Daily Archives: December 15, 2019

2019-12-15: News Headlines

IMEMC News (2019-12-15). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, three Palestinians, including the secretary of Fateh Movement, in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading and violently searching their homes. Nonviolent activist Nasser Ajaj told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the soldiers abducted Arin Za'anin, from his home in Wadi al-Jouz …

IMEMC News (2019-12-15). Army Abducts Four Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, four Palestinians from Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded the al-'Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, before storming and searching many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted a …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-15). Report: 745 Palestinian Children Arrested Since Beginning of 2019. imemc.org Israeli occupation forces arrested 745 Palestinian children since the start of 2019, many of whom were subject to numerous rights violations, Days of Palestine reported.. According to a report published, on Thursday, by the NGO Palestinian Prisoners' Club (PPC), nearly 200 children were being held in various detention centres across …

IMEMC News (2019-12-15). Israeli Planning To Confiscate Lands For A Segregated Road. imemc.org Mohammad Abu Sheikh, a Palestinian official responsible for monitoring Israel's illegal colonialist activities, said that the Israeli occupation authority is planning to confiscate dozens of Dunams of Palestinian lands, near Qalqilia, in northern West Bank. Abu Sheikh stated that the large area of lands Israel intends to illegally annex are …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-15). After 83 Days, Hunger Striker Loses 30 Kilograms, Stops Drinking Water. imemc.org Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, Ahmad Zahran, who has been on hunger strike for 83 consecutive days today, has lost 30 kilograms of his weight and his health has seriously deteriorated, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners' Commission, following a visit …

RT (2019-12-15). Brazil to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem — Bolsonaro's son. rt.com Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son Eduardo has said that his father will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, following the lead of US President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro described the move as "natural and normal." | "As my father says, the Brazilian Embassy will move to Jerusalem. It's not something extraordinary. It's supposed to be a natural and normal thing," Bolsonaro, son of the Brazilian president and an MP himself, said at the opening of a Brazilian trade mission in Jerusalem on Sunday. | Israel "has no better friends than the people and government of Brazil," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-14). Israeli Forces Injure Several Palestinians at Protests in West Bank and Gaza. imemc.org Dozens of Palestinian protesters were reportedly wounded while others were arrested during the Israeli crackdown on weekly peaceful protests along the separation fence in Gaza, and throughout the West Bank. Israeli soldiers injured five with live ammunition, wounding one seriously, shot 4 protestors with rubber-coated metal bullets, and caused dozens …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-14). Palestinian in Jerusalem Forced to Demolish His Own Home. imemc.org A Palestinian citizen from the northern occupied West Bank city of East Jerusalem, in Jabal al-Mukabir neighborhood, embarked on tearing down his own home, on Saturday. The Israeli municipality of Jerusalem threatened to charge extreme fees for the municipality to demolish it, forcing him to demolish it himself. The Palestinian …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-14). Updated: Two Palestinians Wounded in Northern West Bank. imemc.org Updated Dec. 16 — 0640 Israeli army shooting of Palestinians apparently trying to enter Israel for work or to reach their land behind Israel's separation barrier in the northern West Bank continued today, the third incident in one week, and resulted in the injury of two men, the Palestinian News …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-14). Samidoun Releases Statement in Support of SAIA York and Palestinian Students' Right to Organize. imemc.org Photo credit: Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network expresses our strongest solidarity with Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University (SAIA York) and denounces the decision of York University president Rhonda Lenton to suspend SAIA as an organization after its members were the victim …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-14). No Visits to Holy Sites for Christians in Gaza. imemc.org Christians from the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy sites in Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, the so-called Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced Thursday. Only Christians over the age of 45 will be eligible for a permit to travel …

RT (2019-12-14). From Facebook as govt tool to Israeli lobby in US: Lee Camp dives into 25 MOST CENSORED STORIES of 2019. rt.com Did you know that Big Pharma denies Americans access to affordable drugs or that slavery is still a thing, even in the US? Those and other stories were shushed in the media, but Lee Camp is here to fill in the gaps.

