Bahrain FM defends Australia's decision on Jerusalem
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2018-12-16
Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa says Australia's Jerusalem decision does not affect legitimate Palestinian demands.
aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/bahrain-fm-defends-australia-decision-jerusalem-181216085427990.html

Israel says fourth Hezbollah tunnel found near Lebanon border
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2018-12-16
Israel says the tunnel is under its control and does not pose a threat to Israelis…
aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/israel-fourth-hezbollah-tunnel-lebanon-border-181216100403603.html

Maria Fernanda Espinosa on Khashoggi, Yemen and the GCC
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2018-12-16
The UN General Assembly President talks Palestine, the Khashoggi crisis, and the rise of nationalism with Al Jazeera.
aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2018/12/maria-fernanda-espinosa-khashoggi-yemen-gcc-181216053941774.html

Malaysia slams Australia's decision on Jerusalem
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2018-12-16
Amid backlash, Australian PM says recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital will progress a two-state solution.
aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/malaysia-slams-australia-decision-jerusalem-181216052655431.html

Messianic Jewish Lobbying Group Builds Support for U.S.-Funded Ethnic Cleansing Plan in Palestine
Lee Fang | theintercept.com | 2018-12-16
The group says it has had key meetings at the White House and on the Hill — and hopes to see legislation introduced this winter. | The post Messianic Jewish Lobbying Group Builds Support for U.S.-Funded Ethnic Cleansing Plan in Palestine appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/12/16/israel-messianic-jews-ethinic-cleansing-palestinians-pence/

Australia Recognises West Jerusalem As Israel Capital
Middle East Monitor | iranian.com | 2018-12-16
Australia has formally recognised West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but vowed to keep its embassy in Tel Aviv until a peace settlement is achieved. Speaking today, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said: "Australia now recognises West Jerusalem — being the seat of the Knesset and many of the institutions of government — as the capital […] | The post Australia Recognises West Jerusalem As Israel Capital appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/12/15/australia-recognises-west-jerusalem-as-israel-capital/

Syria's New Rules Of Engagement Against Israel: An Eye For An Eye
Elijah J. Magnier | iranian.com | 2018-12-16
Syria will adopt a new rule of engagement with Israel now that Russia has taken a tougher and clearer stance on the conflict between Israel and the "Axis of the Resistance". Henceforth, Damascus will be responding to any Israeli strike. If it damages a specific military target it will reply with a strike against a […] | The post Syria's New Rules Of Engagement Against Israel: An Eye For An Eye appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/12/15/syria-rules-of-engagement-against-israel/

Australia Recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2018-12-15
Australia formally recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday. However, the transfer of the Australian Embassy, currently in Tel Aviv will not happen immediately. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro: Brazil Will Move Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Threatens Palestine Embassy in Brazil | "Australia now recognizes West Jerusalem … is the capital of Israel," said Morrison and added that "we look forward to mo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Australia-Recognizes-West-Jerusalem-as-Israels-Capital-20181215-0001.html

The Real Face of Justin Trudeau: Are Palestinians Canada's New Jews?
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2018-12-15
Canada has not changed at all. It is our understanding of Canadian foreign policy that has almost always been marred with a true lack of understanding…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-real-face-of-justin-trudeau-are-palestinians-canadas-new-jews/

War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza's Offshore Gas Fields
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-15
The issue of sovereignty over Gaza's gas fields is crucial | The post War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza's Offshore Gas Fields appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/war-and-natural-gas-the-israeli-invasion-and-gaza-s-offshore-gas-fields/11680

FRSO message to PFLP on 51st anniversary of founding
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-12-14
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). | Dear Comrades, | On the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the leadership and members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization send our fraternal greetings, and our hopes that your future is marked by success upon success, and great victories in the struggle against the Zionist occupation and its imperialist backers. | | The Palestinian resistance and efforts of t…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/12/13/frso-message-pflp-51st-anniversary-founding

What Does Beto Have Against the Palestinians?
Robert Fantina | counterpunch.org | 2018-12-14
As the media continues to tell us what its owners think we should know, it also tells us what we should think. It is difficult, these days, to view any of the so-called 'mainstream' media without seeing someone gushing about Texas' Beto O'Rourke. Today, for example, CNN reports that O'Rourke 'leapfrogs' over the rest of…
counterpunch.org/2018/12/14/what-does-beto-have-against-the-palestinians/

MBS Said To Be Plotting Camp David-Style Handshake With Netanyahu
Middle East Eye | iranian.com | 2018-12-14
Task force dealing with Khashoggi fallout working on 'game-changing' photo with Israeli PM that would cast prince as peacemaker, sources say. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is reported to be "seriously considering" setting up a "game-changing" Camp David-style summit meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with US President Donald Trump playing host. The crown […] | The post MBS Said To Be Plotting Camp David-Style Handshake With Netanyahu appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/12/13/mbs-handshake-netanyahu/

Watch | Israeli Lobby Groups Trying To Get Marc Lamont Hill Fired
Mnar Muhawesh | mintpressnews.com | 2018-12-13
MintPress editor in chief, Mnar A. Muhawesh exposing the groups behind CNN's firing of Marc Lamont Hill, and the Israel lobby groups trying to get him fired from Temple University. | Top Photo | Activist, author, and now former CNN host Marc Lamont Hill gestures during an interview with VladTV. YouTube | VladTV | Mnar Muhawesh is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News, and is also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups. She started her caree…
mintpressnews.com/watch-israeli-lobby-groups-trying-get-marc-lamont-hill-fired/252852/

