Human Rights as Seen by the White House: Concessions to Israel Are Notable
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-23
The State Department's just issued annual Human Rights Report for 2018 is a disgrace, a document so heavily politicized by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his crew of hardliners that it might be regarded as a model in how …
globalresearch.ca/human-rights-white-house-concessions-israel/5672400

New Bill Would See US Taxpayers Subsidize Experimental Israeli Laser Weapons
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-23
The U.S.-Israel Directed Energy Cooperation Act would deepen Israel's access to grotesque weapons of war that have been developed by the U.S. military but have also been banned for use by American troops.
mintpressnews.com/new-bill-would-see-us-taxpayers-subsidize-experimental-israel-laser-weapons/256485/

Siria condena la declaración de Trump sobre el Golán
Associated Press | peoplesworld.org | 2019-03-23
DAMASCO, Siria (AP) — Siria, Turquía y otros países condenaron enérgicamente el viernes la abrupta declaración del presidente Donald Trump de que Washington reconocerá la soberanía de Israel sobre los Altos de Golán, ocupados por el gobierno israelí. El gobierno sirio lo calificó de "irresponsable" y una amenaza a la paz y estabilidad internacional, mientras …
peoplesworld.org/article/siria-condena-la-declaracion-de-trump-sobre-el-golan/

The Crimes against the People of Palestine: The British Government is "Shown to be Bankrupt in Law and Morality"
Dr. David Halpin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-23
Dear Mel, | I wish you to bring these facts in front of Mr Hunt on behalf of Susan and myself, the Palestinian people who have no voice, and to reverse the 'vortex of ever increasing violence in our world'. Canterbury, …
globalresearch.ca/the-crimes-against-the-people-of-palestine-the-british-government-is-shown-to-be-bankrupt-in-law-and-morality/5671835

Islamophobia and Hate at UCSC in Light of the NZ Terrorist Attack
End Racism at UCSC | indybay.org | 2019-03-23
I am one of the students that was called a "terrorist" among other terrible things by a BSOE professor on countless occasions due to my appearance and Palestinian, Muslim heritage. Right at the top, I want to express my deepest gratitude to those who signed the petition demanding UCSC take action in this matter. Your support has given both the other complainant and I tremendous inner-strength. It has helped me claw back some of my humanity, and I genuinely cannot thank you enough.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/03/20/18822106.php

Trump Gives Netanyahu Part of Syria
Robert Mackey | zcomm.org | 2019-03-23
With a tweet posted on Thursday, Trump dismissed five decades of international consensus on the status of the Golan Heights, declaring that the United States would recognize Israel's annexation of the region…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trump-gives-netanyahu-part-of-syria/

UN Human Rights Council Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-03-23
(ANTIWAR.COM) — In a 23-8 vote, the UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to endorse a report on Israel's treatment protests along the Gaza Strip, which determined that the government's actions amounted to war crimes against civilians in Gaza. The report itself was published in late February, and found that Israel intentionally shot both children and journalists in the Gaza …

UN Human Rights Council Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza

Fall River, Massachusetts: Jewish cemetery vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-03-23
The anti-Semitic incident in Fall River took place just days after the March 15 attack at two Muslim mosques in New Zealand.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/03/23/fall-m23.html

Trump to Recognize Israeli Control over Syria's Golan Heights? Bypassing the UN Security Council
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
Donald Trump. Consistently showing one-sided support for Israel, it appears so. In May 2018, his regime moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — a world body-designated international city, recognized by nearly all UN member states. | Israel illegally …
globalresearch.ca/trump-recognize-israeli-control-syrias-golan-heights/5672312

Gaza March of Return Architect Abu Artema Celebrates Its First-Year Anniversary
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-22
"Why would we die here in silence? We want our message to reach the world. We want to say to the world 'here there is a people. A people searching for a life of dignity, human rights and freedom.'" — Ahmed Abu Artema, architect of The March of Return…
mintpressnews.com/palestinian-march-of-return-architect-abu-artema-celebrates-its-first-year-anniversary/256447/

Human Rights Attorney to Trump: "Israel Is Not Interested in the Golan Heights for Security"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-22
Just weeks before major elections in Israel that could determine the future of embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump declares the U.S. will recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, in defiance of international law and decades of U.S. policy. The announcement comes as he is set to host Netanyahu at the White House next week amid the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, where Vice President Mike Pence will speak, along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, among others. A growing number of Democrats–…
www.democracynow.org/2019/3/22/human_rights_attorney_to_trump_israel

Might Makes Right: Trump Endorses Israeli Annexation of Golan Heights
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-03-22
Trump tweeted that the US should recognize Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan Heights, which Israel has been occupying for 52 years. TRNN's Shir Hever explores what this means for the region…
therealnews.com/stories/might-makes-right-trump-endorses-israeli-annexation-of-golan-heights

