(2021-05-21). Selected Articles: Israel: Is this the Beginning of the End of Apartheid? globalresearch.ca 
By Israel's PM Netanyahu is a war criminal and should be held accountable for war crimes throughout his PM-ship of Israel, according to the …
(2021-05-20). Military Situation In The West Bank And Gaza Strip On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 227 Palestinian including 64 children and 38 women were killed and more than 1630 were injured in the Gaza Strip by the IDF strikes since the start of conflict, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza | Palestinian resistance groups fired more than 4000 rockets into the Israeli territories and controlled areas since May 10 | Israeli warplanes have carried out more than 1800 strikes on the Gaza Strip since May 10 | On May 20, Qassam Brigades targeted a bus carry…
(2021-05-20). American imperialism is responsible for Israeli war crimes in Gaza. wsws.org Israel's crimes are committed using American armaments, funded by American tax dollars, and with the full approval of the American government.
(2021-05-20). 'Humanitarian Interventions' And Regime Change — Non-Applicable To Israel. popularresistance.org Over the past two weeks, the world has looked on in ominous horror as the military might of Israel, fully supported by both the US and Britain, has waged a relentless onslaught on the citizens of the besieged Gaza Strip; with what had initially begun as protests against the eviction of six Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, and the subsequent storming of the al-Asqa Mosque by Israeli police the following day, soon escalating into a full-fledged military assault on Gaza, one which has already drawn comparisons with the 2014 war which resulted in the deaths of over 2,000 Pa…
(2021-05-20). Unions, community groups say Australia must demand Israel cease fire and respect UN resolutions. greenleft.org.au Unions, peace and aid groups are condemning Israel's air strikes and calling on the Australian government to demand Israel cease fire. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2021-05-20). Netanyahu war on Gaza continues as imperialist powers and Arab states feign ceasefire efforts. wsws.org Netanyahu can maintain his bellicose stance because he knows he has the backing of US President Joe Biden.
(2021-05-20). Military Situation In Yemen On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 171 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 19, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 19, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Kitaf area | On May 19, clashes between the Saudi-led forces and Abidah tribe militias were reported in the Arqin area | On May 20, sporadic clashes between Ansar Allah an…
(2021-05-20). Military Situation In Syria On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | — On May 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 50 times: 31 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | — On May 19, two Iraqi girls were killed by gunfire in Al-Hawl camp in Hasakah countryside | — On May 19, four SAA soldiers were wounded by Turkish shelling in the Maranaz area | — On May 19, clashes between the SDF and TFSA were…
(2021-05-20). Palestinians are not a "Death Toll": How Corporate Media's "Objective Reporting" on Israel-Palestine Favors Governments. juancole.com 
By Annabelle Lukin | — As lethal violence kills ordinary people in Gaza and Israel, news outlets across the globe are constructing versions of events that will keep eyeballs on their content. After all, war is the most compelling news story of all. And given many people who care about this situation have no direct …
(2021-05-20). Qui Bono? Understanding Israel's Latest Assault on Gaza. counterpunch.org "Both sides need to de-escalate." "No one benefits from this. " You'll hear a lot of statements like that from pundits, elected officials, government spokespeople, and mainstream media anytime there's violence in Israel-Palestine. In the last few days, Israeli war planes, armed drones, and artillery mounted on tanks have killed more than 119 Palestinians in
(2021-05-20). General strike in Palestine as thousands protested on Day of Action | Protests continue as Israel escalates war crimes. answercoalition.org  …
(2021-05-20). Protests in New Zealand oppose Israel's attack on Gaza. wsws.org Protesters strongly criticised Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party-led government, which has feigned sympathy for Palestinians, while seeking to blame "both sides" for the Israeli military's war crimes in Gaza.
