WSWS (2021-11-16). Judge dismisses gun charge against vigilante shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. wsws.org Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Schroeder—who has repeatedly sided with the fascist Kyler Rittenhouse—dismissed the sixth count of possessing a dangerous weapon as a minor, prior to closing arguments in the teenage shooter's murder trial.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (2021-11-16). "Blackness Itself Is the Crime" zcomm.org Interview on racism in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial…

Jake Johnson (2021-11-16). Concerning New Covid Variant Spotlights Dangers of Vaccine Apartheid. zcomm.org "This variant exemplifies that if you leave some of the world's population without access to vaccines, then the virus will continue to multiply and it will lead to more variants."

WSWS (2021-11-16). African National Congress suffers electoral collapse, as its rotten record is underscored by the death of de Klerk. wsws.org The collapse in popular support for the ANC is only the end product of its failure to advance the social interests of the millions of black workers who looked to it for leadership and an end to the grotesque inequalities that characterized white minority rule under apartheid.

WSWS (2021-11-16). New neo-Nazi weapons cache discovered in Austria. wsws.org The third such weapons cache found within a year underlines the extent of far-right terrorist activities in the Alpine Republic.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-16). 451 Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians since early 2020, says new B'Tselem report. peoplesdispatch.org The Israeli human rights group said that these settler attacks are used as a "major informal tool" by the state of Israel to displace Palestinians in order to confiscate and annex their lands…

_____ (2021-11-15). Victory For Palestinian Hunger Striker After 113 Days Without Food. popularresistance.org Israel agreed on Thursday to release a hunger-striking prisoner in four months after lengthy negotiations. | Miqdad Qawasmeh suspended his hunger strike on Thursday after refusing food for 113 days to protest his detention without charge or trial after Israel agreed to release him in February 2022. | His victory came after lengthy and arduous negotiations between the leadership of the Hamas prisoners' group and Israeli authorities. The 24-year-old was the youngest of six Palestinian men who have been refusing food for weeks and months in protest of Israel's detention of them without charge or trial. | Five others…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-15). Lukashenko's Threats To Cut Gas Supplies To Europe Go Against Russian Interests Too. southfront.org Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko walk in as they attend a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 3, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI KARPUKHIN (Photo credit should read SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP/Getty Images)Putin questions the seriousness of Belarus' threats to cut gas supplies to Europe. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko threatened on November 11 to s…

Staff (2021-11-15). "Blackness Itself Is the Crime": Bishop William Barber on Racism in the Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial. democracynow.org We speak with Bishop William Barber of the Poor People's Campaign, who was one of the Black pastors who visited the trial of the three white men who hunted down and shot dead Ahmaud Arbery, where last week a defense attorney claimed Black pastors sitting with the Arbery family in the courtroom could be "intimidating" for the jury, which is almost all white. Barber says Arbery's killing and the trial proceedings expose that for many, "Blackness itself is the crime." This Thursday, more than 100 Black pastors plan to march in front of the Glynn County Superior Courthouse. Barber joins us from Washington, D.C., wher…

Staff (2021-11-15). US & Israel launch joint cybersecurity force. rt.com The US Treasury Department announced a new cybersecurity partnership with Israel's Ministry of Finance, saying that the two nations would work together to protect the global economy from ransomware and other tech-related threats. | The partnership was announced in a US Treasury Department press release on Sunday, which

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-15). Israeli arms manufacturer participates in Dubai Air Show for first time. middleeasteye.net Israeli arms manufacturer participates in Dubai Air Show for first time | Elbit Systems, founded in 1966, said that it aims to establish long-term cooperation with UAE's armed forces | Mon, 11/15/2021 – 11: 11 | Attendees walk past the Israel Aerospace Industries stand at the Dubai Airshow in the Gulf emirate on 15 November 2021 (AFP) | The Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems…

Chris Walker (2021-11-15). Homer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson, Receives Posthumous Pardon From State Board. truthout.org On Friday, the Louisiana Board of Pardons voted to clear the record of Homer Plessy, a Black man who defied a segregationist state law in the 1890s that resulted in the "separate but equal" Supreme Court ruling. | In June 1892, Plessy, who was a member of

Staff (2021-11-15). US Supreme Court rejects Volkswagen's appeal. rt.com The US Supreme Court refused to hear two appeals from Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal on Monday, leaving previous rulings in place and the company vulnerable to "staggering liability," according to a lower court. | Volkswagen had sought to

_____ (2021-11-15). Victory For Palestinian Hunger Striker After 113 Days Without Food. popularresistance.org Israel agreed on Thursday to release a hunger-striking prisoner in four months after lengthy negotiations. | Miqdad Qawasmeh suspended his hunger strike on Thursday after refusing food for 113 days to protest his detention without charge or trial after Israel agreed to release him in February 2022. | His victory came after lengthy and arduous negotiations between the leadership of the Hamas prisoners' group and Israeli authorities. The 24-year-old was the youngest of six Palestinian men who have been refusing food for weeks and months in protest of Israel's detention of them without charge or trial. | Five others…

Staff (2021-11-15). US & Israel launch joint cybersecurity force. rt.com The US Treasury Department announced a new cybersecurity partnership with Israel's Ministry of Finance, saying that the two nations would work together to protect the global economy from ransomware and other tech-related threats. | The partnership was announced in a US Treasury Department press release on Sunday, which

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-15). Israeli arms manufacturer participates in Dubai Air Show for first time. middleeasteye.net Israeli arms manufacturer participates in Dubai Air Show for first time | Elbit Systems, founded in 1966, said that it aims to establish long-term cooperation with UAE's armed forces | Mon, 11/15/2021 – 11: 11 | Attendees walk past the Israel Aerospace Industries stand at the Dubai Airshow in the Gulf emirate on 15 November 2021 (AFP) | The Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems…

_____ (2021-11-14). Despite US Led Dirty Campaign, Nicaraguans Came Out In Force To Support The FSLN. popularresistance.org Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council declared President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) winners in an election that drew 65% of the eligible 4.4 million voters. Although Washington and its allies in the region denounced the election as a fraud preceded by repression of the opposition, there was significant participation of the electorate; moreover, despite claims that Ortega ran virtually unopposed, his ticket was contested by several long-standing opposition parties. Winning 75% of the vote, the FSLN demonstrated solid strength despite the U.S.

Nadine Naber (2021-11-14). 20 Years After Patriot Act, Surveillance of Arabs and Muslims Is Relentless. truthout.org The U.S. is now more than 20 years beyond the Patriot Act of October 2001. The immediate aftermath of 9/11 brought a heavy U.S. state focus on Arabs and Muslims in the U.S., rationalizing an expansion of policing and surveillance activities against them. It also inspired the convergence of shared struggles for liberation out of a growing consensus that we cannot abolish policing without abolishing U.S. militarism and empire building. | The "anything goes" context of 9/11 opened up possibilities…

Staff (2021-11-14). Trump attacks Congress' 'subversion of justice' while US 'is going to hell'. rt.com Former President Donald Trump has blasted the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot, saying "American patriots" will not "allow this subversion of justice" to continue. | The former president once again blasted the House investigation into January 6, with a Sunday statement asking why that "protest" continues to be investigated, but those who "violently burned down and took over Democrat-run cities" are not, referring to 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in cities like Portland, Oregon. | "If anybody was near the Capitol waving an American flag" on January 6, Trump claims, "they've had…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-14). Anti-fascist rally in Madrid commemorates 14th anniversary of Carlos Palomino's martyrdom. peoplesdispatch.org 16-year-old Carlos Palomino Munoz was stabbed and killed on a train by Josué Estébanez de la Hija, who was on his way to attend a rally organized by the extremist National Democracy party. Carlos himself was heading to a counter-rally…

_____ (2021-11-14). With Attack On Rights Groups, Israel's Impunity Is On Full Display. popularresistance.org Raja Shehadeh, Palestinian writer, and activist, and founder of the rights group Al-Haq, talks about the recent Israeli decision to designate six organizations as terrorists. He explains the context for the Israeli move, the long history of repression of Palestinian activists, and the resistance put up by these groups and the Palestinian people.

MEE staff (2021-11-14). Israel uses settler violence as 'tool' to take Palestinian land: B'Tselem. middleeasteye.net Israel uses settler violence as 'tool' to take Palestinian land: B'Tselem | Israel, as policy, 'fully supports and assists' settler intimidation tactics that often result in the loss Palestinian farm and pasture land, says Israeli rights group | Sun, 11/14/2021 – 18: 26 | Israeli soldiers stand near a Palestinian vehicle defaced with Star of David graffiti, believed to be vandalised by Israeli settlers, in al-…

Mel Gurtov (2021-11-14). Israel's new leadership offers nothing new to Palestinians. zcomm.org To all intents and purposes, Israeli policy on Palestine amounts to Netanyahu-ism without Netanyahu…

Lubna Masarwa (2021-11-14). Israel can monitor every telephone call in West Bank and Gaza, says intelligence source. middleeasteye.net Israel can monitor every telephone call in West Bank and Gaza, says intelligence source | 'Harsh invasion of privacy' provides Israeli Security Agency a system of control over the Palestinians | Sun, 11/14/2021 – 16: 02 | A woman uses her phone in a courtroom in Nablus, occupied West Bank in February 2021 (AFP) |

_____ (2021-11-14). Despite US Led Dirty Campaign, Nicaraguans Came Out In Force To Support The FSLN. popularresistance.org Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council declared President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) winners in an election that drew 65% of the eligible 4.4 million voters. Although Washington and its allies in the region denounced the election as a fraud preceded by repression of the opposition, there was significant participation of the electorate; moreover, despite claims that Ortega ran virtually unopposed, his ticket was contested by several long-standing opposition parties. Winning 75% of the vote, the FSLN demonstrated solid strength despite the U.S.

_____ (2021-11-14). With Attack On Rights Groups, Israel's Impunity Is On Full Display. popularresistance.org Raja Shehadeh, Palestinian writer, and activist, and founder of the rights group Al-Haq, talks about the recent Israeli decision to designate six organizations as terrorists. He explains the context for the Israeli move, the long history of repression of Palestinian activists, and the resistance put up by these groups and the Palestinian people.

Mel Gurtov (2021-11-14). Israel's new leadership offers nothing new to Palestinians. zcomm.org To all intents and purposes, Israeli policy on Palestine amounts to Netanyahu-ism without Netanyahu…

Yves Engler (2021-11-13). Military knows it looks bad but works with neo-Nazis anyway. mronline.org The Canadian military seem willing, even eager, to work with neo-Nazis in the Ukraine in order to weaken Russia, something the U.S., NATO and Ukrainian—Canadian groups support.

In Defense of Liberation! (2021-11-13). True Amerikkkan History: Settler-Colonialism, Capitalism, Imperialism and Fascism. anchor.fm In this episode I try to make an argument for the true nature of "Amerikkka", what we know as "the United States" as a Colonial, Capitalist enterprise, a settler-State, an oppressive regime, a Nationalist and sometimes even Fascist Imperialist Empire. Now, that's a lot of words. If you want to know what that means to me, please give this episode a listen! FUCK FASCISTS! FUCK EMPIRES! FUCK CAPITALISTS!

Richard Horton (2021-11-13). [Comment] Offline: Decolonisation and the demand for a just memory. thelancet.com According to Kehinde Andrews in The New Age of Empire, the deceit of modern science is its claim to stand for a set of universal values in the service of human progress. Andrews is the UK's first Professor of Black Studies. In his view "Whiteness is at the heart of Enlightenment thinking". The values that science affirms are not based on the universal but, instead, on a purely white particular. Today's western descendants of the Enlightenment "are fundamentally incapable of even naming the racism that is the basis of the global political and economic system".

Monica E Peek (2021-11-13). [Comment] By any means necessary: why lowering insulin prices is relevant to racial health equity. thelancet.com When young revolutionaries in the 1960s sought to free Black people in the USA from lives of structured racism (ie, the differential access to opportunity, goods, and services by race) "by any means necessary",1 few people imagined this movement might one day include efforts to overcome exorbitant insulin prices. Yet organisations such as the Black Panther Party (BPP) understood long ago how poverty and other structural inequities lead to worse health, and were instrumental in creating a framework for cross-sector collaboration to address health disparities in low-income Black communities.

Staff (2021-11-13). Celebration of Kamala Harris' trip as 'gaffe-free' stuns conservatives and liberals alike. rt.com A White House reporter's description of Vice President Kamala Harris' recent trip overseas as "gaffe-free" left conservative critics lauding accusations of bias while outraged liberals cried racism. | "VP Harris ends 5-day (gaffe-free) Paris trip [with] multiple themes," Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg's senior White House reporter tweeted after Harris' trip was complete, noting her time spent attending forums and speaking with French president Emmanuel Macron. | VP Harris ends 5-day (gaffe-free) Paris trip w multiple themes—hours w Macron (global stage/sub tiff amends), research lab (covid/cancer/science), A…

WSWS (2021-11-13). Trials begin of former SS guard and secretary at Stutthof concentration camp. wsws.org As in earlier trials, most of the joint plaintiffs are less concerned that the defendants, who are now very old, should receive a heavy sentence and go to prison, than that the brutal crimes of the Nazi regime should come before the courts and be condemned.

