2021-06-02: News Headlines

Ruwaida Amer (2021-06-02). Why did Israel bomb bookstores? electronicintifada.net Samir Mansour's library was a vital resource for Gaza's students.

Ali Abunimah (2021-06-02). Another poll signals fall in US support for Israel. electronicintifada.net Young Americans overwhelmingly blame Israel for recent violence.

Morgan Artyukhina (2021-06-02). 'Not Another Nickel!' Thousands march in Washington, D.C. against U.S. support for apartheid Israel. liberationnews.org The protest came just days after a ceasefire ended Israel's inhumane bombardment of Gaza, which has killed more than 200 people, 65 of whom were children.

A Guest Author (2021-06-02). Syria's elections: "The legitimate, democratic expression of the Syrian people." workers.org Statement from the International Delegation to the 2021 Syrian Presidential Election This independent delegation was assembled to witness the May 26, 2021, presidential election in Syria and to investigate on-the-ground conditions of Syrian life in the current period. Activists and journalists from Palestine, Syria, South Africa, France, Canada and the . . . |

Juan Cole (2021-06-02). Was Mark Ruffalo wrong to accuse Israel of Genocide? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The great actor and great humanitarian Mark Ruffalo apologized on Twitter last week for asserting that Israel was committing "genocide" toward the Palestinians, saying that the accusation was inaccurate, inflammatory and disrespectful and he had thought better of it. He also implied that such language was related to anti-Semitic hate …

Maurice Jacobsen (2021-06-02). Thursday 6/3: We All Live in Gaza – Special Documentary Screening – Fundraiser. indybay.org Screening will be at the Grand Lake Theater, Oakland, 3200 Grand Ave. Seating will be limited to a social distanced safe 200…

_____ (2021-06-02). After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the US. popularresistance.org Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) confirmed that Israel will make the request a day after he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. "There is going to be a request made by the Israelis to the Pentagon on Thursday for $1 billion in aid to replenish Iron Dome batteries," Graham told Fox and Friends on Tuesday.

repost (2021-06-02). Labor for Palestine: US Union Activists Pass Support Resolutions. indybay.org Rank and file workers are passing pro-Palestinian resolutions across the country, including right here in San Francisco, where the teachers' union took a firm stand for the Palestinian liberation struggle. See www.commondreams.org/views/2021/05/31/us-unions-are-voicing-unprecedented-support-palestine

Angela (2021-06-02). Thursday 6/3: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 3 of 3). indybay.org Zoom Webinar…

Angela (2021-06-02). Thursday 6/3: Collective Liberation From Minneapolis to Palestine. indybay.org Zoom…

Stop US Aid to Israel (2021-06-02). 5/29/21 March on Washington for Palestine. indybay.org On May 29, 2021, for the first time in memory, there was a March on Washington for Palestine, endorsed by over 130 groups, with some 35,000 people walking in the rain from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House.

contributors (2021-06-02). Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop — UN expert. juancole.com ( UN Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner) | GENEVA | — A UN human rights expert condemned attacks on Israel's Palestinian minority by extreme right-wing and vigilante groups, including settlers — at times with the reported backing of security forces — and urged Israel to fully and equally protect all of its citizens …

Philip Farruggio (2021-06-02). 71 Years and Nothing Has Changed. nationofchange.org If one studies the rank and file of most of today's white supremacist groups, one sees the merging of Anti Black and Anti Jewish sentiment.

Philip Giraldi (2021-06-01). Recantations Are All the Rage. Israel Has Lost the Public Relations War. globalresearch.ca Several things are …

Larry Holmes (2021-06-01). Palestine's relationship to class struggle worldwide. workers.org The excerpted remarks are from a May 27 webinar: "From Palestine to Alabama — The Revolutionary Transformation of the Working Class — A Conversation with Larry Holmes," sponsored by Workers World Party. Holmes is WWP's First Secretary. Go to tinyurl.com/23u6b5he to see the entire program. Larry Holmes This is such . . . |

Staff (2021-06-01). June 6 — From Oakland To NYC: #BlockTheBoat International Week of Action. samidoun.net Join #BlockTheBoatNYC as we stand with workers and community organizers of #BlocktheBoatOakland, California who have blocked cargo ships operated by ZIM — apartheid Israel's largest and oldest shipping company — from docking for over 11 days. Here in the NYC-NJ area, the ZIM Tarragona is scheduled to dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey on Sunday, June 6th. This week, as part of the Arab Resource & Organizing Center's International Week of Action to #BlockTheBoat, we are going to send a clear message: Israeli apartheid is NOT welcome in New York and New Jersey ports! The specific time and locat…

