(2020-04-25). Confiscation of Al-Ibrahimi Mosque lands 'provocative', warns Intl. Conf. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Secretariat of International Conference on Palestinian Intifada issued a statement on Saturday, calling on the international community to stand against Israeli regime's decision to seize lands of Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil, occupied West Bank.
(2020-04-25). 9 wounded in mass shooting in Arab village in Israel, 2 victims in critical condition. rt.com 
Nine people were wounded in a shooting in the Arab village of Yafia, outside Nazareth, in Israel on Saturday, police told local media. Two of the victims are in critical condition. | No arrests have been made at this point, and it is yet unclear how many people were involved in the attack. | Police have launched an investigation into the incident. | Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!
(2020-04-25). Italy Remembers the Day of Liberation From Nazi Occupation. telesurenglish.net Italy celebrates today the 75th anniversary of the liberation of fascism in 1945 amid a pandemic that has left 25,969 dead in the country until Saturday morning. | RELATED: | On April 25 Italians celebrate their Liberation Day, a national holiday that used to be enjoyed with concerts, events, and exhibitions to remember how popular resistance forces controlled the northern cities and drive out Nazi troops on their withdrawal to…
(2020-04-25). Senator hands outrage culture a win, apologizes for wearing Confederate flag face mask after defending it only a day earlier. rt.com 
A Michigan state senator gave in to triggered critics by apologizing for wearing a mask resembling the Confederate flag. A day earlier he ardently defended it, saying history should be taught so as not to repeat itself. | Republican Dale Zorn was photographed wearing the mask while in the Michigan state chamber on Friday to vote on bills seeking to limit the emergency powers of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. | pic.twitter.com/uTOaBzweTO— Bryan Newland (@RealBNewland) April 25, 20…
(2020-04-25). Example of Russia-US cooperation: Putin & Trump release rare JOINT statement on Elbe Day 75th anniversary. rt.com 
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have released a rare joint statement, marking the 75th anniversary of the historic meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River. | The meeting that occurred on April 25, 1945 "heralded the decisive defeat of the Nazi regime," which was ultimately destroyed a couple weeks after. But most importantly, it clearly showed how the two nations can cooperate, the statement reads. | The 'Spirit of the Elbe' is an example of how our countries can put aside differences, build trust, and cooperate in pursuit of a greater cause. | On Elbe…
(2020-04-25). 'Can't erase history': Putin & Stalin TEMPLE MOSAIC is 'appropriate,' church says amid furor over Russian military cathedral decor. rt.com 
President Vladimir Putin and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin will both make a surprise, if minor, appearance inside the main cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces, which is being decorated with historical scenes of the nation's glory. | Photos showing an incomplete mosaic with the likenesses of Putin, other key government figures, and seemingly random people celebrating with national flags made quite a stir in Russia after being leaked to the media on Friday. The artwork was linked to the grandiose church being built in Patriot Park outside Moscow, which is to become the main temple of the Russian military. | &nda…
(2020-04-25). 'Can't erase history': Putin & Stalin mosaic for military cathedral is 'appropriate,' church says amid furor. rt.com President Vladimir Putin and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin will both make a surprise, if minor, appearance inside the main cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces, which is being decorated with historical scenes of the nation's glory. | Photos showing an incomplete mosaic with the likenesses of Putin, other key government figures, and seemingly random people celebrating with national flags made quite a stir in Russia after being leaked to the media on Friday. The artwork is reportedly part of the grandiose church under construction in Patriot Park near Moscow, which is to become the main place of worship for the R…
(2020-04-25). #KIMJONGUNDEAD is a rumor, but political jokes at North Korean leader's expense are already here. rt.com 
Rumors of North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un's declining health have inspired a bevy of mocking and agenda-driven tweets from both the left and right. | The hashtag #KIMJONGUNDEAD began trending on Twitter shortly after Reuters reported that China had dispatched a team of medical experts to the country to advise on his well-being. Although next to nothing is known for sure, social media went into a frenzy with memes and posts that had less to do with North Korea and more to do with US politics. | 'Dilbert' creator and political author Scott Adams used the news to take a shot at former Vice President Joe…
(2020-04-25). Some Progressives Are in Denial About Trump's Fascist Momentum. indybay.org "Get rid of the malignancy in the White House"
(2020-04-25). Shamkhani reacts to US opposition to Iran's loan request from IMF. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — In reaction to the US opposition of Iran's loan request from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Rear Admiral Shamkhani said that third-party governments have two commitments; to cut ties with the violating government and to take action to resolve the illegal situation.
