Monthly Archives: May 2024

2024-05-13: News Headlines

Mnar Adley, MintPress News. (2024-05-13). Documentary — Automated Apartheid: Walking Through Hebron Smart City. popularresistance.org A silent sentinel watches over every corner in the bustling streets of Hebron, the largest city in the West Bank, where the ancient echoes of history collide with the modern hum of daily life. This sentinel is not a person but a network of surveillance technology known ominously as the "Hebron Smart City." Designed by Israeli authorities, this system blankets the city in a web of cameras, sensors and even automated weapons, tracking every movement of its Palestinian residents. | "Palestinians in Hebron are the most surveilled people on the planet," explains journalist and activist Mnar Adley, highlighting the omn…

UC Alumni 4 Palestine (2024-05-13). UC Alumni Open Letter Sign On, No Donations Until Divestment. indybay.org As alumni of the University of California (UC), we demand that the UC Regents call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, fully divest from weapons manufacturers and other targets of the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and immediately increase and formalize protections for current students, staff and faculty who are Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and those who are vocally condemning the genocide and calling for a ceasefire.

WSWS (2024-05-13). On behalf of Biden administration, UAW bureaucracy and DSA struggle to contain anti-war sentiment. wsws.org In recent weeks, the Democratic Party has come to rely increasingly on the UAW bureaucracy and Democratic Socialists of America to protect Joe Biden, insulate his re-election campaign from growing hostility to the genocide in Gaza, and keep weapons flowing both to Israel and to Ukraine in the US-NATO war against Russia.

albawaba (2024-05-13). Senator Lindsey Graham called for dropping nuclear bombs on Gaza on TV. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) compared Israel's Gaza war to the US's atomic bombing of Japan. Graham advised Israel to end the Gaza war with severe methods, including nuclear weapons.Graham told NBC's Kristin Welker on Meet the Press that Israel might cause civilian fatalities in Gaza because of the U.S.'s 1940s actions against Japan. He said the U.S. concluded the war with Japan by bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, notwithstanding civilian deaths.Graham's demand that Israel obtain the armaments needed to finish the war quickly, disregarding civilian losses, shocked many. He suggested that the U.S. help…

Ben Norton (2024-05-13). US Senator Lindsey Graham says Israel should nuke Gaza. geopoliticaleconomy.com US Senator Lindsey Graham insisted in a TV interview that Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza, where more than 2 million Palestinian civilians, including 1 million children, are trapped under what Israel's defense minister called a "complete siege".

Staff (2024-05-13). Torture, executions, and live burials: UN experts on Gaza mass graves. defenddemocracy.press The UN experts are urging the occupation to end its aggression against Gaza, demanding that the states who arm it end the export of weapons "immediately". May 6, 2024 UN experts have once again lambasted the ongoing and systematic aggression against Palestinians in Gaza, expressing they are horrified at details surrounding mass graves that have …

Angela (2024-05-13). Monday 5/20: Virtual Community Hour: The Missing Peace. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/missingp520

Angela (2024-05-13). Wednesday 5/22: Virtual Meeting: Local Peace Economy. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/lpe522

WSWS (2024-05-13). The struggle for socialism against British imperialism and the Labour Party. wsws.org This is the text of the speech delivered by Thomas Scripps, the assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.

newleftreview (2024-05-13). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

presstv.ir (2024-05-13). Iran: Israel's occupation, nuclear weapons main obstacles to West Asia security. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says the establishment of full peace and security in the West Asia hinges on disarmament of Israel and end to its occupation of Palestine.

presstv.ir (2024-05-13). Tensions high as recession-weary Argentines march to president's residence. presstv.ir Riot police were deployed against a protest march seeking to head to the president's residence of Olivos.

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2024-05-10: News Headlines

Tom Hussain (2024-05-10). Israel-Gaza war: will US decision to withhold weapons supplies stop assault on 'red line' Rafah? scmp.com Israel's vow to 'go it alone' masks the potentially decisive impact delays in weapons delivery will have on Gaza war and ability to mount an offensive against Hezbollah.

Reuters (2024-05-10). Who are Israel's main weapons suppliers and who has halted exports? scmp.com The wartime destruction of Gaza and killing of thousands has highlighted the role of the United States, Israel's biggest arms supplier.

