The witchfinders are now ready to burn Corbyn
Jonathan Cook | mronline.org | 2019-03-07
Nazareth, Israel: "McCarthyism" is a word thrown around a lot nowadays, and in the process, its true meaning — and horror — has been increasingly obscured. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/03/07/the-witchfinders-are-now-ready-to-burn-corbyn/
Anti-Semitism vs. Anti-Zionism in France
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-03-07
Lawrence Davidson dismantles Macron's equation of apples and oranges. By Lawrence Davidson TothePointAnalysis.com We are at a new stage of the fight to realize Palestinian rights and free both Palestinians and Jews from the consequences of Zionist racism. There was… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/03/06/anti-semitism-vs-anti-zionism-in-france/
Progressive Jewish Groups Thank Diverse Coalition That Mobilized to Thwart Democrats' Misguided Rebuke of Omar
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-03-07
"We're witnessing a huge change in our society. Our political leaders are becoming less afraid to speak out against Israeli policy and it's because of our grassroots movements." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ilhan.png…
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UN Commission Report Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-03-07
International law professor Kevin Jon Heller discusses the report of the UN Human Rights Council, which says Israel must be held accountable for war crimes committed against unarmed civilians and that Israeli courts do not hold them accountable…
therealnews.com/stories/un-commission-report-accuses-israel-of-war-crimes-in-gaza
The Witch Hunt at Westminster
Neve Gordon | commondreams.org | 2019-03-06
The documentary "Witch Hunt" tells the story of Jackie Walker (pictured above), the activist suspended from the Labour Party over comments that were allegedly anti-Semitic, while underscoring how "anti-Semitism" has become a weapon in the hands of those defending Israel's abusive practices. (Photo: Screenshot/YouTube) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/jackie.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/03/06/witch-hunt-westminster?cd-origin=rss
Why the Outrage? "Jewish Power" Party is the New Norm in Israeli Politics
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2019-03-06
Otzma Yehudit's platform only reinforces the existing "core values" of Israel, the same values that AIPAC itself champions without the slightest regard for human rights, international law and the principles of true democratic values…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/why-the-outrage-jewish-power-party-is-the-new-norm-in-israeli-politics/
Why the Outrage? "Jewish Power" Party is the New Norm in Israeli Politics
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-06
Immediately after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an alliance with the fringe political group, Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power), a widespread outrage ensued. The anger did not emanate only from the Center, Left and Arab parties, but from some in the Right as well. Even the pro-Israel lobby in the US, known for its hawkish…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/06/why-the-outrage-jewish-power-party-is-the-new-norm-in-israeli-politics/
The Democratic Party Attacks on Ilhan Omar Are a Travesty
Phyllis Bennis | zcomm.org | 2019-03-06
Ilhan Omar are rising is under attack from the leaders of her own party for anti-Semitic statements she never made, for anti-Jewish prejudice she never expressed, for hatred of Jews she doesn't hold…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-democratic-party-attacks-on-ilhan-omar-are-a-travesty/
Video: Israel Delivers More Strikes on Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-06
Late on March 3, battle tanks of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shelled positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near Qars Nafal and Jubata al-Khashab in the province of Quneitra. Local sources said that the Israeli attack did not …
globalresearch.ca/israel-strikes-syria/5670523
Criticizing Israel Isn't Anti-Semitic. Here's What Is
Sarah Gertler | commondreams.org | 2019-03-06
Substantive criticism of Israel is not anti-semitism, says Gertler. "What is anti-semitic is the cacophony of mainstream media and politicians saying that criticizing U.S. policy toward the state of Israel is the same as attacking Jewish people." (Image: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/anti-sentimism_is_this_not_that.jpg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/03/06/criticizing-israel-isnt-anti-semitic-heres-what?cd-origin=rss
I'm Jewish, and I Find the Hypocrisy of Republican Islamophobes Hounding Ilhan Omar Breathtaking
Rebecca Vilkomerson | commondreams.org | 2019-03-06
As one of two of the first Muslim-American women in Congress, Ilhan Omar is facing a specific set of demands and attacks.(Photo: Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/omar.png…
commondreams.org/views/2019/03/06/im-jewish-and-i-find-hypocrisy-republican-islamophobes-hounding-ilhan-omar?cd-origin=rss
Benjamin Netanyahu's Other Charges: Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza
Chiara Cruciati | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-06
