Netanyahu and Gantz Vow Jordan Valley Annexation
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
The Jordan Valley, including the northern Dead Sea, comprise about 30% of the West Bank. | Most of the territory was designated Area C under Oslo II (1995). | The 1993 Oslo Accords gave Israel de facto control over the Occupied Territories …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-gantz-vow-jordan-valley-annexation/5701382
Netanyahu Drumming Up Opposition to ICC as World Leaders Descend on Israel
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to use the influx of foreign leaders to Israel for the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation to drum up support for efforts to block the International Criminal Court (ICC) from investigating war crimes, …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-drumming-up-opposition-icc-world-leaders-descend-israel/5701412
'Respect the rules': French President Macron snaps at Israeli police in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-22
French President Emmanuel Macron gave Israeli police officers a tongue-lashing in Jerusalem, after the cops entered the French Church of St. Anne in the city's old quarter. | Footage shared on social media captured the altercation, which took place during Macron's visit to the Crusader-era church on Wednesday. Though situated in the Old City of Jerusalem, the church belongs to the French government, and Israeli officers had apparently tried to enter the premises ahead of Macron. | "Everybody knows the rules!" Macron shouted, speaking English. "I don't like what you did in front of me. Go out!" | Coup de colère…
rt.com/news/478910-macron-confrontation-jerusalem-police-church/
Honouring Martin Luther King Jr
James J. Zogby | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
Thirty-two years ago this month, I was arrested sitting-in and blocking the entrance of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC. The embassy was hosting an event that evening in honour of Martin Luther King Jr. Looking back at what …
globalresearch.ca/honouring-martin-luther-king-jr/5701375
'Respect the rules': French President Macron snaps at Israeli police in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-22
French President Emmanuel Macron gave Israeli police officers a tongue-lashing in Jerusalem, after the cops entered the French Church of St. Anne in the city's old quarter. | Footage shared on social media captured the altercation, which took place during Macron's visit to the Crusader-era church on Wednesday. Though situated in the Old City of Jerusalem, the church belongs to the French government, and Israeli officers had apparently tried to enter the premises ahead of Macron. | "Everybody knows the rules!" Macron shouted, speaking English. "I don't like what you did in front of me. Go out!" | Coup de colère…
rt.com/news/478910-macron-confrontation-jerusalem-police-church/
Saudi Crown Prince Likely Used Israeli Spyware to Hack Bezos' Phone: UN Experts
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-22
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Hard Evidence on Torture and Ill-Treatment Against Palestinian Detainees at Israeli Interrogation Centers
Addameer | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
Since its creation, the occupying state developed and enforced laws and practices that led to both the systematic use of torture and to absolute impunity for the perpetrator of this crime. There has never been any individual or agency held …
globalresearch.ca/addameer-collects-hard-evidence-torture-ill-treatment-committed-against-palestinian-detainees-israeli-interrogation-centers/5701367
Israel kills three Palestinian youth in Gaza
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-22
While the Israelis have claimed that the three men had entered the country, evidence from sources in Gaza contradicts this assertion. One of the victims is reported to be a minor…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/22/israel-kills-three-palestinian-youth-in-gaza/
PCHR: Palestinians Injured at Great March of Return
PCHR | imemc.org | 2020-01-21
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) works around the clock to document all Israeli violations and war crimes against Great March of Return (GMR) peaceful protestors, especially children, women and the elderly. Aside from legal documentation of Israeli war crimes, PCHR follows urgent cases that require immediate and advanced medical …
imemc.org/article/pchr-short-video-highlights-of-palestinians-injured-at-great-march-of-return/
Israeli Opposition Leader Gantz Pledges to Annex Jordan Valley
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-21
Israel's Blue and White opposition leader Benny Gantz vowed Tuesday to annex the Jordan Valley if the elected prime minister in the upcoming March 2 election, according to Israeli media. | RELATED: Abby Martin Banned From Speaking at US University For Refusing to Sign Pro-Israel Pledge | During a tour of the region, Gantz said the Jordan Valley – located in the eastern occupied West Bank – "is the State of Israel's eastern defensive wall in any future scenario," and added it was "an insepar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Opposition-Leader-Gantz-Pledges-to-Annex-Jordan-Valley–20200121-0017.html
Gantz Calls for Jordan Valley Annexation, 'Hopes Trump Releases Peace Plan Soon'
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-21
Previously, Benny Gantz had opposed the publication of Trump's peace plan during the campaign, describing it as 'outright intervention' in the Israeli election.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001211078094266-gantz-calls-for-jordan-valley-annexation-hopes-trump-releases-peace-plan-soon/
In the Name of "Security" Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-21
Despite the fact that the U.S. is retreating from the Middle East, lacking strategy and future vision, lawmakers are congratulating themselves on passing yet another generous aid package to Israel.
