Daily Archives: October 24, 2018

2018-10-24: News Headlines

John Feffer (2018-10-24). Assassins Without Borders. zcomm.org Saudi Arabia's apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi might have taken inspiration from Russia and North Korea — or Israel and the United States…

IMEMC News (2018-10-24). Israeli Soldiers Surround Jerusalem Affairs Ministry. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded Dahiat al-Barid area, south of the ar-Ram town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, surrounded the building of the Palestinian Governorate and Jerusalem Affairs Ministry, and prevented the employees from entering or leaving it. The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers, and police officers, encircled the entire …

IMEMC News (2018-10-24). Israeli Soldiers, Police Attack Coptic Priests, Abducts One, In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers and police officers attacked, on Wednesday morning, several Coptic Christian priests in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in occupied Jerusalem and abducted one of them, the Maan News Agency has reported. The attack took place after the Coptic Church in occupied Jerusalem organized a peaceful protest near …

Mohammad Makram Balawi (2018-10-24). Netanyahu, The Armed Prophet Of The Clash Of Civilisations. iranian.com If US President Donald Trump can be visualised as King Cyrus, then Benjamin Netanyahu is the prophet out to save the modern Israelites in a hostile environment. His message is to cast the clash of civilisations theories of Bernard Lewis and Samuel Huntington into a religious mould. The battle is against evil, which is embodied, […]

IMEMC News (2018-10-24). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Several Israeli army jeeps invaded, Wednesday, the town of al-'Isawiya, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem, and abducted three Palestinians, including two children child. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Adam Mustafa, in addition to two children, Ahmad …

IMEMC News (2018-10-24). Shots Fired At Israel Soldiers Near Hebron. imemc.org Israeli sources have reported that several shots were fired, on Tuesday at night, at soldiers near Halhoul town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. The sources said that the shots were fired from a moving vehicle, adding that the incident did not lead to any …

IMEMC News (2018-10-24). Army Abducts Seven Palestinians In Tulkarem. imemc.org Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn several areas and communities in the northern West Bank governorate of Tulkarem, searched homes and buildings, and abducted seven Palestinians. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded and violently searched homes and buildings, before interrogating many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They …

Miko Peled (2018-10-24). Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" as It Descends into a Racist State. globalresearch.ca Israel's former Chief Justice Aharon Barak stated in a recent lecture that "what happened in Germany [the rise of the Nazis] can happen here [in Israel]." He went on to say that a regime that does not respect the separation …

IMEMC News (2018-10-24). Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Tubas. imemc.org Israeli soldiers killed, on Wednesday at dawn, a young Palestinian man in Tammoun town, and injured eleven others, east of Tubas, in northeastern West Bank. Medial sources said the young man, identified as Mohammad Mahmoud Bsharat, 21, was shot with a live round in the back, and died from his …

IMEMC News (2018-10-24). Israel Confiscates Thousands Of Dunams To Expand Colonialist Road. imemc.org The Israeli government has approved, Wednesday, the expansion of Road #60, used by illegal colonialist settlers, between Hebron and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Hasan Breijiyya, the head of the National Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Bethlehem, has reported that Israeli Transportation Minister, Yisrael Katz, has authorized …

Ariel Natan Pasko (2018-10-24). Yitzhak Rabin was Israel's Trump, Only Worse. indybay.org This article compares and contrasts Yitzhak Rabin and Donald Trump.

RT (2018-10-24). 'Saudis have been helping US a lot with respect to Israel, funding a lot of things' — Trump. rt.com US President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia has been helping the US with Israel, with which the Kingdom has no official diplomatic relations. It marks the first time Trump has publicly recognized the sneaky alliance.