WSWS (2021-11-13). Canada's two largest provinces reject vaccine mandates for health workers. wsws.org Ontario's and Quebec's refusal to adopt this vital public health measure will result in still more unnecessary deaths. It is also a political gift to the far right.

WSWS (2021-11-13). Trump co-conspirator and fascist adviser Steve Bannon indicted for contempt of Congress. wsws.org The grand jury's indictment comes three weeks after the House, in a near party line vote, recommended holding Bannon in contempt for refusing to provide documentation and testify before the Select Committee.

WSWS (2021-11-13). NATO ratchets up anti-Russian offensive in Poland and Ukraine. wsws.org The US and European NATO powers are relying on far-right proxies with major fascist constituencies to push an aggressive anti-Russian campaign involving the deployment of tens of thousands of troops.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-13). With attack on Palestinian rights groups, Israel's impunity is on full display. peoplesdispatch.org Raja Shehadeh, Palestinian writer, and activist, and founder of the rights group Al-Haq, talks about the recent Israeli decision to designate six organizations as terrorists…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-13). Satellite Images Reveal Another Target Of Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria. southfront.org Illustrative photo of an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet (Edi Israel/Flash90/File) | Newly-released satellite images have revealed another target that was hit during the The target is an air-defense base of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) located in the southern outskirts of the city of Homs in Syria's central region. The Israeli strikes didn't hit the base's in…

Richard Horton (2021-11-13). [Comment] Offline: Decolonisation and the demand for a just memory. thelancet.com According to Kehinde Andrews in The New Age of Empire, the deceit of modern science is its claim to stand for a set of universal values in the service of human progress. Andrews is the UK's first Professor of Black Studies. In his view "Whiteness is at the heart of Enlightenment thinking". The values that science affirms are not based on the universal but, instead, on a purely white particular. Today's western descendants of the Enlightenment "are fundamentally incapable of even naming the racism that is the basis of the global political and economic system".

Monica E Peek (2021-11-13). [Comment] By any means necessary: why lowering insulin prices is relevant to racial health equity. thelancet.com When young revolutionaries in the 1960s sought to free Black people in the USA from lives of structured racism (ie, the differential access to opportunity, goods, and services by race) "by any means necessary",1 few people imagined this movement might one day include efforts to overcome exorbitant insulin prices. Yet organisations such as the Black Panther Party (BPP) understood long ago how poverty and other structural inequities lead to worse health, and were instrumental in creating a framework for cross-sector collaboration to address health disparities in low-income Black communities.

Yves Engler (2021-11-13). Military knows it looks bad but works with neo-Nazis anyway. mronline.org The Canadian military seem willing, even eager, to work with neo-Nazis in the Ukraine in order to weaken Russia, something the U.S., NATO and Ukrainian—Canadian groups support.

WSWS (2021-11-13). Trials begin of former SS guard and secretary at Stutthof concentration camp. wsws.org As in earlier trials, most of the joint plaintiffs are less concerned that the defendants, who are now very old, should receive a heavy sentence and go to prison, than that the brutal crimes of the Nazi regime should come before the courts and be condemned.

WSWS (2021-11-13). Canada's two largest provinces reject vaccine mandates for health workers. wsws.org Ontario's and Quebec's refusal to adopt this vital public health measure will result in still more unnecessary deaths. It is also a political gift to the far right.

WSWS (2021-11-13). Trump co-conspirator and fascist adviser Steve Bannon indicted for contempt of Congress. wsws.org The grand jury's indictment comes three weeks after the House, in a near party line vote, recommended holding Bannon in contempt for refusing to provide documentation and testify before the Select Committee.

WSWS (2021-11-13). NATO ratchets up anti-Russian offensive in Poland and Ukraine. wsws.org The US and European NATO powers are relying on far-right proxies with major fascist constituencies to push an aggressive anti-Russian campaign involving the deployment of tens of thousands of troops.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-13). With attack on Palestinian rights groups, Israel's impunity is on full display. peoplesdispatch.org Raja Shehadeh, Palestinian writer, and activist, and founder of the rights group Al-Haq, talks about the recent Israeli decision to designate six organizations as terrorists…

sputniknews (2021-11-12). Kyle Rittenhouse's Mum Says Her Son 'Not a White Supremacist' as She Scolds Biden for 'Defaming' Him. sputniknews.com Kyle Rittenhouse is currently on trial as he faces charges, including murder, for shooting three men and killing two during an altercation at racial justice riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin in August 2020. The 18-year-old remains adamant in denying any wrongdoing and claiming self-defence.

Staff (2021-11-12). BLM could 'unleash the people' in New York — co-founder to RT. rt.com Black Lives Matter co-founder Chivona Newsome has warned that she has the power to "snap our fingers and unleash the people," should New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams resurrect controversial NYPD anti-crime units. | "Eric Adams is a man without a plan, so all he can conceive of is brute force," Newsome told RT America on Thursday. "That's how he wants to and plans to unleash law enforcement, NYPD, on black and brown people who live in … dire, dire poverty." | Read more | | Created to sto…

Staff (2021-11-12). Ye declares himself 'Young Putin'. rt.com Enigmatic rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has given another bizarre interview, in which he talked slavery, mental health, and why he thinks himself to be a "Young Putin" of culture. | Sitting down with Revolt TV's 'Drink Champs' podcast on Thursday, Kanye West unloaded on the recording industry for hiring rappers to promote violence in music ("a form of modern-day slavery"), hammered white Christians for telling him not to swear on his songs ("there were Christians in the KKK too"), and, bizarrely, compared himself to Russian President Vladimir Putin. | "I'm like Young Putin," he proclaimed, to cheers…

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2021-11-12). 'The Anti-Blackness of the US Is Extending to Black Asylum Seekers'. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed the Black Alliance for Just Immigration's Nekessa Opoti about Haitian refugees for the CounterSpin211105Opoti.mp3 New York Times ( Janine Jackson: People around the world were appalled to see pictures of US Border Patrol officers on horseback wielding reins like whips in the effort to corral an…

MEE staff (2021-11-12). US Jewish groups urge Senate to approve antisemitism envoy. middleeasteye.net US Jewish groups urge Senate to approve antisemitism envoy | Senators urged to consider current nominee Deborah Lipstadt, who Republicans are blocking because of past tweets critical of lawmakers | Fri, 11/12/2021 – 18: 30 | Deborah Lipstadt was nominated to be the antisemitism envoy by US President Joe Biden in July (AFP/File photo) | A coalition of nearly two dozen American Jewish groups and denominations ha…

Albert Bender (2021-11-12). Mapuche people under siege by Chilean military; genocide being charged. peoplesworld.org In the southern sector of Chile, a "state of exception"—a euphemism for a "state of emergency"—has been declared by President Sebastian Piñera. Troops have been sent to the Araucania region, the land of the Mapuche Indigenous nationality. (Note: The government's name for the area, Araucania, is considered a pejorative term by many Mapuche.) Piñera has said four provinces have experienced what he …

_____ (2021-11-12). Campaigners Petition UN To Investigate Racial And Gender Discriminations In Global COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out. popularresistance.org An international coalition of human rights law groups, public health experts, and civil society organizations is taking legal action against the US, UK, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland, on the grounds that these countries are in violation of international human rights law by failing to intervene on what has been an inequitable and racially discriminatory roll-out of the vaccine and other COVID healthcare technologies.

WSWS (2021-11-12). Interview with Hampton Stall, an expert on the far right, on fascist activity in school reopening campaign and January 6 aftermath. wsws.org Eric London recently spoke to Hampton Stall about the impact of the January 6 coup attempt and the coronavirus pandemic on the far right. Stall is a researcher with MilitiaWatch, a nonprofit organization that monitors the online activity of the far right.

WSWS (2021-11-12). French police arrest far-right extremists on charges of preparing a coup d'état. wsws.org Remy Daillet was allegedly the leader of a 300-person nation-wide fascist paramilitary organisation, which had planned a coup d'état.

Tamara Nassar (2021-11-12). Victory for Palestinian hunger striker after 113 days without food. electronicintifada.net Israeli policies on hunger strikes push prisoners to the brink of death.

Anonymous669 (2021-11-12). Israeli, Saudi Warplanes Escorted US Strategic Bombers During Patrol Over Middle East (Video, Photos). southfront.org A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber © Reuters | On November 11, Israel and Saudi fighter jets took turns escorting two American B-1B supersonic strategic heavy bombers during a presence patrol mission over the Middle East. | In a statement, the US Air Forces Central said that Israeli and Saudi fighter jets joined the patrol over their respective airspaces, while US fighter jets provided escort. | 2

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2021-11-12). ONU alerta que Israel asesinó a 331 palestinos en diez meses. telesurtv.net El informe de la OCHA precisa que Israel provocó más de 15.960 civiles palestinos heridos entre enero y octubre del 2021.

sputniknews (2021-11-12). Ex-Indian Diplomat: New Delhi Becoming Part of US 'Agenda on Iran', 'Subordinating' Its Interests. sputniknews.com Observers believe that Delhi's rising closeness to the US and Israel has affected its traditional relations with Iran, once India's largest crude supplier. Last month, India, the US, Israel, and the UAE came together to form a regional bloc, which Tel Aviv said was created because the four nations share "similar" evaluations about regional events.

Mohammad Ayesh (2021-11-12). Arabic press review: Former Palestinian ministers in Israeli settlement dates scandal. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Former Palestinian ministers in Israeli settlement dates scandal | Meanwhile, Kuwait stops issuing visas for Lebanese nationals, Palestine's government looks to austerity measures, and Yemen troop withdrawal reported | Fri, 11/12/2021 – 16: 15 | The two ex-ministers were arrested after their involvement in 'marketing Israeli settlement dates and changing the origin of those…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-12). US-Led Provocative Drills In The Red Sea May Obstruct Nuclear Deal Negotiations. southfront.org Illustrative ImageUS, Israel, UAE, and Bahrain are conducting military maneuvers in the Red Sea in a message to Tehran. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Once again, US-led military maneuvers create unnecessary tensions and hamper international negotiations. Recently announced military

Edna Mohamed (2021-11-12). UK bulldozer firm failed to perform human rights checks on sales to Israel. middleeasteye.net UK bulldozer firm failed to perform human rights checks on sales to Israel | JCB did not take carry out due diligence checks over the possible use of its equipment to demolish Palestinian homes, watchdog concludes | Fri, 11/12/2021 – 16: 42 | The rubble of a family home after it was demolished by Israeli authorities in the village of Beit Kahel near the West Bank town of Hebron, on 28 November 2019 (A…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-12). Palestinian administrative detainee ends 113-day hunger strike after agreement with Israeli authorities. peoplesdispatch.org Miqdad al-Qawasmeh will be released after his current administrative detention terms ends in February. Six other Palestinians continue to be on hunger strike to protest their illegal imprisonment by Israel…

Ann Brown (2021-11-12). Biden Calls Famous Baseball Player Satchel Paige A Negro In Speech, Democrats Go Quiet. moguldom.com President Joe Biden has made another racist gaffe, reinforcing his reputation for throwing around archaic terms to describe Black people. The president referred to the late baseball player Satchel Paige as "the great Negro" before correcting himself during his Oct. 11 Veterans Day address at Arlington National Cemetery. Biden was honoring the former U.S. Ambassador …

sputniknews (2021-11-12). Kyle Rittenhouse's Mum Says Her Son 'Not a White Supremacist' as She Scolds Biden for 'Defaming' Him. sputniknews.com Kyle Rittenhouse is currently on trial as he faces charges, including murder, for shooting three men and killing two during an altercation at racial justice riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin in August 2020. The 18-year-old remains adamant in denying any wrongdoing and claiming self-defence.

Albert Bender (2021-11-12). Mapuche people under siege by Chilean military; genocide being charged. peoplesworld.org In the southern sector of Chile, a "state of exception"—a euphemism for a "state of emergency"—has been declared by President Sebastian Piñera. Troops have been sent to the Araucania region, the land of the Mapuche Indigenous nationality. (Note: The government's name for the area, Araucania, is considered a pejorative term by many Mapuche.) Piñera has said four provinces have experienced what he …

WSWS (2021-11-12). Interview with Hampton Stall, an expert on the far right, on fascist activity in school reopening campaign and January 6 aftermath. wsws.org Eric London recently spoke to Hampton Stall about the impact of the January 6 coup attempt and the coronavirus pandemic on the far right. Stall is a researcher with MilitiaWatch, a nonprofit organization that monitors the online activity of the far right.

