(2024-05-03). Headlines for May 3, 2024. democracynow.org Israel Continues Air Assault on Rafah, Killing Young Children, Ahead of Its Planned Ground Invasion, Palestinian Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh Dies in Israeli Prison; Released Detainee Describes Horror of Arrest, ICC Warns Netanyahu's Comments Threaten "Independence and Impartiality" of Court, Student Protest Movement for Gaza Gains Steam Despite Police Crackdown, Biden's Dismissal as "Chaos", French Students Escalate Their Gaza Solidarity Protest, Pentagon Concedes U.S. Drone Strike in Syria Killed Civilian Farmer, U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine, Imposes New San…
(2024-05-03). From Gaza to Guantanamo: The Horrors of Western Imperialism. mintpressnews.com 
Over the past six months, we have witnessed some of the darkest moments in human history and some of the worst of its capabilities. | Every day, we collectively watch in horror as an apartheid state carries out war crimes against defenseless civilian populations with almost complete impunity — and with the near total support of Western leaders, who continue to funnel money, weapons and political protection to Israel. | Every day, images of war crimes are beamed to our smartphones, and the screams of babies, the wails of widows and the cries of fathers carrying their deceased children ring through our ears.
(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). Portland State University Will 'Pause' Donations From Boeing. popularresistance.org Portland State University (PSU) will temporarily halt donations from Boeing, responding to student calls to cut ties with the giant aerospace and missile manufacturer amidst Israel's war on Gaza. | President Ann Cudd stated in an open letter released Friday that PSU plans to organise a forum in May to address student concerns regarding their affiliations with the multibillion-dollar weapons manufacturer. | She wrote: "PSU will pause seeking or accepting any further gifts or grants from the Boeing Company until we have had a chance to engage in this debate and come to conclusions about a reasonable course of actio…
(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). "This Militaristic Approach Has Been a Failure": Meet Hala Rharrit, First U.S. Diplomat to Quit over Gaza. democracynow.org 
Democracy Now! speaks with Hala Rharrit, the first State Department diplomat to publicly resign over the Biden administration's policies backing Israel's assault and siege of the Gaza Strip. Rharrit is an 18-year career diplomat who served as the Arabic-language spokesperson for the State Department in the region. "I could no longer be a part of the State Department and promote this policy. It's an inhumane policy. It's a failed policy that is helping neither Palestinians, neither Israelis," Rharrit says. "We are not authorized to send military equipment, weapons to count…
(2024-05-03). Russian Oil, the U.S. Election and Opening the Cash Spigot for Ukraine. counterpunch.org You know the White House has wrapped itself into a pretzel, when it beseeches its Ukrainian attack dog to stop assaulting Russian oil refineries, while simultaneously going bananas over the need for more weapons for Kiev. Droning Russian refineries boosts the price of oil in an election year — a big no no for the
(2024-05-03). Another Boeing whistleblower dies, the second in two months. wsws.org Joshua Dean's death came suddenly—the Seattle Times reported that he began having trouble breathing two weeks ago and was hospitalized and intubated.
(2024-05-03). Statement by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric to the 'Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapon Systems 2024: Humanity at the Crossroads'. icrc.org
(2024-05-03). Economy Matches Late 1960s Low Unemployment Streak. cepr.net The economy had its 27th consecutive month of below 4.0 percent unemployment in April. This matches the streak from November 1967 to January 1970, often viewed as one of the most prosperous stretches in US history. It was a period when jobs were plentiful, real wages were rising rapidly, and prosperity was broadly shared as …
(2024-05-03). Kohei Saito: Greening Marx in Japan. newleftreview.org The Japanese context of decades-long economic stagnation has helped to generate an unexpected reading of Marx as a proto-degrowth proponent. Kōhei Saitō discusses his novel synthesis of Kuruma School historical materialism, German philology and American eco-socialism.
(2024-05-03). Socialism outlawed? On the declaration of the Russian Socialist Movement as a 'foreign agent'. links.org.au 
On April 5, 2024, the Russian Socialist Movement was declared "foreign agent." Ilya Budraitskis, Kirill Medvedev and Sasha Davydova look at the history of the movement.
(2024-05-03). Saudi cracks down on online posts against Israel's Gaza war. newarab.com 
Saudi Arabia has reportedly stepped up arrests of its citizens over social media posts relating to the Saudis have been detained over online comments – some dating back a decade – amid an already restricted environment for political expression in the country, The arrests were motivated by "security concer…
(2024-05-03). Tweets or 'terrorism'?: Saudi's jailed online activists. newarab.com 
A In the past two years the Saudi judiciary has "convicted and handed down lengthy prison terms on dozens of individuals for their expression on social media", the human rights groups
(2024-05-03). South Korean 'die-in' calls for arms embargo on Israel. presstv.ir South Korea's growing weapons trade with Israel has raised concerns, particularly given Israel's alleged genocide in Gaza, with South Korea having sold over $1 billion worth of weapons to Israel in recent years.
(2024-05-03). Putin's Weapon Supply Limitless? Ukraine Reveals How Many Drones, Missiles Russia Used In Just April. hindustantimes.com
Google and Amazon are both loath to discuss security aspects of the cloud services they provide through their joint contract with the Israeli government, known as Project Nimbus. Though both the Ministry of Defense and Israel Defense Forces are Nimbus customers, Google routinely downplays the military elements while Amazon says little at all. | According to a 63-page Israeli government procurement document, however, two of Israel's leading state-owned weapons manufacturers are required to use Amazon and Google for cloud computing needs. Though details of Google and Amazon's contractual work with the Israeli ar…
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro claimed on Tuesday that arms traffickers stole huge numbers of weapons, ammunition and explosives from the security forces. In a press conference, Petro said that weapons…
New images have emerged on social media depicting Israeli soldiers dressed in clothes stolen from dead or displaced Palestinian The images, shared on X by the pro-Israeli army account "Torah IDF" on Monday, showed a group of seven soldiers dressed in traditional garments worn by women in Gaza known as abayas. | The soldiers can be seen grinning in the images as they pose holding their weapons and wearing combat clothes under the abayas. | The Torah IDF account said that the soldiers were marking…