Monthly Archives: May 2021

2021-05-31: News Headlines

Rachel Evans (2021-05-31). John Pilger speaks out for Palestine. greenleft.org.au Filmmaker and author John Pilger spoke to his 2002 documentary comparing Israel's occupation of Palestine to South Africa's brutal apartheid regime, reports Rachel Evans.

Kerry Smith (2021-05-31). Photos: Thousands march for Palestine. greenleft.org.au Thousands marched through Sydney in solidarity with Palestine on May 30, reports Peter Boyle.

Jeff Schuhrke (2021-05-31). US Unions Are Voicing Unprecedented Support for Palestine. commondreams.org "While some national labor groups remain silent, union locals across the country are speaking out to defend Palestinians from Israeli aggression." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/us-unions-palestine.jpg

Human Rights Watch (2021-05-31). Dear UN Human Rights Council: Commission of Inquiry needed on Israel/Palestine to advance accountability, address root causes. juancole.com HRW statement to Human Rights Council Special Session Human Rights Watch — (Geneva, May 27, 2021) Once again, this Council gathers to address the latest cycle of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. We could go through the statistics — hundreds of Palestinians, including dozens of children, killed in Israeli airstrikes; at least …

Angela (2021-05-31). Wednesday 6/2: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 2 of 3). indybay.org Zoom Webinar…

Juan Cole (2021-05-31). Why Proposed New Israeli PM—Extreme-Right Naftali "I've Killed a Lot of Arabs" Bennett—Is Even Worse for Palestinians Than Netanyahu. commondreams.org "On the Palestine issue, Bennett is even worse than than the far-right-wing Netanyahu, inasmuch as he openly advocates annexing all of the Palestinian West Bank to Israel." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/naftali-bennett-2600×1361.jpg

Juan Cole (2021-05-31). Why proposed new Israeli PM, extreme-right Naftali "I've Killed a Lot of Arabs" Bennett, is even worse for Palestinians than far right Netanyahu. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — In a prime time address on Sunday evening, right wing extremist Israeli politician Naftali Bennett announced that he intended to join a government of national unity, including left wing and centrist parties, which would unseat long-serving Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The coalition was mainly put together by Yair Lapid of …

Sarah Feld (2021-05-31). "Clarify the Confusion" regarding the Covid Vaccine and the "Green Passport": Open Letter to Israel's Prime Minister. globalresearch.ca To…

Fight Back (2021-05-31). Tallahassee residents rally to commemorate 73rd Anniversary of Nakba massacre. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On May 22, over 200 people gathered at the Old Historic Florida Capitol Building to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance against the latest wave of Zionist attacks. | Just the day before, Israel announced a ceasefire, which did not deter the Palestinian community and its allies from still showing up for Palestinian liberation. | This May marked 73 years of Nakba, the brutal relocation of Palestinians by Zionist settlers in 1948. Every year Palestinians commemorate this massacre and fight to return to their homeland. | Last week on May 15, Nakba Day, at Lake Ella Park more than 50…

Staff (2021-05-31). PAST EVENTS: Calendar of Resistance. samidoun.net Click here for new events upcoming! Friday, May 14 Argentina Buenos Aires: solidarity with the Palestinian People — Friday, 14 May 11 am Esmeralda 1212 Buenos Aires, Argentina Info: www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3892260440894027&id=676711269115643 Australia Adelaide: Speakout: save Sheikh Jarrah, stand with Palestine — Friday, 14 May 5: 00 pm Beehive Corner Adelaide, SA, Australia Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/129509095803129/ Brisbane: Rally and March for Palestinian Nakba Day — Friday, 14 May 5: 30 pm King George Square Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia Facebook Page:…

Jeff Schuhrke (2021-05-31). U.S. Unions Are Voicing Unprecedented Support for Palestine. globalresearch.ca While a ceasefire …

Staff (2021-05-31). Tens of thousands march in DC to stand with Palestine at #March4Palestine. samidoun.net Tens of thousands took to the streets in Washington, DC, despite cold and rainy weather on Saturday, 29 May 2021, at the National March for Palestine organized by American Muslims for Palestine, the US Council of Muslim Organizations and their partner groups. They organized buses from up and down the East Coast, while Palestinians and supporters of Palestine flew in across the country to take a stand and demand the United States sanction Israel. Speakers from partner organizations and endorsing groups demanded an end to the over $3.8 billion in aid given to the Israeli occupation regime every year, which is funne…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-05-31). "Mowing the Grass" No More: How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation. dissidentvoice.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 the rooted …

