(2020-06-11). Should UK local gov't pension schemes be invested in overt brutal racism like this? truepublica.org.uk Guest Writer: A sure-fire method of ensuring this news outlet will be attacked with a wave of bots attempting to crack open its security systems and take it down from public view is to report on Israel in a negative light. But let's call out Israel for what it really is as a state. From …
(2020-06-10). Palestine Bleeds: Israel's Execution of an Autistic Man is Not an Exception but the Norm. mintpressnews.com 
In recent years, the Israeli army has upgraded its code of conduct, adopting a shoot-to-kill policy of any Palestinian they suspect of attempting to harm Israeli occupation soldiers, even when the alleged Palestinian 'attacker' is no longer posing a threat.
(2020-06-10). Militarized Police, A Gift from Israel? globalresearch.ca The killing of black man George Floyd by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has produced the highest level of national unrest seen in the United States since the 1960s. Tens of thousands of protesters are demonstrating against racism and …
(2020-06-10). Still Protesting After All These Years. globalresearch.ca On Wednesday, June 4, I joined thousands of marchers in Kitchener, Ontario, the town in which I live, to protest racism and police brutality. I have, in the last few years, participated in local events in support of Palestinian self-determination …
(2020-06-10). Palestinian authority hints at declaration of sovereign state if Israel continues with annexation plan. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shatyyeh reiterated PA's rejection of the so-called Peace Plan proposed by US president Donald Trump, and said that the PA has devised a counterproposal…
(2020-06-10). Organization of the Islamic Cooperation To Meet Over Israeli Annexation Plan. imemc.org Palestinian Authority's (PA) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Riyad Al-Malki, on Tuesday, said that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), comprising of dozens of Islamic and Arab nations, will convene on Wednesday, at the foreign ministers' level over planned Israeli annexation of the West Bank. Al-Malki said in a statement, that …
(2020-06-10). Israeli Forces Demolish Several Palestinian Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli troops reportedly knocked down, on Tuesday morning, a number of Palestinian-owned homes in the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem. Head of the Palestinian committee for defending Palestinian lands in the Sawarha neighborhood, Youmis Ja'far, told media outlets that Israeli soldiers, backed by armored vehicles, invaded the neighborhood and forced local …
(2020-06-09). Palestinian Lives Matter: Huge Jewish-Arab Rally in Tel Aviv Decries Netanyahu's Plan to Annex 1/3 of West Bank. globalresearch.ca The gathering was addressed via video by US Senator Bernie …
(2020-06-09). The US and Israel Hope to Scare the Hague War Crimes Court off from Helping Palestine. dissidentvoice.org 
In the near-two decades since the International Criminal Court was set up to try the worst violations of international human rights law, it has faced harsh criticism for its highly selective approach to the question of who should be put on trial. Created in 2002, the court, it was imagined, would act as a deterrent …
(2020-06-09). From Occupation to 'Occupy': The Israelification of American domestic security. thegrayzone.com One of the first comprehensive surveys of Israeli training of US local and federal law enforcement officials. By Max Blumenthal…
(2020-06-09). Palestinian solidarity with George Floyd. workers.org 
The following remarks were prepared for a rally at LOVE Park in Philadelphia on June 4. My name is Susan Abulhawa, from Workers World Party, and I bring revolutionary greetings and solidarity from Palestine, where Palestinians have been marching in the streets of Jerusalem, Ramallah, Haifa, Gaza and beyond in . . . |
(2020-06-09). Militarized Police a Gift from Israel? thealtworld.com Training of American police in brutal tactics revealed | The killing of black man George Floyd by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has produced the highest level of national unrest seen in the United States since the 1960s. Tens of thousands of protesters are demonstrating against racism and perceived police brutality. As it also comes at a time of coronavirus pandemic and record unemployment, it has the potential to change the U.S. in fundamental ways. The core issue is that many on the left, as well as some on the right, see America's police as something like an "occupying force," increasingly sel…
(2020-06-09). Palestinians across the West Bank protest Israeli annexation plans. peoplesdispatch.org On June 8, Monday, thousands of Palestinians protested against the proposed Israeli plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank. These non-violent and peaceful protests were met with brutal repression from Israeli security forces. | The demonstrations were part of the commemorations marking the 53rd anniversary of Naksa (letdown) Day, when, in 1967, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza strip began. This was following the six-day war. | As per multiple media reports, demonstrations were held in the occupied West Bank towns of Bil'in, Ni'lin, Kafr Qaddum, Hares, Qusin and cit…
(2020-06-09). Netanyahu unfazed by protests against annexation of occupied West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org Massive protests broke out in Tel Aviv on June 6 against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank.
