2022-07-06: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-06). In Paris, Israel's Lapid Says World 'Must Respond' to Iran's Nuclear Activity. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid The Israeli leader accused Iran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. But Tehran has not been bound by the agreement since the Trump administration withdrew from it in 2018 by reimposing sanctions on Iran. | "The facts are that Iran is violating the agreement and continues to develop its nuclear program," Lapid said at a joint press conference…

Justine Medina (2022-07-06). La ira por el alboroto de la extrema derecha de la Corte Suprema debe impulsarnos a la acción. peoplesworld.org No apele su inocencia mientras está encarcelado, doblemente si es un inmigrante. Los estados están obligados a financiar las escuelas religiosas privadas. La policía no puede ser demandada por no leer sus derechos. Los estados no necesitan brindar atención médica que pueda exonerar a los presos. Ampliación de los derechos de portación de armas sin …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-06). Mayo Clinic, Sheba Medical Center sign agreement to accelerate health technology growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and TEL AVIV, Israel — Mayo Clinic and Sheba Medical Center have signed an agreement that will make it easier to share health technology and support early stage startup companies. This collaboration will create an environment that enables rapid product development in the U.S. and Israeli markets, allowing technologies to be established and launched to transform health care delivery for all. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on cross referral and…

Brenda Norrell (2022-07-06). Genocide in Indian Country: Torture Experiments, Trafficking and Mining. indybay.org Censored News: Exposing the Genocide: Torture Experiments, Trafficking and Mining. Mohawk Mothers continue their case in Quebec Superior Court. Their case exposes the U.S. CIA torture experiments, as Mohawk Mothers demand a search for unmarked graves of their children at McGill University in Montreal.

Staff (2022-07-06). Shamkhani set to pay two-day visit to Yerevan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani is set to pay a visit to Yerevan, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Armenia announced on Wednesday.

Reproductive Rights Watch (2022-07-06). Fast Action on Hearing Supreme Court Decision in San Jose. indybay.org On the day of the bad news, that Roe had been overturned, the South Bay was sad. Same day action found many in City Hall Plaza.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-05). Russia Demands Israel Stop Sovereignty-Violating Airstrikes on Syria. news.antiwar.com Over the weekend, Israel carried out attacks against a poultry farm on the Syrian coast, wounding two civilians. Russia issued a statement Monday, warning such attacks are " Russia has positions on the Syrian coast, and has warned Israel away from the area before. The latest attack came from the coast, and conspicuously Russia didn't comment when it happened. | The Russians say it violates Syrian sovereignty, and is against international norms. Those are p…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-07-05). Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS and the One-State Solution. mintpressnews.com Chomsky believes that calling Israeli policies towards Palestinians "apartheid" is actually a "gift to Israel", at least, if by apartheid one refers to the South-African style apartheid.

_____ (2022-07-05). American Gun Culture And Frontier Mythology. popularresistance.org In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70 percent of Republicans said it is more important to protect gun rights than to control gun violence, while 92 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of independents expressed the opposite view. | Just weeks after those mass shootings, Republicans and gun rights advocates hailed the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated New York state's gun permit law and declared that the Second Amendment guarantees a right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense. | Mayor Eric Adams, expressing his opposition to the ruling, suggested that the court's decision woul…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-05). Is the US Now Trying to Destabilize Uzbekistan? libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an armed conflict in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) has not dampened Washington's ardor in searching for ways to destabilize the situation in Central Asia and in creating an additional inconvenience for Russia, which at present is conducting a special military operation to de-Nazify Ukraine, by…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-05). Ben & Jerry's Sues Parent Company Unilever to Block Israel Sale. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Ben & Jerry's In…

Ali Abunimah (2022-07-05). Ben & Jerry's sues parent company to freeze Israel sale. electronicintifada.net Ice cream maker is determined to defend its decision to end distribution in settlements.

Ali Abunimah (2022-07-05). How Israeli-Emirati group Sharaka is pushing Pakistan to embrace Israel. electronicintifada.net Pakistani delegation to Israel sparks uproar, fears.

Amena ElAshkar (2022-07-05). Maroun al-Ras, 2011: A rehearsal for Gaza maimings. electronicintifada.net Israel's shooting of Palestinians at the 2011 Nakba Day protests in south Lebanon mirror its future tactics at Gaza protests.

_____ (2022-07-05). Lawyers Speak Out On Supreme Court: 'This Is A Revelation Of The Future'. popularresistance.org The recent US Supreme Court rulings set legal precedents that will further erode human and civil rights and empower corporations as well as open the door for more cases that will advance Christian and capitalist ideologies. Clearing the FOG speaks with two legal experts, Shahid Buttar and Marjorie Cohn, about the specifics of the recent decisions on abortion, gun rights, school prayer, and the EPA and how they fit into the bigger picture. They also provide guidance on what we need to do to stop growing fascism in the United States.

