Israel burned alive children in tents — again. Now what? – Good Shepherd Collective

We are more than 12 months into a genocide during which the larger zionist movement — which, of course, includes the Democratic Party — has likely slaughtered more than 200,000 Palestinians in Gaza. We need to take an honest inventory of our tactics, our analysis, and our commitments, given that, with less than 30 days until the US elections, we still have formations that are still supporting the Harris/Walz ticket and the broader Democratic Party. This means something — something horrific.
— Read on goodshepherdcollective.org/posts/2024/10/14/israel-burned-alive-children-in-tents-again-now-what

One Year – The New Inquiry

That day, a prison break. Displaced from their towns and villages all across Palestine during the nakba of 1947–1949, the people of the land held on to the promise of return, the commitment that has animated each new generation penned in by the forces of Zionism, Western imperialism, and Arab reaction. Over seven decades, they had been ethnically cleansed from their homes, pushed into a small strip of land that built upwards, forced to endure the tampering and testing. Outside their walls, apartheid highways ferried the machines for future construction and their new residents—the vengeful, the distracted—now made to taste fear anew.
— Read on thenewinquiry.com/one-year/

Statement for the Anniversary of October 7th | IndyMedia

On the ground, Gazans broke the seventeen year siege, destroying the barriers that were installed by Zionist colonizers to bar our people from our lands, our histories, our futures. With their bulldozers and bullets, history was broken open – there is simply no going back.
— Read on www.indymedia.nl/node/55115

Israel Defense Forces tells Ireland and Unifil to remove peacekeepers from Lebanese border outpost – The Irish Times

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has told Ireland to remove its peacekeepers from an outpost on the border with Lebanon as its invasion of the country continues.

Sources confirmed the request was made to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) and individual countries contributing troops, including Ireland. Israel has been told the troops will remain in place.

There is one Irish outpost on the Lebanese-Israeli border, which is known as the Blue Line. This outpost, designated post 6-52, is manned by a single Irish platoon who are responsible for observing the border and reporting on incursions.

The area was the scene of intense fighting between the IDF and the militant Lebanese group Hizbullah earlier in the week, during which Israel suffered heavy casualties. Some of the fighting took place less than 2km from the Irish outpost.

— Read on www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/10/04/irish-peacekeepers-lebanon-latest-israel-invasion/

S. Korea agrees to 8.3 pct increase in cost sharing for hosting U.S. troops | Yonhap News Agency

South Korea has agreed with the United States to raise its share of the cost for hosting American troops by 8.3 percent on-year in 2026, the foreign ministry said Friday, in the last-minute deal before a potential return of former U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House.
— Read on m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241004003900315

Google threatens to remove links to New Zealand news and ditch local agreements as threats ramp up over Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill – Media Insider – NZ Herald

Google is threatening to blow up its New Zealand news agreements and remove any ability for users to find local news on its search engine, in ramped-up threats to oppose new legislation.

News publishers say the threats are little more than “corporate bullying”.
— Read on www.nzherald.co.nz/business/google-threatens-to-remove-links-to-new-zealand-news-and-ditch-local-news-agreements-as-threats-ramp-up-over-fair-digital-news-bargaining-bill-media-insider/4J6HACJUV5D6NK427OVJNHE3JE/

Fundraiser by Andy Little : Help Abdullah Rebuild His Life in Gaza

I am asking for financial support so that I can continue our lives in the Gaza Strip after all this destruction that has befallen us. We have nothing left in the Gaza Strip after the destruction of our only home and the destruction of everything and after the destruction of the facilities and all the private and public sectors in the Gaza Strip.
— Read on www.gofundme.com/f/help-abdullah-gaza

A Secretive ICE Program Trains Civilians on Firearms and Surveillance, Documents Show 

ICE recruits civilians to role play as agents for a secretive public relations initiative that trains them to shoot firearms, conduct surveillance, and use lethal force.
— Read on documentedny.com/2024/10/01/ice-immigration-train-citizens-academy/