(2018-09-05). Britain's Labour Party Just Adopted an Internationally Accepted Definition of Anti-Semitism. mintpressnews.com Labour said it also backed a statement that this "will not in any way undermine freedom of expression on Israel or the rights of Palestinians."
(2018-09-05). Israeli High Court Approves Demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar. imemc.org The Israeli High Court of Justice, on Wednesday, has finally decided to demolish the West Bank Bedouin village of Khan Al-Ahmar. The ruling comes despite long petitions and protests by citizens and activists in the area, which is home to some 180 Bedouins living in tents near the Maali Adumim […]…
(2018-09-05). Bill Would Force NASA Cooperation with Israel Despite History of Israeli Espionage. mintpressnews.com A new Senate bill would bind NASA to cooperate with Israel's Space Agency, despite the latter's history of espionage against the United States.
(2018-09-05). Surprise! Mohammad Is The Most Popular Boys Name In Israel. iranian.com Israeli Population and Immigration Authority announced in a statement issued yesterday that Mohammad is the most common name for boys in Israel this year, Arab48 reported. The statement said the most popular name given to newborn boys was Mohammad, while Ariel was the most common Jewish name. According to the data issued by the Israeli authorities, 2018 […]
(2018-09-05). US Cuts to UNRWA Point to the Dark Future Being Readied for the Palestinians. counterpunch.org 
Photo Source Abel CAINE | CC BY 2.0 Young school boys at a Refugee School | Nazareth. | The Trump administration's decision to scrap all future aid payments to the main agency helping Palestinian refugees marks a new — and most likely disastrous — chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | The US State Department said on Friday it would no longer continue its $360 million annual contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), depriving it of a third of its budget. US officials described the organisation as "irredeemably flawed". | The move follows an announcement last week that Washington had slashed $200 million from other aid programmes for the Palestinians. | About five million Palestinians — many languishing for decades in refugee camps across the Middle East — rely on the agency for essential food, healthcare…
(2018-09-05). Two Cows Killed during Israeli Army Exercise. imemc.org Two cows belonging to Palestinian herders in Kirbat Umm Jimal, in the northern Jordan Valley, were killed during Israeli army exercises in the area, a local official said on Wednesday. Mutaz Bisharat, from the Tubas governor's office, told WAFA that the two cows were apparently killed while army units were […]…
(2018-09-05). Duterte's Israel Visit Aimed at Boosting Oppressive Firepower of Both Regimes. mintpressnews.com 
Both the Israeli and Philippine governments have largely rejected criticism from the United Nations, with both Tel Aviv and the Duterte resorting to outright violent threats or actions against rights monitors seeking to hold either of the governments accountable.
(2018-09-05). Abandoning US, Paraguay To Move Embassy in Israel Back to Tel Aviv. telesurtv.net Israel responded to Paraguay's decision by recalling its ambassador to Paraguay and closing its embassy in the Latin American country's capital, Asuncion.
(2018-09-05). Israeli Soldiers Shut Down Water Lines Leading To Village And Its School. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, Furush Beit Dajan village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and shut down water pipelines providing the community, and its local school, with the needed water. Tawfiq Hajj Mohammad, the head of Furush Beit Dajan Local Council, said the pipelines are […]…
(2018-09-05). No Wonder Jeremy Corbyn Is Reluctant to be Gagged by the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) Lobby at Westminster. globalresearch.ca It is a sobering fact of reality to appreciate that 95% of all pro-Israel supporters either in Britain or elsewhere who complain about Jeremy Corbyn's concern for the Palestinian people, …
(2018-09-05). Including Two Siblings, Israeli Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, five Palestinians, including two siblings and their nephew, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has confirmed. The PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes in Hebron city, and abducted Ziad Mohammad […]…
(2018-09-05). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Jenin. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, two young Palestinian men, including a former political prisoner, and summoned three others for interrogation, in Jenin governorate, in northern West Bank. The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS), said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes before abducting a former […]…
(2018-09-05). Mayor of Jerusalem to Stop UNRWA's Operations. globalresearch.ca Featured image: Nir Barkat, the Israeli mayor of Jerusalem (Source: Wikimedia Commons) | Israel's Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat has threatened to end the work of the UN Refuge Agency for Palestine …
(2018-09-05). Army Demolishes A Home In Jerusalem. imemc.org Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, Wednesday, Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home. Media sources said the soldiers imposed a tight siege the as-Sal'a neighborhood in Silwan, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving it. They added that […]…
(2018-09-05). Israel Plans to Sell Freedom Flotilla Boats, Give Money to Illegal Settlers. mintpressnews.com 
Israel plans to sell four boats seized while sailing towards the besieged Gaza Strip and distribute the funds among two settlers families. | Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported yesterday that the move came in response to the Israeli Central Court's decision following a request filed by the families. | Israel has in recent weeks confiscated four boats coming from Europe in an effort to break the Israeli navy blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip. | According to the paper, the court has heard the opinion of senior navy and intelligence officials who said the boats' ownership would have been transferred to Hamas if it had reached Gaza. | The Israeli army announced that it is holding the boats in the port of Ashdod in central Israel. | One of the two families, the Gavish family says three of its members were killed in a…
(2018-09-05). Funding for Emergency Fuel Needed Immediately to Avoid Catastrophic Breakdown in Essential Services. imemc.org Jerusalem, 5 September 2018: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): This week, final stocks of emergency fuel will be delivered to critical facilities in the Gaza Strip, through the United Nations-Assisted Emergency Fuel Program.
(2018-09-04). Israel Signals It Could Attack Iranian Military Assets in Iraq. iranian.com Israel signaled on Monday that it could attack suspected Iranian military assets in Iraq, as it has done with scores of air strikes in war-torn Syria. Citing Iranian, Iraqi and Western sources, Reuters reported last week that Iran had transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Shi'ite allies in Iraq in recent months. Tehran and Baghdad formally denied that report. Israel sees […]
(2018-09-04). Anti-Israelism and Anti-Semitism: the Invidious Conflation. counterpunch.org 
I and others have warned that enactment of the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act now before Congress would threaten free speech and free inquiry on America's college campuses and beyond. As I've explained, this bill incorporates a conception — a "definition" plus potential examples — of anti-Semitism that conflates criticism of Israel's founding and continuing abuse of More
(2018-09-04). UK: Momentum's Jon Lansman aids witch-hunt against Corbyn, joins Blairites at Jewish Labour Movement event. wsws.org Momentum leader Jon Lansman joined pro-Zionist and pro-Blairite figures to issue a blatant apologia for their campaign to blackguard the left as anti-Semitic.
(2018-09-03). The Truths That Won't be Told: How Israel Spies on US Citizens. counterpunch.org An investigative documentary by Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera scheduled for broadcast earlier this year was expected to cause a sensation. Its four 50-minute episodes centred on the young and personable James Anthony Kleinfeld, British, Jewish, an Oxford graduate who speaks six languages including Dutch and Yiddish and is well-informed about Middle East conflicts — seemingly More
(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.
(2018-08-31). How Israel Spies on US Citizens. thenation.com How Israel Spies on US Citizens appeared first on The Nation.
(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). 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. |
(2018-08-30). 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.
(2018-08-29). 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). 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…
(2018-08-20). 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)
(2018-08-10). 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…