(2018-12-27). Video: Israel Strikes Syria. Russia's S-300 Air Defense System Was Not Used against Israeli War Planes. globalresearch.ca Late on December 25, the Israeli Air Force carried out a missile strike on targets in the Damascus International Airport area. According to reports, Israeli F-16I jets launched at least 16 missiles from Lebanese airspace. | The Syrian media stressed that …
(2018-12-27). Israel's Airstrikes on Syria Threatened 2 Civilian Flights Landing in Beirut and Damascus. Russian Report. globalresearch.ca Russia's Defense Ministry has said Israel carried out airstrikes on Syrian targets as two civilian flights were landing in Beirut and Damascus, putting passengers at risk. | The Israeli military put two civilian airliners in immediate danger, Igor Konashenkov, the …
(2018-12-27). In Bethlehem, I Had a Vivid Experience of What Israel's Occupation Feels Like. globalresearch.ca "O little town of Bethlehem/How still we see thee lie/Above thy deep and dreamless sleep/The silent stars go by," runs the famous Christmas carol sung all over the English-speaking world as it celebrates Christmas. | On Christmas Eve midnight mass will …
(2018-12-27). Banned: The Smear Campaign Against British-Israeli Peace Activist Gilad Atzmon. mintpressnews.com Jazz saxophonist and writer Gilad Atzmon was recently banned from playing at an assembly hall in Islington, a borough of London, by order of the Islington Town Council. This came about as a result of an e-mail from one person — Martin Rankoff — saying nothing more than that if Atzmon was going to be […]
(2018-12-27). Apartheid Israel or US Democracy? zcomm.org Is protecting Israeli Apartheid more important to Americans than preserving the fundamental nature of their own democracy?>
(2018-12-27). 'Israel meant to kill more': Gaza 10 years after Op Cast Lead. aljazeera.com Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip on December 27, 2008, began with targeting a graduation ceremony for police cadets.
(2018-12-27). HSBC divests from Israeli arms company Elbit Systems. aljazeera.com Bank faced pressure from pro-Palestinian activists over its dealings with firm, which makes drones and weapons systems.
(2018-12-27). How to Respond to LeBron James. thenation.com How to Respond to LeBron James…
(2018-12-27). Israel's Netanyahu calls early election amid corruption charges. wsws.org While Netanyahu will have to fight the election under a cloud, he sees this as preferable to doing so as an indicted crook.
(2018-12-27). Israeli premier demands German government stop funding Jewish Museum Berlin. wsws.org Benjamin Netanyahu's letter accuses the museum of "anti-Israel activities" for seeking to engage in dialogue with Muslims and others.
(2018-12-26). Moscow Accuses Israel of Huge Violation of Sovereignty in Syria. telesurenglish.net Moscow on Wednesday said Israel had violated Syria's sovereignty with airstrikes the day before, after Israel and Damascus blamed each other for the hostilities. | RELATED: | Israel: Netanyahu's Coalition Collapses, Early Elections Called
(2018-12-26). Israel Advances Plans for Nearly 2,200 Settler Homes: NGO. telesurenglish.net Israeli authorities have advanced plans for nearly 2,200 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now non profit said Wednesday, the first such approvals since snap polls were called earlier this week. | RELATED: | Airbnb Will Continue to Profit in Israeli- Ocuppied West Bank | A defense ministry committee with responsibility for such projec…
(2018-12-26). Israel launches Christmas missile attack on Damascus. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC – The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) is reporting that Israel struck the region around Damascus, December 25. | According to the report, "Syrian air defenses confronted hostile missiles launched by the Israeli warplanes from over the Lebanese territories and downed most of them before reaching their targets, affirming that the damages of the aggression were limited to a munition warehouse and the injury of three soldiers." | U.S. and Israeli-backed forces in Syria are in the final stages of defeat.
