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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Genocide by Starvation

Chris Hedges

Los Angeles Resistance: Standing Against ICE

Michael Fox
Protesters have taken to the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco. They’re protesting the detention and arrest of thousands of immigrants through Trump’s ICE raids. This is episode 44 of Stories of Resistance.
 Los Angeles Resistance: Standing Against ICE
 Protesters shutdown the 101 Freeway as they clash with law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles due to the immigration raids in L.A. on Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.

Monday, June 9, 2025

‘What is happening in Gaza is a genocide’: Brazil’s President Lula da Silva reinforces criticism of Israel in South America

In the Southern Cone, governments are split between criticism and full support of the Israeli government over the war
 
In 2023, after the Hamas attacks and the war, Brazilian citizens were repatriated from Gaza. Photo: Paulo Pinto/Agência Brasil, used with permission 

Displaced Again and Again, Gazans Ask: Where Do We Go?

Hend Salama Abo Helow
Fear in Gaza has surged again after Israeli forces threatened to turn Khan Younis refugee camp into barren swaths.
 
A boy sits with packed belongings and beddings atop a moving vehicle as displaced people flee from Khan Yunis westwards to al-Mawasi in the southern Gaza Strip on June 3, 2025, after the Israeli military issued an evacuation order. 

Saturday, June 7, 2025

In Haifa, where ‘coexistence’ requires silence about Israel’s war crimes

Ghousoon Bisharat
Last Saturday, I joined thousands in the streets to protest the genocide. But the ensuing backlash has made me question whether I'm welcome in my own city.
Protesters march through the streets of Haifa calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza, May 31, 2025. (Yahel Gazit) 
 Protesters march through the streets of Haifa calling for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza, May 31, 2025. (Yahel Gazit)

Musk proposes new political party after break with Trump

The tech entrepreneur’s political shift follows a public feud with the US President
Musk proposes new political party after break with Trump 

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Greta Thunberg and 11 Other Volunteers Set Sail for Gaza

June 3, 2025
Juan Cole
The mission is sponsored by the Freedom Flotilla in a symbolic effort to break Israel's blockade of food and aid to the Strip.
 
 Climate activist Greta Thunberg stands near a Palestinian flag before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

در دفاع از رئیس جمهورمان، آقای ترامپ

ما چه ملت خوش‌شانسی هستیم که رئیس جمهور عزیزمان مجددا انتخاب شد. البته اگر آقای بایدن و خانم حریس نبودند، انتخاب ترامپ به این راحتی‌ صورت نمی‌گرفت. این کاملا واضح است که رقیب انتخاباتی او شخصی‌ بود که احتمال انتخابش بسیار کم بود. چرا که نه تنها خانم حریس رنگین پوست است، بلکه یک زن است، و کسی‌ با این مشخصات نمی‌تواند به راحتی‌ در این کشور انتخاب شود.ا
Make our planet green again - Cartooning for Peace 

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Israeli fire kills at least 27 aid seekers in Gaza: Health Ministry

Death toll around controversial aid hubs rises as Israeli army reported kills another 27 near Rafah in southern Gaza.
 

My Abundance Agenda

Dean Baker
Since “abundance” is apparently the in-thing, I thought I should get in on the act. At the onset, I will admit I don’t have much new to offer to those familiar with my writings, but sometimes a repackaging is useful.

Monday, June 2, 2025

Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy: Netanyahu Wants “Permanent War” in Gaza, Not a New Ceasefire

Democracy Now
We get an update on ongoing ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel from former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy. The latest proposal, mediated by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, “walks back the commitment for a permanent ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal and allowing in of humanitarian aid.” It’s a bad deal for the Palestinians that will allow Israel to continue its ethnic cleansing of Gaza, says Levy. Meanwhile, families of Israeli hostages are protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s delays in securing a deal as he works toward “permanent war” and the eventual annexation of Gaza. “None of this would be possible if so much of the Israeli media and society was not mobilized in support of this, and none of that would be possible if Israel wasn’t treated with impunity.” Levy also responds to the latest massacre of Palestinians at an aid site operated by the U.S.-Israeli aid initiative, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
 

Cheers And Jeers As Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi Returns To Iran

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
( RFE/ RL ) – The awarding of the prestigious Palme d’Or to It Was Just An Accident, the latest film by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, has sparked widespread reactions in Iran and across the global Iranian diaspora.
 Sources say the film's creators were under pressure by Iranian authorities ahead of the Cannes Film Festival

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Live: Israeli forces open fire at Palestinians near US aid point

May 31, 2025
Meanwhile, the military issues new forced displacement orders across northern Gaza
Key Points:
  • Gaza death toll tops 54,300
  • US-backed Gaza ceasefire plan proposes 60 day truce
  • Macron warns Israel of ‘sanctions’ if Gaza aid access doesn’t improve
A widely circulated image of starving Palestinians in Rafah at an aid distribution site run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, May 27, 2025. (Photo: Social Media)

Friday, May 30, 2025

Israeli Strikes Kill 62 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours

May 29, 2025
Dave DeCamp
At least 23 were killed by heavy Israeli strikes on the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza
 
Relatives of Palestinians who lost their lives mourn at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after the Israeli army bombed several homes in Jabalia (IMAGO/APAimages via Reuters Connect)

EXCLUSIVE: Inside Trump’s New Gaza "Ceasefire" Proposal

May 29, 2025
Jeremy Scahill, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, and Jawa Ahmad
Drop Site obtained the “term sheet,” circulated by Steve Witkoff. It would allow Israel to resume war after 60 days.
 
First page of the new Witkoff “term sheet” obtained by Drop Site News.

Thursday, May 29, 2025

The Gaza solidarity movement outlives the Government’s support for Israel

David Jamieson
Something immense but not sufficiently recognised has taken place in the last few days. The Gaza solidarity movement has outlived the British Government’s policy of defence for Israel’s assault on Gaza. Just before this volte-face, the Gaza solidarity movement achieved its second largest demonstration to date. It has, therefore, scored another partial but real victory.
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