Daily Archives: May 12, 2021

2021-05-12: News Headlines

Staff (2021-05-12). Erdogan voices opposition to zionists' attacks on Palestine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — In a phone talk with Russian counterpart Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced Turkey's strong opposition to the Israeli regime's attacks on occupied Quds, Gaza Strip, Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinians.

Staff (2021-05-12). VIDEO: People in US demonstrate in support of Palestinians. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — Concurrent with the continuation of Zionist forces' aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque and killing of Palestinians, people in New York and Washington demonstrated in support of Palestinians and condemned the Zionists' crimes.

Staff (2021-05-12). VIDEO: Clash erupts between Palestinians, Zionist forces. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — Last night, clashes between Palestinian youth and the occupying Zionist forces have spread to the center of occupied Palestine.

Staff (2021-05-12). Protest in Cape Town in solidarity with Palestinians. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Cape Town in South Africa in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Staff (2021-05-12). Headlines for May 12, 2021. democracynow.org At Least 50 Palestinians Killed as Israeli Attacks Continue; Protests Call Out Israeli Crimes, Red Cross Warns COVID Cases "Exploding" in Asia as India Continues to Break New Records, Algeria Moves to Ban Unauthorized Protests as Pro-Democracy Movement Gains Steam, French Court Tosses Lawsuit from Agent Orange Victim Against Chemical Companies, Family of Andrew Brown Jr. Views More Footage of Police Killing, Confirms Shooting Was Unjustified, Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Plead Not Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes, Arizona Passes Law to Cut Voters from Early Mail-in Voting List, Liz Cheney Delivers Scathing Rebuke as GOP…

The Socialist Program (2021-05-12). PODCAST: Stand with Palestine as Palestine Stands Together. liberationnews.org On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the assault being waged by the Israeli military on Palestinians following intense fascist attacks and ethnic cleansing efforts directed against Palestinian residents of Jerusalem by ultra-right settlers.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-05-12). Muna is Palestine, Yakub is Israel: The Untold Story of Sheikh Jarrah. dissidentvoice.org There are two separate Sheikh Jarrah stories — one read and watched in the news and another that receives little media coverage or due analysis. The obvious story is that of the nightly raids and violence meted out by Israeli police and Jewish extremists against Palestinians in the devastated East Jerusalem neighborhood. For weeks, thousands …

_____ (2021-05-12). Biden Administration Blocking UN Cease-Fire Statement As Israel Bombs Gaza. popularresistance.org The Biden administration is reportedly blocking the release of a United Nations Security Council statement calling for an immediate cease-fire as Israel continues its devastating assault on the occupied Gaza Strip, killing dozens of Palestinians and injuring hundreds more. | According to Reuters, which cited anonymous diplomats and sources familiar with the Biden administration's strategy, the United States is "delaying" the U.N. Security Council's "efforts to issue a public statement on escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians because it could be harmful to behind-the-scenes efforts to end the vio…

_____ (2021-05-12). Israel Bombardment Of Gaza Escalates. popularresistance.org The Israeli military has continued its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, targeting several areas after rockets were fired from the enclave. | It is the most intense airstrikes in Gaza since the bombardment in 2014. | Health authorities in Gaza said at least 35 Palestinians — including 10 children — were killed in Israeli air strikes on the Strip since late on Monday, after Hamas launched rockets from the coastal territory towards Israel. At least 233 others were injured. | At least five people in Israel have also been killed. | The rocket fire came after Hamas, which rules Gaz…

Fight Back (2021-05-12). San Jose: Large protest against Israeli attacks on Palestinians. fightbacknews.org San Jose, CA — Over 400 demonstrators gathered at the Peace Corner of San Jose, May 10, and marched through Santana Row demanding an end of the occupation of Palestine. The organizers of the action responded to the pogrom in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, and demanded justice. | The crowd had a high concentration of Arabs, mothers and children, and a majority of the crowd was under the age of 35. | At the beginning of the action, a man attacked a Palestinian and ran into the shadows. After feelings subsided, the organizers led the march through Santana Row, which is a highly gentrified outdoor shopping center.

