Daily Archives: November 8, 2018

2018-11-08: News Headlines

Jonathan Cook (2018-11-08). With Brazil's Bolsonaro, Israel Finds Another Natural Partner on the Far-Right. counterpunch.org The victory of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential election last week has won Israel a passionate new friend on the international stage. The world's fifth-most populous nation will now be "coloured in blue and white", an Israeli official said, referring to the colours of Israel's flag. More

IMEMC News (2018-11-08). Israeli Soldiers Abduct One Palestinian, Confiscate Two Cars, Near Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, a Palestinian man and confiscated two cars, in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Media sources in Beit Ummar said the soldiers abducted a Palestinian, whose identity was still unknown at the time of this report, and took …

IMEMC News (2018-11-08). Palestinian Dies From Serious Wounds He Suffered In Southern Gaza. imemc.org The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has reported that a young man died, Wednesday, from serious wounds he suffered, two weeks earlier, after Israeli soldiers shot him with live fire. It stated that the young man, identified as Ahmad Khaled Najjar, 21, was shot with an expanding bullet …

IMEMC News (2018-11-08). Army Orders Palestinians Out Of Agricultural Land Near Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, Thursday, Palestinian agricultural lands, east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and ordered a farmer out, under the pretext that the area is considered "state Land." Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, said …

IMEMC News (2018-11-08). Soldiers Abduct Seven Palestinians In The West Bank. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, at least seven Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while investigating their ID cards, before abducting seven. The PPS …

IMEMC News (2018-11-08). Soldiers Invade Bedouin Village School, Confiscate A Tent, Near Tubas. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, Khirbat Ibziq Palestinian Bedouin village, north of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, and attacked a local make-shift school, before confiscating one tent. The head of Tubas's local office of the Ministry of Education, Saed Kabaha, said a large military force, accompanied by an …

Whitney Webb (2018-11-08). Watch the Leaked Documentary the Israel Lobby Didn't Want You to See. theantimedia.com (MPN) — A leaked Al Jazeera documentary detailing the tactics of the Israeli lobby in the United States and elsewhere has revealed that pro-Israel groups regularly invented smears, including false accusations of sexual assault, to discredit professors and students on U.S. university campuses that support equal rights for Palestinians and the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS is …

Celine Hagbard (2018-11-08). Palestinian Homes in Shofat Refugee Camp Demolished By Israeli Forces. imemc.org A four-story apartment building, home to twelve people in two families, was destroyed Wednesday by a battalion of around 300 Israeli soldiers who stormed the Shofat camp in Jerusalem with a number of armored D9 Caterpillar bulldozers, turned the street into a temporary military base, and smashed the homes to …

IMEMC News (2018-11-08). Army Injures Four Palestinians, Abducts One, In Jenin. imemc.org Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, injured four young men, and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to abducting one Palestinian. The soldiers stormed and ransacked dozens of homes in the refugee …

Ramzy Baroud (2018-11-08). Why Is Israel Afraid of Khalida Jarrar? counterpunch.org When Israeli troops stormed the house of Palestinian parliamentarian and lawyer, Khalida Jarrar, on April 2, 2015, she was engrossed in her research. For months, Jarrar had been leading a Palestinian effort to take Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Her research on that very evening was directly related to the kind of behavior More

IMEMC News (2018-11-08). Army Attacks School Principal In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Thursday, the principal Qortoba Basic School, in the Shuhada Street, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after she tried to prevent them from attacking her students. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers chased several schoolchildren, and tried to prevent the students from entering their …

IMEMC News (2018-11-08). Israeli Army Destroys An Agricultural Road Near Nablus. imemc.org On Thursday, Israeli soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, bulldozed an agricultural road between Aqraba and Khirbat Yanoun towns, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Yousef Deeriyya, a member of the local Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Aqraba town, said the soldiers bulldozed and destroyed …

IMEMC News (2018-11-08). Israeli Soldiers Demolish A Residential Building Near Jerusalem. imemc.org Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, the Za'im town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished residential building. Media sources said the soldiers surrounded the town before invading it, prevented the journalists from entering it, and demolished a residential building, containing several floors. They added that the soldiers …

Whitney Webb (2018-11-07). Snowden: Israeli Spyware Used By Governments to Pursue Journalists Targeted for Assassination. mintpressnews.com Snowden also noted that in addition to its role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the NSO Group's most notorious software product was regularly used by the government of Mexico to target journalists.

