Monthly Archives: June 2021

2021-06-07: News Headlines

Paul Cochrane (2021-06-07). Under Israeli Bombs: PTSD, Traumatic Sress Disorder and Flashbacks. counterpunch.org Shocking reports have been surfacing from during the bombardment and since the ceasefire over the past few weeks. A 14-year old Palestinian boy committed suicide following the death of all his family members. Eleven of the 67 Palestinian children killed in Israeli airstrikes, aged between five and 15, were participating in the Norwegian Refugee Council's "psycho-social programme aimed at helping them deal with trauma".

UMMID (2021-06-07). Video: Palestinian Teen Searches for His Memories from Under Gaza Rubble. globalresearch.ca A heart wrenching …

_____ (2021-06-07). After Blocking Israeli Ship From Unloading… popularresistance.org After their success blocking an Israeli ZIM cargo ship from unloading at the Port of Oakland on Friday, pro-Palestine activists held the first-ever pro-Palestine protest in the Port of NY-NJ. | The newly formed Block the Boat NY coalition organized a protest against the ZIM Tarragona, which was scheduled to arrive at the port Sunday morning. | The protest has been organized as part of the International Week-of-Action called by the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) of San Francisco. | Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters had prevented the unloading of the Israeli container ship from Asia at the Port of Oa…

Michael Arria (2021-06-07). Protestors are blocking Israeli ships from offloading in Oakland — updated. mronline.org Bay Area activists are blocking an Israeli cargo ship from offloading in Oakland, CA in solidarity with Palestine. | June 7, 2021 | Newswire…

AutumnSun (2021-06-07). Protest US-financed oppression in Palestine/Israel. indybay.org Here are a few photos from today's protest on Ocean St. at Water St. that was held from 11am. to 2pm.

Arab Resource & Organizing Center (2021-06-07). Victory Claimed After Israeli-Operated Cargo Ship Prevented from Unloading in Oakland. indybay.org In a major BDS win, an Arab community organization mobilized over 500 people and blocked an Israeli shipping giant from unloading cargo in the Port of Oakland. Now organizers say the fight has just begun, and have called for more pickets at 4PM…

WorkWeek (2021-06-07). Pacifica CRD & WorkWeek Covering Picketing & Block of Israeli Chartered Ship Volan At. indybay.org WorkWeek & Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy will be covering the picket of the Zim Ship Volan at the Port of Oakland…

Labor Video Project (2021-06-07). Israeli ZIM Volans Blocked In Oakland As ILWU 10 Members Refuse To Cross Picket Lines. indybay.org Over 500 community and labor activists rallied and picketed the Israeli ZIM chartered ship the Volans. ILWU members refused to cross the picket lines.

Leon Kunstenaar, AROC event notice (2021-06-07). Protesters Prevent Unloading of Israeli Ship. indybay.org Attempting to avoid protesters, ZIM freighter hung out off California coasts for two weeks, only to be prevented from unloading in Oakland.

Phyllis Bennis (2021-06-07). What You Need to Know About Israel's New "Change Coalition" counterpunch.org In Israel's parliament, the Knesset, a broad but shaky new "change coalition" claims it's ready to finally oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — the right-wing Likud leader who's held the office for the last 12 years. If approved, the new coalition would anoint as prime minister Naftali Bennett, a former Netanyahu ally who supports settlement

Juan Cole (2021-06-07). Capitol Insurrection in Jerusalem? Netanyahu Calls New Government a "Fraud," calls for Massive Squatter Protests. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Bilal Daher reports at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 that outgoing prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the Likud Party bloc in the parliament or Knesset on Sunday, alleging that the multiparty coalition that was formed to unseat him is the "greatest election fraud" . . . "in the history of …

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-07). Targeting Iran, strengthening NATO: U.S., British, Israeli, Italian F-35s in unprecedented air combat exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Targeting Iran, strengthening NATO: U.S., British, Israeli, Italian F-35s in unprecedented air combat exerciseRick Rozoff The twelve-day Falcon Strike 21 aerial war games commenced in earnest today out of the Amendola Air Base in Italy. The exercise is led by the Italian Air Force and is described by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air …

