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We Love Africa   The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is set to reconvene on Friday, May 10, in New York City to continue discussions regarding the recognition of the 'State of Palestine'.    During this session of the ongoing debate, the UNGA is expected to vote on a resolution supporting Palestine's eligibility for full membership and calling upon the Security Council to review its appeal to join as the 149th member of the United Nations. 

We Love Africa   Minister of International Relations and Cooperation,  Dr Naledi Pandor , delivering the second annual Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Lecture at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.  

BreakThrough News   Despite global condemnation and the Palestinian resistance's acceptance of a ceasefire proposal, Israel began a ground invasion of Rafah where 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are taking refuge.    Throughout its bombardment of Gaza, Israel has forcibly evacuated Palestinians further south, originally designating Rafah a ‘safe zone.’ Israeli tanks entered Rafah Tuesday, sealing off the crossing with Egypt, cutting off all aid, and trapping Palestinians as it carpet bombs the besieged city.    Hosts Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear discuss why Israel is as isolated as ever and losing the wider war.  

Richard Medhurst    

The Jimmy Dore Show   In our public discourse, the likes of Joe Biden, Bill Gates and Justin Trudeau are routinely labeled “Marxists.” Even though they are all committed capitalists who are perfectly happy to keep the means of production firmly in the hands of the very few at the top. As economics professor Richard Wolff discusses with Jimmy Dore and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger, there is a very big difference between Marxism and authoritarianism — in fact, capitalism is much more authoritarian than Marxism.  

Democracy Now!   As students around the country set up Gaza solidarity encampments on their campuses, many universities have called in police who have arrested students and dismantled the sites.    But students at a number of colleges have managed to negotiate agreements where administrators have acceded to some of their demands, including considering divestment from Israel.    Democracy Now! spoke with four students who have been involved in pro-Palestine protests on campuses at Middlebury College in Vermont, Evergreen College in Washington state, Brown University in Rhode Island and Rutgers in New Jersey. 

Syriana Analysis   Chris Hedges explains Israel's master plan for Gaza and it is horrifying. 

Owen Jones   Biden's latest move tells us one thing: they're panicking. 

Owen Jones   Gaza is already in a state of catastrophe. What will Israel's invasion of Rafah mean? UNICEF's James Elder tells us the hideous truth: we have a responsibility to listen, and to act.  

Geopolitical Economy Report   US Senators sent a letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, threatening to impose sanctions and even invade the Hague if it issues arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Biden administration is also pressuring the ICC not to charge Israeli officials over their war crimes in Gaza. Ben Norton discusses Washington's deep hypocrisy.