(2020-04-24). Israeli Troops Shoot, Wound Palestinian Man in Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org Israeli Troops shot and wounded on Friday a Palestinian young man during protests in the Kufur Qaddoum village in the northern occupied West Bank. Organizers of the protest, which is staged on weekly basis, said that the Israeli troops attacked tens of Palestinian protesters near the Apartheid Wall in the …
(2020-04-24). Israeli Forces Detain 14 Palestinians, including Former Prisoner. imemc.org Israeli occupation forces invaded West Bank towns, early Thursday morning, and detained 14 Palestinians, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. In the northern occupied West Bank, soldiers stormed Tulkarem and detained a former prisoner. Also in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, Israeli troops abducted 2 Palestinian men from …
(2020-04-24). Israeli Forces Storm East Jerusalem Town, Palestinian Youths Resist. imemc.org Confrontations broke out on Thursday morning, between Israeli forces and Palestinian young men in Kafr Aqab town in occupied East Jerusalem, according to local source.. Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center that soldiers were cutting down street signs, when the youth resisted the invasion, the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel …
(2020-04-24). A Machiavellian Fiasco: How 'Centrist' Gantz Resurrected Netanyahu, Israel's Right. counterpunch.org It was intended to be a Machiavellian move, but the decision by Benny Gantz, leader of Israel's Kahol Lavan (Blue and White) coalition, to join a Benjamin Netanyahu-led government is likely to destabilize the political fabric of Israeli society for years to come. In a surprising move, Gantz has entered into precarious political compromises, whereby
(2020-04-24). Israel and Hezbollah, Confirmation of Deterrence Policy. globalresearch.ca The Israeli leadership has not tired of trying to change the Rules of Engagement (ROE) with Hezbollah since its defeat in the 2006 war, in the hope of eliminating the organisation that rose to state level in military capabilities (and …
(2020-04-24). Israeli researchers brag of having found a way to STEAL computer data by listening to fan vibrations. rt.com 
A new and unconventional way of stealing data from highly-secured computers, by tampering with its cooling-system fans, is possible, according to Israeli scientists. | Their The novel technique, dubbed AiR-ViBeR, apparently allows a hacker to dip into any computer, including the so-called air gapped systems — those that are disconnected from any networks. To steal the data, a hacker needs to listen carefully to the noi…
(2020-04-24). PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (16 — 22 April 2020). imemc.org Palestinian Center for Human Rights Summary of Israeli Violations of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (16-22 April, 2020) Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to violate Palestinians' human rights and commit crimes against civilians and their properties, conducting raids into Palestinian cities without regard to the state of emergency …
(2020-04-24). "We Don't Have the Capacity to Treat": Palestinian-Canadian Doctor Says Israel Must Lift Gaza Siege. democracynow.org 
As fears continue to grow about what a rampant outbreak of the coronavirus might do to the occupied Palestinian territory, already crippled by years of Israeli sanctions, we get an update from Dr. Tarek Loubani, Palestinian-Canadian doctor and emergency physician who volunteers in the Gaza Strip and returned from a trip there last month. "Testing is severely limited," he says. "There have been fewer tests in Gaza so far throughout the entire pandemic than there were in South Korea yesterday."