Angela (2021-05-31). Tuesday 6/1: Conversations on Palestine with Omar Barghouti. indybay.org Zoom…

Angela (2021-05-31). Sunday 5/30: Petaluma Protest/March for Palestine. indybay.org Penry Park, Petaluma…

Angela (2021-05-31). Thursday 6/3: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 3 of 3). indybay.org Zoom Webinar…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-05-31). 'Mowing the Grass' No More: How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation. commondreams.org "The incredible amount of global solidarity which made headline news all over the world was a clear indication that the many years of preparedness at a grassroots level have paid off." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/israeli-police-palestinians-2600×1361.jpg

Anonymous007 (2021-05-31). Israel Opposition Agrees On Forming Government And Ousting Netanyahu. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 30th, Israeli "far-right" politician Naftali Bennett announced a coalition with opposition leader Yair Lapid. | They announced that they will form a government excluding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."It's my intention to do my utmost in order to form a national unity government along with my friend Yair Lapid, so that, God willing, together we can save the country from a tailspin and return Israel to its course," said Bennett, a former settler leader and religious nationalist…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-31). Right-wing leader Naftali Bennett may become Israel's next prime minister. peoplesdispatch.org Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid of the Yesh Atid party have reached an agreement to form a coalition government which might end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule. Bennett was also a firm supporter of the recent bombing of Gaza…

Moumita Chakraborty (2021-05-31). Egyptian Artists Come Together for Charity Art Exhibition for Palestinian Children. globalresearch.ca The attacks in …

UMMID (2021-05-31). If Formed, This Is How Bennett-Lapid Government in Israel Will Look Like. globalresearch.ca There are strong …

Javier Cortines (2021-05-31). Sueño y pesadilla: Los Estados Unidos de Israel y Palestina. globalizacion.ca El conflicto israelo-palestino se empantana debido al apoyo incondicional (y criminal) de Estados Unidos y Europa al pueblo de Moisés. Tanto los Hunos como los Otros justifican los asesinatos cometidos contra civiles palestinos con el argumento de que Hamás es…

Arab Resource & Organizing Center (2021-05-31). Block ZIM Everywhere! Profiteering from Israeli Apartheid is Not Welcome Anywhere! International Week of Action. indybay.org For the past 12 days, the #BlockTheBoat protest has kept a cargo ship operated by ZIM — apartheid Israel's largest and oldest shipping company — from docking at the Port of Oakland. We are winning!

Angela (2021-05-31). Sunday 5/30: New York in Solidarity with Palestinian Liberation. indybay.org Washington Square Park, Under the ARCH, New York…

Mondoweiss (2021-05-30). Rep. Cori Bush's impact on the US Israel-Palestine debate. juancole.com By David Warren: | Rep. Cori Bush's statements in support of Palestinians during the most recent uprising reflect how the US discussion of Israel-Palestine is increasingly impacted by the anti-racism and anti-colonialism of the Black Lives Matter movement. |

Staff (2021-05-30). Samidoun España speaks out for Palestine in multiple cities. samidoun.net Samidoun España joined a number of organizations in the Spanish capital Madrid to mark 73 years of ongoing Nakba and 73 years of ongoing Palestinian resistance with 73 hours of actions, demonstrations, presentations and artistic interventions. On Friday, 28 May, Hadeel Shatara, the coordinator of Samidoun Network in occupied Palestine, addressed a gathering in Rivas-Vaciamadrid over a video link. Her presentation on the current situation in Palestine on the ground came alongside films, performances and presentations by activists based in Madrid, including Jaldía Abubakra, founder of Alkarama Palestinian Women's M…

Staff (2021-05-30). Block the Boat! International Week of Action, 2-9 June 2021. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is republishing the following call from AROC (Arab Resource and Organizing Center.) Samidoun members and chapters will be participating in Block the Boat activities in their locations and urge all supporters of Palestine to join in the call! To get all of the latest information, sign up to organize an activity or receive updates, please reach out to AROC and visit the official Block the Boat website! Block ZIM Everywhere! Profiteering from Israeli Apartheid is not Welcome Anywhere! For the past 10 days, the threat of our #BlockTheBoat protest has kept a cargo ship…

Caitlin Johnstone (2021-05-30). How to Sabotage the Pro-Palestine Movement. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — May 27, 2021 | The US-centralized power alliance is It's very encouraging to see an entirely grassroots activist campaign get…

