(2018-08-13). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians In The West Bank. imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least ten Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the army invaded and violently searched many homes. The PPS office in Bethlehem said the soldiers invaded Beit Fajjar […]…
(2018-08-13). Detainee Anas Shadeed Suspends Hunger Strike. imemc.org The Palestinian Detainees' Committee has reported, Monday, that a political prisoner, identified as Anas Shadeed, 21, has suspended his hunger strike, and was moved to Ramla prison clinic, after reaching an agreement with the Israeli Prison Authority. The committee stated that Shadeed, from Doura town, south of the southern West […]…
(2018-08-13). Multicultural Crowd Rallies in Tel Aviv Against Likud Apartheid Law. truthdig.com About 30,000 people, mainly Palestinian-Israelis but also Jewish supporters, rally in the downtown area against the so-called "Jewish nationality law" passed by the far-right Likud Party and its allies.
(2018-08-13). Headlines for August 13, 2018. democracynow.org Korean Leaders to Meet Next Month in Pyongyang, On Anniversary of Charlottesville, White Supremacist Rally in D.C. Fizzles, Baltimore Police Officer Resigns After Videotaped Repeatedly Punching Man, Trump to Sign $716 Billion Military Spending Bill With Over $21 Billion For Nuclear Weapons, Afghanistan: Over 200 Killed After Taliban Attacks Critical City of Ghazni, Israeli Forces Shot Dead Gazan Medic Armed with "Bandages & Surgical Masks", U.N.: China Is Detaining Over 1 Million Uighurs in Massive Internment Camp, Maduro Welcomes FBI to Come to Venezuela To Help Probe Assassination Plot, White House Looks to Sto…
(2018-08-13). Is Israel Preparing A War On Hezbollah In Lebanon? Would Russia Expand Its Presence To South Lebanon? iranian.com Tension is silently mounting between Israel and Hezbollah on the Lebanese border, where frenetic preparations are taking place, under the watchful eyes of both belligerents. There is an unusual state of alert, yet hardly visible to the naked eye: Israel is increasing its patrols on the borders, rising the deployment of officers and soldiers in […]
(2018-08-13). A Palestinian Bedouin Village Braces for Forcible Transfer as Israel Seeks to Split the West Bank in Half. theintercept.com 
Khan al-Ahmar is one of the last-standing obstacles in the way of Israel's plan to completely swallow up a broad swath of land around Jerusalem.
(2018-08-13). Huge protests against Israel's racist 'apartheid' law rock Tel Aviv. peoplesworld.org 
More than 100,000 Arabs and Jews demonstrated in a show of unity against the recently passed "racist" nation-state law in Tel Aviv on Saturday, the second large protest in eight days. | Protesters waved Israeli and Palestinian flags demanding the resignation of Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu as the crowds called for the "fascist laws" to be scrapped saying: "We are all brothers. Jews and Arabs refuse to be divided." | Saturday's demonstration was organized by the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee and was backed by a broad range of organizations, including the Hadash-Communist Party of Israel, the Coalition Against Racism in Israel, and Koah La'Ovdim Worker's Union. | More than 300 buses brought people from cities including Haifa and Nazareth with organizers saying "buses of Arabs are coming in droves," mocking Netanyahu's infamous race-baiting during the 2015 Israeli general election. | Anger is…
(2018-08-13). Army Hands Family An Order For Demolishing Their Home. imemc.org Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Kobar village, northwest of Ramallah in central West Bank, and handed a demolition order against the family home of a Palestinian, who was killed in July on this year, after killing an Israeli colonialist settler. Media sources in Ramallah said the […]…
(2018-08-13). Palestinian Man Dies From Serious Wounds He Suffered On May 14. imemc.org Palestinian Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that a seriously injured young man has died from his wounds, on Sunday at night. The sources said that Wisam Yousef Hijazi, 30, was shot by Israeli army fire on May 14th, during the Great Return March procession, east of Abasan […]…
