Daily Archives: April 24, 2021

2021-04-24: News Headlines

UCAN (2021-04-25). Pakistan: Commission Under Fire For 'Betraying' Minorities. eurasiareview.com By Kamran Chaudhry | Minority and education rights groups have expressed dismay at Pakistan's National Commission for Minorities (NCM) for rejecting a recommendation to exclude Islamic topics from compulsory textbooks. | Chela Ram Kewlani, the Hindu chairman of the NCM, rejected a report by a Supreme Court-appointed commission that suggested all Islamic content from the Single National Curriculum should be exclusively placed in the textbooks of Islamic studies/Islamiyat, a subject compulsory only for Muslim students. | "Islamic content in English and Urdu textbooks amounts to religious instruction, which no no…

Kevin Barry (2021-04-25). The True Story of the 1918 "Spanish Flu" globalresearch.ca For long version of original Kevin Barry article, click For over a century, various entities that are involved in the propaganda machinery that has been tasked by the powers-that-be to advance American patriotism and corporate profiteering …

PanARMENIAN (2021-04-25). Erdogan, Aliyev Plot Response To Biden's Armenian Genocide Message. eurasiareview.com Turkish and Azerbaijani Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev, spoke over the phone on Saturday, April 24 to discuss "joint steps" a statement from U.S. President Joe Biden recognizing the Armenian Genocide was published by the White House, Izvestia In a statement published on the website of the White House, Biden made good on a campaign promise and became the first American President to use the term "Genocide" on an April 24 Remembrance Day to describe the massacre of 1.5…

US President Joe Biden (2021-04-25). Statement By President Joe Biden On Armenian Remembrance Day. eurasiareview.com Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring. Beginning on April 24, 1915, with the arrest of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople by Ottoman authorities, one and a half million Armenians were deported, massacred, or marched to their deaths in a campaign of extermination. We honor the victims of the Meds Yeghern so that the horrors of what happened are never lost to history. And we remember so that we remain ever-vigilant against the corrosive infl…

OtherWords (2021-04-25). Thinking Globally About Racial Justice. juancole.com By Imani Countess | — ( Otherwords.org ) — Last summer, Black Lives Matter protests in the United States after the murder of George Floyd echoed around the world. Evoked by the worldwide visibility of the brutal killing on video, this solidarity also reflected visceral anger against police violence in a host of other countries …

ecns.cn (2021-04-24). Hidden agenda behind UK parliamentarians' Xinjiang 'genocide' claim. ecns.cn The United Kingdom's parliament's declaration that China was committing "genocide" against its Uygur people holds no water and is just a smear of China.

Arab News (2021-04-25). How Iran Made Itself A Haven For Israeli Spies — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Baria Alamuddin* | There's nothing new in Iran's paranoid ayatollahs seeing spies, saboteurs and enemies under every rock. But their recent paranoia may be well founded, as the Iranian parliament and media accuse their leaders of allowing the nation to be turned into a "haven for spies," while openly wondering about the extent of infiltration of the state's nuclear and intelligence apparatuses. | Iranian officials fear that a substantive clandestine Israeli sabotage network is operating with impunity throughout the Islamic Republic, staging assassinations and attacks against strategically sensitive sites, a…

sputniknews (2021-04-24). Amid Grim COVID-Induced Situation in India Strangers Don Angel's Garb. sputniknews.com A scarcity of oxygen for hospitals treating COVID-19 patients has become a burning issue in India, as the government scrambles to make the life-saving substance available to those in need. The nation's Supreme Court has even declared the situation a national emergency and asked the federal government to draw up plans to meet the demand.

ecns.cn (2021-04-24). Guangzhou starts free COVID-19 vaccinations for Taiwan compatriots. ecns.cn Free and voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations for Taiwan compatriots began in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province on Thursday.

Staff (2021-04-24). Sanders and Warren Call on Biden to Reverse Trump Era Vaccine Apartheid. truthout.org President Biden is coming under mounting pressure at home and abroad to reverse a Trump-era policy and publicly support a temporary waiver on international patent rights for COVID vaccines and treatments that would allow countries around the world to manufacture lifesaving doses domestically. | Big Pharma opposes the trade protections waiver, but global health advocates, congressional Democrats and leaders across the world say the waiver is necessary address massive inequities in vaccine distribut…

Juan Cole (2021-04-24). Palestinian NASA Scientist Elbasyouni: Easier to Fly a Helicopter on Mars than to Visit Home in Gaza. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Long time readers may know that I am a science buff and a science fiction fan. I have therefore been geeking out since February about the Perseverance rover on Mars. This week there was even more to marvel at, as the Ingenuity helicopter that accompanied the rover managed a couple …