(2021-05-20). Roof Knocking in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone. warisacrime.org May 20, 2021 In its deadly attacks in densely populated Gaza, the Israeli Defense Force is employing a technique they call "roof knocking." First drones fire small missiles without warheads on a residential building, intended only to shake the building before armed missiles destroy it minutes later. The IDF calls these "warning shots" and they …
(2021-05-20). Intense Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza, As Palestinian Factions Continue To Fire Rockets (Videos). southfront.org 
FILE PHOTO: Israeli F-15 fighter jet © Reuters | Palestinian factions continue to launch dozens of rockets from the Gaza Strip despite Israel's never-ending airstrikes on the enclave. | On May 20, warplanes of the Israeli Air Force carried out a new wave of airstrikes on Gaza. The airstrikes hit tunnels of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Movement, and rocket launchers of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad military wing, the al-Quds Brigades. | A short while ago, IAF fighter jets struck two H…
(2021-05-20). Police Brutality Leaves 43 Citizens Killed in Colombia. telesurenglish.net The Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) reported that 43 Colombians have died as a result of the actions that the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD) and the Armed Forces have deployed to stop protests against President Ivan Duque. | RELATED: | Four of these murders were clearly recorded on video. This is the case of Nicolas Garcia, Marcelo Agredo, Santiago Murillo, and Brayan Niño, whose deaths inv…
(2021-05-20). United States Gives Former Deputy Guaidó Ultimatum to 'Remove' President Maduro. orinocotribune.com According to the ultra-conservative website PanamPost, Juan Guaidó is working on notice. The news outlet disclosed this Tuesday, May 18, that the US gave the "interim president" an ultimatum until December 1 of this year to "remove" President Maduro. If he is not able to do so within that deadline, his recognition by the US government and his access to the seized Venezuelan assets will be terminated. | This revelation has come out of a meeting between the US Ambassador to Venezuela who resides in Colombia, James Story, and the representatives of the so-called opposition G-4 in the Colombian capital, Bogotá. | The…
(2021-05-20). Colombian Police Crack Down On Protests With Long-Range Weapons. telesurenglish.net Colombians on Wednesday denounced that the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD) cracked down on peaceful protests with long and short-range weapons. | RELATED: | Videos posted on social networks show agents shooting at farmers in Bucaramanga. According to witnesses, at least 25 protesters were wounded. | In Caucasia, dozens of children, pregnant women, and elderly people had to take refuge from police brutality in La No…
(2021-05-20). In the News: Israeli War Crimes Paid for by the USA. liberationnews.org 
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss Palestinians' general strike today as fierce resistance continues to the increasingly brutal Israeli attack…
(2021-05-20). The struggle against climate change, the pandemic and war requires a revolutionary socialist perspective! wsws.org This statement will be distributed by the IYSSE at protests of high school students across Australia demanding action on climate change.
(2021-05-20). Biden Must End Sanctions Against North Korea — and Finally End the Korean War. truthout.org 
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(2021-05-20). Inflation in Venezuela at 24.6% in April, 10% Below April 2020 (Venezuelan Central Bank). orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, May 20 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Wednesday, May 19, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) released the consumer price index (CPI) for April 2021, a statistic through which inflation levels in the country can be measured. | According to Venezuela's monetary authority, the index suffered a variation of 24.6%, which brings the total to 183.8% for the first four months of 2021, with 46.6% in January, 33.8% in February, 16.1% in March and 24.6% in April. | A comparison between April 2020 and April 2021 shows a small decrease in the inflation figures. In April 2020 an inflation rate of 27.5% wa…
(2021-05-20). Ronnie Govender: 'Unbowed, Unbroken'. peoplesdispatch.org 
Ronnie Govender was gargantuan — in appetite and spirit, in his ramrod physical and moral presence, in his creative output, in how he held court as a raconteur, and in those sledgehammer-sized hands with which he grabbed life. | The manner in which he filled a room was matched only by the empathy with which he observed the world around him and drew those who peopled it into an inexhaustible heart: family, friends, kindred spirits, the oppressed, the marginalized and the denigrated. | This, in turn, fed into the work of the award-winning man of letters — a short story writer, playwright, journalist, no…
