Daily Archives: December 17, 2019

2019-12-17: News Headlines

Sheldon Richman (2019-12-17). But Mr. Trump, Is Israel Lovable? counterpunch.org Speaking before Sheldon Adelson's Israeli-American Council the other day, Trump took a shot at Jewish Americans who he says don't "love Israel enough." "We have to get the people of our country, of this country, to love Israel more," Trump said. "We have to get them to love Israel more because you have people that More

Eds. (2019-12-17). "Anyone to my left is an antisemite" mronline.org Labour's massive loss to the Tories has bummed out a lot of people. Everyone's discussing it and arguing about what went wrong and who's to blame. I don't have any special insight into UK politics, but one thing that really shocked me about the election is the way that Jewish identity and fabricated charges of […] | Source

teleSUR, jg-la (2019-12-17). Netanyahu's Rival Announces Candidacy to Oust Israeli PM. telesurenglish.net Veteran Israeli politician Gideon Saar has officially launched his candidacy to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as head of the Likud Party amid growing support. | RELATED: | UN Renews Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees in Defiance of US | Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving leader, but has been weakened by accusations of corruption t…

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-17). Palestinian Car Repair Shop for Second Time in Three Months. imemc.org Israeli forces, on Monday, demolished a cave in the village of Deir Razih, southwest of the city of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Soldiers also razed the flooring for a car repair shop, and in the process destroyed several vehicles …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-17). Female Journalist Placed Under Administrative Detention for Four Months. imemc.org According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said that, on Monday, the Israeli authorities issued an administrative detention order for a period of four months against female Palestinian journalist Bushra al-Tawil, 26, who was detained last week at her family home in al-Bireh, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-17). Israel Demolishes Family Home Near Bethlehem. imemc.org Israeli forces, on Monday, demolished a Palestinian-owned house in the town of al-Khader, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, under the pretext it was built without a permit, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Hasan Breijieh, from the anti-wall, anti-settlement committee in Bethlehem, said that …

Juan Cole (2019-12-17). Israeli Blockade of Gaza Causing Contaminated Water, 25% of Illnesses and 12% of Infant Deaths. commondreams.org Pro-Israeli flacks have painted all 2 million Palestinians in Gaza as "terrorists" because Hamas dominates the politics of the Strip. (Photo: Tijen Erol) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gaza_children_by_tijen_erol.jpg

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-17). Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Settlers Involved in Attacks Against Palestinians Must be Added to Terrorist List. imemc.org The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, on Monday, called on world governments to place Israeli settlers involved in attacking and terrorizing the Palestinian civilian population in the occupied territories on their terrorist lists and ban them entry into their countries, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. In a statement, it said …

IMEMC News (2019-12-17). Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian Teen Near Bethlehem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian teenage boy near Beit Jala city, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers shot Hamza Khaled al-Hreimi, 16, in the thigh, before abducting him, and took him to an unknown destination. They added that a Palestinian …

Jonathan Cook (2019-12-17). How Britain dresses up Crimes in Israel as "Charitable Acts" dissidentvoice.org When is a war crime not a war crime? When, according to British officials, that war crime has been given a makeover as a "charitable act". The British state is being asked to account for its financial and moral support for a UK organisation accused of complicity in the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands …

Juan Cole (2019-12-17). Israel's Gaza Blockade Is Killing Infants. truthdig.com In the Gaza Strip, a fourth of illnesses and more than a tenth of infant deaths, as well as many other problems, are tied to the blockade.

IMEMC News (2019-12-17). Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian At Erez Terminal. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian man at Beit Hanoun (Erez) terminal, while leaving the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the Palestinian, Ahmad Emad Odah, was granted a permit from the Israeli side to leave Gaza and head to the West Bank on his way to Jordan, however, …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-17). Trump's Executive Order on Anti-Semitism Attacks Free Speech, Palestinians, and Jews. imemc.org Dima Khalidi discusses the legal and civil ramifications of President Trump's executive order adopting the controversial IHRA working definition on antisemitism, defining Judaism as a race or nationality, which would threaten free speech on US campuses, sow divisions among US Jews, and criminalize the BDS movement. TRNN Video & Transcript …

Rana Anani (2019-12-17). Forensic Architecture's First Exhibition in Palestine: Problematic Language and Non-Daring Positions. counterpunch.org What strikes me most in the first exhibition of Forensic Architecture in Palestine, is neither the cases investigated, nor the findings, but the sophisticated technology used in the work, its aesthetic, and above all the problematic use of language. Installed at Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center in Ramallah, Violence, Fast and Slow occupied three halls on More

