Abandoning US, Paraguay To Move Embassy in Israel Back to Tel Aviv
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-09-06
Israel responded to Paraguay's decision by recalling its ambassador to Paraguay and closing its embassy in the Latin American country's capital, Asuncion.
www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Abandoning-US-Paraguay-To-Move-Embassy-in-Israel-Back-to-Tel-Aviv-20180905-0017.html
Army Demolishes Another Home In Occupied Jerusalem, Abducts Two Palestinians
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-06
Israeli soldiers demolished, on Wednesday evening, a Palestinian home in Beit Hanina neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, rendering the family homeless despite a pending appeal with an Israeli court. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said dozens of soldiers, and officers, invaded Beit Hanina, and forcibly removed the …
Army Demolishes Another Home In Occupied Jerusalem, Abducts Two Palestinians
Israeli Soldiers Injure One Palestinian, Abduct Three, In Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-06
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot one Palestinian and abducted two others, in addition to abducting another Palestinian in Marah Rabah village, also south of Bethlehem. Media sources in Deheishe said the soldiers invaded …
Israeli Soldiers Injure One Palestinian, Abduct Three, In Bethlehem
Palestine To Open Embassy In Paraguay
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-06
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has reported that President Mahmoud Abbas has instructed the ministry to immediately inaugurate the Palestinian Embassy in the capital of Paraguay, Asunción. Al-Maliki said that President Abbas issued a statement of gratitude to Paraguay after it rescinded its previous decision of opening its Embassy in …
Palestinian Policeman Killed In An Accidental Explosion In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-06
A Palestinian policeman was killed, on Wednesday evening, in an accidental explosion at a police station in Gaza city. The Palestinian Interior Ministry has reported that Lieutenant Abdul-Rahim Abbas, 42, a member of the Explosives Unit, was killed while inspecting explosive materials. It added that the explosives detonated during the …
Palestinian Policeman Killed In An Accidental Explosion In Gaza
Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-09-05
Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks… | The post Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/09/05/censored-documentary-exposes-the-israeli-governments-attack-on-black-lives-matter/
Mayor of Jerusalem to Stop UNRWA's Operations
Middle East Monitor | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Featured image: Nir Barkat, the Israeli mayor of Jerusalem (Source: Wikimedia Commons) | Israel's Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat has threatened to end the work of the UN Refuge Agency for Palestine …
globalresearch.ca/mayor-of-jerusalem-to-stop-unrwas-operations/5653075
US Cuts to UNRWA Point to the Dark Future Being Readied for the Palestinians
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-05
Photo Source Abel CAINE | CC BY 2.0 Young school boys at a Refugee School | Nazareth. | The Trump administration's decision to scrap all future aid payments to the main agency helping Palestinian refugees marks a new — and most likely disastrous — chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | The US State Department said on Friday it would no longer continue its $360 million annual contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), depriving it of a third of its budget. US officials described the organisation as "irredeemably flawed". | The move follows an announcement last week that Washington had slashed $200 million from other aid programmes for the Palestinians. | About five million Palestinians — many languishing for decades in refugee camps across the Middle East — rely on the agency for essential food, healthcare…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/05/us-cuts-to-unrwa-point-to-the-dark-future-being-readied-for-the-palestinians/
Israel Plans to Sell Freedom Flotilla Boats, Give Money to Illegal Settlers
Middle East Monitor | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-05
Israel plans to sell four boats seized while sailing towards the besieged Gaza Strip and distribute the funds among two settlers families. | Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported yesterday that the move came in response to the Israeli Central Court's decision following a request filed by the families. | Israel has in recent weeks confiscated four boats coming from Europe in an effort to break the Israeli navy blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip. | According to the paper, the court has heard the opinion of senior navy and intelligence officials who said the boats' ownership would have been transferred to Hamas if it had reached Gaza. | The Israeli army announced that it is holding the boats in the port of Ashdod in central Israel. | One of the two families, the Gavish family says three of its members were killed in a…
mintpressnews.com/freedom-flotilla-israel-sell/248795/
Two Cows Killed during Israeli Army Exercise
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-05
Two cows belonging to Palestinian herders in Kirbat Umm Jimal, in the northern Jordan Valley, were killed during Israeli army exercises in the area, a local official said on Wednesday. Mutaz Bisharat, from the Tubas governor's office, told WAFA that the two cows were apparently killed while army units were …
Surprise! Mohammad Is The Most Popular Boys Name In Israel
Middle East Monitor | iranian.com | 2018-09-05
Israeli Population and Immigration Authority announced in a statement issued yesterday that Mohammad is the most common name for boys in Israel this year, Arab48 reported. The statement said the most popular name given to newborn boys was Mohammad, while Ariel was the most common Jewish name. According to the data issued by the Israeli authorities, 2018 […] | The post Surprise! Mohammad Is The Most Popular Boys Name In Israel appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/09/04/mohammad-most-popular-boys-name-in-israel/
No Wonder Jeremy Corbyn Is Reluctant to be Gagged by the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) Lobby at Westminster
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
It is a sobering fact of reality to appreciate that 95% of all pro-Israel supporters either in Britain or elsewhere who complain about Jeremy Corbyn's concern for the Palestinian people, …
globalresearch.ca/no-wonder-jeremy-corbyn-is-reluctant-to-be-gagged-by-the-conservative-friends-of-israel-cfi-lobby-at-westminster/5653037
Bill Would Force NASA Cooperation with Israel Despite History of Israeli Espionage
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-05
A new Senate bill would bind NASA to cooperate with Israel's Space Agency, despite the latter's history of espionage against the United States. | The post Bill Would Force NASA Cooperation with Israel Despite History of Israeli Espionage appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/bill-force-nasa-cooperation-israel-despite-history-israeli-espionage/248821/
Israeli High Court Approves Demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-05
