A Terrifying Scenario: Coronavirus in 'Quarantined' Gaza
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-03-05
What is needed is a fundamental and structural change that would emancipate the Palestinian healthcare system from the horrific impact of the Israeli occupation and the Israeli government's policies of perpetual siege and politically-imposed 'quarantines' – also known as apartheid…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/a-terrifying-scenario-coronavirus-in-quarantined-gaza/

IDF troops banned from leaving Israel over coronavirus fears
rt.com | 2020-03-05
No IDF soldiers will be able to leave Israel from noon on Friday in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, IDF spokesman Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman said on Thursday. The decision was made by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi in accordance with the Health Ministry's guidelines and following an assessment with the military's General Staff. | Kochavi decided to take a strict approach to reduce the number of soldiers with the virus in order to maintain operational readiness. Zilberman warned that one has to be careful "with spreading rumors." Currently, between 500-600 soldiers are in quarantine, t…
rt.com/newsline/482411-idf-troops-israel-coronavirus/

A Terrifying Scenario: Coronavirus in 'Quarantined' Gaza
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-05
What if the Coronavirus reaches the besieged Gaza Strip? While the question carries great urgency for all Palestinians living under Israel's military occupation, the Gaza situation is particularly complex and extremely worrying. Nearly 50 countries have already reported cases of COVID-19 disease, one of several epidemics that are caused by the Coronavirus. If developed countries,…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/05/a-terrifying-scenario-coronavirus-in-quarantined-gaza/

Netanyahu advises Israelis to use India's ancient 'Namaste' greeting to fend off germs amid coronavirus epidemic
rt.com | 2020-03-05
Benjamin Netanyahu has called on his countrymen to abandon traditional handshakes in order to stop the spread of coronavirus. Instead he recommended a no-contact gesture like India's 'Namaste' greeting or the Hebrew shalom. | Netanyahu said that he has already adopted the no-handshake policy, and suggested that his fellow Israelis do the same. | "You can try to implement the Indian system of Namaste or say another word like shalom, but find a way, any way of not shaking hands," the Israeli prime minister said during a press conference. He then demonstrated how Indians greet each other by folding their hands.
rt.com/news/482361-netanyahu-israel-india-namaste-coronavirus/

Who Made Coronavirus? Was It the U.S., Israel or China?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
The most commonly reported mainstream media account of the creation of the Coronavirus suggests that it was derived from an animal borne microorganism found in a wild bat that was consumed by an ethnic Chinese resident of Wuhan. But there …
globalresearch.ca/who-made-coronavirus-u-s-israel-china/5705628

A Terrifying Scenario: Coronavirus in 'Quarantined' Gaza
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-05
According to official Palestinian reports, the Coronavirus has already reached Palestine following a visit by a South Korean delegation in the period between February 8 and 15, which included a tour in the major Palestinian cities of Jerusalem, Nablus, Jericho, Hebron, and Bethlehem. The Palestinian Authority scrambled to contain the fallout of the news, which caused palpable panic among a population that has little faith in its leadership, to begin with.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/05/a-terrifying-scenario-coronavirus-in-quarantined-gaza/

The New Poll Tax? Long Lines, Closed Polling Stations Hurt Black, Latinx & Student Voters in TX, CA
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-05
Long wait times plagued polling places in Texas throughout Super Tuesday, especially in districts with high numbers of black and Latinx voters and college students. Many voters reported waiting in line for more than three hours to cast a ballot. At least 750 Texas polling sites have been shuttered since 2013, when the Supreme Court slashed federal oversight of Texas and other Southern states under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. There were long lines, too, in Los Angeles, where many polling places reported problems with a brand-new $300 million voting system. The Sanders campaign sued to keep polling places open a…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/5/air_berman…

Hitler, Gogol, or just a shoe? Russians theorize about hidden meaning behind Puma sneaker
rt.com | 2020-03-05
A sports shoe released by popular brand Puma has riled Russian social media, with internet sleuths putting forward theories that the sneaker is an ode to Hitler

