For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, Substack, and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) – MCM
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Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues, by Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, the Gaza Strip — Nearly everyone in Gaza is going hungry. In the north experts say a full-blown famine may be underway. On Thursday . . . READ MORE . . .
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Little hope in Gaza that arrest warrants will cool Israeli onslaught, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Hussam al-Masri | Reuters CAIRO / GAZA — Gazans saw little hope today that International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli leaders would slow down the onslaught on the Palestinian territory, where medics said at least 24 people were killed in fresh Israeli military strikes. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
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FROM NOV. 21 Israel’s ambassador to the UN weighs in on ICC’s warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Ailsa Chang of NPR talks with Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, about the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM NOV. 21 Reactions to the ICC warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. From Reuters. These are reactions to the International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas commander Ibrahim al-Masri, who is believed to be dead. The warrants are for . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 21 A closer look at how armed gangs steal tons of aid in Gaza. Reported by Aya Batrawy and others | NPR Gangs of armed looters are stealing the little aid trickling into Gaza as people starve, and it’s happening under Israel’s surveillance. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM NOV. 21 ‘I would have dropped three nuclear bombs,’ by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack I have two friends in Israel who share the history of constant turbulence, amid open war with neighbors since Ben-Gurion declared Israel to be a state in 1948 and the U.S. and the United Nations recognized it the same day. They have fought and suffered grievous wounds for their country. Click HERE to read, and HERE for Nov. 20 report.
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Arab countries unite behind Palestinian cause as they look to Saudi Arabia to moderate Trump. From Middle East Monitor. Arab nations are increasingly viewing Saudi Arabia as their primary diplomatic channel to moderate Donald Trump’s Middle East policies, particularly regarding the Palestinian cause, which . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 21 Is Donald Trump a neo-con? by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline The announcements by United States President-elect Donald Trump on his choices for top government posts in the incoming administration have triggered speculations . . . READ MORE . . .