(2021-05-20). Military Situation In Afghanistan On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 20, Afghan Army reportedly recaptured key areas in Dahan-e Ghori and Baghlan-e Markazi districts of Baghlan | On May 20, at least nine civilians were killed by a roadside bomb blast in Lashkar Gah | On May 20, a prosecutor was killed in a blast in the city of Sheberghan of Jawzjan province | 176 Taliban members were killed and 112 others were wounded in Nangarhar, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Logar, Khost, Zabul, Kandahar, Badghis, Farah, Herat, Balkh, Konduz, He…
(2021-05-20). Ukraine Is Key "Blood Donor" For Turkish Military Industry. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Written by ThomasST and Edvin Watson exclusively for SouthFront. | Ukraine is emerging as a key "blood donor" to the Turkish war industry, assuring a mass supply of its military technology to as many spheres as Ankara needs. | It may seem that relations between Ankara and Kiev remain tenuous, as all the burden have fallen on the Russian-Turkish "deals", mainly due to the Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems. In fact, the transfer of Ukrainian military technology to Turkey, future and a…
(2021-05-20). Colonial Pipeline Admits Paying $4.4M To DarkSide Hackers, Slowly Restoring Operation. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount has confirmed that his company did in fact pay $4.4 million to the hackers responsible for the ransomware attack on the pipeline system that transports around 45 percent of fuel used on the East Coast, Earlier reporting estimated Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom of nearly $5 million, news that was surp…
(2021-05-20). COVID-19 mutations trigger new outbreaks across Southeast Asia. wsws.org The infection surges are another stark warning of how quickly the pandemic, driven by more infectious variants like B.1.617, first identified in India, can get out of control.
(2021-05-20). UK COVID-19 transmission shifted towards emerging variants in Spring. imperial.ac.uk New research shows that a shift towards emerging coronavirus variants drove transmission in England during the Spring.
(2021-05-20). Maduro's Administration Awards Housing to Family of Child Survivor of Accident Repatriated from Argentina. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government awarded a new home to the family of the baby boy Oliver Toro, who survived a fatal traffic accident in Argentina, in which his parents died. | Venezuelan Deputy Minister for Latin America, Rander Peña, informed that President Nicolás Maduro granted Oliver Toro's family a home so that the baby "grows up in a home full of love and happiness." | "After the tragedy suffered by the boy Oliver Toro in #Argentina where his parents and grandmother died, President Maduro reunited him with his family in Venezuela and gave a decent house where he can grow up in a home full of love and happiness. Go…
(2021-05-20). Palestinians need a peace based on justice and equality. greenleft.org.au The insistence on Israel's "right to exist" is really a demand for the maintenance of a supremacist "Jewish" state, in which Palestinians are second-class citizens, argues Sam Wainwright.
(2021-05-20). Sunday 5/30: A Perspective from David Hartsough Peace and Civil Rights Activist, and Author. indybay.org Join Our Zoom Forum with David Hartsough | zoom.us/j/2200241232?pwd=aCt1dWI0OGxUdUxjeUJ5K0xSY09uUT09 | Meeting ID: 220 024 1232 | Passcode: 328697…
(2021-05-20). Tomgram: Michael Klare, Will There Be Resource Wars in a Renewable Future? warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. These days in Washington, it's competition with and hostility to China all the way to the bank. The political class in Congress and the Biden White House, as well as the punditariat that goes with them, seem increasingly …
(2021-05-20). NATO's War Against Yugoslavia: The Ghost that Still Haunts Europe. globalresearch.ca Twenty-two years ago …
(2021-05-20). What critics of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan get wrong. popularresistance.org Within hours of President Joe Biden's announcement that US forces will leave Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, objections and remonstrations appeared across US media. These protests are nearly all disingenuous, false and specious, and meant to utilize fear to continue a tragic and purposeless war.
(2021-05-20). Warrior Met Coal miners strike in Alabama nears two months in historic region of class struggle. wsws.org Central Alabama, where 1,100 coal miners have been on strike since April 1, was the scene of bitter class battles in the 1920s and 1930s.
(2021-05-20). Lithium, Cobalt, and Rare Earths. popularresistance.org At present, with wind and solar power accounting for only about 7% of global electricity generation and electric vehicles making up less than 1% of the cars on the road, the production of those minerals is roughly adequate to meet global demand. If, however, the U.S. and other countries really do move toward a green-energy future of the kind envisioned by President Biden, the demand for them will skyrocket and global output will fall far short of anticipated needs.
