War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza's Offshore Gas Fields
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-28
The issue of sovereignty over Gaza's gas fields is crucial…
globalresearch.ca/war-and-natural-gas-the-israeli-invasion-and-gaza-s-offshore-gas-fields/11680
Israeli Soldiers Injure 70 Palestinians Near Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-28
Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, at least seventy Palestinians, including a child who was shot with a live round in his back, in Jabal al-'Arma Mountain, south of Nablus, in northern West Bank. The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that dozens of residents went to the mountain to protest the …
imemc.org/article/113014/
Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-28
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel's history. It is no secret that Netanyahu's political behavior is almost entirely shaped by his desire to survive in office for as long as possible in…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/28/israel-at-the-cusp-of-a-bleak-era/
URNWA: Could Cancel Programs due to Financial Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-28
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (URNWA) stands before an unprecedented financial crisis, according to a report issued on Friday. | RELATED: | Palestinians Sue Trump, Netanyahu, Kushner in US Court | The spokesperson for the agency, Adnan Abu Hasna, confirmed that given such lack of resources, they would soon cancel programs and operations, as well as services by May. | Furthermore, he explained that there was a commitment of donations worth 299 million, of which they only received 125 million, as part of a total budget of over 1.4 billion needed by 2020. | Thus,…
telesurenglish.net/news/could-cancel-programs-and-services-for-financial-crisis-20200228-0013.html
I Was Meant to Talk About Palestinian Kids at the UN. Israel Forced Me Out
Brad Parker | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-28
Belgium caved into Israeli pressure to disinvite me from the Security Council. In doing so, they helped undermine human rights work for Palestinian children. | *** | Last week, the government of Belgium caved in to intense Israeli government pressure and effectively …
globalresearch.ca/i-was-meant-talk-about-palestinian-kids-un-israel-forced-me-out/5704980
Israel Forces A Palestinian To Demolish His Home In Jerusalem
Saed Bannoura | imemc.org | 2020-02-28
Israeli soldiers forced, Friday, a young Palestinian man to demolish his own home in Shu'fat town, in occupied Jerusalem, reportedly for being built without a permit. The Palestinian, Mohammad Abdul-Salam al-Bashti, 26, from Shu'fat town in Jerusalem, said that an Israeli court ordered him to demolish his home for being …
imemc.org/article/israel-forces-a-palestinian-to-demolish-his-home-in-jerusalem/
Israeli Colonists Attack Palestinian Homes Near Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-28
Dozens of extremist illegal Israeli colonists attacked, earlier Friday, the town of Huwwara, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, before attacking homes and cars, causing damage. The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that many colonists, illegally squatting on private Palestinian lands, stormed the village, and fired …
imemc.org/article/israeli-colonists-attack-palestinian-homes-near-nablus/
Israel's Moral Culpability
Alon Ben-Meir | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-28
Four ethical theories
'Hunters' review: Amazon's violent anti-Nazi drama has potential but needs sharper direction
Chauncey K. Robinson | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-28
"Only the dead know the end of war."
Israel Re-Opens Gaza Crossings, Fishing Zones
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-28
Israeli occupation authorities, on Wednesday, reopened the two main crossings with Gaza after days of closure following the latest escalation of tensions at the beginning of this week, Arab48 reported. In a statement, the unit of the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Occupied Territories (COGAT) said that the …
imemc.org/article/israel-re-opens-gaza-crossings-fishing-zones/
The War Scenario Between Israel and Hezbollah
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-28
Notwithstanding the increase in power of the "Axis of the Resistance", with its precision missiles and unrivalled accumulated warfare experience, the possibility of war is still on the table. The "Axis of the Resistance" is increasing its readiness based on …
globalresearch.ca/war-scenario-between-israel-hezbollah/5704925
Athletes Take a Knee Against Israel's Occupation
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2020-02-28
Athletes Take a Knee Against Israel's Occupation…
thenation.com/article/society/brooklyn-college-volleyball-players-kneel/
Israeli Settlers Uproot Olive Trees on Palestinian Lands
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-27
Israeli settlers on Thursday uprooted hundreds of olive trees and vine trees in the town of al-Khader, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to a local activist. Emad Dadoo told WAFA that settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Eliazar uprooted approximately 200 olive trees and …
imemc.org/article/israeli-settlers-uproot-olive-trees-on-palestinian-lands/
UN Official Concerned Over Israel's Settlement Expansion Plans
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-27
United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, Wednesday, voiced his concern over Israeli settlement announcements, saying the E1 plan (E1 is the area between Ma'ale Adumim colony and occupied Jerusalem) if implemented, would sever the West Bank in half. "I am very concerned about Israel's …
imemc.org/article/un-official-concerned-over-israels-settlement-expansion-plans/
In Israel, Corruption and Political Turmoil Mark Netanyahu's Desperate Bid to Stay in Power
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-27
In Israel, corruption and political turmoil mark Netanyahu's bid to keep power as he weaponizes everything from settlements to the media to stay in power.
