2021-05-20: Social Media Postees

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Unions, community groups say Australia must demand Israel cease fire and respect UN resolutions
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-20
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.
greenleft.org.au/content/unions-community-groups-say-australia-must-demand-israel-cease-fire-and-respect-un

Netanyahu war on Gaza continues as imperialist powers and Arab states feign ceasefire efforts
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
Netanyahu can maintain his bellicose stance because he knows he has the backing of US President Joe Biden.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/isra-m20.html

Military Situation In Yemen On May 20, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-20
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…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-yemen-on-may-20-2021-map-update/

General strike in Palestine as thousands protested on Day of Action | Protests continue as Israel escalates war crimes
Answer Coalition | answercoalition.org | 2021-05-20
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www.answercoalition.org/palestine_general_strike

Qui Bono? Understanding Israel's Latest Assault on Gaza
Phyllis Bennis | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-20
"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…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/20/qui-bono-understanding-israels-latest-assault-on-gaza/

Palestinians are not a "Death Toll": How Corporate Media's "Objective Reporting" on Israel-Palestine Favors Governments
The Conversation | juancole.com | 2021-05-20
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 …
juancole.com/2021/05/palestinians-corporate-governments.html

Selected Articles: Israel: Is this the Beginning of the End of Apartheid?
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-21
Gaza: US and the West Support Israel's Crimes Against Humanity | By Peter Koenig, May 20, 2021 | 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 …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-israel-beginning-end-apartheid/5745854

Colombian Police Crack Down On Protests With Long-Range Weapons
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-20
Colombians on Wednesday denounced that the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD) cracked down on peaceful protests with long and short-range weapons. | RELATED: | Colombians Rekindle Their National Strike Amid State Terrorism | 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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombian-Police-Crack-Down-On-Protests-With-Long-range-Weapons-20210520-0001.html

American imperialism is responsible for Israeli war crimes in Gaza
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
Israel's crimes are committed using American armaments, funded by American tax dollars, and with the full approval of the American government.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/pers-m20.html

'Humanitarian Interventions' And Regime Change — Non-Applicable To Israel
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-20
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…
popularresistance.org/humanitarian-interventions-and-regime-change-non-applicable-to-israel/

Protests in New Zealand oppose Israel's attack on Gaza
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/nzpl-m20.html

Roof Knocking in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone
Brian Terrell | warisacrime.org | 2021-05-20
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 … Continue reading "Roof Knocking in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone"
warisacrime.org/2021/05/20/roof-knocking-in-gaza/

Intense Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza, As Palestinian Factions Continue To Fire Rockets (Videos)
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-20
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…
southfront.org/intense-israeli-airstrikes-hit-gaza-as-palestinian-factions-continue-to-fire-rockets-videos/

Military Situation In The West Bank And Gaza Strip On May 20, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-20
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…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-the-west-bank-and-gaza-strip-on-may-20-2021-map-update/

Anti-Global Warming PR
Thomas Klikauer — Norman Simms | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-20
Propaganda may very well have been invented by the Catholic Church in the year 1622. Yet it was transported into modernity by a man known as Poison Ivy and, more importantly, by Edward Bernays, who once said, The significant revolution of modern times is not industrial or economic or political but the revolution which is taking place…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/20/anti-global-warming-pr/

Police Brutality Leaves 43 Citizens Killed in Colombia
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-20
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: | Colombian Police Crack Down On Protests With Long-Range Weapons | 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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Police-Brutality-Death-Toll-Climbs-To-51-Amid-Protests-20210520-0006.html

United States Gives Former Deputy Guaidó Ultimatum to 'Remove' President Maduro
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-20
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…
orinocotribune.com/united-states-gives-former-deputy-guaido-ultimatum-to-remove-president-maduro/

United States Gives Former Deputy Guaidó Ultimatum to 'Remove' President Maduro
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-20
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…
orinocotribune.com/united-states-gives-former-deputy-guaido-ultimatum-to-remove-president-maduro/

