(2018-08-31). How Israel Spies on US Citizens. thenation.com How Israel Spies on US Citizens appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-08-31). Israeli Soldiers Open Fire At Return Camp In Southern Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers fired, on Friday morning, live rounds at the Great Return Camp, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers, stationed on military towers near the perimeter fence, east of Khan Younis, fired many live rounds at the Palestinians, and […]…
(2018-08-31). Israeli Navy Damages A Palestinian Fishing Boat. imemc.org An Israeli navy ship fired, on Thursday evening, live rounds at a Palestinian fishing boat in the Sudaniyya Sea area, west of Gaza city, causing serious damage to the boat, in addition to spraying the fishermen and their boat with water cannons. The fishermen said the navy attacked them with […]…
(2018-08-30). NYC DSA, Ocasio-Cortez Stand by State Senate Candidate Julia Salazar, Despite Story Disputing Her Biography. theintercept.com The state Senate campaign of Julia Salazar, a prominent member of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America, was jolted last week when Tablet Magazine published a story casting doubt on several parts of the candidate's biography — from self-describing as an immigrant to her claim of Jewish lineage. | The controversy represents a new chapter for DSA, as it grows from a marginal player on the fringes of politics into an organization with serious political clout. The group grew during the 2016 primary campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders and then surged in the wake of the election of Donald Trump, as activists looked to take down not just the agenda of the new president, but also the political and economic system that created him. The June victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cemented the organization's place in New York politics, leading Cynthia…
(2018-08-30). Released Israeli Soldier Says "No Remorse" for Extrajudicial Murder of Wounded Palestinian, Would Do It Again. mintpressnews.com 
Azaria was released from prison in early May after only serving nine months, just half of his sentence. In contrast, Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi served eight months for slapping an Israeli soldier — just one month less than Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter.
(2018-08-30). Satellite Imagery and the Palestine-Israel Exception. imemc.org This article was originally published by Al Shakaba Palestinian Policy Network. by Zena Agha Introduction In the United States and beyond, the rules that apply to the rest of the world have long applied differently to Palestine-Israel. In the US, this exceptionalism often manifests as censorship of Palestinian perspectives and operates […]…
(2018-08-30). Anti-Semitism Charges Against Jeremy Corbyn Are Diversion From Israeli Occupation of Palestine. globalresearch.ca Featured image: Jeremy Corbyn addressing the Support for Gaza rally, 19th June 2014. (Photo: David Hardman/Flickr) | Jeremy Corbyn is a man who has dedicated his entire life to fighting racism and …
(2018-08-30). US Media: Trump to Fully Stop UNRWA Funding. imemc.org US President Donald Trump has decided to stop funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), months after the agency scaled back its financial support, US magazine Foreign Policy said on Tuesday, according to the PNN. The US magazine quoted unnamed sources saying that Trump's […]…
(2018-08-30). Even Israeli Officials Are Warning That Trump's Moves Against Palestinians May Backfire. theintercept.com The Trump administration's latest move, to cut U.S. funding for basic services to Palestinians, could create more instability, experts warn.
(2018-08-30). Iran Intelligence Chief Acknowledges Having Israeli Spy. iranian.com Iran's intelligence minister has boasted on state television about his country's successful recruitment of a former Cabinet-level official from a "hostile" country, signaling Tehran's first acknowledgment of compromising an arrested Israeli official. Speaking on state TV late Tuesday, Mahmoud Alavi claimed his agency had a "member of the Cabinet of a hostile country" in hand. […]
(2018-08-30). Israel Renews Threat To Attack Iran Targets In Syria. iranian.com Israel on Wednesday renewed its threat to attack Iranian military targets in Syria, after the two Muslim allies signed an accord on security cooperation. "The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) will continue to take strong and determined action against Iran's attempts to station forces and advanced weapons systems in Syria," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. "No […]
(2018-08-30). Soldiers Injure Minister Waleed Assaf Along With Four Other Palestinians. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Thursday, dozens of nonviolent Palestinian protesters, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and shot a government minister with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his ear, in addition to wounding four other Palestinians. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers shot Minister Walid Assaf, […]…
