Daily Archives: July 4, 2019

2019-07-04: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud (2019-07-04). Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy That Must Never Be Betrayed. dissidentvoice.org Europe's "Scramble for Africa" began in earnest in 1881, but never ended. The attempt at dominating the continent using old and new strategies continues to define western relationship with this rich continent. This reality was further validated when I arrived in Nairobi, Kenya on June 23. Although my objective was to address various Kenyan audiences …

susan_p (2019-07-04). Palestine: Trump's 'deal of the century' rejected as more of the same. greenleft.org.au Palestinian leaders have criticised US President Donald Trump's much-hyped and long-awaited vision for Middle East peace, unveiled on June 25 in Bahrain, as more neo-colonialist containment. | Trump has touted the plan as the "deal of the century". Jared Kushner, Trump's son in law and architect of the plan, described it as the " opportunity of the century". | The proposal, "Peace to Prosperity", is the latest in a <...

Never Again Is Now (2019-07-04). Never Again Is Now – Jewish Mass Mobilization Against ICE. indybay.org Meet in front of the SFPL main branch near civic center BART at 7: 45 AM. From there, we will walk to our destination together.

pip.hinman (2019-07-04). Why is it so easy to monetise hate? greenleft.org.au The rapidity with which homophobic rugby player Israel Folau raised $2.2 million for his fight against Rugby Australia is just the latest example of how easy it is to monetise hate these days. It is a morbid symptom of a capitalist system plumbing the depths of moral bankruptcy. | Folau has taken Rugby Australia to the Fair Work Commission after he was sacked for breaching his contract by posting offensive public attacks against homosexual people on social media. | Folau's celebrity hate crusade has garnered a lot of the attention — but his is just one of many well-monetised hate campaigns. | For insta…

Jason Ditz (2019-07-04). Israel Ready to Join a US War Against Iran. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Israel has spent decades talking up the potential for a war against Iran, and invested heavily in lobbying the US to be hostile toward Iran. Recent talk of the US attacking Iran and starting such a war has Israeli hawks, unsurprisingly, crossing their fingers. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says the country is continue to …

Staff (2019-07-03). Border Patrol Is Using "Virtual Wall" Technology Israel Uses in Palestine. truthout.org Off a shrubby desert rural roadway about 10 miles north of Nogales, Arizona, a surveillance tower's metallic glare beamed in the sun, sticking out like a cellular antenna from a distant bluff about a mile away. "There it is up ahead," I pointed, leaning forward from the back seat of the car. | In the driver's seat and passenger side sat two visitors on a national speaking tour for the Addameer prisoner support group based in Ramallah, Palestine. One of them, Lana Ramadan, had expressed astonishment when I'd met her the night before about what she had learned during her visit to Southern Arizona, where she'd me…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-07-03). Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy That Must Never Be Betrayed. mintpressnews.com Netanyahu's diplomatic conquests in Africa have been celebrated by Israeli media as "historic", while the Palestinian leadership remains oblivious to the rapidly changing political landscape.

Eitay Mack (2019-07-03). The Unwritten History of Israel's Alliance with Iran's Shah Dictatorship. globalresearch.ca This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, during which the Ayatollahs took control of the country and brought down the Shah's absolutist monarchy. The Iranian masses, who were undergoing various ideological changes at the time, …

Whitney Webb (2019-07-03). How the Third Temple Movement in Israel Rebranded Theocracy as "Civil Rights" mintpressnews.com The Temple Activist movement is now more mainstream than ever before and its effort to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, has advanced with great rapidity since the year began and has picked up precipitously in recent weeks.