Reuters (2024-05-10). Israel ready to stand alone in Gaza, Netanyahu says in veiled Biden rebuff over weapons delay. scmp.com Israel's prime minister struck a defiant tone against US President Joe Biden after the US withheld a shipment of bombs as a warning to its top Middle East ally not to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Agence France-Presse (2024-05-10). Israel-Gaza war: Trump accuses Joe Biden of siding with Hamas over US president's warning to halt arms shipments. scmp.com Donald Trump said "What Biden is doing with respect to Israel is disgraceful," in reference to the president's threat to stop sending weapons to Israel as it wages war against the Palestinian militant group in Gaza.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-05-10). Israel reacts with fury as Biden halts some weapons shipments to Zionist state. peoplesdispatch.org The US has finally begun to halt weapons shipments to Israel, marking a notable policy shift, in response to the Israeli Occupation Forces' ground incursions in Rafah and continued threats of a full-blown invasion. Last week, Biden halted shipments of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs to Israel over concerns that they would be used in an invasion. Biden has threatened to halt "the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah," if Israel "enters Rafah," Biden said on Wednesday, despite the fact that Israel has already entered Rafah and has been conducting airstrikes on civilians in R…

latintimes (2024-05-10). UK Economy Exits Recession Ahead Of Election. latintimes.com Gross domestic product expanded 0.6 percent in the first three months of this year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, noting strong growth in service industries and car manufacturing.

teleSUR (2024-05-10). The New School Faculty Join Pro-Palestine Encampment. telesurenglish.net Faculty members of The New School, a private university in Manhattan of New York City, the United States, set up their own pro-Palestine encampment in the lobby of the campus building near Union Square. | RELATED: | The faculty members involved in the action called for, among others, divestment from weapons manufacturing companies, dismissal of charges against student protesters and the removal of New York police on cam…

WSWS (2024-05-10). The return of fascism and war in Germany and the fight for socialism. wsws.org This is the text of the speech delivered by Christoph Vandreier, the national secretary of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Germany), to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.

WSWS (2024-05-10). Jobs assault deepens, while report says workers' share of national income has fallen to 55 percent. wsws.org Weekly unemployment in the US jumped by more than 10 percent, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the share labor receives of national income has fallen to an unprecedented 55.8 percent as of the first quarter of 2024.

Agence France-Presse (2024-05-10). UK economy exits recession ahead of election. scmp.com Britain exited a shallow recession with better-than-expected growth in the first quarter, in a boost to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Reuters (2024-05-10). Chinese companies hit with US trade restrictions over spy balloon incident. scmp.com Other entities were added to the list for allegedly trying to obtain US quantum technology for China, or for seeking US parts for military drones.

ecns.cn (2024-05-10). Drones exchange data like fireflies with new technology. ecns.cn Researchers have developed a new way to realize information transmission between drones by imitating firefly communication. It's the latest technological advancement in drone efficiency and stability.

newleftreview (2024-05-10). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

Reuters (2024-05-10). Chinese companies hit with US trade restrictions over 'spy balloon' incident. scmp.com Other entities were added to the list for allegedly trying to obtain US quantum technology for China, or for seeking US parts for military drones.

newarab (2024-05-10). Trump: Biden siding with Hamas for halting Israel arms sale. newarab.com Former US President President Biden warned that he could halt some weapons supplies to Israel if it went ahead with its long-threatened ground offensive…

presstv.ir (2024-05-10). Tensions high as recession-weary Argentines march to president's residence. presstv.ir Riot police were deployed against a protest march seeking to head to the president's residence of Olivos.

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). Rafah Revenge: Iran-Linked Islamic Resistance In Iraq Attacks Israeli Air Base With Drones | Watch. hindustantimes.com The Islamic Resistance In Iraq has claimed four attacks on Israel since IDF began its 'limited' operation in Rafah on May 7. The Iran-linked group said the latest attack targeted the Ovda Air Base in southern Israel. The militants said that they attacked the Israel Air Force base with drones. It also claimed attacks on Eilat, Ephilat Air Base and Leviathan Platform. The strikes come amid a non-stop retaliation by Hamas and its allies on IDF bases and soldiers in the past few days. Watch this video for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). 'Israel Stronger Without…': Netanyahu's Fiery Speech After Biden's Weapons Threat | Watch. hindustantimes.com Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has given a 'We Don't Need You' indirect message to U.S. after Joe Biden threatened to halt offensive weapons transfer to Israel over planned Rafah invasion. In a fiery speech, Netanyahu said that Israel will stand alone against Hamas if forced to. He vowed to fight tooth-and-nail to destroy Hamas in Gaza. Netanyahu along with Israel's ambassador to the U.S. said that Biden had committed a big mistake. Watch. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). On Israel Weapons, UK Minister's Big Remark After US' Threat Of Halting Supply Over Rafah Op | Gaza. hindustantimes.com

hindustantimes (2024-05-10). Putin's Aerial Blitz Burns Kharkiv, Russian FPV Drones Chase Kyiv's Troops At Frontline | Watch. hindustantimes.com

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