Hunger-striker in Serious Condition
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Ahmad Zahran, a Palestinian administrative detainee held in Israeli jails who has been on hunger strike for 78 consecutive days, in protest against his incarceration without charge or trial, is in serious health condition and has been admitted to an Israeli hospital, today, said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Zahran, …
imemc.org/article/hunger-striker-in-serious-condition/
Israeli Soldiers Demolish Shed, Uproot Lands, Near Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Israeli soldiers demolished, Monday, a shed and uprooted six Dunams (1.48 Acres) of Palestinian farmlands in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media activist, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers demolished a shed, owned by a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Bader Abu …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-demolish-shed-uproot-lands-near-hebron/
Israel's War Minister Naftali Bennett Threatens Iran
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-09
Israeli ruling authorities are the most extremist in Jewish state history. Arab MKs aside, the vast majority of Knesset members are militantly hardline racists, threatening regional peace and stability. | New Right party head Naftali Bennett earlier held various ministries, including …
globalresearch.ca/israel-war-minister-naftali-bennett-threatens-iran/5697136
Including One Journalist, Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In West Bank
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, including one journalist, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the army stormed and ransacked dozens of homes. In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Abdullah Abu Ibrahim, from his home in …
imemc.org/article/including-one-journalist-israeli-soldiers-abduct-nine-palestinians-in-west-bank/
Netanyahu Moves to Annex West Bank, Indictment Be Damned
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2019-12-09
In an effort to preserve his grip on power, the Israeli prime minister has announced plans to seize the entire Jordan Valley from Palestine.
truthdig.com/articles/netanyahu-moves-to-annex-west-bank-indictment-be-damned/
Israeli Soldiers Abduct One Palestinian, Confiscate Car, Near Ramallah
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, a Palestinian man, and confiscated a car, in Betunia town, west of Ramallah, in central West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Abdullah Abu Ibrahim, after storming and ransacking his home. They added that the soldiers also invaded and searched the home of Saed Abu …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-one-palestinian-confiscate-car-near-ramallah/
Israel Threatens to Destroy All Palestinian Structures in Area C
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Israeli Minister of Defense, Naftali Bennett, has threatened to destroy all Palestinian structures in West Bank areas under complete Israeli control (Area C), including those which were funded by Europeans, under the pretext of unlicensed construction. According to Days of Palestine, Bennett made the threat during a meeting with ambassadors …
imemc.org/article/israel-threatens-to-destroy-all-palestinian-structures-in-area-c/
In Wag the Dog Move, Indicted Israeli PM Netanyahu Moves to Annex 25% of Palestinian West Bank
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-12-09
This second case really is about destroying freedom of the press and entirely undermining what little is left of Israeli democracy. (Photo: Ben Amos Gershom/Prime Minister of Israel) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/net.jpeg …
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Jews, Antisemitism and Labour — A Letter to the BBC
Jewish Voice for Labour | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-09
To Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC | cc: Fran Unsworth and Tracey Henry | URGENT — "Is the BBC Antisemitic?" | We need to register with you our deep concern that, once again, and in the closing stages of an …
globalresearch.ca/jews-antisemitism-labour-letter-bbc/5697163
Illegal Israeli Colonists Puncture Tires Of Dozens Of Cars In Occupied Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Updated: Illegal Israeli colonists infiltrated, on Monday at dawn, into Shu'fat neighborhood, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and punctured the tires of many Palestinian cars, in addition to writing racist graffiti. Locals in Shu'fat said the colonists puncture the tires of nearly 200 Palestinian cars in the town.
imemc.org/article/illegal-israeli-colonists-puncture-tires-on-many-cars-in-occupied-jerusalem/
Luxembourg Pushes for European Recognition of Palestine
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. European Union foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Monday Feb.
imemc.org/article/luxembourg-pushes-for-european-recognition-of-palestine/
Israeli Forces Arrest Palestinian Youth at Checkpoint in Hebron
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
According to the Palestine News Network (PNN), Israeli occupation forces arrested a 14 year old female student, on Sunday morning, as she attempting to cross the Abu al-Reesh checkpoint, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the center of Hebron. Israeli media quoted a statement from the occupation army that its soldiers …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-arrest-palestinian-youth-at-checkpoint-in-hebron/
Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Courtyards
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
39 Israeli settlers, on Monday morning, stormed the Islamic court yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, guarded by Israeli occupation police. Local media sources reported that police opened the Moroccan Gate in front of 36 settlers, who broke into the mosque in four groups. Police escorted the settlers while they toured the …
imemc.org/article/settlers-storm-al-aqsa-courtyards/
Iran False Flag, Bolivia's Coup Gov Seeks Israel's Help, Israel's Been In Yemen 'Since Day One'
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-09
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 (12/8/19). 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 …
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Brown University Corporate Responsibility Committee Votes to Divest from Companies Connected to Israeli Occupation
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
December 2019 / Mondoweiss / United States Michael Arria On Dec 2, Brown University's Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies (ACCRIP) voted to recommend that the school divest from companies that facilitate Israeli human rights violations. Six ACCRIP members voted in favor of divestment, two voted against it, and …
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Israel Tests Nuke-capable Missile System Aimed at Iran: Report
Press TV | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-09
The Israeli military has reportedly tested a propulsion system used for carrying nuclear-capable and other missiles, with the occupying entity's media billing the alleged display as "a show of force aimed at Iran." | The test was carried out at Palmachim …
globalresearch.ca/israel-tests-nuke-capable-missile-system-aimed-iran-report/5697071
Israel's Case Against Human Rights Watch Reveals How Its Normalizing West Bank Land Theft
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-09
The argument made by an Israeli court has been defacto reality in Israel since 1967: there is no West Bank, instead, the region is called Judea and Samaria, legitimate parts of the State of Israel.