mintpressnews.com/united-states-bill-gives-israel-billions-military-aid/264251/
In the Name of "Security" Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-21
Despite the fact that the U.S. is retreating from the Middle East, lacking strategy and future vision, lawmakers are congratulating themselves on passing yet another generous aid package to Israel.
mintpressnews.com/united-states-bill-gives-israel-billions-military-aid/264251/
Knesset to Consider Netanyahu's Bid for Immunity from Prosecution
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-21
Charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust by attorney general Avichai Mendelblit, Netanyahu is fighting for his political life and personal freedom. | According to Mendleblit, Netanyahu "damaged the image of the public service and public trust in it …
globalresearch.ca/knesset-consider-netanyahu-bid-immunity-prosecution/5701258
US Gov Was Found Guilty In MLK's Assassination, Virginia Update & Israeli Gov "Proof" Of Iran Nukes
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-21
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Lisa Nandy MP: My Plans as the New Chair of Labour Friends of Palestine & the Middle East
Lisa Nandy | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-21
I visited Palestine as a new MP and I was struck by the threats facing the next generation, the ferocity of the attacks they endure and the systematic denial of their rights. I met a three-year-old child whose house was …
globalresearch.ca/lisa-nandy-plans-new-chair-labour-friends-palestine-middle-east/5701283
Jordanian parliament unanimously votes to scrap gas deal with Israel
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-20
All the 130 legislators of the Jordanian national parliament, on January 19, Sunday, unanimously voted in favor of a draft law to ban gas imports from the state of Israel and to terminate a gas supply agreement between the two countries. The draft law will now be sent to the government for approval and then sent back to the parliament for a formal vote. Jordanian people have been carrying out massive protests for two straight weeks against the agreement which went into effect on January 1. | The agreement between Jordan's state-owned National Electricity Company (NEPCO) and an Israeli-US collaboration of companie…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/20/jordanian-parliament-unanimously-votes-to-scrap-gas-deal-with-israel/
The Mad Geopolitics of Israel's EastMed Gas Pipeline
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-20
At just a time when the world holds its collective breath over risk of a World War over the US assassination of Iran's leading general and other provocations, Israel has chosen to sign a natural gas pipeline deal with Greece …
globalresearch.ca/geopolitics-israel-eastmed-gas-pipeline/5701114
Army Issues Orders For The Demolition Of 18 Homes In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-20
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, Umm al-Kheir village in Masafer Yatta area, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and handed demolition orders targeting 18 homes. Fuad al-'Amour, the coordinator of the Protection and Steadfastness Committee in Masafer Yatta, said the homes are owned by members of the families …
imemc.org/article/army-issues-orders-for-the-demolition-of-18-homes-in-hebron/
Report: Israel Steals Land, Erects Nature Reserves and National Parks to Expand Settlements
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-20
Madeeha Araj/PNN The National Bureau for Defending Land and Resisting Settlements stated, in its latest weekly report , that the far-right Israeli Defense Minister, Naftali Bennett announced, last week, the approval of seven nature reserves in the West Bank, with an area of 130,000-State dunams
PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct fifteen Palestinians In West Bank"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-20
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least fifteen Palestinians, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS said the army brought with them two imprisoned Palestinians, identified as Miqdad al-Qawasmi and Mo'tasem Natsha, and violently searched …
imemc.org/article/pps-israeli-soldiers-abduct-fifteen-palestinians-in-west-bank/
Israel and Bedouins Face Off in the Negev Desert
Jack Dalton | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-20
Mohammad Danfiri stands at the edge of his Bedouin family's sheep enclosure in the Negev Desert, looking out at a pair of cell phone towers at the top of a nearby hill. They are situated in an open spot between …
globalresearch.ca/moved-bodies-israel-bedouins-face-off-negev/5701170
