(2020-05-19). News Stories Avoid Naming Israel. globalresearch.ca There are two stories that seem to have been under-reported in the past couple of weeks. The first involves Michael Flynn's dealings with the Russian United Nations Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. And the second describes yet another bit of …
(2020-05-19). What You Need to Know about the ICC Investigation of War Crimes in Occupied Palestine. counterpunch.org Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has, once and for all, settled the doubts on the Court's jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed in occupied Palestine. On April 30, Bensouda released a 60-page document diligently laying down the legal bases for that decision, concluding that "the Prosecution has carefully considered the
(2020-05-19). Zionists Should Return Entire Occupied Lands to Palestinians: Rabbi Weiss. globalresearch.ca In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Rabbi Weiss said the Israeli regime was established in Palestine by committing all kinds of crimes against its people, which is a violation of Jewish religious laws towards fellow human beings, adding that …
(2020-05-19). ICC Investigation of War Crimes in Occupied Palestine. zcomm.org Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has, once and for all, settled the doubts on the Court's jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed in occupied Palestine.
(2020-05-19). Israà´l frappe la Syrie pour maintenir les États-Unis au Levant. Vingt ans après le retrait inconditionnel d'Israà´l du Liban, où en sommes-nous? 2/3. thealtworld.com 
Après avoir perdu sa deuxième guerre au Liban, Israà´l a découvert que le seul moyen de réprimer le Hezbollah …
(2020-05-19). Israel strikes Syria to keep the USA in the Levant. 20 years after the unconditional Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, what has been achieved? (2). thealtworld.com 
Following its defeat in the second war on Lebanon, Israel discovered that its only way to suppress Hezbollah would …
(2020-05-19). Israel's Annexation Plan Is "The Nakba Revisited" globalresearch.ca Anniversaries commemorate past events. And you could be forgiven for thinking that an event which happened 72 years ago is indeed in the past. | This is true of most anniversaries, except when it comes to
(2020-05-18). The Nakba: 72 years of ongoing catastrophe. workers.org 
May 15 is the day commemorating Youm al-Nakba, the Day of Catastrophe, when white European settlers declared war on the people of Palestine in 1948. In the violence that immediately followed the settlers' so-called "independence" declaration, at least 700,000 Palestinians were forced out of their homes, and hundreds of towns . . . |
(2020-05-18). How Democracy Falls In East Europe And The Balkans. therealnews.com 
Freedom House says Eastern European and Balkans democracies are in danger. COVID-19 has opened the door to surveillance, and threatens democracies from Hungary to India to Israel.
(2020-05-18). Outspoken Palestinians — transformed into antisemites simply because they call for peace. truepublica.org.uk By Jonathan Cook: An attack on a prominent British-Palestinian doctor and academic, Ghada Karmi, by a self-styled "antisemitism watchdog" looks suspiciously like a new trend in anti-Palestinian bigotry and bullying dressed up as victimhood. Late last month, the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), which claims to represent the interests of the UK's Jewish community, said it …
(2020-05-18). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians, Injure Several Others, In West Bank. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, eight Palestinians, and injured many others, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the soldiers invaded many communities, stormed and ransacked homes, and attack protesters. In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the home of Ahmad Nabeeh Abu ar-Rob, and violently searched …
(2020-05-18). Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians, Injure Many, In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Monday, Hebron city, and nearby towns of Beit Ummar and Yatta, in addition to the al-'Arroub refugee camp, in southern West Bank, searched and ransacked many homes and abducted four Palestinians, in addition to wounding several others. Mohammad Awad, a local nonviolent media activist in Beit …
(2020-05-18). Israeli youth convicted for murdering 3 members of a Palestinian family in 2015 terrorist attack. peoplesdispatch.org The convicted Israeli is part of an extremist settler terror group called hilltop youth. Members of this group are followers of Meir Kahane, who called for the expulsion of all non-Jewish people from Israel…
(2020-05-18). Soldiers Assault A Palestinian Before Abducting Him In Jenin. imemc.org Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Monday at dawn, a young Palestinian man in Misilyah town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted him after searching and ransacking his home. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the town, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked the home of …