(2018-08-13). Secret Report Details How Israel Used Armed Drone to Kill Gazan Children. truthout.org A secret report by the Israeli military police — obtained by The Intercept's Robert Mackey — reveals that a week into Israel's Operation Protective Edge in 2014, "air force, naval, and intelligence officers" mistook four 10- and 11-year-old boys who were playing on a beach in Gaza for Hamas militants and killed them by firing missiles from an armed drone. | While " hacked Israeli surveillance images provided to The Intercept by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden showed an Israeli drone armed with missiles in 2010," Mackey notes that "the Israeli government maintains an official stance of secrecy around its use of drones to carry out airstrikes" — meaning this report provides perhaps "the most direct evidence to date that Israel has used armed drones to launch attacks in Gaza." | The 2014 attack on the four boys, which…
(2018-08-13). Two Detainees Declare Hunger Strike. imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that two detainees in Israeli prisons have declared a hunger strike, protesting their continued detention under Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial. The PPS said that the two detainees have been identified as Saddam Ayyad Awad, 28, from Beit Ummar town, north […]…
(2018-08-13). Trump Aide Stephen Miller's Uncle Compares His Nephew to Nazis in Scathing Essay. alternet.org 
Dr. David Glosser also warned the far-right will turn against him over his Jewish roots. | The uncle of Stephen Miller said the White House adviser and President Donald Trump are using Nazi-style tactics to dehumanize immigrants and minorities. Dr. David Glosser, a retired neuropsychologist, denounced his nephew and the president as hypocritical bigots in an (2018-08-12). Israel's "Stamp of Approval" of Europe's Largest Post-WWII Ethnic Cleansing. Croatia. globalresearch.ca Back in February, we warned about the prospect of Israel selling F-16s to Croatia, a state in which WWII revisionism and Holocaust denial are running rampant, and memories of the Nazi …
(2018-08-12). Thousands of Palestinians and Israelis Chant: 'No to the nation-state law, yes to equality'. imemc.org Palestinian flags were seen held high during a demonstration in which tens of thousands of Arab Palestinians and Israeli Jews marched on Saturday, in Tel Aviv, to protest against the controversial Jewish Nation-State Law. About 30,000 protesters gathered in Rabin Square, in Tel Aviv, and marched towards the Tel Aviv […]…
(2018-08-12). Netanyahu: Gaza Conflict Will Not End with a Single Blow. imemc.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that the Israeli army is in the midst of a comprehensive military confrontation with the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip. He also said that the demonstration by the Arab Monitoring Committee against the Nation-State Law is conclusive proof of the challenges facing Israel. […]…
(2018-08-12). Secret Israeli Report Reveals Armed Drone Killed Four Boys Playing on Gaza Beach in 2014. globalresearch.ca A confidential report by Israeli military police investigators seen by The Intercept explains how a tragic series of mistakes by air force, naval, and intelligence officers led to an airstrike in …
(2018-08-12). Are Hamas and Israel Headed to War or to a Ceasefire? therealnews.com 
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
(2018-08-12). Russiagate Conceals Israeli Meddling and Coming War with Iran. globalresearch.ca Since taking office a year and a half ago, the allegations of 'collusion' between U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign and the Russian government have buried nearly all other substantive …
(2018-08-12). Yemen War Challenges Saudi Moral Authority. globalresearch.ca Saudi conduct of its ill-fated war in Yemen coupled with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's alignment with the Trump administration and Israel, and his often coercive approach to diplomatic relations, …
(2018-08-12). PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In Ramallah And Hebron" imemc.org 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…
(2018-08-12). Army Abducts Two Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org 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' […]…
(2018-08-12). Report: Four Boys on Gaza Beach in 2014 Killed by Drone. imemc.org According to a confidential Israeli military police report obtained by The Intercept, four Palestinian cousins were killed in two separate drone strikes after they were mistaken for Hamas fighters, said Israeli daily Haartez. It said, according to WAFA, that the Israeli strike which killed four Palestinian children who were playing […]…
(2018-08-11). Secret Israeli Report Reveals Armed Drone Killed Four Boys Playing on Gaza Beach in 2014. theintercept.com A secret Israeli military police report offers direct evidence that four Palestinian children were killed by missiles fired from an armed Israeli drone.
(2018-08-11). More deaths and maiming of Palestinians amid latest "ceasefire" wsws.org The latest round of fighting could torpedo a four-year truce between Israel and Hamas.
