2018-10-14: Social Media Postees

Army Abducts A Palestinian, Searches Homes And Closes A Road, In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Sunday, a young Palestinian man, searched homes and closed a main road, in Hebron governorate in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Hebron said several army jeeps invaded Tarqoumia town, west of the city, and abducted Fahd Nader Tannina, 23, after …

Army Abducts A Palestinian, Searches Homes And Closes A Road, In Hebron

Israeli Soldiers And Settlers Uproot Trees In Silwan
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and colonialist settlers invaded, on Sunday afternoon, Wadi ar-Rababa neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and uprooted dozens of olive trees. Mohammad al-Fateh, a local nonviolent activist from Jerusalem, said the soldiers and colonialist settlers invaded dozens of Dunams …

Israeli Soldiers And Settlers Uproot Trees In Silwan

Israeli and International Activists Join Gazan Protestors in the Great Return March
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
10/10/18 | Wafa Aludini, International Solidarity Movement | Gaza On the morning of October 10, 2018, ten activists from around the world delivered messages of support to the Great March of Return in the Eastern Gaza Strip via Skype, as a part of a 'virtual rally' entitled "Words Over Walls." …

Israeli and International Activists Join Gazan Protestors in the Great Return March

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Young Men In Tulkarem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, two young Palestinian men during extensive and violent searches of homes in Qalqilia governorate, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The Qalqilia office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, and interrogated several …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-two-young-men-in-tulkarem/

Israeli Colonists Uproot 400 Olive And Grapevine Saplings In Al-Khader
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, earlier Sunday, Palestinian lands in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and uprooted 400 grape and olive saplings. Ahmad Salah, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in al-Khader, said the Israeli …
imemc.org/article/israeli-colonists-uproot-400-olive-and-grapevine-saplings-in-al-khader/

Aisha al-Rabi's Daughter during Funeral: 'Is mom here, yet?'
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
Thousands of Palestinians laid the body of 47-year-old Aisha al-Rabi to rest, in her hometown of Bidya, in the northern occupied West Bank district of Salfit, on Saturday afternoon. The funeral procession set off from the hospital, where her she was pronounced dead, towards al-Rabi's home before burial took place …
imemc.org/article/92357/

Army Destroys Waterline in Kufr Qaddoum
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
Israeli forces, on Saturday, destroyed a water pipeline and sealed several roads in the village of Kafr Qaddoum, near Qalqilia city, in the occupied West Bank, local sources said. Morad Shtewi, coordinator of the popular resistance in the village, told WAFA that Israeli army accompanied by a bulldozer broke into …
imemc.org/article/army-destroys-waterline-in-kufr-qaddoum/

Army Abducts Three Palestinians In Qalqilia, Summons Three In Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, three young Palestinian men, including a former political prisoner, in Qalqilia governorate, in northern West Bank, and summoned for interrogation three others, including two children, from Bethlehem governorate. The Qalqilia office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted a former …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-three-palestinians-in-qalqilia-summons-three-in-bethlehem/

Israeli Colonists Injure a Palestinian In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
Several illegal colonialist settlers attacked, on Saturday evening, many Palestinian families living in Tal Romeida neighborhood in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, wounding one man. Local sources said the Israeli assailants came from the illegal Ramat Yishai and Beit Hadassah colonies, which were established …
imemc.org/article/israeli-colonists-injure-a-palestinian-in-hebron/

Two Palestinians Workers Injured After Being Rammed By A Colonialist Settler's Vehicle
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-14
Two Palestinian workers were injured, Sunday, after being rammed by a speeding car driven by a colonialist settler woman, east of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank. Marzouq Abdul-Hafith, said the settler struck his brother Eqab Abdul-Hafith, and Amir Hayel Raji, seriously injuring his brother in the head, while Raji suffered …
imemc.org/article/two-palestinians-workers-injured-after-being-rammed-by-a-colonialist-settlers-vehicle/

The Art of No Mideast Deal
Eric Ortiz | consortiumnews.com | 2018-10-13
Donald Trump once advertised an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan as his greatest achievement-in-the-making, but like many of the president's negotiations, the Kushner-Greenblatt strategy is a one-sided bargain, writes Patrick Lawrence. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Whatever happened to President… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/10/13/the-art-of-no-mideast-deal/

It's frighteningly easy to track someone down via DNA, scientist reveals
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-13
A scientist at Israeli genealogy firm MyHeritage has published a paper revealing that public genealogy databases can identify relatives — third cousins and closer — in nearly two-thirds of people of European descent.
rt.com/usa/441142-dna-privacy-warning-genealogy/

That Single Line of Blood: Nassir al-Mosabeh and Mohammed al-Durrah
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-12
As the frail body of 12-year-old Nassir Al-Mosabeh fell to the ground on Friday, September 28, history was repeating itself in a most tragic way. Little Nassir was not just another number, a 'martyr' to be exalted by equally poor refugees in Gaza, or vilified by Israel and its tireless hasbara machine. He was much…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/12/that-single-line-of-blood-nassir-al-mosabeh-and-mohammed-al-durrah/

Venezuela and Israel Take Center Stage in Brazil's Far Right Presidential Campaign
Ricardo Vaz | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-12
Frontrunner Bolsonaro has vowed to sever diplomatic relations with Caracas and back sanctions while establishing closer ties with the ultra-right government in Israel. | The post Venezuela and Israel Take Center Stage in Brazil's Far Right Presidential Campaign appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/venezuela-takes-center-stage-in-brazilian-far-right-presidential-campaign/250639/

