Theater artists ask US & Canadian hosts to cancel Israeli government-sponsored plays
Adalah-NY | indybay.org | 2018-10-04
Palestinian arts and solidarity organizations, along with US Jewish and Israeli groups, have joined theater artists in signing a letter calling on Toronto, New York and Pittsburgh arts organizations not to host Israel's Gesher Theatre or partner with the Israeli government, citing their involvement in violations of Palestinian rights. Award-winning actors Kathleen Chalfant and Miriam Margolyes, and playwrights Caryl Churchill, Betty Shamieh, Naomi Wallace and Anne Washburn are among the artists who signed the letter.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/03/18817986.php
With Little Left to Lose, Gaza's Great Return March Protesters Ramp Up Their Resistance
Joe Catron | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-04
"The economic and social situation in Gaza has been declining for over a decade but has deteriorated exponentially in recent months and has reached a critical point." — Marina Wes, World Bank Country Director for Gaza and the West Bank | The post With Little Left to Lose, Gaza's Great Return March Protesters Ramp Up Their Resistance appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/with-little-left-to-lose-gaza-protesters-ramp-up-their-resistance/250335/
Anti-Semitism as a Sword: The Danger of Undermining Democracy for Israel's Benefit
Ian Berman | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-04
Attacking the cherished principle of free speech not only threatens Jews' standing in their home countries, it does not help Israel move towards cherished values of democracy and peaceful co-existence either. | The post Anti-Semitism as a Sword: The Danger of Undermining Democracy for Israel's Benefit appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/anti-semitism-as-a-sword-the-danger-of-undermining-democracy-for-israels-benefit/250319/
Benjamin Netanyahu Is No Friend to America
Scott Ritter | truthdig.com | 2018-10-04
The Israeli prime minister has the blood of thousands of U.S. soldiers on his hands, and he's beating the war drum anew. | The post Benjamin Netanyahu Is No Friend to America appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/benjamin-netanyahu-is-no-friend-to-america/
Detainee Jawareesh Suspends His Hunger Strike
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Thursday, that detainee Salah Jawareesh, 23, has suspended his hunger strike after reaching an agreement and a court ruling, stating that his current Administrative Detention orders will not be renewed. The PPS said Jawareesh went on hunger strike for eight days, protesting the …
PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (27 Sept. — 03 Oct. 2018)
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 27 September — 03 October, 2018. Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against unarmed civilians and peaceful protestors in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. 9 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, were killed; [.
PPS: "Army Abducts Fourteen Palestinians In West Bank"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
Updated: The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, fourteen Palestinians, including one journalist, in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The PPS said the soldiers abducted the Palestinians during invasions into many communities, and violent searches of homes and property.
Breast Cancer the Most Widely Spread Form in Palestine
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
Breast cancer is the most common and widely spread type of cancer in Palestine, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health, in an official statement, Thursday. MoH said that a total of 503 new cases of breast cancer were documented until the end of 2017, in the West Bank, while 327 …
Palestinian Boy Speaks about His Horrible Experience inside Israeli Jails
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
'Israeli occupation troops broke the door of our house, about 11 of them entered and told my mother they were looking for me,' the boy, who gave his witness to the Military Court Watch, said. On 26 August, 2018, a 15-year-old youth was arrested after he attended Binyamin Police Station, …
Palestinian Boy Speaks about His Horrible Experience inside Israeli Jails
U.S. Allocates $38 Billion Military Aid Package to Israel to Boost "Security"
SouthFront | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-04
The deal for the aid was signed in 2016 during the Obama administration and will provide $38 billion in US military financing between 2019 and 2028. | The post U.S. Allocates $38 Billion Military Aid Package to Israel to Boost "Security" appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/us-aid-to-israel/250278/
Poll: Ranking The World's Biggest Iranophobes
Ali Namaki | iranian.com | 2018-10-04
Iranophobia is in vogue these days, spreading like a bad cold. Unless you've buried your head in the sand to avoid the news and social media for the last few weeks, you'd be hard-pressed not to notice the crescendo of anti-Iran rhetoric coming from the US, Israel and certain Arab capitals. Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif […] | The post Poll: Ranking The World's Biggest Iranophobes appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/03/iranophobes/
Limiting Israel: Russia Deploys the S-300 to Syria
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-04
Relations between Russia and Israel have been those of an estranged couple punctuated by occasional breakouts of tense understanding. As with other such couples, a public row does not necessarily reflect the more placid, if stern discussion that might happen behind closed doors. On the public side of things, Russia's decision to deploy the S-300 anti-aircraft…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/04/limiting-israel-russia-deploys-the-s-300-to-syria/
