Daily Archives: June 16, 2021

2021-06-16: News Headlines

Editor2 (2021-06-16). Thousands March in Solidarity with Palestine Amid G7 Summit in London. orinocotribune.com London (QNN)- Thousands of protesters gathered in London on Saturday as Jeremy Corbyn called for the G7 to support the Palestinian people. | The protest, organized by The Resist the G7 coalition as part of the "Resist G7: Day of Action for International Justice" rally, marched to Prime Minister Borris Johnson's official residence in Downing Street to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Protesters held placards and chanted "free, free Palestine". | The protesters demanded an end to complicity in Israel's war crimes against the Palestinians by the United Kingdom and other G7 governments. | Former Labo…

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-06-16). Large Mural Painted on Closed Off Montgomery Street. indybay.org Demonstrations for Palestine Continue as Supporters Paint a | Street Mural in Front of the Israeli and Colombian Consulates…

A Guest Author (2021-06-16). The case of Alex Saab. workers.org By Sara Flounders and Roger D. Harris Facing the possible extradition to the U.S. of a Venezuelan diplomat on bogus charges, an emergency human rights delegation organized by the International Campaign to Free Alex Saab on June 3 flew to Cabo Verde, where Saab is imprisoned. This island archipelago . . . |

Liberation staff-Sequim (2021-06-16). Sequim, Washington community to protest racism at local restaurant. liberationnews.org In light of a recent racist and xenophobic attack on local immigrant business owners by the owners and employees of Blondie's Plate restaurant, previous Blondie's employees and patrons are calling for the community to gather downtown at Washington St and Sequim Ave.

Rebecca Gordon (2021-06-16). Social Security Versus National Security: Whose Entitlement Really Makes Us Safer? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com) — "Biden's doing better than I thought he would." "Yeah. Vaccinations, infrastructure, acknowledging racism in policing. A lot of pieces of the Green New Deal, without calling it that. The child subsidies. It's kind of amazing." "But on the military—" "Yeah, same old, same old." As my friends and I have noticed, President …

Frauke Banse, Friederike Habermann & Jai Sen (2021-06-16). Our World is Not For Sale! indybay.org People's Global Action (PGA) was organized in a decentralized way by movements from all parts of the world. But we had no staff and no fixed funding. Everything was through crowdfunding. People were inspired by what PGA stood for, which was, first, the rejection of capitalism. Later, at the second conference in India in 1999, the rejection of all kinds of domination was added, including sexism, racism, and so on.

_____ (2021-06-16). Politically Motivated Academics Have Forsaken Science on 'Whiteness' as They Steer America Towards Civil Strife. strategic-culture.org If white supremacy and 'systemic racism' were genuine problems, America would not be a major destination for migrant flows as it now is. | A disturbing trend has gained a foothold in the United States as members of the academic community are espousing virulent views on race that seem more guided by political prejudices and affiliations than any solid scientific research. The consequences of this misguided research, much of which casts hateful aspersions on white people, could lead to unthinkable disaster down the road. | "Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will enter to help the sick, and I will abstain from all i…

_____ (2021-06-16). Over 16,000 Artists Sign Letter In Solidarity With Palestine. popularresistance.org Titled, "A Letter Against Apartheid," the statement was written by six Palestinian artists, who have asked to remain anonymous. It was initially signed by hundreds of Palestinian artists including filmmakers Annemarie Jacir, Elia Suleiman, and Farah Nabulsi; visual artists Emily Jacir and Larissa Sansour; actress Hiam Abbass; musicians Kamilya Jubran and Sama' Abdulhadi; and writers Elias Sanbar, Mohammed El-Kurd, Naomi Shihab Nye, Raja Shehadeh, Randa Jarrar, Suad Amiry, and Susan Abulhawa.

Stop US Aid to Israel (2021-06-16). 6/15/21 Israel Bombs Gaza, Palestine Breaking Cease Fire. indybay.org The 4th largest military in the world thanks to US taxpayers giving $4 billion a year above the table to the American military base, apartheid settler colony known as Israel is at this moment bombing the open air prison known as Gaza, a part of Palestine, which population of 1.7 million is 45% children, and has no military and no air raid shelters. See twitter.com/hashtag/FreePalestine?src=ha… | twitter.com/hashtag/SaveGaza?src=hashtag…

Angela (2021-06-16). Saturday 6/19: The Tide is Shifting: Palestine Advocacy in 2021. indybay.org Webinar…