Response to Racist Backlash and Calls for Improved U.S.-China Cooperation
San Francisco Chinatown Rally Report | indybay.org | 2020-03-05
Many Asian-owned businesses in Chinatown are losing customers because racists associate the coronavirus with people of Asian descent. On February 29, seeking to dispel a fear of Chinese people, demonstrators gathered in Plymouth Square to hear speeches, then marched to Union Square. Bay Area Chinese language newspapers estimate that over 1,000 people attended the rally and march.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/03/18831265.php

Media mogul trying to crush Australian activist group
GetUp! | indybay.org | 2020-03-05
New York based Rupert Murdoch is the most powerful and most dangerous media mogul in the world. He uses his giant global empire to buy servility of politicians and push a political agenda stoking hatred and division. In Australia, where the crypto fascist was born He is now trying to crush the highly effective activist movement GetUp!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/02/18831236.php

Israel to quarantine tens of thousands over coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-05
In a bid to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, Israel has placed more than 60,000 people in self-quarantine for a period of two weeks, according to Israeli media on Thursday.It added that Israel has begun to ban the entry of tourists coming from various European countries including Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany.For Israeli citizens returning from these countries, the Israeli Health Ministry is requiring a 14-day medical quarantine period.So far, the Israeli Health Ministry confirmed that 15 Israelis contracted the virus, according to the daily Haaretz.Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth also…
yenisafak.com/en/world/israel-to-quarantine-tens-of-thousands-over-coronavirus-3513395

Palestine declares state of emergency over coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-05
The Palestinian Health Ministry on Thursday announced a state of emergency in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Jericho over suspected coronavirus cases.The ministry said a hotel in Bethlehem was quarantined due to a number of suspected cases.All hotel reservations were cancelled and tourists temporarily restricted in the cities.All mosques, churches and educational institutions will remain closed for a fortnight, the period the virus takes to show symptoms.The ministry called on citizens to remain calm.The new coronavirus known as COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China, last December and has now spread to over 80…
yenisafak.com/en/world/palestine-declares-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus-3513386

Iran Insists IAEA Provided No Credible Reasoning for Request to Visit 2 Sites
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-05
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Iran insists that the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) request to visit two locations that were specified in a report on Tehran's alleged violations of nuclear commitments lacked credible reasoning and was instead based on data provided by Israel, Iran's permanent mission to the UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
sputniknews.com/world/202003051078483053-iran-insists-iaea-provided-no-credible-reasoning-for-request-to-visit-2-sites/

Israeli Forces Raze Palestinian Land in 2 Villages, Injure Two Men in West Bank
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-04
Fierce confrontations erupted, on Tuesday at dawn, between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces, invaded the northern occupied West Bank city of Qalqilia, Alray Palestinian Media Agency reports. Local sources said Israeli forces stormed the neighborhood of Al Jaidi, where wide confrontations occurred with Palestinian youths, during which soldiers fired live …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-raze-palestinian-land-in-2-villages-injure-two-men-in-west-bank/

Palestine Slams Pompeo's Support of Illegal Israeli Settlements
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
Palestine on Wednesday slammed senior U.S. officials, including U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for remarks supporting settlement activity in the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | Election Results Prove Israeli Society is Turning 'More Right' | During the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Monday, Pompeo said that the U.S. will take action against the UN Human Rights Council "blacklist" of the businesses working in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestine-Slams-Pompeos-Support-of-Illegal-Israeli-Settlements-20200304-0011.html

Israeli Bulldozers Raze Land, Place Barbed Wire Fence, in Gaza
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-04
Several Israeli military vehicles on Tuesday invaded the southern besieged Gaza Strip in eastern Rafah, Quds News Network reports. Local sources said that five bulldozers entered through Mutebeq military entry, invading 50 meters into Palestinian lands, in eastern Rafah, erecting barbed wire in the area to prevent Palestinians from entering. …
imemc.org/article/israeli-bulldozers-raze-land-barbed-wire-fence-in-gaza/