So What if Trump "Recognizes" "Israel's" Annexation of the Golan?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
Who really cares what Trump says when nobody's words one way or the other are going to change the reality that "Israel" probably won't be dislodged from the occupied Golan Heights anytime soon, especially not when Russian troops are enforcing …
globalresearch.ca/so-what-if-trump-recognizes-israels-annexation-of-the-golan/5672319

Priti Patel and Boris Johnson: The "Odd Couple" Unfit for Purpose in Any Post Brexit UK Government
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
The link between Priti Patel, her running mate Boris Johnson, and the Right-wing Likud party of nuclear Israel's embattled Prime Minister Netanyahu (currently facing corruption charges) is no secret. However, stranger things have come to pass. In the …
globalresearch.ca/priti-patel-and-boris-johnson-the-odd-couple-unfit-for-purpose-in-any-post-brexit-uk-government/5672346

As 2020 Democrats Steer Clear, Progressive Groups Urge Pelosi and Schumer to #SkipAIPAC
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-03-22
"AIPAC doesn't speak for a growing number of American Jews, progressives, and human rights advocates who want a just peace for Israel/Palestine." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/palestinians_0.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/03/22/2020-democrats-steer-clear-progressive-groups-urge-pelosi-and-schumer-skipaipac?cd-origin=rss

Media Blackout as Israel's Largest Banks Pay Over $1 Billion in Fines for US Tax Evasion Schemes
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-21
Similar revelations about other banks and offshore tax-evasion schemes — such as those contained in the Panama Papers — led to global protests and even the resignations of some world leaders,…
mintpressnews.com/media-blackout-as-israel-largest-banks-fined-for-us-tax-evasion-schemes/256414/

Justice for Rasmea Odeh! Justice for Palestine!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-03-21
The Committee to Stop FBI Repression strongly supports Rasmea Odeh's right to speak in Berlin about the Palestinian liberation struggle. We stand with the many other organizations who condemn the German, Israeli, and U.S. governments' attacks on Rasmea and their attempts to silence her by revoking her visa and prohibiting her from political activity (see article about the March 15 incident). | The actions of these governments blatantly…
fightbacknews.org/2019/3/21/justice-rasmea-odeh-justice-palestine

'This is MAGA country': Jewish cemetery defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti in MA (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
RT | rt.com | 2019-03-21
Police in Massachusetts are investigating a suspected hate crime in which some 59 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery were defaced with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti including, "Expel the Jew," and "Heil Hitler." | …
rt.com/usa/454425-jewish-cemetery-vandalized-swastikas-graffiti/

Ilhan Omar responds to attacks: Rashida and I are here to stay
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-03-21
Two young Muslim women were elected to the United States House of Representatives in the 2018 election. Ilhan Omar is Black, and a refugee from war-devastated Somalia. Rahida Tlaib is of Palestinian descent, and has family living under Israeli oppression. | Both are outspoken supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, which was initiated by the Palestinian grassroots to protest Israel's oppression. | As supporters of BDS, they have been under attack from the Israeli lobby in the US, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which falsely claims BDS is anti-Semitic. Following I…
greenleft.org.au/content/ilhan-omar-responds-attacks-rashida-and-i-are-here-stay

Trump Offers Netanyahu Part of Syria to Boost Israeli Leader's Flagging Re-Election Campaign
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-03-21
With a tweet posted on Thursday, President Donald Trump dismissed five decades of international consensus on the status of the Golan Heights, Syrian territory seized by Israel in 1967 during a pre-emptive war, declaring that the United States would recognize Israel's annexation of the region. | Offered without explanation, the move looked to many Israeli, Palestinian, and American observers like a transparent attempt to boost the re-election prospects of Trump's embattled ally, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges and could be defeated at the polls next month.Trump is determined to help…
theintercept.com/2019/03/21/trump-gives-netanyahu-part-syria-boost-israeli-leaders-flagging-reelection-campaign/

Palestinians Salute Pitzer College for Overwhelming Vote in Support of Palestinian Rights, Condemn Anti-democratic Veto by University President
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-03-20
Palestinians Salute Pitzer College for Overwhelming Vote in Support of Palestinian Rights, Condemn Anti-democratic Veto by University President: UpdatePitzer College faculty, students and staff voted overwhelmingly to suspend a study abroad program with Haifa University over Israel's discriminatory policies against Palestinians. In an anti-democratic move, Pitzer's president ve…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinians-salute-pitzer-college-overwhelming-vote-support-palestinian-rights-condemn-anti