Editor2 (2021-05-30). The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid. orinocotribune.com By Jinan Bastaki — May 27, 2021 | Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from the international community. It is once again on the international community to ensure that international law is upheld and apartheid sees its demise, this time in Palestine. | The vast majority of people today look back on the apartheid era in South Africa—1948-1990—with disdain and horror. Condemnation of the injustices under apartheid is, today, unequivocal; however, apartheid practices in Israel today are, despite the work of many human rights organizations and activists, still conside…

teleSUR (2021-05-30). Washington: Massive Rally Against Zionist Crimes. telesurenglish.net Rallies in Sunday in Washington DC and on friday in Northern California condemned the occupation of Palestine and the latest crimes committed by Israeli security forces in Gaza, where air raids and missiles murdered scores of people, among them 66 children, 39 women, and 17 elderly, according to the latest news published by the Ministry of Health in Gaza. | Demonstrators also demanded an end to the occupation of Palestine and the Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied territories. | Palestinian journalists kidnapped | Meanwhile, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said on Sunday that the Israeli…

Jyotsna Singh (2021-05-30). Vaccine apartheid in Palestine: The silent war by Israel. peoplesdispatch.org In violation of its obligations and responsibilities as an occupying power, Israel has taken little effort in vaccinating Palestinians, leading to very poor vaccination rates in the occupied territories and the general deterioration of health facilities…

Juan Cole (2021-05-30). Mideast Sisyphus: In Aftermath of Brutal Israeli Bombing, Palestinians in Gaza are Thirsty, in the Dark, and lack Medicine, and Thousands are Homeless. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Every time Israel bombs Gaza into smithereens, it is left to others to try to rebuild. The European Union, Qatar, and even the Biden administration are offering aid. (The US is giving a piddling $150 million; even tiny Qatar is pledging $500 million.) The Greek myths contain the story of …

_____ (2021-05-30). Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia's Crackdown On Protesters. popularresistance.org Bogota – For exactly one month now, a nationwide strike has crippled Colombia and has been met with deadly repression by the far-right government of Ivan Duque. As trade unions have shut down major cities, halting mass transit and bringing economic gridlock to the country, government forces have responded with violence. According to government figures, at least 44 people have been killed in protests that began on April 28. A further 500 people have been "disappeared," more than 100 shot with live fire, and at least 28 have been wounded in the eye by police, the notorious ESMAD riot squad, or by paramilitary organ…

Editor2 (2021-05-30). How a Fascist Party Brought into Israel's Parliament by Netanyahu Helped Him Start the War He Wanted. orinocotribune.com By David Sheen — May 26, 2021 | After Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu paved its way into Israel's parliament, the fascist Jewish Power party sparked anti-Palestinian pogroms, giving him a pretext to attack Gaza.: | The day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, ending

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2021-05-30). DC March for Palestine Demands Biden and Congress 'Hold Israel Accountable for Its War Crimes in Gaza'. commondreams.org "We just want the world to recognize that we are human beings." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/palestine-march-dc-2600×1361.jpg

Angela (2021-05-30). Friday 5/28: Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Liberty Bell (1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA)…

Staff (2021-05-30). Internationalist march in Berlin demands liberation for Palestine. samidoun.net Samidoun Deutschland, together with the Network for Freedom for all Political Prisoners and the Freedom Committee, organized an internationalist leftist march for Palestine that took to the streets of Berlin on Saturday, 29 May. Participants gave speeches about the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and played revolutionary music, while organizations from the Turkish, Kurdish and German left movements — as well as a delegation from the Netherlands — joined the event and provided statements and expressions of solidarity. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Samidoun Deutschland (@samidoun…

Anonymous103 (2021-05-30). On The Hunt For Gas. War Drums In The Western Mediterranean. southfront.org Greek Energy and Environment Minister Kostis Hatzidakis, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus Giorgos Lakkotrypis and Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz signed in Athens the intergovernmental agreement on the construction of the EastMed gas pipeline in December 2020 | Written by Piero Messina | The waters of the eastern Mediterranean have become the scene of a low-intensity war. The goal is to control the energy resources that extend into the seabed from the coast of Greece to Israel. T…

Staff (2021-05-30). Canada Is No Utopia for Advocates of Palestinian Human Rights. truthout.org Thousands of people across My research examines how Muslim Canadians…

Anonymous (2021-05-30). Video: Israel's war on journalists. electronicintifada.net Media offices bombed during attack on Gaza. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | …

Foreign Policy in Focus (2021-05-30). How the UN Can Help End Israeli Apartheid and Persecution. juancole.com By Louis Charbonneau | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus) — The latest outbreak of violence in Gaza is depressingly familiar. Scores of civilians, including children, were killed and injured. As usual, Israeli airstrikes in heavily populated areas of Gaza claimed the most victims, although Hamas rockets launched into Israel also killed and injured civilians. …

_____ (2021-05-30). San Francisco teachers union endorses BDS movement. popularresistance.org The United Educators of San Francisco has become the first American K-12 public school union to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS). The resolution passed on May 19, at the height of Israel's recent assault on Gaza.

Aseel Jundi (2021-05-30). Palestinian Patients in Jerusalem Face Loss of Gaza Homes from Hospital. globalresearch.ca Sitting at the …

John Ebel (2021-05-30). Reflections on the assault on Gaza. greenleft.org.au We are witnessing barbaric aggression visited upon hapless Palestinians as part of the Zionist Establishment's project of ethnic cleansing, argues John Ebel.

Fight Back (2021-05-30). After a 'second Nakba,' Palestinians return to Syria's Yarmouk. fightbacknews.org Damascus, Syria – Enormous piles of rubble and trash line the streets of the Yarmouk refugee camp in south-central Damascus in late May, 2021. Most structures bear reminders of the war: bullet holes, sandbags, the fading graffiti of various factions. Some buildings have collapsed entirely. Stray cats and dogs roam the eerie, quiet streets. | Just off of the main Yarmouk Street, however, signs of life begin to appear. Behind a destroyed pharmacy, plastic chairs are arranged outside the home of Abeer Ali Naif and her family. A small fluorescent light illuminates the entryway. Clothes hang out to dry from the restor…

teleSUR (2021-05-30). Israel: A Hawk On His Way Out, Another Hawk In Waiting. telesurenglish.net Although he is a master political survivalist, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have managed to group most Israeli political parties against him. Bad news is that his most likely successor, Naftali Bennett, is one who assures that Palestinians are committing "self-genocide" in order to call the world's attention. | RELATE: | In March, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party won most seats in parliamentary elections, a mere 30, but…

Editorial Team (2021-05-30). Irish-Palestinian solidarity on full display following Dáil motion. challenge-magazine.org The motion makes the Republic of Ireland the first EU member state to phrase Israeli actions using the term "de facto annexation." These actions, however, were similarly addressed in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which states that Israel's settlement activity constitutes a "flagrant violation" of international law and has "no legal validity".

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2021-05-31: Social Media Postees

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PAST EVENTS: Calendar of Resistance
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-05-31
Click here for new events upcoming! Friday, May 14 Argentina Buenos Aires: solidarity with the Palestinian People — Friday, 14 May 11 am Esmeralda 1212 Buenos Aires, Argentina Info: www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3892260440894027&id=676711269115643 Australia Adelaide: Speakout: save Sheikh Jarrah, stand with Palestine — Friday, 14 May 5: 00 pm Beehive Corner Adelaide, SA, Australia Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/129509095803129/ Brisbane: Rally and March for Palestinian Nakba Day — Friday, 14 May 5: 30 pm King George Square Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia Facebook Page:…
samidoun.net/2021/05/past-events/

Tens of thousands march in DC to stand with Palestine at #March4Palestine
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-05-31
Tens of thousands took to the streets in Washington, DC, despite cold and rainy weather on Saturday, 29 May 2021, at the National March for Palestine organized by American Muslims for Palestine, the US Council of Muslim Organizations and their partner groups. They organized buses from up and down the East Coast, while Palestinians and supporters of Palestine flew in across the country to take a stand and demand the United States sanction Israel. Speakers from partner organizations and endorsing groups demanded an end to the over $3.8 billion in aid given to the Israeli occupation regime every year, which is funne…
samidoun.net/2021/05/tens-of-thousands-march-in-dc-to-stand-with-palestine-at-march4palestine/

"Mowing the Grass" No More: How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-31
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 the rooted …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/mowing-the-grass-no-more-how-palestinian-resistance-altered-the-equation/

U.S. Unions Are Voicing Unprecedented Support for Palestine
Jeff Schuhrke | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
While a ceasefire …
globalresearch.ca/us-unions-voicing-unprecedented-support-palestine/5746616

Wednesday 6/2: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 2 of 3)
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
Zoom Webinar…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842854.php

