(2020-05-11). Victory in Europe Day: These American Corporations Aided Nazi Germany. globalresearch.ca May 8 marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied armies' victory in Europe, the day when they accepted the formal surrender of Nazi Germany after a bitter, six-year-long struggle that saw tens of millions killed in fighting, famines or …
(2020-05-11). Reinventing History a US Specialty. The Role of the Soviet Union In Defeating Nazi Germany. globalresearch.ca The power of endlessly repeated propaganda gets most people to believe almost anything — especially when pounded into the public consciousness by press agent establishment media. | In the US, they're mouthpieces for monied interests and the imperial state. Following government …
(2020-05-11). 'Justice is Indivisible': Placing Palestine Back at the Center of Muslim Discourse in the West. counterpunch.org 
It was nearly twenty years ago at a Muslim conference in Washington D.C. that I heard the distressing argument that Palestine should not be made a central topic in the American Muslim political agenda. The point, which took many by surprise, was enunciated by a young American Pakistani Muslim academic, whose name is not important
(2020-05-11). 'Open anti-Semitism': Leaked letter shows Ukrainian police demanded Jews' names & addresses 'to fight organized crime'. rt.com 
Outrage is brewing in Ukraine after the leak of an inquiry letter in which the national police demanded the Jewish community in a small city disclose the names and addresses of its members, supposedly to fight organized crime. | The letter was apparently sent in mid-February by a senior police official to Yakov Zalishchiker, the Jewish leader in the city of Kolomyya in the western Ivano-Frankivsk region. The official said he needed to know the names, phone numbers, and addresses of Orthodox Jews and university students "of Jewish ethnicity" who belong to the community. | The data was said to be necessary to fi…
(2020-05-11). Los fascistas hacen trabajo sucio para los jefes. workers.org 
La aparición de alimañas neofascistas debajo de sus rocas para exigir negocios de "reapertura", una demanda querida por los gobernantes capitalistas súper ricos, hace imperativo que la izquierda desarrolle un plan para contrarrestar la amenaza fascista, una amenaza que ha re aparecido constantemente en la historia de los Estados Unidos. . . . |
(2020-05-11). 'Arrest me': Elon Musk DEFIES Covid-19 quarantine by reopening Tesla plant in California. rt.com 
Elon Musk escalated his confrontation with California, reopening the Tesla car factory in Fremont in defiance of local officials and saying he is ready to be arrested for it, after critics called him callous and even racist. | Having complained over the weekend about being the only carmaker in the US still shuttered by the Covid-19 lockdown, Musk I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it onl…
(2020-05-11). Black prisoners win victory vs. racist officials. workers.org 
Through strength and perseverance, Eric McGill and Leonttay Pratt have won a meaningful victory against the racist officials at the Lebanon County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania. Held in solitary confinement for refusing to cut their dreadlocks, McGill and Pratt — both adherents of the Rastafarian faith — have been released . . . |
(2020-05-11). Holy Land: Heads of Churches Voice Concern About Israel's Planned Annexation of West Bank Land. globalresearch.ca As a result of the stagnation of the Peace Process in the Middle East between the Israelis and Palestinians, an array of plans for Israel to unilaterally annex West Bank land, backed mainly by right-wing factions, raises serious and catastrophic …
(2020-05-11). Bahrain Blocks Event Criticizing Normalization With Israel. telesurenglish.net Authorities in Bahrain canceled Saturday an online event on the Gulf state's normalization of relations with Israel, shortly after its transmission began on YouTube. | RELATED: | The event's organizer, the Bahraini Democratic Youth Society, said it had received a phone call from the security authorities ordering them to stop live-streaming the event "without discussions." | The president of Bahrain's chapter o…
(2020-05-11). 6 months after the civic-military coup in Bolivia, Evo Morales denounces setbacks. peoplesdispatch.org Former Bolivian President Evo Morales pointed out that "fascism and racism have been reborn" in Bolivia and that "the de-facto government itself is promoting inequality"
(2020-05-11). We Also Face a Pandemic of Racism. progressive.org COVID-19 sheds light on America's systemic oppression of people of color.
(2020-05-11). Navajo coronavirus relief efforts expand and former bordertown mayor counters racism. indybay.org Relief efforts expand as coronavirus cases and deaths increase. Former Mayor of Page, Arizona, joins relief efforts, countering the recent racist incidents in the bordertown of Page. The Navajo Nation reports 103 new cases of coronavirus and three more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 2,757 and 88 deaths.
(2020-05-11). Antifascists demand that May 8 become a holiday in Germany. indybay.org The real goal is a nationwide public holiday anyway, as demanded in the petition. The Berlin Senate could also lobby for such a gesture, that May 8 is considered the day of liberation from National Socialism.
