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News from the Pressenza Bureau in New York, United States

NYC: The 15th annual Spiritual Sounds gathering.

The local faith community of the East Village presents: Spiritual Sounds An evening of music and recitation Sunday, January 28th, 2024, 5 – 7 PM Town & Village Synagogue 334 East 14th Street (between 1st & 2nd Ave.) We formed…

Jan. 13 National March on Washington for Gaza

On Saturday January 13, 2024 there will be another massive national March for Palestine in Washington D.C. The January 13 mass mobilization was initiated by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine, which includes many of the most important national…

Why The Two-State Solution Is The Only Viable Option To The Exclusion Of Any Other

Although the two-state solution has been all along the only viable option that best serves Israel’s national security and political interests and meets the Palestinians’ national aspiration for statehood, the Israel-Hamas war has only reaffirmed that there is no other…

An American Appeals To Taiwan: Don’t Vote To Be Ukraine 2.0

“American bullets, Taiwanese blood” Is a Cruel and Evil Bargain By John V. Walsh On January 13, the people of Taiwan, officially designated the Republic of China (ROC), will elect a new President and unicameral legislature known as the Legislative…

Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War 2024

Online Conference: Saturday, January 13, 2:00 – 5:30 pm (Eastern) We are in a period of unusual danger and difficulty: The Russia/Ukraine conflict has sharply increased the danger of nuclear war; The tragic Israel/Gaza Conflict threatens to expand; The Pentagon…

Witnessing the Gaza genocide and dealing with despair

What I Learned While Trying to Get to the Rafah Border Crossing By Gerry Condon Representing Veterans For Peace in Cairo Israel’s genocidal assault on the civilian population of Gaza is not being carried out by carpet bombing alone. Electricity…

Pressenza Launches Annual Campaign in New York City

After a 3 year hiatus, Pressenza in New York organized its annual Get-Together on Saturday, January 6 at the office of Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. This event was part of the campaign to collect funds during January. For the first time…

Painting and Revolution: Manet and Degas at the Metropolitan Museum of New York

Side by side at New York’s Metropolitan Museum, this exhibition is a forceful reminder of why Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas were of such revolutionary significance. Manet was the father of modern art according to Clement Greenberg – the Immanuel…

The Republic of South Africa institutes proceedings against the State of Israel and requests the Court to indicate provisional measures

South Africa today filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and…

US claims a huge portion of the ocean floor, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic

In an underreported but hugely important development, the United States is now claiming a vast portion of the ocean floor, twice the size of California. According to the US Department of State (DOS) Media Note released on December 19, the area “is approximately…

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