Tyler Durden (2018-10-24). "No Choice but War": Israel Amasses Dozens of Tanks on Gaza Border. theantimedia.com (ZHE) — We reported over the weekend that Israel has mustered its largest build-up of tanks and armored personnel carriers since 2014 at a deployment area along the border with Gaza and that "all-out war" looks inevitable after weeks of heightened tensions with Hamas. This after special UN envoy for the Middle East, Nickolay Mladenov late last week warned the UN Security Council that "we …

Global Research News (2018-10-23). Selected Articles: For the U.S. Palestine No Longer Exists. globalresearch.ca Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis we provide, free of charge, on a daily basis? Do you think this resource should be maintained and preserved as a research tool for future generations? Bringing you 24/7 updates from all …

Joshua Leifer (2018-10-23). Young Jews Will Not Stand By While Major Jewish Groups Fund a Blacklist. thenation.com Young Jews Will Not Stand By While Major Jewish Groups Fund a Blacklist…

IMEMC News (2018-10-23). Updated: Israeli Navy Opens Fire At Fishing Boats, Abducts Four Fishermen In Gaza. imemc.org The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights issued a statement strongly condemning the ongoing Israeli violations against the Palestinian fishermen, and the illegal confiscation of their boats, and called for the release of four fishermen, who were taken prisoner by the navy, on Tuesday, in two separate attacks. Al-Mezan said its …

Miko Peled (2018-10-23). Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" As It Descends Into a Racist State. mintpressnews.com Israel's former Chief Justice Aharon Barak recently warned that "what happened in Germany [the rise of the Nazis] can happen here [in Israel]," invoking a fierce response from Israel's increasingly right-wing politicians.

IMEMC News (2018-10-23). Israeli Army Kills A Palestinian Teen, Injures Five, In Gaza. imemc.org The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed, Tuesday, that Israeli soldiers killed a teen, and injured five other Palestinian, east of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza. The Ministry said Montaser Mohammad Ismael al-Baz, 17, was shot and seriously injured with a live round in the head. The seriously wounded Palestinian was …

IMEMC News (2018-10-23). Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Teen In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Tuesday, a Palestinian teen, identified as Wadea' Abu Turki, 17, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank. The Israeli army claimed that the the teen refused to be searched, and went through a metal detector, when Israeli forces reported …

Sarah Aziza (2018-10-22). The 2018 Midterm Cycle Could Be the Most Islamophobic U.S. Election Ever. theintercept.com On January 10, 2018, a group of roughly 50 state lawmakers and interfaith leaders gathered at the state capitol in Pierre, South Dakota. They had come together to pray for tolerance and peace, but the moment was soon interrupted by state Sen. Neal Tapio. He arrived on the scene angry, quickly launching into a speech about the dangers of Islam, noting his support for President Donald Trump's ban on immigration from some majority-Muslim countries, known as the Muslim ban. He admonished the Christian and Jewish members of the assembly for gathering with Muslim leaders and accused his fellow lawmakers of being blind…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-22). Headlines for October 22, 2018. democracynow.org Trump to Withdraw from 1987 U.S.-Russia Nuclear Deal, Plans to Establish Biological Definition of Gender Threatens Trans Rights, Saudi Arabia Says Khashoggi Killed in "Fistfight" Amid Mounting U.S. Pressure, NYT: Saudi Troll Farm Targeted Khashoggi, Other Critics on Twitter, Afghanistan: 27 Killed, 100 Injured as Voters Head to Polls, Gaza: Israeli Forces Shoot and Injure 130 Palestinian Protesters, Israel Delays Plans to Evict Bedouin Village in West Bank, Central American Caravan Crosses into Mexico as Trump Threats Mount, Honduras: Lawyers for Victim Berta Cáceres Removed from Murder Trial, Florida: $339 Milli…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-22). "Reminiscent of South Africa's Grand Apartheid": Israeli Human Rights Group Slams Israel at U.N. democracynow.org Shortly after Israel announced a new "zero tolerance" policy toward demonstrations in Gaza, some 130 Palestinians were injured Friday while protesting ongoing Israeli occupation and demanding the right of return. Four paramedics and 25 children were among the injured. Ten thousand protesters gathered along Israel's heavily militarized separation barrier with Gaza as part of the weekly Great March of Return protests that began March 30. Since then, Israeli forces have killed at least 170 Palestinians, including more than 30 children, and injured thousands more. We speak with Hagai El-Ad, the executive director of…