WSWS (2021-11-12). French police arrest far-right extremists on charges of preparing a coup d'état. wsws.org Remy Daillet was allegedly the leader of a 300-person nation-wide fascist paramilitary organisation, which had planned a coup d'état.

Tamara Nassar (2021-11-12). Victory for Palestinian hunger striker after 113 days without food. electronicintifada.net Israeli policies on hunger strikes push prisoners to the brink of death.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2021-11-12). ONU alerta que Israel asesinó a 331 palestinos en diez meses. telesurtv.net El informe de la OCHA precisa que Israel provocó más de 15.960 civiles palestinos heridos entre enero y octubre del 2021.

Anonymous103 (2021-11-12). US-Led Provocative Drills In The Red Sea May Obstruct Nuclear Deal Negotiations. southfront.org Illustrative ImageUS, Israel, UAE, and Bahrain are conducting military maneuvers in the Red Sea in a message to Tehran. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Once again, US-led military maneuvers create unnecessary tensions and hamper international negotiations. Recently announced military

sputniknews (2021-11-12). Ex-Indian Diplomat: New Delhi Becoming Part of US 'Agenda on Iran', 'Subordinating' Its Interests. sputniknews.com Observers believe that Delhi's rising closeness to the US and Israel has affected its traditional relations with Iran, once India's largest crude supplier. Last month, India, the US, Israel, and the UAE came together to form a regional bloc, which Tel Aviv said was created because the four nations share "similar" evaluations about regional events.

Anonymous669 (2021-11-12). Israeli, Saudi Warplanes Escorted US Strategic Bombers During Patrol Over Middle East (Video, Photos). southfront.org A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber © Reuters | On November 11, Israel and Saudi fighter jets took turns escorting two American B-1B supersonic strategic heavy bombers during a presence patrol mission over the Middle East. | In a statement, the US Air Forces Central said that Israeli and Saudi fighter jets joined the patrol over their respective airspaces, while US fighter jets provided escort. | 2

WSWS (2021-11-11). Kenosha judge shields right-wing extremist killer Kyle Rittenhouse during his murder trial testimony. wsws.org Judge Schroeder repeatedly intervened to block questions that would have undermined the far-right narrative that the teenage vigilante, an associate of the violent and fascistic Proud Boys, was acting in "self-defense."

Staff (2021-11-11). White Supremacy on Trial: From Rittenhouse in Kenosha to Killers of Ahmaud Arbery, Will They Go Free? democracynow.org Kyle Rittenhouse took to the stand on Wednesday before his defense team asked for a mistrial with prejudice in the case. If a mistrial is granted, Rittenhouse cannot be tried again, though the judge did not immediately rule on the request and said jury deliberations could begin on Monday. Now 18 years old, Rittenhouse was 17 when he fatally shot two men and injured one with a semiautomatic rifle during racial justice protests last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse is pleading not guilty to six charges, including homicide. While questioned, Rittenhouse broke down in tears, admitting to using deadly force but…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-11). Majestic, Invincible, Supreme Azeri Khan arrives in capital of Pan-Turkic empire. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com President Ilham Aliyev arrives on a visit to the Republic of Turkey On November 11, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in the Republic of Turkey to participate in the VIII Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States. A guard of honor was lined up in honor of the head of …

_____ (2021-11-11). Dismantling Racism And Militarism In US Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org The Racism-Militarism Paradigm is a way of looking at the world, widely shared among the U.S. policymaking community and much of the public, that arises from a largely unacknowledged doctrine of white supremacy and the necessity of using violence to uphold it. This paradigm establishes a rigid hierarchy, based on race, that values white lives more than any other—at home and abroad. It embraces militarism as the most effective mechanism to guarantee this ordering of society and the world. | The U.S. quest for global military supremacy causes immense harm at home and abroad, particularly to people of color. T…

Staff (2021-11-11). Critical Race Theory Is About Exposing The Truth About America & Structural Racism. commondreams.org I think of the current Critical Race Theory controversy more as a Ziploc bag: a quick, easy place to stuff American history and get it out of the way, so we don't have to think about—and therefore atone for—the criminal harm caused by four centuries of structural racism.

_____ (2021-11-11). We Urgently Need A Transformative Approach To Public Safety. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, October 26, Black Lives Matter joined fellow civil rights leaders to engage with and discuss tangible policy proposals to transform current approaches to public safety with senior officials from the White House and the Department of Justice. | While we appreciate the invitation to speak and discuss solutions, we call on the White House to be courageous as it moves towards Executive Action to move us towards the kind of transformation that this moment demands — the kind of transformation that the spirits of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Dijon Kizzee, Wakiesha Wilson, Andrew Joseph III, and so man…

teleSUR (2021-11-11). FW de Clerk, Last Apartheid South African President, Dead at 85. telesurenglish.net The death of South Africa's last white president Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk has drawn mixed reactions. | RELATED: | Frederic De Klerk, who negotiated with the African National Congress the end of the apartheid regime, and a peaceful transfer of power to a Black-led government, died on Thursday aged 85, after a battle with cancer. | De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela in 1993 after having earned internati…

Paul Haeder (2021-11-11). Another Genocide Month: Plying the Ignorance of K12, USA Lower/Higher Ed. dissidentvoice.org Here we go, what will most likely be published in the Newport News Times, two-times a week dwindling newspaper. I will then follow up, for sure, at the end of this fit-for-small-town-news column. November is National Native American Indian Heritage Month By Paul K. Haeder Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-11-11). Bill Gates Should Know Better: How the Israeli Occupation Ravages the Environment in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Those who are not familiar with how Israel, particularly the Israeli military occupation of Palestine, is actively and irreversibly damaging the environment might reach the erroneous conclusion that Tel Aviv is at the forefront of the global fight against climate change. The reality is the exact opposite. In his speech at the UN Climate Change …

MEE staff (2021-11-11). US lawmaker leads call against 'hacking for hire' after NSO blacklisting. middleeasteye.net US lawmaker leads call against 'hacking for hire' after NSO blacklisting | Congressman Tom Malinowski says US move against NSO is not against Israel but about 'out-of-control private hacking' | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 16: 56 | In July, US Congressman Tom Malinowski first led a congressional call for the US to take action against NSO (AFP/File photo) |

MEE, agencies (2021-11-11). Israel convicts Spanish woman of funnelling aid to banned Palestinian group. middleeasteye.net Israel convicts Spanish woman of funnelling aid to banned Palestinian group | Juana Ruiz Rishmawi worked as a fundraiser for the Health Work Committees, which Israel accuses of having links to the PFLP, designated a 'terrorist group' by the EU and US | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 10: 29 | Juana Ruiz Rishmawi, 63, has worked as a fundraiser for the Health Work Committees (HWC), a Palestinian aid grou…

Edna Mohamed (2021-11-11). UAE, Bahrain, Israel and US conduct first joint naval exercises following normalisation. middleeasteye.net UAE, Bahrain, Israel and US conduct first joint naval exercises following normalisation | The drills mark the first publicly announced military cooperation between the UAE, Bahrain and Israel since they normalised diplomatic relations in September last year | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 15: 40 | A US Navy drone flies over as Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) Abdulrahman Al Fadhel takes part in joint naval exerci…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-11). Israel, US, UAE & Bahrain Kick Off Naval Drills In Red Sea. southfront.org GULF OF MEXICO (July 3, 2017) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) has conducts its first set of sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Ingalls' test and trials team spent four days operating the 11th San Antonio-class ship and demonstrating its systems. (U.S. Navy photo by Lance Davis/Released) 170703-N-N0101-001 | On November 10, forces from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Israel and US Naval…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-11). Israel: Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike after 113 days. middleeasteye.net Israel: Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike after 113 days | Miqdad al-Qawasmi has reached an agreement with Israeli authorities to end his hunger strike and to be released in February 2022 | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 14: 47 | Miqdad al-Qawasmi gestures on the hospital bed following his ending of the hunger strike (Twitter\@ShehabAgency) | A Palestinian prisoner ended his 113-day hung…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-11). Demonstrations held in support of six Palestinian groups terror-listed by Israel. peoplesdispatch.org The demonstrations were held in front of the UN and UNESCO offices in Ramallah and Gaza city. The protesters called for increased international pressure on Israel to rescind its terrorist designation of the six Palestinian groups…

MEE staff (2021-11-11). US: Biden's Iran envoy travels to Israel, Gulf ahead of Iran nuclear talks. middleeasteye.net US: Biden's Iran envoy travels to Israel, Gulf ahead of Iran nuclear talks | Robert Malley travels to Israel, UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to 'coordinate approaches' on Tehran | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 19: 33 | Robert Malley noted last month that the US was assessing all its options if a deal is not reached (AFP/File photo) | The

MEE staff (2021-11-11). Pegasus: Palestine says NSO spyware found on phones of three senior officials. middleeasteye.net Pegasus: Palestine says NSO spyware found on phones of three senior officials | Ministry of foreign affairs tells MEE the find is a dangerous development that will not pass without repercussions | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 12: 04 | The statement came as NSO's chief executive Itzik Benbenisti, who had only been in the job for two weeks, resigned from his role (Reuters) | Palestine's ministry of foreign affairs has said…

_____ (2021-11-11). 'Unite The Right' On Trial In Charlottesville. popularresistance.org Charlottesville, VA — After four long years of litigation the lawsuit trial against leading white supremacist organizers and groups kicked off on October 25, 2021 at the federal courthouse in Charlottesville, Virginia. Attorneys for victims of the 'Unite the Right' racist attacks are seeking justice in a civil lawsuit. | Called 'Sines v. Kessler' for short, the trial expected to last a full month, just a few blocks from where convicted defendant James Alex Fields killed Heather Heyer and injured dozens more, including several plaintiffs in the case. | The lawsuit seeks to prove that the white supremacists w…

MEE staff (2021-11-11). Saudi court overturns death sentence for man convicted as minor, family says. middleeasteye.net Saudi court overturns death sentence for man convicted as minor, family says | Abdullah al-Huwaiti was arrested when he was 14 and given the death penalty at 17 on murder and armed robbery charges | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 17: 00 | Abdullah al-Huwaiti was convicted despite having an alibi putting him 200km away from the scene of the crime (Human Rights Watch) | Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has overturned a death sen…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-11). Israel convicts Spanish woman of funnelling aid to banned Palestinian group. middleeasteye.net Israel convicts Spanish woman of funnelling aid to banned Palestinian group | Juana Ruiz Rishmawi, 63, has worked as a fundraiser for the Health Work Committees, which Israel accuses of having links to PFLP, labelled as 'terrorist' in EU and US, the PFLP | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 10: 29 | Juana Ruiz Rishmawi, 63, has worked as a fundraiser for the Health Work Committees (HWC), a Palestinian aid…

WSWS (2021-11-11). Kenosha judge shields right-wing extremist killer Kyle Rittenhouse during his murder trial testimony. wsws.org Judge Schroeder repeatedly intervened to block questions that would have undermined the far-right narrative that the teenage vigilante, an associate of the violent and fascistic Proud Boys, was acting in "self-defense."

