Daily Archives: January 22, 2019

2019-01-22: News Headlines

Democracy Now! (2019-01-22). Headlines for January 22, 2019. democracynow.org Gov't Shutdown Drags On as Dems Reject Trump DACA Proposal, Indigenous Elder and MAGA Hat-Wearing Student Face Off in Viral Video, Protesters Hit the Streets for 3rd Annual Women's March, Special Counsel Rebukes BuzzFeed Claim Trump Told Cohen to Lie to Congress, Sen. Merkley Calls for Probe into DHS Secretary over Family Separation, Afghanistan: Taliban Kill Dozens in Military Base Attack, Syria: Car Bomb Targets Kurds, as Israeli Airstrikes Kill At Least 21, Yemen: Saudi Airstrikes Pound Capital Sana'a, Reports: Shipwrecks in Mediterranean Kill 170 Migrants, Serbia: 10,000+ People Take to the Streets in 8th Wee…

Robert Bridge (2019-01-22). Lindsey Graham Prophesies 'Iraq on Steroids' Syria Scenario. Israel Obliges with Attack on Damascus. mintpressnews.com Graham apparently fails to appreciate the fact, or is not paid enough to admit it, that had Washington never launched an unprovoked attack against Saddam Hussein in 2003 there would never be an Islamic State in Syria today.

Manlio Dinucci (2019-01-22). Israel, licenàßa para matar. globalresearch.ca "Com um movimento muito insólito, Israel oficializou o ataque contra alvos militares iranianos na Síria e intimou as autoridades sírias a nà£o se vingarem contra Israel": é assim que a comunicaàßà£o mediática italiana relata o ataque de ontem de Israel …

aljazeera (2019-01-22). One Palestinian killed, two wounded by Israeli air attack. aljazeera.com Local media reports attack on Gaza carried out moments after Israeli soldier was wounded when a bullet hit his helmet.

Mark Taliano (2019-01-22). Ottawa's Support of US-led War, Opposition to BDS: More Admissions and Canada's National Disgrace. globalresearch.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own admission that Israel has a "permanent policy" to "oppose Iran's attempts to gain a foothold in Syria"[1] is in fact a public admission that Israel has a permanent policy to commit supreme international war …

aljazeera (2019-01-22). Tales of torture from Israel's prisons. aljazeera.com As Israel prepares to worsen conditions for Palestinian prisoners, we asked six former inmates about their experiences.

aljazeera (2019-01-22). 'It really hurts': US aid cuts hit most vulnerable Palestinians. aljazeera.com Health, education and infrastructure initiatives on hold as the Trump administration scales back on funding.

Stephen Lendman (2019-01-22). Michelle Alexander on Palestinian Suffering and Injustice. Accuses America of being Run by Criminals. globalresearch.ca Since UK Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour's 1917 call for establishing a nation for Jews in historic Palestine, their people have endured over a century of discriminatory injustice. | Israel's 1948 war of aggression stole 78% of their homeland, the rest …

aljazeera (2019-01-22). Israel says it struck Hamas posts in Gaza after shots fired. aljazeera.com Israel says it targeted a Hamas post in northern Gaza in retaliation to gunfire from the enclave.

Manlio Dinucci (2019-01-22). Israele, licenza di uccidere. globalresearch.ca ´Con una mossa davvero insolita, Israele ha ufficializzato l'attacco contro obiettivi militari iraniani in Siria e intimato alle autorità siriane di non vendicarsi contro Israele ª: cosਠi media italiani riportano l'attacco effettuato ieri da Israele in Siria con missili da …

Thierry Meyssan (2019-01-22). An Unholy Alliance: The Use of Terrorism According to John Bolton. mintpressnews.com In 1978, President Carter's National Security Advisor, Zbignew Brzezinski, decided to use the Muslim Brotherhood against the Soviets, and sent Arab combatants to support the Afghan opposition against the Communist regime. Responding to a call for help from the Afghan government, the Red Army became bogged down in an unwinnable conflict. | In Afghanistan, the Muslim Brotherhood was not armed by the CIA, who were unable to obtain the authorization from Congress for an operation of that magnitude, but by Israel. In view of their success, the Arab-Afghans were later mobilized in many other theatres of operation. It f…

amnesty (2019-01-22). State of Palestine: Further Information: Activist Risks Charges Over Forced 'Confession': Suha Jbara. amnesty.org On 9 January 2019, Suha Jbara was released after spending over two months in detention where she says she was tortured by interrogators. She spent over 26 days on hunger strike in protest against her treatment by security forces and prosecutors. Suha Jbara still has not been read her charges in court and her upcoming hearing is scheduled for 30 January. She is at risk of being charged based on information obtained under torture, although the prosecutor's office has not provided any credible evidence against her. On 13 December 2018, the Palestinian Attorney General's office concluded a brief investigation into he…

