2021-05-28: News Headlines

Michael Welch (2021-05-29). Israel Post Ceasefire: When the Dreams of Israelis Collide with the Hopes of Palestinians. globalresearch.ca "Terrorize the civilian population, assuring maximal destruction of property and cultural resources… The daily life of the Palestinians must be rendered unbearable: They should be locked up in cities and towns, prevented from exercising normal economic life, cut off from …

Staff (2021-05-28). Israeli Bombs Killed 66 Kids in Gaza Including 12 Who Were Getting Help for Trauma from Past Attacks. democracynow.org As the United Nations human rights chief warns Israel may have committed war crimes in Gaza, we look at how Israel killed 12 Palestinian children being treated for trauma from past Israeli bombings. Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, says Gaza has become "the home of hopelessness," particularly for young people in the besieged territory. "We humanitarian workers are sick and tired of building and rebuilding and see it all torn down again," Egeland says of Israel's repeated attacks on Gaza. "We are accumulating rubble, we're accumulating dead children, and we're accumulating hopelessn…

Staff (2021-05-28). May 28, NYC: CUNY Must Divest! Rally and Press Conference for Palestine. samidoun.net Friday, 28 May 3: 00 pm John Jay College 524 W 59th St New York City Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/2951785921811362/ This event will publicize the CUNY Statement for Palestine and then march to CUNY offices. See latest statement updates at the link. CUNY Community Statement of Solidarity with the Palestinian People [To add your name, please click here or email cuny.solidarity.letter@gmail.com] We, members of the City University of New York community, stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine resisting the violence and oppression of Israeli settler colonial and apartheid rule. We condemn the brut…

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2021-05-28). Free Palestine! End all U.S. aid to Israel! liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) joins with people from across the country who are marching and rallying in solidarity with the the Palestinian people in their heroic struggle for self-determination, liberation and the right of return. Over the past three weeks, millions have taken to the streets in cities and towns across the …

Staff (2021-05-28). May 29, Washington DC: National March for Palestine endorsed by 100+ organizations #March4Palestine. samidoun.net Saturday, May 29 3 pm — 8 pm Lincoln Memorial Washington, DC Info page: www.ampalestine.org/NationalMarch Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is honoured to join American Muslims for Palestine and over 100 organizations nationwide to march on Washington on Saturday, May 29 and demand to #SanctionIsrael. As the call to the rally notes: "We need to go big and bold right now for Palestinian liberation now that a ceasefire has gone into effect. No return to the status quo. It is time for Israeli settler-colonialism, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, military occupation, and blockade to be dismant…

Staff (2021-05-28). 29 May, Paris: Advance premier of "Fedayin: The Struggle of Georges Abdallah" samidoun.net The documentary film Fedayin, the Struggle of Georges Abdallah will be screened in preview on Saturday, May 29 at 6 p.m. at the Luminor cinema in Paris as part of the Festival Ciné-Palestine and with the participation of the Unitary Campaign for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah . Tickets for the screening are already sold out! However, you can catch other events of the Festival — see the schedule and more info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/FestivalCinePalestine/ Fedayin, the Struggle of Georges Abdallah retraces the course of an indefatigable Arab communist and fighter for Palestine. From the Pales…

Liberation Staff (2021-05-28). PODCAST: BDS and the Battle for Free Speech. liberationnews.org Journalist Abby Martin, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF), and CAIR won a major victory for free speech and the right to protest in solidarity with Palestine in a May 24 federal court ruling.

Angela (2021-05-28). Saturday 5/29: From Colombia to Palestine: Abolish State Terror. indybay.org Pan Pacific Park, Los Angeles, CA…

