(2018-12-13). The Real Face of Justin Trudeau: Are Palestinians Canada's new Jews? counterpunch.org 
How does one explain Canada's contradictory foreign policy regarding Palestine and Israel? On December 4, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Saeb Erekat, praised Canada's commitment not to follow the footsteps of the US Donald Trump Administration by transferring its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. But there is little worth praising here. More
(2018-12-13). Jordanians Protest Against IMF Austerity, For 'Bread, Dignity and Freedom'. telesurenglish.net Jordanian authorities deployed hundreds of riot police in the capital and warned activists to stay within the law Thursday as hundreds of demonstrators staged more protests against tough austerity measures backed by the International Monetary Fund. | RELATED | Israel Seizes More Land Speeding Division of Occupied Palestine | Large demonstrations in the summer over an unpopular IMF-backed tax bill brought down the previous government. | Protesters have been holding sporadic demon…
(2018-12-13). Seven Decades after UN Resolution 194 on the "Right of Return": Why Haven't Palestinian Refugees Returned Home? globalresearch.ca Of all the anniversaries that punctuate Palestine's tragic modern history, the one on 11 December may be the most important. | On that day 70 years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 194 by a majority of 35 out of …
(2018-12-13). Palestine: Religion as a Tool of Colonial Domination. globalresearch.ca As leaders from all around the world gathered to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of a war meant to end all wars, the aftermath of the bloody conflict nevertheless continue to resonate in many parts of the globe …
(2018-12-13). Violence Escalates After Israeli Forces Murder 3 Palestinians. telesurenglish.net In four different incidents, violence escalated in Occupied Palestine. Israeli occupying forces killed three Palestinians over the span of 12 hours. After which, two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting attack perpetrated. | RELATED: | Israeli Occupation Forces Raid Palestinian News Agency Wafa | In the first incident, a Palestinian man, identified as Majd Jamal Mteir, was shot Thursday by Israeli occupying forces after he allegedly stabbed two Israeli border police officers i…
(2018-12-13). Vietnam Has Buyer's Remorse after Purchasing "Israeli" Anti-Air Missiles. globalresearch.ca Vietnam claims that "Israel's" SPYDER surface-to-air missiles malfunction in tropical environments such as its own and importantly aren't compatible with its majority-Russian-provided military wares, auguring quite negatively for the self-proclaimed "Jewish State's" ambitions to expand its influence across the wider …
(2018-12-13). Watch | Israeli Lobby Groups Trying To Get Marc Lamont Hill Fired. mintpressnews.com MintPress editor in chief, Mnar A. Muhawesh exposing the groups behind CNN's firing of Marc Lamont Hill, and the Israel lobby groups trying to get him fired from Temple University. | Top Photo | Activist, author, and now former CNN host Marc Lamont Hill gestures during an interview with VladTV. YouTube | VladTV | Mnar Muhawesh is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News, and is also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups. She started her caree…
(2018-12-13). Natalie Portman Calls Israel's Nation-State Law Racist. telesurenglish.net Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman said in an interview to London-based Arabic daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi that Israel's nation-state law is "racist" and a "mistake." | RELATED: | Violence Escalates After Israeli Forces Murder 3 Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank | During the interview published Th…
(2018-12-13). Lessons from 'The Lobby' Documentary. zcomm.org While Al Jazeera's undercover investigation into Israeli influence in the United States, "The Lobby — USA," was completed in October 2017, it never aired…
(2018-12-13). Ocasio-Cortez, Auntie Gringa, and Jewish Ancestry. indybay.org Looks at Ocasio-Cortez's recent claim of Jewish Descent…
(2018-12-13). State of Palestine: Further Information: Hunger-Striking Detainee Admitted to Hospital: Suha Jbara. amnesty.org The Palestinian authorities have transferred social justice activist Suha Jbara to a hospital in Jericho following a deterioration in her health condition. She has been on hunger strike since 22 November to protest against her arbitrary detention. Her next court hearing is scheduled for 20 December.
(2018-12-13). Child Sex Slavery Ring Run by Former Israeli Soldier Dismantled by Police. theantimedia.com 
(MPN) — A large child sex slavery ring overseen by Israelis was dismantled by Colombian police earlier this week, in a story that has shocked Colombia and much of Latin America but received minimal coverage from mainstream Western media outlets. The network had been active since 2011 and expressly "recruited" young, underage females in situations of economic hardship or …
(2018-12-13). Russian Company Accidentally Reveals Secret Military Bases in Turkey and Israel. theantimedia.com 
(MEMO) — Yandex Maps, Russia's leading mapping service and its equivalent of Google Maps, has mistakenly revealed the locations and details of various military-related sites in Turkish and Israeli territory, as well as two major NATO bases. According to a report by Matt Korda of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), the …
(2018-12-13). Pro-Israel Lobby Groups Secretly Admits Boycott Is Effective, Leaked Report Shows. therealnews.com 
Ali Abunimah discusses a leaked report from Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), a front for Israel government-backed lobby group StandWithUs, which admits the cultural boycott is "constantly growing" and "innovative."
