For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and antiwar.com, and to commentary from Consortium News and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a HEINBERG entry are HERE and HERE,) — MCM

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Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over his role in failing to prevent Oct. 7 attack, by Tia Goldenberg | The Associated Press  TEL AVIV — The head of Israeli military intelligence resigned today over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s decision could . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 20  House passes $95 billion foreign war bills, by Will Porter | antiwar.com / Popular Resistance  U.S. lawmakers passed a raft of legislation containing some $95 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, also approving a bill that will allow Washington to hand Kiev assets seized from Russia and pave the way for a ban on TikTok. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 21  War & genocide on Earth Day, by Melissa Garriga | Consortium News  On Earth Day Monday, prepare for the annual spectacle of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet. In Gaza, once-fertile farmland lies barren, water sources poisoned by conflict and neglect. In Ukraine . . . READ MORE . . .

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Feeding war, killing peace: Why the U.S. vetoed ‘Palestine,’ by Ramzy Baroud | Middle East Monitor  The outcome of the Palestine vote and the American veto at the United Nations Security Council on Saturday was predictable. Though European countries are becoming increasingly supportive of a Palestinian state, the United States is not yet ready for this commitment. These are some of the reasons . . . READ MORE . . .