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2022-04-08: News Headlines

Staff (2022-04-08). Palestinian groups hail 'heroic operation' in Tel Aviv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) — Palestinian resistance groups have praised the latest martyrdom operation in the heart of Tel Aviv that killed at least two people and wounded 14 others for its daring nature.

Staff (2022-04-08). Huge fire reported in northern occupied Palestinian lands. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) — Local media in the occupied Palestinian lands have reported a massive fire in northern occupied lands on Friday.

Anonymous669 (2022-04-08). More Escalation In Israel: Shooting Attack In Tel Aviv Leaves Two Dead, Ten Wounded (Videos). southfront.org Israeli policemen patrol a street in the Arab east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber following clashes in Jerusalem September 18, 2015. FILE IMAGE: Reuters | Late on April 7, two people were killed and more than ten others were wounded as a result of a shooting attack in the heart of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. | The shooting took place on Dizengoff Street that was crowded with people spending the night at local bars, restaurants and cafes. The street and nearby areas experienced a state of complete chaos…

_____ (2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing. popularresistance.org Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan.

WorkWeek (2022-04-08). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.

Heidi Harmon (2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA. indybay.org On April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.

Editor (2022-04-07). Harvard Law School 'apartheid' report leaves Israel's defenders speechless. mronline.org Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic's recent report declaring that Israel is practicing apartheid is a victory for Palestinian human rights.

Editor2 (2022-04-07). Georges Abdallah's Statement for 2 April day of Action. orinocotribune.com By Samidoun — Apr 3, 2022 | The following statement was released by Georges Abdallah on 2 April 2022 as part of the international day of action for his release that coincided with his 71st birthday. Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine, has been jailed in France since 1984 despite being eligible for release since 1999. | Georges Abdallah is part and parcel of the Palestinian prisoners' movement. Palestinian prisoners, like imprisoned PFLP leader Ahmad Sa'adat, have issued letters and statements of solidarity with Abdallah, who has joined in collective hunger strikes from his cell in…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-04-07). Podcast Ep 54: Palestine is the litmus test for international law. electronicintifada.net The situation for Palestinians is "beyond occupation."

Angela (2022-04-07). Sunday 4/3: A Conversation with Jamal Taslaq, Palestinian High Couture Designer. indybay.org

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-07). "Our decision is freedom": Palestinians fight against administrative detention. peoplesdispatch.org For over 90 days now, 490 Palestinian administrative detainees have continued their collective boycott of Israeli military courts. The mass protest action was launched in January 2022 under the slogan "Our Decision is Freedom, No to Administrative Detention". Palestinian detainees have boycotted Israeli military courts at all levels, including the courts of the first instance, appellate courts, and the civil High Court. They have refused to appear for hearings at courts, and have barred their attorneys from representing them in absentia until Israel stops the use of this policy. | Palestinians have been resisting…

Editor (2022-04-07). The billion dollar deal that made Google and Amazon partners in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. mronline.org "We are anonymous because we fear retaliation." This text was part of a letter signed by 500 Google employees last October, in which they decried their company's direct support for the Israeli government and military. In their letter, the signatories protested a $1.2 billion contract between Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Israeli government …

Amjad Ayman Yaghi (2022-04-07). No rights for Gaza's workers in Israel. electronicintifada.net Employers refuse to pay financial compensation after accidents on building sites.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-04-07). Two killed in Tel Aviv shooting. electronicintifada.net Fourth deadly attack in Israel in past two weeks.

