Amy Goodman (2023-11-17). Israel's Attempt to Push Palestinians Into Egypt Is Longtime "Colonial Fantasy" truthout.org As the United Nations calls again for a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinian health officials are warning thousands of women, children and sick people could soon die as Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. Gaza is also facing a second day of a communications blackout. "Gaza City itself is a hollow shell" where "the streets have been turned into graveyards" and "the smell of death is everywhere,"… |
Kyle Anzalone (2023-11-17). UN Forced to Halts Aid Deliveries Into Gaza, Warns of 'Immediate Starvation'. news.antiwar.com On Friday the UN said that it was no longer able to continue aid deliveries into Gaza as an Israeli fuel blockade of the enclave has led to a widespread communications blackout. The World Health Organization warned that the ending of aid deliveries means the "immediate possibility of starvation" for the 2.3 million people in …
Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (2023-11-17). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 42: Communications blackout obscures full picture of Israel's devastation in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
Israel's purported proof of Hamas command center under al-Shifa hospital is seen as 'anticlimactic' as bombardment continues across the Gaza Strip, leaving only 4 percent of Gaza's 2.3 million inhabitants with access to safe drinking water.
presstv.ir (2023-11-17). Gaza genocide: Israeli troops raid al-Shifa Hospital again. presstv.ir Israeli forces have raided al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip, amid a new communications blackout.
Staff (2023-11-17). Headlines for November 17, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Lays Siege to Gaza's Hospitals, Strikes Jabaliya Refugee Camp Amid Telecoms Blackout, Israeli Drone Strike Kills 3 Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, U.S. CENTCOM Commander Meets Top Israeli Officials Amid Mounting Regional Violence, Protesters Shut Down Boston and San Francisco Bridges Demanding End to U.S. Support for War on Gaza, Vermont Rep. Becca Balint Becomes First Jewish Congressmember to Call for Ceasefire, L.A. Times Calls for Gaza Ceasefire to End Israel's "Indiscriminate Killing of Palestinian Civilians", Russian Artist Gets 7 Years in Prison for Replacing Grocery Price…
Staff (2023-11-17). Sharif Abdel Kouddous on the Targeting of Journalists & Israel's "Colonial Fantasy" to Depopulate Gaza. democracynow.org 
As the United Nations calls again for a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinian health officials are warning thousands of women, children and sick people could soon die as Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. Gaza is also facing a second day of a communications blackout. "Gaza City itself is a hollow shell" where "the streets have been turned into graveyards" and "the smell of death is everywhere," says independent journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous. "It increasingly seems that Israel is trying to push Palestinians into Egypt, which is a long-standing colonial fantasy," h…
Ishmael Reed (2023-11-17). Majority of Black Men Prefer Trump. Suicide By Vote? counterpunch.org 
Only when she read a book review in Ebony magazine did my mother believe I was a writer. Blacks had every right to be suspicious of the white mainstream media. They trusted the Black media. Ebony magazine, Jet, and great newspapers like the Chicago Defender, the Pittsburgh Courier, and the Afro-American. These newspapers have gone
Darrell Jackson (2023-11-17). Coming to Terms with a Lifetime of Trauma While in Prison. counterpunch.org 
I am a Black man in prison, and I want to talk about trauma. I want us all to be able to talk about trauma. I'm here because when I was a teenager and young man, I made many bad life choices involving drugs and violence. Living with the consequences of my actions is not
Ann Brown (2023-11-16). Fact Check: The 'Dollar Only Stays In Black Community 6 Hours' Is Urban Myth. moguldom.com The claim that a dollar circulates within the Black community for only six hours has been widely circulated, but is it actually true? This myth has been debunked by TruthBeTold.news, an initiative out of Howard University's Department of Media, Journalism, and Film in the School of Communications, which aims to fact-check claims about the African-American community. …
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (2023-11-17). Jam the phone lines for Palestine on Friday, Nov. 17 at 12 noon ET / 9 am PT. indybay.org Join USCPR on Friday, November 17 to mobilize our masses to take action to contribute to SHUT IT DOWN FOR PALESTINE. | Let's kick off the day with a strategic mobilization: Jamming Congress's phone lines together at 12pm ET / 9am PT, Friday, November 17. While activists across the country are protesting for Palestine, make sure the phones are ringing off the hook in the halls of Congress. | We want to make sure that Members of Congress hear our demands before they leave to head home for their extended holiday recess. Now, more than ever, as Israel is limiting fuel to almost none in Gaza, and arresting journalists…
Taya Graham, Stephen Janis (2023-11-17). Oklahoma cop grabs Indigenous grandmother for not walking on a sidewalk. therealnews.com 
Police brutality and racial profiling are not uncommon in the city of Shawnee, Oklahoma—a place where multiple Indigenous nations were forcibly relocated to during the 19th century. Shawnee today has a high population of Indigenous and Latine residents, and one woman, Jeanine R., recently caught the outrageous behavior of local police on video in an encounter she had with them while walking along the road with her grandson. Despite no sidewalk being available, Shawnee cop Anthony Starkey threatened Mrs. Jeanine with arrest and assault for failing to walk on a sidewalk, and for not having her ID on her…