(2020-04-24). How Ya Gonna Pay For It? Stop Giving Money to Israel. dissidentvoice.org 
Did you know that the U.S. government has done something odd with your tax dollars? The ones you get so furious and indignant about when they're used to feed anybody who's hungry? It has given over 280 billion of those dollars to the government of Israel (not counting classified hush-hush super-secret amounts). Source. Israel is …
(2020-04-24). Once Again, Trump Shreds US Immigration Law. thenation.com Once Again, Trump Shreds US Immigration Law…
(2020-04-24). How YOU can dump Trump: Let us count the ways. peoplesworld.org 
Grassroots action's immense recent upset victory in Wisconsin, where voters kicked out a sitting conservative Supreme Court judge and elected a progressive, shows we can overcome even a rigged election. In November, you must do it again. When Trump tries to steal or cancel the election, our informed non-violence must rise to protect and win …
(2020-04-24). Aren't We All in This Together? College Students Told Hell No. counterpunch.org In a stormy week of denunciation and discrimination, the Trump administration sent a blaring announcement to America's college students: you shall not be in this together. Everything now depends upon college students resolving to believe different. Wedges of denunciation and discrimination were hammered in this week, beginning Monday morning with a Huffington Post headline that
(2020-04-24). Liberiamoci dal Virus della Guerra. globalresearch.ca Convegno internazionale nel 75 ∞ Anniversario della Liberazione | TRASMESSO DA BYOBLU e PANDORATV | Sabato 25 Aprile 2020 DALLA ORE 15 | In Diretta Streaming, 25 Aprile 2020 | Click to VIEW on | 15pm (Italia, CET), 9am (EST, USA, Canada) | …
(2020-04-24). Patriotic Millionaires: Phase 3.5 Bill "Nowhere Near Enough" commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-04-24). Trump's Immigration Order Was Drafted by Officials With Ties to Hate Groups, According to Report. splcenter.org Two officials with ties to anti-immigrant hate groups helped write President Trump's executive order blocking the issuance of new green cards, according to a report.
(2020-04-24). Fraihat v. ICE Community Resources. splcenter.org On April 20, 2020, a federal district court granted a nationwide preliminary injunction requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take a number of important steps to protect medically vulnerable people in its custody from COVID-19.
(2020-04-24). Remembering the deadly Poway shooting one year later. splcenter.org …
(2020-04-24). Florida voting rights trial to be argued online. splcenter.org When the Southern Poverty Law Center goes to trial next week over a law undercutting the biggest expansion of suffrage since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the judge will not be on the bench, but in a remote location, staring at his computer screen.
(2020-04-25). Finnish Media Justify Creation of Concentration –°amps in East Karelia During World War II. sputniknews.com The Investigative Committee of Russia has launched a criminal probe into the mass atrocities committed against the Karelian population in the territory of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, which was controlled by the Finnish army during 1941-44, which according to the organisation, can be classified as "genocide".
(2020-04-25). Milan Residents Sing 'Bella Ciao' From Balconies to Mark Liberation Day – Video. sputniknews.com 'Bella Ciao', an Italian protest folk song that was composed in the 19th century, became an anthem of the anti-fascist movement during the Italian Resistance in 1943-1945.
(2020-04-23). A Machiavellian Fiasco: How a So-Called 'Centrist' Resurrected Israel's Far Right. mintpressnews.com So-called centrist Benny Gantz has seemingly done everything in his power to assure Israel's left and center are crippled for years to come and that Netanyahu will continue his decades-long reign unopposed.
(2020-04-23). Arab States' League Decries Israeli Confiscation of Ibrahimi Mosque Lands. imemc.org League of the Arab States denounced on Thursday, the latest Israeli authorities' decision to confiscate the vicinity of Palestinian-Muslim 'Al-Ibrahimi' or Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron. In a statement, issued by the league, 22 Arab states considered the latest confiscation a part of Israel's …
(2020-04-23). Israeli Military Vehicles Infiltrate Gaza Strip, Raze Palestinian Land. imemc.org A number of Israeli occupation military vehicles penetrated, on Thursday morning, the Palestinian agricultural lands along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City, local sources reported. Local sources and residents told Quds Press, that Israeli military vehicles infiltrated dozens of meters into the agricultural lands of citizens east of …
(2020-04-23). Common coronavirus enemy, forges some Palestine-Israel cooperation, but West Bank annexation looms. news.un.org The COVID-19 pandemic is creating opportunities for cooperation that Israelis and Palestinians must embrace to sustain Middle East peace efforts and bring an end to decades of conflict, the United Nations' top envoy in the region said on Thursday.
