Today in Labor History March 16, 2003: Israeli Defense Forces murdered American activist Rachel Corrie in Rafah by running over her with a bulldozer. She had been defending a Palestinian home that the IDF was trying to demolish as part of their collective punishment of the Palestinian people.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #RachelCorie #idf #palestine #warcrimes #israel #collectivepunishment #rafah
As pro-Palestinian #protests continued to escalate across the country, ofcls & students at #BrownUniversity set a rare example on Tues: They made a deal.
Demonstrators agreed to dismantle their encampment at #Brown, which had been removed by Tues evening, & university leaders said they would discuss, & later vote on, divesting funds from companies connected to the #IDF campaign in #Gaza.
#Israel #Palestinians
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/brown-divestment-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
#IDF confirms strike on #Hezbollah commander in #Beirut, #Lebanon
The IDF said the commander is responsible for Saturday's strike that killed children playing soccer in #MajdalShams in the Israeli-controlled #GolanHeights.
#war #WarExpansion #WiderWar #RegionalConflict #MiddleEast #GlobalSecurity #geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #Israel #Netanyahu
https://abc7.com/post/israel-lebanon-strike-idf-says-targeted-senior-hezbollah/15122507/
