Three Way Fight (2021-09-17). There Will Always Be More Of Us: Why the Antifascist Fight is Political, Not Just Tactical. itsgoingdown.org Another response originally published on Three Way Fight about larger lessons learned from recent antifascist clashes and mobilizations in the Pacific Northwest. by Paul O'Banion The events of August 22nd (A22) in Portland, Oregon were a clear victory, with hundreds of people turning out all afternoon on the downtown waterfront to confront the fascists — until it…

Staff (2021-09-17). Federal Court of Australia Exposes the Deep Racism of the Israeli Lobby. orinocotribune.com By Tim Anderson — Sep 14, 2021 | The Federal Court implicitly recognized the deceptive technique of the Israeli lobby: the use of contrived and trivial pretexts to suppress critical discussion of apartheid crimes in Palestine. | While the Federal Court of Australia (FCA) decision in NTEU v University of Sydney (2021) is an important affirmation of principles of academic freedom at the University of Sydney, it also implicitly exposed the deep racism of the Israeli lobby. | The FCA recognized that my Gaza graphic—almost universally called a "swastika graphic" by university managers and the corporate medi…

_____ (2021-09-17). How The US Government Stokes Racial Tensions In Cuba. popularresistance.org Havana – "A Black uprising is shaking Cuba's Communist regime," read The Washington Post's headline on the recent unrest on the Caribbean island. "Afro-Cubans Come Out In Droves To Protest Government," wrote NPR. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal went with "Cuba's Black Communities Bear the Brunt of Regime's Crackdown" as a title. | These were examples of a slew of coverage in the nation's top outlets, which presented what amounted to one day of U.S.-backed protests in July as a nationwide insurrection led by the country's Black population — in effect, Cuba's Black Lives Matter moment. | Apart from dramati…

John Feffer (2021-09-17). The Handcuffing of Joe Biden. counterpunch.org The far right would like to impeach Joe Biden, kick him out of the White House, perhaps even throw him in jail. "Lock him up" has been a predictable chant at Trump rallies going back to before the 2020 election. Even Republicans in Congress have joined this chorus. Bipartisanship? As Donald Trump would say in

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-17). From the 'Iron Wall' to the 'Villa in the Jungle': Palestinians Demolish Israel's Security Myths. counterpunch.org 25 years before Israel was established on the ruins of historic Palestine, a Russian Jewish Zionist leader, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, argued that a Jewish state in Palestine could only survive if it exists "behind an iron wall" of defense. Jabotinsky was speaking figuratively. However, future Zionist leaders, who embraced Jabotinsky's teachings, eventually turned the principle of

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-17). Lawyers, activists file petition seeking revocation of Israel's observer status at African Union. peoplesdispatch.org Israel was admitted to the African Union (AU) as an observer state in July this year, a decision that came as a shock to several member countries, given Israel's sustained and ongoing repression of the Palestinian people…

Staff (2021-09-17). Israeli study claims Covid vaccine boosters reduce infection risk TENFOLD… day before FDA to decide on 3rd jab. rt.com A third dose of Pfizer's vaccine could cut the risk of Covid infection by more than 10 times in elderly patients, according to an Israeli study, which was peer-reviewed just ahead of a key FDA meeting on boosters for Americans. | Published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday night, the newly peer-reviewed "The…

Juan Cole (2021-09-17). In Turning Point for US Media, Time Recognizes Palestinians Mohammed and Muna El-Kurd as among 100 "Most Influential" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — In what may be a turning point for American media, Time magazine has chosen twin Palestinian activists from the endangered East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Mohammed and Muna el-Kurd, as among the 100 most influential people in 2021. "Through online‚ÄØposts and media appearances, sibling activists Mohammed (@m7mdkurd) and Muna …

Angela (2021-09-17). Saturday 9/18: Free virtual screening of the documentary film Lost Cities of Palestine. indybay.org

Workers World Party (2021-09-17). 9/11 — a pretext for aggression. workers.org The 9/11 commemorations should be seen for what they are: an opportunity for the U.S. ruling class to use a collective trauma — the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City — to whip up jingoist and superpatriotic sentiment. The goal of this whipping up is to . . . |

khubaka, Michael Harris (2021-09-17). Sacramento County History in Transition. indybay.org 2021 California Admission Day pulled the covers off Sacramento County Historical Society in transition. Fall 2020 Sacramento County Board of Supervisors deemed Racism a Public Health Crisis as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight systemic structural inequalities as we Build Back Better. If history has value, let us explore with one standard for humanity beginning Fall 2021.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-09-17). The Texas abortion ban ensures only the privileged get access to reproductive care. peoplesdispatch.org For too long, politicians relied on the Supreme Court to uphold the right to an abortion. Now that the Texas law has been allowed to take effect, its prime targets are low-income people of color.

Liz Theoharis (2021-09-17). Resisting Evictions Amid a Pandemic. counterpunch.org Over the past weeks, multiple crises have merged: a crisis of democracy with the most significant attack on voting rights since Reconstruction; a climate crisis with lives and livelihoods upended in the Gulf Coast and the Northeast by extreme weather events and in the West by a stunning fire season; and an economic crisis in which millions are being cut off from

Liz Theoharis (2021-09-17). The Land of the Free, Where So Many of the Brave Are Homeless: Resisting Evictions Amid a Pandemic. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com) — Over the past weeks, multiple crises have merged: a crisis of democracy with the most significant attack on voting rights since Reconstruction; a climate crisis with lives and livelihoods upended in the Gulf Coast and the Northeast by extreme weather events and in the West by a stunning fire season; and an …

This Week in Fascism (2021-09-16). This Week in Fascism #119. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! We got a massive column for you this week. We have a major action roundup, a special report on Boogaloo Boys attempting to gain access to Left protest spaces in DC, lots of news stories you may have missed, doxxes, call for action and solidarity — and so much more! Also, each…

This Week in Fascism (2021-09-16). This Week in Fascism #119: Pushing Back Against the Far-Right in Rural Oregon; Boogaloos Attempt to Draw Left into Coalition; KKK Leader Linked to 'Order' Outed. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! We got a massive column for you this week. We have a major action roundup, a special report on Boogaloo Boys attempting to gain access to Left protest spaces in DC, lots of news stories you may have missed, doxxes, call for action and solidarity — and so much more! Also, each…

Staff (2021-09-16). As Wealthy Nations Debate Giving Booster Vaccine Shots, Calls Grow for Global Vaccine Equity. democracynow.org As the debate over booster vaccine shots heats up in the United States, global health leaders have issued an urgent call for global vaccine equity. The WHO reports vaccination rates on the African continent fall far below its target for 70% of the population of all countries to be vaccinated by mid-2022. "The science is not completely behind the need for booster shots yet," says Zane Dangor, special adviser to the foreign minister of South Africa, who has called on the U.S. to come up with a proposal for allowing other countries to manufacture vaccines. "This is an emergency that affects all of us because variant…

Josh Frank (2021-09-16). Harriet Washington, "Medical Apartheid" counterpunch.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-16). Racist Stereotypes About Africa in the US Media Have Long Driven the Rape and Plunder of the Continent. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Black Lives Matter should promote Pan-African solidarity and denounce U.S. imperialism in Africa The Black Lives Matter movement has had a major impact in raising awareness about police brutality and the ongoing persecution of Black people in the United States but has been remarkably parochial in evading discussion of U.S. imperialism in Africa…

WSWS (2021-09-16). Washington D.C. law enforcement warns of armed violence ahead of Saturday's fascist "Justice for J6" rally. wsws.org Persistent threats of fascistic terrorist violence ahead of the far-right rally set for September 18 has prompted the D.C. Metropolitan and Capitol Police to ramp up security measures.

Felipe Antunes de Oliveira (2021-09-16). Dependency, gender, and race. mronline.org In the classical works of dependency theory, such as the Dialectics of Dependency (Marini 2011 [1973]); Socialism or Fascism (Dos Santos 2018 [1978]); Dependency and Development in Latin America (Cardoso and Faletto 1979) and Latin American Dependent Capitalism (Bambirra 2012 [1978]), race and gender are absent.

Donald Wagner (2021-09-16). Was Sabra and Shatila a genocide? electronicintifada.net The US has never been held accountable for its role in the massacre.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-16). The COVID-19 "Vaccine" and the Nuremberg Code. Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide. globalresearch.ca The health authorities, Big Pharma, the WHO, the Rockefellers and the Gates foundation are fully aware that the vaccine has resulted in countless deaths and injuries, including blood clots, infertility, brain damage, myocarditis, etc.

_____ (2021-09-16). Urgent Appeal To Safeguard Palestinian Prisoners' Rights. popularresistance.org On Saturday 11 September, Al-Haq and partners submitted an urgent appeal to the UN special procedures calling for their urgent intervention to protect the lives of Palestinian prisoner escapees. On the evening of Friday 10 September, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) captured two of the six Palestinian prisoners' escapees from Gilboa Prison on Monday 6 September, Yacoub Qadri, 49 years old, and Mahmoud Abdullah Al-Aridah, 46 years old, in Al-Qafzeh Mountain, Nazareth city, and earlier this morning, Zakaria Zubeidi, 46 years old, and Mohammad Qasem Al-Aridah, 39 years old, were also captured near Al-Tur Mountain…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-16). From the "Iron Wall" to the "Villa in the Jungle": Palestinians Demolish Israel's Security Myths. dissidentvoice.org Twenty-five years before Israel was established on the ruins of historic Palestine, a Russian Jewish Zionist leader, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, argued that a Jewish state in Palestine could only survive if it exists "behind an iron wall" of defense. Jabotinsky was speaking figuratively. However, future Zionist leaders, who embraced Jabotinsky's teachings, eventually turned the principle of …

Ola Mousa (2021-09-16). Israel denies treatment to Palestinians with brain tumors. electronicintifada.net Gaza patients are still being blocked from medical care in the West Bank.

Middle East Monitor (2021-09-16). Does Israel want to end its forever wars in Gaza? juancole.com Daud Abdullah | — ( Middle East Monitor) — Israel is finally waking up to the stark reality that it can no longer continue with its forever wars in Gaza. This was the critical message from Foreign Minister Yair Lapid when he spoke at a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya last weekend: "The State …

Higinio Polo (2021-09-16). Viejos terroristas del Mossad. globalizacion.ca Los viejos pistoleros del Mossad israelí, que jamás se han conmovido por el sufrimiento palestino, tienen un alto concepto de sí mismos y creen que sus acciones terroristas son legítimas y justas porque defienden al Estado de Israel, aplicado alumno…

Raouf Halaby (2021-09-16). Israel and Yom Kippur: Time for a Day of National Atonement? counterpunch.org Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. Falling in the month of Tishrei, it marks the culmination of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection and repentance that follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. According to tradition, it is on Yom Kippur that God decides

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-09-16). Podcast Ep 44: Musicians make noise for Palestinian rights. electronicintifada.net Author Mona Hajjar Halaby retraces her mother's footsteps in Jerusalem.

Dissident Voice Communications (2021-09-16). Presentations to Moscow's Horizon 2100 Conference by Cynthia Chung and Matthew Ehret. dissidentvoice.org Cynthia Chung is a lecturer, writer and co-founder and editor of the Rising Tide Foundation (Montreal, Canada). Matthew Ehret is the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Patriot Review, Senior Fellow at the American University in Moscow, BRI Expert on Tactical talk, and has authored 3 volumes of 'Untold History of Canada' book series. In 2019 …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-16). Saudi Arabia Is Eyeing Russia's S-400 As Replacement For US THAAD & Patriot Systems — Report. southfront.org S-400 systems. FILE IMAGE: Alexey Malgavko / Sputnik | Saudi Arabia is eyeing the Russian-made S-400 "Triumf" long-range air-defense system as a possible replacement for the missile defense systems recently withdrawn from the Kingdom by the US, the London-based Over the las…

The Conversation (2021-09-16). Critical race theory is an important tool in better understanding how religion operates in America. juancole.com By Tiffany Puett | — ( The Conversation) — The debate over critical race theory has played out in TV studios, school board meetings and state legislatures across the U.S. It has also found its way into churches. The theory comprises a set of concepts that frame racism as structural, rather than simply expressed through …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-09-16). Racist Stereotypes About Africa in the U.S. Media Have Long Driven the Rape and Plunder of the Continent—But Where Is the Outcry? globalresearch.ca

Mistahi Corkill (2021-09-16). Big Tech Cartels Versus Freedom of Speech, Culture and Conscience. dissidentvoice.org I released a song called Rome is Burning to most streaming platforms on March 1, 2021. The next day the video of the song was posted on YouTube. The song and accompanying video are based on the mass protests that took place in 2020 against state organized racist violence and oppression triggered by a bystander's …

Andy Kroll (2021-09-16). The Land of the Free, Where So Many of the Brave Are Homeless. tomdispatch.com Over the past weeks, multiple crises have merged: a crisis of democracy with the most significant attack on voting rights since Reconstruction; a climate crisis with lives and livelihoods upended in the Gulf Coast and the Northeast by extreme weather events and in the West by a stunning fire season; and an economic crisis in which millions are being cut off from Pandemic Unemployment Insurance, even as August job gains proved underwhelming. There's also a crisis taking place in state legislatures with an ongoing attack on women's autonomy over our own bodies. The Supreme Court let a law go into effect that makes…

Staff (2021-09-16). Supreme Court Approval Hits Historic Low Over Failure to Stop TX Abortion Ban. truthout.org A new poll shows that the United States Supreme Court has received its lowest approval rating ever — just two weeks after the Court refused to hear arguments seeking to invalidate a Texas law restricting abortion access after six weeks of pregnancy. | The Texas statute, which

Tom Engelhardt (2021-09-16). Tomgram: Liz Theoharis, Making Sense of the Eviction Crisis. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. The "Supreme" Court? Honestly, we may have to change its name. From abortions to evictions, it could soon lay this country low. So maybe it should be known as the SDC, or Supremely Dangerous Court? Or maybe the …

This Week in Fascism (2021-09-16). This Week in Fascism #119. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! We got a massive column for you this week. We have a major action roundup, a special report on Boogaloo Boys attempting to gain access to Left protest spaces in DC, lots of news stories you may have missed, doxxes, call for action and solidarity — and so much more! Also, each…

This Week in Fascism (2021-09-16). This Week in Fascism #119: Pushing Back Against the Far-Right in Rural Oregon; Boogaloos Attempt to Draw Left into Coalition; KKK Leader Linked to 'Order' Outed. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! We got a massive column for you this week. We have a major action roundup, a special report on Boogaloo Boys attempting to gain access to Left protest spaces in DC, lots of news stories you may have missed, doxxes, call for action and solidarity — and so much more! Also, each…

Josh Frank (2021-09-16). Harriet Washington, "Medical Apartheid" counterpunch.org

Staff (2021-09-16). As Wealthy Nations Debate Giving Booster Vaccine Shots, Calls Grow for Global Vaccine Equity. democracynow.org As the debate over booster vaccine shots heats up in the United States, global health leaders have issued an urgent call for global vaccine equity. The WHO reports vaccination rates on the African continent fall far below its target for 70% of the population of all countries to be vaccinated by mid-2022. "The science is not completely behind the need for booster shots yet," says Zane Dangor, special adviser to the foreign minister of South Africa, who has called on the U.S. to come up with a proposal for allowing other countries to manufacture vaccines. "This is an emergency that affects all of us because variant…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-16). Racist Stereotypes About Africa in the US Media Have Long Driven the Rape and Plunder of the Continent. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Black Lives Matter should promote Pan-African solidarity and denounce U.S. imperialism in Africa The Black Lives Matter movement has had a major impact in raising awareness about police brutality and the ongoing persecution of Black people in the United States but has been remarkably parochial in evading discussion of U.S. imperialism in Africa…

Felipe Antunes de Oliveira (2021-09-16). Dependency, gender, and race. mronline.org In the classical works of dependency theory, such as the Dialectics of Dependency (Marini 2011 [1973]); Socialism or Fascism (Dos Santos 2018 [1978]); Dependency and Development in Latin America (Cardoso and Faletto 1979) and Latin American Dependent Capitalism (Bambirra 2012 [1978]), race and gender are absent.

