A senior official at the US State Department issued his resignation on Wednesday evening, citing the Biden administration’s approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Israel-Palestine war: Senior US State Department official resigns over Biden’s approach to Gaza
“The only way for Palestinian children to sleep in peace is for Israeli children to sleep in peace. The only way for Israeli children to sleep in peace is for Palestinian children to sleep in peace. War will never achieve this.”
Relations Sour Between US and Colombia Over Colombian President Petro’s Refusal To Condemn Hamas
The Israeli government dropped thousands of leaflets on Gaza telling everyone who lives in the northern part of the strip that they have 24 hours to evacuate to the southern part, and then bombed the people who were trying to evacuate.
The US Is Just As Culpable As Israel For The Atrocities Committed In Gaza
As Israel escalates its offensive, U.S. diplomats are being discouraged from publicly using three phrases that would urge calm.
Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk (archived)
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Blinken Deletes Tweet Encouraging Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas
China’s State Council has released a crucial policy paper titled ‘A Global Community of Shared Future: China’s Proposals and Actions’ that should be read as a detailed, comprehensive road map for a peaceful, multipolar future.
Pepe Escobar: Russia-China Partnership Defangs US Empire
Scott was joined by Daniel Davis on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss the counteroffensive in Ukraine. They talk about why so many people have trouble admitting Ukraine is losing this war. They then look back at David Petraeus’ comments about the counteroffensive and observe how poorly they’ve aged. They also look at Zelensky’s visit before Davis gives his best estimate of the true number of casualties suffered so far.
Discussed on the show:
It’s Time to Admit the Truth About the War in Ukraine—and Course Correct
Zelensky’s Bad Moment: Seymour Hersh
9/21/23 Daniel Davis on Why People Can’t Admit Ukraine is Losing
The president blamed Russia for the lack of arms control despite the history of the US pulling out of treaties
Biden’s UN General Assembly Speech Aimed at Russia Exposes US Hypocrisy
GOP debate bloodbath over Ukraine leaves room for agreement — on China
For all the talk about a divided GOP on foreign policy, it should be clear that when it comes to China, these eight candidates are more in agreement about where the country should be training its firepower, than not. Pinning them each down on what exactly they are proposing, and how far they will go to meet the threat, would be an interesting next exercise, sans the bloodletting.
Armed clashes were reported between gunmen in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in southern Lebanon.
At Least Five Palestinians Killed in Ain Al-Hilweh Clashes
Video via Ramzy Baroud
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Prominent Fatah Leader assassinated in Lebanon; Fatah vows justice for the martyrs
A prominent leader of the Palestinian Fatah movement, General Abu Ashraf Al-Armoushi, along with several of his comrades, was assassinated in a targeted act of terrorism in Lebanon’s Ein El-Hilweh camp on Sunday, July 30, 2023, Fatah announced in a statement.
“While carrying out their national duty to ensure the safety of their people within the camp, General Al-Armoushi and his colleagues, identified as Mouhanad Kassem, Tarek Khalaf, Mousa Fandi, and Bilal Obeid, fell victim to this horrific act.”
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