2020-01-25: Social Media Postees

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How Israel Exploits the Holocaust to Justify War Crimes Against Palestinians
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-25
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/how-israel-exploits-the-holocaust-to-justify-war-crimes-against-palestinians/

Prejudices and ignorance among Israeli settlers in the West Bank
Gershon Baskin | zcomm.org | 2020-01-25
The main, by far, obstacle to Palestinian economic development is the Israeli occupation and its strangling impact on the Palestinians…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/prejudices-and-ignorance-among-israeli-settlers-in-the-west-bank/

Israeli Soldiers Injure Three In Kufur Qaddoum
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-24
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and injured two Palestinians and one Israeli peace activist. Morad Eshteiwi, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum, said the soldiers surrounded the …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-injure-three-in-kufur-qaddoum/

Trump's "No-Peace/Peace Plan" for Palestine. Netanyahu/Gantz Invited to White House to Discuss "Deal of the Century"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Leaked information shows Trump's so-called deal of the century is a one-sided scam, favoring Israel at the expense of fundamental Palestinian rights. | The so-called peace process is the greatest hoax in modern times, along with the US war OF terror …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-gantz-white-house-invitation-discuss-trump-regime-no-peace-peace-plan/5701629

Scientists for Palestine Conference Hears Message of Palestinian Scholar, Political Prisoner Ubai Aboudi
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-24
Hind Shraydeh protests for Ubai's release with their three children, Khaled, Ghassan and Basel. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network On the evening of 10 January, a packed hall at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hosted the third international conference of Scientists for Palestine, a global initiative working …
imemc.org/article/scientists-for-palestine-conference-hears-message-of-palestinian-scholar-political-prisoner-ubai-aboudi/

In the Name of "Israel's Security": Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
Billions of US tax-payers' money will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have recently achieved just that, passing a bill aimed at providing Israel with $3.3 billion in annual aid. The Bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Senator, Chris Coons…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/in-the-name-of-israels-security-retreating-us-gives-israel-billions-more-in-military-funding/

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Thirteen Palestinians In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-24
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Friday at dawn, at least thirteen Palestinians, including one woman and two journalists, from their homes in several parts of occupied East Jerusalem. Media sources said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in several parts of Jerusalem, including the Old City, and Beit Hanina town. …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-thirteen-palestinians-in-jerusalem/

Israel Accused of Flooding Khan Younis
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-24
The municipality of Khan Younis City, in southern Gaza, has accused the Israeli occupation authority of intentionally releasing collected rainwater from dams in the east and swamping many areas of the city, especially Salahuddin Street. Days of Palestine reports that Mohamed al-Asttal, head of the municipality's emergency committee, said on …
imemc.org/article/israel-accused-of-flooding-khan-younis/

Illegal Israeli Colonists Burn A Mosque In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-24
Illegal Israeli colonists, squatting on stolen Palestinian lands, burnt sections of a mosque in Sharafat Palestinian village, southwest of occupied East Jerusalem, after infiltrating into the village at dawn. An eyewitness told the Palestinian Maan News Agency that, as he and around forty other Palestinians, headed to the mosque for …
imemc.org/article/illegal-israeli-colonists-burn-a-mosque-in-jerusalem/

Soldiers Injure Two Palestinians, Attack Worshipers, In Al-Aqsa Mosque
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-24
Israeli soldiers shot, on Friday at dawn, a young Palestinian man and a woman with rubber-coated steel bullets, and assaulted many others with clubs and batons, following dawn prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem. Media sources said the soldiers assaulted dozens of worshipers, and fired rubber-coated steel …
imemc.org/article/110796/

Report: Israel Begins Selling Gas Destined for Gaza
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-24
The severity of Gaza's humanitarian crisis is currently growing in magnitude, as a result of Israel tightening its 15-year long, illegal siege of the poverty-stricken Palestinian territory. Due to Israel's restriction of gas, prevented from entering the besieged coastal enclave, the people of Gaza are facing a lack of sufficient heating, …
imemc.org/article/report-israel-begins-selling-gas-destined-for-gaza/

Jordan Denounces Israeli Attack On Worshiper In Al-Aqsa Mosque
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-24
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly denounced the Friday dawn Israeli attack against Palestinian Muslim worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem. The Ministry said that the invasion into the courtyards of the holy sites, and the violent assault against the worshipers, is another serious Israeli violation …
imemc.org/article/jordan-denounces-israeli-attack-on-worshiper-in-al-aqsa-mosque/

Wing Chun Kung Fu Popular Among Palestinians
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
Over 40 students are learning Wing Chun, a Chinese martial arts, at the Palestinian Cultural School of Wing Chun Kung Fu, based in the northern city of Beit Lahia in Gaza Strip, opened in 1989. | RELATED: | Israeli Opposition Leader Gantz Pledges to Annex Jordan Valley | The school has witnessed an increasing number of participants in the past few years. "I joined the school four years ago, in an attempt to control my hasty…
telesurenglish.net/news/wing-chun-kung-fu-popular-among-palestinians-20200124-0009.html

European Jewish Congress (EJC) Launches Campaign Against 'Antisemitism' (Aka Support for Palestinian Rights)
Alison Weir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has announced the launch of a worldwide, star studded social media campaign against what it calls "antisemitism," but which is often advocacy for Palestinian human rights and opposition to Israeli apartheid. EJC is the …
globalresearch.ca/jewish-congress-launches-campaign-against-antisemitism-support-palestinian-rights/5701608

Families in Disbelief After Israeli Army Kills Three Gaza Teens
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-24
Israel says Mohammed, Salem and Mahmoud snuck into Israel and attacked the army – but their relatives reject this version of events.

