Monthly Archives: April 2019

2019-04-30: News Headlines

B'Tselem (2019-04-30). "Self-destruction": Palestinians in East Jerusalem Forced to Demolish Own Homes. globalresearch.ca The year 2019 has seen a significant increase in the number of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem who have had to demolish their own home, or part of it, after having built it without a permit. The residents elect this …

Philip Giraldi (2019-04-30). Blame Palestinians for Gaza. globalresearch.ca If you have read a recent New York Times op-ed entitled "Care about Gaza? Blame Hamas" written by none other than the White House "special representative for international negotiations" Jason Greenblatt you would understand that the misery being experienced by …

Robert Fantina (2019-04-30). Palestine and News Bias. counterpunch.org Can someone explain why Palestinian deaths at the hands of illegal Israeli settlers and IDF terrorists is not news? If a Palestinian dares to attack an Israeli, despite the fact that Palestinians, like all occupied people, have an international right to resist the occupation in whatever way possible, it is screamed across the world as More

plenglish (2019-04-30). Cuba Rejects at UN Israel Violations against Palestinian People. plenglish.com United Nations, April 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has rejected at the United Nations Israel"s disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force against Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, as well as Tel Aviv"s policy of expansion in those lands.

Democracy Now! (2019-04-30). Former DHS Analyst: Trump Administration Not Taking White Nationalist Threat Seriously Enough. democracynow.org Funeral services were held Monday in San Diego, California, for Lori Kaye, a 60-year-old Jewish congregant who was shot dead Saturday in the latest attack by a white supremacist on a house of worship. To talk about the rise of white supremacist violence and the Trump administration's response, we speak to Daryl Johnson, a former senior analyst in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2009, Johnson authored a report warning about the increasing dangers of violent right-wing extremism in the United States, sparking a political firestorm in the process. Under pressure from Republican lawmakers and popular tal…

Zero Hedge (2019-04-30). Iran Appeals Directly to Trump: Your Advisers Dragging You into War. globalresearch.ca Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Chris Walls on Fox News Sunday that he believes President Trump's own advisers as well as Middle East allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel are "dragging the United States into a conflict" with …

Democracy Now! (2019-04-30). Angela Davis: I Would Like to Accept Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Award After BDS Controversy. democracynow.org In February, Angela Davis returned to her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. She originally planned the visit to receive the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, but the institute withdrew the award in January, soon after the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center sent a letter urging the board to reconsider honoring Davis due to her support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting the Israeli government and Israeli institutions. Facing swift and widespread outcry, the institute then reversed its decision and reinstated the award. While Angela Davis…

Andrew Korybko (2019-04-30). The BJP Proudly Compared India's "Anti-Terror" Strikes to "Israel's" and the US'. asia-pacificresearch.com

United Nations (2019-04-29). 'Continuing absence' of political solution to Israel-Palestine conflict 'undermines and compounds' UN efforts to end wholesale crisis. un.org The UN is "continuing to address the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" but efforts are continually undermined by the lack of any political progress towards a two-State solution, said the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) on Monday.

Whitney Webb (2019-04-29). 50,000 Palestinian Children Imprisoned by Israeli Kangaroo Courts Since 1967. mintpressnews.com While Israel's government often touts itself as the "only democracy" in the Middle East, it is also the only government in the entire world that detains children through military courts with a near 100 percent conviction rate, something that even Saudi Arabia does not do.

Jonathan Cook (2019-04-29). Jewish labour movement was revived to deal with Corbyn. mronline.org The Jewish Labour Movement likes to date its origins to the Poale Zion organisation, which was founded in 1903. A socialist society, Poale Zion affiliated itself not only with the British Labour party but also with a wide range of anti-Palestinian Zionist organisations such as the World Zionist Organisation and the Israeli Labour party. | Source

Staff (2019-04-28). New Palestinian Government Powerless but Determined to Fight the Occupation? therealnews.com Daoud Kuttab explains the dilemmas facing the new Shtayyeh government, the third Palestinian government that was appointed without elections in Palestine. Can such a government maintain legitimacy to oppose the Israeli occupation?

Glenn Greenwald (2019-04-26). In Case Brought by School Speech Pathologist, Texas Federal Court Becomes the Third to Strike Down Pro-Israel Oath as Unconstitutional. theintercept.com Outlawing activism against Israel is one of the the greatest threats to free speech in the west, but that censorship campaign is losing in U.S. courts.