Jason Ditz (2019-01-22). Israel Destroyed Eight Syrian Military Targets, Killed at Least 11 Troops. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Despite claiming that their Sunday night airstrikes against Syria were exclusively targeting Iran's Quds Force, Israeli airstrikes against Syria appear to have almost exclusively hit Syrian military targets, particularly the nation's air defenses around Damascus airport. Israeli strikes destroyed eight Syrian air defense batteries, and killed at least 11 troops in the strikes. The batteries were mostly aging …

Whitney Webb (2019-01-21). Kamala Harris Dons Progressive Mantle in Public, Strips it Off in Private as She Courts Israel Lobby. mintpressnews.com Kamala Harris has sought to publicly cast herself as progressive while privately catering to special interests, including the Israel lobby.

Kathryn Shihadah (2019-01-21). New Study Finds 50-Year History of Anti-Palestine Bias in Mainstream News Reporting. mintpressnews.com A study of 50 years of headlines in 5 top newspapers finds that media coverage of Israel-Palestine favors Israel by providing more overall coverage, more positive coverage, and greater access to Israeli voices than to Palestinian ones. Much of this can be attributed to pressure from the pro-Israel lobby.

amnesty (2019-01-21). Israel/OPT: Prominent Bedouin Leader Imprisoned by Israel: Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi. amnesty.org On 25 December 2018, 69-year-old human rights defender Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi, started serving a 10-month prison sentence for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly. Sheikh Sayyah is the head of al-'Araqib, a Bedouin village in the Negev/Naqab that is unrecognized by the Israeli authorities. He is currently held at Maasiyahu Prison, in the city of Ramle in central Israel. He is a prisoner of conscience and must be released immediately and unconditionally.

amnesty (2019-01-21). Israel y los Territorios Palestinos Ocupados: Encarcelado por Israel un destacado líder beduino. amnesty.org El 25 de diciembre de 2018, Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi, defensor de los derechos humanos de 69 años, comenzó a cumplir una condena de 10 meses de prisión que le ha sido impuesta por ejercer su derecho a la libertad de expresión y de reunión pacífica. Es el jefe de Al Araqib, pueblo beduino del Néguev/Naqab que no está reconocido por las autoridades israelíes. Se halla recluido en la prisión de Maasiyahu, situada en la ciudad de Ramle, en el centro de Israel. Es preso de conciencia y debe ser puesto en libertad de inmediato y sin condiciones.

Fight Back (2019-01-20). Thousands join Women's March in DC, ignore right-wing rants. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC — Thousands converged on Washington, DC today, January 19, for the third yearly Women's March. The protest comes amidst the Trump administration's attempts to legitimize misogyny and attacks reproductive rights, trans rights, the rights the survivors of rape on campuses. | The huge turnout came despite a concerted attack by right-wing commentators and Zionists. These reactionaries are distraught because some of the march organizers have demanded justice for the Palestinian Rasmea Odeh, a heroic Palestinian American who faced trumped-up charges and who was later deported. | Large numbers of th…

Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski (2019-01-20). Israeli Companies Sell Spy Tech They Perfected for Occupying Palestine. therealnews.com We speak to Antony Loewenstein, author of an article on "Exporting the Technology of Occupation." He shows the growing connection between Israeli offensive cyber companies and mass surveillance in the service of authoritarian governments around the world

Ramzy Baroud (2019-01-19). That Single Line of Blood: Nassir al-Mosabeh and Mohammed al-Durrah. zcomm.org 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…

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2019-01-18). Justin Trudeau's Description of BDS: 'A Pack of Lies'. therealnews.com Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated his belief that the Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment (BDS) movement is anti-Semitic. We speak to Ali Abunimah, who says Trudeau has adopted Netanyahu's talking points

Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski (2019-01-16). Is Canada's 'Left' Marching To The Beat of America's Imperial Drum? (1/2). therealnews.com Canadian author Yves Engler discusses the New Democratic leadership's support for war, militarism and Israel