Susie Day (2021-06-16). Cop Cars, Nectar, and the Soul of Nadav Schwartzman. counterpunch.org Nadav Schwartzman is a queer artist and graphic designer who was born thirty-two years ago on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Because he grew up and went to school on land that is no longer called Palestine; because of what was done — now widely recognized as settler colonization — to the Indigenous people of that land for it to become Israel, Nadav plans to renounce his Israeli citizenship.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-16). On 'Conflict', 'Peace' and 'Genocide': Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel. counterpunch.org On May 25, famous American actor, Mark Ruffalo, tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing 'genocide' in Gaza. "I have reflected and wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing 'genocide'," Ruffalo wrote, adding, "It's not accurate, it's inflammatory, disrespectful and is being used to justify

Ali Abunimah (2021-06-16). Israel's government: Same ax, new executioner. zcomm.org For Palestinians, the new leadership is merely like changing the executioner…

Juan Cole (2021-06-16). In Challenge to New Gov't, Far Right Israeli Extremists Chant "Death to Arabs" in Provocative March through Palestinian East Jerusalem. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Dia Hajj Yahya writes at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 that because of extreme right Israeli squatters' deliberately provocative march through Palestinian neighborhoods, 33 Palestinians were injured during confrontations with the Israeli Occupation authorities in the area of the Old City in occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday, one of them by …

Staff (2021-06-16). Letter to Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra: Israeli Apartheid Not Welcome in Canadian Ports #BlocktheBoat. samidoun.net (The following letter was sent today to Canada's Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and called on "the Canadian government to stop legitimizing the crimes of apartheid…and suspend all instances of Zim-operated ships docking and unloading in Canadian ports.". This action is part of the growing demand that Canada must hold Israel accountable, through economic sanctions and a bilateral arms embargo.) June 15, 2021 Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra Ottawa, Ontario In recent weeks, people of conscience in Canada watched in horror as the Israeli regime ruthlessly targeted Palestinians from all regions of historic Pal…

John Wojcik (2021-06-16). Military ties to far right pose clear and present danger. peoplesworld.org The Associated Press is reporting that thousands of U.S. military firearms are disappearing from Army, Navy, and Air Force stockpiles. In an article Tuesday, AP noted that at least 1,900 firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s and that the press service is certain the figure is many times higher because the various branches …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-16). Israel violates ceasefire, carries out airstrikes on Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israel claims that the airstrikes were in response to the launch of incendiary balloons from the Gaza strip. This is the first violation of the May 20 ceasefire which brought an end to the brutal 11-day bombing of Gaza…

Mark Gruenberg (2021-06-16). Black Votes Matter, UNITE HERE lead Juneteenth Freedom March for voting rights. peoplesworld.org LAS VEGAS—Somehow, and deliberately, it is fitting that a nationwide Freedom March cross-country bus caravan, led by Black Voters Matter and the UNITE HERE union, would start for D.C. from the deepest area of the Deep South on Juneteenth. The unhappy problem it's meant to tackle is to educate and mobilize Black voters—and pressure federal …

Anonymous103 (2021-06-16). Israel Struck Gaza Strip Despite Recent Ceasefire (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image | Late on June 15, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck a number of military sites belonging to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack was carried out in response to 20 fires sparked because of incendiary balloons launched earlier in the day on the territory of Israel."Fighter jets recently attacked Hamas military complexes that served as camps and meeting places for terrorist operatives in the Khan Yunis and Gaza brigades," the military said | ◊™◊ô◊¢◊ï◊&i…

Young Communist League of Britain (2021-06-16). Why is Labour losing? challenge-magazine.org Starmer and his advisers are eager to address the working class as a 'patriotic' identity, rather than an economic group that will support progressive policies proposed by people like themselves writes Nick Wright. This article first appeared in the Morning Star. | Nick Wright, Editor of Labour goes into the Batley and Spen by-election with high anxiety. The retiring Labour MP, the screen writer and actor Tracy Brabin, was elected in a surge of sympathy and solidarity following the murder by a far-right ass…

Staff (2021-06-16). Israel breaks ceasefire by launching airstrikes on Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — The Zionist regime has launched a new round of airstrikes on Gaza Strip, targetting a host of Hamas bases.

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-16). Israel Bombs Gaza for First Time Since Fragile Ceasefire Took Effect. news.antiwar.com Israel bombed targets in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, marking the first airstrikes on the besieged enclaves since a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was reached on May 21st. The Israeli Defense Forces said the airstrikes were done in response to incendiary balloons that were launched into southern Israel from Gaza. The balloons …

Richard C. Gross (2021-06-16). Close Encounters of an Unprecedented Kind. counterpunch.org "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" — Psalm 133: 1 It's a good thing Israel's odd new government is in the Holy Land because the far left-centrist-far right coalition will need a miracle to survive. Pray. A tumultuous Israeli parliament narrowly approved a government aiming at centrism

_____ (2021-06-16). Protesters Prevent Israeli Container Ship From Docking. popularresistance.org An Israeli container ship was prevented from docking Monday at the Prince Rupert, B.C., port after a group of about 10 protesters — whose aim is to block Israel from shipping goods to North America — formed a picket line at an entrance to the Fairview container terminal.