(2020-05-11). Right-wing ideologues in Germany demand sacrifice of human lives in coronavirus pandemic. wsws.org Three-quarters of a century after the end of the most brutal war in world history, the German ruling elite is returning to authoritarian and ultimately fascist policies to enforce militarism and inequality.
(2020-05-11). Verdict published in NSU trial: German court protects neo-Nazi André Eminger. wsws.org From the outset the intention of the NSU trial in Munich was to cover up the involvement of Germany's domestic intelligence service and other security agencies.
(2020-05-11). Patriotic Vaccines: The Divided Coronavirus Cause. dissidentvoice.org When it comes to the politics of medicine and disease, the United States has always attempted to steal the limelight, while adding the now faded colouring of universal human welfare. In 1965, Washington pledged financial and technical support to the international effort to eradicate smallpox, though the initiative had initially been spurred by the Soviet …
(2020-05-11). Patriotic Vaccines: The Divided Coronavirus Cause. globalresearch.ca When it comes to the politics of medicine and disease, the United States has always attempted to steal the limelight, while adding the now faded colouring of universal human welfare. In 1965, Washington pledged financial and technical support to the …
(2020-05-11). Aljazeera's news anchor says he receives death threats from Saudis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Aljazeera's Palestinian news anchor Jamal Ryan has announced that he has received death threats from Saudis following his latest tweet about Jamal Khashoggi.
(2020-05-11). New Zealand sees increase in racist anti-Chinese attacks. wsws.org Racists are being emboldened as the Labour Party-NZ First-Greens coalition government strengthens its alignment with US imperialism against China.
(2020-05-11). SPLC fights to keep children out of juvenile detention, other confined settings during pandemic. splcenter.org …
(2020-05-10). The End of World War II. From the Scourge of Fascism to America's Imperial "Fantasy Democracy" globalresearch.ca WW II had nothing to do with defeating the scourge of fascism, far from it. | Its belligerent face in the US, West, Israel, and their imperial allies resembles earlier versions in Germany, Japan and Italy with nationality and cultural differences….
(2020-05-10). European Committee: "Concrete Measures" Needed to Counter Israel's Annexation Plans. imemc.org The European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine (ECCP), expressed concerns, last week, over Israel's planned annexation of the occupied West Bank, in a letter sent to the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. The committee criticized the inaction of …
(2020-05-10). Trump to blame — again! Atlanta mayor pins controversial shooting of Ahmaud Arbery on WH 'rhetoric' giving 'permission to racists'. rt.com 
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has used the controversial shooting of Ahmaud Arbery to attack the "rhetoric" being used by US President Donald Trump and his administration. | "It's 2020 and this was a 'lynching' of an African American man," Bottoms told CNN on Sunday about the case of Arbery, a black jogger who was allegedly chased and killed by two white men in Georgia at the end of February. | Arbery's case has gained national attention mainly due to the fact that murder charges were not filed until a cellphone video showing the 25-year-old man being confronted went viral in recent days. Gregory McMichae…
(2020-05-10). 40 Palestinian-owned Olive Trees Cut by Israeli Settlers. imemc.org Illegal Israeli settlers, on Saturday, cut 40 olive trees belonging to Palestinians in the village of al-Mughayyir, near the city of Ramallah, local sources said. Sources told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that the cut trees were the property of two Palestinian villagers from al-Mughayyir, in the central occupied West Bank. …
(2020-05-11). Pompeo Likens Iran To Nazis On 2nd Anniversary Of US Nuclear Deal Exit. iranian.com Perhaps attempting to ensure the anti-Iran 'maximum pressure' campaign remains front and center, even in the midst of a pandemic and historic unemployment, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has resorted to the one of the most common — and we might note laziest — labels for America's 'enemies'. In official statements Saturday, and on the same day Russia and …
(2020-05-11). New England Patriots Players Demand FBI Investigate Ahmaud Arbery's Killing. sputniknews.com Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael were arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault 7th May. Greg claims they believed Arbery was responsible for break-ins in the area and followed him in their truck – however, reports suggest there'd been just one robbery in the area since January, in which a handgun was stolen from Travis' car.
(2020-05-11). Mike Pence Would Be 'Happy' for 'American Patriot' Michael Flynn to Return. sputniknews.com Trump repeatedly expressed his support for Flynn prior to the Justice Department's decision, making clear he would "certainly consider" bringing him back.
