(2021-07-07). Headlines for July 7, 2021. democracynow.org Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse Assassinated, Eric Adams Set to Become New York City's Next Mayor After Clinching Primary, Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects Tenure at UNC, Heads to Howard University with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Biden Admin Extends Temporary Protected Status for Yemenis, Pentagon Cancels $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract with Microsoft, White House Quietly Hosts Brother of Mohammed bin Salman, Lebanon on Brink of Economic Collapse as People Face Hunger, Poverty and Political Uncertainty, Far-Right Israeli Gov't Fails to Renew Apartheid "Citizenship Law", Iran Hosts Intra-Afghan Talks Amid Taliban A…
(2021-07-07). Palestinian student Layan Nasir seized by Israeli occupation forces. samidoun.net 
Palestinian student Layan Nasir was seized in the early morning hours of Wednesday, 7 July by Israeli occupation forces who invaded her home. She is a student at Bir Zeit University who wrote on social media only two days ago about the attacks she suffered at the hands of undercover Palestinian Authority security forces wearing civilian clothes, who violently beat protesters against the assassination of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat. She is currently being held in the Israeli Ofer prison. There are currently hundreds of Palestinian students detained by the Israeli occupation. At Bir Zeit University alone, Nasi…
(2021-07-07). Free Haitham Siyaj: Stop PA Political Imprisonment of Palestinian Activists! samidoun.net 
Haitham Siyaj, Palestinian struggler and organizer, remains imprisoned by the Palestinian Authority, his detention extended another 24 hours on 7 July 2021. Even after many of the political detainees seized by PA security forces while protesting the assassination of Nizar Banat — part and parcel of PA security coordination with the Israeli occupation — were released, Haitham Siyaj remains behind bars. He was beaten so badly by PA security forces that he was hospitalized; he was then seized from the hospital and has been held in detention since that time. He is now on hunger strike for the third day to…
(2021-07-07). 8 July, Berlin: In memory of Ghassan Kanafani. samidoun.net 
Thursday, 8 July 5 pm Brandenburger Tor Berlin, Germany Info: www.instagram.com/p/CRBmUxarrTe/ Join us on Thursday, 8 July to remember Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian revolutionary writer, thinker and leader, on the 49th anniversary of his assassination. ÿ¥ÿßÿ±ŸÉŸàŸÜÿß ÿ∫ÿØÿߟ㠟şä ÿ®ÿ±ŸÑŸäŸÜ! ŸàŸÇŸÅÿ© ŸÅŸä ÿߟÑÿ∞&Yu…
(2021-07-07). U.S. censorship is increasingly official. mronline.org The Biden administration made headlines last week as it moved to shut down the websites of 33 foreign media outlets, including ones based in Iran, Bahrain, Yemen and Palestine. Officials justified the decision by claiming the organizations were agents of "disinformation." | July 7, 2021…
(2021-07-07). 8 July, Madrid: Protest against repression in Palestine: Justice for Nizar Banat. samidoun.net 
Thursday, 8 July 7: 00 pm Embajada Palestina. C/Pío XII, 20 Madrid Info: www.instagram.com/p/CQ_O7TnDtSb/ Join us to demand justice, against repression by the Palestinian Authority, complicity with the Israeli occupation and the assassination of Nizar Banat. Exigimos justicia contra la represión de la autoridad Palestina, cómplice de régimen israelí y asesina de Nizar Banat | The article
(2021-07-07). Israel and the Racial Politics of Palestinian Family Separation. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Tuesday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett slammed opposition parties, led by former PM Binyamin Netanyahu, for having voted against renewal of the Family Separation Law for Palestinian-Israelis married to Palestinians. He said that the opposition had done direct damage to Israeli security. The …
(2021-07-07). Israel tries to whitewash its bloody legacy in Lebanon. electronicintifada.net Offer of "humanitarian aid" comes after new threats of death and destruction.
(2021-07-07). Israel's colonial violence and international humanitarian aid. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Whenever Israel bombs Gaza, donor countries are expected to raid their treasuries and manage the resultant humanitarian crisis. The aftermath of the latest colonial aggression against the enclave is no different. On one hand, the reconstruction of Gaza will probably follow previous mechanisms in which the UN plays a …
(2021-07-07). Iran Unveils Own Copy Of Israeli Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see original-size image. Source: Fars News Agency. | On July 7, Iran unveiled the ground-launched version of the "Almas" anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) which is a direct copy of the Israeli Spike system. | The missile was presented during a ceremony that the saw the delivery of modern equipment and weapons to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Force. | The ceremony was attended by IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami, IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour a…
(2021-07-07). Sunday 7/11: Q&A Discussion of film Gaza Fights for Freedom. indybay.org
(2021-07-06). Israel's apartheid marriage law is the essence of Zionism. electronicintifada.net Failure to renew discriminatory measure gives Palestinians no reprieve.
(2021-07-06). Palestinians In Chicago Nurture Connection To A Homeland Far Away. popularresistance.org An Estimated 85,000 Palestinians Live In Greater Chicago — 60% Of The Area's Arab Population. The Connection Some Of Them Feel To Their Homeland Was On Full Display During Street Protests In The Loop In Late May.
(2021-07-06). Mind-Stretching Summertime Book Recommendations. counterpunch.org 1. Honor Thy Label: Dr. Bronner's Unconventional Journey to a Clean, Green, and Ethical Supply Chain by Gero Leson. Dr. Leson, Bronner's vice president, tells the inside story of pioneering efforts for "building and scaling" ethical production, cooperating with suppliers in Sri Lanka, Ghana, India, Palestine, and beyond, and embracing Fair Trade and Regenerative organic agriculture. 2. To Be A Water Protector:
(2021-07-06). Law that discriminates against Palestinian families in Israel set to expire after 18 years. peoplesdispatch.org 
The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law was not renewed after a vote in the Knesset resulted in a tie. The law effectively separates Palestinians in the occupied territories from their spouses who are citizens of Israel…
(2021-07-06). Report: 91% of Gaza Children Traumatized After Israel's Last Offensive. orinocotribune.com Nine out of ten children in the Gaza Strip currently suffer some form of conflict-related trauma after the Israeli military attack ended over a month ago, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor). | A human rights report published on Friday revealed that 91% of children in the Gaza Strip had suffered psychological trauma following the latest Israeli aggression last May. | In addition to more than 260 martyrs claimed by the aggression, including entire families, hundreds were injured, thousands of homes were completely and partially destroyed, and drastic damage to the economy an…
(2021-07-06). Israel faces new coronavirus outbreak due to the Delta variant. wsws.org The Israeli Health Ministry data show that the Pfizer vaccine is now 64 percent effective against preventing COVID-19 infection, whereas before the rise of the Delta variant in Israel it was 94.3 percent effective.
(2021-07-06). Gaza Is Still Under Attack—but You Wouldn't Know It From the Media. thenation.com Gaza Is Still Under Attack—but You Wouldn't Know It From the Media…
(2021-07-06). Sunday 7/11: Q&A Discussion of film Gaza Fights for Freedom. indybay.org
(2021-07-06). "Chaos" in Israeli Parliament over Apartheid-style Law against Family Unification for Palestinian-Israelis. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Al-Quds Al-Arabi [Arab Jerusalem] reports "chaos" in the Israeli parliament as it debated into the wee hours of Tuesday morning the renewal of a 2003 law that places obstacles to family unification inside Israel of Palestinian-Israelis who marry Palestinians living in the Occupied West Bank or Gaza. Members of parliament …