Daily Archives: November 24, 2018

2018-11-24: News Headlines

Democracy Now! (2018-11-22). Noam Chomsky on Pittsburgh Attack: Revival of Hate Is Encouraged by Trump's Rhetoric. democracynow.org It's been less than a month since a gunman stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11 Jewish worshipers. The massacre has been described as the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. After the shooting, we spoke with Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident, about Pittsburgh, Israel's policies toward Gaza and other recent white supremacist and right-wing attacks in the U.S.

IMEMC News (2018-11-24). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Saturday, two young Palestinian men from their homes in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said dozens of soldiers invaded neighborhoods in Hebron city, before storming and violently searching several homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They …

Andrew Smith (2018-11-23). More European Governments Promise to Stop Arming Saudi Arabia: The UK Must Do the Same. globalresearch.ca This morning the Danish and Finnish governments pledged to end arms sales to Saudi forces. Germany has recently promised to do the same. This follows an intensification of the ongoing bombardment of Yemen and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi….

Maan News Agency (2018-11-23). Israel to Demolish Dozens of Palestinian Shops in East Jerusalem. globalresearch.ca Israeli forces along with the Israeli Civil Administration staff stormed the Shufat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem, and delivered demolition notices to dozens of Palestinian shops, on late Tuesday. | Thaer Fasfous, spokesperson of the Fatah movement in Jerusalem, …

INA (2018-11-23). Four Protesters Injured at Kafr Qaddoum. imemc.org At least four protesters, including an Italian activist, were injured by rubber-coated rounds on Friday, while several others suffocated from teargas as Israeli forces quelled the weekly protest in the village of Kafr Qaddoum, in the northern West Bank. Morad Shtewi, coordinator of the popular resistance in the village, said …

Ahmet Gurhan Kartal (2018-11-23). Bill to "Officially" Recognize Palestine Submitted to British Parliament. globalresearch.ca A bill to officially recognize Palestinian state has been submitted to the House of Commons by the first British Palestinian MP on Wednesday. | Layla Moran, a Liberal Democrat MP, said in a video she shared before submitting the bill …

IMEMC (2018-11-23). Evacuation of 700 Palestinians from their Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem Approved by Israeli Court. globalresearch.ca It explained,according to Al Ray, …

Thomas Knapp (2018-11-23). Two Numbers That Explain Why Trump Won't Sanction Saudi Arabia. counterpunch.org "[W]e may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi," US president Donald Trump told the nation on November 20, but "[t]he United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region." Many find More

INA (2018-11-23). Demolitions Continue Unabated in West Bank and Negev. imemc.org Israeli forces have continued carrying out demolition procedures on Palestinian homes, this week, beginning on Wednesday, with the destruction of several shops in the Shu'fat neighborhood of East Jerusalem, a major center for the city's refugee population. Dozens of Israeli soldiers also invaded, on Wednesday, scores of Palestinian homes and …

IMEMC News (2018-11-23). Israeli Navy Abducts Three Palestinian Fishermen In Gaza. imemc.org Israeli navy ships attacked, on Friday morning, several fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, north of Gaza City, and abducted three fishermen. Media sources in Gaza said the navy attacked the boats less than 3 nautical miles from the shore, west of the Sudaniyya area, north of Gaza city. The …

IMEMC News (2018-11-23). Army Abducts A Palestinian Near Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, a Palestinian teenage boy near the Qalandia Terminal, north of occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli media sources said the Palestinians, 17 years of age, reportedly "carried Molotov cocktails which he intended to throw at the soldiers manning the terminal." They added that the soldiers then detained the …

IMEMC News (2018-11-23). Army Detains Palestinian Shepherds In Northern Plains. imemc.org Israeli soldiers detained, Friday, three Palestinian shepherds in the al-Farisiyya area, in the West Bank's Northern Plains. Media sources said the two shepherds took their livestock to a Palestinian grazing area, east of the al-Farisiyya area. They said the soldiers attacked the three fishermen, identified as Hilal, Daraghma, Kamal Daraghma, …