Benjamin Netanyahu's bad day Thursday got off to the worst possible start: before the Israeli general prosecutor Avichai Mandelblit officially called for the indictment of the Israeli prime minister for corruption, the UN accused him of much more serious …
globalresearch.ca/benjamin-netanyahus-crimes-humanity-gaza/5670556
An Open Letter: We are Jews Who Stand with Representative Ilhan Omar
JewsWithIlhan | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-06
We are Jews who stand with Representative Ilhan Omar. She has been falsely accused of anti-Semitism since tweeting that GOP threats against her and Representative Rashida Tlaib for criticizing Israel were "all about the Benjamins baby." When asked to clarify who is paying members of Congress "to be pro-Israel," Omar replied, "AIPAC!" | There is absolutely nothing anti-Semitic about calling out the noxious role of AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee), which spends millions each year to buy U.S. political support for Israeli aggression and militarism against the Palestinian people. As the NYC chapte…
mintpressnews.com/open-letter-we-are-jews-who-stand-with-representative-ilhan-omar/255935/
Anti-Semitism Versus Anti-Zionism in Today's France
Lawrence Davidson | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-06
We are at a new stage of the fight to realize Palestinian rights and free both Palestinians and Jews from the consequences of Zionist racism. There was a time when very few in the West understood the racist nature of the Israeli state. For a long time the Zionists controlled the public relations message and…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/06/anti-semitism-versus-anti-zionism-in-todays-france/
A Case Against Saudi Arabia: the War in Yemen, the Iranian Angle and the Israeli Perspective
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-03-06
In academia, we're in constant pursuit of indisputable facts which lead us to truth, the kind of self-evident truth that our founding fathers wrote so much about. And as the gospels teach us, truth shall set us free: Free from constant lies, exaggerations, distortions, distractions, deceptions, diversions and manipulations — basically all the specialties of …
uwidata.com/2591-a-case-against-saudi-arabia-the-war-in-yemen-the-iranian-angle-and-the-israeli-perspective/
Rep. Jayapal: We Must Protect Rep. Ilhan Omar's Right to Critique U.S. Foreign Policy on Israel
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-06
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats are expected to bring a resolution condemning anti-Semitism to a House vote this week in a direct rebuke of recent comments by Minnesota Congressmember Ilhan Omar questioning the U.S.'s relationship with Israel. After facing criticism, the Democratic leadership added language in the resolution condemning anti-Muslim bias, as well. We speak to Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who says, "I just want to make sure that we are protecting the right for the first Muslim woman to be in Congress and to question, legitimately, foreign policy toward Israel."
www.democracynow.org/2019/3/6/rep_jayapal_we_must_protect_rep
Einstein Letters: 110 'Lost' Archives Make First-Ever Debut
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-06
Over 100 never-before-seen archives left by Albert Einstein are on display in Israel's Hebrew University, school officials announced during a press conference Tuesday. | RELATED: | Chinese Scientists Set New Quantum Computing Record | The treasure trove of manuscripts include handwritten mathematical notes, dating from 1944 to 1948; a paper on unified field theory presented to the Prussian Academy of Science in 1930, and correspondence to his friend and lifelong colleague, Michele Besso.
telesurenglish.net/news/Einstein-Letters-110-Lost-Archives-Make-First-Ever-Debut-20190306-0030.html
The Orientalism of Western Russophobia
Max Parry | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-06
Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the publication of Edward W. Said's pioneering book, Orientalism, as well as fifteen years since the Palestinian-American intellectual's passing. To bid farewell to such an important scholar shortly after the 2003 U.S. …
globalresearch.ca/orientalism-western-russophobia/5670520
Democratic leaders step up witchhunt against Congresswoman Omar on phony anti-Semitism charges
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-03-06
This intimidation and character assassination is part of a drive to criminalize all criticism of the Israeli state's oppression of Palestinians by equating it with anti-Semitism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/03/06/omar-m06.html
Ilhan Omar's Denunciation of Israel Lobby is Not Anti-Semitism — Phyllis Bennis
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-03-06
Democrats' resolution denouncing anti-Semitism is aimed at stopping criticism of Israel and at silencing a Black Muslim refugee woman who is not anti-Semitic — Phyllis Bennis joins Marc Steiner…
therealnews.com/stories/ilan-omars-denunciation-of-israel-lobby-is-not-anti-semitism-phyllis-bennis
Why the Outrage? "Jewish Power" Party is the New Norm in Israeli Politics
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-05
Otzma Yehudit's (Jewish Power Party) platform only reinforces the existing "core values" of Israel, the same values that AIPAC itself champions without the slightest regard for human rights, international law and the principles of true democratic values argues Ramzy Baroud.
