Biden: End Your Co-Belligerent Backing of Israeli War Crimes
Ralph Nader | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-24
As Senator, Vice …
globalresearch.ca/biden-end-your-co-belligerent-backing-israeli-war-crimes/5746012
Eman Askar's TikTok deep-history 'Song for Palestine' goes Viral with 10 mn Views in 48 Hours
contributors | juancole.com | 2021-05-24
"A song telling the story of Palestine has gone viral on social media. TikToker Eman Askar — @emmasworld.101 — rhymes off of historical facts with her lyrics." | TRT World: TikToker sings for Palestine …
juancole.com/2021/05/askars-history-palestine.html
In Al-Aqsa, Sheikh Jarrah and rest of Palestine, Israeli oppression continues
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-24
While the ceasefire has ended the bombing in Gaza, violence against Palestinians continues across the occupied territories. The Al-Aqsa compound was invaded on Friday and Sunday and Palestinian organizations have warned of mass arrests by Israel…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/24/in-al-aqsa-sheikh-jarrah-and-rest-of-palestine-israeli-oppression-continues/
Chris Hedges and Author Mitchell Plitnick on "Except for Palestine"
Moderator | scheerpost.com | 2021-05-24
On this week's "On Contact," Chris Hedges discusses why American liberals refuse to speak out about the crimes the Israeli apartheid state carries out against the Palestinians, with political analyst and author Mitchell Plitnick. Mitchell Plitnick's new book, with co-author Marc Lamont Hill, is: "Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics." "Israel is in …
scheerpost.com/2021/05/24/chris-hedges-and-author-mitchell-plitnick-on-except-for-palestine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chris-hedges-and-author-mitchell-plitnick-on-except-for-palestine
Why the Overton Window has Suddenly Shifted on Israel-Palestine
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2021-05-24
There is little doubt that the Overton window on Israel-Palestine is rapidly shifting. To understand why, MintPress spoke to academics, experts, and rights groups familiar with the subject.
mintpressnews.com/why-overton-window-suddenly-shifted-israel-palestine/277338/
The People of Palestine Have Been Terrorized
Yasser Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-24
For a moment …
globalresearch.ca/if-you-face-all-death-indifference-keep-your-humanity-your-love-your-dignity-you-refuse-surrender-their-terror-then-you-know-something-courage/5746060
'She Was Too Vocal': Outrage Grows over AP Journalist Fired for Pro-Palestine Views
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-24
The Associated Press …
globalresearch.ca/she-was-too-vocal-outrage-grows-over-ap-journalist-fired-pro-palestine-views/5746023
The US Isn't An Israel Puppet, Israel Isn't A US Puppet
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-24
Nearly 200,000 protesters attended a pro-Palestine demonstration in Central London on Saturday afternoon, another clear sign that support for Palestinian rights is becoming increasingly mainstream and the imperialists are losing control of the Israel narrative. | The real consequence of this is that people will begin losing trust in the government and media institutions which support Israel, because without trust the empire can't propagandize people, and without the ability to propagandize us our rulers cannot rule. There's no risk for Israel of losing US backing due to the US government suddenly evolving a consc…
popularresistance.org/the-us-isnt-an-israel-puppet-israel-isnt-a-us-puppet/
Photos: Thousands march again for Palestine after ceasefire
Alex Bainbridge | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-24
Tens of thousands of people protested against the Israeli assault on Gaza and East Jerusalem on May 22 (and May 23 in Perth). This came the day after a "ceasefire" was announced between Israel and Hamas and a few days after an historic general strike by Palestinians throughout the entire region of historic Palestine.
greenleft.org.au/content/photos-thousands-march-again-palestine-after-ceasefire
USA "Iron Dome" media vaccine proved 99% effective in shielding Israel
DLI | indybay.org | 2021-05-24
For the past 2 weeks, since the massive violence perpetrated by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza began(with massive use of US-made planes and bombs), the White House, alongside the "Corporate-bin-Laden" media, had unleashed a media vaccine, aptly coined, "Iron Dome" media shield, that proved to be nearly 99% effective against criticism from nearly the entire world, on the active support of Israel's virtual massacre of Palestinian civilians.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/21/18842684.php
It's Past Time to End U.S. Funding of Israeli Violence
Sonali Kolhatkar | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-24
At the end of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic was continuing to ravage the populations of many nations, Israel stood out as a success story, administering more doses of vaccines to its modest-sized 9-million-strong population than any other country after China, the U.S., and the UK. Today, more than 60 percent of Israelis are vaccinated,…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/24/its-past-time-to-end-u-s-funding-of-israeli-violence/
Bernie Sanders says "tone down the rhetoric" on Israel's crimes
Ali Abunimah | electronicintifada.net | 2021-05-24
Senator fits mold of "white moderate" condemned by Martin Luther King Jr.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/bernie-sanders-says-tone-down-rhetoric-israels-crimes
So What Exactly is Biden's Israel Policy?
