(2024-08-30). Biden's Israel-Gaza Policy "fueled by Racism and Islamophobia" indybay.org Noting that those who speak out at first against injustices are considered a "marginal fringe," Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Deputy Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said that history has shown that with the passage of time they are seen for "the wisdom of their ways." As an example, he cited the Vietnam antiwar movement whose tireless efforts eventually resulted in the US withdrawal from the conflict.
(2024-08-30). "Beauvoir and Belle: A Black Feminist Critique of The Second Sex" — Book Review. mronline.org 
Belle and Beauvoir proves to be a much needed contribution on a neglected topic. Importantly, it comes at a time when theorists are calling for both greater conceptual clarity on how systems like capitalism and racism interact as well a return to the thought of Black women Marxists and communists.
(2024-08-30). Mpox outbreak: How WHO 'vaccine apartheid' has segregated Africa. newarab.com 
It's no surprise that nearly two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) triumphantly Once again, the WHO has done the bare minimum. Instead of challenging how the worl…
(2024-08-30). Esther McVey condemned for comparing smoking ban with Nazi Germany. leftfootforward.org Former Tory minister Esther McVey has been condemned for comparing the government's plans to extend the smoking ban with Nazi Germany. | McVey posted a famous poem about the Holocaust on X, the MP for Tatton shared a section of Martin Niemoller's 1946 poem: "First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. | "Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me." | Below it, the MP for Tatton wrote: "Pertinent words re Starmer's smoking ban." | McVey was widely condemned for her…
(2024-08-30). This Is An Incredible Find… smoothiex12.blogspot.com The 1971 footage of the opening of the monument to fallen heroes, marines, graduates of my academy in Great Patriotic War. Superintendent of academy, Vice-Admiral Stepanov gives a speech, plus some footage from the graduation in 1971, including march of elements of foreign naval cadets, you can immediately spot Germans and Cubans, plus others. What a find!
(2024-08-30). Ukrainian MP Exposes Zelensky? F-16 Jet Downed By U.S.-Made Weapon & Not Russia? | Kursk | Putin. hindustantimes.com Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezuglaya claimed that an F-16 crashed after being hit by a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system during Russia's attack on August 26. Bezuglaya blamed the discoordination between the units of the Ukrainian military behind the crash. Meanwhile, Kyiv has set up a special commission to investigate the cause of the F-16's crash.
(2024-08-30). SFSU Palestine Rally After Summer Break & The Struggle Continues. indybay.org After the summer break Palestine student activists and faculty rallied at the Malcom X plaza at San Francisco State University to continue the fight to end the US supported Isaeli genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
imemc.org (2024-08-30). Day 328: Israeli Missiles Kill And Injure Dozens In Gaza
Day 328 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles, and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, in various parts of the devastated, destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip. ⚪ A girl was killed and many Palestinians were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, coinciding with artillery shelling and gunfire from military vehicles and drones in areas northwest of Nuseirat and northeast of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
(2024-08-30). Iran's Open Warning After Israel's Biggest Attack On West Bank: 'Intends To Expand War…' | Haniyeh. hindustantimes.com Following the IDF's massive raids in the West Bank, Iran has made a major charge against Israel. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanani, accused Israel of 'sinister and racist' plots, condemning the recent raids and violence in West Bank as part of Gaza 'genocide.' Kanani called for international action and urged the UN Security Council to address Israel's violation of international law. Watch for more.
(2024-08-30). Hanging On with Gaza. dissidentvoice.org During a week of action focused on UN potential to end Israel's genocidal attacks, I was part of a coalition that met with twelve different permanent missions to the United Nations. We urged that if countries that are parties to the Genocide Convention or the Geneva Conventions stop trading with Israel as international law demands, …
(2024-08-30). Reporter Sarah Wilkinson arrested by UK government for opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The home of Sarah Wilkinson, British artist, journalist and lifelong supporter of Palestinian rights, was raided on Thursday morning by UK counter-terrorism police and she was detained for hours before being released on bail.
(2024-08-30). Ocasio-Cortez and the normalization of genocide as state policy. wsws.org Less than a week after endorsing Harris and falsely claiming she was working "tirelessly" for a "ceasefire" in Gaza, the DSA member told her followers if they want to protect democratic rights at home, the genocide must continue.
(2024-08-30). Police arrest 4 anti-genocide protesters at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Four workers and students were violently arrested during a peaceful "die-in" protest during the university's student club day.
(2024-08-30). Protesters march in support of Palestinians after Friday prayers in Amman. presstv.ir Jordanians have once again been out on the streets to express support for the Palestinian people, particularly those facing the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza.
(2024-08-30). Roaming Charges: Genocide With a Smile. counterpunch.org 
True to form, Trump has now taken to calling Kamala Harris "low IQ" and "stupid," racist tropes he draws on whenever he's confronted by minorities, women or both. But for all her faults, Harris isn't stupid. In fact, she's demonstrated her ability to swiftly master and deftly deploy the finer points of Clintonian triangulation, the strategy of political bait-and-switch that prioritizes running against the core issues held by her own party, even policies she once enthusiastically promoted as signature features of her own previous campaigns. Pulling this off required some pretty adroit political gymnastics, where H…
(2024-08-30). Washington's Israel policy is just feigning ignorance of Israeli depravity. mronline.org It's so unfair how Israel's neighbors keep attacking it completely unprovoked while Israel is just innocently minding its own business trying to commit a little genocide in peace.
(2024-08-30). Day 329: Constant Israeli Bombing Kills Dozens In Gaza. imemc.org 
Updated: On Thursday, Day 329 of the ongoing genocide in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians across the coastal enclave. Two citizens, including a child, were killed, and many were injured, when the army fired a missile at an apartment near the Al-Hawja intersection in …
(2024-08-30). Eventbrite removes appeal for maternal care in Gaza. newarab.com 
Eventbrite removed a planned fundraiser from their platform that aimed to raise funds for a maternal care hospital in Gaza and medical equipment, an activist has said. | Nerdeen Kiswani, a Palestinian-American activist and co-founder of the Palestinian-led organisation Within Our Lifetime, revealed on X that the company had cancelled the event. | The event was for "We planned a fundraiser for Doctors against genocide to provide support to a maternal care hospita…
(2024-08-30). Tribes and Greens Rally Against Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon. counterpunch.org 
(2024-08-30). The DNC Protests: Freedom That Extends Beyond the Platitudes of the Democratic Party. counterpunch.org 
From a pro-Palestine encampment at my local college in May, I booked a ticket to the DNC. The president of the college had just been forced to resign for "insubordination" for having the audacity to meet with demonstrators and listen to their demands. The student movement to oppose genocide and settler colonialism inspired me to
(2024-08-30). Now a Palestine Action activist has been charged under the Terrorism Act. thecanary.co The state has served three new charges — including one under the Terrorism Act — to a Palestine Action activist simply for speaking out against Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. Palestine Action: state abuse of counter-terror powers On Thursday 29 August, the UK state served Palestine Action's co-founder Richard Barnard with three charges for two […] | By
(2024-08-30). Islamophobia in Italy. presstv.ir A newly-published book 'War on Mosques' reveals the discrimination faced by Islamic communities in Italy regarding their right to freely practice their religion, a right guaranteed under the Italian Constitution.