(2020-05-11). Bosnia report exposes institutions, individuals who deny Srebrenica genocide. yenisafak.com Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday released a report on denial of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, in which over 8,300 Muslims were killed by Serbian forces. | The report, written by historian Monica Hanson Green, includes many details about the war in Bosnia in 1992-1995, subsequent war crimes trials, and the media outlets and people who deny the genocide. | Emir Suljagic, head of the Srebrenica Memorial Center, which published the report, said that the problem of genocide denial is very important. | "We took a new responsibility to raise awareness of the genocide. This report is the first step in this," said Suljagi…
(2020-05-11). Shtayyah calls for world recognition of Palestine. yenisafak.com Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday called for international recognition of the Palestinian state if Israel annexed the occupied West Bank. | Speaking at a press conference ahead of a cabinet meeting, Shtayyeh said the Jordan Valley, which Israel plans to annex, makes up 28% of the West Bank. | "The Jordan Valley is considered a 'vegetable basket' for Palestine and our connecting point with Jordan and the world," he said. | He said a strong position by the Arab world, Africa and Europe "would be sufficient to rein in Israel". | Israel is expected to carry out the annexation on July 1, as agreed…
(2020-05-11). EU says ready to act against Israel's W.Bank annexation. yenisafak.com Should Israel continue its illegal annexation of the West Bank, the EU will take action, EU foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano said on Monday. | "Annexation is not in line with international law. If it goes ahead, the EU will act accordingly," he told the European Commission's daily press briefing. | The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported on Sunday that EU foreign ministers are considering sanctions against Israel if the country goes ahead with its plan to annex further parts of the occupied West Bank. | Israeli daily Isreal Hayom confirmed the report, adding that EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell h…
(2020-05-10). Two Palestinian Youths Shot, Wounded by Israeli Army Fire in Hebron. imemc.org Palestinian media sources reported, on Sunday, that Israeli troops, stationed around the Alfawwar refugee camp in southern Hebron city in the West Bank, opened fire towards local Palestinian youths, injuring at least two of them. The sources said that the Israeli army's fire came amidst protests by angry youths, at …
(2020-05-10). Israeli Authorities Extend Detention of Palestinian Teen. imemc.org For the fifth time in row, Israeli authorities reportedly extended, on Sunday, the imprisonment of a Palestinian teen from the West Bank city of Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank. Family members of the teen detainee, Qassem Abu Bakr, 17, told media outlets, on Sunday, that the Israeli military …
(2020-05-10). Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure 2 Palestinians in Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org Israeli forces, on Saturday, fired towards Palestinian citizens in the village of Kufur Qaddoum, wounding two young men, Quds News Network reported. Morad Eshteiwi, Coordinator of the Popular Resistance in Kufur Qaddoum, east of Qalqilia, said that Israeli troops shot and wounded two Palestinian youths, during confrontations after Israeli forces …
(2020-05-10). Trump Hails Defeat of Fascism as He Paves War With China. strategic-culture.org The memory of those who gave their lives in the historic defeat of Nazi fascism could not be more insulted than this: U.S. President Donald Trump this week hailed the 75th anniversary marking the fall of the Third Reich, while at the same time embarking on a reckless war path with China. | Trump is accusing China of responsibility for the Covid-19 pandemic which has ravaged the world and the United States in particular. With the world's highest number of deaths from the disease and the U.S. economy facing ruination, Trump is angrily trying to scapegoat China for the crisis, rather than being held to account for t…
(2020-05-10). Victory Day and the continuing battle against Fascism. peoplesdispatch.org Victory Day marks the surrender of Nazi Germany during World War II. However, today, Neo-Nazi movements continue to thrive in Europe even as there are concerted attempts to deny the role of the Soviet Union in the defeat of Germany. The people, however, are in the forefront of the struggle against these groups.
(2020-05-10). U.S. Regime Has Killed 20-30 Million People Since World War II. globalresearch.ca Originally published on March 22, 2018. May 8, 2020 commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany, May 8, 1945, 75 years ago. | Introduction | After the catastrophic attacks of September 11 2001 monumental sorrow and a feeling of desperate and understandable anger …
(2020-05-10). What Can the Pandemic-Stricken World Learn From Palestinians' Resilience? truthout.org As a Palestinian woman from Jerusalem and a mental health professional, I am both treating and experiencing the extensive impact and far-reaching ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Across the world, communities are dealing with the unbearable pain of death and serious illness, compounded by not being able to comfort or even mourn the victims. On a global scale, people are facing what for many are unprecedented restrictions on freedoms, insecurity and anxiety about the future. | In these tes…
(2020-05-09). Surviving this pandemic is hard, for America's most vulnerable, its nearly impossible. mronline.org 
This coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the exclusion of whole subsets of the most vulnerable in our society, exemplifying the toxic mix of racism, sexism, imperialism, and capitalism that the U.S. blends so well.
(2020-05-09). Eyewitness: Russia's 70th V-Day. liberationnews.org 
In addition to beautiful parades, fireworks and concerts, I was able to witness multitudes of people sharing with each other something wholly priceless: the gratitude of being alive thanks to those who fought fascism.