Peadar O'Cearnaigh (2019-12-14). A chilling threat was made against Jeremy Corbyn. Everybody needs to stand up to this. thecanary.co As soon as the election ended, the knives were out for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. And after such a heavy defeat, where good Labour people lost seats, anger is understandable. But what's not understandable is a death threat. | This takes a particularly twisted sort of mind. And nobody's standing for the death threat posted by actres…

Tracy Keeling (2019-12-13). A Jewish academic nails the problem with the centrist reaction to Corbyn's election result. thecanary.co From the moment the BBC announced the results of its exit poll, it was clear that the establishment in Britain would seek to destroy 'Corbynism' on the back of it and take Labour back to the 'centre ground'. But a Jewish academic and media activist just nailed the major problem with that position. | You lost: | Justin Schlosberg is a senior lecturer in Journalism and Media at Birkbeck College, University of London. He's also on the …

Eric A. Gordon (2019-12-13). Trump executive order on Jewish nationality: ploy to limit free speech. peoplesworld.org On Wednesday, December 11, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order which appeared to redefine Judaism as an ethnicity or nationality, eliciting a wide range of responses both pro and con. It is important to keep in mind where this unprecedented move came from before jumping to alarming conclusions, at the same time recognizing the …

WSWS (2019-12-13). The anti-Semitism accusations against Corbyn: A witch-hunt in the service of imperialism. wsws.org The witch-hunt centres on a concerted attempt to equate opposition to Zionism and the colonial policies of the Israeli state with hatred of the Jewish people in general and the infamous and reactionary anti-Semitism of the Nazis in particular.

teleSUR (2019-12-13). UN Renews Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees in Defiance of US. telesurenglish.net With 169 votes in favor, nine abstentions, and two votes against, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Friday extended the mandate for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) until June 30, 2023. | RELATED: | Palestinians Strike Against Israeli Settlement Plan in Hebron | "The General Assembly… expresses special commend…

Fight Back (2019-12-13). Anakbayan-USA holds 3rd congress. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On November 30, Anakbayan-USA had their Third Congress, with more than 200 members from 12 chapters across the country in attendance. They learned lessons on solidarity, talked about the economic situation in the United States and reported back on the progress being made on a national and local level. | Anakbayan-USA had three national organizations they invited to speak on their "International Solidarity" panel: the Palestinian Youth Movement, Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, and National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | CISPES and PYM spoke on bridging the gap…

RT (2019-12-13). Race baiting for fun and profit? Mere reality won't stop #Resistance from blaming 'white supremacy' for Jersey City shooting. rt.com Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib may have been slapped down when she tried to pin responsibility for a mass shooting by a black couple on white supremacy, but while she disavowed her words, others doubled down. | "This is heartbreaking. White supremacy kills," Tlaib had tweeted on Thursday morning in response to a post memorializing Moshe Deutsch, one of the young Jewish victims of Tuesday's shooting at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City. | Rashida Tlaib is a garbage human being, who just tried to tell a bold faced lie to the public that the hate crime that took place in New Jersey yesterday was an act…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-12). "Elected by Donors": The University of Cape Town Fails Palestine, Embraces Israel. dissidentvoice.org It was a scandal of the highest caliber. On November 23, the Senate of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa was practically bullied to reverse an earlier decision that called for the academic boycott of Israel. While the story may seem relevant in South Africa's political and academic contexts, in reality, it …

Hatewatch Staff and Rachel Janik (2019-12-12). Suspects in Jersey City Attack 'Expressed Interest' in Black Hebrew Israelites, Authorities Say. splcenter.org The two suspects in this week's deadly attack in a Hasidic neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey, held views that reflected a hatred of Jewish people and law enforcement, New Jersey's attorney general said Thursday.

Staff (2019-12-12). Headlines for December 12, 2019. democracynow.org European Commission Proposes Sweeping European Green Deal, DOJ Inspector General Testifies to Senate Judiciary Committee, More Than 70 Troops Killed in Attack on Niger Military Camp, Demonstrations Sweep Algeria as Protesters Demand Boycott of Today's Election, Britain: Voters Head to Polls for Defining National Election Today, Aung San Suu Kyi Denies Genocide Against Muslim Rohingya at ICJ, India's Upper House Passes "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Bill, Israel Dissolves Knesset as Country Heads Toward 3rd Election This Year, French Workers Continue Strike After PM Unveils Details of Pension Overhaul, Hundreds of Acti…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-11). Elected by Donors: How the University of Cape Town Was Bullied into Embracing Israel. mintpressnews.com While the story may only seem relevant in South Africa's political and academic contexts, in reality, it exemplifies the nature of a brewing war between supporters of Palestinian rights and Israeli interests, worldwide.

Alan Macleod (2019-12-11). How Trump's New Anti-Semitism Order Effectively Criminalizes Dissent. mintpressnews.com Trump's anti-Semitism bill is unlikely to dampen the flames of hatred towards Jewish Americans or make them feel safer; indeed, outlawing criticism of Israel may have the opposite effect.