Tracy Keeling (2019-12-17). Former Tory chair condemns a right-wing columnist's 'bigoted' article that calls Islamophobia 'bogus'. thecanary.co Ex-Conservative chair Sayeeda Warsi has condemned an article by Times columnist Melanie Phillips. Warsi urged Jewish people in Britain to join her in criticising the piece, which featured in the Jewish Chronicle. The former Tory chair said she was saddened by what she called the "bigotry" and "rank hypocrisy" in the article, asking where is the "solidarity". | Islamophobia is a myth?: | Warsi — who has been at the forefront of trying to g…

Staff (2019-12-16). Trump's Executive Order on Anti-Semitism Attacks Free Speech, Palestinians, and Jews. therealnews.com Dima Khalidi discusses the legal and civil society ramifications of President Trump's executive order adopting the controversial IHRA working definition on antisemitism, defining Judaism as a race or nationality, which would threaten free speech on US campuses and sow divisions among US Jews, and criminalize the BDS movement.

Whitney Webb (2019-12-16). Head of UK Israel Lobby Group Announces Gov't Plan To Ban Boycotting Israel. mintpressnews.com After an election dogged by the weaponization of anti-Semitism, the victorious UK conservative party has announced a new legislative push that would prevent the public sector from working with any individual or organization that supports a boycott of Israel's government.

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-16). IPS Bars Entry of Winter Clothing as Palestinian Detainees Suffer Harsh Winter Conditions. imemc.org The Palestine Prisoners Centre for Studies has called on international humanitarian and human rights institutions, foremost of which is the Red Cross, to exert pressure on Israeli Prison Services (IPS) to provide winter clothing and covers desperately needed during the severe cold season. The spokesperson for the Centre, Riyad Al-Ashqar, …

IMEMC News (2019-12-16). Illegal Israeli Colonists Attack A Palestinian Home With Live Fire. imemc.org On Monday, several fanatic illegal Israeli colonists, squatting on private Palestinian lands, attacked a Palestinian home with rounds of live ammunition, and stones, in Jeet village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Ghassan Daghlas, A Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel's illegal colonialist activities in northern West …

Alex Kane (2019-12-16). These Democratic Insiders Want to Keep the Party From Moving Left on Israel-Palestine. thenation.com These Democratic Insiders Want to Keep the Party From Moving Left on Israel-Palestine…

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-16). UNRWA Signs $20.7m Agreement with Qatar. imemc.org The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed an agreement today, under which the State of Qatar will contribute US$ 20.7 million to support the access of Palestine refugees to basic services in Syria. With …

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.

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-13). UN Counters US Claims Of "Proof" Iran Attacked Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu Impunity & Turkey Sanctions. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/12/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

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…

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…

Staff (2019-12-11). Trump Is the Golden Calf. therealnews.com Trump dredges up old anti-Semitic tropes to the applause of a right-wing Jewish group.

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 …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-09). Iran False Flag, Bolivia's Coup Gov Seeks Israel's Help, Israel's Been In Yemen 'Since Day One'. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/8/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-08). Israel Bombs Gaza, Israeli Bot Group Caught Spreading Hate & US Admits Houthis Not "Iran Proxy" thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-07). US Claims "Fresh Intelligence" Of Iran Attacks Yet Provides Zero Evidence — MSM Blindly Regurgitates. thelastamericanvagabond.com Here we go again with "fresh intelligence" to justify the continued sanctions and destabilization of Iran. It's a plan that has been well documented even by their own writings (See Which Path to Persia? — 2009). Of course, complicating U.S. foreign policy is the involvement of Israel. The Last American Vagabond covers the latest political posturing, distortion, and general …

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…

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-23). Iran False Flag Prep, US Government's Staggering Bolivia Hypocrisy, Netanyahu Indicted & Patriot Act. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/22/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-20). Israel Carries Out 'Wide-Scale Strikes' In Syria, US Gov Withholds Food/Meds From Iran & Patriot Act. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/20/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-18). US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/18/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-17). Bolivia's New US-Made Dictatorship, Netanyahu Wins As Gaza Loses & Iran's Protests Are Trump's Fault. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-15). Israel Kills Over 30 In Gaza, Bolivia Coup About Lithium And More & Israeli Group Taking Syria's Oil. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/14/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-12). James Corbett Interview — ISIS Was Created, Armed And Funded By US/Israel & It's An Open Secret. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US government armed Osama Bin Laden; it armed Saddam Hussain with chemical weapons to be used against Iran in 1980; it armed the very groups that later became ISIS. Yet we are sold an entirely different yarn by the US government and its lap dog MSM. Today I have invited James Corbett on the …

2019-12-17: Social Media Postees

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Netanyahu's Rival Announces Candidacy to Oust Israeli PM
teleSUR, jg-la | telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-17
Veteran Israeli politician Gideon Saar has officially launched his candidacy to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as head of the Likud Party amid growing support. | RELATED: | UN Renews Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees in Defiance of US | Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving leader, but has been weakened by accusations of corruption t…
telesurenglish.net/news/booming-netanyahu-rival-launches-party-leadership-challenge-20191216-0020.html

