2024-05-22: News Headlines

Tali Shapiro, Mondoweiss. (2024-05-22). Israel's Extortion Leaflets And Namecheap: Corporate Accountability. popularresistance.org On Friday Israel dropped another set of leaflets on Gaza. Israel's use of leaflets for its psychological torture of the besieged Palestinian population is well known in these genocidal days. | Ominous, gloating, taunting, and sadistic messaging is the lingua franca of these leaflets, which Israel claims is a humanitarian effort to evacuate the civilian population. Some of the most common leaflet content are calls to contact Israel's secret service with information on Hamas or the Israeli hostages. The purpose of these particular leaflets is twofold: coercion of protected civilians to obtain information (which is…

Left Voice. (2024-05-22). Activists Arrested At Protest Of Biden In Detroit. popularresistance.org Detroit police arrested protesters, including members of Left Voice and Detroit Will Breathe (DWB,) at a demonstration outside of "Genocide" Joe Biden's speech at the NAACP dinner. The protest was organized by several different Detroit based activist organizations and stood in solidarity with the people of Gaza against Biden's continued support for the genocide.

Mark Curtis, Consortium News. (2024-05-22). Now, International Criminal Court Must Investigate British Ministers Too. popularresistance.org With the ICC's chief prosecutor issuing an application for an arrest warrant against Israel's prime minister for "war crimes and crimes against humanity," attention must turn to those who have aided Israel. | British ministers have for months been materially assisting Israel during its onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza. This support is being provided in three main ways. | First, the U.K. is providing arms to Israel. Recently filed court documents reveal that, as of January this year, the U.K. government had 28 extant and 28 pending "high-risk" licences with Israel marked as "most likely to be used by the IDF…

UMMID (2024-05-22). Watch: Israeli official heckled at International Court of Justice. ummid.com An Israeli official who was defending the occupying regime's bloodletting in the refugee-packed city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip was Friday May 17, 2024 heckled at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Binoy Kampmark (2024-05-22). The Rages of Equivalence: The ICC Prosecutor, Israel and Hamas. dissidentvoice.org The legal world was abuzz. The diplomatic channels of various countries raged and fizzed. It had been rumoured that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with his cabinet colleagues, had been bracing themselves for a stinging intervention from the International Criminal Court, a body they give no credence or respect to. Then came the words …

Omar Karmi (2024-05-22). "We won't be intimidated," say London students protesting Gaza genocide. electronicintifada.net University encampments in the UK in support of Palestinian rights hunker down for the long haul.

WSWS (2024-05-22). University of Michigan police violently clear anti-genocide encampment. wsws.org Four students were arrested and several more injured after riot police assaulted the peaceful encampment early Tuesday morning. The police attack came less than two weeks after the lecturers' union forced through a poverty contract that doubled as a political betrayal of the students and workers, who have protested for months against the Gaza genocide.

greenleft.org.au (2024-05-22). Video: How union power should be mobilised against Israel's genocide. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2024-05-22). "The New McCarthyism": Pro-Palestine Educators Face Censorship, Harassment & Firings Across U.S. democracynow.org The Intercept columnist Natasha Lennard details how the combination of anti-Palestinian, Islamophobic repression and very few worker protections across the U.S. has created a "very dangerous constellation" for academic laborers that is "overwhelmingly only facing pro-Palestinian speakers, not speakers who are supporting Israel's genocide." She calls it "the New McCarthyism" on college campuses. "A lot of media attention has focused on the spectacle of encampments and the very, very brutal police response," says Lennard. "What you also have going on behin…

Editor (2024-05-22). May 22, 2024. sitrepworld.info The Beatles — Let It Be The Problem Isn't Civil Disobedience, It's Civil Obedience, by Caitlin Johnstone Indeed, there is no comparison: Israel's crimes are far worse than Hamas', by Jonathan Cook Pal Chron Day 228 — Biden: Not a Genocide | Massacres throughout Gaza Strip The Jewish State Is Genocidal, But Is Israeli Society Sick, Too? by Ilana Mercer From Russia running out of missiles to Zelensky running out of road, by Don Hank UCLA attackers exposed: meet the violent Zionist agitators LA police haven't arrested, by Wyatt Reed Israel Fuming At UN's Moment Of Silence For Ira…

aljazeera (2024-05-22). Blinken faces outcry over Israel's war on Gaza during Senate testimonies. aljazeera.com Demonstrators accused Antony Blinken of being a 'war criminal' and responsible for a 'genocide' against Palestinians.

bwitanek (2024-05-22). Drew University Silencing Student Protest Against Genocide. fightbackbetter.com On April 26, 2024, Students for Justice in Palestine hosted an event at Drew University that faced significant repression from the administration. Despite our efforts to create a transparent and peaceful rally, we were met with heavy restrictions and constant surveillance. | No Marches. No Chants. | For a campus that claims to champion free speech, We call o…

