(2021-04-27). Imperialist countries create global vaccine apartheid, prolonging pandemic. workers.org 
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the scale of inequality under capitalism has come sharply into focus. Long before the pandemic began, inequality, racism and imperialism had threaded their way through all aspects of society, ensuring that the worst effects of disasters fall onto the most oppressed. . . . |
(2021-04-26). The Iranian Government is more Pragmatic in dealing with Sunnis than its Sectarian image Implies. juancole.com 
St. Andrews (Special to Informed Comment) — The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is often depicted by its enemies and their press (the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel in particular) as an ideological and sectarian Shiite state, drunk on fundamentalism. Religious fundamentalism, however, is a key part of the politics of these …
(2021-04-26). Palestinian Prisoners' Action Week 2021: Global action report and growing solidarity. samidoun.net 
Organizations and activists around the world demanded freedom for Palestinian political prisoners as part of the Palestinian Prisoners' Week of Action between 17 and 23 April. Every year, since 1974, Palestinians, Arabs and internationalists commemorate a day of action on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners' Day. This week of action involves protests, boycott actions, mobilization and education to demand freedom for all Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, expose the complicity of imperialist and reactionary regimes and stand with the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance. The Week of Action also comes…
(2021-04-26). Palestinian Prisoners' Action Week 2021: Global action report and growing solidarity. samidoun.net Organizations and activists around the world demanded freedom for Palestinian political prisoners as part of the Palestinian Prisoners' Week of Action between 17 and 23 April. Every year, since 1974, Palestinians, Arabs and internationalists commemorate a day of action on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners' Day. This week of action involves protests, boycott actions, mobilization and education to demand freedom for all Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, expose the complicity of imperialist and reactionary regimes and stand with the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance. The Week of Action also comes…
(2021-04-26). Israel Lobby's "Death to the Arabs" Damage Control. orinocotribune.com 
By Ali Abunimah — Apr 23, 2021 | Over the last few days, disturbing videos have shown mobs of Israeli Jewish youths rampaging through occupied East Jerusalem and attacking Palestinians. | "Every evening this week, dozens of young Jews walked around Jerusalem's city center, chanting 'Death to Arabs' and attacking passersby with stones and tear gas," Israel's Haaretz newspaper #Jerusalem
(2021-04-26). 1 May, Online Event: The Liberation of Palestine, Towards an Arab and Internationalist Vision. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 1 May 11 am Pacific — 2 pm Eastern — 8 pm central Europe — 9 pm Palestine Join on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/87340050132 Join on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/507170580285099 Long live the first of May: a day of struggle against exploitation, colonization and zionism Join Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Alternative Palestinian Path (Masar Badil) for a public symposium on International Workers' Day: The Liberation of Palestine and the Alternative Revolutionary Path — towards an Arab and internationalist vision. With speakers: Charlotte Kates,…
(2021-04-26). Lessons Learned From The Chauvin Trial That Relate To Palestine. popularresistance.org Over thirty years ago, James Baldwin was the subject of a PBS documentary The Price of the Ticket (1989) in which he reflected on what he considered a lack of progress in combatting racism in America: | "What is it that you wanted me to reconcile myself to. I was born here more than 60 years ago. I'm not going to live another 60 years. You always told me that it's going to take time. It's taken my father's time, my mother's time, my uncle's time, my brothers' and my sisters' time, my nieces and my nephew's time. How much time do you want for your progress?" | Sadly, his comment remains vital today. On April 21, 2…
(2021-04-26). Israel lobby's "Death to the Arabs" damage control. zcomm.org As Netanyahu struggles to retain his post as prime minister in the wake of Israel's latest inconclusive election, he hardly wants to alienate a large part of his racist base…
(2021-04-26). After week-long protests, Israel removes barriers at Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem. peoplesdispatch.org The Damascus Gate has been a popular gathering point for Palestinians during Ramadan. Thousands have been protesting the restrictions, facing violence and marches by ultra-right-wing groups who are often supported by the occupation forces…
(2021-04-26). Report: Israel's Netanyahu and Gantz Tried to Order Military Operation Without Cabinet Approval. news.antiwar.com According to Under Israeli law, Netanyahu and Gantz can order military operations but must gain the approval of the security cabinet if the mission could spark a war. The report from Israel's Kan public broadcaster said Netanyahu sought to bypass the cabinet but ultimately decided to consult with some minis…
(2021-04-26). Pfizer "Experimental" mRNA Vaccine: Israeli Lawyers Sue Netanyahu Government for Crimes Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca Israeli lawyers and human rights activists Arie Suchovolsky and Ruth Machnes…
(2021-04-26). Iran Military Chief Threatens Retaliation for Israeli Action. news.antiwar.com In comments to reporters on Sunday, Iranian military Chief of Staff Gen. Mohammed Bagheri warned Israel should not believe that it can carry out attacks on targets inside Syria without repercussions, Talk of retaliation comes in the wake of incidents in the past several days seeing Israel attack a number of targets in south Syria, and a presumptive Israeli attack on an Iranian fuel tanker just off the Syrian coast. | Gen. Bagheri…
(2021-04-26). Hamas leader warns Zionists over recent unrests in Quds. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — Head of political Bureau of Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said that if the Zionist enemy continues its hostile policy against Quds, there will be no calm.
