Daily Archives: November 10, 2018

2018-11-10: News Headlines

IMEMC News (2018-11-10). Army Detains A Palestinian Who Reportedly Set A Greenhouse Ablaze Near Gaza Border. imemc.org Israeli sources have reported, Friday, that the soldiers have detained a Palestinian who " the perimeter fence, and set a greenhouse ablaze in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council." Israeli daily Haaretz said the army initially believed the greenhouse was accidentally burnt by the soldiers, who were firing at Palestinian protesters across …

Vijay Prashad (2018-11-10). The World Disapproves Of US Foreign Policy, Except For Israel. iranian.com Last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the US embargo against Cuba. A total of 189 member-nations said Cuba did not deserve this embargo, which began in 1961 and has continued unabated to this day. Only two countries — the United States and Israel — voted against the motion. No country abstained. Cuba's […]

IMEMC (2018-11-10). Israeli Colonists Puncture Tires, Write Racist Graffiti, Near Salfit. indybay.org

IMEMC News (2018-11-10). Corpse Of Palestinian, Killed By The Army In September, Transferred to Family. imemc.org The Israeli army transferred, on Friday evening, the corpse of a young Palestinian man who was killed by the soldiers in September of this year, back to his family for burial. Media sources in occupied Jerusalem said the corpse of Mohammad Oleyyan, 26, was finally handed to his family, after …

IMEMC (2018-11-10). Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. indybay.org Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 01 — 07 November, 2018.

IMEMC (2018-11-10). IDF Soldiers Abduct A Child Near Hebron. indybay.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, eight-year-old child, at the entrance of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

IMEMC (2018-11-10). Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Child Near Jenin. indybay.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday, a Palestinian child in Ya'bad child, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

IMEMC News (2018-11-10). France Denounces Israel's Decision To Build 792 New Units In Jerusalem. imemc.org France has denounced an Israeli decision to building 792 new units in the illegal Ramat Shlomo and Ramot colonies, in occupied Jerusalem. The statement came after the so-called "Planning and Construction Committee" approved the plans, in the two colonies, located north of occupied East Jerusalem. France said it condemns the …

IMEMC (2018-11-10). At Least 37 Injured at Gaza's Borders. indybay.org

IMEMC News (2018-11-09). Army Injures Several Nonviolent Protesters in Bil'in. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the illegal Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Bil'in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing many injuries. Media sources said the soldiers fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at the nonviolent protesters, causing dozens to suffer the …

Democracy Now! (2018-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2018. democracynow.org SoCal Mass Shooter Was Veteran with History of Mental Health Issues, Wildfires Rage In Northern and Southern California, Judge Halts Construction of Keystone XL Pipeline, Congressional Responses to Sessions Firing Seek to Protect Mueller, Protesters Take to the Streets to Call for Protection of Mueller Probe, Trump to End Asylum for Migrants Entering U.S. Outside of Ports of Entry, Court Rules Trump Cannot End DACA, Key Midterm Races Still Uncalled, FL Races Likely Headed to Recounts, WH Press Secretary Shares Doctored Video of CNN Reporter Acosta, North Korea-U.S. Talks Postponed, Gaza: Israeli Forces Shoot and…

Middle East Eye (2018-11-09). Canada's Trudeau Condemns BDS in Apology to Jewish WWII Refugees. globalresearch.ca Justin Trudeau used an apology for Canada's historical rejection of Jewish refugees during World War II to condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian human rights. | The Canadian prime minister apologised in the House of Commons on …

Democracy Now! (2018-11-09). Rashida Tlaib on Impeaching Trump, Occupied Palestine & Becoming One of First Muslim Congresswomen. democracynow.org On Tuesday evening, Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib in Michigan and Somali American Ilhan Omar in Minnesota became the first two Muslim women ever elected to Congress. Rashida Tlaib is a Democratic Socialist who supports the Palestinian right of return and a one-state solution. She also supports Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and abolishing ICE. The child of immigrants, Tlaib has spoken out against the Trump administration's travel bans.

