(2023-07-15). Weaponised Antisemitism Crushed the Political Left: Now it's the Cultural Left's Turn. dissidentvoice.org What does it mean to be antisemitic in modern Britain? The answer seems ever more confusing. We have reached the seemingly absurd point that a political leader famed for his anti-racism, a rock star whose most celebrated work focuses on the dangers of racism and fascism, and a renowned film maker committed to socially progressive …
(2023-07-14). Macron's response to deadly racism: Repress anti-racist protests. workers.org 
After cops shot and killed 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk in the Paris working-class suburb of Nanterre June 27, five nights of angry protests throughout France ensued. These protests targeted cars, buses, public transportation, city halls, cop stations, stores and schools, burning some of the targets Nahel — as everyone calls him . . . |
(2023-07-14). Namibian workers protest 'slave labor' at corporation founded during apartheid. therealnews.com 
Content warning: This story contains references to suicide. | Shoprite Holdings, the largest supermarket retail chain in Africa, is under fire from workers organizing against grueling work conditions. The current surge in organizing follows the suicide of Shoprite worker Fabiola Zondjembo, a Walvis Bay woman who ended her life by drowning after enduring constant abuse at her job. For workers and organizers confronting brutal conditions at the retail giant, the current struggle is also part of Namibia's long history of colonialism and neocolonialism. Shoprite, a South African multinational, has more than 3,…
(2023-07-14). Israel turning Palestinian territories into "open-air prison" says UN Special Rapporteur. wsws.org Albanese said the high number of criminal convictions for Palestinians stems from "violations of international law and criminalization of ordinary acts of life. There is no other way to define the regime that Israel has imposed on the Palestinians—which is apartheid by default—other than an open-air prison."
(2023-07-15). Ukraine and the "Politics of Anti-Semitism": Contemporary Neo-Nazi Threat against Ukraine's Jewish Community. The Complicity of US-NATO-EU. globalresearch.ca The US and the EU are supporting the formation of a coalition government integrated by Neo-Nazis which are directly involved in the repression of the Ukrainian Jewish community. There are about 200,000 Jews living in Ukraine, most of them in Kiev.
(2023-07-15). Video: A Jewish-Russian Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Nazi. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-15). Terrorist Kiev Regime Prepared Attempts On Russian Opinion Leaders Simonyan And Sobchak. southfront.org 
On July 15, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) reported that Kiev was preparing attempts on editor-in-chief of Russia Today Margarita Simonyan and Russian public figure Ksenia Sobchak. | Together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative Committee, the FSB thwarted the attacks and detained Kiev's puppets in Russia. They turned out to be members of the neo-Nazi group "Paragraph-88", who conducted reconnaissance near the places of work and residence o…
(2023-07-14). Canadian Support for Ukraine Nazi Collaborators after World War II. "Lest we Forget" globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-14). Special Counsel Smith on verge of indicting Trump for insurrection. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump should be prosecuted for inciting, aiding, and abetting an insurrection against his own government, a panel of seven expert former prosecutors and defense lawyers says. In a 254-page draft model prosecution memo, the panel invokes a statute that hasn't been used since it was aimed at Confederate leaders …
(2023-07-15). NSW legal groups call for new religious discrimination amendments to be rejected. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-14). Water Scarcity in Uruguay Could Cause Discrimination: UN. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, a group of experts led by Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, published a report on the current water scarcity in Uruguay, which is related to the increase of salinity in the supply sources. | RELATED: | Previously, given a considerable decrease in water quality, the administration of President Luis Lacalle urged the population to buy b…
(2023-07-14). Minneapolis protest against U.S. Supreme Court decisions. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 30 protesters gathered in front of Mayday Books in the West Bank neighborhood on July 8 to oppose the recent U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decisions that end affirmative action, enable LBGTQ discrimination, and block student loan forgiveness. | Activists also commemorated the first anniversary of the June 24, 2022, overturn of Roe v. Wade by the SCOTUS in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. In the year since, 14 states now have near, or total, abortion bans while six states have gestational restrictions. | "When Roe was overturned, many activists sensed that this was only the beginning. Unfortunately…
(2023-07-14). Ukraine: Communist Kononovich brothers appeal for help. workers.org 
The following statement of July 5, 2023, from Mikhail and Aleksander Kononovich updates a report published earlier in Workers World about the Kiev regime's persecution of leftists. (workers.org/2022/04/63662/) We Kononovich brothers, Ukrainian communists and anti-fascists, appeal to the World Federation of Democratic Youth, communists, all leftists and anti-fascists of Europe . . . |
(2023-07-14). Trans Russians Prepare for "Fascist Law" That Would Strip Away Their Rights. truthout.org Russian lawmakers have passed an even more restrictive version of an anti-LGBTQ bill that would outlaw gender-affirming care and changing one's gender in legal documents and public records, adding clauses that would annul marriages that include a person who has "changed gender" and bar transgender people from fostering or adopting children. Yulia Alyoshina, Russia's first transgender politician… |
(2023-07-15). PM Netanyahu rushed to hospital after fainting at home. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was taken to the hospital after he passed out at his home in Caesarea and had been experiencing chest pain.
