(2024-05-17). University Of California Workers Vote To Authorize A Strike. popularresistance.org On May 15, United Auto Workers Local 4811, which represents 48,000 student workers across the University of California campuses, voted to authorize a strike following police and administrative repression of pro-Palestine students staging Gaza Solidarity Encampments. | Strike authorization votes took place from May 13 to May 15. Workers voted in favor of striking by a landslide of 79%. There is currently no fixed date for a strike, but the vote empowers the union's executive board to call a strike at any time. | Were Local 4811 to strike, it would be the first strike in history to be called for Palestinian liberat…
(2024-05-17). In A First, Jewish Biden Administration Staffer Resigns Over War In Gaza. popularresistance.org At first glance, the chalkboard sign looked like any of the others standing in front of Washington D.C.'s many restaurants and cafes. | But instead of advertising espresso or sandwiches, this one — across the street from a federal government building — displayed only one thing: the number of Palestinians killed in Israel's war with Hamas, along with the words "Remember the people of Gaza." | When it was taken down earlier this month after being vandalized, that number had passed 34,000 — a statistic quoted often in pro-Palestinian advocacy. But what made the blackboard different from the campus…
(2024-05-17). Columbia Faculty Group Passes No-Confidence Measure On President. popularresistance.org Columbia University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences approved a vote of no confidence Thursday against university President Minouche Shafik over her handling of the recent pro-Palestinian protests on campus. | The vote, organized by the school's chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), won with a 65 percent majority, though it has no real power against Shafik. | The AAUP chapter released a statement highlighting the frustrations the group has with Shafik such as agreeing during a recent congressional hearing to fire a particular faculty member and ultimately bringing in the police to cle…
(2024-05-17). South Africa Asks ICJ To Order Israel To Halt Rafah Offensive. popularresistance.org South Africa asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday to order Israel to halt its Rafah offensive, and argued that the assault posed a risk to "the very survival of Palestinians in Gaza." | South Africa's ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusi Madonsela, asked the court in his opening remarks to "do what it can to stop the genocide," which he said had "shocked the conscience of humanity." | He added that South Africa's fourth submission to the court was triggered not only by the assault on Rafah but by an intensification of the Israeli assault across Gaza in the last few days.
(2024-05-17). Carrying On Kent State's Legacy Of Antiwar Organizing. popularresistance.org If you grew up in Ohio, one of the first things that comes to mind when you hear "Kent State" is the saying "Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent State." If you grew up outside of Ohio, the first thing you think of when hearing "Kent State" is the shootings on May 4, 1970. And if you were present for the protest on May 4, 2024, you heard, "Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent stop funding genocide." | As graduate students (one local, the other out of state), we grew up with different perceptions of Kent State. What united us is the decision to pursue our graduate studies at Kent State due to its long history of activism and the Sc…
(2024-05-17). Some Reflections on the Campus Protests. counterpunch.org The ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at American universities are more than just youthful expressions of speech freedom. Rather they exemplify the informed views of students repulsed by the genocide in Gaza, which they see every day on television and in the social media. They are motivated by a desire to end the continuing complicity of their
(2024-05-17). Australian universities moving to shut down student encampments against Gaza genocide. wsws.org The flurry of eviction notices, "emergency meetings," and warnings of disciplinary action indicate a nationally coordinated campaign in line with denunciations of the student protests by the federal Labor government.
(2024-05-17). The misogyny of the anti-protest. aljazeera.com Our reaction to the students who are protesting what they see as genocide in real time speaks volumes about who we are.
(2024-05-17). May 17, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Cad é sin don té sin — Caladh Nua Mario Savio's Call to Arms: "Put Your Bodies Upon the Gears and Upon the Wheels" by Mike Whitney The Hill's cheap, cowardly shot at people of conscience who support Palestine, by Don Hank PalChron Day 223 — New ICJ Hearing | Abbas Blames Hamas | More Soldiers Killed, Injured 'Most Thorough Legal Analysis' Yet Concludes Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza, by Yves Smith, Jessica Corbett Israel's Brutal Rafah Invasion, Interview with Student Protestors, and More — Richard Medhurst (Video) MoA: The Al-Aqsa Flood Operation Is — Despi…
(2024-05-17). How to Avoid Reporting That a University Is Lying About Police Violence. worldbeyondwar.org 
I was pleasantly surprised when the Daily Progress printed a straightforward report on the president of the University of Virginia recently lying about police violence against students protesting genocide. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2024-05-17). Headlines for May 17, 2024. democracynow.org "We Don't Want Ships. We Want Safety": Displaced Gazans Reject U.S. Pier; U.N. Calls for Land Access, Spain Bars Ships with Weapons For Israel; 13 Foreign Ministers Warn Against Israel's Rafah Assault, "Israel's Genocide Has Reached New and Horrific Stage": South Africa Requests Urgent ICJ Intervention, Police Raid and Arrest Students at Gaza Solidarity Encampments at UC Berkeley, DePaul University, WaPo: Billionaires and Execs Urged Eric Adams to Send Police to Columbia's Gaza Encampment, SCOTUS Overrules Challenge to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, NYT: Upsi…
(2024-05-17). Call for industrial action to halt Gaza genocide stifled at Australian university union meeting. wsws.org The motion called for a black ban and cessation of work on all university research, education or other projects linked to the Israeli military or otherwise assisting the genocide in Gaza.