Abdul Rahman (2022-04-07). Naftali Bennett's government in Israel loses parliamentary majority. peoplesdispatch.org The resignation of Idit Silman, whip of the Yamina party, has led to a tie in the 120-member Knesset between the eight-party ruling alliance led by Bennett and the opposition…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-07). Opposition movement in Bahrain demands disbanding of US naval base, withdrawal of all foreign troops. peoplesdispatch.org Bahrain, ruled by the Al-Khalifa dynasty, is one of the closest allies of the US in the Persian Gulf region. It hosts the Fifth Fleet of the US Navy since 1995 and has developed close relations with Israel despite popular opposition…

TASS (2022-04-07). Biden's rhetoric hampering efforts to resolve situation in Ukraine — Brazil's ex-president. tass.com According to Fernando Collor de Mello, the current situation in Ukraine is highly complicated and it's unlikely that ways to resolve it will be determined in the near future…

TASS (2022-04-07). US to ship 10 Javelin missiles for 'every Russian tank' in Ukraine, Blinken says. tass.com US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview for NBC Wednesday…

Jim McIlroy (2022-04-07). Solidarity picnic and walk-a-thon for Cuba. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reports on a picnic and walk-a-thon in solidarity with Cuba that was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.

Global Research News (2022-04-07). Selected Articles: Ukrainian Soldiers Film Themselves Calling Up Mothers of Russian Soldiers Killed in Action and Mocking Them. globalresearch.ca By Footage posted to Twitter shows what appears to be Ukrainia…

WorkWeek (2022-04-07). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.

Jim McIlroy (2022-04-07). Solidarity picnic and walk-a-thon for Cuba. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reports on a picnic and walk-a-thon in solidarity with Cuba that was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.

Jason Ditz (2022-04-07). UN Envoy Concerned as Yemen Ceasefire Violation Claims Grow. news.antiwar.com When a ceasefire finally comes in a long, bloody war, accusations of violations are inevitable. Though the truce seems to be holding by and large, Yemen is no exception, and between the two sides, Sides can claim violations for any number of reasons, including trying to anticipate a failure and shift the assignment of blame to the other side. The possibility is also that real violations did happen. | On a smaller level, that's not hard to unde…

Dick Nichols (2022-04-07). Hungarian election: Orbán exploits Ukraine to crush hapless opposition. greenleft.org.au Viktor Orbán's conservative-nationalist Fidesz party won the April 3 Hungarian general elections, but failed to achieve the required votes on an anti-LGBTI referendum, reports Dick Nichols.

Unicorn Riot (2022-04-07). No Charges for Minneapolis Cop in Amir Locke Killing. unicornriot.ninja

Michael Steinberg (2022-04-07). Attacks On Nuclear Plants Continue In Ukraine. indybay.org As Russia's hostile actions towards Ukraine entered a second month, so too have its acts of aggression against nuclear facilities.

Global Research News (2022-04-07). Selected Articles: Ukrainian Soldiers Film Themselves Calling Up Mothers of Russian Soldiers Killed in Action and Mocking Them. globalresearch.ca By Footage posted to Twitter shows what appears to be Ukrainia…

Dave DeCamp (2022-04-07). South Korea's President-Elect Wants US Nuclear Bombers, Submarines to Return. news.antiwar.com South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol asked for the US to return nuclear bombers and submarines to the Korean peninsula during talks in Washington on Wednesday, one of his advisors said, The US removed its strategic nuclear weapons from South Korea in 1991. Yoon has vowed to take a firmer stance towards the North than outgoing President Moon Jae-in and is seeking the return of US nuclear weapons as part of that plan. | "Deploying the strategic…

WSWS (2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.

____ (2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.

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2022-04-07: News Headlines

Angela (2022-04-07). Sunday 4/3: A Conversation with Jamal Taslaq, Palestinian High Couture Designer. indybay.org

oneworld.press (2022-04-06). Ukraine's Planned Emulation Of Israel Will Equate Russians To Palestinians. oneworld.press Every objective observer should be extremely concerned about Zelensky's plan to transform Ukraine into a so-called "big Israel". The human rights of that country's Russian minority are poised to be even more ruthlessly violated with impunity following Israel's precedent against the Palestinians. That's why it's incumbent for the denazification goal of Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine to succeed.