(2020-05-18). Jerusalem Charity Closed for "Violating Israeli Sovereignty" imemc.org Israeli police invaded the "Volunteer for Hope" charitable organization in Jerusalem, on Sunday, ordering it's closure for a total of six months, Quds News Network reported. The charity, located in Beit Hanina village, in occupied East Jerusalem is said to be associated with the Palestinian Authority (PA). The order included …
(2020-05-18). Israeli Military Court Extends Detention of a Palestinian Teen Boy. imemc.org The Israeli military court of Salem, near Jenin city in the West Bank, ordered on Monday, the extension of the detention of Palestinian teenager, Qasem Abu Baker, 17, from the Palestinian village of Y'abad, south of Jenin city. The mother of Qasem, told media outlets that Monday's extension is the …
(2020-05-19). Israeli Operatives Behind 'Highly Accurate' Cyberattack on Iranian Port Facility — Report. iranian.com On 10 May, the managing director of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization, Mohammad Rastad, confirmed in a televised statement that the county's port of Shahid Rajaee, in the coastal city of Bandar Abbas, was the victim of a cyberattack by an unknown foreign hacker on 9 May, bringing to a halt all shipping traffic in …
(2020-05-18). The 'Clean Break' Doctrine: A Modern-Day Sykes-Picot Waging War and Havoc in the Middle East. strategic-culture.org 
In 1996 a task force, led by Richard Perle, produced a policy document titled "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm" for Benjamin Netanyahu, who was then in his first term as Prime Minister of Israel, as a how-to manual on approaching regime change in the Middle East and for the destruction of the Oslo Accords. | The "Clean Break" policy document outlined these goals: 1) Ending Yasser Arafat's and the Palestinian Authority's political influence, by blaming them for acts of Palestinian terrorism 2) Inducing the United States to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. 3) Launching war against Syr…
(2020-05-19). 'Going to hell for laughing': British man's TikTok video about Holocaust victims' tattoos makes jaws drop. rt.com 
A controversy is mounting as a TikTok video apparently poking fun at how Nazis marked their victims at death camps with tattooed numbers received more than 600,000 views. | The video was uploaded on April 28 and has now found its way into headlines, with the Jewish Chronicle
(2020-05-18). Iraqi govt considers imposing full lockdown in Baghdad areas amid uptick in coronavirus cases. rt.com 
Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the new health minister said on Monday, as in coronavirus cases have jumped in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. | The new government under PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi was sworn into power just two weeks ago following a five-month leadership vacuum. Ministers have to respond to the pandemic and a severe economic crisis brought on by falling oil prices. | Areas of Baghdad believed to play a role in spreading the virus will face a full lockdown as of Wednesday for a period of two weeks, Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi said in a statement.
(2020-05-19). Only Palestinians can, should decide for Palestine: Foreign Ministry. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) — Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its twitter account on Tuesday wrote that only Palestinians whether Muslim, Christian, or Jew with a national referendum can and should decide for Palestine.
(2020-05-19). Al-Nakhalah deplores Zionists' plan for West Bank annexation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) — The Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement said the plan for the annexation of West Bank is at the center of the Zionists' project for occupying the Palestinian lands.
(2020-05-19). EU urges Israeli regime to refrain from its illegal annexation plan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) — EU Foreign Policy Chief has urged the regime in Tel Aviv to refrain from its announced annexation plan, noting that such measures are against international law.
(2020-05-19). Resistance, unity key to defeat Zionist regime. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) — Bahrain's leading Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim said continuing the resistance and avoiding division in the Muslim World are the key moves to overcome the occupying regime of Israel's atrocities.
(2020-05-18). Intl. professors, figures to discuss Palestine via webinars. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) — International Association of Muslim University Professors (IAOMUP) is organizing three webinars on the issue of Palestine from Monday to Wednesday.
