(2018-08-04). Israeli Commandos Brutally Attack Freedom Flotilla Activists in International Waters. therealnews.com 
Indigenous leader Larry Commodore returns to Canada after being released from an Israeli prison
(2018-08-04). Shokeh Suspends 60-day Hunger Strike. imemc.org 30-year-old Hassan Hassanin Shokeh has reportedly suspended his open hunger strike at the Israeli Kaplan Medical Center, on Friday. According to a report by the Prisoners and Former Prisoners' Affairs Committee, Shokeh suspended his two-month hunger strike after his lawyer, Ahlam Haddad, reached an agreement with the Israeli prosecution. The […]…
(2018-08-04). Child Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered Friday. imemc.org The Health Ministry in Gaza has reported that a child died, on Saturday morning, from serious wounds he suffered a day earlier, after Israeli soldiers shot him with live fire. The Health Ministry said the child, identified as Moath Ziad Soori, 15, died from serious wounds he suffered during the […]…
(2018-08-04). Palestinians Call for Boycott of Meteor Music Festival in Israel. imemc.org Via BNC official: We, Palestinian cultural organizations, municipalities and human rights campaigns, call for the boycott of Meteor Festival in Israel, scheduled for September 6-8, 2018. We urge all participating artists to respect Palestinians' non-violent resistance and withdraw from this complicit festival as a meaningful contribution to our struggle for freedom, justice […]…
(2018-08-03). Soldiers Injure One Palestinian Near Jerusalem, Two Near Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, dozens of Palestinian protesters near the main entrance of Hizma town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, and shot a young man with a live round. The army also shot two Palestinians near Ramallah, in central West Bank. Medical sources said the soldiers shot a teenage boy […]…
(2018-08-03). Palestinians Call for Boycott of Meteor Music Festival in Israel. bdsmovement.net 
Palestinians Call for Boycott of Meteor Music Festival in Israel: Update Cultural BoycottPalestinians urge participating artists to withdraw from the festival as a meaningful contribution to our struggle for freedom, justice and equality. | August 3, 2018 | By: | (2018-08-03). Kushner's Cynical "Deal of the Century" for Palestinians in Action. counterpunch.org 
Hindsight is unfair — but it might tell the truth. First, Donald Trump proclaims Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, thus depriving the Palestinians of their capital in the east of the city. The Palestinians are appalled. Mahmoud Abbas says he will no longer talk to the United States. So Trump rages that "we pay More
(2018-08-03). US Military Aid to Israel Set to Exceed $3.8B, or $23,000 Per Year for Every Jewish Family Living in Israel. mintpressnews.com The massive funding for Israel's military is the result of the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding on security assistance between the Israeli and U.S. governments, which called for annual funding of $3.8 billion — or $23,000 per year for every Jewish family living in Israel — for the next 10 years.
(2018-08-03). Army Injures Several Palestinians Near Jenin. imemc.org Israeli soldiers injured, on Friday evening, several Palestinians in Toura village, southwest of Jenin, in northern West Bank. Media sources in Jenin said dozens of soldiers invaded the village, and fired many gas bombs at locals, and their homes, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. They added […]…
(2018-08-03). Trump Threatens Iran to Distract From Russia-Linked Criticism and Appease Israel. truthdig.com There are a few reasons why Trump's recent saber-rattling in Iran's direction may be about issues other than U.S.-Iran relations, strictly defined.