Contributing Writers (2024-05-22). Prof. Marandi on the Ugly Empire of War and Terrorism, and Genocide, and Lies. marktaliano.net Your Ugly Empire is Guilty as it is Guilty in the Genocide Today in Gaza. Professor Marandi: Who was al-Qaeda? They were working with you in Afghanistan. And then 10 years later in Syria, in Libya, al-Qaeda was cooperating with you. We have an email from Jake Sullivan, February 12, 2012, that he sent to …

Leon Kunstenaar (2024-05-22). Anti Chevron Day Event Held in Richmond. indybay.org Environmentalists, unions, poets, musicians and genocide resisters call out Chevron's crimes…

Jacob Andrewartha (2024-05-22). Student encampments challenge Labor's support for Israel. greenleft.org.au The inspirational Gaza solidarity encampments, initiated by university students across the world, pose a sharp challenge to Western governments complicit in Israel's genocide, argues Jacob Andrewartha.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-05-22). U.S. responsibility for genocide in Gaza is pointed out. plenglish.com Montevideo, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The United States is the only one that can stop the genocide against the Palestinian people, the Uruguayan historian Gerardo Leibner affirmed here.

Jacob Andrewartha (2024-05-22). Student encampments challenge Labor's support for Israel. socialist-alliance.org The inspirational Gaza solidarity encampments, initiated by university students across the world, pose a sharp challenge to Western governments complicity in Israel's genocide…

WSWS (2024-05-22). Berlin: Thousands demonstrate against genocide in Gaza. wsws.org On Saturday, in the German capital, Berlin, some 10,000 people demonstrated against the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli regime with the support of the imperialist powers against the Palestinian population in Gaza.

MEE staff (2024-05-22). UK: Five ministers included in Gaza war crimes complaint submitted to police. middleeasteye.net UK: Five ministers included in Gaza war crimes complaint submitted to police | A 60-page complaint by legal advocacy group ICJP accuses Israel of using 'starvation as a weapon of war' and 'wilfully causing great suffering' | | Five senior ministers have been accused of complicity in the prosecution o…

MEE staff (2024-05-22). Israel has killed just 30-35 percent of Hamas fighters, US reportedly believes. middleeasteye.net Israel has killed just 30-35 percent of Hamas fighters, US reportedly believes | Politico reports US intelligence officials also warning that 65 percent of Hamas' tunnel infrastructure remains intact | | Palestinian fighters from Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 201…

Leon Kunstenaar (2024-05-22). All Out For Gaza – The Anger Continues. indybay.org Over a thousand march to Israeli consulate, again…

MEE staff (2024-05-22). Footage shows Israeli forces seizing dead bodies from Gaza's al-Shifa hospital. middleeasteye.net Footage shows Israeli forces seizing dead bodies from Gaza's al-Shifa hospital | Soldiers appear to be loading more than 100 dead bodies into trucks before being moved away from the medical complex | | Rescuers and medics search for dead bodies inside the damaged al-Shifa Hospital after Israeli force…

Amos Harel (2024-05-22). Netanyahu won't grab the U.S.-Saudi lifeline because of his far-right coalition partners. haaretz.com Although the American proposal for normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia is full of holes, a historic deal with Riyadh could be his one and only 'Get out of jail free' card…

MEE staff (2024-05-22). Israel's Smotrich calls for retaliation against Palestinian Authority over state recognition. middleeasteye.net Israel's Smotrich calls for retaliation against Palestinian Authority over state recognition | Far-right minister advocates settlement construction in occupied West Bank and financial penalties against Palestinian officials | | The leader of Israel's Religious Zionist party Bezalel Smotrich (R) atten…

Staff (2024-05-22). Ibrahim Raisi's killing: Uncovering the larger message. muslimmirror.com By Haider Abbas Within moments of the news that the Iran President Ibrahim Raisi helicopter had crashed on May 19, there was an official denial from Israel that it was not involved in his death. This was much prior to the official confirmation of his death! After 15 hours of search operation, his body remains …

WSWS (2024-05-22). League of imperialist criminals denounces the International Criminal Court. wsws.org US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have joined hands with the fascistic Christian fundamentalist Republicans Mike Johnson and Lindsay Graham to condemn the ICC and assert the right of Israel and the United States to commit war crimes with impunity.

Staff (2024-05-22). Israel-Hamas hostage deal collapsed after Egypt secretly altered terms of agreement, CNN reports. haaretz.com The wording of the agreement that Hamas accepted differed from the draft that Israel and the U.S. had agreed to, three sources told CNN. According to them, CIA chief Bill Burns was angry and embarrassed and 'almost blew a gasket'…

Global Research News (2024-05-22). Selected Articles: Iran — A Mysterious Helicopter Crash or Martyrdom. globalresearch.ca By While the cause behind the crash is not clear yet, it is worthy to note of the ongoing Israeli invasion of Gaza and an escalation …

The Media Line Staff (2024-05-22). Norway, Ireland, Spain To Recognize Palestinian State, Drawing Israeli Condemnation. themedialine.org

Editor (2024-05-22). Israeli forces kill Palestinian students, teacher and doctor in Jenin assault. mronline.org Troops open fire indiscriminately at Palestinians amid large-scale incursion in West Bank city.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-05-22). Alert on the destruction of Gaza's biodiversity. plenglish.com Ramallah, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Authority for Environmental Quality warned today that the massive Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip threaten a large-scale catastrophe due to the damage to the territory's biodiversity.

