(2020-04-21). Netanyahu/Gantz Unity Deal… Safeguarding Israel's "Democracy". Annexation of West Bank Ongoing. globalresearch.ca A weeks earlier agreement between them collapsed, a new unity deal struck. | Netanyahu prevailed. Gantz's surrender to his demands split his Blue and White (B &W) party. | It may have ended his chance to become prime minister, his political career …
(2020-04-21). Racism and Covid-19 Are a Lethal Combination. thenation.com Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, William J. Barber III, JD Racism and Covid-19 Are a Lethal Combination…
(2020-04-21). San Leandro Police Execute Black Man in Walmart. indybay.org As white nationalists gather across the country wielding assault rifles in protest of public health mandates with no response from police, people of color experiencing apparent mental health crises continue to be shot and killed because of egregious and brutally racist law enforcement practices.
(2020-04-21). The Gulf Kingdoms Are Finally Waking Up to Hindu Extremists' Inherent Islamophobia. globalresearch.ca Three back-to-back developments over the past week prove that the Gulf Kingdoms are finally waking up to Hindu extremists' inherent Islamophobia, the threat of which Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been warning about for a while now, suggesting that …
(2020-04-21). Trump's Patriotic Color Revolution Call, against "Unreasonable Quarantine Demands" globalresearch.ca Trump caught his political opponents flatfooted when he endorsed the patriotic protests against several Democrat Governors' unreasonable quarantine demands, channeling the nascent Color Revolution spirit nationwide to show the rest of his compatriots that he truly has the people's support …
(2020-04-21). Murder or salvation? Southern US states to relax Covid-19 lockdowns amid outcry. rt.com 
Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina are saying they will start reopening some stores and public spaces shuttered by pandemic fears, triggering partisan outrage and accusations of having a racist death wish. | Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee announced on Monday that he will not extend his stay-at-home order past April 30 and may allow some businesses and state parks to open before that. Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered access to public beaches and some retailers Also on rt.com…
(2020-04-21). If Nazism had prevailed: The Amazon series The Man in the High Castle. wsws.org The year is 1962 and the United States, having lost World War II, is partitioned and occupied militarily by Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany. Such is the counterfactual premise of The Man in the High Castle.
(2020-04-21). 75 Years Ago: Red Army Encircles Berlin. Analysis of Germany's Failed 1942 Offensive. globalresearch.ca Three-quarters of a century ago, on 21 April 1945 the Soviet Army had encircled Berlin and was unleashing its final attack upon Nazi Germany. | With the Germans having killed more than 10 million Soviet troops since their June 1941 invasion, …
(2020-04-21). Augustus Invictus Arrested in Florida for Stalking, Violating Bond. splcenter.org Invictus' father, John Gillespie, was arrested days earlier and charged with human trafficking of children under 18 years old.
(2020-04-21). America is about to witness the biggest labor movement it's seen in decades. peoplesworld.org 
In September 1945, a little-remembered frenzy erupted in the United States. Japan had surrendered, ending World War II, but American meat packers, steelworkers, telephone installers, telegraph operators, and auto assemblers had something different from partying in mind. In rolling actions, they went on strike. After years of patriotic silence on the home front, these workers, …
(2020-04-21). Anti-Immigrant Movement Has History of Politicizing Disease. splcenter.org COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, is the latest disease the nativist movement has politicized to demonize immigrants.
(2020-04-20). From Settler Violence to Attacks on Haredi Jews, Coronavirus is Laying Israeli Attitudes Bare. mintpressnews.com The spread of coronavirus among Palestinians is dangerous to Israeli Jews, yet authorities and their various agencies continue to destroy clinics, demolish homes, and raid towns and neighborhoods rather than offer the help needed to ward off the virus.
