Daily Archives: March 22, 2024

2024-03-22: News Headlines

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-03-22). Israel Apologia Is One Big Fat Appeal To Emotion Fallacy. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The PR campaign for Israel's destruction of Gaza revolves around encouraging everyone to focus on the feelings of people on the pro-Israel side instead of focusing on facts and evidence.

Jewish Americans Opposing AIPAC, Scheer Post. (2024-03-22). Jewish Americans Oppose AIPAC's Intervention In Democratic Party. popularresistance.org We are Jewish Americans who have varying perspectives. We've agreed to come together to highlight and oppose the unprecedented and damaging role of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and allied groups in U.S. elections, especially within Democratic Party primaries. We recognize the purpose of AIPAC's interventions in electoral politics is to defeat any critics of Israeli Government policy and to support candidates who vow unwavering loyalty to Israel, thereby ensuring the United States' continuing support for all that Israel does, regardless of its violence and illegality.

Anna Lekas Miller (2024-03-22). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 168: U.S. advances UN Security Council ceasefire resolution as al-Shifa Hospital siege enters fifth day. mondoweiss.net The siege of al-Shifa Hospital enters its fifth day as the Israeli army threatens to blow up the hospital, while the U.S.'s proposed UNSC resolution uses nebulous language that does not call for an "immediate" ceasefire.

Yumna Patel (2024-03-22). Israel's plans to replace its Palestinian labor force could spell disaster for the Palestinian economy. mondoweiss.net Since October 7, Israeli politicians and far-right leaders have pressed for Israel to replace Palestinian laborers with foreign workers. Such a move would devastate the Palestinian economy and could bring the Palestinian Authority down with it.

WSWS (2024-03-22). Australia's Rich List: Bonanza for billionaires amid cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org Amid the ongoing soaring cost of living for ordinary workers and cuts to social spending in order to fund militarism and genocide, the Australian published an editorial calling the list "cause for celebration."

Palestine Chronicle. (2024-03-22). Israel Cries Foul Of South Africa's Urgent Request To ICJ. popularresistance.org Israel has requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) not to issue emergency orders for it to increase humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, describing South Africa's request to do so as "morally repugnant". | In a legal filing to the Court made public on Monday, Israel accused South Africa of abusing both the Genocide Convention and the Court itself. | "Much like South Africa's Application that instituted the present proceedings, they are wholly unfounded in fact and law, morally repugnant, and represent an abuse both of the Genocide Convention and of the Court itself," the filing said.

Tithi Bhattacharya (2024-03-22). Disruption or Annihilation of Palestinian Life Is Inherent to Zionist Project. truthout.org Today is the 167th day of Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people that began on October 7. Even before Hamas' strike on October 7, many media sources called 2023 "the deadliest year on record" for Palestinians in the West Bank. Israeli forces had killed 395 Palestinians in the West Bank that year, while settlers were responsible for 9 more killings. While murders such as these are the… |

youtube (2024-03-22). US is complicit in Israeli genocide. youtube.com Israel could not continue for one day without US support.

UFCLP (2024-03-22). Wednesday 3/27: TikTok Pelosi Action: Ban Genocide & Pelosi Not TikTok. indybay.org 2640 Broadway | San Francisco…

Palestine Center for Public Policy (2024-03-22). Saturday 4/6: The Algebra of Genocide. indybay.org Chandni 5748 Mowry School Road | Newark, CA | Tickets: www.iphobiacenter.org/product/benefit-if…

Stephen Zunes (2024-03-22). US Has Redefined "Human Shields" to Enable Israel's Slaughter of Gaza Civilians. truthout.org The civilian death rate from the United States-backed Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip is the highest of any conflict since the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Rather than demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Gaza in return for the release of Israeli hostages, President Joe Biden has vetoed multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions… |

Editor (2024-03-22). Does Zionism Lead to Genocide? scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play/ Amazon / YouTube / Rumble In this episode of the Scheer Intelligence podcast, host Robert Scheer and The Grayzone editor-in-chief Max Blumenthal contextualize the events of Oct. 7 and afterward in relation to the history of Israel and Palestine. Blumenthal, the author of several books on Israel and Palestine including "The 51 Day War: Ruin …

youtube.com (2024-03-22). LIVE: Outside Moscow concert hall after shooting by several gunmenRussia's Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall.
  The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years.
  Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing and wounding dozens and starting a massive blaze

PositiveUniverse.com Comment (2024-03-22). The duplicitous American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.The American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
  It was a trick resolution question. It did NOT call for a ceasefire and simply stated that a ceasefire is an 'imperative' (important), further enabling the march by Israel for an upcoming Rafah invasion and massive slaughter of Palestinians.

