(2024-05-03). Headlines for May 3, 2024. democracynow.org Israel Continues Air Assault on Rafah, Killing Young Children, Ahead of Its Planned Ground Invasion, Palestinian Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh Dies in Israeli Prison; Released Detainee Describes Horror of Arrest, ICC Warns Netanyahu's Comments Threaten "Independence and Impartiality" of Court, Student Protest Movement for Gaza Gains Steam Despite Police Crackdown, Biden's Dismissal as "Chaos", French Students Escalate Their Gaza Solidarity Protest, Pentagon Concedes U.S. Drone Strike in Syria Killed Civilian Farmer, U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine, Imposes New San…
(2024-05-03). Is the Camp David Agreement still valid? uwidata.com Israel continues to attack Gaza. A critical phase of the offensive remains the Rafah border crossing and the Sinai Peninsula. Parallel to the developments in Rafah and Sinai, there rises some voices in Egypt questioning the Camp David agreement with some openly advocating to discard it. We asked Ramazan Bursa, an expert on Egypt, what …
(2024-05-03). UN: 'Rafah incursion risks lives of hundreds of thousands'; IDF downs target at Israel's north. haaretz.com ICC prosecutor's office condemns interfering with impartiality, independence of its work, as request for arrest warrants of Israeli officials under review ‚ñ Turkey says halting trade with Israel until permanent Gaza cease-fire, free flow of aid ‚ñ NYT: U.S., Saudi Arabia may sign normalization agreement, conditioning Israel/Saudi relations on agreement for Palestinian state ‚ñ Vote on Al Jazeera ban postponed until Sunday ‚ñ Iran says released crew of Israel-linked ship seized in April…
(2024-05-03). Israel-US Gaza Plan Stares Us In The Face. popularresistance.org One does not need to be a fortune-teller to understand that the Israel-U.S. game plan for Gaza runs something like this: | In public, Biden appears "tough" on Netanyahu, urging him not to "invade" Rafah and pressuring him to allow more "humanitarian aid" into Gaza. | But already the White House is preparing the ground to subvert its own messaging. It insists that Israel has offered an "extraordinarily generous" deal to Hamas — one that, Washington suggests, amounts to a ceasefire. It doesn't. According to reports, the best Israel has offered is an undefined "period of sustained calm". Even that promise can'
(2024-05-03). Hostage deal and Rafah offensive reach tipping point, and Israel could fall either way. haaretz.com The hostage deal is stuck between Netanyahu's 'rock' and Sinwar's 'hard place,' as the world waits for Hamas' answer to the current proposal ‚ñ The much anticipated Rafah offensive has been mythologized to Stalingrad status, but its strategic value is hardly the 'total victory' it has been chalked up to be…
(2024-05-03). Is the Camp David Agreement still valid? unitedworldint.com Israel continues to attack Gaza. A critical phase of the offensive remains the Rafah border crossing and the Sinai Peninsula. Parallel to the developments in Rafah and Sinai, there rises some voices in Egypt questioning the Camp David agreement with some openly advocating to discard it. We asked Ramazan Bursa, an expert on Egypt, what …
(2024-05-03). Flood The Gates: Escalate. popularresistance.org It has been 208 days since this most recent and most horrific chapter of the 75-year U.S.-zionist genocide in Gaza began. Over 40,000 Palestinians have been martyred, but the actual death toll is likely upward of 100,000. Despite the mobilizations of millions around the world, we must acknowledge that we have not been able to stop the genocide — we have not come even close. This is a failure, but not a defeat. It demands we reckon with our errors and recalculate our strategy to win. | After October 7, we recognized immediately the need for escalatory resistance to imperialism's escalating violence.
(2024-05-03). Students Of Venezuela March In Support Of Palestine. popularresistance.org University and high school students from Venezuela took the streets of Caracas to demand an end to the genocide of the Palestinian people carried out by the Zionist state of Israel. The Venezuelan students' rallies coincide with a similar student movement in the US that is facing police repression by a government that allegedly is the beacon of democracy. | More than 34,500 Palestinians have since been killed since October 7, 2023, most of them women and children, and over 77,700 are reported as injured amid mass destruction and severe shortages of basic necessities caused by the indiscriminate and criminal Israe…
(2024-05-03). Dartmouth Bans Jewish Studies Prof for 6 Months for Protecting Jewish Opponents of Genocide from Police Violence. fightbackbetter.com 
The following is a play by play — we are looking to reach out to the Dartmouth groups. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/05/cam……
(2024-05-03). Denver university launches tent city for Palestine. workers.org 
Denver Students set up a tent city on April 26 on the Auraria campus of Metropolitan State University in Denver. They joined the call for all universities to divest from Israel and for an end to the occupation and genocide in Gaza. At least 100 police officers stood at the . . . |
(2024-05-03). The Uncommitted Campaign in New Jersey: The Fight To End Genocide Continues. counterpunch.org 
A sense of urgency loomed over Fatima Mughal, one of the leading organizers behind the uncommitted campaign in New Jersey. Some emotional containment was necessary in the midst of an ongoing genocide. "The people who've lost so much in Gaza don't have the time to sit with their feelings," she expressed, referring to the 40,000
(2024-05-03). Ethiopia Beyond Pretoria: Is Another War Imminent? counterpunch.org 
As Western governments and partisan media concentrate on the genocide in Gaza and war in Ukraine, the Amhara genocide in Ethiopia and the simmering conflicts in the Amhara region remain largely ignored. The Ethiopian government, led by Prime-Minister Abiy Ahmed is, directly or indirectly, behind virtually every act of ethnic violence in the country. Within
(2024-05-03). Opposing Every War But The Current One, Supporting Civil Rights But Never Right Now. caitlinjohnstone.com.au As Democrats get worse and worse the longer Biden's genocide in Gaza continues, I find myself recalling a tweet that went viral back in November by an account with the handle @eyeballslicer, "A liberal is someone who opposes every war except the current war and supports all civil rights movements except the one that's going on right now."