But Mr. Trump, Is Israel Lovable?
Sheldon Richman | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-17
Speaking before Sheldon Adelson's Israeli-American Council the other day, Trump took a shot at Jewish Americans who he says don't "love Israel enough." "We have to get the people of our country, of this country, to love Israel more," Trump said.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/17/but-mr-trump-is-israel-lovable/

Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian Teen Near Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-17
Israeli soldiers shot, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian teenage boy near Beit Jala city, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers shot Hamza Khaled al-Hreimi, 16, in the thigh, before abducting him, and took him to an unknown destination. They added that a Palestinian …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-shoot-a-palestinian-teen-near-bethlehem/

Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Settlers Involved in Attacks Against Palestinians Must be Added to Terrorist List
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-17
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, on Monday, called on world governments to place Israeli settlers involved in attacking and terrorizing the Palestinian civilian population in the occupied territories on their terrorist lists and ban them entry into their countries, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. In a statement, it said …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-foreign-ministry-settlers-involved-in-attacks-against-palestinians-must-be-added-to-terrorist-list/

Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian At Erez Terminal
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-17
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian man at Beit Hanoun (Erez) terminal, while leaving the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the Palestinian, Ahmad Emad Odah, was granted a permit from the Israeli side to leave Gaza and head to the West Bank on his way to Jordan, however, …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-abduct-a-palestinian-at-erez-terminal/

Palestinian Car Repair Shop for Second Time in Three Months
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-17
Israeli forces, on Monday, demolished a cave in the village of Deir Razih, southwest of the city of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Soldiers also razed the flooring for a car repair shop, and in the process destroyed several vehicles …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-car-repair-shop-for-second-time-in-three-months/

Israel's Gaza Blockade Is Killing Infants
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2019-12-17
In the Gaza Strip, a fourth of illnesses and more than a tenth of infant deaths, as well as many other problems, are tied to the blockade.
truthdig.com/articles/israels-gaza-blockade-is-killing-infants/

Female Journalist Placed Under Administrative Detention for Four Months
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-17
According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said that, on Monday, the Israeli authorities issued an administrative detention order for a period of four months against female Palestinian journalist Bushra al-Tawil, 26, who was detained last week at her family home in al-Bireh, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. …
imemc.org/article/female-journalist-placed-under-administrative-detention-for-four-months/

Israel Demolishes Family Home Near Bethlehem
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-17
Israeli forces, on Monday, demolished a Palestinian-owned house in the town of al-Khader, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, under the pretext it was built without a permit, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Hasan Breijieh, from the anti-wall, anti-settlement committee in Bethlehem, said that …
imemc.org/article/israel-demolishes-family-home-near-bethlehem/

How Britain dresses up Crimes in Israel as "Charitable Acts"
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-17
When is a war crime not a war crime? When, according to British officials, that war crime has been given a makeover as a "charitable act". The British state is being asked to account for its financial and moral support for a UK organisation accused of complicity in the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/how-britain-dresses-up-crimes-in-israel-as-charitable-acts/

Israeli Blockade of Gaza Causing Contaminated Water, 25% of Illnesses and 12% of Infant Deaths
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-12-17
Pro-Israeli flacks have painted all 2 million Palestinians in Gaza as "terrorists" because Hamas dominates the politics of the Strip. (Photo: Tijen Erol) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gaza_children_by_tijen_erol.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/17/israeli-blockade-gaza-causing-contaminated-water-25-illnesses-and-12-infant-deaths?cd-origin=rss

Trump's Executive Order on Anti-Semitism Attacks Free Speech, Palestinians, and Jews
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-17
Dima Khalidi discusses the legal and civil ramifications of President Trump's executive order adopting the controversial IHRA working definition on antisemitism, defining Judaism as a race or nationality, which would threaten free speech on US campuses, sow divisions among US Jews, and criminalize the BDS movement. TRNN Video & Transcript …
imemc.org/article/trumps-executive-order-on-anti-semitism-attacks-free-speech-palestinians-and-jews/

Forensic Architecture's First Exhibition in Palestine: Problematic Language and Non-Daring Positions
Rana Anani | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-17
What strikes me most in the first exhibition of Forensic Architecture in Palestine, is neither the cases investigated, nor the findings, but the sophisticated technology used in the work, its aesthetic, and above all the problematic use of language. Installed at Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center in Ramallah, Violence, Fast and Slow occupied three halls on…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/17/forensic-architectures-first-exhibition-in-palestine-problematic-language-and-non-daring-positions/

"Anyone to my left is an antisemite"
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-17
Labour's massive loss to the Tories has bummed out a lot of people. Everyone's discussing it and arguing about what went wrong and who's to blame. I don't have any special insight into UK politics, but one thing that really shocked me about the election is the way that Jewish identity and fabricated charges of […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/17/anyone-to-my-left-is-an-antisemite/

