Activists decry Minnesota investments in border militarization, climate destruction
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-04
St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI) held its quarterly meeting at the State Capitol December 2 and got sharp criticism from immigrant rights and anti-war activists, as new documents revealed a nearly $1 million increase in investment in a controversial military technology company. Youth climate strikers also highlighted the SBI's inaction over state ties to environmental destruction. Both groups were met with vacillation and excuses from the board which is tasked with the responsible investment of public pensions and related funds. | At issue was Elbit Systems, an Israel-based manufacture…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/3/activists-decry-minnesota-investments-border-militarization-climate-destruction

Indian University Agrees Not to Host Future Israeli Government Events Following Student Protests
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-12-04
Indian University Agrees Not to Host Future Israeli Government Events Following Student Protests: UpdateIn a courageous show of solidarity, students in New Delhi held firm against the university administration's violent crackdown on protests of an Israeli government event until their demands were met. | Academic BoycottNovember 20, 2019 | By:…
bdsmovement.net/news/indian-university-agrees-not-host-future-israeli-government-events-following-student-protests

Palestinian Detainees In Asqalan Prison Declare Hunger Strike
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that 33 detainees, held by Israel in the infamous Asqalan Israeli Prison, have started a hunger strike, rejected a series of punitive measures against them. The PPS said that the detainees decided to start the strike to protest the bad living conditions, but …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-detainees-in-asqalan-prison-declare-hunger-strike/

Illegal Israeli Colonists Bulldoze Palestinian Lands, South of Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
Several fanatic Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, south of Nablus in northern West Bank, invaded and bulldozed the lands, on Wednesday morning, to prepare for a new segregated road. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel's illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the assailant …
imemc.org/article/illegal-israeli-colonists-bulldoze-palestinian-lands-south-of-nablus/

Israel Demolishes Residential Structures Southeast of Jerusalem
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
Israeli forces, this morning, dismantled a shack and two residential structures in the Abu Nuwwar and Wadi Abu Hindi Bedouin communities, located to the southeast of Jerusalem. Abu Imad al-Jahalin, a representative of Abu Nuwwar community, confirmed that Israeli municipal staff and forces arrived in the Abu Nuwwar community, located …
imemc.org/article/israel-demolishes-residential-structures-southeast-of-jerusalem/

Palestinian Foreign Minister Urges Urgent Criminal Investigation of Israeli Crimes
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riad al-Malki, discussed with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, the developments of ICC's preliminary examinations in light of US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo declaration on settlements, warning against Israel's exploitation of this declaration by taking illegal actions to …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-foreign-minister-urges-urgent-criminal-investigation-of-israeli-crimes/

Jerusalem: New Settlement Operations to Alter Historical Features
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
The National Bureau for defending land and resisting settlements stated, in its latest weekly report , that the Israeli Housing Ministry and the Israeli Occupation Municipality in Jerusalem have launched a large settlement scheme aim toward the construction of 11,000 settlement units on Qalandia's airport lands in order to expand …
imemc.org/article/jerusalem-new-settlement-operations-to-alter-historical-features/

Ivy League University Urged to Divest from Companies Facilitating the Israeli Occupation
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
An advisory committee, in place to monitor and recommend the investment policies of Brown University in Rhode Island voted, on Monday, to divest from companies participating in the continued subjugation of Palestinians, the Middle East Eye reported. The successful passing of the resolution by the university's Advisory Committee on Corporate …
imemc.org/article/us-university-advised-to-divest-from-companies-facilitating-the-occupation-of-palestine/

Soldiers Abduct Two Schoolchildren, Shut Down Their School Near Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
Israeli soldiers invaded, Thursday, a Palestinian school in Orif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, abducted two children and forced the school shut until further notice. Media sources said dozens of soldiers surrounded the school before invading it, and abducted two children, identified as Dia' Shehada …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-abduct-two-schoolchildren-shut-down-their-school-near-nablus/

Abbas Discusses Latest with Irish Foreign Minister
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas discussed, with Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, the Israeli measures against the Palestinian people, their land and holy sites, and the American bias toward the Israeli occupation. This came during a meeting held in the presidential headquarters …
imemc.org/article/abbas-discusses-latest-with-irish-foreign-minister/

