Daily Archives: June 16, 2019

2019-06-16: News Headlines

Richard Silverstein (2019-06-16). Is Pompeo Angling to Interfere in British Politics? globalresearch.ca Apparently, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had quite a lively, candid conversation in a recent closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders. Among the invited guests, someone recorded Pompeo's comments, and they were quite revealing. | The Washington Post, which was given …

Entsar Abu Jahal (2019-06-16). Plenty of Fish in Gaza Sea, but Not for Palestinians. globalresearch.ca In a dangerous development June 12, Israel announced a full naval closure on the Gaza Strip until further notice, denying Palestinian fishermen access to the sea. Israel said it took the meas…

Fight Back (2019-06-16). Rasmea Odeh speaks on Palestine and political repression. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – A crowd gathered at The People's Forum on June 9 to hear Rasmea Odeh and Suzanne Adely speak on the repression of the Palestinian solidarity movement by the United States and Israel. Rasmea Odeh is a famous Palestinian woman leader who has dedicated her life to the Palestinian struggle and liberation of her people. She was a former political prisoner of Israel, and had her human rights violated. Odeh later became the target of political repression in the United States in 2013, after FBI raids and grand jury subpoenas targeting the Antiwar 23 were defeated. | Leading up to the event, pro-Israel righ…

Jonathan Cook (2019-06-16). Trump Enjoys Bipartisan Support for His Plan to Eradicate the Palestinian Cause. dissidentvoice.org The White House's prolonged financial bullying of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the Palestinians' government-in-waiting, has reached the point where there are now credible warnings that it is close to collapse. The crisis has offered critics further proof of the administration's seemingly chaotic, often self-sabotaging approach to foreign policy matters. Meanwhile, US officials charged with resolving …

teleSUR (2019-06-16). Netanyahu Opens 'Trump Settlement' in Israeli-occupied Golan. telesurenglish.net Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled Sunday Ramat Trump (Trump Heights), the new Golan Heights settlement named after the United States President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | 'I Will Name a Golan Town After Trump,' Grateful Netanyahu Says | "We're going to establish a new community, something that hasn't happened in many years, and in honor of President Donald Trump," Netanyahu said. | Netanyahu, however, cannot establish the new illegal settlement before the Septemb…

Stephen Lendman (2019-06-16). US, Israel and Saudis Pushing for War on Iran? globalresearch.ca What's going on in Washington and the Middle East is eerily reminiscent of what preceded Bush/Cheney's 2003 war on Iraq — weapons of mass deception the pretext. | All wars are based on Big Lies and deception. Pretexts are needed to …

Richard Becker (2019-06-16). Trump's Middle East 'Deal of the Century' pushed back again. liberationnews.org 'A deal that only the Israelis could love'

Tom Anderson (2019-06-15). Palestinian and Jewish activists call on musician and social justice activist Xavier Rudd to cancel concerts in Israel. thecanary.co Australian Palestinian and Jewish activists have called on singer and songwriter Xavier Rudd to cancel his planned concert in Israel: We are Australians, some of Palestinian background, some Jewish, and all for universal and equal human rights, who support the Palestinian call for artists, sportspeople, and others to boycott Israel until indigenous Pales…

teleSUR (2019-06-15). US: Washington Sees Unveiling of First Palestinian Art Museum. telesurenglish.net The first Palestinian museum in Washinton D.C. opened its doors Saturday, displaying priceless collections of art and documents gathered from around the world for visitors. | RELATED: | US School District Pulls Palestine Course After Backlash | The Museum of Palestinian People (MPP) is the second museum of its kind in the U.S. and is currently showcasing work by five artists. The temporary exhibit is called "Reimagining a Future" and fea…

Hans Stehling (2019-06-15). Israeli Submarines Suspected of Sabotaging Shipping in Gulf of Oman. In Case of Conflict with Iran, Oil Prices could Double Overnight. globalresearch.ca It is known that the US has for long had a comprehensive and combined plan with Israel to attack Iranian targets with huge, non-nuclear, bunker-busting, 10 ton, GBU-43 air-blast bombs capable of destroying the deepest underground installations — these are …

C. J. Hopkins (2019-06-14). The Hitlerization of Jeremy Corbyn (Among Others). dissidentvoice.org Every time you think the corporatocracy's manufactured anti-Semitism hysteria cannot possibly get more absurd, they somehow manage to outdo themselves. OK, stay with me now, because this is a weird one. Apparently, American Hitler and his cronies are conspiring with some secret group of "Jewish leaders" to stop British Hitler from becoming prime minister and …

David Hearst (2019-06-14). Why I'm Optimistic About the 'Deal of the Century'. "Palestinian Struggle Centre Stage of Arab Politics" globalresearch.ca In selling the yet-to-be-published " deal of the century" (DoC), its principle authors have said the following: | That the Palestinians are not yet capable of governing themselves (US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner); that Israel has a right to annex …

Staff (2019-06-14). "Advocate": Israeli Attorney Lea Tsemel Reflects on Defending Palestinians Who Resist Occupation. democracynow.org Attorney Lea Tsemel has defended Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli courts for nearly half a century, insisting on their humanity and their right to a fair trial. Her work has earned her the scorn and reprobation of many Israelis, as well as death threats. A staunch critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, Tsemel has long argued that Palestinians who carry out politically motivated violence are freedom fighters, not "terrorists." In 1999, Tsemel won a landmark case in the Israeli Supreme Court, making it illegal for Israeli officials to torture detained Palestinians during interrogations. The docume…

