2020-01-05: Social Media Postees

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No War On Iran (Santa Cruz)
Palestine Justice Coalition | indybay.org | 2020-01-05
Town Clock, Pacific Avenue and Water Street, Santa Cruz…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/04/18829425.php

Bibi gets Freudian by calling Israel 'nuclear power' during cabinet meeting
rt.com | 2020-01-05
Benjamin Netanyahu referred to Israel as a 'nuclear power' in an apparent slip of the tongue. The Jewish state is widely considered one, but has maintained ambiguity, neither confirming nor denying possession of a nuclear arsenal. | Reading a prepared statement to his cabinet on Sunday, Netanyahu lauded the importance of a subsea gas pipeline that will connect Israel with Cyprus and Greece. A trilateral agreement on the project was signed during his trip to Athens this week. | "The significance of this project is that we are turning Israel into a nuclear power," he said, before quickly correcting himself to sa…
rt.com/news/477519-netanyahu-israel-nuclear-power/

Russia's Unspoken Relationship With Israel and the Assassination of Maj. Gen. Soleimani
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The language employed by President Putin and his government in response to Major General Soleimani's assassination is unmistakably less emotional than the eulogies that he gave after the passing of Ariel Sharon, Shimon Peres, and Bush Sr., but this …
globalresearch.ca/russian-eulogies-soleimani-ariel-sharon-shimon-peres-bush-sr/5699615

Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel 'nuclear power'
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-05
In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an embarrassed smile.Israel is widely believed to have an atomic arsenal but has never confirmed or denied that it has nuclear weapons, maintaining a so-called policy of ambiguity on the issue for decades.Netanyahu stumbled at the weekly cabinet meeting while reading in Hebrew prepared remarks on a deal with Greece and Cyprus on a subsea gas pipeline."The significance of this project is that we are turning Israel into a nuclear power," he said, before…
yenisafak.com/en/world/netanyahu-in-apparent-stumble-calls-israel-nuclear-power-3508898

International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli war crimes
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
Human rights groups have told the UN Human Rights Council, which is investigating Israel's use of lethal fire against protestors, that no evidence exists of a single protester killed in Gaza border protests being armed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/isra-j04.html

Why a Shadowy Tech Firm With Ties to Israeli Intelligence Is Running Doomsday Election Simulations
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-04
A shadowy tech firm with deep ties to Israeli intelligence and newly inked contracts to protect Pentagon computers is partnering with Lockheed Martin to gain unprecedented access to the heart of America's democracy.
mintpressnews.com/cybereason-israel-tech-firm-doomsday-election-simulations/263886/

Israeli Forces Halt Construction of Palestinian Home Near Bethlehem
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-04
Israeli military ordered, on Saturday, a halt on the construction of a Palestinian-owned house in the village of Nahalin, near Bethlehem city. In addition, the soldiers seized building equipment, including a pump and two cement mixers, according to the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA). Hani Fannoun, head of Nahalin …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-halt-construction-of-palestinian-home-near-bethlehem/

Eight Palestinians in Jerusalem Receive Summons to Appear in Court
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-04
Israeli police today handed eight young Palestinian residents of the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-"Isawiya summons to appear before an Israeli court tomorrow for allegedly violating night curfew, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Anwar Obeid, one of the summoned youths, said that police and security services …
imemc.org/article/eight-palestinians-in-jerusalem-receive-summons-to-appear-in-court/

Trump Order Aimed at Palestine Solidarity, Not Antisemitism
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2020-01-04
by Gregory Shupak Antisemitism is a very real problem–which Donald Trump is exploiting to advance an anti-Palestinian agenda. | President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month to deny funding to post-secondary schools that violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against Jewish people. The order notes that such bigotry is rooted in antisemitism, and says that it will determine whether discrimination has occurred by using the non-legally binding working definition of antisemiti…
fair.org/home/trump-order-aimed-at-palestine-solidarity-not-antisemitism/

Israeli Troops Abduct 2 Palestinians in Early Morning Invasion of Jenin
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-04
In a pre-dawn raid on Saturday, Israeli troops invaded the city of Jenin and the village of Rumaneh in the Jenin district, abducting two Palestinian civilians. Local sources indicated to The Palestiian news agency "Wafa", that the occupation forces arrested the citizens: Nizar Mustafa Jarban from Rumaneh, and Bakr Amin …
imemc.org/article/israeli-troops-abduct-2-palestinians-in-early-morning-invasion-of-jenin/