(2018-08-03). Journalist Shot during Nablus Confrontations. imemc.org Violent confrontations erupted as hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed, on Wednesday night, the northern West Bank city of Nablus, guarded by the Israeli forces and for the purpose of performing Talmudic rituals. Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli forces, accompanied by a bulldozer, stormed Beit Furik checkpoint, to the east of Nablus. […]…
(2018-08-03). Israeli Soldiers Kill One Palestinian, Injure 220, In Gaza. imemc.org The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed, Friday, that Israel soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the nonviolent "Great Return Match" in Gaza, on its nineteenth consecutive week, killing a young man, and wounding 220 Palestinians, including 90 who were shot with live fire. Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the […]…
(2018-08-03). Israeli Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians In Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, one Palestinian with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and caused dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, after the army attacked the weekly nonviolent procession against the Annexation Wall and colonies in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. The Palestinians, […]…
(2018-08-03). Ban on Entry of Foreign Academics Hindering Palestinian Education says Rights Group. imemc.org The Campaign for the Right to Enter the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Thursday, expressed deep concern at the rise in Israeli denial, of work or stay visa applications, for foreign nationals seeking to enter the occupied territories, saying this measure is hurting Palestinian education. The group said, in a press release, […]…
(2018-08-03). PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (26 July — 01 August 2018). imemc.org Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) for the week of 26 July — 01 August, 2018. Israeli forces continued to use force against peaceful Palestinian protestors in the Gaza Strip. 3 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, were killed in the southern Gaza Strip.
(2018-08-02). Enough Pity; Enough Hell: the Psychological and Physical Costs of the Israel-Gaza War. counterpunch.org 
I have lived in this part of Israel for 45 years — the region that used to be called the Western Negev. However, people have long forgotten where that is; for years, they have known us as Otef Aza — the Gaza Envelope. When the Kassam rockets became a daily and deadly occurrence, well over a decade ago, we called ourselves 'Kassam Land'. More
(2018-08-02). Israel Halts Fuel Shipments to Gaza. Crime against Humanity. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Israel's Defence Ministry announced on Thursday it was banning gas and fuel from entering Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main point of entry of international aid into the besieged …
(2018-08-02). Trump Threatens Iran to Distract From Russia Criticism and Appease Israel. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Donald Trump's all-caps tweet threatening Iran with "CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE" sounds much like his warning last fall that North Korea would …
(2018-08-02). As Russia Negotiates Separation of Forces in Syria, Netanyahu Threatens War Against Iran Over Yemeni Waterway. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Featured image: Syrian government forces arrive at Quneitra crossing in Syrian Golan to resume control (Source: Tikun Olam) | Just as Russia doused a potential conflagration over stationing of Iranian forces in …
(2018-08-02). Urgent: End Israeli Occupation of Palestine, Restore Iran Deal, and Denuclearize Middle East. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Launched by professors at Princeton University and signed by experts on both sides of the Atlantic, this declaration calls for a break with the policy of unconditional support for the Likud …
(2018-08-02). Violence of Israeli Attack on Freedom Flotilla's Al Awda: Hunger Strike, Swedish 'Freedom' Boat Is Coming. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | As most of the participants and crew from Al Awda (The Return) are being deported from their unlawful detention at Givon prison in Israel, we now have a clearer picture of …
(2018-08-01). Following The Israeli Model? The Yellow Peril Comes To Washington. iranian.com So President Donald Trump reckoned on Monday that the United States Intelligence Community (IC) just might be wrong in its assessment that Russia had sought to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election but then decided on Tuesday that he misspoke and had the greatest confidence in the IC and now agrees that they were correct […]
