab (2024-03-04). Hundreds of cities worldwide expected to rally for Rafah. newarab.com Hundreds of cities around the world are expected to see demonstrations in support of Rafah on Saturday, about one week ahead of a deadline for an Israeli invasion of the city in the south of the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of desperate people have taken refuge. | Described as a Global Day of Action by organisers, the demonstrations called "Hands Off Rafah" are being put together by a "Millions of people around the world will be marching for Gaza, especially Rafah," S…

Democracy Now! (2024-03-04). Democracy Now! 2024-03-04 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for March 04, 2024; Report from Rafah: U.S. Airdrops Food to Gaza While Arming Israel to Drop Bombs; "Alexei Navalny Taught Russia's Opposition How to Mobilize": Historian on Putin's "Dictatorship"; "Enraging": Meet Abbey Crain, IVF Patient in Midst of Treatment Derailed by Alabama High Court | Headlines for March 04, 2024; Report from Rafah: U.S. Airdrops Food to Gaza While Arming Israel to Drop Bombs; "Alexei Navalny Taught Russia's Opposition How to Mobilize": Historian on Putin's "Dictatorship"; "Enraging":…

newarab (2024-03-04). More Gaza children die of hunger as Egypt truce talks resume. newarab.com More and more children in Gaza are on the brink of malnutrition and severe dehydration, UNICEF has warned, as at least 15 children have died in the enclave due to a lack of food and water. | Israel's war on the territory continues to rage, as bombardment has been reported in Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza City. The death toll on Sunday has reached 30,410, according to the health ministry in Gaza. | Meanwhile, Hamas officials have arrived in Cairo, Egypt in a bid to come to a truce agreement, while Qatari and US envoys are reportedly present. | A Hamas official said a ceasefire deal could be secured "within 24 to…

Nadda Osman (2024-03-04). War on Gaza: Palestinian child dies from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Palestinian child dies from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza | Yazan al-Kafarna, a 10-year-old with cerebral palsy, died in the al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah after suffering from malnutrition | | Yazan al-Kafarna is one of the latest to die of hunger and malnutrition in Gaza since th…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-04). The world declares "Hands off Rafah!" peoplesdispatch.org Massive demonstrations were held over the weekend in cities across the world to protest against Israel's threat to invade Rafah and to call for an immediate ceasefire. Over 100 protests took place on all continents as part of the "Hands off Rafah" global call to action which sought to increase pressure against Israel and its western backers who have shown no signs of letting up in their genocidal military campaign against Gaza despite mounting atrocities and nearly unanimous public opinion against Israel and its actions. | The call for the international day of protests was made by the Palestinian Youth Movement,…

newarab (2024-03-04). Millions march globally for Gaza ahead of Rafah invasion. newarab.com Millions of people around the world, in many cases under pouring rain, marched in support of Gaza on Saturday as Israel's deadline for an invasion of the enclave's southern city of Rafah approaches. | In what organisers called a As the crowd swelled in downtown San Francisco, with drums beating and flags waving, an elderly Palestini…

Joe Piette (2024-03-04). Protest shuts down interstate bridge in Philadelphia. workers.org Despite rain, hundreds marched in Philadelphia on March 2 to demand "Hands off Rafah!" "Ceasefire Now!" and "Stop the genocide!" The demonstration was in response to a call for demonstrations around the world to "Shut it down for Palestine!" During the march from City Hall to the U.S. Customs House, . . . |

Michael Arria (2024-03-04). Over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed. Biden says critics should, "Give this just a little bit of time" mondoweiss.net Joe Biden tells The New Yorker that his Gaza critics should give Israeli bombing, "Just a little bit of time."

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2024-03-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 150: Israel is 'engineering famine' in Gaza. mondoweiss.net Amnesty International says Israel is "engineering famine" in Gaza. Organization head Agnes Callamard adds, "all states that cut UNRWA funding, sold weapons and supported Israel bear responsibility too."