Jonathan Cook (2019-12-11). Hebron Plan is Israel's Reminder to Palestinians that Settler Power knows no Limits. dissidentvoice.org US President Donald Trump told thousands of Israel's supporters at a rally in Florida at the weekend that some American Jews "don't love Israel enough". It is certainly troubling that a US president insists a section of his country's citizens — the Jewish population — be required to love a foreign state. But then Trump …

Agha Hussain (2019-12-10). The Israel Lobby's Hidden Hand in the Theft of Iraqi and Syrian Oil. mintpressnews.com The outsized role of U.S. Israel lobby operatives in abetting the theft of Syrian and Iraqi oil reveals how this powerful lobby also facilitates more covert aspects of U.S.-Israeli cooperation and the implementation of policies that favor Israel.

Miko Peled (2019-12-09). Israel's Case Against Human Rights Watch Reveals How Its Normalizing West Bank Land Theft. mintpressnews.com The argument made by an Israeli court has been defacto reality in Israel since 1967: there is no West Bank, instead, the region is called Judea and Samaria, legitimate parts of the State of Israel.

Fight Back (2019-12-04). Activists decry Minnesota investments in border militarization, climate destruction. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI) held its quarterly meeting at the State Capitol December 2 and got sharp criticism from immigrant rights and anti-war activists, as new documents revealed a nearly $1 million increase in investment in a controversial military technology company. Youth climate strikers also highlighted the SBI's inaction over state ties to environmental destruction. Both groups were met with vacillation and excuses from the board which is tasked with the responsible investment of public pensions and related funds. | At issue was Elbit Systems, an Israel-based manufacture…

Fred_F (2019-11-29). The media's Palestine problem. greenleft.org.au international solidarity Sue BoltonIssue 1247 Australia fighting fund PalestineNovember 29, 2019ABC's November 25 Q&A program discussed the push by the United States to recognise illegal Israeli…

2019-12-15: Social Media Postees

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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, three Palestinians, including the secretary of Fateh Movement, in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading and violently searching their homes. Nonviolent activist Nasser Ajaj told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the soldiers abducted Arin Za'anin, from his home in Wadi al-Jouz …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-three-palestinians-in-jerusalem-7/

Report: 745 Palestinian Children Arrested Since Beginning of 2019
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Israeli occupation forces arrested 745 Palestinian children since the start of 2019, many of whom were subject to numerous rights violations, Days of Palestine reported.. According to a report published, on Thursday, by the NGO Palestinian Prisoners' Club (PPC), nearly 200 children were being held in various detention centres across …
imemc.org/article/report-745-palestinian-children-arrested-since-beginning-of-2019/

Army Abducts Four Palestinians In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, four Palestinians from Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded the al-'Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, before storming and searching many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted a …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-four-palestinians-in-hebron-2/

After 83 Days, Hunger Striker Loses 30 Kilograms, Stops Drinking Water
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, Ahmad Zahran, who has been on hunger strike for 83 consecutive days today, has lost 30 kilograms of his weight and his health has seriously deteriorated, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners' Commission, following a visit …
imemc.org/article/after-83-days-hunger-striker-loses-30-kilograms-stops-drinking-water/

Israeli Planning To Confiscate Lands For A Segregated Road
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Mohammad Abu Sheikh, a Palestinian official responsible for monitoring Israel's illegal colonialist activities, said that the Israeli occupation authority is planning to confiscate dozens of Dunams of Palestinian lands, near Qalqilia, in northern West Bank. Abu Sheikh stated that the large area of lands Israel intends to illegally annex are …
imemc.org/article/israeli-planning-to-confiscate-lands-for-a-segregated-road/

Brazil to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem — Bolsonaro's son
rt.com | 2019-12-15
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son Eduardo has said that his father will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, following the lead of US President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro described the move as "natural and normal." | "As my father says, the Brazilian Embassy will move to Jerusalem. It's not something extraordinary. It's supposed to be a natural and normal thing," Bolsonaro, son of the Brazilian president and an MP himself, said at the opening of a Brazilian trade mission in Jerusalem on Sunday. | Israel "has no better friends than the people and government of Brazil," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
rt.com/news/475960-brazil-move-embassy-jerusalem-netanyahu/