(2018-08-10). The Faulty Logic Behind the Attack on BDS. consortiumnews.com 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 →
(2018-08-10). If the Gaza Blockade is Bad, Does That Make Hamas Good? counterpunch.org 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 More
(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: 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
(2018-08-10). The Faulty Logic Behind The Attack On BDS. iranian.com 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. [dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you search the topic boycotts on Google you immediately realize how historically common they are. There are a lot to choose from, and one of the first listed is the 1769 […]
(2018-08-10). Israel vs. Iran: "Disappear From The World" vs. "Vanish From The Pages Of Time" iranian.com 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 […]
(2018-08-10). Neocons Concoct Threat Of "Iranian Hackers" To Justify Preemptive "Counterattack" Against Iran. iranian.com 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 […]
(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 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
(2018-08-09). Headlines for August 9, 2018. democracynow.org Saudi-Led Airstrike in Yemen Hits Bus Carrying Children, Killing Dozens, U.S. Airstrike in Afghanistan Kills a Dozen Afghan Soldiers "By Mistake", Israeli Airstrikes Kill Three in Gaza, Including Mother and Her Toddler, In Colombia, Nikki Haley Escalates Anti-Venezuela Rhetoric, U.S. to Impose New Sanctions on Russia, Senate Committee Asks Julian Assange to Testify about Russian Meddling in Election, Virginia & Charlottesville Under States of Emergency Ahead of White Supremacist Rallies, Longtime DRC Leader Joseph Kabila Will Not Run for Re-election, Argentine Senate Rejects Legislation to Legalize Abortion, NY C…
(2018-08-09). Flotilla Passengers Released by Israel; Many Battered and Bruised; USS Liberty Survivor Held For Days. consortiumnews.com 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 →
(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: Update Economic Boycott Cultural Boycott Academic Boycott Military Embargo Boycott HP Right To Boycott (2018-08-06). Meet Ahed Tamimi, 17-Year-Old West Bank Activist Jailed for 8 Months for Slapping Israeli Soldier. democracynow.org 
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…
(2018-08-06). Headlines for August 6, 2018. democracynow.org Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Survives Apparent Assassination Attempt by Drone, Trump Tweet Reveals He Lied Last Year About Son's 2016 Meeting with Russian Lawyer, Mendocino Complex Fire Now Fourth Largest in California History, Indonesia: 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Kills 91, Death Toll Expected to Rise, Zimbabwe: Crackdown Against Opposition Activists Continues After Elections, South Sudan President & Rebel Leader Reach Peace Deal, Israeli Military Kills 2 Palestinian Protesters at Latest Gaza Demonstrations, In Racist Attacks, Trump Insults LeBron James, Don Lemon & Maxine Waters, Randy Moss Honors Victims…
(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: Update Cultural BoycottPalestinians urge participating artists to withdraw from the festival as a meaningful contribution to our struggle for freedom, justice and equality. | August 3, 2018 | By: | (2018-08-01). Headlines for August 1, 2018. democracynow.org Facebook Removes Fake Pages, Citing Plot to Influence Midterm Elections, Top HHS Official Warned Trump Admin Not to Separate Families, 12 Arrested in Boston Demanding Northeastern University Cut Ties with ICE, "Like a Kidnapping": Minnesota Man Snatched by ICE Agents at Courthouse, Trump Lashes Out at Immigrants & Media at Florida Rally, 15 Killed in Suspected ISIS Attack in Afghanistan, Judge Blocks Gun Rights Group from Posting Blueprints to Make Guns from 3D Printers, Aid Groups Warn of New Cholera Outbreak in Yemen, Spain: Taxi Drivers Continue Indefinite Strike Against Uber, Israeli Military Intercepts Ship…
(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: 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)
(2018-07-30). Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel. bdsmovement.net 
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)
(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 News Cultural Boycott (2018-07-30). Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision. bdsmovement.net 
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
(2018-07-30). Dublin Lord Mayor calls for boycott of next year's Eurovision in Israel. bdsmovement.net 
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…
(2018-07-27). Glasgow City Council Concedes to Supporters of Palestinian Rights, Vows to Refrain From Sponsoring Future Arms Fairs. bdsmovement.net 
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)
(2018-07-10). Ukraine Attacks Journalists Who Reported Israeli Weapons Flow to Its Neo-Nazi Militia. grayzoneproject.com Ukraine's embassy in Israel attacked Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal by name, along with The Real News and Electronic Intifada, spreading…