WSWS (2021-09-16). Washington D.C. law enforcement warns of armed violence ahead of Saturday's fascist "Justice for J6" rally. wsws.org Persistent threats of fascistic terrorist violence ahead of the far-right rally set for September 18 has prompted the D.C. Metropolitan and Capitol Police to ramp up security measures.

Donald Wagner (2021-09-16). Was Sabra and Shatila a genocide? electronicintifada.net The US has never been held accountable for its role in the massacre.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-16). The COVID-19 "Vaccine" and the Nuremberg Code. Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide. globalresearch.ca The health authorities, Big Pharma, the WHO, the Rockefellers and the Gates foundation are fully aware that the vaccine has resulted in countless deaths and injuries, including blood clots, infertility, brain damage, myocarditis, etc.

Raouf Halaby (2021-09-16). Israel and Yom Kippur: Time for a Day of National Atonement? counterpunch.org Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. Falling in the month of Tishrei, it marks the culmination of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection and repentance that follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. According to tradition, it is on Yom Kippur that God decides

_____ (2021-09-16). Urgent Appeal To Safeguard Palestinian Prisoners' Rights. popularresistance.org On Saturday 11 September, Al-Haq and partners submitted an urgent appeal to the UN special procedures calling for their urgent intervention to protect the lives of Palestinian prisoner escapees. On the evening of Friday 10 September, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) captured two of the six Palestinian prisoners' escapees from Gilboa Prison on Monday 6 September, Yacoub Qadri, 49 years old, and Mahmoud Abdullah Al-Aridah, 46 years old, in Al-Qafzeh Mountain, Nazareth city, and earlier this morning, Zakaria Zubeidi, 46 years old, and Mohammad Qasem Al-Aridah, 39 years old, were also captured near Al-Tur Mountain…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-16). From the "Iron Wall" to the "Villa in the Jungle": Palestinians Demolish Israel's Security Myths. dissidentvoice.org Twenty-five years before Israel was established on the ruins of historic Palestine, a Russian Jewish Zionist leader, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, argued that a Jewish state in Palestine could only survive if it exists "behind an iron wall" of defense. Jabotinsky was speaking figuratively. However, future Zionist leaders, who embraced Jabotinsky's teachings, eventually turned the principle of …

Ola Mousa (2021-09-16). Israel denies treatment to Palestinians with brain tumors. electronicintifada.net Gaza patients are still being blocked from medical care in the West Bank.

Middle East Monitor (2021-09-16). Does Israel want to end its forever wars in Gaza? juancole.com Daud Abdullah | — ( Middle East Monitor) — Israel is finally waking up to the stark reality that it can no longer continue with its forever wars in Gaza. This was the critical message from Foreign Minister Yair Lapid when he spoke at a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya last weekend: "The State …

Higinio Polo (2021-09-16). Viejos terroristas del Mossad. globalizacion.ca Los viejos pistoleros del Mossad israelí, que jamás se han conmovido por el sufrimiento palestino, tienen un alto concepto de sí mismos y creen que sus acciones terroristas son legítimas y justas porque defienden al Estado de Israel, aplicado alumno…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-09-16). Podcast Ep 44: Musicians make noise for Palestinian rights. electronicintifada.net Author Mona Hajjar Halaby retraces her mother's footsteps in Jerusalem.

Dissident Voice Communications (2021-09-16). Presentations to Moscow's Horizon 2100 Conference by Cynthia Chung and Matthew Ehret. dissidentvoice.org Cynthia Chung is a lecturer, writer and co-founder and editor of the Rising Tide Foundation (Montreal, Canada). Matthew Ehret is the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Patriot Review, Senior Fellow at the American University in Moscow, BRI Expert on Tactical talk, and has authored 3 volumes of 'Untold History of Canada' book series. In 2019 …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-16). Saudi Arabia Is Eyeing Russia's S-400 As Replacement For US THAAD & Patriot Systems — Report. southfront.org S-400 systems. FILE IMAGE: Alexey Malgavko / Sputnik | Saudi Arabia is eyeing the Russian-made S-400 "Triumf" long-range air-defense system as a possible replacement for the missile defense systems recently withdrawn from the Kingdom by the US, the London-based Over the las…

The Conversation (2021-09-16). Critical race theory is an important tool in better understanding how religion operates in America. juancole.com By Tiffany Puett | — ( The Conversation) — The debate over critical race theory has played out in TV studios, school board meetings and state legislatures across the U.S. It has also found its way into churches. The theory comprises a set of concepts that frame racism as structural, rather than simply expressed through …

Mistahi Corkill (2021-09-16). Big Tech Cartels Versus Freedom of Speech, Culture and Conscience. dissidentvoice.org I released a song called Rome is Burning to most streaming platforms on March 1, 2021. The next day the video of the song was posted on YouTube. The song and accompanying video are based on the mass protests that took place in 2020 against state organized racist violence and oppression triggered by a bystander's …

Tom Engelhardt (2021-09-16). Tomgram: Liz Theoharis, Making Sense of the Eviction Crisis. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. The "Supreme" Court? Honestly, we may have to change its name. From abortions to evictions, it could soon lay this country low. So maybe it should be known as the SDC, or Supremely Dangerous Court? Or maybe the …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-09-15). Racist Stereotypes About Africa in the U.S. Media Have Long Driven the Rape and Plunder of the Continent—But Where is the Outcry? covertactionmagazine.com Black Lives Matter should promote Pan-African solidarity and denounce U.S. imperialism in Africa The Black Lives Matter movement has had …

Staff (2021-09-15). California Votes No: Governor Gavin Newsom Survives Republican-Led Recall Effort. democracynow.org Californians overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led recall effort against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday that cost close to $300 million in taxpayer funds. The failed recall was seen as a battle against the far right and a referendum on several key issues ahead of the 2022 midterms, including the pandemic, immigrant rights, the climate crisis and the related unhoused crisis. California voters cast their ballots in the recall because "as attention started being focused nationally on this election, people started realizing what was at stake," says Sasha Abramsky, "Left Coast" correspondent for The Na…

John Feffer (2021-09-15). The Handcuffing of Joe Biden. fpif.org The far right would like to impeach Joe Biden, kick him out of the White House, perhaps even throw him in jail. "Lock him up" has been a predictable chant at Trump rallies going back Bipartisanship? As Donald Trump would say in his New York accent: fuhgeddaboutit! | One day after Biden's inauguration, QAnon sympathizer Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)

WSWS (2021-09-15). New book details Trump's efforts to instigate war with China as part of January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org The new revelations shatter all attempts to downplay the significance of the events of January 6. Moreover, they emerge just days after Trump used the 9/11 anniversary to deliver fascist rants to police and firefighters in Manhattan.

Staff (2021-09-15). Palestinian Escapee Zakaria al-Zubaidi Suffers Brain Death from Extreme Torture by Israeli Police. orinocotribune.com On Monday, September 13, Zakaria al-Zubaidi, one of the six Palestinian detainees who had escaped an Israeli maximum security prison last week, suffered brain death in hospital, reported Palestinian media. He had been transferred to the intensive care unit of a hospital on Monday after being severely tortured by occupation authorities. | The news comes just two days after his capture, at which time he was reportedly beaten by Israeli security forces. On Sunday, September 12, Zubaidi's brother Jibril al-Zubaidi took to social media to report that since the re-arrest, Zakaria had been "subjected to the most extreme…

Zach Farber (2021-09-15). How U.S. non-profits fund Israeli settlements. liberationnews.org In addition to supplying almost $4 billion in direct aid annually, the U.S. government allows — and actually grants tax-exempt status to — NGOs raising money here for Zionist settlements dedicated to pushing Palestinians off their land.

Adri Nieuwhof (2021-09-15). Benny Gantz war crimes case goes to Dutch appeals court. electronicintifada.net Israelis accused of war crimes should not enjoy official immunity.

Kevin Mwanza (2021-09-15). Apple Issues Urgent Warning About 'Zero-Click' Spyware Security Attack From Israeli Company. moguldom.com Israeli cyber security firm NSO Group's invasive spyware enables hackers to deploy security attacks in Apple's iMessage service using zero-click malware, allowing hackers to take hold of iPhones without any interaction from the victim. Apple has warned its customers about the security issue and issued an emergency software update to fix the critical vulnerability in …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-15). Over 1,300 Palestinian prisoners to go on hunger strike against Israeli repression. peoplesdispatch.org Prisoners across Israeli prisons and detention centers have been subjected to harsher treatment by the authorities as a form of collective punishment for the Gilboa prison break in the beginning of this month…

Staff (2021-09-15). Forced Entry: NSO Group Spies Secretly Seized Control of Apple Devices by Exploiting Flaw in Code. democracynow.org Apple has released an emergency software update to fix a security flaw in its iPhones and other products researchers found was being exploited by the Israeli-based NSO Group to infect the devices with its Pegasus spyware. The security exploit exposes "widespread abuse that we have associated with NSO Group and other companies like it," says Ronald Deibert, director of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, which discovered the security flaw. "This is … the most important crisis around global civil society right now." Over 1.65 billion Apple products in use around the globe have been vulnerable to the spyware…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-09-15). Militares israelíes asesinan a un preso palestino recapturado. telesurtv.net Zakaria al-Zubaidi sufrió muerte cerebral como resultado de las torturas a las que fue sometido durante los interrogatorios.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-15). Detained Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah 'at risk of suicide' and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the continued persecution of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a hunger strike announced by Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, and more…

Susana Khalil (2021-09-15). Jesus was a Palestinian, but so was Judas. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Sep 13, 2021 | Solitary letter to the de facto President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas | I have made a pact with life that, in my rudimentary and messy struggle from the Diaspora for the liberation of my Palestinian homeland against Israeli colonial anachronism, it will intrinsically be my path and encounter with humanity itself, with all that is noble, sane, just, honest and generous. I do not speak of the beautiful, because all this is painful and I stoically protect it with the mud and honey of dignity. | When you die, I will not celebrate your death. I say this because th…

Staff (2021-09-15). 18 September, Milano: Rally in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net Saturday, 18 September | 6 pm | Piazza Duca d'Acosta | Milan, Italy | Info: The article

Staff (2021-09-15). 18 September, Sao Paulo: Freedom for Palestinian prisoners — Remember Sabra and Shatila. samidoun.net Saturday, 18 September 4 pm Al Janiah Rua Rui Barbosa 269 Bela Vista, Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil Organized by Samidoun Brasil, Alkarama, Al Janiah, Frente Palestina Livre Info: www.instagram.com/p/CT0Sz59vC0C/ We call all organizations and people sympathetic to the Palestinian cause to join our public event this Saturday, the 18th, at 4 pm, for the release of […] | The article

Anonymous669 (2021-09-15). Greece Delivers Patriot Air-Defense Battery To Saudi Arabia (Photos). southfront.org File image. | On September 14, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff announced that a unit of the Greek Armed Forces had set off to Saudi Arabia to deliver a MIM-104 Patriot anti-air-defense system. | A farewell ceremony was held for the unit in the capital Athens. The ceremony was attended by Defense Minister Nikos Panayotopoulos and Chief of Staff Konstantinos Floros. | Floros described the move as a "historic moment" and said that the cooperation between Greece and Saudi Arabia is meant to ensure "stability and se…

Andrew Wright (2021-09-15). Newly released statistics confirm racism in Metro Detroit policing. peoplesworld.org DETROIT—The Detroit Justice Center recently released infographics on policing in the metro area. The graphics focus mainly on annual budgets, spending, and overtime expenses for police. The report also highlights arrest statistics. With several links to other resources and statistics, the report put together by the Justice Center is highly informative regarding how much of …

Judy Greenspan (2021-09-15). Soledad rally supports prisoner lawsuit against racist brutality. workers.org Soledad, Calif. Sept. 12 — Activists held a press conference and rally today outside Soledad Prison, California Training Facility (CTF) to support a legal complaint by prisoners inside. Prisoners filed the lawsuit to expose the racist "cell extraction" of 200 Black prisoners last July and the subsequent criminalization of the . . . |

