ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Comicomment: Is mute Fort Detrick 'innocent'?>. ecns.cn It is not up to the U.S. itself to decide whether the Fort Detrick laboratory is "clean."

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-29). Academics ask EU to stop funding Israeli universities complicit in violations of international law. peoplesdispatch.org Signatories to the letter have urged the EU to extend its rules prohibiting granting of research funds to Israeli institutions in the occupied Palestinian territories to include those inside the state of Israel, calling them equally complicit "in Israel's violations of Palestinian human rights"

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-29). Israeli forces kill a 12-year-old boy in the occupied Palestinian territory. peoplesdispatch.org This was the third such killing by the Israeli forces in less than a week in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 75 Palestinian children this year already…

Michael F. Brown (2021-07-29). First Amendment gets frozen out as US politicians threaten to lick Ben & Jerry's. electronicintifada.net Allies of Israel choose illegal settlements over ending the occupation and equal rights for Palestinians.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-07-29). Israel is determined to Criminalize Boycott Movement, but Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream struck a blow for First Amendment. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — Ben & Jerry's decision to suspend its operations in the occupied Palestinian West Bank is an event that is proving critical to Palestinian efforts, which ultimately aim at holding Israel accountable for its military occupation, apartheid and war crimes. By responding to the Palestinian call for boycotting apartheid Israel, the …

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-07-29). Mexico president blasts 'inhumane' US sanctions against Cuba. en.mehrnews.com Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washington's suffocating economic bans.

Editor (2021-07-29). They all scream over Ben & Jerry's not selling ice cream on the West Bank. mronline.org Ben & Jerry's decision to halt its operations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in Jerusalem has pro-Israel editors working overtime.

Staff (2021-07-29). Mexico Discloses Contracts Linked to Israeli Company NSO Group Signed by Previous Governments (Pegasus). orinocotribune.com The Mexican Government delivered to the Attorney General's Office (FGR) 31 contracts signed with companies linked to the Israeli company NSO Group, amounting to $61 million, for the acquisition of spy equipment and software in order to tap the phones of opposition leaders. "The impact on public coffers amounts to 1.97 billion pesos, a little more than $61 million, for the acquisition of software, hardware, databases, platforms, licenses, and maintenance of the contracts," explained the Secretary of Public Safety, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, at the presidency's morning press conference. | With the equipment and software…

Tamara Nassar (2021-07-29). Algerian olympian punished for refusing match with Israeli. electronicintifada.net The IOC used to boycott apartheid. Now it punishes those who resist it.

RobertAlvarez (2021-07-29). Ben & Jerry's Is Carrying on a Proud Tradition of Boycotts for Human Rights. ips-dc.org Pulling out of Israel's illegal settlements, encouraged by a petition campaign in their home state of Vermont, is consistent with their history — and U.S. public opinion.

Staff (2021-07-29). EU issues travel warning after Greece's south Aegean islands report spike in Covid infections. rt.com The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned against travel to Greece's south Aegean islands, updating the area to dark red after a spike in coronavirus cases was reported by officials. | Greece has drawn visitors to the 13 islands, including Mykonos and Santorini, by promoting them as 'Covid-free' destinations but the updated The ECDC's travel map is a f…

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Columnist calls for depoliticizing COVID-19 origin-tracing. ecns.cn A Tanzanian columnist has called for depoliticizing COVID-19, saying politics should not in any way influence scientific inquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Politicizing COVID-19 fight is perilous, says S. African official. ecns.cn As the rest of the world tries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with science, some in the United States have chosen to politicize COVID-19, Anwar Adams, a councillor in the City of Cape Town has said.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Geo-political rivalry blocks global coronavirus cooperation, says Bangladeshi official. ecns.cn A senior Bangladeshi official has said that labelling COVID-19 as a Chinese virus is "very unfortunate" and that geo-political rivalry is "engulfing" global efforts to fight the pandemic.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Science should prevail in origin-tracing of COVID-19, say Nepali experts. ecns.cn Efforts to probe the origin of COVID-19 could be hamstrung by the politicization of the issue, with a conspiracy theory about lab leaks taking precedence over a scientific conclusion.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). UN envoy: 'Political manipulation' won't defeat pandemic. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday rejected "false information" from the United States on the coronavirus' origin, saying that "political manipulation is unpopular, cannot defeat the pandemic and is doomed to failure".