(2024-05-17). Gaza Genocide 2.0. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). Workers and students demand all-out strike in support of University of California academic workers. wsws.org In statements and conversations with the WSWS, students, grad student workers and others expressed support for a mass strike to protect democratic rights and end the genocide in Gaza.
(2024-05-17). A Rebellion Against Law and Civilization: Genocide and Its Accomplices. counterpunch.org Civilization is a process that progressively codifies the rules and regulations necessary for living together in peace, the process that continually engenders associations and commissions, mechanisms for monitoring and implementation of the norms. The United Nations Charter is the best rules-based order we have, a kind of world constitution that all peoples should recognize and
(2024-05-17). Stop the genocide in Gaza! Stop police violence against anti-war students! wsws.org In the following, we document the IYSSE Humboldt University election statement, which will be printed in the student election brochure. The elections are on 18 and 19 June.
(2024-05-17). Teaneck Anti-Palestinian Stakeholders on Racist Rants at May 15 Board of Ed Meeting. fightbackbetter.com 
From Joseph Kessler Godin claiming that Teaneck High School's decent test scores and college acceptance rates depend on its Jewish students (despite them being a very small minority of the student population), to Deborah Hartman Blaiberg openly saying "we want this district like Tenafly not like Newark", to Aviva Angel (executive member of Bergen County Jewish Action Committee aka BCJAC) shamelessly pinkwashing the Palestinian genocide, last night's Board of Ed. meeting was loaded. Albeit repulsive and painful to hear, none of it was surprising. | The situation escalated when Orly Kessler Godin and Avital Kessler…
(2024-05-17). Thursday 5/23: Break the Bonds!: Divest from Israel Bonds, Invest in Freedom Teach-in. indybay.org Online teach-in / webinar…
(2024-05-17). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. cpj.org Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging. In addition to documenting the growing tally of journalists killed and injured, CPJ's research has found multiple kinds of incidents of journalists being targeted while carrying out…
(2024-05-17). US billionaires joined Whatsapp group to 'change Israel narrative'. middleeasteye.net 
US billionaires joined Whatsapp group to 'change Israel narrative' | Business leaders spoke to senior Israeli officials and New York mayor during Columbia encampment, according to Washington Post | | Pro-Palestinian student protestors wave a Palestinian flag on the front steps of Hamilton Hall at Col…
(2024-05-17). Syracuse University Administration-Encampment Meeting. urbancny.com 
Syracuse University sent an email to students taking part in the protest the following represents "our response to their concerns." According to the University. | The Email ends with, "the University expects you to bring the encampment to a close." | Dear Students: | As senior staff in Syracuse University's Student Experience Division, we write to follow up on the meeting you requested with us, held on Monday (May 13). Although we have areas of disagreement, we share a concern for the ongoing loss of life on all sides in the Israel/Hamas war and recognize its impact on members of our community. | With respect…
(2024-05-17). When Israel Bombed AP's Gaza Office. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). Canada Sanctions on Extremist Settlers Give Israeli Government a Pass. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). Israel as a Jewish Nation-State and Antisemitism. counterpunch.org 
"Judaism cannot be separated from Israel. Zionism is, simply put, the manifestation of that belief," stated a recent message from Jewish students at Columbia University. Israel's politics are closely intertwined with its religious beliefs. Since 2018, Israel legally considers itself a Jewish nation-state with no separation between religion and politics. That explains why Israelis consider
(2024-05-17). Blowing Off the Class of 2024: A Parent's Searing Criticism of USC's Top Leadership on Commencement Day. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-17). Blowing Off Class of 2024: Parent's Criticism of USC's Leadership on Commencement Day. scheerpost.com 
By Annette Ricchiazzi / Original to ScheerPost My daughter, a fourth generation USC Trojan, graduated last Friday. It happened without incident, and she is now a USC alum. I took into the two days of events the memory of my own USC student experience, which eventually led me to be a USC employee and avid …
(2024-05-17). Cleveland: After encampment, struggle continues. workers.org 
Cleveland After 11 defiant days, students at Case Western Reserve University closed down their Palestine Solidarity Encampment on May 9. Activists from the Palestinian community and the progressive movement assisted in a well-organized and disciplined take-down. Nevertheless, CWRU President Eric Kaler reiterated his threats that students who participated in the . . . |
(2024-05-17). Mario Savio's Call to Arms: "Put Your Bodies Upon the Gears and Upon the Wheels". Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). CFA Members File Unfair Practice Charge Over Cal Poly Humboldt's Campus Closure. indybay.org May 9, 2024 – This week, CFA members filed an Unfair Practice Charge with California's Public Employer Employee Relations Board (PERB) over Cal Poly Humboldt administration's decision to close the campus for the remainder of the spring semester. Management took the extraordinary step of closing down the campus last month in response to students protesting the war in Gaza when other campuses around the country have remained open despite fairly large actions and police responses. At Cal Poly Humboldt, students and a faculty member occupied a campus building for several days before being forcibly removed and arreste…
(2024-05-17). Thursday 5/16: Palestine Solidarity protest – support the UCSC student encampment. indybay.org corner of Bay and High Streets, Santa Cruz (at entrance to UC Santa Cruz)…
(2024-05-17). Creator of Olympic Black Power Statue Encourages SJSU Students on Nakba Day. indybay.org San Jose State students continue with the pro-Palestine encampment, even after University administration has chastised them insisting they leave. On May 15, Nakba Day, a large crowd of students rallied at the encampment in front of the Olympic Black Power Statue.