The struggle against climate change, the pandemic and war requires a revolutionary socialist perspective!
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
This statement will be distributed by the IYSSE at protests of high school students across Australia demanding action on climate change.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/clim-m20.html

COVID-19 mutations trigger new outbreaks across Southeast Asia
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/cose-m20.html

UK COVID-19 transmission shifted towards emerging variants in Spring
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-05-20
New research shows that a shift towards emerging coronavirus variants drove transmission in England during the Spring.
imperial.ac.uk/news/221873/uk-covid-19-transmission-shifted-towards-emerging

In the News: Israeli War Crimes Paid for by the USA
The Socialist Program | liberationnews.org | 2021-05-20
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…
liberationnews.org/in-the-news-israeli-war-crimes-paid-for-by-the-usa/

Maduro's Administration Awards Housing to Family of Child Survivor of Accident Repatriated from Argentina
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-20
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…
orinocotribune.com/maduros-administration-awards-housing-to-family-of-child-survivor-of-accident-repatriated-from-argentina/

Military Situation In Afghanistan On May 20, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-20
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…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-afghanistan-on-may-20-2021-map-update/

Biden Must End Sanctions Against North Korea — and Finally End the Korean War
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-20
Noam Chomsky recently argued that the Biden administration's foreign policy remains committed to maintaining U.S. global hegemony through sanctions and nuclear weapons. Nowhere else in the world is this more evident than in the Korean Peninsula, where the U.S. is pressuring its "ally" South Korea into the front lines of a long-simmering confrontation with China, and where a…
truthout.org/articles/biden-must-end-sanctions-against-north-korea-and-finally-end-the-korean-war/

Palestinians need a peace based on justice and equality
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-20
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.
greenleft.org.au/content/palestinians-need-peace-based-justice-and-equality

Sunday 5/30: A Perspective from David Hartsough Peace and Civil Rights Activist, and Author
UUSF Forum | indybay.org | 2021-05-20
Join Our Zoom Forum with David Hartsough | zoom.us/j/2200241232?pwd=aCt1dWI0OGxUdUxjeUJ5K0xSY09uUT09 | Meeting ID: 220 024 1232 | Passcode: 328697…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/19/18842644.php

Inflation in Venezuela at 24.6% in April, 10% Below April 2020 (Venezuelan Central Bank)
Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-20
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…
orinocotribune.com/inflation-in-venezuela-at-24-6-in-april-10-below-april-2020-venezuelan-central-bank/

Tomgram: Michael Klare, Will There Be Resource Wars in a Renewable Future?
Tom Engelhardt | warisacrime.org | 2021-05-20
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 … Continue reading "Tomgram: Michael Klare, Will There Be Resource Wars in a Renewable Future?"
warisacrime.org/2021/05/20/tomgram-michael-klare-will-there-be-resource-wars-in-a-renewable-future/

What critics of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan get wrong
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-20
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.
popularresistance.org/what-critics-of-the-us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-get-wrong/

Lithium, Cobalt, and Rare Earths
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-20
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.
popularresistance.org/lithium-cobalt-and-rare-earths/

Ronnie Govender: 'Unbowed, Unbroken'
Niren Tolsi | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-20
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…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/20/ronnie-govender-unbowed-unbroken/

Warrior Met Coal miners strike in Alabama nears two months in historic region of class struggle
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/bwlh-m20.html

NATO's War Against Yugoslavia: The Ghost that Still Haunts Europe
Rick Rozoff | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-20
Twenty-two years ago …
globalresearch.ca/nato-war-against-yugoslavia-ghost-still-haunts-europe/5745787

Foreign Wars Will Jeopardize Biden's Rescue Plans
Andrew J. Bacevich | thenation.com | 2021-05-20
Foreign Wars Will Jeopardize Biden's Rescue Plans…
thenation.com/article/world/biden-foreign-policy-progressive/