Staff (2021-07-29). Russia rejects Dutch court ruling to hand $5 BILLION of taxpayers' cash to ex-oligarchs over collapse of Yukos oil & gas empire. rt.com Officials in Moscow have vowed to vigorously appeal a judicial ruling in an international arbitration court that would bind Russia to hand over billions of dollars to the former shareholders of the collapsed Yukos energy giant. | The office of the country's Prosecutor General said on Thursday that it does not acknowledge the validity of the decision, by the International Arbitration Court in The Hague. Authorities said that Russia would "appeal the decision without fail," questioning both the basis of the judges' jurisdiction and the claims themselves. | Earlier that day, representatives of the shareholders wh…

Staff (2021-07-29). 'Biggest destroyer of peace': China lashes out after US Navy warship sails through Taiwan Strait for SEVENTH time under Biden. rt.com A US Navy guided missile destroyer has crossed the Taiwan Strait in the South China Sea, making it the seventh such trip by an American warship this year, and prompting China to accuse the US of trying provoke its military. | The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed northwards through the strait on Wednesday, the US Navy said in a statement. The maneuver was confirmed by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday, with officials saying the military used joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tools to monitor movements at sea and in the air around Taiwan, accordin…

Staff (2021-07-29). Priest gagged for saying Canada residential-school victims lied about abuse for 'extra money' & joke about SHOOTING church vandals. rt.com A Catholic priest has been barred from speaking publicly by a Canadian archdiocese, after accusing residential-school survivors of lying about sexual abuse to get more money, and of speaking about wanting to shoot church vandals. | The inflammatory statements, made over a number of weeks by Father Rhéal Forest at St. Emile Roman Catholic Church in Winnipeg, were even shared on the church's Facebook page, but have since been taken down. | During a mass on July 10, Forest said the survivors lied about being sexually abused in a ploy to receive more money in the settlement process with the federal governme…

ecns.cn (2021-07-29). Any form of U.S. military contact with China's Taiwan opposed. ecns.cn A State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson on Thursday voiced firm opposition to any form of military contact between the United States and China's Taiwan region.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Tiktok vows to strengthen data security. ecns.cn As part of efforts to strengthen its global data security, the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has opened its first regional Fusion Centre in Dublin, Ireland, to detect and respond to critical incidents in real-time.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). China-U.S. relationship at 'new critical juncture': new Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn China's new Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang on Wednesday said the China-U.S. relationship "has once again come to a new critical juncture, facing not only many difficulties and challenges but also great opportunities and potentials."

Staff (2021-07-29). Day 7 of the Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon: Ain el-Helweh refugee camp. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 28 28 July 2021, the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun delegation to Lebanon, spent its seventh day in Lebanon in the city of Saida, specifically in the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp. Ain el-Helweh refugee camp is populated by 100,000 refugees, of which 90-95% are Palestinians. All of them are located in an area of 1 square kilometer. The camp was created in 1948/1949 to shelter all those Palestinians who were forcibly displaced from Palestine during the Zionist ethnic cleansing in 1948 (the Nakba). During the war in Lebanon, many other refugees from other camps, as well as Lebanese who had been d…