scorinoco (2022-04-06). Palestinian Baby Dies Waiting for Israeli Medical Permit. orinocotribune.com Human rights groups have slammed the preventable death of the child, blaming it on the delays of Israeli authorities to issue medical permits. | A Palestinian baby from Gaza died of complications during a five month wait for a special permit from Israeli authorities to leave the besieged strip for medical treatment. | The 19-month-old Fatima al-Masri, born with a hole in her heart, was unable to attend various appointments for treatment at Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem in late 2021 and early 2022, because the appeals for her permission to leave Gaza were still "under review" by the Coordination and Liaison Ad…

IMEMC News (2022-04-06). Israeli Army Assaults And Abducts Two Former Political Prisoners In Jenin. imemc.org On Tuesday night, Israeli soldiers assaulted two former Palestinian political prisoners near the northern West Bank city of Jenin and abducted them. Montaser Sammour, the head of the Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS), said the soldiers assaulted the two Palestinians after stopping them at the Dothan military roadblock south of Jenin. He …

IMEMC News (2022-04-06). Palestinian Detainee Faces Serious Health Complications In Israeli Prison. imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that cancer-stricken detainee Abdul-Basset Ma'tan is facing serious health complications in Israeli prisons and is not receiving the needed specialized care. The PPS said Ma'taan, 48, from Burqa town east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, requires ongoing specialized medical treatment for his cancer and suffers …

IMEMC News (2022-04-06). Soldiers Assault Many Palestinians, Abduct Eight, In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers assaulted, Tuesday night, many young Palestinian men in the Bab al-Amoud area in occupied Jerusalem and abducted eight. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said dozens of soldiers and police officers were deployed on various roads near the walls of the Old City, especially in the Sahera Gate, Sultan Suleiman Street, …

IMEMC News (2022-04-06). Soldiers Assault Three Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers assaulted, shortly after midnight, three Palestinians after storming their homes in the Tiwana village, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in the village and interrogated the families before assaulting the three Palestinians. The Protection and Steadfastness Committee …

Marwa Osman (2022-04-06). Palestine's Land Day 2022—MES EP.152. thealtworld.com This year's Land Day in Palestine is the first after the battle of the "Sword of Al Quds". This day as a symbol of struggle with the Zionist entity after the battle of the " Sword of Al Quds ", is different from what was before it. That is true because the battle and the uprising brought about a transformation in the conflict on the ground, especially as we live in the glow of the victory of the guerrilla resistance operations in occupied Palestine, from its south in Beersheba to its north in Kdeira. | Passing through its center in the settlement of Bani Brak, we are shaded with the souls of the four martyrs: Muh…

Capire (2022-04-06). "Weapons are not tools for peace": feminists against wars and NATO. peoplesdispatch.org War and militarism perpetuate the system of exploitation and oppression in which we live, destroying communities, unbalancing economies and ways of life, suppressing sovereignty and freedom. For decades, the feminist movement has been denouncing the impacts of war on women's lives and its connection to patriarchy, capitalism, and racism. Feminists are aware of NATO's imperialist nature and its desire to control peoples and territories around the world. Feminists say "no" to the war on Ukraine and also to wars, sanctions and occupations in Palestine, Yemen, Western Sahara and other territories. | On the processes…

Staff (2022-04-06). VIDEO: Student raises Palestine flag in graduation ceremony. en.mehrnews.com At the graduation ceremony of the University of Manchester in the UK, the flag of Palestine was raised by one of the graduates.

Anonymous669 (2022-04-06). Israeli Army, Police Thwart Weapons Smuggling Attempt On Border With Jordan. southfront.org Israeli military. Photo: IDF | On April 6, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Police thwarted a weapons smuggling attempt next to the border fence with Jordan. | Israeli soldiers operating surveillance cameras spotted two suspicious men crossing the border, and after a brief chase, one was arrested by police officers."We identified two armed suspects, apprehended a suspect and confiscated 30 weapons. The suspect and weapons were transferred to the Israel Police," the IDF said in a statement, noting that the secon…

Ali Abunimah (2022-04-06). "Peaceful" Sweden stocks up on Israeli weapons. electronicintifada.net Nordic state allows arms firm Elbit Systems to set up base of operations.

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