Consumer Health: Bladder cancer awareness
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-20
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, …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/consumer-health-bladder-cancer-awareness/

Consumer Health: How some types of osteoporosis drugs can hurt your bones
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-20
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 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/consumer-health-how-some-types-of-osteoporosis-drugs-can-hurt-your-bones/

Consumer Health: Stroke awareness
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-20
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 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/5-12-ready-to-schedule-consumer-health-stroke-awareness/

Consumer Health: Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis — what's the connection?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-20
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 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/consumer-health-smoking-and-rheumatoid-arthritis-whats-the-connection/

Russia Reacts To US Decision To Lift Sanctions on Gas Pipeline
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-20
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: | Russia, China, Cuba and Mexico Reject US Human Rights Report | "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…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Lifts-Sanctions-Against-Russias-Nord-Stream-2-Gas-Pipeline-20210520-0004.html

Ukraine Is Key "Blood Donor" For Turkish Military Industry
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-20
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…
southfront.org/ukraine-is-key-blood-donor-for-turkish-military-industry/

Colonial Pipeline Admits Paying $4.4M To DarkSide Hackers, Slowly Restoring Operation
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-20
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, the WSJ reported. | Earlier reporting estimated Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom of nearly $5 million, news that was surp…
southfront.org/colonial-pipeline-admits-paying-4-4m-to-darkside-hackers-slowly-restoring-operation/

This Time it's Different
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-19
By Ahmed Abu Artema — May 14, 2021 | As I write, the building I live in here in Gaza is shaking continuously. Above us, Israeli F-16 warplanes pummel us with a seemingly endless barrage of bombs. | I am writing amid a rapid flow of developing events, so it is certain that by the time this is published, many things may have changed, but I am trying to highlight the general features of this current round of escalation in Palestine. | The escalation began in Jerusalem during the month of Ramadan, in a series of provocations carried out by the Israeli occupation authorities. | The first in this series was the de…
orinocotribune.com/this-time-its-different/

Podcast Ep 35: Israel's war on Gaza and Jerusalem
Nora Barrows-Friedman | electronicintifada.net | 2021-05-19
We talk to the Palestine Pod hosts and to a Palestinian writer in Jerusalem.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/podcast-ep-35-israels-war-gaza-and-jerusalem

Israel's War on Palestine
Ali Abunimah | zcomm.org | 2021-05-19
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…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/israels-war-on-palestine/

Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-19
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…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/19/unity-at-last-the-palestinian-people-have-risen/

An Open Letter to Gal Gadot
Gregory Harms | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-19
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…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/19/an-open-letter-to-gal-gadot/

Why is Ireland courting Israel's war industry?
Ciaran Tierney | electronicintifada.net | 2021-05-19
Foreign minister opposes attack on Gaza.
electronicintifada.net/content/why-ireland-courting-israels-war-industry/33116

Why is Ireland courting Israel's war industry?
Ciaran Tierney | electronicintifada.net | 2021-05-19
Foreign minister opposes attack on Gaza…
electronicintifada.net/content/why-ireland-courting-israels-war-industry/33116

The Sad Saga Continues: Occupation and Oppression of Palestinians
Ron Forthofer | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-19
Here we go again with yet another deadly and devastating Israeli military attack on Gaza that has captured the world's attention. However, this current crisis is notably different in scope from the numerous previous major Israeli war crimes against Gaza. This time there was already ongoing Palestinian resistance to Israeli provocations and violence in occupied …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/the-sad-saga-continues-occupation-and-oppression-of-palestinians/