Staff (2019-07-03). Headlines for July 3, 2019. democracynow.org DHS Watchdog: "Dangerous Overcrowding" and Dire Conditions at Texas Migrant Jails, 30-Year-Old Honduran Migrant Dies in U.S. Custody, Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Deny Bail to Asylum Seekers, DHS Fining Immigrants Up to $500,000 for Not Leaving the U.S., Nationwide Protests Demand Lawmakers #CloseTheCamps, Cory Booker Vows to End Immigrant Detention in 2020 Proposal, In Defeat for Trump Admin, 2020 Census Will Not Include Citizenship Question, House Dems Sue Treasury and IRS over Trump's Tax Returns, Airstrike Hits Migrant Detention Center in Libya, Killing At Least 40, Ethiopian-Israeli Community Protests…

Fréa Lockley (2019-07-03). Jeremy Hunt called out for his 'disgraceful' comments using the Holocaust to smear Jeremy Corbyn. thecanary.co On 2 July, Conservative leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt made what many people described as a "disgraceful" comment. He used the Holocaust in an effort to smear Jeremy Corbyn. The response, quite rightly, condemns Hunt. | "Get off our history you horrible man": | On 1 July, Jewish News published an interview with the foreign secretary. Th…

Fight Back (2019-07-02). ILPS stands in solidarity with Khaled Barakat! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) in solidarity with Khaled Barakat, that was adopted at its 6th International Conference in Hong Kong, June 27. | Khaled Barakat, Palestinian writer and coordinator of the Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat, was invited to be one of the keynote speakers for the 6th International Assembly in Hong Kong from 23 to 27 June. However, one day before the beginning of the conference, Barakat was suddenly slapped with a repressive political ban by German authorities, banning him from speaking in public…

United Nations (2019-07-02). UN cultural agency removes birthplace of Jesus from its list of heritage sites in danger. un.org The United Nations' cultural agency announced on Tuesday that it was removing the place that is officially recognized as the Birthplace of Jesus, from its List of World Heritage in Danger — crediting extensive restorative work on Bethlehem's Nativity Church, in Palestine.

RT (2019-07-02). Time to Say "this far & no further" to Using Anti-Semitism as a Weapon — Galloway. dissidentvoice.org "We oppose Netanyahu, we love Jews, that's the message": Former The Labour Party MP #GeorgeGalloway discusses Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders and anti-Semitism.

Jonathan Cook (2019-07-01). In Bahrain, the Horizon of Peace stretched Further Away from Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org Donald Trump's supposed "deal of the century", offering the Palestinians economic bribes in return for political submission, is the endgame of western peace-making, the real goal of which has been failure, not success. For decades, peace plans have made impossible demands of the Palestinians, forcing them to reject the terms on offer and thereby create …

Staff (2019-07-01). Why is Aid to Palestine Ineffective? therealnews.com Policy analyst Jeremy Wildeman discusses his study of aid effectiveness to Palestine through the perceptions of development organizations and donors, highlighting how they tend to ignore the impact of the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian economy…

Fight Back (2019-07-01). Israel unleashes missile attack on Syria. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC – According to Middle East press reports, Israel warplanes over Lebanon unleashed missile attacks on Syrian military sites in Homs and the outskirts of Damascus, July 1. | The Syrian Arab News Agency is reporting that a child was killed, and many more civilians were wounded. | Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syria. With the backing of the Trump administration, Israel recently annexed a portion of Syria, the Golan Heights.

Los Angeles Liberation Staff (2019-06-29). 'Gaza Fights for Freedom' premiers in Los Angeles. liberationnews.org Gaza Fights for Freedom is a powerful and hugely important film about the struggle of the Palestinian people.

Tony Norfield (2019-06-29). The promised land. mronline.org Palestine really was the Promised Land. So much so that it was promised to three different groups within a couple of years. | Source

Whitney Webb (2019-06-28). Israel Looks to Bolster Diplomatic Cover for New Level of Civilian Bombing in Lebanon. mintpressnews.com Key figures in Israel's government apparently believe that the grand scale of planned attacks on Lebanese civilians and civilian infrastructure will result in so much destruction and death that it will help to ensure an Israeli victory.

