2018-11-01: News Headlines

IMEMC News (2018-11-01). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians, Injure One, And Search Many Homes. imemc.org Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded and violently searched, on Thursday at dawn, many homes in the West Bank governorates of Jenin, Qalqilia, Nablus, Tulkarem and Ramallah, abducted at least four Palestinians, and injured one. Media sources in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said dozens of soldiers invaded Qabatia town, southwest …

INA (2018-11-01). VIDEO: Israeli Soldiers Assault, Abduct Father & Son Deheisheh Refugee Camp. imemc.org Israeli forces, early Thursday morning, broke into Deheisheh Refugee Camp, north of Bethlehem, where they raided homes, assaulted residents and arrested a father and his son. The short mobile phone videos show Israeli soldiers raiding the house, attacking the residents and preventing one family member from documenting the process. Another …

Global Research News (2018-11-01). Selected Articles: How Google Wipes Palestine Off the Map. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | More than ever, Global Research needs your support. Our task as an independent media is to "Battle the Lie". | "Lying" in mainstream journalism has become the "new normal": mainstream journalists are pressured to comply. Some journalists refuse. | Lies, …

Thomas Knapp (2018-11-01). The Pittsburgh Double Bind: Presidents Shouldn't Be So Important. counterpunch.org US president Donald Trump's announced visit to Pittsburgh in the wake of America's latest mass shooting — eleven synagogue congregants dead at the hand of an antisemite fanatic — received a cool reception. The mayor didn't want him to come. The county executive didn't want to meet with him. Local Jewish leaders didn't want him More

INA (2018-11-01). Israeli Settlers Dump Sewage into Qalqilia-district Schoolyard. imemc.org Israeli settlers from the illegal Sha'are Tikva settlement, on Thursday, dumped their sewage onto school property in the northern West Bank village of Azzun Atma, southeast of Qalqilia, said Alaa Marabeh, principal of Azzun Beit Amin Secondary School. He said, according to WAFA, that the sewage flooded the school courtyard …

Whitney Webb (2018-11-01). Israeli PM Set to Attend Inauguration of Brazil's Bolsonaro, Highlighting Likud Support for Ethno-Nationalist Politicians Abroad. mintpressnews.com European and American ethno-nationalists in recent years have combined anti-Semitic rhetoric with fervent support for Israel's apartheid policies and efforts to fortify its status as an exclusively Jewish ethnostate.

INA (2018-11-01). PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (25 — 31 October 2018). imemc.org Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 18 — 24 October, 2018. Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against unarmed civilians and peaceful protestors in the Gaza Strip. 7 Palestinian civilians were killed in the 31st week of the Return …

INA (2018-11-01). Bulldozers Raze Palestinian Lands in Tulkarem. imemc.org Israeli bulldozers razed lands and uprooted olive trees in Palestinian lands adjacent to the Israeli illegal settlement of Avnei Hefetz, in the northern occupied West Bank district of Tulkarem, on Thursday morning. The Avnei Hefetz settlement was built on Palestinian-owned lands of the villages and towns of Shufa, Kafr al-Labad …

Paul Cochrane (2018-11-01). Undermined Sovereignty in the Middle East. counterpunch.org The Israelis have violated Lebanese land, sea and airspace over 1,500 times this year. In the past week, Israeli jets flew over Northern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and the South. On a daily basis in Southern Lebanon you hear, if you don't see, Israeli drones buzzing away like huge mosquitoes in the sky. On occasion you might see Israeli jets flying towards Syria, or even hear Israeli jets pounding positions on the other side of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range, another violation of sovereignty. More

Mitchell Plitnick (2018-11-01). Israel's Netanyahu Chooses Trump Over American Jews … Again. mintpressnews.com Trump and Netanyahu have demonstrated in Pittsburgh that their worldview is a good deal closer to that of Robert Bowers than it is to that of most U.S. Jews or, indeed, most Americans.