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-22). Biden's Perplexed Policy Prolongs Gaza Genocide. consortiumnews.com

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-22). Under pressure, Labor reinstates some visas to Gazans fleeing genocide. greenleft.org.au

Pavel López Lazo (2024-03-22). Belizean group deplores destabilizing attempts against Cuba. plenglish.com "As conscious global citizens, we uphold that every country has the right to self-determination, sovereignty, independence and non-interference in its internal affairs," the solidarity group said in a statement, while stressing that Cuba has been a firm promoter of regional development despite facing multiple challenges derived from the unjust and genocide blockade. | "Recent attempts to destabilize Cuba are deeply worrying because such actions undermine Cuba ¥s sovereignty and threaten regional stability and security," warned the Belizean community. | In this regard, it called for dialogue, diplomacy and res…

Rania Khalek (2024-03-22). Why the US Wants to Block Free and Fair Elections in Palestine w/ Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. thealtworld.com Israel continues to starve, bombard, and ethnically cleanse Palestine with the full backing of the US government. The death toll stands at over 31,000 people, and more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people are facing imminent famine. And while the world has its eyes on Gaza, Israel has intensified its slaughter and torture of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. | Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, a physician and general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, joins the show from Ramallah to discuss the possibility of Palestinian political unification in a postwar Gaza why free and fair election…

Staff (2024-03-22). "Children Are Dying": Doctor Just Back from Gaza Describes Severe Malnutrition, Preventable Infections. democracynow.org As Israel continues its relentless assault on Gaza, causing mass famine, injury and death, we get an update on the malnutrition and mental health crises in Gaza from Dr. Nahreen Ahmed, a pulmonary and critical care doctor and the medical director of the humanitarian aid group MedGlobal. She is recently back from a two-week volunteer trip to Gaza, where she says these crises are growing so rapidly "that even if aid was increased tomorrow, we would still be in a severe situation where the amount of food would not be enough in the immediate term." It is a "horrific experience for all involved,&#822…

Amy Goodman (2024-03-22). Even If Gaza Aid Increased Tomorrow, It Wouldn't Be Enough in the Immediate Term. truthout.org As Israel continues its relentless assault on Gaza, causing mass famine, injury and death, we get an update on the malnutrition and mental health crises in Gaza from Dr. Nahreen Ahmed, a pulmonary and critical care doctor and the medical director of the humanitarian aid group MedGlobal. She is recently back from a two-week volunteer trip to Gaza, where she says these crises are growing so rapidly… |

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2024-03-22). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 166: Israel Kills Officials Handling Food. popularresistance.org Israeli forces bombed a gathering point of dozens of Palestinians near the Kuwait roundabout in Gaza City, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens on Tuesday evening. | Most of them were members of Palestinian clans and officers of Gaza's emergency committee who handled aid supplies and deliveries to starving people in north Gaza. | Since Saturday, they had successfully ensured the arrival of 35 aid trucks at the Kuwait and Nabulsi roundabouts, unloading the deliveries in shelters and centers of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza's Al-Tuffah neighborhood and Jabalia refugee camp.

Staff (2024-03-22). Headlines for March 22, 2024. democracynow.org Al-Shifa Evacuees Describe Terror of Israeli Attack on Besieged Hospital, Video Shows Israeli Forces Targeting and Killing Group of Unarmed Gazans, Antony Blinken Meets Netanyahu in Tel Aviv as He Acknowledges Severe Hunger Crisis in Gaza, Dozens of Ex-U.S. Officials Warn Biden Against Enabling Israeli Abuses in Occupied West Bank, Sudan Could Soon Become the World's Worst Hunger Crisis, Biden Admin Urged to Halt Haiti Deportations as Deadly Unrest Continues, 70+ Rohingya Refugees Could Be Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Aceh Coast, France Pushes Law to Curb Devastating Impacts of Fast Fashion, Russian Strikes…

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-22). Israeli Minister Says Israel Will Invade Rafah No Matter What the US Thinks. news.antiwar.com

Tanupriya Singh (2024-03-22). Russia and China veto US resolution on Gaza over failure to explicitly demand ceasefire. peoplesdispatch.org As Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Rafah, the US-authored resolution presented to the UN Security Council merely noted an "imperative" for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Algeria, Russia, and China rejected the resolution, stating that it had failed to deliver on the core demand for a ceasefire.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-22). The Battle of Rafah: A Short Step to Regional War. libya360.wordpress.com Tawfik Chouman All eyes are on Rafah as Israel prepares to mount an invasion to expel Palestinians or decimate them. It is this pivotal battle that will either force Israel into a ceasefire or thrust the region into an all-out, multi-front war. The temporary truce struck on 24 November between the Hamas resistance movement and the Israeli…

Salma Yaseen (2024-03-22). Homeless all over again. electronicintifada.net Israel destroyed one of Rafah's largest residential buildings.

