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Israeli warplanes and artillery attacks killed several more Palestinians in Gaza and destroyed more than a dozen residential buildings late Tuesday and Wednesday. A journalist, child and woman were among those who died as a result of Israeli strikes, according to Al Mezan, a human rights group in Gaza. The slain journalist, Yousif Abu Hussein, may have been deliberately targeted, an international press safety watchdog suggested. At least 227 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed since Israel’s bombardment began on 10 May, according to the health ministry in the territory.
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Israel has killed 14 families in their Gaza homes
by Maureen Clare Murphy
Israeli warplanes and artillery attacks killed several more Palestinians in Gaza and destroyed more than a dozen residential buildings late Tuesday and Wednesday. A journalist, child and woman were among those who died as a result of Israeli strikes, according to Al Mezan, a human rights group in Gaza. The slain journalist, Yousif Abu Hussein, may have been deliberately targeted, an international press safety watchdog suggested. At least 227 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed since Israel’s bombardment began on 10 May, according to the health ministry in the territory.
“Roof Knocking” in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone
by Brian Terrell
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 are often preceded by telephone calls to some residents telling them to flee from the impending obliteration of their homes.
Latest Gaza Massacre Exposes Apartheid Israel’s Ongoing Palestinian Genocide
by Dr Gideon Polya
Palestinian protests over the war criminal eviction of Palestinian families from the culturally significant Shaikh Jarrah part of Occupied East Jerusalem led to Israeli soldiers violating the Al Aqsa Mosque compound
(the third most holy site in Islam) on Friday 7 May 2021, a highly significant day for Muslims in the week marking the end of Ramadan. In response to Gaza rockets the Israelis have so far killed about 200 Palestinians. About 10 Israelis have died. The world is protesting Israeli barbarity.
Palestine, to whom does it Belong?
by Anthony Mathew Jacob
Despite all the propaganda, disinformation and manipulation, the truth is easy to discern, Palestine belongs to the Palestinians. Israel cannot expect the Christians and the Muslims to give up their land because the Jewish scriptures (according to Zionists) asks them to do so, or because the Jews were persecuted in Europe.
The sad saga continues: occupation and oppression of Palestinians
by Ron Forthofer
Rather than go into the details of this current crisis, in
the following I am going to look at a larger picture. I don’t mean to downplay the horrific suffering, loss of life and devastation of this ongoing crisis that impacts Palestinians to a far greater extent than Israelis. However, it’s important to understand that this shameful situation was predicted and could have been prevented.
The Democratic Party’s Big Mistake ─ Support for Israel
by Dan Lieberman
Those who fear the end of democracy take no heed to a fundamental cause of the threat – Israel. President Biden has an opportunity to separate the Democratic Party from the worldwide chauvinists, who believe in their superiority and that might makes right.
Will There Be Resource Wars in a Renewable Future?
by Michael T Klare
In truth, there’s little choice but for Washington
and Beijing to collaborate with each other and so many other countries in accelerating the green energy transition by establishing new mines and processing facilities for critical minerals, developing substitutes for materials in short supply, improving mining techniques to reduce environmental hazards, and dramatically increasing the recycling of vital minerals from discarded batteries and other products. Any alternative is guaranteed to prove a disaster of the first order — or beyond.
Birds and Biodiversity : The Pillar of life on Earth
by Dr Renu Kohli
A healthy planet and rich biodiversity are essential for our health and wellbeing. The emergence of COVID -19 has underscored the fact that when we destroy biodiversity, we destroy the system that supports human life. Plants, animals and climate work together to maintain the balance of nature and the need for humans to coexist with
nature are now clearer. Coronavirus pandemic is a reminder that we live in a connected world.
Saudi-Iran reset will take time
by M K Bhadrakumar
The Saudi-Iranian contacts that began last month in secrecy have gained gravitas. Significantly, this is an exclusively regional initiative. The Saudi-Iranian drive to normalise ties is motivated primarily by the two sides’ deep distrust of American intentions.