Samuel Karlin, Left Voice. (2024-03-04). No More Aaron Bushnells. popularresistance.org For a week straight I've had a picture of Aaron Bushnell ingrained in my head. It's not a picture from his protest for Palestine where he self-immolated in a desperate cry to end a genocide. It's his Air Force recruitment picture which has circulated online. The picture feels like a sick joke. | It's a picture of a kid with a smile so full of life, wearing a t-shirt with the logo of an institution that exists to snuff out life on a grand scale. It's sick that this happens, that so many kids join such a vicious institution. It's sick that the military, which is currently aiding a genocide, preyed on this kid with…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-04). Two Logics of War: Liberation Against Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Bikrum Gill The onslaught of Western and Israeli propaganda since the beginning of Al-Aqsa Flood seeks to confuse and misrepresent what are in fact the very clear terms of the struggle in Palestine. The conflict between coloniser and colonised, between occupier and occupied, has reached now, finally and openly, a permanent overarching 'state of war' that contains…

Mnar Adley (2024-03-04). Why Israel fears the Hadid Family, with Alana Hadid. mintpressnews.com Even as Israel turns Gaza into dust, few Western celebrities have dared to raise their voices against the genocide — and many have even supported it. One notable exception to this are the Hadids. The family of Palestinian-American fashion designers, influencers and models have been using their considerable platforms to bring attention to the slaughter and to call on the world to act to save innocent civilians. Today, Alana Hadid joins MintCast host Mnar Adley for a frank and insightful discussion about Israel, Palestine, and the world of entertainment. | The family has hundreds of millions of followers on s…

Staff, Palestine Chronicle. (2024-03-04). Nicaragua Sues Germany At ICJ Over Support To Israel. popularresistance.org In a statement on Friday, the government of Nicaragua said that "it presented a lawsuit before the International Court of Justice against the Federal Republic of Germany for violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crime of Genocide." | According to the statement, Germany has provided political, financial, and military support to Israel knowing that it would be used to commit "serious violations of international law." | The statement also highlighted that Germany cut off assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), despite being…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-04). Operation Al-Aqsa Flood: The Defeat of the Vanquisher. libya360.wordpress.com Jacques Baud We are pleased to bring you this excerpt from Colonel Jacques Baud's latest book, which deals with the genocide in Gaza currently being carried out by Israel. The book is entitled, Operation Al-Aqsa Flood: The Defeat of the Vanquisher. We will update this page as soon as this book becomes available. in the meantime,…

bwitanek (2024-03-04). River Scrounger Media Video Coverage of the NJ Support for Palestine Struggle. fightbackbetter.com FightBackBetter.com is an organizing news platform and we aim to provide voice for those who work to create art or other artifacts to advance the message against genocide. One such art is video documentation and journalism. We also hope to build a reference and capture video, photo and written history of the protests that have occurred going forward and going back to October 7. So these collections will help us back fill — we hope to be able to create a timeline. I am betting we are going to find that NJ hardly missed a day — we say and fight for Palestine every day! | This first video set is by video…

Kate Horgan (2024-03-04). The Growing Legal Fights Against Israel & Many Voices For Assange. projectcensored.org In the first half of the show, we welcome back Hassan Ben Imran, board member at the Law for Palestine organization. Hassan gives host Eleanor Golfield updates on the ICJ case of genocide and how he believes the case is pushing the movement for Palestinian rights from the streets into…

bwitanek (2024-03-04). Weekend Round Up — NJ Unified — Against Genocide! March 1 — 3. fightbackbetter.com

Medjool (2024-03-04). BCI: Investments in companies complicit with international law violations. justpeaceadvocates.ca February 18, 2024 Dear CEO Shauna Lukaitis We further clarify and emphasize: The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians — Canada ("ICJP — Canada") has provided the Government of Canada with notice of intent to seek the prosecution of Canadian officials who are allegedly complicit in Israel's war crimes. ICJP Canada is also considering expanding the …

