(2021-07-31). Palestinian Activist: The Problem is not Ignorance of Israeli Occupation's Brutality, it is Inaction. juancole.com "I am tired of reporting the same brutality every day, of thinking of new ways to describe the obvious." Those are the words of Mohammed El-Kurd, the renowned Palestinian activist from East Jerusalem. He and his family are threatened with expulsion from their homes. They have committed no crime, but are being kicked out solely …
(2021-07-31). Esther Bejarano °Presente! workers.org 
This lightly edited article first appeared in Berlin Bulletin No. 193, July 20, 2021. She was all of 96 years, yet Esther Bejarano's death hits hard, leaving a painful gap in Germany's anti-fascist scene. Until the final weeks of her long life, she was a fighter, speaking, singing and passing . . . |
(2021-07-31). Deadly attack on Israeli-operated ship off Oman coast was carried out by drone, US Navy says. rt.com 
The attack that killed two people aboard an Israeli-operated vessel off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea on Thursday, is believed to have been a drone strike, US Navy's Fifth Fleet, which operates in the region, has said. | American explosives experts, who have examined the Mercer Street product tanker, have discovered "clear visual evidence that an attack had occurred" on the ship, the Fifth Fleet said, in a statement on Saturday. | "Initial indications clearly point to a (drone)-style attack," it stated, without elaborating on how such a conclusion was reached. | Two US warships — nuclear-powered ai…
(2021-07-31). 14 African states agree to expel Israeli regime from AU. en.mehrnews.com Algerian media say their country has reached an agreement with 13 other African countries to expel Tel Aviv from the African Union as an observer member.
(2021-07-31). Greece, Lithuania, Poland: Pentagon unloads troops, several hundred military vehicles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Atlantic Resolve rotation demonstrates strategic importance of seaport in Alexandroupoli, Greece ==== Pentagon deploys "combat-credible" 1st Infantry Division to Poland Battle of the Atlantic: Citing Nazi Germany as model, U.S. military chief hails new NATO command ==== The seaport in Alexandroupoli, Greece is currently supporting the movement of hundreds of U.S. Army equipment items for …
(2021-07-31). House holds hearing on threat to voting rights in Texas as Democrats abandon fight against it. wsws.org Republicans in Texas are restricting the right to vote, but the Biden administration and Senate Democrats have dropped any fight on the issue.
(2021-07-31). Israel Offers 3rd Pfizer Dose to Elderly Residents, But How Many Will Take It? sputniknews.com In the first day of the campaign on Friday, Maccabi, one of Israel's major healthcare organisations, registered more than 10,000 requests to get the American jab. Authorities are encouraging all of the country's 1.3 million people aged 60 and over to get another shot but the lack of urgency might keep many at home.
(2021-07-31). Attack On Israeli-Operated Fuel Tanker In Arabian Sea Was Response To Recent Strikes On Syria — Report. southfront.org 
The recent attack on an Israeli-operated fuel tanker in the Arabian Sea was a response to the July 21 Israeli…
(2021-07-31). The Freedomless, Heavily Surveilled Hellscape the US Plans to Bring to Its Own People. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Jul 29, 2021 | Revolutionaries in the US need to adopt the mentality that they're being perpetually targeted by counterinsurgency, because they already are. Throughout this last year's Black Lives Matter protests, the US National Security State has
(2021-07-31). 'New Form' of Ice Cream 'Terrorism'. zcomm.org How Ben & Jerry's has Exposed Israel's anti-BDS Strategy…
(2021-07-31). Monday 8/2: March on Washington D.C. for Voting Rights, Immigrant Rights & Economic Justice w/ PPC. indybay.org Online actions and protest livestream/recording…
(2021-07-31). [Correspondence] Ethnic disparities in COVID-19: increased risk of infection or severe disease? thelancet.com Rohini Mathur and colleagues found that Black and Asian ethnic groups were more likely to have adverse COVID-19 outcomes compared with the White population, even after accounting for differences in sociodemographic, clinical, and household characteristics.1 These findings are timely and striking, in light of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities' recent report,2 which has been criticised for suggesting that the "claim the country is still institutionally racist is not borne out of evidence".
(2021-07-31). Saturday 8/28: Sacramento: March On for Voting Rights. indybay.org California State Capitol, 1315 10th Street Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 95814 | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…
(2021-07-31). Thursday 8/19: On the Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness. indybay.org
(2021-07-30). "New Form" of Ice Cream "Terrorism": How Ben & Jerry's has Exposed Israel's anti-BDS Strategy. dissidentvoice.org 
Ben & Jerry's decision to suspend its operations in the occupied Palestinian West Bank is an event that is proving critical to Palestinian efforts, which ultimately aim at holding Israel accountable for its military occupation, apartheid and war crimes. By responding to the Palestinian call for boycotting apartheid Israel, the ice cream giant has delivered …
(2021-07-30). Actions demand NY close groups backing settler genocide in Palestine. liberationnews.org 
Many arch-racist settlers are actually Americans with dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship, whose real "home" is Long Island.