Anonymous669 (2021-04-24). Iron Dome Failed Again: Dozens Of Rockets From Gaza Hit Israel, Provoked Fierce Response. southfront.org An explosion during an Israeli air strike on Gaza, August 8, 2018. IMAGE: Reuters | Palestinian fighters fired dozens of rockets from the Gaza Strip onto Israel provoking a fierce response by the Israeli Defense Forces. | Late on April 23, the exchange of fire began with the launch of three rockets from Gaza at nearby Israeli settlements. One of the rockets was intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-rocket system, while the other two landed in an empty area near Gaza's fence. | The IDF responded to the rocket attack with a series…

sputniknews (2021-04-24). Protests in Jerusalem and Rockets Fired From Gaza: Here's What's Going On in Israel. sputniknews.com Militants in the Gaza Strip have carried out 36 launches towards Israel's southern communities. Only six have been intercepted. Although no casualties or injuries have been reported, heavy damage was done to many agricultural fields in the south.

Staff (2021-04-24). Zionists seek to weaken Palestinians' will by attack on Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) — Spokesman for Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said that breaking and undermining the will of Palestinian nation is the main aim behind Zionists' launch of new aggression on Gaza Strip.

WSWS (2021-04-24). Far-right Vox leader issues fascistic call to end lockdowns in Spain. wsws.org Denouncing anti-COVID-19 lockdowns, Abascal justified fascist coups, claiming the 1936 coup toppled a "criminal regime controlled by socialists and communists."

South Front (2021-04-24). Video: Syria to Pay for "Planned Explosion" in Israeli Weapon Factory. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | On April 20 a large explosion took place in central Israel, …

Arab News (2021-04-24). Context Crucial If Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Dania Koleilat Khatib* | US President Joe Biden is this weekend expected to formally recognize the massacres conducted against the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during the First World War as "genocide." He is likely to make the announcement on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, which falls on Saturday. This recognition was one of his campaign promises. | Biden already has a chilly relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and this move is likely to increase the tensions between the two NATO allies. However, the recognition should not be looked at from a political angle but rather a human on…

Anonymous103 (2021-04-24). Joe Biden Recognized Armenian Genocide. southfront.org Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Source: AP Photo | On April 24, US President Joe Biden recognized Armenian Genocide in a statement that was released by White House."Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring. Beginning on April 24, 1915, with the arrest of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople by Ottoman authorities, one and a half million Armenians wer…

Staff (2021-04-24). Biden to Publicly Recognize Armenian Genocide, Ending Decades of U.S. Silence. truthout.org U.S. President Joe Biden is set to crack many decades of U.S. government silence on Saturday by publicly and officially recognizing that the systematic killing of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottomans during the First World War was — as In a phone call on Friday, B…

Staff (2021-04-24). Biden to Publicly Recognize Armenian Genocide, Ending Decades of US Silence. truthout.org U.S. President Joe Biden is set to crack many decades of U.S. government silence on Saturday by publicly and officially recognizing that the systematic killing of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottomans during the First World War was — as In a phone call on Friday, B…

Staff (2021-04-24). Minnesota Workers Took on the National Guard to Defend Black Lives. truthout.org On Sunday, April 11, a cop pulled Daunte Wright over for air fresheners hanging from the rearview mirror and expired tags. Then she murdered him, saying she couldn't tell her gun from her taser. The killing happened 20 minutes down the road from where Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck. | Protests have erupted night after night since then, in Brooklyn Center where Wright was murdered and beyond. The repression by the mayor and governor has been savage. On Friday the 16th, for e…

Staff (2021-04-24). Past Year of White Nationalism Has Shown Ongoing Need for Anti-Fascist Movements. truthout.org We are living through an era marked not just by the explosive violence of the far-right, but by the specific targeting of antifascist activists by the state and white nationalists alike. The term "antifa" has escaped its practical usage and is now used as a mythic signifier for all things left-wing and chaotic in the right-wing imagination, which has only increased seemingly impulsive acts of violence against anti-racist organizers. This is not a new history, and itreminds of us of a hear…

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-04-24). The West Is Practicing Vaccine Apartheid at a Global Level. zcomm.org For rich countries, the billions of dollars of vaccine market for Big Pharma far outweigh the benefits of saving millions of lives…

WSWS (2021-04-24). Podemos, Spanish officials receive death threats signed by security forces. wsws.org Workers and youth must oppose fascistic death threats against Podemos that bear all the hallmarks of coming from far-right elements in the Spanish security forces.

sputniknews (2021-04-24). Turkish FM Summons US Ambassador to Ankara Over Biden's Recognition of Armenian Genocide. sputniknews.com On Saturday, US President Joe Biden announced that from now on, Washington recognises the actions of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century against the Armenians as a 'genocide'.

