'We will not be bullied into silence'
Various Contributors | zcomm.org | 2019-01-24
Over 350 scholars and Civil Rights movement veterans speak out in support of Palestinian rights and Angela Davis…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/we-will-not-be-bullied-into-silence/

False 'Victories': Is the PA Using the 'State of Palestine' to Remain in Power?
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-24
The 'State of Palestine' has officially been handed the Chairmanship of the G-77, the United Nations largest block. This is particularly significant considering the relentless Israeli-American plotting to torpedo Palestinian push for greater international recognition and legitimacy. It is now conclusive that the main mission for former United States Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley,…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/24/false-victories-is-the-pa-using-the-state-of-palestine-to-remain-in-power/

Israeli student charged for killing Palestinian in stone attack
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-24
Prosecutors have charged an unnamed 16-year-old Israeli for his involvement in the killing of a 47-year-old Palestinian.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/israeli-student-charged-killing-palestinian-stone-attack-190124143437220.html

Hamas rejects Qatari aid over conditions laid down by Israel
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-24
The $15m fund was the third of six planned tranches to pay salaries of Hamas employees and support impoverished Gazans.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/hamas-rejects-qatari-aid-conditions-laid-israel-190124155754973.html

A Tale of Two Speeches
Richard Falk | zcomm.org | 2019-01-24
Marc Lamont Hill on Palestine and Martin Luther King on Vietnam…
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What You Can't Say About Israel (with Marc Lamont Hill)
Deconstructed | theintercept.com | 2019-01-24
There are signs that U.S. opinion might be shifting on Israel and Palestine, but defenders of the Israeli government aren't backing down. What's the price of criticizing Israel in the U.S.? | The post What You Can't Say About Israel (with Marc Lamont Hill) appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2019/01/24/what-you-cant-say-about-israel-with-marc-lamont-hill/

The Times of Israel's Flawed Attack on the NY Times' MLK and Palestinian Rights
Ian Berman | mintpressnews.com | 2019-01-23
Calling Michelle Alexander's editorial in the New York Times a "new low" was a hyperbolic act of click-bait to appeal to the Times of Israel's readers. One that lacked journalistic and editorial integrity. | The post The Times of Israel's Flawed Attack on the NY Times' MLK and Palestinian Rights appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/the-times-of-israels-flawed-attack-on-the-new-york-times-mlk-and-palestinian-rights/254120/

Israeli Court Freezes Arafat Property in East Jerusalem
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-23
An Israeli court has seized a Jerusalem property partly owned by late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, holding it as collateral against a civil suit for damages against the Palestinian Authority. | RELATED: | Palestinians Release Dual US National Convicted Over Land Sales | A copy of the ruling by the Jerusalem district court made available to AFP on Wednesday named "the estate of the late Yasser Arafat" as respondent. | "A temporary lien is granted on property owned by the res…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Court-Freezes-Arafat-Property-in-East-Jerusalem-20190123-0028.html

The Unwritten Rule Between the US and Hizbullah
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-01-23
The two sides have long agreed to keep their hostilities covert, writes As`ad AbuKhalil, but Israel would like that to change. By As`ad AbuKhalil in Beirut Special to Consortium News David Hale, the U.S. under secretary for political affairs, went… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/01/23/the-unwritten-rule-between-us-and-hizbullah/

Syria Threatens to Strike Tel Aviv Airport If Israel Keeps Bombing Damascus
Middle East Monitor | theantimedia.com | 2019-01-23
(MEMO) — Syria lost patience with ongoing Israeli air strikes on its territory and violations of the country's sovereignty in dramatic fashion yesterday. The UN representative of the Arab Republic implied that if Israel can strike Damascus, Syria can strike Tel Aviv. Referring to Israel as "war-makers", Syrian envoy Bashar Al-Jaafari asked UN members: "Does drawing the …

Syria Threatens to Strike Tel Aviv Airport If Israel Keeps Bombing Damascus

Trump Administration Grants South Carolina Foster Care Agencies Authority to Discriminate Against Jewish and Muslim Families
Akela Lacy | theintercept.com | 2019-01-23
The Trump administration on Wednesday made a quiet move that opens the door for the religious right to use the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act to discriminate against able foster parents whose religious views are in conflict with those of an agency. | On the 33rd day of the government shutdown, Steven Wagner, principal deputy assistant secretary at the Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, signed a waiver giving special permission to a federally funded Protes…
theintercept.com/2019/01/23/trump-administration-grants-south-carolina-foster-care-agencies-authority-to-discriminate-against-jewish-muslim-families/

Thousands join Women's March in DC, ignore right-wing rants
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-01-20
Washington, DC — Thousands converged on Washington, DC today, January 19, for the third yearly Women's March. The protest comes amidst the Trump administration's attempts to legitimize misogyny and attacks reproductive rights, trans rights, the rights the survivors of rape on campuses. | The huge turnout came despite a concerted attack by right-wing commentators and Zionists. These reactionaries are distraught because some of the march organizers have demanded justice for the Palestinian Rasmea Odeh, a heroic Palestinian American who faced trumped-up charges and who was later deported. | Large numbers of th…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/1/19/thousands-join-women-s-march-dc-ignore-right-wing-rants

Israeli Companies Sell Spy Tech They Perfected for Occupying Palestine
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-01-20
We speak to Antony Loewenstein, author of an article on "Exporting the Technology of Occupation." He shows the growing connection between Israeli offensive cyber companies and mass surveillance in the service of authoritarian governments around the world | The post Israeli Companies Sell Spy Tech They Perfected for Occupying Palestine appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/israeli-companies-sell-spy-tech-they-perfected-for-occupying-palestine

That Single Line of Blood: Nassir al-Mosabeh and Mohammed al-Durrah
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2019-01-19
This is not simply bad journalism, but part of a calculated Israeli campaign aimed at preemptively justifying the killing of children such as Nassir and Mohammed, and thousands like them…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/that-single-line-of-blood-nassir-al-mosabeh-and-mohammed-al-durrah/

The BDS movement salutes Angela Davis
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-01-10
The BDS movement salutes Angela Davis : PACBI StatementThe Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a founding member of the BDS movement for Palestinian rights, salutJanuary 10, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/angela-davis-BCRI

Rescinding a Human Rights Award to Angela Davis Was Cowardly and Unfair
Stephen Zunes | progressive.org | 2019-01-10
One would think that opposing Israel control of Palestinian territories seized in the 1967 war, which the international community recognizes as a foreign belligerent occupation, would not be particularly controversial.
progressive.org/dispatches/rescinding-award-angela-davis-cowardly-zunes-190110/