The Israeli High Court of Justice, on Wednesday, has finally decided to demolish the West Bank Bedouin village of Khan Al-Ahmar. The ruling comes despite long petitions and protests by citizens and activists in the area, which is home to some 180 Bedouins living in tents near the Maali Adumim …
Paraguay Moves Embassy Back To Tel Aviv
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-05
The South American county of Paraguay has announced reversing its decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem, a political move that angered Israel, which shuttered its embassy in Asuncion, and recalled the ambassador. The new president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benitez, who just took office a …
Including Two Siblings, Israeli Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-05
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, five Palestinians, including two siblings and their nephew, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has confirmed. The PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes in Hebron city, and abducted Ziad Mohammad …
Including Two Siblings, Israeli Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Hebron
Duterte's Israel Visit Aimed at Boosting Oppressive Firepower of Both Regimes
Elliott Gabriel | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-05
Both the Israeli and Philippine governments have largely rejected criticism from the United Nations, with both Tel Aviv and the Duterte resorting to outright violent threats or actions against rights monitors seeking to hold either of the governments accountable. | The post Duterte's Israel Visit Aimed at Boosting Oppressive Firepower of Both Regimes appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/dutertes-israel-visit-aimed-at-boosting-arms-industry-of-both-regimes/248793/
Anti-Israelism and Anti-Semitism: the Invidious Conflation
Sheldon Richman | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-04
I and others have warned that enactment of the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act now before Congress would threaten free speech and free inquiry on America's college campuses and beyond. As I've explained, this bill incorporates a conception — a "definition" plus potential examples — of anti-Semitism that conflates criticism of Israel's founding and continuing abuse of…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/04/anti-israelism-and-anti-semitism-the-invidious-conflation/
UK: Momentum's Jon Lansman aids witch-hunt against Corbyn, joins Blairites at Jewish Labour Movement event
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-04
Momentum leader Jon Lansman joined pro-Zionist and pro-Blairite figures to issue a blatant apologia for their campaign to blackguard the left as anti-Semitic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/04/lans-s04.html
The Truths That Won't be Told: How Israel Spies on US Citizens
Alain Gresh | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-03
An investigative documentary by Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera scheduled for broadcast earlier this year was expected to cause a sensation. Its four 50-minute episodes centred on the young and personable James Anthony Kleinfeld, British, Jewish, an Oxford graduate who speaks six languages including Dutch and Yiddish and is well-informed about Middle East conflicts — seemingly…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/03/the-truths-that-wont-be-told-how-israel-spies-on-us-citizens/
How Israel Spies on US Citizens
Alain Gresh | thenation.com | 2018-08-31
How Israel Spies on US Citizens appeared first on The Nation.
thenation.com/article/how-israel-spies-on-us-citizens/
Censored documentary a testament to 'incredible' power of Israel lobby, Max Blumenthal says (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-30
The suppression of a documentary produced by Qatar-funded Al Jazeera about Israeli influence in Washington demonstrates the incredible power and influence wielded by the Israel lobby, journalist Max Blumenthal told RT.
rt.com/usa/437266-blumenthal-documentary-israel-lobby/
New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' on Snapchat map, Jewish New Yorkers respond with jokes
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-30
Users of Snapchat's Snap Map feature saw New York renamed 'Jewtropolis', in an apparent act of online vandalism. The apparent hack triggered cries of anti-Semitism, but also top-quality jokes from New York's Jews.
rt.com/usa/437272-snapchat-jewtropolis-hack-map/
Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-08-29
Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah… | The post Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/08/28/leaked-scenes-from-censored-documentary-expose-israel-lobbyist-noah-pollak-astroturfing-an-anti-palestinian-protest/
Manufacturing dissent: Leaked footage reveals US Israel lobby astroturfing student event (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-29
A fake pro-Israel protest manufactured by US-based lobbying groups has been exposed in an exclusive clip from a censored Al Jazeera documentary on Israel's influence in the US.
rt.com/usa/437197-lobby-israel-astroturfing-palestinian-group/
Labour Party Must Reject Biased IHRA Definition That Stifles Advocacy For Palestinian Rights
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-27
Labour Party Must Reject Biased IHRA Definition That Stifles Advocacy For Palestinian Rights: UpdatePalestinian civil society issues a statement urging the UK Labour Party and trade unions to reject IHRA's false, anti-Palestinian definition of antisemitism which seeks to conflate antisemitism with criticism of Israel. This definition aims to silence criticism of Israeli policies that clearly violate Palestinian human rights. | Right To BoycottAugust 27, 2018 | By:
| | Palestinian civil society groups …
bdsmovement.net/news/labour-party-must-reject-biased-ihra-definition-stifles-advocacy-palestinian-rights
FIFA Continues to Ignore Israel's Very Real Violence
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-24
FIFA Continues to Ignore Israel's Very Real Violence: UpdateThe world governing body of football ignores Israel's attacks on Palestinian athletes while it sanctions the President of the Palestinian Football Association. | Cul…
bdsmovement.net/news/fifa-continues-ignore-israels-very-real-violence
More Than Half of the Invited Speakers Withdraw From Scientific Workshop at Israeli Settlement University
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-20
More Than Half of the Invited Speakers Withdraw From Scientific Workshop at Israeli Settlement University: UpdateSix of the eleven invited speakers have confirmed their withdrawal from a physics workshop at Ariel University, which is built on occupied Palestinian land in an illegal Israeli settlement. Palestinian academics urge remaining speakers to withdraw from the workshop. | Academic BoycottAugust 20, 2018 | By:
| | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/more-half-invited-speakers-withdraw-scientific-workshop-israeli-settlement-university
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
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
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
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
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