WSWS (2024-03-22). The fraud of Biden's call for a "ceasefire" in Gaza. wsws.org The Biden administration hopes that by proclaiming its support for a "ceasefire" loudly enough, it will make the world's population forget that it fully supports and enables the US-Israeli "final solution" of the Palestinian question.

Staff (2024-03-22). U.S. Said It Was Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire, But Its U.N. Resolution Didn't Say That: Phyllis Bennis. democracynow.org At the U.N. Security Council, China and Russia have vetoed a U.S. draft resolution on the war in Gaza. The U.S. resolution appeared to call for a ceasefire, but it was written in a way to make the resolution unenforceable. Our guest Phyllis Bennis says this was mere "wordplay" and a "convoluted" attempt by the Biden administration to play both sides, as it comes under increasing internal and external criticism over its close relationship with Israel. Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and an international adviser to Jewish Voice for Peace. She has written several books…

Ana Perdigón (2024-03-22). Venezuela Approves Guayana Esequiba Defense Law. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) has unanimously approved the Organic Law for the Defense of Guayana Esequiba, following the popular referendum on the Essequibo territory held in the South American nation last December. | This Thursday, March 21, the second discussion of the Organic Law for the Defense of Guayana Esequiba took place, which was approved in an ordinary session of the AN. The law will now be sent to the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, for them to rule on the constitutionality of its organic nature. | "We respond to the people of Venezuela who came out en masse to say yes to…

Jake Johnson (2024-03-22). Prominent Jewish Americans Condemn AIPAC Effort to 'Dominate' US Primaries. indybay.org "AIPAC is an essential link in the chain that holds in place the unbearable tragedy of Israel/Palestine." | More than 100 prominent Jewish Americans signed a statement released Wednesday condemning the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's increasingly aggressive interventions in U.S. elections, particularly Democratic Party primaries in which the powerful lobbying group is spending big to unseat progressives.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-22). Defensa Civil en Gaza insta al mundo a asumir sus responsabilidades. radiohc.cu La Habana, 22 mar (RHC) La dirección general de la Defensa Civil en la Franja de Gaza llamó hoy a la comunidad internacional a asumir sus responsabilidades para detener la agresión israelí, iniciada hace 168 días.

MEE staff (2024-03-22). War on Gaza: Footage shows Israeli drone killing four Palestinian civilians. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Footage shows Israeli drone killing four Palestinian civilians | Israeli drone footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows four Palestinians targeted and killed at the beginning of January in Khan Younis | | A missile from an Israeli drone targeting four young Palestinian men explodes in Khan…

Dania Akkad (2024-03-22). UK could halt arms sales to Israel next week, says head of foreign affairs committee. middleeasteye.net UK could halt arms sales to Israel next week, says head of foreign affairs committee | Alicia Kearns' comments come amid reports UK foreign secretary has warned Israel that arms supplies will be cut if prisoners denied Red Cross visits | | UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron warned of devestat…

Norman Solomon (2024-03-22). Apologists for Israel's Mass Murder in Gaza Fall Back on "Antisemitism" Claims. indybay.org The scam that keeps on killing…

MEE staff (2024-03-22). War on Gaza: More young Americans favour Palestinians than Israelis, new poll says. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: More young Americans favour Palestinians than Israelis, new poll says | Pew poll finds that half of Americans don't know the Palestinian or Israeli death toll in Gaza war | | People supporting Palestine take part in the 'March for Gaza' in Washington DC, on 2 March 2024 (Mandel Ngan/AF…

Ariel Gold (2024-03-22). Israel's Conscientious Objectors Stand on the Shoulders of Giants. counterpunch.org According to legend, the organization I lead, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, was founded in August 1914 when a British Quaker and a German Lutheran shook hands at a railway station in Cologne. With England on the cusp of joining World War I, they pledged, "We are one in Christ and can never be at war." After