Paul Haeder (2021-11-11). Another Genocide Month: Plying the Ignorance of K12, USA Lower/Higher Ed. dissidentvoice.org Here we go, what will most likely be published in the Newport News Times, two-times a week dwindling newspaper. I will then follow up, for sure, at the end of this fit-for-small-town-news column. November is National Native American Indian Heritage Month By Paul K. Haeder Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-11-11). Bill Gates Should Know Better: How the Israeli Occupation Ravages the Environment in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Those who are not familiar with how Israel, particularly the Israeli military occupation of Palestine, is actively and irreversibly damaging the environment might reach the erroneous conclusion that Tel Aviv is at the forefront of the global fight against climate change. The reality is the exact opposite. In his speech at the UN Climate Change …

MEE staff (2021-11-11). Pegasus: Palestine says NSO spyware found on phones of three senior officials. middleeasteye.net Pegasus: Palestine says NSO spyware found on phones of three senior officials | Ministry of foreign affairs tells MEE the find is a dangerous development that will not pass without repercussions | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 12: 04 | The statement came as NSO's chief executive Itzik Benbenisti, who had only been in the job for two weeks, resigned from his role (Reuters) | Palestine's ministry of foreign affairs has said…

Fra Hughes (2021-11-10). Getting Away With Murder — Britain to Protect its War Criminals. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Nov 8, 2021 | Every Empire is guilty of war crimes. Executing enemy combatants on the battlefield. Destroying hospitals, watercourses, and infrastructure. Carpet bombing cities. Murdering civilians. Torture. Raping men, women, and children. Starving the enemy into submission. Genocide. Mass slaughter and ethnic cleansing. | The British Empire was no different. | From North America to Australia. From New Zealand to Zimbabwe. From Ireland to Palestine, Britain has been accused of heinous war crimes against indigenous populations while extracting the wealth, minerals, and natural resources of th…

Barnaby Papadopulos (2021-11-10). Lebanon: Drugs cheaper than food for Palestinian refugees. middleeasteye.net Lebanon: Drugs cheaper than food for Palestinian refugees | Amphetamine abuse is rife at the Beddawi camp near Tripoli, where Lebanon's economic crisis means no rehab facilities | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 11: 23 | A peddler pushes a cart along the Abu al-Foz street mainly inhabited by Syrian and Palestinian refugees, in the Baddawi Palestinian Camp on the outskirts of Lebanon's Tripoli o…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-10). NATO "undertaking biggest adaptation since the Cold War" for "authoritarian regimes, climate change, disruptive technologies" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Military Committee discusses NATO's Deterrence and Defence at SHAPE After a short welcome by General Tod Wolters, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), the NATO Military Representatives were ushered into their first session of the day dedicated to the Concept for the Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area (DDA). Alongside NATO's Warfighting Capstone …

Martha Grevatt (2021-11-10). Midwest elections and the struggle against racism. workers.org Cleveland voters made history Nov. 2 when they approved Issue 24, which creates a permanent community review board to oversee police conduct. Nearly 60% voted in favor citywide, with larger percentages on Cleveland's East Side, the historic base of the African American community. Citizens for a Safer Cleveland delivers ballot . . . |

Editor (2021-11-10). Editorial/ Es hora de enterrar el 'chuzo. workers.org El béisbol -que durante mucho tiempo se ha promocionado como el "pasatiempo nacional de Estados Unidos"— acaba de dar a millones de personas de todo el mundo una mirada horrorosa al crudo racismo colonial de los colonos sobre el que se funda Estados Unidos. Un aficionado al deporte dice 'El . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2021-11-10). Trials highlight racism — Black Lives Matter. workers.org Two high-profile murder trials are taking place simultaneously in the U.S. — one in the Deep South and the other in the Midwest. Despite the obvious distance in miles, both trials have two main political themes in common: The first is the prevalence of white supremacy and the second is . . . |

This Week in Fascism (2021-11-10). This Week in Fascism #122: Boston Shuts It Down, Hundreds Protest Milo, Far-Right Mass Shooter in Boise, National Justice Party Gathers Neo-Nazi Island of Unwanted Goys. itsgoingdown.org photo: @AlissaAzar And we are back! Lots to cover in this installment — and happily, a lot of it is action! We've got a jammed list of action reports along with the usual doxxes, news, ways to support prisoners, and a few alerts and breaking stories. From leftovers ala Unite the Right attempting to rebrand…

Danny Haiphong (2021-11-10). On American Patriotism: A Marxist Polemic. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong — Nov 5, 2021 | The embrace of American patriotism, what some are calling "proletarian patriotism" within online circles, is yet another attempt to rebrand American nationalism. It is similar in character but different in form to the ongoing effort to rebrand the two-party system through the development of a "socialist" bloc within the Democratic Party's corporate jaws. Ideology is rendered an abstraction in each case rather than a reflection of the material conditions of society. The Democratic Party is a capitalist-owned party and therefore cannot but serve the interests of the capitalist…

_____ (2021-11-10). COP26 Can Learn From West Papua's Green Resistance. popularresistance.org The Indonesian state has dominated West Papua with military force since 1962. West Papua is the western half of the island of New Guinea, situated immediately north of Australia. The Netherlands colonized the territory during the nineteenth century. As the Dutch began to decolonize during the 1950s, they prepared West Papua for independence. This came, briefly, at the end of 1961. Shortly after, Indonesia invaded in 1962. This began an enduring occupation predicated on political repression, cultural destruction, and colonial genocide. | It has also resulted in environmental devastation locally and globally, but W…

_____ (2021-11-10). Mass Killings, Native Erasure. popularresistance.org Upon his arrival into the "New World" Columbus and his crew unleashed a vicious and relentless wave of violence against the Indigenous populations. From enslavement, to mass rapes, to mass killings Columbus and his men inflicted grotesque levels of violence never before seen in the Western hemisphere. By 1508, an estimated three to five million Indigenous peoples from the Island Nations had died since the time of Columbus's arrival. | The genocide had begun, one driven, and backed, by an ideology under the Doctrine of Discovery that claimed European Christians had a God given right to set forth and colonize any l…

WSWS (2021-11-10). House Republican Paul Gosar tweets anime video depicting him killing Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. wsws.org Paul Gosar, the fascistic Republican congressman from Arizona and supporter of Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2020 election, posted a video on social media depicting himself attacking and killing Democratic Representative Ocasio-Cortez.

Asa Winstanley (2021-11-10). UK government attacks Palestine student protesters. electronicintifada.net Police investigation threatened after peaceful protest against Israeli ambassador at London School of Economics.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-10). Pegasus: Israel designated Palestinian NGOs 'terrorist' to cover hacking tracks, report says. middleeasteye.net Pegasus: Israel designated Palestinian NGOs 'terrorist' to cover hacking tracks, report says | Sources tell Ynet that Israel rushed to label groups 'terrorist organisations' after realising that the hacking of NGO workers' phones would be made public | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 11: 48 | Israel is ready to press Washington to reverse its decision to blacklist the NSO Group, which produces…

Marjorie Cohn (2021-11-10). Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups "Terrorist" zcomm.org In an effort to cut off the financial lifelines of six of the most prominent Palestinian human rights groups, the state of Israel has baselessly designated them as "terrorist" organizations…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-10). Blacklisting the merchants of spyware. greenleft.org.au The US Department of Commerce revealed on November 3 that it would be adding Israeli-based spyware developers NSO Group and Candiru to its blacklist, reports Binoy Kampmark.

Ari Paul (2021-11-10). Politico's Staff must toe new owner's line—including endorsing Israel. mronline.org It's been a rough time for German media giant Axel Springer. The company ousted the top editor at Bild, one of its most influential right-wing newspapers, over sexual harassment charges (New York Times, 10/18/21).

Shatha Hammad (2021-11-10). Israel: Settler attacks on Palestinian olive harvest 'most dangerous in years'. middleeasteye.net Israel: Settler attacks on Palestinian olive harvest 'most dangerous in years' | Palestinian olive farmers say attacks 'under the watchful eye' of the Israeli army have destroyed the otherwise festive harvest season | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 09: 51 | Palestinian farmers Ashraf and Abdelrahman el-Dor (L-R) on their land in Wadi al-Balat, between Nablus and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on 25 October…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-10). Pegasus used to spy on six Palestinian human rights activists, finds investigation. peoplesdispatch.org The investigation by Frontline Defenders revealed that the iPhones of the six activists were hacked using the Pegasus spyware from July 2020 onwards. Three of the activists were working with Palestinian human rights groups recently designated as terrorists by Israel…

Joris Leverink (2021-11-10). #StandWithThe6 Against Israeli Attack on Palestinian Human Rights Organizations. roarmag.org On October 19, Israel's Minister of Defense, Benny Gantz

Jonathan Cook (2021-11-10). COP26: Military pollution is the skeleton in the West's climate closet. mronline.org Leaders at the COP26 summit have no intention of tackling the growing environmental impacts caused by their 'defence' spending.

MEE staff (2021-11-10). Israel to lobby against US sanctions on NSO citing national security: Report. middleeasteye.net Israel to lobby against US sanctions on NSO citing national security: Report | Spyware firms NSO and Candiru are crucial to Israel's national security, two officials tell The New York Times | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 17: 56 | NSO has sparked outrage after an investigation revealed its Pegasus spyware was used by authoritarian governments (Reuters/File photo) | Israel is planning to campaign against US sanctions level…

Staff (2021-11-10). Padrino Accuses Colombia of Inventing Enemies to 'Sponge off Dollars'. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Vice President for Political Sovereignty and Peace, Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López, dismissed accusations made by the Colombian defense minister, Diego Molano, who claimed that there are Hezbollah cells operating on the Colombian border, with Venezuelan support. | "Now they have invented a so-called common enemy to sponge off a few extra dollars," declared Padrino in a message published on his Twitter account, where he mocked the new accusations by Colombia. | Padrino wrote: "they have not found out that in Israel there are Jews and not fools that would buy this lie of a 11,580-kilometer-aw…

Fight Back (2021-11-10). Milwaukee Alliance hosts rally to focus the county budget on community, not cops. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On the afternoon of November 6, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) held a rally at Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee. This rally was in protest of the current county budget proposal, which the County Board of Supervisors will vote on the morning of November 8. The current proposal would increase the already bloated budget of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) by 6%. MAARPR's canvassing efforts over the past six months have revealed that working-class Black and brown people in Milwaukee do not want this budgetary increase. | In addition to protestin…

WSWS (2021-11-10). University of Michigan faculty open letter supports witch-hunt, rejects letter signed by hundreds defending victimized professor Bright Sheng. wsws.org The letter aims to intimidate all those who oppose the strictures of racial and identity politics and their enforcement by institutionalized thought police by branding them as "racist."

_____ (2021-11-10). Iran's Politics in the Turbulent Middle East. journal-neo.org In his instructions to the new cabinet, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced US President Joe Biden as a "ravenous wolf," telling his ministers, "Diplomacy should not be influenced and linked to the nuclear issue." Instead, President Ebrahim Raisi's team intends to focus on east-oriented economic diplomacy. Both Raisi and Ali Khamenei condemned the previous President …

Danny Haiphong (2021-11-10). On American Patriotism: A Marxist Polemic. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong — Nov 5, 2021 | The embrace of American patriotism, what some are calling "proletarian patriotism" within online circles, is yet another attempt to rebrand American nationalism. It is similar in character but different in form to the ongoing effort to rebrand the two-party system through the development of a "socialist" bloc within the Democratic Party's corporate jaws. Ideology is rendered an abstraction in each case rather than a reflection of the material conditions of society. The Democratic Party is a capitalist-owned party and therefore cannot but serve the interests of the capitalist…

Fra Hughes (2021-11-10). Getting Away With Murder — Britain to Protect its War Criminals. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Nov 8, 2021 | Every Empire is guilty of war crimes. Executing enemy combatants on the battlefield. Destroying hospitals, watercourses, and infrastructure. Carpet bombing cities. Murdering civilians. Torture. Raping men, women, and children. Starving the enemy into submission. Genocide. Mass slaughter and ethnic cleansing. | The British Empire was no different. | From North America to Australia. From New Zealand to Zimbabwe. From Ireland to Palestine, Britain has been accused of heinous war crimes against indigenous populations while extracting the wealth, minerals, and natural resources of th…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-10). NATO "undertaking biggest adaptation since the Cold War" for "authoritarian regimes, climate change, disruptive technologies" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Military Committee discusses NATO's Deterrence and Defence at SHAPE After a short welcome by General Tod Wolters, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), the NATO Military Representatives were ushered into their first session of the day dedicated to the Concept for the Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area (DDA). Alongside NATO's Warfighting Capstone …

This Week in Fascism (2021-11-10). This Week in Fascism #122: Boston Shuts It Down, Hundreds Protest Milo, Far-Right Mass Shooter in Boise, National Justice Party Gathers Neo-Nazi Island of Unwanted Goys. itsgoingdown.org photo: @AlissaAzar And we are back! Lots to cover in this installment — and happily, a lot of it is action! We've got a jammed list of action reports along with the usual doxxes, news, ways to support prisoners, and a few alerts and breaking stories. From leftovers ala Unite the Right attempting to rebrand…

WSWS (2021-11-10). House Republican Paul Gosar tweets anime video depicting him killing Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. wsws.org Paul Gosar, the fascistic Republican congressman from Arizona and supporter of Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2020 election, posted a video on social media depicting himself attacking and killing Democratic Representative Ocasio-Cortez.

Joris Leverink (2021-11-10). #StandWithThe6 Against Israeli Attack on Palestinian Human Rights Organizations. roarmag.org On October 19, Israel's Minister of Defense, Benny Gantz

Jonathan Cook (2021-11-10). COP26: Military pollution is the skeleton in the West's climate closet. mronline.org Leaders at the COP26 summit have no intention of tackling the growing environmental impacts caused by their 'defence' spending.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-10). Blacklisting the merchants of spyware. greenleft.org.au The US Department of Commerce revealed on November 3 that it would be adding Israeli-based spyware developers NSO Group and Candiru to its blacklist, reports Binoy Kampmark.