Richard Silverstein (2021-06-07). Netanyahu's Legacy of Hate Defines His Long Goodbye. globalresearch.ca On Wednesday, Benjamin …

Juan Cole (2021-06-06). Israel, 'Only Mideast Democracy,' Criminalizes Journalism, arrests Al Jazeera Reporter for Covering E. Jerusalem; What is being Covered Up? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli police took another step toward criminalizing journalism on Saturday when they arrested al-Jazeera Arabic correspondent Givara al-Budeiri while she was covering a demonstration in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem marking the anniversary of the Naksa, the Setback. That term is how Palestinians refer to the 1967 …

Juan Cole (2021-06-06). Israel, 'Only Mideast Democracy,' Criminalizes Journalism, arrests Al Jazeera Reporter for Covering E. Jerusalem; What is being Covered Up? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli police took another step toward criminalizing journalism on Saturday when they arrested al-Jazeera Arabic correspondent Givara al-Budeiri while she was covering a demonstration in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem marking the anniversary of the Naksa, the Setback. That term is how is how Palestinians refer to …

Faramarz Farbod (2021-06-06). Palestine Can't Breathe. dissidentvoice.org Another cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians has been announced ending another round of violent assault on the latter. The settler-colonial Jewish government in Israel killed 275 Palestinians, 248 of them in the Gaza Strip, 26 in the West Bank and Jerusalem, 1 inside Israel, including 66 children in Gaza, and at least 6,200 others …

Staff (2021-06-06). Sheikh Jarrah defenders Muna and Mohammed al-Kurd detained by Israeli occupation: Take action! samidoun.net On Sunday morning, 6 June, Palestinian activists from Sheikh Jarrah, twin brother and sister Muna and Mohammed al-Kurd, 23, were seized by Israeli occupation forces. Both Muna and Mohammed have appeared extensively in Arab and international media, including CNN, MSNBC and Democracy Now, highlighting the Israeli state and settlers' attempts to steal their family home in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied Jerusalem. Their massive reach on social media has allowed them to tell the story of Palestinian Jerusalemites to millions, with Muna having over 1 million Instagram followers and Mohammed with hundreds of thousands of twitt…

Staff (2021-06-06). June 8: BLOCK THE BOAT Vancouver: End Israeli Apartheid — Defend Palestine! samidoun.net Tuesday, June 8 — gather at 3 pm at Woodland Park (Woodland and Frances, Vancouver) — please stay alert through joining the text system for date and time changes! Vancouver, BC, Occupied Coast Salish Territories TEXT YOUR NAME to: +1-833-590-1987 for updates and action alerts Join the Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/1169263640162975 BLOCK THE BOAT FOR PALESTINE! — UPDATE to Tuesday, June 8 ** Get updates and news. Text your name to +1-833-590-1987 ** TUESDAY, JUNE 8 — BRING YOUR MASK AND KEFFIYEH AND GATHER AT 3 PM AT WOODLAND PARK: Zim-Operated Ship scheduled to dock at Van…

Staff (2021-06-06). Sheikh Jarrah defenders Muna and Mohammed al-Kurd detained by Israeli occupation: Take action! samidoun.net UPDATE: Muna al-Kurd has now been released. UPDATE 2: Mohammed al-Kurd has been released! Now is the time to keep up the struggle until all Palestinian prisoners — and all of Palestine — is free. The twins are finally reunited ‚ù§Muna and mohammed ‚ù§ @m7mdkurd#SaveSheikhJarrah #SaveJerusalem #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/gx73EVOYs8 — Hayat üáµüá∞ üáµüá∏ (@pakistanikiz) June 6, 2021 Palestinian activist Muna al-Kurd has been released. #SheikhJarrah #Palestine…

Sean Connolly (2021-06-06). Long Island, NY demands: 'End all aid to apartheid Israel!'. liberationnews.org On May 23, hundreds gathered in Garden City, Long Island, New York for a day of action in support of the Palestinian people, organized by a broad coalition, including ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, Muslims for Progress, Warriors of the Sunrise, Long Island Black Alliance, Al Quds Committee of New …