_____ (2021-09-15). Segregation And The Case For School Funding Reparations. popularresistance.org The U.S. public school system is one of the most unequal in the industrialized world, and New Jersey is no exception, according to a new report by New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP). Due to racist housing practices such as "redlining" and "blockbusting," many Black and Hispanic/Latinx students do not receive the resources they need to ensure equal educational opportunity in the Garden State. | "We have long seen school funding and student outcome disparities that fall disparately by race, disadvantaging Black and Latinx communities in particular," said Bruce Baker, Ed.D., report co-author and Professor in the G…

Ben Rosenfeld (2021-09-15). Abort the Illegitimate Court: End the Filibuster and Pack it. counterpunch.org Democrats cannot disgrace the Supreme Court by packing it (adding seats to it). It is already a disgrace. After the Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Texas on September 1, 2021—in a devious, single page, 5-4, shadow decision—three of its members blasted their five colleagues in the majority for ignoring their "obligations to protect not only the rights of women, but also the sanctity of [the Court's] precedents and of the rule of law." Such a Court needs no help disgracing itself. The 'lofty' Court is and always has been a lowly political tool, resting on an illegitimate foundation since Marbury v. Madi…

Staff (2021-09-15). California Votes No: Governor Gavin Newsom Survives Republican-Led Recall Effort. democracynow.org Californians overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led recall effort against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday that cost close to $300 million in taxpayer funds. The failed recall was seen as a battle against the far right and a referendum on several key issues ahead of the 2022 midterms, including the pandemic, immigrant rights, the climate crisis and the related unhoused crisis. California voters cast their ballots in the recall because "as attention started being focused nationally on this election, people started realizing what was at stake," says Sasha Abramsky, "Left Coast" correspondent for The Na…

Judy Greenspan (2021-09-15). Soledad rally supports prisoner lawsuit against racist brutality. workers.org Soledad, Calif. Sept. 12 — Activists held a press conference and rally today outside Soledad Prison, California Training Facility (CTF) to support a legal complaint by prisoners inside. Prisoners filed the lawsuit to expose the racist "cell extraction" of 200 Black prisoners last July and the subsequent criminalization of the . . . |

Ben Rosenfeld (2021-09-15). Abort the Illegitimate Court: End the Filibuster and Pack it. counterpunch.org Democrats cannot disgrace the Supreme Court by packing it (adding seats to it). It is already a disgrace. After the Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Texas on September 1, 2021—in a devious, single page, 5-4, shadow decision—three of its members blasted their five colleagues in the majority for ignoring their "obligations to protect not only the rights of women, but also the sanctity of [the Court's] precedents and of the rule of law." Such a Court needs no help disgracing itself. The 'lofty' Court is and always has been a lowly political tool, resting on an illegitimate foundation since Marbury v. Madi…

Zach Farber (2021-09-15). How U.S. non-profits fund Israeli settlements. liberationnews.org In addition to supplying almost $4 billion in direct aid annually, the U.S. government allows — and actually grants tax-exempt status to — NGOs raising money here for Zionist settlements dedicated to pushing Palestinians off their land.

Staff (2021-09-15). 18 September, Sao Paulo: Freedom for Palestinian prisoners — Remember Sabra and Shatila. samidoun.net Saturday, 18 September 4 pm Al Janiah Rua Rui Barbosa 269 Bela Vista, Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil Organized by Samidoun Brasil, Alkarama, Al Janiah, Frente Palestina Livre Info: www.instagram.com/p/CT0Sz59vC0C/ We call all organizations and people sympathetic to the Palestinian cause to join our public event this Saturday, the 18th, at 4 pm, for the release of […] | The article

teleSUR, JCM (2021-09-15). Militares israelíes asesinan a un preso palestino recapturado. telesurtv.net Zakaria al-Zubaidi sufrió muerte cerebral como resultado de las torturas a las que fue sometido durante los interrogatorios.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-09-15). Racist Stereotypes About Africa in the U.S. Media Have Long Driven the Rape and Plunder of the Continent—But Where is the Outcry? covertactionmagazine.com Black Lives Matter should promote Pan-African solidarity and denounce U.S. imperialism in Africa The Black Lives Matter movement has had …

John Feffer (2021-09-15). The Handcuffing of Joe Biden. fpif.org The far right would like to impeach Joe Biden, kick him out of the White House, perhaps even throw him in jail. "Lock him up" has been a predictable chant at Trump rallies going back Bipartisanship? As Donald Trump would say in his New York accent: fuhgeddaboutit! | One day after Biden's inauguration, QAnon sympathizer Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)

WSWS (2021-09-15). New book details Trump's efforts to instigate war with China as part of January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org The new revelations shatter all attempts to downplay the significance of the events of January 6. Moreover, they emerge just days after Trump used the 9/11 anniversary to deliver fascist rants to police and firefighters in Manhattan.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-15). The Covid-19 "Vaccine" and the Nuremberg Code. Crimes against Humanity, Genocide. globalresearch.ca

Adri Nieuwhof (2021-09-15). Benny Gantz war crimes case goes to Dutch appeals court. electronicintifada.net Israelis accused of war crimes should not enjoy official immunity.

Staff (2021-09-15). Forced Entry: NSO Group Spies Secretly Seized Control of Apple Devices by Exploiting Flaw in Code. democracynow.org Apple has released an emergency software update to fix a security flaw in its iPhones and other products researchers found was being exploited by the Israeli-based NSO Group to infect the devices with its Pegasus spyware. The security exploit exposes "widespread abuse that we have associated with NSO Group and other companies like it," says Ronald Deibert, director of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, which discovered the security flaw. "This is … the most important crisis around global civil society right now." Over 1.65 billion Apple products in use around the globe have been vulnerable to the spyware…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-15). Greece Delivers Patriot Air-Defense Battery To Saudi Arabia (Photos). southfront.org File image. | On September 14, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff announced that a unit of the Greek Armed Forces had set off to Saudi Arabia to deliver a MIM-104 Patriot anti-air-defense system. | A farewell ceremony was held for the unit in the capital Athens. The ceremony was attended by Defense Minister Nikos Panayotopoulos and Chief of Staff Konstantinos Floros. | Floros described the move as a "historic moment" and said that the cooperation between Greece and Saudi Arabia is meant to ensure "stability and se…

Charles Xu (2021-09-14). The United States' Recent Failures in War and Fighting Racism Should Serve as a Warning to Its Allies. counterpunch.org On May 26, 2021, President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to produce "analysis of the origins of COVID-19" within 90 days. This move followed weeks of speculation surrounding the claim that the virus had escaped from a Chinese laboratory, usually identified as the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Having rightly rejected this claim for more

Monica Moorehead (2021-09-14). Mexican top court says abortion not a crime — a major victory. workers.org Mexico's Supreme Court voted unanimously 10-0 to decriminalize abortion on Sept. 7, a major victory for women and others who have the ability to become pregnant. The 11th judge was absent during the vote. Abortions have been legal in Mexico City since 2007. Tens of thousands of women protest gender-based . . . |

_____ (2021-09-14). Activists Go On Trial For Protesting Power Grab In Honduras. popularresistance.org Currently in Honduras, medical anthropologist Adrienne Pine is closely involved with the Espinal and àÅlvarez trial. | Pine said today: "This Monday and Tuesday, former political prisoners Edwin Espinal and Raúl àÅlvarez will go on trial in Honduras on trumped-up charges related to their participation in protests during the 2017 Honduran electoral crisis. | "Protests had erupted nationwide after the blatant theft of the November 2017 presidential elections by Juan Orlando Hernández, who had previously orchestrated an illegal takeover of the country's Supreme Court in order to obtain permission to run…

Staff (2021-09-14). Baltasar Garzón Describes Cape Verde Supreme Court's Ruling on Alex Saab as 'Legal Barbarism'. orinocotribune.com Baltasar Garzón, the renowned Spanish jurist and member of Alex Saab's defense team, referred to the ruling of the Constitutional Court (TC) of Cape Verde on the Venezuelan diplomat's case as "barbaric." In addition, Garzón expressed his conviction that the ruling constitutes a political decision more than a legal one, according to a recent press release. | In this sense, Garzón stated that "the decision of the TC judges, with due respect, is more political than legal, and it is a legal barbarism. It cannot be said that rights are for Cape Verdeans and not for others." The statement was issued during a conference…

Staff (2021-09-14). "Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire": Deepa Kumar on How Racism Fueled U.S. Wars Post-9/11. democracynow.org According to the Costs of War Project, the wars launched by the United States following 9/11 have killed an estimated 929,000 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and elsewhere. The true death toll may never be known, but the vast majority of the victims have been Muslim. "Racism is baked into the security logic of the national security state in the U.S., as well as in terms of how it operates abroad," says Islamophobia scholar Deepa Kumar, a professor of media studies at Rutgers University. "The war on terror was sold to the American public using Orientalist and racist ideas that these societies a…

Kelly Kunzl (2021-09-14). Bulldozers bring heartbreak to Silwan. electronicintifada.net Palestinians defend East Jerusalem neighborhood from Israeli encroachment. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-09-14). VIDEO: Israeli forces open fire on a young Palestinian. en.mehrnews.com Israeli soldiers shot and wounded a young Palestinian citizen in Bethlehem under the pretext that he intended to attack Zionist forces.

Anonymous007 (2021-09-14). Violence Escalates In West Bank As Palestinians Rally To Protect Prisoners (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Beginning on September 10th, IDF warplanes have bombed the besieged Gaza strip in a dramatic escalation of Israel's violent campaign to take revenge for the daring escape of six Palestinian political prisoners from the high-security Gilboa facility on September 6th. | On the same day, Israeli authorities announced that 4 out of the 6 escapees had been arrested. | Two still roam free. | Palestinians have rallied throughout the West Bank and clashes with Israeli author…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-14). Military Situation In The West Bank and Gaza Strip On September 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On September 14, clashes betwen Palestinian and Israeli forces were reported in Kafr Ein | On September 14, clashes betwen Palestinian and Israeli forces were reported in Beita | On September 14, a failed rocket launch was reported from Gaza Strip | On September 13, Israel aircraft attacked positions of Palestinian groups in Beit Lahia | On September 13, Israel aircraft attacked positions of Palestinian groups east of Rafah | On September 13, Israel aircraft attacked pos…

Fight Back (2021-09-14). Denver students demand defunding and disarmament of ACPD. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – About 50 students and campus community members gathered at Tivoli Commons for the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) National Day of Action: "Cops Off Campus, Black Lives Matter!" Demands included the disarmament and defunding of Auraria Campus Police Department (ACPD) and more information regarding their participation in the Federal 1033 Program. Members of SDS and Freedom Road Socialist Organization gave speeches about strategies for community control of police and recounted stories of police violence, all while leading chants of "Down with mass incarceration, up, up with education!" and "Blac…

Ashraf W. Nubani (2021-09-14). Sirhan Sirhan's recommended release should be upheld. electronicintifada.net RFK assassination was blowback for supporting Israel.

Anonymous765 (2021-09-14). IDF Bombs Buildings In Response To Anxiety Attacks. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | MONERO (XMR): 884Bz8UH63aYsjVdkfWfScRYWZGGNbjFL7pztqvWNSrtYT4reFSwyvkCj9KEGUtheHhhMUj8…

Jason Ditz (2021-09-14). Israeli Warplanes Destroy Poultry Farms in Gaza Strip. news.antiwar.com Overnight, Israeli warplanes were reported to have attacked the Gaza Strip, intending to hit military targets belonging to Hamas. The reports out of the strip suggest no real damage or casualties on the military targets. | That doesn't mean Israel did nothing, however, as videos and

Paul Joseph Watson (2021-09-14). Hot Mic Catches Israeli Health Minister Admitting "No Medical Justification", Vaccine Passports Are About Coercion. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous007 (2021-09-14). Witness In Benjamin Netanyahu Trial Dies In Private Plane Crash. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On September 13th, two Israeli citizens were killed when a light aircraft crashed into the sea close to the Greek island of Samos, Greek authorities said. | And incidents such as these take place, of course. | However, in this case the names of the deceased are: Esti and Haim Garon. | Haim Garon served as the deputy director of the Communications Ministry and was a prosecution witness in Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial. | The small private aircraft, that was flying from I…

Manlio Dinucci (2021-09-14). La Legge che dà al presidente Usa licenza di uccidere. globalresearch.ca Il 18 settembre 2001, una settimana dopo l'11 Settembre, il Congresso degli Stati Uniti approvava con unanime voto bipartisan la Legge Pubblica 107-40 che stabiliva: ´Il Presidente è autorizzato a usare tutta la forza necessaria e appropriata contro quelle nazioni, …

Fight Back (2021-09-14). UT Austin students rally to stop police crimes and racism. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On the evening of September 9, a small group of students rallied in front of the University of Texas at Austin's Littlefield Fountain to protest against police crimes and racism. Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) called the rally as part of the national SDS day of action to stop police crimes. | Students demonstrated both against police crimes and also against the university's practices that uphold racism on campus, with an emphasis on the need to organize and demand change. | In their speech, SDS member Soaring Falcon said, "After thousands of students petitioned last year to stop…

Stu Becker (2021-09-14). What's in Texas's 'Critical Race Theory' bill? peoplesworld.org What is the "Critical Race Theory" bill that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed, Senate Bill 3? It's an attempt by the extreme right wing of the ruling class to intimidate teachers to stop them from teaching about systemic racism and how this country is built on a history of racial and class oppression, such …

splcenter (2021-09-14). Removing Police From Schools: Inaugural Learning for Justice magazine includes story explaining how school resource officers harm Black and Brown children. splcenter.org

Andrew Wright (2021-09-14). Michigan Republicans launch petition drive to overcome voter repression vetoes. peoplesworld.org DETROIT—Republican Lawmakers in Michigan have begun a petition drive to get around Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's veto of 39 bills that were introduced in the state's House and Senate in order to restrict voting rights. The focal point of some recently passed bills is to introduce stricter rules around ID requirements for those who vote in …

_____ (2021-09-14). Filibuster Only Obstacle After Senate Democrats Unveil New Voting Rights Bill. commondreams.org "It's important to address the fact that billionaire heirs may never pay tax on billions in stock gains."