Former Tory chair condemns a right-wing columnist's 'bigoted' article that calls Islamophobia 'bogus'
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2019-12-17
Ex-Conservative chair Sayeeda Warsi has condemned an article by Times columnist Melanie Phillips. Warsi urged Jewish people in Britain to join her in criticising the piece, which featured in the Jewish Chronicle. The former Tory chair said she was saddened by what she called the "bigotry" and "rank hypocrisy" in the article, asking where is the "solidarity". | Islamophobia is a myth?: | Warsi — who has been at the forefront of trying to g…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/12/17/former-tory-chair-condemns-a-right-wing-columnists-bigoted-article-that-calls-islamophobia-bogus/

Head of UK Israel Lobby Group Announces Gov't Plan To Ban Boycotting Israel
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-16
After an election dogged by the weaponization of anti-Semitism, the victorious UK conservative party has announced a new legislative push that would prevent the public sector from working with any individual or organization that supports a boycott of Israel's government.
mintpressnews.com/uk-conservative-ban-boycott-israel-bds/263510/

These Democratic Insiders Want to Keep the Party From Moving Left on Israel-Palestine
Alex Kane | thenation.com | 2019-12-16
These Democratic Insiders Want to Keep the Party From Moving Left on Israel-Palestine…
thenation.com/article/democratic-majority-israel-dmfi/

IPS Bars Entry of Winter Clothing as Palestinian Detainees Suffer Harsh Winter Conditions
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-16
The Palestine Prisoners Centre for Studies has called on international humanitarian and human rights institutions, foremost of which is the Red Cross, to exert pressure on Israeli Prison Services (IPS) to provide winter clothing and covers desperately needed during the severe cold season. The spokesperson for the Centre, Riyad Al-Ashqar, …
imemc.org/article/ips-bars-entry-of-winter-clothing-as-palestinian-detainees-suffer-harsh-winter-conditions/

Illegal Israeli Colonists Attack A Palestinian Home With Live Fire
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-16
On Monday, several fanatic illegal Israeli colonists, squatting on private Palestinian lands, attacked a Palestinian home with rounds of live ammunition, and stones, in Jeet village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Ghassan Daghlas, A Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel's illegal colonialist activities in northern West …
imemc.org/article/illegal-israeli-colonists-attack-a-palestinian-home-with-live-fire/

Trump's Executive Order on Anti-Semitism Attacks Free Speech, Palestinians, and Jews
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-12-16
Dima Khalidi discusses the legal and civil society ramifications of President Trump's executive order adopting the controversial IHRA working definition on antisemitism, defining Judaism as a race or nationality, which would threaten free speech on US campuses and sow divisions among US Jews, and criminalize the BDS movement.
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-executive-order-on-anti-semitism-attacks-free-speech-palestinians-and-jews

UNRWA Signs $20.7m Agreement with Qatar
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-16
The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed an agreement today, under which the State of Qatar will contribute US$ 20.7 million to support the access of Palestine refugees to basic services in Syria. With …
imemc.org/article/unrwa-signs-us-20-7m-agreement-with-qatar/

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/

UN Counters US Claims Of "Proof" Iran Attacked Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu Impunity & Turkey Sanctions
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-13
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/12/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/un-counters-us-claims-of-proof-iran-attacked-saudi-arabia-netanyahu-impunity-turkey-sanctions/

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

"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

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/

Trump Is the Golden Calf
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-12-11
Trump dredges up old anti-Semitic tropes to the applause of a right-wing Jewish group.
therealnews.com/stories/trump-golden-calf-anti-semitic

Iran False Flag, Bolivia's Coup Gov Seeks Israel's Help, Israel's Been In Yemen 'Since Day One'
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-09
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/8/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Israel Bombs Gaza, Israeli Bot Group Caught Spreading Hate & US Admits Houthis Not "Iran Proxy"
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-08
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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US Claims "Fresh Intelligence" Of Iran Attacks Yet Provides Zero Evidence — MSM Blindly Regurgitates
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-07
Here we go again with "fresh intelligence" to justify the continued sanctions and destabilization of Iran. It's a plan that has been well documented even by their own writings (See Which Path to Persia? — 2009). Of course, complicating U.S. foreign policy is the involvement of Israel. The Last American Vagabond covers the latest political posturing, distortion, and general …
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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…
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Iran False Flag Prep, US Government's Staggering Bolivia Hypocrisy, Netanyahu Indicted & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-23
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Israel Carries Out 'Wide-Scale Strikes' In Syria, US Gov Withholds Food/Meds From Iran & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-20
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/20/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-18
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/18/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Bolivia's New US-Made Dictatorship, Netanyahu Wins As Gaza Loses & Iran's Protests Are Trump's Fault
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-17
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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