PACBI (2019-06-26). British Society for Middle Eastern Studies Endorses Palestinian Call to Boycott Complicit Israeli Academic Institutions. bdsmovement.net British Society for Middle Eastern Studies Endorses Palestinian Call to Boycott Complicit Israeli Academic Institutions: UpdateIn a historic vote, the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies joins a growing number of academic associations refusing to be complicit in Israel's grave violations of international law. | Academic BoycottJune 24, 2019 | By:…

SAMIR (2019-06-20). Milton Nascimento fans urge him to cancel Israel show. bdsmovement.net Milton Nascimento fans urge him to cancel Israel show: UpdateFans attending European tour dates join Palestinian and Brazilian arts organizations in urging star to cancel apartheid Tel Aviv show | Cultural BoycottJune 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

PACBI (2019-06-14). Puma is devoted to universal equality and apartheid. Wait…what!? bdsmovement.net Puma is devoted to universal equality and apartheid. Wait…what!?: Action AlertTake action to tell Puma: You can't be devoted to "universal equality" while supporting Israel's apartheid regime. | Boycott PumaJune 14, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

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…

patrick (2019-06-12). 240 Jewish and Israeli scholars to German government: boycotts are a legitimate and non-violent tool of resistance. bdsmovement.net 240 Jewish and Israeli scholars to German government: boycotts are a legitimate and non-violent tool of resistance: In the News"We reject this motion, which is based on the false allegation that BDS as such equals anti-Semitism. We call on the German government not to endorse this motion and to fight anti-Semitism, while respecting and protecting freedom of speech and of associa…

PACBI (2019-06-05). More Than 100 Commercial, Cultural and Sporting Activities in Italy Declare Themselves Free of Israeli Apartheid. bdsmovement.net More Than 100 Commercial, Cultural and Sporting Activities in Italy Declare Themselves Free of Israeli Apartheid: In the NewsTrade unions, movements, artisans, businesses and cultural, recreational and sports centers join campaign for Palestinian rights in what is also a clear stand against the mounting racism and nationalist closure that is fomenting hatred and intolerance across Europ…

PACBI (2019-06-03). Scientists Protest Holding International Physics Olympiad in Israel over Its Denial of Palestinian Right to Education. bdsmovement.net Scientists Protest Holding International Physics Olympiad in Israel over Its Denial of Palestinian Right to Education: In the NewsTwenty scientists, including the 2018 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry George P. Smith, wrote an open letter to the organizers of the next International Physics Olympiad to protest against holding the contest in Israel due to its denial of Palestinian human ri…

2019-07-04: Social Media Postees

Palestine: Trump's 'deal of the century' rejected as more of the same
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-04
Palestinian leaders have criticised US President Donald Trump's much-hyped and long-awaited vision for Middle East peace, unveiled on June 25 in Bahrain, as more neo-colonialist containment. | Trump has touted the plan as the "deal of the century". Jared Kushner, Trump's son in law and architect of the plan, described it as the " opportunity of the century". | The proposal, "Peace to Prosperity", is the latest in a
greenleft.org.au/content/palestine-trump-deal-century-rejected

Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy That Must Never Be Betrayed
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-04
Europe's "Scramble for Africa" began in earnest in 1881, but never ended. The attempt at dominating the continent using old and new strategies continues to define western relationship with this rich continent. This reality was further validated when I arrived in Nairobi, Kenya on June 23. Although my objective was to address various Kenyan audiences …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/africa-and-palestine-a-noble-legacy-that-must-never-be-betrayed/

Never Again Is Now – Jewish Mass Mobilization Against ICE
Never Again Is Now | indybay.org | 2019-07-04
Meet in front of the SFPL main branch near civic center BART at 7: 45 AM. From there, we will walk to our destination together.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/02/18824358.php

Israel Ready to Join a US War Against Iran
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-04
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Israel has spent decades talking up the potential for a war against Iran, and invested heavily in lobbying the US to be hostile toward Iran. Recent talk of the US attacking Iran and starting such a war has Israeli hawks, unsurprisingly, crossing their fingers. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says the country is continue to …

