Daily Archives: September 3, 2018

2018-09-03: News Headlines

Middle East Monitor (2018-09-03). Warmongering Netanyahu Threatens To Use Nuclear Weapons To 'Wipe Out' Its Enemies. iranian.com Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has broken a long silence over his country's assumed nuclear arsenal by warning it can wipe out its hostile enemies. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]tanding next to a secretive Israeli atomic reactor earlier last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to "wipe out" his enemies. In a speech that many will see as the […]

IMEMC News (2018-09-03). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In The West Bank. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, and injured many others, during military invasions into communities and homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem. Media sources in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said several army jeeps invaded Jenin refugee camp, before […]…

wsws.org (2018-09-03). Trump administration ends funding for Palestinian refugees. wsws.org The cutoff of funding is meant to punish Palestinians for protesting Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Andrew Korybko (2018-09-02). The Syrian-Iranian Military Deal Strengthens Russia's "Balancing" Strategy. iranian.com No real details were publicly revealed about the new military deal that was clinched after the Iranian Defense Minister's trip to Damascus but the Islamic Republic's top military representative earlier told reporters that "No third party can affect the presence of Iranian advisers in Syria", in what was clearly a response to aggressive American and Israeli demands that Tehran […]

INA (2018-09-02). Four Palestinians Injured by Israeli Settlers. imemc.org Israeli settlers, on Sunday, attacked a Palestinian-owned vehicle in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, injuring four Palestinians. According to local Ma'an News Agency sources, Israeli settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar attacked a vehicle with stones as it passed on the main road, to the […]…

IMEMC News (2018-09-02). Israeli Soldiers Shoot A Child In Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian child in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Medical sources said the soldiers shot the child, Mo'men Morad Eshteiwi, 8, with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his head. They added that the child was moved to […]…

The Conversation (2018-09-02). Here's Why Jewish Charitable Giving to Israel Is Losing Ground. alternet.org American Jews proved a major source of philanthropic support for the Israeli state and Israeli society throughout the 20th century. | American Jews donate at high levels to charity. One way they support causes in the U. S. , Israel and other places is collective, often through large grant-making organizations. In INA (2018-09-02). Six Fishermen Detained Off Gaza Coast. imemc.org The Israeli navy has reportedly detained six Palestinian fishermen off of the Dier al-Balah coast, in central Gaza. The fishermen's syndicate said that navy raided the men's boat and took the six fishermen into custody. The syndicate identified the fishermen as Zakee Annajar, Ahmad Abu Reyala, Mahmoud Abu Auda, Mohammed […]…

IMEMC News (2018-09-02). Israeli Colonizers Injure Four Palestinians Near Nablus. imemc.org A number of illegal Israeli colonizers attacked, on Sunday at dawn, Palestinian cars, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, wounding four residents. Media sources in Nablus said the colonizers hurled stones at several cars, causing damage, and wounding four Palestinians, who were in one car. They added […]…

INA (2018-09-02). Colonialist Settlers Intrude on Palestinian Village to Perform Rituals. imemc.org A number of extremist Israeli settlers forced their way, early Sunday, into the village of Awarta, to the south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and performed Jewish religious rituals, according to a local official. Hisham Awad, head of village council, told WAFA that a number of settlers […]…

Stephen Lendman (2018-09-02). Freezing Humanitarian Support to Palestine: Trump Administration Pressuring Nations to Stop Funding The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). globalresearch.ca Both Trump and Netanyahu want the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) eliminated — pretending millions of Palestinian refugees don't exist. | Established in 1949, it provides healthcare, education and other vital …

INA (2018-09-02). UNRWA: US Decision to Cut Funding Is Not The End. imemc.org Spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Sami Musha'sha, on Saturday, said that Washington's decision to cut funding for the agency does not signify the end of its work, stressing that the decision is not an inevitable fate, and not the end of the […]…

Zero Hedge (2018-09-01). Israeli Reports Claim New Images Confirm Iranian Surface-To-Surface Missile Facility In Syria. iranian.com At the end of a week where tensions with Iran and Syria have reached a high point of late, and as the final showdown between the Syrian Army and al-Qaeda insurgents in Idlib looms, multiple Israeli media reports claim Iran is constructing new surface-to-surface ballistic missile factories in Syria. What's more, the reports claim, Iran's military […]

INA (2018-09-01). Shattered Limbs, Broken Dreams: Life for Gaza Athletes after Surviving Israeli Bullets. imemc.org Maha Hussaini & Mohammed A Alhajjar When Raed Jadallah rode the waves of the Mediterranean sea on his surfboard, he was able to transcend the limitations placed on his life forced upon him, as he is a Palestinian living in the besieged Gaza Strip. During some stolen moments of time, […]…

wsws.org (2018-09-01). Sharp rise in right-wing attacks on Palestinians and Israeli peace and rights activists. wsws.org The nationality law, enshrining Israel's status as the nation-state of the Jewish people, not the state of all its citizens irrespective of religion or ethnicity, is fanning the flames of racial hatred.