IMEMC News (2018-11-23). Israeli Police Detains Four Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli police officers abducted, Friday, four young Palestinian men at the Central Bus Station, in occupied Jerusalem. The police claimed the four Palestinians attacked Israeli soldiers, mildly wounding one of them, before they were detained. Media sources in occupied Jerusalem said the incident seemed to be an argument between the …

IMEMC News (2018-11-23). Israeli Soldiers Injure Fourteen Palestinians In Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the Great Return March processions on Palestinian lands near the perimeter fence in the besieged Gaza Strip, and shot fourteen Palestinians, including one child. Medical sources said the soldiers stationed in their fortified posts across the fence, fired dozens of live rounds and high-velocity gas bombs …

INA (2018-11-23). Israel Seeking to Establish 50km Settlement Belt in Jerusalem. imemc.org Israel is planning to build a settlement belt around the occupied city of Jerusalem, in order to increase the Jewish population density, at the expense of Jerusalemites within the "Holy Basin" project, experts on Jerusalem affairs have said, according to the PNN. In the second and third legislative readings, the …

INA (2018-11-23). OCHA: Over 700 Road Obstructions Controlling West Bank Movement. imemc.org In July of 2018, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) completed a comprehensive 'closure survey' that recorded 705 permanent obstacles, across the West Bank, that are restricting or controlling Palestinian vehicular, and in some cases pedestrian, movement. This figure is three per cent higher than …

Alex Kane (2018-11-22). "It's Killing the Student Movement": Canary Mission's Blacklist of Pro-Palestine Activists Is Taking a Toll. theintercept.com Activists blacklisted by Canary Mission say they've experienced anxiety, and now find themselves stepping back from pro-Palestine advocacy as a result.

Democracy Now! (2018-11-21). Did Israel Kill Yasser Arafat? Stunning Investigation Exposes Israel's Secretive Assassination Program. democracynow.org Israeli intelligence officials desperately tried to prevent Ronen Bergman from writing "Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations," a stunning book exposing the details of Israel's extrajudicial killing program. Israel even changed and extended secrecy laws to prevent Bergman from gaining access to historical documents. Despite this, Bergman gained unprecedented access while writing the book, scouring thousands of documents and meeting with some 1,000 sources. The result is a stunning investigation that dives deep into the targeted killing programs of Israel, which has assassinat…

Democracy Now! (2018-11-20). New American Nazis: Inside the White Supremacist Movement That Fueled Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting. democracynow.org Neo-Nazis are on the rise in America. Nearly a month after a gunman killed 11 Jewish worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, we look at the violent hate groups that helped fuel the massacre. On the same day that shooter Robert Bowers opened fire in the synagogue, a neo-Nazi named Edward Clark, with whom Bowers had been communicating online, took his own life in Washington, D.C. The man's brother, Jeffrey Clark, has since been arrested on weapons charges. The brothers were both linked to the violent white supremacist group Atomwaffen. We speak with A.C. Thompson, correspondent for Frontline PBS and…

Reese Erlich (2018-11-16). Foreign Correspondent: Israel Wins a Battle, But Is Losing the War. progressive.org In Gaza this week, Israeli and Palestinian groups clashed and ultimately agreed to a ceasefire.

Consortiumnews (2018-11-15). Newly Elected Progressives Face Palestine Taboo. consortiumnews.com After they won their primaries, some young progressives curbed their pro-Palestine rhetoric. Now they are in Washington getting oriented. Next up: early test votes in the new year sponsored by the pro-Israel lobby, writes As`ad AbuKhalil. Newly-Elected Progressives Confront AIPAC Test… Read more →

2018-11-24: Social Media Postees

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-24
Israeli soldiers abducted, Saturday, two young Palestinian men from their homes in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said dozens of soldiers invaded neighborhoods in Hebron city, before storming and violently searching several homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-two-palestinians-in-hebron-11/