Shared by Cherise (2018-11-09). The "Blue Wave" Was Also a "Muslim Wave" truthout.org With the Muslim Ban, the promotion of torturer Gina Haspel to CIA director, and increases in hate crimes, it's been a rough year for us Muslims in the United States. | So hearing the words "Salam Alaikum" as Ilhan Omar took the national stage on Election Night to accept her win as Representative of Minnesota's 5th District made it feel like I could finally breathe a little bit easier. | The first Somali-American elected to Congress, Omar joined Rashida Tlaib, a daughter of Palestinian refugees, as the first Muslim women to be elected to US Congress. | The election of these women to Congress is a direct repudiatio…

INA (2018-11-09). Minister Among Those Injured at Kafr Qaddoum. imemc.org At least four Palestinians, including Minister Waleed Assaf, were injured by rubber-coated rounds, on Friday, while several others suffocated from teargas, when Israeli forces attacked the weekly protest in the village of Kafr Qaddoum, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to local WAFA sources. Morad Shtewi, coordinator of the …

IMEMC News (2018-11-09). Soldiers Abduct A Child Near Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, eight-year-old child, at the entrance of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media activist Mohammad Awad said the soldiers chased the child, identified as Omar Rabea' Abu Ayyash, 8, and abducted him. The soldiers claimed they were …

INA (2018-11-09). Updated: Army Kills One Palestinian, Injures At Least 37 In Gaza. imemc.org The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has confirmed that one Palestinian was killed by Israeli army fire, Friday, while 37 others were injured, during the Great Return March processions near the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, …

David Archuleta Jr. (2018-11-09). Facebook Allows Governments to Decide What to Censor. counterpunch.org Facebook and other social media companies give governments free reign to censor political dissent on their websites — and that is not "fake news." Facebook's unholy alliance with government actors includes Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. These partnerships have led to arrests and killings both in the US and abroad. Glenn Greenwald reported More

INA (2018-11-09). Has The BDS Campaign Really Achieved So Little? imemc.org Last March, outgoing Jewish Agency chair Natan Sharansky declared that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign had "been almost fully defeated". Sharansky's pronouncement came two years after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced BDS had been "beaten". | BDS 'failure'?>

Ace Hoffman (2018-11-09). Netanyahu Approves Death Penalty Targeting Palestinian Prisoners. globalresearch.ca The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, approved passing a bill into law that allows execution of Palestinian prisoners, Hebrew-language news sites reported on Monday.Netanyahu reportedly gave the green light, on Sunday, to members of his Likud policitical party to …

Nick Pemberton (2018-11-09). When It Comes To Stone Throwing, Democrats Live In A Glass House. counterpunch.org While shepherds watched their flocks by night A mile away the soldiers dynamite the inn Of the little family whose fifteen year old, like David Threw a stone at the Israeli Goliath, but without David's success. For this crime against the mighty, the lowly are rendered homeless, And pitch their tent beside the empty tomb. More

IMEMC News (2018-11-09). Army Injures Many Palestinians, Abducts Three And Attacks Ambulance Near Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, dozens of Palestinians while praying on lands Israel intends to illegally annex in Jabal ar-Reesan, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many of them, including a medic, and abducted three. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Fares Nasser, Mohammad Manthoum, and a …

Fred_F (2018-11-09). Israeli repression fails to stop Palestinians marching. greenleft.org.au As Palestine's national day on November 15 and the 34th consecutive Friday of the Great March of Return set for the next day approach, Palestinians in Gaza look set to be handed an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire deal. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, meanwhile, look set to face the death penalty if they are convicted of "terrorism". | The Great March of Return, in which Gazans march every Friday to demand the right of return to the lands they were expelled from, has been notable for the

IMEMC News (2018-11-09). Soldiers Attack Students During School Celebration. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded Thursday, Beit Ta'mar Palestinian village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and started firing live rounds at students, teachers and officials of the Ministry of Education, during a school celebration. Media sources said the soldiers, and many illegal colonialist settlers, surrounded the area, before the …

Lawrence Davidson (2018-11-09). A Tale of Two Massacres. counterpunch.org On the morning of 28 October 2018 Robert Bowers walked into a suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania synagogue filled with worshippers. He was armed with an assault rifle and several handguns. Bowers proceeded to kill eleven people and wound six. It was the deadliest attack on Jews in American history. Bowers is a 46-year-old truck driver who lived More

Vijay Prashad (2018-11-08). Nations the World Over Disapprove of US Foreign Policy, Except for Israel. mintpressnews.com Last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the US embargo against Cuba. A total of 189 member-nations said Cuba did not deserve this embargo, which began in 1961 and has continued unabated to this day. Only two countries — the United States and Israel — voted against the motion. No country abstained. | Cuba's minister for foreign affairs, Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, has said the US embargo has cost the small socialist island state upwards of

RFE (2018-11-08). More Iranians Caught Traveling With Fake Israeli Passports. iranian.com Bulgarian border guards at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint have detained three Iranian men who attempted to enter the country from Turkey using fake Israeli passports, the local daily Sofia Globe reported November 2. "The three men, aged 21, 28, and 32, arrived at the checkpoint on Bulgaria's border with Turkey October 31. They presented Israeli […]

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 …

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.