MBGP (2018-08-31). Undercover Documentary Shows Israel Lobby Groups Organizing "Fake Protests" mintpressnews.com Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah Pollak and the Hoover Institution astroturfed an inflammatory protest against the 2016 Students for Justice in Palestine national conference.

Alain Gresh (2018-08-31). How Israel Spies on US Citizens. thenation.com How Israel Spies on US Citizens appeared first on The Nation.

Middle East Monitor (2018-08-31). Israeli Weapons Used in Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims. mintpressnews.com "Today, after Rohingyas' lives became almost impossible, the UN woke up and officially declared that Myanmar, including the army, the police as well as the Buddhist establishment and even the Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, are all responsible for killing an entire population."

Vacy Vlanza (2018-08-31). What Did Abbas Just Say? counterpunch.org " Yet straw upon straw was laid till the last straw broke the camel's back." How many straws will it take to finally break the back of the Palestinian Authority (PA)? Well, here's three that should be the last straws to dismantle the Abbas regime and trigger democratic elections. (1) Ceasefire for Gaza: "Over my More

Zaid Jilani (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…

Murtaza Hussain (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.

Hezvo Mpunga (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

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. |

RT (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.

Max Blumenthal (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…

RT (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.

leili (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

pacbi (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…

Democracy Now! (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…

pacbi (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)

pacbi (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…

pacbi (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

leili (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…

pacbi (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: | pacbi (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)

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…

2018-09-03: Social Media Postees

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-03
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, and injured many others, during military invasions into communities and homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem. Media sources in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said several army jeeps invaded Jenin refugee camp, before …

Update: “Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eleven Palestinians In The West Bank”

Trump administration ends funding for Palestinian refugees
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-09-03
The cutoff of funding is meant to punish Palestinians for protesting Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/03/unrw-s03.html

Freezing Humanitarian Support to Palestine: Trump Administration Pressuring Nations to Stop Funding The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-02
Both Trump and Netanyahu want the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) eliminated — pretending millions of Palestinian refugees don't exist. | Established in 1949, it provides healthcare, education and other vital …
globalresearch.ca/freezing-humanitarian-support-to-palestine-trump-administration-pressuring-nations-to-stop-funding-the-un-relief-and-works-agency-unrwa/5652676

UNRWA: US Decision to Cut Funding Is Not The End
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-02
Spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Sami Musha'sha, on Saturday, said that Washington's decision to cut funding for the agency does not signify the end of its work, stressing that the decision is not an inevitable fate, and not the end of the …
imemc.org/article/unrwa-us-decision-to-cut-funding-is-not-the-end/

Israeli Colonizers Injure Four Palestinians Near Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-02
A number of illegal Israeli colonizers attacked, on Sunday at dawn, Palestinian cars, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, wounding four residents. Media sources in Nablus said the colonizers hurled stones at several cars, causing damage, and wounding four Palestinians, who were in one car. They added …

Israeli Colonizers Injure Four Palestinians Near Nablus

Israeli Soldiers Shoot A Child In Kufur Qaddoum
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-02
Israeli soldiers shot, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian child in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Medical sources said the soldiers shot the child, Mo'men Morad Eshteiwi, 8, with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his head. They added that the child was moved to …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-shoot-a-child-in-kufur-qaddoum/

Six Fishermen Detained Off Gaza Coast
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-02
The Israeli navy has reportedly detained six Palestinian fishermen off of the Dier al-Balah coast, in central Gaza. The fishermen's syndicate said that navy raided the men's boat and took the six fishermen into custody. The syndicate identified the fishermen as Zakee Annajar, Ahmad Abu Reyala, Mahmoud Abu Auda, Mohammed …
imemc.org/article/six-fishermen-detained-off-gaza-coast/

The Syrian-Iranian Military Deal Strengthens Russia's "Balancing" Strategy
Andrew Korybko | iranian.com | 2018-09-02
No real details were publicly revealed about the new military deal that was clinched after the Iranian Defense Minister's trip to Damascus but the Islamic Republic's top military representative earlier told reporters that "No third party can affect the presence of Iranian advisers in Syria", in what was clearly a response to aggressive American and Israeli demands that Tehran […] | The post The Syrian-Iranian Military Deal Strengthens Russia's "Balancing" Strategy appeared first on
iranian.com/2018/09/02/syrian-iranian-military-deal-strengthens-russias-balancing-strategy/

Colonialist Settlers Intrude on Palestinian Village to Perform Rituals
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-02
A number of extremist Israeli settlers forced their way, early Sunday, into the village of Awarta, to the south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and performed Jewish religious rituals, according to a local official. Hisham Awad, head of village council, told WAFA that a number of settlers …