Israeli Troops Invade West Bank; Abduct 21 Palestinians
Celine Hagbard | imemc.org | 2020-03-04
Israeli forces invaded several parts of the West Bank in pre-dawn raids Wednesday March 3rd, abducting 21 Palestinian citizens from their homes while they were asleep in bed. In addition, the troops seized funds from the homes of several freed prisoners. According to the Palestinian Wafa News Agency, the occupation …
imemc.org/article/israeli-troops-invade-west-bank-abduct-21-palestinians/

Netanyahu Still Short of Majority After Israel's Election
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-04
JERUSALEM

After Biden's Super Tuesday Surge, Sanders Campaign Faces Questions About African-American Support
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
On Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden swept the South and Midwest, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas, propelled by a huge majority of African-American votes in several states. We host a roundtable discussion on the results with Barbara Ransby, historian, author and activist adviser to the Movement for Black Lives; Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and president of Repairers of the Breach; and Elie Mystal, the justice correspondent for The Nation.
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/super_tues…

Supreme Court Revisits Abortion Law Similar to One Struck Down in 2016
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-04
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is set to hear an abortion case that may sound familiar. That's because the state restriction in question is almost identical to one the court overturned in 2016. | At the heart of the current case, June Medical Services LLC et al. v. Russo, is a Louisiana law passed in 2014 that requires doctors who perform abortions in the state to have "admitting privil…
truthout.org/articles/supreme-court-revisits-abortion-law-similar-to-one-struck-down-in-2016/

Supreme Court dumps fate of Affordable Care Act right into height of election campaign
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-04
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Supreme Court has dumped the fate of the Affordable Care Act right into the height of the 2020 election campaign. But it won't rule on whether the ACA survives until after the Nov. 3 balloting–and that pisses off ACA backers no end. But in the meantime, those supporters, including Teachers President Randi Weingarten, …
peoplesworld.org/article/supreme-court-dumps-fate-of-affordable-care-act-right-into-height-of-election-campaign/

After Super Tuesday, Sanders Faces Questions About African American Support
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-04
On Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden swept the South and Midwest, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas, propelled by a huge majority of African-American votes in several states. We host a roundtable discussion on the results with Barbara Ransby, historian, author and activist adviser to the Movement for Black Lives; Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and president of Repairers of the B…
truthout.org/video/after-super-tuesday-sanders-faces-questions-about-african-american-support/

Even the Machines Are Racist. Facial Recognition Systems Threaten Black Lives
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-04
Facial recognition technology promises to alert us if our children are skipping out on their college classes, to zip us past all the suckers waiting in line at the airport and to create nationwide databases to catch the "bad guys." This newest biometric data is sold as a shortcut to utopia: technology that delivers responsible kids, quick service and safe streets

Minnesota to protest Vice President Pence appearance
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-04
St. Paul, MN – The Anti-War Committee is joining with the Climate Justice Committee to unwelcome Vice President Mike Pence when he comes to Saint Paul, 5 p.m., March 5, at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront, 11 E Kellogg Boulevard. | The Anti-War Committee has consistently organized against the Trump administration's repeated attempts to use bigotry. The Anti-War Committee's call for the protest includes, among other demands: "Muslims are welcome here! Racist, sexist, anti-gay – Mike Pence go away! No ban, no wall! Amnesty for all!" | CJ McCormick, a member of the Anti-War Committee said, "Wherever Trump…
fightbacknews.org/2020/3/4/minnesota-protest-vice-president-pence-appearance

