Palestinian Shepherds Chased Off Land by Occupation Forces
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
Israeli occupation forces, on Saturday, chased Palestinian shepherds while they were grazing their livestock in open fields near the town of Yatta, south of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, said a local activist, according to WAFA. Rateb al-Jabour, coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Separation Wall and …
Army Abducts Two Palestinians In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, two young Palestinian men from their homes in Halhoul town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the town, before the soldiers stormed and searched homes, and abducted the two Palestinians. The Palestinian Prisoners' …
Israel's Siege of Gaza is Anything But Legal
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
On Sunday, 29 July, Israeli commandos boarded a boat taking part in a Freedom Flotilla which was taking humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. The boat — Al-Awda (The Return) — was captured by Israel while sailing in international waters. If anyone else had conducted the raid, it would …
PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In Ramallah And Hebron"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Sunday, nine Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank governorates of Ramallah and Hebron, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS office in Ramallah, in central West Bank, said the soldiers abducted seven Palestinians from several parts of the governorate. The abducte…
imemc.org/article/pps-israeli-soldiers-abduct-nine-palestinians-in-ramallah-and-hebron/
Are Hamas and Israel Headed to War or to a Ceasefire?
Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-08-12
Prof. As'ad Abukhalil on the dangerous game that both Hamas and Israel are playing. Hamas succeeded in challenging the power relations, but the lives of two million Palestinians in Gaza are put at risk in the process | The post Are Hamas and Israel Headed to War or to a Ceasefire? appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/are-hamas-and-israel-headed-to-war-or-to-a-ceasefire
Settlers Inaugurate 'Tourist Center' in Silwan
Alternative Information Center | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
Israeli settlers attend an inauguration ceremony for a tourist center in Silwan, August 1, 2018. Photo credit: Wadi Hilweh Information Center.
Israeli Navy Abducts Five Fishermen In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Sunday morning, Palestinian fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea area, northwest of Gaza city, and abducted five fishermen from the same family. The navy fired many live rounds at the fishing boats, and abducted Nasser Fadel Bakr, and his sons Fadel Nasser Bakr, Ahmad Nasser …
Syrian Air Force Intercepts Israeli Jet
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
Syrian air defenses allegedly intercepted an Israeli warplane, to west of the Syrian capital of Damascus, predawn, Saturday. The SANA Syrian news agency reported, according to Ma'an, that Syrian air defenses were used against a "hostile" warplane penetrating the Syrian airspace. Sources said that the Syrians allegedly intercepted an Israeli …
Friday Demonstration Violently Repressed in Hebron
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
08/11/18 | International Solidarity Movement | Al-Khalil Team Yesterday, on the 10th of August, the Friday demonstration in the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) was violently repressed by Israeli forces. Unarmed protestors gathered after Friday prayers, around 13: 30, to protest against the occupation and in solidarity with Gaza.
Health Ministry: "%80 Of Cancer Medications Depleted In Gaza Hospitals"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
The Palestinian Health Ministry is Gaza has reported that %80 of cancer medications in the besieged coastal region have depleted, an issue that poses imminent threats to the lives of the patients. Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, has reported that the Rantisi specialized hospital, …
imemc.org/article/health-ministry-%80-of-cancer-medications-depleted-in-gaza-hospitals/
Detainee From Hebron Continues Hunger Strike
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-12
The Palestinian Detainees' Committee has reported that a political prisoner from the southern West Bank city of Hebron is ongoing with a hunger strike, for the fourteenth consecutive day, protesting his continued Administrative Detention, without charges or trial. The Committee said the detainee Dirar Abu Minshar, 39, is currently held …
Secret Israeli Report Reveals Armed Drone Killed Four Boys Playing on Gaza Beach in 2014
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2018-08-11
A secret Israeli military police report offers direct evidence that four Palestinian children were killed by missiles fired from an armed Israeli drone. | The post Secret Israeli Report Reveals Armed Drone Killed Four Boys Playing on Gaza Beach in 2014 appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/08/11/israel-palestine-drone-strike-operation-protective-edge/
Farcical "Ceasefire" in Gaza
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-11
Israeli ceasefire terms are one-way, demanding everything, giving nothing in return but empty promises — breached every time made. | They're all about affording to itself the right to use indiscriminate, disproportionate …