Fight Back (2021-11-10). Milwaukee Alliance hosts rally to focus the county budget on community, not cops. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On the afternoon of November 6, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) held a rally at Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee. This rally was in protest of the current county budget proposal, which the County Board of Supervisors will vote on the morning of November 8. The current proposal would increase the already bloated budget of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) by 6%. MAARPR's canvassing efforts over the past six months have revealed that working-class Black and brown people in Milwaukee do not want this budgetary increase. | In addition to protestin…

WSWS (2021-11-10). University of Michigan faculty open letter supports witch-hunt, rejects letter signed by hundreds defending victimized professor Bright Sheng. wsws.org The letter aims to intimidate all those who oppose the strictures of racial and identity politics and their enforcement by institutionalized thought police by branding them as "racist."

_____ (2021-11-10). Iran's Politics in the Turbulent Middle East. journal-neo.org In his instructions to the new cabinet, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced US President Joe Biden as a "ravenous wolf," telling his ministers, "Diplomacy should not be influenced and linked to the nuclear issue." Instead, President Ebrahim Raisi's team intends to focus on east-oriented economic diplomacy. Both Raisi and Ali Khamenei condemned the previous President …

Rainer Shea (2021-11-09). How Imperialist Propaganda Weaponizes Genocide to Justify War. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Nov 8, 2021 | The imperialists have a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb. It's called propaganda. The type of propaganda that's been fine tuned by decades of practice in false flags, fabricated atrocity stories, and glorifications of militarism. With the onset of the new cold war, and its correlating advancements in the high-tech sector, the U.S. empire's cognitive warfare has taken on unprecedented scope and subtlety. Should aspiring U.S. revolutionaries succumb to the deceptions this manipulation matrix is laying down for us, the movement towards proletarian revolution in the imperi…

In Defense of Liberation! (2021-11-09). Some More Questions: Fascism, Revolution, and History. anchor.fm I mean I think the title says it all. US Empire and Imperialism need to come tumbling down, but how? Fascism, what is it? How is it connected to the US? What can/should we do about all of this? Please donate to the homie from Bands of Turtle Island, Zitkato's Patreon/Cashapp! Cashapp: $bandsofturtleisland…

Ann Brown (2021-11-09). Popular Journalist Joel Anderson: Whites Using 'Woke' Pejoratively Is A Racial Slur. moguldom.com Before 2014, not many people outside of Black America had heard of the term "stay woke" or used it. Black people used it to remind other Black people to be alert to systemic racism tactics. "The idea behind it was common within Black communities at that point — the notion that staying 'woke' and alert to …

Don Fitz (2021-11-09). Path to extinction or path to a livable future? greenleft.org.au In a new book, Stan Cox dismisses the anti-science and racism of climate denialists such as Donald Trump, strips bare the insincerity of the early Joe Biden administration, and uncovers the lurking dangers of energy denial, writes Don Fitz.

MEE staff (2021-11-09). Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study. middleeasteye.net Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study | Report finds 'new antisemitic myths and conspiracy theories that blame Jews for the pandemic have come to the fore' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 12: 23 | The report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that antisemitic acts were consistently under-reported (AFP) | Antisemitism increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs. middleeasteye.net US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs | Report says Beijing could be moving beyond forced assimilation of the Muslim minority as it tries to 'biologically destroy the group' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 20: 14 | Protesters with the Stanton Public Policy Center's Purple Sash Revolution hold a rally outside the White House on 27 May, 2021 in support of Uighur women and call for a bo…

WSWS (2021-11-09). New investigations reveal major police departments across the US riddled with Oath Keeper fascists. wsws.org Last Tuesday's elections also show Oath Keeper fascists and supporters of Donald Trump's January 6 coup continue to run as Republicans and be elected to state and local offices.

Fight Back (2021-11-09). Statement Against Israel Declaring Six Human Rights Organizations as "Terrorist" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | The Israeli Defense Minister has tagged six human rights organizations in Palestine as "terrorists." These organizations – Al-Haq, Addameer, Bisan Center, Defense for Children International-Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, and the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees — are all well known for their courage in aiding the besieged Palestinian people as they continue to resist harsh and illegal occupation. | Labeling them as terrorists means the occupation f…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-11-09). Israeli spyware targeted Palestinian human rights workers. electronicintifada.net Totalitarian population surveillance revealed in occupied West Bank.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-11-09). Podcast Ep 46: Israel declares war on Palestinian civil society. electronicintifada.net Blacklisted groups fight back.

Tamara Nassar (2021-11-09). Is the EU really shocked about the killing of a Palestinian boy? electronicintifada.net Fifteen children have been shot dead by Israel in the West Bank this year.

Staff (2021-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2021. democracynow.org Climate Activists Blast COP26 Draft Statement for Failing to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Police Raid Glasgow Squat Housing Climate Activists Protesting COP26, Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record Highs Across Some European Nations, As U.S. Opens Borders to Vaccinated Travelers, Asylum Seekers Remain Trapped in Mexico, Poland Mobilizes Thousands of Troops to Belarus Border to Bar Entry to Refugees, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wins Fourth Term After Arresting Opponents, Crushing Dissent, Israeli Spyware Found on Phones of Six Palestinian Human Rights Activists, Justice Department Brings New Charges Against Ransomwa…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-09). Military Situation In Syria On November 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 8, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 — in Idlib province, 2 — Aleppo province | On November 8, Israeli warplanes attacked several targets in Homs and Tartus province. Two SAA soldiers were wounded | On November 8, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Atarab area | On November 8, infighting erupted between Turkish-backed armed factions in Tal Abyad city | On Nove…

Meron Rapoport (2021-11-09). Itamar Ben-Gvir: With rise of a Jewish supremacist, Israel's Likud is pulled far-right. middleeasteye.net Itamar Ben-Gvir: With rise of a Jewish supremacist, Israel's Likud is pulled far-right | Elected only eight months ago, the Kahanist is unifying a chunk of Israeli right-wing supporters who are now openly racist | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 11: 37 | Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir by Damascus Gate just outside Jerusalem's Old City earlier this year (Reuters)
| For many years, Itamar Ben-Gvir was a p…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). US: Appeals court rules WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group. middleeasteye.net US: Appeals court rules WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group | Federal appeals court rejected NSO's claims that it has foreign sovereign immunity from the civil court case | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 17: 03 | The Israeli firm has sparked outrage after an investigation revealed its Pegasus spyware was used by security forces and governments in several countries (AFP/File photo) | A United States federal appeals cour…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-09). Syrian Air Defence Systems In Tartus Intercepted Israeli Missiles. But Not All Of Them (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 8th, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out an attack on south-western and central Syria. according to the Syrian Defence Ministry, the Israeli Air Force launched a series of missile strikes from Lebanese airspace. | According to the Syrian officials, the air defense systems in Tartus repelled the attack and shot down most of the missiles over the Homs province. However, 2 SAA soldiers were injured and material damage was reported as a result of the attack. | According to…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus. middleeasteye.net Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus | Azerbaijani national is accused of recruiting Pakistani and Lebanese accomplices to assassinate Israeli businesspeople | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 18: 39 | Cypriot police have formally charged an Azeri man on suspicion that he planned to carry out contract killings of Israelis living on the island (AFP/File photo) | Cypriot police have officia…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-09). Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. middleeasteye.net Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank | An explosive report in the Washington Post reveals extensive Israeli military surveillance project in West Bank | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 14: 09 | An Israeli technician climbs up a pole to install a surveillance camera in occupied Ras al-Amud, East Jerusalem, on 24 January 2019 (AFP) | Cameras have lo…

Marjorie Cohn (2021-11-09). Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups "Terrorist" truthout.org In an effort to cut off the financial lifelines of six of the most prominent Palestinian human rights groups, the state of Israel has baselessly designated them as "terrorist" organizations. | On October 22, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that Israel will henceforth officially consider the six groups — Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International — Palestine, the Union of Agri…

I.J. (2021-11-09). Pittsburghers rally to support Pillsbury boycott in solidarity with Palestine. liberationnews.org On October 24, the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Pittsburgh branch joined with the Pittsburgh BDS Coalition for a demonstration promoting the boycott of Pillsbury.

Editor (2021-11-09). SFSU President sides with tech giants on silencing of Palestinian voices. mronline.org President Mahoney's decision upholds the University's acceptance of Big Tech's increasing control over academic discussion, and its complicity with Zionist organizations.

Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux (2021-11-09). Congress Can't Discriminate Against Puerto Rico Residents Just Because They Live There. aclu.org In 2012, José Vaello-Madero, a U.S. citizen born in Puerto Rico but living in New York, applied for and received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits because severe health problems left him unable to support himself. A year later, he moved to Puerto Rico to rejoin his family and care for his ailing wife. He continued to receive SSI benefits, unaware that federal law excludes Puerto Rico residents from the program, simply because they live in a U.S. territory rather than a state. In 2016, the federal government sued Vaello-Madero to collect over $28,000 it claimed it "overpaid." On Tuesday, the Supreme C…

Heather L. Weaver (2021-11-09). The Final Religious Request of a Man on Death Row is in the Supreme Court's Hands. aclu.org Texas plans to execute John H. Ramirez, but state officials are not satisfied with merely taking his life. They are also intent on denying him the right to practice his faith when it matters most—in his final moments. Mr. Ramirez, a Christian, has asked that his longtime pastor be able to touch him and pray aloud over him as he dies. When the state refused this modest religious accommodation, the Supreme Court stepped in, delaying the execution and agreeing to hear Mr. Ramirez's case. Oral argument is set for November 9. | In Mr. Ramirez's Baptist tradition, the practice of spiritual touch by a pastor is…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-09). Ortega Wins Nicaragua Elections Prompting U.S. Threat Of Sanctions. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega won a fourth consecutive presidential term. | The United States reacted swiftly threatening sanctions, as Ortega reportedly jailed political rivals ahead of the vote. | This prompted the initial threats of sanctions from the United States and international calls for free elections. | Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council said that with nearly all the ballots counted, a preliminary tally had Ortega's Sandinista alliance winning with about 76% of…

Ann Brown (2021-11-09). Talk Show Host Joe Madison Goes On Hunger Strike Until Biden Passes Voting Rights Bill. moguldom.com Talk Show Host Joe Madison is frustrated that voting rights bills have yet to be passed so he's taking matters into his own hands to raise awareness of the issue. The host of SiriusXM Urban View's podcast "Joe Madison The Black Eagle " has announced he is on a hunger strike until President Joe Biden …

Chris Walker (2021-11-09). Cruz Proposes Texas Secession If Democrats Pass Voting Rights Reforms. truthout.org Texas may have to consider seceding from the United States if Democrats pass agenda items designed to enfranchise marginalized voters, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said during a public appearance last month. | Speaking at Texas A&M in mid-October, Cruz,

WSWS (2021-11-09). University of Florida reverses ban on faculty from testifying in voting rights lawsuit. wsws.org University administrators were forced to reverse their prohibitions against testifying following an outpouring of opposition from legal experts and academics, and on social media.

Anonymous007 (2021-11-09). Ortega Wins Nicaragua Elections Prompting U.S. Threat Of Sanctions. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega won a fourth consecutive presidential term. | The United States reacted swiftly threatening sanctions, as Ortega reportedly jailed political rivals ahead of the vote. | This prompted the initial threats of sanctions from the United States and international calls for free elections. | Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council said that with nearly all the ballots counted, a preliminary tally had Ortega's Sandinista alliance winning with about 76% of…

Rainer Shea (2021-11-09). How Imperialist Propaganda Weaponizes Genocide to Justify War. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Nov 8, 2021 | The imperialists have a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb. It's called propaganda. The type of propaganda that's been fine tuned by decades of practice in false flags, fabricated atrocity stories, and glorifications of militarism. With the onset of the new cold war, and its correlating advancements in the high-tech sector, the U.S. empire's cognitive warfare has taken on unprecedented scope and subtlety. Should aspiring U.S. revolutionaries succumb to the deceptions this manipulation matrix is laying down for us, the movement towards proletarian revolution in the imperi…

Staff (2021-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2021. democracynow.org Climate Activists Blast COP26 Draft Statement for Failing to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Police Raid Glasgow Squat Housing Climate Activists Protesting COP26, Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record Highs Across Some European Nations, As U.S. Opens Borders to Vaccinated Travelers, Asylum Seekers Remain Trapped in Mexico, Poland Mobilizes Thousands of Troops to Belarus Border to Bar Entry to Refugees, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wins Fourth Term After Arresting Opponents, Crushing Dissent, Israeli Spyware Found on Phones of Six Palestinian Human Rights Activists, Justice Department Brings New Charges Against Ransomwa…

Ann Brown (2021-11-09). Popular Journalist Joel Anderson: Whites Using 'Woke' Pejoratively Is A Racial Slur. moguldom.com Before 2014, not many people outside of Black America had heard of the term "stay woke" or used it. Black people used it to remind other Black people to be alert to systemic racism tactics. "The idea behind it was common within Black communities at that point — the notion that staying 'woke' and alert to …

Don Fitz (2021-11-09). Path to extinction or path to a livable future? greenleft.org.au In a new book, Stan Cox dismisses the anti-science and racism of climate denialists such as Donald Trump, strips bare the insincerity of the early Joe Biden administration, and uncovers the lurking dangers of energy denial, writes Don Fitz.

