Daily Archives: July 13, 2021

2021-07-13: News Headlines

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-07-13). UN, EU and World Bank back siege on Gaza. electronicintifada.net Regime change is the aim of Israel and its international supporters.

Black Alliance for Peace (2021-07-13). Why Human Rights in China and Tigray, but Not in Haiti, Palestine or Colombia? globalresearch.ca

Gideon Polya (2021-07-13). Ongoing Israeli Genocide of Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org The world needs to know the horrendous dimensions of the ongoing Palestinian Genocide, and of the gross Apartheid Israeli maltreatment of 5.2 million Occupied Palestinians and in particular of the 2 million inmates of the blockaded and bombed Gaza Concentration Camp. A numbers-based summary of these ongoing atrocities will strengthen global Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions …

Staff (2021-07-13). Action for Canada — Write a letter to Canadian government: Unconditional release of Khalida Jarrar to attend the funeral of her daughter, Suha Jarrar. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is joining with Just Peace Advocates and Al-Haq to call on Canadian government officials to pressure Israeli occupation officials to release Khalida Jarrar immediately: Write to Minister Garneau, Prime Minister Trudeau and UN Ambassador Bob Rae, calling them to work expeditiously to ensure from the Israeli authorities the immediate and unconditional release of Khalida Jarrar, so that she can attend the funeral of and mourn in dignity, her late daughter, Suha Jarrar. Write: actionnetwork.org/letters/write-letter-to-canadian-government-unconditional-release-o

Staff (2021-07-13). Khalida Jarrar's letter from Damon Prison on the tragic death of her daughter Suha. samidoun.net Khalida Jarrar, the imprisoned Palestinian feminist, leftist and parliamentarian, a Palestinian national leader and prominent representative of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, issued the statement below from her prison cell in Damon Prison on Tuesday, 13 July, mourning her daughter Suha. Khalida Jarrar was denied early release or even furlough to attend her daughter's funeral by the Israeli occupation. Suha, 30, died tragically of a heart attack on Sunday, 11 July. Hundreds of Palestinians joined in her funeral procession in Ramallah. Letter of Khalida Jarrar from Damon Prison, Haifa, occupied…

Yves Engler (2021-07-13). More Attacks on Palestine Solidarity from Green Party Leadership. dissidentvoice.org Annamie Paul's team have once again smeared Green MPs and party members as anti-Semitic for opposing the dispossessing of Palestinians. These ongoing attacks are part of the Green leader's broader commitment to Canadian imperialism. Last week Paul appointed Richard Zurawski to her shadow cabinet. Three weeks earlier the new party critic for Green Recovery publicly denounced …

Juan Cole (2021-07-13). Palestinians appeal to the UN Security Council over further Israeli Land Theft, Squatter Settlement at Palestinian Beita. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has agreed with Israeli squatter organizations on the Palestinian West bank to clear roughly 25 acres of land in the Palestinian-owned Jabal Sbeih hilltop area of the town of Beita between Ramallah and Nablus. The government …

Ruwaida Amer (2021-07-13). Older people "escape death" at Israel's hands. electronicintifada.net Residents of al-Wafa nursing home were especially vulnerable during the May attack.

Ali Abunimah (2021-07-13). Israel denies Khalida Jarrar a final farewell to daughter. electronicintifada.net Suha Jarrar, who died unexpectedly, praised as innovative human rights defender.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-13). NATO Chief Meets with Egyptian, Israeli Foreign Ministers at Alliance Headquarters. globalresearch.ca

Hans Stehling (2021-07-13). Bill to Stop UK Arms Trade with Israel: Britain Risks Charge of Accessory to War Crimes. globalresearch.ca

Jewish Film Institute (2021-07-13). Saturday 7/24: A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff – Live Screening with Q&A. indybay.org The Castro Theatre – 429 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-13). Israel Blocks Aid Delivery, Demolishes Palestinian Structures. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 13th, the Palestinian Information Center According to

Staff (2021-07-13). Unearthing the horror of Native American boarding schools. therealnews.com Calls for deeper investigations rise after hundreds of unmarked graves were recently discovered at Canadian boarding schools used to assimilate Native children; Jews against Israeli apartheid say "Not in our name."

