Monthly Archives: August 2021

2021-08-27: News Headlines

_____ (2021-08-27). Pro-Palestine Activists Rally Against Israeli Prime Minister Visit. popularresistance.org Washington D.C. – Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied near the White House on Thursday to denounce a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to Washington. | Protesters rallied near the White House lawn to call for an end to US military and diplomatic support for Israel, citing Israel's human rights violations against Palestinians. | US President Joe Biden was set to meet Bennett at 15: 30 GMT, but the talks were moved to Friday following developments in Kabul where two suicide bombers killed and wounded scores of Afghans who had amassed outside Kabul airport. | Shortly before departing Israel…

Rainer Shea (2021-08-27). US Empire Reacts to Afghanistan Loss With Brutality & Terror. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Aug 25, 2021 | As imperialism has run its machinations within the different conditions of the world, it's turned these places into different types of tools for innovating in necro-politics. Israel is the U.S. empire's laboratory in repression, with the brutal anti-Palestinian tactics of the Zionist forces being used to train police in the U.S. and Colombia. Latin America is the empire's laboratory in the paramilitary facets of this repression, with the death squads in countries like Colombia being replicated in domestic U.S. militias like the Proud Boys and the Three Percenters. And Africa i…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-27). Palestine's Africa Dichotomy: Is Israel Really 'Winning' Africa? counterpunch.org The decision by the African Union Commission, on July 22, to grant Israel observer status membership in the AU was the culmination of years of relentless Israeli efforts aimed at co-opting Africa's largest political institution. Why is Israel so keen on penetrating Africa? What made African countries finally succumb to Israeli pressure and lobbying? To

Editor (2021-08-27). AJC is panicked by United Church of Christ's solidarity with Palestinians under settler-colonialism. mronline.org The United Church of Christ resolution calling Israel's continued "oppression" of Palestinians a "sin" has alarmed the American Jewish Committee and for good reason: Other Protestant churches are sure to follow, with measures that pose a real threat to apartheid.

Hatem Abudayyeh (2021-08-27). Jan Schakowsky, progressive except for Palestine. electronicintifada.net Chicago activists challenge congresswoman on her failure to support Palestinian children.

Gershon Baskin (2021-08-27). Can Zionism and Palestinian nationalism live together? zcomm.org At the root of this conflict has been a majority of people on both sides demand for the right to attain a territorial expression of their collective identity…

Angela (2021-08-27). Sunday 9/12: Virtual Cookbook Launch: "A Taste of Gaza" indybay.org

Sarah Lahm (2021-08-27). Midwest Dispatch: The U.S. Government Might Be Paying Someone to Monitor You. progressive.org A recent report outlines how an Israeli company is capturing and selling your activity on social media to local authorities—including the police.

Sahand Yazdanyar (2021-08-27). Biden says he's prioritizing Human Rights, but is welcoming an Israeli Prime Minister who boasts about War Crimes. juancole.com ( Otherwords.org ) — Biden can't say he's putting human rights first and then welcome a prime minister who boasts about war crimes to the White House. By Sahand Yazdanyar | August 25, 2021 In April 1996, Israeli artillery shells rained down on a United Nations compound where hundreds of civilians were taking refuge. As …

Brenda Norrell (2021-08-27). O'odham Voice Against the Wall Releases New Report on Elbit Spy Towers. indybay.org O'odham Voice Against the Wall demands a halt to the destruction and surveillance underway by Israel's Elbit Systems on the Tohono O'odham Nation and an end to the militarization by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a new 81-page report released to the world today.

Anonymous007 (2021-08-27). U.S. Opts Out Of Purchasing Israeli Iron Dome: Defense News. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The US Army has This comes in spite of the United States military having successfully carried out a first live-fire test of the missile defense system. | According to a report in Defense News website, Washington opted for Enduring Shi…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-26). "Blood for Blood": On Jenin and Israel's Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion. dissidentvoice.org The killing of four young Palestinians by Israeli occupation soldiers in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, on August 16, is a consequential event, the repercussions of which are sure to be felt in the coming weeks and months. The four Palestinians — Saleh Mohammed Ammar, 19, Raed Ziad Abu Seif, 21, …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Israeli attacks injure scores of Palestinians demanding the end of blockade in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Wednesday's demonstrations were organized following the Israeli attack on a similar protest on Saturday, which killed one Palestinian and injured several others, including a 13-year-old…

Tamara Nassar (2021-08-26). As Israel shoots protesters, Egypt helps tighten Gaza noose. electronicintifada.net Qatar yields to Israel's demands on money transfers.

J.D. Rucker (2021-08-26). 'Ultra-Vaxxed' Israel Sees Huge Surge in COVID as 'Experts' Avoid the Only Logical Conclusion. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous007 (2021-08-26). Iran Two Months Away From Nuclear Bomb: Israel Defense Minister. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Tehran is two months away from nuclear weapons capacity, according to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz."Iran is only two months away from acquiring the materials necessary for a nuclear weapon," Gantz told a gathering of 60 ambassadors in Tel Aviv. | Gantz said that the world needed an alternative to the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal, in case it fails entirely."We do not know if the Iranian regime will be willing to sign an agreement and come back to the negotiation table [md…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Algeria announces end to diplomatic relations with Morocco. peoplesdispatch.org The decision comes amid escalating tensions over many issues between the two countries, including Western Sahara, Morocco's relations and support for Israel, and Morocco's alleged backing of Algerian separatist groups…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-26). Hedging Saudi Bets: Iran Looms, Israel Beckons, And Taliban Cause Goosebumps. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Prince Khalid bin Salman may not ha…