Opinion: Israel's Plans to Replace UNRWA Schools are a New War on the Agency
The Palestinian News & Info Agency | imemc.org | 2020-01-04
By Imad Freij for WAFA Six UNRWA-run schools in Jerusalem are now facing the threat of closure, after the Israeli municipality green-lighted the establishment of a school complex affiliated with the so-called Israeli Ministry of Education as an alternative to the UNRWA-run schools, paving the way to end the operations …
imemc.org/article/opinion-israels-plans-to-replace-unrwa-schools-are-a-new-war-on-the-agency/

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu seeks immunity from prosecution
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
Netanyahu was indicted in November on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three cases that have been investigated for years.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/neta-j04.html

Soleimani's Assassination: An Act of Psychological Warfare
Mostafa Afzalzadeh | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-04
Douglas Valentine believes that assassination of Iran's General Qassem Soleimani is an act of psychological warfare which allows Trump to deflect attention from the impeachment scandal and appease his American and Israeli followers. Douglas Valentine is the author of The CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World. His rare access …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/soleimanis-assassination-an-act-of-psychological-warfare/

Rockets Fired After Day of Mourning for Slain Iranian Leader
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-04
Rocket falls near U.S. Embassy in Iraq hours after funeral for Qassem Soleimani at which crowd chants "Death to America, death to Israel."
truthdig.com/articles/thousands-mourn-iranian-general-as-region-braces-for-revenge/

Trump Is Doing the Bidding of Washington's Most Vile Cabal
Jeremy Scahill | zcomm.org | 2020-01-04
While the media focus for three years of the Trump presidency has centered around "Russia collusion" and impeachment, the most dangerous collusion of all was happening right out in the open — the Trump/Saudi/Israel/UAE drive to war with Iran…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trump-is-doing-the-bidding-of-washingtons-most-vile-cabal/

Six Young Men Arrested in Jerusalem for Breaking Curfew
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-03
The occupation forces arrested 6 Palestinian young men from al-'Isawiya, on the pretext of "breaking house arrest" imposed on them, Ma'an News reported. Activist and member of the Follow-up Committee in al-'Isawiya, Muhammad Abu Al-Homs, explained that the occupation forces stormed al-'Isawiya, and summoned the young men, who had been …
imemc.org/article/six-young-men-arrested-in-jerusalem-for-breaking-curfew/

Soldiers Assault Worshipers In Bab ar-Rahma Mosque, Abduct Two
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-03
Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Thursday evening, several Palestinian Muslim worshipers in Bab ar-Rahma Mosque, in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, in occupied East Jerusalem, and abducted two. Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers, and police officers, invaded the holy site while trying to force the worshipers out, leading to protests. They added …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-assault-worshipers-in-bab-ar-rahma-mosque-abduct-two/

Who is Archbishop Atallah Hanna, and Why Israel Hates him
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-03
"They will run and not grow weary," is a quote from the Bible (Isaiah, 40: 41) that adorns the homepage of Kairos Palestine. This important document, which parallels a similar initiative emanating from South Africa during the anti-apartheid struggle years, has come to represent the unified voice of the Palestinian Christian community everywhere. One of the…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/03/who-is-archbishop-atallah-hanna-and-why-israel-hates-him/

Israel's Plan to Overthrow the King of Jordan, Annexing the West Bank and the Jordan Valley
Adnan Abu Amer | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
The Israeli right is preparing to present a plan to overthrow the Jordanian king after annexing the Jordan Valley in the West Bank to realise the dream of Jordan being converted to Palestine. They aim to establish a confederation between …
globalresearch.ca/israels-plan-to-overthrow-the-king-of-jordan-annexing-the-west-bank-and-the-jordan-valley/5699478

Colonialism and the natives
Moshe Machover | mronline.org | 2020-01-03
Moshé Machover begins an examination of the Israel-Palestine conflict by looking back at controversies in the Second International | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/03/colonialism-and-the-natives/

West Bank Settlers Attack Undercover Israeli Police Officers Disguised as Palestinians
The New Arab | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
Two Israeli settlers attacked undercover police officers disguised as Palestinian labourers in an illegal West Bank settlement this week. | Believing the police to be Palestinian workers, the teenage settlers approached them in the Bat Ayin settlement and started to interrogate …
globalresearch.ca/settlers-attack-undercover-israeli-police-officers-disguised-palestinians/5699510

