Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-05: News Headlines

Ira Glunts (2022-03-05). Jewish Pro-Israel Group Attacks Pro-Palestinian Activists. dissidentvoice.org The following is an email I wrote on February 20 to a group of progressive political activists from Syracuse, NY, a city less than one hour's drive east from where I live. For the last three years the Jewish Federation of Central New York (JFCNY) has sent a series of letters to the Syracuse Peace …

TASS (2022-03-05). Ural Airlines cancels flights to UAE, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel by end of March. tass.com Earlier, the air carrier announced cancellation of flights to some European countries…

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-03-04). How Ukraine's Jewish president Zelensky made peace with neo-Nazi paramilitaries on front lines of war with Russia. thegrayzone.com While Western media deploys Volodymyr Zelensky's Jewish heritage to refute accusations of Nazi influence in Ukraine, the president has ceded to neo-Nazi forces and now depends on them as front line fighters. Back in October 2019, as the war in eastern Ukraine dragged on, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Zolote, a town situated firmly in the "gray zone" of Donbas, where over 14,000 had been killed, mostly on the pro-Russian side. There, the president encountered the hardened veterans of …

Michael F. Brown (2022-03-04). Democrats deepen embrace of Israeli apartheid. electronicintifada.net Israel visits showcase bipartisan support for colonial violence and racism against Palestinians.

_____ (2022-03-04). In These Days Of Great Tension, Peace Is A Priority. popularresistance.org It is impossible not to be moved by the outrageousness of warfare, the ugliness of aerial bombardment, the gruesome fears of civilians who are trapped between choices that are not their own. If you read this line and assume I am talking about Ukraine, then you are right, but of course, this is not just about Ukraine. In the same week that Russian forces entered Ukraine, the United States launched airstrikes in Somalia, Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen, and Israel struck Syria and Palestinians in Gaza. | War is an open sore on humanity's soul. It draws precious social wealth into destruction: 'The impact of war is self-e…

Tamara Nassar (2022-03-04). Three Palestinians killed during Israeli attacks. electronicintifada.net Jerusalem families may remain in their homes, for now.

_____ (2022-03-04). Media Ignore Conflicts Around The World To Focus On Ukraine. popularresistance.org Kiev, Ukraine – We are living in dangerous times. All around the world, intense military actions are taking place. Last week alone, Russia launched a huge military invasion of Ukraine; Saudi Arabia carried out dozens of strikes on Yemen; Israel launched a wave of deadly missile attacks against Syria; and the United States restarted its bombing campaign in Somalia. | These four deadly incidents happened concurrently. Yet judging by media coverage, it is highly unlikely that many will even be aware of the final three. A MintPress News study of five leading Western media outlets found that overwhelming attention was…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-03-04). International silence fuels Israeli persecution. electronicintifada.net Deprived of a fair trial, jailed human rights defenders take plea deals.

Staff (2022-03-04). 10 Israeli soldiers injured after carrier flips over in drill. en.mehrnews.com Ten soldiers were injured after their military vehicle flipped over at the end of a military drill in the south of the occupied lands of the Israeli regime.

Staff (2022-03-04). Ukrainian American Journalist: Putin's Unjust War Is Emboldening Ukraine's Far-Right Movement. democracynow.org We speak with Ukrainian American journalist Lev Golinkin about the rise of the far right in Ukraine. Golinkin says Russian bombing of the sacred Jewish site of Babi Yar disproves Putin's claims that the invasion is about "denazification," and attacks on cities in eastern Ukraine show he does not care about Russian-speaking Ukrainians either. He also speaks about the neo-Nazi presence within his home country, saying, "Ukraine's far right is the primary benefactor on the Ukraine side of this war because they now get to attract people from all over the world, and they get to be seen as…

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-03-04). How Ukraine's Jewish President Made Peace With Neo-Nazi Paramilitaries. mintpressnews.com While Western media deploys Volodymyr Zelensky's Jewish heritage to refute accusations of Nazi influence in Ukraine, the president has ceded to neo-Nazi forces and now depends on them as front line fighters.

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2022-03-04: News Headlines

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-03-04). How Ukraine's Jewish president Zelensky made peace with neo-Nazi paramilitaries on front lines of war with Russia. thegrayzone.com While Western media deploys Volodymyr Zelensky's Jewish heritage to refute accusations of Nazi influence in Ukraine, the president has ceded to neo-Nazi forces and now depends on them as front line fighters. Back in October 2019, as the war in eastern Ukraine dragged on, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Zolote, a town situated firmly in the "gray zone" of Donbas, where over 14,000 had been killed, mostly on the pro-Russian side. There, the president encountered the hardened veterans of …

Michael F. Brown (2022-03-04). Democrats deepen embrace of Israeli apartheid. electronicintifada.net Israel visits showcase bipartisan support for colonial violence and racism against Palestinians.