Whitney Webb (2018-11-07). Leaked Documentary Shows Israel Lobby Used Fake Sexual Assault Claims Against BDS Activists. mintpressnews.com Some pro-Israel activists have twisted efforts to give sexual assault survivors stronger voices by using fake harassment claims as ammo in their fight against Palestine solidarity activists.

Randi Nord (2018-11-07). Photo of Brazil President-Elect Bolsonaro's Sons Wearing Israel's IDF and Mossad Shirts Goes Viral. globalresearch.ca Just a week after far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro's electoral victory in Brazil's presidential election, the consequences of fascism and support for apartheid and ethno-nationalism rising to power are already coming to fruition. | A photo of Bolsonaro's sons donning shirts …

Middle East Monitor (2018-11-07). Hollywood Stars Raise Record $60 Million for the Israeli Army. theantimedia.com (MEMO) — Hollywood celebrities raised a record breaking $60 million for the Israeli military at the Friends of the Israel Defence Forces (FIDF) annual gala last week. This year's sold-out Western Region event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel welcomed more than 1,200 supporters of Israel, including prominent actors and singers like Ashton Kutcher, Pharrell Williams, Gerard Butler, and …

Whitney Webb (2018-11-07). Trump's rules of engagement for troops at U.S.-Mexico border mirror those used by the IDF in Gaza. mronline.org The intent behind Trump's new rules of engagement and considerable militarization of the U.S. border appears to be greenlighting the U.S. military to function as an IDF-style military police force whenever the next "threat" emerges, whether it be "foreign invaders" or "internal enemies." | Source

RT (2018-11-07). LA celebs cough up $60 million for Israel Defense Forces at gala event. rt.com Hollywood flocked to a gala for the Israel Defense Forces and raised a colossal $60 million for the armed force. Some of the celebrity attendees, however, faced a backlash online for appearing at the Beverly Hills event.

Sean Clinton (2018-11-07). Is BDS Behind Israel's Staggering Decline in Diamond Exports. mintpressnews.com The Israeli diamond exchange initially blamed the decline on weak global demand and more recently on globalization but the sudden steep decline shows that's plainly not the case.

Ari Paul (2018-11-06). Pittsburgh in the Jewish Press: Solidarity or Bothsidesism. fair.org After the first Shabbat to pass since a right-wing maniac murdered 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, there's been a search by the Jewish press for meaning in the terrorism. Tablet, however, took the unusual step of downplaying the factors leading to the massacre, and sought instead to blame the political left. Shortly after the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history was carried out by anti-immigration extremist, Tablet ( 11/3/18) argue…

Alastair Crooke (2018-11-06). The Unraveling Of The Netanyahu Project For The Middle East. iranian.com Nahum Barnea, a leading Israeli commentator, writing in Yedioth Ahronoth in May (in Hebrew), set out, unambiguously, the 'deal' behind Trump's Middle East policy: In the wake of the US exit from JCPOA [which occurred on 8 May], Trump, Barnea wrote, will threaten a rain of 'fire and fury' onto Tehran … whilst Putin is expected to […]

Democracy Now! (2018-11-02). Noam Chomsky on Pittsburgh Attack: Revival of Hate Is Encouraged by Trump's Rhetoric. democracynow.org The nation is continuing to grieve the 11 Jewish worshipers who were gunned down at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday in what is being described as the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. Funerals were held Thursday for three more victims of the shooting: husband and wife Sylvan and Bernice Simon, and Richard Gottfried. Robert Bowers, who is accused of the mass shooting, pleaded not guilty Thursday. Bowers is charged with 44 counts, including murder and hate crimes. We speak with Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident, about the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh a…

Democracy Now! (2018-11-02). Broad City's Ilana Glazer: Why I Canceled My Event at a NY Synagogue After Anti-Semitic Vandalism. democracynow.org A political event hosted by Ilana Glazer of Comedy Central's "Broad City" at the Union Temple Synagogue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, was canceled Thursday night after anti-Semitic and racist messages were found scrawled on walls throughout the building. Among the messages were "Jew Better Be Ready" "Insert Oven Here" "End is now," "Hitler," "Free Smoke for [N-word] Jews" and "FPEE PR." The graffiti comes amid a surge in anti-Semitic hate crimes nationwide, including Saturday's massacre of 11 Jewish worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Amy Goodman was scheduled to speak at the event about cove…

