Daily Archives: October 25, 2021

2021-10-25: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2021-10-25). Israeli Warplanes Hit SAA, Hezbollah's Facilities In Syria's Al-Quneitra — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Warplanes of the Israeli Air Force reportedly hit several targets in southern Syria in the early hours of October 25th. | Several facilities linked to the Hezbollah and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were reportedly targeted on the outskirts of the city of Al-Baath and the village of Al-Krum in the al-Quneitra governorate in southern Syria. | According to the London-based monitoring group The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the attack was carried out by an Israeli plane that fired two missiles. Some other sources claimed that the attack was carried out by Israeli helicopters that fire…

Staff (2021-10-25). IDF strike on AP tower during Gaza conflict was 'self-inflicted public relations terror attack,' former Israeli general says. rt.com An IDF airstrike, which demolished a building in Gaza that hosted the offices of the Associated Press news agency in May, was a mistake, according to a former Israeli general who led a probe into PR issues related to the conflict.

WSWS (2021-10-25). Supreme Court doubles down to shield abusive police officers from misconduct lawsuits. wsws.org In two recent cases the Supreme Court delivered 9-0 orders upholding so-called qualified immunity to shield police and detention facility officers from excessive-force claims and other constitutional lawsuits.

sputniknews (2021-10-25). 'What's-His-Name?' Nancy Pelosi Appears to Forget Donald Trump's Name. sputniknews.com In an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN about the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gave the appearance of forgetting former President Donald Trump's name.

MEE, agencies (2021-10-24). Israel announces plan for 1,300 homes across seven West Bank settlements. middleeasteye.net Israel announces plan for 1,300 homes across seven West Bank settlements | New projects add to thousands of illegal homes already declared for occupied territory in August | Sun, 10/24/2021 – 15: 07 | Israeli colonisation of the West Bank and annexed East Jerusalem has continued under every government since 1967 (AFP) |

A Guest Author (2021-10-24). Amazon Labor Union to file for election in Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 25: NEW Location: 2 METROTECH BROOKLYN 2PM. workers.org Workers Assembly Against Racism news advisory After organzing to form an independent worker-led Amazon Labor Union (ALU) for the last six months, workers at Amazon's Staten Island JFK8 warehouse and the surrounding facilities (LDJ5, DYY6, DYX2) announced they would file for election Oct. 25 at 2 p.m., in downtown Brooklyn, . . . |

A Guest Author (2021-10-24). Amazon Labor Union to file for election in Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 25. workers.org Workers Assembly Against Racism news advisory After organzing to form an independent worker-led Amazon Labor Union (ALU) for the last six months, workers at Amazon's Staten Island JFK8 warehouse and the surrounding facilities (LDJ5, DYY6, DYX2) announced they would file for election Oct. 25 at 2 p.m., in downtown Brooklyn, . . . |

Gideon Polya (2021-10-24). Racist Western Monopoly Media Ignore Colin Powell's Horrendous War Crimes. dissidentvoice.org The pro-Apartheid Israel former African-American military commander, mass murderer and genocidal liar, Colin Powell, has just died. Mendacious, racist and pro-war Western Monopoly media and politicians have been fulsome in their praise for the first Black US Secretary of State, white-washing his deadly lies over non-existent Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and ignoring the …

Paul Street (2021-10-24). On the Fascist Stench That Hangs Over this Still-Trumped Land. counterpunch.org Image by Next December readers will be able to purchase my next book

Rima Najjar (2021-10-24). Will this Conference that Celebrates the Palestinian Revolutionary Struggle Cut Through the Still Deafening Media Static of Israel's "Narrative?" globalresearch.ca

scorinoco (2021-10-24). Israeli Delegation Forced to Change Seats After Algerian Opposition at European Conference. orinocotribune.com An Israeli diplomatic delegation participating in a recent European conference of parliament speakers in Greece was forced to change its location at the event, after Algerian envoys strongly protested to the organizers against the order and refused to sit behind representatives of the Tel Aviv regime. | According to a report published by the independent Algerian daily newspaper Ennahar, Israeli delegates were initially supposed to sit in front of the Algerians, but had no option but to change their seats in the face of the latter's vehement opposition and threats to withdraw from the event. | Parliament speakers…

MEE staff (2021-10-24). Bombing of media tower in Gaza hurt Israel's image, says army investigator. middleeasteye.net Bombing of media tower in Gaza hurt Israel's image, says army investigator | Retired Major General Nitzan Alon, who led the investigation into the May bombing, says it amounted to a 'self-inflicted public relations terror attack' | Sun, 10/24/2021 – 22: 11 | Journalists cover the destroyed 11-storey al-Jalaa tower, which was housing international press offices, following an Israeli air stike in the Gaza Strip…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-24). Russia Will Allow Israel to Attack Syria With Impunity. southfront.org Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (C) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) while accompanied by Housing Minister Ze'ev Elkin who acted as a translator at Putin's residence in Sochi, Russia on October 22, 2021 (Kobi Gidon/GPO) | Originally published on Israel likes to attack Syria, and while officials will mostly claim it's about Iran, such strikes continue with alarming regularity, the only pause being when Israel is unsure if Russia is still comfortable with them. | This summer Russia sug…

Fight Back (2021-10-24). Minnesotans press Klobuchar to vote against Iron Dome funding. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On October 20 people rallied in the rain to protest the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, a proposed bill which would earmark another $1 billion in U.S. military aid to Israel on top of the $3.8 billion already allocated. The protest of over 20 people targeted Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar because the bill is coming to the U.S. Senate. The Anti-War Committee, the initiator of the protest, applauded the nine members of Congress, including Minnesota's own Ilhan Omar, who voted against this extra $1 billion in funding. | Israel is the largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid in the world. T…

Staff (2021-10-24). Over 1,000 people march in Lannemezan to demand the immediate release of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net The following report is translated from the French at Collectif Palestine Vaincra: On Saturday, 23 October, over 1,000 people gathered to take the streets in Lannemezan, France, to demand the immediate release of Georges Abdallah, Lebanese Communist and Palestinian resistance fighter imprisoned in France since 1984. The march led from the Lannemezan train station to […] | The article

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