US Rep. Calls Police on Supporters of Congresswoman Trying to Organize Delegation to West Bank
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-01-30
"Instead of her [Rep. Tlaib] talking about things, she's new here, she ought to listen and learn and open her mind and then come to some conclusions." — Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. | The post US Rep. Calls Police on Supporters of Congresswoman Trying to Organize Delegation to West Bank appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/rashida-tlaib-palestine-protest/254448/

Why African Countries Are Normalizing with Israel
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2019-01-30
Diplomatic ties with Chad and Mali may garner Netanyahu a few more votes next April, but they will also contribute to the Israeli illusion that it can be an international darling and an Apartheid regime, simultaneously…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/why-african-countries-are-normalizing-with-israel/

Israeli General Mounts Challenge to Netanyahu by Flaunting Gaza Carnage
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-30
With April's elections looming, Benjamin Netanyahu has good reason to fear Benny Gantz, his former army chief. Gantz has launched a new party, named Israeli Resilience, just as the net of corruption indictments is closing around the prime minister. Already, at this early stage of campaigning, some 31 per cent of the Israeli public prefer Gantz to head the next government over Netanyahu, who is only months away from becoming the longest-serving leader in Israel's history.
counterpunch.org/2019/01/30/israeli-general-mounts-challenge-to-netanyahu-by-flaunting-gaza-carnage/

Feds File Hate Crime Charges in Tree of Life Shooting, Cite Antisemitic Posts on Gab
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2019-01-30
Federal prosecutors are saying overtly for the first time that the man charged with killing 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue did so because he's antisemitic and his intended victims were Jewish.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/30/feds-file-hate-crime-charges-tree-life-shooting-cite-antisemitic-posts-gab

Why We Mourn the Loss of a Printed 'Forward'
Ross Perlin | thenation.com | 2019-01-30
Why We Mourn the Loss of a Printed 'Forward'…
thenation.com/article/jewish-forward-yiddish-socialist-newspaper/

Palestinian teen shot dead after alleged stabbing attack
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-30
Israeli forces kill 16-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl at a checkpoint between the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/palestinian-teen-shot-dead-alleged-stabbing-attack-190130160458394.html

Benjamin Netanyahu Blasted for Wooing Holocaust-Distorting Allies
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-01-30
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warm welcome to Lithuania's prime minister marks his latest embrace of an eastern European leader who has offered strong political support while promoting a distorted image of the Holocaust. | Lithuania is among a slew of former communist nations swept up in a wave of World War II-era revisionism that seeks to diminish their culpability in the Holocaust while making heroes out of anti-Soviet nationalists involved in the mass killing of Jews. In Israel, established in the wake of the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews, many say Netanyahu is cynically betra…
truthdig.com/articles/benjamin-netanyahu-blasted-for-wooing-holocaust-distorting-allies/

Report: Airbnb Profiting From War Crimes, Israeli Settlements
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-30
Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor are "fuelling human rights violations against Palestinians" by continuing listings in Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, human rights organization, Amnesty International said Wednesday. | RELATED: | Airbnb Faces Israeli Class-action Lawsuit Over Boycott of Illegal Settlements | In a report, titled "Destination: Occupation," the organizati…
telesurenglish.net/news/Report-Airbnb-Profiting-From-War-Crimes-Israeli-Settlements-20190130-0013.html

More Than 60 LGBTQI Groups Boycott Eurovision, Tel Aviv Pride
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-30
More than 60 LGBTQ groups from nearly 20 countries called on other LGBTQ organizations to boycott the 2019 Eurovision contest in Israel. Eurovision has a strong following among the LGBTQ communities. | RELATED: | Violent Attacks Against Palestinians Is Deeply Concerning: UN | The signatories accused Israel of distracting "attention from its war c…
telesurenglish.net/news/More-Than-60-LGBTQI-Groups-Boycott-Eurovision-Tel-Aviv-Pride-20190130-0016.html

Palestine, the Women's March, and imperial feminism
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-30
Much effort is made in the US to maintain that Palestine is not a feminist cause and erase the plight of its women.
aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/palestine-women-march-imperial-feminism-190129102338367.html

Survey Shows 80% of Turks Perceive US as the 'Most Dangerous' Country
Turkish Minute | theantimedia.com | 2019-01-30
(TM) — According to a recent survey conducted by Kadir Has University a whopping 81.9 percent of Turks consider the United States the most dangerous country for Turkey. Israel follows the US with 63.3 percent, according to the survey, titled "Turkey Social and Political Trends Research," published by Turkish media outlets on Wednesday. The opinion poll …

Survey Shows 80% of Turks Perceive US as the ‘Most Dangerous’ Country

1. Background: The Israeli Occupation
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-30
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/01/chapter-1-background/

Chomsky: Ocasio-Cortez and Other Newcomers Are Rousing the Multitudes
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2019-01-30
A quick glance around the world today reveals that politics almost everywhere — from the federal government shutdown in the US to the power struggle in Venezuela and from Macron's crisis in France and UK's Brexit nightmare to the Israeli-Iranian rivalry — are engulfed in a state of uncertainty and turmoil. Meanwhile, oligarchy is replacing democracy as the widening social and economic gap between rich and poor continues unabated. So, who rules the world now? The US is in a state of relative decline, but neither Russia nor China has the capacity to control global developments. How do the super-rich a…
truthout.org/articles/chomsky-ocasio-cortez-and-other-newcomers-are-rousing-the-multitudes/