(2020-04-20). Palestinians Decry Israeli Consensus over Annexation of West Bank. imemc.org Palestinians in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip decried, on Monday, the latest Israeli consensus over annexation of the occupied Palestinian West Bank to the occupation state of Israel. Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, reacted to the Israeli announcement by saying "Forming an annexation cabinet would literally mean blocking …
(2020-04-20). Israeli Troops Abduct Several Palestinians Throughout West Bank. imemc.org Israeli troops reportedly abducted, early on Monday, several Palestinians in different areas of the occupied West Bank. In the city of Hebron, troops invaded the Beit Ewwa village and broke into some local homes, before they abducted three youths, identified as Mohammad, Mohammd and Wael Al-Ehroob. Local eyewitnesses said that …
(2020-04-20). The Occupation and the Pandemic: The Coronavirus and the Conditions of Palestinian Workers. globalresearch.ca "Colonialism is not a thinking machine, | nor a body endowed with reasoning faculties. | It is violence in its natural state…" | — Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth (1963) | This past month Israeli soldiers dumped a Palestinian worker at a …
(2020-04-20). Netanyahu and Gantz Reach Deal, End Political Deadlock. telesurenglish.net Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and former rival Benny Gantz's Blue and White party signed Monday a coalition agreement, putting an end to the worst political crisis the country has witnessed in decades. | RELATED: | "We have prevented a fourth election. We will protect democracy. We will fight coronavirus and care for all Israel's citizens," Gantz said on Twitter after signing the deal, while Netanyahu Tweeted…
(2020-04-20). Israeli Troops Demolish Palestinian-owned Facility and Caravan. imemc.org Israeli troops reportedly devastated, early on Monday, a Palestinian-owned facility and caravan in the Sebastia neighborhood, northwest of the West Bank city of Nablus. Ghassan Daghlas, chief of Israeli settlements construction file in the northern West Bank, told media outlets that an Israeli army force invaded the Sebastia neighborhood, and …
(2020-04-20). The US's Failed Response to the Pandemic Is Rooted in Anti-Blackness. truthout.org With the speed of lightning, the coronavirus crisis is waking all of the U.S. up to a reality most Black people have known for decades — our country fails the most marginalized. Our systems were ill-prepared to help everyday people sans pandemic. Now in the midst of one, the sun is shining down on their cavernous cracks created by deep-seated anti-Blackness. The reality is we are a country built on a racist house of cards, and the pandemic is showing us how racism — specifically anti-Black…
(2020-04-20). Vigilance of all German anti-fascists required as coronavirus recedes. peoplesworld.org 
BERLIN — With the daily number of new COVID-19 figures slowly receding, Germany is limping back to some kind of "normalcy." Auto and bike shops, book dealers, barbers and most shops less than 800 square meters can now re-open (with customers 5 feet apart). Bigger shops and department stores are squabbling: "Why not us?" So …
(2020-04-20). Trump's anti-Chinese racist campaign strategy mobilizes right-wing extremists. peoplesworld.org 
In a direct attack on China and a clear indictment of international cooperation to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally ordered withholding funds from the World Health Organization. In a White House statement, Trump accused the international body of "preferential treatment" for China and "mismanaging" the pandemic. Aside from the glaring hypocrisy …
(2020-04-20). Philippines: Police arrest activists performing COVID-19 relief work. fightbacknews.org On April 20, Marco L. Valbuena, the Chief Information Officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines denounced the arrest of former Anakpawis Representative Ariel Casilao and 12 other volunteers and residents by elements of the Philippine National Police in Norzagaray, Bulacan. | "The arrest shows the Duterte regime's perverse priorities even amid the pandemic and utter contempt for the plight of the Filipino people. Instead of focusing on efforts to ensure the welfare of the people suffering under the restrictive lockdown, it has intensified the fascist clampdown against activists even when they are conductin…
(2020-04-19). Israeli Troops Shoot, Wound Palestinian Teen in Tulkarem. imemc.org Israeli troops reportedly shot and wounded a Palestinian teen, on Sunday, in northern Tulkarem city, in the occupied West Bank. Local Palestinian media sources reported that Israeli soldiers, stationed near the Israeli Apartheid Wall, west of the Shweika neighborhood of northern Tulkarem city, opened fire with live ammunition and tear-gas …
(2020-04-19). Interview with Charlotte Kates on COVID-19 threat in Israeli jails, fight to free Palestinian political prisoners. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed Charlotte Kates, International Coordinator of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, on the fight to free Palestinian political prisoners in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We ask that all of our readers to support this important effort. | Fight Back!: How has the pandemic impacted Palestinian political prisoners? | Charlotte Kates: One of the major concerns has been the fact that Palestinian prisoners are essentially cut off from the outside world. Israel claims that its ban on family visits and legal visits are attempts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but they are…
(2020-04-19). Settlers Assault Palestinian Farmers and Activist. imemc.org Israeli settlers attacked, on Saturday, several Palestinian villages in the Masafer Yatta area, in the southern occupied West Bank, physically assaulting residents, according to a local activist. Activist, Fouad Amour, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that illegal Israeli settlers attacked farmers in Khirbet al-Khrouba as they harvested their crops. Israeli …
(2020-04-21). Juan González: "Make No Mistake: This Country Is Edging Closer to Neo-Fascist Authoritarianism" democracynow.org 
We get an update from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González about his mother and wife, who were infected with COVID-19, and discuss how right-wing Trump supporters are brandishing automatic weapons at protests to demand an end to coronavirus shutdowns and are being egged on by the president. "We should make no mistake, that this country is edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism," says González, expressing concern these actions will become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.