Fight Back (2018-10-21). MN protests the Israeli Defense Force at the U of MN. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Dozens of protesters gathered in front of Folwell Hall at the University of Minnesota, October, 18, to protest Student Supporting Israel's event that hosted former Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers. The MN Anti-War Committee (AWC) organized the protest | A statement from the AWC explained, "The event titled 'My Truth: Battlefield Ethics' is an attempt to glorify and justify war crimes committed against Palestinians. We are protesting today to call attention to the IDF's policy of targeting Palestinian civilians at the border with snipers, their use of collective punishment, and their arrestin…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-19). Headlines for October 19, 2018. democracynow.org NYT: Saudis May Blame Adviser to Crown Prince for Khashoggi Murder, Trump Says He Believes Khashoggi Is Dead, Trump Praises Body-Slamming Rep. Gianforte, Attacks Sen. Warren at Montana Rally, Report: Trump Family Lied About Real Estate Deals Around the World, Emails Show Trump Pushed for Keeping FBI HQ in Washington, D.C., Honduran Caravan Continues to U.S. as Trump Threatens Central American Leaders, Brazil: Haddad Accuses Far-Right Bolsonaro of Paid Online Smear Campaign, Taliban Claims Killing of Top Afghan General and U.S. Ally Gen. Raziq, Israeli Court Overturns U.S. Student's Deportation, DOJ Opens Investig…

Akela Lacy (2018-10-19). South Carolina Is Lobbying to Allow Discrimination Against Jewish Parents. theintercept.com The Trump administration is considering whether to grant a South Carolina request that would effectively allow faith-based foster care agencies in the state the ability to deny Jewish parents from fostering children in its network. The argument, from the state and from the agency, is that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act should not force a Protestant group to work with Jewish people if it violates a tenet of their faith. | The case being made by South Carolina is an extension of the debate around RFRA, which is more commonly associated with discrimination against LGBTQ people, but by no means applies…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-19). Netanyahu Attacks Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem for Criticizing Israeli Occupation at U.N. democracynow.org Fears are growing as Israel escalates its military presence along its heavily militarized separation barrier with Gaza. Israel has deployed 60 tanks to meet Palestinian protesters gathering today to protest the ongoing Israeli occupation and demand the right of return for those displaced from their homes. Israel has announced it is implementing a "zero tolerance" policy toward protesters in Gaza, who have been staging weekly Friday protests since March 30 under the banner of the Great March of Return. Since then, Israeli forces have killed at least 170 Palestinians, including more than 30 children, and injured at…

Jessica Corbett (2018-10-19). Israel's New 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Towards Gaza Protesters Denounced as 'Deeply Alarming'. mintpressnews.com "Given Israeli forces' horrific track record of using deadly force against Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza, as well as journalists, medics, and others, the announcement of a 'zero tolerance' policy is deeply alarming."

Democracy Now! (2018-10-18). Headlines for October 18, 2018. democracynow.org Saudis Transfer $100 Million to U.S. as Khashoggi Killing Crisis Deepens, Hurricane Michael Death Toll Tops 30 as Rescue Efforts Continue, Trump Asks Federal Agencies to Slash 5 Percent from Budgets as Deficit Swells, Canada Becomes 2nd Country to Legalize Recreational Marijuana, Crimea: Student Gunman Kills 19, Injures Dozens at School Shooting, CNN: Russia Building Up Military Installations in Baltic Sea, Israeli Forces Bomb Gaza, Killing One and Injuring a Dozen Palestinians, Ethiopia: Women Make Up 50 Percent of New Cabinet, DRC: Dozens Killed as 200,000 People Expelled from Neighboring Angola, Chicago Releas…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-17). Investigation: As U.S.-Backed War in Yemen Raged, UAE Hired U.S. Mercenaries to Kill Yemeni Leaders. democracynow.org A shocking new investigation has revealed that the United Arab Emirates hired U.S. mercenaries to carry out assassinations of political and clerical leaders in Yemen. The former elite U.S. special operations fighters were paid to take part in missions to kill those deemed to be "terrorists" by the UAE. The UAE worked with the U.S. company Spear Operations Group, founded by an Israeli-American man named Abraham Golan, who told BuzzFeed, "There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen. I was running it." The group's first target in Yemen was a local leader of al-Islah, a political party whose members include N…

Ricardo Vaz (2018-10-11). Venezuela Takes Center Stage in Brazilian Far Right Presidential Campaign. venezuelanalysis.com Frontrunner Bolsonaro has vowed to sever diplomatic relations with Caracas and back sanctions while establishing closer ties with the ultra-right government in Israel.