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2021-05-19: News Headlines

Fight Back (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…

Fight Back (2021-05-19). Tucson organizes solidarity rally for Palestine. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – The Federal Building in downtown Tucson saw the largest rally since the pandemic, May 17, with over 300 people demanding an end to the Israeli bombing of Gaza. The demonstration, organized by the Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance and the Tucson chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, drew protesters from the Palestinian, Arab and Muslim communities, along with other supporters of Palestine. | Palestinian flags flew and signs held by Palestinian children read: "End aid to Israel" and "Stop killing children!" | While a handful of armed and cowardly Patriot Movement reactionaries shouted from across th…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-05-19). Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen. dissidentvoice.org From the outset, some clarification is needed 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 …

Wes Vanderburgh (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 …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (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.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (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 …

Gregory Harms (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

Ali Abunimah (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…

Ciaran Tierney (2021-05-19). Why is Ireland courting Israel's war industry? electronicintifada.net Foreign minister opposes attack on Gaza…

WSWS (2021-05-19). The war crimes in Gaza and Israel's crisis. wsws.org The eruption of violence against Gaza is driven by the immense crisis and contradictions within Israeli society itself.

Anonymous669 (2021-05-19). In Video: Israeli Warplanes Bombard Hamas 'Metro' Tunnel Network. southfront.org An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN — REUTERS) | On May 19, the Israeli Air Force announced that its fighter jets had carried out a series of airstrikes on the Hamas Movement's "Metro" tunnel network in the Gaza Strip. | According to the Air Force, 40 underground targets in Khan Yunis and Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip were targeted by 52 fighter jets within 25 minutes."The strikes combined a number of elements: Surface-to-Surface…

The Associated Press (2021-05-19). Colombia Rebel Group Claims Leader 'Jesús Santrich' Slain. latinorebels.com BOGOTàÅ, Colombia (AP) — A rebel leader who abandoned the 2016 peace accord with Colombia's government and had been at large for three years was killed by Colombian troops in Venezuela, his new armed group said Tuesday.

Staff (2021-05-19). Death of FARC-EP's Jesús Santrich: Breaking News, False Positive, Uribismo Media Smokescreen or Colombian Violation of Venezuelan Territory? orinocotribune.com The alleged death "in combat" in Venezuelan territory of the Colombian guerrilla commander Jesús Santrich could end up being "breaking news" for Semana news magazine, but it is more likely that it will end up ranking in the top ten of fake news—which is saying a lot because the story concerns Colombia, a country where fabricating fake news, mounting false flag operations, and producing smokescreens is already part of the daily modus operandi of the ruling elite, inextricably associated with its media apparatus. | The alleged news is trending on social media networks and remains as such although, after twelv…

CounterPunch News Service (2021-05-19). Open Letter From New Leftists to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: End Attacks on Vermont Labor. counterpunch.org Mr. Richard Trumka, President AFL-CIO, We, as organizers and members of various movements and organizations in the New Left of the 1960s and 1970s (and their allies)—who organized for economic and social justice and against racism and war— wholly support the direction the AFL-CIO Vermont Leadership Council and other progressive unions are taking in support

David Swanson (2021-05-19). Can You Hold These 12 Guns? Don't Shoot Any Palestinians. Wink. Wink. warisacrime.org Scene 1: A Padded Cell Congress: B. B. Bee. Bee. Bibi, Bibi, Bibi, are you there? Yes, just hold this rocket launcher, and this one, and this one, and, I'm just going to hang these grenades from each of your fingers, and, no don't bend over, here, I'll just put this strap over your shoulders, …

David Swanson (2021-05-19). 60 Thousand Pentagon Spies Tripping Over Their Fake Clown Shoes. warisacrime.org Of course there are 60,000 Pentagon super (duper!) spies prancing around the globe with tracking devices in their shoes, goofy wigs on their heads, collections of comical sunglasses, and — for the employee of the month! — silicon handsleeves and silicon faces to fool the airport cops, or maybe it's the Vaccine Nazis, or perhaps …

Ben Norton (2021-05-19). Economics of the new cold war and U.S. 'super imperialism' with economist Michael Hudson. mronline.org The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton interview world-renowned economist Michael Hudson on his concept of American "super imperialism" and the economics of the new cold war on China and Russia. | May 19, 2021…