Sandy Milne (2021-06-16). From Dentist to Israeli Kingmaker: Mansour Abbas Isn't The Champion Palestinians Need. juancole.com Perth, Australia (- Special to Informed Comment) — "We will reclaim the lands that were expropriated from our people," said Dr. Mansour Abbas, 47, in a largely Arabic-language speech before the Knesset plenum. "This is a national cause of the first degree." This, he said right before being sworn in to join a patchwork coalition …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-16). Extremist settlers hold 'flag march' chanting racist and abusive slogans against Palestinians. peoplesdispatch.org As per reports, approximately 70,000 right-wing Israelis marched from the plaza of the Damascus Gate till the Western Wall, raising the Israeli flag and chanting racist slogans like "Death to Arabs", "May your village burn" and "A second Nakba is coming"

Staff (2021-06-16). Netanyahu is Israel's most failed prime minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Netanyahu is arguably the most failed cabinet leader in the Israeli regime's history.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-16). Yemen announces readiness to resume peace talks in Qatar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — A member of Supreme Political Council of Yemen's National Salvation Government said that if Saudi coalition responds positively to Oman mediation, there will be no obstacle for the resumption of peace talks in Qatar.

Angela (2021-06-16). Monday 6/14: Israel's War on the Media. indybay.org Zoom Webinar…

SCLC of Southern California (2021-06-16). Saturday 6/19: Remember, Renew, Restore: Voter Rights Actions & Remember Freedom Summer Murders (Day 1). indybay.org Virtual commemoration and online voting rights training…

Ariel Gold (2021-06-16). New Israeli Government, Same Israeli Apartheid. zcomm.org While being hailed by many as the opportunity for a fresh start, Naftali Bennett is at best a continuer of Netanyahu's policies and at worst an ideologue whose positions are to the right of Netanyahu's…

Rima Najjar (2021-06-16). Dancing with the Israeli Flag in Jerusalem: What It Means and Why Palestinians Rage. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @

Ariel Gold (2021-06-16). New Israeli Government, Same Israeli Apartheid. counterpunch.org After 12 years, Israel finally inaugurated a new prime minister. While being hailed by many as the opportunity for a fresh start, Naftali Bennett is at best a continuer of Netanyahu's policies and at worst an ideologue whose positions are to the right of Netanyahu's. In 2013, as Middle East peace talks were set to

Malik Miah (2021-06-15). From the Tulsa massacre to George Floyd: Race, class and state in the United States. greenleft.org.au The police killing of Black man George Floyd last May revealed how deep racism remains in the United States, writes Malik Miah.

Eds. (2021-06-15). 'Forget the Alamo' unravels a Texas history made of myths, or rather, lies. mronline.org Three Texan authors build on a long tradition of dissent from patriotic accounts of Texas history in a new book on the racism baked into our story of the Alamo. | June 15, 2021 | Newswire…

Latino USA (2021-06-15). A Family Conversation On Race And Latinidad (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com The cousins dive into their experiences with racism, the unique struggles faced by Black Latinos, and growing up in a family that taught them that "Black is beautiful."

Moderator (2021-06-15). Social Security Versus National Security. scheerpost.com Touch Of Light / Wikimedia Commons) By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch These days my conversations with friends about the new administration go something like this: "Biden's doing better than I thought he would." "Yeah. Vaccinations, infrastructure, acknowledging racism in policing. A lot of pieces of the Green New Deal, without calling it that. The child subsidies. It's kind of amazing. |

Fight Back (2021-06-15). Minneapolis march honors murdered protester Deona Marie Erickson. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 1500 community members gathered at Girard Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis, June 14, for a "March in Honor of Deona Marie," organized by Black Lives Matter Minnesota. The night before, Deona Marie Erickson was killed by a driver who attacked protesters demanding justice for Winston Smith. | Just before midnight on Sunday, June 13, Nicholas Kraus plowed through parked cars barricading the street where community members were gathered. Witnesses report that he was going 100 miles per hour and accelerated as he approached the protest. They say that the barricade of cars saved many lives. One o…