(2024-08-30). The French left won the election but Macron is blocking them from forming a government. thecanary.co The Nouveau Front Populaire (New Popular Front) left-wing alliance won the most seats in France's snap legislative election in early July. It took 182 seats, while president Emmanuel Macron's 'centrist' coalition Ensemble took 168 and far right Rassemblement National (National Rally) won 143. The New Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing leader Jean-Luc Melenchon's La […] | By
(2024-08-30). The 'Comanditos,' the Terrorist Network of Fascism in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
By Germán Van de Velde — Aug 26, 2024 | The presidential elections of July 28 in Venezuela left countless experiences that must be systematized to study and predict future attacks by fascism against democracy, freedom and the human rights of our peoples. In this sense, here we will explain the strategy of the "comanditos," a terrorist network organized by the US government and the ultra-right. | [Note that this attempted coup operation was similar to the successful one against Evo Morales in Bolivia's 2019 election, and very similar to the tranques in Nicaragua in 2018]. | The "comanditos" were part of an or…
(2024-08-30). Left Party-led government pushes anti-refugee agitation and police-state measures ahead of state elections in Thuringia. wsws.org The measures presented by state Premier Ramelow (Left Party) and the Thuringia Interior Minister Georg Meier (Social Democrat) on Wednesday could also have come from the fascist Alternative for Germany.
(2024-08-30). Sunday 9/29: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Fascism! Writers' Hopes for Humanity. indybay.org In person at Unitarian Universalists of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin Street | Starr King Room | And on Zoom: zoom.us/j/96532335394?pwd=kUtwBJjEsHbTiI……
(2024-08-30). Dispatch on American Political Dystopia. counterpunch.org 
There is seemingly no end to the lethal and dystopian absurdity of US-American political life right now. Donald "Poisoning Our Blood" Trump not only walks free but has a decent shot of being re-elected to the most dangerous job on Earth. What the fascist fuck! Hey, so what if he's a malignant narcissist, a fascist,
(2024-08-30). Israeli army withdraws from West Bank's Tubas after 30-hour operation. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The Israeli army withdrew from the city of Tubas in northern West Bank after a 30-hour military operation, Palestinian security sources have said. The army withdrew from the Far'a refugee camp south of Tubas following its raid that killed four Palestinians and destructed homes and infrastructure, the sources told Xinhua news …
(2024-08-30). Israel's West Bank offensive continues. wsws.org The huge deployment of lethal military force has been coupled with calls for mass evictions, with Foreign Minister Israel Katz leading the pack.
aa.com.tr (2024-08-30). 20 Palestinians, including children, killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Warplanes, drones target Nuseirat refugee camp, neighborhoods in Gaza City and Khan Younis,
(2024-08-30). Three Palestinians killed by Israeli strike in West Bank's Tulkarm camp. presstv.ir Three Palestinians were killed on Thursday by an Israeli strike on a house in the Tulkarm refugee camp.
(2024-08-30). Empty streets in Jenin during major Israeli raid across West Bank. presstv.ir Israeli forces with heavy machinery roam the streets of Jenin.
(2024-08-30). Day 2 of West Bank carnage: Israeli forces kill worshipers, burn homes. presstv.ir Israel has killed 662 Palestinians and injured about 5,400 in the West Bank since early October last year.
(2024-08-30). Israeli soldiers sexually harassing Palestinian women in West Bank: Report. presstv.ir The UN says Israeli authorities have systematically subjected Palestinian women and girls to sexual violence.
(2024-08-30). Tulkarm Brigade commander killed in fierce clashes with Israeli forces. presstv.ir The commander of a Palestinian resistance group affiliated with Saraya al-Quds has been killed in a heavy exchange of fire with the Israeli regime's forces in the occupied West Bank.
(2024-08-30). UN chief urges end to Israel's assault on West Bank as death toll rises to 17. presstv.ir The UN chief voices deep concern over Israel's West Bank military operation, calling for a swift end to the aggression.
(2024-08-30). Israel assassinates Tulkarm Brigade commander Abu Shujaa, continues massacres in West Bank and Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The IOF assassinated Abu Shujaa following several failed attempts during the last couple of years as part of Israel's efforts to exterminate the Palestinian resistance groups in the West Bank.
(2024-08-30). Israeli Forces Assassinate Three Palestinians in the Tulkarem Refugee Camp. imemc.org 
Israeli forces assassinated three Palestinian young men, on Thursday, and abducted an injured young man, in the Tulkarem refugee camp, in the city of Tulkarem, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said that Israeli forces killed the young man, Majd Majed Rajeh Daoud, 22, after shooting him with live ammunition …
(2024-08-30). Israeli Forces Shoot Three Palestinians in Jenin. imemc.org 
Israeli forces shot, on Thursday afternoon, three Palestinian young men during the extended military incursion against the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PPS) said its ambulance crews transported two citizens to hospital after they were shot with live ammunition, one to the thigh, while the other sustained a shrapnel …
(2024-08-30). Army Abducts Five Palestinians In Nablus. imemc.org 
Earlier Friday, Israeli soldiers invaded Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and the Balata refugee camp, east of the city, and the Al-Ein refugee camp, west of Nablus, and abducted five Palestinians. Media sources many military vehicles invaded Nablus from several directions, before storming and ransacking homes in the Al-Ein refugee …
(2024-08-30). Including A Woman, Army Abducts Five Palestinians In Hebron And Ramallah. imemc.org 
On Friday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians, including one woman, in Hebron and Ramallah, in the southern and central parts of the occupied West Bank. Many military vehicles invaded Hebron city, and the towns of Kharsa, west of Hebron, and Doura, south of the city before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, causing …
(2024-08-30). Israel targets Jenin in day three of West Bank assault. newarab.com 
The The Israeli military claims it "struck a terrorist cell" in airstrikes, which have become comm…
(2024-08-30). Israel presses on with assault on occupied West Bank for third day. aljazeera.com The Israeli army withdrew from Tulkarem after leaving trail of destruction but stepped up attacks on Jenin.
(2024-08-30). Destruction after Israeli raid on occupied West Bank refugee camp. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Nida Ibrahim is in Nur Shams refugee camp where Israeli forces have caused significant damage.
(2024-08-30). Israeli Forces Kill Islamic Jihad Commander in Major West Bank Raid. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-30). Hostages Forum slams Netanyahu over decision to keep army on Philadelphi route. haaretz.com Senior WHO official says Israeli army agreed to humanitarian pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccine campaign ‚ñ Iran further increased stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN watchdog says ‚ñ EU's top diplomat invites member states to weigh sanctioning Israeli ministers for advocating war crimes ‚ñ 16 killed in West Bank in past day, Palestinian health ministry says ‚ñ France's Macron, U.K.'s Starmer reiterate call for 'immediate cease-fire'…
(2024-08-30). Funeral of Qassam members killed in Israeli strike on Jenin held. presstv.ir Mourners take part in the funeral of two members of Hamas' armed wing.
(2024-08-30). Jewish Voice for Peace: US must stop arming Israel's 'genocidal violence'. presstv.ir Jewish activists have called on the United States to stop arming the Israeli regime.
(2024-08-30). WFP pauses staff movement in Gaza after Israel strikes vehicle. newarab.com 
"This is totally unacceptable and the latest in a series of unnecessary
(2024-08-30). How U.S.-Led Ceasefire Talks Are Latest Erasure of Roots of Arab-Israeli Conflict. democracynow.org Palestinian American journalist Rami Khouri responds to the latest exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah.
(2024-08-30). Netanyahu wanted cabinet meeting at Gaza-Egypt border: report. newarab.com 
Israel's Shin Bet security service has refused a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold a security cabinet meeting at the The Philadelphi Corridor (also known as the Salah al-Din Corridor), currently occupied by Israel, has become a key stumbling block in ceasefire negotiations, with Egypt and Hamas refusing to accept a continued Israeli military presence in the area. | According to Israel's Channel 12, Netanyahu as…
(2024-08-30). Iran's 'Ring of Fire' forced to navigate conflicting interests. haaretz.com The militias that make up the 'unity of fronts' are different groups with independent goals, some of which are making it clear that their obedience to Tehran is not automatic and that they may even carry out operations that conflict with Iran's interests. The Houthis, for example, may be the most complex Iranian proxy to control…
(2024-08-30). Houthi warns Muslims of 'dangerous situation' in conflict with Israel. presstv.ir The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has described reconciliation with Israel as "impossible."