Malaysia Opens Palestinian Embassy in Amman
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
Malaysia has opened an "Embassy to Palestine" in Jordan, after Israeli authorities purportedly refused to grant officials from the Southeast Asian country access to the seat of the Palestinian Authority, in the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli English-language broadsheet newspaper, The Jerusalem Post, reported that the …
imemc.org/article/malaysia-opens-palestinian-embassy-in-amman/

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eleven Palestinians In West Bank
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-04
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, at least eleven Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS said the soldiers stormed and ransacked dozens of homes and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. The …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-eleven-palestinians-in-west-bank-4/

Iranian government kills hundreds in bid to suppress the worst protests in decades
wsws.org | 2019-12-03
There is no doubt that the US, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf monarchies and Israel are seeking to exploit the escalating crisis confronting Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/03/iran-d03.html

Israel's Unfinished 'Coup'
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-03
This time, nothing seems to work. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and to avoid possible prison time. But for Israel's longest-serving leader, the honeymoon is certainly almost over. It is an "attempted coup", is how Netanyahu described his indictment on charges of fraud,…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/03/israels-unfinished-coup/

Trump Slams European Allies Ahead of NATO Anniversary
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-03
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at European allies before a NATO anniversary summit in London on Tuesday, singling out France's Emmanuel Macron for "very nasty" comments on the alliance and Germany for spending too little on defense. | RELATED: | Netanyahu, Trump Discuss 'Opportunity' to Seize Jordan Valley | Underlning the breadth of strife in a transatlantic bloc hailed by its backers as the most successful military alliance in history, Trump demanded that Europe pay…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Slams-European-Allies-Ahead-of-NATO-Anniversary–20191203-0002.html

Israel's Unfinished "Coup"
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-02
This time, nothing seems to work. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and to avoid possible prison time. But for Israel's longest-serving leader, the honeymoon is certainly almost over. It is an "attempted coup", is how Netanyahu described his indictment on charges of fraud, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/israels-unfinished-coup/

The Unfinished "Coup": the End of the Netanyahu Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-02
It seems that the end of the Netanyahu era is finally upon us, but it is likely to be longer and uglier than expected.
mintpressnews.com/end-netanyahu-era-israel-political-earthquake-ahead/263097/

The Story of Daher Al-Umar Undermines Israel's Own Origin Story
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-02
Akka, Haifa, Tabaria, are all cities with a rich Arab history which Daher made into thriving towns, and yet little memory of him existents thanks to enormous efforts put forward by the state of Israel to control the historical narrative.
mintpressnews.com/story-daher-al-umar-undermines-israel-origin-story/263104/

Monday's Daily Brief: COP25, African debt, cost of Israeli occupation, UN worker's world record
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-12-02
A recap of Monday's stories: Guterres calls for 'path of resolve, sustainable solutions' in Madrid; Slavery today; Israeli occupation costs $48 billion; UN deputy chief says sustainable development, sustainable debt are "inseparable"; UN worker's feat raises awareness of child sexual abuse link to HIV/AIDS.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1052601

UK Jewish Lobby Continues to Smear Jeremy Corbyn
Gilad Atzmon | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-01
For the last 15 years I have been warning both Brits and Jews of the possibility of serious consequences that might result from the intensive activities of the Jewish Lobby in Britain and beyond. I have written thousands of commentaries about the topic, given endless talks and interviews and published the best selling books on …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/uk-jewish-lobby-continues-to-smear-jeremy-corbyn/

Abby Martin: Gaza's fight for freedom needs global solidarity
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-30
The Empire Files' Abby Martin and Mike Prysner discuss their new documentary "Gaza Fights For Freedom," a vivid account of…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/30/abby-martin-gazas-fight-for-freedom-needs-global-solidarity/

Apartheid Free Zone Campaign in Italy Has Grown by 50 Percent Since Launch in June
Wiepke | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-29
Apartheid Free Zone Campaign in Italy Has Grown by 50 Percent Since Launch in June: Update150 commercial, cultural and sporting activities in Italy have declared themselves free of Israeli apartheid Apartheid Free ZonesNovember 12, 2019 | By: | | BDS Italy …
bdsmovement.net/news/apartheid-free-zone-campaign-italy-has-grown-50-percent-launch-june

