100 Years of Shame: Annexation of Palestine Began in San Remo
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-08
One hundred years ago, representatives from a few powerful countries convened at San Remo, a sleepy town on the Italian Riviera. Together, they sealed the fate of the massive territories confiscated from the Ottoman Empire following its defeat in World War I. It was on April 25, 1920, that the San Remo Conference Resolution was…
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China should TRIPLE nuclear arsenal to deter 'warmongering' US, editor of state-run Global Times argues
rt.com | 2020-05-08
China should drastically increase its stockpile of nuclear warheads to dissuade the United States from pursuing its strategic ambitions abroad, the editor of the Global Times has urged. | In a piece published by his own paper, Hu Xijin said China is a "peace-loving nation" that has pledged to never be the first to use nuclear weapons. He argued, however, that Beijing must aim to expand the number of its nuclear warheads to 1,000 to create a powerful deterrent to "shape the attitudes of US elites toward China." The Asian power currently has around 300 nuclear weapons. | He said that bolstering China's nuclear c…
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UK Supreme Court Reverses BDS Ban
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-05-07
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the largest British Palestinian solidarity group, successfully petitioned to reverse a 2016 ban preventing local governments divesting from companies involved in the Israeli occupation.
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Palestinian movement scores big legal win for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign in Britain
Kathy Durkin | workers.org | 2020-05-07
Members of Unite the Union, a British and Irish labor union, show support for the Palestinian people. The Palestine Solidarity Committee won a legal victory for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign in Britain when the country's highest court issued a landmark ruling that struck a blow against the Whitehall . . . | Continue reading Palestinian movement scores big legal win for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign in Britain at Workers.org…
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Palestinian movement scores big legal win for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign in Britain
Kathy Durkin | workers.org | 2020-05-07
Members of Unite the Union, a British and Irish labor union, show support for the Palestinian people. The Palestine Solidarity Committee won a legal victory for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign in Britain when the country's highest court issued a landmark ruling that struck a blow against the Whitehall . . . | Continue reading Palestinian movement scores big legal win for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign in Britain at Workers.org…
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Facebook deletes dozens of Palestinian activists' accounts
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-07
Social media site Facebook has blocked dozens of pages belonging to Palestinian activists on Monday and Tuesday, May 5 and 6, using the vague category of "not following the community standards". The real figure may rise as reports of more accounts being blocked are still emerging. | According to Facebook, it has already "reviewed" the decision and hence there is no grievance redressal available for those whose pages have been blocked or deleted. | Speaking to Middle East Eye, one of the activists, Imad Jibreen, who lives in the occupied West Bank, claimed that Facebook "did not provide any specific reason" for de…
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Facebook deletes dozens of Palestinian activists' accounts
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-07
Social media site Facebook has blocked dozens of pages belonging to Palestinian activists on Monday and Tuesday, May 5 and 6, using the vague category of "not following the community standards". The real figure may rise as reports of more accounts being blocked are still emerging. | According to Facebook, it has already "reviewed" the decision and hence there is no grievance redressal available for those whose pages have been blocked or deleted. | Speaking to Middle East Eye, one of the activists, Imad Jibreen, who lives in the occupied West Bank, claimed that Facebook "did not provide any specific reason" for de…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/07/facebook-…
Johnson compared to Chamberlain in protest video on White Cliffs of Dover
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-07
Boris Johnson's response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis has been compared to Neville Chamberlain's "peace for our time" moment, in a giant projection beamed on to the White Cliffs of Dover.The Kent landmark was lit up with a mock-up of the prime minister holding a scrap of paper saying "Highest death toll in Europe".The stunt was the brainchild of Led By Donkeys, a group of activists famed for their giant billboards of politicians' tweets.The group said the black and white creation is a comment on the government's "profound failure" and compares Johnson's conduct to Chamberlain's appeasement policy in the l…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/05/07/johnson-compared-to-chamberlain-in-protest-video-on-white-cliffs-of-dover/
Protesters say: 'Shelters = Death, Hotels = Haven'
Joe Piette | workers.org | 2020-05-07
Cops stop activists from delivering demands to a city official's home. After the COVID-19 deaths of dozens of seniors at Philadelphia nursing homes and at least one homeless person in a city shelter, community activists converged on a city official's home on May 6 to deliver a message: The city . . . | Continue reading Protesters say: 'Shelters = Death, Hotels = Haven' at Workers.org…
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100 Years of Shame: Annexation of Palestine Began in San Remo
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-06
One hundred years ago, representatives from a few powerful countries convened at San Remo, a sleepy town on the Italian Riviera. Together, they sealed the fate of the massive territories confiscated from the Ottoman Empire following its defeat in World War I. It was on April 25, 1920, that the San Remo Conference Resolution was …
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100 Years of Shame: The Annexation of Palestine Began in San Remo
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-06
One hundred years ago, representatives from a few powerful countries convened in a sleepy town on the Italian Riviera to seal the fate of the massive territories confiscated from the Ottoman Empire following its defeat in World War I.
mintpressnews.com/100-years-annexation-p…
Trump Must Choose Between a Global Ceasefire and America's Long Lost Wars
Medea Benjamin | progressive.org | 2020-05-06
Despite a U.N. call for ceasefire and his promise to bring troops home, Trump is continuing U.S.'s unwinnable wars.
progressive.org/dispatches/trump-choose-…
Activists file new challenge to proposed Twin Metals mine
Steve Karnowski | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-06
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"It's Very Scary": COVID Surges in Meat Plants as Activists Demand Worker Safety & Meatless Mondays
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-04
At least 20 workers at meat processing plants have died from COVID-19, and around 5,000 have tested positive, but President Trump invoked an executive order to bar local governments from closing meat plants. We hear from meat plant workers and organizers about conditions during the pandemic and speak with Sindy Benavides, CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens, which is supporting the workers with a virtual town hall on food worker safety with presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and calling for Meatless May Mondays.
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/4/covid_19_m…
Facebook Is Go-To Platform For Organizing Protests Against Social Distancing
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-05-04
As COVID-19 continues to pose a lethal threat worldwide, fringe, right-wing activists are using Facebook to mobilize protests of stay-at-home orders in several states.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/05/05/faceb…
Caravan for Life: Protesters in Puerto Rico Demand More Tests & Resources to Combat the Coronavirus
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-01
On Thursday in Puerto Rico, activists in dozens of cars held a "Caravan Por La Vida," or "Caravan for Life," through San Juan to demand the government provide more COVID-19 tests and sufficient resources for people to stay at home during the pandemic. At least 92 people have died from COVID-19 in Puerto Rico, and last week the island was reporting a testing rate lower than any U.S. state, at an abysmal average of 15 tests a day for every 100,000 people. No one in Puerto Rico has received $1,200 checks from the government, according to San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. Police stopped the caravan and said their sou…
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/1/puerto_ric…