mintpressnews.com/outrage-jewish-power-party-new-norm-israeli-politics/255906/
How award-winning Palestinian poet found her 'magic pen' in an Israeli jail
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2019-03-05
Four months after her release from an Israeli prison, Palestinian poet and photographer Dareen Tatour received the Oxfam Novib PEN Award for Freedom of Expression in The Hague in January. Oxfam Novib, the Dutch affiliate of the international charity Oxfam, said it awarded Tatour the prize to highlight "the growing repr…
greenleft.org.au/content/how-award-winning-palestinian-poet-found-her-magic-pen-israeli-jail
The House Democrats' "Rebuke" of Rep. Ilhan Omar Is a Fraud for Many Reasons, Including Its Wild Distortion of Her Comments
Glenn Greenwald | theintercept.com | 2019-03-05
No matter one's views on Israel, the House Democrats' efforts to punish debate should be treated with the scorn and opposition it deserves.
theintercept.com/2019/03/05/the-house-democrats-rebuke-of-rep-ilhan-omar-is-a-fraud-for-many-reasons-including-its-wild-distortion-of-her-comments/
Join calls for SBS, artists to boycott Eurovision 2019
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2019-03-05
The Israeli city of Tel Aviv is preparing to host the Eurovision Song Contest in May, following Israeli artist Netta Barzilai's win in Eurovision 2018. | In response, BDS Australia, which support the global boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel, says: "As a serial human rights abuser, it is unacceptable for Israel to be the host country for a competition that, in SBS's own words, is supposed to 'bring people and cultures together'. | "We urge SBS not to participate or broadcast Eurovision 2019 if it is in Israel — and we call on Kate Miller-…
greenleft.org.au/content/join-calls-sbs-artists-boycott-eurovision-2019
'Vile anti-Semitic' Ilhan Omar row shows pitfalls of US identity politics
RT | rt.com | 2019-03-05
In a story that perfectly illustrates the perils of runaway identity politics, the historic-first congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) is facing a rebuke in the House over "anti-Semitic" comments about the Israel lobby. | …
rt.com/usa/453109-ilhan-omar-israel-lobby-democrats/
Enjoy Your High, But Not at the Expense of Palestinian Human Rights
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2019-03-05
Medical cannabis is considered the next up-and-coming miracle drug, with very few side effects. But with Israeli companies bursting onto the international market, medical cannabis exported from Israel may soon have to come with a new warning. Beware: purchase of this product may contribute to violations of Palestinian human rights. | The Israeli medical cannabis industry, as it is currently set up, whitewashes Israeli war crimes, provides legitimacy and profits for people responsible for past massacres in Gaza, and supports Israel's illegal settlement, a direct cause of Palestinian suffering. | On December 28,…
truthout.org/articles/enjoy-your-high-but-not-at-the-expense-of-palestinian-human-rights/
U.N. Finds Israel Intentionally Shot Children, Journalists & the Disabled During Gaza Protests
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-04
A United Nations inquiry has found Israeli forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by targeting unarmed children, journalists and the disabled in Gaza. The report, released by the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday, looked at Israel's bloody response to weekly Great March of Return demonstrations, launched by Palestinians in Gaza nearly a year ago, targeting Israel's heavily militarized separation barrier. The report found Israeli forces have killed 183 Palestinians–almost all of them with live ammunition. The dead included 35 children. Twenty-three thousand people were injured,…
www.democracynow.org/2019/3/4/un_finds_israel_intentionally_shot_children
Robert Fisk Exposes Israel's Hidden Role in the Brewing India-Pakistan Conflict
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-04
Israel's export of Zionist nationalism and neocolonialism — and the accompanying oppression that in practice actually helps to create many of the very terrorist groups they fight against — is just as dangerous as its export of arms.