(2024-08-30). Israel supporters flout Canadian law with impunity. dissidentvoice.org As an observer of foreign affairs, I've often written about the hypocrisy of Liberal and Conservative governments' failure to uphold "an international rules-based order" despite claims of its importance. In the case of Israel, the duplicity is even more glaring. Our governments, past and present, repeatedly fail to uphold Canadian law. Activists have long shown …
(2024-08-30). Erdan's War on the UN: The Brutal Wish of Failed Israel Diplomat. counterpunch.org 
Departing Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan clearly had an unpleasant experience at the world's largest international institution. In an interview published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv on August 20, the disgruntled envoy said that "the UN building should be closed and wiped off from the face of the earth." Whether Erdan has
(2024-08-30). Why Are Liberal Zionists Cheering as Harris Echoes Biden on Gaza? indybay.org Democrats pledge continued arms for Israel as it makes Gaza hell on earth…
(2024-08-30). Pro-Palestinian protest in Netherlands challenges govt. stance on Gaza war. presstv.ir Large crowds gathered in the capital of the Netherlands to protest against Israel's ongoing military operations in Gaza.
(2024-08-30). Iran's top general vows 'calculated' response to Israel. presstv.ir Major General Mohammad Baqeri made the remarks in reference to the much-anticipated retaliation for the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.
(2024-08-30). Iran warns against Israel's plots to expand war across Palestine. presstv.ir The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman warns against Israel's sinister and racist plots to expand the scale of killing and crimes across Palestine.
(2024-08-30). WHO announces three-day pause in Gaza war for polio vaccination. presstv.ir The UN World Health Organization says Israel has agreed to limited pauses in its strikes on Gaza to allow health workers to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children.
(2024-08-30). Israel threatens to prosecute soldiers refusing to return to Gaza. presstv.ir The Israeli military reportedly warns several troopers that they will be prosecuted if they do not return to Gaza, where the regime is waging a genocidal war against Palestinians.
(2024-08-30). Aug 29: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime and its Western backers.
(2024-08-30). Iraqi Resistance launches drone strike on Israeli power station in Haifa. presstv.ir Fighters from Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have launched a drone attack on a strategic site in the Israeli port city of Haifa.
(2024-08-30). UN food agency suspends operations in Gaza after car hit by Israeli gunfire. presstv.ir The UN food agency suspends the movement of its employees across the Gaza Strip following an attack on one of its vehicles at an Israeli military checkpoint.
(2024-08-30). US Rushes Weapons Shipments to Israel. scheerpost.com
(2024-08-30). 'No,' Kamala Harris Says to Withholding Arms From Israel. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-30). Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Threat to World Peace. History and Analysis. globalresearch.ca This carefully researched article by John Steinbach on Israel's nuclear arsenal was first published by Global Research in March 2002. | "Should war break out in the Middle East again,… or should any Arab nation fire missiles against Israel, as the …
(2024-08-30). Under cover of Gaza war, Israel is seizing Palestinian land. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). EU's Borrell seeking sanctions on Israel ministers for 'hatred'. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). Ireland warns airlines to refrain from carrying Israeli munition. newarab.com 
Aircraft transporting weapons and military equipment for Israel have been prohibited from using It came after the Irish transport ministry was investigating allegations that munitions for the Israeli forces were transported through Irish airspace, according to a report by The Ditch news site. | At least four civil flights carrying munitions to weapons manufacturers and contractors in Tel Aviv occurred this year, the news site reported. | Irish premier Simon Harris said on Tuesday that the transport ministry wa…
(2024-08-30). Israeli soldiers facing trial over refusal to return to Gaza. newarab.com 
Israel's army has warned several infantry brigade soldiers that they will face trial if they do not return to combat in The channel reported that at least 20 soldiers have refused to return to Gaza, with at least 10 having received official warnings from the army on Tuesday. | Families of some of the soldiers were quoted by Kan as saying that their relatives "are forced to conduct ground manoeuvres in Gaza or face prison", with some offering to retur…
(2024-08-30). Mandela would be mourning for Gaza, furious at Israel: Grandson. newarab.com 
As
(2024-08-30). Israel says its attack on UN vehicle was 'communication error'. aljazeera.com Israel says its attack on UN vehicle was 'communication error'…
(2024-08-30). "We told Israel, 'Look, if you guys have to go, we're behind you all the way'" strategic-culture.su 
(2024-08-30). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword. newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
(2024-08-30). Kamala Harris: I won't change Biden's Israel policy, we have to get cease-fire deal done. haaretz.com In her first interview as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, the Vice President told CNN that she believes that 'Israel has a right to defend itself,' but added that 'how it does so matters'…
(2024-08-30). Has Harris heard Netanyahu and Israel? onlineopinion.com.au Kamala Harris in her acceptance speech on 22 August as Democratic Party nominee for President signalled she had now abandoned pursuing the creation of a Palestinian Arab state between Israel and Jordan.
(2024-08-30). Kamala Harris tells CNN: I won't Biden's Israel policy. We have to get cease-fire deal done. haaretz.com In her first interview as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, the Vice President reaffirmed her belief that 'Israel has a right to defend itself,' but added that 'how it does so matters'…
(2024-08-30). The hostage talks facade is wearing out, and neither Israel nor Hamas want to budge. haaretz.com All the grim and turbulent events of the last week didn't change a thing: Cease-fire talks are going nowhere because an agreement at this time doesn't serve Netanyahu or Sinwar ‚ñ Netanyahu's government continues to stoop to new lows as the October 7 ceremony debacle keeps rolling on…
(2024-08-30). Trump's top foreign policy advisor warns: Special relationship at risk if U.K. halts arms sales to Israel. haaretz.com Speaking to the London-based Policy Exchange think tank, Robert O'Brien – who is likely to be in Trump's cabinet if he wins in November – said that a British arms embargo 'would really hurt the western alliance and NATO'…
(2024-08-30). Sources: Israeli justice minister threatens to change makeup of key judicial committee. haaretz.com Yariv Levin reportedly told acting chief justice that if his Supreme Court candidate is not approved, he and other ministers will also intensify their efforts to remove Israel's attorney general…
(2024-08-30). For a bit of air, the Palestinian lawmaker lies down on the floor, by the crack under the cell door. haaretz.com Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar was arrested again after the war broke out and has been jailed ever since without charges — now in total isolation, in inhuman conditions…
(2024-08-30). Israel's final, fragile bulwark against corruption is about to fall. haaretz.com The last few years have been bad for the war on corruption, and letting Ben-Gvir appoint the next head of the police's investigations department will deal it a death blow. And then there's Netanyahu, who seeks to completely take over the civil service…
(2024-08-30). Israel to top court: IDF will slightly improve conditions at Sde Teiman detention center. haaretz.com In response to a petition against its operation of the notorious prison facility, the state claimed it would open a new wing next month in which there'd be no need to keep inmates cuffed around the clock, likening the new conditions to those at Ofer Prison…
(2024-08-30). Report: Shin Bet chief warned Netanyahu of imminent war; PM: Gaza not mentioned. haaretz.com Ronen Bar, the leader of the Shin Bet security service, warned PM Netanyahu in July 2023 that war was imminent, according to a report by Yedioth Ahronoth daily. Opposition leader Yair Lapid recounted the meeting with the Shin Bet chief to the civilian commission of inquiry into Oct. 7…
(2024-08-30). Netanyahu's lies laid bare: How Israel ignored the roadmap to the October 7 disaster. haaretz.com Opposition leader Yair Lapid's testimony to the civilian inquiry panel paints a frightening picture ‚ñ The prime minister once again revamped his resumé, but unwittingly pleaded guilty ‚ñ No one knows whether he supports Miri Regev's plans for an October 7 memorial ceremony ‚ñ And what is it that Yair Golan has failed to understand?
