CHICAGO — Chicago has long been held up by Democrats as a blend of diversity, progressive policies and a union stronghold, which made it a natural host city for the party’s 2024 presidential nominating convention. But escalating tensions over the war between Israel and Hamas are disrupting the city and dividing Democrats as they prepare to show unity in nominating the president to a second term next summer.
Israel-Hamas protests disrupt life in Democrats’ convention city
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A massive US naval deployment in a wide arc of the so-called Greater Middle East is under way — stretching from Crete in the Eastern Mediterranean, into the Red Sea and the Bab el Mandeb and into the Gulf of Aden and all the way into the Gulf of Oman. This deterrent display may transform as large scale offensive operations and aims to rework the geopolitical alignments and bring them back to the traditional grooves of intra-regional rivalries in the Gulf region.
US Embarks On Proxy War Against Iran
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has announced a four-day truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip that will see the cessation of Israeli assaults on the Gaza Strip, warning that the hands of the resistance movement “remain on the trigger” should the occupying regime breach the deal.
Hamas says agreed to four-day truce; Qatar says ceasefire subject to extension
‘There are 25 health workers and 291 patients (including 32 newborns) remaining in Al-Shifa,’ says World Health Organization.
WHO describes Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City as ‘death zone’ after visit
In a new form of censorship, Elon Musk, the CEO of X, claims that “decolonization” implies “Jewish genocide” and as such goes against the platform’s “terms and conditions” and supporters will be suspended.
Musk: ‘decolonization’ against ‘terms and conditions’ of X
For years the Israel on Campus Coalition—a little-known organization with links to Israeli intelligence—has used student informants to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups.
Israel’s War on American Student Activists (archived)
Looks like those microgrants are for more than just attending pro-Israel protests.
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The “Israel on Campus Coalition” offered college students $250 “microgrants” to attend the “March for Israel” event in Washington, DC on Tuesday.
Pro-Israel Group Paid Students $250 Each to Attend ‘March for Israel’ Event in DC
H/T: Niqnaq
The letter adds to a wave of letters and memos calling for a ceasefire coming from current and former federal staffers.
Over 400 of Biden’s Own Administration Officials Demand Ceasefire in Gaza
Update on Israeli military operations in Gaza for November 15, 2023…
– Israeli forces have stormed Gaza’s largest hospital, claiming Hamas fighters are hiding in/beneath the facility;
– Israeli tactics appear to deliberately maximize regional and international outrage;
– The violence is aimed at pressuring regional governments to take action and trigger a series of conflicts that allow the US to reassert a previous conflict-based “security architecture” on the region;
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The campaign is seeking million-dollar donations from dozens of the world’s biggest names in media, finance and tech, Semafor reported.
Billionaires are teaming up for pro-Israel, anti-Hamas media drive: Report
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