(2024-05-03). Not every German public figure supports Israel's genocide! gilbertdoctorow.com The actor Dieter Hallervorden is a name known to everyone in Germany. For decades he was THE ACTOR whom you saw on television. He also played in prize winning movies. At age 88, he is the Intendant of three drama theaters and is on the stage nearly every evening. Now in his video poem Gaza …
(2024-05-03). New US Antisemitism Law Turns Critics Against Israeli Genocide Into Criminals. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-03). The Bizarre Gymnastics Of The Gaza Aid Pier. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix:
‚ùñ | So glad Trump lost in 2020 otherwise we'd be seeing fascistic crackdowns on political dissent, police brutalizing protesters, tyrannical suppression of free speech, and the facilitation of racist and Islamophobic agendas. That psycho would probably be committing genocide by now. | ‚ùñ | So let me get this straight. The US wound u…
(2024-05-03). Sit-in at CSU-Fresno to Stop Genocide in Gaza. indybay.org
(2024-05-03). Biden backs police repression against non-violent anti-genocide protests. wsws.org The White House fears that the student response to Israeli genocide foreshadows a mass antiwar movement in the working class.
(2024-05-03). NYPD raids building occupied by protesters at Columbia, make arrests. ecns.cn Hundreds of New York Police Department officers wearing riot gear filed into a building late Tuesday that was taken over by pro-Palestinian protesters on the Columbia University campus earlier in the day and began making arrests.
(2024-05-03). Why Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters Wear Masks On Campus. popularresistance.org As demonstrations over the war in Gaza have surged on campuses, around cities and in offices across the US in recent weeks, a visible tension has emerged between the desire for public protest and a fear of professional reprisals. | On the Columbia University campus, where the latest spike in protests began on 17 April, demonstrators have worn masks and used blankets to block counter-protesters from filming students. Protesters at a tent encampment at the University of Michigan handed out masks upon entry, and students there refused to give reporters their full names in case the school took punitive action against…
(2024-05-03). As A Free Speech Organization, We Condemn Campus Crackdowns. popularresistance.org Defending Rights & Dissent condemns the crackdown taking place across campuses in the United States. Across the country, we have seen protests calling for a ceasefire and end to Israel's brutal war in Gaza. Increasingly, many of these protests have taken place on America's campuses. Since the Columbia University occupation began on April 17, protests, including encampments, have spread across college campuses as students link their opposition to Israel's war with demands for university divestment. In spite of false claims to the contrary, the protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful and nonviolent.
(2024-05-03). The Palestine Solidarity Movement is Making History: Thoughts from a 1968 Columbia University "Outside" Organizer. counterpunch.org Today, on college campuses in the U.S., and around the world, there is a powerful student/faculty/staff/community movement supporting the self-determination of the people of Palestine. It is winning the battle of ideas by challenging the murderous state of Israel, long a proxy for U.S. and British imperialism as these anti-Semitic countries claim to "love the
(2024-05-03). From Gaza to Guantanamo: The Horrors of Western Imperialism. mintpressnews.com 
Over the past six months, we have witnessed some of the darkest moments in human history and some of the worst of its capabilities. | Every day, we collectively watch in horror as an apartheid state carries out war crimes against defenseless civilian populations with almost complete impunity — and with the near total support of Western leaders, who continue to funnel money, weapons and political protection to Israel. | Every day, images of war crimes are beamed to our smartphones, and the screams of babies, the wails of widows and the cries of fathers carrying their deceased children ring through our ears.
(2024-05-03). Israel confirms death of hostage Dror Or in Gaza. scmp.com Or's wife, Yonat, was killed in the October 7 Hamas attack, while two of their three children were abducted and then freed as part of the November ceasefire deal.
(2024-05-03). Israel-Gaza war: Hamas sending delegation to Egypt for truce talks in sign of progress. scmp.com After months of stop-and-start negotiations, the ceasefire efforts appear to have reached a critical stage, with Egyptian and American mediators reporting signs of compromise in recent days.
(2024-05-03). What's on the table in the latest Gaza ceasefire talks? scmp.com Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages. Here's what's known so far about the current proposal.
(2024-05-03). Overcapacity: The West's New Narrative against China. dissidentvoice.org 
This week we would like to recommend to you a Chinese song from 1967 called Bravely March On, Arab People! (•ãÂãáÂâçËøõÔºåÈòøÊã≺؉∫∫Ê∞ë) in support of the pan-Arab movement. If you don't have a lot of time, this is what you should know: For China, Iran's attack on Israel was "an act of self-defense" The West's new …
(2024-05-03). Veterans to Biden: US Law Says No Weapons to Nations with A-Bombs if They've Not Signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty. That Means Israel. dissidentvoice.org In a letter 18 April to President Biden and top members of his administration, Veterans For Peace cited existing federal law that gives the President "…no discretion whatsoever to allow any military assistance of any form to be delivered to Israel," based on that country's "serial violations of the Symington-Glenn Amendments, codified at 22 U.S.C. ß …
(2024-05-03). Shady far-right groups behind Texas Tech professor's suspension. electronicintifada.net The false conflation of anti-Semitism with anti-Zionism is being wielded to chilling effect on US campuses.
(2024-05-03). "Best-case" UN assessment says rebuilding Gaza homes destroyed by Israel's genocidal onslaught will take close to two decades. wsws.org The projection, which underscores how far Israel has gone in enforcing its deliberate ethnic cleansing of the enclave, is based on the highly improbable assumptions that the war ends now and the Zionist regime allows a five-fold increase of construction material imports into Gaza.
(2024-05-03). May 3, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Clannad — Siúil A Rún The Enemy Is Among Us? by Philip Giraldi The Bizarre Gymnastics Of The Gaza Aid Pier, by Caitlin Johnstone Peter Koenig: Top Universities Pro-Pal Encampments — A shift Towards Justice or Just Illusion? Students Go After the Hypocrites, by Eric Margolis Battlefield Blood, Campus Blood, by Oliver Boyd-Barrett 70yrs of Israeli war crimes, the cover-up by Evangelicals was an unpardonable sin, by Don Hank The 'Antisemitism' Moral Panic Has Officially Jumped The Shark, by Caitlin Johnstone Protests: This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged, by Natasha Lennard America'
(2024-05-03). Dror Or, believed to be among Israeli hostages in Gaza, was killed on Oct. 7, kibbutz says. haaretz.com Or's wife was murdered and his children taken hostage; his body is still being held by Hamas…
(2024-05-03). "Dead on Arrival": Doctors Back from Gaza Describe Horrific Hospital Scenes, Decimated Health System. democracynow.org 
Nearly seven months of constant bombardment, siege and obstruction of aid deliveries have annihilated the healthcare system in Gaza. Last week, the Palestinian Health Ministry said that around 600,000 Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip no longer have access to any kind of healthcare. The World Health Organization has said that Israel is "systematically dismantling" the health system in Gaza. Only 11 hospitals out of 36 hospitals in Gaza are partially functioning. At both of Gaza's largest hospitals, Al-Shifa and Nasser, Palestinians found hundreds of bodies buried in mass graves after Israe…
(2024-05-03). It's More Than Just Protests for Palestine, It is Existential Hope for the World. counterpunch.org 
Nobody wants to know how the sausage is made. We don't really want to know how America came to be in its current form—to the extent that some states have openly tried to ban essential accurate history from being taught. Americans have been told that Israel is their only true ally in that region of
(2024-05-03). ICC condemns retaliation threats after Israeli arrest warrant reports. middleeasteye.net 
ICC condemns retaliation threats after Israeli arrest warrant reports | Court condemns 'intimidation and improper influence', as US politicians warn of sanctions if Israeli officials are indicted | | International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during a press conference in…
(2024-05-03). Shin Bet arrests Israeli on suspicion of murdering Palestinian during riots after murder of teen in West Bank. haaretz.com A 17-year-old Palestinian boy was shot in the head when settlers rampaged through West Bank villages following the murder of 14-year-old settler Binyamin Ahimeir…
(2024-05-03). Prominent Gaza doctor Adnan Al-Bursh dies in Israeli prison. scmp.com Adnan Al-Bursh, head of orthopaedics at al-Shifa Hospital, was detained while temporarily working in north Gaza and kept in custody for over 4 months before his death.