SAMIR (2019-04-26). Palestinians call on Iceland's Eurovision contestant Hatari to withdraw. bdsmovement.net Palestinians call on Iceland's Eurovision contestant Hatari to withdraw: PACBI StatementCancelling performance in apartheid Tel Aviv would be a meaningful expression of solidarity for the band, who are on record supporting Palestinian rights. | Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019April 26, 2019…

Gregory Shupak (2019-04-26). For NYT, Israel Is Always Nearing 'Apartheid,' but Never Quite Gets There. fair.org The New York Times' warning ( 4/11/19) that Israel/Palestine is "on a trajectory to become what critics say will be an apartheid state" echoed predictions that the Times has been making since the first years of the 21st century. | Following Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election as Israeli prime minister earlier this month, the New York Times' editorial board ( 4/11/19) wrote: Under Mr. Netanyahu, Israel is on a…

Consortiumnews (2019-04-25). UK Israel Lobby Adds Muscle as US Lobby Weakens. consortiumnews.com British politics are being plunged into a stifling silence on the longest example of mass human rights abuses sanctioned by the West in modern history, writes Jonathan Cook. By JonathanCook Jonathan-Cook.net For decades it was all but taboo to suggest… Read more →

United Nations (2019-04-25). Thursday's Daily Brief: Malaria Day, women in tech, updates on Mozambique, the Sahel, Myanmar, Israel and Syria. un.org This Thursday, we cover: where we stand on tackling malaria; bracing up for a new storm in Mozambique; the need to make more room for women in tech; boosting resilience in the Sahel; a resurgence of violence in Syria; and human rights in Myanmar and Israel.

patrick (2019-04-17). AXA IM divests from Elbit Systems – involved in Israeli war crimes. bdsmovement.net AXA IM divests from Elbit Systems – involved in Israeli war crimes: UpdateThe campaign against AXA's problematic investments continues, as AXA remains linked to Elbit Systems through an affiliate, and AXA maintains investments in five Israeli banks. | Economic BoycottApril 17, 2019 | By: | | SumOfUs

patrick (2019-04-08). UNICEF: Don't plug into Israel's war crimes. bdsmovement.net UNICEF: Don't plug into Israel's war crimes: UpdateIsrael wants to build the longest submarine electricity cable to Europe via Cyprus and Greece. UNICEF is a "proud supporter" of this shameful project. | Economic BoycottApril 8, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)

PACBI (2019-03-30). South African university joins Israel boycott. bdsmovement.net South African university joins Israel boycott: In the NewsTshwane University of Technology, the largest residential university in South Africa, voted to respect the call for the boycott of Israeli institutions complicit in the violation and denial of Palestinian rights. | Academic BoycottDecember 13, 2017 | By: | | Electronic Intifada

2019-04-30: Social Media Postees

"Self-destruction": Palestinians in East Jerusalem Forced to Demolish Own Homes
B'Tselem | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-30
The year 2019 has seen a significant increase in the number of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem who have had to demolish their own home, or part of it, after having built it without a permit. The residents elect this …
globalresearch.ca/self-destruction-palestinians-east-jerusalem-forced-demolish-own-homes/5676058

Blame Palestinians for Gaza
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-30
If you have read a recent New York Times op-ed entitled "Care about Gaza? Blame Hamas" written by none other than the White House "special representative for international negotiations" Jason Greenblatt you would understand that the misery being experienced by …
globalresearch.ca/blame-palestinians-gaza/5676053

Palestine and News Bias
Robert Fantina | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-30
Can someone explain why Palestinian deaths at the hands of illegal Israeli settlers and IDF terrorists is not news? If a Palestinian dares to attack an Israeli, despite the fact that Palestinians, like all occupied people, have an international right to resist the occupation in whatever way possible, it is screamed across the world as…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/30/palestine-and-news-bias/

Cuba Rejects at UN Israel Violations against Palestinian People
plenglish.com | 2019-04-30
United Nations, April 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has rejected at the United Nations Israel"s disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force against Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, as well as Tel Aviv"s policy of expansion in those lands.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41442&SEO=cuba-rejects-at-un-israel-violations-against-palestinian-people

Former DHS Analyst: Trump Administration Not Taking White Nationalist Threat Seriously Enough
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-30
Funeral services were held Monday in San Diego, California, for Lori Kaye, a 60-year-old Jewish congregant who was shot dead Saturday in the latest attack by a white supremacist on a house of worship. To talk about the rise of white supremacist violence and the Trump administration's response, we speak to Daryl Johnson, a former senior analyst in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2009, Johnson authored a report warning about the increasing dangers of violent right-wing extremism in the United States, sparking a political firestorm in the process. Under pressure from Republican lawmakers and popular tal…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/30/former_dhs_analyst_trump_administration_not

Angela Davis: I Would Like to Accept Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Award After BDS Controversy
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-30
In February, Angela Davis returned to her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. She originally planned the visit to receive the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, but the institute withdrew the award in January, soon after the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center sent a letter urging the board to reconsider honoring Davis due to her support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting the Israeli government and Israeli institutions. Facing swift and widespread outcry, the institute then reversed its decision and reinstated the award. While Angela Davis…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/30/angela_davis_i_would_like_to

The BJP Proudly Compared India's "Anti-Terror" Strikes to "Israel's" and the US'
Andrew Korybko | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-04-30
asia-pacificresearch.com/bjp-compared-indias-anti-terror-strikes-israels-us/5628601

Iran Appeals Directly to Trump: Your Advisers Dragging You into War
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-30
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Chris Walls on Fox News Sunday that he believes President Trump's own advisers as well as Middle East allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel are "dragging the United States into a conflict" with …
globalresearch.ca/iran-appeals-directly-trump-your-advisers-dragging-you-war/5676059