Jonathan Cook (2021-06-06). Israel's New Government Will Deepen Rifts, not Heal Them. dissidentvoice.org The photo was unprecedented. It showed Mansour Abbas, leader of an Islamist party for Palestinians in Israel, signing an agreement on Wednesday night to sit in a "government of change" alongside settler leader Naftali Bennett. Caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fervently try to find a way to break up the coalition in the next few …

Jonathan Cook (2021-06-06). Tech Giants Help Israel Muzzle Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org Israel's caretaker prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sought to shut down all use of the popular video-sharing app TikTok in Israel last month. The attempt to censor TikTok, details of which emerged last weekend, is one of a number of reported attempts by Israel to control social media content during last month's military assault on the …

AutumnSun (2021-06-06). Protest US-financed oppression in Palestine/Israel. indybay.org Here are a few photos from today's protest on Ocean St. at Water St. that was held from 11am. to 2pm.

Fra Hughes (2021-06-06). Belfast City Council Calls for the Expulsion of the Israeli Ambassadors to Britain and Ireland. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Belfast — Jun 2, 2021 | In a historic move, Belfast City Councillors have voted to call on the Irish and British governments to expel the Israeli Ambassadors. | The motion was passed by 31 votes to 28 votes on 01/06/2021, showing a seismic shift from previous votes and debates on the Israel Palestine conflict. | Previous debates and deflections have implied the conflict is complicated and complex. | That there are two sides to the conflict and both have been wrong. Perhaps the people of Belfast should not get politically involved in matters that are occurring halfway around the world or indeed…

_____ (2021-06-06). Oakland Dockworkers Refuse To Unload Israeli Cargo Ship. popularresistance.org Hundreds of activists and dockworkers responded to an international call to action and successfully prevented an Israel-owned vessel from unloading its cargo at Oakland in California on Friday. At around 6pm, the Volans, a cargo vessel owned and operated by the ZIM shipping corporation, pulled out of port with its cargo intact. | It was apparently bound for Los Angeles, according to an online schedule. | Protesters had prevented the ship from docking at Oakland for more than two weeks after its scheduled arrival date. | The vessel ostensibly attempted to avoid the picket line. | "By refusing to unload Israeli car…

_____ (2021-06-06). On Contact: Confronting The Ruling Elite. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Richard Falk about the inner workings of the power elite and the institutions that do its bidding. Falk is professor emeritus of international law and practice at Princeton University, and the former United Nations human rights rapporteur in the Israeli-Occupied Territories. | Falks' new memoir, 'Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim', documents how he confronted entrenched political, military and economic power, especially after visiting Hanoi in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War. During his tenure as rapporteur from 2008 to 2014, he often clashed wit…

ANSWER Coalition (2021-06-06). Apartheid not welcome: "Block The Boat" picket at Port of Oakland challenges Israel's crimes. liberationnews.org Guest post by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)…

ANSWER Coalition (2021-06-06). Block The Boat picket stops Israeli apartheid profiteer ship from unloading in Port of Oakland. liberationnews.org Guest post by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)…

Leon Kunstenaar, AROC event notice (2021-06-06). Protesters Prevent Unloading of Israeli Ship. indybay.org Attempting to avoid protesters, ZIM freighter hung out off California coasts for two weeks, only to be prevented from unloading in Oakland.

Arab Resource & Organizing Center (2021-06-06). Victory Claimed After Israeli-Operated Cargo Ship Prevented from Unloading in Oakland. indybay.org In a major BDS win, an Arab community organization mobilized over 500 people and blocked an Israeli shipping giant from unloading cargo in the Port of Oakland. Now organizers say the fight has just begun, and have called for more pickets at 4PM…

Labor Video Project (2021-06-06). Israeli ZIM Volans Blocked In Oakland As ILWU 10 Members Refuse To Cross Picket Lines. indybay.org Over 500 community and labor activists rallied and picketed the Israeli ZIM chartered ship the Volans. ILWU members refused to cross the picket lines.

