2018-10-11: Social Media Postees

P.A. Mission in Washington Officially Shuts Down
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-11
The Palestinian Representative Office at the United States in Washington D.C. has officially shut down, Wednesday, after the deadline by the Trump Administration for closing it went into effect at 4:…

P.A. Mission in Washington Officially Shuts Down

Israel's Plans for Nikki Haley to be the 46th President of the United States?
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
Is Nimrata "Nikki" Haley (nee Randhawa), Netanyahu's 'candidate' as Israel makes plans to have AIPAC use its powerful organisation to install her as the 46th President of the United States? | In a transparent move to infiltrate and control American politics, … | The post Israel's Plans for Nikki Haley to be the 46th President of the United States? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israels-plans-for-nikki-haley-to-be-the-46th-president-of-the-united-states/5656677

WHO: Israelis Kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza in Last Two Weeks
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-11
The latest figures show that 14 Palestinians, including four children, were killed, while 1,434 were injured by Israeli forces during demonstrations between September 23 and October 6, at the Gaza border with Israel, according to a special situation report by the World Health Organization (WHO) issued on Wednesday. The report also said, …

WHO: Israelis Kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza in Last Two Weeks

Israeli Navy Abducts Two Fishermen In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-11
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Thursday morning, Palestinian fishing boats in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and abducted two sibling fishermen. Media sources said the navy attacked the fishing boats in the al-Waha area in Beit Lahia Sea, and abducted Saddam al-Sultan, 24, and his brother Odai, 22. …

Israeli Navy Abducts Two Fishermen In Gaza

Palestinian Man Sentenced to 10 Months Imprisonment over Facebook Posts
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-11
The Israeli occupation court in Jerusalem, Tuesday, sentenced a Palestinian man to 10 months in prison over his Facebook posts. Amir al-Dibs, from Jerusalem, was sentenced over what Israel called "incitement" on Facebook. According to the PNN, since the beginning of October, 2015, occupation authorities have carried out more than …

Palestinian Man Sentenced to 10 Months Imprisonment over Facebook Posts

Thousands of Chronically Ill Gazans Deprived of Medicine
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-11
Thousands of patients with chronic diseases, in the Gaza Strip, suffer from a shortage of medicines which are supposed to be distributed to them every month in primary health centers throughout the Gaza Strip.
According to a report by the Palestinian Center for Health Information in the Ministry, the …

Thousands of Chronically Ill Gazans Deprived of Medicine

Undercover Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Former Political Prisoner In Jenin
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-11
Undercover Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at night, a former political prisoner from Jenin refugee camp, after ambushing him near Ya'bad town, south of Jenin city, in northern West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the undercover soldiers ambushed Tha'er Ahmad Jaradat, 35, near Ya'bad town, and abducted him, after repeatedly beating him …

Undercover Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Former Political Prisoner In Jenin

PCHR: "On World Day against Death Penalty, PCHR reiterates its call for Abolishing This Penalty in Palestinian Law"
PCHR | imemc.org | 2018-10-11
Today, 10 October, coincides the World Day against Death Penalty when calls are annually renewed by the countries of the world to work on abolishing this penalty from its legislation, considering it as an inhuman penalty that i…

PCHR: "On World Day against Death Penalty, PCHR Reiterates its Call for Abolishing This Penalty in Palestinian Law"

Firm Linked to Israeli Intelligence Ran Pro-Trump Propaganda During Presidential Election
SouthFront | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-10
Rick Gates, the former deputy chairman of the Trump Campaign was allegedly in contact with an Israeli intelligence firm about a social-media disinformation campaign. | The post Firm Linked to Israeli Intelligence Ran Pro-Trump Propaganda During Presidential Election appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/firm-linked-to-israeli-intelligence-ran-pro-trump-propaganda-during-presidential-election/250556/

IDF Awards Israeli Soldiers for Deadly Crackdown on Gaza Protests
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-10
Sometimes described in the media as "clashes," the protests in Gaza involve heavily-armed Israeli snipers firing into crowds of unarmed young Palestinians. Those killed by IDF fire include journalists, medics and children. | The post IDF Awards Israeli Soldiers for Deadly Crackdown on Gaza Protests appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/idf-awards-israeli-soldiers-for-deadly-crackdown-on-gaza-protests/250576/

