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.

Alan MacLeod (2021-06-04). Birds of a Fascist Feather: Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia's Crackdown on Protesters. globalresearch.ca Photos circulating on …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-06-04). Podcast Ep 39: Fighting censorship of Palestine. electronicintifada.net Do Silicon Valley corporations have authority to decide what can and cannot be taught in classrooms?

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-04). The Fumbling King of Palestine: Palestinians are Defeating the Oslo Culture. counterpunch.org The political discourse of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, is similar to that of an ineffectual king who has been isolated in his palace for far too long. The king speaks of prosperity and peace, and tirelessly counts his innumerable achievements, while his people are dying of starvation

Tamara Nassar (2021-06-04). Palestinian Authority rounds up activists. electronicintifada.net After life of resistance, former Birzeit student dies by Israeli fire.

Josh Frank (2021-06-04). Edward Said and Palestine (1986). counterpunch.org &nbsp…

Angela (2021-06-04). Friday 6/4: Protest: Free Palestine. indybay.org MLK Plaza | 2 E Oak St, Stockton, CA…

Angela (2021-06-04). Friday 6/4: Palestine 101 & Naksa Community Teach-In. indybay.org 1331 S Nutwood St, Anaheim, CA…

Angela (2021-06-04). Saturday 6/5: From the Bay to Palestine: Rise Up for Liberation. indybay.org San Leandro Marina | 1253 Marina Blvd, San Leandro, CA…

Allan Fisher (2021-06-04). Saturday 6/5: Protest US financed oppression in Palestine/Israel. indybay.org Ocean and Water Street, Santa Cruz…

Ann Garrison (2021-06-04). Norman Finkelstein: Truth and justice are the ultimate test, not international NGOs. mronline.org Even Human Rights Watch says Israel is committing crimes against humanity in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and in Gaza, and the idea of a Jewish state in the context of Palestine is not legitimate. | June 4, 2021…

Markela Panegyres (2021-06-04). We need to hear — and share — the voices of Palestinian artists. greenleft.org.au More than 44 Palestinian cultural institutions were partially or completely destroyed by Israel's latest bombing attacks. One small way we can express solidarity with Palestinian artists, writers and musicians is by learning about their work and sharing it with others, writes Markela Panegyres.

Markela Panegyres (2021-06-04). We need to hear — and share — the voices of Palestinian artists. greenleft.org.au One small way we can express solidarity with Palestinian artists, writers and musicians is by learning about their work and sharing it with others, writes Markela Panegyres.

Anonymous669 (2021-06-04). Palestinian Fighters Open Fire At Israeli Drone Swarm Over Gaza (Videos). southfront.org Screen grab from one of the videos showing two Israeli drones passing by each other over the Gaza Strip. | Late on June 3, a swarm of small quadcopter drones launched by the Israeli military invaded the skies of the Gaza Strip. | A source in Gaza's armed factions told the al-Quds newspaper that the drones had flown over military posts as well as civilian homes and buildings. The drones were targeted by Palestinian fighters, who managed to shot down some of them. | "By flying these drones, occupation forces attempted to test a…

Betty McCollum (2021-06-04). My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering. thenation.com My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering…

Isra Saleh el-Namey (2021-06-04). When Israel killed doctors. electronicintifada.net Road leading to Gaza's largest hospital badly damaged during massacre.

Ali Abunimah (2021-06-04). Bernie Sanders must stop whitewashing Israel's next racist government. electronicintifada.net The coalition-in-waiting is another collection of genocidal extremists.

WSWS (2021-06-04). Naphtali Bennett to head Israeli "government of change" to oust Netanyahu. wsws.org Bennett will head a deeply unstable, unprincipled coalition with a majority of one in the 120-seat Knesset.

WSWS (2021-06-04). Naftali Bennett to head Israeli "government of change" to oust Netanyahu. wsws.org Bennett will head a deeply unstable, unprincipled coalition with a majority of one in the 120-seat Knesset.

RobertAlvarez (2021-06-04). Four Things to Know About Israel's New 'Change Coalition'. ips-dc.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 power for two years, the more centrist Yair Lapid would then take over as prime minister. But that's a big "if" [mdas…

The Conversation (2021-06-04). The more it Changes . . . What can we Expect from the new Unity Coalition Government in Israel? juancole.com By John Strawson | — Israeli politics are entering a new chapter. After inconclusive elections in March, a politically diverse coalition has formed to end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 years as prime minister. The eight-party coalition is led by right-winger Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid. The two will take turns as prime minister, with Bennett …

John Feffer (2021-06-04). Democracy on the Precipice? counterpunch.org Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarussian dictator, snatches a dissident from midair. Military strongman Assimi Goita launches another coup in Mali. Benjamin Netanyahu escalates a military conflict to save his own political skin in Israel. In the United States, the Republican Party launches a full-court press to suppress the vote. Authoritarianism, like war, makes headlines. It's hard

