(2021-08-06). UN Peacekeepers Call for Immediate Ceasefire Between Israel, Lebanon. sputniknews.com GENEVA, (Sputnik) – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon amid growing tensions.
(2021-08-06). Israel carries out airstrikes at 3 different locations in south Lebanon. peoplesdispatch.org While these were the first officially acknowledged Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since 2014, Israel regularly violates Lebanese airspace to carry out illegal strikes inside Syria…
(2021-08-06). Retaliation Strikes Hit Israel, Escalation Growing (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | In early hours of August 6th, rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are now responding with artillery rounds, targeting the launch sites in Southern Lebanon. | According to Israeli media, 20 rockets were launched, 10 of them were reportedly intercepted. Some rockets passed the Iron Dome, targeting inhabited areas.Hezbollah statement: | At 11: 15 a.m. this Friday, and in response to the Israeli air raids on open lands in the Al-Jarmaq and Al-Shawakir areas la…
(2021-08-06). The Politics of Cheering and Booing: On Palestine, Solidarity and the Tokyo Olympics. counterpunch.org When the Palestinian Olympic delegation of five athletes — adorned in traditional Palestinian attire and carrying the Palestinian flag — crossed into the Tokyo's Olympic Stadium during the inauguration ceremony on July 23, I was overcome with pride and nostalgia. I grew up watching the Olympics. All of us did. Throughout the month-long international sports
(2021-08-06). Pan-Africanism or Zionism: The AU and Palestine Liberation. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-06). The Taming Of Anti-Zionism In The United States. popularresistance.org "And so it's been with the Palestine solidarity movement in the United States. I follow the debates on social media and read the opinion pieces. If Palestine still exists as a radical devotion in this corner of the diaspora, as a prelude to old-fashioned leftist internationalism, then it's only among a smattering of unapologetic rejectionists—a subculture of the solidarity movement, really—disavowed by more tasteful voices as irrationally recalcitrant (or aggressively ignored altogether). "
(2021-08-06). The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. thenation.com The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict…
(2021-08-06). Pro-Israel PAC Defeats Sanders' Candidate Turner in Ohio. indybay.org Nina Turner, Bernie Sanders' campaign manager running for a House of Representatives seat in Ohio, was defeated by the reactionary Democratic and Republican parties, including the super PAC Democratic Majority for Israel, "a group founded by longtime Democratic pollster Mark Mellman and bankrolled by an oil and gas executive. The organization has also received money from Republican donors." See www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/04/conceding-defeat-ohio-special-election-nina-turner-says-our-justice-journey…
(2021-08-05). Ep342: Israel Bombs Lebanon, Biden's EO= Mineral Wars, Apple to Install ScanWare on US Phones. slownewsdayshow.com 
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(2021-08-05). Alarming Escalation: Israeli Warplanes Attack Targets In Lebanon (Videos). southfront.org 
Israel Air Force airplane F-16 D 'Barak Cobra'prepares for take off. June 28 2010. Photo by Ofer Zidon/Flash90 | Early on August 5, warplanes of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out a series of airstrikes on Lebanon's South Governorate, the heartland of Hezbollah. | The Israeli airstrikes targeted empty farmlands and a road in the area of al-Dimashqiyah as well as the area of al-Shawaker near the coastal city of Tyre. No casualties or material losses were reported as a result of the airstrikes, which were apparently carryi…
(2021-08-05). Palestinians Refuse To Concede Land Rights To Israelis In Sheikh Jarrah. popularresistance.org Palestinian families facing ethnic cleansing from their Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday rejected a so-called "compromise" offer from Israel's Supreme Court, which would allow them to remain in their homes if they recognize as rightful owners the Israeli settler group trying to steal the properties. | Under the Israeli high court proposal, four Palestinian families and dozens of others threatened with forced expulsion from the Sheikh Jarrah area would remain in the neighborhood as "protected tenants" who could not be evicted, as long as they acknowledged that Nahalat Shimon Company[…
(2021-08-05). On Palestine, solidarity, and the Tokyo Olympics. peoplesworld.org 
When the five athletes representing the Palestinian Olympic Games delegation—adorned in traditional Palestinian attire—marched into Tokyo's Olympic stadium, carrying the Palestinian flag during the Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 23, I was overcome with nostalgic pride. I grew up watching the Olympics. We all did. Throughout the entire month-long international sporting event, it was …
(2021-08-05). Palestine in Pictures: July 2021. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2021-08-05). Celebrating Sandinismo at Nicaragua's Palestine Park. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, July 18, 2021, thousands of Nicaraguans attended a rally celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution at Palestine Park in Managua. Participants held banners that read "Free Palestine," "Hands Off Cuba," and "Nicaragua Sandinista" as part of the internationalist celebration. | Palestine Park was constructed in 2013 by the government of President Daniel Ortega in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Central to the park is a statue of Palestinian freedom fighter Yasser Arafat, who is also pictured with President Ortega in a nearby poster. The park also features Nicaraguan and Palestin…
(2021-08-05). The Politics of Cheering and Booing. zcomm.org On Palestine, Solidarity and the Tokyo Olympics…
(2021-08-05). Israel's Twitter Page Arouses Fury After Video Boasts of Water Management Accomplishments. sputniknews.com Since 1967, Palestinians in the West Bank have been legally barred from sinking their own wells without a permit from the Israeli military, forcing them to buy water at inflated prices from Israeli water providers.
