February 2024
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Statewatch News: Seeing protest as terrorism; Undoing police accountability; Colonial continuities and border security
Protests might be disruptive – indeed, that is often the point – but does that amount to terrorism? The authorities in Spain think so, with terrorism charges laid against 12 protesters who participated in blockades of Barcelona’s airport and a motorway heading towards France, in protest at the jailing of Catalan independence leaders. Continue reading
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The Nobodies Are Worth More Than the Bullet That Kills Them: The Ninth Newsletter (2024)
On 20 February, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Linda Thomas-Greenfield had the terrible job of vetoing Algeria’s resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. Amar Bendjama, the Algerian Ambassador to the UN, said that the resolution he tabled had been shaped by conversations amongst the 15 members of the UN Security Council. He… Continue reading
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Seldowitz is on the board of an Israeli group responsible for “40 beheaded babies” propaganda
Stuart Seldowitz, former deputy director of the US State Department’s Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs, who was arrested last year after an Islamophobic rant, is on the advisory board of Zaka, the Israeli group behind the “40 beheaded babies” propoganda. Continue reading
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Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell an “indicator…of the profound change in consciousness in the United States”
People across the world have highlighted the bravery and sacrifice of the US active duty soldier who was protesting the genocide in Gaza Continue reading
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Girl Scouts Threatened for Supporting Palestinian Children
Guess who threatened them? The Girl Scouts of the United States. Stories abound of retaliation against those who express concern over Israeli ethnic cleansing – from censoring news reports to reprimanding faculty, mass arrests, and suppressing students’ right to protest. A well-orchestrated campaign against Palestine’s right to exist is spreading like Covid across the US.… Continue reading
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Ireland’s senate votes unanimously to impose sanctions on Israel
The motion sought to actively ensure that no US weapons are being sent to Israel through Irish airspace, to enact the Occupied Territories Bill and the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill, to impose sanctions on Israel, and to advocate for an international arms embargo on Israel. Continue reading
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Israel Could Kill 85,000 More Gazans in 6 Months
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine considered deaths from traumatic injuries as well as infectious diseases, maternal and neonatal health crises and other illness. Continue reading
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Media’s Israel bias exposed by US soldier who set himself on fire to protest Gaza genocide
The Western media showed its bias by whitewashing the fatal protest of US airman Aaron Bushnell, who set himself on fire outside Israel’s embassy in DC in order to condemn its genocide in Gaza. Continue reading
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Israel jails Palestinian woman for social media posts
Mai Younis has been sentenced to 12 months in jail and a fine of 25,000 shekels by an Israeli court for posts about Gaza on social media. Continue reading
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The migraine to end all migraines
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 — The New Dark Age Continue reading
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Russia’s victory in Ukraine resonates in Central Asia
Russia’s stunning victory in the battle of Avdeevka and the rout of the Ukrainian military, boosts the credibility of Russia as provider of security for the Central Asian region. The point is not lost on the erudite Central Asian mind that Russia has single-handedly put the NATO on the back foot. Continue reading
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If hope had wings
We’re delighted to share, “Hope”, our latest creative exhibition with you. ‘Hope’ is a stunning exploration of memory, future dreams, freedom, resilience, family and community. It is creative solidarity. Continue reading
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The COVID “Killer Vaccine.” People Are Dying All Over the World. It’s a Criminal Undertaking
We are being accused of “spreading disinformation” regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. The Reuters and AP media “trackers” and “fact checkers” will be out to smear the testimonies of parents who have lost their children. Continue reading
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Watch: Who killed Navalny? Question revisited on ‘Redacted’
The visitor ‘pull’ of the interview channel ‘Redacted’ moderated by Natali Morris may not match that of Tucker Carlson, but perhaps it comes in second or third, with 2.31 million subscribers. Accordingly, an invitation to join Natali online is a very welcome means of bringing some novel and perhaps penetrating analysis to a very broad… Continue reading
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The Descent into Barbarism
The barbarity of capitalism is evident at present like never before, and the most heart-rending, the most incredibly cruel instance of it is the genocide of the Palestinians that is currently occurring with the combined blessings of all advanced capitalist countries. Continue reading
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State Dept downplays reports of Israeli soldiers sexually abusing, slaughtering Palestinian women
While falsely claiming to have received “independent confirmation” of since-debunked assertions of mass rape by Hamas, the State Department’s spokesman said he “cannot independently verify” allegations by UN human rights experts that Israeli soldiers have sexually abused and systematically slaughtered Palestinian women and girls in the besieged Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio February 23, 2024
Friday, 23 February 2024 — Black Agenda Report Black Agenda Radio February 23, 2024 This week we hear about the implications of the anti-imperialist struggle in the African nation Guinea-Bissau. We have the second part of a two-part interview on immigration policy and learn that Haitian asylum seekers are targeted for deportation. But first we Continue reading
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Network Contagion Research Institute Exposed
Israel apologists are citing a new report from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), which claims that Middle Eastern money is fueling a vast wave of anti-Semitic sentiment on U.S. college campuses. Continue reading
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One week left to tell us your experience of Palestine policing…
Friday, 23 February 2024 — NETPOL There’s one week left to send us your experiences for our new report on the policing of the Palestine protests – fill in the secure form now. Palestine protests have faced increasingly severe police restrictions, been vilified as “hate marches”, and there have been calls for the outright banning Continue reading
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