One in 20 Girls Aged 15-19 Has Experienced Rape: UNICEF Report
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
Around 13 million, or one in 20 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 worldwide have experienced rape during their lifetime, according to a report published Tuesday by the United Nations' Children's Agency ( Unicef). | RELATED: | New York Jury Convicts Harvey Weinstein of Sexual Assault, Rape | Despite progress in many areas, girls and women continue to face violence and discrimination, revealed the U.N. Children's Agency. | The study took…
telesurenglish.net/news/One-in-20-Girls-Aged-15-19-Has-Experienced-Rape-UNICEF-Report-20200304-0026.html

Grammys and fired female CEO locked in a battle of ugly finger-pointing
rt.com | 2020-03-04
'Get woke, go broke' might be an entertainment industry cliche, but the Grammys are getting a dose of reality, battling with a terminated first female CEO in a perfect storm of opposing narratives and discrimination accusations. | Deborah Dugan was hired in 2019 as the first female CEO and president of the Recording Academy, the organization that runs the Grammy Awards for music. The decision was hailed as a historic moment for diversity in the music industry. However, she was placed on leave in January, just five months into her tenure, with the governing board explaining that she had "consistent management d…
rt.com/usa/482245-grammy-ceo-fired-discrimination/

Pro-Choice Advocates Demand Reproductive Justice as Supreme Court Hears First Abortion Case With Trump Appointees on Bench
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-04
Hundreds of demonstrators assembled on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday as the nation's nine top justices heard arguments in an abortion-related case for the first time since President Donald Trump's two appointees joined the court. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2020/03/04/pro-choice-advocates-demand-reproductive-justice-supreme-court-hears-first-abortion?cd-origin=rss

'Absolutely Unconscionable': Hourslong Lines to Vote in Texas on Super Tuesday 'Point to a Bigger Systemic Problem'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-04
After Texas voters waited in hourslong lines on Super Tuesday, voting rights experts and advocates highlighted the state's systemic problems with election administration, expressed concerns about the possibility of similar issues in November, and urged elected officials to make it easier—not harder—for Texans to get to the ballot box. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2020/03/04/absolutely-unconscionable-hourslong-lines-vote-texas-super-tuesday-point-bigger?cd-origin=rss

Hundreds of Israeli Settlers Storm al-Aqsa Mosque
Johan Valentin | imemc.org | 2020-03-03
On Monday, 226 Israeli Settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque while accompanied by a squadron of Israeli police. In 2016, protests erupted at the embattled area after Israeli sSettlers invaded the compound during the last 10 days of Islam's holy month of Ramadan, in contravention of tradition. The Islamic …
imemc.org/article/hundreds-of-israeli-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque/

Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Home in Jerusalem, Family Homeless
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-03
The Israeli occupation authorities demolished the second floor of a Palestinian-owned house in the town of Hezma, northeast of the occupied city of Jerusalem, on Tuesday, under the pretext that it was built without Israeli permission, according to Hezma mayor, Musallam Abu Hilo. Abu Hilo told WAFA Palestinian News Agency …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-demolish-palestinian-home-in-jerusalem-family-homeless/

Israeli Troops Abduct 9 Palestinians, Including Two Children, in Pre-Dawn Raids Tuesday
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-03-03
Israeli occupation forces abducted nine Palestinian citizens from the West Bank, including two teen boys, on Tuesday night. This was accompanied by searches and vandalism of homes, attacks on citizens, and the issuing of summonses to a number of Palestinians. The Palestinian News Agency Wafe said that two citizens were …
imemc.org/article/israeli-troops-abduct-9-palestinians-including-two-children-in-pre-dawn-raids-tuesday/

Dozens of Olive and Grape Vines Uprooted by Illegal Settlers near Bethlehem
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-03
Israeli settlers, on Monday, uprooted dozens of olive and vine trees belonging to Palestinians in the town of Husan, west of the occupied city of Bethlehem, according to local sources. Mohammad Sbateen, head of Husan village council, told WAFA that settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Bitar Illit uprooted …
imemc.org/article/dozens-of-olive-and-vine-trees-uprooted-by-illegal-settlers-near-bethlehem/