Phyllis Bennis | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-24
So just what is the Biden administration's policy towards Israel? Why did Biden take so long to respond to the violence as it spiraled out of control in Jerusalem and Gaza? Why do Biden's repeated "Israel has the right of self-defense" litanies so closely match the positions of his predecessor, despite the wide disparity between…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/24/so-what-exactly-is-bidens-israel-policy/
What is Joe Biden's Israel Policy, Exactly?
Phyllis Bennis | indybay.org | 2021-05-24
The Biden administration thought it could muddle through with the usual pro-Israel platitudes, but rising awareness of Israeli apartheid is making that impossible.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/22/18842688.php
Why Israel Blows Up Media Offices and Targets Journalists
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2021-05-24
Trying to dim the lights on a killing spree…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/20/18842657.php
Biden's Timid Gaza Intervention Won't Count for Much But US Reaction Against Israel has Changed Significantly
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-24
During the Israeli bombardment of Beirut in August 1982, President Ronald Reagan phoned Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to express his "shock" and "outrage" at Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire on the Lebanese capital, demanding that they be stopped immediately. He said that Israeli actions were causing "needless destruction and bloodshed" and had halted US-led negotiations to bring about an end to the crisis.
counterpunch.org/2021/05/24/bidens-timid-gaza-intervention-wont-count-for-much-but-us-reaction-against-israel-has-changed-significantly/
Thousands demonstrate in Chicago to oppose Israeli slaughter in Gaza
wsws.org | 2021-05-24
Several thousand protesters marched in downtown Chicago on Friday to oppose the brutal US-backed Israeli war on Gaza.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/24/chic-m24.html
Irish Parties and People demand Expulsion of Israeli ambassador, Fines for importing Settler-made Goods
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-05-24
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The recent Israeli assault on the Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the bombardment of Gaza, has stirred passions in the Irish Republic, where public opinion has swung around to be strongly in favor of Palestinian rights and critical of the Apartheid, Occupation government of Israel. Rallies have …
juancole.com/2021/05/expulsion-ambassador-importing.html
Israeli provocations continue as scale of Gaza damage emerges
wsws.org | 2021-05-24
The United Nations said nearly 450 buildings had been damaged, including six hospitals, 53 schools and 11 primary healthcare centres, as well as more than 1,000 homes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/24/gaza-m24.html
Protests through Europe against Israel's war on Gaza
wsws.org | 2021-05-24
The protests took place just 48 hours after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas, but this was widely recognised among those attending the protests as nothing but a tenuous lull before Israel resumes hostilities against a defenceless population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/24/prot-m24.html
The Destruction of a Famed Gaza Bookstore Severs a Crucial Lifeline
Bilge Nesibe Kotan | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-24
The destruction of …
globalresearch.ca/destruction-famed-gaza-bookstore-severs-crucial-lifeline/5746010
The People United Will Never Be Defeated! SF Rally Against Attacks On Palestinian People
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2021-05-24
Over 1,000 Palestinians and opponents of the attacks on Palestinians in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank rallied and spoke out in San Francisco on 5/22/21…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/24/18842724.php
Irish Parties and People demand Expulsion of Israeli ambassador
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2021-05-24
The recent Israeli assault on the Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the bombardment of Gaza, has stirred passions in the Irish Republic…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/irish-parties-and-people-demand-expulsion-of-israeli-ambassador/
In Gaza, It's Now Time to Count Family Members
Mosab Abu Toha | thenation.com | 2021-05-24
In Gaza, It's Now Time to Count Family Members…
thenation.com/article/world/gaza-israel-safety/
Jewish groups that aid Israel's war crimes can't deny all responsibility for those crimes
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2021-05-24
Israel's apologists — whether Jews or non-Jews — cannot deny all responsibility for Israel's war crimes when they actively aid and abet Israel in committing those crimes…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/jewish-groups-that-aid-israels-war-crimes-cant-deny-all-responsibility-for-those-crimes/
Jewish Groups that Aid Israel's War Crimes Can't Deny All Responsibility for Those Crimes
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-24
Here is something | …
globalresearch.ca/jewish-groups-aid-israel-war-crimes-cant-deny-all-responsibility-those-crimes/5746058
History: The Inherent Irony in the Palestinian-Israeli Struggle
Courtenay Barnett | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-24
The word 'irony' …
globalresearch.ca/inherent-irony-palestinian-israeli-struggle/5746034
AUDIO: Empire Files — The Beginning of the End for Israel
The Empire Files | liberationnews.org | 2021-05-24
The past two weeks have revealed a tectonic shift in public opinion towards the Israeli colonial regime.