Tuesday 6/1: Conversations on Palestine with Omar Barghouti
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842853.php

Sunday 5/30: Petaluma Protest/March for Palestine
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
Penry Park, Petaluma…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842852.php

Thursday 6/3: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 3 of 3)
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
Zoom Webinar…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842855.php

Why Proposed New Israeli PM—Extreme-Right Naftali "I've Killed a Lot of Arabs" Bennett—Is Even Worse for Palestinians Than Netanyahu
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2021-05-31
"On the Palestine issue, Bennett is even worse than than the far-right-wing Netanyahu, inasmuch as he openly advocates annexing all of the Palestinian West Bank to Israel." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/naftali-bennett-2600×1361.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/31/why-proposed-new-israeli-pm-extreme-right-naftali-ive-killed-lot-arabs-bennett-even?cd-origin=rss

US Unions Are Voicing Unprecedented Support for Palestine
Jeff Schuhrke | commondreams.org | 2021-05-31
"While some national labor groups remain silent, union locals across the country are speaking out to defend Palestinians from Israeli aggression." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/us-unions-palestine.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/31/us-unions-are-voicing-unprecedented-support-palestine?cd-origin=rss

Photos: Thousands march for Palestine
Kerry Smith | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-31
Thousands marched through Sydney in solidarity with Palestine on May 30, reports Peter Boyle.
greenleft.org.au/content/photos-thousands-march-palestine

John Pilger speaks out for Palestine
Rachel Evans | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-31
Filmmaker and author John Pilger spoke to his 2002 documentary comparing Israel's occupation of Palestine to South Africa's brutal apartheid regime, reports Rachel Evans.
greenleft.org.au/content/john-pilger-speaks-out-palestine

Dear UN Human Rights Council: Commission of Inquiry needed on Israel/Palestine to advance accountability, address root causes
Human Rights Watch | juancole.com | 2021-05-31
HRW statement to Human Rights Council Special Session Human Rights Watch — (Geneva, May 27, 2021) Once again, this Council gathers to address the latest cycle of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. We could go through the statistics — hundreds of Palestinians, including dozens of children, killed in Israeli airstrikes; at least …
juancole.com/2021/05/commission-palestine-accountability.html

Why proposed new Israeli PM, extreme-right Naftali "I've Killed a Lot of Arabs" Bennett, is even worse for Palestinians than far right Netanyahu
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-05-31
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — In a prime time address on Sunday evening, right wing extremist Israeli politician Naftali Bennett announced that he intended to join a government of national unity, including left wing and centrist parties, which would unseat long-serving Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The coalition was mainly put together by Yair Lapid of …
juancole.com/2021/05/proposed-palestinians-netanyahu.html

'Mowing the Grass' No More: How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation
Ramzy Baroud | commondreams.org | 2021-05-31
"The incredible amount of global solidarity which made headline news all over the world was a clear indication that the many years of preparedness at a grassroots level have paid off." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/israeli-police-palestinians-2600×1361.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/31/mowing-grass-no-more-how-palestinian-resistance-altered-equation?cd-origin=rss

Tallahassee residents rally to commemorate 73rd Anniversary of Nakba massacre
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-05-31
Tallahassee, FL – On May 22, over 200 people gathered at the Old Historic Florida Capitol Building to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance against the latest wave of Zionist attacks. | Just the day before, Israel announced a ceasefire, which did not deter the Palestinian community and its allies from still showing up for Palestinian liberation. | This May marked 73 years of Nakba, the brutal relocation of Palestinians by Zionist settlers in 1948. Every year Palestinians commemorate this massacre and fight to return to their homeland. | Last week on May 15, Nakba Day, at Lake Ella Park more than 50…
fightbacknews.org/2021/5/31/tallahassee-residents-rally-commemorate-73rd-anniversary-nakba-massacre

"Clarify the Confusion" regarding the Covid Vaccine and the "Green Passport": Open Letter to Israel's Prime Minister
Sarah Feld | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
globalresearch.ca/open-letter-israeli-prime-minister-health-minister-clarify-confusion/5746622

Right-wing leader Naftali Bennett may become Israel's next prime minister
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-31
Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid of the Yesh Atid party have reached an agreement to form a coalition government which might end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule. Bennett was also a firm supporter of the recent bombing of Gaza…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/31/right-wing-leader-naftali-bennett-may-become-israels-new-prime-minister/