(2024-08-30). Houthi Chief's Warning After Iran Claims 'Truce' On Rebels' Behalf? 'Israel Is Enemy, No Settlement'. hindustantimes.com Houthi chief Abdul-Malik al-Houthi made a big statement on Israel after a rare public disagreement with Iran. Calling Israel an enemy, al-Houthi said that any reconciliation is "impossible." He also urged Muslims to take on religious duties after Israeli forces burnt copies of the Quran at the Bani Saleh Mosque in north Gazi earlier. '
(2024-08-30). 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.
(2024-08-30). Sionistas en Cisjordania: Nuevo cuento de dolor y lucha. cubadebate.cu Luego del fracaso de la inteligencia militar israelí con toda su tecnología, por primera vez desde 2002 Israel usa aviones de combate F16 y drones para derribar a palestinos en Cisjordania.
(2024-08-30). ONU condena más de 500 asesinatos de palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Más de 500 palestinos han muerto desde el 7 de octubre en actos de violencia en la ocupada Cisjordania vinculados al asedio del Ejército israelí de ocupación en Gaza.
(2024-08-30). Presidente de Siria recibe a canciller de Irán. telesurtv.net Ambos políticos debatieron sobre el estado de las relaciones bilaterales, así como el avance de la agresión de Israel en la Franja de Gaza.
(2024-08-30). Hamas condemns persecution of resistance fighters by PA forces. presstv.ir Hamas has condemned the persecution of resistance fighters by the Palestinian Authority security forces in the occupied West Bank.
(2024-08-30). Massive Palestinian flag unfurled on Madrid's Toledo Bridge. presstv.ir Massive Palestinian flag unfurled on Madrid's Toledo Bridge as hundreds gathered to express solidarity with Gazans and demand an immediate ceasefire.
(2024-08-30). At the DNC, Palestinian advocates made gains and had losses. newarab.com 
The lack of Despite this obvious disappointment, some civil society leaders are pointing to signs of progress in the representation of
(2024-08-30). Hollywood 'dehumanising' Palestinians on screen, say filmmakers. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). Saturday 8/31: San Diego Weekly Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…
(2024-08-30). Tuesday 9/3: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineTuesday…
(2024-08-30). San Francisco State hosts an inspiring Palestine Rally. indybay.org The event, sponsored by Bay Area Students for Palestine, announced the enraged collaboration of multiple campuses…
(2024-08-30). No Reproductive Justice Without Palestinian Liberation. counterpunch.org 
The following speech was given at Union Park at the March on the DNC on Monday, August 19th. Chicago for Abortion Rights is out here today because we REFUSE to allow the Democrats to use abortion rights and trans rights as a bargaining chip to force us to vote for their imperialist agenda. We refuse the
(2024-08-30). Meet 4 Gaza Journalists nominated for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. ummid.com Four Palestinian Journalists, who reported from war-hit Gaza, have officially been nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, highlighting their courageous work in the face of adversity.
(2024-08-30). Remembering the Chicano Moratorium of 1970. workers.org 
The Chicano Moratorium Committee (NCMC) led a mass movement of Chicanos which protested the racist Vietnam War between 1969 and 1971. The NCMC built a broad-based coalition of activists and Mexican American groups, which was led by Brown Berets student activists. The Moratorium organized in communities throughout the Southwest holding . . . |
(2024-08-30). Honoring the Jefferson Bank anti-racist protest. workers.org 
By Otis Groetwohl St. Louis, Missouri Dozens of trade union and Black liberation activists participated in a commemorative picket line on Aug. 23 in St. Louis, Missouri, to honor the historical Jefferson Bank protest that occurred 61 years ago. On Aug. 30, 1963, members of the Congress of Racial Equality . . . |
(2024-08-30). Kyrgyzstan Supreme Court upholds shuttering of investigative outlet Kloop. kloop.kg
(2024-08-30). Líder mapuche Héctor Llaitul inicia huelga de hambre en prisión. telesurtv.net A través de un comunicado, Llaitul exigió la nulidad del juicio y que los recursos presentados hace unas semanas sean revisados por la Corte Suprema.
(2024-08-29). Democracy Now! 2024-08-29 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for August 29, 2024; Report from Gaza: Israel Kills Dozens More, Increases Forced Evacuations, Attacks Aid Truck; "They Want Palestine Empty": Artist in Jenin Blasts U.S. Support for Israel Amid West Bank Assault; "Gender Apartheid": Taliban Approves Law in Afghanistan Requiring Women Remain Silent in Public; Warnings of Nuclear Catastrophe as Power Plants in Russia and Ukraine at Risk Amid Escalating War | Headlines for August 29, 2024; Report from Gaza: Israel Kills Dozens More, Increases Forced Evacuations, Attacks Aid Truck; "They Want Palestine Empty": Artist in Je…
(2024-08-29). Democracy Now! 2024-08-29 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for August 29, 2024; Report from Gaza: Israel Kills Dozens More, Increases Forced Evacuations, Attacks Aid Truck; "They Want Palestine Empty": Artist in Jenin Blasts U.S. Support for Israel Amid West Bank Assault; "Gender Apartheid": Taliban Approves Law in Afghanistan Requiring Women Remain Silent in Public; Warnings of Nuclear Catastrophe as Power Plants in Russia and Ukraine at Risk Amid Escalating War | Headlines for August 29, 2024; Report from Gaza: Israel Kills Dozens More, Increases Forced Evacuations, Attacks Aid Truck; "They Want Palestine Empty": Artist in Je…
(2024-08-29). Israeli Foreign Minister calls West Bank invasion 'a war in every sense'. themaad.org
(2024-08-29). Israel Is Demolishing the Village of the Bedouin Hostage Freed From Gaza. themaad.org
(2024-08-29). UN Food Agency Suspends Movement in Gaza After Israeli Forces Shoot at Workers. themaad.org
(2024-08-29). "Gender Apartheid": Taliban Approves Law in Afghanistan Requiring Women Remain Silent in Public. democracynow.org 
The Taliban government in Afghanistan is drawing renewed outrage over a new law banning women's voices in public, forcing them to completely cover their bodies and faces out of the home, and more. This comes after the Taliban banned women from working in most fields and ended girls' education past primary school following their takeover of the country in 2021. We speak with Sima Samar, an Afghan human rights advocate and doctor who chaired the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission from 2002 until 2019; she also briefly served as minister of women's affairs in the interim Afghan governm…
(2024-08-29). Ukrainian F-16 pilot killed, fueling rumors about first downed 'Falcon'. infobrics.org The Neo-Nazi junta frontman Volodymyr Zelensky boasted that F-16s were used to allegedly shoot down Russian cruise missiles. If true, this would clearly indicate that the US-made jets were indeed flown, exposing them to possible detection and destruction by the Russian military, both in air and on the ground. There have been numerous analyses of the possible effectiveness of F-16s against the Kremlin's world-class SAM systems and/or aviation. Due to the Kiev regime's drastically lower technological base, it never stood a chance in matching the Russian military's capabilities.
(2024-08-29). Acclaimed Journalist Charged With 'Anti-Semitism'. popularresistance.org For retweeting two tweets on X critical of Israel, famed Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis is facing charges of allegedly violating the country's Racial Discrimination Act. | The complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission from Alon Cassuto, the CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, highlights just two Kostakidis retweets from January this year, both of which contain a video of a speech by Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in which he allegedly called for the ethnic cleansing of Israel. | One of the retweets is from independent British journalist Richie Medhurst, who was arrested at Heathrow airp…
(2024-08-29). With US support, Israel extends Gaza genocide to the West Bank. wsws.org Having killed tens of thousands of people in Gaza, displacing virtually its entire population and destroying most of its buildings, Israel has launched a new phase of its ethnic cleansing operation in Palestine targeting the West Bank.