WorkWeek (2021-06-06). Pacifica CRD & WorkWeek Covering Picketing & Block of Israeli Chartered Ship Volan At. indybay.org WorkWeek & Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy will be covering the picket of the Zim Ship Volan at the Port of Oakland…

Gretchen Vogel (2021-06-06). Israel Reports Link Between Rare Cases of Heart Inflammation and COVID-19 Vaccination in Young Men. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 vaccine …

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2021-06-06: News Headlines

ANSWER Coalition (2021-06-06). Block The Boat picket stops Israeli apartheid profiteer ship from unloading in Port of Oakland. liberationnews.org Guest post by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)…

Jonathan Cook (2021-06-06). Tech Giants Help Israel Muzzle Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org Israel's caretaker prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sought to shut down all use of the popular video-sharing app TikTok in Israel last month. The attempt to censor TikTok, details of which emerged last weekend, is one of a number of reported attempts by Israel to control social media content during last month's military assault on the …

Juan Cole (2021-06-06). Israel, 'Only Mideast Democracy,' Criminalizes Journalism, arrests Al Jazeera Reporter for Covering E. Jerusalem; What is being Covered Up? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli police took another step toward criminalizing journalism on Saturday when they arrested al-Jazeera Arabic correspondent Givara al-Budeiri while she was covering a demonstration in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem marking the anniversary of the Naksa, the Setback. That term is how is how Palestinians refer to …

Faramarz Farbod (2021-06-06). Palestine Can't Breathe. dissidentvoice.org Another cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians has been announced ending another round of violent assault on the latter. The settler-colonial Jewish government in Israel killed 275 Palestinians, 248 of them in the Gaza Strip, 26 in the West Bank and Jerusalem, 1 inside Israel, including 66 children in Gaza, and at least 6,200 others …

Staff (2021-06-06). Sheikh Jarrah defenders Muna and Mohammed al-Kurd detained by Israeli occupation: Take action! samidoun.net On Sunday morning, 6 June, Palestinian activists from Sheikh Jarrah, twin brother and sister Muna and Mohammed al-Kurd, 23, were seized by Israeli occupation forces. Both Muna and Mohammed have appeared extensively in Arab and international media, including CNN, MSNBC and Democracy Now, highlighting the Israeli state and settlers' attempts to steal their family home in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied Jerusalem. Their massive reach on social media has allowed them to tell the story of Palestinian Jerusalemites to millions, with Muna having over 1 million Instagram followers and Mohammed with hundreds of thousands of twitt…

Staff (2021-06-06). June 8: BLOCK THE BOAT Vancouver: End Israeli Apartheid — Defend Palestine! samidoun.net Tuesday, June 8 — gather at 3 pm at Woodland Park (Woodland and Frances, Vancouver) — please stay alert through joining the text system for date and time changes! Vancouver, BC, Occupied Coast Salish Territories TEXT YOUR NAME to: +1-833-590-1987 for updates and action alerts Join the Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/1169263640162975 BLOCK THE BOAT FOR PALESTINE! — UPDATE to Tuesday, June 8 ** Get updates and news. Text your name to +1-833-590-1987 ** TUESDAY, JUNE 8 — BRING YOUR MASK AND KEFFIYEH AND GATHER AT 3 PM AT WOODLAND PARK: Zim-Operated Ship scheduled to dock at Van…

Sean Connolly (2021-06-06). Long Island, NY demands: 'End all aid to apartheid Israel!'. liberationnews.org On May 23, hundreds gathered in Garden City, Long Island, New York for a day of action in support of the Palestinian people, organized by a broad coalition, including ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, Muslims for Progress, Warriors of the Sunrise, Long Island Black Alliance, Al Quds Committee of New …

AutumnSun (2021-06-06). Protest US-financed oppression in Palestine/Israel. indybay.org Here are a few photos from today's protest on Ocean St. at Water St. that was held from 11am. to 2pm.