If Formed, This Is How Bennett-Lapid Government in Israel Will Look Like
UMMID | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
There are strong …
globalresearch.ca/if-formed-how-bennett-lapid-government-israel-look-like/5746612

Egyptian Artists Come Together for Charity Art Exhibition for Palestinian Children
Moumita Chakraborty | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
The attacks in …
globalresearch.ca/egyptian-artists-come-together-charity-art-exhibition-palestinian-children/5746611

The Big Con
Paul Edwards | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-31
Because Palestinians resisted having their lands and homes stolen by Israelis, its Zionist government inflicted yet another in their series of murderous assaults on that captive, victim people. This barbarity it pretends to justify on grounds of "self defense". Though a child can see through the blatant dishonesty of that absurd claim, American media can't.
counterpunch.org/2021/05/31/the-big-con-2/

Sueño y pesadilla: Los Estados Unidos de Israel y Palestina
Javier Cortines | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-31
El conflicto israelo-palestino se empantana debido al apoyo incondicional (y criminal) de Estados Unidos y Europa al pueblo de Moisés. Tanto los Hunos como los Otros justifican los asesinatos cometidos contra civiles palestinos con el argumento de que Hamás es…
globalizacion.ca/sueno-y-pesadilla-los-estados-unidos-de-israel-y-palestina/

Sunday 5/30: New York in Solidarity with Palestinian Liberation
Angela | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
Washington Square Park, Under the ARCH, New York…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/28/18842810.php

Block ZIM Everywhere! Profiteering from Israeli Apartheid is Not Welcome Anywhere! International Week of Action
Arab Resource & Organizing Center | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
For the past 12 days, the #BlockTheBoat protest has kept a cargo ship operated by ZIM — apartheid Israel's largest and oldest shipping company — from docking at the Port of Oakland. We are winning!
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/28/18842811.php

Israel Opposition Agrees On Forming Government And Ousting Netanyahu
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Click to see full-size image | On May 30th, Israeli "far-right" politician Naftali Bennett announced a coalition with opposition leader Yair Lapid. | They announced that they will form a government excluding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."It's my intention to do my utmost in order to form a national unity government along with my friend Yair Lapid, so that, God willing, together we can save the country from a tailspin and return Israel to its course," said Bennett, a former settler leader and religious nationalist…
southfront.org/israel-opposition-agrees-on-forming-government-and-ousting-netanyahu/

Mideast Sisyphus: In Aftermath of Brutal Israeli Bombing, Palestinians in Gaza are Thirsty, in the Dark, and lack Medicine, and Thousands are Homeless
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-05-30
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Every time Israel bombs Gaza into smithereens, it is left to others to try to rebuild. The European Union, Qatar, and even the Biden administration are offering aid. (The US is giving a piddling $150 million; even tiny Qatar is pledging $500 million.) The Greek myths contain the story of …
juancole.com/2021/05/aftermath-palestinians-thousands.html

Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia's Crackdown On Protesters
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-30
Bogota – For exactly one month now, a nationwide strike has crippled Colombia and has been met with deadly repression by the far-right government of Ivan Duque. As trade unions have shut down major cities, halting mass transit and bringing economic gridlock to the country, government forces have responded with violence. According to government figures, at least 44 people have been killed in protests that began on April 28. A further 500 people have been "disappeared," more than 100 shot with live fire, and at least 28 have been wounded in the eye by police, the notorious ESMAD riot squad, or by paramilitary organ…
popularresistance.org/why-israel-is-aiding-colombias-crackdown-on-protesters/

The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-30
By Jinan Bastaki — May 27, 2021 | Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from the international community. It is once again on the international community to ensure that international law is upheld and apartheid sees its demise, this time in Palestine. | The vast majority of people today look back on the apartheid era in South Africa–1948-1990–with disdain and horror. Condemnation of the injustices under apartheid is, today, unequivocal; however, apartheid practices in Israel today are, despite the work of many human rights organizations and activists, still conside…
orinocotribune.com/the-fall-and-rise-and-fall-of-apartheid/

Rep. Cori Bush's impact on the US Israel-Palestine debate
Mondoweiss | juancole.com | 2021-05-30
By David Warren: | Rep. Cori Bush's statements in support of Palestinians during the most recent uprising reflect how the US discussion of Israel-Palestine is increasingly impacted by the anti-racism and anti-colonialism of the Black Lives Matter movement. |
juancole.com/2021/05/impact-israel-palestine.html