(2020-04-21). Trump Supporters Are Brandishing Automatic Weapons at Anti-Shutdown Protests. truthout.org We get an update from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González about his mother and wife, who were infected with COVID-19, and discuss how right-wing Trump supporters are brandishing automatic weapons at protests to demand an end to coronavirus shutdowns and are being egged on by the president. "We should make no mistake, that this country is edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism," says González, expressing concern these actions will become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter na…
(2020-04-21). Lululemon apologises after staffer offends with 'bat fried rice' T-shirt. yenisafak.com U.S. exercise apparel brand Lululemon issued statements on Tuesday apologising for, and distancing itself from, a T-shirt design promoted by one of its art directors that triggered outrage and accusations of racism online.The hashtag "Lululemon insults China" was viewed 204 million times on China's Weibo platform by Tuesday afternoon, with some commentators demanding a boycott of the brand.The furore started on Sunday, with an Instagram link posted by the Lululemon official, Trevor Fleming, that promoted the sale of a T-shirt on the website of California artist Jess Sluder, under the name "bat fried rice".The lon…
(2020-04-21). At Least 9 Reportedly Killed in Alleged Israeli Attack on Syria. sputniknews.com Overnight Syrian media outlets reported that the country's air defences had repelled airborne threats above the cities of Homs and Palmyra. According to a report by the Israeli outlet, The Jerusalem Post, the air raid targeted the Syrian Arab Air Force's Tiyas military base, also known as the T-4 Airbase.
(2020-04-21). 'Irresponsible, Completely Ill-Founded': Pakistan Slams India's Remark on PM Khan's Post on Muslims. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday launched a scathing attack on India's leadership by comparing the Modi-led government to the Nazis against the backdrop of alleged discrimination against Muslims in the country. In response, India's External Affairs Ministry slammed Khan's comments as a "baseless allegation".
(2020-04-21). Now 'Supremacist' Modi: Imran Khan Compares Worldwide COVID-19 Lockdown to Suffering of Kashmiris. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): A few days after criticising India for alleged mistreatment of Muslims in the country, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has now again turned to Kashmir to rebuke New Delhi. However, Khan's target also includes the international community this time.
(2020-04-19). Israeli Settlers Assault Shepherds, Injure One. imemc.org A Palestinian shepherd was injured on Friday when illegal Israeli settlers attacked herders grazing sheep near the village of Tuwaneh, near Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank a local official reported. Palestinian official, Fouad al-Amour, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that settlers, under the cover of Israeli soldiers, assaulted …
(2020-04-19). Erekat: Majority of International Leaders Oppose Netanyahu's Colonial Plans. imemc.org Top Palestinian negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat said on Sunday that the majority of international leaders oppose Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's colonial plans by, insisting that a two-state solution is the way out of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict. During phone calls with several world leaders, that Erekat initiated, leaders unanimously …
(2020-04-19). Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Injure Three Palestinians in Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org At least three Palestinians were injured, on Saturday, by Israeli forces as troops invaded the northern West Bank village of Kufur Qaddoum, local sources reported. Morad Eshteiwi, coordinator of the popular resistance in Kufur Qaddoum, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that the Israeli army stormed the village, provoking resistance from …
(2020-04-18). Israel Imposes Fines on Palestinian Protesters in East Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli authorities in the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem, where Israel has wrestled control for five decades now, reportedly imposed on Friday many fines on Palestinian residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The local Palestinian Wadi Hilweh Information Center (Silwanic) reported that the fines were imposed on local Palestinians, who participate …
(2020-04-18). Hamas Offers Israel a Mediated Prisoner Swap Deal. imemc.org Political Leader of the ruling Islamist Hamas party in Gaza, Ismail Haniyya, told the Alaraby Arabic TV channel, on Friday, that his party has four Israeli soldiers in captivity, and that the party is ready to indirectly negotiate over a possible prisoner swap deal with Israel. The leader of Hamas …
(2020-04-18). Watch: Failed Israeli Drone Strike On Top Hezbollah Official Caught In Rare Video. iranian.com Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have once again ramped up operations along the southern Lebanese border at a moment Hezbollah leadership has declared it is "fully prepared for war with Israel". The latest escalation came Wednesday when an Israeli drone targeted a car full of Hezbollah operatives just inside Syria near the border with Lebanon. The Shia resistance organization said all …