Middle East Monitor (2021-05-12). Why Palestinians Protest their Eviction by Israel: The untold story of Sheikh Jarrah. juancole.com There are two separate Sheikh Jarrah stories. One is read about and watched on the news, the other receives little media coverage or due analysis. The obvious story is that of the nightly raids and violence meted out by Israeli police and Jewish extremists against Palestinians in the devastated East Jerusalem neighbourhood. For weeks, thousands …

_____ (2021-05-12). War Crimes Court 'Monitoring Developments' In West Bank. popularresistance.org The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor says she is keeping a close eye on developments in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, as Israeli forces and Palestinians engage in deadly clashes and retaliatory strikes. | In a tweet on Wednesday, the court's chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said she was concerned by developments in the region. | "I note with great concern the escalation of violence in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in and around Gaza, and the possible commission of crimes under the Rome Statute," the prosecutor tweeted. | "My office will continue to monitor developmen…

Susan Price (2021-05-12). Stop Israeli attacks on Gaza. greenleft.org.au Twenty Palestinians, nine of them children, were killed in Israeli bombing attacks in the Gaza Strip on May 10, report Ali Abunimah, Maureen Clare Murphy and Tamara Nassar. Israeli forces reportedly moved tanks to the Gaza border on May 12 and have been bombing the city with white phosphorous.

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-12). US Again Blocks UN Security Council Statement on Gaza, Jerusalem Violence. news.antiwar.com For the second time this week, the US blocked on Wednesday a statement from the UN Security Council on the ongoing Israeli violence against Palestinians. Media reports say 14 out of 15 of the UN Security Council members were in favor of the statement, and only the US opposed it. |

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-05-12). Reactions to Palestine flare-up. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — People in many countries in the world are strongly condemning the Israeli regime's crimes against Palestinians as calls for an end to Israeli crimes in Gaza and Quds grow.

Staff (2021-05-12). Venezuela Condemns New Violent Actions Against the Palestinian People (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Jorge Arreaza reported, through a statement, that Venezuela expresses its strongest condemnation of Israel's new military actions against the Palestinian people, which have left at least 20 dead. | Through his official account on the social media network Twitter the senior official wrote: "Venezuela condemns the new violent actions against the Palestinian people by Israel, and calls upon the international community, reaffirming its historical position in defense of the sovereignty, independence, and self-determination of Palestine." | In the sta…

repost (2021-05-12). Saturday 5/15: Nakba 73 — We Will Return to Palestine. indybay.org 24th and Mission, 24th St BART and Valencia and Liberty between 20th and 21st Streets, San Francisco…

Palestine Action Network (2021-05-12). Saturday 5/15: San Francisco Protest for Palestine. indybay.org 16th and Valencia BART Station…

Pip Hinman (2021-05-12). Rally calls for honest reporting of Israel's attacks on Palestine. greenleft.org.au Rachel Evans reports on a snap action outside the ABC offices to demand the media cover Israeli attacks on Palestinian communities in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem.

A Guest Author (2021-05-12). Free Palestine! Stop the bombing! workers.org UNACpeace.org posted the following statement on May 11. The removal of Palestinian residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem and the escalation of attacks by colonial settlers and Israeli forces are nothing short of ethnic cleansing. It is reminiscent of the Nakba, when Zionists took half of Palestine for . . . |

Staff (2021-05-12). 'UNSC cannot remain indifferent to Zionists atrocities'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — UNSC cannot remain indifferent to the atrocities, and US should stop shielding Israel at UN, said ran's permanent Ambassador to the UN, criticizing the continuous attacks on Palestine by the Israeli regime.

Staff (2021-05-12). Final victory belongs to Palestine: Ghalibaf. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker said that martyrdom of former IRGC's Quds Force Commander Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani proved that motivation of resistance movement has been strengthened more than before.

Mark Muhannad Ayyash (2021-05-12). Break the Fear Barrier and Speak Up for Palestine. zcomm.org Saying the Palestinian issue is 'complex' is no excuse for not speaking up against Israeli crimes…

Steve Topple (2021-05-12). A BBC report on Gaza shows its disgraceful bias. thecanary.co The BBC's reporting on the situation in Gaza has been little Ongoing Israeli crimes in Gaza and Palestine: | Much of the world has been watching the situation in Israel and the occupied territories. As of 12pm on Wednesday 12 May, PA reported that Israeli air strikes had levelled two apartment towers in the Gaza Strip. Ham…

