Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:

• How Israel Organizes and Arms Settler Militias to Terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank (Drop Site)
• At Least Two Palestinians Killed by Israeli Fire in Rafah (Middle East  Eye)
• Israeli Forces Abduct Dozens of Palestinians Across West Bank (IMEMC)
• At Least Three Palestinians Arrested in Latest Israeli Raids in West Bank (Middle East Eye)

"Earlier, President Maduro declared that Venezuela would never become an 'oil colony'":

• US Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela as Caracas Condemns 'Act of Piracy' (BBC)

The Zionist war on free speech -- and the resistance -- continues:

• Why Isn’t the BBC Covering the Palestine Hunger Strikers? (Novara Media)
• Palestine Action Hunger Strikers Call for Urgent Meeting with Ministers (BBC)

"A Baluch armed group said it carried out an attack on Iran's Revolutionary Guards personnel near Zahedan":

• Armed Group Claims Deadly Attack on Guards Members in Southeast Iran (Iran International)

In a statement issued by the Bureau of African Affairs at the US State Department yesterday, Washington accused Juba of imposing illicit charges on humanitarian agencies:

• U.S. Threatens to Cut Aid over Fees on Humanitarian Shipments in South Sudan (eye Radio)

"[T]here simply isn’t any good, new evidence that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organizationAs the administration’s paltry presentation suggests, there simply isn’t any good, new evidence that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization":

• The Muslim Brotherhood Still Isn’t a Terrorist Organization (Foreign Policy)

"FIFA has not yet commented on the situation, though the 'Pride Match' festivities surrounding the June 26 match are not officially affiliated with soccer's international governing body":

• World Cup 'Pride Match' Still on After Egypt, Iran Objections (USA Today)

"South Sudan’s military has moved into the Heglig oilfield under an unprecedented agreement between the country and neighbouring Sudan’s warring parties to safeguard critical energy infrastructure from the country’s civil war":

• South Sudan Army to Secure Critical Heglig Oilfield in Sudan War Spillover (Aljazeera)

"When you know that what you see about yourself in the media is fabricated, is it any wonder that other realities appear as lies too":

• The Evolution of Muslim Conspiracy Theories (Amaliah)

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