Mirta Pacheco
Netanyahu and His Ultra-Right Coalition Pass First Judicial Reform Despite Wide Resistance
The Israeli Knesset passed a law for judicial overhaul despite massive mobilizations that have been happening for months. What these mobilizations miss, however, is solidarity with Palestinians.
Mirta Pacheco
July 27, 2023“In Myanmar the Working Class Stood up to the Military Junta and We Are Still Fighting”: Interview with a Burmese Activist
An interview with Thinzar Shunlei Yi, a Burmese grassroots activist, about the situation in Myanmar eight months after the coup.
Mirta Pacheco
October 12, 2021What the Israeli Prime Minister Took Away from Meeting with Biden
The meeting between Biden and Bennet, which took place a day late because of the attacks at the Kabul airport, has given a domestic boost to the Israeli leader. Biden clung to his promise that if diplomacy fails, he will use other means to prevent Iran’s nuclear rearmament. Current disagreements over Palestine were put aside.
Mirta Pacheco
August 28, 2021Bangladesh: Government Reopens Textile Factories As Delta Rages
Millions of workers in Bangladesh must return to their jobs in textile factories due to the reopening ordered by the government. This involves 4,500 textile factories employing 4 million workers. In the meantime, the cases of Covid-19 continue to grow, with the added factor of the Delta variant.
Mirta Pacheco
August 5, 2021New Leader, Same Occupation: Naftali Bennett Takes Over as Israeli Prime Minister
On Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu’s reign as Israeli prime minister ended. But for the Palestinian people, the new government under Naftali Bennett will mean more of the same brutal repression, occupation, and apartheid.
Mirta Pacheco
June 15, 2021Israel Is On the Verge of Another Act of War
Although Prime Minister Netanyahu has pushed back the original July 1 annexation date, which could take more than 30% of West Bank territories, the threat continues to loom. The annexation provides more rights for Zionist settlers and forces Palestinians to remain locked up in small land “islands.”
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July 3, 2020We Are Facing Two Viruses: Palestine’s Fight Against the Pandemic and Israeli Occupation
Ahmad Al Jaradat, who lives in Hebron in the West Bank, reports on how the Israeli occupation of Palestine has undermined efforts to stem coronavirus outbreaks and has exacerbated deteriorating living conditions. He describes the situation for hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, who are at high risk of contracting the virus.
Mirta Pacheco
May 1, 2020