_____ (2022-07-05). US Clears Israel Of Intentionally Killing Shireen Abu Akleh. popularresistance.org On the day that the US celebrates its so-called independence on colonized land, Washington signed off on Israel's clearing itself of direct responsibility for the killing of prominent Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. | A statement attributed to Ned Price, spokesperson for the US State Department, said that American officials "could not reach a definitive conclusion regarding the origin of the bullet that killed" Abu Akleh because it was too badly damaged. | Price's statement added that US officials "concluded that gunfire from IDF [Israeli military] positions was likely responsible for the death of Shire…

_____ (2022-07-05). Mumia: Unjustly Imprisoned For 40 Years. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – On July 3 people in Philadelphia and dozens of other cities across the U.S. and around the globe marked the 40th anniversary of the unlawful and unjust imprisonment of Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, including 29 years on death row. Now imprisoned for life in the general population, Abu-Jamal is still fighting for exoneration. | In Philadelphia activists gathered at the Municipal Services Building across from City Hall. Until June 2020, a hated statue of racist former Philadelphia Mayor and police chief Frank Rizzo stood on the plaza.

JANET (2022-07-05). January 6 hearings and the fascist threat. iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt Since June 9, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol has built a case against former President Donald Trump, members of his administration and Trump allies. The Committee will hold additional hearings this month, keeping the spotlight on a very real, growing and dangerous fascist movement. This movement did not appear from out of nowhere on Jan. 6, 2021; the election of an openly racist and xenophobic president in 2016 encouraged it. Events like the 2017 "Unite the Right" mobilization in Charlottesville, Virginia, where one anti…

JANET (2022-07-05). France election yields stinging rebuke for Macron. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel The second round of parliamentary elections in France held June 19 established two key facts. President Macron's party suffered a stinging rebuke. For the first time since France went to five-year terms for its president and held parliamentary elections after the presidential elections, the president's party failed to win a majority. It got 245 seats, 44 seats less than a majority. It was clear that Macron won the presidential elections only because French voters didn't want fascist Marine Le Pen, his rival in the runoff vote, to be president. His party's left-wing opponents, united in a…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-05). Daily Round-up | Protests over deteriorating economic situation across Libya & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the protests in Libya, the anger over the killing of a Black man in the US, the death of a Palestinian prisoner, and the latest in Chile's constitutional process.

Fight Back (2022-07-05). National Alliance: Statement on the Murder of Jayland Walker. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | In the early morning of Monday, June 27, 8 Akron police officers fired over 90 shots at Jayland Walker, 25, striking him over 60 times, while attempting to stop him for a traffic violation. Following nearly a week of protests in Akron, authorities have now publicly released the bodycam footage of this deadly shooting. It's a horrific video to watch, but its public release is crucial in the fight for justice. | Police departments know the importance of public perception in these k…

Morning Star (2022-07-05). China tells U.S. that 'slogans aren't enough' in the climate change fight. peoplesworld.org China warned the U.S. that "slogans aren't enough," calling on the country to abide by its international commitments on climate change following a Supreme Court ruling. "It is not enough to just shout slogans to tackle climate change," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. "We urge developed countries, including the U.S., to … face up …

Morning Star (2022-07-05). China tells U.S. that "slogans aren't enough" in the climate change fight. peoplesworld.org China warned the U.S. that "slogans aren't enough," calling on the country to abide by its international commitments on climate change following a Supreme Court ruling. "It is not enough to just shout slogans to tackle climate change," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. "We urge developed countries, including the U.S., to … face up …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-05). In meeting with Israeli PM, Macron calls for preserving JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — "I would like to remind you once again of our desire to conclude the negotiations on a return to respect for the JCPOA as soon as possible," Macron said.

Staff (2022-07-05). Israel regime expresses concern over Iran presence in Red Sea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Israeli regime war minister Benny Gantz revealed satellite images he claimed showed the "most significant" Iranian maritime activity in the Red Sea in a decade.

Staff (2022-07-05). Russia orders Jewish Agency to stop all operations in country. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — The Russian government has ordered the Jewish Agency to cease all operations inside the country, the local media in the occupied Palestinian lands have reported.

____ (2022-07-05). Palestine rejects results of U.S. investigation on killing of Al Jazeera journalist. ecns.cn Palestine on Monday rejected the results of the ballistic investigation attended by U.S. experts into the gunshot that killed veteran Palestinian-American journalist in northern West Bank in May.

Staff (2022-07-05). Hamas reacts to result of US investigation into Abu Akle case. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) rejected the results of biased American investigations of the assassination of Shirin Abu Akleh, saying that it is contrary to the results of previous investigations.

Peter Maiden (2022-07-05). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

Staff (2022-07-05). EEUU: La periodista palestina Shireen Abu Akleh fue asesinada "probablemente" por disparos israelíes no intencionales. cubadebate.cu Autoridades estadounidenses concluyeron que los disparos que mataron a la periodista Shireen Abu Akleh, del canal catarí Al Jazeera, fueron efectuados "probablemente" desde posiciones israelíes, pero consideran que no fue intencional, según señaló el portavoz del Departamento de Estado, Ned Price. El comunicado ha sido rechazado por Palestina.