(2024-05-03). CAIR Condemns House Adoption of Misleading Antisemitism Awareness Act. indybay.org May 1, 2024 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight condemned members of the U.S. House of Representatives who voted hours ago to approve a one-sided, and dishonest proposal about campus antisemitism that ignored anti-Palestinian racism and conflates criticism of the Israeli government with antisemitism.
(2024-05-03). Campus Protests: The Kids May Not Be Alright, But They Are (Mostly) Right. counterpunch.org 
I'm too young to remember the campus convulsions of the 1960s, but older friends who were there tell me that the growing campus protest movement against US support for Israel's war in Palestine bears a striking resemblance to those days. I happen to support that movement's goals, at least to the extent of wanting to
(2024-05-03). ICC condemns retaliation threats after Israeli arrest warrant reports. middleeasteye.net ICC condemns retaliation threats after Israeli arrest warrant reports | Court hits out at 'intimidation and improper influence', as US politicians warn of sanctions if Israeli officials are indicted | | International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during a press conference…
(2024-05-03). After Breaking Silence, Biden Faces Balancing Act On Gaza Demos. latintimes.com Joe Biden broke his silence Thursday on the student protests against Israel's war with Hamas but the US president faces a difficult balancing act to avoid hurting his reelection chances against Donald Trump.
(2024-05-03). The Politics of Student Protests and Their Unintended Consequences. counterpunch.org The current pro-Palestinian student protests may influence President Biden's policies towards Israel, but the protests may also be used by Republicans as part of their law-and-order platform. If Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, a first law of protest may be that for every
(2024-05-03). ICC prosecutor: Work 'undermined' by threats as Netanyahu, army brass face arrest warrants. haaretz.com On Tuesday, Netanyahu called the possibility of Israeli military and political officials being hit with arrest warrants over crimes committed in Gaza an 'antisemitic hate crime'…
(2024-05-03). Convoca la FEU a acto de solidaridad con universitarios de Estados Unidos. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 may (RHC) Cientos de estudiantes ratificarán hoy el rechazo de la comunidad universitaria en Cuba a la represión policial contra sus homólogos en Estados Unidos por denunciar los crímenes de Israel en Palestina, anunció la FEU.
(2024-05-03). Port Closure Prompts Palestine Support Rally at BART Station. indybay.org A quick victory for Bay Area resistance to Israeli war crimes…
(2024-05-03). Netanyahu is the gift that keeps on giving — to Hamas and his racist coalition partners. haaretz.com The Israeli prime minister's tactics are clear: appease the warmongers propping up his government and intimate to Hamas that it should not agree to any deal ‚ñ Netanyahu could actually benefit from being declared a war criminal by the International Criminal Court…
(2024-05-03). Egyptian militia leader Organi unveils plans for 'Sisi City' at Israel border. middleeasteye.net 
Egyptian militia leader Organi unveils plans for 'Sisi City' at Israel border | Businessman also declares himself head of umbrella tribal federation with Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as 'honorary president' | | Ibrahim al-Organi (C) looking at construction plans for Sisi City (Facebook/Alorg…
(2024-05-03). The distortion of campus protests over Gaza. nationofchange.org Did the right weaponize antisemitism to distract from Israel's war?>
(2024-05-03). 'It's not easy being a Jew in Bolivia. I need to be here, in Israel'. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion airport: A Jewish-Bolivian ruminates on how Israel has changed since he lived here in the '70s, and a Russian transplant explains why he left St. Petersburg for Tel Aviv…
(2024-05-03). 'Remain vigilant': India issues new advisory to its citizens travelling to Iran, Israel amid conflict. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: India on Friday issued a fresh advisory for its citizens travelling to Iran or Israel, asking them to remain vigilant due to the ongoing conflict between the two nations. | Israel and Iran have allowed commercial aircraft to operate in their airspace. However, it is uncertain if the airspace will be open as long as the conflict in the area continues.In response to a media query about the travel advisory for Iran and Israel, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, "We continue to closely monitor the situation in the region. We have also noted that Iran and Israel have open…
(2024-05-03). Resetting the War Button. counterpunch.org 
The threat of a wider war sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Israel/Hamas war has never been as great as it is now. The world is in need of actions that will change the thirst for war to an atmosphere of peace. Normalizing relations with Cuba will create an opportunity for such change.
(2024-05-03). Unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II: UN. scmp.com The United Nations said it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes devastated in Israel's bombing and ground offensive if the conflict ended today.
(2024-05-03). Joe Biden says 'order must prevail' as Gaza war protests roil US campuses. scmp.com The US president says the protests have not made him reconsider his position on the war, but he does not support calls to send in the National Guard.
(2024-05-03). Cuban youth call for rally in solidarity with US university students. plenglish.com Havana, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of students of the university community in Cuba, will ratify on Friday, their rejection of the police repression against their counterparts in the United States for denouncing Israel's crimes in Palestine, the Cuban Federation of University Students (FEU, in Spanish) announced.