Staff (2019-06-14). Headlines for June 14, 2019. democracynow.org Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Accuses Iran of Attacking Oil Tankers, Federal Elections Commissioner Warns Trump over Foreign Help for Re-election, Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Step Down as White House Press Secretary, Federal Watchdog Recommends Kellyanne Conway Be Fired for Hatch Act Violations, Teen Mother and Premature Baby Found Neglected in Border Patrol Custody, Whole Villages Evacuated Amid Record Heat and Drought in India, Study Finds U.S. Pentagon Emits More Greenhouse Gas Than Portugal, Accused New Zealand Mosque Shooter Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism and Murder, Palestinian Medic, Shot in the Head by Isr…

Tom Suarez (2019-06-14). "Activities of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem": Britain Says Releasing a 1941 Document About Palestine Might 'Undermine Security'. globalresearch.ca A two-part archive, labeled "Activities of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem" and dated 1940-1941, sits in Britain's National Archives in Kew. This writer successfully had the first part declassified in 2014. The second part remains sealed. My 2018 attempt to …

Ramzy Baroud (2019-06-14). Kushner as a Colonial Administrator: Let's Talk About the 'Israeli Model'. counterpunch.org In a TV interview on June 2, on the news docuseries "Axios" on the HBO channel, Jared Kushner opened up regarding many issues, in which his 'Deal of the Century' was a prime focus. The major revelation made by Kushner, President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law, was least surprising. Kushner believes that Palestinians are not More

Steve Sweeney (2019-06-14). Palestinians plan "popular uprising" against Trump's "deal of the century" peoplesworld.org Palestinians are preparing for a "popular uprising" in protest at US President Donald Trump's so-called "deal of the century" which is set to be unveiled at a Bahrain conference later this month. Demonstrations will take place as the U.S.-led gathering discusses the first part of Washington's "peace plan." It will be presented by Trump's son-in-law …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-06-14). Pre-emptive Nuclear War: The Role of Israel in Triggering an Attack on Iran. globalresearch.ca The text below is Chapter III of Michel Chossudovsky book entitled: The Globalization of War. America's Long War against Humanity, Global Research Publishers, Montreal, 2015. To order the book directly from Global Research click here | This chapter provides a …

Dr. David Halpin (2019-06-14). Israel, America and Britain: Building a Pretext to Wage War on Iran, Setting the Scene for a Broader War? globalresearch.ca At 11pm BST 13th of June 2019, the British Broadcasting Corporation, or more correctly, the British State Broadcaster, pumped this out on an ultra short bulletin, usual for this time of night. | (Sometimes it is difficult to rest the …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-06-14). Pre-emptive Nuclear War: The Role of Israel in Triggering an Attack on Iran. globalresearch.ca The text below is Chapter III of Michel Chossudovsky's book entitled: The Globalization of War. America's Long War against Humanity, Global Research Publishers, Montreal, 2015. To order the book directly from Global Research click here | This chapter provides a …

teleSUR (2019-06-13). Israel Carries Out First Strikes in Gaza This Month. telesurenglish.net The Israeli Air Force carried out their first airstrikes over the Gaza Strip this month, claiming they were targeting a Hamas post. | RELATED: | Palestine Urges Egypt, Jordan To Boycott US-Led Bahrain Talks | According to an Israeli military statement, their air force was launching a retaliatory attack in response to a rocket allegedly fired by Hamas on Wednesday.In a statement, the Israeli military said fighter planes attacked "underground infrastructure" in a compound belonging…

plenglish (2019-06-13). Israeli Aviation Bombs Gaza Strip. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jun 13 ( Prensa Latina) Israeli warplanes have bombed agricultural areas in the north and south of the blocked Gaza Strip causing damage, but no human injuries, local authorities said.

South Front (2019-06-13). Video: Israeli Military Continues Strikes on Syria. globalresearch.ca During the night of June 12, warplanes of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched a barrage of missiles at targets near Tell al-Hara in southern Syria. According to the Syrian state media, the IDF employed electronic warfare measures to suppress …

Staff (2019-06-13). Israeli Authorities Confiscate and then Attempt to Sell Palestinian Classrooms. therealnews.com Ali Abunimah discusses the complicity of the EU, which donated pre-fabricated classrooms to Palestinian schoolchildren, but did not ensure that they would be used for the purpose of education, rather than as a way for the Israeli occupation forces to pillage Palestinian property for their own profit. Thanks to media outrage the sale of the…

teleSUR (2019-06-13). Israeli Intel Agents Key Part of Anti-BDS Activities: Documents. telesurenglish.net Israeli government documents disclosed Wednesday have revealed that the national intelligence agency of Israel, Mossad, has collaborated over the past years with Israeli government through its Strategic Affairs Ministry, to sabotage the international pro-Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement on a global scale. | RELATED: | Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, AOC Sign Bill to Stop US Aid to Israel over Children Detention | The Strategic Affairs M…

Labor Video Project (2019-06-13). Palestinian Solidarity & SA BDS Director Desai With Professor Sang He. indybay.org SJSU professor Sang Hea Kil is interviewed by WorkWeek about her trip to the Teaching Palestine conference in Capetown, South Africa. The conference looked at the role of Israel and the Zionist apartheid state. While attending the conference, she and two other participants were sexually harassed by the South African BDS director Muhammed Desai and the organization sought to cover-up this incident.