The Roots Of Colombia’s Crisis 2021
by Andy Higginbottom
There has been a social explosion of the Colombian people against poverty and repression. President Duque’s ‘tax reform’ package was the last straw that broke their patience. The biggest upsurge of sustained popular protest since the 1970s has brought the country to an absolutely pivotal moment: Colombia’s future hangs in the balance. In this article we look at why
Duque sought to impose the tax package and the economic drivers behind it. We also indicate some of the devastating social effects of his rule that have led the people to such deep resistance to what has been falsely presented as a progressive reform.
Will the Real Aliens Please Stand Up!
by Dan Corjescu
Ladies and Gentlemen, I think it is high time that we realize that UFOs are truly a Neo-Orwellian hoax made up by the real aliens here among us: powerful bureaucrats, CEOs, security services, politicians and other high criminals that help steer our world, real and imagined, to where they think best to continue to secure their semi-visible control over key events and masses of peoples.
Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the System
by Colin Todhunter
In April, the Indian government signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft, allowing its local partner CropData to leverage a master database of farmers. The MoU seems to be part of the AgriStack policy initiative, which involves the roll out of ‘disruptive’ technologies and digital databases in the agricultural sector.
Why Deprivation Levels May Be Getting Extremely Serious in India
by Bharat Dogra
Eminent economist Jean Dreze recently stated in an interview to PTI that India might be heading towards a serious livelihood crisis as the situation seems to be worse this time for the working class amid the COVID crisis and local restrictions by states already add up to something close to a nationwide lockdown.
Urgent need to shift Stan Swamy to a good hospital
Press Release
On the 14th of May, Stan called up his colleague
and shared that he was unwell. For the first time since his arrest, he said that he was feeling very weak and fragile. This was surprising as Stan usually prefers to bear his pain quietly as he does not want to bother others. Following that he was too weak even to speak on the phone and his condition had to be described by others. Stan has fever, cough and a running stomach. He was given antibiotics by the ayurvedic doctor of the jail. Those medicines did not help much. He was not tested for covid in the jail. He had also not received vaccination against covid.
Release Political Prisoners
Press Release
Though India is one of the worst hit covid affected countries in the world, the plight and plea of political prisoners under trial gets no attention from the state or central governments. So many people including students, activists, journalists, academicians, and political leaders are still behind the bars many of
whom are tested Covid postive while some others got serious health issues.
Are Kobad Ghandy’s writings that of a true Marxist-Leninist Revolutionary?
by Harsh Thakor
Rejoinder and reflections by comrades on ‘Fractured Freedom and Interviews of Comrade Kobad Ghandy
The Coronavirus as “Adrashya dushman” — an invisible enemy?
by Pradeep Krishnatray
One of the hallmarks of this government is that the harder it tries to get over a difficult situation, the louder its voices grow, more emphatic its assertions are, and more self-congratulatory its speeches become.
Remote Himalayan Villages Need More Care
by Bharat Dogra
The recent experiences of Reni and nearby villages in Chamoli district
of Uttarakhand have been very disruptive. Reni village has been famous because of the earliest activities of the Chipko movement and its courageous, motherly leader Gaura Devi. However recently this village and its nearby area have been in news at least twice due to disasters of floods and landslides and the survival threats which have been attributed to a large extent to some ill-advised hazardous hydro projects created in nearby area
Higher Education in Jammu and Kashmir – abuses and malpractices!
Written by Dr. Aadil M. Nanda and Dr. Rafi Ramzan Dar
Need of the hour is to leave aside all the grudges and egos and take the matter seriously and develop some substantial and feasible mechanism as per standard norms of UGC, so that careers of thousands of students who pay for their education and those of the teachers as well won’t be at stake any more. Let’s hope that better
sense prevails for the sake of raising the standards of our higher educational system.
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