For today, links to a report from System Update, via ScheerPost and Rumble, and to commentary from Jonathan-cook.net, via ScheerPost;  other published material is accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, and an ELECTION entry is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM NOV 1  Media outright lies about Trump calling for Liz Cheney’s execution. Glenn Greenwald of System Update takes to Rumble to describe news media pile-on against former President Trump, implying or actually alleging he wished Liz Cheney, supporter of Vice President Harris, to be executed by firing squad. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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FROM NOV. 6  It’s tme to stop buying into tooth-fairy politics, by Jonathan Cook | jonathan-cook.net / ScheeerPost  Kamala Harris didn’t lose because she’s a woman or because she’s Black. She lost because, if your political and media system – rigged by donors – limits the choice to two hardline neoliberal candidates, with anything else denounced . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from Al-Shabaka, Middle East Monitor, and Substack; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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Nearly 70% of verified Gaza war dead women and children, UN rights office says, by Emma Farge | Reuters  GENEVA — The UN Human Rights Office said today nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s war is devastating every aspect of civilian life in Lebanon, by Nader Durgham | Middle East Eye  DHOUR AL-CHOUEIR, Lebanon  The climbing death toll of Israel‘s ongoing war on Lebanon is over 3,000 people, more than a million people have been displaced and nearly a quarter of buildings in southern Lebanon have been damaged or destroyed. As the war . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 22  The Palestinian struggle’s necessary realignment, by Yara Hawari | Al-Shabaka / Consortium News   The parameters of what is both possible and feasible for a Palestinian future have long been shaped by those whose policies and values are antithetical to Palestinian liberation. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 7  A law banning breathing, by Sabri Saidam | Middle East Monitor  Whenever the world says that the war must end, Netanyahu finds an excuse to continue the flow of his lava, fire, weapons and bullets on the Palestinian people, armed with the support of Uncle Sam, who colluded, was negligent, complicit and conspired against the Palestinian people. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 7  After Biden, by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack  Americans once again rejected a flawed female Democratic candidate in favor of Donald Trump, who comes to office with grievances and revenge on his mind, a welcome determination to end the war in Ukraine and a far less welcome commitment to continue the Biden policy of unfettered support for the murderous . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to commentary from Substack and to reports from the Moscow Times, Tass, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 7  After Biden, by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack  Americans once again rejected a flawed female Democratic candidate in favor of Donald Trump, who comes to office with grievances and revenge on his mind, a welcome determination to end the war in Ukraine and a far less welcome commitment to continue the Biden policy of unfettered support for the murderous . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian drone strike sparks blaze at oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov Region. The Moscow Times.  Ukraine’s military intelligence claimed responsibility for a drone strike on an oil refinery in southern Russia’s Saratov region that eyewitnesses said sparked a blaze late today, according to media reports. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.

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NATO and European Union leaders are preparing for a 2nd Trump presidency. Reported by Teri Schultz and A Martínez | NPR  Many European leaders have experience dealing with President-elect Donald Trump — and it wasn’t all good. How is Europe preparing for his return to the White House? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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As EU leaders meet, Hungary’s Orbán predicts Trump’s administration will end support for Ukraine, by Justin Spike and Raf Casert | AP  BUDAPEST — A new U.S. administration under Donald Trump will cease providing support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said ahead of a European Union summit today, signaling . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Kyiv Post and Kyiv Independent.

For today, links to two pieces of commentary, from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor, and, in between, reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM   

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Trump has a choice: Obliterate Palestine or end the war, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  Under President Trump and his son-in-law adviser, Jared Kushner, Washington became a policy playground for the settler movement, with which the then U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, was unashamedly aligned. Consequently, in his first term . . . READ MORE . . .

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Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands northern Gaza operations. From AP. Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early today, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation notice for the site, saying there were Hezbollah facilities there. Also today . . . READ MORE . . .

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More families stream out of north Gaza, as tanks push deeper, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli forces stepped up bombardment across the Gaza Strip today and ordered more evacuations, creating a fresh wave of displacement from northern Gaza, where Palestinians fear they will not be able to return. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 6  UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban, by Edith M. Lederer | AP  UNITED NATIONS — The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees urged the world Wednesday to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Sidon kills three citizens, Lebanese army says. From Reuters. DUBAI — An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed three Lebanese citizens and wounded three Lebanese soldiers and four Malaysian personnel from UNIFIL forces, the Lebanese army said today. READ MORE . . .