(2018-08-30). Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Calls Israeli Military Weak: He is Correct. therealnews.com 
Shir Hever discusses the relationship of mutual admiration that has developed between Israel and Hezbollah, and that Nasrallah's sources in the Israeli media indicate a continuing erosion of the Israeli military edge in the region
(2018-08-30). Syria and Iran Sign Defense Agreement: Defying Outside Pressure. globalresearch.ca Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami visited Damascus Aug. 26-27 in order to have a new military cooperation agreement signed. The move is evidently a response to US and Israeli demands to …
(2018-08-30). Detention Extended for Palestinian Journalist. imemc.org An Israeli military court, on Wednesday, extended prominent Palestinian journalist Lami Khater's detention for the eighth time. The Palestinian Prisoners Society said, in a statement, that Khater's detention was extended for eight days to complete "legal proceedings", Al Ray reports. According to her lawyer, the journalist is being investigated for […]…
(2018-08-30). PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (16 — 29 August 2018). imemc.org Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 16 — 29 August, 2018. Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against Palestinian protestors in the Gaza Strip. Two Palestinian civilians were killed, 239 civilians, including 52 children, 6 women, and 5 paramedics, […]…
(2018-08-30). Israel is Building Another 1,000 Homes on Palestinian land. Where's the Outrage? counterpunch.org 
In the week that Uri Avnery, the scourge of colonialism, died in Tel Aviv, the Israeli government announced a further enlargement of its massive colonial project in the occupied West Bank. Plans were now advanced, it said on Wednesday, for a further 1,000 "homes" in Jewish "settlements" — still the word we must use for such acts of land More
(2018-08-30). When Illness is a 'Death Sentence': The Victimization of Gaza Women. counterpunch.org 
Hanan al-Khoudari resorted to Facebook in a cry for help when Israeli authorities rejected her request to accompany her three-year-old son, Louay, to his chemotherapy treatment in East Jerusalem. The boy is suffering from an 'aggressive soft tissue sarcoma'. Israeli authorities then justified their decision based on a vague claim that one of Hannan's relatives is a 'Hamas operative." More
(2018-08-30). Bedouin Family Left Homeless as Negev Demolitions Continue. imemc.org Israeli bulldozers, escorted by heavily armed Israeli forces, demolished a Palestinian home on Thursday, in the unrecognized village of al-Zarnouq, in the Negev area of southern Israel. According to local sources, large numbers of Israeli forces raided al-Zarnouq and began to demolish the house, under the pretext that it was […]…
(2018-08-30). Israeli Soldiers Assault A Handcuffed Man In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked and injured, Thursday, a Palestinian man after cuffing and detaining him near the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Nitham Abu Ramouz, 37, was detained by the soldiers near the Gate of the Tribes as he was heading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque. He was cuffed […]…
(2018-08-30). Speaking in Front of Israel's Nukes, Netanyahu Says IDF Will Hit Iranian Forces in Syria with "All Its Might" mintpressnews.com "Iran, a country without nuclear weapons, is threatened with atomic annihilation by a warmonger standing next to an actual nuclear weapons factory." — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
(2018-08-30). Censored documentary a testament to 'incredible' power of Israel lobby, Max Blumenthal says (VIDEO). rt.com 
The suppression of a documentary produced by Qatar-funded Al Jazeera about Israeli influence in Washington demonstrates the incredible power and influence wielded by the Israel lobby, journalist Max Blumenthal told RT.
(2018-08-30). New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' on Snapchat map, Jewish New Yorkers respond with jokes. rt.com 
Users of Snapchat's Snap Map feature saw New York renamed 'Jewtropolis', in an apparent act of online vandalism. The apparent hack triggered cries of anti-Semitism, but also top-quality jokes from New York's Jews. |
(2018-08-29). Uri Avnery, a Dissident Israel Voice of Non-Racist Zionism. therealnews.com 
Uri Avnery passed away on August 20th, a man who challenged the Israeli government and demanded rights for Palestinians throughout his life
(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…
(2018-08-29). Leak From Censored Israel Lobby Film Exposes Anti-Palestinian Operatives. therealnews.com 
The first leaked excerpt of Al Jazeera's censored film on the Israel Lobby in the U.S. claims to identify the funder behind the Canary Mission, an anonymous website devoted to smearing and silencing vocal supporters of Palestinian rights. We play a clip from the film and speak to Asa Winstanley of the Electronic Intifada, which…
(2018-08-29). Manufacturing dissent: Leaked footage reveals US Israel lobby astroturfing student event (VIDEO). rt.com 
A fake pro-Israel protest manufactured by US-based lobbying groups has been exposed in an exclusive clip from a censored Al Jazeera documentary on Israel's influence in the US.