Charles Xu (2021-09-14). The United States' Recent Failures in War and Fighting Racism Should Serve as a Warning to Its Allies. counterpunch.org On May 26, 2021, President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to produce "analysis of the origins of COVID-19" within 90 days. This move followed weeks of speculation surrounding the claim that the virus had escaped from a Chinese laboratory, usually identified as the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Having rightly rejected this claim for more

Staff (2021-09-14). "Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire": Deepa Kumar on How Racism Fueled U.S. Wars Post-9/11. democracynow.org According to the Costs of War Project, the wars launched by the United States following 9/11 have killed an estimated 929,000 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and elsewhere. The true death toll may never be known, but the vast majority of the victims have been Muslim. "Racism is baked into the security logic of the national security state in the U.S., as well as in terms of how it operates abroad," says Islamophobia scholar Deepa Kumar, a professor of media studies at Rutgers University. "The war on terror was sold to the American public using Orientalist and racist ideas that these societies a…

Kelly Kunzl (2021-09-14). Bulldozers bring heartbreak to Silwan. electronicintifada.net Palestinians defend East Jerusalem neighborhood from Israeli encroachment. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-09-14). VIDEO: Israeli forces open fire on a young Palestinian. en.mehrnews.com Israeli soldiers shot and wounded a young Palestinian citizen in Bethlehem under the pretext that he intended to attack Zionist forces.

Anonymous007 (2021-09-14). Violence Escalates In West Bank As Palestinians Rally To Protect Prisoners (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Beginning on September 10th, IDF warplanes have bombed the besieged Gaza strip in a dramatic escalation of Israel's violent campaign to take revenge for the daring escape of six Palestinian political prisoners from the high-security Gilboa facility on September 6th. | On the same day, Israeli authorities announced that 4 out of the 6 escapees had been arrested. | Two still roam free. | Palestinians have rallied throughout the West Bank and clashes with Israeli author…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-14). Military Situation In The West Bank and Gaza Strip On September 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On September 14, clashes betwen Palestinian and Israeli forces were reported in Kafr Ein | On September 14, clashes betwen Palestinian and Israeli forces were reported in Beita | On September 14, a failed rocket launch was reported from Gaza Strip | On September 13, Israel aircraft attacked positions of Palestinian groups in Beit Lahia | On September 13, Israel aircraft attacked positions of Palestinian groups east of Rafah | On September 13, Israel aircraft attacked pos…

Fight Back (2021-09-14). Denver students demand defunding and disarmament of ACPD. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – About 50 students and campus community members gathered at Tivoli Commons for the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) National Day of Action: "Cops Off Campus, Black Lives Matter!" Demands included the disarmament and defunding of Auraria Campus Police Department (ACPD) and more information regarding their participation in the Federal 1033 Program. Members of SDS and Freedom Road Socialist Organization gave speeches about strategies for community control of police and recounted stories of police violence, all while leading chants of "Down with mass incarceration, up, up with education!" and "Blac…

Ashraf W. Nubani (2021-09-14). Sirhan Sirhan's recommended release should be upheld. electronicintifada.net RFK assassination was blowback for supporting Israel.

Anonymous765 (2021-09-14). IDF Bombs Buildings In Response To Anxiety Attacks. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | MONERO (XMR): 884Bz8UH63aYsjVdkfWfScRYWZGGNbjFL7pztqvWNSrtYT4reFSwyvkCj9KEGUtheHhhMUj8…

Paul Joseph Watson (2021-09-14). Hot Mic Catches Israeli Health Minister Admitting "No Medical Justification", Vaccine Passports Are About Coercion. globalresearch.ca

Jason Ditz (2021-09-14). Israeli Warplanes Destroy Poultry Farms in Gaza Strip. news.antiwar.com Overnight, Israeli warplanes were reported to have attacked the Gaza Strip, intending to hit military targets belonging to Hamas. The reports out of the strip suggest no real damage or casualties on the military targets. | That doesn't mean Israel did nothing, however, as videos and

Anonymous007 (2021-09-14). Witness In Benjamin Netanyahu Trial Dies In Private Plane Crash. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On September 13th, two Israeli citizens were killed when a light aircraft crashed into the sea close to the Greek island of Samos, Greek authorities said. | And incidents such as these take place, of course. | However, in this case the names of the deceased are: Esti and Haim Garon. | Haim Garon served as the deputy director of the Communications Ministry and was a prosecution witness in Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial. | The small private aircraft, that was flying from I…

Manlio Dinucci (2021-09-14). La Legge che dà al presidente Usa licenza di uccidere. globalresearch.ca Il 18 settembre 2001, una settimana dopo l'11 Settembre, il Congresso degli Stati Uniti approvava con unanime voto bipartisan la Legge Pubblica 107-40 che stabiliva: ´Il Presidente è autorizzato a usare tutta la forza necessaria e appropriata contro quelle nazioni, …

Fight Back (2021-09-14). UT Austin students rally to stop police crimes and racism. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On the evening of September 9, a small group of students rallied in front of the University of Texas at Austin's Littlefield Fountain to protest against police crimes and racism. Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) called the rally as part of the national SDS day of action to stop police crimes. | Students demonstrated both against police crimes and also against the university's practices that uphold racism on campus, with an emphasis on the need to organize and demand change. | In their speech, SDS member Soaring Falcon said, "After thousands of students petitioned last year to stop…

_____ (2021-09-13). Palestinian Prisoners Give IPS Until Friday To End Punitive Measures. popularresistance.org The Palestinian Captive Movement has given the Israeli prison service (IPS) until next Friday to renounce its repressive measures against the prisoners in its jails, warning that they would take mass protest steps if its violations persisted. | This came during a pro-prisoner sit-in organized on Monday by Palestinian factions outside the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City, with the participation of ex-detainees and human rights groups. | Addressing the attendees, senior official of the Democratic Front Ibrahim Mansour said that "the Palestinian prisoners are being exposed to mass punitive measures that violate a…

Staff (2021-09-13). 18 September, Toulouse: Palestine Stand: Boycott Puma, Boycott Israel. samidoun.net Saturday September 18, 2021 From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Metro Capitole — Toulouse, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/194889916045090 On Saturday September 18th from 11am to 1pm, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra organizing a Palestine Stand at the exit of the Capitole metro in Toulouse. On September 18, the #BoycottPuma campaign calls for an international day of action. Sports equipment […] | The article

Newsclick (2021-09-13). Covid-19 is endemic, it is here to stay. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of Covid-19 Watch, Prof. Satyajit Rath talks about a randomized trial by researchers in Bangladesh on the effectiveness of masks and mask-usage disparity within the country. Prof. Rath also talks about vaccine inequality, and how Palestine and the African Continent are lagging behind, and implausible prospects of complete eradication of Covid-19.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-13). Hashtag 'Untie_Our_Hands': How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel's 'Security'? counterpunch.org A large Israeli army campaign is taking social media by storm. The unstated aim of what is known as the "#Untie_Our_Hands" initiative is the desire to kill, with no accountability, more Palestinian protesters at the Gaza fence. The campaign was motivated by the killing of an Israeli sniper, Barel Hadaria Shmueli, who was reportedly shot from the Palestinian side of the fence on August 21.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-13). Recaptured Palestinian prisoner Zakaria Zubeidi admitted to hospital. peoplesdispatch.org Zubeidi, one of the six Palestinians who escaped Gilboa's high-security Israeli prison last week and along with three others, was recaptured on Friday and Saturday. He was allegedly beaten and tortured by the Israeli security forces after being recaptured…

Jonathan Cook (2021-09-13). Israel has every reason to fear this bold Palestinian prison break. dissidentvoice.org It would be impossible for Palestinians not to revel in six prisoners carrying out a daring escape from one of Israel's most secure and modern jails. Israel may be working overtime to demonise the six men as "terrorists", but for Palestinians, they are among its finest and bravest foot soldiers. They are prisoners of war, …

Staff (2021-09-13). France moves to dissolve 'racist' Black African Defense League following weekend violence. rt.com The French interior minister has started proceedings to ban a group, known as the 'Ligue de Défense Noire Africaine' (Black African Defense League), claiming it's a racist organization that promotes hatred and discrimination. | On Monday, French interior minister Gérald Darmanin posted a statement on Twitter that the Ligue de Défense Noire Africaine (LDNA) would be banned in France following a weekend in which the group was allegedly involved in violence. | "I have decided to launch the procedure initiating the dissolution of the Black African Defense League. The speeches of this racist structure…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-13). Brazilian Manifestation of the Fascist International. libya360.wordpress.com Dave Emory Spitfire Editorial Comment: In numerous programs, we have presented discussion of what brilliant researchers Kevin Coogan and Henrik Kruger have termed the Fascist International or (as Kruger puts it) The International Fascista. The name is precisely what it indicates: a powerful ideological and operational consortium of fascists from around the world. Incorporating veterans…

Tamara Nassar (2021-09-13). Hamas vows to free arrested escapees. electronicintifada.net Israel has so far been unable to capture two of the men.

Staff (2021-09-13). Israeli spy tech firm exploited vulnerability on ALL IPHONE devices to implant 'Pegasus' malware — report. rt.com Digital rights group CitizenLab has discovered a vulnerability that allowed Israeli spyware company NSO Group to implant its Pegasus malware onto virtually every iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch device. | CitizenLab

David Heller (2021-09-13). Israel's 'Fourth Wave' Data: Vaccination Does Not Appear to Prevent Infection. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2021-09-13). New Escalation In Gaza: Israeli Forces Respond To Rocket Attack For Third Night In Row (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative Image | For the third night in a row, Hamas militants have shelled the territory of Israel. The first rocket fired from the Gaza Strip was intercepted by the Iron Dome over the Israeli town of Sderot late Sunday night. The second rocket was intercepted a few hours later, following the response attack by Israeli warplanes. | Rockets from the Gaza Strip are now shelling Israeli territory on a regular basis. However, their number usually does not exceed one rocket at a time and they are easily intercepted…

Suzanne Downing (2021-09-13). Video: Rep. Sara Hannan: Praises Nazi Experiments on Jews? "Produced Results", So Follow the Science When it Comes to the Covid Vaccine. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-09-13). Global Poor 'Facing Life or Death' as Rich Nations Block Vaccine Patent Waiver. commondreams.org The ideological mix of rugged individualism, freedom, and liberty had become deeply embedded among a large swath of Americans, further poisoned by centuries of structural racism that persists today. ‚Ä®…

Patrick Anderson (2021-09-13). The theory of intersectionality emerges out of racist, colonialist ideology, not radical politics—Rethinking the CRT Debate Part 3. mronline.org The Critical Race Theory (CRT) frenzy has been in full swing for months now, and in the rush to make sense of this intellectual tradition, corporate media have repeatedly flocked to one individual more than any other to provide their account of CRT with the cover of authority and rigor. That person is Kimberlé Crenshaw.

Staff (2021-09-13). Former Attica Prisoner Describes Racist Brutality That Sparked Deadly Uprising. truthout.org On the 50th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, the deadliest prison uprising in U.S. history, we speak with Tyrone Larkins, a formerly incarcerated survivor, who was shot three times in the brutal crackdown of September 13, 1971. He describes Attica as "the roughest place that I've ever seen in my life," as he recalls what led to the rebellion on September 9, 1971, when prisoners overpowered guards and took over much of Attica prison in upstate New York to protest conditions. At the ti…

Staff (2021-09-13). Former Attica Prisoner Describes Racist, Brutal Treatment That Sparked Deadly Uprising 50 Years Ago. democracynow.org On the 50th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, the deadliest prison uprising in U.S. history, we speak with Tyrone Larkins, a formerly incarcerated survivor, who was shot three times in the brutal crackdown of September 13, 1971. He describes Attica as "the roughest place that I've ever seen in my life," as he recalls what led to the rebellion on September 9, 1971, when prisoners overpowered guards and took over much of Attica prison in upstate New York to protest conditions. At the time, prisoners spent most of their time in their cells and got one shower per week. Larkins lays out how tense negotiations…

Emir Sader (2021-09-13). Brazil: And Now What, Bolsonaro? orinocotribune.com By Emir Sader — Sep 9, 2021 | Weakened by the accumulation of unresolved problems that are worsening, and with support at its lowest level, Bolsonaro played all his cards in the mobilizations of September 7, Brazil's Independence Day. | For two months, since when he started calling for these mobilizations, he had been announcing that they would be the largest the country had ever seen—he later predicted that there would be 2 million people in Sao Paulo. | He proposed direct attacks on the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and even on the Chinese Embassy, predicting that the day would end in a counter-coup. T…

Staff (2021-09-13). Biden Says He Will Push Senate on Filibuster Reform Over Voting Rights. truthout.org In a push to protect voting rights, President Joe Biden is planning to pressure conservative Democrats in the Senate to support filibuster reform in order to pass voting rights legislation. | According to three people briefed on the situation,

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-13). Recaptured Palestinian prisoner Zakaria Zubeidi admitted to hospital. peoplesdispatch.org Zubeidi, one of the six Palestinians who escaped Gilboa's high-security Israeli prison last week and along with three others, was recaptured on Friday and Saturday. He was allegedly beaten and tortured by the Israeli security forces after being recaptured…

Staff (2021-09-13). 18 September, Toulouse: Palestine Stand: Boycott Puma, Boycott Israel. samidoun.net Saturday September 18, 2021 From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Metro Capitole — Toulouse, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/194889916045090 On Saturday September 18th from 11am to 1pm, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra organizing a Palestine Stand at the exit of the Capitole metro in Toulouse. On September 18, the #BoycottPuma campaign calls for an international day of action. Sports equipment […] | The article

Newsclick (2021-09-13). Covid-19 is endemic, it is here to stay. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of Covid-19 Watch, Prof. Satyajit Rath talks about a randomized trial by researchers in Bangladesh on the effectiveness of masks and mask-usage disparity within the country. Prof. Rath also talks about vaccine inequality, and how Palestine and the African Continent are lagging behind, and implausible prospects of complete eradication of Covid-19.