Palestinian Moderately Injured After Being Rammed By Israeli Colonists' Car
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-03
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young man was injured, on Thursday evening, after illegal Israeli colonialist settlers rammed him with his car, near Bethlehem, south of occupied East Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The sources said that the young man, Bilal Sa'id Ghazal, 20, suffered moderate wounds, before …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-moderately-injured-after-being-rammed-by-israeli-colonists-car/

Israeli Army Confiscates Five Tractors from Palestinian Farmers
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-03
Israeli forces, on Friday, seized five tractors belonging to Palestinian farmers in Um al-Qaba area, in the Jordan Valley, northern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. The head of the village council of nearby al-Maleh village, Mahdi Daraghmeh, said that the Israeli army seized the …
imemc.org/article/israeli-army-confiscates-five-tractors-from-palestinian-farmers/

Turkey Transfers Ottoman Archives to the Palestinian Authority to Counter Israel's Land Claims
QUDSN | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
Turkey has given a copy of Ottoman-era archived documents to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to help Palestinians legally counter the Israeli occupation's land claims, according to Hebrew news sources. | The archives include tens of thousands of land registries from the …
globalresearch.ca/turkey-transfers-ottoman-archives-to-the-palestinian-authority-to-counter-israels-land-claims/5699485

PLO Official: Palestinians Reject Attempts to Criminalize Legitimate National Struggle
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-03
Saeb Erekat, Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), called upon the European Union, on Friday, to reconsider its new conditions for funding Palestinian civil society organizations, calling for fair and equal access for all, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Erekat's call came in response to recently …
imemc.org/article/plo-official-palestinians-reject-attempts-to-criminalize-legitimate-national-struggle/

It's About Time the ICC Initiates Probe into Israeli War Crimes
Michael Jansen | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
It is about time for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate and actually conduct a probe into war crimes perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced recently that she would launch a full investigation …
globalresearch.ca/time-icc-initiates-probe-israeli-war-crimes/5699513

Prisoners Commission: Palestinian Teen Shot and Detained, in Stable Condition
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-03
The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission stated, on Friday, that Palestinian teenager, Hussein Younes, who Israeli soldiers shot, wounded and detained, on Thursday, is in a stable health condition, according to the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA). The Israeli occupation authorities claimed that the youth allegedly attempted to stab …
imemc.org/article/prisoners-commission-palestinian-teen-shot-and-detained-in-stable-condition/

Netanyahu requests parliamentary immunity against criminal prosecution
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-03
The request for immunity by the Israeli prime minister came hours before the expiry of the deadline to apply for the same. Netanyahu was indicted on criminal charges, including bribery, fraud and breach of trust, in November 2019…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/03/netanyahu-requests-parliamentary-immunity-against-criminal-prosecution/

After Mossad Targeted Soleimani, Trump Pulled the Trigger
Jefferson Morley | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-03
Last October Yossi Cohen, head of Israel's Mossad, spoke openly about assassinating Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds Force in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. "He knows very well that his assassination is not impossible," Cohen said in an interview. Soleimani had boasted that the Israel's tried to assassinate him in 2006 and failed.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/03/after-mossad-targeted-soleimani-trump-pulled-the-trigger/

Archbishop Atallah Hanna: The Palestinian Christian Leader Israel Loves to Hate
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-02
Archbishop Hanna has been on Israel's radar for many years, as his kind of leadership is problematic from the viewpoint of a hegemonic power that requires utter and absolute submission.
mintpressnews.com/archbishop-atallah-hanna-the-palestinian-christian-leader-israel-loves-to-hate/263812/

The Year in Palestine and Israel: Part Two
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-02
The Real News Network's Marc Steiner and Shir Hever discuss corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the far right, and…
therealnews.com/stories/the-year-in-palestine-and-israel-part-two

The Year in Palestine and Israel: Part One
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-01
The Real News Network's Marc Steiner and Shir Hever discuss the upcoming election, corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and…
therealnews.com/stories/the-year-in-palestine-and-israel-part-one