WSWS (2021-05-12). Israel's military continues airstrikes on Gaza as it prepares for an "indefinite" operation. wsws.org The scale of the high-tech bombardment makes clear that these latest attacks on Gaza by the most powerful military force in the region mark the start of Israel's fourth war on the besieged enclave.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-12). Death toll in Israeli attack on Gaza rises to 56 amidst rising concerns over ground offensive. peoplesdispatch.org The Israeli military continued bombarding the Gaza strip in occupied Palestinian territory for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, May 12, mostly targeting civilians resident areas. Israel claimed it killed 16 members of Hamas, including the commander for Gaza. The Israel also targeted a high-rise residential building insid…

South Front (2021-05-12). Video: Israel's Savage Response to Gaza's Rockets. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Chaos is returning …

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2021-05-12). UNICEF Warns of Looming 'Full-Scale War' as Israel Continues Bombing of Gaza. commondreams.org "We are on the brink of a full-scale war," warned UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore. "In any war, children—all children—suffer first and suffer most." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2021-05-12). Biden Administration Reportedly Blocking UN Cease-Fire Statement as Israel Bombards Gaza. commondreams.org "The violence in Israel and Gaza must end," said U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman. "Congress and President Biden must act immediately. No one wins with war." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Tamara Nassar (2021-05-12). Tel Aviv hit after Israel destroys Gaza buildings. zcomm.org Israel imposed collective punishment on Gaza by tightening its 14-year siege of the territory even further…

Raji Sourani (2021-05-12). Israel Kills Dozens in Gaza. zcomm.org Impose "Constant War" on Palestinian Residents of Jerusalem…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-12). Israeli Army Targets Hamas Military Leadership After Failing To Stop Rocket Fire From Gaza (Photos, Videos). southfront.org Israel Air Force airplane F-16 D 'Barak Cobra'prepares for take off. June 28 2010. Photo by Ofer Zidon/Flash90 | After failing to stop rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military began targeting military commanders of the Hamas Movement. | On May 12th, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had assassinated members of Hamas's General Staff Forum in a series of strikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis. | The military said that the Palestinian commanders were assassinated as apart of a "joint operation" with…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-12). Casualties Reported After Gaza Factions Fired More Than 150 Rockets In Response To Israeli Strikes (Videos, Photos). southfront.org On May 12, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Movement, launched over a hundred rockets…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-12). Israel Took Down Another Tower In Gaza After Strikes On Its Naval Gas Platform (Videos). southfront.org Hamas rocket unit. Illustrative image. | On May 12, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Movement, attacked an Israeli natural gas platform off the coast of the Gaza Strip. | In a statement, the Palestinian armed faction said the naval platform was targeted with a "barrage of rockets," without providing any additional information. | After the attack, a spokesman for oil producer Chevron told Reuters that the company had shut down and depressurized the Tamar natural gas platform after receiving i…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-12). Gaza Clashes: Israeli Military Sustained First Causality In Hamas ATGM Strike (Videos). southfront.org Hamas tank-hunters. Illustrative image. | On May 12, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) sustained their first causality since the outbreak of the clashes with Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip. | An Israeli soldier was killed and two others were severely injured when their SUV was hit by an anti-tank guided missile, reportedly a Russian-made Kornet-E, while it was passing on a road to the north of Gaza. | In a statement, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Movement, claimed responsibility fo…

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-12). Gaza Death Toll Mounts as Israel Vows Further Escalation. news.antiwar.com Israel continued its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip through Tuesday and into Wednesday morning as the death toll continues to mount.

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-12). Gaza Death Toll Mounts, 67 Dead, Including 17 Children. news.antiwar.com Israel continued its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip through Tuesday and into Wednesday morning as the death toll continues to mount. So far,

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-12). Gaza Death Toll Mounts, 53 Dead, Including 14 Children. news.antiwar.com Israel continued its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip through Tuesday and into Wednesday morning as the death toll continues to mount.

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-12). US Refuses to Condemn Israeli Airstrikes That Killed Palestinian Children. news.antiwar.com Unsurprisingly, Biden administration officials have failed to condemn Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that killed Palestinian children.