Washington: Massive Rally Against Zionist Crimes
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-30
Rallies in Sunday in Washington DC and on friday in Northern California condemned the occupation of Palestine and the latest crimes committed by Israeli security forces in Gaza, where air raids and missiles murdered scores of people, among them 66 children, 39 women, and 17 elderly, according to the latest news published by the Ministry of Health in Gaza. | Demonstrators also demanded an end to the occupation of Palestine and the Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied territories. | Palestinian journalists kidnapped | Meanwhile, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said on Sunday that the Israeli…
telesurenglish.net/news/Washington-Massive-Rally-Against-Zionist-Crimes–20210530-0002.html

Block the Boat! International Week of Action, 2-9 June 2021
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-05-30
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is republishing the following call from AROC (Arab Resource and Organizing Center.) Samidoun members and chapters will be participating in Block the Boat activities in their locations and urge all supporters of Palestine to join in the call! To get all of the latest information, sign up to organize an activity or receive updates, please reach out to AROC and visit the official Block the Boat website! Block ZIM Everywhere! Profiteering from Israeli Apartheid is not Welcome Anywhere! For the past 10 days, the threat of our #BlockTheBoat protest has kept a cargo ship…
samidoun.net/2021/05/block-the-boat-international-week-of-action-2-9-june-2021/

Samidoun España speaks out for Palestine in multiple cities
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-05-30
Samidoun España joined a number of organizations in the Spanish capital Madrid to mark 73 years of ongoing Nakba and 73 years of ongoing Palestinian resistance with 73 hours of actions, demonstrations, presentations and artistic interventions. On Friday, 28 May, Hadeel Shatara, the coordinator of Samidoun Network in occupied Palestine, addressed a gathering in Rivas-Vaciamadrid over a video link. Her presentation on the current situation in Palestine on the ground came alongside films, performances and presentations by activists based in Madrid, including Jaldía Abubakra, founder of Alkarama Palestinian Women's M…
samidoun.net/2021/05/samidoun-espana-speaks-out-for-palestine-in-multiple-cities/

Vaccine apartheid in Palestine: The silent war by Israel
Jyotsna Singh | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-30
In violation of its obligations and responsibilities as an occupying power, Israel has taken little effort in vaccinating Palestinians, leading to very poor vaccination rates in the occupied territories and the general deterioration of health facilities…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/30/vaccine-apartheid-in-palestine-the-silent-war-by-israel/

DC March for Palestine Demands Biden and Congress 'Hold Israel Accountable for Its War Crimes in Gaza'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-30
"We just want the world to recognize that we are human beings." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/palestine-march-dc-2600×1361.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2021/05/30/dc-march-palestine-demands-biden-and-congress-hold-israel-accountable-its-war-crimes?cd-origin=rss

Israel: A Hawk On His Way Out, Another Hawk In Waiting
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-30
Although he is a master political survivalist, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have managed to group most Israeli political parties against him. Bad news is that his most likely successor, Naftali Bennett, is one who assures that Palestinians are committing "self-genocide" in order to call the world's attention. | RELATE: | Netanyahu Pledges More Violence Over Palestine | In March, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party won most seats in parliamentary elections, a mere 30, but…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-A-Hawk-On-His-Way-Out-Another-Hawk-In-Waiting–20210530-0003.html

Internationalist march in Berlin demands liberation for Palestine
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-05-30
Samidoun Deutschland, together with the Network for Freedom for all Political Prisoners and the Freedom Committee, organized an internationalist leftist march for Palestine that took to the streets of Berlin on Saturday, 29 May. Participants gave speeches about the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and played revolutionary music, while organizations from the Turkish, Kurdish and German left movements — as well as a delegation from the Netherlands — joined the event and provided statements and expressions of solidarity. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Samidoun Deutschland (@samidoun…
samidoun.net/2021/05/internationalist-march-in-berlin-demands-liberation-for-palestine/

U.S. Unions Are Voicing Unprecedented Support for Palestine
Jeff Schuhrke | zcomm.org | 2021-05-30
While some national labor groups remain silent, union locals across the country are speaking out to defend Palestinians from Israeli aggression…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/u-s-unions-are-voicing-unprecedented-support-for-palestine/

San Francisco teachers union endorses BDS movement
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-30
The United Educators of San Francisco has become the first American K-12 public school union to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS). The resolution passed on May 19, at the height of Israel's recent assault on Gaza.
popularresistance.org/san-francisco-teachers-union-endorses-bds-movement/