Editor (2024-03-22). Mar 22, 2024. sitrepworld.info Mozart: Requiem — Lacrimosa China and Russia Are Taking Cultural Relations to the Next Level, by Laura Ruggeri Four Stories Tie the Decline of the West Together, by Eric Arnow (Video) On Compassion, And the annihilation of self-love, by Bill Astore Chaos Breaks Out As Hunter Biden Ex-Biz Partners Testify, by Tyler Durden For Every Action, a Reaction. Attention! The Dialectics of War, by Oliver Boyd-Barrett Israel Apologia Is One Big Fat Appeal To Emotion Fallacy, by Caitlin Johnstone How they get away with it in Gaza… by Jonathan Cook Joe Biden Cries On Camera During Irish PM Leo Var…

MEE staff (2024-03-22). Over 400 UK imams reject new extremism definition targeting Muslim groups. middleeasteye.net Over 400 UK imams reject new extremism definition targeting Muslim groups | Religious scholars accuse government of 'divisive tactics' and attempting to crack down on groups opposed to Israeli actions against Palestinians | | Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (C) is pictured in the prayer hall d…

albawaba (2024-03-22). Israeli raids and retaliatory strikes escalate on the Lebanese borders. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a recent escalation in southern Lebanon, Israeli forces conducted two raids on the town of Aita al-Shaab and launched artillery shelling on the towns of Khiam and Aitaroun, as well as the southern Marjayoun Plain.Previously, the Israeli army had targeted Hezbollah military buildings in Kafr Kila and Al-Dahira.Israeli media outlet Channel 12 reported on the challenges faced by the commander of the Galilee Division in changing the security situation in northern Israel, particularly along the Lebanon border.In retaliation, three anti-armor missiles were fired from south Lebanon towards Mutula, damaging…

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-22). The spiraling absurdity of Germany's pro-Israel fanaticism. 972mag.com

Lowkey (2024-03-22). Israel Killed My Mother! Lowkey interviews Dalloul Neder from Gaza. mintpressnews.com Lowkey interviews Dalloul Neder from Gaza, who lost five members of his family, including his mother and brother, when Israel bombed them. Dalloul attempted to bring the case to the attention of his MP, Angela Rayner of the Labour Party, but was assaulted and beaten by police.

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-22). LIVE: Israeli Command Structure Collapsing?! (& the truth about Haiti). rumble.com

Democracy Now! (2024-03-22). Israel's Architecture of Occupation: Eyal Weizman on Gaza & Targeting of Jewish Pro-Palestinian Voices. democracynow.org Extended conversation with Eyal Weizman, a British Israeli architect born in Haifa who founded Forensic Architecture. He's the author of several books, including Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation. | Extended conversation with Eyal Weizman, a British Israeli architect born in Haifa who founded Forensic Architecture. He's the author of several books, including Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation.

canadiandimension (2024-03-22). Direct action confronts Canada-Israel arms trade. canadiandimension.com Respect for international law, and an end to military violence, should be a priority for us all.

M. Reza Behnam (2024-03-22). Democracy vs. Hypocrisy: US in Palestine. counterpunch.org For generations to come, 7 October will be memorialized on Palestinian calendars as the first day of their liberation. For Palestinians living in Gaza, blockaded by Israel for 16 years, every day began and ended in a large open-air prison. For them, the act of resistance that began on that day was the point of no return—there

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-03-22). Half Of Americans Have No Idea Whether Israelis Or Palestinians Are Suffering More Deaths. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The fact that half of Americans don't know whether Israelis or Palestinians are suffering more deaths in Gaza is the result of the appalling "Palestinian child walks into bullet"-style headlines the mainstream American press have been churning out since this conflict began.

Staff (2024-03-22). Israel's illegal attacks on Syria must end immediately: Iran UN envoy. muslimmirror.com New York : Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani emphasized that there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis and said that the Islamic Republic of Iran considers the Israeli regime's military and illegal attacks in Syria provocative and strongly condemns them. Iravani made the remarks at the meeting …

MEE staff (2024-03-22). Record year for Israeli settlements with new approval for Jordan Valley units. middleeasteye.net Record year for Israeli settlements with new approval for Jordan Valley units | Israel seized 800 hectares in the West Bank area, after watchdog and UN said illegal settlements were expanding more than ever | | The Israeli settlement of Efrata was built on land from the Palestinian town of Al-Khade…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-03-22). Twelve Years Ago: The US-NATO-Israel Sponsored Al Qaeda Insurgency in Syria. Who Was Behind the 2011 "Protest Movement"? globalresearch.ca It was not a protest movement, it was an armed insurgency integrated by US-Israeli & allied supported "jihadist" death squads. From Day One, the Islamist "freedom fighters" were supported, trained & equipped by NATO & Turkey's High Command.

