Protesters with the #ShutItDown4Palestine movement took the streets of New York City once again on February 4 to demand an end to all US funding of Israel and a permanent ceasefire

Despite the New York City Police crackdown on protesters, pro-Palestine demonstrators have vowed to continue with their shows of solidarity until there is an end to the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.

Hundreds of thousands of internally displaced Palestinian have been forced to move to further south in Gaza as fresh airstrikes and ground operations by the Israeli military kill and injure dozens of civilians in Khan Younis following the military issuing evacuation orders in the two areas.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/07/khan-younis-and-gaza-city-under-attack-as-blinken-lands-in-israel/

Late on the night between February 5 and 6, the deputies in the National Assembly of Senegal voted to postpone the presidential election to December 15, 2024.

The vote was held after the Gendarmerie forcibly removed opposition deputies from the Chamber, and passed with 105 MPs in favor, and one against.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/06/anger-grows-over-constitutional-coup-in-senegal-after-deferral-of-presidential-election/

Israel has rejected a proposal presented by Hamas for a ceasefire and hostage exchange in Gaza.

Following a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a press conference on February 7 that Israel was “on the way to complete victory,” that “there is no other solution” and that the war would be won in “a matter of months.”

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/07/israel-rejects-hamas-ceasefire-proposal-netanyahu-declares-no-other-solution-but-war/

As #maternitycare deserts spread across rural America, millions of women lack access to hospitals with labor wards or OBGYNS, putting mothers and babies at risk. This is an overlooked #publichealth crisis.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/07/millions-of-women-in-the-us-are-being-left-without-essential-healthcare/

An attack on Iraqi resistance groups has set off massive protests demanding all US troops leave Iraq immediately. Local groups pledge to continue attacking US bases until their calls are heeded.
#Iraq #antiimperialism

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/08/latest-us-strike-in-iraq-kills-senior-commander-of-kataib-hezbollah-and-two-others/

On February 7, activists with feminist anti-war group CODEPINK confronted several US Senators who have been doubling down on their support for Israel throughout the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/08/us-anti-war-activists-confront-senators-who-are-doubling-down-on-support-for-israel/

NATO’s ongoing military exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 is shaking the ground in Europe reaching Russia’s land border from Norway to its maritime border with Romania. The massive drill threatens a continent-wide escalation of the conflict.

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has warned that NATO’s Steadfast Defender drills are “provocative”, and could potentially lead to “tragic consequences” for Europe.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/08/threat-of-war-looms-over-europe-as-nato-drill-goes-full-throttle/

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The capital of India, New Delhi, witnessed a protest led by Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of the southern state of Kerala, demanding that the state receive a fair share of revenue from the national budget and in defense of federalism. The demonstration saw the participation of ministers and legislators from the state, as well as leaders of various opposition parties.

South Africa's Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor has revealed disturbing threats against her and her family after South Africa brought an apartheid case against Israel to the International Court of Justice.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/09/south-african-foreign-minister-naledi-pandor-reveals-threats-to-family-in-wake-of-icj-case-against-israel/

Defying heavy pressure and the threat of sanctions and expulsion, the members of the Irish basketball team, playing in Riga, Latvia at the Women’s EuroBasket qualifier match, refused to shake the hands of the opposing team, Israel.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/10/irish-women-basketball-players-protest-israels-genocide-in-gaza-at-eurobasket-qualifier-match/

“It’s time to step up, promote health justice, and meet the real needs of people,” says Alan Silva from the European chapter of the People’s Health Movement (PHM), addressing the need for revolutionizing pharma policies in Europe.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/10/public-pharma-for-europe-a-game-changer-for-access-to-medicines/

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🇵🇸 Israel is going ahead with its all out assault on Rafah despite strong condemnation by world leaders & aid organizations.

1.4+ million displaced Palestinians taking refuge in Rafah and are now effectively trapped with nowhere else to go.

The World Health Organization’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, termed reports regarding the invasion “extremely worrying”, and on X noted that “proceeding with the plans could have gravely devastating consequences for the 1.4 million people who have nowhere else left to go, and who have almost no place left to seek health care.”
#Rafah #Gaza #Palestine
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/12/israel-declares-war-on-rafah-the-last-safe-zone-in-gaza/

Israel continues its genocidal offense against #Gaza and has declared war on #Rafah, which is the last safe zone of the enclave.

Over 1 million displaced people have sought refuge in Rafah. Israeli airstrikes targeted 14 residential buildings and three mosques in one day.
#Palestine

Senators are attempting to push through a USD 95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan by Wednesday.

he bill advanced in a cloture vote, also known as a motion to limit debate and move towards a final vote, and is now one step closer to being passed. Senators are aiming to push the bill through two more procedural hurdles on Monday in order to pass the bill on Wednesday.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/12/us-senate-is-one-step-closer-to-sending-billions-to-israel/