Israeli Forces Injure Several Palestinians at Protests in West Bank and Gaza
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-14
Dozens of Palestinian protesters were reportedly wounded while others were arrested during the Israeli crackdown on weekly peaceful protests along the separation fence in Gaza, and throughout the West Bank. Israeli soldiers injured five with live ammunition, wounding one seriously, shot 4 protestors with rubber-coated metal bullets, and caused dozens …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-injure-several-palestinians-at-protests-in-west-bank-and-gaza/

Palestinian in Jerusalem Forced to Demolish His Own Home
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-14
A Palestinian citizen from the northern occupied West Bank city of East Jerusalem, in Jabal al-Mukabir neighborhood, embarked on tearing down his own home, on Saturday. The Israeli municipality of Jerusalem threatened to charge extreme fees for the municipality to demolish it, forcing him to demolish it himself. The Palestinian …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-in-jerusalem-forced-to-demolish-his-own-home/

Samidoun Releases Statement in Support of SAIA York and Palestinian Students' Right to Organize
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-14
Photo credit: Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network expresses our strongest solidarity with Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University (SAIA York) and denounces the decision of York University president Rhonda Lenton to suspend SAIA as an organization after its members were the victim …
imemc.org/article/samidoun-releases-statement-in-support-of-saia-york-and-palestinian-students-right-to-organize/

Updated: Two Palestinians Wounded in Northern West Bank
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-14
Updated Dec. 16 — 0640 Israeli army shooting of Palestinians apparently trying to enter Israel for work or to reach their land behind Israel's separation barrier in the northern West Bank continued today, the third incident in one week, and resulted in the injury of two men, the Palestinian News …
imemc.org/article/2-palestinian-workers-wounded-others-arrested-inside-israel/

No Visits to Holy Sites for Christians in Gaza
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-14
Christians from the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy sites in Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, the so-called Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced Thursday. Only Christians over the age of 45 will be eligible for a permit to travel …
imemc.org/article/no-visits-to-holy-sites-for-christians-in-gaza/

From Facebook as govt tool to Israeli lobby in US: Lee Camp dives into 25 MOST CENSORED STORIES of 2019
rt.com | 2019-12-14
Did you know that Big Pharma denies Americans access to affordable drugs or that slavery is still a thing, even in the US? Those and other stories were shushed in the media, but Lee Camp is here to fill in the gaps. | …
rt.com/usa/475920-facebook-israel-amazon-slavery-camp/

A Jewish academic nails the problem with the centrist reaction to Corbyn's election result
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2019-12-13
From the moment the BBC announced the results of its exit poll, it was clear that the establishment in Britain would seek to destroy 'Corbynism' on the back of it and take Labour back to the 'centre ground'. But a Jewish academic and media activist just nailed the major problem with that position. | You lost: | Justin Schlosberg is a senior lecturer in Journalism and Media at Birkbeck College, University of London. He's also on the
thecanary.co/trending/2019/12/13/a-jewish-academic-nails-the-problem-with-the-centrist-reaction-to-corbyns-election-result/

The anti-Semitism accusations against Corbyn: A witch-hunt in the service of imperialism
wsws.org | 2019-12-13
The witch-hunt centres on a concerted attempt to equate opposition to Zionism and the colonial policies of the Israeli state with hatred of the Jewish people in general and the infamous and reactionary anti-Semitism of the Nazis in particular.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/13/semi-d13.html

Trump executive order on Jewish nationality: ploy to limit free speech
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-12-13
On Wednesday, December 11, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order which appeared to redefine Judaism as an ethnicity or nationality, eliciting a wide range of responses both pro and con. It is important to keep in mind where this unprecedented move came from before jumping to alarming conclusions, at the same time recognizing the …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-executive-order-on-jewish-nationality-ploy-to-limit-free-speech/

Anakbayan-USA holds 3rd congress
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-13
Los Angeles, CA – On November 30, Anakbayan-USA had their Third Congress, with more than 200 members from 12 chapters across the country in attendance. They learned lessons on solidarity, talked about the economic situation in the United States and reported back on the progress being made on a national and local level. | Anakbayan-USA had three national organizations they invited to speak on their "International Solidarity" panel: the Palestinian Youth Movement, Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, and National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | CISPES and PYM spoke on bridging the gap…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/13/anakbayan-usa-holds-3rd-congress

UN Renews Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees in Defiance of US
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-13
With 169 votes in favor, nine abstentions, and two votes against, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Friday extended the mandate for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) until June 30, 2023. | RELATED: | Palestinians Strike Against Israeli Settlement Plan in Hebron | "The General Assembly… expresses special commend…
telesurenglish.net/news/UN-Renews-Agency-Helping-Palestinian-Refugees-in-Defiance-of-US-20191213-0004.html