(2020-06-09). Army Demolishes A Home, Displacing disabled Mother, 8 Children, In Jerusalem. imemc.org The Israeli authorities demolished, Tuesday, a Palestinian home in Ras al-Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem, displacing 10 Palestinians, including a physically challenged mother and eight children. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) stated that dozens of soldiers, police officers and personnel of the City …
(2020-06-09). Palestinian Tents, Agricultural Structures, Greenhouse Demolished by Israeli Authorities. imemc.org The Israeli 'civil administration' invaded al-'Isawiya neighborhood in East Jerusalem, on Monday and proceeded to demolish agricultural structures belonging to Ahmad Abed Mahmoud, and Abed Nemer Mahmoud, according to Quds News Network. Also on Monday, the Israeli military dismantled and seized a Palestinian-owned greenhouse in the village of al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiya, …
(2020-06-09). Israeli Soldiers Abduct 22 Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, twenty-two Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS office in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers abducted seven Palestinians …
(2020-06-09). Israeli Settlers Puncture Palestinian-owned Vehicles, Vandalize Homes. imemc.org Illegal Israeli settlers, on Monday, punctured the tires of Palestinian-owned vehicles, in the occupied West Bank town of As-Sawiya, south of Nablus Alray reported. Palestinian official, Ghassan Daghlas, monitors illegal settlement activities said that Israeli colonists stormed the town of As-Sawiya and cut the tires of more than eight vehicles. …
(2020-06-09). Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Young Woman Near Nablus. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday afternoon, a young Palestinian woman at a military roadblock near Nablus city, in northern West Bank. Mohammad 'Azem, the Mayor of Sebastia Palestinian town, northwest of Nablus, said the abducted young woman has been identified as Lian Nizar Kayed, 22, from Sebastia. 'Azem added that …
(2020-06-09). Demolition Orders Delivered to Several Palestinians Structures in West Bank. imemc.org Israeli forces, on Monday, delivered demolition orders against several Palestinian-owned structures in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. In the northern West Bank village of Hares, the Palestinian owners of a 100 dunam plot containing a park, an unpaved road, retaining walls, a playground and a storage space, …
(2020-06-09). The Six-Day War: The Myth of an Israeli David Versus an Arab Goliath. globalresearch.ca June 2, 1967, was a tense day at the Israeli army headquarters in Tel Aviv. For weeks, IDF generals had been pushing the government to initiate a war and the atmosphere was tense. Israel's Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, …
(2020-06-08). What is Next for Palestinian Popular Resistance in Gaza? dissidentvoice.org 
Wafaa Aludaini is a witness to many of Gaza's recent tragedies and also never-ending resistance. She experienced the violent Israeli occupation, the subsequent blockade on the impoverished Strip, and several wars that resulted in the death and wounding of tens of thousands of Palestinians. But none of Israel's wars impacted Aludaini's life as much as …
(2020-06-08). Defund the Police: Linda Sarsour & Mychal Denzel Smith on What Meaningful Change Would Look Like. democracynow.org 
Amid growing calls in New York City for police accountability, Mayor Bill de Blasio has pledged to shift some of the city's funding for police and reallocate it to social services. We get response from Linda Sarsour, longtime Palestinian American Muslim organizer and co-founder of Until Freedom, which along with others has led the push to institute meaningful change. We also speak with author Mychal Denzel Smith, who notes that "one thing that's come of this global pandemic of COVID-19 is an understanding of what constitutes essential, what do we actually need. And police have shown that they are inessential."
(2020-06-10). Rapper Ice Cube slammed for bizarre 'ANTI-SEMITIC' tweetstorm — but Twitter yet to intervene. rt.com 
US rapper and actor Ice Cube is being slammed as "anti-Semitic" for a series of strange tweets that appear to criticize Jewish people, linking them to a strange conspiracy theory. There has been no reaction from Twitter. | One image in particular tweeted by the 'Friday' star seems to have drawn most of the attention on social media. The picture shows the Jewish Star of David with a cube outlined in the middle. The tweet itself is in reply to another one of the rapper's posts depicting similar cube-like structures at landmarks across the world. | | © icecube Twitter | The black outlined hexagon seems to…
(2020-06-10). Palestine calls for establishing intl. front against Israeli annexation plan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Foreign Minister of Palestinian National Authority, Riyad al-Maliki, called for the formation of an international front against Israeli plan to annex part of the West Bank.
(2020-06-10). Palestinian people have no choice but resort to resistance: Deputy FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand said on Wed. that Palestinian people have no other choice but to resort to resistance.