Anonymous103 (2021-09-13). New Escalation In Gaza: Israeli Forces Respond To Rocket Attack For Third Night In Row (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative Image | For the third night in a row, Hamas militants have shelled the territory of Israel. The first rocket fired from the Gaza Strip was intercepted by the Iron Dome over the Israeli town of Sderot late Sunday night. The second rocket was intercepted a few hours later, following the response attack by Israeli warplanes. | Rockets from the Gaza Strip are now shelling Israeli territory on a regular basis. However, their number usually does not exceed one rocket at a time and they are easily intercepted…

_____ (2021-09-13). Global Poor 'Facing Life or Death' as Rich Nations Block Vaccine Patent Waiver. commondreams.org The ideological mix of rugged individualism, freedom, and liberty had become deeply embedded among a large swath of Americans, further poisoned by centuries of structural racism that persists today. ‚Ä®…

Emir Sader (2021-09-13). Brazil: And Now What, Bolsonaro? orinocotribune.com By Emir Sader — Sep 9, 2021 | Weakened by the accumulation of unresolved problems that are worsening, and with support at its lowest level, Bolsonaro played all his cards in the mobilizations of September 7, Brazil's Independence Day. | For two months, since when he started calling for these mobilizations, he had been announcing that they would be the largest the country had ever seen—he later predicted that there would be 2 million people in Sao Paulo. | He proposed direct attacks on the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and even on the Chinese Embassy, predicting that the day would end in a counter-coup. T…

Barry Sheppard (2021-09-12). United States: Texas abortion ban upheld. greenleft.org.au The new Texas ban on abortion, which was upheld by the United States Supreme Court, effectively enables vigilante justice, reports Barry Sheppard.

Juan Cole (2021-09-12). The Palestinian scramble to earn a living in Israeli-Occupied Gaza starts at school age. juancole.com By Motasem A Dalloul | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — The start of the new school year in the besieged Gaza Strip saw just under 300,000 students aged between six and 17 turn up for classes; more than 20,000 are attending school for the first time, often in overcrowded classrooms. Despite the difficult …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-12). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Strip Following Rocket Attack (Video, Photos). southfront.org FILE PHOTO An Israeli F-16 fighter jet © Amir Cohen / Reuters | Early on September 12, Israeli fighter jets and combat drones carried out a series of airstrikes on the Palestinian Gaza Strip. | According to Palestinian sources, the Israeli airstrikes targeted 13th Division base in central Gaza, Ain Jalut base to the west of Khan Younis, al-Bahriyah base in southern Gaza and a chicken farm located on the border with Egypt's Sinai. All of these positions, except for the chicken farm, belong to the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Bri…

Gershon Baskin (2021-09-12). Build housing projects with 50/50 Jewish, Palestinian residents. zcomm.org There are whole neighborhoods in Israel designated for these specific identity groups…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-12). Culprit behind Senkata massacre in Bolivia in preventive detention. peoplesdispatch.org After almost ten months of the Senkata massacre in Bolivia, former police commander Rodolfo Montero has been sentenced to six months of preventive detention on charges of crimes of genocide, homicide, serious and minor injuries.

Brenda Norrell (2021-09-12). O'odham Rights Report Exposes Abuse: Spy Towers and Border Patrol on Tohono O'odham Nation. indybay.org Ophelia Rivas, longtime founder of O'odham Voice Against the Wall, releases 81-page report on the destruction by Israel's Elbit Systems spy towers on the Tohono O'odham Nation, and the abuses by the U.S. Border Patrol on her homeland. Statement now in English, Spanish and French at Censored News.

The Grouch (2021-09-12). Berkeley Police Helped Facilitate Neo-Nazis Putting Up A Banner Blaming Jews for 9/11 and Made Jokes About Vaccinations. itsgoingdown.org Police in the bay area city of Berkeley, California were filmed by a neo-Nazi associated with the "Goyim Defense League (GDL)," standing by and watching while another member of the group placed up an anti-Semitic banner blaming Jewish people for the attacks on 9/11, over the heavily trafficked Highway 80 freeway. The incident was first…

Fight Back (2021-09-12). Vote 'No' on the recall of California Governor Newsom. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Right-wingers, racists and proponents of anti-COVID-19 measures are leading a recall election of Governor Gavin Newson. California voters will vote Yes or No on the recall and also pick who they would prefer if the recall is successful. The last day to decide is on election day, September 14. | Larry Elder, a South Central Los Angeles native who is known for his racist, elitist, sexist and homo-phobic statements, is Newson's main threat. Elder graduated from Crenshaw High School in 1970, five years after the Watts uprisings, and at a time when the Los Angeles Police Department was once again und…

Juan Cole (2021-09-12). The Palestinian scramble to earn a living in Israeli-Occupied Gaza starts at school age. juancole.com By Motasem A Dalloul | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — The start of the new school year in the besieged Gaza Strip saw just under 300,000 students aged between six and 17 turn up for classes; more than 20,000 are attending school for the first time, often in overcrowded classrooms. Despite the difficult …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-12). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Strip Following Rocket Attack (Video, Photos). southfront.org FILE PHOTO An Israeli F-16 fighter jet © Amir Cohen / Reuters | Early on September 12, Israeli fighter jets and combat drones carried out a series of airstrikes on the Palestinian Gaza Strip. | According to Palestinian sources, the Israeli airstrikes targeted 13th Division base in central Gaza, Ain Jalut base to the west of Khan Younis, al-Bahriyah base in southern Gaza and a chicken farm located on the border with Egypt's Sinai. All of these positions, except for the chicken farm, belong to the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Bri…

Gershon Baskin (2021-09-12). Build housing projects with 50/50 Jewish, Palestinian residents. zcomm.org There are whole neighborhoods in Israel designated for these specific identity groups…

Brenda Norrell (2021-09-12). O'odham Rights Report Exposes Abuse: Spy Towers and Border Patrol on Tohono O'odham Nation. indybay.org Ophelia Rivas, longtime founder of O'odham Voice Against the Wall, releases 81-page report on the destruction by Israel's Elbit Systems spy towers on the Tohono O'odham Nation, and the abuses by the U.S. Border Patrol on her homeland. Statement now in English, Spanish and French at Censored News.

The Grouch (2021-09-12). Berkeley Police Helped Facilitate Neo-Nazis Putting Up A Banner Blaming Jews for 9/11 and Made Jokes About Vaccinations. itsgoingdown.org Police in the bay area city of Berkeley, California were filmed by a neo-Nazi associated with the "Goyim Defense League (GDL)," standing by and watching while another member of the group placed up an anti-Semitic banner blaming Jewish people for the attacks on 9/11, over the heavily trafficked Highway 80 freeway. The incident was first…

Fight Back (2021-09-12). Vote 'No' on the recall of California Governor Newsom. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Right-wingers, racists and proponents of anti-COVID-19 measures are leading a recall election of Governor Gavin Newson. California voters will vote Yes or No on the recall and also pick who they would prefer if the recall is successful. The last day to decide is on election day, September 14. | Larry Elder, a South Central Los Angeles native who is known for his racist, elitist, sexist and homo-phobic statements, is Newson's main threat. Elder graduated from Crenshaw High School in 1970, five years after the Watts uprisings, and at a time when the Los Angeles Police Department was once again und…

WSWS (2021-09-11). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blames men and not fascist Republicans for the Texas abortion ban, covering for Democrats' inaction. wsws.org Ocasio-Cortez spent her time on CNN Tuesday burying the central political issues involved in the abortion ban and adapting herself to the needs of the Democratic Party establishment.

_____ (2021-09-11). Why Israel's Gilboa Prison Break Has Palestinians Celebrating. popularresistance.org Gilboa Prison, Palestine — It is said that Palestinians are the most incarcerated people in the world. Rarely does one find a Palestinian who has not been a victim of the Israeli prison system and when one does find one such person, he or she will have a sibling, parent or another close relative who serves or has served time in an Israeli prison. Opportunities for Palestinians to celebrate as a nation are few and far between. When the news broke of the escape of six high-profile Palestinian prisoners from one of Israel's most secure prisons, it was a reason to celebrate. This was a reason not only for Pales…

teleSUR (2021-09-11). Palestinian Prisoners Plan Protests Against Israeli Repression. telesurenglish.net Palestine's official WAFA news agency reported that the Palestinian Authority's Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) announced Saturday prisoners will boycott the Israel Prison Service (IPS) and start a gradual hunger strike while more inmates are expected to join the strike every day. | After six Palestinians managed to escape from Israel's highly-fortified Gilboa prison on Monday, Israel implemented a repressive campaign against more than 4,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails. Four of the six prisoners have been caught while the remaining two are still at…

Middle East Monitor (2021-09-11). Palestinian Prisoners take hope from emptying of South African Apartheid Jails. juancole.com By Alie Komape | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — When you do an online search for South Africa's Robben Island, one of the suggested words used is "escapes". It is obviously a common research topic. Robben Island was the site of a prison for those who resisted colonial rule going back centuries. Early …

TASS (2021-09-11). Israeli air force strikes Hamas positions in Gaza in response to rocket launch – IDF. tass.com On Friday, according to the IDF press service, air raid sirens went off in Eshkol Regional Council bordering the Palestinian enclave…

teleSUR, him, MER (2021-09-11). Nueva represión israelí deja decenas de palestinos heridos. telesurtv.net La Media Luna Roja Palestina informó que más de 170 civiles fueron heridos tras ser afectados por gases lacrimógenos y munición real de Israel.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-11). Israel re-captures four of the six escaped Palestinian political prisoners amid mass protests. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinians across West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem organized protests on the third consecutive day on Friday demanding the end of "collective punishment" measures carried out by the Israeli authorities since the escape…

_____ (2021-09-11). 20 Years of War and Terror. strategic-culture.org By William STROOCK | "Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make," President George W Bush declared during his Congressional address ten days after the September 11th attacks. 'Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists'. The ensuing war had a grand design. The war was about more than getting Osama bin Laden and al Qaida. America's goal was to remake the Middle East. | Two years after September 11th it seemed that the United States and allies like the UK, Canada and Australia had the momentum. The Anglosphere had liberated Kabul and Baghdad. The Israelis defeated the Palestinian's Secon…

Allan Fisher (2021-09-11). Saturday 9/11: Free Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water Street, Santa Cruz…

Charles Xu (2021-09-11). The United States' recent failures in war and fighting racism should serve as a warning to its allies. peoplesdispatch.org As the US messily closes its 20-year war in Afghanistan, it has quickly pivoted and attempted to rally international support around its anti-China campaign. Its allies should be wary.

WSWS (2021-09-11). Republicans plan fascist rally on September 18 in Washington D.C. to back jailed January 6 insurrectionists. wsws.org Organized by a former Trump campaign staffer, Matt Braynard, the rally in defense of fascist militia members arrested for their actions on January 6 is a continuation of the Republican Party's defense of Trump's attempted coup.

_____ (2021-09-11). From Our Post-9/11 Archives: "The Algebra of Infinite Justice" commondreams.org "On this day in 1973, Salvador Allende's democratically elected socialist government was overthrown in a military coup led by the U.S.-backed fascist Augusto Pinochet."

David Sheen (2021-09-11). Were the notorious 'Dancing Israelis' 9/11 plotters, spies, or just common scam artists? thegrayzone.com The "five dancing Israelis" intrigue lives on twenty years after the September 11 attacks. But the reality behind the incident may have been more mundane. A bizarre incident in which a group of Israelis were arrested on September 11, 2001 has led to theories about the men's role in the attack on New York City's World Trade Center that day. After twenty years of conjecture and speculation, an investigation by The Grayzone indicates that the infamous incident was the product …

sputniknews (2021-09-11). US May Include Israel and Gulf State Allies in Its New Drone-based Task Force, Iranian Media Says. sputniknews.com On Wednesday, the US Navy's 5th Fleet unveiled plans to create a new task force headquartered in Bahrain. The force expected to be equipped with the latest US airborne, waterborne and underwater military drone technology.

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). US Withdrew THAAD System, Patriot Batteries From Saudi Arabia — Report. southfront.org File image. | The US withdrew its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in the recent weeks despite repeated attacks on the Kingdom by the Houthis, the According to the AP, the system, a THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] unit, and the Patriot batteries were deployed in Prince Sultan Air Base, some 115 kilometers to th…

WSWS (2021-09-11). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blames men and not fascist Republicans for the Texas abortion ban, covering for Democrats' inaction. wsws.org Ocasio-Cortez spent her time on CNN Tuesday burying the central political issues involved in the abortion ban and adapting herself to the needs of the Democratic Party establishment.

Middle East Monitor (2021-09-11). Palestinian Prisoners take hope from emptying of South African Apartheid Jails. juancole.com By Alie Komape | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — When you do an online search for South Africa's Robben Island, one of the suggested words used is "escapes". It is obviously a common research topic. Robben Island was the site of a prison for those who resisted colonial rule going back centuries. Early …

TASS (2021-09-11). Israeli air force strikes Hamas positions in Gaza in response to rocket launch – IDF. tass.com On Friday, according to the IDF press service, air raid sirens went off in Eshkol Regional Council bordering the Palestinian enclave…

_____ (2021-09-11). 20 Years of War and Terror. strategic-culture.org By William STROOCK | "Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make," President George W Bush declared during his Congressional address ten days after the September 11th attacks. 'Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists'. The ensuing war had a grand design. The war was about more than getting Osama bin Laden and al Qaida. America's goal was to remake the Middle East. | Two years after September 11th it seemed that the United States and allies like the UK, Canada and Australia had the momentum. The Anglosphere had liberated Kabul and Baghdad. The Israelis defeated the Palestinian's Secon…

teleSUR, him, MER (2021-09-11). Nueva represión israelí deja decenas de palestinos heridos. telesurtv.net La Media Luna Roja Palestina informó que más de 170 civiles fueron heridos tras ser afectados por gases lacrimógenos y munición real de Israel.

Allan Fisher (2021-09-11). Saturday 9/11: Free Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water Street, Santa Cruz…

WSWS (2021-09-11). Republicans plan fascist rally on September 18 in Washington D.C. to back jailed January 6 insurrectionists. wsws.org Organized by a former Trump campaign staffer, Matt Braynard, the rally in defense of fascist militia members arrested for their actions on January 6 is a continuation of the Republican Party's defense of Trump's attempted coup.