Juan Cole (2021-06-04). Israel's Netanyahu pledges to destroy President Biden's Iran, Settlements Policies if he Can Survive. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Outgoing Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu lost his chance to form a government as the deadline ran out on Thursday, but he swung into action in an attempt to stop his rivals from forming one, either. A successful prime minister would have to be able pass a confidence vote in …

Anthony Fulton (2021-06-04). Confronting The Book of Joshua. counterpunch.org The Joshua Generation: Israeli Occupation and the Bible — Rachel Havrelock (Princeton University Press, 2020) If these are indeed the last days of Benjamin Netanyahu's reign as Prime Minister of Israel, then one of his most notable parting gifts will have been the political rehabilitation of the strand of Religious Zionism represented by right-wing politicians

Dan Cohen (2021-06-03). New Investigation Reveals Role of Israeli Operatives in Colombia's "Political Genocide" orinocotribune.com By Dan Cohen — Jun 2, 2021 | 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. | BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — On April 6, 1984, a group of men dressed in police uniforms arrived at the home of Milcíades Contento in the town of Viotá, Colombia. Contento was a peasant, communist and member of the Patriotic Union (UP), a newly-formed experimental political party born out of the 1985 peace negotiations between the cons…

Staff (2021-06-03). 4 June, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — Solidarity is our weapon! samidoun.net Friday, 4 June 11 am to 1 pm Metro Bagatelle Toulouse, France Facebook : www.facebook.com/events/225330892443874/ On Friday, 4 June, Collectif Palestine Vaincra will organize a Palestine Stand at the exit of Bagatelle metro station in Toulouse, France, in solidarity with Palestine. In the aftermath of the murderous Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestine, the Palestinian people need our support more than ever in their struggle for return and liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea. All are invited to join in, gather stickers and flyers, take solidarity photos and sign on to the campaign to free Georg…

Workers World Party (2021-06-03). PDF of June 3 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. U.S. behind detention of Venezuelan diplomat Release Alex Saab! Ama-zen? Alabama mine strike. Editorial: Reparations NOW for Black Tulsans! A year after George Floyd, fight police terror! Cleveland, Seattle, Oakland. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free: March on Washington Global class impact Being . . . |

Staff (2021-06-03). 4 June, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — Solidarity is our weapon! samidoun.net Friday, 4 June 11 am to 1 pm Metro Bagatelle Toulouse, France Facebook : www.facebook.com/events/225330892443874/ On Friday, 4 June, Collectif Palestine Vaincra will organize a Palestine Stand at the exit of Bagatelle metro station in Toulouse, France, in solidarity with Palestine. In the aftermath of the murderous Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestine, the Palestinian people need our support more than ever in their struggle for return and liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea. All are invited to join in, gather stickers and flyers, take solidarity photos and sign on to the campaign to free Georg…

_____ (2021-06-03). United Nations: Forced Expulsion Of Palestinians Violates Law. popularresistance.org United Nations representatives have denounced the potential forced expulsion of Palestinian families from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood as a "violation of international law". | Speaking from Sheikh Jarrah on Wednesday, UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini said: "This eviction violates international law and Israel's obligation as an occupying power. For UNRWA, these Palestinian refugees are experiencing a second displacement in living memory." | He said as head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees it is his job "to protect and assist Palestinian refugees". | "I ha…

_____ (2021-06-03). Activists aim to block Israeli ships from US ports in solidarity with Palestinians. popularresistance.org Palestinian rights activists are aiming to block ships operated by an Israeli shipping line from unloading cargo in key US port cities as part of a campaign to pressure Israel over its numerous violations of international law. | The Arab Resource and Organizing Center (Aroc), which is leading the effort, told Middle East Eye on Wednesday that its "Block the Boat" campaign had successfully prevented a ship operated by Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd from docking in Oakland, California.

_____ (2021-06-03). United Nations: Forced Expulsion Of Palestinians Violates Law. popularresistance.org United Nations representatives have denounced the potential forced expulsion of Palestinian families from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood as a "violation of international law".

_____ (2021-06-03). Activists Aim To Block Israeli Ships From US Ports In Solidarity With Palestinians. popularresistance.org Palestinian rights activists are aiming to block ships operated by an Israeli shipping line from unloading cargo in key US port cities as part of a campaign to pressure Israel over its numerous violations of international law. | The Arab Resource and Organizing Center (Aroc), which is leading the effort, told Middle East Eye on Wednesday that its "Block the Boat" campaign had successfully prevented a ship operated by Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd from docking in Oakland, California. | Zim, considered the 10th largest shipping company in the world, told MEE in an email that delays at the port prevented it f…