Democracy Now! (2018-11-01). Allan Nairn: The U.S. Is Facing Incipient Domestic Fascism, But Rightist Revolution Can Be Stopped. democracynow.org The 2018 U.S. midterm elections mark a critical point in the era of President Donald Trump, as the potential Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives has unleashed a torrent of white supremacist vitriol in the run-up to November 6. In the past week alone, a militant Trump supporter was accused of mailing three pipe bombs to CNN and 12 bombs to people Trump frequently criticizes; two African-Americans were murdered by a white supremacist outside Louisville, Kentucky; and 11 Jewish worshipers were massacred in a Pittsburgh synagogue by a white supremacist who railed on social media against Jews who help…

Ari Paul (2018-10-30). Synagogue Shooter Shares His HIAS Obsession With Far-Right Media. fair.org Breitbart headline pulls together Jews, refugees, organizers and the "Obama government" in one "anti-Trump" package. | As the facts of the fatal antisemitic attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue unfold, one of shooter Robert Bowers' motives has come to the forefront: his obsession with his target's association with HIAS, formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. | Originally founded in the late 1800s to assist Jewish refugees, HIAS today works to resettle refugees of many backgrounds, operating with offices around the globe. Bowers may have acted alone on his fear that the group was helping an "invasion" of…

Max Blumenthal (2018-10-28). Members of Netanyahu's Likud Blame Victims of Pittsburgh Pogrom and Echo the Killer's Rhetoric. grayzoneproject.com As Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett sets out to Pittsburgh, prominent members of the governing Likud Party have blamed…

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…

2018-11-08: Social Media Postees

With Brazil's Bolsonaro, Israel Finds Another Natural Partner on the Far-Right
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-08
The victory of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential election last week has won Israel a passionate new friend on the international stage. The world's fifth-most populous nation will now be "coloured in blue and white", an Israeli official said, referring to the colours of Israel's flag.
counterpunch.org/2018/11/08/with-brazils-bolsonaro-israel-finds-another-natural-partner-on-the-far-right/

Soldiers Abduct Seven Palestinians In The West Bank
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, at least seven Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while investigating their ID cards, before abducting seven. The PPS …

Soldiers Abduct Seven Palestinians In The West Bank

Army Orders Palestinians Out Of Agricultural Land Near Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
Israeli soldiers invaded, Thursday, Palestinian agricultural lands, east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and ordered a farmer out, under the pretext that the area is considered "state Land." Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the National Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, said …

Army Orders Palestinians Out Of Agricultural Land Near Hebron

Israeli Soldiers Abduct One Palestinian, Confiscate Two Cars, Near Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, a Palestinian man and confiscated two cars, in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Media sources in Beit Ummar said the soldiers abducted a Palestinian, whose identity was still unknown at the time of this report, and took …

Israeli Soldiers Abduct One Palestinian, Confiscate Two Cars, Near Hebron

Palestinian Homes in Shofat Refugee Camp Demolished By Israeli Forces
Celine Hagbard | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
A four-story apartment building, home to twelve people in two families, was destroyed Wednesday by a battalion of around 300 Israeli soldiers who stormed the Shofat camp in Jerusalem with a number of armored D9 Caterpillar bulldozers, turned the street into a temporary military base, and smashed the homes to …

Palestinian Homes in Shu'fat Refugee Camp Demolished by Israeli Forces

Soldiers Invade Bedouin Village School, Confiscate A Tent, Near Tubas
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, Khirbat Ibziq Palestinian Bedouin village, north of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, and attacked a local make-shift school, before confiscating one tent. The head of Tubas's local office of the Ministry of Education, Saed Kabaha, said a large military force, accompanied by an …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-invade-bedouin-village-school-confiscate-a-tent/

Palestinian Dies From Serious Wounds He Suffered In Southern Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has reported that a young man died, Wednesday, from serious wounds he suffered, two weeks earlier, after Israeli soldiers shot him with live fire. It stated that the young man, identified as Ahmad Khaled Najjar, 21, was shot with an expanding bullet …

Palestinian Dies From Serious Wounds He Suffered In Southern Gaza

Why Is Israel Afraid of Khalida Jarrar?
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-08
When Israeli troops stormed the house of Palestinian parliamentarian and lawyer, Khalida Jarrar, on April 2, 2015, she was engrossed in her research. For months, Jarrar had been leading a Palestinian effort to take Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Her research on that very evening was directly related to the kind of behavior…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/08/why-is-israel-afraid-of-khalida-jarrar/

Watch the Leaked Documentary the Israel Lobby Didn't Want You to See
Whitney Webb | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-08
(MPN) — A leaked Al Jazeera documentary detailing the tactics of the Israeli lobby in the United States and elsewhere has revealed that pro-Israel groups regularly invented smears, including false accusations of sexual assault, to discredit professors and students on U.S. university campuses that support equal rights for Palestinians and the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS is …