Israel/OPT: Tourism companies driving settlement expansion, profiting from war crimes
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-30
Online booking giants Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor are fuelling human rights violations against Palestinians by listing hundreds of rooms and activities in Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, including East Jerusalem, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, 'Destination: Occupation', the organization documents how online booking companies are driving tourism to illegal Is…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/01/israel-opt-tourism-companies-driving-settlement-expansion-profiting-from-war-crimes/

Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories: Destination: Occupation digital tourism and Israel's illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-30
In this report, Amnesty International exposes how four leading online tourism companies and global brands — TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb are listing places to stay or things to do in illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. They are promoting these listings, and profiting from them, despite knowing that these Israeli settlements are illegal under international law and are at the root of a wide range of human rights violations suffered by Palestinian communities. Amnesty International is calling on these companies to stop providing these listings, and on government…
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/9490/2019/en/

Chapter 3: Israeli Settlements and International Law
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-30
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/01/chapter-3-israeli-settlements-and-international-law/

Israà´l et territoires palestiniens occupés: : Destination : Occupation: Le tourisme numérique et les colonies de peuplement israéliennes illégales dans les territoires palestiniens occupés: Synthese
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-30
Les entreprises du numérique ont révolutionné les codes de l'industrie du tourisme. Au lieu d'organiser leurs vacances à l'aide d'agences de voyage traditionnelles, les consommateurs peuvent à présent tout réserver en ligne. De leur cà¥té, Airbnb, Inc. (Airbnb), Booking.com B.V. (Booking.com), Expedia Group, Inc. (Expedia) et TripAdvisor, Inc. (TripAdvisor) leur proposent un choix sans précédent de lieux où séjourner et d'attractions touristiques pratiquement partout dans le monde.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/9490/2019/fr/

Israel y los Territorios Palestinos Ocupados: Destino: Ocupación: El turismo digital y los asentamientos ilegales de Israel en los Territorios Palestinos Ocupados- Extracto
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-30
Las empresas digitales están revolucionando la forma en que el mundo hace turismo. En lugar de comprar sus vacaciones en los establecimientos de agencias de viajes, como antes, ahora los consumidores y consumidoras pueden reservarlo todo en Internet. A su vez, empresas como Airbnb, Inc. (Airbnb), Booking.com B. V. (Booking.com), Expedia Group, Inc. (Expedia) y TripAdvisor, Inc. (TripAdvisor) les ofrecen una variedad sin precedentes de alojamientos y actividades en casi todos los rincones del mundo. Como consecuencia, estas empresas –que dominan la multimillonaria industria del turismo en Internet– est…
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/9490/2019/es/

UN Expert to Int'l Community: Don't Say You Want a Two-State Solution While Turning Blind Eye to "Engine" of Israeli Occupation
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-01-30
"This occupation will not die of old age, but only with the resolute imposition of consequences on Israel for ignoring international law and numerous United Nations resolutions," says special rapporteur. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/un-expert-settlements-engine-occupation.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/30/un-expert-intl-community-dont-say-you-want-two-state-solution-while-turning-blind?cd-origin=rss

Violent Attacks Against Palestinians Is Deeply Concerning: UN
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-29
The "protracted and extremely violent attack" against Palestinian al-Mugheir villagers along the occupied West Bank is a cause for serious concern, the United Nations said Tuesday. | RELATED: | 'Racist' Israeli Hospitals' Unethical Search of Palestinians | On Saturday a group of 30 Israeli settlers opened fire against Palestinian farmers working the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Violent-Attacks-Against-Palestinians-Is-Deeply-Concerning-UN-20190129-0019.html

Tell TripAdvisor to pull out of illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-29
Learn to shoot like a soldier, ride a camel or take a tour of historic sites — all on stolen land! Thanks to help from TripAdvisor, these are all activities you can do when visiting one of the many illegal Israeli settlements. : | TripAdvisor lists more than 70 different properties, activities and attractions in illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). By doing so, TripAdvisor is boosting the settlement economy and contributing to settlement expansion. The company's promotion of settlements as a tourist destination helps to "normalise" and legitimise them to the pub…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/tripadvisor-occupied-palestine-territories/

In Congress, a Threat to Americans' First Amendment Right to Boycott
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-01-28
A new bill promotes state laws targeting boycotts of Israel — even though multiple judges have found such laws to be unconstitutional. | The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that includes language that would encourage states to pass unconstitutional laws penalizing businesses and individuals who participate in politically motivated boycotts against Israel. | More than two dozen states have adopted such laws in the past four years. Their collective target is the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement, "a glob…
aclu.org/blog/free-speech/congress-threat-americans-first-amendment-right-boycott

Netanyahu Forms Alliances with Far-Right Authoritarian Leaders
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2019-01-27
Shir Hever says Netanyahu is abusing his image as a protector of the Jewish people, and cuts deals with far-right and anti-Semitic heads of state, absolving them of their racism towards Jews in exchange for their superficial support for the State of Israel. All this, to win the upcoming Israeli elections | The post Netanyahu Forms Alliances with Far-Right Authoritarian Leaders appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/netanyahu-forms-alliances-with-far-right-authoritarian-leaders

Israeli Campaign Ad Stars Former Soldier Lauded for Executing Palestinian Suspect
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-01-25
An ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been endorsed by Elor Azaria, a former soldier who publicly executed a Palestinian suspect in 2016. | The post Israeli Campaign Ad Stars Former Soldier Lauded for Executing Palestinian Suspect appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2019/01/25/israeli-campaign-ad-stars-former-soldier-executed-prone-palestinian-suspect/

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