Palestinians Call on EU to Halt Normalization Programs and End Complicity With Israel's Violations of Palestinian Rights and International Law
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
October 3, 2018 / Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) / Europe The European Union's program "Israeli and Palestinian Young Leaders at the European Parliament" cynically aims at reducing 70 years of Palestinian suffering under Israel's regime of settler-colonialism, military occupation and a…
Demolition of Bedouin village highlights Netanyahu's "Greater Israel" plan
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-04
The authorities have already demolished 26 homes in the community, making 132 people homeless, 77 of them children and teenagers, over the last 12 years.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/04/isra-o04.html
Security Council Prepares to Visit Palestine in October
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
On Wednesday, Head of the UN Security Council, Bolivian Ambassador, Sacha Sergio Llorenti Soliz, said that he will seek a visit to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, in October. This came during a press conference held by Soliz, in which his country holds the rotating presidency of the …
Israeli Soldiers Invade Palestinian Lands In Central Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
On Thursday morning, several armored Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozes, invaded Palestinian farmlands, east of Deir al-Balah city in central Gaza, and bulldozed them. Media sources said seven military vehicles invaded the lands, before bulldozing and leveling sections close to the perimeter fence. The added that the vehicles advanced dozens …
Germany, Israel Agree Iran Must Never Have Nuclear Weapons — Merkel
RFE | iranian.com | 2018-10-04
Germany and Israel agree that Iran should never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons but they differ on how to achieve this goal, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday at a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "We are very convinced and strongly share Israel's position that everything must be done to prevent […] | The post Germany, Israel Agree Iran Must Never Have Nuclear Weapons — Merkel appeared first on The Ir…
iranian.com/2018/10/04/germany-israel-agree-iran-must-never-have-nuclear-weapons/
Family Left Homeless as Israel Demolishes Home in Negev Desert
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
Israeli authorities demolished a Palestinian home, on Thursday, in the Kuseifeh village of Israel's Negev desert, under the pretext of being built without the difficult-to-obtain Israeli permit. Local sources told Ma'an News Agency that Israeli crews stormed the village and demolished the structure, leaving a Palestinian family of ten displaced, …
Family Left Homeless as Israel Demolishes Home in Negev Desert
Trump & Palestine vs. Genesis, Rashi & The Land of Israel
Ariel Natan Pasko | indybay.org | 2018-10-04
This article looks at Trump's recent UN Press Conference…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/03/18817982.php
Iran's Alleged "Secret Nuclear Facility" in Lebanon, according to Netanyahu
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-03
Israel, through its Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, is waving the flag of war in the face of Iran and Hezbollah, showing what is claimed to be a "secret nuclear facility in Iran and Hezbollah strategic missile warehouse in the heart … | The post Iran's Alleged "Secret Nuclear Facility" in Lebanon, according to Netanyahu appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/irans-alleged-secret-nuclear-facility-in-lebanon-according-to-netanyahu/5655936
Netanyahu's "Nowhere Land" Blunder. Accused Iran of Having a "Secret Atomic Warehouse"
Daniel Larison | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-03
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave another one of his typical U.N. speeches last week in which he accused Iran of having a "secret atomic warehouse": | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told the United Nations on Thursday that his | … | The post Netanyahu's "Nowhere Land" Blunder. Accused Iran of Having a "Secret At…
globalresearch.ca/netanyahus-nowhere-land-blunder-accused-iran-of-having-a-secret-atomic-warehouse/5655925
Israeli Settlers Flood Khan al-Ahmar with Wastewater
Maan News Agency | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-03
As Israel threatened to raid and demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar at any moment since the evacuation period ended, Israeli settlers stormed the village and flooded the area with wastewater, on Tuesday afternoon. | Locals said that Israeli settlers … | The post Israeli Settlers Flood Khan al-Ahmar with Wastewater appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israeli-settlers-flood-khan-al-ahmar-with-wastewater/5655982
Palestinian Rock vs Euro Thrash: Roger Waters vs Bono
Aidan O'Brien | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-03
Listening to the politics of Roger Waters is rock and roll. The Pink Floyd genius is now the most prominent voice of the BDS movement that is defending Palestinian rights. At the moment, it feels like Waters is the only white man taking on the state of Israel (not forgetting the brilliance of Finkelstein). Indeed, considering the fact that Israel is the heart of Western geopolitics–the true target of Waters' activism is the Western Empire itself. And he knows it.
