2020-03-11: Social Media Postees

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Abuse, Oppression and Murder
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-03-11
The PA Does Israel's Dirty Work in the West Bank…
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US Army Cites Cybersecurity Concerns In Scrapping Planned Purchase of Israeli Military Tech
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-11
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, a former lobbyist for Raytheon, may soon step in to reverse the decision following pressure from Israel, given that Raytheon co-develops the system with Israeli firms.
mintpressnews.com/us-army-cites-cybersecurity-concerns-scrapping-purchase-israel-iron-dome/265644/

US-Israel Predictably Behind Turkish Aggression in Syria
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
Turkey's ongoing fighting in northern Syria's Idlib governorate was

About that sticky question of "dual loyalties"
Rabbi Brant Rosen | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-11
It was recently reported that two players from Brooklyn College received harsh criticism for kneeling during the playing of the Israeli national anthem "Hatikvah" before a game against Yeshiva University. In a subsequent statement, the president of Yeshiva U angrily claimed that the players "disrespected Israel's national anthem." StopAntisemitism.org claimed (falsely) that the players also …
peoplesworld.org/article/about-that-sticky-question-of-dual-loyalties/

US-Israel Predictably Behind Turkish Aggression in Syria
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
Turkey's ongoing fighting in northern Syria's Idlib governorate was

Palestinian boy martyred by Israeli forces in West Bank
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-11
The Palestinian Health Ministry said 15-year-old Mohammad Hamayel was shot in the head by Israeli forces near Nablus city in the occupied West Bank.It said a total of 112 Palestinians were injured by live ammunition, rubber bullets, and tear gas fired by Israeli forces.One of the injured is in critical situation, the ministry added.The clashes erupted after more than 40 Israeli military patrols stormed Mount Arma to disperse Palestinians who had gathered to prevent settlers from establishing control over it.On Tuesday, the Palestine Liberation Organization's Anti-Settlement Authority had called for a protest at M…
yenisafak.com/en/world/palestinian-boy-martyred-by-israeli-forces-in-west-bank-3513759

Israel's President Receives Official Results of Snap Elections, Set to Start Winner Talks
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-11
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The head of Israel's Central Elections Committee, Neal Hendel, on Wednesday presented President Reuven Rivlin with the official results of the March 2 general vote, paving the way for consultations that could end the almost a year-long political deadlock in the country.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202003111078537219-israels-president-receives-official-results-of-snap-elections-set-to-start-winner-talks/

'Breaking the Silence' documents testimonies of Israeli veterans of Palestinian Occupation
Cathy Deppe | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-10
Testimonies of Israeli veterans who served in the Occupied Palestinian territories take us out of our comfort zones. The documentary Breaking the Silence does that by highlighting the voices of these soldiers turned activists. The film title is taken from the name of the organization they established to transmit what they have seen and experienced …
peoplesworld.org/article/breaking-the-silence-documents-testimonies-of-israeli-veterans-of-palestinian-occupation/

Israeli IDF Snipers Boast of Shooting 'Ducks' in Gaza'. Boasting About Their Hits. Unspoken Crimes against Humanity
Jonathan Ofir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-10
Two days ago (Friday) a piece came out in Haaretz by Ido Glazer, featuring stories from five anonymous snipers who told how they gunned down unarmed protesters at the March of Return near the Gaza perimeter fence. | These accounts are …
globalresearch.ca/remember-knee-crosshairs-bursting-open-israeli-snipers-boast-shooting-ducks-gaza/5705911

Israeli IDF Snipers Boast of Shooting 'Ducks' in Gaza'. Boasting About Their Hits. Unspoken Crimes against Humanity
Jonathan Ofir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-10
Two days ago (Friday) a piece came out in Haaretz by Ido Glazer, featuring stories from five anonymous snipers who told how they gunned down unarmed protesters at the March of Return near the Gaza perimeter fence. | These accounts are …
globalresearch.ca/remember-knee-crosshairs-bursting-open-israeli-snipers-boast-shooting-ducks-gaza/5705911

Standing room only at Chicago International Women's Day celebration
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-10
Chicago, IL – 100 people attended the International Women's Day celebration sponsored by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) in Chicago. The speakers, as well as the people in the room, were from the Black liberation movement – most notably the Chicago Alliance against Racist and Political Repression – labor unions, and anti-imperialist movements like the Filipino, Palestinian and Puerto Rican liberation movements, as well as electoral candidates and elected officials. | Christel Williams-Hayes, recording secretary of the Chicago Teachers Union, spoke on the important roles that women played in the 11-day…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/10/standing-room-only-chicago-international-women-s-day-celebration