Russian Company Accidentally Reveals Secret Military Bases in Turkey and Israel
Middle East Monitor | theantimedia.com | 2018-12-13
(MEMO) — Yandex Maps, Russia's leading mapping service and its equivalent of Google Maps, has mistakenly revealed the locations and details of various military-related sites in Turkish and Israeli territory, as well as two major NATO bases. According to a report by Matt Korda of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), the …

Russian Company Accidentally Reveals Secret Military Bases in Turkey and Israel

Canadian Court Hands Important Victory to BDS Movement
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-13
A Canadian Court ruled that Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions activists were denied free speech and campaigning rights when the city of Montreal tore down their posters highlighting an Israeli atrocity during an election campaign in Canada. We discuss the case with Bruce Katz, one of the main plaintiffs in the case | The post Canadian Court Hands Important Victory to BDS Movement appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/canadian-court-hands-important-victory-to-bds-movement

Pro-Israel Lobby Groups Secretly Admits Boycott Is Effective, Leaked Report Shows
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-12-13
Ali Abunimah discusses a leaked report from Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), a front for Israel government-backed lobby group StandWithUs, which admits the cultural boycott is "constantly growing" and "innovative." | The post Pro-Israel Lobby Groups Secretly Admits Boycott Is Effective, Leaked Report Shows appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/pro-israel-lobby-groups-secretly-admits-boycott-is-effective-leaked-report-shows

ACTION ALERT: CNN Must Rehire Pundit Who Defended Democratic Rights
John McCullough | fair.org | 2018-12-11
Marc Lamont Hill appearing as a political commentator on CNN | As Marc Lamont Hill delivered his widely discussed speech at the United Nations on November 28, in which he expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people and emphasized the need to protect the human rights and self-determination of all who lived "from the river to the sea," he probably expected some critical response. What he likely didn't expect was to be fired from his position as a CNN commentator, and to have his job as a professor at Temple University threatened. | Pro-Israel partisans and commentato…
fair.org/home/action-alert-cnn-must-rehire-pundit-who-defended-democratic-rights/

Hungary's Far-Right Government Hurtling Toward Dictatorship with Crackdown on Free Press
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-11
The far-right government of EU/NATO member Hungary is cracking down on independent media. Prime Minister Viktor Orban is also exploiting anti-Semitism, while closely allied with Israel. Journalist Benjamin Novak says even elections are now just a formality | The post Hungary's Far-Right Government Hurtling Toward Dictatorship with Crackdown on Free Press appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/hungarys-far-right-government-hurtling-toward-dictatorship-with-crackdown-on-free-press

German Court Confirms BDS Advocacy is Protected Freedom of Expression and Assembly
LEILI | bdsmovement.net | 2018-12-08
German Court Confirms BDS Advocacy is Protected Freedom of Expression and Assembly: In the NewsA German court confirms that advocating for BDS and Palestinian rights constitutes freedom of expression and assembly, rights that are protected by the German constitution and are essential for democracy. The court ruled that the German city of Oldenburg unlawfully violated these fundamental rights when it revoked a perm…
bdsmovement.net/news/german-court-confirms-bds-advocacy-protected-freedom-expression-and-assembly

Palestinians and Brazilians Call For Joint Struggle Against Israel-Bolsonaro Alliance
PEDRO | bdsmovement.net | 2018-12-06
Palestinians and Brazilians Call For Joint Struggle Against Israel-Bolsonaro Alliance: BNC StatementWhile Brazil's new president wants to follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump moving the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem, and Rio de Janeiro's new governor wants to buy Israeli weaponized drones, Palestinian and Rio de Janeiro's favelas' social movements call for a joint and global struggle agains…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinians-and-brazilians-call-joint-struggle-against-israel-bolsonaro-alliance

Israel escalating the demolition of Palestine
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-30
When it comes to the infrastructure of genocide, you could illustrate it using almost any photo of a school, house, shop or village in the West Bank. You could bookmark a Google maps page of a particular West Bank town — then look again in three or six months time and note the destruction wrought. | This is one way of keeping track of the demolitions of Palestinian homes and Israel's attempts to impose an "Israeli only" identity on the landscape. | There has been a redoubling of Israeli efforts to evict Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and deny remaining Palestinian residents the right to a livelihoo…
greenleft.org.au/content/israel-escalating-demolition-palestine

Palestinian Civil Society Urges World Governments to Impose a Military Embargo on Saudi Regime Over Khashoggi Murder and War Crimes in Yemen, On Israel for War Crimes and Apartheid Against Palestinians
LEILI | bdsmovement.net | 2018-11-26
Palestinian Civil Society Urges World Governments to Impose a Military Embargo on Saudi Regime Over Khashoggi Murder and War Crimes in Yemen, On Israel for War Crimes and Apartheid Against Palestinians: Update"We appeal to progressives and social movements everywhere to pressure their governments to impose strict military embargoes on all states that are perpetrating crimes against hu…
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Airbnb's Decision to Exit Israel's Illegal Settlements: A Partial Victory for Human Rights & Accountability
ziyaad | bdsmovement.net | 2018-11-20
Airbnb's Decision to Exit Israel's Illegal Settlements: A Partial Victory for Human Rights & Accountability: BNC StatementAirbnb's decision to end its business in Israel's illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is an important first step. It unfortunately fails to cover settlements in East Jerusalem, which is also occupied according to international law. All Isr…
bdsmovement.net/news/airbnbs-decision-exit-israels-illegal-settlements-partial-victory-human-rights-accountability