Rashid Khalidi: From Iran to Palestine, Nikki Haley Put a Nice Face on Trump's "Horrific" U.S. Policies
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-10
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced she is resigning her post at the end of the year. The former South Carolina governor–one of the few women in Trump's Cabinet–gave no reason for her departure. During Nikki Haley's time as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the United States withdrew from the Paris climate accord; the U.N. Human Rights Council; the Iran nuclear deal; UNRWA, the U.N. agency that provides humanitarian aid to Palestinians; and UNESCO, the U.N. educational and cultural agency. We speak with Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said professor of Arab studies at Columbia…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/10/rashid_khalidi_from_iran_to_palestine

Israel Approves Eight New Units Near Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-10
The Israeli government has approved, Wednesday, the construction of eight colonialist units in Migdal Oz illegal colony, which was built on Palestinian lands near Beit Fajjar town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Hasan Breijiyya, the head of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in …

Israel Approves Eight New Units Near Bethlehem

Edward Snowden to Address Select Audience in Israel: Will He Take On Israel's Surveillance State?
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-10
Since having gained prominence as a whistleblower, Snowden has been a vocal advocate for free speech, freedom of the press, and privacy. However, the Israeli government routinely violates these rights for Palestinians as well as Israelis. | The post Edward Snowden to Address Select Audience in Israel: Will He Take On Israel's Surveillance State? appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/edward-snowden-to-address-audience-in-israel-will-he-take-on-israels-surveillance-state/250571/

Illegal Colonists Puncture Car Tires, Write Racist Graffiti, Near Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-10
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the village of Qaryout, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, wrote racist graffiti and punctured the tires of several Palestinian cars. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel's illegal colonialist activities in northern West …
imemc.org/article/illegal-colonists-puncture-car-tires-write-racist-graffiti-near-nablus/

The US Has No Legitimate Reason to Impose New Sanctions on Iran
Vijay Prashad | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-09
The UN's position against Iran is in bad faith. All the member states and the UN secretariat know that Iran has no nuclear weapons programme. Yet, they have allowed the US and Israel to push against Iran. | The post The US Has No Legitimate Reason to Impose New Sanctions on Iran appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/the-us-has-no-legitimate-reason-to-impose-new-sanctions-on-iran/250520/

American College Student Held in Israel for Support of BDS Movement
Middle East Monitor | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-09
Her "crime", according to Israel's Strategic Affairs Ministry, is that while studying for her bachelor's degree in Florida, she was president of an organization that supported a boycott against Israel. | The post American College Student Held in Israel for Support of BDS Movement appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/american-college-student-held-israel-support-bds-movement/250515/

Top Trump aide sought Israeli help in online manipulation during 2016 election – report
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-09
An Israeli private intelligence firm produced three separate proposals to manipulate social media in the US and spread misinformation for the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential elections, according to a new report.
rt.com/usa/440768-trump-aide-sought-israeli-help/

Vandal defaces Jewish center in Virginia with 19 swastikas (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-07
The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia has been spray-painted with at least 19 swastikas. Although the suspect was captured on CCTV, the vandal still remains at large.
rt.com/usa/440540-swastika-jewish-center-virginia/

The Trouble With 'Preventing Palestine'
Eric Ortiz | consortiumnews.com | 2018-10-05
Seth Anziska's new book on the Arab-Israeli "peace process" is a useful primer on the conflict, but it does not fully examine the paradox of the Carter administration's solution that we are still living with, argues As'ad AbuKhalil. By As`ad… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/10/05/the-trouble-with-preventing-palestine/

Nobel Prize Winner Supports BDS Movement For Palestinian Rights, Ending Military Aid to Israel
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-10-05
Nobel Prize Winner Supports BDS Movement For Palestinian Rights, Ending Military Aid to Israel: UpdateA Nobel Prize has been awarded to George P. Smith, a renowned scientist and longtime advocate for Palestinian rights who suppor…
bdsmovement.net/news/nobel-prize-winner-supports-bds-movement-palestinian-rights-ending-military-aid-israel

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

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