Gaza - The good news was no Palestinians were killed. The bad news was Israeli live fire, along with use of rubber-coated steel bullets and toxic tear gas injured 1,143 Gazans - including 149 children and 78 women.
Israel - As an American Jew, strongly for peace, equity and justice, critical of Israeli ruthlessness, a cultural BDS member for years, I'm persona non grata in Israel - barred from entering the country, including the Occupied Territories.
Gaza -There's nothing accidental about Israeli snipers killing and seriously wounding defenseless Gazans, demonstrating peacefully for rights they're systematically and illegally denied.
Israel - All totalitarian regimes operate the same way - wanting the message controlled, criminalizing legitimate dissent, targeting anything daring to challenge oppressive policies.
Syria - Since Obama launched war on Syria in March 2011, Washington's goal was and remains regime change, pro-Western governance installed, partitioning the country, looting its resources, exploiting its people, and isolating Iran - ahead of targetin
Russia - On April 28, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hosted a meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts.
Gaza - According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, three Gazans were killed on Friday, nearly 1,000 others injured, at least 178 from live fire.
Israel - Russia reported the same thing hours earlier, saying two Israeli warplanes fired eight missiles from Lebanese airspace, five destroyed by Syrian air defenses, the others striking a portion of the base.
Syria - Endless US aggression to replace Assad with pro-Western puppet rule is similar to its forever war against the Taliban in Afghanistan - no prospect of either conflict ending any time soon.