One Palestinian Receives Demolition Order, Two Receive Stop Construction Orders
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-03
Palestinians in the village of Nahalin, were informed by the Israeli military that one house will be demolished as two others were ordered to stop construction of their homes, according to the village's deputy mayor, Hani Fannoun. Fannoun told WAFA that one resident of the village, located in the southern …
imemc.org/article/one-palestinian-receives-demolition-order-two-receive-stop-construction-orders/

On Israeli Election Day, Israeli Forces Impose Total Closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Staff | imemc.org | 2020-03-03
The Israeli army imposed a comprehensive closure on the West Bank and Gaza due to the Israeli elections on Monday. The closure was imposed from midnight on Sunday until early Tuesday morning, due to the Israelis going to the polls for the Presidential and "Knesset" elections. The Israeli army said …
imemc.org/article/on-israeli-election-day-israeli-forces-impose-total-closure-on-the-west-bank-and-gaza-strip/

The Brooklyn Yeshiva Anthem Protest and Why It Is Not Antisemitic
Ira Glunts | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-03
An anti-Semite used to be a person who disliked Jews. Now it is a person who Jews dislike.

People's World Black history event in Connecticut: Voting rights worth the fight
Joelle Fishman | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-03
NEW HAVEN, Conn.–As the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Ala., brings the historic fight for voting rights to the fore, a movement is sweeping the country today to overcome white supremacist laws aimed at suppressing the Black vote and votes of people of color and low-income people in the 2020 elections. "Dump Trump" …
peoplesworld.org/article/peoples-world-black-history-event-in-connecticut-voting-rights-worth-the-fight/

Analysis: On Hanging from the Blades of a Bulldozer: Al-Naem is Every Palestinian
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-03-03
By Ramzy Baroud for Palestine Chronicle How is one to apply rational political analysis to what is inherently irrational? What kind of political theory must one consult to formulate and test hypotheses when the information at hand is so grizzly, sadistic, and reeking with unbearable contradictions? Seeing the gaunt body …
imemc.org/article/analysis-on-hanging-from-the-blades-of-a-bulldozer-al-naem-is-every-palestinian/

TRAP Laws are the Threat to Abortion Rights You Don't Know About
Ashoka Mukpo | aclu.org | 2020-03-03
This week, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case | that will have wide-reaching consequences for reproductive freedom and abortion | rights in America. It's the first time the Court has weighed those rights since | gaining a new conservative majority with the appointments of Justices Neil | Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. And the stakes are high. | The case that the court will | hear, June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, | is being argued by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CCR), and it involves a | law in Louisiana known as a "TRAP"

Kiev plans birthday parties for Nazi collaborators; Ukrainian Communists sound alarm
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-03
Ukrainian Communists issued a stark warning about the glorification of fascists today after the city council of Kiev, the country's capital, announced that it was to celebrate the birthdays of what the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU) described as "Nazi killers, thugs, executioners and anti-Semites." The party, which has itself been subjected to state-imposed bans, …
peoplesworld.org/article/kiev-plans-birthday-parties-for-nazi-collaborators-ukrainian-communists-sound-alarm/

Deportation is a death sentence, and our government's hands are bloody
splcenter.org | 2020-03-03
Deadly violence is inescapable for hundreds of returned Salvadoran migrants. This small, Central American country is the murder capital of the world.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/03/deportation-death-sentence-and-our-governments-hands-are-bloody

SPLC mourns loss of former board member Andrew Fredman
splcenter.org | 2020-03-03
The Southern Poverty Law Center is deeply saddened today by the loss of longtime donor and board member Andrew Fredman, 58, who recently died.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/03/splc-mourns-loss-former-board-member-andrew-fredman