(2021-08-05). Hunger strike update: Struggle continues against administrative detention. samidoun.net 
As of 5 August 2021, 15 Palestinians continued their hunger strikes in Israeli occupation, 14 of them protesting their administrative detention — imprisonment without charge or trial — and one, Mohammed Nuwarra, protesting his ongoing solitary confinement. On 5 August, two detainees joined the hunger strike: Akram al-Fasfous, joining his brother, Kayed al-Fasfous, who has been on hunger strike for 22 days. Sign the grassroots international petition: change.org/NoChargeNoTrialNoJail Their other brother, Mahmoud al-Fasfous, also jailed without charge or trial, suspended his hunger strike earlier on Thur…
(2021-08-05). Israel Razes Palestinian Properties in Occupied Territories in Massive Single-Day Demolition Drive. libya360.wordpress.com Abhijan Choudhury (Photo: Palestinian Information Center) Israeli authorities justified the demolitions citing lack of Israeli building permits. They also confiscated scores of Palestinian-owned assets, including cars, tractors, water generators and solar panels Israeli authorities carried out illegal demolitions of several Palestinian-owned residential, agricultural and commercial properties across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on…
(2021-08-05). Palestinians mark 40 days since the killing of activist Nizar Banat. peoplesdispatch.org The well-known Palestinian political and social activist died under suspicious circumstances on June 24 after the Palestinian Authority's (PA) security forces conducted a violent night raid at his home in Hebron in the occupied West Bank…
(2021-08-05). Progressive Israeli Jews condemn apartheid in new statement. peoplesworld.org 
Over 1,000 progressive Jewish Israelis have signed an open letter declaring themselves "Israelis Against Apartheid" and calling for decolonization of the region. Backed by prominent figures including historian Ilan Pape and B'tselem executive board member Orly Noy, the powerful statement urges immediate international intervention to change Israel's apartheid regime. "As individuals who belong to the side of …
(2021-08-05). What Message do Repeatedly Downed Israeli Missiles in Syria Send to Tel-Aviv and Washington? sputniknews.com Three consequent announcements made on 20, 22, and 25 July by the Russian Ministry of Defence about the successful interception of Israeli missiles in Syrian air space have prompted a heated debate among Mideast and Western observers. Why have the briefings of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation produced so much fuss?
(2021-08-05). As Iran swears in new president, Israel threatens war. liberationnews.org 
In a disturbing if not surprising display of hostility, Israeli "Defense" Minister Benny Gantz made a series of deeply aggressive comments regarding Iran earlier today, including saying that Israel is ready to attack Iran and engage in a "multi-front" conflict in the region. These comments were clearly timed to coincide with today's inauguration of the …
(2021-08-05). 'We Need to Take Military Action': Israeli Defense Minister Threatens War With Iran. commondreams.org Sadly, the Forum was an exclusive and controlled global space—not the political space many Global South feminists needed and wanted.
(2021-08-05). Blood On Barbara Lee's Hands! Funding The Apartheid State Israel. indybay.org