(2020-05-19). Killed By Mistake: Lebanese Teenager Who Moved to UK is Gunned Down Outside Supermarket. sputniknews.com The family of Aya Hachem moved to England from the Lebanese village of Qlaileh – only five miles from the Israeli border – in 2011, looking for security and peace. But on Sunday the 19-year-old law student was shot dead outside a supermarket.
(2020-05-19). 'Enmity Towards God and Corruption on Earth': Iran MPs Ban Work with Israel. sputniknews.com Previously, the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission had prepared and approved a bill on "confronting the hostile acts of the Zionist regime against peace and security".
(2020-05-19). Palestinians Withdraw From All Agreements With Israel, US – Mahmoud Abbas. sputniknews.com The head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has repeatedly warned Israel that he will tear up any bilateral agreements with the Jewish state if Tel Aviv attempts to further extend its sovereignty over parts of the West Bank, a possibility left open by Israel's new unity government.
(2020-05-19). Israel's Prosecution Asks Court to Deny Netanyahu's Request to Skip Trial Hearing. sputniknews.com TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli State Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday asked the court to deny Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to skip the opening hearing in the graft trial scheduled for 24 May.
(2020-05-19). Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque to reopen after Eid holiday. yenisafak.com Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque will reopen to worshippers after Eid al-Fitr holiday, the authority responsible for overseeing the city's holy sites said on Tuesday. | In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department said steps to reopen the site will be announced soon. | Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, will start on Sunday. | The mosque was shut to worshippers late March amid the spread of the novel coronavirus in Palestinian territories. | Palestinian authorities confirmed 576 coronavirus infections, including 67 cases in East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located. | Al-A…
(2020-05-18). Israeli Colonists Chop Down 80 Olive Trees In Nablus, Bethlehem. imemc.org Several fanatic illegal Israeli colonists invaded, Sunday, a Palestinian olive orchard, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and cut more than 40 olive trees. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel's illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists stormed an olive orchard …
(2020-05-18). Artists across the world call for an end to Israel's siege of Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org On the second anniversary of the massacre of Palestinians during the Great March of Return, over 400 artists, musicians, writers and cultural practitioners backed Amnesty International's call for an arms embargo on Israel…
(2020-05-18). Israeli Colonist Stabs A Palestinian Teen In The Neck, In Jerusalem. imemc.org An Israeli colonialist settler stabbed, on Sunday evening, a Palestinian teenage boy in the neck, in occupied East Jerusalem, causing a mild-to-moderate injury. Eyewitnesses said the colonist assaulted the teen, Mohammad Natsha, 17, and stabbed him with a sharp object in his neck. They added that the Israeli assailant is …
(2020-05-18). Israeli Army Bulldozers Raze Palestinian Farm Land in Tulkarem. imemc.org In the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Israeli troops reportedly attacked Palestinian farm land, earlier on Monday, and army bulldozers began razing olive trees in an area estimated at four acres in size. Local Palestinian sources said that the farm land razed is located between the Kafa and Shoufa villages, …
(2020-05-18). Over 250 Artists, Writers Urge Israel to Stop Siege of Gaza. globalresearch.ca More than 250 global artists and writers including rocker Peter Gabriel, director Ken Loach and actor Viggo Mortensen have appealed to Israel to stop the "siege" of Gaza. | The coronavirus epidemic could have a devastating effect in "the world's largest …
(2020-05-18). Twenty Years After the Unconditional Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon, What Has Been Achieved? globalresearch.ca "We were Hezbollah trainers. It is an organisation that learns quickly. The Hezbollah we met at the beginning (1982) is different from the one we left behind in 2000". This is what the former Chief of Staff and former Minister …
(2020-05-18). A new coalition government takes charge in Israel with Netanyahu as prime minister. peoplesdispatch.org The new government with a three-year term has the highest number of ministers in Israeli history. It also includes some novel experiments such as designating Benny Gantz as the "alternative and future prime minister" of Israel…
(2020-05-18). Israeli Colonists Hurl Stones At Teqoua' Town Council. imemc.org Several Israeli colonists hurled stones, Sunday, at the building of the Local Municipal Council of Teqoua' town, east of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Salem Abu Mfarreh, the mayor of Teqoua', said the colonists stopped their car in front of the Local Council's building, before jumping …
(2020-05-18). NAM blasts Zionist regime's illegal annexation plan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) — Non-Aligned Movement condemned the Zionist regime's plans to annex large parts of the West Bank and East Quds to the occupied Palestinian territories.