mintpressnews.com/israel-case-human-rights-watch-director-omar-shakir-theft-west-bank/263312/
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reinstates Angela Davis' Award
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-12-08
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reinstates Angela Davis' Award: In the NewsThe organization faced backlash and internal dissension after previously rescinding the honor–a decision Davis and allies attributed to the racial justice activist's support for Palestinians' rights and BDS. | Right To BoycottJanuary 25, 2019 | By: | | COLORLINES …
bdsmovement.net/news/birmingham-civil-rights-institute-reinstates-angela-davis-award
"We are all Palestine": 200 individuals and organisations from the Global South stand in solidarity
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-12-08
"We are all Palestine": 200 individuals and organisations from the Global South stand in solidarity: In the NewsGlobal South Solidarity Statement on the Recent Attack Against the Palestinian People in Gaza, on the one year of the Great Return March in Gaza. | Military EmbargoApril 2, 2019 | By: | | BDS India …
bdsmovement.net/news/we-are-all-palestine-200-individuals-and-organisations-global-south-stand-solidarity
John McDonnell challenges accuracy of Sunday Times claims about antisemitism in the Labour Party
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
John McDonnell has spoken out on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show after a Sunday Times report claimed Labour is still overwhelmed with complaints about anti-Jewish racism that have been left unresolved for months or years. | Rebutting claims in the Sunday Times that more than 130 cases remain outstanding, McDonnell said there were only ever "a small number" of antisemites in his party. | He said his party has "done everything we can possibly do", but "want to learn more lessons". | The shadow chancellor also stressed that following investigations, Labour has "started kicking" anyone found to be antisemitic "out in numb…
thecanary.co/uk/2019/12/08/john-mcdonnell-challenges-accuracy-of-sunday-times-claims-about-antisemitism-in-the-labour-party/
Israel Bombs Gaza, Israeli Bot Group Caught Spreading Hate & US Admits Houthis Not "Iran Proxy"
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-08
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 (12/7/19). 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 …
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Trump accused of 'Jewsplaining' after blaming some American Jews of 'not loving Israel enough'
rt.com | 2019-12-08
President Donald Trump has been accused of talking down to American Jews, after urging them to give more support to Israel. | More must be done in the United States to promote solidarity with Israel, Trump told nearly 4,000 Israelis and American Jews at the Israeli-American Council conference in Florida. | We have to get the people of our country, of this country, to love Israel more, I have to tell you that. We have to do it. We have to get them to love Israel more. Because you have people that are Jewish people that are great people — they don't love Israel enough. | While his grievance was well receive…
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US Claims "Fresh Intelligence" Of Iran Attacks Yet Provides Zero Evidence — MSM Blindly Regurgitates
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-07
Here we go again with "fresh intelligence" to justify the continued sanctions and destabilization of Iran. It's a plan that has been well documented even by their own writings (See Which Path to Persia? — 2009). Of course, complicating U.S. foreign policy is the involvement of Israel. The Last American Vagabond covers the latest political posturing, distortion, and general …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/tdwu-clips/us-claims-fresh-intelligence-iran-attacks-yet-provides-zero-evidence-msm-blindly-regurgitates/
With People in the Streets Worldwide, Media Focus Uniquely on Hong Kong
Alan MacLeod | fair.org | 2019-12-06
Unlike protests against US client states, the Hong Kong demonstrations were frequently given the approving "pro-democracy" label (CNN, 8/30/19). | 2019 may be remembered as the year of the protest, as demonstrations are engulfing the world. From the Yellow Vests in France to demonstrations in Lebanon, Gaza, Chile, Ecuador and Haiti, sustained movements all over the planet have taken to the street demanding change. Yet US corporate media have been disproportionately interested in only one: the Hong Kong protests.
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UK Labour Party votes to stop arms trade with Israel, apply international law to trade, and support refugee return
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-12-06
UK Labour Party votes to stop arms trade with Israel, apply international law to trade, and support refugee return: In the NewsAt the UK Labour party's annual conference, the party voted overwhelmingly for refugees right to return, to stop "any arms trade with Israel that is used in violation of the human rights of Palestinians" and to apply international law to UK trade wi…
bdsmovement.net/news/uk-labour-party-votes-stop-arms-trade-israel-apply-international-law-trade-and-support-refugee
Brown University corporate responsibility committee votes to divest from companies connected to Israeli occupation
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-12-06
Brown University corporate responsibility committee votes to divest from companies connected to Israeli occupation: In the NewsMichael Arria Economic Boycott Student solidarityDecember 6, 2019 | By: | | Mondoweiss …
bdsmovement.net/news/brown-university-corporate-responsibility-committee-votes-divest-companies-connected-israeli
French parliament decides anti-Zionism is antisemitism
Andrew Coates | mronline.org | 2019-12-06
New Law Faced Critics Alleging it "Stigmatises and Silences " Critics of Israel, and even those in Favour of 2 State Solution. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/06/french-parliament-decides-anti-zionism-is-antisemitism/
Bethlehem, Palestine: "Tourists often come to see the sacred stones, not their inhabitants"
Alex Anfruns | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-05
From the terrace of Wi'am, also known as the "Palestinian Conflict Resolution Centre", you can see a horizon interrupted by the Israeli wall and a cloud of tear gas. At the foot of it, a narrow path leads the visitor off the tourist circuit to the refugee camp of Aida, jealously guarded by soldiers. At …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/bethlehem-palestine-tourists-often-come-to-see-the-sacred-stones-not-their-inhabitants/
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…
fightbacknews.org/2019/12/3/activists-decry-minnesota-investments-border-militarization-climate-destruction
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/
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
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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