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Despite Jared Kushner’s puffed up claims of brokering the Abraham Accords, it was clear that there was little public support in the Arab world for any nation to make peace with Israel while millions of Palestinians still live under Israeli military rule. interc.pt/3unApFY

#Greece | Policeman shot a 16 year old young man in Thessaloniki. And after this horrific incident, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a €600 one-off payment to every single policeman. Sounds like rewarding police violence, right? Things are getting really ugly here.

Call for Papers: International Marxist-Feminist Conference 2023 The submission of proposals is most welcome as of now. The deadline is 31 Jan 2023. More details can be found on the website of @transform_ntwrk: transform-network.net/calendar/event… #marxfem #marxfemconference

in response to the US Soccer Federation changing Iran's flag an Iranian user changed the US flag to include all its military interventions and wars

Here’s me in 2018 saying ‘Our Future Our Choice’ was an AstroTurf organisation whose aim was to wreck Labour’s polling lead. At the time liberals attacked me. Now Will Dry, one of it’s co-founders, is an aide to Rishi Sunak. I’m sorry for being right.

Μια πικρή, μικρή ιστορία! Εκεί ψηλά στο νόμο Καστοριάς υπάρχει ένας Δήμος, Άργος Ορεστικό τον λένε. Και σε αυτό το Δήμο κάνει κρύο, πολύ κρύο, ανάβουν τη θέρμανση τον Οκτώβρη και αν είναι τυχεροί τη σβήνουν τον Μάη.

The #FIFA World Cup is underway in Qatar, and this edition has already had its share of drama on the pitch. #FIFAWorldCup #FIFAWorldCup2022 #Qatar #QatarWorldCup

#Belarus Maria Kalesnikava is in intensive care in Homiel. This information was confirmed to the lawyer in the hospital. Earlier, she was taken to a punishment cell despite concerns about her health. Political prisoners are left without access to medical assistance. Horrible

75 years ago, the UN passed the Partition Resolution. Palestinians are still denied the right to self-determination enshrined in international law. On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we must renew our calls for a free & independent Palestine.

A delegation from @wikileaks is on a tour across Latin America to drum up support from various social movements and progressive governments in the region to call for Julian Assange’s release #FreeAssangeNOW #wikileaks @peoplesassembl_ @LulaOficial

This is a legacy defining moment for Joe Biden. He is going down as one of the biggest disappointments in labor history.

Powerful Danish tugboat giant #Svitzer recently threatened to lock out 582 wharfies in 17 Australian ports to derail bargaining with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) - a move that could have put the whole Australian economy at risk #ausunions #dkpol - australianunions.org.au/2022/11/30/doc…

📷 Three migrants stowed away on the rudder of a chemicals and oil tanker were rescued by the Spanish coast guard as the ship arrived in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands from Nigeria on Monday. The migrants are being treated by health services, the coast guard said.

The inhumane working conditions on the #WorldCup construction sites in Qatar have been making headlines for years, and yet little has changed. According to estimates, around 6,500 workers from South Asia had died by 2021. youtube.com/watch?v=OxVLIu…

Railroad Workers United disappointed with Biden Whitehouse pressuring Congress to avert strike without additional concessions. myemail.constantcontact.com/Press-Release-…

Government: This is a worldwide problem. The world:

Solidarity! Change is brewing! ☕️

📷 The murder trial against a German right-wing extremist accused of setting a refugee center on fire in 1991 began yesterday. Demonstrators demanded justice for Samuel Kofi Yeboah in front of the Koblenz court. The young Ghanaian had died from severe burns & smoke inhalation.

“More than a decade of austerity and the soaring cost of living has pushed millions of workers into poverty. Starbucks must recognise a trade union and negotiate a fair deal with its workers!” @jeremycorbyn joins the #BaristasUnited rally in London.

In September, I visited the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria. Some call the area a "desert within the desert", a place so saturated with salt, so dry, that few things grow. To accompany my new Globetrotter piece, I want to share some photos from the trip. peoplesdispatch.org/2022/11/16/afr…