Bruce Robbins (2018-11-01). On Boycotts, Academic Freedom, and the Struggle for Justice in Israel-Palestine. thenation.com On Boycotts, Academic Freedom, and the Struggle for Justice in Israel-Palestine…

IMEMC News (2018-11-01). Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Immediately After His Release From Prison. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday morning, a Palestinian political prisoner from occupied East Jerusalem, immediately after his release from an Israeli prison, after he was detained for seven years. Amjad Abu Assab, the head of the Detainees' Parents Committee in Jerusalem, said the soldiers rearrested his brother, Yacoub Mahmoud Abu …

Middle East Monitor (2018-11-01). Zarif Accuses Israel Of 'False Flag' Operation In Denmark Assassination Plot. iranian.com An alleged Iranian murder plot in Denmark to kill a political dissident has been swept aside by the country's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as a "false flag" operation carried out by the Israeli Mossad. The remark was made by Zarif in relation to the uncovering of a murder plot by Sweden's intelligence agencies in September. […]

INA (2018-11-01). Lieberman Approves More Settlement Units in West Bank. imemc.org Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman approved, on Thursday morning, a plan for building more settlement units southern the occupied West Bank. Hebrew channel 7 reported, according to Al Ray, that the plan is to build the settlement units on the old wholesale market in Hebron, claiming that the building …

IMEMC News (2018-11-01). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Twelve Palestinians In The West Bank. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, at least twelve Palestinians, from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, and illegally confiscated dozens of thousands of Shekels from a few homes. Among the abducted Palestinians is a father, and two of his sons, in addition to a …

Denise Winebrenner Edwards (2018-11-01). The quiet Pittsburgh morning that was shattered by hate. peoplesworld.org PITTSBURGH — Weekend mornings are slow in Pittsburgh. Folks off to sports practices or games, errands, breakfast at a walking distance diner or café or to worship. Joggers, bicyclists, skate boarders, baby strollers fill the sidewalks in Squirrel Hill, the heart of the area's Jewish community. Mr. Rodgers of PBS "Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood" lived here. …

IMEMC News (2018-11-01). Qassam Fighters Dies In An Accidental Explosion. imemc.org The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has reported that one of its fighters was killed, on Thursday morning, in an accident explosion, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Al-Qassam said the fighter, Daoud Rezeq Eid Jneid, 37, was killed in an accidental explosion "during preparation and …

Democracy Now! (2018-11-01). Allan Nairn: The U.S. Is Facing Incipient Domestic Fascism, But Rightist Revolution Can Be Stopped. democracynow.org The 2018 U.S. midterm elections mark a critical point in the era of President Donald Trump, as the potential Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives has unleashed a torrent of white supremacist vitriol in the run-up to November 6. In the past week alone, a militant Trump supporter was accused of mailing three pipe bombs to CNN and 12 bombs to people Trump frequently criticizes; two African-Americans were murdered by a white supremacist outside Louisville, Kentucky; and 11 Jewish worshipers were massacred in a Pittsburgh synagogue by a white supremacist who railed on social media against Jews who help…

Middle East Monitor (2018-11-01). Iran Accuses Israel of 'False Flag' Operation in Denmark Assassination Plot. theantimedia.com (MEMO) — An alleged Iranian murder plot in Denmark to kill a political dissident has been swept aside by the country's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as a "false flag" operation carried out by the Israeli Mossad. The remark was made by Zarif in relation to the uncovering of a murder plot by Sweden's intelligence agencies in September. …

Shared by Samantha Borek (2018-11-01). The US Is Facing Incipient Domestic Fascism, But It Can Be Stopped. truthout.org The 2018 US midterm elections mark a critical point in the era of President Donald Trump, as the potential Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives has unleashed a torrent of white supremacist vitriol in the run-up to November 6. In the past week alone, a militant Trump supporter was accused of mailing three pipe bombs to CNN and 12 bombs to people Trump frequently criticizes; two African-Americans were murdered by a white supremacist outside Louisville, Kentucky; and 11 Jewish worshipers were massacred in a Pittsburgh synagogue by a white supremacist who railed on social media against Jews who help…

Middle East Monitor (2018-10-31). Denmark To Suspend Funding To BDS Groups. iranian.com Denmark has announced that it will no longer provide any funding to groups that endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, in what pro-Israel activists have called a significant step. Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen announced the new policy earlier this month is a document entitled "Explanations about the conditions for Danish support for […]