(2018-08-01). Headlines for August 1, 2018. democracynow.org Facebook Removes Fake Pages, Citing Plot to Influence Midterm Elections, Top HHS Official Warned Trump Admin Not to Separate Families, 12 Arrested in Boston Demanding Northeastern University Cut Ties with ICE, "Like a Kidnapping": Minnesota Man Snatched by ICE Agents at Courthouse, Trump Lashes Out at Immigrants & Media at Florida Rally, 15 Killed in Suspected ISIS Attack in Afghanistan, Judge Blocks Gun Rights Group from Posting Blueprints to Make Guns from 3D Printers, Aid Groups Warn of New Cholera Outbreak in Yemen, Spain: Taxi Drivers Continue Indefinite Strike Against Uber, Israeli Military Intercepts Ship…
(2018-07-31). How Ahed Tamimi Became the Symbol of Palestinian Resistance to Israeli Oppression. theintercept.com 
NABI SALEH, West Bank — As if anyone needed reminding, even on the day of her release from prison, Israeli authorities seemed to want to show Ahed Tamimi, her family, and her many supporters that they control Palestinian lives. | Ahed and her mother, Nariman, were supposed to be freed on Saturday after serving an eight-month sentence in an Israeli military prison, but because Saturday is not a work day in Israel, their release was postponed. On Sunday, their family was told that they would be freed at 7 a.m. at a military checkpoint in the northern West Bank, nearly an hour and a half drive from their village, Nabi Saleh. When relatives and friends arrived there, the military sent them, as well as dozens of members of the press, to a different checkpoint, nearly two hours in the opposite direction. When they…
(2018-07-31). Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association. bdsmovement.net 
Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association: Update Cultural Boycott Red Card IsraelFollowing a global campaign, Adidas is no longer sponsoring football teams in illegal Israeli settlements. Palestinians call on new sponsor Puma to end complicity with Israel's violations of international law. | July 31, 2018 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
(2018-07-31). Captain John Turnbull Aboard The Freedom Flotilla Headed for Gaza. therealnews.com 
Just 300 miles from Gaza, Captain Turnbull expects a confrontation with Israeli military within hours of this interview, he has 12 people on board
(2018-07-30). Noam Chomsky Condemns Israel's Shift to Far Right & New "Jewish Nation-State" Law. democracynow.org 
Israel has passed a widely condemned law that defines Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people and gives Jews the sole right to self-determination. It also declares Hebrew the country's only official language and encourages the building of Jewish-only settlements on occupied territory as a "national value." The law has drawn international condemnation and accusations that Israel has legalized apartheid. For more, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, author and linguist Noam Chomsky. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus…
(2018-07-30). Irish MEP calls for 2019 Eurovision Boycott in light of Israel's 'Nation State' vote. bdsmovement.net 
Irish MEP calls for 2019 Eurovision Boycott in light of Israel's 'Nation State' vote: In the News Cultural Boycott (2018-07-30). Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel. bdsmovement.net 
Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel: In the News Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019In a stand for Palestinian rights, music legends, former Eurovision winner, commentator and presenters, performaning arts trade unions and well known LGBTQ+ and feminist campaigners and others endorse the call for Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2019. | June 27, 2018 | By: | | Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC)
(2018-07-30). Gaza Flotilla Ship Al Awda Violently Seized by Israelis; USS Liberty Survivor Amongst Those Captured. consortiumnews.com UPDATED: Israeli forces have violently boarded a ship, being followed by Consortium News, that was headed to Gaza bringing humanitarian aid. A survivor of the USS Liberty is now in Israeli custody. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Israeli… Read more →
(2018-07-30). Dublin Lord Mayor calls for boycott of next year's Eurovision in Israel. bdsmovement.net 
Dublin Lord Mayor calls for boycott of next year's Eurovision in Israel: In the News Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019The Lord Mayor of Dublin has called for…
(2018-07-30). 'Israeli pedophile detector': Sacha Baron Cohen dupes Roy Moore in 'sex offender' prank. rt.com 
Hoping for an easy interview on Alabama's 'strong connection' with Israel, the Donald Trump-endorsed-but-failed Senate nominee Roy Moore was the latest dupee of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, falling foul of a 'pedophile detector.'