Israel Ready to Join a US War Against Iran

Why is it so easy to monetise hate?
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-04
The rapidity with which homophobic rugby player Israel Folau raised $2.2 million for his fight against Rugby Australia is just the latest example of how easy it is to monetise hate these days. It is a morbid symptom of a capitalist system plumbing the depths of moral bankruptcy. | Folau has taken Rugby Australia to the Fair Work Commission after he was sacked for breaching his contract by posting offensive public attacks against homosexual people on social media. | Folau's celebrity hate crusade has garnered a lot of the attention — but his is just one of many well-monetised hate campaigns. | For insta…
greenleft.org.au/content/why-it-so-easy-monetise-hate

Border Patrol Is Using "Virtual Wall" Technology Israel Uses in Palestine
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-03
Off a shrubby desert rural roadway about 10 miles north of Nogales, Arizona, a surveillance tower's metallic glare beamed in the sun, sticking out like a cellular antenna from a distant bluff about a mile away. "There it is up ahead," I pointed, leaning forward from the back seat of the car. | In the driver's seat and passenger side sat two visitors on a national speaking tour for the Addameer prisoner support group based in Ramallah, Palestine. One of them, Lana Ramadan, had expressed astonishment when I'd met her the night before about what she had learned during her visit to Southern Arizona, where she'd me…
truthout.org/articles/border-patrol-is-using-virtual-wall-technology-israel-uses-in-palestine/

Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy That Must Never Be Betrayed
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-03
Netanyahu's diplomatic conquests in Africa have been celebrated by Israeli media as "historic", while the Palestinian leadership remains oblivious to the rapidly changing political landscape.
mintpressnews.com/africa-palestine-solidarity-legacy-betrayed/260187/

Never Again Is Now – Jewish Mass Mobilization Against ICE
Never Again Is Now | indybay.org | 2019-07-03
Meet in front of the SFPL main branch near civic center BART at 7: 45 AM. From there, we will walk to our destination together.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/02/18824358.php

Jeremy Hunt called out for his 'disgraceful' comments using the Holocaust to smear Jeremy Corbyn
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-07-03
On 2 July, Conservative leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt made what many people described as a "disgraceful" comment. He used the Holocaust in an effort to smear Jeremy Corbyn. The response, quite rightly, condemns Hunt. | "Get off our history you horrible man": | On 1 July, Jewish News published an interview with the foreign secretary. Th…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/07/03/jeremy-hunt-called-out-for-his-disgraceful-comments-using-the-holocaust-to-smear-jeremy-corbyn/

Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest over police shooting
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-07-03
Protesters stand opposite police during a protest for the death of 18-year-old Solomon Tekah of Ethiopian descent after he was shot by police, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 2, 2019. REUTERS | Thousands of Israelis of Ethiopian descent and their supporters staged sit-down protests at major road junctions throughout the country on Tuesday after a member of the immigrant community was shot dead by police. | On Saturday, 18-year-old Solomon Tekah was shot dead in the northern city of Haifa by an off-duty policeman. The policeman said he drew his gun while trying to intervene in a brawl between two groups of youths, who en…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/07/03/israelis-of-ethiopian-descent-protest-over-police-shooting/

The Unwritten History of Israel's Alliance with Iran's Shah Dictatorship
Eitay Mack | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, during which the Ayatollahs took control of the country and brought down the Shah's absolutist monarchy. The Iranian masses, who were undergoing various ideological changes at the time, …
globalresearch.ca/unwritten-history-israels-alliance-shahs-dictatorship/5682569

How the Third Temple Movement in Israel Rebranded Theocracy as "Civil Rights"
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-03
The Temple Activist movement is now more mainstream than ever before and its effort to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, has advanced with great rapidity since the year began and has picked up precipitously in recent weeks.
mintpressnews.com/third-temple-activist-movement-israel-theocracy-civil-rights/260142/

How the Third Temple Movement in Israel Rebranded Theocracy as "Civil Rights"
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-03
The Temple Activist movement is now more mainstream than ever before and its effort to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, has advanced with great rapidity since the year began and has picked up precipitously in recent weeks.
mintpressnews.com/third-temple-activist-movement-israel-theocracy-civil-rights/260142/

