(2018-09-21). Saudi Arabia Denies Entry for More than 600,000 Palestinians, Complicating Hajj Plans. mintpressnews.com The change in Saudi policy will now make it largely impossible for Palestinians living in the occupied territories or as temporary residents of Jordan to make the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages.
(2018-09-21). Spain to Push EU to Recognize Independent Palestinian State. mintpressnews.com Josep Borrell, Spain's foreign minister, addressed the EU at a conference of European Union leaders in Austria Tuesday pushing for the union to recognize independent Palestine.
(2018-09-21). The Last Earth — A Palestinian Story. globalresearch.ca The Last Earth is a masterful weaving of personal stories into the full tapestry of a people, of individuals, torn from their homes and homeland. It is the kind of history not bound up in sequential dates, political theories, or …
(2018-09-21). Palestine: The Testbed for Trump's Plan to Tear Up the Rules-based International Order. globalresearch.ca Washington's decision to intensify swingeing aid cuts to the Palestinians – the latest targets include cancer patients and peace groups – reveals more than a simple determination to strong-arm the Palestinian leadership to the negotiating table. | Under cover of a | …
(2018-09-21). Palestine: The Testbed for Trump's Plan to Tear up the Rules-Based International Order. counterpunch.org 
Nazareth Washington's decision to intensify swingeing aid cuts to the Palestinians — the latest targets include cancer patients and peace groups — reveals more than a simple determination to strong-arm the Palestinian leadership to the negotiating table. Under cover of a supposed peace effort, or "deal of the century", the Trump administration hopes to solve More
(2018-09-21). Clara Labovsky: My mother's story. peoplesworld.org 
Editor's note: Several weeks back I attended the memorial for an old friend of mine, August Maymudes (1930-2018), who had been a member of the Communist Party USA for some years. His father Abraham (1901-1989) had been chair of the Jewish Fraternal Order of the International Workers Order and was the West Coast correspondent for the Communist Yiddish newspaper Morgn Frayhayt (Morning Freedom). Augie was a professional pharmacist and a person of some influence among the former Communist Party members in the Los Angeles Jewish community. I reached out to him as part of my effort in the late 1990s to heal the breach between the "Old Left," the Workmen's Circle-Arbeter Ring (the socialist left), and the "New Left" generation that I represented as I became Southern California Director of WC-AR. An oral history with August Maymudes can be found here.
(2018-09-17). Merchants of Death: How the Military-Industrial Complex Profits from Endless War. therealnews.com 
A look into how the military-industrial complex fuels endless war for corporate profits. CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin discusses her new report on the five largest US weapons manufacturers and their arms deals with Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Egypt
(2018-09-17). How Yasser Arafat Led the Palestinians to Trump's 'Deal of the Century'. consortiumnews.com Compromises made by the late PLO leader have the paved the way for the most humiliating deal offered the Palestinians yet, comments As'ad AbuKhalil. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News The Trump administration is hard at work on the… Read more →
(2018-09-17). 'Vindictive & cruel': US revokes visas of Palestinian envoy's family after mission shutdown. rt.com 
The Palestinian Liberation Organization has accused US of a new level of pressure and of being 'spiteful' after the family of its envoy had their visas annulled following the closure of the PLO office.
(2018-09-14). Freedom Flotilla Missions Will Continue 'Until Palestine Is Free'. consortiumnews.com The bold journey of the 2018 Freedom Flotilla Coalition dared Palestinians and the world to dream of peace, dignity and freedom for all. Now, we must keep working to build a culture of nonviolence, writes Elizabeth Murray. By Elizabeth Murray… Read more →
(2018-09-10). #KhanAlAhmar: BDS is Our Most Powerful Tool For Accountability and Justice. bdsmovement.net 
#KhanAlAhmar: BDS is Our Most Powerful Tool For Accountability and Justice: BNC StatementPopular struggle and international solidarity have defended the Palestinian community of Khan al-Ahmar from expulsion, stopping bulldozers manufactured by international corporations from demolishing homes and a school. E…
(2018-08-22). Meet the Owner of Canary Mission's Anonymous Anti-Palestinian Blacklisting Website. grayzoneproject.com Canary Mission has exploited its anonymity to smear college students with impunity. The Grayzone has obtained documents identifying the owner…