Who is Archbishop Atallah Hanna, and Why Israel Hates Him
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-31
"They will run and not grow weary," is a quote from the Bible (Isaiah, 40: 41) that adorns the homepage of Kairos Palestine. This important document, which parallels a similar initiative emanating from South Africa during the anti-apartheid struggle years, has come to represent the unified voice of the Palestinian Christian community everywhere. One of the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/who-is-archbishop-atallah-hanna-and-why-israel-hates-him/

Israel/Palestine war crimes probe 'momentous step forward', says UN rights expert
news.un.org | 2019-12-31
An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to consider a formal criminal investigation into allegations of war crimes in Palestine as a "momentous step forward in the quest for accountability" in the five-decade-long Israeli occupation.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1054541

Headlines for December 30, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-30
Man Stabs 5 Jewish Worshipers Celebrating Hanukkah at Rabbi's Home in New York, Gunman Shoots and Kills 2 Worshipers During Church Service in Texas, U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Iraq & Syria After U.S. Contractor Killed in Iraq, 250,000 People Flee Syrian Government Offensive in Idlib, Bombing Kills 79 in Mogadishu, Somalia, Taliban Agrees to Temporary Ceasefire in Afghanistan, 10 Killed in Strike on Military Parade in Southern Yemen, Politico: Democratic Party Insiders Now Think Sanders Could Win Nomination, WaPo: Giuliani Held Back-Channel Call with Maduro, France: Strikes Against Pension Overhaul Enter 25th Day…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/30/headlines

New York Times Cites White Nationalist Eugenicist in Piece Titled "the Secrets of Jewish Genius"
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-30
In his column entitled "The Secrets of Jewish Genius," Bret Stephens pondered the question why Jews had achieved so much despite constituting such a small part of the world's population. For him, the answer lay in their genetic superiority.
mintpressnews.com/new-york-times-bret-stephens-jewish-eugenicist/263788/

Headlines for December 27, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-27
In Confidential Videos, Navy SEALs Say Gallagher Was "Toxic" & "Freaking Evil", Hospitals & Health Clinics Shuttered by Heavy Bombing in Idlib, Syria, Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman, Nigerian-American Journalist Omoyele Sowore Released from Prison, In India, Protests Rage Against "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Netanyahu Staves Off Party Leadership Challenge Ahead of General Election, Mexico to Bring Complaint Against Bolivia's Interim Government to ICJ, Congolese Asylum Seeker Died in Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day, Los Angeles Prosecutors Consider Filing Cri…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/27/headlines

Israel Bombs Gaza For Xmas, Israel Threatens To Attack All Helping Iran & Saudis Bomb Yemen Market
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-27
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 (12/26/19). 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/israel-bombs-gaza-for-xmas-israel-threatens-attack-all-helping-iran-saudis-bomb-yemen-market/

Israel AGAIN Attacks Syria Over Christmas, Khashoggi Trial Theater & MSM N Korea Xmas Fear-Mongering
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-24
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 (12/24/19). 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/israel-again-attacks-syria-over-christmas-khashoggi-trial-theater-msm-n-korea-xmas-fear-mongering/

ICC To Investigate Israeli Government War Crimes & UN Again Contradicts US Claims Of Iran "Proof"
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-21
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 (12/20/19). 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 …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/icc-to-investigate-israeli-government-war-crimes-un-again-contradicts-us-claims-of-iran-proof/

International Criminal Court to Launch Full Investigation Into Israeli War Crimes
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-12-20
"In brief, I am satisfied that war crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip."

International Criminal Court to Launch Full Investigation Into Israeli War Crimes

Israel Bombs Gaza, 2020 NDAA's Israel Focus, Iran Excuse Now In Afghanistan & West Bank Take Over
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-20
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 (12/19/19). 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/israel-bombs-gaza-2020-ndaas-israel-focus-iran-excuse-now-in-afghanistan-west-bank-take-over/

BDS movement defiant after Tories announce anti-boycott measures and threaten international solidarity
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-12-20
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaigners have responded defiantly to Tory plans to pass an anti-BDS law. | The law is a threat to any international solidarity campaign which seeks to boycott companies or products because of the state policies of another country. As such, it presents a threat to international solidarity efforts as a whole. | Boycotting Israeli apartheid: | BDS is an international movement calling for a boycott of Israeli goods. It also calls for grassroots groups to initiate boycott campaigns against companies complicit in Israel…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/12/20/bds-movement-defiant-after-tories-announce-anti-boycott-measures-and-threaten-international-solidarity/

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/

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

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