Daily Archives: May 1, 2024

2024-05-01: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2024-05-01). Democratic Party's College Group Backs Pro-Palestine Protests, Criticizes Biden. news.antiwar.com The College Democrats of America, the official college outreach arm of the Democratic National Committee, has come out strongly in support of students at college campuses across the country protesting against the US-backed Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. "This past week, we witnessed heroic actions on the part of students around the country to …

Dave DeCamp (2024-05-01). Netanyahu Says ICC Arrest Warrant Would Be an 'Antisemitic Hate Crime'. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for him and other Israeli leaders over the genocidal campaign in Gaza, it would be an "antisemitic hate crime." Reports first surfaced over the weekend that the ICC might issue arrest warrants for Israeli leadership. "If this does …

SKWAWKBOX (2024-05-01). Violence erupts as pro-genocide mob assaults peaceful pro-Gaza students. skwawkbox.org Reality of who is violent cuts across 'mainstream' and pro-Israel propaganda — but media 'both-sides' the one-sided racist attack The propaganda of pro-Israel groups and 'mainstream' media was again exposed last night after a pro-Israel mob of around one hundred mounted an assault on University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) students protesting peacefully against Israel's …

teleSUR (2024-05-01). Over 1,000 Arrested So Far in Protests on US College Campuses. telesurenglish.net Over 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested in recent days according to U.S. media reports, as the anti-war demonstrations at over 20 American universities continued on Tuesday. | RELATED: | Some schools including Columbia University, where the protests initially erupted, have seen a further intensification of the protests, while on some other campuses, the situation appears to be cooling down. | Early…

Binoy Kampmark (2024-05-01). University Investments: Divesting from the Military-Industrial Complex. dissidentvoice.org The rage and protest against Israel's campaign in Gaza, ongoing since the October 7 attacks by Hamas, has stirred student activity across a number of US university campuses and beyond. Echoes of the Vietnam anti-war protests are being cited. The docile consumers of education are being prodded and found interested. University administrators and managers are, …

Staff (2024-05-01). Venezuela Warns that Washington Is Trying to Divide Revolutionary Forces in Bolivia. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, warned that the United States intends to divide the popular and revolutionary forces in Bolivia in order to recolonize Latin America. | "The main goal of the US empire and the Bolivian fascists is to divide the Bolivian socialist and revolutionary forces, and to turn them against each other to a point impossible to reconcile the leadership of comrade Evo Morales, the leadership of President Lucho Arce, that is the plan," said the Venezuelan president on Monday, April 29, during the 43rd episode of his TV program Con Maduro+. | During the Digital Zone segment of the prog…

Roger D. Harris (2024-05-01). US Congress Makes Downpayment on World War III: US President Proclaims Enduring Peace. orinocotribune.com

kwjorinoco (2024-05-01). President Maduro: El Aissami Knew About Several Assassination and Coup Attempts. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that "there will be surprises in the operation Caiga quien Caiga [Fall Who They May]," referring to new revelations in the PDVSA-Crypto investigation, which were presented this Monday by Attorney General Tarek William Saab. He explained that former Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami and his group knew about the foiled assassination attempt of August 2018, the coup attempt of April 30, 2019, and the invasion attempt Operation Gideon of May 2020. | "I can say with absolute knowledge all this evidence that this is barely 1% of what we have," President Maduro commented o…

Staff (2024-05-01). US To Spend $320 Million Constructing Gaza Pier. scheerpost.com U.S. Air Force airdrops humanitarian aid to Gaza. Staff Sgt. Christian Sullivan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com The US military's estimate of the cost to construct a pier on the coast of Gaza has risen to $320 million, Reuters reported on Monday. The estimate is double what the military initially expected the …

teleSUR (2024-05-01). Venezuela Rejects Disrespectful Use of Its National Symbols. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil rejected a publication in which Brian Nichols, the U.S. Department of State's Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere, disrespects Venezuelan national symbols. | RELATED: | Previously, this U.S. official published a photo with Venezuelans residing in Florida carrying a Venezuelan flag with seven stars and the horse facing backwards in the national shield. | Since thes…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-05-01). War and Peace "Made in America": Adolph Hitler is "The Torchbearer of Democracy" in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Bochen Han (2024-05-01). US keeping status quo on Taiwan policy is 'vitally important', senior American diplomat testifies. scmp.com Allies and partners described as more willing and comfortable to stand alongside Washington when they understand stance espouses 'peace and stability'.

Joseph Winters (2024-05-01). UN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics' 'massive societal benefits'. grist.org Negotiators wrapped up the fourth round of formal discussions over the United Nations' global plastics treaty early on Tuesday morning, inching closer to a final agreement that's intended to " Delegates made important progress on the treaty, the final version of which is due by the end of the year. They pared down a lengthy draft of the text and agreed on a formal agenda for "intersessional" work ahead of the next — and final — meeting, in Busan, South Korea, sch…

Zahira Khan (2024-05-01). How China's economic diplomacy can defuse tensions with the Philippines. scmp.com Returning to a supposed Duterte-era deal to preserve peace in the Spratly Islands would be a pragmatic step for the Philippines amid increased militarisation. China should opt for economic investment instead of military assertiveness which only serves to harden negative public opinion among Filipinos.

teleSUR, MER (2024-05-01). Develan hito de 4.900.000 viviendas entregadas en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano anunció que dentro de una semana estarán entregando la vivienda número 5 millones.

teleSUR, MER (2024-05-01). Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela ratifica apoyo a lucha contra la corrupción. telesurtv.net El presidente del Parlamento propuso la conformación de una Comisión Especial para que establezca responsabilidad política.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-05-01). Venezuela pide respeto a subsecretario de Estado de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano sostuvo que Nichols "definitivamente representa lo más retrógrado del Departamento de Estado" estadounidense.

Maria Calvo (2024-05-01). Canciller de Venezuela tildó de retrógrado a Brian Nichols. radiohc.cu Caracas, 1 mayo (RHC) El ministro para Relaciones Exteriores de Venezuela, Yván Gil, en su cuenta en X, calificó al subsecretario para Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental de Estados Unidos, Brian Nichols, como lo más retrógrado del Departamento de Estado…

María Candela (2024-05-01). Sentimientos patrios y compromisos renovados de colaboradores cubanos en Venezuela en el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu Con muchas motivaciones, mensajes de amor y solidaridad, y los sueños de un mundo mejor y de justicia, los colaboradores cubanos en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela festejan este Primero de Mayo, Día Internacional de los Trabajadores.

newarab (2024-05-01). A symbol of resistance: Gazans keep hold of keys to homes >. newarab.com The significant act of holding on to the keys of their homes has become a powerful testament to the resilience of Palestinians in Gaza amid Israel's brutal war. | Throughout Palestinian culture, art, and activism, the key of return is prominently featured as a symbol of resistance and a reminder of the ongoing quest for justice and peace. | "These keys, passed down through generations, represent not just physical properties, but also the cherished memories, identities, and aspirations of displaced families" | It is also a testament to the enduring connection with their homeland, regardless of geographic distan…

presstv.ir (2024-05-01). US police enter Columbia University to clear pro-Palestinian protesters. presstv.ir Columbia University on Tuesday threatened academic expulsion of students who took over a campus building, as tensions between authorities and anti-war activists intensified.

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