(2024-08-29). Israel attacks West Bank cities amid genocide in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Palestinians in Gaza forced into increasingly narrow area as first case of polio detected.
(2024-08-29). From Kente Cloths To Keffiyehs: The Legacy Of Liberal Gaslighting. popularresistance.org Last week during the Democratic Party's annual convention in Chicago, the story wasn't just about the speakers who took the stage. For all of the hoopla surrounding compelling speeches offered by Democratic Party brass including the Obamas, the Clintons, and the Vice President herself, all of this was overshadowed by who was not allowed to speak – Palestinian Americans and, in particular, the Uncommitted Delegate movement who secured over 700,000 protest votes against the Biden administration for their continued military support of the State of Israel and its ongoing genocide of the people of Gaza.
(2024-08-29). Washington's Israel Policy Is Just Feigning Ignorance Of Israeli Depravity. caitlinjohnstone.com.au It's so unfair how Israel's neighbors keep attacking it completely unprovoked while Israel is just innocently minding its own business trying to commit a little genocide in peace.
(2024-08-29). Hezbollah retaliation and Trump's Zionist dream team formation. thealtworld.com My reports for yesterday's UK Column News | My first report covers the first stage of Hezbollah's retaliation for the Zionist assassination of senior commander Fouad Shukr in the Beirut southern suburbs in July. | My second report is probably going to upset the Trumpwashers who appear to be twisting facts into knots to avoid the very clear (for me) Zionist club that is being created to help Trump win the elections this year — there is not one member of his dream team that is not a staunch supporter of Israel and a genocide denier. | I will be writing a full report on the damage Trump did during his last Pres…
(2024-08-29). UK is officially a Stasi-state. thealtworld.com 
Anti-genocide activist house raided and then arrested | THE ARREST OF UK JOURNALIST This follows the recent arrest of YouTube personality Richard Medhurst who has also been very high-profile in his anti-genocide views. It seems that both will have been arre…
(2024-08-29). 'Karbala is the Path to Al-Aqsa': An Iraq Diary. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Iraq's prime minister hosted a unique conference in Baghdad during the 21 million-strong Arbaeen march, linking the seventh-century murder of Imam Hussain in Karbala to Israel's current genocide of Palestinians. BAGHDAD and KARBALA — Arriving in Baghdad today comes as an electric shock to any visitor who remembers recent, somber Iraqi history. There…
(2024-08-29). Human Rights Activist Sarah Wilkinson Arrested By UK Police. popularresistance.org British human rights activist and social media influencer Sarah Wilkinson was arrested by UK police on 29 August, reportedly over "content she posted online." | "The police came to her house just before 7.30am. [Twelve] of them in total, some of them in plain clothes from the counter-terrorism police. They said she was under arrest for 'content that she has posted online.' Her house is being raided, and they have seized all her electronic devices," Jack Wilkinson is quoted as saying by the social media account Suppressed News. | "The pro-genocide UK regime has arrested [MENAUncensored's] roving reporter and Human…
(2024-08-29). 'Karbala is the path to Al-Aqsa': an Iraq diary. thealtworld.com Iraq's prime minister hosted a unique conference in Baghdad during the 21 million-strong Arbaeen march, linking the seventh-century murder of Imam Hussain in Karbala to Israel's current genocide of Palestinians. | BAGHDAD and KARBALA — Arriving in Baghdad today comes as an electric shock to any visitor who remembers recent, somber Iraqi history. | There are virtually no checkpoints, apart from sensitive government areas. None of those ghastly cement blocks from the time of the American occupation, forcing a slow slalom every few minutes. No sense of unpredictable danger capable of striking at any minute. Lu…
(2024-08-29). Day 327: Democrats ignore genocide as Hizballah strikes Israel. electronicintifada.net Resistance set for long war of attrition as Israeli general warns country faces collapse.
(2024-08-29). Day 328: Israeli Missiles Kill And Injure Dozens In Gaza. imemc.org 
On Thursday dawn, Day 328 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles, and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, in various parts of the devastated, destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip. A girl was killed and many Palestinians were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat camp …
(2024-08-29). Salad from rooftop garden beats back hunger and genocide. electronicintifada.net A brother's fight for survival after he ignored an Israeli evacuation order.
(2024-08-29). Starmer's police-state continues: journalist Sarah Wilkinson arrested 'for online posts'. skwawkbox.org 
Starmer's assault on democracy and press freedom intensifies — yet another journalist arrested, with devices seized, after reporting on Gaza genocide Skwawkbox has warned for years that Keir Starmer, his authoritarian instincts and his closeness to the security services are a grave threat to our democracy and freedom. That threat is now reality and Starmer's …
(2024-08-29). The US has delivered 50,000 tons of weapons to Israel since the genocide began. thecanary.co The US has approved the delivery of almost two shipments of weapons on average per day since Israel launched its genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. That's 607 shipments over nearly 11 months, of arms weighing over 50,000 tons. The Israeli military released the information and said: The equipment procured and transported includes armored […] | By
(2024-08-29). Farming While Black. popularresistance.org Once upon a time, 14%of farmers in the United States were Black. That was in 1910. But that number has dwindled. Today, Black farmers comprise less than 2% of all growers across the country. On this week's episode, our host Lucas Grindley notes: "That's more than 14 million acres of lost land." | This loss, along with the discrimination and violence perpetrated against African-American farmers and the current movement of more Black people returning to agriculture and land stewardship, is the subject of the documentary "Farming While Black," which was released in 2023. Mark Decena, the writer and director of the d…
(2024-08-29). What Is Really Going On With the Arrest of Pavel Durov? sonar21.com 
Very strange doings in France surrounding the arrest of Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, apparently on the specific orders of President Macron. But it sure looks like the hand of Uncle Sam was helping manipulate the puppet strings in this fascist drama. My evidence? Look at the second in the list of charges filed against Durov. |
(2024-08-29). Ghassan Abu Sitta exonerated by GMC after 'political' complaint by UK Lawyers for Israel. skwawkbox.org 
Surgeon vindicated after attempt to have him banned from practice fails Renowned British-Palestinian plastic surgeon Professor Ghassan Abu Sittah, who has volunteered repeatedly in Gaza to help Palestinians recover from injuries recover from wounds inflicted by Israeli occupation forces, has been vindicated by the General Medical Council (GMC) after an attempt by a group of …
(2024-08-29). Headlines for August 29, 2024. democracynow.org Israeli Attacks Kill Another 68 Palestinians in Gaza; Mother of First Polio Patient Decries Baby's Fate, WFP Suspends Staff Travel in Gaza After Israel Attacks Convoy, Israel Escalates Invasion of Occupied West Bank, Kills at Least 18 Palestinians, EU Weighs Sanctions on Israeli Ministers Propagating "Hate Messages Against Palestinians", Egypt Rejects Israeli Troops on Border; Namibia Blocks Vessel Heading to Israel with Weapons, U.S. Rejects Resumption of Nuclear Talks After Overture by Iran, Hong Kong Convicts Pro-Democracy Editors of Stand News of Sedition, U.S. National Security Adviser Meet…
(2024-08-29). "They Want Palestine Empty": Artist in Jenin Blasts U.S. Support for Israel Amid West Bank Assault. democracynow.org 
At least 18 Palestinians have been killed and 30 more wounded in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has launched its largest military operation in two decades. Israeli forces have simultaneously raided four cities and refugee camps in the north, with hundreds of soldiers backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers, fighter jets and drones. Much of the violence has been centered on Jenin, a frequent target of raids by Israeli forces, but this latest military operation is the largest since the Second Intifada. Ahmed Tobasi, artistic director at the Freedom Theatre in Jenin refugee camp, says Israel's tactics are…
(2024-08-29). Israel must not extend war on Gaza to occupied West Bank : EU. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says Israel's major military incursion into the occupied West Bank must not be "the premises of a war extension from Gaza" and a repeat of the "full-scale destruction" seen in the Palestinian enclave. The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) suspends staff movement across Gaza after …