Staff (2021-07-29). 'We're proud Jews': Ben & Jerry's co-founders say there's nothing 'anti-Semitic' about ice cream embargo of Israeli settlements. rt.com Ben & Jerry's co-founders have pushed back against claims of anti-Semitism following the company's decision to stop offering its ice cream products in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, noting that they themselves are Jews. | Writing in the New York Times, Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield said they were "proud Jews" who view Israel's occupation of the West Bank as a barrier to peace. | "It's possible to support Israel and oppose some of its policies, just as we've opposed policies of the US government. As such, we unequivocally support the decision of the company to end business in the occupied territ…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-29). IDF Soldiers Shoot And Kill 11-Year-Old Palestinian Boy Sitting In His Father's Car. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 28th, Israel Defense Forces soldiers Mohammad Mo'ayyad Bahjat Abu Sara, 11, was shot and killed by Israeli forces around 3 p.m. as he sat in his father's car near the entrance to the town of Beit Ummar located north of Hebron, according to information collected by Defense for Children Intern…

Ali Salam (2021-07-29). Israeli Forces Injure 100 Palestinian Protestors in Beita. imemc.org More than 100 Palestinians were injured, Wednesday, when the occupation army suppressed a demonstration to condemn the Israeli forces' killing of Shadi Omar Lutfi Salim in Beita town, south of Nablus, in northern occupied West Bank. According to the head of the Emergency and Ambulance Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Ahmad Jibril, …

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (2021-07-29). Army Detains 11 Palestinians, Including a Minor in the West Bank. imemc.org RAMALLAH, July 28, 2021 (WAFA) — Israeli forces Wednesday overnight detained at least 11 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, according to local sources. They said that Israeli forces rounded up two brothers after breaking into their houses in Ta'amreh area, east of Bethlehem. They also detained a father along with his teenage …

IMEMC News (2021-07-29). Israeli Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians Near Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers injured, on Wednesday evening, several Palestinians during protests in 'Aseeda area in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the town and attacked Palestinian protesters with a barrage of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets. They added that several …

Staff (2021-07-29). 31 July, NYC: Honor the Martyrs of Palestine Memorial and Rally. samidoun.net Saturday, 31 July 4: 30 pm 72nd St and 5th Ave Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY Info: www.instagram.com/p/CR2dxDhCyM-/ ALL OUT THIS Saturday in Bay Ridge Brooklyn at 4: 30 PM for a memorial and rally to honor the martyrs of Palestine. As Palestine disappears from the headlines and people begin to go to back to turning a blind eye, we must remind the world what we are fighting for. The genocide against the Palestinian people is ongoing and every day there are more martyrs, prisoners, injured and displaced Palestinians, and the list goes on and on. We must take a moment to honor our martyrs, to say their names, and to…

Pablo Navarrete (2021-07-29). Taking action for Palestine. thecanary.co
| Video transcript | What kind of democracy do we live in when 1 million people go out to oppose a war, and they still go and kill innocent civilians? Enough…

Angela (2021-07-29). Sunday 8/1: Virtual Book Launch – In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home. indybay.org

Staff (2021-07-29). Headlines for July 29, 2021. democracynow.org Senate Votes to Open Debate on $1.2T Infrastructure Bill, WTO Fails to Agree on Waiving IP Rights for COVID Vaccines, Vaccination Mandates Expand Across the Nation, Report: Pandemic Aid Helped Poverty Fall by 45%, But Gains May Be Just Temporary, Pelosi Argues Against Broad-Based Student Debt Cancellation, Peru: Pedro Castillo Sworn In, Vows to Be Champion of the Poor, Israeli Forces Shoot Dead 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy in West Bank, Israel Launches Campaign Against Ben & Jerry's, But Some U.S. Jewish Groups Back Ice Cream Maker, Macron: Polynesians Owed "Debt" for French Nuclear Tests, U.S. and Russia Hold Nuc…

Staff (2021-07-29). Cuba no está sola a pesar de la política genocida de los vecinos del norte, afirman cubanos residentes en el exterior. cubadebate.cu Los cubanos, pueblo noble, culto y valiente, llamamos a la Paz, siendo consecuentes con nuestros orígenes. Sólo corresponderá a sus ciudadanos dilucidar y resolver los problemas de la Nación, en un clima de armonía y libertad, de dignidad y justicia, de trabajo y creación, inclusivo y participativo, al que todos podemos contribuir con respeto y compromiso con el futuro.

