Por José Oscar Fuentes. -El líder social colombiano Narciso Beleño parecía incansable en su ardua labor a favor de las comunidades.
A sus 62 años, el presidente de la Federación Agrominera del Sur de Bolívar (Fedeagromisbol) mantenía su lucha en defensa de los derechos humanos y sus esfuerzos por preservar la serranía de San Lucas.
Descrito en los medios de prensa de su país como un hombre dedicado a buscar el bienestar y la paz, sobre todo de campesinos y mineros, su actividad en pos de esas causas quedó truncada el pasado domingo, cuando fue asesinado mientras entraba a su casa en el municipio de Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolívar.
El crimen, que generó condenas inmediatas y peticiones de justicia, se suma a la larga lista de homicidios de líderes sociales que perdieron la vida en los últimos años en Colombia, donde la violencia continúa como una amenaza constante para quienes buscan mejorar las vidas de los más desposeídos.
By Pepe Escobar Get ready for what may well be the geoeconomic bombshell of 2024: the coming of a decentralized monetary ecosystem. Welcome to The Unit – a concept that has already been discussed by the financial services and investments working group set up by the BRICS+ Business Council and has a serious shot at becoming official BRICS+ […]
Money no Object..Despite intense protests and sabotage Israel orders more Elbit ammo with its $billions of ‘US DONATED’ cash
Palestine Action activists who threw red paint at Israeli Arms manufacturer Elbit Systems doorstep in London on May 20, 2022 were arrested. [Vudi Xhymshiti – Anadolu Agency]
The Israeli Ministry of Defence placed approximately $760 million worth of ammunition orders with the defence giant Elbit Systems throughout 2023, according to a company statement released yesterday.
Many of these orders, which were not detailed by Elbit Systems, are part of a surge in procurement deals from local companies following 7 October.
However, Israeli occupation forces had already started purchasing ammunition from Elbit Systems before the ongoing war, including a $60 million order for 155mm ammunition in August 2023.
By November, the Ministry of Defence reported making thousands of purchases totaling $1.64 billion from local companies.
Although the $760 million in ammunition contracts were placed in 2023, Elbit Systems indicated that the orders will be completed over a two-year period.
“As previously reported by the Company, since the beginning of the Swords of Iron war [the Gaza conflict], Elbit Systems has experienced a material increased demand for its products and solutions from the Israel Ministry of Defense compared to the demand levels prior to the war,” the company said.
It added that future developments were “difficult to predict” but noted that the heightened demand for its products could lead to “generate material additional orders.”
Moreover, the Israeli Ministry of Defence had requested a delay in the closure of an Elbit Systems factory in central Israel due to urgent need for increased armament production for the army.
Elbit Systems, a weapons manufacturing company, has long been accused of being complicit in the Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip. It is the largest Israeli military manufacturer and produces 85 per cent of the country’s land-based equipment as well as 85 per cent of drones used by the Israeli Air Force.
Since 7 October Israeli has killed more than 35,700 Palestinians — mainly children and women — and wounded nearly 80,000 others. More than seven months into the Israeli onslaught, vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.
Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which, in January, issued an interim ruling that ordered it to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) has launched another wave of attacks against targets in Israel using suicide drones and cruise missiles, as the ICJ sparks Israeli fury with a new order to stop Rafah offensive and European states line up to recognize Palestine
In four separate statements released on May 23, the IRI said it struck two “vital targets” in the southernmost Israeli city of Eilat, a military target in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights and the port of the city of Haifa in northern Israel. The attacks were carried out ‘in response to Israel’s “massacres” against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip’…
In another statement released on May 24, the group announced a second attack on Haifa port.Videos released by the group showed the launch of two Arqab cruise missiles and a Shahed-101 suicide drone at Haifa port as well as the launch of another Shahed-101 at Eilat and the launch of a Shahed-131 suicide drone at the Golan Heights.
Haifa, the main Israeli port, is now partly blockaded by IRI and Hesbollah, while the southern port of Eilat is practically closed by the successful Houthi campaign.
Meanwhile in Gaza
Humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip are on the brink of total collapse since Israel closed the key Rafah crossing and the threat of famine has become real, as only 100 humanitarian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip since May 6..
Clashes continued in the east of Jabalia in Gaza and in the south of Rafah City; Palestinian groups attacked Israeli forces east of Rafah with mortar shells; Sirens sounded in Kerem Shalom; Israeli warplanes attacked Gaza City; Israeli warplanes attacked Rafah City; More than 35,709 Palestinians were killed and more than 79,7990 others were wounded as a result of Israeli airstrikes, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health;
Another Ship Attacked In Red Sea After Series Of U.S. Strikes On Houthis In Yemen
A merchant vessel reportedly came under attack in the Red Sea a day after the United States launched strikes against the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen.
Fighter jets of the “American-British coalition” carried out on May 22 six strikes on the airport of the western Yemeni port city of al-HodeidahAl-Masirah TV reported .The strikes were not apparently enough to stop the Houthis. The United Kingdom (UKMTO), said on May 23 that it had received a report of a Houthi attack 98 nautical miles south of al-Hodeidah, and a merchant vessel had undergone what it described as “missile attack” 68 miles south.
The Houthi, who are backed by Iran, have attacked dozens of vessels affiliated with Israel or owned by the United States and the UK in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean since last November against Israeli, US and British linked ships in response to the Israeli genocide on Palestinians trapped in the Gaza Strip.
In addition, the Houthis (Ansarallah Movement) has launched dozens of drones and missiles, closing the southernmost Israeli port of Eilat and shot down five U.S. combat drones over Yemen and nearby waters.
Hamas Confirms Capture Of ColonelHamimi. Bodies of 3 Israelis killed on Oct 7th retrieved
On May 23, Hamas confirmed that it is holding Colonel Asaf Hamami, 41, captured on October 7, who the IDF had previously reported was killed in the attacks that day. The group’s military wing, the Izz Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, revealed that Hamami had been wounded during his capture.
The bodies of 3 men recovered were all killed in the October 7 Hamas-led surprise attack from Gaza, according to new “reliable intelligence”.
Israel’s 75 year long IMPUNITY is finally falling apart
The days of Israeli privilege and impunity may be coming to a close, one way or another.The western protest occupations continue despite heavy police attacks and arrests.
The recent ICC application for arrest warrants against Netanyahu (and Hamas leaders who replied that armed resistance to occupation is allowed in International Law) shows that even those backed by Washington can’t get away with everything. The ICC prosecution may force signatory countries to stop supporting Israel.
3 more countries, Ireland, Spain and Norway announced recognition of a Palestinian State bringing the total to recognition as a sovereign state to 143 UN members and half of the G20 group, including China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, and Türkiye.
Russia announced it continues its recognition dating from the USSR support of Palestine as a country in 1988.
Then finally today the ICJ (International Court of Justice) weighed in, ordering Israel to STOP its Rafah offensive in line with its previous rulings.
El 23 de mayo de 2012 se produjo un hecho cargado de simbolismo y contundencia. Lxs anarquistas son tan obstinadxs que hasta después de muertxs sieguen hablando, siguen luchando. Ese día se confirmó la identidad de un cuerpo descuartizado y colocado en un tanque de 200 litros rellenado con hormigón, hallado en 1976 en la […]
Palestinian Information Center – May 23, 2024 GAZA – The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Al-Awda Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, forcing doctors and healthcare professionals to evacuate and detaining dozens on Thursday morning. The IOF had besieged the medical facility in the Jabalia refugee camp for four days, blocking ambulances and all access […]
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