(2024-05-03). Students Of Venezuela March In Support Of Palestine. popularresistance.org University and high school students from Venezuela took the streets of Caracas to demand an end to the genocide of the Palestinian people carried out by the Zionist state of Israel. The Venezuelan students' rallies coincide with a similar student movement in the US that is facing police repression by a government that allegedly is the beacon of democracy. | More than 34,500 Palestinians have since been killed since October 7, 2023, most of them women and children, and over 77,700 are reported as injured amid mass destruction and severe shortages of basic necessities caused by the indiscriminate and criminal Israe…
(2024-05-03). Biden backs police repression against non-violent anti-genocide protests. wsws.org The White House fears that the student response to Israeli genocide foreshadows a mass antiwar movement in the working class.
(2024-05-03). As A Free Speech Organization, We Condemn Campus Crackdowns. popularresistance.org Defending Rights & Dissent condemns the crackdown taking place across campuses in the United States. Across the country, we have seen protests calling for a ceasefire and end to Israel's brutal war in Gaza. Increasingly, many of these protests have taken place on America's campuses. Since the Columbia University occupation began on April 17, protests, including encampments, have spread across college campuses as students link their opposition to Israel's war with demands for university divestment. In spite of false claims to the contrary, the protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful and nonviolent.
(2024-05-03). Veterans to Biden: US Law Says No Weapons to Nations with A-Bombs if They've Not Signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty. That Means Israel. dissidentvoice.org In a letter 18 April to President Biden and top members of his administration, Veterans For Peace cited existing federal law that gives the President "…no discretion whatsoever to allow any military assistance of any form to be delivered to Israel," based on that country's "serial violations of the Symington-Glenn Amendments, codified at 22 U.S.C. ß …
(2024-05-03). University Investments: Divesting from the Military-Industrial Complex. counterpunch.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, as they always
(2024-05-03). Biden Says Protests Haven't Made Him Reconsider Support for Gaza Slaughter. news.antiwar.com President Biden said on Thursday that the college protests on campuses across the country have not caused him to rethink his unconditional support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. Biden made the comment when answering a question from a reporter after he delivered brief remarks about the protest movement. The president portrayed the …
(2024-05-03). Resetting the War Button. counterpunch.org 
The threat of a wider war sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Israel/Hamas war has never been as great as it is now. The world is in need of actions that will change the thirst for war to an atmosphere of peace. Normalizing relations with Cuba will create an opportunity for such change.
(2024-05-03). More Pro-Palestinian Camps Emerge at Canadian Universities. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, hundreds of students and faculties set up an encampment at the University of Toronto as a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at U.S. universities continued to spread. | RELATED: | The latest protesters on the campus of the University of Toronto have been told they have to leave by 10 p.m. but they are staying onsite. If the protesters' activities remain peaceful, it does not intend to remove them…
(2024-05-03). Over 2,000 Pro-Palestine Activists Arrested So Far in the US. telesurenglish.net The anti-war protests at over 30 American universities and colleges were going on Thursday, with further discontent sparked by the police's heavy-handed enforcement. According to the latest tally by The Associated Press, over 2,000 people have been arrested nationwide. | RELATED: | On Thursday, more than 200 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest camp on campus, after refusing to leave the area as requ…
(2024-05-03). Japanese Prime Minister visits Brazil. plenglish.com The Planalto Palace reported that the dignitaries will sign a bilateral cooperation agreement on various environmental issues, including climate change and the process of reducing carbon emissions. | Subsequently, the leaders will address issues on the bilateral agenda such as increasing trade and investment flows, consular affairs, science, technology and innovation, partnership in energy transition, cooperation in environmental initiatives, initiatives to combat hunger and poverty, the climate change, the reform of international governance, including the United Nations, and other issues related to peace, secur…
(2024-05-03). Saturday 5/4: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…
(2024-05-03). OAS calls on International Criminal Court to detain Venezuelan leaders amidst humanitarian crisis. latintimes.com An OAS panel said the orders are key to prevent crimes against humanity to continue…
(2024-05-03). Venezuela conmemora cuarto aniversario de Operación Negro Primero. telesurtv.net Recuerdan la derrota por la unión cívico militar policial de la Operación Gedeón, para asesinar a integrantes del Gobierno Bolivariano y crear una situación de violencia.
(2024-05-03). Prisoner families staging sit-in arrested in Bahrain. newarab.com 
Riot police arrested a number of people staging a sit-in protest outside According to the London-based non-profit organisation, Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), the protest was peaceful but was quickly dispersed. | The protest was launched at around 10 a.m. Bahrain local time, with the families chanting for the release of prisoners, some of whom they say were on death row. | "At least two women were arrested, and later calle…
(2024-05-03). The Debate With David pyne on a Peace Plan for Gaza. sonar21.com 
As promised, Nima posted my "debate" with David Pyne, which took place Tuesday afternoon. I put "debate' in quotations because this was more of a cordial back-and-forth. I believe David was sincere in drafting his proposed plan, but I think his recommendations had some serious flaws because of his underlying assumptions. My goal was to try to point out how understanding the origins of Hamas might cast the current events in Gaza in a different light. | I do not classify Hamas as a terrorist group in the same category as ISIS or Al Qaeda. I base that judgment in part on Alastair Crooke's assessment. Alasta…
(2024-05-02). US Military Admits It Killed a Civilian in May 2023 Drone Strike in Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) acknowledged on Thursday that its forces killed a civilian in a May 2023 drone strike in northwest Syria, walking back its initial claim that it killed an al-Qaeda leader. Lufti Hasan Masto, a 56-year-old father of 10, was hit by a Hellfire missile on May 3, 2023, in a rural area …
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 …
U.S. Air Force airdrops humanitarian aid to Gaza. Staff Sgt. Christian Sullivan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Dave DeCamp / 
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…
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…