Media, 10-31-26

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Links to a report from the Moscow Times and to video and transcript of an interview via Consortium News and ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for this date’s ALL OF IT. For MEDIA 9-30-26, click HERE.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 30  Russia’s oldest independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, announces closure, by Mack Tubridy | The Moscow Times  Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s oldest and best-known independent newspaper, announced Friday that it will end its run after more than three decades in operation due to growing state pressure against its journalists. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 30  A people Israel can’t erase*, by Joshua Scheer | ScheerPost / Consortium News  Chris Hedges on his and Joe Sacco’s new book, Requiem for Gaza: “Physically, the book is beautiful. That also counts a lot for Joe. He writes into his contract the size of the book and the weight of the paper. If you notice, the paper weight is heavier than a normal book. That was important, and I think he’s probably right. The material is so incendiary. The New York Times already sent back a notice saying, ‘We’re not reviewing it. Don’t worry. We’re not touching it.’” Click HERE for video and transcript of Oct. 3 interview of Hedges by Art O’Connor in Dublin, Ireland, and for Scheer’s print introduction. 

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*  The interview was previously linked to under GAZA 10-30-26.

 

All of it, 10-31-26

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First, links to a segment from New England Public Media and to a report from the Berkshire Eagle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. Also, a NOTE for context. (Scroll up for this date’s MEDIA, and down for ALL OF IT 10-28-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 29  After tough primary, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal faces Nadia Milleron in general election, by Karen Brown | NEPM  After a tough Democratic primary against political newcomer Jeromie Whalen, U.S. representative Richard Neal has another challenger in the general election for Massachusetts first congressional district. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM OCT. 30  Ralph Nader blasts Rep. Richard Neal in letter backing niece’s challenge, by Talia Lissauer | The Berkshire Eagle   SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Ralph Nader calls U.S. Rep. Richard Neal “chronically absent,” a “corporate Democrat” and “too MAGA” in an open letter criticizing the incumbent as he faces off against Nader’s niece, independent challenger Nadia Milleron. Click HERE to read three paragraphs, or whole article with subscription to the Eagle.

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The Massachusetts 1st Congressional District, in which Neal and Milleron are running, is where I live, in Pittsfield. In 2024, when Milleron’s first campaign was amateurish and underfunded, I contributed to it and had a lawn sign and voted for her. This year, in addition, I’ve spent a few hours doing some work in her campaign — going door to door and telephoning.

Milleron has a real shot at winning. This week her uncle, Ralph Nader, who grew up in Winsted, in the Congressional district in Connecticut abutting hers, endorsed her and “blasted” Neal (as the page 1 Berkshire Eagle headline had it) in an open letter to Neal. Nader’s website, Nader.org, doesn’t link to the letter but is worth checking out.

I see Neal as a successful Congressional Democrat who has achieved a level of power in a corrupt system. Call him a Nancy Pelosi Democrat. His (lying) mailers make a case not for him but for his opponent. Can it be that someone in the Massachusetts Democratic Party has it in for him and crafted the mailers in such a way that they would torpedo his campaign for a 20th term in office? But he “approved” them.

Another term for Neal is not what the country needs. Nadia Milleron just may be. — MCM

Gaza, 10-30-26

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A link to an interview via Consortium News and ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for this date’s WEST BANK, IRAN, YEMEN and UKRAINE, and for GAZA 10-29-26.) — MCM

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A people Israel can’t erase, by Joshua Scheer | ScheerPost / Consortium News  At the launch of the book Requiem for Gaza, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges explains how he and cartoonist Joe Sacco set out to preserve what Israel’s destruction threatens to obliterate: the voices and experiences of Palestinians themselves. Click HERE for video and transcript of Oct. 3 interview of Hedges by Art O’Connor in Dublin, Ireland, and Scheer’s introduction.