WSWS (2024-05-22). League of imperalist criminals denounce the International Criminal Court. wsws.org US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have joined hands with the fascistic Christian fundamentalist Republicans Mike Johnson and Lindsay Graham to condemn the ICC and assert the right of Israel and the United States to commit war crimes with impunity.

Editor (2024-05-22). 'Nobody Is Above the Law': ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Israel, Hamas Leaders. scheerpost.com

Staff (2024-05-22). "Brutal Force": Police Raid UMich Gaza Solidarity Camp Before President Ono Testifies in Congress. democracynow.org We speak with Palestinian American University of Michigan student Salma Hamamy, who was pepper-sprayed and beaten at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor when the Gaza solidarity encampment there became the latest to be violently dismantled Tuesday morning in the nationwide crackdown on student-led protests in solidarity with Palestine. Student protesters set up the encampment about a month ago to demand the University of Michigan's endowment divest from companies with ties to Israel, but school President Santa Ono claimed the peaceful action had become a threat to public safety. Dozens of officers raide…

A Guest Author (2024-05-22). Hamas on ICC charges: Palestinian resistance is NOT a crime. workers.org Workers World is in full solidarity with the May 20, 2024, statement below and demands the ICC drop the arrest warrants against Hamas leaders, which falsely equate the heinous crimes against humanity carried out by the U.S.-backed apartheid Israeli state for the past 76 years with armed self-defense of the . . . |

Medea Benjamin (2024-05-22). The U.S. Weapons That Are Destroying Gaza. progressive.org Biden's pause on sending arms to Israel must be seen in the context of the destruction those weapons have already caused.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-05-22). New York lawmakers seek to cut ties with Israel. plenglish.com Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) A bill that seeks to cut ties of non-profit organizations with Israel was reintroduced by a group of legislators in the U.S. state of New York in light of the war in Gaza.

Chen Maanit (2024-05-22). Israeli justice minister testifies for the defense in Netanyahu's fraud case. haaretz.com Yariv Levin, who chaired the Knesset's House Committee at the time, denied meting the PM in 2014 to discuss advancing the Yisrael Hayom Law…

The Guardian, UK (2024-05-22). Israel intensifies Rafah offensive and enters the north of the Gaza Strip. indybay.org The Israeli offensive has caused massive damage to schools, homes, communication and energy systems, roads and much more, according to Oxfam, the UK-based aid organization. The destruction of key water and sanitation infrastructure by Israeli forces, as well as overcrowding in camps, malnutrition and summer heat, are bringing Gaza to the brink of a deadly epidemic.

Staff (2024-05-22). Headlines for May 22, 2024. democracynow.org Ireland, Norway & Spain Announce Recognition of Palestinian State, U.N. Suspends Food Aid in Rafah; U.S. Admits No Aid from New Pier Has Reached Gazans, Protesters Disrupt Blinken Testimony, Calling Him "The Butcher of Gaza", Police Raid Univ. of Michigan Encampment; UC Santa Cruz Academic Workers Go on Strike, Israel Seizes AP Broadcasting Equipment & Then, Under Pressure, Reverses Course, Trump Trial: Defense Rests Case as Former President Declines to Take Stand, Trump Removes Campaign Video Referencing "The Creation of a Unified Reich", Trump Suggests He May Back Birth Control Restricti…

Staff (2024-05-22). "Collective Punishment": Israel Raids Jenin Camp in West Bank, Killing 8, "Shooting Everything" democracynow.org In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces raided the northern city of Jenin early Tuesday morning, killing at least eight Palestinians, including a doctor shot dead on his way to work and a teenager riding his bicycle. About a dozen others were injured, including a journalist. Motasem Abu Hasan, an actor at The Freedom Theatre in the Jenin refugee camp who escaped the invasion, describes the ongoing attack on the camp. "They are shooting everything," says Abu Hasan. The Freedom Theatre was about to premiere their first play since October 7 as part of their wider effort to share the Palestinian narrati…

Ben Samuels (2024-05-22). U.S. officials fear Israeli pushback on Palestinian state may hinder Saudi normalization efforts. haaretz.com In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, top American diplomat Anthony Blinken outlined main obstacles facing Washington's efforts to broker an agreement between Jerusalem and Riyadh…

aljazeera (2024-05-22). Are you chatting with a pro-Israeli AI-powered superbot? aljazeera.com Smart bots have emerged as an unexpected weapon in Israel's war on Gaza. Al Jazeera looks at bots and how to spot them.