Families in Disbelief After Israeli Army Kills Three Gaza Teens

Pence, Netanyahu use Holocaust event in Israel to rail against Iran
wsws.org | 2020-01-24
The slander of Iranian "anti-Semitism" and unfounded claims that Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons are propaganda to justify a steady buildup toward war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/24/holo-j24.html

Defying Israeli Ban, Sheikh Sabri Attempts to Enter Al-Aqsa
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-24
The head of the Supreme Islamic Commission and the Imam of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, on Friday, defied the Israeli order banning him from the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, Shehab Agency reported. Sheikh Ekrema entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers while being carried on the shoulders of …
imemc.org/article/defying-israeli-ban-sheikh-sabri-attempts-to-enter-al-aqsa/

Putin's Trip to 'Israel' Will be Remembered as an Important Part of His Legacy
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Putin's trip to "Israel" on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was a defining moment of his 20-year-long presidency and will forever be remembered as an important part of his legacy due to the extremely …
globalresearch.ca/putin-trip-israel-remembered-important-part-legacy/5701613

22 dead, 1000+ injured after Turkey 6.8 earthquake 'felt all the way to Tel Aviv' (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-24
A 6.8 earthquake in eastern Turkey has claimed at least 22 lives and caused multiple buildings to collapse, trapping many under rubble. The quake was centered in the province of Elazig and was felt as far away as Tel Aviv, Israel. | …
rt.com/news/479133-turkey-earthquake-dead-elazig/

Listening to Mike Pence's history, you might think it wasn't Soviets but Americans who liberated Auschwitz
rt.com | 2020-01-24
US Vice President Mike Pence's speech on the Holocaust left the impression it was American soldiers who liberated Auschwitz, erased the Soviet Union's well-documented act, and even used the solemn occasion to lash out at Iran. | Speaking at the World Holocaust Forum in Israel on Thursday, Pence said that it was "soldiers" who opened the gates of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945. Which soldiers? Pence does not say, whether accidentally or on purpose. | Pence's omission became much more glaring a few moments later, when he honored the memory of…
rt.com/news/479142-pence-auschwitz-erasing-history/

Selected Articles: Trump's "No-Peace/Peace Plan" for Palestine
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Trump's "No-Peace/Peace Plan" for Palestine. Netanyahu/Gantz Invited to White House to Discuss "Deal of the Century" | By Stephen Lendman, January 24, 2020 | Leaked information shows Trump's so-called deal of the century is a one-sided scam, favoring…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-trump-no-peace-peace-plan-palestine/5701647

US Envoy Threatens to Assassinate New Quds Force Commander
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
The U.S. envoy to Iran Brian Hook has threatened Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani with the same fate as his predecessor, Qassem Soleimani, if he followed the latter's path. | RELATED: | Netanyahu, Pence Slam 'Anti-Semitic' Iran at Holocaust Memorial | AccordIng to the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Hook and the rest of the Trump administration will not tolerate Soleimani's approach any further. The U.S. representative said the Trump administration will take similar action aga…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Envoy-Threatens-to-Assassinate-New-Quds-Force-Commander-20200123-0010.html

Netanyahu, Pence Slam 'Anti-Semitic' Iran at Holocaust Memorial
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence took turns denouncing Iran at the Holocaust memorial event on Wednesday, as both leaders accused the Islamic Republic of Anti-Semitism. | RELATED: | Israeli Opposition Leader Gantz Pledges to Annex Jordan Valley | Netanyahu, who has taken an aggressive approach towards Iran, called the Islamic Republic "the most anti-Semitic regime on the planet", telling world leaders at a Holocaust memorial event th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Netanyahu-Pence-Slam-Anti-Semitic-Iran-at-Holocaust-Memorial-20200123-0006.html

White House pours cold water on 'Prince Charles snubs Pence' claims (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-23
A video showing the UK's Prince Charles appearing to dodge a handshake with US Vice President Mike Pence doesn't tell the whole story, the White House has insisted, claiming the two men greeted each other warmly earlier. | Prince Charles appears to snub Pence as he shakes the hands of a row of international leaders and VIPs at the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, sparing the American a brief glance and moving on to greet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu instead. The British royal seems to mutter something under his breath as he conspicuously avoids engaging with Pence. | The vice president's staff entered d…
rt.com/news/479021-pence-charles-handshake-drama/

In the Name of "Israel's Security": Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
Billions of US tax-payers' money will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have recently achieved just that, passing a bill aimed at providing Israel with $3.3 billion in annual aid. The Bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Senator, Chris Coons …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/in-the-name-of-israels-security-retreating-us-gives-israel-billions-more-in-military-funding/

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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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/

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/