Black Alliance for Peace (2021-07-12). Why Human Rights in China and Tigray but Not in Haiti, Palestine, or Colombia? dissidentvoice.org U.S. President Joe Biden and the Democrats have been playing the "Black Lives Matter" tune on their fiddle. Biden even raised the issue of Black Lives Matter during his presidential campaign. But, just days after Biden was sworn into office, his administration lent support for the Haitian dictator, Jovenel MoàØse, who stayed in office past …

Staff (2021-07-12). Freedom for Khalida Jarrar! Appeal for immediate release upon the passing of Suha Jarrar. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network extends its deepest condolences to Khalida, Ghassan and Yafa Jarrar upon the tragic passing of Suha Jarrar, who died on Sunday, July 11 at the age of 31. Suha, Khalida and Ghassan's daughter, Yafa's sister, was a tireless advocate for Palestinian rights and liberation, speaking around the world to advance Palestinian freedom. At this horrendous moment for her and her family, Khalida Jarrar, Palestinian leader, feminist, parliamentarian and organizer, remains imprisoned in Israeli jails as a political leader, denied even the comfort of her loved ones. We extend our…

Staff (2021-07-12). New outrage: Israeli occupation denies early release for Khalida Jarrar — take action to demand her freedom! samidoun.net Palestinian lawyers reported on Monday, 12 July that the Israeli occupation rejected their legal appeal seeking the early release of imprisoned Palestinian feminist and national leader, Khalida Jarrar, to participate in the funeral of her daughter, Suha Jarrar, who passed away on Sunday in Ramallah. The Israeli occupation wants to deny even this basic human need to Khalida Jarrar, to see her daughter one last time. She is imprisoned on political charges and has only two months remaining in her sentence, imposed by an illegitimate Israeli military court for her public activities and advocacy for Palestinian libera…

_____ (2021-07-12). Elbit Tamworth Shut Down For The Third Time. popularresistance.org Action follows brutalisation of Palestinians by Israeli forces over the weekend, with almost 400 injured as live ammunition was used against Palestinians protesting illegal land confiscation in the West Bank. Elbit's technologies are central to the surveillance and repression of Palestinians in the occupied territories | This action is the third time that Palestine Action have occupied the site since February 2021, with the site being guarded by significantly heightened security. Today's action — as with all Palestine Action occupations — intends to be as disruptive as possible to the flow of arms to…

Tamara Nassar (2021-07-12). Why Israel is trying to steal Silwan from Palestinians. electronicintifada.net Jerusalem neighborhood has long been target of violent settler colonization.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-07-12). Podcast Ep 42: On the front lines of action for Palestine. electronicintifada.net Human rights defenders block Israeli cargo ships, protest at lawmakers' offices and shut down weapons factory.

Allan Fisher (2021-07-12). Saturday 7/10: Protest US financed oppression in Palestine/Israel. indybay.org Corner of Water and Ocean Streets, Santa Cruz…

_____ (2021-07-12). Bernie Sanders Adds Voice to Supporters of Cook County Strike. commondreams.org "It is a tragic paradox that, while the Israeli settlements are clearly prohibited by international law, the international community has been remarkably reluctant to enforce its own laws."

_____ (2021-07-12). UN Expert Says Illegal Israeli Settlements Amount to War Crimes. commondreams.org "Texas legislators are risking arrest to stop a voter suppression bill. If they can do that, we can end the filibuster in the Senate."

Abdul Rahman (2021-07-12). Weathering attacks from Israel and allies, BDS movement stands firm in building Palestinian resistance. peoplesdispatch.org The Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement, which marked its 16th anniversary of July 9, has played a huge role in exposing and creating awareness about the apartheid policies of Israel…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-12). Campaign calls for early release of Khalida Jarrar following death of her daughter. peoplesdispatch.org Human rights organizations have launched a global campaign asking Israel to release Khalida Jarrar from prison following the death of her daughter Suha…

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