ILPS stands in solidarity with Khaled Barakat!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-02
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) in solidarity with Khaled Barakat, that was adopted at its 6th International Conference in Hong Kong, June 27. | Khaled Barakat, Palestinian writer and coordinator of the Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat, was invited to be one of the keynote speakers for the 6th International Assembly in Hong Kong from 23 to 27 June. However, one day before the beginning of the conference, Barakat was suddenly slapped with a repressive political ban by German authorities, banning him from speaking in public…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/2/ilps-stands-solidarity-khaled-barakat

ILPS stands in solidarity with Khaled Barakat!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-02
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) in solidarity with Khaled Barakat, that was adopted at its 6th International Conference in Hong Kong, June 27. | Khaled Barakat, Palestinian writer and coordinator of the Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat, was invited to be one of the keynote speakers for the 6th International Assembly in Hong Kong from 23 to 27 June. However, one day before the beginning of the conference, Barakat was suddenly slapped with a repressive political ban by German authorities, banning him from speaking in public…
fightbacknews.org/2019/7/2/ilps-stands-solidarity-khaled-barakat

Pro-Palestine Activists Occupy Israeli Weapons Factory in UK
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-02
Pro-Palestine activists occupied a weapons factory in Oldham, Greater Manchester Monday as part of annual protests in solidarity with Palestine. The factory produces a number of high-tech equipment for the Israeli armed forces. | RELATED: | UK Breaks Law by Shipping Weapons to Saudi Arabia | "They work closely with the Israeli military to develop increasingly lethal weapons, which are then tested on Palestinians and sold as 'battle-tested' to governments around the world, including the Br…
telesurenglish.net/news/Pro-Palestine-Activists-Occupy-Israeli-Weapons-Factory-in-UK–20190702-0011.html

UN cultural agency removes birthplace of Jesus from its list of heritage sites in danger
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-02
The United Nations' cultural agency announced on Tuesday that it was removing the place that is officially recognized as the Birthplace of Jesus, from its List of World Heritage in Danger — crediting extensive restorative work on Bethlehem's Nativity Church, in Palestine.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1041742

Trump's Peace Plan Has Been Designed to Fail — Exactly Like Its Predecessors
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
Donald Trump's supposed "deal of the century", offering the Palestinians economic bribes in return for political submission, is the endgame of western peace-making, the real goal of which has been failure, not success. | For decades, peace plans have made …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-peace-plan-been-designed-fail-exactly-like-its-predecessors/5682407

Trump's Peace Plan Has Been Designed to Fail — Exactly Like its Predecessors
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-02
Donald Trump's supposed "deal of the century", offering the Palestinians economic bribes in return for political submission, is the endgame of western peace-making, the real goal of which has been failure, not success. For decades, peace plans have made impossible demands of the Palestinians, forcing them to reject the terms on offer and thereby create…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/02/trumps-peace-plan-has-been-designed-to-fail-exactly-like-its-predecessors/

Jewish Ethiopians Protest After Israeli Policeman Kills Teen
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-02
Israel's Jewish Ethiopian community called for a second day of protests after a teenager was killed by an off-duty police officer who was accused of racism. | RELATED: | Pro-Palestine Activists Occupy Israeli Weapons Factory in UK | Following the murder of Solomon Teka Sunday, the Ethiopian-Israeli community blocked highways around the country and clashed w…
telesurenglish.net/news/ethiopian-israeli-community-teen-killed-police-violence-racism-israel-20190702-0014.html

Time to Say "this far & no further" to Using Anti-Semitism as a Weapon — Galloway
RT | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-02
"We oppose Netanyahu, we love Jews, that's the message": Former The Labour Party MP #GeorgeGalloway discusses Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders and anti-Semitism.
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/time-to-say-this-far-no-further-to-using-anti-semitism-as-a-weapon-galloway/