(2020-06-09). Protests in front of Armenian Embassy in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — A public rally to protest the establishment of the Israeli embassy in Yerevan was held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in front of the Armenian Embassy in Tehran.
(2020-06-09). Hassan Nasrallah condoles demise of Abdullah Shallah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah extended condolences over the demise of former Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement chief Ramadan Abdullah Shallah.
(2020-06-10). Israel's annexation violates Int'l law: Germany. yenisafak.com German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesday that Israel's annexation of the West Bank will be a violation of international law."Europe regards annexation as a violation of international law," Maas told a joint press conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi.Maas, who is the first diplomat to visit Israel since the formation of the Israeli government last month, did not refer to specific European responses to the annexation decision once implemented.He stressed that the aim of his visit to Israel was to "learn more about Israel's plans".Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced th…
(2020-06-09). Israeli annexation plan 'very dangerous': Russia. yenisafak.com Israel's "dangerous" plans to annex Palestinian territories could provoke further discontent and violence, dooming prospects for a two-state solution, warned a top Russian diplomat on Tuesday.In the near future the new coalition government of Israel "may begin practical steps" to implement its stated plans to annex Palestinian territories, said Mikhail Bogdanov, Russia's deputy foreign minister."We believe that such a development would be very dangerous. We agree with the assessments and warnings in this regard, which are reflected in the latest decisions of the Arab League on this issue."The Arab League has cond…
(2020-06-08). Israel Continues to be Rewarded for Killing American Sailors: Remembering the USS Liberty. counterpunch.org 
June 8, 1967 stands as yet another "date of infamy" in the annals of American history. And even though numerically the dead and wounded American servicemen numbered in the hundreds instead thousands, June 8, 1967 is as heinous a date of infamy as the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the 9/11 attacks on
(2020-06-08). "Day and night, Palestinians are facing a settler-colonial machinery of oppression" peoplesdispatch.org Vijay Prashad talks to Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian on the nature of Israeli settler-colonialism, the killing of Iyad al-Hallaq and the various forms of resistance to occupation.
(2020-06-08). Dr Bouthaina Shaaban speaks to Vanessa Beeley, Damascus. thealtworld.com Dr Bouthaina Shaaban on the hybrid war strategy being waged by the West, Israel, Turkey, Gulf States against Syria and her allies. | We had a meeting, during which we discussed most aspects of the maximum pressure campaign the sado-barbaric US Coalition is imposing upon Syria and all the nations who would defend her or provide economic support, trade and military collaboration. | Covid19 was discussed and the deliberate westernization of this alleged "pandemic" to further tighten the screws on an already economically devastated country that has endured 10 years of war, plagued by the various terrorist gangs cr…
(2020-06-08). Dozens Abducted by Israeli Forces in Occupied Palestine. telesurenglish.net Occupying Israeli forces have kidnapped dozens of Palestinians Monday in a series of raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Information Center said in a report. | RELATED: | Citing local sources, the report said at least 29 Palestinians were abducted, including a woman and three minors, after Israeli forces broke into…
(2020-06-08). WAFA: Israel Committed 27 Violations Against Journalists in May 2020. imemc.org The Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) said in a report, on Sunday, that it has documented 27 violations committed by the Israeli occupation forces against journalists and media institutions working in the occupied Palestinian territories during May. The report on Israeli violations against journalists states that these violations included …
(2020-06-08). Unfazed by protests, Netanyahu reiterates plan to annex more Palestinian territory. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has occupied Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza since 1967 and also built numerous illegal settlements, violating several international laws. It now plans to formally annex a large part of these territories…
(2020-06-08). Camouflage: How the Israeli Left Continues to Hoodwink Us with Corrupted Slogans. globalresearch.ca To reach the hearts and minds of Americans, the Zionist Israeli Left is manipulating the Black Lives Matter movement. The slogans and images of protestors coming out of Tel Aviv continue to hoodwink the world with a sudden and self-serving …
(2020-06-08). For This to Slip Would Be the 'End of Empire'. thealtworld.com A hot humid day, but a gentle, warm breeze is blowing. The smoke and tear gas swirl gently to and fro, hanging in the dense, sweaty air, as shafts of dazzling sunlight scythe through the smokiness at sharp angles. A mass protest is forming. Youths are chattering; people moving aimlessly. It still has not solidified into purpose, yet the raw tenseness of the coming conflict hangs, as palpably as does the smoke in the air. It is evident — there will be violence today. | No, this is not America. This is the flashpoint crossroad between the radical Jewish settler outpost of Beit El in the West Bank, and its int…