Video: Israel's war on journalists
Anonymous | electronicintifada.net | 2021-05-30
Media offices bombed during attack on Gaza. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | …
electronicintifada.net/content/video-israels-war-journalists/33251

How the UN Can Help End Israeli Apartheid and Persecution
Foreign Policy in Focus | juancole.com | 2021-05-30
By Louis Charbonneau | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus) — The latest outbreak of violence in Gaza is depressingly familiar. Scores of civilians, including children, were killed and injured. As usual, Israeli airstrikes in heavily populated areas of Gaza claimed the most victims, although Hamas rockets launched into Israel also killed and injured civilians. …
juancole.com/2021/05/israeli-apartheid-persecution.html

How a Fascist Party Brought into Israel's Parliament by Netanyahu Helped Him Start the War He Wanted
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-30
By David Sheen — May 26, 2021 | After Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu paved its way into Israel's parliament, the fascist Jewish Power party sparked anti-Palestinian pogroms, giving him a pretext to attack Gaza.: | The day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, ending 11 days of mutual bombardment that resulted in the deaths of some 250 Palestinians, 10 Israelis, and three Asian workers, mainstream Israeli commentators piled on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of lau…
orinocotribune.com/how-a-fascist-party-brought-into-israels-parliament-by-netanyahu-helped-him-start-the-war-he-wanted/

Reflections on the assault on Gaza
John Ebel | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-30
We are witnessing barbaric aggression visited upon hapless Palestinians as part of the Zionist Establishment's project of ethnic cleansing, argues John Ebel.
greenleft.org.au/content/reflections-assault-gaza

After a 'second Nakba,' Palestinians return to Syria's Yarmouk
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-05-30
Damascus, Syria – Enormous piles of rubble and trash line the streets of the Yarmouk refugee camp in south-central Damascus in late May, 2021. Most structures bear reminders of the war: bullet holes, sandbags, the fading graffiti of various factions. Some buildings have collapsed entirely. Stray cats and dogs roam the eerie, quiet streets. | Just off of the main Yarmouk Street, however, signs of life begin to appear. Behind a destroyed pharmacy, plastic chairs are arranged outside the home of Abeer Ali Naif and her family. A small fluorescent light illuminates the entryway. Clothes hang out to dry from the restor…
www.fightbacknews.org/2021/5/30/after-second-nakba-palestinians-return-syria-s-yarmouk

After a 'second Nakba,' Palestinians return to Syria's Yarmouk
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-05-30
Damascus, Syria – Enormous piles of rubble and trash line the streets of the Yarmouk refugee camp in south-central Damascus in late May, 2021. Most structures bear reminders of the war: bullet holes, sandbags, the fading graffiti of various factions. Some buildings have collapsed entirely. Stray cats and dogs roam the eerie, quiet streets. | Just off of the main Yarmouk Street, however, signs of life begin to appear. Behind a destroyed pharmacy, plastic chairs are arranged outside the home of Abeer Ali Naif and her family. A small fluorescent light illuminates the entryway. Clothes hang out to dry from the restor…
fightbacknews.org/2021/5/30/after-second-nakba-palestinians-return-syria-s-yarmouk

Canada Is No Utopia for Advocates of Palestinian Human Rights
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-30
Thousands of people across Canada, and around the world, have recently taken to the streets to protest the latest Israeli military action against Palestinians. | My research examines how Muslim Canadians…
truthout.org/articles/canada-is-no-utopia-for-advocates-of-palestinian-human-rights/

On The Hunt For Gas. War Drums In The Western Mediterranean
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-30
Greek Energy and Environment Minister Kostis Hatzidakis, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus Giorgos Lakkotrypis and Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz signed in Athens the intergovernmental agreement on the construction of the EastMed gas pipeline in December 2020 | Written by Piero Messina | The waters of the eastern Mediterranean have become the scene of a low-intensity war. The goal is to control the energy resources that extend into the seabed from the coast of Greece to Israel. T…
southfront.org/on-the-hunt-for-gas-war-drums-in-the-western-mediterranean/

Irish-Palestinian solidarity on full display following Dáil motion
Editorial Team | challenge-magazine.org | 2021-05-30
The motion makes the Republic of Ireland the first EU member state to phrase Israeli actions using the term "de facto annexation." These actions, however, were similarly addressed in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which states that Israel's settlement activity constitutes a "flagrant violation" of international law and has "no legal validity".
challenge-magazine.org/2021/05/30/irish-palestinian-solidarity-on-full-display-following-dail-motion/

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