mintpressnews.com/israel-corruption-netanyahu-power/265278/
Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-02-27
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel's history…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/beyond-israeli-elections-israel-at-the-cusp-of-a-bleak-era/
Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-27
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel's history. It is no secret that Netanyahu's political behavior is almost entirely shaped by his desire to survive in office for as long as possible in …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/beyond-israeli-elections-israel-at-the-cusp-of-a-bleak-era/
Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-27
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel's history. It is no secret that Netanyahu's political behavior is almost entirely shaped by his desire to survive in office for as long as possible in …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/beyond-israeli-elections-israel-at-the-cusp-of-a-bleak-era/
PLO Official Slams Israel's Settlement Plans, Calls on EU to Intervene
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-27
Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Wednesday, urged the European Union (EU) to intervene to prevent Israel from building a settlement in E1 area, east of occupied Jerusalem, as announced by Israeli Premier, Benjamin Netanyahu. During a meeting at his office, …
imemc.org/article/plo-official-slams-israels-settlement-plans-calls-on-eu-to-intervene/
Canada says Palestine not a state, ICC can't investigate Israeli war crimes
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-27
peoplesworld.org/article/canada-says-palestine-not-a-state-icc-cant-investigate-israeli-war-crimes/
Canada says Palestine not a state, ICC can't investigate Israeli war crimes
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-27
peoplesworld.org/article/canada-says-palestine-not-a-state-icc-cant-investigate-israeli-war-crimes/
Netanyahu Orders Construction Of 3500 Units In Illegal Colonies
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-27
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he gave the approval for the construction of 3,500 units in illegal Israeli colonies, in the E1 area between Ma'ale Adumim colony and occupied Jerusalem. Netanyahu stated that the United States and its President D. Trump recognizes what he called "Israel's sovereignty in …
imemc.org/article/netanyahu-orders-construction-of-3500-units-in-illegal-colonies/
Israeli Army Demolishes Two Palestinian Homes, Two Barns South of Hebron
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-27
Israeli forces, on Thursday, demolished two Palestinian homes and two animal barns in Masafer Yatta, southern Hebron hills, under the pretext they were built without a permit, according to local sources. Coordinator of the Popular Committees Against the Wall and Settlements in the southern West Bank, Rateb Jabour, told WAFA …
imemc.org/article/israeli-army-demolishes-two-palestinian-homes-two-barns-south-of-hebron/
Israeli Settlers Vandalize Palestinian Vehicles Near Salfit
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-27
The latest in a string of attacks by illegal Israeli settlers, against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, on Wednesday overnight, Israeli settlers vandalized at least eight Palestinian vehicles in Yasuf village, located east of Salfit city, central occupied West Bank. Local sources told WAFA, that a group of Israeli …
imemc.org/article/israeli-settlers-vandalize-palestinian-vehicles/
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Thirteen Palestinians In West Bank
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-27
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, thirteen Palestinians, including a child and a former political prisoner, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The PPS said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Daoud Abu Khalil, 29, from Hizma town, …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-twelve-palestinians-in-west-bank-5/
Israel Demolishes a Palestinian Home, Another's Workshop, Near Bethlehem
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-27
Israeli occupation forces, at dawn Thursday, demolished a Palestinian home, as well as a garage owned by another Palestinian citizen, in the village of Al-Walajah, northwest of Bethlehem, according to local sources. Sources told PNN that Israeli soldiers and bulldozers approached the village early in the morning, stormed it, surrounded …
imemc.org/article/israel-demolishes-a-palestinian-home-anothers-workshop-near-bethlehem/
Fateh Secretary In Jericho Receives Six-Month Administrative Detention Order
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-27
An Israeli court issued, Thursday, a six-month administrative detention order against the secretary of Fateh Movement in Jericho and the Jordan Valley, the Detainees' Affairs Committee has reported. The committee stated that the Israeli army abducted Na'el Abu al-'Assal three days ago, after storming the house of his father, Jihad …
imemc.org/article/fateh-secretary-in-jericho-receives-six-month-administrative-detention-order/
Syria: Israel Drone Attack Kills 1 in Occupied Golan Heights
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-27
