Ukraine, 10-26-26

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Links to three reports: from Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for this date’s WEST BANK and ALL OF IT, and for UKRAINE 10-24-26.) — MCM

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Russia says Ukraine has repeatedly struck Oleshky with artillery, drones ahead of local ceasefire. From Reuters. Russia’s Defense Ministry today accused Ukraine of repeatedly striking the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine with artillery and drones ahead of a planned local ceasefire this week, something it said had thwarted the delivery of food and medicine and stopped people leaving. READ MORE . . .

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Russia says it will open humanitarian corridor to Ukrainian town. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR  Russia says it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where people have been eating weeds and pickles to survive while trapped by minefields, shelling and drones. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Ukrainian drone barrage kills at least 3 in Voronezh. From the Moscow Times. At least three people were killed in a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Voronezh in southern Russia, local authorities said early today, with another 29 people reported injured. READ MORE . . .

West Bank, 10-26-26

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First, links to four reports: from the Cradle, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and down for WEST BANK 10-25-26.) — MCM

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Over 3,000 displaced as Israeli siege of Hebron enters fourth day. From the Cradle. More than 3,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from the occupied West Bank city of Hebron as a result of the brutal, ongoing siege imposed by Israel several days ago, authorities said today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for report from Middle East Eye and an Oct. 24 report from the Cradle.

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Palestinian president’s adviser accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in West Bank. From Middle East Monitor. Israel has displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians from their homes in the northern occupied West Bank over the past two years, particularly in the Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s adviser Mahmoud al-Habbash said, warning that the same scenario could be repeated in Hebron. READ MORE . . .

All of it, 10-26-26

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Links to three reports: from National Public Radio and Deutsche Welle, and to commentary via Forum Geopolitica; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s UKRAINE and WEST BANK, and down for ALL OF IT 10-25.) — MCM

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Macron vows ‘strong measures’ to combat protests, by Matt Ford | DW, with AFP, Reuters  The French government is set to announce a series of “strong measures” to assuage protests which have rocked France in recent weeks, President Emmanuel Macron said today. READ MORE . . .

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What’s fueling youth-led protests across Europe? Leila Fadel of NPR talks with Paris-based professor Alberto Alemanno about whether youth protests across Europe are a sign of a generation in crisis. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 25  What’s bringing protestors to the streets in Europe? Ayesha Rascoe of NPR asks British historian Timothy Garton Ash what’s roiling a continent amid widespread protests in France, Italy, Spain and Albania. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Trump’s war overreach may be the straw that breaks the back of the West’s financialised architecture, by Alastair Crooke | Forum Geopolitica  Almost everywhere there is a deepening sense that the western Liberal economic project is on the verge of collapsing in very fundamental ways — most obviously, this has been on display on the streets of Paris. But it can be seen too . . . READ MORE . . .

West Bank, 10-25-26

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Links to this morning’s discussion from Consortium News and to a report from the Associated Press; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials, (Scroll down this date’s ALL OF IT, and for WEST BANK 10-24-26.) — MCM

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The World This Week — War in the West Bank and elsewhere. Joe Lauria of Consortium News hosts former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and Matthew Hoh, former U.S. Marine Corps captain and former State and Defense departments official. Topics include: * Israel, the West Bank and Israeli elections, * Russia’s “gradualist approach” to the war in Ukraine, * prospect of resumed war against Iran, * mid-term elections in the U.S., * protests in France and Italy, * Israel’s dominance in Washington, * truth vs. careerism in Washington and the Pentagon, * the relevance of the Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq wars today, * politicized intelligence, * end-of-empire behavior. Click HERE to watch and listen. 

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Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches, by Melanie Lidman | AP  TEL AVIV — The Israeli military pressed ahead today with a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians and placed major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

 

 

All of it, 10-25-26

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A link to an essay from Behind the Curtain; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK, and down for ALL OF IT 10-24-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 19  Background assumptions, by Edward Curtin | Behind the Curtain  What is the explanation for the brainwashing of so many Americans when it involves the nefarious, unspeakable deeds of their government? Why are so many so easily duped time and again? Why is there such . . . Click HERE to read, including, linked, Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave.” 

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All of it, 10-24-26

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Links to reports from BBC and National Public Radio, and to a commentary via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on its initials. (Scroll down for this date’s WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and for ALL OF IT 10-22-26.) — MCM

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France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots, by Sean Seddon | BBC  France is on high alert ahead of a new day of nationwide protests today, a week after the country saw some of its worst unrest in decades. Sweeping restrictions have been imposed . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for later report from NPR,

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FROM OCT. 23  America’s failed Constitution, by Andrew P. Napolitano | Special to Consortium News  The U.S. Constitution was ratified to create and to restrain the government. It established boundaries beyond which the government may not venture, even when it invokes national security, public order, economic necessity, emergency or the . . . READ MORE . . .

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West Bank, 10-24-26

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Links to three reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor, and to an analysis from Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s ALL OF IT and UKRAINE, and down for WEST BANK 10-23-26.) — MCM

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Israel imposes closures across a West Bank city, and other Mideast news. From AP. Israel imposed widespread closures and displaced residents in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron a day after attacks by Palestinian gunmen that killed two soldiers. Meanwhile, . . . Click HERE for report with photos. Same AP report in Spanish is HERE, and others are HERE.  Reports from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE and HERE.

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FROM OCT. 23  Israel has its pretext for total war on the West Bank, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened a major military offensive against the West Bank four days before he stands for re-election after two Israeli soldiers were killed today in Hebron. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, 10-24-26

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Links to three reports from the Associated Press and to a commentary via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s ALL OF IT and WEST BANK, and down for UKRAINE 10-23-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine and Russia eye new peace talks — and Melania Trump’s mission — but steep obstacles remain, by Derek Gatopoulos and Susie Blann | AP    KYIV — Ukraine and Russia have signaled their willingness to resume U.S.-brokered peace talks and are backing a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. But deep disagreements over territory and security guarantees that re-emerged this week underscore . . . Click HERE for complete report with photos. AP report in Spanish is HERE, and others are HERE. Two other AP reports are HERE and HERE. 

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FROM OCT. 23  Trump and the Rrrrussians, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  Given the gush of vitriol and condemnation since Oct. 9, when Donald Trump announced his deal to import 5 million metric tons of Russian diesel, roughly 37 million barrels, one would think . . . READ MORE . . .

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Gaza, 10-23-26

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A link to commentary from @jonathancook via Middle East Eye and ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for this date’s UKRAINE, IRAN and WEST BANK, and for GAZA 10-12-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 22  NAZA is not just about Israel and Gaza. It’s about the evil lurking in us all, by Jonathan Cook | @jonathancook / Middle East Eye / ScheerPost  I have just seen NAZA, a documentary in which 24 Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers are filmed explaining how, over the past three years, they went about systematically wiping Gaza off the map. They did so while . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, 10-23-26

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Links to reports from the Associated Press and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, IRAN and WEST BANK, and down for UKRAINE 10-22-26.) — MCM

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Melania Trump helps forge ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Ukrainian city, White House says, by Ben Finley | AP  WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged Ukrainian city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, the White House announced today. Click HERE for all of report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Report from the Moscow Times is HERE.

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