Russia and Israel Are Allies?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
The head of Mossad dispelled whatever doubt may have remained among some in the Alt-Media Community about the existence of "Putinyahu's Rusrael" when he credited "channels of communication with the Kremlin" for contributing to what he described as the "one-time …
globalresearch.ca/mossad-chief-credits-russia-contributing-israeli-arab-peace-prospects/5682469

War threats mount as Iran exceeds limit on enriched uranium stockpile
wsws.org | 2019-07-02
Israel carried out one of its most intense raids in Syria Monday amid speculation that Tel Aviv is preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/02/iran-j02.html

Why is Aid to Palestine Ineffective?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-01
Policy analyst Jeremy Wildeman discusses his study of aid effectiveness to Palestine through the perceptions of development organizations and donors, highlighting how they tend to ignore the impact of the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian economy…
therealnews.com/stories/why-is-aid-to-palestine-ineffective

In Bahrain, the Horizon of Peace stretched Further Away from Palestinians
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-01
Donald Trump's supposed "deal of the century", offering the Palestinians economic bribes in return for political submission, is the endgame of western peace-making, the real goal of which has been failure, not success. For decades, peace plans have made impossible demands of the Palestinians, forcing them to reject the terms on offer and thereby create …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/in-bahrain-the-horizon-of-peace-stretched-further-away-from-palestinians/

In Bahrain, the Horizon of Peace stretched Further Away from Palestinians
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-01
Donald Trump's supposed "deal of the century", offering the Palestinians economic bribes in return for political submission, is the endgame of western peace-making, the real goal of which has been failure, not success. For decades, peace plans have made impossible demands of the Palestinians, forcing them to reject the terms on offer and thereby create …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/in-bahrain-the-horizon-of-peace-stretched-further-away-from-palestinians/

Erdogan Says It Was 'Never Possible' To Consider US Peace Plan
teleSUR English | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-01
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said it was "never possible" for Turkey to positively consider the $50 billion U.S. peace plan for the Middle East, broadcaster NTV reported on Monday. | RELATED: | US Warns Turkey Against Going Through With Russian S-400 Deal | Turkey is a key ally to Hamas in Gaza and one of the largest donors of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people. | Erdogan, who is dealing with his own tiff with the U.S. over Turkey's S-400 deal with Russia, has oft…
telesurenglish.net/news/Erdogan-Says-It-Was-Never-Possible-To-Consider-US-Peace-Plan-20190701-0003.html

Why is Aid to Palestine Ineffective?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-01
Policy analyst Jeremy Wilderman discusses his study of aid effectiveness to Palestine through the perceptions of development organizations and donors, highlighting how they tend to ignore the impact of the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian economy…
therealnews.com/stories/why-is-aid-to-palestine-ineffective

"People Without a Country": Palestinians Seen 'Stateless' in Kushner's Economic Plan: Analyst
Tasnim News Agency | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
A senior author and analyst based in Sweden said Palestinians are regarded "as a people without a country" in the economic plan raised by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in a recent conference in Bahrain. | *** | "I …
globalresearch.ca/people-without-a-country-palestinians-seen-stateless-in-kushners-economic-plan-analyst/5682285

Jewish activists say 'never again is now' as they shut down US 'concentration camp'
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2019-07-01
On 30 June, US police arrested over 30 Jewish activists protesting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre in New Jersey. The activists, citing the Holocaust, said " never again…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/07/01/jewish-activists-say-never-again-is-now-as-they-shut-down-us-concentration-camp/

Israel unleashes missile attack on Syria
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-01
Washington, DC – According to Middle East press reports, Israel warplanes over Lebanon unleashed missile attacks on Syrian military sites in Homs and the outskirts of Damascus, July 1. | The Syrian Arab News Agency is reporting that a child was killed, and many more civilians were wounded. | Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syria. With the backing of the Trump administration, Israel recently annexed a portion of Syria, the Golan Heights.
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/6/30/israel-unleashes-missile-attack-syria