Max Blumenthal (2018-09-05). Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks…

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…

Hamzah Raza (2018-08-22). Meet the Owner of Canary Mission's Anonymous Anti-Palestinian Blacklisting Website. grayzoneproject.com Canary Mission has exploited its anonymity to smear college students with impunity. The Grayzone has obtained documents identifying the owner…

2018-10-24: Social Media Postees

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-24
Several Israeli army jeeps invaded, Wednesday, the town of al-'Isawiya, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem, and abducted three Palestinians, including two children child. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Adam Mustafa, in addition to two children, Ahmad …

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Jerusalem

Army Abducts Seven Palestinians In Tulkarem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-24
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn several areas and communities in the northern West Bank governorate of Tulkarem, searched homes and buildings, and abducted seven Palestinians. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded and violently searched homes and buildings, before interrogating many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They …

Army Abducts Seven Palestinians In Tulkarem

Israeli Soldiers, Police Attack Coptic Priests, Abducts One, In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-24
Israeli soldiers and police officers attacked, on Wednesday morning, several Coptic Christian priests in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in occupied Jerusalem and abducted one of them, the Maan News Agency has reported. The attack took place after the Coptic Church in occupied Jerusalem organized a peaceful protest near …

Israeli Soldiers, Police Attack Coptic Priests, Abduct One, In Jerusalem

Israeli Soldiers Surround Jerusalem Affairs Ministry
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-24
Israeli soldiers invaded Dahiat al-Barid area, south of the ar-Ram town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, surrounded the building of the Palestinian Governorate and Jerusalem Affairs Ministry, and prevented the employees from entering or leaving it. The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers, and police officers, encircled the entire …

Israeli Soldiers Surround Jerusalem Affairs Ministry

Shots Fired At Israel Soldiers Near Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-24
Israeli sources have reported that several shots were fired, on Tuesday at night, at soldiers near Halhoul town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. The sources said that the shots were fired from a moving vehicle, adding that the incident did not lead to any …

Shots Fired At Israel Soldiers Near Hebron

Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Tubas
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-24
Israeli soldiers killed, on Wednesday at dawn, a young Palestinian man in Tammoun town, and injured eleven others, east of Tubas, in northeastern West Bank. Medial sources said the young man, identified as Mohammad Mahmoud Bsharat, 21, was shot with a live round in the back, and died from his …

Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Tubas

Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" as It Descends into a Racist State
Miko Peled | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Israel's former Chief Justice Aharon Barak stated in a recent lecture that "what happened in Germany [the rise of the Nazis] can happen here [in Israel]." He went on to say that a regime that does not respect the separation … | The post Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" as It Descends into a Racist State appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israel-invokes-its-fight-for-survival-as-it-descends-into-a-racist-state/5657884

Assassins Without Borders
John Feffer | zcomm.org | 2018-10-24
Saudi Arabia's apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi might have taken inspiration from Russia and North Korea — or Israel and the United States…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/assassins-without-borders-2/

Netanyahu, The Armed Prophet Of The Clash Of Civilisations
Mohammad Makram Balawi | iranian.com | 2018-10-24
If US President Donald Trump can be visualised as King Cyrus, then Benjamin Netanyahu is the prophet out to save the modern Israelites in a hostile environment. His message is to cast the clash of civilisations theories of Bernard Lewis and Samuel Huntington into a religious mould. The battle is against evil, which is embodied, […] | The post Netanyahu, The Armed Prophet Of The Clash Of Civilisations appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/23/netanyahu-prophet-clash-of-civilisations/

Israel Confiscates Thousands Of Dunams To Expand Colonialist Road
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-24
The Israeli government has approved, Wednesday, the expansion of Road #60, used by illegal colonialist settlers, between Hebron and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Hasan Breijiyya, the head of the National Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Bethlehem, has reported that Israeli Transportation Minister, Yisrael Katz, has authorized …

Israel Confiscates Thousands Of Dunams To Expand Colonialist Road

'Saudis have been helping US a lot with respect to Israel, funding a lot of things' — Trump
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-24
US President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia has been helping the US with Israel, with which the Kingdom has no official diplomatic relations. It marks the first time Trump has publicly recognized the sneaky alliance. | …
rt.com/usa/442088-saudi-arabia-help-israel-trump/