Staff (2021-07-29). Israel to offer Covid booster shot for over-60s, PM Bennett says amid vaccine efficacy worries. rt.com Israel is set to roll out a scheme to give a third Covid jab to people aged over 60, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced, in a bid to increase protection amid fears vaccine efficacy diminishes over time. | The Health Ministry

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-07-29). Julio Mayora Rewards Venezuela a Silver Medal in Weightlifting at Tokyo Olympics — Dedicates to Hugo Chávez (Videos). orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 28, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Wednesday, July 28, Venezuelan sportsperson Julio Rubén Mayora Pernía won a silver medal in weightlifting in the 73 kg category. This is the first medal for Venezuela at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Julio Mayora is the second Venezuelan to win a medal in weightlifting; the first was Israel Rubio in Athens 2004. | Mayora Pernía, 26, who comes from the Santa Eduviges neighborhood of Catia La Mar in La Guaira state, lifted 346 kg in total (156 kg in snatch and 190 kg in clean and jerk). The gold medal went to Shi Zhiyong of the People's Republic of China, who lifted…

Stop US Aid to Israel (2021-07-29). US Charities Illegally Funding Illegal Israeli Settlements. indybay.org In a July 22, 2021 letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Reps. Tlaib, Bush, Carson, McCollum, Ocasio-Cortez, Pocan and Pressley demanded that Yellen investigate the illegal activities of pro-Israel charities in funding illegal Israeli settlements. See ccrjustice.org/reps-tlaib-ocasio-cortez-carson-betty-mccollum-pocan-pressley-and-bush-seek-treasury-dept…

sputniknews (2021-07-29). US Jobless Hits 400,000 Mark Second Week in Row Amid COVID-19 Challenges – Labor Dept. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – US jobless claims stood at 400,000 and above for a second week in a row, according to Labor Department data on Thursday that suggested a continued challenge for the labor market recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). UNICEF, Sinovac agree to supply more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries. ecns.cn The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has recently signed an agreement with the Chinese firm Sinovac to supply developing countries with more COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX mechanism.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). COVAX begins offering Sinovac jabs from Aug. ecns.cn The COVAX vaccine equity scheme is on course to begin deliveries in the developing world of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinovac from August.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Inhaled vaccine shows signs of promise. ecns.cn A two-dose inhaled COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese researchers appears to be safe and capable of eliciting strong immune responses comparable to those of its one-dose injected counterpart.

teleSUR, lfl, SH (2021-07-29). Más de la mitad de los mexicanos confían en el presidente AMLO. telesurtv.net El secretario de la Función Pública de México informó que desde 2019, la confianza en el presidente se ha incrementado de un 25 a 51 por ciento.

teleSUR, him, JL (2021-07-29). Declaran emergencia ante intentos de desestabilización en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Huarachi declaró la emergencia ante el nulo reconocimiento de la oposición boliviana del dictamen pericial sobre el proceso electoral de 2019.

sputniknews (2021-07-29). Capitol Police to Arrest House Staffers, Visitors Not Wearing Masks After CDC Policy Reversal. sputniknews.com The new guidelines from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) come as the number of new coronavirus cases per day grows in the US, with the highly contagious Delta variant making up the majority of new infections.

sputniknews (2021-07-29). Pentagon's Use of Private Security Contractors Requires Better Oversight – GAO. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – The US Department of Defense using private security contractors requires better oversight to ensure they operate within international law, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report on Thursday.

sputniknews (2021-07-29). Worst Riots Since 90s: How Zuma's Arrest Divided South Africa. sputniknews.com Last week, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa claimed that the instigators of the violence which recently hit the country had been identified and that the government was "going after them".

sputniknews (2021-07-29). Biden Forgets to Name Third Reason Why He Ran for Presidency, Claims He 'Drove' 18-Wheeler Once. sputniknews.com The Democratic president is well known for his frequent gaffes, especially during off-the-cuff speeches, prompting his political rivals to raise questions about his mental capability to hold the nation's highest post.