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2021-08-26: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Israeli attacks injure scores of Palestinians demanding the end of blockade in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Wednesday's demonstrations were organized following the Israeli attack on a similar protest on Saturday, which killed one Palestinian and injured several others, including a 13-year-old…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-26). "Blood for Blood": On Jenin and Israel's Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion. dissidentvoice.org The killing of four young Palestinians by Israeli occupation soldiers in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, on August 16, is a consequential event, the repercussions of which are sure to be felt in the coming weeks and months. The four Palestinians — Saleh Mohammed Ammar, 19, Raed Ziad Abu Seif, 21, …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-26). Palestine's Africa Dichotomy: Is Israel Really 'Winning' Africa? zcomm.org Why is Israel so keen on penetrating Africa? What made African countries finally succumb to Israeli pressure and lobbying?>

Tamara Nassar (2021-08-26). As Israel shoots protesters, Egypt helps tighten Gaza noose. electronicintifada.net Qatar yields to Israel's demands on money transfers.

Angela (2021-08-26). Sunday 9/12: Virtual Cookbook Launch: "A Taste of Gaza" indybay.org

J.D. Rucker (2021-08-26). 'Ultra-Vaxxed' Israel Sees Huge Surge in COVID as 'Experts' Avoid the Only Logical Conclusion. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Algeria announces end to diplomatic relations with Morocco. peoplesdispatch.org The decision comes amid escalating tensions over many issues between the two countries, including Western Sahara, Morocco's relations and support for Israel, and Morocco's alleged backing of Algerian separatist groups…

Brenda Norrell (2021-08-26). O'odham Voice Against the Wall Releases New Report on Elbit Spy Towers. indybay.org O'odham Voice Against the Wall demands a halt to the destruction and surveillance underway by Israel's Elbit Systems on the Tohono O'odham Nation and an end to the militarization by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a new 81-page report released to the world today.

Anonymous007 (2021-08-26). Iran Two Months Away From Nuclear Bomb: Israel Defense Minister. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Tehran is two months away from nuclear weapons capacity, according to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz."Iran is only two months away from acquiring the materials necessary for a nuclear weapon," Gantz told a gathering of 60 ambassadors in Tel Aviv. | Gantz said that the world needed an alternative to the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal, in case it fails entirely."We do not know if the Iranian regime will be willing to sign an agreement and come back to the negotiation table [md…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-25). Israeli forces open fire during protests against blockade of Gaza and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at protests against the ongoing Israeli siege of Gaza; the situation in Afghanistan as the deadline of troop withdrawal nears; the start of the trial of West Papuan pro-independence leader Victor Yeimo amid protests in Indonesia; Bahrain's use of the Israeli Pegasus spyware to hack the phones of activists; and the severing of diplomatic ties between Algeria and Morocco.

teleSUR (2021-08-25). Palestinian Wounded by Israeli Forces Dies. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry run by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced that Osama Id'eih, a 32-year-old man, died from gunshot wounds inflicted on him by Israeli soldiers during the protests at the Gaza separation fence. | RELATED: | On Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces also injured over 40 people and shelled Gaza. Two days later, Israel carried out a second bo…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-08-25). Podcast Ep 43: How activists are shutting down Israeli drone factories. electronicintifada.net Palestine Action members talk about their first year of direct action against Elbit.

Middle East Monitor (2021-08-25). Even love is forbidden under Israeli apartheid. juancole.com By Muhammad Hussein | — Israel's apartheid system directed at the Palestinians is well documented. Within Israel's officially-recognised borders — which the state has never actually declared — as well as across the occupied Palestinian territories, the people of occupied Palestine have long faced systematic discrimination which denies them the same rights afforded to Jewish …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-25). Israel carries out airstrikes on Gaza violating ceasefire agreement again. peoplesdispatch.org On August 23, Israel carried out yet another airstrike on the besieged Gaza Strip. It was the second violation of the May ceasefire agreement in a week. Israel has increased its assaults on Gaza recently. On August 21, Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinians at the Israel-Gaza border injuring at least 41.

_____ (2021-08-25). 'Blood for Blood': On Jenin and Israel's Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion. commondreams.org

Sahand Yazdanyar (2021-08-25). It's Time to Reassess Our Relationship With Israel. otherwords.org In April 1996, Israeli artillery shells rained down on a United Nations compound where hundreds of civilians were taking refuge. As the shells exploded and the building collapsed, 106 civilians died and another 116 were injured. | The attack, now known as The United Nations

Tamara Nassar (2021-08-25). Israel kills 15-year-old in night attack on refugee camp. electronicintifada.net Imad Hashash is the 12th child killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2021.

WSWS (2021-08-25). UK: Manchester's Whitworth Art Gallery in ongoing censorship battle over criticism of Israel. wsws.org The innocuous title "Cloud Studies" belies the exhibition's important subject matter, which is an investigation of various crimes of imperialism. Zionist lobby group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) called it "propaganda," accusing the gallery of "inflammatory" language that might provoke "racial discord."

_____ (2021-08-25). After Backlash, OnlyFans Suspends Plan to Ban Sexually Explicit Content. commondreams.org It is obvious that what is currently taking place in Jenin is indicative of something much larger. And Israel knows this.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-25). Bahrain hacked phones of 9 activists using Israeli spyware, says Citizen Lab. peoplesdispatch.org Canada-based Citizen Lab stated that it has verified the numbers with Paris-based Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, organisations responsible for last month's global media coverage which implicated dozens of governments across the world for using the spyware…

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