Democracy Now! (2019-01-11). Exclusive: Angela Davis Speaks Out on Palestine, BDS & More After Civil Rights Award Is Revoked. democracynow.org In a Democracy Now! exclusive, legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis speaks out after the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute rescinded a human rights award for her, reportedly due to her activism for Palestinian rights. In September, the institute announced that it would award Davis the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award, named after the civil rights icon. But last Friday, the institute voted to withdraw the award and cancel this year's gala event. The institute rescinded the award days after the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center sent a letter urging the board to reconsider honoring Davis due to he…

SAMIR (2019-01-10). The BDS movement salutes Angela Davis. bdsmovement.net 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)

Stephen Zunes (2019-01-10). Rescinding a Human Rights Award to Angela Davis Was Cowardly and Unfair. progressive.org One would think that opposing Israel control of Palestinian territories seized in the 1967 war, which the international community recognizes as a foreign belligerent occupation, would not be particularly controversial.

LEILI (2018-12-08). German Court Confirms BDS Advocacy is Protected Freedom of Expression and Assembly. bdsmovement.net German Court Confirms BDS Advocacy is Protected Freedom of Expression and Assembly: In the NewsA German court confirms that advocating for BDS and Palestinian rights constitutes freedom of expression and assembly, rights that are protected by the German constitution and are essential for democracy. The court ruled that the German city of Oldenburg unlawfully violated these fundamental rights when it revoked a perm…

PEDRO (2018-12-06). Palestinians and Brazilians Call For Joint Struggle Against Israel-Bolsonaro Alliance. bdsmovement.net Palestinians and Brazilians Call For Joint Struggle Against Israel-Bolsonaro Alliance: BNC StatementWhile Brazil's new president wants to follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump moving the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem, and Rio de Janeiro's new governor wants to buy Israeli weaponized drones, Palestinian and Rio de Janeiro's favelas' social movements call for a joint and global struggle agains…

LEILI (2018-11-26). Palestinian Civil Society Urges World Governments to Impose a Military Embargo on Saudi Regime Over Khashoggi Murder and War Crimes in Yemen, On Israel for War Crimes and Apartheid Against Palestinians. bdsmovement.net Palestinian Civil Society Urges World Governments to Impose a Military Embargo on Saudi Regime Over Khashoggi Murder and War Crimes in Yemen, On Israel for War Crimes and Apartheid Against Palestinians: Update"We appeal to progressives and social movements everywhere to pressure their governments to impose strict military embargoes on all states that are perpetrating crimes against hu…

Phyllis Bennis (2018-11-14). The Crisis in Gaza and a Potential Ceasefire. zcomm.org Discussing the recent Israeli special forces operation inside the Gaza Strip that killed 7 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier, as well as Israeli air strikes and a potential ceasefire…

2019-01-22: Social Media Postees

Lindsey Graham Prophesies 'Iraq on Steroids' Syria Scenario. Israel Obliges with Attack on Damascus
Robert Bridge | mintpressnews.com | 2019-01-22
Graham apparently fails to appreciate the fact, or is not paid enough to admit it, that had Washington never launched an unprovoked attack against Saddam Hussein in 2003 there would never be an Islamic State in Syria today. | The post Lindsey Graham Prophesies 'Iraq on Steroids' Syria Scenario. Israel Obliges with Attack on Damascus appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/lindsey-graham-prophesies-iraq-steroids-syria-scenario-israel-obliges-attack-damascus/254096/

'It really hurts': US aid cuts hit most vulnerable Palestinians
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-22
Health, education and infrastructure initiatives on hold as the Trump administration scales back on funding.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/hurts-aid-cuts-hit-vulnerable-palestinians-190122091259354.html

One Palestinian killed, two wounded by Israeli air attack
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-22
Local media reports attack on Gaza carried out moments after Israeli soldier was wounded when a bullet hit his helmet.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/palestinian-killed-wounded-israeli-air-strike-190122162428922.html

Michelle Alexander on Palestinian Suffering and Injustice. Accuses America of being Run by Criminals
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Since UK Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour's 1917 call for establishing a nation for Jews in historic Palestine, their people have endured over a century of discriminatory injustice. | Israel's 1948 war of aggression stole 78% of their homeland, the rest … | The post Michelle Alexander on Palestinian Suffering and Injustice. Accuses America of being Run by Criminals appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/michelle-alexander-on-palestinian-suffering-and-injustice-accuses-america-of-being-run-by-criminals/5666094