Jonathan Cook (2021-06-06). Israel's New Government Will Deepen Rifts, not Heal Them. dissidentvoice.org The photo was unprecedented. It showed Mansour Abbas, leader of an Islamist party for Palestinians in Israel, signing an agreement on Wednesday night to sit in a "government of change" alongside settler leader Naftali Bennett. Caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fervently try to find a way to break up the coalition in the next few …

_____ (2021-06-06). On Contact: Confronting The Ruling Elite. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Richard Falk about the inner workings of the power elite and the institutions that do its bidding. Falk is professor emeritus of international law and practice at Princeton University, and the former United Nations human rights rapporteur in the Israeli-Occupied Territories. | Falks' new memoir, 'Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim', documents how he confronted entrenched political, military and economic power, especially after visiting Hanoi in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War. During his tenure as rapporteur from 2008 to 2014, he often clashed wit…

Leon Kunstenaar, AROC event notice (2021-06-06). Protesters Prevent Unloading of Israeli Ship. indybay.org Attempting to avoid protesters, ZIM freighter hung out off California coasts for two weeks, only to be prevented from unloading in Oakland.

Arab Resource & Organizing Center (2021-06-06). Victory Claimed After Israeli-Operated Cargo Ship Prevented from Unloading in Oakland. indybay.org In a major BDS win, an Arab community organization mobilized over 500 people and blocked an Israeli shipping giant from unloading cargo in the Port of Oakland. Now organizers say the fight has just begun, and have called for more pickets at 4PM…

Labor Video Project (2021-06-06). Israeli ZIM Volans Blocked In Oakland As ILWU 10 Members Refuse To Cross Picket Lines. indybay.org Over 500 community and labor activists rallied and picketed the Israeli ZIM chartered ship the Volans. ILWU members refused to cross the picket lines.

WorkWeek (2021-06-06). Pacifica CRD & WorkWeek Covering Picketing & Block of Israeli Chartered Ship Volan At. indybay.org WorkWeek & Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy will be covering the picket of the Zim Ship Volan at the Port of Oakland…

Fight Back (2021-06-05). Tallahassee students speak out against attacks on Palestine. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On June 3, students at Florida State University gathered to demand an end to the Israeli government's attacks on Gaza. Students connected the struggles against political repression in Palestine to similar struggles facing political activists in Colombia. | The event was hosted by Students for a Democratic Society as well as the Tallahassee Community Action Committee. Attendees held signs saying, "End the Occupation" and "Stop Political Repression". | Event organizer Katherine Draken said, "We need to continue bringing attention to the struggles of the Palestinian people against Zionism and…

Dan Cohen (2021-06-05). New investigation reveals role of Israeli operatives in Colombia's "political genocide" mronline.org Known as the "Red Dance," the systematic murder of the Patriotic Union remains one of the most extreme cases of political violence in Latin America and new evidence suggests that it was concocted by one of the most decorated spies in Israeli history. | June 5, 2021…

Phyllis Bennis (2021-06-05). Four Things to Know About Israel's New 'Change Coalition'. juancole.com ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) — The new government — if it takes power at all — is united only around ousting Netanyahu. Here's what that could mean. By Phyllis Bennis | June 4, 2021 In Israel's parliament, the Knesset, a broad but shaky new "change coalition" claims it's ready to finally oust Prime …

Phyllis Bennis (2021-06-05). Four Things to Know About Israel's New 'Change Coalition'. zcomm.org The new government — if it takes power at all — is united only around ousting Netanyahu. Here's what that could mean…

Juan Cole (2021-06-05). Israelis Actively Plotted "indefinite" Occupation of Gaza, West Bank, back in 1960s— the 6 Day War was just a Pretext: Haaretz. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — I can't tell you how many times I have heard Israeli officials talk as though the 1967 Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza were a kind of accident that left them with a dilemma. One told me it was like having a used car that you …

Jonathan Cook (2021-06-05). Tech giants help Israel muzzle Palestinians. electronicintifada.net Israeli efforts to control criticism intensified during assault on Gaza.

