The World and Palestine, Palestine and the World
Brandon Do | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-17
May 15th, 2018, referred to as Nakba Day by the Palestinian people, marked the 70th anniversary of the ethnic cleansing of over 700,000 Palestinians from their homeland by what would become the State of Israel. In demonstration against Israel's ongoing theft of land and systematic genocide of the Palestinian people, the Great March of Return…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/17/the-world-and-palestine-palestine-and-the-world/
Eyewitness Report from Lebanon – Palestine Will Be Free!
PFSL | indybay.org | 2018-08-17
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indybay.org/newsitems/2018/08/16/18816937.php
Rashida Tlaib Repudiates Views of Liberal Zionist Organization, J Street
Ali Abunimah | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-17
This comes after days of controversy and questions about the political commitments required to secure the support of the liberal Zionist organization. | The post Rashida Tlaib Repudiates Views of Liberal Zionist Organization, J Street appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/rashida-tlaib-israel-lobby-j-street/247907/
Iran And The Doomsday Machine
Daryan Rezazad | iranian.com | 2018-08-17
In Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, "Dr. Strangelove", any mention of the Doomsday Machine was verboten. However, back in May 2018 the intrepid Pepe Escobar, who tends to ignore verboten warnings, presented some raw reality: It's also no secret among Persian Gulf traders that in the — hopefully unlikely — event of a US-Saudi-Israeli war in Southwest […] | The post Iran And The Doomsday Machine appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/08/17/iran-and-the-doomsday-machine/
Israel's Shin Bet Interrogate And Threaten Reza Aslan
TeleSur | iranian.com | 2018-08-17
According to Reza Aslan Israeli officers threatened him saying things like "we can make it so you don't see your kids for a long time," and asking "you think because you're a public person I can't do whatever I want with you?" [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Iranian-American scholar and writer said he was threatened by Israel's Shin Bet […] | The post Israel's Shin Bet Interrogate And Threaten Reza Aslan appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/08/16/israel-threaten-reza-aslan/
Iran and the Doomsday Machine
Daryan Rezazad | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-17
In Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, "Dr. Strangelove", any mention of the Doomsday Machine was verboten. However, back in May 2018 the intrepid Pepe Escobar, who tends to ignore verboten warnings, presented some raw reality: It's also no secret among Persian Gulf traders that in the — hopefully unlikely — event of a US-Saudi-Israeli war in Southwest…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/17/iran-and-the-doomsday-machine/
The Torah's National Structure in the Jewish Nation-State of Israel
Ariel Natan Pasko | indybay.org | 2018-08-17
This article explains Judaism's national structure for political and spiritual independence in the Land of Israel.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/08/17/18816946.php
Weekly Kafr Qaddoum Protest Violently Suppressed by Israeli Forces
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-17
Dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear-gas inhalation, as Israeli forces suppressed the weekly Kafr Qaddoum march in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, on Friday afternoon. Coordinator of the local popular committee of Kafr Qaddoum, Murad Ishteiwi, said that Israeli forces showered protesters with tear-gas bombs, in …
Weekly Kafr Qaddoum Protest Violently Suppressed by Israeli Forces
One Palestinian Killed, 156 Injured at Gaza Border
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-17
At least one Palestinian man was killed and 156 others injured, by live bullets or sustained suffocation from teargas inhalation, on Friday, as Israeli forces continued to crack down on the Great March of Return protests at Gaza-Israel border, according to the Ministry of Health. The forces fired live bullets …
Update: “Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians, injure 270, In Gaza”
Solidarity Cup to Commence Despite Cancellation of Gaza Kids to Ireland Trip
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-17
The young footballers from Gaza who have visited Ireland, for the past two summers, have been forced to cancel their trip, this year. The Palestinian boys from Al Helal Football Academy, who live under Israeli occupation in Gaza, had planned to travel Tuesday (August 14th) through the territory's border with …
Solidarity Cup to Commence Despite Cancellation of Gaza Kids to Ireland Trip
Should the United States Keep Giving Israel $10 Million Per Day?