Simon Hooper (2024-03-22). Website for UK charity fundraising for Israeli soldiers no longer online. middleeasteye.net Website for UK charity fundraising for Israeli soldiers no longer online | Content also disappears from UK-AWIS's Facebook page and YouTube channel as charity regulator says it is still assessing fundraising concerns | | The homepage of UK-AWIS's website, as captured on 1 December 2023 (Sc…

Staff (2024-03-22). Israel's illegal attacks on Syria must end immediately: Iran UN envoy. muslimmirror.com New York : Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani emphasized that there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis and said that the Islamic Republic of Iran considers the Israeli regime's military and illegal attacks in Syria provocative and strongly condemns them. Iravani made the remarks at the meeting …

Daniel Warner (2024-03-22). The Rift Between the United States and Israel Remains a Simple Family Feud When a Significant Separation is Urgently Needed. counterpunch.org U.S. President Joseph Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been personally and politically close for decades. The United States and Israel have been more than just political allies since Israel's founding in 1948. A recent speech critical of Netanyahu and Israel's policies by a U.S. senator is part of an evolving tension between

MEE staff (2024-03-22). Morocco accused of using Israeli weapons to kill civilians in Western Sahara. middleeasteye.net Morocco accused of using Israeli weapons to kill civilians in Western Sahara | Investigation reveals how Rabat killed nearly 100 civilians in three years using Israeli military technology | | Displaced Sahrawis arrive to attend a Polisario congress at the refugee camp of Dakhla, which lies some 170…

albawaba (2024-03-22). 'Bring Them Home Now': Turkish digital artist Uƒüur Gallenku≈ü accused of supporting Gaza war. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Turkey's famous digital artist Uƒüur Gallenku≈ü was heavily rebuked on social media and accused of supporting the Israeli war in Gaza.The latest Uƒüur Gallenku≈ü' Instagram post included a photo, which was created by the Turkish artist via Artificial intelligence (AI) technology, causing a storm online.In the photo, a building is seen being bombed with the words "Bring Them Home Now" can be read after being caused by bomb dust. Many Pro-Palestinian activists were triggered by the AI digital photo by UgÃÜur GallenkusÃß and accused him of…

Nora Loreto (2024-03-22). Here's What Canada's Vote to End Arms Sales to Israel Means for Antiwar Effort. truthout.org This week Canada's House of Commons passed a resolution that supported ending future arms exports to Israel. As the motion was nonbinding, activists reacted to the vote by promising to force the governing Liberal Party to respect the decision. It wasn't immediately clear that the Liberals would respect the decision, despite the overwhelming number of Liberal members of Parliament (MPs) who voted… |

Staff (2024-03-22). Gaza: 82 Palestinians killed, 110 injured by Israeli bombings last 24 hours. muslimnews.co.uk Gaza City, (Wafa News Agency): 82 Palestinians were killed and 110 others wounded by indiscriminate bombings by Israel in Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli deadly attacks since 7 October 2023 has gone up to 32,070, including 13,000 children, and 74,298 …

Staff (2024-03-22). 140 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Gaza's Shifa hospital. muslimmirror.com Jerusalem : Israel's army continued its raid on Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, claiming that its forces killed more than 140 people and arrested "senior Hamas officials". Nearly 600 Palestinians have been apprehended, and more than 140 others have been killed, the army said on Thursday in a statement, claiming all of them are militants. …

Staff (2024-03-22). 140 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Gaza's Shifa hospital. muslimmirror.com Jerusalem : Israel's army continued its raid on Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, claiming that its forces killed more than 140 people and arrested "senior Hamas officials". Nearly 600 Palestinians have been apprehended, and more than 140 others have been killed, the army said on Thursday in a statement, claiming all of them are militants. …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-03-22). Interrupted Emancipation: Women and Work in East Germany. orinocotribune.com By Tricontinental — Mar 19, 2024 | This dossier looks at the history and unfinished work of women's liberation in the German Democratic Republic, such as its achievements, legacy, and the challenges it faced. | A New Beginning | Katharina 'Kà§the' Kern | (1900—1985) // Katharina was engaged in the struggle for women's rights on several fronts, from being an active member of the anti-fascist resistance under the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to the co-founder of the Democratic Women's Federation of Germany (DFD) in 1947 and a member of its board until her death. She led the women's secretariat of…