(2023-07-15). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-07-15). Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Palestinian Towns in West Bank. orinocotribune.com Israeli occupation forces are carrying out extensive raids and arrests in West Bank towns amid clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters. | On Friday, July 14, Israeli occupation forces launched a raid and arrest operation in several cities and villages of the occupied West Bank. | According to local sources, the occupation military raided the town of Naalin, west of Ramallah, where it…
(2023-07-15). A New Generation Of Palestinians Has Finally Buried The Ghosts Of The Past. popularresistance.org The deadly Israeli invasion of Jenin on July 3 was not a surprise. | Also unsurprising is the fact that the killing of 12 Palestinians, wounding of 120 more and the destruction of nearly 80 percent of the Jenin Refugee Camp's homes and infrastructure will not make an iota of a difference. | Even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite his lofty promises of destroying the "safe haven … of the terrorist enclave in Jenin", must have known that his bloody exercise was ultimately futile. | Indeed, as the Israeli military machine was toppling homes, smashing cars and harvesting lives, several Palestinian r…
(2023-07-15). Israeli Army Fires Warning Shots At Lebanese Lawmaker, Journalists Near Separation Line. southfront.org 
File image. | On July 15, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) fired warning shots and stun grenades at a Lebanese parliamentarian and a number of journalists near the separation line in southern Lebanon. | In a statement, the IDF said that troops took the measures after the group crossed the separation line into the Shebaa Farms. The group, which included some 18 people, walked some 80 meters into Israeli-occupied territory but did not breach Israel's so-called border barrier. | Ali Shoeib, a correspondent for the Hezbolla…
(2023-07-15). Siria extiende autorización para uso de paso fronterizo con fines humanitarios. telesurtv.net El Gobierno sirio informó sobre la decisión al secretario general de la ONU y al presidente del Consejo de Seguridad.
(2023-07-14). Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin With US Weapons and Support. scheerpost.com 
(2023-07-14). Palestinian journalist Lama Ghosheh sentenced to community service by Israeli court. peoplesdispatch.org Ghosheh has already spent 10 months in house arrest with a ban on her social media use. She is accused of causing incitement to violence and "identification with a terrorist group" for her social media posts and writings…
(2023-07-14). Israel's Netanyahu Government Comes Under Internal Pressure, Looks For A Way Out. thelastamericanvagabond.com The Israeli public have again escalated their demonstrations, both against and for the current far-right coalition government's planned legal system overhaul, leading to violence, road blockages, and calls on US President Joe Biden to condemn Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As the civil unrest picks up, will the Israeli leadership look for a way out
(2023-07-14). 14-15 July, Washington DC, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles: PYM Events to #Free_Walid_Daqqah. samidoun.net 
The following events in Washington DC, Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles are being organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement and partners as part of the campaign to free Walid Daqqah, the Palestinian prisoner, intellectual and freedom fighter suffering from a rare cancer who has been repeatedly denied release and subjected to systematic Israeli medical neglect. …
(2023-07-14). International lawyers denounce European states' repression of Palestine organizing. samidoun.net 
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers adopted a resolution at its Council meeting on 2 July 2023, condemning the attacks on Palestine solidarity and Palestinian community organizing in Europe. Specifically, the resolution addresses the banning of Nakba commemorations and other demonstrations in Germany, the Israeli ambassador's demand to ban Samidoun Deutschland, and the ongoing targeting of …
(2023-07-14). Lima, Peru, gathering stands in solidarity with Jenin. samidoun.net 
The voice of Palestine resounded on Tuesday, 11 July in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. The organizers of the demonstration emphsized that it was important to stand for Palestine, "because the call for justice cannot be cloistered within four walls, nor can it be silenced just because the Israeli oppressor cuts off innocent lives with increasing viciousness." …
(2023-07-14). Israel, After All, Fears Iran… journal-neo.org Israeli experts, including former Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova Zvi Magen, point out once more that Tel Aviv and Moscow share a mutual understanding regarding the inadmissible Israeli arms transfers to the Kiev regime to use against the Russian Armed Forces in the future. It is well known that the Ukrainian authorities, through […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-07-14). Israeli Army, U.S. Air Force Conclude Week-Long Drill (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | On July 14, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the United States Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) concluded a joint air drill, the third this year. | In a statement, the IDF says the drill, dubbed Juniper Oak, is "part of the cooperation and close relations with the U.S., even at this time." | The drill, which began on July 10, included Israeli and American fighter jets carrying out "long-range strategic strike miss…
(2023-07-14). Israeli Defense Minister Claims 50 Iranian Plots Were Foiled In Recent Years. southfront.org 
File image. | Israel and its allies foiled more than 50 Iranian plots to carry out attacks against Israelis and Jews across the world in recent years, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on July 13. "In recent years, Iran has been leading a worldwide terror campaign, with unprecedented scope, targeting Israelis and Jews around the world," Gallant told reporters during an official trip to Azerbaijan, according to The Times of Israel. | Most of the Iranian plots were foiled at the "last moment," a…
(2023-07-14). Jenin is Just the Start: A New Generation of Palestinians Has Finally Buried the Ghosts of the Past. mintpressnews.com 
The new Palestinian generation has buried the ghosts of the past and moved on. And now, they are ready to speak for themselves and to fight for themselves. Jenin is just the start.