Al-Ittihad (2024-05-22). Israel punishes Palestinians after Norway, Spain, Ireland recognize State of Palestine. peoplesworld.org HAIFA—On Wednesday, Israel's extremist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take "immediate punitive measures" against the Palestinian Authority in response to the decisions of Norway, Spain, and Ireland to recognize the State of Palestine. Smotrich called for an immediate meeting of the Colonial Planning Council in the occupied West Bank, …

MEE staff (2024-05-22). Al-Aqsa 'belongs only to Israel', says Ben Gvir during 'incendiary' visit. middleeasteye.net

Staff (2024-05-22). Ibrahim Raisi's killing: Uncovering the larger message. muslimmirror.com By Haider Abbas Within moments of the news that the Iran President Ibrahim Raisi helicopter had crashed on May 19, there was an official denial from Israel that it was not involved in his death. This was much prior to the official confirmation of his death! After 15 hours of search operation, his body remains …

aljazeera (2024-05-22). Norway, Ireland, Spain to recognise Palestinian state. aljazeera.com The three European countries will formally enact recognition on May 28 despite Israel's warnings of the consequences.

Staff (2024-05-22). Report: U.S. intelligence suggests third of Hamas fighters killed, 65% of Gaza tunnels still intact. haaretz.com Report: U.S. intelligence suggests one third of Hamas fighters killed, 65 percent of Gaza tunnels still intact ‚ñ Israeli reservist seriously wounded in clashes with terrorists in northern Gaza Strip ‚ñ U.S. accuses Egypt of delaying humanitarian aid to Gaza ‚ñ Netanyahu denies Israel planning to resettle Gaza, says Hamas ouster essential for 'day after' ‚ñ Blinken: Israel unwilling to normalize relations with Saudis due to Palestinian statehood…

Bharat Dogra (2024-05-22). Peace and Justice-Based Solutions for Israel-Palestine Conflict. globalresearch.ca

Maxime Duriez (2024-05-22). FIDH welcomes the ICC Prosecutor's historic requests for arrest warrants in the Palestine situation. fidh.org

Associated Press (2024-05-22). Israel to return seized Associated Press camera, reverse block on Gaza live feed. scmp.com The confiscation of the news agency's equipment was condemned by the US, journalism organisations and Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid, who called it 'an act of madness'.

Associated Press (2024-05-22). Israel-Gaza war: new US sea route for aid may fail unless conditions improve, UN warns. scmp.com The UN World Food Programme said a new US$320 million Gaza floating pier project may fail after crowds of desperate Palestinians intercepted and looted trucks, causing a halt to deliveries.

Andrew Moss (2024-05-22). Dr. King's Words on Vietnam Still Ring True for Gaza. counterpunch.org As Israeli troops continue their assault in Rafah, increasing the death toll and displacing — yet again — hundreds of thousands of Gazans, there's much to be learned from recalling Dr. Martin Luther King's visionary words on Vietnam 57 years ago. Breaking his silence on a war that by then had claimed over 20,000 American

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-22). UNICEF denounces deaths of Palestinian children in Israeli attacks. plenglish.com Ramallah, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Israeli troops and settlers have killed 149 Palestinian children in the West Bank in the last 32 weeks, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) denounced on Wednesday.

Staff (2024-05-22). "We Hope to Be a Model": Students & Faculty at The New School Secure Divestment Vote. democracynow.org Students and faculty at The New School, home to the first faculty Gaza solidarity encampment, have announced they reached a deal with the university to hold a vote on divesting from Israel by June 14. The agreement comes after months of campus protests, encampments and the occupation of a university building to demand The New School divest its endowment from companies arming and supporting Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank. The school's Students for Justice in Palestine chapter has said the university currently has ties to several companies that are "actively involved in, and benefiting from, t…

Peter Byrne (2024-05-22). Who is Pro-Israel California Rep. Jared Huffman—Really? counterpunch.org Protestors probe his political psyche and we follow the money Northern California congressperson Jared Huffman, 60, held his annual "Hootenanny" campaign fundraiser at Lagunitas Brewery in Petaluma, California. Press were denied entry to the private party, but the real story was outside, as CounterPunch discovered. The fundraising event did not go karmically well for the

aljazeera (2024-05-22). Norway, Spain and Ireland to back Palestinian statehood. aljazeera.com Norway, Spain and Ireland have announced plans to recognise a Palestinian state.

A Guest Author (2024-05-22). Hamas denounces ICC decision on warrants against its leaders. workers.org Workers World is in full solidarity with the May 20, 2024, statement below and demands the ICC drop the arrest warrants against Hamas leaders, which falsely equate the heinous crimes against humanity carried out by the U.S.-backed apartheid Israeli state for the past 76 years with armed self-defense of the . . . |

Phil Pasquini (2024-05-22). Israeli Accusations Against UNRWA Debunked as Gaza Needs Grow. indybay.org In examining its role in Gaza since the October 7 invasion into Israel by Hamas and its aftermath, on May 20 a distinguished panel of experts at the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank, stressed both the agency's importance and how it has responded to Israel's continued accusations of being complicit with the terrorist organization.