globalresearch.ca/farcical-ceasefire-in-gaza/5650260
Tens of Thousands Attend Arab-Led Rally Against Israeli Bill
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-08-11
The rally marks further fallout from the explosive nation-state law that critics say marginalizes Israel's non-Jewish citizens. According to Israeli media, both Jews and Arabs attended the protest. | The post Tens of Thousands Attend Arab-Led Rally Against Israeli Bill appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/thousands-attend-arab-led-rally-against-israeli-bill/
More deaths and maiming of Palestinians amid latest "ceasefire"
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-11
The latest round of fighting could torpedo a four-year truce between Israel and Hamas.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/11/gaza-a11.html
Western Authors Take Stand in Israel/Palestine Conflict by Refusing to Be Published in Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-10
Western Authors Take Stand in Israel/Palestine Conflict by Refusing to Be Published in Israel: In the News Cultural BoycottRenowned authors have refused to have their works distributed by Israeli publishers in a stand for Palestinian rights. | July 18, 2018 | By:
| | Melville House Books …
bdsmovement.net/news/western-authors-take-stand-israel-palestine-conflict-refusing-be-published-israel
Homo Israeli-Americanus Putting Your Tax Dollars to Work Again
Tom Clark | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-10
Seeing the remains of 23-year-old Palestinian mother Enas Kammash and her infant child splattered across the wall of their low end shack in Deir Al-Balah on the day The Space Force officially became a thing ostensibly to protect you from some figment and me but not really and we accidentally discovered the place where they're going to…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/10/homo-israeli-americanus-putting-your-tax-dollars-to-work-again/
Neocons Concoct Threat of "Iranian Hackers" to Justify Preemptive "Counterattack" Against Iran
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-10
Several reports in both American and Israeli media have recently been circulating the claim that Iran is increasingly likely to respond to draconian U.S.-imposed sanctions by conducting "cyberattacks" against the United …
globalresearch.ca/neocons-concoct-threat-of-iranian-hackers-to-justify-preemptive-counterattack-against-iran/5650156
If the Gaza Blockade is Bad, Does That Make Hamas Good?
Marilyn Garson | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-10
Of what use are unrealized human rights to Gazan Palestinians — and what happens when an aspirational right confronts the hard reality of Hamas? I. We, expressing outrage and support for the people of Gaza from a distance, can refer to Israel's illegal blockade, settler colonialism, apartheid or the right to armed resistance. These are…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/10/if-the-gaza-blockade-is-bad-does-that-make-hamas-good/
Renewed Airstrikes Ravage Gaza and Destroy Cultural Center Amidst Ceasefire Talks
Julia Kassem | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-10
Israel struck more than 150 locations in Gaza Wednesday night through Thursday morning, despite recent talks to resume a ceasefire to divert from an all-out war. | The post Renewed Airstrikes Ravage Gaza and Destroy Cultural Center Amidst Ceasefire Talks appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/airstrikes-ravage-gaza-ceasefire/247500/
Oppression Education: Israeli Academic Institutions Throw Their Lot With the Israeli Security Elite
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-10
Oppression Education: Israeli Academic Institutions Throw Their Lot With the Israeli Security Elite: Analysis Academic BoycottThree recent events in Israel's largest universities demonstrate academic and security institutions are actually increasing their cooperation. | July 23, 2018 | By:
| | Shir Hever …
bdsmovement.net/news/oppression-education-israeli-academic-institutions-throw-their-lot-israeli-security-elite
The Faulty Logic Behind the Attack on BDS
Consortiumnews.com | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-10
Defenders of Israel are using flawed logic in trying to tar supporters of the age-old tactic of boycotts as anti-semitic, argues Lawrence Davidson. By Lawrence Davidson If you search the topic boycotts on Google you immediately realize how historically common… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/09/the-faulty-logic-behind-the-attack-on-bds/
Israel's IDF Sets New Annual Record for Killing Children in Palestine
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-10
Despite the IDF's killing of over 160 and the wounding of 17,000 unarmed Palestinian protesters, and despite the great international outcry this has caused, the Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the IDF's rules of engagement are in line with "international parameters." | The post Israel's IDF Sets New Annual Record for Killing Children in Palestine appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/israels-idf-sets-new-annual-record-for-killing-palestinian-children/247403/
Neocons Concoct Threat Of "Iranian Hackers" To Justify Preemptive "Counterattack" Against Iran
Whitney Webb | iranian.com | 2018-08-10