Staff (2021-05-28). Headlines for May 28, 2021. democracynow.org U.N. Human Rights Chief Says Israel May Have Committed War Crimes in Gaza, African Nations Need 20 Million AstraZeneca Doses Within Weeks to Complete Vaccinations , Public Citizen Says a $25 Billion Investment Could Vaccinate the World, Senate GOP Ready to Filibuster Commission on January 6 Insurrection , Biden Reportedly Offered Japan Ambassadorship to Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Amazon Announces Deal to Acquire MGM Studios; WarnerMedia to Merge with Discovery , Elizabeth Warren Grills Bank CEOs for Preying on Customers During Pandemic, San Jose Gunman Expressed Hate for Co-Workers for Years, Had History…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-28). Israel Rejects U.S. Decision To Re-Open Consulate In East Jerusalem. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 27th, Israeli authorities rejected the US plan to reopen its consulate in East Jerusalem, local media reported. | Israel's Ambassador in Washington, Gilad Erdan, said that the government firmly opposes the move to reopen the consulate catering for the Palestinians within what he described as Israel's "sovereign territory". | According to the Jerusalem Post, the issue was raised during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blink…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-05-28). Palestine's Moment: Despite Massive Losses, Palestinians Have Altered the Course of History. counterpunch.org The 'Palestinian Revolt of 2021' will go down in history as one of the most influential events that irreversibly shaped collective thinking in and around Palestine. Only two other events can be compared with what has just transpired in Palestine: the revolt of 1936 and the First Intifada of 1987. The general strike and rebellion

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-05-28). The Invasion of Gaza: Part of a Broader Israeli Military-Intelligence Agenda. globalresearch.ca Israeli tanks and infantry entered Gaza in an all out ground offensive.

Jeffrey St. Clair (2021-05-28). Roaming Charges: Back to the Future in Gaza. counterpunch.org It's been said many times but unfortunately can't be said often enough that the conflation of criticism of Israeli atrocities with anti-semitism is a deliberate tactic even though it demeans the toxicity of real anti-semitism. You almost get the sense that if anti-semitism didn't exist, it would serve Israel's strategic interest to bomb it into being, as a kind of permanent shield against popular outrage over its human rights crimes.

Mark Kersten (2021-05-28). This Time, the World and the International Criminal Court Is Watching. commondreams.org "Despite attacks against the ICC, the court is proceeding with its investigation of war crimes in Palestine." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gaza_15_0.jpg

Staff (2021-05-28). US Jews Are Increasingly Breaking With Israel to Support Palestinian Liberation. truthout.org The bombs Israel has dropped on Palestinian homes have reverberated around the globe, fueling a seismic shift within the U.S. Jewish community. More than ever, U.S. Jews are condemning the violence and calling upon Congress to end U.S. military funding to Israel. | Thanks in part to decades of grassroots activism, a generation is increasingly awakening to the gruesome sights in Gaza, and American Jews of all ages are recognizing that support for Palestinians is not incongruous with embraci…

A Guest Author (2021-05-28). Cops and colonizers out of LGBTQ+ Pride! Statement of LGBTQ+ Caucus of Workers World Party. workers.org As we head into Pride month 2021 — after more than a year of being locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic — we are still plagued by twin epidemics of rampant racist police terror against the Black and Brown communities and U.S.-armed Israeli bombings and murder of Palestinian people . . . |

Staff (2021-05-28). Palestinian Nurse: We've Been Occupied for 73 Years. A Ceasefire Is Not Enough. truthout.org Left Voice interviewed Mohammad Samara, a nurse from the West Bank, during the increased assault on Palestinian people and their land. We spoke about his experience seeing the disparities in healthcare and the recent strike on May 18. | Thanks a lot for being willing to do this interview with us, it means a lot. Could you start by telling us your name, where you live and what you do for work? | My name is Mohammed Samara, and I live in Nablus in Palestine. I work at Refugee Surgical Hospital P…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-28). UN Human Rights Council forms commission to probe rights violations in Palestine; Israel won't cooperate. peoplesdispatch.org The commission will investigate violations of all humanitarian and human rights laws in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel over the past two months…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-05-28). UN to probe Israeli repression against Palestinians as a whole. electronicintifada.net Not a single EU state voted in favor of the resolution.

Judith Deutsch (2021-05-28). What Must be Done to Really Stop Child Killing: Israel et al. counterpunch.org "Why would you just send a missile to them and kill them?" a 10 year old girl in Gaza 2021 Massacre — 67 Gazan children killed and 2 Israeli children. 2014 Massacre — 582 Gazan children killed and 1 Israeli child. [1] 2009 Massacre 345 Palestinian children, 0 Israeli. 2006 Massacre — high accuracy missiles

Andaleeb Adwan (2021-05-28). What Does It Mean to be a Woman, a Mother and a Grandmother in Gaza? counterpunch.org Don't think that I'm addressing this to both genders out of concern for gender equality or to ensure gender-sensitive language. No. I want each of you, man or woman — those that God placed outside of Gaza, whether you're Palestinian or not — to try to seriously imagine yourselves in Gaza now, even for just

