Israel Advances Bill Linking Cultural Funding with 'Loyalty' to State
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
A ministerial committee in Israel's parliament voted on Sunday to advance a bill that would cut subsidies to cultural organisations accused of not showing "loyalty" to the state, the culture minister said. | The proposed legislation, denounced by artists and freedom … | The post Israel Advances Bill Linking Cultural Funding with 'Loyalty' to State appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israel-advances-bill-linking-cultural-funding-with-loyalty-to-state/5657761
Army Abducts Three Children In Qalqilia
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-23
Israeli soldiers abducted, Tuesday, three Palestinian children, including two siblings for their homes in Qalqilia governorate, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers invaded Jayyous town, east of Qalqilia, searched homes and abducted Ezz Salah al-Qaddoumi, 17, and his brother Salah, 16. They also invaded and …
Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" As It Descends Into a Racist State
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-23
Israel's former Chief Justice Aharon Barak recently warned that "what happened in Germany [the rise of the Nazis] can happen here [in Israel]," invoking a fierce response from Israel's increasingly right-wing politicians. | The post Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" As It Descends Into a Racist State appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/israel-invokes-its-fight-for-survival-as-it-descends-into-a-racist-state/250931/
Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians, Including A Child, In Hebron, Ramallah And Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-23
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday a night and Tuesday at dawn, three Palestinians, including one child, from their homes in Hebron, Ramallah, and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. The Hebron office of the PPS, in southern West Bank, said the soldiers …
Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians, Including A Child, In Hebron, Ramallah And Jerusalem
"Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East
Israel Shahak | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East | The post "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/greater-israel-the-zionist-plan-for-the-middle-east/5324815
PPS: "Army Abducts 15 Palestinians, Including Children And One Woman, In West Bank"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-23
Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight and on Tuesday morning, fifteen Palestinians, including children, and one woman, from several parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers abducted one woman, identified as Islam Oweida, 25, while visiting her imprisoned husband Abdullah Obeyyat, while Abdullah's brother, Hussein Obeyyat, 17, was abducted from his …
PPS: “Army Abducts 15 Palestinians, Including Children And One Woman, In West Bank"
Jordan Confronts Israel: King Abdullah Cancels Annexes Leasing Two Territories to Israel
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
On October 21, Jordan's king Abdullah bin al-Hussein announced that his country had decided to terminate the Peace Treaty annexes on Baqura and al-Ghamr, which allowed Israel to use these town areas. | "Baqura and al-Ghamr are Jordanian territories. They will | … | The post Jordan Confronts Israel: King Abdullah Cancels Annexes Leasing Two Territories to Israel appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/another-point-of-instability-jordan-cancels-annexes-leasing-two-territories-to-israel/5657662
Young Jews Will Not Stand By While Major Jewish Groups Fund a Blacklist
Joshua Leifer | thenation.com | 2018-10-23
Young Jews Will Not Stand By While Major Jewish Groups Fund a Blacklist…
thenation.com/article/young-jews-will-not-sit-by-while-major-jewish-groups-fund-a-blacklist/
Israeli Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian, Abduct A Teenage Boy, In Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-23
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Doha town, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and shot a young man, in addition to abducting a teenage boy in the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the city. Several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded Doha town, and fired …
Israeli Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian, Abduct A Teenage Boy, In Bethlehem
Jordan Cancels Part of 1994 Peace Treaty with Israel
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
In 1994, Jordan became the second Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel, Egypt the first in 1979. | Neither country recognized Israel as a Jewish state, nor was the provision part of the 1993 Oslo Accords or Bush/Cheney's … | The post Jordan Cancels Part of 1994 Peace Treaty with Israel appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/jordan-cancels-part-of-1994-peace-treaty-with-israel/5657670
Gaza Child Drowns To Death As Immigrants' Boat Capsizes
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-22
A boat, filled with immigrants capsized off the coast of Bodrum resort town, northwest of Turkey, leading to the death two children, including a Palestinian child from Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The Turkish Coast Guard has confirmed that the boat capsized near Bodrum, leading to …
Updated: Two Children Drown To Death As Immigrants’ Boat Capsizes
3,894 Palestinians Killed in Syria Since 2011
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-22
Some 3,894 Palestinian refugees have been killed in Syria since the start of the conflict in 2011, Action Group for Palestinians in Syria said, on Sunday. The NGO said that its teams reportedly documented the killing of 1,408 Palestinian in Yarmouk and 263 in Daraa, 202 in Khan Al-Sheikh, 167 in …
Will Qatar Finance An Agreement Between Hamas And Israel?
