Daily Archives: December 23, 2018

2018-12-23: News Headlines

teleSUR (2018-12-23). Banksy's 'Season's Greeting' 'Guerrilla Art' Monitored 24 Hours. telesurenglish.net Banksy's new artwork appeared on a wall in the Welsh town of Port Talbot, drawing thousands of visitors and causing the local police to bring in guards and to place fencing around it for security. | RELATED: | Israeli Art Collector Criticizes Banksy's Pro-Palestine Poster | The artist claimed responsibility for the work titled "Season's Greetings" by p…

aljazeera (2018-12-23). Hamas rejects Abbas's plan to dissolve Palestinian parliament. aljazeera.com Gaza-based movement warns that the move called for by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will bring chaos.

aljazeera (2018-12-23). Turkey FM labels Netanyahu 'a cold-blooded killer'. aljazeera.com Israel, Turkey in new war of words on social media after a year of tense relations over multiple issues.

RFE (2018-12-23). Zarif Claims No One In Islamic Republic Has Ever Called For Israel's Destruction. iranian.com While "Death to Israel" is globally recognized as one of the trademark slogans of the Islamic Republic, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif insists that nobody in Tehran has ever threatened Israel with destruction. Speaking to the French weekly, Le Point, Zarif fires back at a question, demanding, "When did we say we want to […]

ACLU (2018-12-23). Congress Is Trying to Use the Spending Bill to Criminalize Boycotts of Israel. indybay.org According to recent reports, congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle are planning to sneak a bill criminalizing politically motivated boycotts of Israel into the end-of-the-year omnibus spending bill.

teleSUR (2018-12-22). The March For Return Is Not Over: Death Toll in Gaza Increases. telesurenglish.net The death toll of the 39th Great March of Return protest reached four after the Ministry of Health confirmed that 18-year-old Ayman Munir Shbeir succumbed Saturday morning to wounds he sustained during Friday protests. | RELATED: | Israeli Forces Detain Palestine Reporters Filming Land Razing | At least 47 Palestinians were injured with live bullets and rubber-coated steel bullets, including two journalists and four paramedics. | On Friday, Gaza's Health Ministry confirmed Muhamm…

teleSUR (2018-12-22). Russia Offers to Host Palestine-Israel Peace Talks. telesurenglish.net Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is offering to host meetings between chief Palestinian and Israeli officials in a bid to resolve the ongoing conflict between the two countries. | RELATED: | Israeli Forces Detain Palestine Reporters Filming Land Razing | "Given our special relations not only with Palestine but Israel as well, we want…

TRT World (2018-12-22). Video: School Pathologist Loses Her Job for Refusing to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath. globalresearch.ca Bahia Amawi, an American citizen of Palestinian descent, lost her job in a Texas school because she refused to sign a pro-Israel oath. | She is now filing a lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Austin. | . | * | Note to …

Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski (2018-12-22). Gideon Levy has No Sympathy for Colonists as a Group. therealnews.com Gideon Levy: all colonists and all Israelis share responsibility for the occupation and apartheid system in Palestine. There is sympathy for individuals, but there is no symmetry: the power is on the Israeli side

Middle East Monitor (2018-12-22). Trump Syria Pullout 'A Major Blow' To Israel: Experts. iranian.com US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria has come as a "major blow" to Tel Aviv, according to Israeli analysts, Anadolu Agency reports. On Wednesday, Trump — citing the defeat of the Daesh terrorist group — announced that US troops would be withdrawn from the war-torn country. "It's time for our troops to come […]

Ramzy Baroud (2018-12-21). Is There a Plot to Depopulate Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon? counterpunch.org An eerie video composed of a recorded audio prayer and a photo of one 'Hajj Jamal Ghalaini' occasionally pops up on Facebook. The voice is that of an alleged religious sheikh, praying for the well-being of the man in the photo for saving the Palestinian refugee youth of Lebanon, by facilitating their departure to Europe. More

commondreams (2018-12-21). Donorbox Suspends BDS National Committee's Account After Threats from Israeli Legal Group. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Alex Kane (2018-12-21). States Are Cracking Down on the Movement for Palestinian Rights—but Cities Are Pushing Back. thenation.com States Are Cracking Down on the Movement for Palestinian Rights—but Cities Are Pushing Back…

Julia Kassem (2018-12-21). The Trump Administration Isn't Ending the Wars in Syria or Yemen — It's Only Shifting (and Fighting Over) Strategy. globalresearch.ca Amidst the steady gains of the Syrian army, which has reclaimed land from ISIS and various rebel factions since 2016, Trump has sought to market the destabilization of Syria as a success in his presidency. The move represents a shift in strategy in loss minimization for the Gulf-Israel-US axis in the Middle East.