(2020-05-09). On the frontlines: Red Army veteran Moritz Mebel talks about his battles against fascism. peoplesdispatch.org 
On the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, which commemorates the surrender of Hitler's Germany in World War II, we bring you the recollections of Red Army veteran Moritz Mebel who took part in grueling campaigns against the Nazis from the gates of Moscow to the Czech Republic…
(2020-05-09). UNIFIL Serves Israel, So The Hezbollah Deterrence Will Remain. thealtworld.com 
Every year, before renewing the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mandate, voices are heard from Israel and the US administration asking to expand the term and duties of UNIFIL in order to serve Israel's goals. The US administration stands shoulder to shoulder with Israel in trying to achieve by other means what it could not accomplish through military confrontation. The aim is always to cripple Hezbollah and limit its social and military capabilities. Until this goal is achieved, the UNIFIL mandate is annually renewed until the time comes when Israel no longer needs these "peacekeeping forces" in…
(2020-05-09). La FINUL servant les intérêts d'Israà´l, le Hezbollah restera comme force de dissuasion. thealtworld.com 
Chaque année, à l'approche du renouvellement du mandat de la Force intérimaire des Nations unies au Liban (FINUL), des voix s'élèvent en Israà´l et dans l'administration américaine en faveur de l'élargissement du mandat et des fonctions de la FINUL pour mieux servir les objectifs d'Israà´l. L'administration américaine et Israà´l unissent leurs efforts pour obtenir par d'autres moyens ce qu'ils ne peuvent accomplir par un affrontement militaire. L'objectif est toujours de paralyser le Hezbollah et de limiter ses capacités sociales et militaires. Tant que cet objectif ne sera pas atteint, le manda…
(2020-05-09). FRSO demands justice for Ahmaud Arbery. fightbacknews.org The Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the brutal murder Ahmaud Arbery, a young African American man in southern Georgia, who was killed by racist vigilantes on February 23. | Similar to the Trayvon Martin murder at the hands of racist vigilante George Zimmerman in 2012, this horrific murder highlights the savage and vicious nature of white supremacy in the Black Belt South, home to the African American nation and the majority of African Americans living in the United States. Brunswick, Georgia near where Ahmaud was murdered, is located on the southeastern edge of the Black Belt; it is a city of around…
(2020-05-09). Progressive Group Denounces Roberts' Refusal to Investigate Federal Judge's Retirement. commondreams.org In what the advocacy group Demand Justice called a "Friday news dump," U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said he would not direct a federal court to conduct an inquiry into the retirement of Judge Thomas Griffith from second-highest court in the country. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-05-09). Youth Released on House Arrest, Female Palestinian Detained in Hebron. imemc.org Palestinian teen, Yahya Maher Zagheer was released on house-arrest, on Friday, until May 17, 2020 and a 5000 shekel fine was imposed. The teen was arrested on Thursday morning, from his home in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. In related news, Israeli forces detained a young Palestinian female, on Friday, …
(2020-05-09). Israeli Troops Abduct a Palestinian Youth in East Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli troops reportedly abducted a Palestinian youth from the occupied city of East Jerusalem, southern West Bank. Local media sources reported that Israeli troops broke into the home of Mofeed Khdoor from the Silwan neighborhood, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The sources added that the troops vandalized the home of …
(2020-05-09). Israel Tightens Restrictions on Isolated Palestinian town of Beit Iksa. imemc.org Israeli occupation authorities reportedly tightened grip over the Palestinian town of Beit Iksa, southern West Bank, beginning early Saturday. Local sources reported that Israeli troops, stationed outside of the Beit Iksa town, northwest of the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem, prevented local Palestinian citizens from going into or out of the …
(2020-05-09). On the passing of Michael Lucas, immigrant organizer and friend of Soviet people. fightbacknews.org Michael Lucas, editor of Northstar Compass and leader of the International Council for Friendship and Solidarity with the Soviet People, died in Toronto on May 4. He was 94. | Lucas was a fixture of the Canadian left for decades, especially among communities of progressive immigrants from Eastern Europe and Russia. He was longtime head of the Society of Carpatho-Russian Canadians. A musician, Lucas was deeply committed to preserving and sharing the culture and traditions of his people. Throughout his long life, he was a staunch supporter of socialism and the anti-fascist traditions of the Soviet Union. | "He work…
(2020-05-09). National Alliance Statement on the Lynching of Ahmaud Arbery. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | This past Thursday, May 7th, Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael, a father and son lynch crew, were arrested for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man on the eve of his 26th birthday. We've all seen the video of this racist, lynch-style murder that went public more than two months ago. | A Black man is hunted and gunned down and it takes two months before an arrest. Two months after seeing the video before the District Attorney, George Barnhill, files charges. The…
(2020-05-08). Palestinians And Israelis Remember Casualties Together. therealnews.com 
The alternative memorial service organized by peace organizations in Israel/Palestine challenges the racist official memorial services of the State of Israel in which only Israeli casualties are remembered.