Julia Conley (2021-05-28). 'This Is the Price of War': Israeli Newspaper Publishes Photos of All 67 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Onslaught. globalresearch.ca Human rights advocates …

Jeremy Corbyn (2021-05-28). "Israel Must End the Siege of Gaza" zcomm.org Interview on the fight for a Palestine free from occupation and why the Biden administration needs to end its military support for Israel…

WSWS (2021-05-28). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Operating theatre nurses' national one-day pay strike in France; Port Ravenna dockers in Italy ready to strike to block transport of military hardware for use against Gaza; national warning strikes by retail workers across Germany over pay; Stoppages at some UK schools and Liverpool University…

Angela (2021-05-28). Thursday 5/27: The Gaza Monologues. indybay.org Zoom…

Ed Lehman (2021-05-28). Actions for Peace by Canadians: In Support of the People of Palestine. globalresearch.ca The Regina Peace …

David Cronin (2021-05-28). Watch: How Britain wanted a Jewish Ulster in Palestine. electronicintifada.net Zionist project viewed as useful for the empire.

Julian Borger (2021-05-28). America's New Generation of Pro-Palestinian Voices. zcomm.org The conversation has to change before the policy can change. And right now we are seeing a radical change in the conversation surrounding Palestine."

Angela (2021-05-28). Friday 5/28: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Liberty Bell (1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA)…

Angela (2021-05-28). Wednesday 5/26: San Diego Rally for Palestine. indybay.org Federal Building, 880 Front St, San Diego…

Angela (2021-05-28). Wednesday 5/26: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 1 of 3). indybay.org Zoom…

Juan Cole (2021-05-28). Irish Parliament first in EU to Condemn Creeping Israeli "Annexation" of Palestinian West Bank. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Kerry O'Shea at the Irish Examiner reports that the Irish Dail (parliament) on Wednesday night passed a resolution accusing Israel of having committed the crime of "annexing" the Palestinian territories. Ireland is the first European Union state to make such a declaration. The motion also condemned Hamas for indiscriminately firing …

Editor2 (2021-05-28). 'Any Attacks on al-Quds Means Regional War'. orinocotribune.com Hezbollah's secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gave a televised speech to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the liberation of South Lebanon from the Israeli occupation, arguing any aggression against Jerusalem al-Quds or its holy sites would mean regional war. |

WSWS (2021-05-28). Once more on the issue of anti-Semitism in Germany. wsws.org The millions in Germany and around the world, including many Jewish workers and young people, who are horrified by the murderous wars pursued by Israel and its imperialist backers and protest against this, are not anti-Semites.

Tamara Nassar (2021-05-28). Israel attacks, kills children amid broad crackdown. electronicintifada.net Killing of 17-year-old may amount to extrajudicial execution.

teleSUR (2021-05-27). WHA Approves Resolution on Health Conditions in Palestine. telesurenglish.net The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Wednesday approved a draft resolution on health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. | RELATED: | The resolution was submitted by countries such as Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Syria, according to the decision made last year in the WHA, which is the highest decision-making body…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-27). Israel, US and UK vote against World Health Assembly decision to improve health facilities in Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org The draft decision that was critical of continuing Israeli occupation was adopted after a heated debate. While a majority of countries supported it, Israel was joined by the US, UK, Canada and Germany, among others who alleged it to be "political" in nature…

The Conversation (2021-05-27). How Israel's violence is enacted through discriminatory land-use policies. juancole.com By Irit Katz and Haim Yacobi | — On May 21, a ceasefire was agreed to between Israel, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, putting an end to a bloody 11-day conflict. Despite the relative calm that has ensued, the violence of these past weeks across Israel-Palestine has unveiled distinct urban fronts. Expropriations and restrictive planning threaten …

C.J. Hopkins (2021-05-27). Greetings from "New Normal" Germany! dissidentvoice.org On April 1, 1933, shortly after Hitler was appointed chancellor, the Nazis staged a boycott of Jewish businesses in Germany. Members of the Storm Troopers ("die Sturmabteilung," or the "Storm Department," as I like to think of them) stood around outside of Jewish-owned stores with Gothic-lettered placards reading "Germans! Defend yourselves! Do not buy from …

Miko Peled (2021-05-27). Greenlight: Israeli Military Weapons Keep Finding Their Way into Palestinian Organized Crime. mintpressnews.com No one knows just how large an arsenal Palestinian crime families possess, but it is clear that it is dangerously large and that had these weapons been used to kill Jewish Israelis, or as part of the Palestinian fight against Zionism, Israeli authorities would have confiscated them long ago.

