October, 2023

• 29 October

  Palestinian suffering and human rights charade

  

    How much more ironic can it get than when there is a call for the resignation of the United Nations Secretary General on the very day the world body celebrates its founding? The UN Secretary General from Portugal while condemning the nonstate actor Hamas for drawing first blood in the latest cycle of bloodletting in West Asia, referred to …

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• 29 October

  Gaza destruction would be disaster for decades – Lavrov

  

    The Russian foreign minister has called for a ceasefire and humanitarian programs in the Palestinian enclave to save the population FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a pressconference in Rome, Italy, on February 18, 2020 ©  Getty Images / Antonio Masiello A ceasefire and humanitarian programs are needed in Gaza to save the population, which has been blockaded without …

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• 29 October

  5,000 US troops involved in Gaza offensive – Iranian media

  

    The report by Tasnim News Agency comes as the Pentagon has moved additional military assets into the Middle East FILE PHOTO: US Army soldiers prepare to go on patrol from a remote outpost in northeastern Syria, May 25, 2021. ©  John Moore / Getty Images Several thousand US troops have taken part in Israel’s ground operation in Gaza, the Iran-based Tasnim …

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• 29 October

  Israel-Palestine war: Hundreds of thousands protest in London to demand Gaza ceasefire

  

  Aerial footage shows large crowds in central London, hours after Israel’s military widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip   Protesters hold placards and wave Palestinian flags as they walk through central London during a “March For Palestine” on 28 October 2023 (MEE/Mohammad Saleh)  By Mohammad Saleh in London Hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestine supporters poured onto the streets of …

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• 29 October

  Israel-Palestine war: Gaza blackout leaves loved ones in the dark

  

    More than two million Palestinians are completely isolated from the rest of the world after Israeli air strikes destroy phone and internet services   A Palestinian sits amid the destruction following Israeli air strikes on al-Shatee camp in Gaza City on 28 October 2023 (AFP) By Abeer Ayyoub Palestinians living abroad say they are gripped with fear and anguish after losing …

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• 29 October

  Nakba II & Arab Spring II: Looming Possibilities From Gaza Inferno By Ameer Ali –

  

    That exodus could pave the way for the outbreak of another Arab Spring once the people in Arab countries realize the tragic consequence of their leaders abandoning the cause of Palestine. It is this desertion that forced non-state actors like Hamas to take up the struggle for Palestine in the first place. That Hamas itself was the creation of …

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• 29 October

  Isn’t it time for Sri Lanka to expel Israelis ?

  Spain calls on European countries to sever diplomatic relations with Israel and impose an arms embargo and economic sanctions.

  

  By Latheef Farook Isn’t it time for Sri Lanka, once in the forefront of supporting the Palestinian struggle for freedom, to expel Israel from the island in view of its on going aerial bombardment ,flattening of cities and villages and genocide  on Palestinians in Gaza.  At the time of writing this article on 29  Sunday 2023  more than 7500 Palestinians were killed. This include …

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