(2020-04-18). Labour report reveals how Jeremy Corbyn was sabotaged from within. thegrayzone.com Labour Party officials undermined Jeremy Corbyn's leadership by trying to lose races and exploiting an anti-Semitism smear campaign, an internal…
(2020-04-18). 'Fire Fauci, let us work': No social distancing as Alex Jones joins hundreds in rally against Covid-19 lockdown measures in Texas. rt.com 
Texans flocked to the state's Capitol in Austin to protest Covid-19 lockdown measures, refusing to practice social distancing and cheering for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be fired by President Donald Trump. | In attendance at Saturday's 'You Can't Close America' Rally were InfoWars founder Alex Jones and host Owen Shroyer, who led the crowd of some 200 people in chants against the mainstream media and officials like Fauci. | Shroyer, who referred to the doctor as "fascist Fauci," asked the crowd: "Do you think Anthony Fauci should be fired?", before leading them in chants of "Fire Fauci." | Lots of protest speakers s…
(2020-04-17). "Gangster in the White House": Noam Chomsky on COVID-19, WHO, China, Gaza and Global Capitalism. democracynow.org 
We continue our conversation with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky. He responds to President Trump's cuts to U.S. support for the World Health Organization and the surge in deaths in the United States to another record high, and discusses conditions in Gaza, the rise of authoritarianism around the world, and the progressive response. "This is typical behavior of autocrats and dictators. When you make colossal errors which are killing thousands of people, find somebody else to blame," say Chomsky. "In the United States, it's unfortunately the case, for well over a century, centu…
(2020-04-17). BJP Capitalizes on Coronavirus Fears to Take India's Fascist Creep to the Next Level. mintpressnews.com Last week, 22-year-old Dilshad "Mehboob" Ali was dragged into a field on the outskirts of Delhi and beaten with sticks and shoes by an enraged crowd demanding to be told, "who else is behind this conspiracy?" His attackers believed he was part of a "corona Jihad: " an evil plot by India's Muslim minority to spread the disease and kill as many Hindus as possible. Ali was dragged to a temple and told to convert to Hinduism before they would allow him to go to the hospital. Images of the incident went viral, illustrative of a nationwide assault on the country's nearly 200 million Muslims. | Ali is part of the Tabligh…
(2020-04-17). Why we need a WW Prisoners Page. workers.org 
Houston This article is based on remarks given by Crissman during a Workers World Party webinar on April 9: "Free Them All! COVID-19 and Racist Mass Incarceration." Workers World Party provides nearly 1,000 free newspaper subscriptions to incarcerated people. Readers interested in supporting this can donate at patreon.com/wwp. We're particularly . . . |
(2020-04-17). 25 years later, Oklahoma City bombing still inspires antigovernment extremists. splcenter.org At 9: 02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, a bomb exploded in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children.
(2020-04-17). COVID-19: Rights experts highlight LGBTI discrimination, antisemitism. news.un.org New guidance from the UN human rights office, issued on Friday, sets out key actions to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people against discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2020-04-16). Bolivian coup leader freaks out on The Grayzone for 'fascist' label in complaint to OAS 'human rights' arm. thegrayzone.com The director of far-right Bolivian coup leader Camacho's presidential campaign threw a slander-laced tantrum against The Grayzone in a letter…
(2020-04-16). Hate Groups and Racist Pundits Spew COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media Despite Companies' Pledges to Combat It. splcenter.org Hate groups and racist pundits have pushed misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic on mainstream social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube throughout the crisis, despite companies pledging to fight fake news about the virus.
(2020-04-16). La Iniciativa para la Liberación de Inmigrantes en el Sureste:Guía informativa de libertad condicional COVID-19 para patrocinadores. splcenter.org …
(2020-04-15). CROWN Act movement seeks to protect Black people from racial discrimination based on hairstyles. splcenter.org Jordan Winder did not apply to the high school of his choice, because the dreadlocks he's been growing nearly half his life are not allowed there.
(2020-04-14). Police: Proud Boys Used for Surveillance as Part of Violent Plot. splcenter.org It sounds like something out of fiction: A Texas lawyer allegedly uses a violent group he was once a prominent member of to do surveillance as part of a plot to kill or injure an antagonist.
(2020-04-13). Congressman John Lewis shares message of support for SPLC's work. splcenter.org Congressman John Lewis has been a tireless champion for equal rights and justice for more than six decades.
(2020-04-12). 2019 Year in Hate and Extremism Report Release. splcenter.org …