Tamara Nassar (2022-03-04). Three Palestinians killed during Israeli attacks. electronicintifada.net Jerusalem families may remain in their homes, for now.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-03-04). International silence fuels Israeli persecution. electronicintifada.net Deprived of a fair trial, jailed human rights defenders take plea deals.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-03-04). How Ukraine's Jewish President Made Peace With Neo-Nazi Paramilitaries. mintpressnews.com While Western media deploys Volodymyr Zelensky's Jewish heritage to refute accusations of Nazi influence in Ukraine, the president has ceded to neo-Nazi forces and now depends on them as front line fighters.

Staff (2022-03-04). Ukrainian American Journalist: Putin's Unjust War Is Emboldening Ukraine's Far-Right Movement. democracynow.org We speak with Ukrainian American journalist Lev Golinkin about the rise of the far right in Ukraine. Golinkin says Russian bombing of the sacred Jewish site of Babi Yar disproves Putin's claims that the invasion is about "denazification," and attacks on cities in eastern Ukraine show he does not care about Russian-speaking Ukrainians either. He also speaks about the neo-Nazi presence within his home country, saying, "Ukraine's far right is the primary benefactor on the Ukraine side of this war because they now get to attract people from all over the world, and they get to be seen as…

Anonymous (2022-03-03). Palestine in Pictures: February 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-03-03). Happy Women's Liberation Month, Stand with the Sudanese People, Denounce + Defund NATO, and More! anchor.fm What's going on folks? So this episode is quite a hodgepodge of many different subjects. We begin with a discussion about women's liberation month, and we make our way into discussion of the ongoing resistance movement in Sudan. Then we talk about the issues facing people of Palestine, Nepal, Yemen, and plenty of places across the world while the US empire is hyper focused on condemning Russia, they continue to fund, arm, train, and allow for the Saudi Arabian, UAE, Israeli, and other regimes to oppress and exploit people every day. We must build a mass movement to end all forms of oppression, today. Long live re…

Kit Klarenberg (2022-03-03). Why should Palestine be taboo for a UK art gallery? electronicintifada.net Israel lobby demanded dismissal of Whitworth chief.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-03-03). On Palestine's Everyday Victories: Why Israel is No Longer the Exception. dissidentvoice.org Can Israel be pressured? Or is Tel Aviv the only exception to the global political order in which every country, big or small, is subjected to pressures and subsequent change in attitude and behavior? Several events, in recent days, bring the question of Israel's legal and moral accountability to the fore. On February 21, Israel's …

Staff (2022-03-03). Why is French president Emmanuel Macron asking to ban the Collectif Palestine Vaincra? samidoun.net The Collectif Palestine Vaincra learned through media reports about the desire of French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin to dissolve two pro-Palestinian organizations — including our Collectif — "at the request of Emmanuel Macron," the president of France. This announcement took place a few hours before the annual dinner of the CRIF (Representative Council …

JANET (2022-03-03). The war on Donbass: why we must all stand against fascism. iacenter.org March 2, 2022 The people of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics celebrating Russia's recognition of the independence of their republics, Feb. 21. This lightly edited opinion piece by journalist, author and activist Fra Hughes first appeared in the Arab independent media satellite Al Mayadeen, Feb. 26. The Donbass people, much like the Palestinian people, continued to resist the dominance of global capitalism that supports fascism in Ukraine for eight years. For those who claim President [Vladimir] Putin is a megalomaniac sociopath, intent on drawing Europe and the U.S. into some kind of Machiavellian war…

Staff (2022-03-03). Palestinian national amputee soccer team arrives in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com Palestinian national amputee soccer team on Thursday arrived at Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport to participate in the West Asian Championship qualifiers.

_____ (2022-03-03). Israel Defends Kiev's Nazi Authorities. journal-neo.org Russia's recognition of the independence of the LPR and DPR caused some confusion in Tel Aviv, where at first nobody was in a hurry to make a statement. Moreover, after intense consultations in Israel's Foreign Ministry and National Security Council, local officials were forbidden to provide comments by the ruling coalition, leaving the Jewish nation-state in a very uneasy situation. …

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