An Unholy Alliance: The Use of Terrorism According to John Bolton
Thierry Meyssan | mintpressnews.com | 2019-01-22
In 1978, President Carter's National Security Advisor, Zbignew Brzezinski, decided to use the Muslim Brotherhood against the Soviets, and sent Arab combatants to support the Afghan opposition against the Communist regime. Responding to a call for help from the Afghan government, the Red Army became bogged down in an unwinnable conflict. | In Afghanistan, the Muslim Brotherhood was not armed by the CIA, who were unable to obtain the authorization from Congress for an operation of that magnitude, but by Israel. In view of their success, the Arab-Afghans were later mobilized in many other theatres of operation. It f…
mintpressnews.com/an-unholy-alliance-the-use-of-terrorism-according-to-john-bolton/254102/

Israel, licenàßa para matar
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
"Com um movimento muito insólito, Israel oficializou o ataque contra alvos militares iranianos na Síria e intimou as autoridades sírias a nà£o se vingarem contra Israel": é assim que a comunicaàßà£o mediática italiana relata o ataque de ontem de Israel … | The post Israel, licenàßa para matar appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israel-licenca-para-matar/5666156

Ottawa's Support of US-led War, Opposition to BDS: More Admissions and Canada's National Disgrace
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own admission that Israel has a "permanent policy" to "oppose Iran's attempts to gain a foothold in Syria"[1] is in fact a public admission that Israel has a permanent policy to commit supreme international war … | The post Ottawa's Support of US-led War, Opposition to BDS: More Admissions and Canada's National Disgrace appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/ottawas-support-of-us-led-war-opposition-to-bds-more-admissions-and-canadas-national-disgrace/5666085

Tales of torture from Israel's prisons
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-22
As Israel prepares to worsen conditions for Palestinian prisoners, we asked six former inmates about their experiences.
aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/tales-torture-israel-prisons-190121113101325.html

Israel says it struck Hamas posts in Gaza after shots fired
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-22
Israel says it targeted a Hamas post in northern Gaza in retaliation to gunfire from the enclave.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/israel-struck-hamas-posts-gaza-shots-fired-190122142316341.html

Israele, licenza di uccidere
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
´Con una mossa davvero insolita, Israele ha ufficializzato l'attacco contro obiettivi militari iraniani in Siria e intimato alle autorità siriane di non vendicarsi contro Israele ª: cosਠi media italiani riportano l'attacco effettuato ieri da Israele in Siria con missili da … | The post Israele, licenza di uccidere appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israele-licenza-di-uccidere/5666071

State of Palestine: Further Information: Activist Risks Charges Over Forced 'Confession': Suha Jbara
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
On 9 January 2019, Suha Jbara was released after spending over two months in detention where she says she was tortured by interrogators. She spent over 26 days on hunger strike in protest against her treatment by security forces and prosecutors. Suha Jbara still has not been read her charges in court and her upcoming hearing is scheduled for 30 January. She is at risk of being charged based on information obtained under torture, although the prosecutor's office has not provided any credible evidence against her. On 13 December 2018, the Palestinian Attorney General's office concluded a brief investigation into he…
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde21/9721/2019/en/

Israel Destroyed Eight Syrian Military Targets, Killed at Least 11 Troops
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-01-22
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Despite claiming that their Sunday night airstrikes against Syria were exclusively targeting Iran's Quds Force, Israeli airstrikes against Syria appear to have almost exclusively hit Syrian military targets, particularly the nation's air defenses around Damascus airport. Israeli strikes destroyed eight Syrian air defense batteries, and killed at least 11 troops in the strikes. The batteries were mostly aging …

Israel Destroyed Eight Syrian Military Targets, Killed at Least 11 Troops

New Study Finds 50-Year History of Anti-Palestine Bias in Mainstream News Reporting
Kathryn Shihadah | mintpressnews.com | 2019-01-21
A study of 50 years of headlines in 5 top newspapers finds that media coverage of Israel-Palestine favors Israel by providing more overall coverage, more positive coverage, and greater access to Israeli voices than to Palestinian ones. Much of this can be attributed to pressure from the pro-Israel lobby. | The post New Study Finds 50-Year History of Anti-Palestine Bias in Mainstream News Reporting appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/new-study-finds-50-year-history-of-pro-israel-bias-in-us-media/254049/

Kamala Harris Dons Progressive Mantle in Public, Strips it Off in Private as She Courts Israel Lobby
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-01-21
Kamala Harris has sought to publicly cast herself as progressive while privately catering to special interests, including the Israel lobby. | The post Kamala Harris Dons Progressive Mantle in Public, Strips it Off in Private as She Courts Israel Lobby appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/new-wh-candidate-harris-dons-progressive-mantle-in-public-strips-it-off-in-private-as-she-courts-israel-lobby/254077/