The Media Line Staff (2024-05-22). Israel and Hamas at War — Day 229. themedialine.org

UMMID (2024-05-22). ICC seeks arrest warrant for Netanyahu, balance it with action against Hamas. ummid.com Ending weeks of suspense, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday May 20, 2024 sought arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

newleftreview (2024-05-22). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.

scorinoco (2024-05-22). 'Supporter of the Oppressed': Palestinian, Arab Resistance Groups Express Sorrow at Iranian President's Tragic Death. orinocotribune.com Following the tragic death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other top officials in a helicopter crash in the northwestern Iranian province of East Azerbaijan last Sunday, the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas and other Palestinian and Arab movements issued statements expressing their condolence and sympathy. | Hamas: "Shared feelings of sorrow" | Hamas extended its "condolences, deep sympathy, and solidarity to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, His Eminence Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian government, and the brotherly people of Iran, on the pass…

scorinoco (2024-05-22). Palestinian Movement Masar Badil on President Raisi's Death: Iran Will Transcend This Enormous Loss With Its Values, Institutions and Constitution. orinocotribune.com By Masar Badil — May 20, 2024 | Statement issued by Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, expressing sorrow at the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash last Sunday. | It is with great sadness and regret that the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, received news of the martyrdom of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and their associates following the helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province, in northwest Iran, on Sunday afternoon, May 19,…

WW Editors (2024-05-22). WW solidarity with the Iranian people. workers.org Workers World extends its revolutionary condolences and heartfelt solidarity to the people of Iran with the tragic loss of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and others in a helicopter crash on May 19. We also extend our condolences to the Palestinian resistance who lost these two important . . . |

WW Editors (2024-05-22). Solidarity with Iran. workers.org Workers World extends its revolutionary condolences and heartfelt solidarity to the people of Iran with the tragic loss of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and others in a helicopter crash on May 19. We also extend our condolences to the Palestinian resistance who lost these two important . . . |

Betsey Piette (2024-05-22). Philadelphia café vandalized after support for Palestine. workers.org Jasmine Amira Taibi-Bennoui, owner of Lombard Café in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, and the café's workers have faced harassment, violence, doxxing, and frequent threats after hosting a fund-raiser art fair for Gaza in November. Jasmine Amira Taibi-Bennoui addresses press conference outside Lombard Cafe, Philadelphia, May 17, 2024. Taibi-Bennoui . . . |

Spectator (2024-05-22). Pride and Palestine. indybay.org The 41st Pride Parade in Long Beach was generally a joyous occasion. But naturally, amid the party atmosphere was serious subjects like AIDS prevention/treatment, parents supporting their LGBTQ offspring, Planned Parenthood, and sobriety. There was also sponsorship by local businesses such as Hamburger Mary's as well as corporations including Disneyland, Walmart, Boeing, Gelson's, and major banks. But attention was also drawn by to Palestine (apparently by unaffiliated activists). See video at very bottom of article/pix.

Friends of Gayle McLaughlin, RCF, FPM (2024-05-22). Friday 5/24: Richmond Banner Drop for Palestine and Peace Vigil. indybay.org RICHMOND I-80 PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS at | Sacramento Ave between San Joaquin St and San Luis St…

Alex Darocy (2024-05-22). UC Santa Cruz Students Move Encampment to Support UAW Strike Picket Line. indybay.org On May 20, UAW 4811 kicked off its Unfair Labor Practices strike on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Shortly after the strike commenced, students camping at Quarry Plaza packed up equipment from the Gaza Solidarity encampment, which was established by UC Santa Cruz Students for Justice in Palestine on May 1, and then marched to the base of campus for UAW's noon rally. A new encampment was established next to the Barn Theater.

FFJPAUI (2024-05-22). Wednesday 5/22: The Anti-Defamation League, Counterinsurgency, and the Palestinian Liberation Movement. indybay.org Virtual Event. Register here: http: //tinyurl.com/BXH749NY…

albawaba (2024-05-22). Ireland to officially recognize the State of Palestine. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Following signals of official state recognition, three Irish government leaders will be holding a press conference today to reveal the official announcement to recognize the State of Palestine.UPDATE: Norwegian Prime Minister announced that the official recognition of the State of Palestine will go into effect on May 28th.The Irish government earlier announced preparations to recognize the State of Palestine by the end of May. National public broadcaster RTÉ and the Irish Times both indicated that the decision would be announced at the news conference.The conference will include the presence of…

geo.tv (2024-05-22). Thousands attend funeral prayers of President Ebrahim Raisi, others. geo.tv Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei performs prayer for victims of helicopter crash in Tehran…

Robert Inlakesh (2024-05-22). The Rise of Pro-Palestine Encampments in Calgary, "The Police Went into Full War Mode in Riot Gear". Robert Inlakesh. globalresearch.ca

Sondos Shalaby (2024-05-22). Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state. middleeasteye.net Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state | Other countries expected to follow suit in the coming weeks, Irish prime minister says | | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez interacts with Patxi Lopez, member of the Spanish Socialist party PSOE, during a plenary session of the lowe…

Rayhan Uddin (2024-05-22). These countries recognise Palestine as a state. middleeasteye.net These countries recognise Palestine as a state | Spain, Ireland and Norway join over 140 full UN member states that have already recognised Palestinian statehood | | Spain's iconic Osborne Bull billboards were painted with the Palestinian flag and the message "Free Palestine" in Cabanillas d…