liberationnews.org/audio-empire-files-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-israel/
Anger and dismay
Victor Grossman | mronline.org | 2021-05-24
"The Israeli warplanes bombed many different places in my area with more than 40 consecutive missiles, without issuing the prior warnings they used to issue in the past three wars. The sound of the bombing and shelling was so terrifying that I cannot describe it." | May 24, 2021…
mronline.org/2021/05/24/anger-and-dismay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anger-and-dismay
AP sacks correspondent critical of Israel
teleSUR Desk | mronline.org | 2021-05-24
Emily Wilder had been targeted by extremist Zionist media outlets. | May 24, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/05/24/ap-sacks-correspondent-critical-of-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ap-sacks-correspondent-critical-of-israel
South African dockworkers to boycott Israeli ships until total liberation of Palestinian people: Union
Pavan Kulkarni | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-24
The dockworkers continue to boycott work on the Israeli ship Zim Shanghai which arrived at Durban port on May 20. All ships carrying cargo to and from Israel will be boycotted by dockworkers, South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) told Peoples Dispatch…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/24/south-african-dockworkers-to-boycott-israeli-ships-until-total-liberation-of-palestinian-people-union/
A Biden Speech to Transform the Middle East
John Whitbeck | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-24
President Biden has a problem. He wishes to escape from the Middle East quagmire and focus American foreign policy on the perceived China threat. However, in the wake of the recent Israeli-Palestinian carnage, there is no escape. He must do something. But what? Doing the same thing yet again while hoping for a different result…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/24/a-biden-speech-to-transform-the-middle-east/
Thousands of Jews and Arabs march in Tel Aviv for peace, coexistence
Tobias Siegal | zcomm.org | 2021-05-24
Protesters voiced support for the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and called on the government to take immediate action to reach peace with the Palestinians…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/thousands-of-jews-and-arabs-march-in-tel-aviv-for-peace-coexistence/
Searching for a Palestinian 'After'
George Abraham | thenation.com | 2021-05-24
Searching for a Palestinian 'After'…
thenation.com/article/culture/searching-for-a-palestinian-after/
To Sanction Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Add Them to the State Department's List
Mel Gurtov, Larry Kirsch | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-24
In Jerusalem today, Lehava, the virulent Israeli citizen's group at the epicenter of armed attacks, race-mongering, and incitement of terror against Palestinians, is inextricably bound-up and politically enabled by Otzma Yehudit (translated as "Jewish Power"), an extremist right wing political party now serving as a key player within Netanyahu's governing coalition. Otzma represents one of…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/24/to-sanction-foreign-terrorist-organizations-add-them-to-the-state-departments-list/
This week in history: May 24-30
wsws.org | 2021-05-24
25 years ago: Peres ousted in Israeli general electionOn May 29, 1996, the Likud Party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, won a narrow victory in the Israeli general election, ousting Labor's Shimon Peres. The election dealt a blow to illusions that the Jewish and Arab masses could achieve peace and social progress within the framework established by imperialism in the Middle East.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/24/twih-m24.html
On Contact: 'Except For Palestine'
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-23
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses why American liberals refuse to speak out about the crimes the Israeli apartheid state carries out against the Palestinians, with political analyst and author Mitchell Plitnick. | Mitchell Plitnick's new book, with co-author Marc Lamont Hill, is: Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics. | …
popularresistance.org/on-contact-except-for-palestine/
‚ÄãA history of erasure and instrumentality in Palestine
Joris Leverink | roarmag.org | 2021-05-23
Photo by Travel 2 Palestine / Flickr ( CC BY 2.0) | Since its inception as a settler colonial movement in the late 19th century, Zionism has relentlessly pursued a campaign to erase the Palestinian presence in Palestine. It has done so by manipulating the resistance generated by that campaign among Palestinians to its own ends, by instrumentalizing Palestinian resistance so as to de-politicize it and make it appear nothing but criminalized terror. | A key element of settler…
roarmag.org/essays/israel-palestine-settler-colonialism/
Call for Action from Occupied Palestine '48: Resist colonial imprisonment and repression!