(2024-05-03). Portland State University Will 'Pause' Donations From Boeing. popularresistance.org Portland State University (PSU) will temporarily halt donations from Boeing, responding to student calls to cut ties with the giant aerospace and missile manufacturer amidst Israel's war on Gaza. | President Ann Cudd stated in an open letter released Friday that PSU plans to organise a forum in May to address student concerns regarding their affiliations with the multibillion-dollar weapons manufacturer. | She wrote: "PSU will pause seeking or accepting any further gifts or grants from the Boeing Company until we have had a chance to engage in this debate and come to conclusions about a reasonable course of actio…
(2024-05-03). Biden Says Protests Haven't Made Him Reconsider Support for Gaza Slaughter. news.antiwar.com President Biden said on Thursday that the college protests on campuses across the country have not caused him to rethink his unconditional support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. Biden made the comment when answering a question from a reporter after he delivered brief remarks about the protest movement. The president portrayed the …
(2024-05-03). Israel-Gaza war: Joe Biden says 'order must prevail' as protests roil US campuses. scmp.com The US president says the protests have not made him reconsider his position on the war, but he does not support calls to send in the National Guard.
(2024-05-03). Iraq-Based Forces Attack Israeli Target in Tel Aviv. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iraqi Islamic Resistance forces have for the first time carried out a missile strike against an Israeli target in Tel Aviv in retaliation for the Zionist regime's onslaught on Gaza.
(2024-05-03). Denuncian en Bolivia intereses externos a elecciones judiciales. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 may (RHC) La Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional (ALP) descarta hoy la responsabilidad en la anulación del proceso de preselección de autoridades judiciales, afirmó el presidente de la Cámara de Diputados de Bolivia, Israel Huaytari.
(2024-05-03). Palestinian Journalists Awarded 2024 UNESCO Press Freedom Prize. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) awarded the 2024 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to Palestinian journalists for their commitment and bravery during the coverage of the Israeli offensive against Gaza. | RELATED: | The award was presented at a ceremony held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Santiago, Chile during the 31st World Conference on Press Freedom. | Naser Abubaker, the president of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), accepted the award on be…
(2024-05-03). Israel Builds 'Cyber Dome' Against Iran's Hackers. latintimes.com "It is a silent war, one which is not visible," said Aviram Atzaba, the Israeli National Cyber Directorate's head of international cooperation.
(2024-05-03). Israeli Airstrike Wounds 8 Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus. telesurenglish.net On Thursday night, Israel launched an aerial attack from the direction of the Golan Heights against a military site near Damascus, injuring eight soldiers and causing material losses. | RELATED: | "At around 22: 05 local time on May 2, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan against a position in the vicinity of Damascus," the Syrian Ministry of Defense confirmed in a statement. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported explosions were heard in the southwestern countr…
(2024-05-03). Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war. cpj.org Editor's notes: The list below is CPJ's most recent and preliminary account of journalist deaths in the war. Our database will not include all of these casualties until we have completed further investigations into the circumstances surrounding them. For more information, read our FAQ. The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since…
(2024-05-03). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. cpj.org Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging. In addition to documenting the growing tally of journalists killed and injured, CPJ's research has found multiple kinds of incidents of journalists being targeted while carrying out…
(2024-05-03). "This Militaristic Approach Has Been a Failure": Meet Hala Rharrit, First U.S. Diplomat to Quit over Gaza. democracynow.org 
Democracy Now! speaks with Hala Rharrit, the first State Department diplomat to publicly resign over the Biden administration's policies backing Israel's assault and siege of the Gaza Strip. Rharrit is an 18-year career diplomat who served as the Arabic-language spokesperson for the State Department in the region. "I could no longer be a part of the State Department and promote this policy. It's an inhumane policy. It's a failed policy that is helping neither Palestinians, neither Israelis," Rharrit says. "We are not authorized to send military equipment, weapons to count…
(2024-05-03). Israeli PM's office yet to submit files on transfer of funds to Hamas, despite repeated requests. haaretz.com Netanyahu's bureau has not complied with the state comptroller's requested files for the investigation into the government and military leading up to October 7. The PMO called the announcement an 'unnecessary clash at a time of war,' and said they have cooperated with all requests…
(2024-05-03). Iraqi Resistance Forces Attack Israeli Target in Tel Aviv. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iraqi Islamic Resistance forces have for the first time carried out a missile strike against an Israeli target in Tel Aviv in retaliation for the Zionist regime's onslaught on Gaza.
(2024-05-03). Iran Blacklists UK, US Persons, Entities for Role in War on Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran imposed sanctions on a number of American and British individuals and institutions for their complicity with the Israeli regime in the brutal onslaught against the Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-03). ACLU Condemns House Passage of Dangerous Bill That Would Chill Free Speech. indybay.org This Bill Would Falsely Equate Criticism of Israel with Antisemitic Discrimination…
(2024-05-03). University Investments: Divesting from the Military-Industrial Complex. counterpunch.org 
The rage and protest against Israel's campaign in Gaza, ongoing since the October 7 attacks by Hamas, has stirred student activity across a number of US university campuses and beyond. Echoes of the Vietnam anti-war protests are being cited. The docile consumers of education are being prodded and found interested. University administrators and managers are, as they always
(2024-05-03). Israeli industry braces for economic damage amid Turkish trade ban. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli industry braces for economic damage amid Turkish trade ban | Construction industry is already in 'dire straits', while Israel's largest refinery warns of significant hit to crude oil imports | | Construction work on the settlement of Tzofim, east of the Palestinian West Bank village of Qalqily…
(2024-05-03). More Pro-Palestinian Camps Emerge at Canadian Universities. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, hundreds of students and faculties set up an encampment at the University of Toronto as a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at U.S. universities continued to spread. | RELATED: | The latest protesters on the campus of the University of Toronto have been told they have to leave by 10 p.m. but they are staying onsite. If the protesters' activities remain peaceful, it does not intend to remove them…
(2024-05-03). Over 2,000 Pro-Palestine Activists Arrested So Far in the US. telesurenglish.net The anti-war protests at over 30 American universities and colleges were going on Thursday, with further discontent sparked by the police's heavy-handed enforcement. According to the latest tally by The Associated Press, over 2,000 people have been arrested nationwide. | RELATED: | On Thursday, more than 200 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest camp on campus, after refusing to leave the area as requ…
(2024-05-03). The Cruelty is the Point. counterpunch.org 
Acts of cruelty to animals are more than a slight personality flaw. A history of animal torture and abuse has been linked repeatedly to serial killers and mass shooters. Which brings us to the deranged animal-killer Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor who is running to be the fascist leader Donald "Take Down the Metal
(2024-05-03). Sunday 5/5: Monterey Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Windows on the Bay Park, Del Monte Beach | Monterey, CA…
(2024-05-03). SF Workers Rally for a General Strike for Palestine & Labor Party on May Day 2024. indybay.org
(2024-05-03). Saturday 5/4: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…
(2024-05-03). Sunday 5/5: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | Santa Rosa, CA…
(2024-05-03). Democrats join with Republican fascists to witch-hunt scientist Peter Daszak. wsws.org During Wednesday's House Subcommittee on COVID-19 with Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, Democrats joined ranks with fascistic Republican colleagues to promote the Wuhan lab-leak lies.