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-22
According to the Israeli Kaan News Agency, it appears that Qatar will be financing an agreement between Israel and Hamas, in order to end the Great Return March processions. It said that Qatar would be transferring money to the Gaza Strip to pay salaries, and provide aid, in exchange for …
MoH: Lives of Kidney Patients at Risk
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-22
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has warned of serious complications that may threaten the lives of dialysis patients, due to lack of treatment. The Director of Pharmacy Department in the ministry, Alaa Helles, said that serious complications threaten the chronic kidney patients in the Gaza Strip, due to …
2018 U.S. Midterm Elections: Politicize Israel Issue So No One Will Touch It
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-22
Jewish congressmen and other officials in the Democratic Party are increasing their efforts to make sure that candidates running for office in November toe the line on support for Israel. The Republicans meanwhile are seeking to portray themselves as the … | The post 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections: Politicize Israel Issue So No One Will Touch It appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/2018-midterm-elections-politicize-israel-issue-no-one-touch-it/5657648
Soldiers Uproot 32 Trees in Hebron Area
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-22
Israeli forces razed and leveled 14 dunams of Palestinian-owned lands in the Jamrura area, in western Tarqumiya of the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, on Monday afternoon. One of the land owners, Ali Fatafta, told WAFA that Israeli forces destroyed two water wells and uprooted 320 olive and …
"Reminiscent of South Africa's Grand Apartheid": Israeli Human Rights Group Slams Israel at U.N
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-22
Shortly after Israel announced a new "zero tolerance" policy toward demonstrations in Gaza, some 130 Palestinians were injured Friday while protesting ongoing Israeli occupation and demanding the right of return. Four paramedics and 25 children were among the injured. Ten thousand protesters gathered along Israel's heavily militarized separation barrier with Gaza as part of the weekly Great March of Return protests that began March 30. Since then, Israeli forces have killed at least 170 Palestinians, including more than 30 children, and injured thousands more. We speak with Hagai El-Ad, the executive director of…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/22/reminiscent_of_south_africas_grand_apartheid
Israel Releases Jerusalem Governor, Holds Him Under House Arrest
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-22
The Israeli Authorities released, on Monday at night, the governor of occupied East Jerusalem, Adnan Gheith, after ordering him to pay a 20.000 Shekels fine, and forcing him under house arrest to seven days. Mohammad Mahmoud, a lawyer with the Palestinian Detainees Committee, said the Central Court in occupied Jerusalem, …
Israel Releases Jerusalem Governor, Holds Him Under House Arrest
The 2018 Midterm Cycle Could Be the Most Islamophobic U.S. Election Ever
Sarah Aziza | theintercept.com | 2018-10-22
On January 10, 2018, a group of roughly 50 state lawmakers and interfaith leaders gathered at the state capitol in Pierre, South Dakota. They had come together to pray for tolerance and peace, but the moment was soon interrupted by state Sen. Neal Tapio. He arrived on the scene angry, quickly launching into a speech about the dangers of Islam, noting his support for President Donald Trump's ban on immigration from some majority-Muslim countries, known as the Muslim ban. He admonished the Christian and Jewish members of the assembly for gathering with Muslim leaders and accused his fellow lawmakers of being blind…
theintercept.com/2018/10/22/2018-midterms-muslim-candidates-islamophobia/
Israeli Human Rights Group Slams Country's New "Zero Tolerance" Policy at UN
Shared by britney | truthout.org | 2018-10-22
Shortly after Israel announced a new "zero tolerance" policy toward demonstrations in Gaza, some 130 Palestinians were injured Friday while protesting ongoing Israeli occupation and demanding the right of return. Four paramedics and 25 children were among the injured. Ten thousand protesters gathered along Israel's heavily militarized separation barrier with Gaza as part of the weekly Great March of Return protests that began March 30. Since then, Israeli forces have killed at least 170 Palestinians, including more than 30 children, and injured thousands more. We speak with Hagai El-Ad, the executive director of…
truthout.org/video/israeli-human-rights-group-slams-countrys-new-zero-tolerance-policy-at-un/
MN protests the Israeli Defense Force at the U of MN
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-21
Minneapolis, MN – Dozens of protesters gathered in front of Folwell Hall at the University of Minnesota, October, 18, to protest Student Supporting Israel's event that hosted former Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers. The MN Anti-War Committee (AWC) organized the protest | A statement from the AWC explained, "The event titled 'My Truth: Battlefield Ethics' is an attempt to glorify and justify war crimes committed against Palestinians. We are protesting today to call attention to the IDF's policy of targeting Palestinian civilians at the border with snipers, their use of collective punishment, and their arrestin…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/21/mn-protests-israeli-defense-force-u-mn
Historian seeks release of Israel's secret papers on Kfar Qasem massacre
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-20
Historian Adam Raz believes what has long been rumoured–that behind the horrific massacre in which 51 people were killed was a secret plan developed at the highest level of the Israeli state to transfer Israel's Palestinians to Jordan.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/20/isra-o20.html