Randi Nord (2018-12-20). With Water Scarce & UN Food Aid Cut, Israeli Bev Co SodaStream Opens New Gaza Plant. mintpressnews.com Israeli company SodaStream announced it will open a new factory in besieged Gaza, where residents face a water shortage and UN aid cuts.

Middle East Monitor (2018-12-20). UN: Hezbollah Tunnels Do Not Have Exit Points in Israel. theantimedia.com (MEMO) — Hezbollah tunnels do not have exit points in Israel, the top UN peace keeping official said yesterday during a briefing at Security Council. Speaking during a session held under the request of Israel, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, confirmed the existence of at least two tunnels crossing the "Blue Line" — the …

Whitney Webb (2018-12-20). Trump Publicly Admits His Middle East Policy Puts Israel First — Not America. theantimedia.com (MPN) — In a recent interview with the Washington Post, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly stated that his administration's Middle East policy — including the illegal U.S. military occupation of nearly a third of Syria, the administration's adoption of aggressive Iranian sanctions, and Trump's response to murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi — is not driven by his country's interest in oil but instead …

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-12-20). Senators Sneak Amendment to Make Israel Boycott Illegal. therealnews.com While Senators Cardin and Portman are trying to sneak a last-minute amendment into the budget bill to make BDS illegal — violating free speech — 26 states are also moving to make boycotts of Israel illegal. We speak to IPS's Phyllis Bennis about the anti-BDS efforts in the US

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-12-19). West Bank Uprising: Israel's Divide and Conquer Strategy Falls Apart. therealnews.com Shir Hever explains that the Israeli government's deal with the Hamas party undermined the incentive for Palestinian security coordination, as the Israeli military is dragged in to implement colonial policing. As a result, Hamas has never been stronger

Robert Mackey (2018-12-19). Israel Tampered With Video of Strike That Killed Two Palestinian Boys, Investigators Say. theintercept.com A Forensic Architecture study suggests Israel's military manipulated video to mislead the public about whether its pilots could have seen two child victims.

Democracy Now! (2018-12-18). Headlines for December 18, 2018. democracynow.org Government Shutdown Looms as Trump Demands $5 Billion for Border Wall, Yemen: Fragile Ceasefire Takes Hold After Hodeidah Fighting Dies Down, Yemeni Mother of Dying 2-Year-Old Child Is Denied U.S. Entry, Ex-Associates of Michael Flynn Arrested over Illegal Turkish Lobbying, Senate Committee Claims Russia Targeted African Americans on Social Media, Nicaraguan Government Raids Journalists' Office, Human Rights Group, U.N. Appeals for Palestinian Aid as Trump Withdraws U.S. Support, Australia Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Undivided Capital, U.S. and Hungary Dissent as U.N. Votes 181 to 2 for Refugee Pact, Hungary…

Democracy Now! (2018-12-18). Glenn Greenwald: Congress Is Trying to Make It a Federal Crime to Participate in Boycott of Israel. democracynow.org Twenty-six states have laws preventing state agencies from contracting with companies or individuals aligned with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. BDS is an international campaign to pressure Israel to comply with international law and respect Palestinian rights. However, its opponents say BDS is a thinly disguised anti-Semitic attempt to debilitate or even destroy Israel. We speak with Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and one of the founding editors of The Intercept. His latest piece is headlined "A Texas Elementary School Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath, Now…

Democracy Now! (2018-12-18). Meet the Texas Speech Pathologist Who Lost School Job for Refusing to Sign Pro-Israel, Anti-BDS Oath. democracynow.org A Palestinian-American speech pathologist in Austin, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit for losing her job after refusing to sign a pro-Israel oath. Bahia Amawi is an Arabic-speaking child language specialist who had worked for nine years in the Pflugerville Independent School District. But she lost her job last year after she declined to sign a pledge that she would "not boycott Israel during the term of the contract" and that she would not take any action that is "intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations with Israel." We speak with Bahia Amawi and Gadeir Abbas, senior litiga…

Democracy Now! (2018-12-18). Marc Lamont Hill Speaks Out After CNN Fires Him for Pro-Palestine Speech at U.N. democracynow.org Less than a month after CNN fired Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill for giving a speech at the United Nations supporting Palestinian rights, we speak with him about the international attention his comments have received, academic freedom and why he feels it's more important than ever to speak out about Israeli human rights abuses. Marc Lamont Hill is a professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University. He is the author of several books, including "Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond." We also speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning journa…