David Sheen (2021-09-11). Were the notorious 'Dancing Israelis' 9/11 plotters, spies, or just common scam artists? thegrayzone.com The "five dancing Israelis" intrigue lives on twenty years after the September 11 attacks. But the reality behind the incident may have been more mundane. A bizarre incident in which a group of Israelis were arrested on September 11, 2001 has led to theories about the men's role in the attack on New York City's World Trade Center that day. After twenty years of conjecture and speculation, an investigation by The Grayzone indicates that the infamous incident was the product …

sputniknews (2021-09-11). US May Include Israel and Gulf State Allies in Its New Drone-based Task Force, Iranian Media Says. sputniknews.com On Wednesday, the US Navy's 5th Fleet unveiled plans to create a new task force headquartered in Bahrain. The force expected to be equipped with the latest US airborne, waterborne and underwater military drone technology.

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). US Withdrew THAAD System, Patriot Batteries From Saudi Arabia — Report. southfront.org File image. | The US withdrew its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in the recent weeks despite repeated attacks on the Kingdom by the Houthis, the According to the AP, the system, a THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] unit, and the Patriot batteries were deployed in Prince Sultan Air Base, some 115 kilometers to th…

Liberation News (2021-09-10). Los Angeles organizers say 'Shut 'Em Down' at prisoner solidarity rally. peoplesdispatch.org 60 local activists, organizers and community members took in Los Angeles, gathered outside the Los Angeles County's Men's Central Jail on September 4. The rally was organized by the formerly incarcerated, community members of incarcerated loved ones, the Party for Socialism and Liberation of Los Angeles, ANSWER Los Angeles, Black Lives Matter Pasadena, and the Coalition to Free Ruchell Magee. Other community organizations such as Coalition for Community Control Over the Police, Creating Justice LA + Church Without Walls, Labor Against Racism and War, Change West Covina, Groundgame LA, La Puente Mutual Aid, and Ne…

Staff (2021-09-10). #SaveIsraa: Freedom, justice and dignity for Israa Jaabis! samidoun.net On October 11, 2015, Palestinian mother, educator and social worker Israa Ja'abis was returning to her home in Jerusalem. However, an electrical failure in her car's airbag caused a fire as she approached the illegal Israeli occupation's Al-Z'ayyem checkpoint. In desperation, Israa got out of the car to get rid of the fire. Instead of […] | The article

Tanya Wadhwa (2021-09-10). Mexico decriminalises abortion in historic ruling. greenleft.org.au Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the laws that penalise women and pregnant persons for terminating their pregnancy are unconstitutional, reports Tanya Wadhwa. With the historic decision, the country's top court decriminalised abortions across the nation.

Staff (2021-09-10). We Have to Stop Limiting Our Focus to Courts in the Defense of Abortion Rights. truthout.org A state defies a landmark decision by the Supreme Court and enacts legislation that effectively bans a hotly contested civil right. The state designed the legislation to evade the federal courts' jurisdiction. The Supreme Court hears the case and, in a unanimous opinion, blocks the state's actions. Each justice signs their name to the beginning of the opinion and they condemn the state's attempt to "nullify" the Court's landmark decision through "evasive schemes." | That's what should have…

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2021-09-10). Marjorie Cohn on Texas Abortion Law, Kimberly Inez McGuire on Abortion Realities. fair.org (cc photo: Beth Wilson) | This week on CounterSpin: Many people will know that the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in 1973, enshrining women's right to access abortion—to choose when and whether to have a child. It seemed to signal recognition that abortion is healthcare, that most women who have abortions are mothers (in other words, they don't need to have an ultrasound to recognize what's happening), that medical reality and theology are not the same, and that outlawing abortion doesn't stop it, but just pushes women to have unsafe abortions. | Less often considered is how immediately after Roe, Cong…

Martha Burk (2021-09-10). A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women. counterpunch.org Back in the 19th century, Texas was awash in vigilante groups. In those dark years, various self-appointed "law enforcers" modeled after the Texas Rangers embarked on a decades-long campaign of ethnic cleansing of Indigenous peoples in the western territory. Thanks to the Supreme Court, the state is now unleashing another wave of newly minted bounty

Middle East Eye (2021-09-10). Calls for 'Friday of Rage' as Israel Bans Family Visits to Palestinian Prisoners. globalresearch.ca

Jack Jeffery, Imad Isseid (2021-09-10). Palestinian teen describes brutal attack by Israeli settlers. peoplesworld.org SILAT Al-DHAHR, West Bank (AP) — More than two weeks after the attack, Tareq Zubeidi still spends most of his time in bed, too scared to leave home even if the wounds on his feet allowed him to walk normally. The 15-year-old is haunted by the memory of what he describes as a brutal attack …

Staff (2021-09-10). ALERT: Mahmoud Ardah and Yaqoub Qadri must be protected — Free all Palestinian Prisoners! samidoun.net Palestinian heroes Mahmoud al-Ardah and Yaqoub Qadri were seized by Israeli occupation forces six days after they liberated themselves and exposed the weakness and fragility of Israeli technological superiority and military hegemony at the high-security Gilboa prison. They have been subjected to one of the most intense Israeli manhunts in history in an attempt to […] | The article

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-09-10). Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net Video released by police shows reflexive use of lethal force.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-09-10). Could ICC try Palestinians while Israel gets away with murder? electronicintifada.net Human Rights Watch frames armed resistance as "war crimes."

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-10). How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel's 'Security'? zcomm.org Far more bewildering is the international community's apathy while Israelis debate about how many more Palestinians ought to be killed…

David Swanson (2021-09-10). Guantanamo Past the Point of All Shame. dissidentvoice.org worldbeyondwar.org/guantanamo-past-the-p… U.S. high schools should teach courses on Guantanamo: what not to do in the world, how not to make it even worse, and how not to compound that catastrophe beyond all shame and recovery. As we tear down Confederate statues and continue brutalizing victims in Guantanamo, I wonder if in 2181, had Hollywood still …

Staff (2021-09-10). The Far Right Calls Biden a "Tyrant" Over Vaccine Rules Most Americans Back. truthout.org President Joe Biden announced on Thursday a number of new strategies to address the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including vaccine requirements for companies with more than 100 employees, resulting in right-wing media and conservative lawmakers making outlandish and hyperbolic statements in response. |

Staff (2021-09-10). Israel exposes the lie that nationalism keeps us safe. therealnews.com In the second segment of this week's Marc Steiner Show, we bring you the latest installment of our ongoing series "Not in Our Name," which highlights the diverse voices of Jewish activists, artists, intellectuals, and others who are speaking out against the Israeli occupation. For this installment, Marc is joined once again by author and activist Shane Burley to examine a recent article Burley wrote for Tikkun magazine, "

Staff (2021-09-10). Texas governor branded hypocrite after signing anti-Big Tech free speech bill, having cracked down on Israel critics. rt.com Republican Governor Greg Abbott has been slammed as a hypocrite after he signed an anti-Big Tech censorship bill on Thursday, with critics pointing out that he's cracked down on Texans who've protested against Israel's actions. | In a video on Thursday, Abbott claimed "freedom of speech is under attack in Texas," before revealing he would be signing a law that "prevents social media companies from banning users based upon the user's political viewpoints." He said it would allow Texans to file lawsuits against "dangerous" Big Tech platforms that wrongfully suspend their right to post. | Conservative viewpoints…

Editor (2021-09-10). The longstanding complicity of the Israeli Medical Association with torture in Israel. mronline.org There is not even-handed regulation of doctors worldwide regarding complicity with torture. The case of the Israeli Medical Association serves as a prime example.

Jacqueline Luqman (2021-09-10). Film Review: 'Finding Kendrick Johnson' Reveals FBI's Complicity in Coverup of Black Child's Murder. towardfreedom.org If the U.S. justice system was fair, Jason Pollock's documentary, "Finding Kendrick Johnson," would not exist. But it does because everything about this case—from the moment Kendrick's body was found—reveals how this system still is excruciatingly racist and classist.

_____ (2021-09-10). Law Enforcement, Including ICE, Perpetuates White Supremacy. commondreams.org New York has not been the same since the events of September 11, 2001. Twenty years after that dreadful day, the echoes of the tragedy persist.

_____ (2021-09-10). On 9/11 Anniversary, Anti-War Group Says 'Cut the Pentagon for People, Planet, and Peace'. commondreams.org If the Democrats are not able to pass both a substantial Democratic "infrastructure" bill and a very substantial voting rights bill, it is quite likely that the entire country will soon be Texas.

Editor (2021-09-10). The longstanding complicity of the Israeli Medical Association with torture in Israel. mronline.org There is not even-handed regulation of doctors worldwide regarding complicity with torture. The case of the Israeli Medical Association serves as a prime example.

Staff (2021-09-10). #SaveIsraa: Freedom, justice and dignity for Israa Jaabis! samidoun.net On October 11, 2015, Palestinian mother, educator and social worker Israa Ja'abis was returning to her home in Jerusalem. However, an electrical failure in her car's airbag caused a fire as she approached the illegal Israeli occupation's Al-Z'ayyem checkpoint. In desperation, Israa got out of the car to get rid of the fire. Instead of […] | The article

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2021-09-10). Marjorie Cohn on Texas Abortion Law, Kimberly Inez McGuire on Abortion Realities. fair.org (cc photo: Beth Wilson) | This week on CounterSpin: Many people will know that the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in 1973, enshrining women's right to access abortion—to choose when and whether to have a child. It seemed to signal recognition that abortion is healthcare, that most women who have abortions are mothers (in other words, they don't need to have an ultrasound to recognize what's happening), that medical reality and theology are not the same, and that outlawing abortion doesn't stop it, but just pushes women to have unsafe abortions. | Less often considered is how immediately after Roe, Cong…

Tanya Wadhwa (2021-09-10). Mexico decriminalises abortion in historic ruling. greenleft.org.au Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the laws that penalise women and pregnant persons for terminating their pregnancy are unconstitutional, reports Tanya Wadhwa. With the historic decision, the country's top court decriminalised abortions across the nation.

Martha Burk (2021-09-10). A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women. counterpunch.org Back in the 19th century, Texas was awash in vigilante groups. In those dark years, various self-appointed "law enforcers" modeled after the Texas Rangers embarked on a decades-long campaign of ethnic cleansing of Indigenous peoples in the western territory. Thanks to the Supreme Court, the state is now unleashing another wave of newly minted bounty

Middle East Eye (2021-09-10). Calls for 'Friday of Rage' as Israel Bans Family Visits to Palestinian Prisoners. globalresearch.ca

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-09-10). Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net Video released by police shows reflexive use of lethal force.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-09-10). Could ICC try Palestinians while Israel gets away with murder? electronicintifada.net Human Rights Watch frames armed resistance as "war crimes."

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-10). How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel's 'Security'? zcomm.org Far more bewildering is the international community's apathy while Israelis debate about how many more Palestinians ought to be killed…

David Swanson (2021-09-10). Guantanamo Past the Point of All Shame. dissidentvoice.org worldbeyondwar.org/guantanamo-past-the-p… U.S. high schools should teach courses on Guantanamo: what not to do in the world, how not to make it even worse, and how not to compound that catastrophe beyond all shame and recovery. As we tear down Confederate statues and continue brutalizing victims in Guantanamo, I wonder if in 2181, had Hollywood still …

Editor2 (2021-09-09). Algerian Judoka Suspended for 10 Years After Refusing to Face Israeli Athlete. orinocotribune.com The International Judo Federation (IJF) has suspended the Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach from participating in any activities or competitions organized by the body for 10 years after refusing to face Israeli athlete Tohar Butbul, at Tokyo 2020. | Nourine was due to face Sudanese player Mohamed Abdalrasool, on July 24, in his first match in the round of 64, and would have been paired with Israeli Tohar Butbul in the round of 32 in the men's 73kg weight category. | The International Olympic Committee took the decision to suspend Fethi Nourine for 10 years over his support of the Palestinian cause and r…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-09). Hashtag "Untie_Our_Hands": How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel's "Security"? dissidentvoice.org A large Israeli army campaign is taking social media by storm. The unstated aim of what is known as the "#Untie_Our_Hands" initiative is the desire to kill, with no accountability, more Palestinian protesters at the Gaza fence. The campaign was motivated by the killing of an Israeli sniper, Barel Hadaria Shmueli, who was reportedly shot from the …

teleSUR (2021-09-09). 100 Palestinians Injured by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank. telesurenglish.net At least 100 Palestinian protesters were injured on Wednesday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the villages of Beita and Huwara near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that ten people were shot, including nine with rubber-coated metal bullets and 90 others suffered suffocation after inhaling teargas fired by…

_____ (2021-09-09). Stand With Palestinian Prisoners' Uprising. popularresistance.org In Megiddo prison, Ramon prison, and the Negev desert prison, Palestinian political prisoners burned their rooms in resistance to the prison administration's attempt to transfer the prisoners affiliated with Islamic Jihad. The Handala Center for Prisoners and Former Prisoners in occupied Palestine reported that 7 rooms in Megiddo prison, 4 rooms in the Negev prison and 4 rooms in sections 4 and 5 of Ramon prison have been burned, and that the prisoners' movement leadership has affirmed that any section that is invaded to transfer detainees will be met with fire. | Palestinians throughout occupied Palestine are ra…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-09). The cost of being a Palestinian: Shatha Odeh's ordeal in prison. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli security forces detained prominent Palestinian healthcare expert, Dr. Shatha Odeh, during a series of violent raids conducted across the occupied West Bank on July 7. Shirin Abu Fannouneh, Ms. Shatha's daughter, recounts her mother's ordeal to Dr. Delen De la Paz from the People's Health Movement.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-09). Protests against violent crackdown on Palestinians in Israeli jails and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at protests against the violence faced by Palestinians in Israeli jails, protests held at the South African border in solidarity with Swaziland, and more…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-09). Family members of Palestinians who escaped Israeli prison arrested. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday, September 8, in a move defying all established human rights norms, Israeli security forces arrested five relatives of the six Palestinians who escaped from the Gilboa prison in the occupied West Bank on Monday. | According to the Palestinian Prisoner's Society, Israel launched a large scale inspection and detention campaign in villages and towns in the occupied West Bank. The occupation forces barged into several Palestinian villages and raided the houses of family members and relatives of the escapees late in the night on Wednesday. | Palestinian health minister Mai al-Kaila issued a statement cond…

Staff (2021-09-09). Headlines for September 9, 2021. democracynow.org WHO Calls for Halt to COVID Booster Shots in 2021, Says Vaccines Should Go to Poorer Countries, COVAX Cuts 2021 Vaccine Forecast; Australia Joins Call for Waiver on Vaccine Patents, Los Angeles Schools Poised to Require Vaccinations for Students 12 and Older , Afghanistan Evacuations Continue as Taliban Reestablishes Ministry of "Virtue and Vice", Main Suspect in 2015 Paris Attacks Tells Court He Was a Soldier for the Islamic State, Human Rights Campaign President Fired in Latest Fallout from Cuomo Sexual Harassment Probe, Virginia Removes Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, 17 Patients Die as Floods Hit…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-09). ARCAS: An AI-Powered Assault Rifle That Turns Killing Into A Video Game. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Israeli weapons developer Elbit Systems claims to have solved one of the key issues related to using an assault rifle: aiming. | On September 9th, the company unveiled the ARCAS. It is an in-built computerized Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered system that interfaces with the rifle's Electro-Optical (EO) sight, with a helmet-mounted eyepiece and with the rifle's assemblies, providing soldiers with real-time intuitive actionable combat information. | It quite literally mak…

_____ (2021-09-09). The Unlearnt Lessons Of 9/11, Twenty Years Out. popularresistance.org Twenty years after 9/11, America is less safe, a deeply troubled country, ravaged by COVID, racism, inequality, extreme weather from global warming and political strife. Its political leaders have embraced an Orwellian approach to the truth in which war is peace and large segments of our society are polarized by widely divergent concepts of reality. | On the afternoon of 9/11, with the American media joining with the leaders of the two major parties in banging the drum for war, I wrote one of the first statements calling for America to seek peace instead, to not turn our cries of grief into a call for war. Eventu…

Malik Miah (2021-09-09). United States: The racist War on Terror after 9/11. greenleft.org.au After the attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, United States president George W Bush gained unlimited powers to fight "forever wars", writes Malik Miah. Meanwhile, Arabs and those who "looked Muslim" — especially Iranians and South Asians — became domestic targets at home.