(2018-08-27). Labour Party Must Reject Biased IHRA Definition That Stifles Advocacy For Palestinian Rights. bdsmovement.net 
Labour Party Must Reject Biased IHRA Definition That Stifles Advocacy For Palestinian Rights: UpdatePalestinian civil society issues a statement urging the UK Labour Party and trade unions to reject IHRA's false, anti-Palestinian definition of antisemitism which seeks to conflate antisemitism with criticism of Israel. This definition aims to silence criticism of Israeli policies that clearly violate Palestinian human rights. | Right To BoycottAugust 27, 2018 | By: | | Palestinian civil society groups
(2018-08-24). FIFA Continues to Ignore Israel's Very Real Violence. bdsmovement.net 
FIFA Continues to Ignore Israel's Very Real Violence: UpdateThe world governing body of football ignores Israel's attacks on Palestinian athletes while it sanctions the President of the Palestinian Football Association. | Cul…
(2018-08-24). US 'redirecting' $200 million in aid from West Bank and Gaza. rt.com 
The Trump administration is "redirecting" $200 million in economic aid earmarked for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza to projects elsewhere, the State Department has informed Congress.
(2018-08-23). Being Pro-Palestinian Doesn't Make Jeremy Corbyn an Anti-Semite. consortiumnews.com The Israelis' war on the leader of the Labour Party is really a war on free speech that's meant to silence critics of Israel in the U.K. and elsewhere, argues As'ad AbuKhalil. By As'ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News In… Read more →
(2018-08-20). More Than Half of the Invited Speakers Withdraw From Scientific Workshop at Israeli Settlement University. bdsmovement.net 
More Than Half of the Invited Speakers Withdraw From Scientific Workshop at Israeli Settlement University: UpdateSix of the eleven invited speakers have confirmed their withdrawal from a physics workshop at Ariel University, which is built on occupied Palestinian land in an illegal Israeli settlement. Palestinian academics urge remaining speakers to withdraw from the workshop. | Academic BoycottAugust 20, 2018 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
(2018-08-20). Headlines for August 20, 2018. democracynow.org CNN: Bomb That Killed 40 Yemeni School Children Was Made by U.S. | , California: ICE Arrests Man Driving His Wife to the Hospital to Give Birth, ICE Agents Forcibly Reseparate Fathers from Sons at Karnes Detention Center | , Ex-CIA Director John Brennan May Sue Trump over Stripped Security Clearances | , NYT: White House Counsel Donald McGahn Cooperating with Mueller Probe | , Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians and Injure Hundreds More During Friday's Protests, Longtime Israeli Peace Activist Uri Avnery Dies at 94 | , Afghan President Offers Conditional Ceasefire with Taliban | , U.N.: Brazil Can't Bar Lula from…
(2018-08-10). Western Authors Take Stand in Israel/Palestine Conflict by Refusing to Be Published in Israel. bdsmovement.net 
Western Authors Take Stand in Israel/Palestine Conflict by Refusing to Be Published in Israel: In the NewsRenowned authors have refused to have their works distributed by Israeli…
(2018-08-10). Oppression Education: Israeli Academic Institutions Throw Their Lot With the Israeli Security Elite. bdsmovement.net 
Oppression Education: Israeli Academic Institutions Throw Their Lot With the Israeli Security Elite: AnalysisThree recent events in Israel's largest universities demonstrate academic and security institutions are actually increasing their cooperation. | Academic BoycottJuly 23, 2018 | By: | | Shir Hever
(2018-08-08). Top 70 Moments of Solidarity & BDS for Palestine in 2018. bdsmovement.net 
Top 70 Moments of Solidarity & BDS for Palestine in 2018: UpdateHere's a short-list of moments in 2018 demonstrating growing recognition of Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people and inspiring efforts around the world to hold Israel accountable for its gross violations of human rights. Support for Palestinian rights has grown in parliaments, city c…
(2018-08-03). Palestinians Call for Boycott of Meteor Music Festival in Israel. bdsmovement.net 
Palestinians Call for Boycott of Meteor Music Festival in Israel: UpdatePalestinians urge participating artists to withdraw from the festival as a meaningful contribution to our struggle for freedom, justice and equality. | Cultural BoycottAugust 3, 2018 | By: | (2018-07-31). Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association. bdsmovement.net 
Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association: UpdateFollowing a global campaign, Adidas is no longer sponsoring football teams in illegal Israeli settlements. Palestinians call on new sponsor Puma to end complicity with Israel's violations of international law. | Cultural Boycott Red Card IsraelJuly 31, 2018 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
(2018-07-30). Irish MEP calls for 2019 Eurovision Boycott in light of Israel's 'Nation State' vote. bdsmovement.net 
Irish MEP calls for 2019 Eurovision Boycott in light of Israel's 'Nation State' vote: In the NewsMember of European Parliament calls on Ireland's public br…