 

West Bank, 10-30-26

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Links to three reports: from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, IRAN, YEMEN and UKRAINE, and down for WEST BANK 10-29-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 29  Israeli occupation forces maintain siege of Hebron for seventh straight day. From the Cradle. Israel’s siege of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron entered its seventh day on Thursday, displacing thousands of Palestinians and crippling the governorate’s economy, with all commercial activity having ceased. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli settler fires at children, homes in Hebron village. From Middle East Monitor. Israel’s siege of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron entered its seventh day on Thursday, displacing thousands of Palestinians and crippling the governorate’s economy, with all commercial activity having ceased. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 29  UN says Israeli operations in occupied West Bank disrupt Palestinians’ access to livelihoods. From Middle East Monitor. The UN said Thursday that 3,000 Palestinians remain displaced from two neighborhoods in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

Iran, 10-30-26

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Links to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, YEMEN and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 10-29-26.) — MCM

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Tehran comments on Vance’s communication. From the Cradle. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has commented on a “conciliatory” letter from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, stressing that Iran’s conditions to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain unchanged. READ MORE . . .

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Iran launches first export freight train from Qom to China amid U.S. naval blockade. From the Cradle. Iran has launched its first export freight train from the city of Qom to China, as Tehran seeks to expand its export routes amid an ongoing US naval blockade, Fars News Agency reported on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

Yemen, 10-30-26

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A link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for YEMEN 10-28-26.) — MCM

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Saudi Arabia hits Yemen with 116 airstrikes over 24 hours leaving scores of civilian casualties. From the Cradle. Saudi Arabia has intensified its attacks against Yemen, launching 116 airstrikes and missile attacks over a period of 24 hours, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces said on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

Ukraine, 10-30-26

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Links to three reports: from the Associated Press and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and YEMEN, and down for UKRAINE 10-29-26.) — MCM

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Brief Russia-Ukraine truce facilitates evacuations from and aid deliveries to Oleshky, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — A humanitarian mission entered the devastated city of Oleshky today, officials said, on the fourth day of the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine 4½ years ago. Click HERE for report with video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Report from the Moscow Times is HERE.
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Three killed as Ukraine renews drone strikes against Russian oil refineries. From the Moscow Times. At least two people died in the southern Samara region while responding to fires that broke out at industrial sites targeted in Ukrainian drone attacks overnight, local authorities said Friday, while a 19-year-old was killed in a separate airstrike in the western Bryansk region. READ MORE . . .

West Bank, 10-29-26

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Links to a report from Middle East Monitor and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for this date’s GAZA, UKRAINE and IRAN, and for WEST BANK 10-29-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 28  Israeli military demolishes homes of two prisoners in West Bank village of Beita. From Middle East Monitor. Local officials say Israeli forces demolished two homes belonging to Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank town of Beita, south of Nablus, on Wednesday, using . . . Click HERE for report including video.

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FROM OCT. 27  Why Hamas must not repeat Fatah’s historic mistakes, by Sami Al-Arian | Middle East Eye  Palestinians have no vote of their own in sight. Their legislative elections, due on Nov. 28, would have been the first since January 2006, when Hamas won a parliamentary majority. READ MORE . . .

Gaza, 10-29-26

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Links to a report from Middle East Monitor, and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for this date’s WEST BANK, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for Gaza 10-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 28  World Food Program chief calls Gaza hunger ‘unacceptable’; vows to protect aid workers. From Middle East Monitor. The UN World Food Program chief Luke Lindberg said Wednesday that the hunger situation in the Gaza Strip is “unacceptable” as he pledged to defend his staff against attacks, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 27  Why Hamas must not repeat Fatah’s historic mistakes, by Sami Al-Arian | Middle East Eye  Palestinians have no vote of their own in sight. Their legislative elections, due on Nov. 28, would have been the first since January 2006, when Hamas won a parliamentary majority. READ MORE . . .

Ukraine, 10-29-26

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Links to two reports and a commentary: from the Moscow Times, the Associated Press, and Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s WEST BANK, GAZA and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 10-28-26.) — MCM

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Russian military intercepts record 1.2K Ukrainian drones overnight. From the Moscow Times.  Russian air defense systems intercepted a record 1,214 Ukrainian drones across the country amid an overnight air barrage, the Defense Ministry said today, as authorities in Ukraine said Russia killed at least 14 people in a strike on a train platform. READ MORE . . .

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Aid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day, by Hanna Arhirova and Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — Humanitarian aid is poised to roll into the stricken city of Oleshky on Friday, a Ukrainian official said, as a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine stretched into a third day and military units cleared away landmines. Click HERE  for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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FROM OCT. 28  There is cautious optimism about ending the Ukraine war, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  The needle may not have moved on ending the Ukraine war but the joint phone call on Tuesday by Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to Russian President Vladimir Putin can be regarded as a defining moment. READ MORE . . .