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-09). Atlantic to eastern flank: NATO's "biggest adaptation since the Cold War era" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com JSECS Road to Full Readiness Reaches Its Final Milestone As a result of its biggest adaptation since the Cold War era, NATO celebrated the foundation of a new full operational Headquarters in Ulm on September 8, 2021. The Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Tod D. Wolters, declared the Joint Support and Enabling Command's full readiness …

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-09). NATO's new Drang nach Osten command declares full operational capability. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Joint Support and Enabling Command declares Full Operational Capability On 8th September 2021, Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC) declared Full Operational Capability (FOC) and marked the occasion with a ceremony presided over by its Commander, Lieutenant General Jàºrgen Knappe. Distinguished guests included, Supreme Allied Commander Operations, General Tod Wolters, German State Secretary, Thomas Silberhorn, …

Lauren Gambino (2021-09-09). Biden Vowed to Make Racial Justice the Heart of His Agenda — Is It Still Beating? zcomm.org The lack of progress has frustrated civil rights leaders and activists who charge that the president isn't taking the fight for voting rights seriously enough…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-09). Hashtag "Untie_Our_Hands": How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel's "Security"? dissidentvoice.org A large Israeli army campaign is taking social media by storm. The unstated aim of what is known as the "#Untie_Our_Hands" initiative is the desire to kill, with no accountability, more Palestinian protesters at the Gaza fence. The campaign was motivated by the killing of an Israeli sniper, Barel Hadaria Shmueli, who was reportedly shot from the …

teleSUR (2021-09-09). 100 Palestinians Injured by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank. telesurenglish.net At least 100 Palestinian protesters were injured on Wednesday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the villages of Beita and Huwara near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that ten people were shot, including nine with rubber-coated metal bullets and 90 others suffered suffocation after inhaling teargas fired by…

Editor2 (2021-09-09). Algerian Judoka Suspended for 10 Years After Refusing to Face Israeli Athlete. orinocotribune.com The International Judo Federation (IJF) has suspended the Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach from participating in any activities or competitions organized by the body for 10 years after refusing to face Israeli athlete Tohar Butbul, at Tokyo 2020. | Nourine was due to face Sudanese player Mohamed Abdalrasool, on July 24, in his first match in the round of 64, and would have been paired with Israeli Tohar Butbul in the round of 32 in the men's 73kg weight category. | The International Olympic Committee took the decision to suspend Fethi Nourine for 10 years over his support of the Palestinian cause and r…

Staff (2021-09-09). Headlines for September 9, 2021. democracynow.org WHO Calls for Halt to COVID Booster Shots in 2021, Says Vaccines Should Go to Poorer Countries, COVAX Cuts 2021 Vaccine Forecast; Australia Joins Call for Waiver on Vaccine Patents, Los Angeles Schools Poised to Require Vaccinations for Students 12 and Older , Afghanistan Evacuations Continue as Taliban Reestablishes Ministry of "Virtue and Vice", Main Suspect in 2015 Paris Attacks Tells Court He Was a Soldier for the Islamic State, Human Rights Campaign President Fired in Latest Fallout from Cuomo Sexual Harassment Probe, Virginia Removes Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, 17 Patients Die as Floods Hit…

David Swanson (2021-09-09). Guantanamo Past the Point of All Shame. warisacrime.org By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, September 9, 2021 U.S. high schools should teach courses on Guantanamo: what not to do in the world, how not to make it even worse, and how not to compound that catastrophe beyond all shame and recovery. As we tear down Confederate statues and continue brutalizing victims in Guantanamo, …

Anonymous007 (2021-09-09). ARCAS: An AI-Powered Assault Rifle That Turns Killing Into A Video Game. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Israeli weapons developer Elbit Systems claims to have solved one of the key issues related to using an assault rifle: aiming. | On September 9th, the company unveiled the ARCAS. It is an in-built computerized Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered system that interfaces with the rifle's Electro-Optical (EO) sight, with a helmet-mounted eyepiece and with the rifle's assemblies, providing soldiers with real-time intuitive actionable combat information. | It quite literally mak…

Malik Miah (2021-09-09). United States: The racist War on Terror after 9/11. greenleft.org.au After the attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, United States president George W Bush gained unlimited powers to fight "forever wars", writes Malik Miah. Meanwhile, Arabs and those who "looked Muslim" — especially Iranians and South Asians — became domestic targets at home.

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-09). Atlantic to eastern flank: NATO's "biggest adaptation since the Cold War era" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com JSECS Road to Full Readiness Reaches Its Final Milestone As a result of its biggest adaptation since the Cold War era, NATO celebrated the foundation of a new full operational Headquarters in Ulm on September 8, 2021. The Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Tod D. Wolters, declared the Joint Support and Enabling Command's full readiness …

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-09). NATO's new Drang nach Osten command declares full operational capability. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Joint Support and Enabling Command declares Full Operational Capability On 8th September 2021, Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC) declared Full Operational Capability (FOC) and marked the occasion with a ceremony presided over by its Commander, Lieutenant General Jàºrgen Knappe. Distinguished guests included, Supreme Allied Commander Operations, General Tod Wolters, German State Secretary, Thomas Silberhorn, …

Lauren Gambino (2021-09-09). Biden Vowed to Make Racial Justice the Heart of His Agenda — Is It Still Beating? zcomm.org The lack of progress has frustrated civil rights leaders and activists who charge that the president isn't taking the fight for voting rights seriously enough…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-09-08). Patriotic Snitch: Bob Hawke as US Informant. counterpunch.org Larrikin is a word often, and inaccurately used, in Australian political lingo. Australia's longest serving Labor Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, was known as one such figure. He was praised as the great communicator and healer between the forces of labour and capital, enjoyed imbibing, his sports and varied female company. He could also be vain

Fight Back (2021-09-08). Tampa activists rally to stop evictions, invest in housing not police. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On September 5, about 25 protesters from Tampa Bay Community Action Committee (TBCAC), community members and other activists rallied to demand an extension to the eviction moratorium that was abruptly ended by the United States Supreme Court. In Tampa alone, 5000 units are due to be evicted in the near future. The protesters also demanded the cancelation of late rent payments over the course of the pandemic and for the city to invest in the community, not the police. | In addition to the looming evictions, many studies have shown that Tampa is the city with the fastest growing rent costs in the count…

Fran Quigley (2021-09-08). America's Housing Crisis Is About to Get Much, Much Worse. zcomm.org The Supreme Court has chosen to side with landlords over the millions of renters on the edge of eviction. The tidal wave of pain that will soon descend on the nation is hard to comprehend…

teleSUR (2021-09-08). Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled against the criminalization of women who abort in the first stage of pregnancy. | RELATED: | Unanimously, the supreme judges declared unconstitutional the Penal Code of the Coahuila State, which imposed up to three years in prison on either the woman who voluntarily performs an abortion or the person who helps her to have an abortion. The SCJN decision sets a binding precedent for all the…

_____ (2021-09-08). Mexico Court Says Criminalising Abortion Unconstitutional. popularresistance.org Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to penalise abortion, a major victory for women's health and reproductive rights that comes amid a "green wave" of abortion decriminalisation in Latin America. | The Mexican court's decision on Tuesday follows moves to decriminalise abortion at the state level, although most of the country still has tough laws in place against women terminating their pregnancy early. | "This is a historic step for the rights of women," said Supreme Court Justice Luis Maria Aguilar. | The court unanimously annulled several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a stat…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-08). Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion in landmark ruling and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the landmark ruling issued by Mexico's Supreme Court to decriminalize abortion services; the indictments announced against 14 Palestinian security officers for the custodial killing of activist Nizar Banat; counter-protests organized across Brazil against rallies held by far right President Jair Bolsonaro; parliamentary elections in Morocco amid continued demands for political and democratic reforms; and a recent study on mask-wearing conducted in Bangladesh and the urgent changes needed in the public health response to COVID-19.

Tanya Wadhwa (2021-09-08). Mexico decriminalizes abortion in historic ruling. peoplesdispatch.org Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the laws that penalize women and pregnant persons for terminating their pregnancy are unconstitutional. With the historic decision, the country's top court decriminalized abortions across national territory…

Martha Burk (2021-09-08). A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women. otherwords.org Back in the 19th century, Texas was awash in vigilante groups. In those dark years, various self-appointed "law enforcers" modeled after the Texas Rangers embarked on Thanks to the Supreme Court, the state is now unleashing another wave of newly minted bounty hunters — this time on women. | The Supreme Court has let stand the Lone Star State's latest attack on women — a law t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-08). Brazil: Over 4,000 Participate in National March of Indigenous Women. libya360.wordpress.com Photo: Andressa Zumpano/CPT NacionalPhoto: Andressa Zumpano/CPT Nacional Participants of the II Indigenous Women's March follow the trial of the "Temporary Framework" in Brasília. This Wednesday 8th, the trial continues in the Federal Supreme Court (TSF) to decide on the "Temporary Framework" to establish the legal limit on the demarcation of indigenous lands. More than four…

Tamara Nassar (2021-09-08). Israel seeks revenge after Palestinian Great Escape. electronicintifada.net Tunnel from Gilboa prison punches hole in occupier's invincibility.

Anonymous007 (2021-09-08). IDF Carry Out Raids Looking For 6 Escape Palestinians In Occupied West Bank. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Israeli forces stormed dozens of areas across the occupied West Bank district of Jenin, looking for the 6 escaped Palestinians. | Media sources in Jenin said dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Arraba plain area and conducted searches in Palestinian communities. | According to Palestinian media outlets, the Israeli forces raided the homes of the six escaped prisoners and began to arrest their relatives. | They invaded Arabbuna village northeast of Jenin and sto…

_____ (2021-09-08). Ocasio-Cortez to Kellyanne Conway: 'Don't Let the Fascist Victim Complex Hit You on the Way Out'. commondreams.org Highlighting recent damage from extreme weather, one group said that "30-year timelines are completely unrealistic."

WSWS (2021-09-08). Bolsonaro rehearses fascistic coup on Brazil's Independence Day. wsws.org The September 7 demonstrations were a high point of a dictatorial turn advanced ever more frantically by Bolsonaro.

teleSUR (2021-09-08). Bolivia: General Montero Arrested for Senkata Massacre. telesurenglish.net Former Commander-General of the Bolivian Police Rodolfo Montero was arrested on Tuesday after giving his statement about the episodes of violence occurred in the Senkata massacre on Nov. 19, 2019. | Related: | "The Public Prosecutor's Office has determined the arrest of the former Commander of the Bolivian Police, Rodolfo Montero, for the crimes of genocide, homicide, and serious injuries in relation to the Senkata…

Staff (2021-09-08). 21N Regional Elections: Diosdado Cabello Presents Report on Chavismo Nominations — Eduardo Samán Excluded. orinocotribune.com At a press conference on Monday, September 6, Diosdado Cabello, first vice-president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), reported that 183,806 persons were nominated by the party's bases to be candidacies for the regional elections of November 21. In this regard, he explained that all the candidacies of the Great Simón Bolívar Patriotic Pole (GPP) have already been registered with the National Electoral Council (CNE). | "All the nominated candidates of the Great Patriotic Pole are already registered, in all governorates, in all municipalities and in all municipal councils," informed Cabello. | Yout…

sputniknews (2021-09-08). US DOJ Probes Raytheon's Alleged Bribery Payments to Qatar Armed Forces Contractor: Report. sputniknews.com Over the past seven years, Raytheon has reportedly signed a number of hefty defence contracts with Qatar worth more than $7 billion, including those related to building and servicing the US Patriot missile system.

_____ (2021-09-08). The Race Class Narrative Can Win. popularresistance.org We're glad to be at a point in American political discourse where the question being posed is how to talk about race and class, rather than whether to do so. For too long, many on the left, especially white progressives, have shied away from talking directly about race and racism. Talking about race, they have argued, is divisive and costs us electoral victories. This approach centers the experiences of white voters, who don't feel the direct impact of racism in our economy or democracy, and neglects the concerns of people of color, who make up a large portion of our base. It also ignores the fact that race is al…

_____ (2021-09-08). The Movement To De-Cop The Campus. popularresistance.org Police abolition has become a national conversation since the George Floyd uprisings. Many university police chiefs are encouraging the misconception, however, that campus police are somehow different from other police forces‚Äâ—‚Äâdespite their long history of racist violence. | To take just one example, a campus police officer at the University of California, Los Angeles shot and wounded a Black man he assumed was unhoused in 2003; in 2009, that same officer repeatedly used a Taser on an Iranian American student studying in the library. | But police violence is not confin…

C.J. Atkins (2021-09-08). Coalition fights Texas voter repression law the moment it's signed. peoplesworld.org The ink from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pen approving a new voter repression law didn't even have time to dry Tuesday before a massive coalition filed suit to overturn this latest racist Republican attempt to block people from casting ballots. Immediately after Abbott signed the bill, officially designated SB 1, a joint case was filed …

Fran Quigley (2021-09-08). America's Housing Crisis Is About to Get Much, Much Worse. zcomm.org The Supreme Court has chosen to side with landlords over the millions of renters on the edge of eviction. The tidal wave of pain that will soon descend on the nation is hard to comprehend…

WSWS (2021-09-08). Bolsonaro rehearses fascistic coup on Brazil's Independence Day. wsws.org The September 7 demonstrations were a high point of a dictatorial turn advanced ever more frantically by Bolsonaro.

H. Scott Prosterman (2021-09-08). America's Lost Causes: Misty-eyed Nostalgia for Bounty Hunters, Slave-Holding and Wife-beating. juancole.com We have a conflagration of "Lost Causes" in America. Some people in the South still revere the Confederate leaders who betrayed the United States during the Civil War. Now much of the South is wrapped up in another "Lost Cause" a series of destructive myths — the fiction that the election was stolen from Donald …

Binoy Kampmark (2021-09-08). Patriotic Snitch: Bob Hawke as US Informant. counterpunch.org Larrikin is a word often, and inaccurately used, in Australian political lingo. Australia's longest serving Labor Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, was known as one such figure. He was praised as the great communicator and healer between the forces of labour and capital, enjoyed imbibing, his sports and varied female company. He could also be vain

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-08). Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion in landmark ruling and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the landmark ruling issued by Mexico's Supreme Court to decriminalize abortion services; the indictments announced against 14 Palestinian security officers for the custodial killing of activist Nizar Banat; counter-protests organized across Brazil against rallies held by far right President Jair Bolsonaro; parliamentary elections in Morocco amid continued demands for political and democratic reforms; and a recent study on mask-wearing conducted in Bangladesh and the urgent changes needed in the public health response to COVID-19.

_____ (2021-09-08). Mexico Court Says Criminalising Abortion Unconstitutional. popularresistance.org Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to penalise abortion, a major victory for women's health and reproductive rights that comes amid a "green wave" of abortion decriminalisation in Latin America. | The Mexican court's decision on Tuesday follows moves to decriminalise abortion at the state level, although most of the country still has tough laws in place against women terminating their pregnancy early. | "This is a historic step for the rights of women," said Supreme Court Justice Luis Maria Aguilar. | The court unanimously annulled several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a stat…

Tanya Wadhwa (2021-09-08). Mexico decriminalizes abortion in historic ruling. peoplesdispatch.org Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the laws that penalize women and pregnant persons for terminating their pregnancy are unconstitutional. With the historic decision, the country's top court decriminalized abortions across national territory…

Martha Burk (2021-09-08). A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women. otherwords.org Back in the 19th century, Texas was awash in vigilante groups. In those dark years, various self-appointed "law enforcers" modeled after the Texas Rangers embarked on Thanks to the Supreme Court, the state is now unleashing another wave of newly minted bounty hunters — this time on women. | The Supreme Court has let stand the Lone Star State's latest attack on women — a law t…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-08). IDF Carry Out Raids Looking For 6 Escape Palestinians In Occupied West Bank. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Israeli forces stormed dozens of areas across the occupied West Bank district of Jenin, looking for the 6 escaped Palestinians. | Media sources in Jenin said dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Arraba plain area and conducted searches in Palestinian communities. | According to Palestinian media outlets, the Israeli forces raided the homes of the six escaped prisoners and began to arrest their relatives. | They invaded Arabbuna village northeast of Jenin and sto…

Staff (2021-09-08). 21N Regional Elections: Diosdado Cabello Presents Report on Chavismo Nominations — Eduardo Samán Excluded. orinocotribune.com At a press conference on Monday, September 6, Diosdado Cabello, first vice-president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), reported that 183,806 persons were nominated by the party's bases to be candidacies for the regional elections of November 21. In this regard, he explained that all the candidacies of the Great Simón Bolívar Patriotic Pole (GPP) have already been registered with the National Electoral Council (CNE). | "All the nominated candidates of the Great Patriotic Pole are already registered, in all governorates, in all municipalities and in all municipal councils," informed Cabello. | Yout…

sputniknews (2021-09-08). US DOJ Probes Raytheon's Alleged Bribery Payments to Qatar Armed Forces Contractor: Report. sputniknews.com Over the past seven years, Raytheon has reportedly signed a number of hefty defence contracts with Qatar worth more than $7 billion, including those related to building and servicing the US Patriot missile system.

_____ (2021-09-08). The Race Class Narrative Can Win. popularresistance.org We're glad to be at a point in American political discourse where the question being posed is how to talk about race and class, rather than whether to do so. For too long, many on the left, especially white progressives, have shied away from talking directly about race and racism. Talking about race, they have argued, is divisive and costs us electoral victories. This approach centers the experiences of white voters, who don't feel the direct impact of racism in our economy or democracy, and neglects the concerns of people of color, who make up a large portion of our base. It also ignores the fact that race is al…

_____ (2021-09-08). The Movement To De-Cop The Campus. popularresistance.org Police abolition has become a national conversation since the George Floyd uprisings. Many university police chiefs are encouraging the misconception, however, that campus police are somehow different from other police forces‚Äâ—‚Äâdespite their long history of racist violence. | To take just one example, a campus police officer at the University of California, Los Angeles shot and wounded a Black man he assumed was unhoused in 2003; in 2009, that same officer repeatedly used a Taser on an Iranian American student studying in the library. | But police violence is not confin…

_____ (2021-09-07). Groups Call On Trudeau And RCMP To Protect Secwepemc Activists. popularresistance.org Blue River, BC — Over 40 human rights lawyers, organizations, authors and First Nations representatives penned a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on him to abide by demands made from the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) calling on Canada to immediately halt construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. | The letter follows a summer of escalating confrontations, including assaults, surveillance, and harassment targeting Secwepemc land defenders by pipeline workers and security. | The letter urging Prime Minister Trudeau to stop the construction of the…

The Socialist Program (2021-09-07). Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban: We Will Fight Back! liberationnews.org Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how a Texas law has destroyed abortion rights for 16 million women and girls and is being used by right-wing political forces as a model for the rest of the country — but a new fightback movement is taking shape.

Juan Cole (2021-09-07). Southern White Male GOP Voter Suppression, anti-Abortion Laws are ways of reviving Jim Crow and expanding it to White Women. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — African-Americans have complained about the tendency of commentators to compare political suppression and regressive policies of white Republicans to slavery. Nothing, they rightly maintain, is like slavery. But some GOP laws passed by elite white males are very much like Jim Crow-style discrimination. Voter i.d. laws, for instance, are completely …

_____ (2021-09-07). In Unanimous Ruling, Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion. commondreams.org "Just your regular reminder that failing to mitigate risk (including taking action on climate change) is the more expensive option (and also leaves people dead and communities destroyed)."

Staff (2021-09-07). Texas Abortion Ban Is a Violation of International Law. truthout.org United Nations experts tasked with monitoring human rights abuses across the globe are condemning Texas' near-total abortion ban as a clear violation of international law, characterizing the state's newly imposed restrictions as "profoundly discriminatory" and dangerous. | Melissa Upreti, a human rights lawyer and the chair of the U.N.'s working group on discrimination against women and girls,

Norman Solomon (2021-09-07). Abortion bounty hunters in Texas are not 'whistleblowers' — they're cruel vigilantes. nationofchange.org Aided by the U.S. Supreme Court, the state of Texas has now codified misogyny.

The Associated Press (2021-09-07). Mexico Supreme Court Rules Abortion Not a Crime. latinorebels.com The decision will immediately only affect the northern border state, but it establishes "obligatory criteria for all of the country's judges," compelling them to act the same way in similar cases, said court President Arturo Zaldívar.

Richard C. Gross (2021-09-07). Conservative Republican Demagogues. counterpunch.org "This country is frightening" (Author's italics.) — Philip Roth, "American Pastoral," 1997 Republican state legislatures and governors, with Texas leading the way, are dismantling the essence of American democracy, and the conservative Supreme Court is helping them reach their goal. Get ready to kiss goodbye to Roe v. Wade. These conservative demagogues are building on the authoritarian,

Anonymous103 (2021-09-07). Another Israeli Air Strike Hit Gaza Strip "To Avenge Launch Of Arson Balloons" (Video). southfront.org

_____ (2021-09-07). War is a Racist Enterprise. popularresistance.org The debacle in Afghanistan exposes how racism oozes from every edifice of the U.S.'s imperialist wars. War requires the dehumanization of its subjects. It is assumed that Afghanistan needs the United States to achieve any modicum of (white) "civilization." The people of Afghanistan have been deemed incapable of expressing self-determination without the almighty hand of the U.S. military. The Taliban, on the other hand, represents the "heart of darkness" that must be wiped away in order for the people of Afghanistan to leave their "primitive" existence behind.

_____ (2021-09-07). Global Vaccine Apartheid Must Be Ended This Instant. commondreams.org "Urgent international action is needed to support millions of people with the necessities of life through the coming months and Afghanistan's harsh winter," said head of the Afghan Red Crescent. | We are all safer when everyone is vaccinated. New, more vaccine-resistant variants are emerging, endangering everyone.

_____ (2021-09-07). Citing 'Vaccine Apartheid,' 1,500+ Global Groups Urge Delay of UN Climate Summit. commondreams.org "On average, U.S.-led airstrikes have killed more than 1,000 civilians a year since 2001."

Staff (2021-09-07). Largest Confederate Statue Left in the US Will Be Removed This Week in Richmond. truthout.org A statue of Confederate war general Robert E. Lee will be removed this Wednesday from the pedestal it has occupied in Richmond, Virginia,

_____ (2021-09-07). Groups Call On Justin Trudeau And RCMP To Protect Secwepemc Activists. popularresistance.org Over 40 human rights lawyers, organizations, authors and First Nations representatives penned a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on him to abide by demands made from the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) calling on Canada to immediately halt construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

Staff (2021-09-07). The left needs bigger victories besides 'consciousness raising'. therealnews.com Author and activist Shane Burley has observed and reported on the movements of the far right for many years, including the recent violent demonstrations by Proud Boys and other right-wing groups in Portland, Oregon. In the first installment of this week's Marc Steiner Show, Burley issues a dire warning: The far right is continually working to recruit people who have been disaffected by capitalism and harness their rage for reactionary ends. To stave off the violent threats posed by the far right and build real political power, the left needs to find ways to tangibly improve people's lives. Shane Burley is t…

Henry A. Giroux (2021-09-07). Attacks on Critical Race Theory Seek to Insert Fascist Politics Into Education. zcomm.org This attack on critical race theory is part of a broader attack on the wider issues of critical pedagogy, critical thinking, dissent and civic consciousness…

Haymarket Books (2021-09-07). Friday 9/10: Twenty Years After 9/11: Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Editor2 (2021-09-07). 'Left in Tatters': New Report Describes Israeli Attack's Impact on Gaza's Productive Sector. orinocotribune.com The Israeli military attack on the Gaza Strip in May 2021 had catastrophic economic effects, especially on the productive sector, and caused direct and indirect losses exceeding half a billion dollars in various sectors, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a report released last week. | Titled "Left in Tatters," the report stated that the Israeli army carried focused air and guided artillery attacks on economic facilities including various factories and production units. | In addition to targeting production facilities in different areas in Gaza, the Israeli army deliberately targeted the Gaza Industr…

David Cronin (2021-09-07). How EU clinched a secret deal with Israeli ministry in East Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net New envoy to Tel Aviv laments "untapped potential" of relations.

Staff (2021-09-07). German police secretly procured & USED controversial Israeli Pegasus smartphone spyware — media. rt.com German police bought and used controversial Pegasus spyware sold by the Israeli NSO group in 2019, it has been revealed. The program has allegedly been used for high-profile spying by multiple governments. | The explosive revelation was According to Die Zeit, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) opted to procure the h…

Anonymous103 (2021-09-07). China-Israel Bilateral Relations Harm Washington's Interests In The Middle East. southfront.org Israel's Haifa PortBeijing builds a new port in Haifa and this is likely to hamper US Navy activities. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Chinese investments have been present throughout the world in recent decades. Even in the US and in nations allied to Washington, the high presence of Chinese companies and products cannot be avoided. However, when investments shift from a stric…

John O'Kane (2021-09-07). Ibram X. Kendi And Democratic Debate. counterpunch.org The vast majority were sympathetic with "anti-racism," believing that we're living in a time now when minorities are finally getting some respect and attention from government and corporations. But at the same time, they were confused about what racism really means because so many are being labeled racist, making the charge meaningless or at least less relevant. Several mentioned that Kamala Harris had called Joe Biden a racist during the primaries, but she became his choice for VP. The term that came up often was "diversity." Most commented that a more diverse population would ultimately get rid of racism becaus…

Ann Brown (2021-09-07). Facebook Apologizes For 'Primates' Label On Video Of Black Men. moguldom.com Facebook has apologized for artificial intelligence (AI) software that labeled Black men as "primates," but only after the New York Times reported on the social media giant's racist gaffe. Facebook's AI software asked users watching a video featuring Black men if they wanted to see more "videos about primates." In its Sept. 3 apology, Facebook said its AI mislabeling …

Editorial La Jornada (2021-09-07). México — Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación: Aborto, decisión histórica. globalizacion.ca Está prevista para hoy una sesión de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) en la que se deberá decidir si el máximo tribunal del país declara o no inconstitucional el artículo 196 del Código Penal de Coahuila,…

_____ (2021-09-07). Former Trump Aide Jason Miller Detained in Brazil Over Alleged 'Anti-Democratic Acts'. commondreams.org "Texas already had some of the most restrictive voting laws in the nation, and the passage of this egregious bill just made conditions for voters even worse," said one voting rights advocate.