Staff (2024-03-04). Palestinians will definitely win Gaza war: President Raisi. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the Palestinian people will definitely emerge victorious against the Zionist regime in the ongoing war on Gaza, and called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to convict the regime as soon as possible to help bring an end to the occupation of Palestinian land and …

Medjool (2024-03-04). OTPP Investments in companies that are complicit with international law violations. justpeaceadvocates.ca February 18, 2024 Dear CEO & President Taylor We further clarify and emphasize: The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians — Canada ("ICJP — Canada") has provided the Government of Canada with notice of intent to seek the prosecution of Canadian officials who are allegedly complicit in Israel's war crimes. ICJP Canada is also considering expanding …

Staff (2024-03-04). Palestinians will definitely win Gaza war: President Raisi. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the Palestinian people will definitely emerge victorious against the Zionist regime in the ongoing war on Gaza, and called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to convict the regime as soon as possible to help bring an end to the occupation of Palestinian land and …

a guest author (2024-03-04). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on vital role of UNRWA. workers.org The following statement was issued March 2, 2024, by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Resistance News Network. As of March 1, the European Union is resuming funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the amount of 50 million euros following its defunding in . . . |

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-03-04). So They're Experimenting With Military Robots In Gaza Now. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Haaretz has a new article out titled "Gaza Becomes Israel's Testing Ground for Military Robots", which reports that "In an effort to avoid harming soldiers and dogs, the IDF has been experimenting with the use of robots and remote-controlled dogs in the Gaza War."

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-03-04). Nobody With Real Power Cares If You Refuse To Vote For Biden. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The problem is not that the wrong people keep getting elected, it's that the elections don't matter and voters don't have a say.

C.J. Atkins (2024-03-04). Harris's Selma ceasefire call shows peace movement has leverage. peoplesworld.org Speaking Sunday at one of the Civil Rights Movement's most sacred sites—the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala.— Vice President Kamala Harris uttered a phrase that has up to now seemed impossible for anyone in the Biden administration to let slip from their lips—"immediate ceasefire." Harris was addressing an audience of thousands gathered for the …

Government of Sri Lanka (2024-03-04). oPt: Sri Lanka expresses grave concern over the death of aid seekers in Gaza. reliefweb.int Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Sri Lanka | Source: Government of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka is deeply troubled about the death of over hundred people who were waiting to receive aid in Gaza and joins the call for investigation into the incident. | The latest incident underscores the immediate need to end the blockade imposed on Gaza, depriving its civilian population, including women and children, of access to basic necessities such as food, water, medicine, electricity, and fuel. | Sri Lanka reiterates its call for an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza to alleviate the suf…

Reuters (2024-03-04). Kamala Harris urges Hamas to agree to immediate ceasefire, pushes Israel on aid to Gaza. scmp.com US vice-president gives the sharpest rebuke yet by a senior leader in the US government over the conditions in Gaza.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-04). European parliament finally calls for a ceasefire in Gaza but rejects arms embargo against Israel. peoplesdispatch.org The amendment to a report which called for a ceasefire in Gaza was supported by 265 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). 253 MEPs voted against it while 10 MEPs abstained from voting…

DikelediM (2024-03-04). President Ramaphosa calls for ceasefire in Sudan. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa calls for ceasefire in Sudan | President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed a briefing by the Vice President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of Sudan, Malik Agar Eyre Nganyoufa, on the situation in Sudan, while reiterating the call for an immediate ceasefire. | President Ramaphosa held a meeting with Nganyoufa on the situation in Sudan on Sunday. | According to the Presidency, the purpose of the meeting was to brief the President on the developments towards peace in Sudan. | "President Ramaphosa welcomed the briefing and expressed South Africa's support for dialogue between the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-04). Flouting High Court and Haitian Outrage, U.S. Storms Forward with Kenyan-Led Haiti Intervention. libya360.wordpress.com Kim Ives Kenyan President William Ruto (left) with de facto Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry in New York on Sep. 21, 2023. Just as it is opposing and trampling the International Court of Justice's ruling against Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, Washington is running roughshod over the Kenyan High Court's Jan. 26 ruling that the East African…