Israel to Demolish Dozens of Palestinian Shops in East Jerusalem
Maan News Agency | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-23
Israeli forces along with the Israeli Civil Administration staff stormed the Shufat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem, and delivered demolition notices to dozens of Palestinian shops, on late Tuesday. | Thaer Fasfous, spokesperson of the Fatah movement in Jerusalem, … | The post Israel to Demolish Dozens of Palestinian Shops in East Jerusalem appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israel-to-demolish-dozens-of-palestinian-shops-in-east-jerusalem/5660740

Bill to "Officially" Recognize Palestine Submitted to British Parliament
Ahmet Gurhan Kartal | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-23
A bill to officially recognize Palestinian state has been submitted to the House of Commons by the first British Palestinian MP on Wednesday. | Layla Moran, a Liberal Democrat MP, said in a video she shared before submitting the bill … | The post Bill to "Officially" Recognize Palestine Submitted to British Parliament appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bill-to-officially-recognize-palestine-submitted-to-british-parliament/5660732

Four Protesters Injured at Kafr Qaddoum
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
At least four protesters, including an Italian activist, were injured by rubber-coated rounds on Friday, while several others suffocated from teargas as Israeli forces quelled the weekly protest in the village of Kafr Qaddoum, in the northern West Bank. Morad Shtewi, coordinator of the popular resistance in the village, said …

Four Protesters Injured at Kafr Qaddoum

Two Numbers That Explain Why Trump Won't Sanction Saudi Arabia
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-23
"[W]e may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi," US president Donald Trump told the nation on November 20, but "[t]he United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region." Many find…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/23/two-numbers-that-explain-why-trump-wont-sanction-saudi-arabia/

Evacuation of 700 Palestinians from their Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem Approved by Israeli Court
IMEMC | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-23
It explained,according to Al Ray, … | The post Evacuation of 700 Palestinians from their Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem Approved by Israeli Court appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/evacuation-of-700-palestinians-from-their-homes-in-occupied-east-jerusalem-approved-by-israeli-court/5660782

Army Detains Palestinian Shepherds In Northern Plains
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israeli soldiers detained, Friday, three Palestinian shepherds in the al-Farisiyya area, in the West Bank's Northern Plains. Media sources said the two shepherds took their livestock to a Palestinian grazing area, east of the al-Farisiyya area. They said the soldiers attacked the three fishermen, identified as Hilal, Daraghma, Kamal Daraghma, …
imemc.org/article/army-detains-palestinian-shepherds-in-northern-plains/

Demolitions Continue Unabated in West Bank and Negev
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israeli forces have continued carrying out demolition procedures on Palestinian homes, this week, beginning on Wednesday, with the destruction of several shops in the Shu'fat neighborhood of East Jerusalem, a major center for the city's refugee population. Dozens of Israeli soldiers also invaded, on Wednesday, scores of Palestinian homes and …
imemc.org/article/demolitions-continue-unabated-in-west-bank-and-negev/

Israel Seeking to Establish 50km Settlement Belt in Jerusalem
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israel is planning to build a settlement belt around the occupied city of Jerusalem, in order to increase the Jewish population density, at the expense of Jerusalemites within the "Holy Basin" project, experts on Jerusalem affairs have said, according to the PNN. In the second and third legislative readings, the …
imemc.org/article/israel-seeking-to-establish-50km-settlement-belt-in-jerusalem/

Israeli Soldiers Injure Fourteen Palestinians In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the Great Return March processions on Palestinian lands near the perimeter fence in the besieged Gaza Strip, and shot fourteen Palestinians, including one child. Medical sources said the soldiers stationed in their fortified posts across the fence, fired dozens of live rounds and high-velocity gas bombs …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-injure-14-palestinians-in-gaza/

Israeli Police Detains Four Palestinians In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israeli police officers abducted, Friday, four young Palestinian men at the Central Bus Station, in occupied Jerusalem. The police claimed the four Palestinians attacked Israeli soldiers, mildly wounding one of them, before they were detained. Media sources in occupied Jerusalem said the incident seemed to be an argument between the …