Israel unleashes missile attack on Syria
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-01
Washington, DC – According to Middle East press reports, Israel warplanes over Lebanon unleashed missile attacks on Syrian military sites in Homs and the outskirts of Damascus, July 1. | The Syrian Arab News Agency is reporting that a child was killed, and many more civilians were wounded. | Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syria. With the backing of the Trump administration, Israel recently annexed a portion of Syria, the Golan Heights.
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/6/30/israel-unleashes-missile-attack-syria

Israel unleashes missile attack on Syria
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-01
Washington, DC – According to Middle East press reports, Israel warplanes over Lebanon unleashed missile attacks on Syrian military sites in Homs and the outskirts of Damascus, July 1. | The Syrian Arab News Agency is reporting that a child was killed, and many more civilians were wounded. | Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syria. With the backing of the Trump administration, Israel recently annexed a portion of Syria, the Golan Heights.
fightbacknews.org/2019/6/30/israel-unleashes-missile-attack-syria

Stop the repression in Germany! Stand with those who stand with Palestine!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-06-30
Freedom Road Socialist Organization joins with people around the globe in condemning the German authorities for trampling on the rights those who fight for the liberation of Palestine. On June 22, the German government banned prominent Palestinian writer Khaled Barakat from speaking at an event against Trump's "deal of the century." This outrageous act come on the heels of the German government's preventing a speech by the Palestinian leader Rasmea Odeh, and her subsequent deportation. | The Israeli occupation Palestine is being challenged by the growing struggle of the Palestinian people, and a rising tide of an…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/6/29/stop-repression-germany-stand-those-who-stand-palestine

Israel Arrests Palestinian Minister 'Activities in Jerusalem'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-30
Israeli police said Sunday that they had detained and questioned the Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs, Fadi Hadami. | OPINION: | War in Al-Aqsa: What Price Netanyahu's Victory | Hadami was arrested for "activities in Jerusalem" after he accompanied Chilean President Sebastian Piñera to the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. He was released after hours of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Arrests-Palestinian-Minister-for-Activities-in-Jerusalem-During-Chilean-President-Visit-20190630-0002.html

Demanding End to 'AIPAC-Created Status Quo,' Progressive Jewish Group Pressures 2020 Democrats to Take Stand Against Israel's Brutal Occupation
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-30
"It is about time we realize the status quo is not working to bring peace to the region." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ifnotnow.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/30/demanding-end-aipac-created-status-quo-progressive-jewish-group-pressures-2020?cd-origin=rss

Syrian Air Defenses Engage Rocket Attacks in Damascus and Homs
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-30
Syrian air defenses have engaged missile attacks in the vicinity of the Syrian capital of Damascus as well as Homs, managing to shoot down a number of rockets, Syrian State News Agency (SANA) reported on Sunday. | RELATED: | Israel Bombs Syrian Army in Southern Syria | No casualties have been immediately reported, but, according to SANA several civilians were slightly injured and a number of houses on the outskirts of west Damascus suffered material damage in the town of Sahnaya. | According to t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Syrian-Air-Defenses-Engage-Rocket-Attacks-in-Damascus-and-Homs-20190630-0010.html

Palestinian Gov't: US-led Bahrain Conference 'Stunning Failure'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-29
The Palestinian Authority says the United States-led Bahrain conference was a "stunning failure." | RELATED: | Hundreds Protest Trump Conference at Bahraini Embassy in Iraq | PA President Mahmoud Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh called the conference a " stunning failure," guided by a "policy of punishment and intimidati…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestinian-Govt-US-led-Bahrain-Conference-Stunning-Failure-20190629-0011.html

The promised land
Tony Norfield | mronline.org | 2019-06-29
Palestine really was the Promised Land. So much so that it was promised to three different groups within a couple of years. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/06/29/the-promised-land/

The promised land
Tony Norfield | mronline.org | 2019-06-29
Palestine really was the Promised Land. So much so that it was promised to three different groups within a couple of years. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/06/29/the-promised-land/