Human Rights Watch (2018-12-18). Don't Punish US Companies That Help End Abuses in the West Bank. hrw.org | | Barkan, located in the occupied West Bank, is an Israeli residential settlement and industrial zone that houses around 120 factories that export around 80 percent of their goods abroad. In the background is the Palestinian village of Qarawat Bani Hassan. © 2004 David Silverman | Today the US Congress is weighing draft legislation based on problematic logic that conflates a call for businesses to stop operating in West Bank settlements, which are unlawful under the 1949 Geneva Conventions that prohibit transferring…

LEILI (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…

PEDRO (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…

LEILI (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…

ziyaad (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…

Phyllis Bennis (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…

Huzaifa Zoomkawala (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…

2018-12-23: Social Media Postees

Turkey FM labels Netanyahu 'a cold-blooded killer'
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2018-12-23
Israel, Turkey in new war of words on social media after a year of tense relations over multiple issues.
aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/turkey-fm-labels-netanyahu-cold-blooded-killer-181223094053648.html

Banksy's 'Season's Greeting' 'Guerrilla Art' Monitored 24 Hours
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2018-12-23
Banksy's new artwork appeared on a wall in the Welsh town of Port Talbot, drawing thousands of visitors and causing the local police to bring in guards and to place fencing around it for security. | RELATED: | Israeli Art Collector Criticizes Banksy's Pro-Palestine Poster | The artist claimed responsibility for the work titled "Season's Greetings" by p…
telesurenglish.net/news/Banksys-Seasons-Greeting-Guerrilla-Art-Monitored-24-Hours-20181223-0002.html

Hamas rejects Abbas's plan to dissolve Palestinian parliament
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2018-12-23
Gaza-based movement warns that the move called for by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will bring chaos.
aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/hamas-rejects-abbas-plan-dissolve-palestinian-parliament-181223101257989.html

Zarif Claims No One In Islamic Republic Has Ever Called For Israel's Destruction
RFE | iranian.com | 2018-12-23
While "Death to Israel" is globally recognized as one of the trademark slogans of the Islamic Republic, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif insists that nobody in Tehran has ever threatened Israel with destruction. Speaking to the French weekly, Le Point, Zarif fires back at a question, demanding, "When did we say we want to […] | The post Zarif Claims No One In Islamic Republic Has Ever Called For Israel's Destruction appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/12/22/israels-destruction/

Congress Is Trying to Use the Spending Bill to Criminalize Boycotts of Israel
ACLU | indybay.org | 2018-12-23
According to recent reports, congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle are planning to sneak a bill criminalizing politically motivated boycotts of Israel into the end-of-the-year omnibus spending bill.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/12/22/18819933.php

Russia Offers to Host Palestine-Israel Peace Talks
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2018-12-22
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is offering to host meetings between chief Palestinian and Israeli officials in a bid to resolve the ongoing conflict between the two countries. | RELATED: | Israeli Forces Detain Palestine Reporters Filming Land Razing | "Given our special relations not only with Palestine but Israel as well, we want…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Offers-to-Host-Palestine-Israel-Peace-Talks-20181222-0003.html

The March For Return Is Not Over: Death Toll in Gaza Increases
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2018-12-22
The death toll of the 39th Great March of Return protest reached four after the Ministry of Health confirmed that 18-year-old Ayman Munir Shbeir succumbed Saturday morning to wounds he sustained during Friday protests. | RELATED: | Israeli Forces Detain Palestine Reporters Filming Land Razing | At least 47 Palestinians were injured with live bullets and rubber-coated steel bullets, including two journalists and four paramedics. | On Friday, Gaza's Health Ministry confirmed Muhamm…
telesurenglish.net/news/The-March-For-Return-Is-Not-Over-Death-Toll-in-Gaza-Increases-20181222-0007.html

Video: School Pathologist Loses Her Job for Refusing to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath
TRT World | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-22
Bahia Amawi, an American citizen of Palestinian descent, lost her job in a Texas school because she refused to sign a pro-Israel oath. | She is now filing a lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Austin. | . | * | Note to … | The post Video: School Pathologist Loses Her Job for Refusing to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-school-pathologist-loses-her-job-for-refusing-to-sign-a-pro-israel-oath/5663562