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Hezbollah calls for U.S. action, not words, as Trump reclaims White House, by Timour Azhari | Reuters  BEIRUT — Hezbollah welcomes any effort to stop the war in Lebanon but does not pin its hopes for a ceasefire on a particular U.S. administration, Hezbollah lawmaker Ibrahim al-Moussawi said today. READ MORE . . .

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America’s collapse begins from within: Trump’s victory delayed America’s fall, by Nidal Adaileh | Middle East Monitor  Donald Trump won an emphatic victory, drawing on a diverse popular base that transcended traditional party lines of support, demonstrating the impact of social and political shifts on this crucial election. READ MORE . . .

For now, links to two pieces of commentary, from Kyiv Post and Middle East Eye, and, in between, reports the Moscow Times, Tass the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Implications of Trump’s victory for Ukraine – the setting, by Bohdan Nahaylo, chief editor of Kyiv Post  According to what Trump and his advisors said during the election campaign, the omens for are indeed worrying. The measures . . . READ MORE . . .

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Trump advisers push to ‘freeze’ war in Ukraine, pause Kyiv’s bid to join NATO – WSJ. From the Moscow Times. Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump have put forward several proposals that would effectively freeze the war in Ukraine, solidifying Moscow’s territorial gains, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing anonymous sources close to Trump. READ MORE . . .

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Russia open to dialogue with U.S. if Washington takes initiative — Lavrov. From Tass. ASTANA — Russia is ready for open dialogue with the United States if such an initiative comes from Washington after Donald Trump’s re-election, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Kazakhstan. READ MORE . . .

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Russian airstrike against Zaporizhzhia kills 4, injures 18, damages hospital, by Kateryna Hodunova and Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent  Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia today, killing four people and injuring at least 18 others, State Emergency Service reported. Russia struck Zaporizhzhia five times using . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 6  On Ukraine’s front and in Kyiv, hope and pragmatism compete when it comes to Trump’s election, by Lori Hinnant and Yehor Konovalov | AP  KYIV — Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines in the country’s east were only vaguely aware Wednesday of American election results pointing to Donald Trump’s victory. But they were firm in their hopes for the next president of the United States. READ MORE . . .

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Europe urges Trump to support Ukraine, avoid trade wars, by Philip Blenkinsop and Andrew Gray | Reuters  BUDAPEST — European leaders meeting in Budapest today urged Donald Trump from afar to avoid trade wars, maintain support for Ukraine and to refrain from unsettling the global order following his victory in the U.S. presidential election. READ MORE . . .

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America’s collapse begins from within: Trump’s victory delayed America’s fall, by Nidal Adaileh | Middle East Monitor  Donald Trump won an emphatic victory, drawing on a diverse popular base that transcended traditional party lines of support, demonstrating the impact of social and political shifts on this crucial election. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from Reuters and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary from Middle East Eye and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM   

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Lebanese rescuers scour the site of Israeli strike south of Beirut that killed 20. From Reuters. BARJA, Lebanon — Lebanese rescuers scoured the rubble of a destroyed apartment building south of Beirut today for bodies or any survivors of an Israeli strike that health authorities said killed at least 20 people the previous evening. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 5  Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Gallant citing lack of trust. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Foreign Minister Israel Katz, to succeed Yoav Gallant as Defence Minister, while Gideon Saar becomes the new Foreign Minister, Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s Unrwa ban will be devastating for Palestinians, by Lubna Masarwa | Middle East Eye It is an act that seeks to deprive three million people in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem of all their schools, primary healthcare, pharmacies, rubbish collection and many other essential services. READ MORE . . .

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Biden’s foreign policy missteps weakened the West and undermined Harris’ path to the presidency, by Timothy Ash | The Kyiv Independent  U.S. President Joe Biden’s foreign policy weighed heavily on Vice President Kamala Harris’s prospects to win the presidency. In fact, Biden’s foreign policy decisions have generally been disastrous. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to commentary from Middle East Eye and Informed Comment, and to five reports: from Middle East Monitor, the Times of Israel, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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As Americans head to polls, the world braces for the fallout, by Umar A Farooq, Azad Essa and Faisal Edroos | Middle East Eye  WASHINGTON / NEW YORK / LONDON — In what is essentially a two-horse race, sitting Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump appear to be locked in a knife-edge contest with hardly any light between them, according to national opinion polls. But the policies of the White House hopefuls . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV.  4  Fatah and Hamas sign agreement on post-war Gaza. From Middle East Monitor.  Last weekend, Fatah and Hamas signed an agreement in Cairo to set up a joint technocratic government to rule Gaza as part of the post-war reconstruction, Anadolu News Agency reports. According to the report, the deal seeks to establish . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Times of Israel.