A Syrian civilian was killed Thursday in an Israeli drone attack on his car in the occupied Golan Heights, Syrian state media reported. | RELATED: | Turkey Accuses Syrian Gov't of Killing 2 Soldiers in Idlib | The attack occurred out in Hadr, a village in the Quneitra province located in the Syrian-controlled part of the territory. Israel illegally occupies most of the Golan Heights plateau, seized in the 1967 war. | Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a war monitor based i…
telesurenglish.net/news/Syria-Israel-Drone-Attack-Kills-1-in-Occupied-Golan-Heights-20200227-0018.html
"The Public Doesn't Really Decide": MSNBC Guest Under Fire for Saying Voters Won't Choose Dem Nominee
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-27
Anton Gunn, a longtime South Carolina political operative, is on the board of anti-Bernie Sanders group the Democratic Majority for Israel. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gunn.png …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/27/public-doesnt-really-decide-msnbc-guest-under-fire-saying-voters-wont-choose-dem?cd-origin=rss
Podcast: Abby Martin Resists Anti-BDS Laws & The Israeli Lobby
Mnar Muhawesh | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-26
Abby Martin discusses her lawsuit against the state of Georgia over it's anti-BDS law, the Israeli government's heavy hand in pushing anti-free speech laws, the pro-Israel Democratic candidates and…
mintpressnews.com/mintcast-abby-martin-anti-bds-lawsuit-israel-lobby/265220/
Solidarity with Palestine: 'If They Suppress BDS, No Other Movement Is Safe'
Omar Barghouti | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-26
As alarming, anti-democratic measures are aimed at Palestine solidarity activists in the UK and beyond, Husna Rizvi speaks to Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement. | *** | 'We are armed only with our rights, and our dignity.' | …
globalresearch.ca/solidarity-with-palestine-if-they-suppress-bds-no-other-movement-is-safe/5704628
B'Tselem: "Turning A Blind Eye: 19 Protestors In Gaza Lose Eye From Israeli Forces' Fire, 2 Lose Both"
BIICFHRIOT | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
B'Tselem: In the last two years, 19 Palestinians lost their vision in one eye while participating in March of Return protests near the Gaza perimeter fence. At least two more lost their vision in both eyes.
imemc.org/article/btselem-turning-a-blind-eye-19-protestors-in-gaza-lose-eye-from-israeli-forces-fire-2-lose-both-2/
Army Injures Twenty Palestinians In Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the eastern area of Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and injured twenty Palestinians, during protests that took place after the army accompanied hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers in "Joseph's Tomb" area. Medical sources stated that several military …
imemc.org/article/army-injures-twenty-palestinians-in-nablus-2/
Impunity persists for alleged violations in Occupied Palestinian Territories, UN Human Rights Council hears
news.un.org | 2020-02-26
Justice is still absent for Palestinian demonstrators shot by Israeli soldiers during weekly protests in Gaza, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1058191
EU Representative Deplores Israeli Army Actions in Gaza
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
European Union (EU) Representative in Jerusalem, Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff said Tuesday that the incident in which an Israeli soldier drove a bulldozer onto Palestinian territory, and dragged the body of a slain Palestinian in Gaza, on Sunday, goes counter to all principles of human dignity, Palestine News Network reported. …
imemc.org/article/eu-representative-deplores-israeli-army-actions-in-gaza/
Washington Post's 'Relative Quiet' Ignores Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
If Americans Knew | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
imemc.org/article/washington-posts-relative-quiet-ignores-israeli-violence-against-palestinians/
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians, Including Children, In Hizma
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, searched and ransacked many homes, before abducting eight Palestinians, including three former political prisoners, and three children. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted three former political prisoners, identified as …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-eight-palestinians-including-children-in-hizma/
PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct 27 Palestinians, Including Children, In West Bank"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, 27 Palestinians, including children and the father of a slain young man, from their homes during extensive and very violent searches of property across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem. The PPS stated that the …
imemc.org/article/pps-israeli-soldiers-abduct-27-palestinians-including-children-in-west-bank/
Army Invades Palestinians Lands, Navy Attacks Fishing Boats, In Southern Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, Palestinian lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, while navy ships opened fire on fishing boats. Media sources said three armored D9 bulldozers, a digger, and a few military jeeps, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian …
imemc.org/article/army-invades-palestinians-lands-navy-attacks-fishing-boats-in-southern-gaza/
Israel Razes Palestinian Lands to Build a Settler-Only Bypass Road
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Israeli bulldozers Monday proceeded to raze Palestinian lands in the village of Huwwara, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, according to Ghassan Daghlas. Daghlas, a local who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the area, told WAFA that Israeli bulldozers began razing lands early in the morning, near …
imemc.org/article/israel-razes-palestinian-lands-to-build-a-settler-only-bypass-road/
Israeli Soldiers Confiscate Lathe Machines, Search Homes, In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Israeli occupation forces confiscated, on Wednesday at dawn, lathe machines from a blacksmith's workshop in Hebron, in southern West Bank, and ransacked searched several houses in the towns of al-Borj and Sa'ir, south, and east of Hebron. Local sources said the soldiers broke into a blacksmith's workshop in the at-Tihta …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-confiscate-lathe-machines-search-homes-in-hebron/
A new Israeli atrocity in Gaza was carried out with the help of a multinational corporation
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-02-26
Trigger warning: this piece contains video footage that some viewers may find distressing. | Disclosure: The author of this piece is also a researcher for Corporate Occupation, whose work this article cites. | On Monday 24 February the world woke up to a new set of gruesome images showing the terrible reality of Israel's siege of the Gaza Strip. | A young man called Mohammed al-Naem was killed by the Israeli military, close to the Israeli…
thecanary.co/global/2020/02/26/a-new-israeli-atrocity-in-gaza-was-carried-out-with-the-help-of-a-multinational-corporation/
With Head Lowered And Eyes Averted: Israeli Racism And The "Honourable" Robert Peston
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-26
Robert Peston is one of the UK's most high-profile broadcast journalists, renowned for his theatricality and… curious… halting… delivery. As political editor of ITV News he has enormous influence, including 1 million followers on Twitter, just behind the BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, with 1.1 million. He also hosts a weekly ITV political discussion show, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/with-head-lowered-and-eyes-averted-israeli-racism-and-the-honourable-robert-peston/
With Head Lowered And Eyes Averted: Israeli Racism And The "Honourable" Robert Peston
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-26
Robert Peston is one of the UK's most high-profile broadcast journalists, renowned for his theatricality and… curious… halting… delivery. As political editor of ITV News he has enormous influence, including 1 million followers on Twitter, just behind the BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, with 1.1 million. He also hosts a weekly ITV political discussion show, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/with-head-lowered-and-eyes-averted-israeli-racism-and-the-honourable-robert-peston/
'Watershed Moment': Joining Warren and Sanders, Centrist Democrats Klobuchar and Buttigieg Agree to #SkipAIPAC
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-26
Two days before IfNotNow members were set to protest at Sen. Amy Klobuchar's presidential campaign headquarters in Minneapolis to demand the senator skip this year's AIPAC conference, the senator and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg both announced that they would not attend the Israel lobby's meeting this year. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ifnotnow_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/26/watershed-moment-joining-warren-and-sanders-centrist-democrats-klobuchar-and?cd-origin=rss
Netanyahu, Trump, and Kushner Named in 'War Crimes' Lawsuit Filed by Palestinians in US Court
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-26
The suit claims that the behavior of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a "violation of the Nuremberg principles." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1077343584-1547140810-e1547141434550-2_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/26/netanyahu-trump-and-kushner-named-war-crimes-lawsuit-filed-palestinians-us-court?cd-origin=rss
How Bernie Sanders Became a Fighter for Palestine
Steven Salaita | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-25
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With Grenell Appointment, the Israel Lobby's Foothold on US Intelligence Grows Even Stronger
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-25
With Richard Grenell now overseeing all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, Israel's influence over the U.S. intelligence community has reached new and troubling heights.
mintpressnews.com/richard-grenell-israel-lobby-us-intelligence/265181/
Viral Video Exposes Israeli Practice of Holding and Desecrating Palestinian Bodies
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-25
The Israeli PR machine is making attempts to obfuscate and justify the public desecration of the body of a Palestinian man shot and killed by Israeli forces.
mintpressnews.com/viral-video-exposes-israeli-holding-desecrating-palestinian-bodies/265196/