Anonymous103 (2021-06-01). On The Hunt For Gas: Tel Aviv And Athens VS Ankara. southfront.org Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) shakes hands with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu | Written by Piero Messina | Tel Aviv wants to change the face of the Mediterranean leadership and does so by aiming for control of the Eastern Mediterranean. The instrument of the Israeli government is the gas quadrumvirate, the Eastmed project with its other three geostrategic pillars Egypt, Cyprus and Greece also in order to change the face of the Mediterranean leadership. Thanks to that network of pipelines, it…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-01). Rumors Of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah's Death Flood Media. southfront.org On June 1st, reports surfaced claiming that 60-year-old Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has died after being taken to the hospital on the previous evening. | In a recent video, Nasrallah appeared to be very sick. While speaking he coughed, as he called for creation of a "new equation" and warning that any violation in Jerusalem by Israel would lead to regional war. | In his televised speech, Nasrallah looked tired and exhausted, and he was gasping and constantly coughing between each two sentences. He also had to stop several times to drink water and take a breath during the speech, and apologized for…

Waging Nonviolence (2021-06-01). This time, Palestine Solidarity Swept the U.S. juancole.com By Shane Burley | — ( Waging Nonviolence) — In mid-May, hundreds gathered in Terry Schrunk Plaza in downtown Portland, Oregon with signs denouncing the violence that is now crushing the Gaza Strip's over two million residents. At this storytelling rally, Palestinians — who are so often rendered invisible in discussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict …

Sara Luterman (2021-06-01). Life in Gaza With Down Syndrome. thenation.com Life in Gaza With Down Syndrome…

Pip Hinman (2021-06-01). Reporting on apartheid Israel. greenleft.org.au Just as Israel is being forced to pull back from its latest bombardment of Gaza, ABC management has been instructing its reporters in the art of misreporting, writes Pip Hinman.

Editor2 (2021-06-01). Israel: A Hawk on His Way Out, Another Hawk in Waiting. orinocotribune.com Defeated in Gaza, Israeli political parties intend to get rid of Netanyahu | Although he is a master political survivalist, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have managed to unify most Israeli political parties against him. The bad news is that his most likely successor, Naftali Bennett, is one who has said that Palestinians are committing "self-genocide" in order to claim the world's attention. | In March, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party won the most seats in the parliamentary elections, but with a mere 30 failed to secure an outright majority. | This is Naftali Bennett, the man who will l…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-01). How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation. counterpunch.org The ceasefire on May 21 has, for now, brought the Israeli war on Gaza to an end. However, this ceasefire is not permanent and constant Israeli provocations anywhere in Palestine could reignite the bloody cycle all over again. Moreover, the Israeli siege on Gaza remains in place, as well as the Israeli military occupation and

_____ (2021-06-01). Railroad Blockaded In Solidarity With Palestine. popularresistance.org Coastal Cities Vow To 'Block The Boat.' For several hours on Sunday, May 30th, hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists blockaded the Lisgar GO railway, located in so-called Mississauga, Ontario. The GO train system serves millions of commuters between different hubs throughout Canada. Activists were protesting to demand that the Canadian government stop supplying arms to the …

_____ (2021-06-01). Over 35,000 People Rally For Palestine In DC. popularresistance.org Over 35,000 protestors converged in Washington DC this Memorial Day weekend for The National March for Palestine, the largest protest against U.S. foreign policy in the nation's capital in decades.

Jyotsna Singh (2021-06-01). Vaccine apartheid in Palestine: Israel's silent war. greenleft.org.au In violation of its obligations and responsibilities as an occupying power, Israel has taken little effort in vaccinating Palestinians, reports Jyotsna Singh.

Angela (2021-06-01). Tuesday 6/1: Conversations on Palestine with Omar Barghouti. indybay.org Zoom…

Angela (2021-06-01). Wednesday 6/2: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 2 of 3). indybay.org Zoom Webinar…

Angela (2021-06-01). Sunday 5/30: Petaluma Protest/March for Palestine. indybay.org Penry Park, Petaluma…

Michael F. Brown (2021-06-01). Jake Tapper spreads hatred of Palestinians. electronicintifada.net Double standards and propaganda persist at CNN.

Adri Nieuwhof (2021-06-01). Court overrules EU effort to shield Israel's settlements. electronicintifada.net Brussels unlawfully torpedoed initiative to halt trade with illegal colonies.

Asa Winstanley (2021-06-01). At London Israel demo, calls to "burn" Palestinian villages. electronicintifada.net It wasn't just Tommy Robinson: tiny pro-Israel demo was riddled with the far-right.

Rima Najjar (2021-06-01). Israel, Don't Raise the Roof Beams High As You "Resettle" Lifta; Its Owners Will Return. globalresearch.ca The latest crisis …

Jay Saper (2021-06-01). US Jews Increasingly Supporting Palestinian Liberation. zcomm.org The unprecedented numbers of American Jews spilling into the streets right now believe that a demilitarized and decolonized future means a safer world for us all…

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