Colonialist Settlers Intrude on Palestinian Village to Perform Rituals

Four Palestinians Injured by Israeli Settlers
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-02
Israeli settlers, on Sunday, attacked a Palestinian-owned vehicle in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, injuring four Palestinians. According to local Ma'an News Agency sources, Israeli settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar attacked a vehicle with stones as it passed on the main road, to the …

Four Palestinians Injured by Israeli Settlers

Shattered Limbs, Broken Dreams: Life for Gaza Athletes after Surviving Israeli Bullets
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-01
Maha Hussaini & Mohammed A Alhajjar When Raed Jadallah rode the waves of the Mediterranean sea on his surfboard, he was able to transcend the limitations placed on his life forced upon him, as he is a Palestinian living in the besieged Gaza Strip. During some stolen moments of time, …

Shattered Limbs, Broken Dreams: Life for Gaza Athletes after Surviving Israeli Bullets

Sharp rise in right-wing attacks on Palestinians and Israeli peace and rights activists
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-09-01
The nationality law, enshrining Israel's status as the nation-state of the Jewish people, not the state of all its citizens irrespective of religion or ethnicity, is fanning the flames of racial hatred.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/01/isra-s01.html

Undercover Documentary Shows Israel Lobby Groups Organizing "Fake Protests"
MBGP | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-31
Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah Pollak and the Hoover Institution astroturfed an inflammatory protest against the 2016 Students for Justice in Palestine national conference. | The post Undercover Documentary Shows Israel Lobby Groups Organizing "Fake Protests" appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/the-lobby-fake-israel-protests/248543/

How Israel Spies on US Citizens
Alain Gresh | thenation.com | 2018-08-31
How Israel Spies on US Citizens appeared first on The Nation.
thenation.com/article/how-israel-spies-on-us-citizens/

Israeli Weapons Used in Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims
Middle East Monitor | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-31
"Today, after Rohingyas' lives became almost impossible, the UN woke up and officially declared that Myanmar, including the army, the police as well as the Buddhist establishment and even the Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, are all responsible for killing an entire population." | The post Israeli Weapons Used in Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/israeli-weapons-genocide-rohingya-muslims/248549/

What Did Abbas Just Say?
Vacy Vlanza | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-31
" Yet straw upon straw was laid till the last straw broke the camel's back." How many straws will it take to finally break the back of the Palestinian Authority (PA)? Well, here's three that should be the last straws to dismantle the Abbas regime and trigger democratic elections. (1) Ceasefire for Gaza:…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/31/what-did-abbas-just-say/

NYC DSA, Ocasio-Cortez Stand by State Senate Candidate Julia Salazar, Despite Story Disputing Her Biography
Zaid Jilani | theintercept.com | 2018-08-30
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…
theintercept.com/2018/08/30/julia-salazar-dsa-colombia-immigrant/

Censored documentary a testament to 'incredible' power of Israel lobby, Max Blumenthal says (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-30
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.
rt.com/usa/437266-blumenthal-documentary-israel-lobby/

New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' on Snapchat map, Jewish New Yorkers respond with jokes
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-30
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.
rt.com/usa/437272-snapchat-jewtropolis-hack-map/

Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-08-29
Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah… | The post Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/08/28/leaked-scenes-from-censored-documentary-expose-israel-lobbyist-noah-pollak-astroturfing-an-anti-palestinian-protest/

Manufacturing dissent: Leaked footage reveals US Israel lobby astroturfing student event (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-29
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.
rt.com/usa/437197-lobby-israel-astroturfing-palestinian-group/

Labour Party Must Reject Biased IHRA Definition That Stifles Advocacy For Palestinian Rights
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-27
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 …
bdsmovement.net/news/labour-party-must-reject-biased-ihra-definition-stifles-advocacy-palestinian-rights

FIFA Continues to Ignore Israel's Very Real Violence
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-24
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…
bdsmovement.net/news/fifa-continues-ignore-israels-very-real-violence

More Than Half of the Invited Speakers Withdraw From Scientific Workshop at Israeli Settlement University
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-20
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) …
bdsmovement.net/news/more-half-invited-speakers-withdraw-scientific-workshop-israeli-settlement-university

Headlines for August 20, 2018
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-20
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…
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/20/headlines

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 NewsRenowned authors have refused to have their works distributed by Israeli…
bdsmovement.net/news/western-authors-take-stand-israel-palestine-conflict-refusing-be-published-israel

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: 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 …
bdsmovement.net/news/oppression-education-israeli-academic-institutions-throw-their-lot-israeli-security-elite

Top 70 Moments of Solidarity & BDS for Palestine in 2018
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-08
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…
bdsmovement.net/news/top-70-moments-solidarity-bds-palestine-2018

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: 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) …
bdsmovement.net/news/team-justice-scores-adidas-no-longer-sponsoring-israel-football-association

Irish MEP calls for 2019 Eurovision Boycott in light of Israel's 'Nation State' vote
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
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…
bdsmovement.net/news/irish-mep-calls-2019-eurovision-boycott-light-israels-nation-state-vote