The Conversation (2021-06-05). Israel's new government doesn't give Palestinians much hope. It could be time for a radical approach. juancole.com By Ian Parmeter | — Even by the standards of previous Israeli coalitions, the new government that's just been announced includes strange bedfellows. The eight parties in the coalition range from the right-wing nationalist Yamina party to social-democratic Labor and left-wing Meretz. And for the first time in Israeli history, the coalition includes an Arab-Israeli …

Waging Nonviolence (2021-06-05). 'When they take 100 trees, we plant 4,000' — a conversation with Mubarak Awad on nonviolence in Palestine. juancole.com By Nonviolence Radio Team | ( Waging Nonviolence ) — Subscribe to "Nonviolence Radio" on Apple Podcasts, Android, Spotify or via RSS. This week, Nonviolence Radio hosts Mubarak Awad, founder of the National Youth Advocate Program, which provides alternative foster care and counseling to "at risk" youth and their families. He is also the founder …

Staff (2021-06-05). Palestinian Lives Still Won't Matter Under the Next Israeli Government. truthout.org In Israel's parliament, the Knesset, a broad but shaky new "change coalition" claims it's ready to finally oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — the right-wing Likud leader who's held the office for the last 12 years. | If approved, the new coalition would anoint as prime minister Naftali Bennett, a former Netanyahu ally who supports settlement expansion and annexation of much of the West Bank, and who is significantly further to the right than Netanyahu himself. In theory, if it stays in p…

Georgina Andrews (2021-06-05). Workers worldwide block Israeli ships in solidarity. challenge-magazine.org Following apartheid Israel's massacre in the besieged Gaza strip last month, the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions and all other notable Palestinian trade unions have urged fellow workers around the world to refuse to handle Israeli goods and build Israeli weapons. Dock workers in Livorno and South Africa took heed of this call last

Editorial Team (2021-06-05). Workers worldwide block Israeli ships in solidarity. challenge-magazine.org Following apartheid Israel's massacre in the besieged Gaza strip last month, the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions and all other notable Palestinian trade unions have urged fellow workers around the world to refuse to handle Israeli goods and build Israeli weapons. Dock workers in Livorno and South Africa took heed of this call last month when they refused to offload cargo from a ship owned by the Israeli company 'ZIM', the eleventh largest shipping company in the world.

Answer Coalition (2021-06-05). Block The Boat Picket Stops Israeli Apartheid Profiteer Ship from Unloading in Port of Oakland. answercoalition.org &nbsp…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-06-05). Oakland dockworkers refuse to unload Israeli cargo ship. electronicintifada.net Port unions around the world have turned away Israel-linked ships and weapons cargos.

Leon Kunstenaar, AROC event notice (2021-06-05). Protesters Prevent Unloading of Israeli Ship. indybay.org Attempting to avoid protesters, ZIM freighter hung out off California coasts for two weeks, only to be prevented from unloading in Oakland.

WorkWeek (2021-06-05). Pacifica CRD & WorkWeek Covering Picketing & Block of Israeli Chartered Ship Volan At. indybay.org WorkWeek & Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy will be covering the picket of the Zim Ship Volan at the Port of Oakland…

Labor Video Project (2021-06-05). Israeli ZIM Volans Blocked In Oakland As ILWU 10 Members Refuse To Cross Picket Lines. indybay.org Over 500 community and labor activists rallied and picketed the Israeli ZIM chartered ship the Volans. ILWU members refused to cross the picket lines.

Arab Resource & Organizing Center (2021-06-05). Victory Claimed After Israeli-Operated Cargo Ship Prevented from Unloading in Oakland. indybay.org In a major BDS win, an Arab community organization mobilized over 500 people and blocked an Israeli shipping giant from unloading cargo in the Port of Oakland. Now organizers say the fight has just begun, and have called for more pickets at 4PM…

Juan Cole (2021-06-05). Netanyahu pledges to destroy Biden's Iran, Settlements Policies. zcomm.org Netanyahu is telling Israelis that Bennett's will be a "far left government," even though it has far right parties in it, including that of its head…

John Zarocostas (2021-06-05). [World Report] Aid agencies escalate Gaza relief effort. thelancet.com After an 11-day conflict, the world now focuses on humanitarian emergency needs and accountability. John Zarocostas reports.

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