(2023-07-14). Seattleites rally in solidarity with Jenin and denounce Boeing's war profiteering. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 8 July over 50 people united in Seattle's Ruby Chow Park to rally in opposition to the Zionist invasion of Jenin and show their support for the Palestinian resistance. Ruby Chow Park is situated directly across from the Boeing Propulsion Engineering Lab, where the company assembles engines that are used in the production …
(2023-07-14). Interview: Freeing Georges Abdallah requires collective action. samidoun.net On Tuesday, 11 July, the Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen conducted an interview with a member of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra (a member organization of the Samidoun NetworK) about the mobilization for the release of Georges Abdallah. Tom Martin, speaking for CPV, emphasized the significant growth of the campaign in support of the Lebanese Arab communist struggler …
(2023-07-14). Los Angeles responds with solidarity for Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Boyle Heights, CA – On July 12, over 25 people gathered at Mariachi Plaza and joined the emergency and national day of action for the Tampa 5. The Tampa 5 are five women from Tampa who were brutally arrested while staging a peaceful protest at the University of South Florida (USF). | The protest was for diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at USF, and July 12 was the second court hearing for the five activists, mostly members of the Tampa Bay Students for Democratic Society (SDS). The five are facing up to ten years of incarceration. The SDS and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repressi…
(2023-07-14). Students, teachers and advocates fight against censorship in Alabama schools. splcenter.org
(2023-07-15). Biden's Unconstitutional "Bankruptcy Abuse" Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors. truthout.org The Supreme Court recently blocked the Biden administration's plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt. The decision disappointed 43 million borrowers owing $1.6 trillion in student debt. Regardless, the failure of the Biden plan misdirects us from the root problem: It's not that student loan borrowers need debt relief; it's that they merit a debt discharge. Every honest… |
(2023-07-14). Tras el asalto del alto tribunal a los derechos civiles. workers.org 
"Igualdad ante la ley". Estas palabras están inscritas sobre la entrada principal del edificio del Tribunal Supremo. Son un engaño y una mentira. Tres decisiones de los días 29 y 30 de junio deberían haber hecho añicos cualquier ilusión persistente de que el Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos existe para . . . |
(2023-07-14). How Michiganders Showed Up for Reproductive Freedom and Won. aclu.org 
Last year's decision overturning Roe v. Wade proved to be a major galvanizing moment for people who support abortion rights in communities across the country as bans began to go into effect. One of those states is Michigan, where a grassroots coalition had growing concerns about an archaic 1931 abortion ban that could take effect if the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and had already been working to prepare for that possibility. Their tireless work put abortion rights on the ballot with
(2023-07-14). Biden Administration Announces It's Forgiving Student Debt for 800,000 Borrowers. truthout.org On Friday, the Education Department announced that it is going to cancel student debt for over 800,000 borrowers who previously qualified for forgiveness but were still saddled with loans, in one of the first major student debt moves since the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's plan for broad forgiveness late last month. The administration is labeling its latest move as a "fix" to… |
(2023-07-14). Aggressive U.S. Push for Military Supremacy in the Arctic Could Trigger Nuclear War. covertactionmagazine.com From 1959 to 1966, the U.S. illegally stored nuclear weapons in Greenland in preparation for a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union and built an underground scientific research center right out of a James Bond movie. It resulted in the displacement of natives and has left a residue of environmental destruction in the Arctic that …
(2023-07-14). Arlene Martínez on Corporate Subsidies, Florín Nájera-Uresti on Journalism Preservation. fair.org 
CounterSpin230714.mp3 Good Jobs First ( This week on CounterSpin: Media talk about "the economy" as though it were an abstraction, somehow clinically removed from daily life, instead of being ingrained & entwined in every minute of it. So white supremacy and economic policy are completely different stories for the press, but not for the people. Our guest's recent work names a simple, obvious way development incentives exacerbate racialized inequality: by transferring wealth fro…
(2023-07-14). Fallout From Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Has Begun. popularresistance.org