Staff (2021-07-28). Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Municipal Employee near Nablus. palestinechronicle.com Israeli forces Tuesday night killed a municipal employee near Beita town, south of Nablus city, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli troops gunned down Shadi Omar Lotfi Salim, 41, near the entrance of

Staff (2021-07-28). How Ben & Jerry's has Exposed Israel's Anti-BDS Strategy. palestinechronicle.com Ben & Jerry's decision to suspend its operations in the occupied Palestinian West Bank is an event that is proving critical to Palestinian efforts, which ultimately aim at holding Israel accountable for its military occupation, apartheid and

Staff (2021-07-28). Palestinian Authority Police Shut down J-Media Office, Summon Director for Investigation. palestinechronicle.com Palestinian police on Tuesday shut the office of J-Media in Ramallah. The director of the Ramallah office Alaa Al-Rimawi told Safa Press Agency that the police had closed the network's office after "prohibiting (the) staff

lee_who_camps (2021-07-28). Abby Martin: Cuba Faces A New Surge of Attacks That Fit Perfectly with The history of US Regime Change Operations. soundcloud.com

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-28). Palestinian man was tortured by Israeli prison authorities before his death, claims family. peoplesdispatch.org 43-year-old Abdo Yusuf al-Khatib al-Tamimi, a resident of occupied East Jerusalem, was found dead in the notorious Israeli Moskabiya prison on July 23 with several injury marks on his body…

Staff (2021-07-28). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 6: Borders of occupied Palestine, Khiam prison and Mleeta resistance landmark. samidoun.net The sixth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun delegation to Lebanon, began with a trip to Maroun al-Ras, on the border with occupied Palestine. The delegation traveled with members of the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, an international campaign founded in 2013 headquartered in Lebanon to defend and promote Palestinian refugees' inalienable right to return to their homeland. Samidoun, member organizations and allied groups, including Collectif Palestine Vaincra and Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization, have participated widely in many campaigns and actions of the Global Campaign over th…

Ali Salam (2021-07-28). Soldiers Assault Palestinian Protestors in northern Jordan Valley, Detain One. imemc.org Palestinians who protested the illegal expropriation of a spring by Israeli settlers, Tuesday, were pepper-sprayed, while one was detained by Israeli soldiers in the Ein al-Hilwa area of the northern Jordan Valley, according to a local official. Head of the Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission, Walid Assaf, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that the army …

Staff (2021-07-28). 3 August, Online Event: Palestine Solidarity and the Boycott Movement: An Inter-Generational Dialogue. samidoun.net Tuesday, 3 August 4 pm Pacific, 7 pm Eastern Register to join on Zoom: tinyurl.com/palsolidarity A moderated, dynamic and inter-generational discussion of the history, current challenges and prospects for the Palestine solidarity movement in Canada. Speakers: Hanna Kawas (Canada Palestine Association); Charlotte Kates (Samidoun); Bruce Katz (Palestinian and Jewish Unity); Moe Alqasem (Palestinian Youth Movement); Aiyanas Ormond (BDS Vancouver — Moderator) Organized by Canada Palestine Association and BDS Vancouver — Coast Salish Territories. Endorsed by the Canadian BDS Coalition, Samidoun Pales…

Juan Cole (2021-07-28). Half of Palestinians Killed by Israeli Air Strikes on Gaza in May were Civilians and other War Crimes: HRW. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Human Rights Watch conducted a detailed study of military actions by Israel and the Hamas party-militia in Gaza and concluded that both committed war crimes during the Israeli assault on the Palestinian enclave this spring, but that deaths of Palestinians at Israeli hands were 21 times higher than Israeli deaths.Three …