Asa Winstanley (2018-10-31). Google Wipes Palestinian Life Off The Map. iranian.com Google's dedication to Israel's occupation can be seen in its maps and its refusal to recognise the reality of Israel's apartheid system for Palestinians Like the other Silicon Valley monopolies, Google habitually takes the side of Israeli occupation and war crimes in Palestine — the very term Palestine is not used by their highly […]

Asa Winstanley (2018-10-31). How Google Wipes Palestine Off the Map. globalresearch.ca Like the other Silicon Valley monopolies, Google habitually takes the side of Israeli occupation and war crimes in Palestine – the very term Palestine is not used by their highly influential maps app. | A new report by a Palestinian

INA (2018-10-31). Israeli 'Thought Police' Lose Effort to Ban Student Over BDS. imemc.org Lara Al-Qassem, an American student of Palestinian origin, has defeated an Israeli effort to ban and deport her over her prior support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, BDS. TRNN speaks to her attorney, Yotam Ben-Hillel. | Video & Transcript: | AARON MATE:…

Randi Nord (2018-10-31). Saudi Arabia Secretly Purchased $250M Spy Package from Israel to Track Foreign Journalists and Activists. mintpressnews.com Jamal Khashoggi's death serves as a dark example of the Kingdom's growing global espionage apparatus and the actions it's willing to take against foreign nationals.

South Front (2018-10-31). Video: Media Reports About Mysterious Israeli Airstrikes Go Wild. globalresearch.ca The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have continued attacks on targets in Syria even after the downing of the Russian Il-20 military plane on September 17, Reuters reported on October 29 citing "a senior Israeli official". | "The IDF have attacked in …

Joe Catron (2018-10-31). Palestinians Trampled as Trump Targets Iran and Pulls Arab States into Alliance with Israel. mintpressnews.com "Most of the Arab regimes in question are corrupt, extremely repressive and beholden to imperialism, and have no great political differences with Israel." — Lebanese-American writer Joyce Chediac Wilcox

Robert Fantina (2018-10-31). The Hypocrisy of the United States, Cuba Edition. counterpunch.org One can only marvel at the blatant, outrageous hypocrisy of the United States. This is on clear display in many areas: proclaiming support for self-determination while financing the oppression of the Palestinians; citing international law when it suits its needs, but violating international law, such as in the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and stating that 'all men are created equal', as U.S. police officers gun down unarmed people of African descent. Multiple examples abound.

Robert Mackey (2018-10-30). After Pittsburgh Massacre, Netanyahu Faces Backlash for Endorsing Trump and Smearing Soros. theintercept.com As he mourned for the 11 American Jews killed on Saturday by a gunman who believed a racist conspiracy theory promoted by the president of the United States, the writer David Simon read on Twitter that a senior member of Israel's far-right government was on his way to Pittsburgh for a memorial service. | "Go home," Simon wrote in a caustic message to Naftali Bennett, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who serves as Israel's minister for the diaspora. "Netanyahu's interventions in US politics aided in the election of Donald Trump and…

Ari Paul (2018-10-30). Synagogue Shooter Shares His HIAS Obsession With Far-Right Media. fair.org Breitbart headline pulls together Jews, refugees, organizers and the "Obama government" in one "anti-Trump" package. | As the facts of the fatal antisemitic attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue unfold, one of shooter Robert Bowers' motives has come to the forefront: his obsession with his target's association with HIAS, formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. | Originally founded in the late 1800s to assist Jewish refugees, HIAS today works to resettle refugees of many backgrounds, operating with offices around the globe. Bowers may have acted alone on his fear that the group was helping an "invasion" of…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-30). Headlines for October 30, 2018. democracynow.org Trump to End Birthright Citizenship in Violation of Constitution, Trump Continues Attacks on Caravan, Sends 5,200 Troops to Border, Advocacy Groups Raise Alarm over Sick Kids in Central American Caravan, 220 Immigrant Children in U.S. Still Separated from Families, Pittsburgh Leaders Oppose Trump Visit, WH Denies Trump Rhetoric Responsible for Recent Extremist Violence, Fifteenth "Suspicious Package" Found in Atlanta in Mail Bomb Campaign, Fiancée of Murdered Saudi Journalist Demands Justice, Gaza: Israeli Forces Kill 1, Injure 25 at Separation Barrier Protest, Tunisia: Suicide Bomber Injures Nine, Air Pollution…