(2021-05-20). Consumer Health: Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis — what's the connection? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Arthritis Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the connection between smoking and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect more than just your joints. In some people, the condition can damage a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart …
(2021-05-20). Consumer Health: Stroke awareness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about stroke. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control …
(2021-05-20). Consumer Health: How some types of osteoporosis drugs can hurt your bones. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about this bone disease, which affects approximately 10 million Americans, according to the Office on Women's Health. Your bones are living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn't …
(2021-05-20). Consumer Health: Bladder cancer awareness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers. Nearly 84,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2021, according to the American Cancer Society. Bladder cancer occurs in men more frequently than in women, …
(2021-05-20). Foreign Wars Will Jeopardize Biden's Rescue Plans. thenation.com Foreign Wars Will Jeopardize Biden's Rescue Plans…
(2021-05-20). Russia Reacts To US Decision To Lift Sanctions on Gas Pipeline. telesurenglish.net Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday called as "a positive sign" the U.S. decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea. | RELATED: | "It is not in Washington's interest to create additional obstacles in our relationship. The project is moving forward despite difficulties," Peskov said one day after the U.S. State Department announced i…
(2021-05-19). D.C. joins list of cities protesting for Palestine. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Hundreds of protesters filled the National Mall here on Saturday to demonstrate their solidarity with Palestinians all over the world on the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba. "Nakba" means "Catastrophe," and refers to the Palestinian point of view on the Palestine War and founding of Israel in 1948, which resulted in the forced displacement of …
(2021-05-19). Podcast Ep 35: Israel's war on Gaza and Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net We talk to the Palestine Pod hosts and to a Palestinian writer in Jerusalem.
(2021-05-19). How the United States Helps to Kill Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org 
Photo credit: Stop the War Coalition The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian …
(2021-05-19). Israel's War on Palestine. zcomm.org Israel's attacks on Gaza stem from its escalating ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem and growing solidarity amongst Palestinians inside Israel, Gaza and the West Bank…
(2021-05-19). An Open Letter to Gal Gadot. counterpunch.org Dear Ms. Gadot, I read your recent tweet about the violence occurring between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. I am sure it was well intended and you were genuinely astonished by the backlash from supporters of Palestine. Ms Gadot, your country is not at war. Your country is kicking people out of their homes in
(2021-05-19). Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen. counterpunch.org From the outset, some clarification regarding the language used to depict the ongoing violence in occupied Palestine, and also throughout Israel. This is not a 'conflict'. Neither is it a 'dispute' nor 'sectarian violence' nor even a war in the traditional sense. | It is not a conflict, because Israel is an occupying power and the Palestinian people are an occupied nation. It is not a dispute, because freedom, justice and human rights cannot be treated as if a mere political disagreement. The Palestinian people's inalienable rights are enshrined in international and humanitarian law and the illegality of Israeli…
(2021-05-19). Why is Ireland courting Israel's war industry? electronicintifada.net Foreign minister opposes attack on Gaza…
(2021-05-19). Military Situation In Syria On May 19, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 19, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 41 times: 21 — in Idlib province, 14 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On May 18, Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria cancels Resolution 119 to raise fuel prices following the protests in the Kurdish controlled area | On May 18, clashes between the SDF and TFSA were reported at Umm Adasa area | MORE ON THE T…
(2021-05-19). Thousands take Miami streets for two nights of pro-Palestine protests. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – Thousands of people from across South Florida took to the streets of Miami two nights in a row this past weekend in solidarity with Palestinians who continue to resist Israeli violence and the ongoing occupation of Palestine. The calls to action were put out by South Florida Jewish Voices for Peace and Al Awda: The Palestinian Right to Return Coalition and were supported by most progressive community organizations throughout the area. | On Saturday night, May 15, thousands of protesters flooded Biscayne Park and the Torch of Friendship before taking over the streets of one of the busiest areas in Sou…