Eric A. Gordon (2019-06-13). Documentary shows Israelis going back to the future in the ancestral fatherland. peoplesworld.org On my first trip to Israel, in the fall of 1993, I booked a room in a dorm in Jerusalem. I settled my bags in and descended down to the lobby to go exploring. Downstairs, I found a sizable group of German amateur musicians from the town of Dunningen, between Freiburg and Stuttgart in the …

teleSUR (2019-06-13). US Warships Bear Down on Gulf of Oman Over Tanker Attacks. telesurenglish.net An attack on a pair of Egyptian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman caused a stir in the Mediterranean Thursday as the presence of a U.S. warship appeared on the horizon. | RELATED: | Israel Will Not Allow Iran To Have Nuclear Weapons: Netanyahu | Two large oil tankers that were traveling through the Sea of Oman Thursday morning have come under attack, the Al-Alam N…

Jason Ditz (2019-06-13). Israel's Netanyahu Vows More Preemptive Attacks Against Syria. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Following Syrian reports that they'd foiled an Israeli attack near the Golan Heights, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to launch even more preemptive attacks against Syria in the future. Netanyahu said Israel was facing "unending" tests, and that they would continue to attack in a "systematic and consistent manner" to ensure that Syria never establishes any capability to …

teleSUR (2019-06-13). US Warships Bear Down on Gulf of Oman Over Tanker Attacks. telesurenglish.net An attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman caused a stir in the Mediterranean Thursday as the presence of a U.S. warship appeared on the horizon. | RELATED: | Israel Will Not Allow Iran To Have Nuclear Weapons: Netanyahu | Two large oil tankers, one confirmed as being registered to Japan, were traveling through the Sea of Oman Thursday morning came under a…

Eric Alterman (2019-06-13). Trump and Bibi Are Evil Twinsies. thenation.com Trump and Bibi Are Evil Twinsies…

Alison Weir (2019-06-12). US Senators Meet with Jewish Leaders in Semi-secret Annual Event. globalresearch.ca An article in the Times of Israel reports that "Jewish leaders are meeting with Senate Democrats today." According to the report, this is an annual event. A quarter of the Senate was in attendance (see list below). | All except one …

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-12). India Now Supports Israel at the UN against Palestine. Are They Allies? globalresearch.ca India broke with decades of its post-independence political traditions by unprecedentedly supporting "Israel" at the UN and voting against granting consultative status to a Palestinian NGO that allegedly has ties with Hamas, therefore formally allying with the self-professed "Jewish State" …

teleSUR (2019-06-12). Palestinians Don't Want Their Own State: US Governor. telesurenglish.net Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated shortly after his recent visit to Israel that Palestinians are to blame for the ongoing occupation of their land. | RELATED: | Germany: 2 States 'Only Solution' to Israel-Palestine Conflict | "If you look at this whole conflict, to me, the biggest problem has been that Palestinian Arabs have not recognized Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state," DeSantis said. "That kind of denialism poisons really everything." | "I don't think that's real…

Paul Haeder (2019-06-12). Achikha in Hebrew, "your brother," but where is he now? dissidentvoice.org Oh, yeah, it was all planned — I'd write about the 52nd anniversary of the attack on the USS Liberty by Israel, the subsequent cover-up, and alas, half a century of Israel and the Jewish state of Mind holding sway over much of the Western world, certainly here in the USA and Canada. Big impetus …

splcenter (2019-06-12). Judge orders 'conversion therapy' provider to permanently cease operations once again. splcenter.org A New Jersey state judge this week ordered the dissolution of an organization known as the Jewish Institute for Global Awareness (JIFGA) — which facilitated fraudulent gay-to-straight "conversion therapy" — after its directors violated an injunction entered four years ago requiring its predecessor to permanently cease all operations.

RT (2019-06-12). US presidential hopeful Buttigieg promises Americans won't pay for Israeli annexation of West Bank. rt.com The US won't "help foot the bill" if Israel annexes the settlements it has built in the West Bank, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg declared in a policy speech, deviating from the usual US deference to Israel.

Staff (2019-06-12). US presidential hopeful Buttigieg promises Americans won't pay for Israeli annexation of West Bank. rt.com The US won't "help foot the bill" if Israel annexes the settlements it has built in the West Bank, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg declared in a policy speech, deviating from the usual US deference to Israel.

Ramzy Baroud (2019-06-12). Kushner as a Colonial Administrator. dissidentvoice.org In a TV interview on June 2, on the news docuseries "Axios" on the HBO channel, Jared Kushner opened up regarding many issues, in which his 'Deal of the Century' was a prime focus. The major revelation made by Kushner, President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law, was least surprising. Kushner believes that Palestinians are not …

Labor Video Project (2019-06-12). Palestinian Solidarity & SA BDS Director Desai With Professor Sang He. indybay.org SJSU professor Sang Hea Kil is interviewed by WorkWeek about her trip to the Teaching Palestine conference in Capetown, South Africa. The conference looked at the role of Israel and the Zionist apartheid state. While attending the conference, she and two other participants were sexually harassed by the South African BDS director Muhammed Desai and the organization sought to cover-up this incident.