(2024-08-29). Israel Steps Up Assault on the West Bank, at Least 18 Palestinians Killed. news.antiwar.com Israeli operations expanded in the West Bank on Thursday during the second day of Israel's largest attack on the occupied territory since the Second Intifada. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, at least 18 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since Israel launched the assault early Wednesday. The attack is focused on …
(2024-08-29). WHO: Israel Agrees to Limited Pauses in Certain Parts of Gaza for Polio Vaccination. news.antiwar.com The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that Israel has agreed to limited pauses in its bombardment of Gaza in certain areas to allow the vaccination of children for polio, which has returned to the Strip due to the Israeli siege. Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO's representative for the West Bank and Gaza, said the vaccinations …
(2024-08-29). Resident of Jenin Says US Public Must Oppose Israel's Actions in West Bank. truthout.org At least 18 Palestinians have been killed and 30 more wounded in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has launched its largest military operation in two decades. Israeli forces have simultaneously raided four cities and refugee camps in the north, with hundreds of soldiers backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers, fighter jets and drones. Much of the violence has been centered on Jenin… |
(2024-08-29). Israel Launches Major West Bank Raid as Israeli Minister Vows Gaza-Like Attack. scheerpost.com
(2024-08-29). Israel Launches Major West Bank Raid as Israeli Minister Vows Gaza-Like Attack. scheerpost.com "Israeli West Bank barrier" by Libertinus is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. By Sharon Zhang / Truthout Israel has embarked on its largest raid of the occupied West Bank in decades, launching attacks from the land and air against areas home to 80,000 Palestinians as Israel's foreign minister is pledging "war" using the same genocidal tactics the Israeli military has …
(2024-08-29). 'Operation al-Aqsa Flood' Day 328: Israeli Foreign Minister calls West Bank invasion 'a war in every sense'. mondoweiss.net 
The Israeli army's large-scale assault on the northern West Bank has entered its second day. During a battle in Nur Shams refugee camp, the Israeli army killed wanted resistance fighter Muhammad Jaber "Abu Shuja'," leader of the Tulkarem Brigade.
(2024-08-29). Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian in Jenin. imemc.org 
On Wednesday, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian young man in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp, during its ongoing military incursion. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the young man, Firas Bassam Alaqma "Turkman", 35, succumbed to critical gunshot wounds, late Wednesday night. According to eyewitness accounts, …
(2024-08-29). Israeli Forces Shoot Nine Palestinians Across the West Bank. imemc.org 
Israeli forces shot nine Palestinian citizens and injured others, on Wednesday, in the governorates of Tubas, Nablus, and Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday night, Israeli forces shot one Palestinian and injured two others during the ongoing military incursion in the Al-Far'a refugee camp, southwest of Tubas in the northeastern part of the …
(2024-08-29). Army Abducts 25 Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org 
Since last night and until this morning, Thursday, Israeli soldiers have abducted at least 25 citizens, including former prisoners, from several parts of the occupied West Bank. The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said that the number of detainees since the start of the occupation's aggression on the …
(2024-08-29). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Twenty Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org 
On Wednesday evening, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) and the Palestinian Detainees' Committee said the Israeli army abducted at least twenty Palestinians in several areas of the occupied West Bank. The PPS and the Detainees Committee stated that the number provided is only for those whose abduction has been documented and verified and added that …
(2024-08-29). Israeli Soldiers Kill Another Palestinian In Jenin. imemc.org 
On Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank's northern part; his death brings the number of slain Palestinians in the West Bank in three days to 18 (August 27-29). The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has confirmed that Mohammad Bassam Orabi, 32, was killed by …
(2024-08-29). West Bank: Communications cut in Jenin as Israeli assault enters second day. middleeasteye.net 
West Bank: Communications cut in Jenin as Israeli assault enters second day | Witnesses say snipers are stationed across Jenin as homes are raided across besieged Tulkarm camps | | Mourners pray by the bodies of four men who were killed by Israeli forces during their funeral in the al-…
(2024-08-29). Israeli foreign minister's call to eject West Bank's Palestinians condemned. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli foreign minister's call to eject West Bank's Palestinians condemned | EU foreign policy chief says Israel Katz's comments are 'completely unacceptable' | | People inspect damage to a mosque following an Israeli operation in the Fara camp for Palestinian refugees near Tubas, the occupied We…
(2024-08-29). Israeli soldiers sexually harassing Palestinian women at Hebron checkpoint: Report. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli soldiers sexually harassing Palestinian women at Hebron checkpoint: Report | Hebron residents report surge in sexual harassment and humiliating treatment at checkpoints since outbreak of war | | Palestinians cross an Israeli checkpoint in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, on 5 April 20…
(2024-08-29). UN Chief Rips Apart Israel For Gaza-Like Military Action In West Bank, Tells IDF To Immediately Stop. hindustantimes.com UN Chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate cessation of IDF activities in the West Bank. Guterres batted for a return to the meaningful political processes in a social media post. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also slammed the IDF's West Bank operations on Aug 28. Watch this video for all the details.
(2024-08-29). Not Just Israel: Hezbollah's Growing Danger to Jewish Diasporas Everywhere, Experts Tell TML. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Union leaders explain why they're demanding an end to US aid to Israel. therealnews.com 
The death toll in Gaza continues to climb, with conservative estimates putting the numbers of dead around 40,000, but a recent report in the British medical journal The Lancet estimates the actual death toll could be 186,000 or even higher—that's roughly 8% of Gaza's population. And with each passing day, the humanitarian crises unfolding in Gaza and …
(2024-08-29). 'We Won't Leave Our People': The Medical Workers Refusing to Evacuate Central Gaza's Last Functioning Hospital. scheerpost.com 
Healthcare Workers Say: Stop Bombing Hospitals! by Peg Hunter is licensed under CC BY 2.0. By Tareq S. Hajjaj / Mondoweiss On August 21, the Israeli army ordered different areas in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, to evacuate their homes and newly-erected tents. This was the first step in the army's invasion and campaign …
(2024-08-29). Medical Staff Refusing To Evacuate Central Gaza's Last Functioning Hospital. popularresistance.org On August 21, the Israeli army ordered different areas in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, to evacuate their homes and newly-erected tents. This was the first step in the army's invasion and campaign of destruction in Deir al-Balah, the last town that has not been completely leveled throughout the war. | One of the blocks ordered to evacuate included the last fully operational hospital in central and southern Gaza, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Affiliated with the Palestinian Authority, the governmental hospital has been working at four times its capacity, hosting over 700 patients.
(2024-08-29). Columbia Cuts Due Process for Student Protesters After Congress Demands Harsher Punishment. theintercept.com 
In early August, Columbia University told Congress that most of the students arrested in the past year for protesting against Israel's war on Gaza would be allowed to return to campus for the fall. | Then a congressional inquiry applied pressure. Last week, the Republican chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, which has been conducting an inquiry into Columbia's handling of the protests since this spring, published a letter blasting the school for not punishing students harshly enough and issued a subpoena for internal records. | Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C, accused the university of having…
(2024-08-29). German envoy admits he spread lie about 7 October mass rapes. electronicintifada.net Steffen Seibert shared fake letter purporting to be from an Israeli suicide victim traumatized by what he witnessed.
(2024-08-29). A writer's determination to give voice to the people of Gaza. electronicintifada.net Every Israeli attempt at silencing Palestinians will only give rise to more voices.
(2024-08-29). He just wanted to fix his shoes. electronicintifada.net Israeli attack on two schools claims 17 lives, including boy at tailor next door.
(2024-08-29). UN Food Agency Suspends Movement in Gaza After Israeli Forces Shoot at Workers. truthout.org The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it is suspending staff movement across Gaza after Israeli forces attacked WFP employees in a vehicle this week, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians starve under Israel's famine campaign. On Tuesday, an armored WFP vehicle was approaching an Israeli checkpoint in central Gaza when Israeli forces shot the vehicle 10 times… |
(2024-08-29). Israel's 'starvation strategy': IDF targets World Food Program vehicle as Gaza's famine worsens. nationofchange.org As famine spreads across Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are accused of targeting humanitarian workers, including a World Food Program vehicle, in what some are calling a deliberate strategy to starve the Palestinian population.
(2024-08-29). Report from Gaza: Israel Kills Dozens More, Increases Forced Evacuations, Attacks Aid Truck. democracynow.org 
We get an update from Gaza, where at least 68 Palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours as Israel continues its relentless assault on the territory. After nearly 11 months of war, the official Gaza death toll now stands at over 40,600, although the true figure is estimated to be much higher. The World Food Programme announced it is pausing the movement of all staff in Gaza until further notice after Israeli forces shot at one of its clearly marked vehicles despite receiving multiple clearances by Israeli authorities. This comes just two days after U.N. humanitarian efforts in Gaza virtually ground to a h…
(2024-08-29). US Rushes Weapons Shipments To Israel. news.antiwar.com The US has been rushing weapons shipments to Israel since the end of July, Haaretz reported on Thursday, citing open-sourced aviation data. The report said that the spike in arms shipments made August the second busiest month at Israel's Nevatim Airbase for US deliveries since Israel's genocidal war in Gaza began back in October 2023 …
(2024-08-29). Israel Is Demolishing the Village of the Bedouin Hostage Freed From Gaza. truthout.org Israeli officials celebrated the freeing of a Bedouin Arab hostage, Kaid Farhan al-Kadi, from captivity in Gaza this week — but have glossed over the fact that Al-Kadi is returning home to a village that has been marked for major demolitions by the Israeli government. The 52-year-old Israeli citizen was freed this week from a tunnel in Gaza, and his return was feted by his village. |
(2024-08-29). Some Medical Workers Refuse to Evacuate Central Gaza's Last Functioning Hospital. truthout.org On August 21, the Israeli army ordered different areas in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, to evacuate their homes and newly-erected tents. This was the first step in the army's invasion and campaign of destruction in Deir al-Balah, the last town that has not been completely leveled throughout the war. One of the blocks ordered to evacuate included the last fully operational hospital… |
(2024-08-29). Democratic Platform Defies International Law in Middle East Policy. truthout.org Last week's Democratic National Convention provided hope and excitement with the nomination of the new standard-bearer Kamala Harris, bringing some hope for the progressive wing of the party largely shut out from leadership positions, particularly on the foreign policy front. The strong sense of unity was undermined, however, by Israel's U.S.-backed genocidal bombing campaign on Gaza and the… |
(2024-08-29). A Movement to Suspend Israel From the UN Needs a Country to Take the Lead. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-29). Biden Was Told Gaza Pier Would Undermine Efforts To Get Israel To Allow More Aid Into Gaza. scheerpost.com
(2024-08-29). Israel agrees to limited humanitarian pauses for polio vaccinations. peoplesdispatch.org On August 29, the World Health Organization announced that it has received a "preliminary commitment" from Israel to a series of limited "humanitarian pauses" in order to allow for polio vaccinations to be carried out in Gaza. The pauses would begin on September 1 and be split into three separate 3-day phases. | On August 16, the Palestinian Ministry of Health
(2024-08-29). Washington's Israel Policy Is Just Feigning Ignorance Of Israeli Depravity: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com
(2024-08-29). Palestine paralyzed: Israel's brutal war revives polio virus among children. peoplesworld.org 
After 25 years without polio, the siege of Gaza has directly resulted in a confirmed case of childhood paralysis, in what could be the start of a polio outbreak. The British biologist Peter Medawar described a virus as "a piece of bad news wrapped up in protein." The virus that causes polio provides a perfect …
(2024-08-29). Israel Is Destroying Itself. globalresearch.ca On August 15, 2024, the United Nations
(2024-08-29). Gaza breakdown: 20 times Israel used U.S. arms in likely war crimes. mronline.org 
If the Biden administration is truly concerned about the loss of innocent Palestinian life in Gaza, it can stop Israel's atrocities by denying it the tools it needs to commit them.
(2024-08-29). 'International Law obligations' — Namibia blocks ship carrying 'explosive material' to Israel. mronline.org 
"As such, it was necessary to engage authorities in Namibia on issues of concern to ensure our decisions and actions domestically are aligned with our obligations in terms of international law and our policy stance of many years on Palestine."
(2024-08-29). Day 328 Update: Dozens of Casualties As Israel Continued Gaza Bombing. imemc.org 
The Israeli army continued its bombing and shelling of various parts of the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, ongoing for the 328th consecutive day, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians amidst a catastrophic humanitarian situation due to the siege and the displacement of more than 95% of the population. Media sources the army continued to …
(2024-08-29). Euro-Med: Palestinian MP Jarrar Faces Slow Death In Israeli Solitary Confinement. imemc.org 
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Palestinian Territory — To compel Israel to stop the slow and deliberate killing of Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar, who has been in Israeli solitary confinement for 17 days, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, Reem Al-Salem, must take effective and immediate …
(2024-08-29). WHO says Israel agrees to pause in fighting for polio campaign in Gaza. aljazeera.com The UN's health agency says Israel has agreed to at least three days of "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza.
(2024-08-29). UN says Israel agrees to pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations. aljazeera.com Agreement consists of temporary pauses in separate areas of Gaza with goal of vaccinating 640,000 children under 10.