Maureen Smith | indybay.org | 2018-08-17
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indybay.org/newsitems/2018/08/16/18816943.php
Hours Before Her Release, Palestinian Woman Receives Administrative Detention Order
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-17
The Israeli authorities issued, Friday, an Administrative Detention order against a young Palestinian female detainee, just hours before he scheduled release. The young Palestinian woman, identified as Fida' Mohammad Ekhlayyel, 21, is from Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Fida' was …
imemc.org/article/hours-before-her-release-palestinian-woman-receives-administrative-detention-order/
Palestinian Man Turns Himself In after Fatal Collision with Israeli Settler
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-17
A Palestinian taxi driver, in his sixties, turned himself in to the Palestinian Authority on Thursday evening after the vehicle he was driving hit an Israeli settler. The settler, 42-year-old Hava Rozin, died from her injuries. After turning himself in, the taxi driver said that he initially fled the scene …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-man-turn-himself-in-after-fatal-collision-with-israeli-settler/
Krà§henbàºhl: UNRWA School Year to Begin as Scheduled
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-16
At an extraordinary session of the UNRWA Advisory Commission, in Amman today, the Commissioner-General, Pierre Krà§henbàºhl announced that the school-year for 526'000 Palestine refugee girls and boys will open on time in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. According to the PNN, Krà§henbàºhl emphasized that …
imemc.org/article/krahenbuhl-unrwa-schools-to-start-as-scheduled/
The Story Behind Netanyahu's Video Messages To Iranians
Middle East Monitor | iranian.com | 2018-08-16
It has been a few years since the Israeli prime minister chose to "speak directly" to Iranians. From speaking to BBC Persia in 2013 on how he wants the Iranian youth to wear jeans — which led to a mockery of his words on Twitter by Iranians — to his recent messages on how Iranians are manipulated by their government because, […] | The post The Story Behind Netanyahu's Video Messages To Iranians appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/08/16/netanyahus-video-messages-to-iranians/
PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (09 — 15 August 2018)
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-16
Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 09 — 15 August, 2018. Israeli warplanes fired 60 missiles targeting many areas in the Gaza Strip; a Pregnant woman and her baby were killed, and 25 other civilians, including 4 children and 4 …
imemc.org/article/pchr-weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-09-15-august-2018/
Israeli Ship Forced to Leave Tunisian Port
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-16
The Tunisian General Labor Union (TGLU) and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activists, on Thursday, forced an Israeli ship belonging to Zim Integrated Shipping Services to change course, as it was attempting to dock at the Rades port in Tunisia, on its way to Spain. The ship was turned around at …
imemc.org/article/israeli-ship-forced-to-leave-tunisian-port/
Israeli Military Closes Investigation, Claims 'No Wrongdoing' in 2014 Rafah Attack
admin | imemc.org | 2018-08-16
The Israeli military investigation of itself closed Wednesday with the decision to file no charges against the soldiers who massacred 70 Palestinian civilians in a single day on August 1st, 2014. The day, known as 'Rafah's Black Friday', came in the midst of a series of massacres, including the destruction …
imemc.org/article/israeli-military-closes-investigation-claims-no-wrongdoing-in-2014-rafah-attack/
Anti-Semitism campaign against Corbyn links opposition to Israel's crimes with support for terrorism
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-16
The British Labour Party leader is seeking to appease rather than confront his opponents, whose attack centres on the claim that opposition to Israel is equivalent to anti-Semitism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/16/corb-a16.html
The World in Crises
Richard Galustian | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-15
Hypocrisy and contradictory policies have never been so rife in the US and Western 'democracies'. | For reasons of length and complexity, let's not consider neither Israel nor China in this piece. …
globalresearch.ca/the-world-in-crises/5650662
Why Does Israel Keep Destroying Cultural Heritage Sites in Gaza?