counterpunch.org/2018/10/03/palestinian-rock-vs-euro-thrash-roger-waters-vs-bono/
Palestinians Call on EU to Halt Normalization Programs and End Complicity With Israel's Violations of Palestinian Rights and International Law
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-10-03
Palestinians Call on EU to Halt Normalization Programs and End Complicity With Israel's Violations of Palestinian Ri…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinians-call-eu-halt-normalization-programs-and-end-complicity-israels-violations
Encounters With Gideon Levy, Israel's Most Infamous Journalist
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-03
Gideon Levy is a bit of a philosopher king although, sitting in his postage stamp garden in a suburb of Tel Aviv, straw hat shading mischievous dark eyes, there's a touch of a Graham Greene character about Haaretz's most provocative and infamous writer. Brave, subversive, sorrowful — in a harsh, uncompromising way — he's the kind of journalist…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/03/encounters-with-gideon-levy-israels-most-infamous-journalist/
US says Palestine 'not a state,' withdraws from Vienna Convention's 'optional protocol'
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-03
The US is withdrawing from the "optional protocol" in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, John Bolton has confirmed. He said it follows a case brought by Palestine, challenging the US embassy's move to Jerusalem.
rt.com/usa/440247-us-palestine-vienna-convention-protocol/
Infowars host Owen Shroyer debates 'Jewish conspiracies' with antisemitic YouTuber
Nick R. Martin | splcenter.org | 2018-10-02
Infowars host Owen Shroyer dabbled in several antisemitic tropes during a recent half-hour livestreamed debate on YouTube that revolved around "Jewish conspiracies" and whether his boss, Alex Jones, is a secret Zionist shill.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/10/02/infowars-host-owen-shroyer-debates-jewish-conspiracies-antisemitic-youtuber
Everyone Washes Their Hands as Gaza's Economy Goes into Freefall
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-02
Photo Source Social Justice — Bruce Emmerling | CC BY 2.0 | The moment long feared is fast approaching in Gaza, according to a new report by the World Bank. After a decade-long Israeli blockade and a series of large-scale military assaults, the economy of the tiny coastal enclave is in "freefall". | At a meeting of international donors in New York on Thursday, coinciding with the annual meeting of the United N…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/02/everyone-washes-their-hands-as-gazas-economy-goes-into-freefall/
German Far-Right Uses 'Judeo-Christian' Values to Polish its Racism
Shared by Gregory Wilpert | therealnews.com | 2018-10-02
Shir Hever discusses the new Jewish section in the "Alternative to Germany" far-right party in Germany, and the way that pro-Israeli politics are used to mask Islamophobia, racism against Jews and the xenophobia | The post German Far-Right Uses 'Judeo-Christian' Values to Polish its Racism appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/german-far-right-uses-judeo-christian-values-to-polish-its-racism
German Far-Right Uses 'Judeo-Christian' Values to Polish its Racism
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-10-02
Shir Hever discusses the new Jewish section in the "Alternative to Germany" far-right party in Germany, and the way that pro-Israeli politics are used to mask Islamophobia, racism against Jews and the xenophobia | The post German Far-Right Uses 'Judeo-Christian' Values to Polish its Racism appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/german-far-right-uses-judeo-christian-values-to-polish-its-racism
U.S. Punishes Iranians and Threatens Nations That Disobey
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-30
As the Trump administration and its Israeli government ally continue their destabilization campaign against Iran, the EU, Russia, and China have reached a deal with Tehran that would shield financial transactions from newly reimposed U.S. sanctions. The U.S. has warned of "terrible consequences" for those defying its sanctions. Can Iran and the remaining nuclear deal… | The post U.S. Punishes Iranians and…
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U.S. Punishes Iranians and Threatens Nations That Disobey
Shared by Aaron Maté | therealnews.com | 2018-09-30
As the Trump administration and its Israeli government ally continue their destabilization campaign against Iran, the EU, Russia, and China have reached a deal with Tehran that would shield financial transactions from newly reimposed U.S. sanctions. The U.S. has warned of "terrible consequences" for those defying its sanctions. Can Iran and the remaining nuclear deal… | The post U.S. Punishes Iranians and…
therealnews.com/stories/u-s-punishes-iranians-and-threatens-nations-that-disobey
Laws Targeting Israel Boycotts Fail Again in Court
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-09-28