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(2018-07-30). Amid Deadly Israeli Crackdown on Gaza Protests, Chomsky Says U.S. Must End Support for "Murderers" democracynow.org 
In Gaza, thousands gathered Saturday for the funeral of 11-year-old Majdi al-Satari, who died after he was shot in the head by an Israeli sniper Friday at protests near the separation fence with Israel. Seventeen-year-old Moumin al-Hams and 43-year-old Ghazi Abu Mustafa were also shot and killed by Israeli snipers at the protests. In total, Israeli soldiers have killed at least 150 Palestinians since the Palestinians' nonviolent Great March of Return protests began on March 30. For more, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, author and linguist Noam Chomsky. He is a laureate professor in the Departmen…
(2018-07-30). Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision. bdsmovement.net 
Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision: In the News Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019The petition cites Israel's human rights violations against Palestinian people and calls on national broadcaster RUV to withdraw Iceland from the contest. | May 16, 2018 | By: | | Euronews
(2018-07-30). Headlines for July 30, 2018. democracynow.org Eight Die as Wildfires Rage Across California, India: More Than 500 People Have Died in Monsoon Season So Far, North Korea Returns Remains of U.S. Soldiers Killed During Korean War, Trump Threatens Government Shutdown over Funding for $25 Billion Border Wall, Judge to Appoint Independent Monitor to Oversee Detention Centers with Children, "Quiet Skies": Boston Globe Reveals TSA Domestic Surveillance Program, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She Plans to Serve 5 More Years on Bench, U.S. Officials Hold Direct Peace Talks with the Taliban, Gaza: Israeli Soldiers Kill 3 Palestinians, Including 11-Year-Old Boy, Palestinian A…
(2018-07-30). Ahed Tamimi's Bravery Exposes Israeli, US Cowardice. therealnews.com 
Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi is free after eight months in an Israeli prison. While her bravery in confronting occupying Israeli soldiers has been celebrated around the world, Western media outlets have gone to great lengths to portray her as an aggressor. We speak to Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada
(2018-07-30). Israel's Unrelenting Killings, Siege Try to Crush Gaza's Protests. therealnews.com 
Israeli forces have shot dead three more Palestinians, including an 11-year old boy, protesting in Gaza's Great March of Return. We speak to Ali Abunimah of The Electronic Intifada
(2018-07-29). Ahed Tamimi and Her Mother are Freed from Jail. consortiumnews.com Ahed Tamimi and her mother were freed from prison on Sunday. Ray McGovern looks back on when he met the Tamimi family last year in their West Bank village and reflects on the spirit that drives them. By Ray McGovern… Read more →
(2018-07-27). Headlines for July 27, 2018. democracynow.org 700+ Migrant Families Still Separated as Reunification Deadline Passes, Protests Target President Trump's Family Separation Policy, House Votes 359-54 in Favor of Record Military Spending Bill, Michael Cohen Says Trump Knew in Advance About Meeting with Russians, House Republicans Set to Punish Rod Rosenstein over Mueller Probe, Pakistan: Imran Khan Claims Victory as Opponents Allege Vote Rigging, Gaza: Palestinians Call for Renewed Protests, Palestinian Teen Who Slapped Soldier to Be Released from Israeli Jail, Hundreds of African Refugees Scale Border Wall into Spanish Enclave, Laos: Aid Groups Say Death Toll f…
(2018-07-27). Palestinians Urge Irish Football Association to Cancel "Friendly" Match with Apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net 
Palestinians Urge Irish Football Association to Cancel "Friendly" Match with Apartheid Israel: Update Red Card IsraelHolding a friendly match with Israel sends the message that ending the dreams of Palestinians footballers is not significant. Palestinians urge the Irish Fo…
(2018-07-27). Glasgow City Council Concedes to Supporters of Palestinian Rights, Vows to Refrain From Sponsoring Future Arms Fairs. bdsmovement.net 
