Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week told the world not to believe its lying eyes and said there was no humanitarian catastrophe in Rafah, where 1.7 million people are sheltering during the Israeli bombardment.
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ISRAELI MOB BEATS UP TRUCK DRIVER IN WEST BANK BELIEVING HE WAS HEADED TO GAZA WITH AID
The Western news media missed the story last week of dozens of Israeli settlers in the West Bank attacking a truck and beating its driver because they thought the vehicle was part of a larger aid convoy to Gaza.
BIDEN LOSES JEWISH STAFFER WHO OPPOSES U.S. SUPPORT OF GAZA GENOCIDE
Lily Greenberg Call, a Jewish special assistant to the chief of staff in the U.S. Interior Department, announced her resignation last week over the Biden administration’s policy on Gaza.
NETANYAHU AND HIS EXTREMIST GOVERNMENT FACING PRESSURE FROM GANTZ
Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet and chief competitor for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said last week that he will exit the government unless Israel comes out with a clear war strategy for Gaza with a focus on rescuing the hostages.
TOP TREND 2024: EV GO FU
Around the world, lawmakers and regulators are setting new fees and taxes on electric vehicles (EVs) to make up for the loss of taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel as more drivers opt for electric mobility.
RUSSIA SEIZES ASSETS OF JPMORGAN, COMMERZBANK
On 7 May, a Russian court allowed the seizure of €12.4 million, or about $13.3 million, remaining in Russia and belonging to a partnership of JPMorgan and Commerzbank.
ARGENTINA’S TRANSPORT WORKERS STAGE ONE-DAY PROTEST STRIKE
On 2 May, Argentina’s trains, subways, ports, and several bus lines shut down for 24 hours as workers walked out to protest economic austerity measures imposed by President Javier Milei.
ARGENTINA’S MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTORS SLUMP IN MARCH
Argentina’s factory output dove 21.2 percent in March, year on year, far more than the 13.5 percent economists had expected. In a survey, 73 percent of manufacturers said they are laying off workers this quarter.
NEWS CORP REVENUES AND PROFITS DROP WHILE NEW YORK TIMES GAINS
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which owns The Wall Street Journal, book publisher HarperCollins, the Fox broadcasting network, and a string of newspapers and magazines around the world, said revenue slipped 1 percent in this year’s first quarter, while net profit plummeted 40 percent.
SWEDEN’S CENTRAL BANK MAKES FIRST RATE CUT IN EIGHT YEARS
Sweden’s Riksbank shaved a quarter of a percentage point from its key interest rate last week, dropping the rate to 3.75 percent.