Max Parry (2021-05-19). Serbian World War II Film Smeared by War Propagandists in Western Media. globalresearch.ca Eighty years ago …

Staff (2021-05-19). Venezuela Delivers 4th Report on Human Rights Cases in Venezuela to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported this Tuesday, May 18, that his office delivered a new report, the fourth, to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which adds to the information provided to the ICC prosecutor regarding controversial human rights cases in Venezuela. | "Once again we point out that we work blindfolded in terms of providing official information to the ICC," wrote Saab on his Twitter account, "but with a will to collaborate, based on the commitments assumed by the Venezuelan State in our visit to The Hague on #4Nov 2020. This fourth report presents a new list, an upda…

David Suzuki (2021-05-19). Reconciliation Means Rethinking Parks Governance. dissidentvoice.org Protection and restoration are two sides of the conservation coin — protection for spaces that haven't yet been damaged or destroyed by large-scale human impacts and restoration for ecologically critical places that have. Although both might seem like relatively straightforward scientific tasks, they have been and continue to be significantly shaped by colonialism — globally …

Juan Cole (2021-05-19). President Biden can't Build America Back better until he Takes on the Permanent War Establishment. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Is President Biden afflicted with the political equivalent of a split personality? His first several months in office suggest just that possibility. On the home front, the president's inclination is clearly to Go Big. When it comes to America's role in the world, however, Biden largely hews to pre-Trumpian precedent. So …

Anonymous669 (2021-05-19). Kurdish Fighters Killed Five Militants In Afrin, Turkish Forces Responded By Shelling Syrian Soldiers. southfront.org ALF fighters, illustrative image, By: Hawar News Agency (ANHA) | Early on May 19, Kurdish fighters raided a position of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) near the town of Bosoufane in the southern part of occupied Afrin. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, five fighters of the SNA's al-Sham Corps were killed during the raid. Prior to the attack, three people, allegedly civilians, were injured, when Kurdish fighters targeted a mini truck near Bosoufane wi…

Anonymous007 (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…

Ted Rall (2021-05-19). Israel Chooses War Over Peace. counterpunch.org No one is blameless in the ongoing violent conflict between Israel and stateless Palestinians. Both sides target and kill civilian noncombatants. But let's put an end to false equivalence. "A pox on both houses" is not a morally or politically response to the one-sided war between Israel and Hamas. Israel wants war. If it wanted

South Front (2021-05-19). Video: The Carrot but No Stick in US Policy Towards Israel. globalresearch.ca If any observer …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-19). Filipino social movements demand protection for human rights lawyers and their clients. peoplesdispatch.org A week after authorities named peace activists and political prisoners as "terrorists," raising alarm over continued crackdown, rights groups have called for court intervention to protect human rights lawyers…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-05-19). Q&A: Could psychedelic ceremonies help people navigate a path to peace?>. imperial.ac.uk New research is exploring whether group sessions with psychedelics can lay the groundwork for building peace.

Ron Jacobs (2021-05-19). Cops in Baltimore, the Hard Town by the Sea. counterpunch.org The city of Baltimore sits on the Chesapeake Bay. The largest city in what was the northernmost slave state prior to the civil war in the United States, it was a busy seaport with its own slave market and a bustling trade in human beings. In antebellum times, its population contained large numbers of freed

Fight Back (2021-05-19). It's Ho Chi Minh's birthday, read his article "The path which led me to Leninism" fightbacknews.org To mark the May 19, 1890 birthday of the outstanding revolutionary Ho Chi Minh, Fight Back News Service is circulating his article, "The path which led me to Leninism." | After World War I, I made my living in Paris, now as a retoucher at a photographer's, now as painter of "Chinese antiquities" (made in France!). I would distribute leaflets denouncing the crimes committed by the French colonialists in Viet Nam. | At that time, I supported the October Revolution only instinctively, not yet grasping all its historic importance. I loved and admired Lenin because he was a great patriot who liberated his compatriots…