Yitzhak Rabin was Israel's Trump, Only Worse
Ariel Natan Pasko | indybay.org | 2018-10-24
This article compares and contrasts Yitzhak Rabin and Donald Trump.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/24/18818459.php

"No Choice but War": Israel Amasses Dozens of Tanks on Gaza Border
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2018-10-24
(ZHE) — We reported over the weekend that Israel has mustered its largest build-up of tanks and armored personnel carriers since 2014 at a deployment area along the border with Gaza and that "all-out war" looks inevitable after weeks of heightened tensions with Hamas. This after special UN envoy for the Middle East, Nickolay Mladenov late last week warned the UN Security Council that "we …
theantimedia.com/israel-tanks-gaza-border/

Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" As It Descends Into a Racist State
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-23
Israel's former Chief Justice Aharon Barak recently warned that "what happened in Germany [the rise of the Nazis] can happen here [in Israel]," invoking a fierce response from Israel's increasingly right-wing politicians. | The post Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" As It Descends Into a Racist State appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/israel-invokes-its-fight-for-survival-as-it-descends-into-a-racist-state/250931/

Selected Articles: For the U.S. Palestine No Longer Exists
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis we provide, free of charge, on a daily basis? Do you think this resource should be maintained and preserved as a research tool for future generations? Bringing you 24/7 updates from all … | The post Selected Articles: For the U.S. Palestine No Longer Exists appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-for-the-u-s-palestine-no-longer-exists/5657784

Imposing 'Balance' Requires Distortion of Palestine/Israel Struggle
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2018-10-23
Since the Palestinians' Great Return March began on March 30, Israel has killed 217 Palestinians in Gaza, 163 of whom were participating in the demonstrations. Among the dead are 33 children, three paramedics and four people with disabilities; Israel has injured a further 11,155 Palestinians, many of whom will be maimed for l…
fair.org/home/imposing-balance-requires-distortion-of-palestine-israel-struggle/

Updated: Israeli Navy Opens Fire At Fishing Boats, Abducts Four Fishermen In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-23
The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights issued a statement strongly condemning the ongoing Israeli violations against the Palestinian fishermen, and the illegal confiscation of their boats, and called for the release of four fishermen, who were taken prisoner by the navy, on Tuesday, in two separate attacks. Al-Mezan said its …

Updated: Israeli Navy Opens Fire At Fishing Boats, Abducts Four Fishermen In Gaza

Israeli Army Kills A Palestinian Teen, Injures Five, In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-23
The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed, Tuesday, that Israeli soldiers killed a teen, and injured five other Palestinian, east of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza. The Ministry said Montaser Mohammad Ismael al-Baz, 17, was shot and seriously injured with a live round in the head. The seriously wounded Palestinian was …

Israeli Army Kills A Palestinian Teen, Injures Five, In Gaza

Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Teen In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-23
Israeli soldiers abducted, Tuesday, a Palestinian teen, identified as Wadea' Abu Turki, 17, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank. The Israeli army claimed that the the teen refused to be searched, and went through a metal detector, when Israeli forces reported …

Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Teen In Hebron

Young Jews Will Not Stand By While Major Jewish Groups Fund a Blacklist
Joshua Leifer | thenation.com | 2018-10-23
Young Jews Will Not Stand By While Major Jewish Groups Fund a Blacklist…
thenation.com/article/young-jews-will-not-sit-by-while-major-jewish-groups-fund-a-blacklist/

The 2018 Midterm Cycle Could Be the Most Islamophobic U.S. Election Ever
Sarah Aziza | theintercept.com | 2018-10-22
On January 10, 2018, a group of roughly 50 state lawmakers and interfaith leaders gathered at the state capitol in Pierre, South Dakota. They had come together to pray for tolerance and peace, but the moment was soon interrupted by state Sen. Neal Tapio. He arrived on the scene angry, quickly launching into a speech about the dangers of Islam, noting his support for President Donald Trump's ban on immigration from some majority-Muslim countries, known as the Muslim ban. He admonished the Christian and Jewish members of the assembly for gathering with Muslim leaders and accused his fellow lawmakers of being blind…
theintercept.com/2018/10/22/2018-midterms-muslim-candidates-islamophobia/

"Reminiscent of South Africa's Grand Apartheid": Israeli Human Rights Group Slams Israel at U.N
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-22
Shortly after Israel announced a new "zero tolerance" policy toward demonstrations in Gaza, some 130 Palestinians were injured Friday while protesting ongoing Israeli occupation and demanding the right of return. Four paramedics and 25 children were among the injured. Ten thousand protesters gathered along Israel's heavily militarized separation barrier with Gaza as part of the weekly Great March of Return protests that began March 30. Since then, Israeli forces have killed at least 170 Palestinians, including more than 30 children, and injured thousands more. We speak with Hagai El-Ad, the executive director of…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/22/reminiscent_of_south_africas_grand_apartheid

MN protests the Israeli Defense Force at the U of MN
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-21
Minneapolis, MN – Dozens of protesters gathered in front of Folwell Hall at the University of Minnesota, October, 18, to protest Student Supporting Israel's event that hosted former Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers. The MN Anti-War Committee (AWC) organized the protest | A statement from the AWC explained, "The event titled 'My Truth: Battlefield Ethics' is an attempt to glorify and justify war crimes committed against Palestinians. We are protesting today to call attention to the IDF's policy of targeting Palestinian civilians at the border with snipers, their use of collective punishment, and their arrestin…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/21/mn-protests-israeli-defense-force-u-mn

Netanyahu Attacks Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem for Criticizing Israeli Occupation at U.N
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-19
Fears are growing as Israel escalates its military presence along its heavily militarized separation barrier with Gaza. Israel has deployed 60 tanks to meet Palestinian protesters gathering today to protest the ongoing Israeli occupation and demand the right of return for those displaced from their homes. Israel has announced it is implementing a "zero tolerance" policy toward protesters in Gaza, who have been staging weekly Friday protests since March 30 under the banner of the Great March of Return. Since then, Israeli forces have killed at least 170 Palestinians, including more than 30 children, and injured at…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/19/netanyahu_attacks_israeli_human_rights_group

Israel's New 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Towards Gaza Protesters Denounced as 'Deeply Alarming'
Jessica Corbett | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-19
"Given Israeli forces' horrific track record of using deadly force against Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza, as well as journalists, medics, and others, the announcement of a 'zero tolerance' policy is deeply alarming." | The post Israel's New 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Towards Gaza Protesters Denounced as 'Deeply Alarming' appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/israels-new-zero-tolerance-policy-towards-gaza-protesters-denounced-deeply-alarming/250907/

South Carolina Is Lobbying to Allow Discrimination Against Jewish Parents
Akela Lacy | theintercept.com | 2018-10-19
The Trump administration is considering whether to grant a South Carolina request that would effectively allow faith-based foster care agencies in the state the ability to deny Jewish parents from fostering children in its network. The argument, from the state and from the agency, is that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act should not force a Protestant group to work with Jewish people if it violates a tenet of their faith. | The case being made by South Carolina is an extension of the debate around RFRA, which is more commonly associated with discrimination against LGBTQ people, but by no means applies…
theintercept.com/2018/10/19/south-carolina-foster-parent-discrimination-miracle-hill-ministries/

Investigation: As U.S.-Backed War in Yemen Raged, UAE Hired U.S. Mercenaries to Kill Yemeni Leaders
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-17
A shocking new investigation has revealed that the United Arab Emirates hired U.S. mercenaries to carry out assassinations of political and clerical leaders in Yemen. The former elite U.S. special operations fighters were paid to take part in missions to kill those deemed to be "terrorists" by the UAE. The UAE worked with the U.S. company Spear Operations Group, founded by an Israeli-American man named Abraham Golan, who told BuzzFeed, "There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen. I was running it." The group's first target in Yemen was a local leader of al-Islah, a political party whose members include N…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/17/investigation_as_us_backed_war_in

Venezuela Takes Center Stage in Brazilian Far Right Presidential Campaign
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-10-11
Frontrunner Bolsonaro has vowed to sever diplomatic relations with Caracas and back sanctions while establishing closer ties with the ultra-right government in Israel.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14095