Benay Blend (2021-05-27). On the Ethics of Non-Palestinians Promoting Nonviolence. orinocotribune.com By Benay Blend — May 24, 2021 | In "The Violence Debate: Teaching the Oppressed how to Fight Oppression" (2010), Ramzy Baroud "Whether in subtle or overt ways," Baroud

Ramzy Baroud (2021-05-27). Despite massive losses, the Palestinians have altered the course of history. zcomm.org The Palestinians won because, once more, they emerged from the rubble of Israeli bombs as a whole, a nation determined to win its freedom at any cost…

Martha Grevatt (2021-05-27). Palestinians, allies keep up fight against Israeli apartheid. workers.org Across the U.S., the Palestine solidarity movement has stayed in the streets — rallying, marching and chanting "Free, free Palestine." Recurring themes include the demand to cut all U.S. aid to Israel and assertions that a cease-fire is not enough, the occupation must end, and that "it is not a . . . |

Staff (2021-05-27). March of Solidarity with Palestine in Caracas (+ Photos). orinocotribune.com Hundreds of Venezuelans mobilized in Caracas this Tuesday, May 25, in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people and denouncing the 11 days of criminal aggression and bombardment of Gaza by Israel. The march started from Plaza El Indio in Chacao, east of Caracas, and ended at the headquarters of the United Nations (UN), in Torre Parque el àÅvila. | The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) delivered to the UN a statement in support of Palestine, stating that both "the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the PSUV express their strong rejection and condemnation against the acts of extermination ca…

The Socialist Program (2021-05-27). In the News: From the USA to Gaza: The New Global Movement Against Racism & Repression. liberationnews.org The panel discusses the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, the Palestinian people's continuing resistance after 11 days of massacres by Israeli forces, and how the mass movements that developed around the issues of racist police violence and the oppression of Palestinians have changed the world.

Anonymous669 (2021-05-27). Israeli Military Dropped Leaflets With Photos Of Senior Syrian Officer, Hezbollah Commander Over Al-Quneitra. southfront.org File image. | On May 27, the Israeli military dropped leaflets with photos of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) officers and commanders of Lebanon's Hezbollah over the southern Syrian governorate of al-Quneitra. | Brig. Gen. Hussein Hammouch, commander of the 1st Corps' 90th Brigade, and Munir Ali Naeem Shaito, a senior commander of Hezbollah, can be both seen in the photos. | Shaito, also known as "Jawad Hashim" and "Haj Hashim," is reportedly one of Hezbollah's top commanders in al-Qunitra and a personal advisor to Brig. Gen.

Eds. (2021-05-27). How American support for Israel erases Palestinian identity. mronline.org We must not lose sight of what lies behind Israel's unbridled use of force: American support. | May 27, 2021 | Newswire…

teleSUR (2021-05-27). Pakistan Demands Deployment of Peacekeeping Forces in Palestine. telesurenglish.net A senior Pakistani minister has said that an international protection force should be deployed in Palestine to protect innocent people from repeated Israeli aggression and atrocities. | RELATED: | "If international peacekeeping troops can be deployed in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Far East, then why Palestine be an exception," Pakistan's Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, said while addressin…

Alex Kane (2021-05-27). Days Before Approving Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, State Department Agreed to Contentious Bomb Sale to Israel. globalresearch.ca Today, the Biden …

teleSUR (2021-05-27). Israel Rejects UN Commission on Attacks to Gaza Strip. telesurenglish.net Israel rejected on Thursday the creation of a commission on the Gaza strip proposed by the United Nations Security Council. The UN aims to investigate massacres during the latest round of attacks despite Israel's maintaining that it has acted according to international law. | RELATED: | "Israel rejects outright the resolution adopted today (Thursday, 27 May 2021) by the United Nations Human Rights Council, a body with a built-in…

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