2022-04-29: News Headlines

James Patrick Jordan (2022-04-29). Easter Executions Mar Colombia's Hopes for Peace. orinocotribune.com By James Patrick Jordan — Apr 26, 2022 | Death squads don't take breaks for holidays or holy days. Anyone who has followed the ups and downs of Colombia's war and peace, repression and struggle, will know that right around the week before and after Christmas and the New Year, and, again, Easter and Holy week, there often occurs a surge in assaults on social leaders, human rights defenders, and ex-combatants. Frequently during these times, death squads threaten their targets and defend their brutality by appealing to perverse notions of patriotism and morality, dressing up their terrorism in cloaks of duty, f…

Fight Back (2022-04-29). Minneapolis emergency response protest shows solidarity with Palestine. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On April 25, over 130 people came to an emergency protest to show outrage over the recent Israeli military attacks on worshipers at Al Aqsa mosque and missile attacks on Gaza during Ramadan. This protest and others in Chicago and DC this week have been organized to show solidarity with Palestine. The rush hour protest started outside of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's office, was followed by a march on Washington Avenue, and concluded with prayers. | Mariam El-Khatib, a board member of American Muslims for Palestine Minnesota, was the first speaker. The crowd, which was overwhelmingly Palestinian,…

Fight Back (2022-04-29). Tampa protesters condemn Israeli attacks on al-Aqsa worshippers, march for Palestine. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – Over 150 protesters gathered on the corner of 56th Street and Fowler Avenue on April 23 in Tampa, Florida, to show their support for the people of Palestine after Israeli police invaded the holy mosque of al-Aqsa and beat and brutalized hundreds of worshippers who were praying for Ramadan. | The protesters waved Palestinian flags high, gave passionate speeches, and marched for about a mile around one of Tampa's busiest intersections. They came from Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the Resistance of Tampa Bay, (TRTB), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Florida, the Tampa B…

Staff (2022-04-29). Quds Day rallies across world (+VIDEOS). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Millions of people have taken to the streets across Iran and other countries in the world to show their solidarity with the Palestinians and condemn Israel's occupation and atrocities.

teleSUR-mcs -HIM (2022-04-29). Israel reforzará presencia militar en frontera con Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas israelíes allanan con frecuencia casas palestinas con el pretexto de buscar nacionales supuestamente acusados.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-04-29). Multitudinarias marchas en Irán exigen terminar opresión en Palestina en Día Mundial de Al-Quds. telesurtv.net Este viernes los ataques de los uniformados israelíes a los fieles congregados en la Mezquita Al-Quds dejaron saldo de 42 heridos.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-04-29). Ataque israelí en mezquita de Al-Aqsa deja al menos 42 heridos. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de ocupación declararon alerta en la ciudad de Jerusalén y en los territorios palestinos ocupados.

Staff (2022-04-29). Palestine, resistance, referendum. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — The slogan "Today Iran, tomorrow Palestine" was one of the main slogans of the Iranian people during the victory of the Islamic Revolution, which determined the principled orientation of this revolution.

Angela (2022-04-29). Saturday 4/30: Virtual documentary screening: "Palestine 1920: The other side of the Palestinian story" indybay.org

Danny Haiphong (2022-04-28). Race and the great American death divide. mronline.org It is not surprising that a settler colonial state would practice racism for centuries or that race would be the major factor determining who lives and who dies.

amarynth (2022-04-28). Fascism in Ukraine: Past and Present. 2014-2022. thesaker.is By Francis Lee for the Saker Blog I wrote this particular piece in 2014/15 just after the February 2014 coup. As it turned out the coup has evolved into a…

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-04-28). Noam Chomsky: Propaganda Wars Are Raging as Russia's War on Ukraine Expands. truthout.org Since World War I, propaganda has played a crucial role in warfare. Propaganda is used to increase support for the war among citizens of the nation that is waging it. National governments also use targeted propaganda campaigns in an attempt to influence public opinion and behavior in the countries they are at war with, as well as to influence international opinion. Essentially, propaganda, whether circulated through state-controlled or private media, refers to techniques of public opinion manipulation based on incomplete or misleading information, lies and deception. During World War II, both the Nazis and the Al…

Editor (2022-04-28). Eva Bartlett reports from Mariupol: "Ukraine forces used scorched earth tactics" mronline.org Yes, there is destruction, that's what happens when Ukrainian forces, and Nazis, embed in residential areas & occupy apartment buildings. It isn't Raqqa, and if you aren't aware of the U.S. illegal coalition in Syria's full destruction of Raqqa, look that up.

