Why did Israel bomb bookstores?
Ruwaida Amer | electronicintifada.net | 2021-06-02
Samir Mansour's library was a vital resource for Gaza's students.
electronicintifada.net/content/why-did-israel-bomb-bookstores/33311
'Not Another Nickel!' Thousands march in Washington, D.C. against U.S. support for apartheid Israel
Morgan Artyukhina | liberationnews.org | 2021-06-02
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.
liberationnews.org/not-another-nickel-thousands-march-in-washington-d-c-against-u-s-support-for-apartheid-israel/
'Not Another Nickel!' Thousands march in Washington, D.C. against U.S. support for apartheid Israel
Morgan Artyukhina | liberationnews.org | 2021-06-02
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.
liberationnews.org/not-another-nickel-thousands-march-in-washington-d-c-against-u-s-support-for-apartheid-israel/
Thursday 6/3: We All Live in Gaza – Special Documentary Screening – Fundraiser
Maurice Jacobsen | indybay.org | 2021-06-02
Screening will be at the Grand Lake Theater, Oakland, 3200 Grand Ave. Seating will be limited to a social distanced safe 200…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/31/18842876.php
After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the US
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-06-02
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.
popularresistance.org/after-gaza-slaughter-israel-wants-another-1-billion-out-of-the-us/
Was Mark Ruffalo wrong to accuse Israel of Genocide?
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-06-02
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 …
juancole.com/2021/06/ruffalo-accuse-genocide.html
Syria's elections: "The legitimate, democratic expression of the Syrian people."
| workers.org | 2021-06-02
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 . . . | Continue reading Syria's elections: "The legitimate, democratic expression of the Syrian people." at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/06/56781/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syrias-elections-the-legitimate-democratic-expression-of-the-syrian-people
Thursday 6/3: Collective Liberation From Minneapolis to Palestine
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-06-02
Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/31/18842878.php
Thursday 6/3: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 3 of 3)
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-06-02
Zoom Webinar…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842855.php
5/29/21 March on Washington for Palestine
Stop US Aid to Israel | indybay.org | 2021-06-02
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/06/01/18842882.php
Labor for Palestine: US Union Activists Pass Support Resolutions
repost | indybay.org | 2021-06-02
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…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/31/18842880.php
Was Mark Ruffalo wrong to accuse Israel of Genocide?
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2021-06-02
The precise characterization is less important than an acknowledgment that it is wrong to keep Palestinians in a condition of statelessness and without basic human rights…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/was-mark-ruffalo-wrong-to-accuse-israel-of-genocide/
Another poll signals fall in US support for Israel
Ali Abunimah | electronicintifada.net | 2021-06-02
Young Americans overwhelmingly blame Israel for recent violence.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/another-poll-signals-fall-us-support-israel
Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop — UN expert
contributors | juancole.com | 2021-06-02
( 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 …
juancole.com/2021/06/violence-discrimination-palestinian.html
71 Years and Nothing Has Changed
Philip Farruggio | nationofchange.org | 2021-06-02
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.
nationofchange.org/2021/06/01/71-years-and-nothing-has-changed/
This time, Palestine Solidarity Swept the U.S
Waging Nonviolence | juancole.com | 2021-06-01
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 …
juancole.com/2021/06/palestine-solidarity-swept.html
Thursday 6/3: We All Live in Gaza – Special Documentary Screening – Fundraiser
Maurice Jacobsen | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
Screening will be at the Grand Lake Theater, Oakland, 3200 Grand Ave. Seating will be limited to a social distanced safe 200…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/31/18842876.php
Life in Gaza With Down Syndrome
Sara Luterman | thenation.com | 2021-06-01
Life in Gaza With Down Syndrome…
thenation.com/article/world/palestine-disability-israel/
Israel: A Hawk on His Way Out, Another Hawk in Waiting
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-01
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…
orinocotribune.com/israel-a-hawk-on-his-way-out-another-hawk-in-waiting/
Reporting on apartheid Israel
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-06-01
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.
greenleft.org.au/content/reporting-apartheid-israel
How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2021-06-01
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…
counterpunch.org/2021/06/01/how-palestinian-resistance-altered-the-equation/
Recantations Are All the Rage. Israel Has Lost the Public Relations War
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-01
Several things are …
globalresearch.ca/recantations-rage/5746737
Railroad Blockaded In Solidarity With Palestine
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-06-01
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 …
popularresistance.org/railroad-blockaded-in-solidarity-with-palestine/
Over 35,000 People Rally For Palestine In DC
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-06-01
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.
popularresistance.org/over-35000-people-rally-for-palestine-in-dc/
Palestine's relationship to class struggle worldwide
Larry Holmes | workers.org | 2021-06-01
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 . . . | Continue reading Palestine's relationship to class struggle worldwide at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/05/56751/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=palestines-relationship-to-class-struggle-worldwide
5/29/21 March on Washington for Palestine
Stop US Aid to Israel | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/06/01/18842882.php
Wednesday 6/2: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 2 of 3)
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
Zoom Webinar…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842854.php
Labor for Palestine: US Union Activists Pass Support Resolutions
repost | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
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…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/31/18842880.php
Sunday 5/30: Petaluma Protest/March for Palestine
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
Penry Park, Petaluma…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842852.php
Thursday 6/3: Collective Liberation From Minneapolis to Palestine
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/31/18842878.php
Thursday 6/3: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 3 of 3)
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
Zoom Webinar…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842855.php
Tuesday 6/1: Conversations on Palestine with Omar Barghouti
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842853.php
Vaccine apartheid in Palestine: Israel's silent war
Jyotsna Singh | greenleft.org.au | 2021-06-01
In violation of its obligations and responsibilities as an occupying power, Israel has taken little effort in vaccinating Palestinians, reports Jyotsna Singh.
greenleft.org.au/content/vaccine-apartheid-palestine-israels-silent-war
Israel, Don't Raise the Roof Beams High As You "Resettle" Lifta; Its Owners Will Return
Rima Najjar | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-01
The latest crisis …
globalresearch.ca/israel-dont-raise-roof-beams-high-as-you-resettle-lifta-owners-will-return/5746685
At London Israel demo, calls to "burn" Palestinian villages
Asa Winstanley | electronicintifada.net | 2021-06-01
It wasn't just Tommy Robinson: tiny pro-Israel demo was riddled with the far-right.
electronicintifada.net/content/london-israel-demo-calls-burn-palestinian-villages/33281
June 6 — From Oakland To NYC: #BlockTheBoat International Week of Action
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-06-01
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…
samidoun.net/2021/05/june-6-from-oakland-to-nyc-blocktheboat-international-week-of-action/
Court overrules EU effort to shield Israel's settlements
Adri Nieuwhof | electronicintifada.net | 2021-06-01
Brussels unlawfully torpedoed initiative to halt trade with illegal colonies.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/adri-nieuwhof/court-overrules-eu-effort-shield-israels-settlements
Jake Tapper spreads hatred of Palestinians
Michael F. Brown | electronicintifada.net | 2021-06-01
Double standards and propaganda persist at CNN.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/michael-f-brown/jake-tapper-spreads-hatred-palestinians
Rumors Of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah's Death Flood Media
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
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…
southfront.org/rumors-of-hezbollah-leader-hassan-nasrallahs-death-flood-media/
On The Hunt For Gas: Tel Aviv And Athens VS Ankara
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
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…
southfront.org/on-the-hunt-for-gas-tel-aviv-and-athens-vs-ankara/
US Jews Increasingly Supporting Palestinian Liberation
Jay Saper | zcomm.org | 2021-06-01
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…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/us-jews-increasingly-supporting-palestinian-liberation/