Netfa Freeman, Black Agenda Report. (2024-03-22). US Imperialism Raising Its Ugly Arrogance Again In Zimbabwe. popularresistance.org Despite its waning muscle and corroded facade, the U.S. insists on behaving as an entitled and malicious force in the world. So when the Zimbabwe government, in February, exercised its sovereign right to expel U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) agents from their country, the U.S. response was one of paternalistic and racist indignation befitting a bonafide settler colonial state. | USAID Administrator Samantha Power screamed that Zimbabwe's move was "unacceptable, inappropriate, and aggressive."

unitedEditor (2024-03-22). The Red Knight is back to the British Parliament. uwidata.com By Metin Akgerman George Galloway. A veteran British politician. An Anti-imperialist, anti-Monarchist, anti-establishment, anti-Zionist, pro-Republican, pro-Palestinian figure. He is not the new kid in the town. He had spent many decades in the political struggle, often on the Labour Party's side, and he is still very sharp. And this time, he is also winning. There …

Jeffrey St. Clair (2024-03-22). Roaming Charges: L'État Sans Merci. counterpunch.org Willie Pye's lawyer was not only incompetent, he was also, according to other lawyers, a racist, and frequently made racial slurs about his own clients, telling one colleague he thought "young black men were lazy" and saying of another client facing execution: "This little nigger deserves the death penalty."

Jeffrey St. Clair (2024-03-22). Roaming Charges: L'État Sans Merci. counterpunch.org Willie Pye's lawyer was not only incompetent, he was also, according to other lawyers, a racist, and frequently made racial slurs about his own clients, telling one colleague he thought "young black men were lazy" and saying of another client facing execution: "This little nigger deserves the death penalty."

Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network. (2024-03-22). A New Coalition Demands Healthcare And Justice For East Palestine. popularresistance.org This Saturday, March 23, unionists and labor leaders, environmental justice groups, community organizers, community members from other "sacrifice zones," and supporters from around the country are coming to East Palestine to join residents as part of the newly formed Justice for East Palestine Residents and Workers coalition. The coalition has come together in recent months and mobilized around the core objective of pressuring President Biden to invoke the Stafford Act and issue a major disaster declaration for East Palestine.

Paul Larudee (2024-03-22). Terrorism's Ugly Face. dissidentvoice.org In August, 2008, Ismail Haniyeh, the elected Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, welcomed me and other members of the Free Gaza Movement to his home in the relatively small al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza, not far from the larger Jabalia camp. We had just arrived on the first boats to enter …

Ron Jacobs (2024-03-22). The Arrogance of the Powerful, From Palestine to People's Park. counterpunch.org I lived in Berkeley in 1981. In fact, I'd been there for a few years except for a summer in Santa Cruz and a winter in San Diego. I spent a lot of the time I wasn't working some day job hanging out in People's Park and on Telegraph Avenue. I wasn't alone. In fact,

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-22). Forum condemns Labor's racist refugee policies. greenleft.org.au

ecns.cn (2024-03-22). States follow Texas on immigration bill. ecns.cn The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the law to remain in place while the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considered its legality.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-22). The Palestine Vote in Canada's Parliament — it's No Victory. libya360.wordpress.com Aidan Jonah & Jack Dempster Image of Canada's House of Commons, where the much vaunted NDP motion on Palestine was voted on. Image source: Charlie Angus (@CharlieAngusNDP)/Twitter Meltdowns and words aplenty came around a March 18 Palestine vote in Canada's parliament. But this non-binding vote and the final product which was voted on, is much…

UUs for Justice in the Middle East (2024-03-22). Sunday 4/7: A fundraiser for the Jenin Freedom Theater of Occupied Palestine. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society S.F. 1187 Franklin St.– Starr King Room…

ecns.cn (2024-03-22). High pressure on organized crime persists. ecns.cn Nationwide prosecutorial authorities kept up the high pressure on organized crime last year, prosecuting 14,902 individuals, a 5.2 percent year-on-year increase, according to a white paper issued by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Susan Block (2024-03-22). Anti-Zionist Purim for Palestine. counterpunch.org It's coming up on Purim, the Semitic St. Paddy's, Yiddishe Mardi Gras or Hebraic Halloweenof masquerade, storytelling (Purim shpiels), games, pranks, music, wine and a special Spring holiday dessert called "hamantaschen." These triangular, fruit jelly-stuffed pastries are said to represent the pirate-style hat of the Purim story's villain, that quintessential antisemite Haman the Agagite, Biblical

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-22). Merri-bek Council votes to do more for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Peter Boyle (2024-03-22). Leila Khaled on the Kurdish struggle. greenleft.org.au Leila Khaled is one of the few well-known Palestinian freedom fighters who has consistently spoken out in support of the Kurdish liberation struggle. She re-affirmed her support in an interview with Green Left on February 18, writes Peter Boyle.