(2024-05-17). Creator of Olympic Black Power Statue Encourages SJSU Students on Nakba Day. indybay.org San Jose State students continue with their pro-Palestine encampment, even after the University administration has chastised them insisting they leave. On May 15, Nakba Day, a large crowd of students rallied at the encampment in front of the Olympic Black Power Statue.
(2024-05-17). Big Oil and Civilization Don't Mix. counterpunch.org 
Prologue On May 10, 2024, my friend Jay Jones, emeritus professor of biology at La Verne University, invited me to see a documentary he was presenting to his students and colleagues. The documentary, The Oil Machine, was done in 2022 by BBC. It is one of the best films I have watched on the origins
(2024-05-17). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2024-05-17). COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Military-Pharmaceutical Apparatus. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). American Universities Have Been in the News, But High School Conditions Also Need Attention. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). Why China Has Little Reason to Trust the U.S. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). Upcoming Webinar: State Terror as a Form of Regime Change. Max Blumenthal and Prof. Ilan Pappe. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). Selected Articles: Western Liars Aggressively Promote WWIII in Europe. globalresearch.ca 
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(2024-05-17). Fatal Post COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine-Associated Cerebral Ischemia. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). In Slovakia, the Lone Gunman Strikes Again. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). Unity in Diversity, Not Conformity. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). Western Liars Aggressively Promote WWIII in Europe. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-17). Australia: The Heroism of David McBride. John Kiriakou. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2024-05-17). Brazilian government proposes to raise teachers' salaries by 2026. tvbrics.com 
The previous proposal called for zero adjustment in 2024, 9% in 2025 and 3.5% in 2026…
(2024-05-17). Cooperation between Russia and Ethiopia in the field of science and technology. tvbrics.com Joint initiatives and prospects for cooperation between the two countries…
(2024-05-17). China's economy continues to improve despite challenges. ecns.cn China's economy continued to rebound in April while pressures persisted amid an uneven recovery, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
(2024-05-17). Tripura forms state-level committee for granting citizenship under CAA. devdiscourse.com The Tripura government has constituted a six-member state-level empowered committee with Director Census Operations, as chairman to grant citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, an official said on Friday.
(2024-05-17). 2023 is hottest year on Earth in two thousand years. ummid.com The year 2023 has been recorded as the hottest year on Earth in its 2,000 years history, researchers said.
(2024-05-17). Response to Key Concerns Raised by Students Involved in the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" Protest Activity. urbancny.com 
(2024-05-17). Anti-Minority Hate and Venom – Has Modi's Juggernaut Backfired? ummid.com Prime Minister Modi, who relied on his own carefully crafted image and easy-flowing rhetoric, found himself in an unchartered territory facing an electorate more skeptical of his promises and less interested in his anti-minority tirades.
(2024-05-17). Maharashtra 10th, 12th Results 2024: Board Updates Date and Time. ummid.com Amidst wild speculations on the dates of Maharashtra 2024 SSC (10th) and 2024 HSC (12th) result announcement, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has issued an important update on its official website mahresult.nic.in.
(2024-05-17). CBSE 10th Result 2024 declared, Pass Percentage tops 93.60%. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared today i.e. Monday May 13, 2024 Class 10 (Class Xth) exam results on its official website cbseresults.nic.in.
(2024-05-17). CBSE 12th Result 2024 declared, Pass Percentage tops 87.98%. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared today i.e. Monday May 13, 2024 Class 12 (Class XIIth) exam results on its official website cbseresults.nic.in.