Israel Orders The Demolition Of Four Homes In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-20
An Israeli court ruled, Sunday, in favor of the demolition of four Palestinian homes in Wad al-Hummus neighborhood, in Sur Baher town, southeast of occupied East Jerusalem. The homes are owned by Na'im Oleywa, Osama Hamad, Mohammad Abu Teir, and Na'im al-Atrash. The only building that is not inhabited yet, …
imemc.org/article/israel-orders-the-demolition-of-four-homes-in-jerusalem/
Due To Ongoing Israeli Excavations, Seven Jerusalem Families Ordered To Evict Their Homes
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-20
The City Council in occupied Jerusalem issued orders, on Sunday evening, instructing seven Palestinian families in Bab as-Silsila (Chain Gate) neighborhood to leave their homes due to ongoing Israeli excavations under them, rendering the properties unsafe. Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the …
imemc.org/article/due-to-ongoing-israeli-excavations-seven-jerusalem-families-ordered-to-evict-their-homes/
Israeli Court Doubles Prison Sentence Of Detained Palestinian Teen
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-20
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, last Thursday, that an Israeli appellate court has accepted an appeal filed by the prosecutor's office demanding to raise the prison sentence of a detained Palestinian teen from the 18 years to life in prison. The PPS stated that the ruling was part …
imemc.org/article/israeli-court-doubles-prison-sentence-of-detained-palestinian-teen/
UN Experts Unveil Letter Condemning Germany's Targeting of BDS Movement
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-20
Five United Nations special rapporteurs have unveiled a letter to the German government censuring a German law that targets a pro-Palestinian boycott movement while insisting that criticism of the Israeli regime "is not anti-Semitic." The UN experts made the letter public this week, after the 60-day reply period ended …
imemc.org/article/un-experts-unveil-letter-condemning-germanys-targeting-of-bds-movement/
Severe Torture in Israeli Prisons Targets Palestinian Steadfastness: Walid Hanatsheh, Samer Arbeed, Mays Abu Ghosh and More
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-20
Photo: Walid Hanatsheh after his interrogation. | In the last months of 2019 and early 2020, a growing number of cases of severe physical torture against Palestinian detainees carried out by Israeli Shin Bet interrogators have been documented.
imemc.org/article/severe-torture-in-israeli-prisons-targets-palestinian-steadfastness-walid-hanatsheh-samer-arbeed-mays-abu-ghosh-and-more/
UN Calls for International Support to the Occupied Palestinian Territory
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-20
Following a six-day visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller, called on the international community to ensure continued commitment and consistent and sustained funding to help alleviate the challenges faced by Palestinians in Gaza …
imemc.org/article/un-calls-for-international-support-to-the-occupied-palestinian-territory/
The Israeli Right has Reason to Believe the Stars are Finally Aligned for Annexation
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-20
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu needs all the help he can muster before voters head to the ballot box on March 2
The Miracle of Kindness
Chris Hedges | zcomm.org | 2020-01-19
Take a brief journey through the eyes of American, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges to Jerusalem, Gaza, and Iraq, and discover the sacred bonds that make us human…
zcomm.org/zvideo/the-miracle-of-kindness/
UK Universities Invested $600m in Israel Crimes: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-19
British universities have invested almost US$600 million in companies involved in Israeli violations of international law, year-long research from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), reported Sunday by the Middle East Eye, revealed. | RELATED: | NGOs Urge UN to Disclose Firms Involved in Israel's Settlements | At the end of 2019, the PSC made public a database listing 117, out of the United…
telesurenglish.net/news/British-Universities-Invest-in-Israeli-Crimes-Report-20200119-0011.html
Jordan Passes Law Banning Israeli Gas Imports
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-19
The Jordanian parliament passed a new law on Sunday that will ban Israeli gas imports to the Middle Eastern country. The parliament's decision comes just days after Jordan started a multibillion-dollar deal, which was struck in 2016 and opposed by much of the population. | RELATED: | Netanyahu, Trump Discuss 'Opportunity' to Seize Jordan Valley | According to Reuters, the law was passed unanimously by Jordan's 130 lawmakers and will be referred to the cabinet to be made law, altho…