Israeli Police Detains Four Palestinians In Jerusalem

Army Abducts A Palestinian Near Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, a Palestinian teenage boy near the Qalandia Terminal, north of occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli media sources said the Palestinians, 17 years of age, reportedly "carried Molotov cocktails which he intended to throw at the soldiers manning the terminal." They added that the soldiers then detained the …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-a-palestinian-near-jerusalem-2/

Israeli Navy Abducts Three Palestinian Fishermen In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Friday morning, several fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, north of Gaza City, and abducted three fishermen. Media sources in Gaza said the navy attacked the boats less than 3 nautical miles from the shore, west of the Sudaniyya area, north of Gaza city. The …
imemc.org/article/israeli-navy-abducts-three-palestinian-fishermen-in-gaza-2/

OCHA: Over 700 Road Obstructions Controlling West Bank Movement
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
In July of 2018, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) completed a comprehensive 'closure survey' that recorded 705 permanent obstacles, across the West Bank, that are restricting or controlling Palestinian vehicular, and in some cases pedestrian, movement. This figure is three per cent higher than …
imemc.org/article/ocha-over-700-road-obstructions-controlling-west-bank-movement/

"It's Killing the Student Movement": Canary Mission's Blacklist of Pro-Palestine Activists Is Taking a Toll
Alex Kane | theintercept.com | 2018-11-22
Activists blacklisted by Canary Mission say they've experienced anxiety, and now find themselves stepping back from pro-Palestine advocacy as a result. | The post "It's Killing the Student Movement": Canary Mission's Blacklist of Pro-Palestine Activists Is Taking a Toll appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/11/22/israel-boycott-canary-mission-blacklist/

Noam Chomsky on Pittsburgh Attack: Revival of Hate Is Encouraged by Trump's Rhetoric
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-22
It's been less than a month since a gunman stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11 Jewish worshipers. The massacre has been described as the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. After the shooting, we spoke with Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident, about Pittsburgh, Israel's policies toward Gaza and other recent white supremacist and right-wing attacks in the U.S.
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/22/noam_chomsky_on_pittsburgh_attack_revival

Did Israel Kill Yasser Arafat? Stunning Investigation Exposes Israel's Secretive Assassination Program
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-21
Israeli intelligence officials desperately tried to prevent Ronen Bergman from writing "Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations," a stunning book exposing the details of Israel's extrajudicial killing program. Israel even changed and extended secrecy laws to prevent Bergman from gaining access to historical documents. Despite this, Bergman gained unprecedented access while writing the book, scouring thousands of documents and meeting with some 1,000 sources. The result is a stunning investigation that dives deep into the targeted killing programs of Israel, which has assassinat…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/21/did_israel_kill_yasser_arafat_stunning

New American Nazis: Inside the White Supremacist Movement That Fueled Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-20
Neo-Nazis are on the rise in America. Nearly a month after a gunman killed 11 Jewish worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, we look at the violent hate groups that helped fuel the massacre. On the same day that shooter Robert Bowers opened fire in the synagogue, a neo-Nazi named Edward Clark, with whom Bowers had been communicating online, took his own life in Washington, D.C. The man's brother, Jeffrey Clark, has since been arrested on weapons charges. The brothers were both linked to the violent white supremacist group Atomwaffen. We speak with A.C. Thompson, correspondent for Frontline PBS and…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/20/new_american_nazis_inside_the_white

Foreign Correspondent: Israel Wins a Battle, But Is Losing the War
Reese Erlich | progressive.org | 2018-11-16
In Gaza this week, Israeli and Palestinian groups clashed and ultimately agreed to a ceasefire.
progressive.org/dispatches/israel-wins-a-battle-but-is-losing-the-war-181116/

Newly Elected Progressives Face Palestine Taboo
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-15
After they won their primaries, some young progressives curbed their pro-Palestine rhetoric. Now they are in Washington getting oriented. Next up: early test votes in the new year sponsored by the pro-Israel lobby, writes As`ad AbuKhalil. Newly-Elected Progressives Confront AIPAC Test… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/14/newly-elected-progressives-face-palestine-taboo/