(2020-04-23). Israeli Soldiers Dismantle, Seize Palestinian Mobile Home near Jericho. imemc.org Israeli soldiers, on Thursday, dismantled a mobile home belonging to a Palestinian family in al-Dyouk al-Tahta village, west of the city of Jericho, and seized it, according to witnesses. Witnesses told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that soldiers invaded the area, and took apart the mobile home and seized it, under …
(2020-04-23). UN, EU Warn New Israeli Gov't Against West Bank Annexation. telesurenglish.net The United Nations and the European Union warned Israel on Thursday against annexing parts of the illegally occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | The U.N.'s special Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov said in a video briefing that such a move would come as a "devastating blow" to the two-state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the same time, the E.U. declared that annexing Palestinian land "would constitu…
(2020-04-23). UN chief warns that coronavirus pandemic is becoming a 'human rights crisis'. thecanary.co 
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said the coronavirus pandemic is "a human crisis that is fast becoming a human rights crisis".The UN chief issued a video message warning there is discrimination in the delivery of public services to tackle coronavirus (Covid-19) and there are "structural inequalities that impede access to them".He said the pandemic has also seen "disproportionate effects on certain communities, the rise of hate speech, the targeting of vulnerable groups, and the risks of heavy-handed security responses undermining the health response".He warned that with "rising ethno-nationalism, populi…
(2020-04-23). Chicago: Celebration of International Workers Day planned. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) will be marking International Workers Day virtually with talks from leaders of workers struggles in Chicago. The Sunday, May 3 forum will be streamed from the FRSO Chicago page via Facebook Live at 4 p.m. | Kobi Guillory of FRSO and an activist in the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, states, "'We're all in this together' has been a common message from corporate politicians over the past several months. The disproportionate damage the novel coronavirus has done to working and oppressed people while billionaires continue to…
(2020-04-23). Oath Keepers Chaplain Quits Over Leader's COVID Response. splcenter.org Chuck Baldwin, who has served as the national chaplain of the antigovernment Oath Keepers since 2013, announced his resignation early Tuesday morning on Facebook.
(2020-04-23). The Social Contract Publishes its Last Tract. splcenter.org The Social Contract, a long-running quarterly journal founded by John Tanton, ran its final issue in Fall 2019.
(2020-04-22). Israel's Defense Minister to Stop Conducting Coronavirus Tests for Gaza. imemc.org Israeli Defense Minister, Naftali Bennett, reportedly decided on Wednesday, that Israel will stop providing the necessary Coronavirus tests for cases from the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip. Israeli media reports said that Bennet's decision came following a series of discussions among Israeli army officials that have so far failed to approve conducting …
(2020-04-22). PCHR: Fisherman Wounded & Fishing Boats Damaged, Israeli Naval Forces Continue Attacks on Palestinian Fishermen in Gaza Waters. imemc.org Israeli Naval Forces continued its attacks on Palestinian Fishermen in Gaza waters, under the continued Israeli restrictions on fishermens' freedom to work and banning their access to areas rich with fish, all while fishermen do not pose any threat to the Israeli naval forces stationed in Gaza waters, which is …
(2020-04-22). Israeli Troops Abduct 6 Palestinians, Assault Family Members in West Bank. imemc.org Israeli troops reportedly abducted, on Wednesday, a number of Palestinians from several occupied West Bank towns and cities. In Ramallah city, local sources reported that an Israeli army force broke into several Palestinian-owned homes, before they abducted Abdelrahman Elwi and Mohammad Hassan, who are both students at Birzeit University. The …
(2020-04-22). Asian community stands up to escalating COVID-19 racist violence. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-04-22). Tory 'herd immunity' propaganda campaign unearthed. truepublica.org.uk TruePublica Editor: Have we not all had enough of incompetent government yet? If not, here's another one to make your blood boil. John O'Connell, the founder at the Far Right Watch, the anti-racist group has sent out some news that he is investigating a propaganda campaign set up by the Conservatives that supports the 'herd …
(2020-04-22). SPLC Action makes recommendations to Congress to address COVID-19 needs in the Deep South. splcenter.org The SPLC Action Fund sent a detailed letter to members of Congress on April 22, 2020, highlighting the need for federal action that specifically addresses the needs of people in South.
(2020-04-22). First person to die in Alabama's prisons with COVID-19 spent more than four decades behind bars. splcenter.org …
(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). 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). 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.