Russia Rejects Israel's Claim To Sovereignty Over Golan Heights
Middle East Monitor | iranian.com | 2018-10-12
Russia has rejected Israel's claim to sovereignty over the Golan Heights which has been under Israeli occupation for 51 years. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov indicated that his country will not agree to any change of status of the Golan Heights, insisting that Moscow, along with the large majority of the international community, considers it […] | The post Russia Rejects Israel's Claim To Sovereignty Over Golan Heights appeared first on …
iranian.com/2018/10/12/russia-rejects-israels-claim-to-sovereignty-over-golan-heights/

"Educators Who Bravely Act on Principle Should be Championed, Not Punished"
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-10-12
"Educators Who Bravely Act on Principle Should be Championed, Not Punished": UpdatePalestinian civil society responds to efforts by the University of Michigan to silence teachers who act in support of Palestinian human rights: "As long as Israeli universi…
bdsmovement.net/news/%E2%80%9Ceducators-who-bravely-act-principle-should-be-championed-not-punished%E2%80%9D

Meet Ten Corporate Giants Helping Israel Massacre Gaza Protesters
Joe Catron | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-12
"The Israeli military relies on a network of international companies, supplying everything from sniper rifles to tear gas, to carry out its massacres of protesters in Gaza. These companies are knowingly supporting war crimes, and are complicit in state-orchestrated murder." — Tom Anderson, researcher for Corporate Occupation | The post Meet Ten Corporate Giants Helping Israel Massacre Gaza Protesters appeared first on MintPress…
mintpressnews.com/meet-ten-corporate-giants-helping-israel-massacre-gaza-protesters/250617/

Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists Urges Colleagues Not to Participate in International Meeting in Tel Aviv
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-10-12
Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists Urges Colleagues Not to Participate in International Meeting in Tel Aviv: In the NewsPalestinian social workers and ps…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinian-union-social-workers-and-psychologists-urges-colleagues-not-participate

Choices Made: From Zionist Settler Colonialism to Decolonization
Jeff Halper | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-12
Any approach to ending settler colonialism in historic Palestine must begin with Zionism. Regardless of Palestinian policies, responses and negotiating positions, not substantially just political settlement is possible without dismantling the structures of domination erected by settler Zionism. Decolonization must contend with this fundamental asymmetry. It must also direct our attention to Zionist agency. The campaign of settler colonialism was entered into deliberately and the colonial situation constructed consciously and systematically. A political actor was responsible, and that was the Zionist movement, sin…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/12/choices-made-from-zionist-settler-colonialism-to-decolonization/

The Risks of Being a Journalist in Gaza
Walaa Al Ghussein | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-12
Mohammed Al-Zaanoun, Gaza-based photojournalist. Covering events in Gaza since 2006. On a Friday [during the Great Return March], my friend urged me to leave. He said, "Aren't you sick of taking photos? Enough, we're exposed, leave this place." I kept telling him to wait — there was a photo I felt the need to take.
counterpunch.org/2018/10/12/the-risks-of-being-a-journalist-in-gaza/

Israeli Authorities Step Up anti-BDS Policies: Political Test to Enter Israel
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-10-12
Israel border authorities have detained US-Palestinian student for her alleged Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activism, denying her entry into Israel, despite having a visa. Tallie Ben-Daniel of Jewish voice for Peace discusses the case and what it means for the BDS movement | The post Israeli Authorities Step Up anti-BDS Policies: Political Test to Enter Israel appeared first on…
therealnews.com/stories/israeli-authorities-step-up-anti-bds-policies-political-test-to-enter-israel

US student critical of Israel detained at Tel Aviv airport for more than a week
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-12
Lara Alqasem, 22, was targeted because she is president of the University of Florida's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, which supports the BDS campaign against Israel.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/12/isra-o12.html

'Entire Middle East' should look like Israel — Pompeo
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-12
Israel is everything the US wishes the Middle East would be, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared in a speech, while bashing the Obama administration's approach to Iran as resembling a "Disney movie."
rt.com/usa/441041-pompeo-middle-east-like-israel/

Israeli Authorities Step Up anti-BDS Policies: Political Test to Enter Israel
Shared by Gregory Wilpert | therealnews.com | 2018-10-12
Israel border authorities have detained US-Palestinian student for her alleged Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activism, denying her entry into Israel, despite having a visa. Tallie Ben-Daniel of Jewish voice for Peace discusses the case and what it means for the BDS movement | The post Israeli Authorities Step Up anti-BDS Policies: Political Test to Enter Israel appeared first on…
therealnews.com/stories/israeli-authorities-step-up-anti-bds-policies-political-test-to-enter-israel

Venezuela Takes Center Stage in Brazilian Far Right Presidential Campaign
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-10-11
Frontrunner Bolsonaro has vowed to sever diplomatic relations with Caracas and back sanctions while establishing closer ties with the ultra-right government in Israel.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14095

Don't Call Nikki Haley a Moderate. She's an Extremist on Israel, Iran, and Human Rights
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2018-10-11
Trump's outgoing U.N. ambassador is getting applause from the media for being so moderate. But Haley has been a champion for right-wing causes. | The post Don't Call Nikki Haley a Moderate. She's an Extremist on Israel, Iran, and Human Rights. appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/10/11/nikki-haley-resigns-un-ambassador/

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

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

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

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

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