(2024-05-03). Elon Musk to reinstate X account of white supremacist and holocaust-denying Nick Fuentes. latintimes.com Musk announced the decision after a Fuentes supporter asked him to do so on Thursday…
(2024-05-03). Has the War Against Palestine Killed Jewish Comedy? counterpunch.org 
Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Palestinian Chicken," season 8, episode 3, Robert W. Weide dir. Screenshot Long decline, sudden end To be sure, morbid symptoms were apparent for decades. Woody Allen hasn't been funny since 1987 (Radio Days). Rodney Dangerfield is long gone. Al Franken moved from SNL to the U.S. Senate — where he was often
(2024-05-03). As the Tide Turns Towards Justice for Palestine, Where Does the Palestinian Diaspora Stand? counterpunch.org The Palestinian diaspora, particularly those living in the US, should not be overlooked as a player in calls for the freedom of Palestine. A new generation of professional Americans of Palestinian origin have worked tirelessly for a half-century to document and update a largely unresponsive US public on conditions in their occupied homelands. Their efforts
(2024-05-03). Biden faces criticism over condemnation of pro-Palestinian campus protests. nationofchange.org The president's portrayal of these protests as violent and lawless has not only stirred controversy, but may also deepen the rift between him and many progressive constituents.
(2024-05-03). Egypt: At least 120 arrested for support of Palestine. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: At least 120 arrested for support of Palestine | Egyptian authorities holding 90 people in pre-trial detention since Gaza war began, says rights group | | Egyptians take part in a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the Syndicate of Journalists in downtown Cairo on 18 October 2023 (AFP/Khaled D…
(2024-05-03). Winston Churchill: Hero for the Western World, Racist Criminal for the Rest of the World. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-03). US House Passes Controversial Bill That Expands Definition of Anti-Semitism. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-03). Princeton Students on Hunger Strike! fightbackbetter.com 
Previous Reports: | Dear Members of Princeton University and Mercer County, | In her letter to the Princeton community on April 30 VP Rochelle Calhoun states, "As…
(2024-05-03). On World Press Freedom Day, the planet and Palestine are on the Caribbean's radar. globalvoices.org 
(2024-05-03). 'Race' and the invention of racists. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-03). Palestinian groups hold 'positive talks' in Beijing. ecns.cn China on Tuesday said positive progress has been made during the recent talks between the two main Palestinian groups, Fatah and Hamas, in Beijing, and that they had jointly agreed to continue the process to achieve the solidarity and unity of Palestine at an early time.
(2024-05-03). No hay peor ciego…. radiohc.cu Después de la violenta represión de la policía contra los jóvenes estudiantes universitarios que protestaban contra Israel en varios centros de altos estudios de Estados Unidos, el presidente de ese país, Joseph Biden, criticó lo que calificó como caos por parte de los alumnos.
(2024-05-03). Hamás evalúa posible tregua con Israel para un alto al fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net Según los últimos informes provenientes de Gaza, Hamás se encuentra evaluando un plan que incluye un alto el fuego de 40 días y un intercambio de rehenes con Israel como parte de la tregua.
(2024-05-03). Instalan campamento pro-Palestina en universidad mexicana. telesurtv.net El campamento también busca exigir al Gobierno mexicano que rompa relaciones diplomáticas con el Estado de Israel.
(2024-05-03). Policía desaloja a estudiantes antisionistas de universidad en París. telesurtv.net Exigen se investiguen los supuestos lazos de su centro con universidades israelíes, así como que rompan vínculos con cualquier proyecto que beneficie a Tel Aviv o a empresas que financien el conflicto.
(2024-05-03). Más de dos mil arrestos por protestas en universidades de Estados Unidos. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 may (RHC) A más de dos mil asciende el número de personas que hasta hoy fueron arrestadas desde el inicio hace dos semanas de las protestas pro palestinas en universidades de Estados Unidos.
(2024-05-03). Supremo de Panamá declara legal candidatura de José Raúl Mulino. telesurtv.net En un comunicado la CSJ detalló que la decisión del pleno recibió ocho votos a favor y un salvamento de voto.
(2024-05-03). Seis muertos, incluido cuatro niños, en bombardeo israelí en Gaza. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 may (RHC) Seis palestinos murieron hoy, incluidos cuatro menores de edad, tras el bombardeo de la aviación israelí contra una vivienda en la ciudad de Rafah, ubicada en el sur de la Franja de Gaza.
(2024-05-03). Conceden premio internacional a periodistas palestinos en Gaza. telesurtv.net El galardón fue entregado en una ceremonia celebrada en el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, de Santiago de Chile, durante la 31° Conferencia Mundial sobre la Libertad de Prensa.
(2024-05-03). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net La OMS ha alertado sobre la grave situación sanitaria en Gaza y la falta de recursos para atender a la población afectada por los ataques israelíes.
(2024-05-03). Israel asesina a 10 civiles, incluido un niño, en Gaza. telesurtv.net Un avión de combate israelí atacó a un grupo de civiles en la calle Al-Nafaq, resultando en la muerte de tres palestinos y dejando a varios heridos. Las víctimas fueron llevadas al Hospital Bautista Al-Ahli de la ciudad para recibir tratamiento médico.
(2024-05-03). Más de 2.000 manifestantes pro palestinos arrestados en EE.UU. telesurtv.net A pesar de las protestas en las universidades contra el apoyo de EE.UU. a Israel, el presidente Joe Biden, ha condenado las manifestaciones en centros universitarios.