(2020-05-18). US forced by Zionism lobby to assist in establishing Israel despite its will. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) — In an interview with Mehr News agency, American thinker Alison Weir said that despite the US officials and nation will, the US was forced to assist in establishing Israel due to pressure of the Zionism lobby.
(2020-05-18). Details of anti-Zionism motion adopted by Iranian Parliament. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) — Iranian lawmakers have approved a motion unanimously to counter the hostile measures of the Israeli regime.
(2020-05-18). Parl. ratifies outlines of a motion to counter Zionist regime's hostile moves. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) — Lawmakers at the Iranian Parliament approved the generalities of a motion which obliges the government to take certain measures against hostile moves of the Israeli regime.
(2020-05-18). Zionist regime disturbing region by its hostile activities: Larijani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) — The Speaker of Iran's Parliament Ali Larijani said on Monday that the Zionist regime is disturbing the region by its hostile activities and Majlis has accordingly approved a motion which obliges the government to take certain measures against hostile moves of the Israeli regime.
(2020-05-18). Old Faces, New Positions: Who's Who in Israel's 35th Government. sputniknews.com After a year and a half of political turmoil, Israel's 35th government was finally sworn in on Monday. Featuring 34 ministers and half a dozen deputies, amid an economic crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19, the coalition has become the most expensive in the history of the country, stirring criticism from left, right, and centre.
(2020-05-17). Chinese Ambassador To Israel Found Dead, Sparking Avalanche Of Rumors Amid Tensions. iranian.com China's Ambassador to Israel has been found dead inside his home near Tel Aviv Sunday morning, Israel's Foreign Ministry has confirmed. 57-year old ambassador Du Wei had only assumed his post in February 2020 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, due to which he entered a two week mandatory self-quarantine upon his arrival. He'd previously been China's envoy to …
(2020-05-17). Remembering Palestine on Nakba Day: Use the Hashtag COVID1948. globalresearch.ca Palestinians worldwide have an annual day of remembrance called
(2020-05-17). Boisterous Nakba Day car rally rolls through Minneapolis suburb. fightbacknews.org Columbia Heights, MN – Just outside city limits from Northeast Minneapolis, Central Avenue was awash with Palestine flags during Friday rush hour as Palestinian-Americans and solidarity activists commemorated Al-Nakba. Nakba Day, held each year on May 15, remembers the 1948 ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of indigenous Palestinians from their national homeland by Zionist settlers. Around 60 cars and dozens of families drove in a long caravan through the heavily Arab-American neighborhood, with chants of "From the river to the sea…" echoing for blocks. The protest was one of many actions that happened…
(2020-05-17). Israeli Forces Abduct Child, Two Young Men in West Bank Raids Sunday. imemc.org Israeli forces invaded the West Bank, early Sunday morning, before dawn, and attacked Palestinians in their homes, including a child. The troops then abducted the Palestinians and took them to unknown locations for interrogation. According to local sources, Israeli troops abducted 14-year-old Ammar Thawabteh while he was asleep in his …
(2020-05-17). Armed Israeli Settlers Uproot 40 Olive Trees, South of Nablus. imemc.org Armed Israeli colonists reportedly uprooted, early on Sunday morning, forty olive trees, owned by local Palestinian farmers, south of Nablus city, in the occupied West Bank. Ghassan Daghlas, Palestinian chief for the Israeli settlements' file in the northern West Bank, told media outlets that dozens of armed Israeli settlers invaded …
(2020-05-17). Jews to Palestinian Whose Home They Occupy: What Do You Want? globalresearch.ca "On the anniversary of the