Recent warnings of an imminent Iranian cyberattack on the U.S. are dubious at best — aimed at ending the U.S.' isolation through dishonest intelligence, while justifying a U.S. "preemptive counterattack" on Iran's infrastructure in a bid to further destabilize the nation. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]everal reports in both American and Israeli media have recently been circulating the claim that Iran is increasingly […] | The post Neocons Concoct Threat Of "Iranian Hackers" To Justify Preemptive "Counterattack" Against Iran appeared…
iranian.com/2018/08/09/iranian-hackers-threat/
Haaretz Reports Israel Targeting Civilians in Gaza as "Collective Punishment"
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-10
The admission in Haaretz is the ultimate expression of the IDF's impunity, as its war crimes against Palestinians have been ignored for so long that it now openly admits that it is targeting civilians in the world's largest "open-air prison." | The post Haaretz Reports Israel Targeting Civilians in Gaza as "Collective Punishment" appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/haaretz-reports-israels-idf-targeting-civilians-in-gaza-as-collective-punishment/247499/
Ahed Tamimi Comes Home to Great Joy but Also Reminders of Pain
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-10
Some eight months after Nariman and Ahed's imprisonment, the Israeli authorities are unhappy with the status that the prisoners and the Tamimi family achieved as symbols of the Palestinian resistance. | The post Ahed Tamimi Comes Home to Great Joy but Also Reminders of Pain appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/as-ahed-tamimi-comes-home-to-great-joy-but-also-reminders-of-pain/247467/
Israel vs. Iran: "Disappear From The World" vs. "Vanish From The Pages Of Time"
Andrew Korybko | iranian.com | 2018-08-10
The global silence over Israel's hopes that "the Iranian regime would disappear entirely from this world" stands in stark contrast to the worldwide outrage over similarly phrased wishes on behalf of Iran 12 years ago to see its Zionist enemy "vanish from the pages of time". [dropcap]I[/dropcap]nternational Relations are characterized by double standards because each actor […] | The post Israel vs. Iran: "Disappear From The World" vs. "Vanish From The Pages Of Time" appeared first on The Irani…
iranian.com/2018/08/10/israel-vs-iran/
Israel carries out new strikes on Gaza
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-10
The latest assault, which killed three people, follows repeated threats by the Israeli government to launch another full-scale military intervention.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/10/gaza-a10.html
Flotilla Passengers Released by Israel; Many Battered and Bruised; USS Liberty Survivor Held For Days
Consortiumnews.com | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-09
Defending their illegal blockade of Gaza against what they see as infiltrators rather than activists bringing aid and making a point, Israeli soldiers physically assaulted a number of delegates and arrested them, including a USS Liberty survivor. By Ann Wright… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/09/flotilla-passengers-released-by-israel-many-battered-and-bruised-uss-liberty-survivor-held-days/
PayPal closes pro-Palestinian group's account in collusion with Israeli government
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-09
PayPal's action is part of a broader censorship drive by US technology and social media giants, working closely with US and Israeli intelligence agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/09/payp-a09.html
Israel is Turning From a Security State to a Private Security State
Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-08-08
TRNN's Shir Hever discusses his book on the privatization of Israeli security, the role of the Palestinian Authority as a subcontractor, and the international impact of Israeli security firms | The post Israel is Turning From a Security State to a Private Security State appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/israel-is-turning-from-a-security-state-to-a-private-security-state
Cory Booker Claims He Didn't Know He Held a Pro-Palestine Sign. New Details Cast Doubt on His Denial
Zaid Jilani | theintercept.com | 2018-08-07
Pro-Palestinian activists say they spoke briefly with Booker about their advocacy work before taking a picture with him holding a pro-Palestinian sign. | The post Cory Booker Claims He Didn't Know He Held a Pro-Palestine Sign. New Details Cast Doubt on His Denial appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/08/07/cory-booker-israel-palestine/
Meet Ahed Tamimi, 17-Year-Old West Bank Activist Jailed for 8 Months for Slapping Israeli Soldier
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-06
Seventeen-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi has been freed from Israeli prison after eight months behind bars. Known to some as the Rosa Parks of Palestine, Tamimi became a hero to Palestinians and people around the world last year after a viral video showed her slapping a heavily armed Israeli soldier near her family's home in the occupied West Bank. The incident came just after Tamimi learned her cousin had been gravely wounded by an Israeli soldier who shot him in the head using a rubber-coated steel bullet. Video of Tamimi confronting the soldier went viral, elevating her into a symbol of Palestinian…
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/6/meet_ahed_tamimi_17_year_old
Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-31
Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association: Update Cultural Boycott Red Card IsraelFollowing 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. | July 31, 2018 | By:
| | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/team-justice-scores-adidas-no-longer-sponsoring-israel-football-association
Amid Deadly Israeli Crackdown on Gaza Protests, Chomsky Says U.S. Must End Support for "Murderers"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-07-30
In Gaza, thousands gathered Saturday for the funeral of 11-year-old Majdi al-Satari, who died after he was shot in the head by an Israeli sniper Friday at protests near the separation fence with Israel. Seventeen-year-old Moumin al-Hams and 43-year-old Ghazi Abu Mustafa were also shot and killed by Israeli snipers at the protests. In total, Israeli soldiers have killed at least 150 Palestinians since the Palestinians' nonviolent Great March of Return protests began on March 30. For more, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, author and linguist Noam Chomsky. He is a laureate professor in the Departmen…
www.democracynow.org/2018/7/30/amid_deadly_israeli_crackdown_on_gaza
Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel: In the News Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019In a stand for Palestinian rights, music legends, former Eurovision winner, commentator and presenters, performaning arts trade unions and well known LGBTQ+ and feminist campaigners and others endorse the call for Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2019. | June 27, 2018 | By:
| | Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/celebrities-and-public-figures-launch-irish-campaign-boycott-eurovision-2019-israel
Noam Chomsky Condemns Israel's Shift to Far Right & New "Jewish Nation-State" Law
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-07-30
Israel has passed a widely condemned law that defines Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people and gives Jews the sole right to self-determination. It also declares Hebrew the country's only official language and encourages the building of Jewish-only settlements on occupied territory as a "national value." The law has drawn international condemnation and accusations that Israel has legalized apartheid. For more, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, author and linguist Noam Chomsky. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus…
www.democracynow.org/2018/7/30/noam_chomsky_condemns_israel_s_shift
Dublin Lord Mayor calls for boycott of next year's Eurovision in Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Dublin Lord Mayor calls for boycott of next year's Eurovision in Israel: In the News Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019The Lord Mayor of Dublin has called for…
bdsmovement.net/news/dublin-lord-mayor-calls-boycott-next-years-eurovision-israel
Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision: In the News Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019The petition cites Israel's human rights violations against Palestinian people and calls on national broadcaster RUV to withdraw Iceland from the contest. | May 16, 2018 | By:
| | Euronews …
bdsmovement.net/news/over-18000-people-sign-petition-calling-iceland-boycott-israel-eurovision
Headlines for July 30, 2018
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-07-30
Eight Die as Wildfires Rage Across California, India: More Than 500 People Have Died in Monsoon Season So Far, North Korea Returns Remains of U.S. Soldiers Killed During Korean War, Trump Threatens Government Shutdown over Funding for $25 Billion Border Wall, Judge to Appoint Independent Monitor to Oversee Detention Centers with Children, "Quiet Skies": Boston Globe Reveals TSA Domestic Surveillance Program, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She Plans to Serve 5 More Years on Bench, U.S. Officials Hold Direct Peace Talks with the Taliban, Gaza: Israeli Soldiers Kill 3 Palestinians, Including 11-Year-Old Boy, Palestinian A…
www.democracynow.org/2018/7/30/headlines
Glasgow City Council Concedes to Supporters of Palestinian Rights, Vows to Refrain From Sponsoring Future Arms Fairs
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-27
Glasgow City Council Concedes to Supporters of Palestinian Rights, Vows to Refrain From Sponsoring Future Arms Fairs: Update Military Embargo Boycott HP Apartheid Free Zones Local governments Sanctions and governmentsGlasgow City Council promises supporters of Palestinian rights that it will no longer sponsor arms fairs featuring Israeli weapons manufacturers and will ensure that the city's guidelines for hosting events reflect that "Glasgow is a human rights respecting city." | July 27, 2018 | By:
| | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/glasgow-city-council-concedes-supporters-palestinian-rights-vows-refrain-sponsoring-future-arms
Ukraine Attacks Journalists Who Reported Israeli Weapons Flow to Its Neo-Nazi Militia
Ben Norton | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-07-10
Ukraine's embassy in Israel attacked Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal by name, along with The Real News and Electronic Intifada, spreading… | The post Ukraine Attacks Journalists Who Reported Israeli Weapons Flow to Its Neo-Nazi Militia appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/07/10/ukraine-embassy-israel-arming-nazis-max-blumenthal/