(2020-10-31). What Does Israel Have against Palestinian Singer, Mohammed Assaf? dissidentvoice.org 
Why does Israel hate Palestinian singer, Mohammed Assaf? On October 16, Avi Dichter, Israeli Member of Parliament from the right-wing Likud Party, announced that Assaf's special permit to enter the occupied Palestinian West Bank would be revoked. Assaf, originally from Gaza, now lives with his family in the United Arab Emirates. He achieved stardom in …
(2020-10-31). From a wealthy socialite to an Israeli Govt censor, Facebook's new "Free Speech Court" is anything but independent. mronline.org 
Freedom of speech on the Internet is all but extinct, and on the eve of the 2020 U.S. elections, a de facto "free speech court" is going to make sure it never comes back. On Facebook at least.
(2020-10-30). Why I'm Voting Green in 2020. globalresearch.ca Author's note: Kevin and I worked on this article together right before his untimely passing on September 6. I met Kevin during Ralph Nader's 2004 presidential campaign. Throughout the years since, I appreciated seeing his anti-imperialist and eco-socialist arguments strengthen …
(2020-10-30). The Sudan-Israel "Peace Deal: Lots of Behind-the-Scenes Maneuvering. globalresearch.ca The Sudanese-"Israeli" peace deal isn't a spontaneous act of reconciliation like it's misportrayed by some as being but the result of lots of behind-the-scenes maneuvering including last year's military coup and recent reports that Saudi Arabia will secretly pay Sudan's …
(2020-10-30). War-Weary Yemenis See Threat in Israel's Increasingly Public Role in Their Country. mintpressnews.com 
Many in Yemen fear that Israel's ambitions in their country don't end at the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and rumors are circulating that land grabs reminiscent of those in Palestine could soon hit Yemen's shores.
(2020-10-30). Arabic press review: Egyptian photojournalist disappears after interrogation. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Egyptian photojournalist disappears after interrogation | Meanwhile, Sudan's foreign minister is criticised over normalisation with Israel, and a French MP demands action be taken against UAE as a 'tax haven' | Fri, 10/30/2020 – 14: 37 | Egyptian photojournalist Mohamed al-Rai has reportedly gone missing since Wednesday (Twitter) | Egypt: Detained photojournalist missing…
(2020-10-30). France tensions explained in six questions. middleeasteye.net 
France tensions explained in six questions | Deadly attacks, 'Islam in crisis' comments, boycotts and cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad… Middle East Eye deciphers the context of recent tensions | Fri, 10/30/2020 – 12: 33 | A Palestinian woman walks past a mural of French President Emmanuel Macron in Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on 28 October 2020, painted to denounce Macron's defence of c…
(2020-10-30). Social Media's Erasure of Palestinians is a Grim Warning for our Future. dissidentvoice.org There is a growing unease that the decisions taken by social media corporations can have a harmful impact on our lives. These platforms, despite enjoying an effective monopoly over the virtual public square, have long avoided serious scrutiny or accountability. In a new Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, former Silicon Valley executives warn of a …
(2020-10-30). Sudanese transitional government normalized ties with Israel without popular mandate. peoplesdispatch.org The normalization of ties with Israel has been rejected by majority of the significant political parties and grassroots organizations in the ruling coalition, the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces…
(2020-10-30). 'High time for accountability', UN expert says as Israel approves highest rate of illegal settlements. news.un.org The international community must answer a "grave" breach of international law with "more than mere criticism", an independent UN expert said on Friday after the Israeli Government announced its approval of nearly 5,000 new settlement homes in occupied Palestinian territory.