teleSUR (2019-06-12). Israel Bombs Syrian Army in Southern Syria. telesurenglish.net The Israeli forces carried out a new attack against the Syrian military in southern Syria last night, state-owned SANA reported. | RELATED: | Moscow Responds to Trump: Strikes in Syria Target 'Terrorists' | The SANA report claimed that the Israeli forces fired several missiles towards the town of Tal Al-Harra in Syria's Daraa province. | The Syrian military reportedly intercepted several Israeli projectiles as they attempted to hit their bases in Tal Al-Harra last night, SANA add…

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-06-12). A Russian-American-Israeli Meeting of National Security Advisors in Jerusalem: Syria and Iran on the Table. globalresearch.ca This month of June, the National Security Advisors of Russia, the US, and Israel, Nikolay Patrushev, John Bolton and Meir Ben-Shabbat, respectively, are expected to meet in Jerusalem to talk about Iran and Syria and what Israel considers the …

Miko Peled (2019-06-12). US Ambassador Quietly Delivers West Bank to Israel in NY Times Interview. mintpressnews.com If one accepts the legitimacy of the Zionist state then one might as well accept Ambassador Friedman's statement and Israeli sovereignty over all of Palestine.

SAMIR (2019-06-12). Milton Nascimento: Cancel your show in apartheid Tel Aviv! bdsmovement.net Milton Nascimento: Cancel your show in apartheid Tel Aviv!: Open LetterPalestinian cultural organizations urge Brazilian musician to cancel his scheduled performance in apartheid Tel Aviv | Cultural BoycottJune 12, 2019…

teleSUR (2019-06-11). French Neo-Nazi Cell Arrested Over Plot To Attack Jews, Muslims. telesurenglish.net French police have raided a neo-Nazi cell accused of plotting attacks on Jewish or Muslim places of worship, judicial sources confirmed on Tuesday. | RELATED: | US: Straight Pride Organizers Linked to White Supremacists | "The investigation suggested they were developing an ill-defined plot to carry out an attack, likely to target a place of worship," the judicial source said, adding that five members of the group, who were "close in ideology to the neo-Nazi movement" were charged b…

Dave Lindorff (2019-06-11). US election meddling extends to Britain. nationofchange.org So now we have pompous Mike Pompeo, America's current Secretary of State, on a visit to the U.K., assuring a group of British Jewish leaders in a closed-door meeting that the US would work to prevent Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn from becoming prime minister if his party were to win enough votes in the next national parliamentary election to get the opportunity to try and form a new British government. | In a recording leaked to the Washington Post, Pompeo assured a group of Jewish leaders in Britain yesterday that the U.S. government would "push back" against Corbyn becoming prime minister in such a case, workin…

Staff (2019-06-11). Israeli Private Intelligence Company Black Cube Out of Control. therealnews.com Shir Hever discusses the dangers of privatizing security and intelligence, as a private company called Black Cube that claims to use Israeli Mossad procedures hires out its services to the highest bidder and goes after international as well as Israeli activists, business people, and politicians…

teleSUR (2019-06-11). Israel Will Not Allow Iran To Have Nuclear Weapons: Netanyahu. telesurenglish.net Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Iran about producing a nuclear warhead on Monday, vowing to prevent them from attaining this weapon by any means necessary. | RELATED: | Iran Says New US Sanctions Show Offer To Dialogue 'Hollow' | The Israeli premier issued the warning after the comments made by the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano on Iran's increased uranium enrichment. | "Israel will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons," Net…

Whitney Webb (2019-06-11). How NeoCon Billionaire Paul Singer Is Driving the Outsourcing of US Tech Jobs to Israel. mintpressnews.com Several U.S. tech giants including Google, Microsoft and Intel Corporation have filled top positions with former members of Israeli military intelligence and are heavily investing in their Israeli branches while laying off thousands of American employees, all while receiving millions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies funded by American taxpayers.

Ramzy Baroud (2019-06-11). Kushner as a Colonial Administrator: Let's Talk About the 'Israeli Model'. commondreams.org Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, speaking in an interview that aired Sunday on "Axios on HBO." (Photo: Screengrab) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/kushner.jpeg

2019-06-16: Social Media Postees

Is Pompeo Angling to Interfere in British Politics?
Richard Silverstein | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-16
Apparently, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had quite a lively, candid conversation in a recent closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders. Among the invited guests, someone recorded Pompeo's comments, and they were quite revealing. | The Washington Post, which was given …
globalresearch.ca/pompeo-angling-interfere-british-politics/5680724

Plenty of Fish in Gaza Sea, but Not for Palestinians
Entsar Abu Jahal | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-16
In a dangerous development June 12, Israel announced a full naval closure on the Gaza Strip until further notice, denying Palestinian fishermen access to the sea. Israel said it took the meas…
globalresearch.ca/plenty-fish-gaza-sea-not-palestinians/5680772

Rasmea Odeh speaks on Palestine and political repression
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-06-16
New York, NY – A crowd gathered at The People's Forum on June 9 to hear Rasmea Odeh and Suzanne Adely speak on the repression of the Palestinian solidarity movement by the United States and Israel. Rasmea Odeh is a famous Palestinian woman leader who has dedicated her life to the Palestinian struggle and liberation of her people. She was a former political prisoner of Israel, and had her human rights violated. Odeh later became the target of political repression in the United States in 2013, after FBI raids and grand jury subpoenas targeting the Antiwar 23 were defeated. | Leading up to the event, pro-Israel righ…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/6/15/rasmea-odeh-speaks-palestine-and-political-repression