(2021-07-30). Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians protesting against illegal Nablus settlement. peoplesworld.org
(2021-07-30). Edge of Sports: Speak Out and Play. progressive.org This is no longer a time of "sports leagues against racism."
(2021-07-30). Pedro Castillo Presides Over Military Parade on Independence Day. telesurenglish.net The president of Peru Pedro Castillo presided over the celebration this Friday of the grand military parade, one of the most acclaimed traditional patriotic celebrations by the people of this country, an event suspended last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Although it did not take place on its original date (July 29) nor in the usual place (Brazil Avenue), the Parade was held this July 30 at the Army Headquarters in San Borja, as…
(2021-07-30). Dewitt police assault two women in East Syracuse Walmart. liberationnews.org 
The continuing horror of racist police violence resurged in Syracuse earlier this month when video surfaced of three Dewitt police officers brutalizing two Black women in an East Syracuse Walmart. The disturbing footage depicts the July 4 incident, in which officers Rory Spain, Corey Buyck and Rebecca Bishop restrain the two women, one of whom …
(2021-07-30). Another Israeli Spy Story: When Will It End? globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-30). Bolivia to Investigate OAS Secretary for Supporting 2019 Coup. telesurenglish.net Former members of the Bolivian Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) will initiate a judicial process against the Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary Luis Almagro for the damages caused by the audit that discredited the results of the presidential election in 2019. | RELATED: | In that year, Bolivians went to the polls to choose a president among candidates Evo Morales (Movement Towards Socialism), Carlos Mesa (City Community), Israel…
(2021-07-30). Dallas protests political repression in the Philippines. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On July 25, about 30 people gathered at Belo Garden Park in downtown Dallas to protest killings of activists and indigenous people in the Philippines by Rodrigo Duterte's far-right government. The protest was called by Malaya Movement Texas, and the Dallas Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines. | The protest was a part of nationwide demonstrations against political repression on the date of the Philippines State of the Nation Address, with protests also occurring in Austin and Houston. The event was cohosted or endorsed by the Dallas Anti-War Committee, Dallas Alliance Against Racist an…
(2021-07-30). A Look Inside Israel's Recent Coronavirus Outbreak. "Most of the People Tested Positive Are Vaccinated" globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-30). Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Youth at Funeral of Slain Child. imemc.org 
In a serious escalation, the Israeli occupation army opened fire at the funeral procession of the slain Palestinian child, Mohammad Moayyad Bahjat al-'Allami, 11, shot and killed by the army in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in southern occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Shawkat Khaled Awad, 20, who was …
(2021-07-30). Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of Apparent War Crimes in Gaza Assault. truthout.org 
Human Rights Watch is calling on the International Criminal Court to open a probe into apparent Israeli war crimes committed during its recent 11-day assault on Gaza that killed 260 Palestinians, including 66 children. We discuss a major report HRW released this week that closely examines three Israeli strikes that killed 62 Palestinians civilians in May. U.S.-made weapons were used in at least two of the attacks investigated. Human Rights Watch concluded Israel had committed apparent war crimes. "Y…
(2021-07-30). Freedom for Palestinian child prisoner Abdullah Bassem Abu Bakr! samidoun.net 
An information blackout targeting not only the media and human rights and social justice organizations but also his own family is continuing over the condition of the Palestinian child detainee Abdullah Bassem Abu Bakr (17 years) from Ya'bud al-Qassam, occupied Jenin district. The child's father affirms that the information they're provided with about his son's condition is scarce. Since he was seized on Sunday at 1: 00 am by Israeli occupation forces, the family has not received information about their son until Thursday, 29 July 2021 — 5 days after their son was admitted to the hospital. When the news brok…
(2021-07-30). Ben & Jerry's Co-founders: Nothing 'Anti-Semitic' about Ice Cream Embargo of Illegal Israeli Settlements. palestinechronicle.com 
Ben & Jerry's co-founders have pushed back against claims of anti-Semitism following the company's decision to stop offering its ice cream products in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, noting that they themselves are Jews. Writing in the
(2021-07-30). Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of Apparent War Crimes in Gaza Assault; Urges ICC Probe. democracynow.org 
Human Rights Watch is calling on the International Criminal Court to open a probe into apparent Israeli war crimes committed during its recent 11-day assault on Gaza that killed 260 Palestinians, including 66 children. We discuss a major report HRW released this week that closely examines three Israeli strikes that killed 62 Palestinians civilians in May. U.S.-made weapons were used in at least two of the attacks investigated. Human Rights Watch concluded Israel had committed apparent war crimes. "You had people's entire lives — their homes, their businesses, their wives, their children, their husbands [mda…
(2021-07-30). For Justice in Palestine, Boycott Netflix's Apartheid TV: "Hit and Run" counterpunch.org The Dream Factory. Notes from the Shop Floor. The best defender of apartheid Israel is not that ferocious bully, AIPAC. It is, and it always has been, Hollywood. The entertainment industry creates soft, smooth propaganda which is easy to digest, in a compelling dramatic form. "It's not propaganda. It's just TV. Good TV." For those
(2021-07-30). Warrior Met Coal strike completes 4 months amid repression in the US and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the 4 month long strike by Warrior Met Coal workers in the US, the fatal shooting of a Palestinian child by Israeli forces in the Occupied West Bank, and more…
(2021-07-30). How Ben & Jerry's Exposed Israel's anti-BDS Strategy. counterpunch.org What differentiates Ben & Jerry's decision to abandon the ever-growing market of illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank from previous decisions by other international corporations is the fact that the ice cream company has made it clear that its move was morally motivated. Indeed, Ben & Jerry's did not attempt to mask or delude their decision in any way: "We believe it is inconsistent with our values for Ben & Jerry's ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory."