(2021-04-26). Saturday 5/15: 20th Annual Palestinian Cultural Day. indybay.org Santa Clara County Government Center | 70 West Hedding Street | San José, CA 95110…
(2021-04-25). Palestinians demonstrate in support of Al-Aqsa in Gaza Strip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Residents of the Gaza Strip have reportedly staged large-scale rallies against Zionist security forces in the border areas, so as to support the Palestinian resistance in the occupied city of Jerusalem Al-Quds…
(2021-04-25). Video: Israeli Forces Confirm Unsuccessful Rocket Launch From Gaza. sputniknews.com TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – A rocket fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip late on Sunday night exploded inside Gaza according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
(2021-04-25). Israeli Police injure 12 Palestinians in Continued Iron Fist Crackdown on Jerusalem Ramadan Crowds. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)- Arab48 reports that Israeli security forces on Saturday night attacked Palestinian worshipers at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem with batons and teargas, leaving 12 Jerusalemites wounded, according to the Palestinian Red Cross. Damascus Gate or Bab al-Amoud in Arabic is the major entrance way to the Old City of Jerusalem, which is …
(2021-04-25). Zionist Israeli delegation to depart for DC for talks on Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — A delegation from the Israeli regime will travel to the US on Monday without the participation of the Chief of General Staff Aviv Kohavi.
(2021-04-25). How Iran Made Itself A Haven For Israeli Spies — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Baria Alamuddin* | There's nothing new in Iran's paranoid ayatollahs seeing spies, saboteurs and enemies under every rock. But their recent paranoia may be well founded, as the Iranian parliament and media accuse their leaders of allowing the nation to be turned into a "haven for spies," while openly wondering about the extent of infiltration of the state's nuclear and intelligence apparatuses. | Iranian officials fear that a substantive clandestine Israeli sabotage network is operating with impunity throughout the Islamic Republic, staging assassinations and attacks against strategically sensitive sites, a…
(2021-04-25). Israel-Chad Ties May Change Completely With President Deby's Death, Opposition Head Says. sputniknews.com Succes Masra believes relations with Israel were established with one goal in mind – to keep President Deby in power, and that cooperation in the spheres of hi-tech, development, and agriculture were not even on the agenda.
(2021-04-25). White House Says Israel Delegation Won't Sway Position on Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com Israel is Israeli opposition to diplomatic progress with Iran is very well known, and the delegation's visit is just the latest effort to sabotage any sort of nuclear deal before it happens. The White House seems well aware of this, saying that Israel's delegation will not be able…
(2021-04-25). Zionist plots in Quds to get nowhere: Hamas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas issued a The Iranian health official also rejected claims on the existenc on Sunday in reaction to recent developments in holy Quds, saying that Zionist plots in Quds will be defeated.
(2021-04-25). Saturday 5/15: 20th Annual Palestinian Cultural Day. indybay.org Santa Clara County Government Center | 70 West Hedding Street | San José, CA 95110…