MEE staff (2021-11-09). Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study. middleeasteye.net Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study | Report finds 'new antisemitic myths and conspiracy theories that blame Jews for the pandemic have come to the fore' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 12: 23 | The report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that antisemitic acts were consistently under-reported (AFP) | Antisemitism increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs. middleeasteye.net US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs | Report says Beijing could be moving beyond forced assimilation of the Muslim minority as it tries to 'biologically destroy the group' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 20: 14 | Protesters with the Stanton Public Policy Center's Purple Sash Revolution hold a rally outside the White House on 27 May, 2021 in support of Uighur women and call for a bo…

WSWS (2021-11-09). New investigations reveal major police departments across the US riddled with Oath Keeper fascists. wsws.org Last Tuesday's elections also show Oath Keeper fascists and supporters of Donald Trump's January 6 coup continue to run as Republicans and be elected to state and local offices.

Fight Back (2021-11-09). Statement Against Israel Declaring Six Human Rights Organizations as "Terrorist" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | The Israeli Defense Minister has tagged six human rights organizations in Palestine as "terrorists." These organizations – Al-Haq, Addameer, Bisan Center, Defense for Children International-Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, and the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees — are all well known for their courage in aiding the besieged Palestinian people as they continue to resist harsh and illegal occupation. | Labeling them as terrorists means the occupation f…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-11-09). Israeli spyware targeted Palestinian human rights workers. electronicintifada.net Totalitarian population surveillance revealed in occupied West Bank.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-11-09). Podcast Ep 46: Israel declares war on Palestinian civil society. electronicintifada.net Blacklisted groups fight back.

Tamara Nassar (2021-11-09). Is the EU really shocked about the killing of a Palestinian boy? electronicintifada.net Fifteen children have been shot dead by Israel in the West Bank this year.

Meron Rapoport (2021-11-09). Itamar Ben-Gvir: With rise of a Jewish supremacist, Israel's Likud is pulled far-right. middleeasteye.net Itamar Ben-Gvir: With rise of a Jewish supremacist, Israel's Likud is pulled far-right | Elected only eight months ago, the Kahanist is unifying a chunk of Israeli right-wing supporters who are now openly racist | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 11: 37 | Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir by Damascus Gate just outside Jerusalem's Old City earlier this year (Reuters)
| For many years, Itamar Ben-Gvir was a p…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-09). Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. middleeasteye.net Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank | An explosive report in the Washington Post reveals extensive Israeli military surveillance project in West Bank | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 14: 09 | An Israeli technician climbs up a pole to install a surveillance camera in occupied Ras al-Amud, East Jerusalem, on 24 January 2019 (AFP) | Cameras have lo…

Marjorie Cohn (2021-11-09). Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups "Terrorist" truthout.org In an effort to cut off the financial lifelines of six of the most prominent Palestinian human rights groups, the state of Israel has baselessly designated them as "terrorist" organizations. | On October 22, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that Israel will henceforth officially consider the six groups — Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International — Palestine, the Union of Agri…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus. middleeasteye.net Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus | Azerbaijani national is accused of recruiting Pakistani and Lebanese accomplices to assassinate Israeli businesspeople | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 18: 39 | Cypriot police have formally charged an Azeri man on suspicion that he planned to carry out contract killings of Israelis living on the island (AFP/File photo) | Cypriot police have officia…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-09). Syrian Air Defence Systems In Tartus Intercepted Israeli Missiles. But Not All Of Them (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 8th, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out an attack on south-western and central Syria. according to the Syrian Defence Ministry, the Israeli Air Force launched a series of missile strikes from Lebanese airspace. | According to the Syrian officials, the air defense systems in Tartus repelled the attack and shot down most of the missiles over the Homs province. However, 2 SAA soldiers were injured and material damage was reported as a result of the attack. | According to…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-09). Military Situation In Syria On November 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 8, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 — in Idlib province, 2 — Aleppo province | On November 8, Israeli warplanes attacked several targets in Homs and Tartus province. Two SAA soldiers were wounded | On November 8, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Atarab area | On November 8, infighting erupted between Turkish-backed armed factions in Tal Abyad city | On Nove…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). US: Appeals court rules WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group. middleeasteye.net US: Appeals court rules WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group | Federal appeals court rejected NSO's claims that it has foreign sovereign immunity from the civil court case | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 17: 03 | The Israeli firm has sparked outrage after an investigation revealed its Pegasus spyware was used by security forces and governments in several countries (AFP/File photo) | A United States federal appeals cour…

Editor (2021-11-09). SFSU President sides with tech giants on silencing of Palestinian voices. mronline.org President Mahoney's decision upholds the University's acceptance of Big Tech's increasing control over academic discussion, and its complicity with Zionist organizations.

I.J. (2021-11-09). Pittsburghers rally to support Pillsbury boycott in solidarity with Palestine. liberationnews.org On October 24, the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Pittsburgh branch joined with the Pittsburgh BDS Coalition for a demonstration promoting the boycott of Pillsbury.

Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux (2021-11-09). Congress Can't Discriminate Against Puerto Rico Residents Just Because They Live There. aclu.org In 2012, José Vaello-Madero, a U.S. citizen born in Puerto Rico but living in New York, applied for and received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits because severe health problems left him unable to support himself. A year later, he moved to Puerto Rico to rejoin his family and care for his ailing wife. He continued to receive SSI benefits, unaware that federal law excludes Puerto Rico residents from the program, simply because they live in a U.S. territory rather than a state. In 2016, the federal government sued Vaello-Madero to collect over $28,000 it claimed it "overpaid." On Tuesday, the Supreme C…

Heather L. Weaver (2021-11-09). The Final Religious Request of a Man on Death Row is in the Supreme Court's Hands. aclu.org Texas plans to execute John H. Ramirez, but state officials are not satisfied with merely taking his life. They are also intent on denying him the right to practice his faith when it matters most—in his final moments. Mr. Ramirez, a Christian, has asked that his longtime pastor be able to touch him and pray aloud over him as he dies. When the state refused this modest religious accommodation, the Supreme Court stepped in, delaying the execution and agreeing to hear Mr. Ramirez's case. Oral argument is set for November 9. | In Mr. Ramirez's Baptist tradition, the practice of spiritual touch by a pastor is…

Ann Brown (2021-11-09). Talk Show Host Joe Madison Goes On Hunger Strike Until Biden Passes Voting Rights Bill. moguldom.com Talk Show Host Joe Madison is frustrated that voting rights bills have yet to be passed so he's taking matters into his own hands to raise awareness of the issue. The host of SiriusXM Urban View's podcast "Joe Madison The Black Eagle " has announced he is on a hunger strike until President Joe Biden …

WSWS (2021-11-09). University of Florida reverses ban on faculty from testifying in voting rights lawsuit. wsws.org University administrators were forced to reverse their prohibitions against testifying following an outpouring of opposition from legal experts and academics, and on social media.

Chris Walker (2021-11-09). Cruz Proposes Texas Secession If Democrats Pass Voting Rights Reforms. truthout.org Texas may have to consider seceding from the United States if Democrats pass agenda items designed to enfranchise marginalized voters, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said during a public appearance last month. | Speaking at Texas A&M in mid-October, Cruz,

Staff (2021-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2021. democracynow.org 100,000+ People Take to Streets to Call Out Climate Inaction, COP26 Greenwashing, House Passes Bipartisan $1.2 Infrastructure Bill Without Vote on $1.75T Build Back Better Package, Court Blocks Company Vaccine Mandate; U.S. Lifts Travel Restrictions; Pfizer Seeks OK for COVID Pill, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Survives Assassination Attempt, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager During West Bank Protest, Ortega Set to Retain Nicaraguan Presidency in Elections Marred by Crackdown on Opposition, U.S. Advises Citizens to Leave Ethiopia as Specter of All-Out War Increases, Sudanese Soldiers Arrest Score…

MEE staff (2021-11-08). Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report. middleeasteye.net Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report | Secret operation faces backlash as dozens of Ethiopians are accused of misrepresenting ancestry to enter Israel | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 12: 45 | A member of the Ethiopian Jewish community awaits during the daily food distribution at the building the community in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 27 October, 2020 (AFP) | Dozens of Ethiopians…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-08). COP26 to address Loss and Damage as frontline communities excluded and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the latest on the UN COP26 climate conference amid mass protests for climate justice; the preliminary results of Nicaragua's general elections; continuing anti-coup protests in Sudan as people demand complete civilian rule; and the statements issued by Israel in rejection of the opening of a U.S. consulate in Occupied East Jerusalem.

Sharon Zhang (2021-11-08). Corporations Donated $164,000 to Anti-Voting Rights Senators Despite Pledges. truthout.org Despite pledging that they would fight to protect voting rights, major corporations like Amazon and Facebook have given $164,000 to Senate Republicans in 2021 so far — even though the party has made it a major priority to block voting rights advancement. | According to

_____ (2021-11-08). First Official Results Confirm Re-Election Of Ortega. popularresistance.org In the early hours of Monday, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) President Brenda Rocha released the first official results of the presidential elections held on Sunday. After saying that the Nicaraguan people "have been the protagonists of the country's historic civic celebration," she announced the results of the votes counted at the national and provincial levels. With 49.25 percent of the votes counted so far, President Daniel Ortega, who ran for reelection of the position, achieved 74.99 percent of the votes. These results will allow the Santinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) leader to exercise…

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Nicaraguans Celebrate FSLN Victory In Sunday Elections. telesurenglish.net On Monday, thousands of Nicaraguan citizens gathered in Victories Square in Managua to celebrate that the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) preliminary report on the Nov. 7 general elections results showed that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) obtained 74,99 percent of the valid votes in this process. | RELATED: | "We celebrate the victory of the FSLN candidates, including our President Daniel Ortega, w…

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Nicaragua: First Official Results Confirm Re-Election of Ortega. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Monday, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) President Brenda Rocha released the first official results of the presidential elections held on Sunday. | RELATED: | After saying that the Nicaraguan people "have been the protagonists of the country's historic civic celebration," she announced the results of the votes counted at the national and provincial levels. | With 49.25 percent of…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-08). Daniel Ortega is set to win Nicaragua's presidency. peoplesdispatch.org According to the preliminary results announced by the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE), with 49.25% of the votes counted, incumbent president Daniel Ortega has obtained 74.99% of the votes…

Staff (2021-11-08). Railway museum to research steam trains for racism & slavery links. rt.com The National Railway Museum has teamed up with a consortium of universities to answer a burning historical question: were steam trains, used during Britain's colonial age, linked with racism and slavery? | The Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York, together with the National Railway Museum, Network Rail, and three other museums in the North of England will spend £9,000 researching how steam power aided imperial expansion and profiteering during the Industrial Revolution. | The research project "will develop a greater understanding of how the advent of steam-power and railways was embedded in both col…

Staff (2021-11-08). Buttigieg explains how he'll deconstruct 'racist' US roadways. rt.com Flush with cash from the new infrastructure bill, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pledged to address the 'racism' that went into the building of America's roads and bridges, by either tearing them down or building anew. | Buttigieg spoke to the White House press corps on Monday, explaining how President Joe Biden's 'Justice40' "Can you give us the con…

Barry Sheppard (2021-11-08). United States: Racism alive and well in Virginia election. greenleft.org.au Recent elections in the United States have exposed the limits of the Democratic Party establishment and the challenge facing the Black Lives Matter movement, writes Barry Sheppard.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic, NAACP join forces to create new pathways to success for Black, underrepresented students. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and the Rochester Branch of NAACP today launched "RISE for Youth," an innovative program that will provide Black and underrepresented students with new pathways to success in education and employment, while also addressing the racial disparities that stand in the way of their success. The program is part of Mayo Clinic's $100 million commitment against racism. According to a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development report, a huge employment…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-08). Poland: first of 16 U.S. missile launchers ready to be deployed against Belarus, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com First Patriot launchers complete The first two of 16 planned M903 missile launchers for Poland's US-purchased Patriot air defence installation have been completed at the HSW steelworks in southern Poland, Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), the HSW owner, announced on Monday. The launchers, made in Poland under a 2018 inter-governmental agreement with the US, will form …

Staff (2021-11-08). Last chance: Muslims sue FBI over post-9/11 spying. rt.com The US Supreme Court is set to hear a case about Muslims who say they were illegally spied on by the FBI following 9/11. It was previously thrown out by the lower court over revealing state secrets. | On Monday, a group of Muslim men from Southern California, represented by lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and others, will see their class-action lawsuit reach the US Supreme Court. The plaintiffs claim religious discrimination and violations of their rights, stating they were spied upon purely because of their faith. | Their claims were dismissed by a lower court after the government said that al…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-08). Turkey releases Syrian journalist who posted 'provocative' banana video. middleeasteye.net Turkey releases Syrian journalist who posted 'provocative' banana video | Majed Shamaa was detained and threatened with deportation after posting a video protesting against discrimination | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 15: 02 | In a video posted by Syrian journalist Majed Shamaa, Syrian refugees are seen eating bananas to protest against discrimination in Turkey (Screencapture/TikTok) | Turkey has re…