JANET (2022-04-28). LIVE on Monday 5/2 @ 2pm EST : Reckoning with the Ukraine government's armed Nazi militias. iacenter.org Register to join the discussion now! REGISTER NOW! MONDAY, MAY 2ND @ 2PM EASTERN Join the discussion via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KS1g… Reckoning with the Ukraine government's armed Nazi militias Join the International Action Center for live discussion with anti-fascist Ukrainians on the 2014 massacre at the Odessa House of Labor and the continuing struggle Featuring: Leonid Ilderkin Ukrainian communist in exile, member of coordination council of the Union of Political Refugees and Political Prisoners of Ukraine Phil Wilayto Author and activist, coordinator of the Odessa…

WSWS (2022-04-28). 2021 Anti-Defamation League report documents "all-time high" number of anti-Semitic incidents in United States. wsws.org Incited and whipped up by fascist sections of the ruling class, the report catalogued antisemitic incidents in all 50 states.

Staff (2022-04-28). Outrageous: Bashir al-Khairy's administrative detention extended for six more months. Take action for freedom! samidoun.net On Thursday, 28 April, Israeli occupation forces renewed the administrative detention of Palestinian leader, lawyer, leftist and human rights defender Bashir al-Khairy for an additional six months. His fellow prisoners have already announced escalating steps of protest to demand his immediate release, and the extension of his detention comes two days after reports that 80-year-old …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-28). Iran FM stresses Islamic unity in face of Israeli crimes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has held a telephone conversation with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah to discuss bilateral relations, the Palestinian issue, regional developments.

Staff (2022-04-28). IRGC says time has come for end of Israeli regime. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — The IRGC has issued a statement ahead of Quds Day predicting the end of the usurping Israeli regime.

Staff (2022-04-28). Russia strongly condemns recent Israeli attack in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman strongly condemned yesterday's Israeli air raid on areas in the suburb of Damascus.

Staff (2022-04-28). Resistance sole way to liberation of Palestine: IRGC chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Chief Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says negotiations and accords brokered by the United States only aim to buy time for Israel, and weaken the Palestinian resistance front.

Staff (2022-04-28). Thousands of Palestinians pray at al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — Palestinians have turned out en masse for prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque as a portrayal of national solidarity against the occupying Israeli regime, as freedom seekers worldwide prepare to mark the International Quds Day.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-28). At least four soldiers killed in Syria in deadliest Israeli airstrikes this year. peoplesdispatch.org Thursday's strike was the ninth violation of Syrian airspace by Israel this year. Israel has carried out hundreds of such unprovoked strikes since the beginning of the war in Syria in 2011…

Staff (2022-04-28). Referendum only practical solution to Palestinian issue. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — In a statement on Thursday, a day before the anniversary of Quds Day, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on nations in the world especially the people of Iran, to participate in Quds Days rallies on Friday.

WSWS (2022-04-28). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes by Palestinian teachers on the West Bank over pay and conditions continue in defiance of union; teachers in 50 cities across Iran and petrochemical workers walk out over pay and conditions; general strike in Algeria over rise in price of cooking oil and wheat; miners at Sibanye-Stillwater gold mines South African entering third month of strike reject latest pay offer and hold out for 9.8 percent; one-day national strikes and rallies in Italy and Belgium over pay…

Staff (2022-04-28). IRGC chief to deliver televised speech in Gaza today. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami will speake at a ceremony organized by the Palestine Committee on World Al-Quds Day in Gaza.

Staff (2022-04-28). Meeting on latest status of Resistance held in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — The Meeting on "Presenting the Report on the Latest Status of the Glorious Resistance of the Palestinian People" was held in Tehran with the participation of prominent Palestinian figures.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-28). Iran, Azeri FMs discuss Palestine, bilateral relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — Foreign Ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Jeyhun Bayramov held a telephone conversation on Thursday to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries as well as regional developments.

Staff (2022-04-28). Ghalibaf stresses stepped-up support for Palestine, Quds. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — The speaker of the Iranian parliament has held a meeting with a Hamas official in Tehran ahead of International Quds Day to stressed intensified support for the Palestinian by the Islamic Ummah.

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2022-04-28). Cops terrorize child, protect a bag of Doritos — a WW commentary. workers.org Syracuse, New York By now you've probably seen the video, if you can bear to watch yet another horrifying, racist police assault on a person of color. Three massive white cops are terrorizing and shoving around — an eight-year-old Black child. Breakfast is handed out at Dr. Weeks Elementary School, . . . |

Jake Tucker (2022-04-28). Melissa Lucio granted stay of execution, but threat to her life remains. liberationnews.org The case of Melissa Lucio reflects the larger racist, sexist bent of the justice system, which imprisons countless innocent people.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-28). How Selling the 'Russia-China' Threat Serves the US. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh Today, if there is one issue in the United States that draws equal support from both the Republicans and the Democrats, it is the fact that China presents the most serious threat to the US global supremacy. Related to this is the other point of agreement i.e., developing a global coalition against…

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