The media's Palestine problem
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-29
international solidarity Sue BoltonIssue 1247 Australia fighting fund PalestineNovember 29, 2019ABC's November 25 Q&A program discussed the push by the United States to recognise illegal Israeli…
greenleft.org.au/content/media-palestine-problem

"An Attack on the Human Rights Movement": Israel Deports Human Rights Watch Monitor
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-26
The Israeli government deported the director of Human Rights Watch's Israel and Palestine office, Omar Shakir, on Monday. The organization said the move places Israel in an "ugly club" of authoritarian regimes. Israel has accused Shakir of supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a nonviolent global campaign aiming to pressure Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. A 2017 Israeli law bans foreigners from Israel if they publicly support the BDS movement. Omar Shakir joins us from Stockholm to discuss his recent deportation and his plans to address the European Parliament regarding Israel's sy…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/26/human_rights_watch_monitor_deported_from

The Trump Administration is Unlawfully Detaining a U.S. Resident Without Charge
Charlie Hogle | aclu.org | 2019-11-25
Adham | Hassoun completed his criminal sentence and was set to be released from prison almost | three years ago. But the government — now claiming unprecedented and | unconstitutional powers under the USA Patriot Act — continues to hold Adham in | detention, indefinitely and without charge. | We're | in court to secure his freedom. | Adham | has called the United States home for 30 years. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian | refugees, Adham and his family — like many other refugees — suffered…
aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/the-trump-administration-is-unlawfully-detaining-a-u-s-resident-without-charge

Iran False Flag Prep, US Government's Staggering Bolivia Hypocrisy, Netanyahu Indicted & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-23
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/22/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/iran-false-flag-prep-us-governments-staggering-bolivia-hypocrisy-netanyahu-indicted-patriot-act/

Israel Carries Out 'Wide-Scale Strikes' In Syria, US Gov Withholds Food/Meds From Iran & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-20
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/20/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/israel-carries-out-wide-scale-strikes-syria-us-gov-withholds-food-meds-from-iran-patriot-act/

Palestine is a climate justice issue – Israeli apartheid is not "green"
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-20
Palestine is a climate justice issue – Israeli apartheid is not "green": Update Click to download and print this Fact Sheet.November 21, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/palestine-climate-justice-issue-israeli-apartheid-not-green

Responses to Aurora's Tel Aviv shows
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-19
Responses to Aurora's Tel Aviv shows: PACBI StatementResponses to Norwegian singer Aurora's concerts in apartheid Tel Aviv | Cultural BoycottNovember 19, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/aurora

US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-18
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/18/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/us-says-israeli-settlements-are-legal-23-killed-in-bolivia-as-violent-coup-ignored-venezuela-flop/

Catherine Ringer: Cancel Apartheid Tel Aviv Concert
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-18
Catherine Ringer: Cancel Apartheid Tel Aviv Concert: Open LetterPalestinians appeal to French singer Catherine Ringer to cancel her December 19th concert in apartheid Tel Aviv | Cultural BoycottNovember 18, 2019…
bdsmovement.net/open-letter-to-catherine-ringer

Bolivia's New US-Made Dictatorship, Netanyahu Wins As Gaza Loses & Iran's Protests Are Trump's Fault
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-17
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/bolivias-new-us-made-dictatorship-netanyahu-wins-as-gaza-loses-irans-protests-are-trumps-fault/

Israel Kills Over 30 In Gaza, Bolivia Coup About Lithium And More & Israeli Group Taking Syria's Oil
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-15
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/14/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/israel-kills-over-30-in-gaza-bolivia-coup-about-lithium-and-more-israeli-group-taking-syrias-oil/

James Corbett Interview — ISIS Was Created, Armed And Funded By US/Israel & It's An Open Secret
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-12
The US government armed Osama Bin Laden; it armed Saddam Hussain with chemical weapons to be used against Iran in 1980; it armed the very groups that later became ISIS. Yet we are sold an entirely different yarn by the US government and its lap dog MSM. Today I have invited James Corbett on the …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/interviews/james-corbett-interview-isis-created-armed-funded-by-us-israel-an-open-secret/