Gideon Levy has No Sympathy for Colonists as a Group
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-12-22
Gideon Levy: all colonists and all Israelis share responsibility for the occupation and apartheid system in Palestine. There is sympathy for individuals, but there is no symmetry: the power is on the Israeli side | The post Gideon Levy has No Sympathy for Colonists as a Group appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/gideon-levy-has-no-sympathy-for-colonists-as-a-group

Trump Syria Pullout 'A Major Blow' To Israel: Experts
Middle East Monitor | iranian.com | 2018-12-22
US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria has come as a "major blow" to Tel Aviv, according to Israeli analysts, Anadolu Agency reports. On Wednesday, Trump — citing the defeat of the Daesh terrorist group — announced that US troops would be withdrawn from the war-torn country. "It's time for our troops to come […] | The post Trump Syria Pullout 'A Major Blow' To Israel: Experts appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/12/22/trump-syria-pullout-a-major-blow-to-israel/

Is There a Plot to Depopulate Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon?
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2018-12-21
An eerie video composed of a recorded audio prayer and a photo of one 'Hajj Jamal Ghalaini' occasionally pops up on Facebook. The voice is that of an alleged religious sheikh, praying for the well-being of the man in the photo for saving the Palestinian refugee youth of Lebanon, by facilitating their departure to Europe.
counterpunch.org/2018/12/21/is-there-a-plot-to-depopulate-palestinian-refugee-camps-in-lebanon/

Donorbox Shutters BDS Fundraising After Complaint by Israeli-Government Linked Group
AP | mintpressnews.com | 2018-12-21
JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S. software company said Friday it blocked the fundraising account of the Palestinian-led boycott movement against Israel following a complaint by a pro-Israel group that the campaign has links to militant organizations. | Donorbox, which makes fundraising management software, confirmed that the BDS campaign's account was temporarily blocked while it investigates the allegations. | The BDS movement called the Israeli move "McCarthyite." | The decision came in response to a complaint from Shurat HaDin, an Israeli advocacy group that files lawsuits around the world against Israel's foes,…
mintpressnews.com/donorbox-shutters-bds-fundraising-after-complaint-by-israeli-government-linked-group/253232/

States Are Cracking Down on the Movement for Palestinian Rights–but Cities Are Pushing Back
Alex Kane | thenation.com | 2018-12-21
States Are Cracking Down on the Movement for Palestinian Rights–but Cities Are Pushing Back…
thenation.com/article/jvp-cities-israel-bds-palestinian-human-rights/

The Trump Administration Isn't Ending the Wars in Syria or Yemen — It's Only Shifting (and Fighting Over) Strategy
Julia Kassem | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
Amidst the steady gains of the Syrian army, which has reclaimed land from ISIS and various rebel factions since 2016, Trump has sought to market the destabilization of Syria as a success in his presidency. The move represents a shift in strategy in loss minimization for the Gulf-Israel-US axis in the Middle East. | The post The Trump Administration Isn't Ending the Wars in Syria or Yemen — It's Only Shifting (and Fighting Over) Strategy appeared fi…
globalresearch.ca/the-trump-administration-isnt-ending-the-wars-in-syria-or-yemen-its-only-shifting-and-fighting-over-strategy/5663574

Donorbox Suspends BDS National Committee's Account After Threats from Israeli Legal Group
commondreams | commondreams.org | 2018-12-21
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commondreams.org/newswire/2018/12/21/donorbox-suspends-bds-national-committees-account-after-threats-israeli-legal?cd-origin=rss

With Water Scarce & UN Food Aid Cut, Israeli Bev Co SodaStream Opens New Gaza Plant
Randi Nord | mintpressnews.com | 2018-12-20
Israeli company SodaStream announced it will open a new factory in besieged Gaza, where residents face a water shortage and UN aid cuts. | The post With Water Scarce & UN Food Aid Cut, Israeli Bev Co SodaStream Opens New Gaza Plant appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/with-water-scarce-un-food-aid-cut-israeli-bev-co-sodastream-opens-new-gaza-plant/253223/

UN: Hezbollah Tunnels Do Not Have Exit Points in Israel
Middle East Monitor | theantimedia.com | 2018-12-20
(MEMO) — Hezbollah tunnels do not have exit points in Israel, the top UN peace keeping official said yesterday during a briefing at Security Council. Speaking during a session held under the request of Israel, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, confirmed the existence of at least two tunnels crossing the "Blue Line" — the …

UN: Hezbollah Tunnels Do Not Have Exit Points in Israel

Trump Publicly Admits His Middle East Policy Puts Israel First — Not America
Whitney Webb | theantimedia.com | 2018-12-20
(MPN) — In a recent interview with the Washington Post, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly stated that his administration's Middle East policy — including the illegal U.S. military occupation of nearly a third of Syria, the administration's adoption of aggressive Iranian sanctions, and Trump's response to murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi — is not driven by his country's interest in oil but instead …