(2020-06-08). Demolition Notices, Halt Construction Ordered by Israeli Military. imemc.org Israeli forces notified two Palestinian home owners, on Sunday, of the order to demolish their homes in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, according to a local activist. Popular committee coordinator in Yatta, Rateb al-Jabour, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that Israeli soldiers notified two …
(2020-06-08). Israeli Soldiers Abduct 23 Palestinians In Occupied Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, 23 Palestinians, most of them are members of Fateh Movement, from their homes in several parts of occupied East Jerusalem, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported. Silwanic stated that the soldiers conducted violent searches of dozens of homes in …
(2020-06-08). Four Palestinians, including a Child Abducted by Israeli Forces and Police. imemc.org Israeli police abducted, on Sunday, abducted four Palestinians, including a child, from occupied east Jerusalem the Palestinian Information Center reported. Local sources said that police forces stormed as-Sa'diyya neighborhood in Silwan district, and abducted a child, identified as Yazan Haddad. Also in Silwan, police abducted two young men after storming …
(2020-06-08). Israeli Military Razes Land in Gaza, Sets up Mobile Homes in West Bank. imemc.org The Israeli military invaded the blockaded Gaza Strip, on Monday morning, and razed land in the Abu Safiya area. A local monitor told Quds Press, that military vehicles, including 3 bulldozers intruded into and proceeded to level Palestinian lands, east of Jabalia, northern besieged Gaza Strip. In the occupied West …
(2020-06-08). The Gaza Strip Under Israeli Military Siege. globalresearch.ca The following article aims at providing a critical analysis of the Israeli policies towards the colonized Gaza Strip and its Palestinian people. Consequently, it will concentrate on the Military Siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, and on the deliberate Israelipolicy …
(2020-06-08). Israeli Shabak Claims Arresting A Palestinian Believed To Be Behind The Death Of A Soldier During Jenin Invasion. imemc.org The Israeli Security Agency (Shabak) lifted, on Sunday evening, a gag order on the abduction of a Palestinian who is believed to be behind the death of an Israeli soldier during an invasion into Ya'bad town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, on May 12, 2020. The Shabak …
(2020-06-08). Israeli Colonist Injures A Palestinian Child In Her Eye. imemc.org An illegal Israeli colonialist settler attacked, Sunday, a Palestinian child in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, causing an injury in one of her eyes, in addition to cuts and bruises. Media sources said the colonist assaulted the child, identified as Mariam Yasser Najeeb, 11, while playing and riding her …
(2020-06-08). Chief of Israeli regime threatens Hezbollah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Israeli Chief Reuven Rivlin threatened Hezbollah on Monday claiming that if the Lebanese force took action against the regime, he would respond harshly.
(2020-06-08). Israeli president vows to deal 'severe blow' to Lebanon. yenisafak.com Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday threatened to deal a "severe hit" to Lebanon, in case Hezbollah group launched any activities against Israel. | "Israel holds Lebanon and its government responsible for any activity that Hezbollah might commit against Israeli goals," Rivlin said at a ceremony in held in Jerusalem. | "As long as Hezbollah remains part of Lebanon and part of its government, and as long as this group continues to exploit the people of Lebanon to serve the interests of foreign countries, the responsibility for sovereignty rests with the government of Lebanon, and it will be responsible for an…
(2020-06-07). Netanyahu says Covid-19 won't diminish Israel's commitment to fighting Iran's nuclear program, urges 'crippling' sanction. rt.com 
The coronavirus pandemic should not be an obstacle in fighting Iran, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said calling for harsh sanctions against Tehran after a critical report by the international nuclear watchdog. | The PM insisted that "coronavirus does not diminish our determination to act against Iranian aggression at all," vowing to do everything to prevent Iran from ever getting a nuclear weapon. | "Iran systematically violates its commitments by hiding sites, by enriching fissile materials and other violations," Netanyahu said as he opened a government meeting on Sunday. | He called on the international comm…
(2020-06-07). Arab Group to Convene at UN over Israeli Annexation Plan. imemc.org Palestine's mission at the United Nations (UN) reportedly announced on Saturday, that a meeting involving Arab countries' representatives at the international organization, will be convened this Monday, within Palestinian efforts underway, to challenge Israeli government's plans to annex large parts of the Palestinian West Bank, to the occupation state of …
(2020-06-07). PLO Official Condemns Israeli Violations in Occupied East Jerusalem. imemc.org Senior Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee, condemned on Sunday, what she described as Israeli violations across the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem, in light of the recent Israeli entry ban, imposed on a grand Palestinian Muslim scholar. In a statement, issued by Ashrawi earlier today, the senior …