Trump Enjoys Bipartisan Support for His Plan to Eradicate the Palestinian Cause
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-16
The White House's prolonged financial bullying of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the Palestinians' government-in-waiting, has reached the point where there are now credible warnings that it is close to collapse. The crisis has offered critics further proof of the administration's seemingly chaotic, often self-sabotaging approach to foreign policy matters. Meanwhile, US officials charged with resolving …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/trump-enjoys-bipartisan-support-for-his-plan-to-eradicate-the-palestinian-cause/

Trump's Middle East 'Deal of the Century' pushed back again
Richard Becker | liberationnews.org | 2019-06-16
'A deal that only the Israelis could love'…
liberationnews.org/trumps-middle-east-deal-of-the-century-pushed-back-again/

US, Israel and Saudis Pushing for War on Iran?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-16
What's going on in Washington and the Middle East is eerily reminiscent of what preceded Bush/Cheney's 2003 war on Iraq — weapons of mass deception the pretext. | All wars are based on Big Lies and deception. Pretexts are needed to …
globalresearch.ca/us-israel-saudis-pushing-war-iran/5680750

Netanyahu Opens 'Trump Settlement' in Israeli-occupied Golan
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-16
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled Sunday Ramat Trump (Trump Heights), the new Golan Heights settlement named after the United States President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | 'I Will Name a Golan Town After Trump,' Grateful Netanyahu Says | "We're going to establish a new community, something that hasn't happened in many years, and in honor of President Donald Trump," Netanyahu said. | Netanyahu, however, cannot establish the new illegal settlement before the Septemb…
telesurenglish.net/news/Fake-Policy-Netanyahu-Inaugurates-Trump-Settlement-in-Israeli-occupied-Golan-20190616-0006.html

Palestinian and Jewish activists call on musician and social justice activist Xavier Rudd to cancel concerts in Israel
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-06-15
Australian Palestinian and Jewish activists have called on singer and songwriter Xavier Rudd to cancel his planned concert in Israel: We are Australians, some of Palestinian background, some Jewish, and all for universal and equal human rights, who support the Palestinian call for artists, sportspeople, and others to boycott Israel until indigenous Pales…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/06/15/palestinian-and-jewish-activists-call-on-musician-and-social-justice-activist-xavier-rudd-to-cancel-his-concerts-in-israel/

Palestinian and Jewish activists call on musician and social justice activist Xavier Rudd to cancel concerts in Israel
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-06-15
Australian Palestinian and Jewish activists have called on singer and songwriter Xavier Rudd to cancel his planned concert in Israel: We are Australians, some of Palestinian background, some Jewish, and all for universal and equal human rights, who support the Palestinian call for artists, sportspeople, and others to boycott Israel until indigenous Pales…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/06/15/palestinian-and-jewish-activists-call-on-musician-and-social-justice-activist-xavier-rudd-to-cancel-his-concerts-in-israel/

US: Washington Sees Unveiling of First Palestinian Art Museum
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-15
The first Palestinian museum in Washinton D.C. opened its doors Saturday, displaying priceless collections of art and documents gathered from around the world for visitors. | RELATED: | US School District Pulls Palestine Course After Backlash | The Museum of Palestinian People (MPP) is the second museum of its kind in the U.S. and is currently showcasing work by five artists. The temporary exhibit is called "Reimagining a Future" and fea…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Washington-Sees-Unveiling-of-First-Palestinian-Art-Museum-20190615-0008.html

US: Washington Sees Unveiling of First Palestinian Art Museum
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-15
The first Palestinian museum in Washinton D.C. opened its doors Saturday, displaying priceless collections of art and documents gathered from around the world for visitors. | RELATED: | US School District Pulls Palestine Course After Backlash | The Museum of Palestinian People (MPP) is the second museum of its kind in the U.S. and is currently showcasing work by five artists. The temporary exhibit is called "Reimagining a Future" and fea…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Washington-Sees-Unveiling-of-First-Palestinian-Art-Museum-20190615-0008.html

Israeli Submarines Suspected of Sabotaging Shipping in Gulf of Oman. In Case of Conflict with Iran, Oil Prices could Double Overnight
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-15
It is known that the US has for long had a comprehensive and combined plan with Israel to attack Iranian targets with huge, non-nuclear, bunker-busting, 10 ton, GBU-43 air-blast bombs capable of destroying the deepest underground installations — these are …
globalresearch.ca/israeli-submarines-suspected-sabotaging-shipping-strait/5680669

The Hitlerization of Jeremy Corbyn (Among Others)
C. J. Hopkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-14
Every time you think the corporatocracy's manufactured anti-Semitism hysteria cannot possibly get more absurd, they somehow manage to outdo themselves. OK, stay with me now, because this is a weird one. Apparently, American Hitler and his cronies are conspiring with some secret group of "Jewish leaders" to stop British Hitler from becoming prime minister and …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/the-hitlerization-of-jeremy-corbyn-among-others/

"Activities of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem": Britain Says Releasing a 1941 Document About Palestine Might 'Undermine Security'
Tom Suarez | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-14
A two-part archive, labeled "Activities of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem" and dated 1940-1941, sits in Britain's National Archives in Kew. This writer successfully had the first part declassified in 2014. The second part remains sealed. My 2018 attempt to …
globalresearch.ca/britain-says-releasing-1941-document-about-palestine-might-undermine-security/5680596