LA District Attorney Lacey's husband brandishes firearm at Black Lives Matters activists
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-03
Los Angeles, CA – For nearly three years, activists have been trying to get Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey to open her doors to them. This morning, March 2, the front door to Lacey's house was indeed opened, but with a gun pointed at the activists. | In the early morning, numerous activists from Black Lives Matter (BLM) Los Angeles staged a protest outside of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey's house. David Lacey, husband of Jackie Lacey, opened the door, and without warning aimed a gun at the activists. His finger on the trigger, Mr. Lacey repeatedly yelled, "Get off of my porch!" | Dr. Meli…
fightbacknews.org/2020/3/3/la-district-attorney-lacey-s-husband-brandishes-firearm-black-lives-matters-activists

After a century or more of defeats, Congress finally declares lynching a hate crime
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-03
WASHINGTON–After a century or more of defeats, many of them at the hands of racist filibustering Southern senators, Congress is specifically declaring lynching a federal hate crime. The 410-4 House vote on Feb. 26 on the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, HR35, followed a unanimous Senate vote on an almost identical bill last year. The House …
peoplesworld.org/article/after-a-century-or-more-of-defeats-congress-finally-declares-lynching-a-hate-crime/

Iran reports increasing number of deaths
Al Jazeera | iranian.com | 2020-03-03
Ali Reza Raisi, a Health Ministry official, said 77 people have died and 2,336 have been infected by the coronavirus in Iran. Raisi spoke at a news conference in the Iranain capital, Tehran. Iran's supreme leader orders armed focrs to combat coronavirus Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the Islamic Republic's armed forces to assist its …
iranian.com/2020/03/03/iran-reports-increasing-number-of-deaths/

Free doco makes case for Palestine solidarity
Stuart Munckton | greenleft.org.au | 2020-03-03
Film & theatre Middle East National liberation Nora Barrows-FriedmanIssue 1256 PalestineMarch 3, 2020Often, I am asked for recommendations of video primers on the situation in Palestin…
greenleft.org.au/content/free-doco-makes-case-palestine-solidarity

Pipeline or a Pipedream
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-03-02
Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/pipeline-or-a-pipedream/

Israeli Election Race Increasingly Desperate as Voters go to Polls
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-02
Few in Israel expect the country's third general election in a year to end with a markedly different outcome from the previous two. Barring a last-minute upset, most of those turning out on Monday assume the political stalemate will continue. There are already rumblings from politicians of an imminent fourth round of voting. Paradoxically, much …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/israeli-election-race-increasingly-desperate-as-voters-go-to-polls/

My 12-year-old twins' nonprofit provides free period products to girls in need
splcenter.org | 2020-03-02
I didn't know what to expect when my daughters decided last summer to give away sanitary pads and tampons to girls in need.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/02/my-12-year-old-twins-nonprofit-provides-free-period-products-girls-need

Klobuchar rally canceled, rally to free Myon Burrell takes center stage
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-02
St. Louis Park, MN – Amy Klobuchar supporters couldn't fill the gymnasium, March 1, at Saint Louis Park High School, even with the help of some 250 protesters demanding freedom for Myon Burrell, an innocent Black teen she sent to prison for life when she was the county district attorney. Myon Burrell's family, the Racial Justice Network, Minneapolis NAACP, Black Lives Matter Twin Cities, Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar, Communities United Against Police Brutality, and Black Lives Matter Minnesota called for community members to mobilize to protest at the Klobuchar rally, two days before the primary vo…
fightbacknews.org/2020/3/2/klobuchar-rally-canceled-rally-free-myon-burrell-takes-center-stage

Imagining Return: Palestinians in Jordan's Sprawling Refugee Camps Still Yearn for Home
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-02
Miko Peled recounts his visits to Jerash's Gaza Camp, a refugee camp housing tens of thousands of Palestinians just hours away from their ancestral homeland.
mintpressnews.com/palestinian-refugees-yearn-for-home-jordan-sprawling-refugee-camps/265392/