The UN 'Sheriff': Nikki Haley Elevated Israel, Damaged US Standing
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-19
US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has made her post a "more glamorous" position than her predecessors — as President Donald Trump described Haley's 2-year term at the UN, following her resignation announcement. We may never know the nature of Haley's purported 'glamour' at the UN, but we certainly know that, during her relatively…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/19/the-un-sheriff-nikki-haley-elevated-israel-damaged-us-standing/
UN 'Sheriff' Nikki Haley Championed Israel at the Expense of the US
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-19
We may never know the nature of Haley's purported 'glamour' at the U.N., but we certainly know that, during her relatively brief stint, Haley has further diminished her country's struggling reputation, entrenching U.S. isolation in the world's most vital international political body. | The post UN 'Sheriff' Nikki Haley Championed Israel at the Expense of the US appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/un-sheriff-nikki-haley-championed-israel-at-expense-of-united-states/250895/
The Road to Khan al-Akhmar
Yigal Bronner | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-19
For two days now, Israel has been investing in Khan al-Akhmar's infrastructure. Yesterday, heavy machinery drained a large swamp of sewage flowing from nearby settlements, finally tackling a health hazard that has affected the community for years. And today, giant tractors and rollers were leveling truck-loads of turf and paving the still-wet ground. Israel is…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/19/the-road-to-khan-al-akhmar/
Netanyahu Attacks Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem for Criticizing Israeli Occupation at U.N
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-19
Fears are growing as Israel escalates its military presence along its heavily militarized separation barrier with Gaza. Israel has deployed 60 tanks to meet Palestinian protesters gathering today to protest the ongoing Israeli occupation and demand the right of return for those displaced from their homes. Israel has announced it is implementing a "zero tolerance" policy toward protesters in Gaza, who have been staging weekly Friday protests since March 30 under the banner of the Great March of Return. Since then, Israeli forces have killed at least 170 Palestinians, including more than 30 children, and injured at…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/19/netanyahu_attacks_israeli_human_rights_group
Israel's New 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Towards Gaza Protesters Denounced as 'Deeply Alarming'
Jessica Corbett | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-19
"Given Israeli forces' horrific track record of using deadly force against Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza, as well as journalists, medics, and others, the announcement of a 'zero tolerance' policy is deeply alarming." | The post Israel's New 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Towards Gaza Protesters Denounced as 'Deeply Alarming' appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/israels-new-zero-tolerance-policy-towards-gaza-protesters-denounced-deeply-alarming/250907/
Professor Was Improperly Punished for Israel Boycott Actions, Says Academic Group Cited in Punishment
Zaid Jilani | theintercept.com | 2018-10-18
The University of Michigan sanctioned a professor for not writing a recommendation letter based on AAUP rules. The AAUP now backs the professor. | The post Professor Was Improperly Punished for Israel Boycott Actions, Says Academic Group Cited in Punishment appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/10/18/john-cheney-lippold-bds-aaup/
Israel overturns deportation order, will allow detained US student Alqasem to enter
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-18
Lawyers for a US student refused entry to Israel for allegedly supporting a boycott movement against the Jewish state have declared victory, after she had her deportation order overturned by Israel's Supreme Court. | …
rt.com/usa/441667-israel-boycott-student-victory/
Investigation: As U.S.-Backed War in Yemen Raged, UAE Hired U.S. Mercenaries to Kill Yemeni Leaders
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-17
A shocking new investigation has revealed that the United Arab Emirates hired U.S. mercenaries to carry out assassinations of political and clerical leaders in Yemen. The former elite U.S. special operations fighters were paid to take part in missions to kill those deemed to be "terrorists" by the UAE. The UAE worked with the U.S. company Spear Operations Group, founded by an Israeli-American man named Abraham Golan, who told BuzzFeed, "There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen. I was running it." The group's first target in Yemen was a local leader of al-Islah, a political party whose members include N…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/17/investigation_as_us_backed_war_in
Israel's 50-Year Time Bomb
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-10-17
In the quest to change Israel's very nature, the Netanyahu government is pushing Palestinians to the edge — with the support of the Trump White House, says Dan Steinbock. By Dan Steinbock Special to Consortium News The Trump White House… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/10/16/israels-50-year-time-bomb/
Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student–Now She's Challenging the State in Court
Molly Minta | thenation.com | 2018-10-17
This isn't the first time Israel has denied entry to a prospective student, but Lara Alqasem is the first to challenge it. | The post Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student–Now She's Challenging the State in Court…
thenation.com/article/israel-detained-this-palestinian-american-student-now-shes-challenging-the-state-in-court/
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
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