Staff (2024-05-22). SC cancels bail of eight suspected members of banned PFI. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 22, overturned a decision of the Madras High Court granting bail to eight suspected members of banned PFI accused of conspiring and collecting funds for committing terrorist acts across India. Pronouncing the verdict on a special leave petition filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a …

splcenter (2024-05-22). Five ways you can participate in the election process. splcenter.org

teleSUR (2024-05-22). Ayataolla Khamenei Presides Over Ebrahim Raisi's Funeral. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei led prayers at the funeral of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions. | RELATED: | The ceremony took place at the University of Tehran in front of the coffins of President Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and the other six people who died in the helicopter crash that occurred on Sunday. | During the religious servi…

teleSUR (2024-05-22). Palestinians Welcome European Nations' State Recognition. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Palestinian presidency welcomed the recognition of a Palestinian state by Spain, Norway and Ireland. | RELATED: | The Palestinian presidency appreciated the contribution of this decision by Spain, Norway and Ireland in "consecrating the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination on their land and in taking actual steps to support the implementation of the two-state solution." | "The right of peoples to self-determination is an established r…

unitedEditor (2024-05-22). The future of the triangle of Egypt, Türkiye and Iran. uwidata.com It has become clear that the successive developments in the Middle East region imposed "urgent needs" on the countries of the Middle East. These were translated into intense consultations between the major countries in the region on the Palestinian issue, and the Gaza war came to highlight a rare moment of harmony between these countries …

aljazeera (2024-05-22). Germany's AfD bans top candidate from EU poll events over Nazi comments. aljazeera.com Maximilian Krah recently said Nazi SS members 'not all criminals', prompting French far-right allies to shun party.

tn.ai (2024-05-22). Hamas Chief Attends Funeral of President Raisi in Tehran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, delivered a speech at the funeral service for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, held in Tehran on Wednesday morning.

greenleft.org.au (2024-05-22). Video: All I want for Mother's Day is a Free Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-05-22). Tamils call for permanent settlement, express solidarity with Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Jamal Rich (2024-05-22). House Republicans launch attack on D.C. voting rights laws. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Just two weeks after MAGA Republicans in the U.S. Congress urged Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District of Columbia Police to raid a student-led Palestine solidarity encampment, leading to 33 arrests with several pepper-sprayed, they're now attacking D.C. residents on the issue of voting rights. Chair of the Committee on House Administration, Rep. Bryan Steil, …

aljazeera (2024-05-22). Iran's Supreme Leader leads funeral prayers for president. aljazeera.com Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers for the country's president and foreign minister.

noemail (2024-05-22). Iran's supreme leader presides over a funeral for the country's late president and others killed in a helicopter crash, reports AP. devdiscourse.com

Mark Gruenberg (2024-05-22). Vice President Harris warns of threat of fascism under Trump. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA—In some of her sharpest words ever on the campaign trail, Vice President Kamala Harris warned the Service Employees—and, by extension, the country—of the fascist impact of a White House takeover by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Harris ended her 20-minute address on May 21 with that warning to the 3,500 union delegates meeting at …

greenleft.org.au (2024-05-22). 76 years since the Nakba, protesters say 'Free, free Palestine'. greenleft.org.au

noemail (2024-05-22). Norway to Recognise Independent Palestinian State Amid EU and Global Shifts. devdiscourse.com Norway's government will announce on Wednesday that the Nordic country recognises an independent Palestinian state, public broadcaster NRK and daily Aftenposten reported, citing unnamed sources.

teleSUR, JDO, MER, JGN, JCM, SH (2024-05-22). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net En varios países continúan realizándose actividades para expresar apoyo al pueblo palestino y condenar el genocidio que comete Israel.

teleSUR, SH (2024-05-22). Periodista Wael Al Dahdouh denuncia la situación de periodistas en Gaza. telesurtv.net El jefe de la cadena Al Jazeera en Gaza denunció que en seis meses más de 137 periodistas han sido abatidos por las fuerzas militares de Israel en la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2024-05-22). ONU pide respeto tras críticas del presidente Biden a la CPI. telesurtv.net El presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, consideró indignante la medida y negó que Israel estuviera cometiendo un genocidio.

teleSUR, MS (2024-05-22). España, Noruega e Irlanda reconocen a Palestina como Estado. telesurtv.net El ministro de Exteriores israeló, Israel Katz, advirtió a la trieja de países que reconocen a Palestina como estado de las "consecuencias graves" que sufrirán ante la diplomacia sionista.