Yuri Martins Fontes (2021-11-08). Caio Prado e o fascismo como estratégia do capitalismo em crise (Parte III). globalresearch.ca Na continuaàßà£o desta análise** sobre as reflexàµes de Caio Prado Júnior acerca do fascismo, vejamos como o marxista brasileiro entende o golpe de Getúlio Vargas (de fins de 1937), que instaura o Estado Novo, pouco antes do início da Segunda …

Fight Back (2021-11-08). Women Against Military Madness: Stand with the Six. fightbacknews.org Fight News Service is circulating the following statement from Women Against Military Madness (WAMM). | Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) denounces Israel's harassment and criminalization of six Palestinian human rights and grassroots organizations, labeling them "terrorist" organizations. The designation is provocative and dangerous and could result in devastating cuts in funding from international sources as well as grave legal issues for their workers. | Along with a growing number of important international organizations, WAMM stands with the six targeted organizations: Addameer Prisoner Support and…

Staff (2021-11-08). Pegasus spyware linked to Israel branding Palestinian rights NGOs as terrorists — report. rt.com Phones of six members of Palestinian human rights organizations were hacked with the notorious spyware Pegasus, a new report said. The Israeli government designated the organizations as terrorists. | The designation was likely meant to give a post-factum justification for the use of the spyware, which the producer says is restricted to law enforcement operations against terrorism and crime, the Ireland-based NGO that identified the intrusions said. | The

Ben Slowey (2021-11-08). Milwaukee vigil backs Palestinian prisoner hunger strike. liberationnews.org Israel couldn't get away with this ethnic cleansing if it weren't for the U.S. war machine propping it up.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-08). Blacklisting the Merchants of Spyware. dissidentvoice.org In a modest effort to disrupt the global spyware market, the United States announced last week that four entities had been added to its blacklist. On November 3, the US Department of Commerce revealed that it would be adding Israel-based companies NSO Group and Candiru to its entity list "based on evidence that these entities …

Staff (2021-11-08). Israeli soldiers given 'prizes' for helping compile database of Palestinians' pictures — reports. rt.com The Israeli military has reportedly compiled a digital surveillance database to monitor Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank using invasive facial recognition tech integrated into a network of cameras and soldiers' phones. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) even incentivized soldiers to compete against each other to take photos of residents "with prizes for the most pictures collected by each unit," according to the Washington Post. Soldiers were reportedly offered rewards such as a night off if they managed to take the most pictures. | The surveillance dragnet is apparently based in part on smartphone techn…

_____ (2021-11-08). Palestinians In Sheikh Jarrah Reject Israeli Proposal. popularresistance.org The families have been living in Sheikh Jarrah in the occupied East Jerusalem for generations. Now these families are facing evictions so the land can be cleared. Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah have rejected the Israeli supreme court's proposal that could eventually lead to their eviction from their homes and lands. The families have been living in Sheikh Jarrah in the occupied East Jerusalem for generations. Now these families are facing evictions so the land can be cleared for illegal Jewish settlements.

Yves Engler (2021-11-08). Canadian Taxpayer-subsidized 'Charities' Push Israeli University-military Ties. dissidentvoice.org Researching registered charities is a window into the pathology of Canadian Zionism. The number, variety and sums raised by taxpayer-subsidized groups focused on Israel is remarkable. Does a country with a GDP per capita equal to Canada's need this country's taxpayers to subsidize 200+ organizations raising over a quarter billion dollars a year for it? …

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-08). Pegasus: Banned Palestinian NGO staffers hacked with spyware, report says. middleeasteye.net Pegasus: Banned Palestinian NGO staffers hacked with spyware, report says | Investigation by Front Line Defenders finds NGO employees' phones were infiltrated months before Israel designated them as 'terrorist organisations' | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 14: 03 | Sahar Francis, director of Palestinian NGO Addameer, speaks in Ramallah on Monday (AFP) | Phones of Palestinians working for huma…

MEE staff (2021-11-08). Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report. middleeasteye.net Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report | Secret operation faces backlash as dozens of Ethiopians are accused of misrepresenting ancestry to enter Israel | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 12: 45 | A member of the Ethiopian Jewish community awaits during the daily food distribution at the building the community in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 27 October, 2020 (AFP) | Dozens of Ethiopians…

Staff (2021-11-08). Railway museum to research steam trains for racism & slavery links. rt.com The National Railway Museum has teamed up with a consortium of universities to answer a burning historical question: were steam trains, used during Britain's colonial age, linked with racism and slavery? | The Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York, together with the National Railway Museum, Network Rail, and three other museums in the North of England will spend £9,000 researching how steam power aided imperial expansion and profiteering during the Industrial Revolution. | The research project "will develop a greater understanding of how the advent of steam-power and railways was embedded in both col…

Kevin Mwanza (2021-11-08). American Psychological Association Apologizes For Its Role In Perpetuating Systemic Racism. moguldom.com The American Psychological Association (APA) wants to make amends for its historical wrongs, issuing a formal apology to people of color for its role in perpetuating systemic racism and discrimination in the U.S. The association's governing council adopted an apology, acknowledging that APA "failed in its role leading the discipline of psychology, was complicit in …

Barry Sheppard (2021-11-08). United States: Racism alive and well in Virginia election. greenleft.org.au Recent elections in the United States have exposed the limits of the Democratic Party establishment and the challenge facing the Black Lives Matter movement, writes Barry Sheppard.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic, NAACP join forces to create new pathways to success for Black, underrepresented students. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and the Rochester Branch of NAACP today launched "RISE for Youth," an innovative program that will provide Black and underrepresented students with new pathways to success in education and employment, while also addressing the racial disparities that stand in the way of their success. The program is part of Mayo Clinic's $100 million commitment against racism. According to a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development report, a huge employment…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-08). Turkey releases Syrian journalist who posted 'provocative' banana video. middleeasteye.net Turkey releases Syrian journalist who posted 'provocative' banana video | Majed Shamaa was detained and threatened with deportation after posting a video protesting against discrimination | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 15: 02 | In a video posted by Syrian journalist Majed Shamaa, Syrian refugees are seen eating bananas to protest against discrimination in Turkey (Screencapture/TikTok) | Turkey has re…

Fight Back (2021-11-08). Women Against Military Madness: Stand with the Six. fightbacknews.org Fight News Service is circulating the following statement from Women Against Military Madness (WAMM). | Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) denounces Israel's harassment and criminalization of six Palestinian human rights and grassroots organizations, labeling them "terrorist" organizations. The designation is provocative and dangerous and could result in devastating cuts in funding from international sources as well as grave legal issues for their workers. | Along with a growing number of important international organizations, WAMM stands with the six targeted organizations: Addameer Prisoner Support and…

Staff (2021-11-08). Pegasus spyware linked to Israel branding Palestinian rights NGOs as terrorists — report. rt.com Phones of six members of Palestinian human rights organizations were hacked with the notorious spyware Pegasus, a new report said. The Israeli government designated the organizations as terrorists. | The designation was likely meant to give a post-factum justification for the use of the spyware, which the producer says is restricted to law enforcement operations against terrorism and crime, the Ireland-based NGO that identified the intrusions said. | The

Ben Slowey (2021-11-08). Milwaukee vigil backs Palestinian prisoner hunger strike. liberationnews.org Israel couldn't get away with this ethnic cleansing if it weren't for the U.S. war machine propping it up.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-08). Blacklisting the Merchants of Spyware. dissidentvoice.org In a modest effort to disrupt the global spyware market, the United States announced last week that four entities had been added to its blacklist. On November 3, the US Department of Commerce revealed that it would be adding Israel-based companies NSO Group and Candiru to its entity list "based on evidence that these entities …

Staff (2021-11-08). Israeli soldiers given 'prizes' for helping compile database of Palestinians' pictures — reports. rt.com The Israeli military has reportedly compiled a digital surveillance database to monitor Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank using invasive facial recognition tech integrated into a network of cameras and soldiers' phones. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) even incentivized soldiers to compete against each other to take photos of residents "with prizes for the most pictures collected by each unit," according to the Washington Post. Soldiers were reportedly offered rewards such as a night off if they managed to take the most pictures. | The surveillance dragnet is apparently based in part on smartphone techn…

Paul David Richard Griffiths (2021-11-08). Green lending initiative a step back for global banks. asiatimes.com Over 450 of the world's banks have committed to a new initiative at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference which is designed to decarbonize their investments. Overseen by former Bank of England supremo Mark Carney, the banks and other financial institutions signing up to Gfanz (the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero) are pledging to …

scorinoco (2021-11-07). Why Black Revolutionaries Must Stand with the People of Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Netfa Freeman — Nov 2, 2021 | On November 7, the people of Nicaragua will go to the polls to reaffirm the commitment to their revolutionary democratic project, a project that began in 1979 when the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) defeated a vicious, neocolonial, gangster regime of Anastasio Somoza that was put in power by the United States. Under the leadership of the FSLN, the people of Nicaragua were able to finally control their own history and destiny. However, US imperialism was not going to respect the wishes of the people. Under the neofascist president Ronald Reagan, the US launched a…

_____ (2021-11-07). Journalist Banned From US, Detained In Mexico On The Way To Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Steve Sweeney, the international editor of the British socialist newspaper, was detained in Mexico City on Friday as he traveled to Nicaragua to cover the presidential election being held today. Sweeney is anti-imperialist and a founder of Media Workers for Palestine. His detention follows a multi-platform social media ban on independent journalists, activists and websites in Nicaragua, as detailed by Ben Norton of The Grayzone. There is also a corporate media disinformation campaign targeting Nicaragua and the current election. Sweeney's detention must be viewed in this context as an effort to prevent readers in…

Toya Fick (2021-11-07). Schools That Ban Symbols of Antiracism From the Classroom Are Normalizing Racism. truthout.org A few years ago, I took my kids on the At the start of the tour, the guide asked the group to guess the most valuable slave on a plantation. I knew the answer immediately, but as part of the only Black family on the tour, I wanted to know who the white people valued. | After all t…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-07). Azeri children introduced to modern weapons as part of "Victory Day" orgy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com It's never too early to teach the kids how to murder their neighbors. Victory Day celebrated in Special Forces On the occasion of Victory Day, a meeting was held with veterans of the Special Forces and families of heroes killed in the Great Patriotic War. The Defense Ministry [said] that first, the memory of national …

Grant Miner (2021-11-07). Columbia U. student workers launch second largest strike in the country. liberationnews.org The SWC is demanding higher pay, more comprehensive healthcare, and non-monetary benefits like neutral third-party arbitration in cases of discrimination and harassment.

Anonymous669 (2021-11-07). Morocco Mulls Iron Dome Purchase From Israel To Strengthen Defenses In Western Sahara. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | Morocco is considering purchasing the Iron Dome air-defense system from Israel in order to strengthen its defenses in the disputed region of Western Sahara, the According to the site, Rabat is interested in the system because of its capability to intercept aerial th…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-07). Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah reject Israeli proposal that could lead to their dispossession. peoplesdispatch.org The families have been living in Sheikh Jarrah in the occupied East Jerusalem for generations. Now these families are facing evictions so the land can be cleared…

MEE staff (2021-11-07). Libya: Son of military commander Khalifa Haftar visited Israel. middleeasteye.net Libya: Son of military commander Khalifa Haftar visited Israel | Report suggests Haftar could offer recognition agreement to Israel in exchange for support after December elections | Sun, 11/07/2021 – 16: 20 | Libyan demonstrators lift flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Martyrs Square in Tripoli on 21 May 2021 (AFP) | The son of Khalifa Haftar landed in Israel on a private jet on Monday as repo…

Brett Wilkins (2021-11-07). Tlaib: US "Must Stop Enabling the Killing of Children" in Palestine. truthout.org U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and the peace group CodePink were among those who condemned Friday's killing by Israeli forces of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy in the illegally occupied West Bank. | Middle East Eye

scorinoco (2021-11-07). Why Black Revolutionaries Must Stand with the People of Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Netfa Freeman — Nov 2, 2021 | On November 7, the people of Nicaragua will go to the polls to reaffirm the commitment to their revolutionary democratic project, a project that began in 1979 when the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) defeated a vicious, neocolonial, gangster regime of Anastasio Somoza that was put in power by the United States. Under the leadership of the FSLN, the people of Nicaragua were able to finally control their own history and destiny. However, US imperialism was not going to respect the wishes of the people. Under the neofascist president Ronald Reagan, the US launched a…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-11-07). CSE de Nicaragua acredita a acompañantes electorales. telesurtv.net Más de 200 acompañantes electorales y periodistas internacionales reciben acreditación oficial del Consejo Supremo Electoral.