RFE RL (2021-04-24). The History Of Turkish Atrocities Against Armenians And Why Biden Is Poised To Call Them Genocide — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Ivan Gutterman* | It's April 24, 1915. Some 250 Armenian intellectuals are rounded up in Constantinople and imprisoned by Ottoman police. Known as "Red Sunday," it is today a day of remembrance for a murderous yearslong campaign that would see the majority of the Ottoman Empire's prewar Armenian population expelled or exterminated. According to estimates, between 664,000 and 1.2 million people lost their lives. | A century later, recognition of the killings as genocide is still a divisive diplomatic issue, with Turkey and Azerbaijan — who share strong ethnic and cultural ties — officially denying genocide…

Jon Queally, staff writer (2021-04-24). To 'Honor the Victims' of 20th Century Atrocity, Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide. commondreams.org "This principled stand represents a powerful setback to Turkey's century-long obstruction of justice for this crime and its ongoing hostility and aggression against the Armenian people," says Aram Hamparian of the Armenian National Committee of America. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Elijah J. Magnier (2021-04-24). Iran Embarrassed Netanyahu and Cornered the West in Vienna. orinocotribune.com By Elijah J Magnier — Apr 18, 2021 | The Islamic Republic proved to be a shark with sharp teeth during its negotiation with the signatories (Russia, China, France, Great Britain and Germany) of the nuclear deal in Vienna, leaving few choices to the negotiators. Iran showed how complex and inflexible its position is with the most powerful county in the world, forbidding the US envoy to join the mediators in the same room because Donald Trump revoked its 2015 nuclear deal agreement. Moreover, Iran used the Israeli sabotage actions against the Natanz nuclear facility as an excuse to hit Israel, the US and all E…

Dr. Mike Yeadon (2021-04-24). Former Pfizer VP Issues Warning: The VaxPass or Vaccine Passport. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Former Pfizer Vice President and Chief Science Officer

_____ (2021-04-24). Information-Management in the U.S. Dictatorship. strategic-culture.org Instead of fearing to be held to account like the Nazis were at Nuremberg, America's tyrants face no such international prosecutions whatsoever. | The dictatorship manages information both by deceiving the public to believe what the regime itself knows to be actually false (such as

WSWS (2021-04-24). Scores of Palestinians injured in Jerusalem as Jewish supremacists march chanting "Death to Arabs" wsws.org On Thursday night, over 100 Palestinians were wounded in violent clashes with the police that broke out in East Jerusalem after a march by hundreds of far-right Jewish supremacists.

Palestinian Heritage Committee (2021-04-24). Saturday 5/15: 20th Annual Palestinian Cultural Day. indybay.org Santa Clara County Government Center | 70 West Hedding Street | San José, CA 95110…

Rima Najjar (2021-04-24). "Let's Talk about what Zionism Means to Palestinians" globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | For Palestinians, it takes a lot of courage to say, "Let's …

sputniknews (2021-04-24). Oprah Says She is Surprised Meghan Markle 'Went All The Way' With Racism Claims Against Royal Family. sputniknews.com The tell-all interview with Oprah was the first the Sussexes gave since announcing their controversial decision to quit royal life. The two-hour conversation has been as polarising as their decision to step down from royal duties, with numerous celebrities and high-profile figures either backing or criticising the claims the couple made.

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-04-24). Environmental Racism Cited in Earth Day Protest at City Hall. indybay.org Bayview Hunters Point & Treasure Island Residents deliver Earth Day Demands to Mayor Breed & Board of Supervisors…

Staff (2021-04-24). Iraq hails Iran's stances in Vienna nuclear talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) — The Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq called Iran's stances in the Vienna nuclear talks courageous that can be used as a model for resolving international disputes.

Eve Ottenberg (2021-04-23). Biden's Commission on the Supreme Court and Breyer's Tenure. counterpunch.org One of the best ways to evade a campaign promise is to appoint a commission. Regarding expanding the Supreme Court, however, Biden skipped the promise and went straight to the evasion. Biden said he would appoint a Very August Body, after the election, to consider whether SCOTUS should be enlarged. Obviously it can and it

sputniknews (2021-04-23). Supreme Court Ditches 'Permanent Incorrigibility' to Simplify Sentencing of Minors to Life in Prison. sputniknews.com The current U-turn ruling by the Supreme Court comes after the last two decades saw it cutting back on harsh punishments for crimes committed by offenders before they turn 18.

commondreams (2021-04-23). EFF and ACLU Ask Supreme Court to Review Case Against Warrantless Searches of International Travelers' Phones and Laptops. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Tony McKenna (2021-04-23). The Power of Words. counterpunch.org The burning of books on the part of the Nazis wasn't only about eliminating information of an antagonistic character to the regime. It was about eradicating not just the ability to think, but also the ability to feel. It wasn't just about the burning of books. It was about the burning of the creative imagination itself.