WSWS (2021-05-19). DHS leadership failed to issue threat assessments ahead of January 6 despite receiving intelligence warnings. wsws.org A Senate committee hearing Tuesday confirmed that official procedures created to detect violent threats and provide warnings were ignored, facilitating the fascist attack on the Capitol.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Know the warning signs of stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On average, someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, depriving the brain of oxygen. It's important to recognize the warning signs of stroke, because prompt treatment can minimize brain damage. Every moment is crucial. "Strokes commonly occur in …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-19). Consumer Health: Staying active and exercising with osteoporosis. 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. Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses, such as bending over …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-19). 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 …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-19). 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 …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-19). 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, …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic playing key role in helping injured Minnesotans safely return to work. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — An effort supported by Mayo Clinic to help more injured Minnesotans be able to return to work has received a major boost. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the state of Minnesota $19.5 million to expand an innovative program that seeks to help workers suffering from injury or illness stay in the …

Jonathan Cook (2021-05-19). We Can Defeat the Corporate Media's War to Snuff out Independent Journalism. counterpunch.org I wanted to use this opportunity to talk about my experiences over the past two decades working with new technology as an independent freelance journalist, one who abandoned — or maybe more accurately, was abandoned by — what we usually call the "mainstream" media. Looking back over that period, I have come to appreciate that

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-05-19). Disinformation in Tigray: Manufacturing Consent For a Secessionist War. libya360.wordpress.com New African InstituteCorporate media in the imperial countries have spread disinformation on the real nature of the fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray state. "Eritrea has served as the primary scapegoat." Today, New Africa Institute publishes its Disinformation in Tigray report to provide an evidence-based analysis of the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray Regional State, which is an irredentist, ethnic…

Quanah Brightman (2021-05-19). Ban Imposter Pennie Opal Plant from the Civil Rights Movement. indybay.org We feel it Necessary to Make You and All Parties aware of a Imposter Wannabee Named Pennie Opal Plant. She is a Fraud Wannabee Indian Women who tries to Pass Herself off as a Tribal Citizen, Yet She is in fact a Imposter Guilty of Cultural Appropriation. | She is Associated with these two groups 1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations…

Hill et al (2021-05-19). How Power is Influencing Sonoma County. indybay.org This research paper investigates the monopoly of print media in Sonoma County and the growth machine theory. We investigate the promotion of growth and development through newspaper articles. We also investigate who has power and influence over Sonoma County land use decisions, and determine the printed media's role in shaping public opinion toward such decisions. Methodologies used include analysis of newspaper articles and qualitative interviews.

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2021-05-18). Trained by Years of Guerilla War, Yemen's Houthis Want to Export Thier Revolution to Palestine. mintpressnews.com Ansar Allah, who has enjoyed staggering success in staving off the wholesale invasion of their country by the U.S.-backed Saudi military, is eager to export its resistance mentality and battlefield knowledge to Palestine.