Mehdi Hasan (2018-10-30). Is Donald Trump an Anti-Semite? theintercept.com The Pittsburgh massacre was the deadliest attack on Jews in American history. Eleven worshippers were gunned down by a far-right anti-Semite at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. The alleged shooter wasn't a supporter of President Donald Trump, but, like Trump, he was obsessed with immigrants and terrorists coming into the country — and he blamed "globalist" Jews for being behind it all. | Even before the synagogue attack, the Trump presidency had been marked by an explosion in the number of anti-Semitic attacks across the U.S. Despite his condolences and the fact that his daughter and son-in-law are Jewish, the re…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-30). "We Stand with You": HIAS Responds to Synagogue Massacre with Message of Hope for Refugees. democracynow.org Shortly before gunman Robert Bowers opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11 worshipers, he attacked a Jewish organization with a history of aiding millions of refugees: HIAS. Bowers wrote on a far-right social media site, "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in." We speak with Melanie Nezer, the senior vice president for public affairs for HIAS, formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. HIAS has provided assistance to refugees for more than 130 years.

Middle East Monitor (2018-10-30). How Google Wipes Palestine Off the Map. theantimedia.com (MEMO Op-ed) — Like the other Silicon Valley monopolies, Google habitually takes the side of Israeli occupation and war crimes in Palestine — the very term Palestine is not used by their highly influential maps app. A new report by a Palestinian human rights group last month exposed the depths of Google's dedication to the Israeli occupation. With a known …

Democracy Now! (2018-10-29). Rabbi: Trump & GOP Have Blood on Their Hands for Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting & Hateful Violence. democracynow.org Cecil Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Melvin Wax, Irving Younger, Daniel Stein, Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Bernice Simon and Sylvan Simon. Those are the names of the 11 worshipers who were gunned down Saturday in Pittsburgh, when a 46-year-old white man named Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life synagogue and opened fire, yelling "All Jews must die." It is believed to be the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. We speak with Ari Lev Fornari, a rabbi at Kol Tzedek Synagogue in West Philadelphia who has worked with HIAS, a Jewish agency that aids refugees that the gunma…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-29). Headlines for October 29, 2018. democracynow.org Anti-Semitic Shooter Kills 11 Jewish Worshipers in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Gunman Held Anti-Semitic, Racist and Xenophobic Views, Jewish Leaders to Trump: "Massacre Is Not the First Act of Terror You Incited", Trump, Conservatives Continue Attacks on George Soros, Kentucky: Shooter Kills Two Black People at Supermarket After Targeting Black Church, Trump-Supporting Suspect of Mail Bomb Campaign to Appear in Court, Brazil Elects Far-Right Candidate Jair Bolsonaro President, Indonesia: 189 Feared Dead After Lion Air Passenger Jet Crashes, Saudis Reject Turkish Demand to Extradite Khashoggi Murder Suspects, Israel Bo…

Max Blumenthal (2018-10-28). Members of Netanyahu's Likud Blame Victims of Pittsburgh Pogrom and Echo the Killer's Rhetoric. grayzoneproject.com As Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett sets out to Pittsburgh, prominent members of the governing Likud Party have blamed…

pip.hinman (2018-10-26). Palestinian champions 'drift' racing for women. greenleft.org.au Noor Daoud was the only woman to take to the track in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where the Palestinian car racer impressed the crowds with her "drift" driving skills. | On Palestine's streets, Daoud mastered the art of drift — deliberately oversteering to make the rear wheels skid —and travelled to Sharm el-Sheikh for a regional competition. | "Since I was little I've become used to meeting up with the guys to play football or tennis," said the 27-year-old on the sidelines of the competition. | Racing

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

Max Blumenthal (2018-09-05). Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks…

Max Blumenthal (2018-08-29). Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah…