Daily Archives: October 25, 2018

2018-10-25: News Headlines

INA (2018-10-25). In 6 Months of Gaza Protests, Israeli Forces Fatally Shoot 31 Palestinian Children. imemc.org Muhammad al-Sirsawi, aged 12, who was killed by Israeli snipers while taking part in Gaza protests. Since Land Day of this year, 30 March, 2018, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been regularly holding mass protests near the Gaza perimeter fence, in numbers ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands. …

IMEMC News (2018-10-25). Army Injures Eight Palestinians In Southern Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, on Wednesday evening, eight young Palestinian men, protesting east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza has reported. The eight wounded Palestinians were rushed to Abu Yousef an-Najjar hospital in Rafah.

INA (2018-10-25). "They take everything.": Bruqin Farmer during 2018 Olive Harvest. imemc.org 10/22/18 |International Solidarity Movement | Bruqin ISM volunteers spent the day harvesting olives with farmers in Bruqin village, a day that began with Israeli soldiers confronting the farmer and his family and ordering them to leave their land no later than 5 p.m. Since the harvest workday typically concludes around …

INA (2018-10-25). Israeli Forces Storm Ramon Prison over Detainee Interview with Egyptian News. imemc.org On Tuesday evening, Israeli restraining forces of the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) stormed the prisoners' chambers in Section 5 of Ramon Prison, where the Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmed Sa'adat, is detained. They raided and vandalized the chambers, on the backdrop of an …

IMEMC News (2018-10-25). Abu Rodeina: "No Peace, No Security, Without An Independent Palestinian State" imemc.org In response to statements by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the official spokesperson of the Palestinian President, Nabil Abu Rodeina, said that there can be no peace or security without establishing an independent and contiguous Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Abu Rodeina stated that Israel, and its …

Philip Giraldi (2018-10-25). Nikki Haley for President? "So it's Israel All the Way for Haley" globalresearch.ca The New York Times has produced an astonishing editorial, "Nikki Haley will be missed," on the resignation of America's United Nations ambassador. | It is comparable in some ways to the whitewash afforded to the hideous warmonger and self-promoting liar Sen. …

INA (2018-10-25). Holy Land Churches Denounce Israeli Police Conduct in Jerusalem. imemc.org Churches in Jerusalem denounced, on Wednesday, Israeli police conduct with Coptic monks, demanding to hold accountable police officers involved in using force against the monks, according to a press release. Contacts were held since the morning with many local, regional and international entities on the incident involving misconduct by Israeli policemen …

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 …

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). 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 …

Mohammad M. 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 & Agencies (2018-10-24). Illegal Colonialist Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa. imemc.org Dozens of Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, on Wednesday morning, the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, escorted by a large police and military force. Eyewitnesses said the attack was carried out by at least 59 colonists, in addition to the soldiers and officers, and took place through the al-Magharba Gate. The Waqf and …

Middle East Eye (2018-10-24). "Dismantling of Democracy in Israel". Death Threats for B'Tselem, Racism Lawsuit for a Chief Rabbi. globalresearch.ca Retired judge fears dismantlement of democracy in Israel like in "the Germany of Bach" | Retired Israeli Supreme Court Judge Aharon Barak warned that the country's democratic institutions could very well be dismantled, just as occurred in "the Germany of Bach, …

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 …

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 …

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.

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…

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…

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). 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…

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…

2018-10-25: Social Media Postees

Holy Land Churches Denounce Israeli Police Conduct in Jerusalem
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-25
Churches in Jerusalem denounced, on Wednesday, Israeli police conduct with Coptic monks, demanding to hold accountable police officers involved in using force against the monks, according to a press release. Contacts were held since the morning with many local, regional and international entities on the incident involving misconduct by Israeli policemen …

Holy Land Churches Denounce Israeli Police Conduct in Jerusalem

In 6 Months of Gaza Protests, Israeli Forces Fatally Shoot 31 Palestinian Children
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-25
Muhammad al-Sirsawi, aged 12, who was killed by Israeli snipers while taking part in Gaza protests. Since Land Day of this year, 30 March, 2018, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been regularly holding mass protests near the Gaza perimeter fence, in numbers ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands. …

In 6 Months of Gaza Protests, Israeli Forces Fatally Shoot 31 Palestinian Children

Army Injures Eight Palestinians In Southern Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-25
Israeli soldiers shot, on Wednesday evening, eight young Palestinian men, protesting east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza has reported. The eight wounded Palestinians were rushed to Abu Yousef an-Najjar hospital in Rafah.

Army Injures Eight Palestinians In Southern Gaza

Abu Rodeina: "No Peace, No Security, Without An Independent Palestinian State"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-25
In response to statements by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the official spokesperson of the Palestinian President, Nabil Abu Rodeina, said that there can be no peace or security without establishing an independent and contiguous Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Abu Rodeina stated that Israel, and its …

Abu Rodeina: “No Peace, No Security, Without An Independent Palestinian State”

"They take everything.": Bruqin Farmer during 2018 Olive Harvest
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-25
10/22/18 |International Solidarity Movement | Bruqin ISM volunteers spent the day harvesting olives with farmers in Bruqin village, a day that began with Israeli soldiers confronting the farmer and his family and ordering them to leave their land no later than 5 p.m. Since the harvest workday typically concludes around …

“They take everything.”: Bruqin Farmer during 2018 Olive Harvest

Israeli Forces Storm Ramon Prison over Detainee Interview with Egyptian News
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-25
On Tuesday evening, Israeli restraining forces of the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) stormed the prisoners' chambers in Section 5 of Ramon Prison, where the Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmed Sa'adat, is detained. They raided and vandalized the chambers, on the backdrop of an …

Israeli Forces Storm Ramon Prison over Detainee Interview with Egyptian News

Nikki Haley for President? "So it's Israel All the Way for Haley"
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The New York Times has produced an astonishing editorial, "Nikki Haley will be missed," on the resignation of America's United Nations ambassador. | It is comparable in some ways to the whitewash afforded to the hideous warmonger and self-promoting liar Sen. … | The post Nikki Haley for President? "So it's Israel All the Way for Haley" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/nikki-haley-for-president-so-its-israel-all-the-way-for-haley/5657970

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

Netanyahu, The Armed Prophet Of The Clash Of Civilisations
Mohammad M. 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/

"Dismantling of Democracy in Israel". Death Threats for B'Tselem, Racism Lawsuit for a Chief Rabbi
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Retired judge fears dismantlement of democracy in Israel like in "the Germany of Bach" | Retired Israeli Supreme Court Judge Aharon Barak warned that the country's democratic institutions could very well be dismantled, just as occurred in "the Germany of Bach, … | The post "Dismantling of Democracy in Israel". Death Threats for B'Tselem, Racism Lawsuit for a Chief Rabbi appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israeli-press-review-death-threats-for-btselem-racism-lawsuit-for-a-chief-rabbi/5657890

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/

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

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

Illegal Colonialist Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2018-10-24
Dozens of Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, on Wednesday morning, the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, escorted by a large police and military force. Eyewitnesses said the attack was carried out by at least 59 colonists, in addition to the soldiers and officers, and took place through the al-Magharba Gate. The Waqf and …
imemc.org/article/illegal-settlers-storm-al-aqsa/

"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/

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/

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/

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/

"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

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/

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