(2018-12-13). Canadian Court Hands Important Victory to BDS Movement. therealnews.com 
A Canadian Court ruled that Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions activists were denied free speech and campaigning rights when the city of Montreal tore down their posters highlighting an Israeli atrocity during an election campaign in Canada. We discuss the case with Bruce Katz, one of the main plaintiffs in the case
(2018-12-12). Child Sex Slavery Ring Run by Former Israeli Soldier Dismantled by Colombian Police. mintpressnews.com 
The girls were forced to be part of a WhatsApp group called "Purim" — an apparent reference to the Jewish holiday — where they were pressured and intimidated as well as summoned to areas frequented by Israeli tourists.
(2018-12-11). ACTION ALERT: CNN Must Rehire Pundit Who Defended Democratic Rights. fair.org 
Marc Lamont Hill appearing as a political commentator on CNN | As Marc Lamont Hill delivered his widely discussed speech at the United Nations on November 28, in which he expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people and emphasized the need to protect the human rights and self-determination of all who lived "from the river to the sea," he probably expected some critical response. What he likely didn't expect was to be fired from his position as a CNN commentator, and to have his job as a professor at Temple University threatened. | Pro-Israel partisans and commentato…
(2018-12-11). Hungary's Far-Right Government Hurtling Toward Dictatorship with Crackdown on Free Press. therealnews.com 
The far-right government of EU/NATO member Hungary is cracking down on independent media. Prime Minister Viktor Orban is also exploiting anti-Semitism, while closely allied with Israel. Journalist Benjamin Novak says even elections are now just a formality
(2018-12-08). German Court Confirms BDS Advocacy is Protected Freedom of Expression and Assembly. bdsmovement.net 
German Court Confirms BDS Advocacy is Protected Freedom of Expression and Assembly: In the NewsA German court confirms that advocating for BDS and Palestinian rights constitutes freedom of expression and assembly, rights that are protected by the German constitution and are essential for democracy. The court ruled that the German city of Oldenburg unlawfully violated these fundamental rights when it revoked a perm…
(2018-12-06). Palestinians and Brazilians Call For Joint Struggle Against Israel-Bolsonaro Alliance. bdsmovement.net 
Palestinians and Brazilians Call For Joint Struggle Against Israel-Bolsonaro Alliance: BNC StatementWhile Brazil's new president wants to follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump moving the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem, and Rio de Janeiro's new governor wants to buy Israeli weaponized drones, Palestinian and Rio de Janeiro's favelas' social movements call for a joint and global struggle agains…
(2018-11-30). Israel escalating the demolition of Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
When it comes to the infrastructure of genocide, you could illustrate it using almost any photo of a school, house, shop or village in the West Bank. You could bookmark a Google maps page of a particular West Bank town — then look again in three or six months time and note the destruction wrought. | This is one way of keeping track of the demolitions of Palestinian homes and Israel's attempts to impose an "Israeli only" identity on the landscape. | There has been a redoubling of Israeli efforts to evict Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and deny remaining Palestinian residents the right to a livelihoo…
(2018-11-26). Palestinian Civil Society Urges World Governments to Impose a Military Embargo on Saudi Regime Over Khashoggi Murder and War Crimes in Yemen, On Israel for War Crimes and Apartheid Against Palestinians. bdsmovement.net 
Palestinian Civil Society Urges World Governments to Impose a Military Embargo on Saudi Regime Over Khashoggi Murder and War Crimes in Yemen, On Israel for War Crimes and Apartheid Against Palestinians: Update"We appeal to progressives and social movements everywhere to pressure their governments to impose strict military embargoes on all states that are perpetrating crimes against hu…
(2018-11-20). Airbnb's Decision to Exit Israel's Illegal Settlements: A Partial Victory for Human Rights & Accountability. bdsmovement.net 
Airbnb's Decision to Exit Israel's Illegal Settlements: A Partial Victory for Human Rights & Accountability: BNC StatementAirbnb's decision to end its business in Israel's illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is an important first step. It unfortunately fails to cover settlements in East Jerusalem, which is also occupied according to international law. All Isr…
(2018-11-14). The Crisis in Gaza and a Potential Ceasefire. zcomm.org Discussing the recent Israeli special forces operation inside the Gaza Strip that killed 7 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier, as well as Israeli air strikes and a potential ceasefire…
(2018-11-12). Palestine: Fadwa Tuqan's poems and data on women's education. zcomm.org And here is my second attempt at bridging the three areas: poems, justice and data visualization. This time, it's the Palestinian poet, Fadwa Tuqan, whose poems I have highlighted alongside some charts depicting the progress over the years on a number of women's education indicators in the West Bank and Gaza. (Earlier, I had used Read more…
(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…