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O Palestine (POEM)

Written in 2005, O Palestine (a poem by Mazin Qumsiyeh written 2005)

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - There is still time to register to attend this important event hosted by Scientists for Palestine. Join us for an in depth panel discussion with Palestinian colleagues on the impacts of Israel’s annexation plan in research and higher education in Palestine.

The following poem was written in 2005, and is sadly as appropriate today...

UAE Recognition of Israel: Whither the Arab and the Muslim World?

Parochial interests and competition between the rulers of the Arabian peninsula lie behind the UAE decision to recognize Israel and Saudi Arabia’s turning its back on Jammu and Kashmir.

(LONDON Redress) - An agreement to establish diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel and a Saudi-Pakistani spat over Kashmir coupled with feuds among Gulf states and between Turkey, the kingdom, and the Emirates drive nails into the notion that the Arab and Islamic world by definition share common geopolitical interests on the basis of ethnicity or religion and embrace kinship solidarity.

The UAE-Israel agreement weakens the Palestinians’ efforts to create a state of their own.

Trump Attempts to Sabotage Mail-in-Voting

Postmaster General DeJoy is conducting a sweeping Postal Service reorganization.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - Trump is behind in most polls and he knows that if he loses the election, as a private citizen, he will be exposed to federal and state criminal prosecution. Because of the pandemic, the safe and secure means to vote is by mail.

Thus, Trump is openly and unashamedly attempting to sabotage the postal service to slow down the mail so as to discourage voting or delay the delivery of ballots too late to be counted.

An Open Letter to the National Democratic Leadership

America can become a better, more equal, more respect-worthy nation that fulfills its promises.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - When Joe Biden announced that Kamala Harris would be his VP pick, Donald Trump immediately began criticizing her as being too far left.

I hope the leadership of the Democratic Party does not decide that this criticism of Trump’s needs to be answered by pressuring her to move further toward the center.

The American Debt Crisis - Growing Debt a Concern Amidst Pandemic

As of March 2020, the average American household was drowning in over $138,000 in debt.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The American economy set records in the second quarter, and not in a good way.

The economy plummeted 32.9 percent between April and June, making this the worst plunge ever. This is due to the novel virus rampaging throughout the United States, causing businesses to shut down and millions of citizens losing their jobs.

Puget Sound Peace Activists on 75th Remembrance of Hiroshima/Nagasaki Bombings

Activists appeal to personnel at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor: Refuse illegal orders; Refuse to launch nuclear missiles

(PUGET SOUND, Wash.) - Our proximity to the largest number of deployed strategic nuclear weapons puts us near a dangerous local and international threat. When citizens become aware of their role in the prospect of nuclear war, or the risk of a nuclear accident, the issue is no longer an abstraction.

Our proximity to Bangor demands a deeper response.

Federal Agents Expelling Asylum Seekers as Young as 8 Months from the Border

“The government is playing cowboy with regards to children’s safety”

(BEAUMONT, Tex.) - There are specific rules on how the government is allowed to hold migrant children. The 1997 Flores Settlement requires migrant children in detention have certain rights, including that they be released quickly and held in licensed child care facilities.

Instead, the U.S. has moved hundreds of minors to a clandestine network of hotels — under the custody of a contractor not licensed to care for children. Advocates say many are now “virtually impossible” to find.

China and the United States Could Avoid an Unnecessary War

Both the Chinese and U.S. governments are engaging in reckless behavior that could lead to disaster.

(LONDON) - Although few Americans seem to have noticed, China and the United States are currently on a collision course—one that could easily lead to war. Their dispute, which has reached the level of military confrontation, concerns control of the South China Sea.

The U.S. government insisted on the treaty’s guarantee of free navigation and proceeded to challenge China by sailing its warships through waters claimed by the Chinese government.

Steal Of The Century: Trump`s Palestine-Israel Catastrophe (Documentary)

How Donald Trump's actions have resulted in an escalated environment of violence throughout the Palestinian territories.

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - The 'Steal Of The Century' is a documentary by Robert Inlakesh, filmed on the ground in occupied Palestine, investigating the peace process, Donald Trump's proposed 'Deal of the Century' and why the Palestinian people have unanimously rejected it.

It also seeks to show the brutality of the occupation under which the Palestinian people live, as well as a brief look into the history of Palestine-Israel.

Major League Baseball Opened Too Soon

It is clear that the MLB cannot keep its players safe.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - It is time to pull the plug on Major League Baseball. From the beginning, I suspected from the beginning that the reopening of the pandemic-shortened Major League Baseball season would be short-lived.

Given the raging pandemic, MLB was unwise to reopen in the first place.