(2018-12-26). Headlines for December 26, 2018. democracynow.org 8-Year-Old Guatemalan Migrant Dies in U.S. Custody, Trump Warns of "Very Long" Government Shutdown over Border Wall, 800,000 Federal Employees Furloughed or Working Without Pay, Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Asylum Ban, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Lung Cancer Surgery, ICE Strands Hundreds of Migrants in Winter Cold for Christmas, Stocks Plunge as Trump Assails Federal Reserve, Syria: Israeli Warplanes Bomb Sites Near Damascus, U.S. Ends Support to Kurdish Militias as Turkish Troops Mass for Invasion, Trump to Replace James Mattis with Patrick Shanahan on January 1, U.S. Anti-ISIS Envoy Quits over…
(2018-12-26). Syrian Army Downs Missiles From Israeli Air Strike, State Media Says. iranian.com An arms depot was hit and three soldiers were injured due to the attack, which was launched from Lebanon's airspace, state media said Syrian air defences on Tuesday confronted Israeli missiles above Damascus and downed most of them before reaching their targets, state TV quoted a military source as saying. "Our air defences confronted hostile […]
(2018-12-26). Iran To "Build A Force Of 100,000 Ground Troops" In Syria, Claims Israeli Defense Chief. iranian.com Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to intensify military action in Syria after the White House's order for all US troops to pullout out of the country — expected to be complete within months — and now Israel's outgoing defense chief, Gadi Eisenkot, has revealed more details of what's driving Israel's thinking. Gen. Eisenkot, who is set to complete his four-year tenure next month, warned […]
(2018-12-26). Israel Strikes Syria on Christmas in First Attack Since US Troops Ordered to Withdraw. theantimedia.com 
(ZHE) — That didn't take long. On Christmas Day, Israel launched what Bloomberg described as its first airstrike in Syria since President Trump's "shocking"announcement that he would withdraw all US troops from Syrian territory (to the disgust of US national security officials and every neo-con anywhere). The strike targeted an ammunition depot in the Damascus countryside believed to …
(2018-12-26). Russia: Israeli Attack on Syria "Directly Threatened" Two Civilian Flights. theantimedia.com 
(MEE) — Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed on Wednesday that Israeli missile strikes near Damascus the previous day had directly threatened two civilian flights, saying the actions were "a gross violation of the sovereignty of Syria". "The provocative actions of the Israeli air force… directly threatened two airliners," ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement. Konashenkov said the attack …
(2018-12-26). Israel Preparing for Comprehensive War in Syria: Report. theantimedia.com 
(MEMO) — Russia's Nezavisimaya Gazeta said that Israel is preparing for a comprehensive war on Syria following the US' withdrawal from the country. The newspaper said that the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from Syria has left Israel forced to face the Iranian presence in Syria with its troops alone. The newspaper quoted Israel's former defence …
(2018-12-25). Ex-Israel PM: Netanyahu Not Fit To Remain Prime Minister. iranian.com Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak said yesterday that Benjamin Netanyahu is not fit to continue to serve in his position as prime minister, Quds Press reported. "Netanyahu cannot concentrate on anything and does not remember whether his wife was in Nicaragua or Guatemala," Barak said. "Netanyahu is no more trusted." He added: "Netanyahu's role is to […]
(2018-12-24). Israel tries to wreck Christmas for Palestinians. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — The Ma'an press agency is reporting, December 23, that once again Israeli authorities are refusing to give Palestinian Christians in Gaza travel permits that would allow them to celebrate Christmas with loved ones in other parts of Palestine, or to visit Bethlehem. | The Ma'an article states "The Israeli occupation annually obstructs the travel of Palestinian Christians from Gaza to Bethlehem and Jerusalem to attend Christmas celebrations and be reunited with their families in the occupied West Bank." | In a related development, Israeli troops shot and killed four demonstrators in Gaza, Fr…
(2018-12-24). Dem. Rep. of Congo Postpones Election While US Props up President Kabila. therealnews.com 
After 58 years of repression, the battle for democracy picks up in the DRC, while PResident Joseph Kabila continues to enjoy unquestioned support from the US and has an Israeli security company working for him. We speak to Maurice Carney
(2018-12-22). Gideon Levy has No Sympathy for Colonists as a Group. therealnews.com 
Gideon Levy: all colonists and all Israelis share responsibility for the occupation and apartheid system in Palestine. There is sympathy for individuals, but there is no symmetry: the power is on the Israeli side
(2018-12-21). States Are Cracking Down on the Movement for Palestinian Rights—but Cities Are Pushing Back. thenation.com States Are Cracking Down on the Movement for Palestinian Rights—but Cities Are Pushing Back…
(2018-12-20). Senators Sneak Amendment to Make Israel Boycott Illegal. therealnews.com 
While Senators Cardin and Portman are trying to sneak a last-minute amendment into the budget bill to make BDS illegal — violating free speech — 26 states are also moving to make boycotts of Israel illegal. We speak to IPS's Phyllis Bennis about the anti-BDS efforts in the US
(2018-12-18). Marc Lamont Hill Speaks Out After CNN Fires Him for Pro-Palestine Speech at U.N. democracynow.org 
Less than a month after CNN fired Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill for giving a speech at the United Nations supporting Palestinian rights, we speak with him about the international attention his comments have received, academic freedom and why he feels it's more important than ever to speak out about Israeli human rights abuses. Marc Lamont Hill is a professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University. He is the author of several books, including "Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond." We also speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning journa…
(2018-12-18). Don't Punish US Companies That Help End Abuses in the West Bank. hrw.org 
| | Barkan, located in the occupied West Bank, is an Israeli residential settlement and industrial zone that houses around 120 factories that export around 80 percent of their goods abroad. In the background is the Palestinian village of Qarawat Bani Hassan. © 2004 David Silverman | Today the US Congress is weighing draft legislation based on problematic logic that conflates a call for businesses to stop operating in West Bank settlements, which are unlawful under the 1949 Geneva Conventions that prohibit transferring…
(2018-12-06). Palestinians and Brazilians Call For Joint Struggle Against Israel-Bolsonaro Alliance. bdsmovement.net 
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…
(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. bdsmovement.net 
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…
(2018-11-20). Airbnb's Decision to Exit Israel's Illegal Settlements: A Partial Victory for Human Rights & Accountability. bdsmovement.net 
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…
(2018-11-14). The Crisis in Gaza and a Potential Ceasefire. zcomm.org Discussing the recent Israeli special forces operation inside the Gaza Strip that killed 7 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier, as well as Israeli air strikes and a potential ceasefire…