Palestine Solidarity Central Coast (2024-03-22). Saturday 3/23: How We Win: The Power of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) in Liberation Struggles. indybay.org Virtual Event…

Scott Ritter (2024-03-22). The CIA's Secret War — Using Russian Fascists to Fight Russia. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca

Angela (2024-03-22). Saturday 3/23: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…

Hank Pellissier (2024-03-22). Thursday 4/4: Let Gaza Eat – RACCOON action for Free-Free-Free Palestine. indybay.org Ferry Building Plaza – Embarcadero & Market…

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-22). IDF disinvited from mental health conference. greenleft.org.au

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN, JDO (2024-03-22). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Organizaciones de DD.HH. han realizado varios llamados a un alto al fuego inmediato ante la grave situación que se vive en los territorios palestinos.

teleSUR, rzr (2024-03-22). Presidente Lula da Silva presenta Plan Juventud Negra Viva. telesurtv.net Lula da Silva sostuvo que el racismo es un problema "mundial" y citó el caso del futbolista del Real Madrid, Vini Júnior que es insultado por el color de su piel.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-03-22). Ataque suicida en un banco afgano deja al menos 23 muertos. telesurtv.net La ciudad de Kandahar es un centro espiritual y político para los gobernantes de Afganistán porque el líder supremo de los talibanes, el mulá Hibatullah Akhundzada, tiene su sede allí…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-03-22). Al menos 37 madres palestinas son asesinadas diariamente en Gaza. telesurtv.net A 28 madres palestinas detenidas en cárceles israelíes se les priva el derecho a celebrar el Día de la Madre.

Collective, CADTM International (2024-03-22). More than 200 civil society organisations demand the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-03-22). Canada FM confirms halting arms shipments to Israel. newarab.com Canada will halt all arms shipments to Israel, The besieged Palestinian territory is facing a mounting humanitarian crisis, and months of war have pushed hundreds of thousands of Gazans to the brink of famine. | Canada, a key ally of the United States, which provides Israel with billions of dollars a year in military aid, had alre…

newarab (2024-03-22). US unveils draft UN resolution seeking immediate ceasefire. newarab.com The United States has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire linked to the release of hostages" in the Gaza Strip, The diplomat made his announcement whilst on a tour of the Middle East that will include a stop in Israel. | Key Israel backer the

newarab (2024-03-22). Blinken in Israel ahead of UN vote on Gaza ceasefire plan. newarab.com US Secretary of State

newarab (2024-03-22). Doubts over Israel's claims of arrests at Gaza's Al-Shifa. newarab.com Israel's military offensive on Throughout the five-day assault on

newarab (2024-03-22). Israeli army kills dozens in Gaza Al-Shifa hospital raids. newarab.com The Israeli army's raid of Gaza's Almost one hundred Palestinians were killed at the hospital in the early hours of Monday. | Israel has claimed to have killed more than 50 "terrorists" over the past day and "eliminated over 140" inside the hospital complex since the start of the assault. | Palestinian health aut…

newarab (2024-03-22). MENA Sports Wrap: Qatar football legend hangs up his boots. newarab.com Arab teams competed for a place in the 2026 World Cup, while Israel was knocked off its perch by Iceland in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. | Meanwhile a veteran of Qatari football retired from international play while a mystery over the departure of a top Israeli player from pro-Palestine Celtic has finally been revealed. | Smooth sailing for Arab teams in Asian FIFA World Cup qualifications |

newarab (2024-03-22). The New Arab Weekly – Schumer calls for new Israeli election. newarab.com

newarab (2024-03-22). Israel plans to seize Gaza aid control and targets officials. newarab.com Arab and Israeli officials told the US daily that Israel is looking to enlist non-Hamas Palestinian leaders and businessmen to collaborate in the project. | Israel has also sought…

newarab (2024-03-22). Netanyahu tells US Republicans Gaza war will continue. newarab.com Israeli "He's going to do what he said he's going to do. He's going to finish it," Senator Jim Risch said. | The conservative Israeli leader spoke to Republicans via videolink nearly a week…

newarab (2024-03-22). In numbers: UK media's pro-Israel bias in Gaza war coverage. newarab.com For five months, global media attention has fixated on British mainstream media coverage of the war has shown a consistent and profound bias against Palestinians from the country's major conservative-leaning newspapers, according to a study by The New Arab. | Through a quantitativ…

newarab (2024-03-22). Palestinian forces disperse mourners after Israeli killings. newarab.com Israeli forces The victims were identified as 31-year-old Mahmoud Rahal, 20-year-old Ahmed Barakat, and 20-year-old Mohammad Fayed, while three…

newarab (2024-03-22). Israel conducts brutal raids in Jenin refugee camp killing 4. newarab.com An Israeli operation in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the "Palestine Red Crescent ambulance teams have just transported an 18-year-old young man who was killed by the Israeli occupation forces in N…

newarab (2024-03-22). Republicans mull Netanyahu Congress invite amid Israel anger. newarab.com

newarab (2024-03-22). Lebanon PM promises reparations to victims of Israel strikes. newarab.com

newarab (2024-03-22). Al-Araby TV journalist detained by Israel forces at Al-Shifa. newarab.com Israeli forces detained an Al-Araby TV journalist during their multi-day raids on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City this week, according to the network. | Al-Araby TV, the sister station of The New Arab, said they lost contact with Mohammed Arab on Monday as he reported on a raid by Israeli forces at the medical facility. | His family later confirmed to the network on Wednesday that Arab was detained by Israeli forces. | In a statement, Al-Araby TV said that the detention of Arab was not an isolated incident but part of a systematic targeting of media workers by Israeli forces in Gaza, including from The New Arab…

newarab (2024-03-22). Cameron 'threat to pull Israeli arms over prisoner access'. newarab.com UK Foreign Minister Cameron reportedly demanded that the Red Cross or diplomats be granted access to "detained terrorists of Hamas elite Nukhba force" if Israel wanted to continue buying UK weapons, Ynet reported. | He also warned that the UK and other European countries might enact an…

newarab (2024-03-22). British MP rejects aid claims by Israeli govt spokesperson. newarab.com

newarab (2024-03-22). Palestine Football Association urges FIFA sanctions against Israel. newarab.com The Palestine Football Association has called on football's The The PFA's statement, released on Tuesday, said: "The l…

newarab (2024-03-22). The Teacher: The daily tragedy of life in occupied Palestine. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). President Raeisi calls for action to stop Gaza genocide in Nowruz address. presstv.ir Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi calls for serious practical steps to stop the Israeli regime's attacks on Gaza in his New Year message to Asian countries celebrating Nowruz.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). EU leaders warn Israel against Rafah offensive. presstv.ir Twenty-seven leaders of the European Union have called for an "immediate humanitarian pause" in the Gaza Strip leading to a sustainable ceasefire.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). Yemeni leader vows more 'effective' strikes in solidarity with Gaza. presstv.ir The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement vows more "effective" retaliatory strikes in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). Protesters block San Francisco airport, demand permanent ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Protesters urging ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the US's military support for Israel, block the international terminal at San Francisco International Airport.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). Chilean protesters demand Gaza ceasefire, end to Israeli siege. presstv.ir Chileans take to the streets of Santiago, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli siege of the territory.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). Mar. 21: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Israel regime and its Western backers.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). UN data: 35% of Gaza buildings either destroyed or damaged by Israel. presstv.ir The UN Satellite Center conducted an evaluation by utilizing high-resolution satellite images acquired on February 29.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). Iran: US, Israel take UN, Security Council hostage, world must urgently act. presstv.ir Iran says the international community should immediately free the UN and its Security Council from the US and Israel stranglehold.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). Seven soldiers injured as Israel raids West Bank with helicopters. presstv.ir Seven Israeli soldiers have been injured in armed clashes with a Palestinian resistance fighter west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). Israel caught in Gaza 'quagmire', Netanyahu at 'end of line': Iran FM. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has led the regime into a "quagmire" in Gaza and now he has reached "the end of the line".

Larry Johnson (2024-03-22). Western Hatred of Russia Rooted in Support for Nazis and Bureaucratic sclerosis. sonar21.com Azov-Battalion-with-Nazi-Flag | Americans are by-and-large decent, genial folks. But when it comes to history, most have the memory of an Alzheimer's patient. Sam Cooke was speaking for most Americans when he crooned, "Don't know much about history …". So I will make this simple — America's hatred of Russia has its roots in the U.S. Government's post-WW II embrace of Nazis. Tim Weiner writes about this in his essential book,

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