telesurenglish.net/news/Jordan-Passes-Law-Banning-Israeli-Gas-Imports-20200119-0004.html
Israeli Court Orders Removal Of Palestinians From Their Residential Building in Silwan
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-19
The Israeli District Court in occupied Jerusalem has ordered the removal of a Palestinian family from their residential building in Batn al-Hawa neighborhood, in Silwan town, to replace them with colonialist settlers. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the court ruled in favor of Ateret …
imemc.org/article/israeli-court-orders-removal-of-palestinians-from-their-residential-building-in-silwan/
Revealed Iran's Attack Did Cause Casualties, US/Israeli Cyberattack & Pompeo Threatens The World
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-19
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 (1/18/19). 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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The Board of Deputies, messing with the left and levering to the right since 2015
Jackie Walker | thecanary.co | 2020-01-19
"British Jews are plagued by a troubling question this election. Is the Labour leader Jewish enough? Does he have loyalty to the tribe?" Haaretz on Ed Miliband, 2015 | Last week, as the Labour Party began the process to select the leader in earnest, the Board of Deputies, who claim to represent British Jews, published its demands to the Labour leadership candidates as "Ten Pledges to End the Antisemitism Crisis". The response from the establishment media and…
thecanary.co/exclusive/2020/01/19/the-board-of-deputies-messing-with-the-left-and-levering-to-the-right-since-2015/
A British woman explains why she intended to cut the Gaza fence
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-01-18
This week Julia Lister, a British Palestine solidarity activist, was arrested with a group who were on their way to the Israeli fence separating the Palestinians of Gaza from Israel. | Gaza is surrounded by a fence on three sides. Israeli snipers shoot at any Palestinian who dares to go near it. Israeli drones and F-16s patrol the skies and military…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/01/18/a-british-woman-explains-why-she-intended-to-cut-the-gaza-fence/
Israel Bombs Gaza And Syria Killing 3 & Iran Says US Sabotage/Cyberattack Likely Behind 737 Downing
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-17
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 (1/16/19). 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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Turkey Cuts Deal with Russia, Intensifying the War for Gas in Libya
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-17
Turkey sent Syrian fighters to Libya to back the government and keep its control of offshore natural gas reserves. Egypt, Russia, ExxonMobil, Israel, and Greece are expanding Libya's civil war in a fight over control of the natural gas that Europe needs.
therealnews.com/stories/turkey-cuts-deal-with-russia-intensifying-the-war-for-gas-in-libya
Israel Bombs Gaza Strip in Response to Incendiary Balloons
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-17
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Sealed Off and Forgotten: What You Should Know about Israel's 'Firing Zones' in the West Bank
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-15
A seemingly ordinary news story, published in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, on January 7, shed light on a long-forgotten, yet crucial, subject: Israel's so-called "firing zones" in the West Bank. "Israel has impounded the only vehicle available to a medical team that provides assistance to 1,500 Palestinians living inside an Israeli military firing zone in …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/sealed-off-and-forgotten-what-you-should-know-about-israels-firing-zones-in-the-west-bank/
Sealed Off and Forgotten: What You Should Know About Israel's West Bank "Firing Zones"
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-15
Throughout the 1970s, the Israeli military declared roughly 18% of the West Bank as "firing zones," effectively wresting control from the local Palestinian population.
mintpressnews.com/sealed-off-and-forgotten-israel-west-bank-firing-zones/264132/
Israel Provided The Intel To Kill Soleimani & A Cyberattack May Have Been Behind Iran's 737 Downing
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-14
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