"Advocate": Israeli Attorney Lea Tsemel Reflects on Defending Palestinians Who Resist Occupation
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-14
Attorney Lea Tsemel has defended Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli courts for nearly half a century, insisting on their humanity and their right to a fair trial. Her work has earned her the scorn and reprobation of many Israelis, as well as death threats. A staunch critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, Tsemel has long argued that Palestinians who carry out politically motivated violence are freedom fighters, not "terrorists." In 1999, Tsemel won a landmark case in the Israeli Supreme Court, making it illegal for Israeli officials to torture detained Palestinians during interrogations. The docume…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/14/lea_tsemel_advocate_documentary_israel_palestine

Kushner as a Colonial Administrator: Let's Talk About the 'Israeli Model'
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-14
In a TV interview on June 2, on the news docuseries "Axios" on the HBO channel, Jared Kushner opened up regarding many issues, in which his 'Deal of the Century' was a prime focus. The major revelation made by Kushner, President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law, was least surprising. Kushner believes that Palestinians are not…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/14/kushner-as-a-colonial-administrator-lets-talk-about-the-israeli-model/

Palestinians plan "popular uprising" against Trump's "deal of the century"
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-14
Palestinians are preparing for a "popular uprising" in protest at US President Donald Trump's so-called "deal of the century" which is set to be unveiled at a Bahrain conference later this month. Demonstrations will take place as the U.S.-led gathering discusses the first part of Washington's "peace plan." It will be presented by Trump's son-in-law …
peoplesworld.org/article/palestinians-plan-popular-uprising-against-trumps-deal-of-the-century/

Why I'm Optimistic About the 'Deal of the Century'. "Palestinian Struggle Centre Stage of Arab Politics"
David Hearst | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-14
In selling the yet-to-be-published " deal of the century" (DoC), its principle authors have said the following: | That the Palestinians are not yet capable of governing themselves (US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner); that Israel has a right to annex …
globalresearch.ca/why-im-optimistic-about-deal-century/5680593

Pre-emptive Nuclear War: The Role of Israel in Triggering an Attack on Iran
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-14
The text below is Chapter III of Michel Chossudovsky book entitled: The Globalization of War. America's Long War against Humanity, Global Research Publishers, Montreal, 2015. To order the book directly from Global Research click here | This chapter provides a …
globalresearch.ca/pre-emptive-nuclear-war-role-israel-attack-iran/5677025

Pre-emptive Nuclear War: The Role of Israel in Triggering an Attack on Iran
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-14
The text below is Chapter III of Michel Chossudovsky's book entitled: The Globalization of War. America's Long War against Humanity, Global Research Publishers, Montreal, 2015. To order the book directly from Global Research click here | This chapter provides a …
globalresearch.ca/pre-emptive-nuclear-war-role-israel-attack-iran/5677025

Israel, America and Britain: Building a Pretext to Wage War on Iran, Setting the Scene for a Broader War?
Dr. David Halpin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-14
At 11pm BST 13th of June 2019, the British Broadcasting Corporation, or more correctly, the British State Broadcaster, pumped this out on an ultra short bulletin, usual for this time of night. | (Sometimes it is difficult to rest the …
globalresearch.ca/israel-america-and-britain-building-a-pretext-to-wage-war-on-iran-setting-the-scene-for-a-broader-war/5680621

Israeli Aviation Bombs Gaza Strip
plenglish.com | 2019-06-13
Ramallah, Jun 13 ( Prensa Latina) Israeli warplanes have bombed agricultural areas in the north and south of the blocked Gaza Strip causing damage, but no human injuries, local authorities said.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43203&SEO=israeli-aviation-bombs-gaza-strip

Israel Carries Out First Strikes in Gaza This Month
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-13
The Israeli Air Force carried out their first airstrikes over the Gaza Strip this month, claiming they were targeting a Hamas post. | RELATED: | Palestine Urges Egypt, Jordan To Boycott US-Led Bahrain Talks | According to an Israeli military statement, their air force was launching a retaliatory attack in response to a rocket allegedly fired by Hamas on Wednesday.In a statement, the Israeli military said fighter planes attacked "underground infrastructure" in a compound belonging…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Carries-Out-First-Strikes-in-Gaza-This-Month-20190613-0003.html

Video: Israeli Military Continues Strikes on Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-13
During the night of June 12, warplanes of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched a barrage of missiles at targets near Tell al-Hara in southern Syria. According to the Syrian state media, the IDF employed electronic warfare measures to suppress …
globalresearch.ca/israeli-military-continues-strikes-syria/5680434

Israeli Intel Agents Key Part of Anti-BDS Activities: Documents
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-13
Israeli government documents disclosed Wednesday have revealed that the national intelligence agency of Israel, Mossad, has collaborated over the past years with Israeli government through its Strategic Affairs Ministry, to sabotage the international pro-Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement on a global scale. | RELATED: | Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, AOC Sign Bill to Stop US Aid to Israel over Children Detention | The Strategic Affairs M…
telesurenglish.net/news/Intelligence-Agents-From-Israeli-Mossad-Key-Part-of-Anti-BDS-Activities-Documents–20190613-0016.html

Israeli Authorities Confiscate and then Attempt to Sell Palestinian Classrooms
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-13
Ali Abunimah discusses the complicity of the EU, which donated pre-fabricated classrooms to Palestinian schoolchildren, but did not ensure that they would be used for the purpose of education, rather than as a way for the Israeli occupation forces to pillage Palestinian property for their own profit. Thanks to media outrage the sale of the…
therealnews.com/stories/israeli-authorities-confiscate-and-then-attempt-to-sell-palestinian-classrooms