_____ (2021-04-23). Scheer Intelligence: 'When We Fight, We Win'. popularresistance.org As the world awaited the fate of Derek Chauvin—the Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd—Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah joined Robert Scheer on "Scheer Intelligence" to discuss what he calls the most successful social justice movement the country has perhaps ever seen. In the timely episode, Abdullah, a lifelong activist and California State University, Los Angeles professor, traces the roots of the BLM movement back to 2013 and notes that Floyd's killing was the moment the "world was cracked wide open" for everyone to see the deep-seated systemic racism a…

Moderator (2021-04-23). Black Lives Matter: "When We Fight, We Win" scheerpost.com Photo courtesy of Melina Abdullah and SpeakOutNow] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play As the world awaited the fate of Derek Chauvin—the Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd—Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah joined Robert Scheer on "Scheer Intelligence" to discuss what he calls the most successful social justice movement the country has… |

Eds. (2021-04-23). Migrant women farmworkers: An invisible essential labor force. mronline.org The Biden administration must address the industry's long-standing gender discrimination and systemic inequalities, which have become even more severe during the pandemic. | April 23, 2021 | Newswire…

Arab News (2021-04-23). Ankara Tense Ahead Of Biden's Expected Recognition Of Armenian Genocide. eurasiareview.com Tensions between Washington and Ankara may be further strained on Saturday when US President Joe Biden is expected to become the first US leader to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915 onward. | The massacre of around 1.5 million Armenians in the early 20th century was formally recognized as genocide by the US Senate in 2019, but then-President Donald Trump did not follow suit. | April 24 is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, and ahead of Saturday's annual commemoration, this much-anticipated move is now a major concern for Ankara, and likely to inflame an already tense relationship. Turkey denie…

Alfred de Zayas — Richard Falk (2021-04-23). Reflections on Genocide as the Ultimate Crime. counterpunch.org The misuse of the word genocide is disdainful toward relatives of the victims of the Armenian massacres, the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide — and as well a disservice to both history, law, and the prudent conduct of international relations. We already knew that we were adrift in an ocean of fake news. It is far more dangerous to discover that we are also at risk of being immersed in the turbulent waters of "fake law". We must push back with a sense of urgency. Such a development is not tolerable.

Anonymous669 (2021-04-23). Scandalous Tape Of Palestinian President Cursing China, Russia, US & All Arab States Leaked Online. southfront.org Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressing the Arab League in Cairo on Saturday, via APF. | On April 22, a tape of Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine and the leader of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah), cursing China, Russia, the US and all Arab states surfaced online. | The tape was reportedly recorded during Fatah Central Committee meeting, which was held on April 19. The source of the leak is yet to be determined. | In the short tape, one of the attendees informs Abbas tha…

Jill Richardson (2021-04-23). A Textbook Case of Environmental Injustice. counterpunch.org Even as the Biden administration commits to environmental justice, people in the Fifth District of Louisiana's St. James Parish are mobilizing to stop a Formosa plastics plant accused of environmental racism in the majority-Black community. The controversy offers a textbook case for those looking to understand environmental justice and environmental racism. The environmental justice movement

Bette Lee (2021-04-23). Chauvin's Conviction is Far From Justice. counterpunch.org In a rare moment in US history, a racist white cop, Derek Chauvin, has been convicted on April 20th of murdering an unarmed Black man, George Floyd. If this is a "turning point" for America, it was a long time coming. It took hundreds of years of resistance and resilience to get here. It took 250

Yves Engler (2021-04-23). Campaign to Oppose Israeli Military Recruitment in Canada Receives Boost. dissidentvoice.org The campaign to oppose illegal Israeli military recruitment in Canada has received a significant boost. A parliamentary petition calling for an investigation into IDF recruitment has quickly surpassed the number of signatures required to be presented in the House of Commons. Submitted by Rabbi David Mivasair and sponsored by NDP MP Matthew Green, the petition …

Anonymous007 (2021-04-23). Israel Takes Part In Greek Military Exercise, Signs Defense Procurement Deal. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 20th, Israeli and UAE fighter jets took part in a joint military exercise hosted by Greece. | This is not the first time that Israeli and Emirati pilots have flown together, they both participated in a similar Greek-led exercise in 2017 and an American drill in 2016. | Seven countries joined Greece in its Iniohos exercise this year: Cyprus, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, France, the United States, Spain and Canada. The exercise kicked off on Sunday and was sche…

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