UN holds hearing on escalating violence against Palestinians in Occupied West Bank; House Dem leader Jeffries calls for closure of Delaney Hall immigrant detention center – August 11, 2026

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Occupied West Bank UN holds hearing on escalating violence against Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, official says it’s “advancing de-facto annexation”; House Dem leader Jeffries calls for closure of Delaney Hall immigrant detention center, blasts “violent mass deportation machine”; Food banks, immigrants, activists in Sacramento blast federal food aid cuts, urge state action for immigrants and vulnerable residents; 3 CA lakes – Clear Lake, Tahoe, and Salton Sea – in trouble from natural and human sources; 3 states – Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma – are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010; Lebanon becomes first country in Middle East and Arab world to ban capital punishment The post UN holds hearing on escalating violence against Palestinians in Occupied West Bank; House Dem leader Jeffries calls for closure of Delaney Hall immigrant detention center – August 11, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.