Palestinian Solidarity & SA BDS Director Desai With Professor Sang He
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-06-13
SJSU professor Sang Hea Kil is interviewed by WorkWeek about her trip to the Teaching Palestine conference in Capetown, South Africa. The conference looked at the role of Israel and the Zionist apartheid state. While attending the conference, she and two other participants were sexually harassed by the South African BDS director Muhammed Desai and the organization sought to cover-up this incident.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/11/18823884.php

US Warships Bear Down on Gulf of Oman Over Tanker Attacks
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-13
An attack on a pair of Egyptian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman caused a stir in the Mediterranean Thursday as the presence of a U.S. warship appeared on the horizon. | RELATED: | Israel Will Not Allow Iran To Have Nuclear Weapons: Netanyahu | Two large oil tankers that were traveling through the Sea of Oman Thursday morning have come under attack, the Al-Alam N…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Sends-Warships-to-Gulf-of-Oman-Accuses-Iran-Over-Tanker-Attack-20190613-0024.html

Israel's Netanyahu Vows More Preemptive Attacks Against Syria
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-13
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Following Syrian reports that they'd foiled an Israeli attack near the Golan Heights, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to launch even more preemptive attacks against Syria in the future. Netanyahu said Israel was facing "unending" tests, and that they would continue to attack in a "systematic and consistent manner" to ensure that Syria never establishes any capability to …

Israel's Netanyahu Vows More Preemptive Attacks Against Syria

Documentary shows Israelis going back to the future in the ancestral fatherland
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-13
On my first trip to Israel, in the fall of 1993, I booked a room in a dorm in Jerusalem. I settled my bags in and descended down to the lobby to go exploring. Downstairs, I found a sizable group of German amateur musicians from the town of Dunningen, between Freiburg and Stuttgart in the …
peoplesworld.org/article/documentary-shows-israelis-going-back-to-the-future-in-the-ancestral-fatherland/

US Warships Bear Down on Gulf of Oman Over Tanker Attacks
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-13
An attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman caused a stir in the Mediterranean Thursday as the presence of a U.S. warship appeared on the horizon. | RELATED: | Israel Will Not Allow Iran To Have Nuclear Weapons: Netanyahu | Two large oil tankers, one confirmed as being registered to Japan, were traveling through the Sea of Oman Thursday morning came under a…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Sends-Warships-to-Gulf-of-Oman-Accuses-Iran-Over-Tanker-Attack-20190613-0024.html

Trump and Bibi Are Evil Twinsies
Eric Alterman | thenation.com | 2019-06-13
Trump and Bibi Are Evil Twinsies…
thenation.com/article/trump-netanyahu-illiberal-democracy-eric-alterman/

Judge orders 'conversion therapy' provider to permanently cease operations once again
splcenter.org | 2019-06-12
A New Jersey state judge this week ordered the dissolution of an organization known as the Jewish Institute for Global Awareness (JIFGA) — which facilitated fraudulent gay-to-straight "conversion therapy" — after its directors violated an injunction entered four years ago requiring its predecessor to permanently cease all operations.
splcenter.org/news/2019/06/12/judge-orders-conversion-therapy-provider-permanently-cease-operations-once-again

India Now Supports Israel at the UN against Palestine. Are They Allies?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-12
India broke with decades of its post-independence political traditions by unprecedentedly supporting "Israel" at the UN and voting against granting consultative status to a Palestinian NGO that allegedly has ties with Hamas, therefore formally allying with the self-professed "Jewish State" …
globalresearch.ca/india-israel-officially-diplomatic-allies-un/5680392

Judge orders 'conversion therapy' provider to permanently cease operations once again
splcenter.org | 2019-06-12
A New Jersey state judge this week ordered the dissolution of an organization known as the Jewish Institute for Global Awareness (JIFGA) — which facilitated fraudulent gay-to-straight "conversion therapy" — after its directors violated an injunction entered four years ago requiring its predecessor to permanently cease all operations.
splcenter.org/news/2019/06/12/judge-orders-conversion-therapy-provider-permanently-cease-operations-once-again

Achikha in Hebrew, "your brother," but where is he now?
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-12
Oh, yeah, it was all planned — I'd write about the 52nd anniversary of the attack on the USS Liberty by Israel, the subsequent cover-up, and alas, half a century of Israel and the Jewish state of Mind holding sway over much of the Western world, certainly here in the USA and Canada. Big impetus …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/achikha-in-hebrew-your-brother-but-where-is-he-now/

US Senators Meet with Jewish Leaders in Semi-secret Annual Event
Alison Weir | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-12
An article in the Times of Israel reports that "Jewish leaders are meeting with Senate Democrats today." According to the report, this is an annual event. A quarter of the Senate was in attendance (see list below). | All except one …
globalresearch.ca/us-senators-meet-jewish-leaders-semi-secret-annual-event/5680403

Palestinians Don't Want Their Own State: US Governor
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-12
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated shortly after his recent visit to Israel that Palestinians are to blame for the ongoing occupation of their land. | RELATED: | Germany: 2 States 'Only Solution' to Israel-Palestine Conflict | "If you look at this whole conflict, to me, the biggest problem has been that Palestinian Arabs have not recognized Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state," DeSantis said. "That kind of denialism poisons really everything." | "I don't think that's real…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestinians-Dont-Want-Their-Own-State-US-Governor-20190612-0001.html

