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UK Prison Abuse of Palestine Activists

corinna barnard — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:00:40 +0000

Young protesters face more than a year in prison before going on trial over a break-in at an Israeli arms factory near Bristol, Daniel Tester reports. By Daniel Tester Declassified UK Clare Rogers found out that her 21-year-old daughter Zoe…

How US Engineered PA’s West Bank Crackdown

corinna barnard — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:03:18 +0000

Robert Inlakesh reports on an American initiative to create a specialized PA security force to carry out the type of operation now underway in Jenin focused on suppressing Palestinian opposition to Washington’s agenda. By Robert Inlakesh MintPress News The Ramallah-based…

Consolidation Threatens US Postal Service

corinna barnard — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:00:24 +0000

Thousands of the jobs in the nation’s biggest unionized work force are at stake under Louis Dejoy’s modernization plan, which would slow down service for much of the country, writes Alexandra Bradbury. By Alexandra Bradbury Labor Notes Workers are battling…

Localizing the Conflict

corinna barnard — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:00:33 +0000

“The fight against genocide is in our own backyards” — Two of the “Merrimack 4” reflect on their decision to take direct action against Elbit facilities near them. Second of two parts. Part one of this story is here. By…

Rights Groups: Stop Pro-Palestine College Crackdown

corinna barnard — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:30:20 +0000

Instead of resorting to excessive policing, three rights groups say universities need to do more to protect student speech from violence and intimidation. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Three leading human rights groups have responded to U.S. university and college…

Doing Time for Palestine

corinna barnard — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:12:56 +0000

Corinna Barnard interviews two of the “Merrimack 4,” activists facing jail on Nov. 14 for their direct action on a U.S. subsidiary of Israeli weapons supplier Elbit. First of two parts. By Corinna G. Barnard Special to Consortium News Almost…

Chris Hedges: Burn the Planet & Lock Up the Dissidents

corinna barnard — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:30:21 +0000

The imprisoned Roger Hallam believes that resistance is not, ultimately, about what we can or cannot achieve. It is about a “re-enchantment of the world,” he says. “It is about our spirit taking center stage.” By Chris Hedges in Norfolk,…

Patrick Lawrence: Powerlessness

corinna barnard — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 22:43:39 +0000

America’s political elites are not powerless to restrain the rogue Israeli regime: They are powerless to act against the grotesque lobby, led by but not limited to AIPAC, to which they have sold themselves. By Patrick Lawrence ScheerPost Let us…

Reporter Bullied for Question on Hezbollah

corinna barnard — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:52:32 +0000

Mick Hall covers the latest skirmish as part of a push by politicians and media to amplify condemnations of the Palestinian resistance and ignore Israel’s escalating and genocidal violence in West Asia. By Mick Hall Mick Hall in Context An…

Scott Ritter: Life, Preempted

corinna barnard — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 21:41:02 +0000

Policymakers in both the U.S. and Europe are undertaking increasingly brazen acts of escalation in Ukraine designed to bring Russia to the breaking point. By Scott Ritter SCOTT RITTER EXTRA If you’re not thinking about the end of the world by…