Staff (2022-07-05). Martyrdom-seeking operation reported near Tel Aviv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Palestinian sources on Tuesday reported that a martyrdom-seeking operation was launched in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv.

Ola Mousa (2022-07-04). Gaza father stonewalled in search for justice. electronicintifada.net Muhammad al-Hadidi has found that he cannot sue Israel for massacring his family.

Anonymous (2022-07-04). Palestine in Pictures: June 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

_____ (2022-07-04). Brazil's MST On The Fight Against Evictions And Bolsonaro. popularresistance.org The MST is a peasant movement that organizes people to struggle for agrarian reform and for the democratization of land in Brazil. So I believe most of the people in Latin America knows, but Brazil has one of the highest land concentration in the world. It's one of the, let's say, the foundations of the Brazilian state is basically the large states monoculture and slavery, slave work. | And those foundations are still a very strong heritage that we have in Brazil. A lot of people with no land, a very high land concentration, structural racism, all of this comes from I mean, our vocation for exporting commodities…

_____ (2022-07-04). The Dilemma Of The Fourth Of July. popularresistance.org This is the dilemma that Native 'Americans' face every day. The foundations of the United States of America are blatantly unjust. This land was stolen. Native peoples, Africans and many other minority communities have long been recipients of systemic racism. And the roots of it are right there for the entire world to see, printed in many of our founding documents; like the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and United States Supreme Court case rulings. | We announce it. We flaunt it. We celebrate it.. | As a nation we embrace this history because we are largely ignorant of the true nature of our past a…

_____ (2022-07-04). Palestine Action Shuts Israel's Military Drone Factory. popularresistance.org Elbit Systems is met with direct action once more, as Palestine Action activists have taken to Elbit Systems' (Israel's largest arms factory) factory in Shenstone and closed the site for the third time in two weeks. The Elbit subsidiary operates as UAV Engines LTD. and is responsible for manufacturing Elbit's military drone engines. Activists have locked on across the factory gates and hurled symbolic blood-red paint onto the premises, leaving the site inoperable. | On June 22nd, activists took to the roof of UAV Engines LTD., proclaiming '2 down, 8 to go' — a warning to Israel's arms manufacturers.

_____ (2022-07-04). Unilever Sells Israeli Ben And Jerry's, Allows Operation In Settlements. popularresistance.org Unilever has sold Ben and Jerry's Israeli business to its Israeli licensee, one year after the American ice cream company announced that it would end sales in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). After a year of backlash, legal challenges, and Zionist lobbying, Ben and Jerry's products will return to illegal settlements, in direct contradiction of the company's will. | In July 2021, when Ben and Jerry's declared that selling in the oPt would be "inconsistent with [its] values," the company also revealed that it would not be renewing its agreement with its Israel-based licensee at the end of the year.

Staff (2022-07-04). Ghassan Lives, Palestine Lives: Events and actions for the th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Palestinian Youth Movement have come together to call for events and actions to mark the th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian revolutionary leader, organizer, writer and artist. Click here to read the call to action. We encourage all internationalist supporters of Palestine, Palestinians and Arabs …

Editor (2022-07-04). In The Wake of Abu Akleh's Murder, Media Continued to Obscure Israeli Violence. scheerpost.com By Robin Andersen / FAIR On May 13, two days after the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli Occupation Forces, as her loss still dominated international news cycles, thousands of Palestinian mourners gathered to pay tribute to the woman who had given them voice for so long. They came to lay her body …

Editor (2022-07-04). There Is Only One Thing Left to Do With the Supreme Court. scheerpost.com [ By Regardless of anyone's views on abortion, the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson took away a reproductive right that a half-century of hard-fought judicial precedent had determined was constitutionally protected. | In doing so, the court set a dangerous precedent — that a person's rights can be taken away. | Overturning Roe v. Wade was a triumph of p…

Fight Back (2022-07-04). California: Boyle Heights rallies for reproductive rights. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On June 30, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization-Los Angeles (FRSO-LA), along with Centro Community Service Organization (Centro CSO), rallied for reproductive rights in Boyle Heights. This event, held at Mariachi Plaza, was called as a response rally to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Young community members came out to listen to speakers from FRSO and Centro CSO who expressed how this decision will impact women, gender fluid people, and anyone who can become pregnant. | The attendees angrily chanted, "Que queremos? Opción! Cuando? Ahora!" along with "What do we want?

Fight Back (2022-07-04). Hundreds march in Tampa in defense of reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – Over 250 people marched on July 2, in downtown Tampa from Curtis Hixon Park to City Hall in protest of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, which overturned a person's constitutional right to an abortion as determined by Roe v. Wade. Speakers called it a slap in the face of all women and people who can get pregnant, taking to the streets with their demands. They demanded a reversal of this ruling and federal protections for women's rights, reproductive rights, and the right to get a safe, legal abortion. | Many groups were represented among the speakers, such as the Tampa Bay Co…

Editor (2022-07-04). What Would a Real Opposition Party of the People Do? scheerpost.com By Dave Lindorff / CounterPunch We are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian zealots with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcane structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small-state rich people and to their …

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