(2024-05-03). Pro-Gaza US college encampments close as Israel bombs Rafah. newarab.com 
More More than 2,000 protesters have been arrested over the past two weeks as
(2024-05-03). Google, Amazon slammed for being 'genocide profiteers'. newarab.com 
Google and Amazon have been slammed for being "genocide profiteers with blood on their hands" following a report that revealed No Tech for Apartheid, a pro-Palestine campaign group,
(2024-05-03). The rise of student protests for Palestine in the US and UK. newarab.com 
Violent scenes from Much of the spotlight has been focused on Columbia University, where a student protest and encampment has been ongoing for nearly two weeks,
(2024-05-03). Saudi cracks down on online posts against Israel's Gaza war. newarab.com 
Saudi Arabia has reportedly stepped up arrests of its citizens over social media posts relating to the Saudis have been detained over online comments – some dating back a decade – amid an already restricted environment for political expression in the country, The arrests were motivated by "security concer…
(2024-05-03). Gaza doctor Adnan Al-Bursh tortured, killed in Israeli jail. newarab.com 
Adnan Al-Bursh, a renowned Al-Bursh, head of orthopaedic medicine at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital and educated at King's College London, was held in His killing has been called a "deliberate assassination" after it…
(2024-05-03). Israeli strikes injure eight Syrian soldiers: ministry. newarab.com 
The On Thursday night, "the Israeli enemy launched airstrikes from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a site near Damascus… injuring eight soldiers", the ministry said in a statement.
(2024-05-03). Which countries have also kickstarted student protests. newarab.com 
Students have set up encampments or organised rallies at The health ministry in Gaza said on Thursday that at least 34,596 people were killed in the Palestinian territory by Israeli forces during almost seven months of war with student protests across the US stepping up demanding an end to the bloodshed.
(2024-05-03). Will the ICC issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials. newarab.com 
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is The charges are anticipated to be related to the
(2024-05-03). Turkey halts all trade with Israel over Gaza offensive. newarab.com 
A Turkish trade ministry statement said "export and import transa…
(2024-05-03). Israel 'committed war crime' in killing two Palestinian boys. newarab.com 
(2024-05-03). Israel to 'punish' PA if ICC issues arrest warrants. newarab.com 
The Last month, it was reported that the ICC was preparing to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as we…
(2024-05-03). Israel separation wall to swallow up more Palestinian land. newarab.com 
The separation wall will span several kilometres, starting at the villages of
(2024-05-03). Israel wanted to raze home of girl injured in Iran strikes. newarab.com 
(2024-05-03). Israeli govt gets new deadline in ultra-Orthodox conscription feud. newarab.com 
The court, hearing appeals that described the decades-old waiver as discriminatory, had given 31 March as…
(2024-05-03). Empowering Palestinian children through art amid conflict. newarab.com 
(2024-05-03). Dublin radio to host Gaza fundraiser on Eurovision night. newarab.com 
A Dublin-based national radio station will host a fundraiser for Palestine on the same night of the Dublin Digital Radio (ddr) has announced it will host a fundraising event titled 'Dabke' at the same time the Eurovision finale is aired on 11 May. | The event will serve as an alternative to Eurovision for music lov…
(2024-05-03). Palestinian rescuers search for casualties following Israeli strike on Rafah. presstv.ir Palestinians search for casualties under the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-03). Gazans mourn over bodies of loved ones at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah. presstv.ir Relatives mourn over the bodies of their loved ones at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip after Israeli airstrike.
(2024-05-03). South Korean 'die-in' calls for arms embargo on Israel. presstv.ir South Korea's growing weapons trade with Israel has raised concerns, particularly given Israel's alleged genocide in Gaza, with South Korea having sold over $1 billion worth of weapons to Israel in recent years.
(2024-05-03). May 1: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza, Palestinian and regional resistance groups continued their operations against the regime and its Western backers on Wednesday, May 1.
(2024-05-03). Explainer: What's significance of Columbia's Hamilton Hall, renamed 'Hind's Hall'? presstv.ir In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, student protesters at Columbia University in New York broke into Hamilton Hall on campus and renamed it "Hind's Hall" in honor of the 6-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab who was killed by the Israeli regime forces in Gaza.
(2024-05-03). Houthi: Yemen preparing for 'fourth phase' of Red Sea operations. presstv.ir The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah movement has vowed to escalate operations in the Red Sea until Israel ends its war in Gaza and the US stops attacking his country.
(2024-05-03). 'Ceasefire now!' – Pro-Palestinian motorcade drives through Rotterdam. presstv.ir Scores of demonstrators took part in a pro-Palestinian motorcade in Rotterdam, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.
(2024-05-03). 37 rights groups urge German govt. to halt arms sales to Israel. presstv.ir A group of more than 30 NGOs has called on the German government to immediately stop arms exports to Israel, and undertake stronger diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.
(2024-05-03). US violently clears pro-Palestine camp as student arrests reach 2,200. presstv.ir US riot police have dismantled a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California at Los Angeles, a day after it was attacked by pro-Israel supporters.
(2024-05-03). Turkey says suspending all trade with Israel over war on Gaza. presstv.ir Turkey says it is suspending all trade with Israel until it allows aid to enter Gaza unhindered during its invasion of the besieged territory.
(2024-05-03). World Press Freedom Day: Palestinian journos win UNESCO prize. presstv.ir The UN cultural agency awards its world press freedom prize to all Palestinian journalists covering Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-03). Israeli airstrike on Damascus leaves eight Syrian soldiers injured. presstv.ir A Syrian source says the airstrike was launched from the occupied Golan Heights.
(2024-05-03). US police use tear gas, rubber bullet against pro-Palestinian students. presstv.ir The US police have used tear gas and rubber bullets as anti-Israel protests are further spreading across university campuses in the country.
(2024-05-03). Gaza rebuilding to take 80 years, damage unseen since WWII: UN. presstv.ir A UN official says the destruction caused by Israel's Gaza war is unseen since World War II, estimating that the reconstruction process will cost up to $40 billion.
(2024-05-03). Families of Israeli captives press for swap deal with Hamas. presstv.ir Families of Israeli captives step up pressure to reach a swap deal with Hamas.
(2024-05-03). UK students occupy campuses in protest at Israeli war on Gaza. presstv.ir Occupation of UK universities comes as US riot police violently evict student encampments at several campuses.
(2024-05-03). In first, Bahraini resistance group strikes Israeli target in Port of Eilat. presstv.ir Bahraini resistance group announces staging an unprecedented pro-Palestinian strike against the Port of Eilat in the southern part of the occupied territories.
(2024-05-03). Greek May Day demos condemn Israeli savagery in Gaza. presstv.ir A few thousand protesters held flags, banners, and placards in support of Palestine and the protests taking place on university campuses in the States.
(2024-05-03). Iraqi resistance strikes Mossad center in Tel Aviv with cruise missiles. presstv.ir Iraq's Islamic Resistance carries out a series of daring strikes against the Israeli regime in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-03). Chicago University joins Gaza campus protests. presstv.ir Students across the US are demanding that their universities and colleges disclose their ties to the Israeli regime, and at the same time divest from them.