Celine Hagbard | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-15
On Thursday August 9th, the Israeli airforce dropped ten missiles on a building in Gaza City, turning the five-story building into rubble. Was this a Hamas training center, or …
globalresearch.ca/why-does-israel-keep-destroying-cultural-heritage-sites-in-gaza/5650608
German Police Attack a Jewish Professor, and Blame it on "a Palestinian"
Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-08-15
Prof. Yitzhak Melamed was the victim of a hate crime in Bonn, perpetrated by those whose duty is to protect him | The post German Police Attack a Jewish Professor, and Blame it on "a Palestinian" appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/german-police-attack-a-jewish-professor-and-blame-it-on-a-palestinian
After Emerging From An Israeli Prison, Freedom Flotilla Captain Accuses Canada's Government Of Complicity In A "Slow Genocide"
Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-08-14
Human Rights Activist John Turnbull Describes How Israel's Navy Hijacked a Peaceful Vessel in International Waters and Kidnapped its Passengers and Crew | The post After Emerging From An Israeli Prison, Freedom Flotilla Captain Accuses Canada's Government Of Complicity In A "Slow Genocide" appeared firs…
therealnews.com/stories/after-emerging-from-an-israeli-prison-freedom-flotilla-captain-accuses-canadas-government-of-complicity-in-a-slow-genocide
Western Authors Take Stand in Israel/Palestine Conflict by Refusing to Be Published in Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-10
Western Authors Take Stand in Israel/Palestine Conflict by Refusing to Be Published in Israel: In the NewsRenowned authors have refused to have their works distributed by Israeli…
bdsmovement.net/news/western-authors-take-stand-israel-palestine-conflict-refusing-be-published-israel
Oppression Education: Israeli Academic Institutions Throw Their Lot With the Israeli Security Elite
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-10
Oppression Education: Israeli Academic Institutions Throw Their Lot With the Israeli Security Elite: AnalysisThree recent events in Israel's largest universities demonstrate academic and security institutions are actually increasing their cooperation. | Academic BoycottJuly 23, 2018 | By:
| | Shir Hever …
bdsmovement.net/news/oppression-education-israeli-academic-institutions-throw-their-lot-israeli-security-elite
Top 70 Moments of Solidarity & BDS for Palestine in 2018
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-08
Top 70 Moments of Solidarity & BDS for Palestine in 2018: UpdateHere's a short-list of moments in 2018 demonstrating growing recognition of Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people and inspiring efforts around the world to hold Israel accountable for its gross violations of human rights. Support for Palestinian rights has grown in parliaments, city c…
bdsmovement.net/news/top-70-moments-solidarity-bds-palestine-2018
Meet Ahed Tamimi, 17-Year-Old West Bank Activist Jailed for 8 Months for Slapping Israeli Soldier
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-06
Seventeen-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi has been freed from Israeli prison after eight months behind bars. Known to some as the Rosa Parks of Palestine, Tamimi became a hero to Palestinians and people around the world last year after a viral video showed her slapping a heavily armed Israeli soldier near her family's home in the occupied West Bank. The incident came just after Tamimi learned her cousin had been gravely wounded by an Israeli soldier who shot him in the head using a rubber-coated steel bullet. Video of Tamimi confronting the soldier went viral, elevating her into a symbol of Palestinian…
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/6/meet_ahed_tamimi_17_year_old
Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-31
Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association: UpdateFollowing 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. | Cultural Boycott Red Card IsraelJuly 31, 2018 | By:
| | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/team-justice-scores-adidas-no-longer-sponsoring-israel-football-association
Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel: In the NewsIn 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. | Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019June 27, 2018 | By:
| | Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/celebrities-and-public-figures-launch-irish-campaign-boycott-eurovision-2019-israel
Dublin Lord Mayor calls for boycott of next year's Eurovision in Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Dublin Lord Mayor calls for boycott of next year's Eurovision in Israel: In the NewsThe Lord Mayor of Dublin has called for a boycott of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest following Israels's win in Lisbon on Saturday night.
bdsmovement.net/news/dublin-lord-mayor-calls-boycott-next-years-eurovision-israel
Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision: In the NewsThe petition cites Israel's human rights violations against Palestinian people and calls on national broadcaster RUV to withdraw Iceland from the contest. | Cultural Boyc…
bdsmovement.net/news/over-18000-people-sign-petition-calling-iceland-boycott-israel-eurovision
Irish MEP calls for 2019 Eurovision Boycott in light of Israel's 'Nation State' vote
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Irish MEP calls for 2019 Eurovision Boycott in light of Israel's 'Nation State' vote: In the NewsMember of European Parliament calls on Ireland's public br…
bdsmovement.net/news/irish-mep-calls-2019-eurovision-boycott-light-israels-nation-state-vote
Glasgow City Council Concedes to Supporters of Palestinian Rights, Vows to Refrain From Sponsoring Future Arms Fairs
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-27
Glasgow City Council Concedes to Supporters of Palestinian Rights, Vows to Refrain From Sponsoring Future Arms Fairs: UpdateGlasgow 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." | Military Embargo Boycott HP Apartheid Free Zones Local governments Sanctions and governmentsJuly 27, 2018 | By:
| | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/glasgow-city-council-concedes-supporters-palestinian-rights-vows-refrain-sponsoring-future-arms
Ukraine Attacks Journalists Who Reported Israeli Weapons Flow to Its Neo-Nazi Militia
Ben Norton | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-07-10
Ukraine's embassy in Israel attacked Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal by name, along with The Real News and Electronic Intifada, spreading… | The post Ukraine Attacks Journalists Who Reported Israeli Weapons Flow to Its Neo-Nazi Militia appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/07/10/ukraine-embassy-israel-arming-nazis-max-blumenthal/