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

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…

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…

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…

2018-11-10: Social Media Postees

Army Detains A Palestinian Who Reportedly Set A Greenhouse Ablaze Near Gaza Border
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-10
Israeli sources have reported, Friday, that the soldiers have detained a Palestinian who " the perimeter fence, and set a greenhouse ablaze in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council." Israeli daily Haaretz said the army initially believed the greenhouse was accidentally burnt by the soldiers, who were firing at Palestinian protesters across …

Army Detains Palestinian Who Reportedly Set Greenhouse Ablaze near Gaza Border

The World Disapproves Of US Foreign Policy, Except For Israel
Vijay Prashad | iranian.com | 2018-11-10
Last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the US embargo against Cuba. A total of 189 member-nations said Cuba did not deserve this embargo, which began in 1961 and has continued unabated to this day. Only two countries — the United States and Israel — voted against the motion. No country abstained. Cuba's […] | The post The World Disapproves Of US Foreign Policy, Except For Israel appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/09/world-disapproves-of-us-foreign-policy/

France Denounces Israel's Decision To Build 792 New Units In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-10
France has denounced an Israeli decision to building 792 new units in the illegal Ramat Shlomo and Ramot colonies, in occupied Jerusalem. The statement came after the so-called "Planning and Construction Committee" approved the plans, in the two colonies, located north of occupied East Jerusalem. France said it condemns the …

France Denounces Israel’s Decision to Build 792 New Units in Jerusalem

Corpse Of Palestinian, Killed By The Army In September, Transferred to Family
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-10
The Israeli army transferred, on Friday evening, the corpse of a young Palestinian man who was killed by the soldiers in September of this year, back to his family for burial. Media sources in occupied Jerusalem said the corpse of Mohammad Oleyyan, 26, was finally handed to his family, after …

Corpse of Palestinian, Killed by the Army in September, Transferred to Family

IDF Soldiers Abduct A Child Near Hebron
IMEMC | indybay.org | 2018-11-10
Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, eight-year-old child, at the entrance of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/09/18818951.php

Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Child Near Jenin
IMEMC | indybay.org | 2018-11-10
Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday, a Palestinian child in Ya'bad child, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/09/18818945.php

Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
IMEMC | indybay.org | 2018-11-10
Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 01 — 07 November, 2018.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/09/18818953.php

Israeli Colonists Puncture Tires, Write Racist Graffiti, Near Salfit
IMEMC | indybay.org | 2018-11-10
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/09/18818946.php

At Least 37 Injured at Gaza's Borders
IMEMC | indybay.org | 2018-11-10
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/09/18818952.php

Canada's Trudeau Condemns BDS in Apology to Jewish WWII Refugees
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-09
Justin Trudeau used an apology for Canada's historical rejection of Jewish refugees during World War II to condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian human rights. | The Canadian prime minister apologised in the House of Commons on … | The post Canada's Trudeau Condemns BDS in Apology to Jewish WWII Refugees appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/canadas-trudeau-condemns-bds-in-apology-to-jewish-wwii-refugees/5659377

Rashida Tlaib on Impeaching Trump, Occupied Palestine & Becoming One of First Muslim Congresswomen
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-09
On Tuesday evening, Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib in Michigan and Somali American Ilhan Omar in Minnesota became the first two Muslim women ever elected to Congress. Rashida Tlaib is a Democratic Socialist who supports the Palestinian right of return and a one-state solution. She also supports Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and abolishing ICE. The child of immigrants, Tlaib has spoken out against the Trump administration's travel bans.
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/9/rashida_tlaib_on_impeaching_trump_occupied

Minister Among Those Injured at Kafr Qaddoum
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-09
At least four Palestinians, including Minister Waleed Assaf, were injured by rubber-coated rounds, on Friday, while several others suffocated from teargas, when Israeli forces attacked the weekly protest in the village of Kafr Qaddoum, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to local WAFA sources. Morad Shtewi, coordinator of the …

Minister Among Those Injured at Kafr Qaddoum

The "Blue Wave" Was Also a "Muslim Wave"
Shared by Cherise | truthout.org | 2018-11-09
With the Muslim Ban, the promotion of torturer Gina Haspel to CIA director, and increases in hate crimes, it's been a rough year for us Muslims in the United States. | So hearing the words "Salam Alaikum" as Ilhan Omar took the national stage on Election Night to accept her win as Representative of Minnesota's 5th District made it feel like I could finally breathe a little bit easier. | The first Somali-American elected to Congress, Omar joined Rashida Tlaib, a daughter of Palestinian refugees, as the first Muslim women to be elected to US Congress. | The election of these women to Congress is a direct repudiatio…
truthout.org/articles/the-blue-wave-was-also-a-muslim-wave/