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-05-22). Cuba debuta con sonado triunfo ante Brasil en VNL y sigue soñando con París. radiohc.cu La Habana, 22 may (RHC).- La selección masculina cubana de voleibol mostró su mejor cara en el comienzo de la Liga de Naciones de Voleibol (VNL) al superar 3-1 al multilaureado Brasil ante una delirante afición que repletó el Maracanazinho de Rio de Janeiro.

teleSUR, SH (2024-05-22). El líder supremo de Irán preside el funeral del presidente Raisi. telesurtv.net Tras el rezo presidido por Alí Jameneí comenzó una procesión desde la Universidad de Teherán que contaba con miles de personas para despedir al presidente Raisi.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-05-22). Hamás afirma que Irán continuará apoyando la lucha palestina. telesurtv.net Jefe del Buró Político de Hamás, Ismael Haniyah, ofrece condolencias a nombre del pueblo palestino tras martirio de Ebrahim Raisi.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2024-05-22). Recepción positiva a tardío reconocimiento de Palestina. telesurtv.net La decisión de tres países europeos a Palestina como Estado llega 76 años tarde a la formación del Estado de Israel y ocho meses después de la escalada genocida sionista.

teleSUR, MS (2024-05-22). Denuncian planes genocidas de Israel contra refugiados palestinos. telesurtv.net El Primer Ministro palestino se reunirá el miércoles con todos los representantes del cuerpo diplomático acreditado en Palestina y con las organizaciones internacionales para informarles de la gravedad de la situación de los refugiados.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-05-22). Ejército israelí bombardea hospital de Al-Awada en Gaza. telesurtv.net En esta jornada, las bombas israelíes también alcanzaron al hospital de Kamal Adwan.

teleSUR, SH (2024-05-22). Presidente palestino celebra decisión de Noruega, España e Irlanda. telesurtv.net La Presidencia de Palestina, instó a todos los países del mundo a reconocer el Estado palestino de conformidad con la solución de dos Estados reconocida internacionalmente.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2024-05-22). Corte Suprema brasileña anula procesos contra dueño de Odebrecht. telesurtv.net Según el juez, algunos ejecutores de la operación Lava Jato adoptaron medidas arbitrarias en la conducción de los procesos contra el dueño de la empresa Odrebrecht.

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-22). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-22). The singularity and importance of the 1st World Anti-Fascist Conference to be held in Porto Alegre from 17 to 19 May 2024. cadtm.org

Yorgos Mitralias (2024-05-22). The student movement for Palestine is now spreading everywhere, inspiring resistance to the barbarism of our times… cadtm.org

newarab (2024-05-22). Egyptian intel official 'changed' Gaza ceasefire deal: CNN. newarab.com An Egyptian intelligence official secretly changed the terms of a The deal would have seen a truce in Gaza and the exchange of Israeli and foreign hostages for

newarab (2024-05-22). Egypt denies CNN claims on Gaza ceasefire's deal manipulation. newarab.com A high-level Egyptian security official denied a "The Israeli side has been pointing accusing fingers at Egypt…

newarab (2024-05-22). ICC and Israel war crimes: Were we wrong about Amal Clooney. newarab.com Amal Clooney had her 'gotcha' moment yesterday when it was revealed she'd been advising ICC prosecutor Karim Khan on The human rights lawyer of Palestinian and Lebanese descent had been heavily criticised for not speaking out about Israel's ongoing genocide, with Despi…

newarab (2024-05-22). Mia Khalifa: Don't buy Israeli 'blood diamonds'. newarab.com Mia Khalifa has urged fans and followers this week to avoid purchasing diamonds linked to Israel, citing concerns over conflict 'blood diamonds' and human rights abuses amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza. | Mia Khalifa is a Lebanese-American former adult film actress turned "Israel owns the most diamond mines in the world. How many mines are in Israel? ZERO. It's just another example of genocidal colonialism exploiting resources and dehumanizing the population of an occupied land.

newarab (2024-05-22). ICJP files Gaza war crimes complaint against British officials. newarab.com A leading UK legal centre that advocates for the rights of Palestinians has issued a formal complaint accusing a number of British government officials of complicity in facilitating war crimes in The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has The latest entry f…

newarab (2024-05-22). Can Karim Khan and the ICC survive the West's double standards. newarab.com Karim Khan's They signal an end to decades of entrenched Israeli exceptionalism and impunity on the world stage, where Israel's powerful Western allies have disabled any attempt to hold Tel Aviv to the same legal and political standard as other states. | Israeli exceptionalism has paralysed international mechanisms, including the United Nations Security Council, and maintained that the destiny of the Palestinians is beyond reach. | Now, wi…

newarab (2024-05-22). How the ICC's move against Israel and Hamas has divided the West. newarab.com The While Israeli politicians and officials and their allies have issued sharp rebukes against the move, other countries have come out in s…

newarab (2024-05-22). What do the ICC's arrest warrants mean for Israel and Hamas. newarab.com The The arrest warrants have been sought fo…

newarab (2024-05-22). How France is cracking down on solidarity with Palestine. newarab.com On 12 May, unions representing Radio France, a French public broadcaster, called for strike action after comedian Guillaume Meurice was suspended for repeating a joke about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu live on air. | As a result, all programmes on France Inter were suspended for the entire day. | The joke in question was told live on the same show on 23 October and the comedian faced legal proceedings for "public insults of an anti-Semitic nature". The complaints were dismissed by a Nanterre court. | The incident led to varying reactions, from public condemnation to solidarity based on freedom of…