(2021-07-30). Israeli forces kill another Palestinian youth in the occupied West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org 20-year-old Shaukat Awad was shot when Israeli forces opened fire on the funeral of Mohammed al-Alami who was killed a day before. At least 12 Palestinians were wounded with live ammunition at the funeral…
(2021-07-30). Sunday 8/1: Virtual Book Launch – In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home. indybay.org
(2021-07-30). Black Lives Matter defends Cuba's right to sovereignty. workers.org 
This statement, first posted on the BLM twitter account July 14, has generated considerable coverage. Many in the corporate media have attacked BLM for…
(2021-07-30). US Empire: Get Out of Cuba's Way. libya360.wordpress.com Obi Egbuna Remarks by Obi Egbuna Jr External Relations Officer to the Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association/Organizer of the Get Out Of Cuba Way Movement/Campaign delivered at the Black Lives Matter Educational Webinar Monday July 26th 2021. On behalf of the Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association and the Get Out Of Cuba Way Movement, we are thrilled…
(2021-07-30). OPINION: Anti-Blackness in the Cuban Diaspora. latinorebels.com Racism is a deeply rooted issue that is widely ignored among Cuban Americans.
(2021-07-30). Achal Prabhala: How the West Is Keeping the Covid-19 Pandemic From Ending. scheerpost.com Art by Mr. Fish] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play Even though thousands of Covid-19 vaccines are being administered daily, the delta variant of the coronavirus is wreaking havoc around the world. This is in large part, say activists like Achal Prabhala, due to wealthy countries' reluctance to address global vaccine apartheid and put an end once and for all to the pandemic. |
(2021-07-30). Anti-BDS Jewish Orgs Back Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Sales Ban in Settlements Despite Israeli Pressure. democracynow.org 
Israel has launched what has been described as a maximum pressure campaign against Ben & Jerry's and its parent company Unilever, after the iconic ice cream brand announced it would halt sales in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel has asked 35 U.S. governors to enforce state laws which make it a crime to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS. The founders of Ben & Jerry's, who no longer have operational control of the company, have defended the company's decision. A number of Jewish groups including J Street, the New Israel Fund and Americans for Peace Now, all of whom…
(2021-07-30). Joe Biden's Hollow Resistance: Words vs. Deeds. counterpunch.org Biden is rightly under fire from some progressive Democrats for refusing to seriously align himself with the anti-racist voting rights movement being led by the Texan legislators calling for federal intervention. By all indications, the Clinton-Obamanite Biden-its-time Democratic mis-leadership's perspective is that racist voter suppression in the states is a fait accompli but that this is surmountable since the Democrats will just work harder to get more votes.
(2021-07-30). US Charities Illegally Funding Illegal Israeli Settlements. indybay.org In a July 22, 2021 letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Reps. Tlaib, Bush, Carson, McCollum, Ocasio-Cortez, Pocan and Pressley demanded that Yellen investigate the illegal activities of pro-Israel charities in funding illegal Israeli settlements. See ccrjustice.org/reps-tlaib-ocasio-cortez-……
(2021-07-30). Craig Murray Will Surrender Himself For Prison. popularresistance.org In the case against former United Kingdom diplomat-turned whistleblower Craig Murray, the UK supreme court refused to hear Murray's appeal. He will now surrender himself to police for an eight-month prison sentence. The High Court in Edinburgh in Scotland convicted Murray of contempt on March 25 after concluding that he published several blog posts, which they believe led people to identify witnesses in the sexual assault trial against former Scottish Minister Alex Salmond.
(2021-07-30). Republicans rally for Trump mob as hearing details fascist violence. indybay.org The openly fascist faction of the House Republicans, led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, held a press conference in front of the Justice Department to defend what they called the "political prisoners" imprisoned for their roles in the January 6 assault on Congress.
(2021-07-30). Rise of the Right: How the Vaudeville Left Fuels White Supremacy. counterpunch.org There's little evidence to validate the myth that Trump supporters are more likely than other Americans to be economically insecure. Most come from decent to well-to-do financial backgrounds, earning incomes that qualify them as middle to middle-upper income. The predominant view among social science experts is that reactionary socio-political attitudes are the primary statistical predictors of Trump support. |
(2021-07-30). Saturday 7/31: Voting Rights Rally: Selma-Mongomery Style March in Texas Livestream & Actions w/ PPC. indybay.org Online protest livestream & actions voting rights and justice…