Mnar Muhawesh Adley (2021-05-18). Podcast Panel: The Israeli Assault on Gaza with Malak Mattar, Dan Cohen and Miko Peled. mintpressnews.com Welcome to MintCast, the official MintPress podcast featuring dissenting voices the establishment would rather silence. I'm your host Mnar Adley. | Israel's latest attack on Palestine has captured the world's attention. On Saturday, the Israeli military attacked the Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza, killing 10 people, including eight children. The same day, Israeli missiles hit a high-rise building housing the headquarters of Al-Jazeera and the Associated Press. On Sunday, Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people, bringing the death toll to over 200, including 50 children. All of these actions amount to war crimes.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-05-18). Trained by Years of Guerilla War, Yemen's Houthis Want to Export Their Revolution to Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Ahmed Abdulkareem HODEIDA, YEMEN — Ayesh Atta arranges rings of long, light yellow Jasmine flowers into necklaces to give to the protesters and passers-by of his Mina Street flower shop in the coastal city of Hodeida. In the past, the 34-year-old Ayesh preserved the flowers in an icebox to sell in distant markets for Eid…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-05-18). Whoever Endures the Longest in Palestine Will Have the Last Word. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier Benjamin Netanyahu called on Israeli residents to "endure" Palestinian responses to war (Photo: Mahmud Hams / AFP) The extraordinary confrontations between the Palestinians and Israel are evidence of paradoxes that will not be resolved anytime soon. The Israeli approach to what is going on seems formal and misleading. Israeli Chief of Staff…

Jonah Raskin (2021-05-18). Edward Said's Palestine, Revisited. counterpunch.org The recent firefights that have exploded this May between Hamas and the Israeli Army in Gaza—with more casualties on the Palestinian than on the Israeli side—sent me back to The Question of Palestine, the controversial book by Edward Said, originally published by Times Books in 1979 and reissued by Vintage in 1992. Zionists and anti-Zionists, pro-Palestinians and

Amnesty International (2021-05-18). Israel/OPT: Pattern of Israeli Attacks on Residential Homes in Gaza Must be Investigated as War Crimes. globalresearch.ca Israeli forces have …

_____ (2021-05-18). Killing Gaza: Documentary Shows Life Under Israel's Bombs And Siege. popularresistance.org In Killing Gaza, independent journalists Max Blumenthal and Dan Cohen documented Israel's 2014 war on Gaza and its devastating aftermath. | Yet this film is much more than a documentary about Palestinian resilience and suffering. It is a chilling visual document of war crimes committed by the Israeli military, featuring direct testimony and evidence from the survivors. | James North of Mondoweiss wrote, "If documentary films like 'Killing Gaza' appeared regularly on American television, public opinion would start turning against Israel overnight. The film, just released by Dan Cohen and Max Blumenthal, is inspiri…

Staff (2021-05-18). Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem: Israel Is Committing War Crimes by Killing Civilians in Gaza. democracynow.org As the Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 200, the leading Israeli human rights group B'Tselem is accusing Israel of committing war crimes by killing blockaded civilians and destroying infrastructure on a massive scale. Executive director Hagai El-Ad says Israel has not done enough to distinguish between military and civilian targets or to act with proportionality. "We've seen war crimes in previous military assaults on Gaza," he says. "And, in fact, the impunity of the previous times in which war crimes were committed is what has paved the way for the continuation of more such crimes being committed." Earlier t…

Staff (2021-05-18). Gaza Physician: Israel Is Targeting Doctors & Health Facilities to Overwhelm Our Crumbling System. democracynow.org The death toll in Gaza has reached 213, including at least 61 children, as Israel continues to attack the besieged area by air, land and sea using U.S.-made warplanes and bombs. The death toll in Israel stands at 11 from rockets fired from Gaza. Israel is facing increasing criticism for targeting doctors in its attack, and its airstrikes have reportedly damaged at least 18 hospitals and clinics, according to the World Health Organization. The attacks on medical staff and facilities are a "nightmare," says Dr. Rasha, a Palestinian internal medicine physician working in Gaza who asked not to use her full name for s…

Staff (2021-05-18). Israel Is Targeting Doctors and Health Facilities Says Gaza Physician. truthout.org The death toll in Gaza has reached 213, including at least 61 children, as Israel continues to attack the besieged area by air, land and sea using U.S.-made warplanes and bombs. The death toll in Israel stands at 11 from rockets fired from Gaza. Israel is facing increasing criticism for targeting doctors in its attack, and its airstrikes have reportedly damaged at least 18 hospitals and clinics, according to the World Health Organization. The attacks on medical staff and facilities are a "nightmare," s…

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