Fight Back (2021-05-12). Appleton, WI: Fox Valley communities celebrate May Day. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – On May 1, over 40 people gathered in downtown Appleton at Houdini Plaza to commemorate International Workers' Day, or May Day. There were speeches from multiple local organizations. The Appleton Students for a Democratic Society, Wisconsin Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Sunrise Appleton, Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, AFT Local 6511, Wisconsin Bail Out People Movement, and United Action Oshkosh joined together for this important holiday. | Union power, indigenous rights, ending corporate greed, smashing capitalism and celeb…

Yves Engler (2021-05-12). What Kind of People Associate with an Alleged Pedophile? dissidentvoice.org Why are Cindy Blackstock, Charles Taylor, Pearl Eliadis, Murray Sinclair and Thomas Mulcair publicly associating themselves with alleged pedophile Alan Dershowitz? Why are the indigenous advocate, philosopher, human rights lawyer, former senator and former NDP leader supporting the anti-Palestinian lobby's bid to crush a small left-wing Toronto restaurant? Why have they offered their names to …

Staff (2021-05-12). Biden budget would give $1.3 billion more to the Israeli military than to the global climate response. therealnews.com According to Left Flank Veterans, a group of anti-war veterans, Biden's spending priorities indicate that the president thinks "preserving apartheid is more important than fighting climate change."

Dianne Mathiowetz (2021-05-12). Georgia: Black Lives Matter. workers.org Atlanta Police agents killed all four of these young Black men in Georgia, and the struggle to prosecute and convict their murderers is ongoing. Jamarion Robinson Jamarion Robinson was killed Aug. 5, 2016, at the East Point apartment of his girlfriend, by a heavily armed force from seven police agencies . . . |

Dianne Mathiowetz (2021-05-12). Georgia: Black Lives Matter. workers.org Atlanta Police agents killed all four of these young Black men in Georgia, and the struggle to prosecute and convict their murderers is ongoing. Jamarion Robinson Jamarion Robinson was killed Aug. 5, 2016, at the East Point apartment of his partner, by a heavily armed force from seven police agencies . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2021-05-12). Stop legal lynchings!Remember George Stinney Jr. workers.org The U.S. Supreme Court ruled April 22 that juveniles — those under the age of 18 — are not exempt from spending the rest of their lives in prison with no hope of parole. (See WW article, workers.org/2021/05/56175/) This once again exposes the hypocrisy of the U.S. claiming to be . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2021-05-12). Stop legal lynchings!/Remember George Stinney Jr. workers.org The U.S. Supreme Court ruled April 22 that juveniles — those under the age of 18 — are not exempt from spending the rest of their lives in prison with no hope of parole. (See WW article, workers.org/2021/05/56175/) This once again exposes the hypocrisy of the U.S. claiming to be . . . |

Anonymous007 (2021-05-12). Iranian Foreign Minister Arrives In Damascus To Discuss West Bank Escalation. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 12th, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif arrived in Damascus to meet and hold talks with Syrian authorities and exchange views on bilateral and regional issues, as well as to review the latest developments in Israel and its encroachment on Muslim shrines. | FM Zarif will also meet with the leaders of Palestinian groups living in Syria and discuss the latest developments in the region. | In a statement to journalist after his arrival, the Iranian Foreign Minister expressed happiness t…

K Wilkens (2021-05-12). How will anti-racist movement remember Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms? liberationnews.org Keisha Lance Bottoms' tenure as mayor can defined by her allegiance to the police and her contempt for the 2020 mass movement against racism.

Fight Back (2021-05-12). Rally on Milwaukee's southside in solidarity with Colombians struggling against political repression. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On the sunny afternoon of May 10, members of the Milwaukee's Colombian community, activists and supporters gathered at Walker's Square Park on the Southside to demonstrate solidarity with the people of Colombia in the wake of the violent repression. Nearly 40 people joined the protest, including members of the Red Condor Collective, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, The People's Revolution, and Our Wisconsin Revolution. | On April 28, most sectors of Colombia began a general strike in response to anti-people measures put forward by the…

Fight Back (2021-05-12). Rally on Milwaukee's southside in solidarity with Colombians struggling against political repression. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On the sunny afternoon of May 10, members of the Milwaukee's Colombian community, activists and supporters gathered at Walker's Square Park on the Southside to demonstrate solidarity with the people of Colombia in the wake of the violent repression. Nearly 40 people joined the protest, including members of the Red Condor Collective, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, The People's Revolution, and Our Wisconsin Revolution. | On April 28, most sectors of Colombia began a general strike in response to anti-people measures put forward by the…

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