2023-11-09: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-11-08). Workers and young people speak out against Gaza genocide at SEP (Australia) public meeting. wsws.org "Mobilising the international working class is the only way that we can get out of this situation and prevent future wars. The only solution is socialism."

John Feffer (2023-11-08). How Long Can America Maintain a War Economy? fpif.org The U.S. economy is in reasonably good shape, according to conventional measurements. The official unemployment rate is below 4 percent, and the productivity of U.S. workers Last year, economists were pr…

WSWS (2023-11-08). Reserve Bank of Australia deepens attack on working class. wsws.org Governor Michele Bullock wants the economy to slow further and unemployment to increase, as mortgage payments for home buyers rise by hundreds of dollars a week.

Editor (2023-11-08). Israel-Palestine war: Activists block Boeing facility supplying bombs to Israel. mronline.org Company expedited the shipment of 1,000 precision-guided munitions to Israel.

repost (2023-11-08). Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Munitions Production at Boeing Plant in St. Charles, MO. indybay.org In Missouri, the first Boeing shift was largely shut down as were all deliveries and contractors for the day.

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). Houthis Shoot Down US MQ-9 Reaper Drone Off Yemen. news.antiwar.com Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday that their military successfully downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that was flying off the coast of Yemen. A US official later confirmed that the Houthis downed an American drone and said the US was analyzing the incident. The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, have been firing missiles and drones …

Chris Hedges (2023-11-09). Chris Hedges: Letter to the Children of Gaza. mintpressnews.com Dear child, | It is past midnight. I am flying at hundreds of miles an hour in the darkness, thousands of feet over the Atlantic Ocean. I am traveling to Egypt. I will go to the border of Gaza at Rafah. I go because of you. | You have never been in a plane. You have never left Gaza. You know only the densely packed streets and alleys. The concrete hovels. You know only the security barriers and fences patrolled by soldiers that surround Gaza. Planes, for you, are terrifying. Fighter jets. Attack helicopters. Drones. They circle above you. They drop missiles and bombs. Deafening explosions. The ground shakes. Buil…

PACBI (2023-11-09). RMIT Announces It Has No Partnerships With Israeli Weapons Maker Elbit Systems. bdsmovement.net

Anonymous Contributor (2023-11-09). Critical Reflections on Recent 'Block the Boat' Actions in Tacoma. itsgoingdown.org Critical reflections and report back on recent actions at the Port of Tacoma aimed at stopping the shipment of weapons to Israel. Originally published by Black Powder Press. The Tacoma port blockade yesterday was a beautiful show of solidarity, but a complete failure. Who even needs cops when the peace police will do their job…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-11-08). Over Ten Thousand Killed in Gaza as Biden Administration Transfers More Weapons to the IDF. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). US Launches More Airstrikes in Eastern Syria Against IRGC Site. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon said on Wednesday night that the US launched more airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted a facility used by "Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups." "This strike was conducted by two US F-15s against a weapons storage facility," Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement. He said the …

Hilary Beaumont, Al Jazeera. (2023-11-08). Protesters Block US Military Ship Allegedly Carrying Weapons For Israel. popularresistance.org Under dark skies and steady rain, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied at the Port of Tacoma, in Washington state, to block a military supply vessel they believe will carry weapons from the United States to Israel. | There, they fear any weaponry on board will be used in Israel's ongoing campaign against the Gaza Strip, where more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed. | "We want a ceasefire now. We want people to stop getting murdered now. We want a real examination and action on US foreign policy and US funding to Israel," said Wassim Hage, one of the protesters at the Tacoma rally.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-11-08). After Nasrallah's Speech, US and Israel Escalate Gaza War. orinocotribune.com By Hasan Illaik — Nov 6, 2023 | There is no more humming and hawing in Washington and Tel Aviv, as more weapons, battle plans, troops, and allies are amassed to deepen the war on Gaza and destroy the Palestinian resistance. | Thirty days after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood destroyed Israel's psychological deterrence, Washington and Tel Aviv continue to take dangerous steps toward expanding their Gaza war into a regional conflagration. | Two weeks ago, both the US and Israel had begun to walk back slightly from their initial goal of "eliminating Hamas entirely" — a target many felt was unrealistic and unachiev…

WSWS (2023-11-08). Rail Action Committee in Germany demands: Stop all arms transports to Israel! Stop the genocide in Palestine! wsws.org At its meeting on Tuesday, the Rail Action Committee adopted a resolution in support of the call by Palestinian trade unions to stop transporting weapons to Israel.

WSWS (2023-11-09). What are the US weapons used by Israel in Gaza, and where are they made? wsws.org This report examines the key production sites of US armaments and weapons used in the IDF's genocide of the Palestinian people.

Krista Chan (2023-11-09). Oakland activists blockade port, delaying U.S. weapons cargo bound for Israel. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be waiting an extra nine hours for at least one ship full of weapons intended for his war against Gaza. That's because protesters in Oakland, Calif., blockaded the Cape Orlando, a U.S. military cargo ship which was due to depart for Washington state on Nov. 3 to pick up …

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