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-05-23
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is sharing the following call from Haifa, occupied Palestine '48. Hirak Haifa has distributed this appeal for international action to Palestinian communities and supporters of Palestinian liberation around the world: Israel has declared war against Palestinians who dare to resist its colonial project and demand freedom. Today, the Israeli police announced their intent to arrest over 500 Palestinian citizens of Israel over the next 48 hours. This wave of mass arrests will take place as part of what Israel calls a "law and order" campaign. Thousands of police officer…
samidoun.net/2021/05/haifacall/
AP Firing Shows Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Illusion of 'Objectivity'
Ari Paul | zcomm.org | 2021-05-23
The firing was an example of just how eager and able right-wing organizations are to ruin the career of anyone who dares speak out about social justice in Israel/Palestine…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/ap-firing-shows-right-wing-hypocrisy-illusion-of-objectivity/
USA "Iron Dome" media vaccine proved 99% effective in shielding Israel
DLI | indybay.org | 2021-05-23
For the past 2 weeks, since the massive violence perpetrated by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza began(with massive use of US-made planes and bombs), the White House, alongside the "Corporate-bin-Laden" media, had unleashed a media vaccine, aptly coined, "Iron Dome" media shield, that proved to be nearly 99% effective against criticism from nearly the entire world, on the active support of Israel's virtual massacre of Palestinian civilians.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/21/18842684.php
US Winks, Israel Bites? Shifting Middle East Alliances. The War on Iran is "On Hold"?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-23
At the outset of Bush's Second Term, Vice President Dick Cheney dropped a bombshell, hinting that Iran was "right at the top of the list" of rogue enemies of America, & that Israel would, so to speak, "be doing the bombing for us", without US military involvement & without us putting pressure on them "to do it".
globalresearch.ca/us-winks-israel-bites-the-escalation-scenario-the-war-on-iran-is-on-hold/5624691
What is Joe Biden's Israel Policy, Exactly?
Phyllis Bennis | indybay.org | 2021-05-23
The Biden administration thought it could muddle through with the usual pro-Israel platitudes, but rising awareness of Israeli apartheid is making that impossible.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/22/18842688.php
Why Israel Blows Up Media Offices and Targets Journalists
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2021-05-23
Trying to dim the lights on a killing spree…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/20/18842657.php
Gaza Expecting Surge in COVID Cases Due to Crowding While Sheltering From Bombs
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-23
As healthcare workers in Gaza cope with the aftermath of the Israel Defense Forces' 11-day bombardment campaign, health officials on Saturday expressed fear that the effects of thousands of Palestinians crowding into shelters for safety from the airstrikes was becoming apparent as coronavirus cases appeared to surge in the besieged territory. | More than 1,900 people were injured in the IDF attacks, with people of all ages crowding hospitals and forcing officials to evacuate Covid-19 patie…
truthout.org/articles/gaza-expecting-surge-in-covid-cases-due-to-crowding-while-sheltering-from-bombs/
Jewish groups that aid Israel's war crimes can't deny all responsibility for those crimes
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-23
Here is something that can be said with great confidence. It is racist — antisemitic, if you prefer — to hold Jews, individually or collectively, accountable for Israel's crimes. Jews are not responsible for Israel's war crimes, even if the Israeli state presumes to implicate Jews in its crimes by falsely declaring it represents all …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/jewish-groups-that-aid-israels-war-crimes-cant-deny-all-responsibility-for-those-crimes/
As Boteach comes for Dua Lipa, has Tactic of Smearing People as anti-Semites for Backing Palestinian Human Rights jumped the Shark?
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-05-23
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Orthodox Rabbi Shmuely Boteach has come after the brilliant, Grammy-award-winning Kosovar-British pop star Dua Lipa with an ad in the New York Times accusing her of anti-Semitism for supporting Palestinian rights. She vigorously denied the charge and denounced the ad. She should also sue for libel. Boteach is a huge …
juancole.com/2021/05/boteach-smearing-palestinian.html
As Boteach comes for Dua Lipa, has Tactic of Smearing People as anti-Semites for Backing Palestinian Human Rights jumped the Shark?
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-05-23
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Orthodox Rabbi Shmuely Boteach has come after the brilliant, Grammy-award-winning Kosovar-British pop star Dua Lipa with an ad in the New York Times accusing her of anti-Semitism for supporting Palestinian rights. She vigorously denied the charge and denounced the ad. She should also sue for libel. Boteach is a huge …
juancole.com/2021/05/boteach-smearing-palestinian.html
Israel and the Palestinians celebrate a ceasefire — but will anything change?
The Conversation | juancole.com | 2021-05-23
By Anthony Billingsley | — Israel and Hamasagreed to a ceasefire. That is good news for everyone involved. The dying can hopefully end and further destruction be avoided — at least for now. Both sides can also claim victory. Hamas can claim to have defended the interests of Palestinians in Jerusalem in contrast to its …
juancole.com/2021/05/palestinians-celebrate-ceasefire.html
Israel: Profile of a Terror State
Donald Monaco | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-23
Israel's crimes against …
globalresearch.ca/israel-profile-terror-state/5745960