Israeli Forces Fire Live Rounds and Flares into Besieged Gaza Strip
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-10
Flares lit up the sky over the eastern border area of Gaza City, on Sunday evening, as the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) intensively fired live rounds at agricultural plots of land, Days of Palestine reported. According to local sources, the IOF opened fire at cultivated lands east of Gaza City, …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-fire-live-rounds-and-flares-into-besieged-gaza-strip/

Abuse, Oppression and Murder: The PA Does Israel's Dirty Work in the West Bank
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-10
Arbitrary arrests, torture, and violence are regular occurrences in occupied Palestine. While Israel is responsible for the greater share of the violation of Palestinian human rights, the PA is part and parcel of that same Israeli strategy.
mintpressnews.com/abuse-oppression-and-murder-the-pa-does-israels-dirty-work-in-the-west-bank/265612/

IDF Knee-Capping Besieged Gazans. Hundreds of Palestinians Killed
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-10
Live fire by Israeli soldiers, police, and other security forces against defenseless Palestinians threatening no one is official Jewish state policy. | What was instituted on the pretext of preventing harm to Israelis is systematically and repeatedly breached by IDF and …
globalresearch.ca/idf-knee-capping-besieged-gazans-hundreds-of-palestinians-killed/5705989

IDF Knee-Capping Besieged Gazans. Hundreds of Palestinians Killed
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-10
Live fire by Israeli soldiers, police, and other security forces against defenseless Palestinians threatening no one is official Jewish state policy. | What was instituted on the pretext of preventing harm to Israelis is systematically and repeatedly breached by IDF and …
globalresearch.ca/idf-knee-capping-besieged-gazans-hundreds-of-palestinians-killed/5705989

Four Hundred Olive Saplings Uprooted by Israeli Forces in the West Bank
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-10
Israeli forces, on Monday, uprooted hundreds of olive saplings in the Palestinian village of Wadi Fukin, west of Bethlehem, in the southern occupied West Bank, according to a local source. Nidal Manasra, a member of Wadi Fukin village council, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that Israeli soldiers invaded the village …
imemc.org/article/four-hundred-olive-saplings-uprooted-by-israeli-forces-in-the-west-bank/

400 Olive Tree Campaign trees, sponsored and planted by internationals, uprooted by Israeli soldiers in Bethlehem
Staff | imemc.org | 2020-03-10
Bethlehem, 9 March 2020

Israeli Troops Abduct 14 Palestinians in Pre-Dawn Raids
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-03-10
Israeli forces abducted 14 Palestinians before dawn Tuesday in raids of various parts of the West Bank. In Nablus, Israeli troops abducted 10 Palestinians in the Nablus District. According to local source Wafa News Agency, Israeli troops invaded Beit Janoub, south of Nablus, and abducted eight youth, after raiding and …
imemc.org/article/israeli-troops-abduct-14-palestinians-in-pre-dawn-raids/

41 Palestinian Children Arrested by Israeli Forces in February
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-10
Israeli authorities, in February, arrested a total of 41 Palestinian children, imprisoning 20 of them in Ofer prison, according to the Committee of Prisoners and Former Prisoners. The Committee explained that, of the children arrested last month; 20 were kidnapped from their homes, 6 from the streets, 1 for not …
imemc.org/article/qnn-41-palestinian-children-arrested-by-israeli-forces-in-february/

Palestinian Rights Organization Challenges Meritless Lawsuit Filed Against It

| globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-10
Last night, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) moved to dismiss a meritless lawsuit filed against it by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and several individuals. Human rights attorneys say the lawsuit targets USCPR's support of Palestinian rights and …
globalresearch.ca/palestinian-rights-organization-challenges-meritless-lawsuit-filed-against-it/5706001

EU Condemns Netanyahu Promise to Build Settlement Homes in West Bank's E1 Area
Muhamed Munir Abu Nahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-10
Israel faced harsh international criticism on Friday 28 Feb, 2020 after it advanced plans for the construction of 3,500 housing units in the contentious E1 area, located adjacent to and northeast of East Jerusalem and to the west of Al-Eizariya …
globalresearch.ca/eu-condemns-netanyahu-promise-build-settlement-homes-west-bank-e1-area/5705962

Israel's Third Election: Netanyahu Wins, Justice Loses
James J. Zogby | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-10
Israel just completed its third national election in less than a year. The first two votes in April and September 2019 ended in an impasse with no party able to form a governing coalition of 61 Knesset Members (i.e. a …
globalresearch.ca/israel-third-election-netanyahu-wins-justice-loses/5705999

Israeli Court Turns Down Netanyahu's Request to Delay Trial
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-10
A court in Israel rejected Tuesday a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay the start of his corruption trial. | RELATED: | Netanyahu's Rival Gantz in Discussion With Smaller Parties | Netanyahu's lawyers had asked for a 45-day delay arguing their client had not received all the prosecution's case material but public prosecutors opposed any delays and the court endorsed their position. | The request was "technical" and intended to give the defense time to examine…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Court-Turns-Down-Netanyahus-Request-to-Delay-Trial–20200310-0022.html