(2024-05-17). MP: Officials focus on conservation as number of 'Noorjahan' mango trees shrinks. devdiscourse.com The authorities in Madhya Pradesh plan to renew efforts to multiply the number of rare 'Noorjahan' mango trees, which has shrunk to 10, in the Katthiwada area of Alirajpur district in the state, officials said.
(2024-05-17). GBSHSE Goa 10th Result 2024 – Direct link to check. ummid.com Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) is set to declare online the results of the GBSHSE Class 10 or SSC 2024 examination on its official as well as associate websites on Wednesday May 15, 2024.
(2024-05-17). University of Sydney students show solidarity with Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-05-17). OFSS Inter [Class 11] Admission 2024: Registration re-starts for CBSE, ICSE students. ummid.com The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has re-opened the link to receive Online Application forms for Class 11 (Intermediate) Admission 2024 through Online Facilitation System For Students (OFSS) website (www.ofssbihar.info) from CBSE and ICSE students.
(2024-05-17). Many of the 'Climate Experts' Surveyed by the Guardian in Recent Propaganda Blitz Turn Out to be Emotionally-Unstable Hysterics. wattsupwiththat.com I sense very little data and science underpins their anti-natalism, but a great deal of ideology and manipulation. So how can we explain these scientists' views, if we don't believe that they emerge from science?>
(2024-05-17). China's retail sales grow 2.3% in April. ecns.cn China's retail sales increased 2.3 percent year-on-year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
(2024-05-17). Forbes releases '30 under 30 Asia' list: Check Indians featured on the list. ptcnews.tv '30 Under 30 Asia' list: Forbes on Thursday released its 9th edition of the "30 Under 30 Asia" list. | The list features young entrepreneurs, leaders and trailblazers under 30, who are advancing innovation and revolutionising industries across the Asia-Pacific region. Many Indian entrepreneurs from a range of industries, including technology, sustainability, logistics, and fashion, are also included in this esteemed list.
(2024-05-17). War Games Risk Stirring Up Troubled Waters as Philippines ‚àí Emboldened by US ‚àí Squares Up to Beijing at Sea. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2024-05-17). The Battle of àêiên Biên Phú at 70. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2024-05-17). The student movement for Palestine is now spreading everywhere, inspiring resistance to the barbarism of our times… cadtm.org
(2024-05-17). Insights: Canada's pro-Palestine encampments by students. newarab.com 
(2024-05-17). US professor praised for Gaza student protest backing. newarab.com 
A professor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has garnered praise across social media, following her rousing speech during her arrest by police forces at a The professor, who was later identified as Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, UCI's associate professor of African American Studies, was among three faculty members arrested during the police raid. | This comes…
(2024-05-17). US professor praised for Gaza student protest backing. newarab.com
(2024-05-17). Palestinian teacher suspended for attending Nakba Day march. newarab.com 
The According to local Arabic media, Sabreen Masarwa, from the city of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, was expelled from her rol…
(2024-05-17). How two Yemeni women are revolutionising Taiz's food scene. newarab.com 
Meet Nisreen Dhirar and Faiza Haidrah who have defied gender stereotypes in Yemen by opening a restaurant in "We broke the norm that opening restaurants are for men only," Nisreen tells The New Arab. "We tried convincing society that women can also work in restaurants. There is no shame in it." | Nisreen and Faiza are university graduates, and their education armed them with the confidence to plan and execute their collectiv…
(2024-05-17). The students who camped for Palestine. newarab.com 
Normally, when students in the United States start protests towards the end of the Spring semester, administrators try to stall. | The presidents and deans know that in May the students start to think about their summer plans and then retreat back to their homes, often far from the campus. | Then, during the long summer, which comes to end only in the early weeks of September, the students are absorbed in internships and jobs, lives of love and lives of anxiety about the precarious world that awaits them. | The high officials of the colleges and universities know that once the students return to campus, the mo…
(2024-05-17). Students set up tent camp at Turin university in support of Palestinians. presstv.ir Dozens of pro-Palestinian students set up an encampment at Turin Polytechnic University to protest Israel's war in Gaza.
(2024-05-17). Duke University commencement speech prompts walkout over speaker's Israel support. presstv.ir Dozens of students leave Duke University's commencement ceremony over speaker's support for Israel.
(2024-05-17). University of Calgary: Pro-Palestine encampment attacked by police. presstv.ir Canadian university students continue to establish pro-Palestinian encampments on campus, with the newest calls for academic institutions to divest from Israel coming from within the city of Calgary.
(2024-05-17). Students at American University in Cairo protest in support of Gaza. presstv.ir Dozens of students at the American University in Cairo rallied inside the campus in support of Gaza.