Trump Publicly Admits His Middle East Policy Puts Israel First — Not America

Senators Sneak Amendment to Make Israel Boycott Illegal
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-20
While Senators Cardin and Portman are trying to sneak a last-minute amendment into the budget bill to make BDS illegal — violating free speech — 26 states are also moving to make boycotts of Israel illegal. We speak to IPS's Phyllis Bennis about the anti-BDS efforts in the US | The post Senators Sneak Amendment to Make Israel Boycott Illegal appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/senators-sneak-illegalization-of-israel-boycott-into-budget-bill

West Bank Uprising: Israel's Divide and Conquer Strategy Falls Apart
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-19
Shir Hever explains that the Israeli government's deal with the Hamas party undermined the incentive for Palestinian security coordination, as the Israeli military is dragged in to implement colonial policing. As a result, Hamas has never been stronger | The post West Bank Uprising: Israel's Divide and Conquer Strategy Falls Apart appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/west-bank-uprising-israels-divide-and-conquer-strategy-falls-apart

Israel Tampered With Video of Strike That Killed Two Palestinian Boys, Investigators Say
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2018-12-19
A Forensic Architecture study suggests Israel's military manipulated video to mislead the public about whether its pilots could have seen two child victims. | The post Israel Tampered With Video of Strike That Killed Two Palestinian Boys, Investigators Say appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/12/19/israel-airstrike-gaza-two-boys/

Marc Lamont Hill Speaks Out After CNN Fires Him for Pro-Palestine Speech at U.N
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-18
Less than a month after CNN fired Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill for giving a speech at the United Nations supporting Palestinian rights, we speak with him about the international attention his comments have received, academic freedom and why he feels it's more important than ever to speak out about Israeli human rights abuses. Marc Lamont Hill is a professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University. He is the author of several books, including "Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond." We also speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning journa…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/18/marc_lamont_hill_speaks_out_after

Glenn Greenwald: Congress Is Trying to Make It a Federal Crime to Participate in Boycott of Israel
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-18
Twenty-six states have laws preventing state agencies from contracting with companies or individuals aligned with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. BDS is an international campaign to pressure Israel to comply with international law and respect Palestinian rights. However, its opponents say BDS is a thinly disguised anti-Semitic attempt to debilitate or even destroy Israel. We speak with Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and one of the founding editors of The Intercept. His latest piece is headlined "A Texas Elementary School Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath, Now…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/18/glenn_greenwald_congress_is_trying_to

Meet the Texas Speech Pathologist Who Lost School Job for Refusing to Sign Pro-Israel, Anti-BDS Oath
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-18
A Palestinian-American speech pathologist in Austin, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit for losing her job after refusing to sign a pro-Israel oath. Bahia Amawi is an Arabic-speaking child language specialist who had worked for nine years in the Pflugerville Independent School District. But she lost her job last year after she declined to sign a pledge that she would "not boycott Israel during the term of the contract" and that she would not take any action that is "intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations with Israel." We speak with Bahia Amawi and Gadeir Abbas, senior litiga…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/18/meet_the_texas_speech_pathologist_who

Don't Punish US Companies That Help End Abuses in the West Bank
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-18
Barkan, located in the occupied West Bank, is an Israeli residential settlement and industrial zone that houses around 120 factories that export around 80 percent of their goods abroad. In the background is the Palestinian village of Qarawat Bani Hassan. © 2004 David Silverman | Today the US Congress is weighing draft legislation based on problematic logic that conflates a call for businesses to stop operating in West Bank settlements, which are unlawful under the 1949 Geneva Conventions that prohibit transferring…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/18/dont-punish-us-companies-help-end-abuses-west-bank

German Court Confirms BDS Advocacy is Protected Freedom of Expression and Assembly
LEILI | bdsmovement.net | 2018-12-08
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…
bdsmovement.net/news/german-court-confirms-bds-advocacy-protected-freedom-expression-and-assembly

Palestinians and Brazilians Call For Joint Struggle Against Israel-Bolsonaro Alliance
PEDRO | bdsmovement.net | 2018-12-06
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…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinians-and-brazilians-call-joint-struggle-against-israel-bolsonaro-alliance

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
LEILI | bdsmovement.net | 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: 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…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinian-civil-society-urges-world-governments-impose-military-embargo-saudi-regime-over