Army Injures Several Nonviolent Protesters in Bil'in
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-09
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the illegal Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Bil'in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing many injuries. Media sources said the soldiers fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at the nonviolent protesters, causing dozens to suffer the …

Army Injures Several Nonviolent Protesters in Bil’in

Soldiers Abduct A Child Near Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-09
Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, eight-year-old child, at the entrance of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media activist Mohammad Awad said the soldiers chased the child, identified as Omar Rabea' Abu Ayyash, 8, and abducted him. The soldiers claimed they were …

Soldiers Abduct A Child Near Hebron

Netanyahu Approves Death Penalty Targeting Palestinian Prisoners
Ace Hoffman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-09
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, approved passing a bill into law that allows execution of Palestinian prisoners, Hebrew-language news sites reported on Monday.Netanyahu reportedly gave the green light, on Sunday, to members of his Likud policitical party to … | The post Netanyahu Approves Death Penalty Targeting Palestinian Prisoners appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-approves-death-penalty-targeting-palestinian-prisoners/5659383

Facebook Allows Governments to Decide What to Censor
David Archuleta Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-09
Facebook and other social media companies give governments free reign to censor political dissent on their websites — and that is not "fake news." Facebook's unholy alliance with government actors includes Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. These partnerships have led to arrests and killings both in the US and abroad. Glenn Greenwald reported…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/09/facebook-allows-governments-to-decide-what-to-censor/

When It Comes To Stone Throwing, Democrats Live In A Glass House
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-09
While shepherds watched their flocks by night A mile away the soldiers dynamite the inn Of the little family whose fifteen year old, like David Threw a stone at the Israeli Goliath, but without David's success. For this crime against the mighty, the lowly are rendered homeless, And pitch their tent beside the empty tomb.
counterpunch.org/2018/11/09/when-it-comes-to-stone-throwing-democrats-live-in-a-glass-house/

Army Injures Many Palestinians, Abducts Three And Attacks Ambulance Near Ramallah
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-09
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, dozens of Palestinians while praying on lands Israel intends to illegally annex in Jabal ar-Reesan, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many of them, including a medic, and abducted three. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Fares Nasser, Mohammad Manthoum, and a …

Army Injures Many Palestinians, Abducts Three And Attacks Ambulance near Ramallah

Soldiers Attack Students During School Celebration
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-09
Israeli soldiers invaded Thursday, Beit Ta'mar Palestinian village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and started firing live rounds at students, teachers and officials of the Ministry of Education, during a school celebration. Media sources said the soldiers, and many illegal colonialist settlers, surrounded the area, before the …

Soldiers Attack Students during School Celebration

Has The BDS Campaign Really Achieved So Little?
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-09
Last March, outgoing Jewish Agency chair Natan Sharansky declared that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign had "been almost fully defeated". Sharansky's pronouncement came two years after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced BDS had been "beaten". | BDS 'failure'?>…

Has The BDS Campaign Really Achieved So Little?

Updated: Army Kills One Palestinian, Injures At Least 37 In Gaza
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-09
The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has confirmed that one Palestinian was killed by Israeli army fire, Friday, while 37 others were injured, during the Great Return March processions near the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, …

Updated: Army Kills One Palestinian, Injures At Least 37 in Gaza

Nations the World Over Disapprove of US Foreign Policy, Except for Israel
Vijay Prashad | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-08
Last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the US embargo against Cuba. A total of 189 member-nations said Cuba did not deserve this embargo, which began in 1961 and has continued unabated to this day. Only two countries — the United States and Israel — voted against the motion. No country abstained. | Cuba's minister for foreign affairs, Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, has said the US embargo has cost the small socialist island state upwards of
mintpressnews.com/nations-the-world-over-disapprove-of-us-foreign-policy-except-for-israel/251637/

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

More Iranians Caught Traveling With Fake Israeli Passports
RFE | iranian.com | 2018-11-08
Bulgarian border guards at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint have detained three Iranian men who attempted to enter the country from Turkey using fake Israeli passports, the local daily Sofia Globe reported November 2.
iranian.com/2018/11/08/iranians-traveling-with-fake-israeli-passports/

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/

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/

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

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/

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/

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/