'Gaza Fights for Freedom' premiers in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2019-06-29
Gaza Fights for Freedom is a powerful and hugely important film about the struggle of the Palestinian people.
liberationnews.org/gaza-fights-for-freedom-premiers-in-los-angeles/

"Rise and Kill First." — The Secret Israeli Worldwide Assassination Program. Book Review
Brett Redmayne-Titley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-28
"It made no difference which Palestinians we killed… They either were terrorists or would become terrorists or they gave birth to terrorists." — former IDF commander, Rafael " Raful" Eitan. | Spies, Femme fatale, deadly plots, killings, bombs, knives, guns, and …
globalresearch.ca/rise-and-kill-first-the-secret-israeli-worldwide-assassination-program/5682052

The "Let Em Eat Cake" Deal of the Century: Trump's "No Peace Deal Peace Plan" for Palestine and the Middle East
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-28
A peace conference without participation of warring sides is an affront to what the process is supposed to be all about. | Trump's no-peace/deal of the century peace plan was partly introduced at the so-called June 25-26 "Peace to Prosperity Workshop" …
globalresearch.ca/the-let-em-eat-cake-deal-of-the-century-trumps-no-peace-deal-peace-plan-for-palestine-and-the-middle-east/5682049

Trump's "Deal of the Century": the Historical Precedent
Lawrence Davidson | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
President Trump's peace plan for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, or at least the economic side of it, was discussed at a meeting in Bahrain on June 25 and 26. The plan, euphemistically entitled "Peace to Prosperity" and the "Deal of the Century" is also, inaccurately, likened to a "Marshall Plan for Palestinians." It is based on the…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/trumps-deal-of-the-century-the-historical-precedent/

Palestine Is Being Led to the Crematorium
Raouf Halaby | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
Would one employ a convicted pedophile to work in an early childhood center? Would one employ a convicted felon with a mile-long record to be a Boy Scout Master? And, would one employ a convicted serial killer to patrol school hallways? How silly of me; of course not. Donald Trump, the consummate-narcissist-in-chief, the one who…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/palestine-is-being-led-to-the-crematorium/

Palestine and Kenya: Our Historic Fight against Injustice Is One and the Same
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
In 1948, my grandfather, along with thousands of Badrasawis, was expelled by Israeli military forces from our ancestral village of Beit Daras in Palestine. Like hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from over 500 other villages, my grandfather assumed he would be back home in a few weeks.
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/palestine-and-kenya-our-historic-fight-against-injustice-is-one-and-the-same/

Jewish Voice for Labour condemns the 'hostile, personal campaign against Chris Williamson'
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-06-28
Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) has responded to the news on 28 June that Labour has removed its whip from MP Chris Williamson again. This followed a backlash after the party readmitted him following a formal warning on 26 June. JVL welcomed the lifting of Williamson's suspension by a Labour Party disciplinary panel. But it raised concerns about a fresh investigation,…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/06/28/jewish-voice-for-labour-condemns-the-hostile-personal-campaign-against-chris-williamson/

Israel Looks to Bolster Diplomatic Cover for New Level of Civilian Bombing in Lebanon
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-28
Key figures in Israel's government apparently believe that the grand scale of planned attacks on Lebanese civilians and civilian infrastructure will result in so much destruction and death that it will help to ensure an Israeli victory.
mintpressnews.com/israel-international-law-civilians-lebanon/260087/

Israel Looks to Bolster Diplomatic Cover for New Level of Civilian Bombing in Lebanon
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-28
Key figures in Israel's government apparently believe that the grand scale of planned attacks on Lebanese civilians and civilian infrastructure will result in so much destruction and death that it will help to ensure an Israeli victory.
mintpressnews.com/israel-international-law-civilians-lebanon/260087/

Trump's "Deal of the Century" Just Means More Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Land
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-27
Ali Abunimah discusses Jared Kushner's presentation of his peace plan's economic portion in Bahrain this week. He dangled fifty billion dollars for the Palestinian economy, but no freedom, political rights, nor an end of the Israeli occupation…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-deal-of-the-century-just-means-more-israeli-occupation-of-palestinian-land