Agence France-Presse (2024-03-04). Gaza civilian deaths test Israel's AI precision claims. scmp.com The Israeli military has said AI helps it more accurately target militants in its five-month war against Hamas, but as Gaza deaths rise, experts are questioning how effective algorithms can really be.

newarab (2024-03-04). Israel on board with Gaza peace deal, as US airdrops begin. newarab.com The framework agreement envisages a six-week cessation of hostilities, which could begin immediately if the Palestinian group signs off…

infobrics (2024-03-04). Trump's popularity surges as Biden's cognitive decline worsens. infobrics.org Biden mistakenly mentions Ukraine several times when announcing aid for Gaza.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-04). Illegal Israeli Settlements Land for Sale in Canada. libya360.wordpress.com Marthad Shingiro Umucyaba Illegal settlements in the West Bank around the caged Palestinians. (People's Dispatch/Creative Commons license) The Canada Files became aware of planned Canadian illegal settlement events for selling land in the West Bank and Gaza through a Twitter post from Ghada Sasa, a Palestinian PhD Candidate at McMaster University. While Israel is genociding…

albawaba (2024-03-04). Gaza truce talks see 'significant' progress. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Egyptian Egyptian state-linked TV revealed that talks on truce in Gaza have witnessed a "significant progress".Delegations from Qatar, Hamas and the United States gathered in Egypt on Sunday for discussions of a possible six-week truce in Gaza as the war is about to enter its fifth month.On the second day of talks on the Gaza truce, mediators said that there is hope for a possible truce agreement between Hamas and Israel.

unitedEditor (2024-03-04). "Maritime boundary agreement with Türkiye would be very beneficial" uwidata.com Dr. Basem Naim is among the most experienced politicians in Palestine. He served first as the Minister of Health and later as the Minister of Youth and Sports in Gaza. Currently, he is Head of Hamas' International Relations Bureau, advocating for the voice of the people of Gaza and resistance groups. During his brief visit …

teleSUR (2024-03-04). Depriving Gaza of Aid is Tantamount to a Death Sentence: AL. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Arab League (AL) Secretary Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that depriving the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip of basic life-saving aid is tantamount to a "death sentence and collective punishment." | RELATED: | The AL chief made the remarks during his meeting with Sigrid Kaag, United Nations senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, at the league's headquarters in Cairo, the pan-Arab organization said in a statement. | Ab…

newarab (2024-03-04). 'Ramadan Flood': Palestinian groups urge action for Gaza. newarab.com Palestinian factions have called for global action during the Muslim fasting month of Dubbed "Ramadan Flood" — similar to Al-Aqsa Flood, the name given to

newarab (2024-03-04). Mediators push for Gaza truce in Cairo talks. newarab.com Mediators in Cairo made a renewed push for a US, Qatari and Hamas envoys travelled to Cairo for the latest effort towards a six-week truce, stepped-up But sticking points remained, including a Hamas demand that the Israe…

newarab (2024-03-04). Gaza: News leaders sign solidarity letter with journalists. newarab.com

newarab (2024-03-04). CNN employees criticise Gaza coverage in leaked recording. newarab.com Employees at CNN have expressed their discontent with the channel's coverage of The employees confronted a panel of executives during the meeting at CNN's London Bureau on 13 February, berating the seniors and telling them they felt "devalued, embarrassed, and disgraced" by the channel's coverage of the war. | Among the staffers who criticised CNN was renowned news anchor Christiane Amanpour…

Staff (2024-03-04). Gaza: 124 Palestinians killed, 210 injured by Israeli bombardments in last 24 hours. muslimnews.co.uk Gaza City, (Wafa, Al Jazeera, OCHA): 124 Palestinians were killed and 210 others injured by indiscriminate bombing by Israeli forces in Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours according Gaza Ministry of Health. Between 7 October 2023 and 4 March 2024, at least 30,534 Palestinians have been killed, including 13,430 children and 8,900 women and …

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