Daily Archives: May 5, 2021

2021-05-05: News Headlines

Phyllis Bennis (2021-05-05). Why Human Rights Watch Designating Israel's Crimes as Apartheid Is a Very Big Deal. commondreams.org "It's a huge victory for our movement," writes Phyllis Bennis, a fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies."When Human Rights Watch, by far the human rights organization with the most direct access to power in Washington, says that Israel is guilty of the crime of apartheid, that action not only reflects the discourse shift fought for and won by so many who have gone before, it also pushes that shift even farther." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/israeli_apartheid.jpg

Richard Falk (2021-05-05). Israeli Apartheid and Palestine Grievances. zcomm.org I think the electoral impasse in Israel is a clear indication that all is not well…

Anand Naidoo (2021-05-05). The Heat: Political uncertainty in Israel. america.cgtn.com Political uncertainty in Israel as Prime Minister Netanyahu fails to form a coalition government.

Anonymous007 (2021-05-05). Israel Strikes Numerous Locations In Southwestern Syria, Including Military Facility. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | In the early hours of May 5th, Israeli warplanes struck a number of locations in Syria's southwest. | According to Syria's Ministry of Defense statement, the incident took place around 2 AM local time."At around 2: 18 am today, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression from the direction of southwest Lattakia targeting some points in the coastal area. Our air defense media intercepted the aggression's missiles and dropped some of them." | And the Israeli aggression led…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-05). Military Situation In Syria On May 5, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 5, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 38 times: 23 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On May 5, Israel attacked several areas in Lattakia, Tartus and Hama provinces. One civilian reportedly was killed in the missile attacks | On May 4, Russian military police carried out a patrol near the town of Malekiyah | On May 4, the US coalition con…

teleSUR (2021-05-05). Attacks on Palestinians Increase Tensions in East Jerusalem. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, outlet Palestina Hoy denounced that Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian land in the village of Buirin, in Nablus. This came just hours after another group of Israeli settlers hurled stones at Palestinian homes in the village of Qusra, south of the occupied city of Naplus. | RELATED: | According to the testimony of Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the northern West Bank, th…

sputniknews (2021-05-05). Video: Syrian Air Defences Intercept Israeli 'Rocket Aggression' Against Latakia – SANA. sputniknews.com State-run Syrian news agency SANA reported on Wednesday that explosions were heard on the coast, near the cities of Latakia and Tartous.

Staff (2021-05-05). Rouhani terms Israel as most criminal regime in past decades. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Zionists as the enemies of the region and its security, the enemies of the Palestinian nation, the murders who displaced millions of civilians, said Iranian President, referring to the Quds Day on last Friday of the Ramadan.

Eric Alterman (2021-05-05). Yes, Israel Is Obviously an Apartheid State. thenation.com Yes, Israel Is Obviously an Apartheid State…

sputniknews (2021-05-05). Israel's President Picks Yair Lapid to Form New Government as Benjamin Netanyahu Misses Deadline. sputniknews.com The announcement came as Netanyahu's deadline to form a new government expired. The prime minister was unable to reach an agreement with Naftali Bennett, chairman of the right-wing party Yamina.

Anonymous765 (2021-05-05). Israel Loses No Chance To Remind Of Itself In Syria. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK: | Donation alerts: donationalerts.com/r/southfront | Boosty: boosty.to/anal

Jason Ditz (2021-05-05). Israel Launches Missile Attack in NW Syria, Killing One. news.antiwar.com For the first time in two weeks, Israel has attacked Syria, with a Syrian state media reported that one person was killed and at least six others wounded. They added that a number of the missiles were intercepted. It's not clear what was being attacked, but the media reported a plastic factory was among the sites hit. | Israel attacks military targets, or warehouses they think are related to S…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2021-05-04). Houthi Advances and Secret Saudi-Iranian Talks Prompt New Conciliatory Tone from Saudis. mintpressnews.com Bin Salman's half-hearted appeal for peace, which allegedly included demands that the Houthis drop their alliance with Iran and abandon support for the Palestinian cause, did little to convince Ansar Allah's leadership to ease the pressure on the Kingdom.

sputniknews (2021-05-04). Israeli Military Arrests Suspects in Sunday Shooting Attack in West Bank. sputniknews.com TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday arresting several persons and confiscating a vehicle suspected of involvement in the West Bank shooting over the weekend.

_____ (2021-05-04). Jordan Releases Note Of Protest Against Israeli Attacks In Al-Aqsa Mosque. popularresistance.org Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates sent Israel a note of protest calling it to stop its attacks in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and respect its current historic and legal position. | The Ministry condemned in a statement the continuation of Israel's attacks in Al-Aqsa Mosque as it allowed the extremist settlers to raid Al-Aqsa Mosque in the last 10 days of Ramadan with severe protection from the Israeli police. | Daifallah ALfayez, the spokesperson of the ministry, said that the Jordanian kingdom condemned the Israeli attacks against Al-Aqsa Mosque and considered it a violation of the current historic a…

_____ (2021-05-04). Joint Submission To UN Special Rapporteur Over Israel's Settler-Colonial, Apartheid Regime. popularresistance.org On 30 April 2021, the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC); Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies; and Habitat International Coalition — Housing and Land Rights Network submitted a joint submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Mr Michael Lynk, laying out the framework for the illegality of Israeli colonial settlements, which are key to Israel's settler-colonial and apartheid regime, and analysing their impact on the Palestinian people's rights. The joint submission is pursuant to a call for…

Daphna Thier (2021-05-04). The One-State Solution. zcomm.org Israel has effectively made the establishment of a separate Palestinian state impossible…

sputniknews (2021-05-04). Israeli President Says Received Mandate to Form Gov't Back as Netanyahu Misses Deadline. sputniknews.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to form a government coalition three times in the past two years. Now, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has three days to decide the fate of the mandate to form the government.

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-04). US Officials in Middle East to Tamp Down Concern Over Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com With the Biden administration engaged in talks that could revive the Iran nuclear deal, US allies in the Middle East that are against the agreement are concerned. Besides Israel, Arab allies like the UAE and Saudi Arabia are also opposed to a revival of the JCPOA. | To tamp down these concerns

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2021-05-04). Israeli Man Trying to Take Over Palestinian Home Says 'If I Don't Steal It, Someone Else' Will. commondreams.org In a viral video, an Israeli settler tells a Palestinian woman whose home he is trying to seize, "If I don't steal it, someone else is going to steal it." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/palestinian.jpg

sputniknews (2021-05-04). Time's Up: Netanyahu Needs a Miracle to Form a Government by Midnight But Will It Happen? sputniknews.com At midnight, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will need to declare that he either managed to form a government or admit defeat, for a fourth time in two years. If he fails to fulfill the mandate, it will most likely be given to another contender, who will have 28 days to forge a coalition.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-04). After postponing elections, Palestinian Authority moots national unity government. peoplesdispatch.org Amid mounting criticism of its decision to postpone elections scheduled for May 22, the Palestinian Authority is trying to talk to other factions to form a national unity government…

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