US presidential hopeful Buttigieg promises Americans won't pay for Israeli annexation of West Bank
rt.com | 2019-06-12
The US won't "help foot the bill" if Israel annexes the settlements it has built in the West Bank, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg declared in a policy speech, deviating from the usual US deference to Israel. | …
rt.com/usa/461651-buttigieg-israel-west-bank-settlements/

US Ambassador Quietly Delivers West Bank to Israel in NY Times Interview
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-12
If one accepts the legitimacy of the Zionist state then one might as well accept Ambassador Friedman's statement and Israeli sovereignty over all of Palestine.
mintpressnews.com/friedman-west-bank/259159/

US presidential hopeful Buttigieg promises Americans won't pay for Israeli annexation of West Bank
Staff | rt.com | 2019-06-12
The US won't "help foot the bill" if Israel annexes the settlements it has built in the West Bank, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg declared in a policy speech, deviating from the usual US deference to Israel. | …
rt.com/usa/461651-buttigieg-israel-west-bank-settlements/

Milton Nascimento: Cancel your show in apartheid Tel Aviv!
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-06-12
Milton Nascimento: Cancel your show in apartheid Tel Aviv!: Open LetterPalestinian cultural organizations urge Brazilian musician to cancel his scheduled performance in apartheid Tel Aviv | Cultural BoycottJune 12, 2019…
bdsmovement.net/news/milton-nascimento-cancel-tel-aviv

Kushner as a Colonial Administrator
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-12
In a TV interview on June 2, on the news docuseries "Axios" on the HBO channel, Jared Kushner opened up regarding many issues, in which his 'Deal of the Century' was a prime focus. The major revelation made by Kushner, President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law, was least surprising. Kushner believes that Palestinians are not …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/kushner-as-a-colonial-administrator/

Palestinian Solidarity & SA BDS Director Desai With Professor Sang He
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-06-12
SJSU professor Sang Hea Kil is interviewed by WorkWeek about her trip to the Teaching Palestine conference in Capetown, South Africa. The conference looked at the role of Israel and the Zionist apartheid state. While attending the conference, she and two other participants were sexually harassed by the South African BDS director Muhammed Desai and the organization sought to cover-up this incident.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/11/18823884.php

A Russian-American-Israeli Meeting of National Security Advisors in Jerusalem: Syria and Iran on the Table
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-12
This month of June, the National Security Advisors of Russia, the US, and Israel, Nikolay Patrushev, John Bolton and Meir Ben-Shabbat, respectively, are expected to meet in Jerusalem to talk about Iran and Syria and what Israel considers the …
globalresearch.ca/russian-american-israeli-meeting-jerusalem-syria-iran-table/5680395

Israel Bombs Syrian Army in Southern Syria
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-12
The Israeli forces carried out a new attack against the Syrian military in southern Syria last night, state-owned SANA reported. | RELATED: | Moscow Responds to Trump: Strikes in Syria Target 'Terrorists' | The SANA report claimed that the Israeli forces fired several missiles towards the town of Tal Al-Harra in Syria's Daraa province. | The Syrian military reportedly intercepted several Israeli projectiles as they attempted to hit their bases in Tal Al-Harra last night, SANA add…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Bombs-Syrian-Army-in-Southern-Syria-20190612-0002.html

Forget Russiagate, Now it's US-gate! US Election Meddling Extends to Britain
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-11
So now we have pompous Mike Pompeo, America's current Secretary of State, on a visit to the UK, assuring a group of British Jewish leaders in a closed-door meeting that the US would work to prevent Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn from becoming prime minister if his party were to win enough votes in the next…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/11/forget-russiagate-now-its-us-gate-us-election-meddling-extends-to-britain/

French Neo-Nazi Cell Arrested Over Plot To Attack Jews, Muslims
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-11
French police have raided a neo-Nazi cell accused of plotting attacks on Jewish or Muslim places of worship, judicial sources confirmed on Tuesday. | RELATED: | US: Straight Pride Organizers Linked to White Supremacists | "The investigation suggested they were developing an ill-defined plot to carry out an attack, likely to target a place of worship," the judicial source said, adding that five members of the group, who were "close in ideology to the neo-Nazi movement" were charged b…
telesurenglish.net/news/French-Neo-Nazi-Cell-Arrested-Over-Plot-To-Attack-Jews-Muslims-20190611-0024.html

US election meddling extends to Britain
Dave Lindorff | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-11
So now we have pompous Mike Pompeo, America's current Secretary of State, on a visit to the U.K., assuring a group of British Jewish leaders in a closed-door meeting that the US would work to prevent Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn from becoming prime minister if his party were to win enough votes in the next national parliamentary election to get the opportunity to try and form a new British government. | In a recording leaked to the Washington Post, Pompeo assured a group of Jewish leaders in Britain yesterday that the U.S. government would "push back" against Corbyn becoming prime minister in such a case, workin…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/11/us-election-meddling-extends-to-britain/

Injured Naby Keita confident of playing for Guinea at 2019 AFCON
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-11
Guinea's Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has declared he will be ready for his national side's Africa Cup of Nations duty in Egypt later this month. | The 24-nyear-old has been recovering from injury he sustained last month while on duty for the Merseyside club in the Champions League. | "Upon my arrival here, I am going to train with the team to see what's next. I like to assure the fans, my teammates and the coach that I should be ready for Guinea's first match
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/11/injured-baby-keita-confident-of-playing-for-guinea-at-2019-afcon/