(2024-05-03). Pro-Palestine student protests proliferate across the world. presstv.ir Pro-Palestine student protests have intensified in several countries across the world, including Canada, France, Mexico, and Australia, amid a crackdown on their counterparts in the United States and a mounting death toll from Israel's war on Gaza.
(2024-05-03). 'Saudi steps up arrests of Israel critics amid normalization prospect'. presstv.ir Saudi Arabia reportedly steps up arrests of those criticizing the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-03). University in Tehran offers scholarship to expelled students in US, Europe. presstv.ir The second Iranian university has offered scholarships to students in the US and Europe who have been expelled for taking part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campuses.
(2024-05-03). Israel Cries Foul After Turkey Ends All Trade Over Gaza War | 'This Is How A Dictator Behaves'. hindustantimes.com In a major blow to Israel amid its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Turkey has ended all trade ties with the warring nation. It cited the worsening humanitarian tragedy in Palestine as the reason behind its decision. Israel's foreign minister then trained guns at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. terming him a dictator that breaks agreements. Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-03). Iran-linked Group Attacks Mossad Centre; Rains Al-Arqab-type Cruise Missiles On Tel Aviv | Watch. hindustantimes.com The Islamic Resistance In Iraq targeted two Israeli cities, including the capital Tel Aviv, on Thursday. It reportedly fired Iran-made Al-Arqab-style cruise missiles for the first time towards Tel Aviv. The Iran-backed militants released a video to show the missile launch but there was no footage of them landing on Israeli territory. Meanwhile, the Iran's Axis of Resistance has opened up a new front in the Middle East. The Al-Ashtar Brigades, a Bahrain-based militant group, claimed a drone attack on Israel's port city of Eilat on April 27. Watch. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…
(2024-05-03). Iran's IRGC Boasts Of Attack On Israel Again; 'Punished Tel Aviv With Only…' | Watch. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-03). USA Anti-Israel Campus Protest: Hundreds Arrested In Police Crackdown At UCLA; Biden Reacts | Gaza. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-03). Israeli Targets Syria Again? Damascus Says IDF Missiles Hit 'Iranian & Hezbollah' Sites | Watch. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-03). Lebanese Politician Questions Hezbollah Attacks On Israel Amid Gaza War, Says 'Bid To Help Iran…'. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-02). Clifton HS Student March Friday, May 3 12:10pm at Clifton City Hall. fightbackbetter.com Source: North Jersey! NJ students need your support! Clifton High School students will be marching from the school to Clifton City Hall in solidarity with Palestine on Friday, May 3. Community members are invited to join their protest at 12: 10pm at Clifton City Hall, 900 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ. For more information, see
The more resistance that the colonized shows, the more brutal the colonizer becomes. Genocidal Israel is now walking in the footsteps of all other settler colonies on their deathbed.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is clamoring for the violent suppression of McGill students protesting Israel's genocide in Gaza. It is an odious escalation in the Israel lobby's bid to suppress democracy at the prestigious university.
New York police arrested a total of 282 Palestine protesters across the city in what appeared to be a coordinated attack by the city government on student protest encampments.
On May 1st, 1924, the Daily Worker was just 11 weeks' old. Around the United States, workers in many big cities had not even heard of it yet. But if that inaugural May Day edition of the paper happened to be the first issue put into their hands, a survey of headlines and stories …
Faced with the ongoing U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in occupied Gaza that has claimed the lives of 34,454 civilians, with 77,575 people injured as of April 28, according to Gaza's Palestinian Ministry of Health, and caused the displacement of over 1 million people, the solidarity with Palestine is evolving into a . . . | 
Last month, the famed American philosopher and gender studies scholar Judith Butler was thrust into the center of a controversy after remarks Butler made about the October 7 attacks in Israel. A longtime critic of Zionism and Israel's war against the Palestinians, Butler had condemned the attacks in the immediate aftermath. But at a 
Reality of who is violent cuts across 'mainstream' and pro-Israel propaganda — but media 'both-sides' the one-sided racist attack The propaganda of pro-Israel groups and 'mainstream' media was again exposed last night after a pro-Israel mob of around one hundred mounted an assault on University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) students protesting peacefully against Israel's …
Tuesday's raid on Columbia University came 56 years to the day that police raided Hamilton Hall, arresting 700 students protesting racism and the Vietnam War. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who was a student leader at the historic 1968 protest, says the violent crackdown on Columbia University and other campuses across the United States has refocused national attention on "an unjust war," carried out by Israel with U.S. backing. "No commencement in America will occur in the next month where the war in Gaza is not a burning issue," he says. He adds that the more diverse makeup…
New York police in full riot gear stormed Columbia University and the City College of New York Tuesday night, arresting over 300 students to break up Gaza solidarity encampments on the two campuses. The police raid began at the request of Columbia President Minouche Shafik, who has also asked the police to remain a presence on campus until at least May 17 to ensure solidarity encampments are not reestablished before the end of the term. Police also raided CUNY after the administration made a similar call for the police to enter campus. Democracy Now! was on the streets outside Columbia on Tuesday night and spoke…
The Biden administration is claiming the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to charge Israeli officials for war crimes. This comes after rumors that the ICC may be close to issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials over possible crimes in Gaza. The International Court of Justice has rejected a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt exporting arms to Israel, but the court declined to throw out the case. For more, we speak with human rights attorney and war crimes prosecutor Reed Brody, who says ICC charges would be a "huge" de…
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the Biden administration's apparent reversal of its announcement that it would sanction a unit in the Israeli army which killed an 80-year old American citizen in the occupied city of Ramallah by forcing him to freeze to death. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at 
We Say NATO's got to Go The West vs The Rest, by Michael Brenner For the U.S. Establishment, Violence Is the Answer, by Bill Astore Holocaust Survivor Message to US Campus Protesters, by Stephen Kapos (X) College Gaza Encampments: Scale, Tactics, Reaction, Prospects, by Lambert Strether World Wide Revolution Against Tyranny & Zionism Framed As Antisemitism — Ryan Cristián Video Biden is Risking Election and Country with his Embrace of Netanyahu's War, by Juan Cole Israel's Anti-UNRWA Campaign Falls Flat, by Binoy Kampmark Journalism Professors Urge Review of NYT Story on Oct. 7 Sexual V…
Google and Amazon are both loath to discuss security aspects of the cloud services they provide through their joint contract with the Israeli government, known as Project Nimbus. Though both the Ministry of Defense and Israel Defense Forces are Nimbus customers, Google routinely downplays the military elements while Amazon says little at all. | According to a 63-page Israeli government procurement document, however, two of Israel's leading state-owned weapons manufacturers are required to use Amazon and Google for cloud computing needs. Though details of Google and Amazon's contractual work with the Israeli ar…
Joseph Daher — This is the most significant conflict between Israel and Iran to date, and one that sets a precedent for even greater hostilities in the future.