Race baiting for fun and profit? Mere reality won't stop #Resistance from blaming 'white supremacy' for Jersey City shooting
rt.com | 2019-12-13
Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib may have been slapped down when she tried to pin responsibility for a mass shooting by a black couple on white supremacy, but while she disavowed her words, others doubled down. | "This is heartbreaking. White supremacy kills," Tlaib had tweeted on Thursday morning in response to a post memorializing Moshe Deutsch, one of the young Jewish victims of Tuesday's shooting at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City. | Rashida Tlaib is a garbage human being, who just tried to tell a bold faced lie to the public that the hate crime that took place in New Jersey yesterday was an act…
rt.com/usa/475746-jersey-shooting-white-supremacy/

"Elected by Donors": The University of Cape Town Fails Palestine, Embraces Israel
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-12
It was a scandal of the highest caliber. On November 23, the Senate of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa was practically bullied to reverse an earlier decision that called for the academic boycott of Israel. While the story may seem relevant in South Africa's political and academic contexts, in reality, it …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/elected-by-donors-the-university-of-cape-town-fails-palestine-embraces-israel/

Suspects in Jersey City Attack 'Expressed Interest' in Black Hebrew Israelites, Authorities Say
Hatewatch Staff and Rachel Janik | splcenter.org | 2019-12-12
The two suspects in this week's deadly attack in a Hasidic neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey, held views that reflected a hatred of Jewish people and law enforcement, New Jersey's attorney general said Thursday.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/12/12/suspects-jersey-city-attack-expressed-interest-black-hebrew-israelites-authorities-say

Elected by Donors: How the University of Cape Town Was Bullied into Embracing Israel
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-11
While the story may only seem relevant in South Africa's political and academic contexts, in reality, it exemplifies the nature of a brewing war between supporters of Palestinian rights and Israeli interests, worldwide.
mintpressnews.com/university-cape-town-south-africa-bullied-embracing-israel/263383/

How Trump's New Anti-Semitism Order Effectively Criminalizes Dissent
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-11
Trump's anti-Semitism bill is unlikely to dampen the flames of hatred towards Jewish Americans or make them feel safer; indeed, outlawing criticism of Israel may have the opposite effect.
mintpressnews.com/how-trump-new-anti-semitism-bill-criminalizes-dissent/263396/

Hebron Plan is Israel's Reminder to Palestinians that Settler Power knows no Limits
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-11
US President Donald Trump told thousands of Israel's supporters at a rally in Florida at the weekend that some American Jews "don't love Israel enough". It is certainly troubling that a US president insists a section of his country's citizens — the Jewish population — be required to love a foreign state. But then Trump …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/hebron-plan-is-israels-reminder-to-palestinians-that-settler-power-knows-no-limits/

The Israel Lobby's Hidden Hand in the Theft of Iraqi and Syrian Oil
Agha Hussain | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-10
The outsized role of U.S. Israel lobby operatives in abetting the theft of Syrian and Iraqi oil reveals how this powerful lobby also facilitates more covert aspects of U.S.-Israeli cooperation and the implementation of policies that favor Israel.
mintpressnews.com/israel-lobby-helped-stolen-oil-iraq-syria/263327/

Israel's Case Against Human Rights Watch Reveals How Its Normalizing West Bank Land Theft
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-09
The argument made by an Israeli court has been defacto reality in Israel since 1967: there is no West Bank, instead, the region is called Judea and Samaria, legitimate parts of the State of Israel.
mintpressnews.com/israel-case-human-rights-watch-director-omar-shakir-theft-west-bank/263312/

Activists decry Minnesota investments in border militarization, climate destruction
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-04
St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI) held its quarterly meeting at the State Capitol December 2 and got sharp criticism from immigrant rights and anti-war activists, as new documents revealed a nearly $1 million increase in investment in a controversial military technology company. Youth climate strikers also highlighted the SBI's inaction over state ties to environmental destruction. Both groups were met with vacillation and excuses from the board which is tasked with the responsible investment of public pensions and related funds. | At issue was Elbit Systems, an Israel-based manufacture…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/3/activists-decry-minnesota-investments-border-militarization-climate-destruction

The media's Palestine problem
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-29
international solidarity Sue BoltonIssue 1247 Australia fighting fund PalestineNovember 29, 2019ABC's November 25 Q&A program discussed the push by the United States to recognise illegal Israeli…
greenleft.org.au/content/media-palestine-problem