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An Israeli airstrike kills 20 people in northern Gaza, Palestinian officials say, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children, Palestinian officials said today, as Israel wages a nearly monthlong air and ground operation in what was already the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 4  Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza. From  AP.  Israel said Monday that it has terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main aid provider in Gaza, in what appeared to be a step to implement legislation passed last month that would sever ties with the agency and prevent it from operating in Israel. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from NPR.

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FROM NOV. 2  As UN warns all of Gaza is at risk of death, Bill Clinton isn’t keeping score, by Juan Cole | Informed Comment / ScheerPost  ANN ARBOR — United Nations officials have their hair on fire, shouting at the top of their lungs that the entire population of Gaza is at risk of death. That is over 2 million people on the verge of . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to five reports: from Tass, Kyiv Post, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Putin reiterates Russia’s willingness to engage in talks with Ukraine. From Tass.  MOSCOW  — “I have said it more than once,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said today at a ceremony receiving credentials from foreign ambassadors, “that Russia is not just ready for talks but has already held such talks at a certain point, specifically at the very beginning of this conflict.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV.  3  The drone age, by Marco V. Pereira | Kyiv Post  Yaroslav, a onetime hardcore game and later an IT project manager, is now in the Ukrainian army piloting drones for the 116th Brigade, again spending many hours each day with a controller in his hands. READ MORE . . .

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Russian missile kills six, injures 20 in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia. From Reuters.  KYIV — A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia today killed six people, injured at least 20 more and destroyed a critical infrastructure facility, Ukrainian officials said. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.

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North Korean troops in Russia are shelled by Ukrainian forces, an official says, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — North Korean troops recently deployed to help Russia in its war with Ukraine have come under Ukrainian fire, a Kyiv official said today. It is the first time . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 4  Germany’s top diplomat is in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of U.S. election on the war, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Germany’s foreign minister arrived Monday in the Ukrainian capital on an unannounced visit, in what appeared to be a show of European support for Ukraine on the eve of a U.S. presidential election that could bring far-reaching changes in Washington’s policy toward Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine struggles to contain Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast as U.S. elections loom, by Francis Farrell | The Kyiv Independent  According to a Bloomberg analysis published on Nov. 1, Ukraine has lost 1,146 square kilometers of its own territory since the launch of the Kursk Oblast incursion in early August, with the week up until Nov. 1 reported as . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to five reports: from the Anadolu Agency, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Harris pledges to ‘do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza’ if elected U.S. president, by Michael Hernandez | Anadolu Agency   WASHINGTON — U.S. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris pledged Sunday to do everything in her power to end Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip if she is elected president in remarks delivered just two days ahead of Election Day. READ MORE . . .

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Armed Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes, cars and olive trees across West Bank. Middle East Eye.  Armed Israeli settlers launched a wave of attacks on Palestinian properties in several areas of the occupied West Bank overnight, torching homes, vehicles and olive trees. READ MORE . . .  

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FROM NOV. 3  Dismantling UNRWA to deprive Palestinian children of learning, agency chief warns, by Rasa Evrensel | Anadolu Agency   ISTANBUL — The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees called Sunday to mobilize efforts to reach an agreement to end the Israeli war on Gaza instead of focusing on banning the UN agency. READ MORE . . .

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Gaza poet, who lives in the U.S., shines light on Palestinian civilians in north Gaza. Leila Fadel of NPR  asks Mosab Abu Toha, a poet from Gaza, about his family’s experience in northern Gaza, where the Israeli military is intensifying its ground operation. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 3  Israeli media: 50,000 troops fail to capture a single village in Lebanon. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli occupation forces have faileD to capture even a single village in southern Lebanon, despite deploying over 50,000 troops in a month-long ground invasion, according to the Hebrew-language newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has reported. READ MORE . . .