War on BDS: How AIPAC-Israel agenda became U.S. priority
Ramzy Baroud | mronline.org | 2019-01-21
The Israeli-U.S. war declared on the Palestinian boycott movement is coming to a head, culminating in a well-orchestrated effort aimed at suffocating any form of tangible protest of the ongoing Israeli colonization of Palestine. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/01/21/war-on-bds-how-aipac-israel-agenda-became-u-s-priority/

Israel/OPT: Prominent Bedouin Leader Imprisoned by Israel: Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-21
On 25 December 2018, 69-year-old human rights defender Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi, started serving a 10-month prison sentence for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly. Sheikh Sayyah is the head of al-'Araqib, a Bedouin village in the Negev/Naqab that is unrecognized by the Israeli authorities. He is currently held at Maasiyahu Prison, in the city of Ramle in central Israel. He is a prisoner of conscience and must be released immediately and unconditionally.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/9702/2019/en/

Israel y los Territorios Palestinos Ocupados: Encarcelado por Israel un destacado líder beduino
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-21
El 25 de diciembre de 2018, Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi, defensor de los derechos humanos de 69 años, comenzó a cumplir una condena de 10 meses de prisión que le ha sido impuesta por ejercer su derecho a la libertad de expresión y de reunión pacífica. Es el jefe de Al Araqib, pueblo beduino del Néguev/Naqab que no está reconocido por las autoridades israelíes. Se halla recluido en la prisión de Maasiyahu, situada en la ciudad de Ramle, en el centro de Israel. Es preso de conciencia y debe ser puesto en libertad de inmediato y sin condiciones.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/9702/2019/es/

Thousands join Women's March in DC, ignore right-wing rants
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-01-20
Washington, DC — Thousands converged on Washington, DC today, January 19, for the third yearly Women's March. The protest comes amidst the Trump administration's attempts to legitimize misogyny and attacks reproductive rights, trans rights, the rights the survivors of rape on campuses. | The huge turnout came despite a concerted attack by right-wing commentators and Zionists. These reactionaries are distraught because some of the march organizers have demanded justice for the Palestinian Rasmea Odeh, a heroic Palestinian American who faced trumped-up charges and who was later deported. | Large numbers of th…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/1/19/thousands-join-women-s-march-dc-ignore-right-wing-rants

Israeli Companies Sell Spy Tech They Perfected for Occupying Palestine
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-01-20
We speak to Antony Loewenstein, author of an article on "Exporting the Technology of Occupation." He shows the growing connection between Israeli offensive cyber companies and mass surveillance in the service of authoritarian governments around the world | The post Israeli Companies Sell Spy Tech They Perfected for Occupying Palestine appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/israeli-companies-sell-spy-tech-they-perfected-for-occupying-palestine

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/

Justin Trudeau's Description of BDS: 'A Pack of Lies'
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2019-01-18
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated his belief that the Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment (BDS) movement is anti-Semitic. We speak to Ali Abunimah, who says Trudeau has adopted Netanyahu's talking points | The post Justin Trudeau's Description of BDS: 'A Pack of Lies' appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/justin-trudeaus-description-of-bds-a-pack-of-lies

Is Canada's 'Left' Marching To The Beat of America's Imperial Drum? (1/2)
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-01-16
Canadian author Yves Engler discusses the New Democratic leadership's support for war, militarism and Israel | The post Is Canada's 'Left' Marching To The Beat of America's Imperial Drum? (1/2) appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/is-canadas-left-marching-to-the-beat-of-americas-imperial-drum-1-2

Exclusive: Angela Davis Speaks Out on Palestine, BDS & More After Civil Rights Award Is Revoked
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-11
In a Democracy Now! exclusive, legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis speaks out after the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute rescinded a human rights award for her, reportedly due to her activism for Palestinian rights. In September, the institute announced that it would award Davis the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award, named after the civil rights icon. But last Friday, the institute voted to withdraw the award and cancel this year's gala event. The institute rescinded the award days after the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center sent a letter urging the board to reconsider honoring Davis due to he…
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/11/exclusive_angela_davis_speaks_out_on

Rescinding a Human Rights Award to Angela Davis Was Cowardly and Unfair
Stephen Zunes | progressive.org | 2019-01-10
One would think that opposing Israel control of Palestinian territories seized in the 1967 war, which the international community recognizes as a foreign belligerent occupation, would not be particularly controversial.
progressive.org/dispatches/rescinding-award-angela-davis-cowardly-zunes-190110/

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