newarab (2024-05-22). Israel backtracks on AP equipment confiscation over Gaza feed. newarab.com The Israel's communications minister said in a statement late on Tuesday that it had decided to return the equipment to AP…

newarab (2024-05-22). Republicans want 'same benefits' for Americans in Israel army. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-22). West Bank: Explosions in Jenin as Israeli raids enter second day. newarab.com Several explosions were reported in One explosion appears to have occurred in the middle of a residential area in

newarab (2024-05-22). Israel moves to 'limited' Rafah attack, US to not object: report. newarab.com Israel will reportedly not carry out a large-scale The US news website said that Israel's previous plan to send two divisions into Should the limited as…

newarab (2024-05-22). The four other armed Palestinian groups fighting Israel in Gaza. newarab.com To support As well as

newarab (2024-05-22). Gaza hospital forced to evacuate patients after missile strike. newarab.com Israeli missiles struck the emergency department of a Video obtained by Reuters showed medics in blue scrubs wheeling patients out of the hospital compound in Jabalia, shouting in fear and looking back as if expecting further strikes. | "The first missile when it hit, it hit the entrance of the emergency department. We tried to enter, and then…

newarab (2024-05-22). Israel raid on Jenin enters second day after eight killed. newarab.com An Explosions and gunfire were heard from inside the adjacent Jenin refugee camp, the AFP correspondent said. | The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah said Israeli troops had killed eight peop…

newarab (2024-05-22). Israel in overdrive after ICC Netanyahu arrest warrant request. newarab.com Hours after the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor called for

newarab (2024-05-22). Death toll rises to 8 in Jenin West Bank raid by Israeli forces. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-22). Israel-Saudi normalisation needs Gaza 'quiet': US envoy. newarab.com Forging formal Israeli-Saudi relations as part of an emerging trilateral deal involving Washington would require a calming of "There's going to have to be some period of quiet, I think, in Gaza, and there's going to have to be a conversation about how do you deal with the question of the future of Palestinian governance," ambassador Jack Lew said. | "My view is, that strategic benefit is worth takin…

newarab (2024-05-22). WHO chief asks Israel to ease curbs on Gaza medical aid. newarab.com The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Tuesday for Israel to lift restrictions on aid into Gaza, saying that the primary pipeline for emergency medical aid into the enclave from "At a time when the people of Gaza are…

newarab (2024-05-22). Gaza war rages as Europe states move on Palestine recognition. newarab.com

newarab (2024-05-22). Yale graduates stage pro-Gaza walkout at ceremony. newarab.com Scores of graduating students staged a walkout from The walkout took place as 15 students were prevented from graduating from another top US university, Harvard, over their pro-Palestine activism. | The walkout began as Yale President Peter Salovey started to announce the traditional college-by-college presentation of…

newarab (2024-05-22). Ireland, Spain, and Norway to recognise Palestinian state. newarab.com Spain's Prime Minister said the decision was based on peace, justice and democracy and was essential for the peace process. | Ireland's Prime Minister highlighted the "appalling" condition…

newarab (2024-05-22). Why I called out Suella Braverman's gaslighting live on TV. newarab.com Last week former UK government minister Suella Braverman tried to jumpstart her stalling career. She attempted to pick a fight with pro-Palestine So, to up the stakes, she decided to debate me, a member of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), live on

newarab (2024-05-22). Qatar, Saudi praise European countries' recognition of Palestine. newarab.com Doha's foreign ministry welcomed the announcement as an "important step in…

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). Gazans search rubble for survivors after Israeli strikes on Jabalia. presstv.ir Gazans search through the rubble for survivors following Israeli strikes on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). Bodies at morgue after Israeli raid on West Bank's Jenin. presstv.ir People transport and gather around bodies at a morgue in Jenin.

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). World shows support to ICC's Gaza ruling as US, Israel spurn arrest warrants. presstv.ir The ICC prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his war minister Yoav Gallant.

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). 'Biden supports Israel because he fears huge Jewish influence'. presstv.ir US President Joe Biden fears "huge Jewish influence," according to a White House aide.

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). Israeli forces kill 7 Palestinians in Jenin. presstv.ir The Gaza Ministry of Health says the total number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank and al-Quds has risen to 513 since October.

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). Ireland, Norway, Spain formally recognize Palestinian state. presstv.ir Ireland, Norway and Spain have formally recognized Palestinian state, irrespective of strong opposition from Israeli authorities to the move.

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). Ireland, Spain, Norway to announce recognition of Palestinian state. presstv.ir The Irish and Spanish and Norway governments are set to announce the recognition of the Palestinian state.

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). Several detained at Texas Capitol rally condemning police violence at pro-Palestine demos. presstv.ir Several protesters were detained outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin during a pro-Palestine rally.

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). Pro-Palestinian protest at Penn leads to multiple arrests. presstv.ir Police dismantled protest camps and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Pennsylvania.

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). 'Raeisi heroically stood by Palestinians': Kenyan journalist. presstv.ir A Kenyan-British journalist and commentator has said that martyred Iranian President "Ebrahim Raeisi heroically stood by the Palestinians."

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