For the second time this year, a federal judge has ruled that anti-boycott laws likely violate the First Amendment. | A new wave of state laws that try to limit Americans' constitutional right to engage in political boycotts is now 0 for 2 in federal court. | On Thursday night, a federal court blocked Arizona from enforcing a law requiring state contractors to certify that they are not participating in boycotts of Israel. The court agreed with the ACLU that the law likely violates contractors' free speech rights under the First Amendment. | "A restriction of one's ability to participate in collective calls to opp…
aclu.org/blog/free-speech/rights-protesters/laws-targeting-israel-boycotts-fail-again-court
Headlines for September 26, 2018
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-26
Trump's Boasts Draw Laughter at United Nations General Assembly, Iran Rejects New Talks with U.S. Amid Trump Administration Threats, Senate Republicans Tap Female Prosecutor to Question Christine Blasey Ford, Amid New Allegations, Senate Won't Delay Kavanaugh Hearings, "Sexually Violent Predator" Bill Cosby Sentenced to 3 to 10 Years, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man at Protest, 174th Since March 30, World Bank Warns Gaza Economy Is "Collapsing" Under Israeli Blockade, Argentina: General Strike Targets IMF Loans, Austerity Measures, Federal Judge Restores Endangered Status to Grizzly Bears, Chicago Jurors Show…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/26/headlines
Palestinian Environmental and Professional Organizations Urge MedPine to Relocate KKL-JNF Sponsored Forestry Conference from Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-09-21
Palestinian Environmental and Professional Organizations Urge MedPine to Relocate KKL-JNF Sponsored Forestry Conference from Israel: Open LetterPalestinian environment…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinian-environmental-and-professional-organizations-urge-medpine-relocate-kkl-jnf
Palestinians Thank Prof. Cheney-Lippold for Refusing to Be Complicit in Academically Whitewashing Israeli Apartheid
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-09-21
Palestinians Thank Prof. Cheney-Lippold for Refusing to Be Complicit in Academically Whitewashing Israeli Apartheid: UpdatePalestinians welcome Prof. Cheney-Lippold's stand for Palestinian rights and urge academics to end all collabo…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinians-thank-prof-cheney-lippold-refusing-be-complicit-academically-whitewashing-israeli
More than 200 Palestinian Sports Clubs Urge Puma to End Sponsorship of Israeli Teams in Illegal Settlements
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-09-20
More than 200 Palestinian Sports Clubs Urge Puma to End Sponsorship of Israeli Teams in Illegal Settlements: Open LetterPalestinian football clubs and sports associatio…
bdsmovement.net/news/more-200-palestinian-sports-clubs-urge-puma-end-sponsorship-israeli-teams-illegal-settlements
Apartheid is Always Bitter! A Palestinian Appeal to Chefs to Withdraw from Round Tables in Tel Aviv
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-09-19
Apartheid is Always Bitter! A Palestinian Appeal to Chefs to Withdraw from Round Tables in Tel Aviv: UpdatePalestinian workers', women's and farmers' associations urge international chefs to cancel their participati…
bdsmovement.net/news/apartheid-always-bitter-palestinian-appeal-chefs-withdraw-round-tables-tel-aviv
Oslo Turns 25, Proves BDS Critical For A Free and Just Future
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-09-13
Oslo Turns 25, Proves BDS Critical For A Free and Just Future: UpdateAs the Oslo Accords turn 25, we see that the "peace process" has served as cover for Israel to steal more Palestinian land, expel more Palestinians from their homes and commit war crimes against Palestinians without accountability. It's more important tha…
bdsmovement.net/news/oslo-turns-25-proves-bds-critical-free-and-just-future
French Online Payment Service Provider HelloAsso Refuses to Close Accounts Belonging to BDS Activists
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-09-12
French Online Payment Service Provider HelloAsso Refuses to Close Accounts Belonging to BDS Activists: UpdateCompany says that BDS is protected by freedom of expression and asserts that people have the right to criticize Israeli policies |
bdsmovement.net/news/french-online-payment-service-provider-helloasso-refuses-close-accounts-belonging-bds-activists
#KhanAlAhmar: BDS is Our Most Powerful Tool For Accountability and Justice
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-09-10
bdsmovement.net/news/khanalahmar-bds-our-most-powerful-tool-accountability-and-justice
Boycott Eurovision Song Contest Hosted by Israel
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-09-07
Boycott Eurovision Song Contest Hosted by Israel: In the NewsMore than 140 artists from Europe and beyond support the appeal from Palestinian artists to boycott the contest next year. Quotes from signatories here. | |
bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-eurovision-song-contest-hosted-israel
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/