_____ (2021-07-28). Shutting Down The British Arms Trade To Israel. popularresistance.org While the attacks on the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood are new, the tactics and the violence against Palestinians is not. Upon Israel's creation in 1948, between 750,000 and 1 million Arabs were ethnically cleansed off their land, with Israeli forces razing 500 towns and villages in order to make way for the construction of a Jewish state on top of an existing one. Year on year, Israel has progressively annexed more Palestinian land, leaving the indigenous population trapped in increasingly small pockets, often without the ability to leave.

Angela (2021-07-28). Sunday 8/1: Virtual Book Launch – In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home. indybay.org

news.un (2021-07-28). Gaza: Humanitarian response underway, but political solutions still needed. news.un.org Although the international community is providing urgent assistance to Gaza in the wake of the most recent round of hostilities, a political solution is still needed to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, a senior UN official in the region said on Wednesday.

Staff (2021-07-27). Gaza Market Reels from Deadly Explosion (PHOTO). palestinechronicle.com Palestinian government workers and volunteers began the process of removing rubble and cleaning debris resulting from an explosion that rocked an old market in Gaza City last Thursday. The massive explosion in the historic Al-Zawiya

Elijah Magnier (2021-07-27). Elijah Magnier Joins Fault Lines To Discuss Palestinian Authority. thealtworld.com Elijah Magnier joined Fault Lines to discuss the authority within Palestine and the new government of Israel.

Philip Giraldi (2021-07-27). Israel's War Crimes: Is the Tide Finally Turning? globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-07-27). UNVACCINATED diners only: California restaurant says it's having fun watching 'heads explode' over mandatory no-vax policy. rt.com A California restaurant has refused to back down after being bombarded with negative press and customer reviews for posting a sign demanding that all diners provide proof that they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. | With vaccination status increasingly becoming a prerequisite to participate in many ordinary activities, one Huntington Beach eatery has decided to take a slightly different approach to granting privileges based on personal medical decisions. | On its storefront window, Basilico's Pasta e Vino taped a sign reading: "PROOF OF BEING UNVACCINATED REQUIRED. We have zero tolerance for treasono…

Staff (2021-07-27). Biden says US 'combat mission' in Iraq will be over by year's end, but won't say how many troops to remain deployed. rt.com President Joe Biden said the US combat mission in Iraq will end this December, when Washington's role will shift to training local forces, but declined to say what will come of the 2,500 American troops still in the country | Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday, Biden

Staff (2021-07-27). Snowden skewers Big Tech, 'amoral' capital firms for enabling 'Insecurity Industry' & calls for urgent action before it's too late. rt.com Warning that companies that claim to protect national security are the "greatest danger" to it, Edward Snowden has urged the dismantling of this 'Insecurity Industry' by banning trade in intrusive software and penalizing enablers. | In a searing

Staff (2021-07-27). Intelligence forces arrest Mossad terrorist network in W Iran. en.mehrnews.com Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced on Tuesday that a network of the members of the Zionist regime's Spy Organization (Mossad) was arrested on the western border of the country.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). Delta variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases known, U.S. CDC director says. ecns.cn "The delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). U.S. rocked by more than 900 shooting incidents last week: media. ecns.cn More than 900 shooting incidents took place across the United States last week, according to ABC News.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). Americans' optimism about country's direction drops nearly 20 points: poll. ecns.cn Americans' optimism about the direction of the country has dropped nearly 20 points, according to the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). Comicomment: U.S. 'cannot fool all the people all the time' over Fort Detrick. ecns.cn You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