Glasgow City Council Concedes to Supporters of Palestinian Rights, Vows to Refrain From Sponsoring Future Arms Fairs: Update Military Embargo Boycott HP Apartheid Free Zones Local governments Sanctions and governmentsGlasgow City Council promises supporters of Palestinian rights that it will no longer sponsor arms fairs featuring Israeli weapons manufacturers and will ensure that the city's guidelines for hosting events reflect that "Glasgow is a human rights respecting city." | July 27, 2018 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC)
(2018-07-27). Israel forces teachers to leave Palestine. bdsmovement.net 
Israel forces teachers to leave Palestine: In the News Academic BoycottIsrael is obstructing academic freedom at Palestinian universities through vari…
(2018-07-27). How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression. thenation.com How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-07-26). Headlines for July 26, 2018. democracynow.org 900+ Immigrant Families Still Separated at Deadline for Reunification, 8 Arrested at Protest of Chase Bank's Ties to Immigration Detention, Trump Says He's Reached a Deal to Halt Trade War with EU, White House Bars CNN Correspondent After She Questions Trump, Pakistan: Imran Khan Poised to Become PM as Opposition Rejects Vote, Syria: 216 Killed in ISIS Attacks on Southern City, Saudi Arabia Halts Oil Shipments as Yemeni Rebels Attack Tankers, Gaza: Israeli Strikes Kill 3 Palestinians as Ceasefire Breaks, U.N. Agency for Palestinians Lays Off Hundreds as U.S. Cuts Funding, White House Delays Planned Putin-Trump Me…
(2018-07-26). Israel Deports Human Rights Defender, Researchers and Delegation Over Support for Palestinian Rights. bdsmovement.net 
Israel Deports Human Rights Defender, Researchers and Delegation Over Support for Palestinian Rights: Update Right To Boycott Apartheid Free Zones Local governmentsIsrael's actions expose its escalating repression and system of apartheid | July 26, 2018 | By: | | Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)
(2018-07-25). Headlines for July 25, 2018. democracynow.org Pakistan: Millions Head to Polls as Suicide Bomb at Polling Station Kills Dozens, In Audio, Trump & Michael Cohen Discuss Payoff to Playboy Model Karen McDougal, White House Edits Transcript of Trump's Summit with Putin, U.S. to Provide Emergency Relief to Farmers Hurt by Trump's Trade War, Ivanka Trump Shutting Down Namesake Fashion Brand, Israel Shoots Down Syrian Jet; Bombing in Southern Syria Kills Dozens, Laos: 26 Killed and Thousands Displaced in Dam Collapse, Death Toll from Greek Wildfires Rises to 76, India: Nationwide Truckers' Strike Enters Sixth Day, Republican Brian Kemp Wins Georgia Primary, Will Fa…
(2018-07-23). Headlines for July 23, 2018. democracynow.org Trump Threatens Iran's Leader in All-Caps Tweet, Afghanistan: At Least 23 Killed in Kabul Attack Targeting Vice President, Pakistan: Suicide Bomber Kills Candidate Ahead of July 25 Election, FBI Has Tape of Trump Discussing Paying Off Model over Affair, FBI Document Alleges Trump Adviser Carter Page Conspired with Russia, Trump Reverses Course Again, Calling Russian Election Meddling a Hoax, Ceasefire Holds After Gaza Violence Kills 4 Palestinians, 1 Israeli, Israel Evacuates Syria White Helmets Volunteers to Jordan, Ecuador Preparing to Hand Julian Assange Over to British Authorities, Trump Calls on NFL to Suspe…
(2018-07-23). Advocates: Israel's Jewish Nation-State Law Constitutionally Enshrines Racism Against Palestinians. democracynow.org 
A fragile ceasefire remains in effect after four Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed during violence Friday along the border with Gaza. During the flare-up, Israel launched dozens of strikes it said were targeted at Hamas rockets and mortars. The death of the Israeli soldier was the first since Palestinians launched weekly nonviolent protests at the border in March. Israeli forces have shot and killed at least 140 Palestinians during those protests, while wounding thousands of others. This comes as Israeli lawmakers drew condemnation Thursday for passing a law that defines Israel as the nation-state…
(2018-07-13). Foreign Correspondent: Netanyahu, Putin, and Trump Jockey for Power in Syria. progressive.org We'll see if anything significant about Syria comes out of the Putin-Trump summit. But don't hold your breath.
(2018-07-10). Ukraine Attacks Journalists Who Reported Israeli Weapons Flow to Its Neo-Nazi Militia. grayzoneproject.com Ukraine's embassy in Israel attacked Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal by name, along with The Real News and Electronic Intifada, spreading…