mintpressnews.com/robert-fisk-exposes-israels-hidden-role-in-the-brewing-india-pakistan-conflict/255860/
It Is Time to Indict Israel: Norman Finkelstein on Growing Push for ICC to File War Crimes Charges
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-04
Israeli forces have killed 183 Palestinians since weekly Great March of Return demonstrations began in Gaza nearly a year ago targeting Israel's heavily militarized separation barrier. That's according to a new United Nations inquiry that found Israeli forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by targeting unarmed children, journalists and the disabled in Gaza. The report was released by the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday. We speak with Norman Finkelstein, scholar and author of "Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom," and Sara Hossain, a member of the U.N. independent commission that l…
www.democracynow.org/2019/3/4/it_is_time_to_indict_israel
Trump and Netanyahu Scandals a Very Dangerous Moment — Wilkerson & Jay
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-03-03
Desperate men do desperate things; two leaders facing corruption charges may more aggressively push their Iran regime change agenda — Larry Wilkerson joins Paul Jay…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-and-netanyahu-scandals-a-very-dangerous-moment-wilkerson-jay
Inside the Israeli Right's Campaign to Silence an Anti-Occupation Group
Mairav Zonszein | theintercept.com | 2019-03-03
On January 12, 2016, Yuli Novak called her staff of a dozen people together in their Tel Aviv offices to reveal the identity of a spy who had infiltrated the organization. At the time, Novak was the executive director of Breaking the Silence, an Israeli anti-occupation group that collects testimonies of Israeli soldiers operating in Palestinian territories. She informed the staff that a man calling himself "Chai" had been secretly videotaping them. Chai had been active with the group for a year and a half, visiting their office on a weekly basis, and had grown close to several staff members. | "The moment I said…
theintercept.com/2019/03/03/breaking-the-silence-israel-idf/
Netanyahu Indictments May Amount To Nothing, His Real Crimes Go Unpunished
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-03-02
Shir Hever discusses Netanyahu's indictment for bribery, malfeasance in office and breach of public trust, as only a fraction of his crimes, his refusal to resign & his attack against the left & the media…
therealnews.com/stories/netanyahu-indictments-may-amount-to-nothing-his-real-crimes-go-unpunished
Erasing Palestine: Israeli land grabs on the increase
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-03-01
There is a very famous map of what used to be Palestine and what Palestine is now. Several frames in between show the increasing progression of Israel's land grabs. | Israel claims to be the only party interested in the elusive "middle east peace process" and a genuine believer in the widely discredited two-state solution, but the map tells a very different story. | Israel continues evicting Palestinian families, demolishing or allowing illegal settlers to steal Palestinian homes and annexing the rapidly sh…
greenleft.org.au/content/erasing-palestine-israeli-land-grabs-increase
Dutch Green Left Party endorses BDS
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-03-01
Netherland's Green Left Party has passed a motion in favour of boycotting Israel and in support of the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) campaign at its February 16 Congress. | They became the first parliamentary party to do so. | The Green Left Party holds 14 out of 150 seats in the Dutch Parliament. | "BDS is a legitimate means to help Palestinians in their fight for justice," the motion said, affirming that Green Left "will be alert and resist forcefully attempts in any country to criminalise BDS." | The Dutch Center for Information and Documentation on Israel (CIDI), a Jewish group committed to fi…
greenleft.org.au/content/dutch-green-left-party-endorses-bds
Conscience Over Profit
Antonio Carty | zcomm.org | 2019-02-27
Palestine needs Europe and the world's solidarity in effective ways, so its good to hear a union in my own abuela Beazcochea's Basque country has voted against its company's attempted collaboration with the internationally condemned Israeli occupation. The workers council of Spanish train manufacturer CAF voted last month against participation in the Jerusalem light rail tramway Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/conscience-over-profit/
EuroAsia Interconnector: "electricity highway" to Israeli war crimes
ziyaad | bdsmovement.net | 2019-02-20
EuroAsia Interconnector: "electricity highway" to Israeli war crimes : UpdateThe EuroAsia Interconnector is projected to link electricity grids in Israel, Cyprus and Greece via the world's longest submarine power cable. Crucially, the Interconnector would connect Europe's electricity grid with Israel's grid that incorporates the illegal settl…
bdsmovement.net/news/euroasia-interconnector-%E2%80%9Celectricity-highway%E2%80%9D-israeli-war-crimes
No EU cost for Israeli 'apartheid' in West Bank
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-02-14
No EU cost for Israeli 'apartheid' in West Bank: In the NewsBy Andrew Rettman Sanctions and governmentsFebruary 14, 2019 | By: | | euobserver …
bdsmovement.net/news/no-eu-cost-israeli-apartheid-west-bank
Lawsuit Dismissed Against American Studies Association Over Israel Boycott
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-02-07
Lawsuit Dismissed Against American Studies Association Over Israel Boycott: In the NewsUS federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to deter academic associations from adopting boycotts for Palestinian rights. | Academic Boycott Right To BoycottFebruary 5, 2019 | By: | | Palestine Legal …
bdsmovement.net/news/lawsuit-dismissed-against-american-studies-association-over-israel-boycott
Palestinian Professors' Unions Urge Pitzer College to Uphold Faculty Vote to Suspend Study Abroad with Complicit Israeli Institutions
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-02-05
Palestinian Professors' Unions Urge Pitzer College to Uphold Faculty Vote to Suspend Study Abroad with Complicit Israeli Institutions: Open LetterThe Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees (PFUUPE) urges Pitzer College to stand by an overwhelming majority of its faculty refusing to be complicit in Israel's denial of Palestinian rights and its blatan…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinian-professors-unions-urge-pitzer-college-uphold-faculty-vote-suspend-study-abroad