Jewish labour movement was revived to deal with Corbyn
Jonathan Cook | mronline.org | 2019-04-29
The Jewish Labour Movement likes to date its origins to the Poale Zion organisation, which was founded in 1903. A socialist society, Poale Zion affiliated itself not only with the British Labour party but also with a wide range of anti-Palestinian Zionist organisations such as the World Zionist Organisation and the Israeli Labour party. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/04/29/jewish-labour-movement-was-revived-to-deal-with-corbyn/

'Continuing absence' of political solution to Israel-Palestine conflict 'undermines and compounds' UN efforts to end wholesale crisis
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-29
The UN is "continuing to address the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" but efforts are continually undermined by the lack of any political progress towards a two-State solution, said the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/04/1037541

50,000 Palestinian Children Imprisoned by Israeli Kangaroo Courts Since 1967
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-29
While Israel's government often touts itself as the "only democracy" in the Middle East, it is also the only government in the entire world that detains children through military courts with a near 100 percent conviction rate, something that even Saudi Arabia does not do.
mintpressnews.com/50000-palestinian-children-imprisoned-israel/257973/

New Palestinian Government Powerless but Determined to Fight the Occupation?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-28
Daoud Kuttab explains the dilemmas facing the new Shtayyeh government, the third Palestinian government that was appointed without elections in Palestine. Can such a government maintain legitimacy to oppose the Israeli occupation?
therealnews.com/stories/new-palestinian-government-powerless-but-determined-to-fight-the-occupation

For NYT, Israel Is Always Nearing 'Apartheid,' but Never Quite Gets There
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-04-26
The New York Times' warning ( 4/11/19) that Israel/Palestine is "on a trajectory to become what critics say will be an apartheid state" echoed predictions that the Times has been making since the first years of the 21st century. | Following Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election as Israeli prime minister earlier this month, the New York Times' editorial board ( 4/11/19) wrote: Under Mr. Netanyahu, Israel is on a…
fair.org/home/for-nyt-israel-is-always-nearing-apartheid-but-never-quite-gets-there/

Palestinians call on Iceland's Eurovision contestant Hatari to withdraw
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-04-26
Palestinians call on Iceland's Eurovision contestant Hatari to withdraw: PACBI StatementCancelling performance in apartheid Tel Aviv would be a meaningful expression of solidarity for the band, who are on record supporting Palestinian rights. | Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019April 26, 2019…
bdsmovement.net/news/hatari

In Case Brought by School Speech Pathologist, Texas Federal Court Becomes the Third to Strike Down Pro-Israel Oath as Unconstitutional
Glenn Greenwald | theintercept.com | 2019-04-26
Outlawing activism against Israel is one of the the greatest threats to free speech in the west, but that censorship campaign is losing in U.S. courts.
theintercept.com/2019/04/26/in-case-brought-by-school-speech-pathologist-texas-federal-court-becomes-the-third-to-strike-down-pro-israel-oath-as-unconstitutional/

UK Israel Lobby Adds Muscle as US Lobby Weakens
consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-25
British politics are being plunged into a stifling silence on the longest example of mass human rights abuses sanctioned by the West in modern history, writes Jonathan Cook. By JonathanCook Jonathan-Cook.net For decades it was all but taboo to suggest… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/25/uk-israel-lobby-adds-muscle-as-us-counterpart-weakens/

Thursday's Daily Brief: Malaria Day, women in tech, updates on Mozambique, the Sahel, Myanmar, Israel and Syria
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-25
This Thursday, we cover: where we stand on tackling malaria; bracing up for a new storm in Mozambique; the need to make more room for women in tech; boosting resilience in the Sahel; a resurgence of violence in Syria; and human rights in Myanmar and Israel.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/04/1037361

AXA IM divests from Elbit Systems – involved in Israeli war crimes
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-04-17
AXA IM divests from Elbit Systems – involved in Israeli war crimes: UpdateThe campaign against AXA's problematic investments continues, as AXA remains linked to Elbit Systems through an affiliate, and AXA maintains investments in five Israeli banks. | Economic BoycottApril 17, 2019 | By: | | SumOfUs …
bdsmovement.net/news/axa-im-divests-elbit-systems-involved-israeli-war-crimes

UNICEF: Don't plug into Israel's war crimes
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-04-08
UNICEF: Don't plug into Israel's war crimes: UpdateIsrael wants to build the longest submarine electricity cable to Europe via Cyprus and Greece. UNICEF is a "proud supporter" of this shameful project. | Economic BoycottApril 8, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/unicef-don%E2%80%99t-plug-israel%E2%80%99s-war-crimes

South African university joins Israel boycott
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-03-30
South African university joins Israel boycott: In the NewsTshwane University of Technology, the largest residential university in South Africa, voted to respect the call for the boycott of Israeli institutions complicit in the violation and denial of Palestinian rights. | Academic BoycottDecember 13, 2017 | By: | | Electronic Intifada …
bdsmovement.net/news/south-african-university-joins-israel-boycott