By What if the so-called student movement, the ICC "attempt" to arrest top Israeli officials including the …
This bipartisan effort to make opposing the policies they vote for — how they vote to send our tax dollars…
This May Day and Nakba Day, we, the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions — Gaza, urgently appeal to our brothers and sisters in the international trade union movement to take a stand in solidarity with Palestine by joining us in collective action to disrupt business as usual. We ask you to challenge the status quo in your workplaces and communities, refusing to support violence against Palestinians. Raise your voices and take action to disrupt the flow of commerce and trade that sustains Israel's military occupation and exploitation of Palestinian workers. | Our people, especially those in Gaza…
By Vijay Prashad — Apr 25, 2024 | Fifty years ago, on 25 April 1974, the people of Portugal took to the streets of their cities and towns in enormous numbers to overthrow the fascist dictatorship of the Estado Novo ('New State'), formally established in 1926. Fascist Portugal—led first by António de Oliveira Salazar until 1968 and then by Marcelo Caetano—was welcomed into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in 1949, the United Nations in 1955, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1961 and signed a pact with the European Economic Community in 1972. The…
Philadelphia Joining around 80 college campuses across the United States, University of Pennsylvania students, faculty and staff established a Penn for Palestine encampment on the campus April 25 to demand: the administration disclose what companies they have invested billions of endowment funds in and that they divest from any that . . . | 
As protests continue on campuses across North America, we go to the University of Southern California, where the union representing about 3,000 graduate student workers at USC has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school to end campus militarization and drop charges against students and faculty. The "rampant violence that they inflicted on our workers" violates the National Labor Relations Act, says Margaret Davis, president of UAW Local 872. "It was a clear act of retaliation because people were engaging in pro-Palestinian free speech, which they have a right to."…
Gilbert Achcar — The best "solution" that could result from the Zionist ongoing genocidal war is worse than what existed before it, and certainly worse than what appeared on the horizon following the Oslo deal.
The Israeli aggression in Gaza intensifies as the occupation continues its attacks on the Strip, resulting in more casualties. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported a death toll of 34,568 martyrs and 77,765 wounded since October 7, 2023. 14 year old Mohammed Samour is suffering from critical injuries caused by explosive cans …
Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei stressed on Wednesday that Palestine must be returned to its true owners. Imam Khamenei stated that today, Gaza is the first issue of the world, emphasizing that the Zionists and their US and European backers cannot diver attention of the international public opinion's attention …
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept a truce in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after Israeli Prime Minister Washington has heightened pressure on all sides to reach a 
Extremist Israeli government minister Israel has long threatened a ground invasion of Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, where over half of the enclave's 2.3 population…
Turkish Foreign Minister "Upon completion of the legal text of our work, we will submit the declaration of official intervention before the ICJ with the objective of implementing this political decision," Fidan said in a joint press conference with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Re…
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept a truce in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as the group responded to criticism by Israel's ally. | Blinken's comments come after Israeli Prime Minister Washington has heightened pressure on all sides to reach a ceasefire – a message pushed by Blinken, who was on his seventh regional tour since the Gaza war broke out on October 7. | An Israeli official told AFP the governmen…
New images have emerged on social media depicting Israeli soldiers dressed in clothes stolen from dead or displaced Palestinian The images, shared on X by the pro-Israeli army account "Torah IDF" on Monday, showed a group of seven soldiers dressed in traditional garments worn by women in Gaza known as abayas. | The soldiers can be seen grinning in the images as they pose holding their weapons and wearing combat clothes under the abayas. | The Torah IDF account said that the soldiers were marking…
Panicked Passengers for flights on 30 April from Belfast to Faro, Corfu, Luton and Newcastle, Edinburgh to Bristol, Geneva and Santorini, London Stansted to Glasgow, and Glasgow to London Gatwick – all thousands of miles from Gaza…
The leader of a main Christian political party in Lebanon blasted the Shia militant group Hezbollah for In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Samir Geagea of the Lebanese Forces Party said Hezbollah should withdraw from areas along the border with Israel and the Lebanese army should deploy in all points where militants of the Iran-backed gro…
Gaza is filled with more debris and rubble than Six months into Israel's war on Gaza Strip, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) estimated the amount of debris in the Palestinian enclave at 37 million tonnes in mid-April, or 300 kilogrammes p…
Variety Magazine's cover feature and interview with pro-Israel American comedian and actress Amy Schumer have been decried as tone-deaf for platforming Variety on Tuesday published a cover spread and interview with the controversial celebrity, in which her uncritical support for Israel's actions, which according to the top world court may amount to a plausible geno…
Pro-Israel supporters have launched a series of violent attacks on pro-Palestinian The attacks erupted on Wednesday before dawn shortly after the expansion of UCLA's pro-Palestine protest camp, established last Thursday, CNN reported. | Rival pro-Israel group members had become increasingly violent and confrontational, according to UCLA student newspaper Daily Bruin, which reporte…
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's The complaint was filed late Monday with the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), according to No Tech For Apartheid, a group affiliated with some of the workers. The group said the complaint alleges that by firing the wo…
Protesters across the Workers for a Free Palestine, a leading organiser of the nationwide protests said that over 1,000 workers and trade unionists demonstrated outside the British government's Department of Business and Trade London offices, as well a…
The significant act of holding on to the keys of their homes has become a powerful testament to the resilience of Palestinians in Gaza amid Israel's brutal war. | Throughout Palestinian culture, art, and activism, the key of return is prominently featured as a symbol of resistance and a reminder of the ongoing quest for justice and peace. | "These keys, passed down through generations, represent not just physical properties, but also the cherished memories, identities, and aspirations of displaced families" | It is also a testament to the enduring connection with their homeland, regardless of geographic distan…
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US campus pro-Palestine protests have inspired university students in the In Jordan, students at several universities on Tuesday organised in support of Gaza, following a call from the group Student Forum to close ranks with "What is happen…
Palestinians have expressed fears over a looming Speaking to The New Arab, locals in the 
Hundreds of students gathered at university campuses in Students, alumni and other Lebanese gathered at campuses in the capital Beirut and elsewhere on Tuesday, waving Palestinian flags and posters demanding their universities <...