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Biden DESPERATE To Protect Netanyahu From The Hague!

The Jimmy Dore Show   The Biden administration is reportedly highly concerned that the International Criminal Court in The Hague will soon issue warrants for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu and other high level members of the Israeli government.    Although the likelihood that Netanyahu et al could ever be placed in the dock at The Hague is vanishingly small, the mere warrants would represent a huge blow to Israeli leadership and the Jewish state’s international standing.  

ICC war crimes prosecutors interviewed Gaza hospital staff

Al Jazeera English   Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court are reportedly interviewing staff from two hospitals in the Gaza Strip. That's after the discovery of mass graves on the grounds of the two facilities. Hundreds of bodies were recovered from three mass graves on the premises of the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis this month. The remains of dozens more people were exhumed at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli siege of the  facility. Both hospitals were left badly damaged and out of service after Israeli troops withdrew.  

UN: Law enforcement action at US universities ‘disproportionate’

Al Jazeera English   The UN has voiced concerns regarding the treatment of pro-Palestine protesters at US universities. The spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Marta Hurtado, said “ We are concerned that some of law enforcement actions across a series of universities appear disproportionate in their inputs. ” Protests have swept through US higher education institutions, with many erecting tent encampments on campus grounds after about 100 protesters were first arrested at Columbia University in New York on April 18. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, police moved in on Tuesday morning to clear one encampment, detaining some protesters. At the University of Texas at Austin, police also clashed with protesters on Monday, including using pepper spray, and made arrests while dismantling an encampment, adding to hundreds detained nationwide over the weekend.

Leaked NYT Gaza Memo Tells Journalists to Avoid Words “Genocide,” “Ethnic Cleansing,” and “Occupied Territory”

Amid the internal battle over the New York Times’s coverage of Israel’s war, top editors handed down a set of directives. by Jeremy Scahill, Ryan Grim     Part 5 - Bucking International Norms In the cases of describing “occupied territory” and the status of refugees in Gaza, the Times style guidelines run counter to norms established by the United Nations and international humanitarian law. On the term “Palestine” — a widely used name for both the territory and the U.N.-recognized state — the Times memo contains blunt instructions: “ Do not use in datelines, routine text or headlines, except in very rare cases such as when the United Nations General Assembly elevated Palestine to a nonmember observer state, or references to historic Palestine. ” The Times guidance resembles that of the Associated Press Stylebook. The memo directs journalists not to use the phrase “refugee camps” to describe long-standing refugee settlements in Gaza. “ While termed refugee camps, the refugee centers

What would ICC arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu mean for Israel?

Al Jazeera English   Israel's Prime Minister says nobody will stop its military actions - not even the International Criminal Court. The ICC is investigating the country's operations in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank - and could issue warrants for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders. He says such a move would be outrageous - and set a dangerous precedent. And the foreign minister insists the country won't be deterred and will continue to fight. The court's Prosecutor says anyone who breaks the law will be held accountable.  But Israel is not part of the ICC, and does not recognise its jurisdiction.  

Trump joins Beltway Uniparty to pay for WWIII

The Grayzone   The Grayzone 's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the whopping $95 billion military aid package to Israel and Ukraine just authorized by Congress - a gigantic financial injection into the military industrial complex at the expense of the American worker - and explain Donald Trump's pivotal role in its passage.    Related: The wounded US imperialist beast becomes more dangerous than ever as desperately seeks to start a WWIII

Cable News Viewers BRAINWASHED On Israel

Breaking Points   Krystal and Saagar discuss exclusive BP polling showing cable news brainwashing Americans on Israel and Gaza.  

Standoff at University of Texas as troopers move to clear pro-Palestine protesters

Al Jazeera English   Hundreds of state troopers are surrounding students on campus at the University of Texas. They've been told to leave immediately but they're refusing -- they're defying calls and say they stand in support of Palestine. They want an immediate end to the war in Gaza. 

Columbia University warns students to leave encampment or risk suspension

Al Jazeera English   Student protesters at Columbia University have been given an ultimatum: leave or face suspension.

Day 1846: Julian Assange still in prison and under slow-motion execution by the Anglo-American imperialist criminals

failed evolution   On 11 April 2019, the Ecuadorian government of traitor Lenin Moreno, invited the Metropolitan Police into the Ecuadorian embassy in London, and they arrested Julian Assange . Since then, Assange is kept in Belmarsh high security prison in London, without actual charges.   The real reason world's number one political prisoner is still kept in this high security prison, is because he exposed horrendous war crimes carried out by the US imperialists and their allies.   The ruthless Western imperialist regime wants to punish the No1 real journalist in the world and make him an example for any Whistleblower or real journalist who will attempt to expose its big crimes in the future.   And the Anglo-American axis has now become officially a fascist coalition , framed by the rest of its Western pets. UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel, one of the most ruthless ever, decided to extradite Julian Assange to US. No surprise of course. The only question we had in mind is