When They Don't Ignore, US Media Often Disparage Palestinians' Right of Return
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-03-20
For many years, US corporate media have consistently failed to adequately inform audiences about the Palestinian right of return. | Even though the refugees are a crucial reason that the issue of Israel/Palestine remains unresolved, only a small portion of the coverage addresses the right of return. I used the media aggregator Factiva to search the databases of three major US newspapers: the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. In a combined search of these three publications, Factiva returns results for 45,285 pieces that mention the Palestinian issue over the last ten years. Of these, onl…
fair.org/home/when-they-dont-ignore-us-media-often-disparage-palestinians-right-of-return/

Paid Facebook Ad by Bar-Ilan University's Begin-Sadat Center Advocates Increased "Hopelessness" for Palestinians
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-03-20
Paid Facebook Ad by Bar-Ilan University's Begin-Sadat Center Advocates Increased "Hopelessness" for Palestinians: UpdateThe Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) calls on all academics, academic societies and student organizations to intensify the academic boycott as a response to this fresh, brutal call for m…
bdsmovement.net/news/paid-facebook-ad-bar-ilan-universitys-begin-sadat-center-advocates-increased-%E2%80%9Chopelessness%E2%80%9D

Minnesotans protest Senator Klobuchar's pro-war record
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-03-19
Minneapolis, MN – On March 15, 30 protesters gathered in front of Senator Amy Klobuchar's Minneapolis office to condemn her support for the Trump administration policy of regime change in Venezuela and support of U.S. aid to Israel. Since Klobuchar has kicked off her presidential campaign, the Twin Cities anti-war movement has responded by holding multiple protests, including a picket at her presidential announcement at Boom Island, to draw attention to the senator's long record of voting for military aid and U.S. intervention. | Responding to the savage and racist mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, Mis…
fightbacknews.org/2019/3/19/minnesotans-protest-senator-klobuchar-s-pro-war-record

An Arab NATO with Israel's participation — a new weapon for globalists against the Iranian "threat"
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-03-19
The reasons for Saudi Arabia's gravitation toward Israel Iran and Saudi Arabia have experienced a great deal of tension in their relations in recent years. These tensions started with the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr (a Shia cleric who opposed the Saudi regime) and peaked when a number of Iranian Anti-Saudi protesters stormed the Saudi …
uwidata.com/2775-an-arab-nato-with-israels-participation-a-new-weapon-for-globalists-against-the-iranian-threat/

"They Are Us": New Zealand Mourns After Mosque Attacks Killed 50 Including Refugees & Immigrants
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-19
Burials are beginning in New Zealand as the country mourns the loss of 50 Muslim worshipers gunned down in two mosques in Christchurch by a white supremacist Friday. It was the deadliest attack in New Zealand's history. The worshipers killed in the Christchurch massacre came from around the world. Most of them were immigrants, or refugees who had come to New Zealand seeking safety. Six Pakistanis, four Jordanians, four Egyptians and at least three Bangladeshis are among the dead. The Palestinian Authority's foreign ministry said that six of the victims were of Palestinian origin. We speak with Eva Nisa, a lecture…
www.democracynow.org/2019/3/19/they_are_us_new_zealand_mourns

The Attack on Ilhan Omar and Pelosi's Unconditional Support for Israel
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-03-18
Nancy Pelosi pledged support for Israel "even if the Capitol crumbles," as major Democratic Party funder and pro-Israel advocate Haim Saban looked on — our panel discusses anti-Semitism, Israel and the Democratic Party with Jacqueline Luqman, Jeff Cohen and host Paul Jay…
therealnews.com/stories/the-attack-on-ilhan-omar-and-pelosis-unconditional-support-for-israel

Condemn the attack by German authorities on Rasmea Odeh
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-03-17
Freedom Road Socialist Organization sharply condemns the decision by German authorities to prevent the respected Palestinian leader Rasmea Odeh from speaking in Berlin, March 15. According to reports we have reviewed, German police accosted Rasmea outside the hall where she was scheduled to appear, surrounded the venue with hundreds of cops, and handed her documents that canceled her visa. Police then followed Rasmea, demanding she go to another part of the city, and harassed her as she did so. | These acts of political repression were preceded by a noisy campaign by the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors and the right…
fightbacknews.org/2019/3/16/condemn-attack-german-authorities-rasmea-odeh

Frank Chapman condemns political repression against Rasmea Odeh
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-03-17
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Frank Chapman, Field Organizer of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | Rasmea Odeh, an historic figure in the Palestine national movement, is being threatened by German authorities with denial of her right to speak in Germany, as well as attempting to take away her visa. | The Chicago Alliance once again expresses our complete solidarity with our dear sister, Rasmea, and with her beloved Palestine. For a number of years, the Alliance and the U.S. Palestinian Community Network marched together to defend Rasmea from the p…
fightbacknews.org/2019/3/17/frank-chapman-condemns-political-repression-against-rasmea-odeh

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