Staff (2021-07-27). US drone whistleblower Daniel Hale sentenced to 45 months in prison. rt.com Daniel Hale, a former US Air Force intelligence analyst who leaked information about civilian deaths caused by drone strikes overseas, has been sentenced to almost four years in prison under the Espionage Act. | US District Judge Liam O'Grady passed the sentence on Tuesday in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, saying that the 45-month sentence was needed as a deterrent to others from disclosing government secrets. O'Grady told Hale he had other options than to share classified documents with a reporter. | Whistleblower Daniel Hale faces sentencing today for revealing the widespread murder of civilians by…

Staff (2021-07-27). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 5: With the Democratic Popular Party in Saida. samidoun.net On the fifth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun international delegation in Lebanon, the delegation met with the Popular Democratic Party in Saida, Lebanon, incuding the General Secretary, Mohammed Hashisho and Coordinator, Rita Hamdan. The Democratic Popular Party is a historic Lebanese Marxist-Leninist political party which was actively involved in the armed Palestinian resistance, both in the south of Lebanon and in organizing in the cities. Being a Palestinian and Lebanese political party, they consider the cause of Palestine their own and central to the communist struggle within Lebanon. The P…

Staff (2021-07-27). 28 July, Webinar: #DefundRacism with the Good Shepherd Collective. samidoun.net Wednesday, 28 July 9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern Register to join: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rd-ysrjsqEtAsVxU4eIelOn1UN12zN0ZL Join the Justice for Palestine committee of the Syracuse Peace Council and the Good Shepherd Collective for a private webinar about a new campaign to defund "charitable" NY-based settler organizations harming Palestinian communities. We are looking to build a coalition of organizations in New York state to pressure NYS Attorney General Letitia James to open investigations into the tax-exempt status of several organizations that directly sponsor Israeli settler-colonialism i…

IMEMC News (2021-07-27). Soldiers Search Homes, Install Roadblocks In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, several Palestinian homes, and installed roadblocks, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes in Hebron city and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They added that the soldiers also installed roadblocks in the northern area …

IMEMC News (2021-07-27). Israeli Colonists Start Constructing Outpost Around Palestinian Spring In Northern Plains. imemc.org A group of Israeli colonizers, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, started the construction work of a new outpost around a water spring they fenced last Sunday. Mo'taz Bisharat, a Palestinian official in charge of the Northern Plains file at Tubas governorate, said the colonists brought construction supplies and started the work to install their new …

IMEMC News (2021-07-27). Army Shoots One Palestinian, Abducts Two, in Jenin. imemc.org Several Israeli army jeeps invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Jenin city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, shot a young Palestinian man and abducted two. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Jenin city from several directions and opened fire at Palestinians who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the armored military …

IMEMC News (2021-07-27). Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Bethlehem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, a young man from his home in Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Local sources said several army jeeps invaded the town, before storming and searching homes. They added that the soldiers then abducted Ahmad Salah Thawabta, from his home …

IMEMC News (2021-07-27). Soldiers Kill A Palestinian, Injure 49, Near Nablus. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian man near Beita Junction, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The incident led to protests before the soldiers injured at least 49 Palestinians. Palestinian sources said the man, Shadi Omar Lutfi Salim, 41, was shot after the soldiers ambushed him at the …

IMEMC News (2021-07-27). Soldiers Injure Five Palestinians, Including A Journalist, In Nablus. imemc.org Israeli soldiers injured, on Tuesday at dawn, five Palestinians, including a journalist, in Nablus city, in northern West Bank, after the army accompanied dozens of colonialist settlers into Joseph's Tomb, east of the city. Media sources said several army jeeps accompanied a few buses loaded with Israeli colonizers into the area, leading to protests. They …

IMEMC News (2021-07-27). Fifteen Detainees Continue Hunger Strike. imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that fifteen detainees in Israeli prisons and detention camps are ongoing with the hunger strike, protesting their continued arbitrary Administrative Detention, without charges or trial. The PPS stated that the detainees are demanding to be released, as they are not facing any charges and are held under the …