_____ (2021-11-07). Journalist Banned From US, Detained In Mexico On The Way To Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Steve Sweeney, the international editor of the British socialist newspaper, was detained in Mexico City on Friday as he traveled to Nicaragua to cover the presidential election being held today. Sweeney is anti-imperialist and a founder of Media Workers for Palestine. His detention follows a multi-platform social media ban on independent journalists, activists and websites in Nicaragua, as detailed by Ben Norton of The Grayzone. There is also a corporate media disinformation campaign targeting Nicaragua and the current election. Sweeney's detention must be viewed in this context as an effort to prevent readers in…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-11-07). CSE de Nicaragua acredita a acompa√±antes electorales. telesurtv.net Más de 200 acompañantes electorales y periodistas internacionales reciben acreditación oficial del Consejo Supremo Electoral.

Langston Clark, Ph.D. Assoc Prof. & Podcaster (2021-11-07). Tuesday 11/30: "White Evangelical Racism": A Conversation with Book Author, Anthea Butler, Ph.D. indybay.org Online event…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-07). Mayo Clinic, NAACP join forces to create new pathways to success for Black, underrepresented students. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and the Rochester Branch of NAACP today launched "RISE for Youth," an innovative program that will provide Black and underrepresented students with new pathways to success in education and employment, while also addressing the racial disparities that stand in the way of their success. The program is part of Mayo Clinic's $100 million commitment against racism. According to a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development report, a huge employment…

| Namejanelle R. Goodwill, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Policy,, Practice, University of Chicago (2021-11-07). Racial discrimination is linked to suicidal thoughts in Black adults and children. Janelle R. Goodwill, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-07). Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah reject Israeli proposal that could lead to their dispossession. peoplesdispatch.org The families have been living in Sheikh Jarrah in the occupied East Jerusalem for generations. Now these families are facing evictions so the land can be cleared…

Staff (2021-11-07). 'Always ready' for US & Israel: Iran launches massive military drill. rt.com Iran kicked off a large-scale military exercise on Sunday. The maneuvers take place weeks before negotiators are set to meet for a new attempt at salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal. | The drill, dubbed 'Zolfaghar-1400', includes maneuvers in parts of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman, which is connected to the Persian Gulf through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. | ŸÖÿ±ÿßÿ≠ŸÑ ÿßÿµŸÑ€å ÿ±ÿ≤ŸÖÿߟäÿ¥ ŸÖÿ¥ÿ™ÿ±⁄©…

MEE staff (2021-11-07). Libya: Son of military commander Khalifa Haftar visited Israel. middleeasteye.net Libya: Son of military commander Khalifa Haftar visited Israel | Report suggests Haftar could offer recognition agreement to Israel in exchange for support after December elections | Sun, 11/07/2021 – 16: 20 | Libyan demonstrators lift flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Martyrs Square in Tripoli on 21 May 2021 (AFP) | The son of Khalifa Haftar landed in Israel on a private jet on Monday as repo…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-07). Morocco Mulls Iron Dome Purchase From Israel To Strengthen Defenses In Western Sahara. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | Morocco is considering purchasing the Iron Dome air-defense system from Israel in order to strengthen its defenses in the disputed region of Western Sahara, the According to the site, Rabat is interested in the system because of its capability to intercept aerial th…

sputniknews (2021-11-07). Ex-US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley Blasts Biden for Supporting Two-State Solution in Middle East. sputniknews.com Speculation had emerged that Democrats under Biden would pursue a more balanced approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after former president Donald Trump promoted his peace plan that significantly favored Israelis over Palestinians. Nevertheless, Washington has reiterated that the US is "committed to Israel's security."

teleSUR (2021-11-07). Israel Criminalizes Six Palestinian Charities. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Israel ratified the declaration of six West Bank-based NGOs as terrorist organizations. This decision allows the Israeli army to deploy actions against these charities and their workers. | RELATED: | "The Central Command Commander-in-Chief, Major General Yehuda Fuchs, signed the legal documents declaring that the organizations are illegal entities… in the Judea and Samaria region," the Israeli Army said.

sputniknews (2021-11-07). Trump Boasts 'No President Has Been Better Friend to Israel', Accuses Biden of 'Bowing Down' to Iran. sputniknews.com Last week, the former president let slip in an interview that "10 years ago, 15 years ago," Israel "literally owned Congress," and lamented that "today it's almost the opposite" thanks to progressive Democrats like representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). China's procuratorate orders arrest of ex-vice public security minister. ecns.cn China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has ordered the arrest of Sun Lijun, former vice minister of public security, for suspected bribe-taking, an official statement said Friday.

| Namejennifer Tucker, Associate Professor of History, Science In Society, Wesleyan University (2021-11-07). Why are medieval weapons laws at the center of a US Supreme Court case? Jennifer Tucker, Associate Professor of History and Science in Society, Wesleyan University

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-11-07). Iraqi PM's assassination attempt foreign think tanks sedition. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran' Supreme National Security Council says that the assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister al-Kadhimi's is new sedition that must be traced back to foreign think tanks.

| Namemorgan Marietta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell (2021-11-07). Supreme Court appears to suggest right to guns at home extends to carrying them in public too. Morgan Marietta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Editor2 (2021-11-06). Nicaragua: Electoral Silence Starts at Midnight on Thursday. orinocotribune.com The presidential candidates are Daniel Ortega (Sandinista National Liberation Front), Walter Espinoza (Constitutional Liberal Party), Mauricio Orue (Independent Liberal Party), Marcelo Montiel (Liberal Alliance Party), Guillermo Osorno (Christian Road Party), and Gerson Gutierrez (Alliance for the Republic). | In advance of the Nov. 7 elections, the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) reminded the Nicaraguans that the "electoral silence" period starts at midnight on Thursday. | During this stage of the process, the mass media will remain at the disposal of the CSE for the transmission of news related to the electi…
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Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-06). Anti-fascist demonstration in Berlin demands complete destruction of neo-Nazi networks. peoplesdispatch.org The neo-Nazi National Socialist Underground (NSU) exposed in 2011 was found to be involved in multiple murders, bombings and robberies. It was also found that in some cases, personnel of the security services were connected with the NSU attacks on leftists and human rights activists…
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WSWS (2021-11-06). Prosecution avoids mention of Rittenhouse's fascist politics in first week of murder trial. wsws.org The prosecution in the trial of the right-wing teenage vigilante who killed two men and injured a third during anti-police violence protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has studiously avoided any questions regarding the motivation of the shooter.
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_____ (2021-11-06). The West's Role In Israel's Illegal Settlement Expansion. popularresistance.org The international uproar in response to Israel's approval of a massive expansion of its illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied Palestinian West Bank may give the impression that such a reaction could, in theory, force Israel to abandon its plans. Alas, it will not, because the statements of 'concern,' 'regrets', 'disappointment' and even outright condemnation are rarely followed by meaningful action.
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Robert Inlakesh (2021-11-06). Two Israeli Spies Captured By Palestinian Group Calling Itself 'Freedom'. thelastamericanvagabond.com Two Israelis, said to be spies, have been captured by a previously unknown Palestinian group called Hurriyeh (Freedom), in a shocking development which Israel has yet to comment on. In a newly released documentary about Israeli abuses carried out against Palestinian political prisoners, by Tamer al-Mishal for Al-Jazeera Arabic, it was revealed on Friday night
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Staff (2021-11-06). Libya Refuses to Attend Paris Conference if Israel Participates. palestinechronicle.com Libya will not attend the Paris conference on Libya if Israel participates, Spokesperson for the National Unity Government (GNU) Mohamed Hammouda revealed earlier this week, according to Libyan media. "The government is steadfast in its
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Staff (2021-11-06). Palestinian Mourn 13-Year-Old Child Killed by Israeli Forces near Nablus (VIDEO). palestinechronicle.com Hundreds of Palestinians on Saturday mourned the killing of Mohammad Da'das, 13, who was shot by the Israeli forces in Deir al-Hatab, near the West Bank city of Nablus, the New Arab reported, adding that
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Vanessa Beeley (2021-11-06). Israel Attacks Syria in Broad Daylight. We Shouldn't Actively Ignore It. orinocotribune.com By Vanessa Beeley — Nov 5, 2021 | Israel is on an attacking spree in Syria. Surface to surface missiles were launched from inside the Palestinian occupied territories twice in the space of four days. Israel is violating international law with criminal regularity. | On Saturday, October 30, Israel changed strategy and attacked Syria in broad daylight. The attacks usually come in the early hours of the morning under cover of darkness, but this time Israel launched at 11: 15am. The target was the Syrian air defense base to the West of Damascus. The base is shared with a racehorse training facility and racetrack.
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MEE staff (2021-11-06). Investigation claims two Israeli citizens 'kidnapped' overseas. middleeasteye.net Investigation claims two Israeli citizens 'kidnapped' overseas | Israeli sources tell Middle East Eye the reports are 'fake and old' and that no Israelis are missing abroad | Sat, 11/06/2021 – 11: 42 | Arab-Israelis gather outside the Gilboa prison in northern Israel on 18 September 2021 to express support for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (AFP) | An investigative documentary by Al Jazeera on Friday a…
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Editor (2021-11-06). Words without action: the West's role in Israel's illegal settlement expansion. mronline.org The international community has a political, and even legal, frame of reference regarding its position on the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Unfortunately, however, it has no genuine political mandate, or the inclination to act individually or collectively, to bring this occupation to an end.
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Rick Rozoff (2021-11-06). NATO Quint partners participate in unprecedented Israeli air combat exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Blue Flag 21: Israel's largest exercise wraps up at Uvda AB On Oct. 28, eight nations finished the fifth iteration of a successful Blue Flag exercise at Uvda Air Base. Participating nations completed the final phase of the campaign scenario within the exercise designed to integrate multinational air forces' fourth- and fifth-generation capabilities to increase …
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Fan Hongda (2021-11-06). The Palestine question cannot be viewed through an old lens. asiatimes.com Despite the fact that the Palestine question has waned in importance in the hotspot-ridden Middle East, it still manages to attract some attention. Not only do Palestinians, Israelis, and other closely involved parties have differing perspectives on the issue, but Chinese public opinion is also becoming increasingly divided. The Palestine question must be divided into stages, taking into …
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Aseel Jundi (2021-11-06). Sheikh Jarrah: Can a new 'popular solidarity' save the neighbourhood from evictions? middleeasteye.net Sheikh Jarrah: Can a new 'popular solidarity' save the neighbourhood from evictions? | Palestinian families say they are 'heading towards the unknown' after rejecting Israeli court deal that would force them to eventually pay rent to illegal settlers | Sat, 11/06/2021 – 14: 12 | A demonstrator raises a hand, painted with the Palestinian flag, during a demonstration against Israeli occupation and se…
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teleSUR, jaa, MER (2021-11-06). Adolescente palestino fallece por disparos de fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net La víctima fue identificada como Mahmoud Edeis, de 13 años de edad, quien llegó al hospital con una herida de bala en el abdomen.
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Staff (2021-11-06). WATCH: Jewish Settlers Try to Destroy Children's Playground near Hebron. palestinechronicle.com A group of Jewish settlers on Saturday tried to destroy a children's playground in the village of Susya, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Rateb Jabour, a local anti-settlement activist, told
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Staff (2021-11-06). VIDEO: 2 Zionist officers kidnapped by anonymous movement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) — According to a media report, an anonymous movement kidnapped two Zionist officers while conducting a secret mission outside occupied Palestine.
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sputniknews (2021-11-06). EU Calls for Investigation Into Death of Palestinian Teenager in Clashes With IDF. sputniknews.com GAZA (Sputnik) – The European Union has called for an investigation into the death of a Palestinian teenager after Friday protests against Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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sputniknews (2021-11-06). Scottish Ballet to Make Changes to The Nutcracker as Part of Anti-Racist Efforts. sputniknews.com LONDON (Sputnik) – The Scottish Ballet announced its plans to change some elements in its production of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's classic The Nutcracker ahead of the winter tour season as part of the company's anti-racist agenda.
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Jim Hightower (2021-11-06). Why do Supreme Court justices keep saying they're not hacks? nationofchange.org If you don't want to be considered political hacks, stop being political hacks.
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Kathy Durkin (2021-11-06). Protesters demand: "Protect safe, legal abortion!" workers.org Demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 1 demanded an end to the near-total ban on abortions in Texas. Inside, arguments were made in two separate lawsuits challenging S.B. 8, the brutal Texas law — one brought by Whole Woman's Health, a reproductive health care provider in Texas, the other . . . |