Lori Allen (2021-06-03). This Time May be Different: On the UN Commission of Inquiry Investigating Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. globalresearch.ca Thanks to a …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-03). The Fumbling King of Palestine: Palestinians are Defeating the Oslo Culture. dissidentvoice.org The political discourse of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, is similar to that of an ineffectual king who has been isolated in his palace for far too long. The king speaks of prosperity and peace, and tirelessly counts his innumerable achievements, while his people are dying of starvation …

Anonymous (2021-06-03). Palestine in Pictures: May 2021. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

_____ (2021-06-03). United Palestinians Have Changed The Course Of History. popularresistance.org The Palestinian revolt of 2021 will go down in history as one of the most influential events in irreversibly changing the collective thinking in and around Palestine. Only two other events can be compared with what has just transpired in Palestine: The revolt of 1936 and the first intifada that began in 1987.The general strike and rebellion of 1936 to 1939 were momentous because they represented the first unmistakable expression of collective Palestinian political agency. Despite their isolation and humble tools of resistance, the Palestinian people rose up across the country to challenge both British and Zionist…

Stop US Aid to Israel (2021-06-03). 5/29/21 March on Washington for Palestine. indybay.org On May 29, 2021, for the first time in memory, there was a March on Washington for Palestine, endorsed by over 130 groups, with some 35,000 people walking in the rain from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House.

Angela (2021-06-03). Thursday 6/3: Collective Liberation From Minneapolis to Palestine. indybay.org Zoom…

repost (2021-06-03). Labor for Palestine: US Union Activists Pass Support Resolutions. indybay.org Rank and file workers are passing pro-Palestinian resolutions across the country, including right here in San Francisco, where the teachers' union took a firm stand for the Palestinian liberation struggle. See www.commondreams.org/views/2021/05/31/us-unions-are-voicing-unprecedented-support-palestine…

Angela (2021-06-03). Friday 6/4: Palestine 101 & Naksa Community Teach-In. indybay.org 1331 S Nutwood St, Anaheim, CA…

Talia Lavin (2021-06-03). A Fart Joke Is Not a Pogrom. thenation.com A Fart Joke Is Not a Pogrom…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-03). UNRWA calls Palestinian families' eviction from Sheikh Jarrah illegal. peoplesdispatch.org The head of the United Nation Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini said on Wednesday, June 2 that Israel's attempts to force Palestinian families out of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem is in complete "violation of international law and Israel's obligation as an occupying power." | Lazzarini, commissioner general of the UN's special refugee agency for Palestinians, was visiting Sheikh Jarrah on Wednesday. He asserted that as the head of the UN agency for Palestine, it is his job to protect Palestinians and assist them in a time of crisis. He also said that according to the UN…

Ira Glunts (2021-06-03). Antisemitism's Misdirection: Who Gets Hurt? counterpunch.org Unfounded or unconfirmed charges of antisemitism made by US pro-Israel organizations which are then parroted by the pro-Zionist US mainstream press, always increase when Israeli actions become so hideous they shame even some of its most dedicated supporters. With the latest Israeli shelling of Gaza, its evictions of Palestinians from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in

Eds. (2021-06-03). This time may be different: on the UN commission of inquiry investigating violations in the occupied Palestinian territory. mronline.org Thanks to a rapidly changing political context the new UN Human Rights Council commission announced on May 27th may be different from those in the past—this one may actually help hold Israel accountable. | June 3, 2021…

Richard Drake (2021-06-03). Some Israeli perspectives on the tragedy of the Middle East. juancole.com ( Richard Drake) — The sickening events lately occurring in the Middle East have shocked and outraged the conscience of the world. The experts who have tried to pacify the Middle East, whatever their real intentions, obviously have failed to achieve anything but the preservation of a status quo guaranteed to produce one crisis and …

Joyce Chediac (2021-06-03). Who is the arch-racist poised to head Israeli government? liberationnews.org A new coalition has selected Naftali Bennett, an arch racist, to head the Israeli government, replacing Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister.

Anand Naidoo (2021-06-03). The Heat: Netanyahu set to lose power in Israel. america.cgtn.com Israel will have a new prime minister after the opposition was able to negotiate a very diverse coalition. But how long will it hold? A group of parties across the political spectrum has agreed to form a governing coalition in Israel. The Knesset is expected …

Juan Cole (2021-06-03). Top Ways Israel's Netanyahu Torpedoed Mideast Peace and Harmed Israel and America. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — A step was taken by his rivals toward unseating long-serving Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday when opposition parties all along the political spectrum from left to right formed a coalition of national unity. Ironically, that coalition only reached a majority in parliament by accepting for the first time …

Anonymous007 (2021-06-03). Israel To Seek $1Bn Replenishment For Iron Dome From U.S., As New Coalition Government Forms In Israel. southfront.org On June 2nd, Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz will travel to the US in order to request a $1bn replenishment…

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-03). Israel's New Mossad Chief Threatens More Assassinations and Attacks Inside Iran. globalresearch.ca On Tuesday, the …