2021-03-23: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-23). Palestine reiterates commitment to cooperate with ICC war crimes probe. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki had his travel permit revoked by Israel after he met officials of the International Criminal Court. The chief prosecutor of the ICC had recently announced a probe into war crimes in Palestine…

Al Neal (2021-03-23). Case before Supreme Court may be definitive for farmworker rights. peoplesworld.org Before the sun rises over the green hills and steep valleys of California, migrant farmworkers' feet have already touched the rich dark soil found on farmland. Their hands and feet will remain there, threshing and picking the fruit and vegetables adorning the supper table of U.S. households, long after the sun begins to set. On …

Dan Cohen (2021-03-23). Video: US Escalates New Cold War as Diplomatic Gloves Come Off, with Carl Zha. mintpressnews.com The new Cold War has escalated over the past week as U.S. attempts to dominate both China and Russia backfired in embarrassing fashion for the Biden administration. Behind The Headlines' Dan Cohen is joined by "Silk and Steel" podcast host Carl Zha to discuss the diplomatic fiasco, how U.S. intelligence and media cornered Biden into denouncing Russia, and the Quad Alliance's political contradictions. | Feature photo | Graphic by Antonio Cabrera | Dan Cohen is the Washington DC correspondent for Behind The Headlines. He has produced widely distributed video reports and print dispatches from across Israel-Palest…

Fight Back (2021-03-23). Michigan people's march in Lansing. fightbacknews.org Lansing, MI – On Saturday, March 20, hundreds of protesters gathered in southwest Lansing to unite against police crimes, eviction, ICE detention centers, military intervention and capitalism. 17 groups hosted the event in Risdale Park. | The overarching theme of protest speakers was that workers and oppressed people's struggles are united. The speaker from Movimiento Cosecha, Soleada Pauli, stated, "We used to say, 'your struggle is my struggle,'" adding, "It's our struggle. Workers against this capitalist, patriarchal, racist system." | This attitude of collective struggle was echoed by Tristan Taylor of Detroi…

Mohammad Ayesh (2021-03-23). Arabic press review: Tunisia 'secretly' exports 1,000 tons of couscous to Israel annually. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Tunisia 'secretly' exports 1,000 tons of couscous to Israel annually | Meanwhile, 200,000 expats have lost residency in Kuwait, Israel has allegedly been playing a role in organised crime, and Jordan sees price hikes ahead of Ramadan | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 11: 32 | Israelis shop at a supermarket in the city of Bnei Brak on 7 January 2021 (AFP) | Tunisian couscous finds its…

MEE staff (2021-03-23). Israel election: Far-right party alliance set for big gains, exit polls show. middleeasteye.net Israel election: Far-right party alliance set for big gains, exit polls show | Religious Zionist Party projected to get at least six seats while Netanyahu's Likud Party is on track to win between 31 and 33 seats, according to exit polls | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 20: 28 | Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit party, cheers to supporters at a market in Jerusalem while campaigning on 22 March, 2021 (AFP) | The Rel…

Lubna Masarwa (2021-03-23). Israel elections: Weary voters head to polls for fourth time in two years. middleeasteye.net Israel elections: Weary voters head to polls for fourth time in two years | Netanyahu's Likud set to be largest party but unclear if he will be able to form a government or if it will be another stalemate | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 07: 50 | Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List, votes in Israel's fourth national election in two year at a polling station in the northern village of Maghar (AFP) | El…

MEE staff (2021-03-23). Netanyahu's Likud in lead following Israel vote, exit polls show. middleeasteye.net Netanyahu's Likud in lead following Israel vote, exit polls show | All three polls show Likud would need Naftali Bennett's Yamina party to join coalition in order to form government | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 20: 28 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he votes at polling station in Jerusalem on 23 March 2021, in the fourth national election in two years (AFP) | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-23). Polls open in Israel for fourth general election in two years. middleeasteye.net Polls open in Israel for fourth general election in two years | Prime Minister Netanyahu's future hangs in balance again following collapse of unity government | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 07: 50 | A religious Israeli casts his ballot on 23 March 2021 in the mostly Jewish ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on the fourth national election in two years (AFP) | Polls have opened in Israel for the countr…

Jim Hightower (2021-03-23). A Mob Is Coming for Your Voting Rights. zcomm.org It's not a crowd of rioters, like on January 6 — it's a group of legalistic autocrats like Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell…

Joan Walsh (2021-03-23). On Voting Rights, Ted Cruz Tells the Truth for Once. thenation.com On Voting Rights, Ted Cruz Tells the Truth for Once…

Labor Video Project (2021-03-23). US Labor, The Fight Against Racist Attacks & Xenophobia With Kent Wong UCLA Labor Center. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Kent Wong, Director of the UCLA Labor Center and a founder of the Asian Pacifica Labor Alliance. He discusses the growing racist attacks, the history of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia.

Raja Shehadeh (2021-03-23). Ami Ayalon's Political Journey. thenation.com Ami Ayalon's Political Journey…

Elie Mystal (2021-03-23). I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society. thenation.com I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society…

James Zogby (2021-03-23). Netanyahu Is Letting Israel's Fascists Enter by the Front Door. thenation.com Netanyahu Is Letting Israel's Fascists Enter by the Front Door…

Mae Ngai (2021-03-23). Vilifying China Puts a Bull's-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans. thenation.com Vilifying China Puts a Bull's-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans…

RT (2021-03-23). No clear winner in Israeli election, but Netanyahu has upper hand in building a coalition. rt.com Exit polls show no clear winner in Israel's latest general election. However, incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a clear path to building a coalition, if his potential allies give him that gift. | Israelis went to the polls on Tuesday, to vote in the fourth general election in two years. Rocked by corruption charges in 2018, Netanyahu has managed to hold onto power thus far, winning a narrow victory in spring 2019 but failing to form a government. | After multiple elections, abortive back-and forth attempts between Netanyahiu and rival Benny Gantz to form coalitions, and Netanyahu's shutdown of th…

James J. Zogby (2021-03-23). Israel's Election Is All About Netanyahu. globalresearch.ca Israelis are going to the polls for the fourth time in …

Abdul Rahman (2021-03-23). Polls suggest political deadlock in Israel may continue even after the fourth election in two years. peoplesdispatch.org Though there is widespread frustration against Benjamin Netanyahu's government due to corruption cases, a strong hegemony of the right-wing in the country's politics and the absence of a real left alternative may help him hang on to power…

Human Rights Watch (2021-03-23). Israel's Discriminatory Vaccine Push Underscores Need for Action on behalf of Palestinians. juancole.com Human Rights Watch Statement — Item 7 General Debate ( Human Rights Watch ) — As millions of Israelis slowly return to normalcy, with the majority of citizens vaccinated, millions of Palestinians just a short distance away in the occupied territory return to lockdown, with the prospect of mass vaccination nowhere in sight. The Israeli …