(2024-08-29). Palestinian Film Screening Blocked as Israel Weighs Information vs. Incitement. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Union leaders explain why they're demanding an end to US aid to Israel. therealnews.com
(2024-08-29). Iranian Hackers Impersonate Israeli Recruitment Firm in Espionage Scheme. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Israeli Health Official Demands Transparency in Vaccination Process for Gaza Hostages. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). 'Israel's right to defend itself has a limit': Top EU diplomat Borrell on Israel, Netanyahu and the Gaza war. haaretz.com European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is frustrated that the EU hasn't done enough to help Gazans, build peace in the Middle East and rein in the extremists in Netanyahu's government. 'We were reactive at best, passive at worst, certainly not as proactive as we should have been,' he tells Haaretz in an interview…
(2024-08-29). Why I am leaving Israel. haaretz.com
(2024-08-29). Israeli military says Hamas falsified Gaza war poll results to exaggerate public support. haaretz.com The IDF claims it has discovered documents revealing how Hamas manipulated respected Palestinian polls to inflate Hamas' popularity. Pollster Khalil Shikaki responds: 'This sounds like a war of narratives between the [Israeli] army and Hamas to shape public opinion'…
(2024-08-29). Israel's Taekwondo athlete Asaf Yasur takes gold medal in Paris 2024 Paralympics. haaretz.com Yasur, 22, is ranked number one in the world for men's para-taekwondo and is a two-time world champion. He defeated Turkey's Ali Can Ozcan, number two in the world rankings, in the men's -58 kg gold medal bout for Israel's 385th Paralympic medal…
(2024-08-29). Israeli high school union announces strike amid disputes with Finance Ministry. haaretz.com Israel's Secondary School Teachers Association said that the Finance Ministry is 'trying at all costs to break organized labor, privatize the education system and sign teachers to personal contracts, thus turning them into contracted employees'…
(2024-08-29). Iranian counterintelligence operation targeting Israeli collaborators exposed by Google. haaretz.com For years fake job listings for Arabic and Farsi speakers with background in security were posted online in apparent bid to dupe potential collaborators; campaign almost identical to one revealed by Shin Bet…
(2024-08-29). WHO official says Israeli military agrees to Gaza humanitarian pauses for polio shots. haaretz.com The Israeli military supports the brief cease-fires but is waiting for the government to make a decision on allowing the campaign to vaccinate 600,000 children after Gaza's first case of polio…
(2024-08-29). Paris 2024 Paralympics: The Israeli athletes to look out for. haaretz.com Can Israel top its last showing of nine medals at the 2020 Tokyo Games? Outstanding contenders in swimming, taekwondo, rowing, tennis and women's goalball have a good chance of doing so at the Games in Paris…
(2024-08-29). Tel Aviv Municipality said public pool was closed, opened it for ultra-Orthodox with gender segregation. haaretz.com A municipal pool quietly operated with gender segregation for several days this month, with discounted tickets available through the municipality's Torah Culture Department — while the municipality withheld details on the program's budget…
(2024-08-29). Israel at war, day 328: IDF agreed to Gaza pauses for polio vaccination, WHO official says. haaretz.com Israeli hostage Arye Zalmanovich died in Hamas captivity from lack of medical care, rescued hostage Kaid Farhan al-Qadi says ‚ñ U.S., Egypt and Qatar expected to present new proposal 'within days' to resolve two key issues in truce talk ‚ñ The EU's foreign policy chief officially asks if member states want to consider sanctioning 'some Israeli ministers' for anti-Palestinian incitement ‚ñ Here's what you need to know 328 days into the war…
(2024-08-29). Israeli Hostage Families Breach Gaza Fence As Netanyahu Fails To Crack Deal With Hamas | Tel Aviv. hindustantimes.com
(2024-08-29). OMS: Israel respetará pausas humanitarias durante tres días para la vacunación contra la polio en Gaza. cubadebate.cu Israel accedió a respetar "pausas humanitarias" durante tres días a partir del 1 de septiembre para permitir que comience la campaña de vacunación contra la polio en Gaza, aseguró este jueves, en una rueda de prensa, Rik Peeperkorn, representante de la OMS para los territorios palestinos.
(2024-08-29). Ethnic cleansing of the West Bank in Occupied Palestine is being ramped up. thealtworld.com 
(2024-08-29). 'I think we've reached a tipping point': James Zogby on Uncommitted and the DNC. mondoweiss.net 
James Zogby speaks to Mondoweiss about the DNC's snub of the Uncommitted movement, and what it will take for Washington to shift on Palestine.
(2024-08-29). No to Zionism! No to Submission! 23 Years Since Martyrdom of Abu Ali Mustafa. orinocotribune.com By Samidoun — Aug 27, 2024 | Today, August 27, 2024, we mark the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian revolutionary and national leader
(2024-08-29). Palestine Action Co-Founder Faces Charges Under Terrorism Act. popularresistance.org Labour home secretary Yvette Cooper is going to court to force through Tory anti-protest laws. And the government is presiding over a blizzard of repressive arrests, jailings and charges. | On Thursday Palestine Action announced that its co-founder Richard Barnard is facing three charges for two speeches. He is accused of supporting a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act and encouraging "criminal activity". | On the same day counter-terrorism police re-raided one of the "Filton 10" Palestine activists' addresses, over three weeks after they were first arrested. Cops arrested six of the Filton 10 on 6 A…
(2024-08-29). Protests mount over Zionist targeting of Leeds University academic James Dickins. wsws.org Dickins is an advocate for Palestinian human rights and was until recently chair of the Leeds branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Staff and students at the University of Leeds have amassed over 10,000 signatures in just a few weeks for a petition calling for his defence.
(2024-08-29). CJPME Refutes Faulty Reports of Iranian Influence Over Pro-Palestine Protests. globalresearch.ca Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) urges journalists and officials to exercise heightened scrutiny and skepticism regarding reports suggesting Iranian influence over pro-Palestine protests. Earlier this summer, several newspapers and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre shared …
(2024-08-29). The Final Extermination of Palestine Has Begun . . . thealtworld.com 
(2024-08-29). A Punishing Memory Culture. mronline.org 
Kevin Potter analyzes the punishing memory culture surrounding Palestine activism at the University of Vienna.
(2024-08-29). Counter-terror cops arrest British independent journalist Sarah Wilkinson in the UK. thecanary.co 
Early on 29 August, counter-terror police arrested Sarah Wilkinson — a prominent pro-Palestine activist and reporter. Supposedly, this was for content she posted online, which is a clear breach of journalistic freedom: The police came to her house just before 7.30am. 12 of them in total, some of them in plain clothes from the counter …
(2024-08-29). Counter-terror cops arrest British independent journalist Sarah Wilkinson in the UK. thecanary.co Early on 29 August, counter-terror police arrested Sarah Wilkinson — a prominent pro-Palestine activist and reporter. Supposedly, this was for content she posted online, which is a clear breach of journalistic freedom: The police came to her house just before 7.30am. 12 of them in total, some of them in plain clothes from the counter […] | By
(2024-08-29). White nationalist and male supremacist author identified. splcenter.org Hatewatch has identified a previously pseudonymous author and ideologue whose writings in the 2000s and early 2010s heavily influenced the "manosphere," a loose network of blogs, forums, websites and influencers who support rolling back women's rights, reject feminism and advocate for rigid gender roles.
(2024-08-29). Hate Group's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Reflects Anti-LGBTQ+ Conspiracy Theories. splcenter.org Between July 30 and Aug. 10, Jaimee Michell, the founder and current president of the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Gays Against Groomers, posted a series of comments on X, formerly Twitter, equating Islam with pedophilia, characterizing Muslim faith as "a cancer on this world" and sharing content from an account that claims Europe is being invaded by immigrants and Muslims.
(2024-08-29). Young Voters of Color in Alabama Have the Power to Decide for a Better Future. splcenter.org
(2024-08-29). Notable scholar and commentator A.G. Noorani passes away. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff Renowned scholar, lawyer, and political commentator Abdul Ghafoor Majeed Noorani, popularly known as A.G. Noorani, has passed away in Mumbai today. Noorani was a distinguished figure in Indian legal and political circles, having practiced as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India and the Bombay High Court. Noorani was celebrated …
(2024-08-29). Project 2025 Offers Dystopian View of America. aclu.org 
Deeply embedded in our Bill of Rights and our most basic American values is the idea that we the people — not the government — are in charge of our own lives. But there are plenty of people who disagree with that premise and want to control our lives. And those people have a plan. | All of us remember Donald Trump's presidency: separating families, banning visitors from Muslim countries, stacking the Supreme Court with justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade, and attacking LGBTQ people. Yet as the ACLU's detailed analysis of Trump and his supporters' policy proposals and rhetoric has shown, if…
(2024-08-29). Abortion pill an issue in 2024 presidential election. america.cgtn.com 
Mifepristone is colloquially known as the "abortion pill" and used by nearly two-thirds of women in the United States who choose to terminate their pregnancies. | Anti-abortion campaigners object that women can receive this drug through the mail, even in states that have banned or severely restricted abortion. In a landmark case, the U.S. Supreme court ruled in June that a group of anti-abortion doctors lacked standing in their lawsuit claiming the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had acted improperly in approving mifepristone more than 20 years ago. Abortion rights activists celebrated the high court's rejectio…