Watch the Leaked Documentary the Israel Lobby Didn't Want You to See

Army Injures Four Palestinians, Abducts One, In Jenin
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, injured four young men, and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to abducting one Palestinian. The soldiers stormed and ransacked dozens of homes in the refugee …

Army Injures Four Palestinians, Abducts One, In Jenin

Army Attacks School Principal In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
Israeli soldiers attacked, Thursday, the principal Qortoba Basic School, in the Shuhada Street, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after she tried to prevent them from attacking her students. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers chased several schoolchildren, and tried to prevent the students from entering their …

Army Attacks School Principal In Hebron

Israeli Army Destroys An Agricultural Road Near Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
On Thursday, Israeli soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, bulldozed an agricultural road between Aqraba and Khirbat Yanoun towns, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Yousef Deeriyya, a member of the local Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Aqraba town, said the soldiers bulldozed and destroyed …

Israeli Army Destroys An Agricultural Road Near Nablus

Israeli Soldiers Demolish A Residential Building Near Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-08
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, the Za'im town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished residential building. Media sources said the soldiers surrounded the town before invading it, prevented the journalists from entering it, and demolished a residential building, containing several floors. They added that the soldiers …

Israeli Soldiers Demolish A Residential Building Near Jerusalem

Photo of Brazil President-Elect Bolsonaro's Sons Wearing Israel's IDF and Mossad Shirts Goes Viral
Randi Nord | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-07
Just a week after far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro's electoral victory in Brazil's presidential election, the consequences of fascism and support for apartheid and ethno-nationalism rising to power are already coming to fruition. | A photo of Bolsonaro's sons donning shirts … | The post Photo of Brazil President-Elect Bolsonaro's Sons Wearing Israel's IDF and Mossad Shirts Goes Viral appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/photo-of-brazil-president-elect-bolsonaros-sons-wearing-idf-and-mossad-shirts-goes-viral/5659159

Snowden: Israeli Spyware Used By Governments to Pursue Journalists Targeted for Assassination
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-07
Snowden also noted that in addition to its role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the NSO Group's most notorious software product was regularly used by the government of Mexico to target journalists. | The post Snowden: Israeli Spyware Used By Governments to Pursue Journalists Targeted for Assassination appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/snowden-israeli-spyware-used-by-governments-to-pursue-journalists-targeted-for-assassination/251612/

Leaked Documentary Shows Israel Lobby Used Fake Sexual Assault Claims Against BDS Activists
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-07
Some pro-Israel activists have twisted efforts to give sexual assault survivors stronger voices by using fake harassment claims as ammo in their fight against Palestine solidarity activists. | The post Leaked Documentary Shows Israel Lobby Used Fake Sexual Assault Claims Against BDS Activists appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/leaked-documentary-shows-israel-lobby-used-fake-sexual-assault-claims-against-bds-activists/251605/

Trump's rules of engagement for troops at U.S.-Mexico border mirror those used by the IDF in Gaza
Whitney Webb | mronline.org | 2018-11-07
The intent behind Trump's new rules of engagement and considerable militarization of the U.S. border appears to be greenlighting the U.S. military to function as an IDF-style military police force whenever the next "threat" emerges, whether it be "foreign invaders" or "internal enemies." | Source…
mronline.org/2018/11/07/99048/

Hollywood Stars Raise Record $60 Million for the Israeli Army
Middle East Monitor | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-07
(MEMO) — Hollywood celebrities raised a record breaking $60 million for the Israeli military at the Friends of the Israel Defence Forces (FIDF) annual gala last week. This year's sold-out Western Region event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel welcomed more than 1,200 supporters of Israel, including prominent actors and singers like Ashton Kutcher, Pharrell Williams, Gerard Butler, and …

Hollywood Stars Raise Record $60 Million for the Israeli Army

LA celebs cough up $60 million for Israel Defense Forces at gala event
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-07
Hollywood flocked to a gala for the Israel Defense Forces and raised a colossal $60 million for the armed force. Some of the celebrity attendees, however, faced a backlash online for appearing at the Beverly Hills event. | …
rt.com/usa/443374-idf-fundraiser-hollywood-actors/

Is BDS Behind Israel's Staggering Decline in Diamond Exports
Sean Clinton | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-07
The Israeli diamond exchange initially blamed the decline on weak global demand and more recently on globalization but the sudden steep decline shows that's plainly not the case. | The post Is BDS Behind Israel's Staggering Decline in Diamond Exports appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/is-bds-behind-israels-staggering-decline-in-diamond-exports/251572/