Fight Back (2021-06-15). Minneapolis march honors murdered protester Deona Marie Erickson. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 1500 community members gathered at Girard Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis, June 14, for a "March in Honor of Deona Marie," organized by Black Lives Matter Minnesota. The night before, Deona Marie Erickson was killed by a driver who attacked protesters demanding justice for Winston Smith. | Just before midnight on Sunday, June 13, Nicholas Kraus plowed through parked cars barricading the street where community members were gathered. Witnesses report that he was going 100 miles per hour and accelerated as he approached the protest. They say that the barricade of cars saved many lives. One o…

WSWS (2021-06-15). Spanish courts escalate campaign to legitimise fascist Francoite dictatorship. wsws.org This is part of an international shift to the far right of the ruling class as it confronts growing resistance to its murderous herd immunity policy, wars and social inequality.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-15). Genocide and War Crimes: The Effects of "Sanctions" Against Syria. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad In Venezuela we have experienced the direct offensive of U.S. unilateral coercive measures (UCM) first hand. But we are not the only country that has been a victim of the financial-economic-commercial criminality of the United States and its "partners", nor the last to suffer its consequences. Other peoples in their struggle of resistance…

Dianne Mathiowetz (2021-06-15). Atlanta: Palestinian Youth Movement rallies. workers.org Atlanta June 12 — The Atlanta chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement, along with other members of the Demilitarize Atlanta 2 Palestine Coalition, held a spirited rally on the steps of City Hall to present a series of demands. Atlanta, June 12. Credit: Demilitarize Atlanta 2 Palestine The demand to . . . |

Aaron Maté (2021-06-15). McCarthyite Meltdown Shows how Russiagate, Syria Propaganda Captured 'Left' Media. orinocotribune.com By Aaron Maté — Jun 8, 2021 | In slandering me, The Young Turks demonstrated how Western chauvinism and careerism have been normalized in progressive media spaces. | On a recent episode of The Young Turks, the self-described "Home of Progressives", hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian disparaged me in a McCarthyite rant. The apparent trigger was a mocking comment that I had tweeted at Uygur, in which I described a recent post of his about Israel-Palestine as "the worst tweet of all time." ( Israelis & Palestin…

Staff (2021-06-15). Breaking the ties between the Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) and the Israeli Histadrut is a trade union, political and ethical duty. samidoun.net The following article was initially published in Spanish at El Salto Diario. by Liliana Córdova Kaczerginski, Jaldia Abubakra, and Daniel Lobato Bellido Context The definition of Israel as an apartheid state is beginning to spread internationally and unstoppably. In 2009 Palestinian and South African academics published a comprehensive report that determined that Israel was committing the crime of apartheid. The Russell Tribunal on Palestine, with the participation of the emeritus magistrate of the Spanish Supreme Court, José Antonio Martín Pallín, ruled in 2010 that Israel exercises systematic apartheid. Also tw…

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-06-15). Large Mural Painted on Closed Off Montgomery Street. indybay.org Demonstrations for Palestine Continue as Supporters Paint a | Street Mural in Front of the Israeli and Colombian Consulates…

The Socialist Program (2021-06-15). Biden Appeals for Imperialist United Front at G7. liberationnews.org The panel discusses the G7 summit and its leaders' hypocritical rhetoric about human rights and democracy, the fight against police brutality and the suppression of the movement against racism, the latest attacks on Ilhan Omar, and more.

Andy Kroll (2021-06-15). Social Security Versus National Security. tomdispatch.com These days my conversations with friends about the new administration go something like this: "Biden's doing better than I thought he would." "Yeah. Vaccinations, infrastructure, acknowledging racism in policing. A lot of pieces of the Green New Deal, without calling it that. The child subsidies. It's kind of amazing." "But on the military—" "Yeah, same old, same old." As my friends and I have noticed, President Joe Biden remains super-glued to the same old post-World War II agreement between the two major parties: they can differ vastly on domestic policies, but they remain united when it comes to projectin…

Frye Gaillard (2021-06-15). Justice Deferred: The Supreme Court's History of Enforcing Racism. progressive.org The new book "Justice Deferred: Race and the Supreme Court," by Orville Vernon Burton and Armand Derfner, takes a look at the racist history of our legal system.

Frauke Banse, Friederike Habermann & Jai Sen (2021-06-15). Our World is Not For Sale! indybay.org People's Global Action (PGA) was organized in a decentralized way by movements from all parts of the world. But we had no staff and no fixed funding. Everything was through crowdfunding. People were inspired by what PGA stood for, which was, first, the rejection of capitalism. Later, at the second conference in India in 1999, the rejection of all kinds of domination was added, including sexism, racism, and so on.

Ben Jealous (2021-06-15). The Right's War on History and Truth. thenation.com The Right's War on History and Truth…

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