(2020-10-30). Calling this "our Democracy" is like Slaves referring to "our Plantation" dissidentvoice.org While Americans are re-programmed every four years for the most important desperately crucial national emergency election since the last one, which will assure that Wall Street, the Pentagon, Israel and billionaires maintain power and control over everything that matters, most eligible voters will choose neither of the ruling power's candidates and in a sense exercise …
(2020-10-29). Twitter suspends Palestinian accounts shortly after Israeli ministry report on 'phony' profiles. middleeasteye.net 
Twitter suspends Palestinian accounts shortly after Israeli ministry report on 'phony' profiles | Social media giant says accounts were 'amplifying the dissemination of information' that violated its terms of service | Thu, 10/29/2020 – 12: 24 | Sada Social has been recording and monitoring the suspension of Palestinian content and accounts on Twitter and Facebook since September 2017 (AFP) | Twitter has suspe…
(2020-10-29). Intel Drop with The Greenwald issue. thealtworld.com A few things to add… | The Greenwald issue, he has taken to twitter to establish himself as 'wronged' but those of us who carry the water for the journalistic world, those who point at Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Kosher Nostra (Trump's gang) as 9/11 perpetrators…who publish the hard evidence of nuclear attacks…don't appreciate those like Greenwald very much. | You can't say "Israeli did it" without crediting Giuliani. You can't say "Rudy" without saying "Donald." | Trump's silence on 9/11 has been deafening. | Is the great reset coming? You will know when Trump flees to Ukraine. | As for Greenwald, we woul…
(2020-10-29). The Politics of Hunger Strikes. zcomm.org The inspirational example of the Irish hunger strikers who did not abandon their quest for elemental justice at the doorstep of death was not lost on the Palestinians…
(2020-10-29). The Palestinians must try to win over disillusioned Israelis to their cause. zcomm.org Winning over those Israelis who are disillusioned with the way that their government is going ever more to the extreme right can help to tip the balance in the Palestinians' favour. When that starts to happen, anything is possible…
(2020-10-28). The U.S. Just Blackmailed Sudan. strategic-culture.org 
Washington has proven that it is willing to make people suffer, and even starve, if governments don't acquiesce to normalization with Israel, writes As`ad AbuKhalil. | As`ad ABUKHALIL | The recent announcement that Washington would be lifting U.S. sanctions on Sudan in return for Sudan's normalization with Israel is a case study of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. | Sudan, like Somalia, has long been a battleground for Cold War intrigues by the U.S., which is responsible for the massive export of arms to both countries. Like the longtime Somali dictator, Muhammad Siad Barre, Sudan's Jaafar Nimeiry (1969-19…
(2020-10-28). Israel normalisation with Sudan 'deals blow' to Hamas in Gaza. middleeasteye.net 
Israel normalisation with Sudan 'deals blow' to Hamas in Gaza | Palestinian sources claim movement's procurement of weapons affected, though others say arms route dried up long ago | Wed, 10/28/2020 – 12: 22 | Ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir (R) meeting with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the Nur mosque in Khartoum on 30 December 2011 (AFP) | The normalisation agreement between Israel and Sudan…
(2020-10-28). Dubai to sell Israeli wine made in occupied Golan Heights. middleeasteye.net 
Dubai to sell Israeli wine made in occupied Golan Heights | The Israeli wine, manufactured by the Golan Heights Winery, is set to be distributed by UAE company African + Eastern from next week | Wed, 10/28/2020 – 13: 41 | A worker pours wine into a barrel at the Psagot Winery in the Israeli illegal settlement of Psagot, near the Palestinian West Bank city of Ramallah, on 19 November 2019 (AFP) | Israeli and Em…
(2020-10-28). US lawmakers to introduce bill that may allow Israel to buy bunker-buster bombs. middleeasteye.net 
US lawmakers to introduce bill that may allow Israel to buy bunker-buster bombs | Bipartisan group's legislation would allow Israel to buy munitions capable of penetrating Iran's underground nuclear infrastructure | Wed, 10/28/2020 – 16: 31 | Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker-busters are designed to be dropped by B-2 bombers like this one at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia (Reuters/File photo)…
(2020-10-28). US versus Russia in Syria. "A Fake 'Revolution' Using Islamic Gangs" globalresearch.ca At the request of Syria's government in September 2015, Russia intervened in the country to combat ISIS and other US/NATO/Israeli-backed jihadists. | Moscow's freedom-fighting operations turned the tide of battle, enabling Syrian forces to liberate most parts of the country. | Most …
(2020-10-28). UK Universities Reject Israel Lobby's Anti-Semitism Definition. popularresistance.org Only a minority of UK universities have adopted the misleading and politically motivated definition of anti-Semitism promoted by Israel and its lobby. | Despite repeated British government threats, fewer than 22 percent of higher education establishments have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's "working definition" of anti-Semitism. | The IHRA definition has been repeatedly condemned by free speech defenders, Palestinians, Jewish activists, Palestine solidarity, Black and Asian groups.
(2020-10-28). Israeli security forces arrest Palestinian journalist in night raid. peoplesdispatch.org In the latest assault on Palestinian journalists, Israeli security forces on Tuesday, October 27, arrested Palestinian journalist-filmmaker Abdelrahman al-Thaher from his home in the occupied West Bank. According to al-Thaher's wife, Rasha al-Sayeh, the Israeli forces conducted a search for him at 2 AM in their neighborhood. They searched their house and went through the journalist's personal belongings. The Israeli soldiers finally arrested him without providing any reason or cause. | Al-Thaher had reportedly also been arrested by the Palestinian preventive security agency in August this year while he was leavin…
(2020-10-28). The Museum of Islamic Arts Has Halted a Planned Sotheby's Sale of Its Treasures After It Was Condemned by Israel's President. globalresearch.ca A Sotheby's auction of rare objects from the Museum of Islamic Arts in Jerusalem has been halted at the last minute following an outcry from the Israeli government and culture officials. | One hundred and ninety Islamic artifacts from the museum's …
(2020-10-28). "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)" against Israel: Resolution of Defamation Lawsuit by CJPME. globalresearch.ca Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is pleased to announce that its defamation lawsuit with Ezra Levant and Rebel Media News Network Ltd. has been settled. Launched in 2016, CJPME's suit was based on a series …
(2020-10-28). Ali Karimi on verge of signing with Qatar SC. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) — Iranian midfielder Ali Karimi is reportedly close to signing contract with Qatar SC.