Israel hits a brick wall
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-10
Elections are supposed to solve problems by reordering government, adopting new policies, and putting new people in control. But how many elections must Israel have before it realizes it can do none of those things because it's caught in an intractable constitutional bind? | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/10/israel-hits-a-brick-wall/

US Sick-Leave Policies, Healthcare Hinder Coronavirus Efforts
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-10
The presence of the novel coronavirus in the United States, a country where crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is used as a health-care lifeline and even insured patients can face hefty co-payments when visiting the doctor for minor ailments, poses a major challenge for an inequality-riddled system. | RELATED: | Italy, Israel, Others Take Extensive Measures as Virus Spreads | The viral outbreak has revealed gaping holes in healthcare coverage at a time when people may need it most…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Sick-Leave-Policies-Healthcare-Hinder-Coronavirus-Efforts-20200310-0015.html

Analysis: "42 Knees In One Day"- Israeli Snipers Open Up About Shooting Gaza Protesters
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-03-09
By Hilo Glazer for Haaretz I know exactly how many knees I've hit, says Eden, who completed his service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as a sniper in its Golani infantry brigade six months ago. For much of the time, he was stationed along the border with the Gaza …
imemc.org/article/analysis-42-knees-in-one-day-israeli-snipers-open-up-about-shooting-gaza-protesters/

Abuse, Oppression and Murder: The PA Does Israel's Dirty Work in the West Bank
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-09
Merely two weeks after Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, declared that the PA will suspend all 'security coordination' with Israel, Palestinian security forces in the West Bank killed unarmed teenager, Salah Zakareneh. Zakareneh is not the first and, sadly, will not be the last Palestinian to be killed by the PA security forces, which in …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/abuse-oppression-and-murder-the-pa-does-israels-dirty-work-in-the-west-bank/

Palestinians Suffer Tear-Gas Inhalation During Israeli Incursions in West Bank
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-09
Dozens of Palestinians suffocated, on Saturday, on tear-gas fired at them by Israeli forces during confrontations that erupted in al-'Isawiya area of occupied Jerusalem, according to local sources. Sources told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that Israeli forces stormed several neighborhoods in al-'Isawiya and assaulted residents, firing concussion grenades, and tear-gas …
imemc.org/article/palestinians-suffer-tear-gas-inhalation-during-israeli-incursions-in-west-bank/

In Pre-Dawn Raids, Israeli Troops Abduct 12 Palestinians
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-03-09
The Israeli forces launched pre-dawn raids Monday morning in various parts of the West Bank, abducting 12 Palestinians, including two previously-released prisoners. In Hebron, Israeli forces abducted: Abdel Karim Khaled Abu Sal (23 years), Amr Khaled Al-Badawi, Majid Tayseer Al-Titi (23 years), and Ahmed Ezzat Al-Sabatin, all from Al-Arroub camp …
imemc.org/article/in-pre-dawn-raids-israeli-troops-abduct-12-palestinians/

Israeli Forces Seize Excavators South of Hebron, Deliver Demolition Notice in Jordan Valley
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-08
Israeli forces, on Sunday, seized construction equipment in Birin area, south of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, according to a local activist. Fuad al-'Amour, the coordinator of the Protection and Steadfastness Committee in Masafer Yatta, told WAFA correspondent that the soldiers seized two excavators belonging to local Palestinian …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-seize-excavators-south-of-hebron-deliver-demolition-notice-in-jordan-valley/

Netanyahu may yet prove himself the Houdini of Israeli Politics
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-06
It may have taken him a year and three elections to achieve it, but on Tuesday, Benjamin Netanyahu started to look like the Great Houdini of Israeli politics

A Terrifying Scenario: Coronavirus in "Quarantined" Gaza
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-05
What if the Coronavirus reaches the besieged Gaza Strip? While the question carries great urgency for all Palestinians living under Israel's military occupation, the Gaza situation is particularly complex and extremely worrying. Nearly 50 countries have already reported cases of COVID-19 disease, one of several epidemics that are caused by the Coronavirus. If developed countries, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/a-terrifying-scenario-coronavirus-in-quarantined-gaza/

Free doco makes case for Palestine solidarity
Stuart Munckton | greenleft.org.au | 2020-03-03
Film & theatre Middle East National liberation Nora Barrows-FriedmanIssue 1256 PalestineMarch 3, 2020Often, I am asked for recommendations of video primers on the situation in Palestin…
greenleft.org.au/content/free-doco-makes-case-palestine-solidarity

Pipeline or a Pipedream
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-03-02
Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean…
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