Pittsburgh in the Jewish Press: Solidarity or Bothsidesism
Ari Paul | fair.org | 2018-11-06
After the first Shabbat to pass since a right-wing maniac murdered 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, there's been a search by the Jewish press for meaning in the terrorism. Tablet, however, took the unusual step of downplaying the factors leading to the massacre, and sought instead to blame the political left. Shortly after the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history was carried out by anti-immigration extremist, Tablet ( 11/3/18) argue…
fair.org/home/pittsburgh-in-the-jewish-press-solidarity-or-bothsidesism/

The Unraveling Of The Netanyahu Project For The Middle East
Alastair Crooke | iranian.com | 2018-11-06
Nahum Barnea, a leading Israeli commentator, writing in Yedioth Ahronoth in May (in Hebrew), set out, unambiguously, the 'deal' behind Trump's Middle East policy: In the wake of the US exit from JCPOA [which occurred on 8 May], Trump, Barnea wrote, will threaten a rain of 'fire and fury' onto Tehran … whilst Putin is expected to […] | The post The Unraveling Of The Netanyahu Project For The Middle East appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/06/the-unraveling-of-the-netanyahu-project-for-the-middle-east/

Noam Chomsky on Pittsburgh Attack: Revival of Hate Is Encouraged by Trump's Rhetoric
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-02
The nation is continuing to grieve the 11 Jewish worshipers who were gunned down at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday in what is being described as the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. Funerals were held Thursday for three more victims of the shooting: husband and wife Sylvan and Bernice Simon, and Richard Gottfried. Robert Bowers, who is accused of the mass shooting, pleaded not guilty Thursday. Bowers is charged with 44 counts, including murder and hate crimes. We speak with Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident, about the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh a…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/2/noam_chomsky_on_pittsburgh_attack_revival

Broad City's Ilana Glazer: Why I Canceled My Event at a NY Synagogue After Anti-Semitic Vandalism
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-02
A political event hosted by Ilana Glazer of Comedy Central's "Broad City" at the Union Temple Synagogue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, was canceled Thursday night after anti-Semitic and racist messages were found scrawled on walls throughout the building. Among the messages were "Jew Better Be Ready" "Insert Oven Here" "End is now," "Hitler," "Free Smoke for [N-word] Jews" and "FPEE PR." The graffiti comes amid a surge in anti-Semitic hate crimes nationwide, including Saturday's massacre of 11 Jewish worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Amy Goodman was scheduled to speak at the event about cove…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/2/broad_citys_ilana_glazer_why_i

Allan Nairn: The U.S. Is Facing Incipient Domestic Fascism, But Rightist Revolution Can Be Stopped
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-01
The 2018 U.S. midterm elections mark a critical point in the era of President Donald Trump, as the potential Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives has unleashed a torrent of white supremacist vitriol in the run-up to November 6. In the past week alone, a militant Trump supporter was accused of mailing three pipe bombs to CNN and 12 bombs to people Trump frequently criticizes; two African-Americans were murdered by a white supremacist outside Louisville, Kentucky; and 11 Jewish worshipers were massacred in a Pittsburgh synagogue by a white supremacist who railed on social media against Jews who help…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/1/allan_nairn_the_us_is_facing

Synagogue Shooter Shares His HIAS Obsession With Far-Right Media
Ari Paul | fair.org | 2018-10-30
Breitbart headline pulls together Jews, refugees, organizers and the "Obama government" in one "anti-Trump" package. | As the facts of the fatal antisemitic attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue unfold, one of shooter Robert Bowers' motives has come to the forefront: his obsession with his target's association with HIAS, formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. | Originally founded in the late 1800s to assist Jewish refugees, HIAS today works to resettle refugees of many backgrounds, operating with offices around the globe. Bowers may have acted alone on his fear that the group was helping an "invasion" of…
fair.org/home/synagogue-shooter-shares-his-hias-obsession-with-far-right-media/

Members of Netanyahu's Likud Blame Victims of Pittsburgh Pogrom and Echo the Killer's Rhetoric
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-10-28
As Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett sets out to Pittsburgh, prominent members of the governing Likud Party have blamed… | The post Members of Netanyahu's Likud Blame Victims of Pittsburgh Pogrom and Echo the Killer's Rhetoric appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/10/28/members-of-netanyahus-likud-blame-victims-of-pittsburgh-pogrom-and-echo-the-killers-rhetoric/

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