Asa Winstanley (2021-07-27). Regulator vindicates Channel 4 over interview of British Palestinians. electronicintifada.net An Israel lobby group had complained the segment was "unfair" to them.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-27). Sudanese judoka refuses to face his Israeli opponent in ongoing Tokyo Olympics. peoplesdispatch.org Earlier, Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine had withdrawn from the tournament after he was drawn against an Israeli opponent citing his support for the Palestinian cause…

Benay Blend (2021-07-27). On Cuba's Historic Connections to Palestinian Liberation. orinocotribune.com By Benay Blend — Jul 24, 2021 | "People be 'nuancing' and 'both-siding,' then a government is overthrown and a country falls into devastation and they are nowhere to be found." That In the case of Palestine, "both-side-ism" has a long and inglorious history. As Ramzy Baroud

sputniknews (2021-07-27). Iran's Intelligence Ministry Says It Has Shattered Mossad Sleeper Cell Plotting Mass Unrest. sputniknews.com Iran and Israel have no relations to speak of, and have waged a decades-long covert war involving cyberattacks, sabotage strikes against one another's commercial shipping, the assassination of nearly a dozen Iranian nuclear scientists by Israeli agents, and more.

_____ (2021-07-27). Labor Movement: We Need a Big National Strike Fund. commondreams.org "Israeli forces carried out attacks in Gaza in May that devastated entire families without any apparent military target nearby."

_____ (2021-07-27). Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of 'Apparent War Crimes' During May Assault on Gaza. commondreams.org We now know exactly what trajectory we will be on if we continue to burn fossil fuels and swamp the atmosphere with carbon.

Human Rights Watch (2021-07-27). Ben and Jerry's Is Shunning Israeli Settlements. The US Should Too. juancole.com By Sari Bashi | Special Advisor, Program Office | — Published in: Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) ( Human Rights Watch ) — Ben & Jerry's, the popular Vermont-based ice cream company, announced earlier this week that it will stop selling its products to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Activists have …

Staff (2021-07-27). Headlines for July 27, 2021. democracynow.org California & New York City to Require Workers to Get Vaccine or Weekly Tests, CDC: Florida Accounts for One in Five of All U.S. COVID Cases, Study: Lifting of Eviction Moratoriums Resulted in Over 10,000 COVID Deaths, Tokyo Reports Record Number of COVID Cases as It Hosts Olympics, Protesters Denounce "Coup" as Tunisian President Expands Power Grab, U.S. Troops to Remain in Iraq, But Biden Says "Combat Mission" Is Ending, 57 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Libya, Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza Assault, Lebanese Billionaire Tapped to Be Next Prime Minister, U.S. Sends Over 2 Doze…

Middle East Monitor (2021-07-27). Israel continues to target Al-Aqsa Mosque under new government. juancole.com By Adnan Abu Amer | — ( Middle East Monitor) — Recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett about the freedom of Jews to pray inside Al-Aqsa Mosque have once again highlighted the debate about Jerusalemites and Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, and their ongoing battle against the occupation state since Ramadan. Bennett's statements also throw …

Staff (2021-07-27). By acknowledging America can't stop the pipeline, Biden's Nord Stream 2 deal seals the end of the Washington-centric world order. rt.com The new agreement between the US and Germany was supposed to show the West was united behind American leadership across the globe. Instead, the deal lays bare the emerging fault lines in a rapidly changing multi-polar world. | Clothed in the usual unifying language of upholding common values and confronting Russia, the pact was published last week to great fanfare and harsh criticism at the same time. The US agreed to give its "permission" for the gas pipeline, in exchange for concessions from Germany. Berlin has committed to a one-off payment of $175 million to fund Ukraine's transition to greener energy, and…

WSWS (2021-07-27). Brooklyn's Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center shuts 200 inpatient hospital beds despite protests. wsws.org Even as COVID-19 cases begin to climb again in Brooklyn and New York City, One Brooklyn Health has consolidated the 303-bed hospital into a rump "medical village."