U.S. Recognizes Morocco's Occupation of Western Sahara in Latest Betrayal of Sahrawi People
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-12-11
We continue to examine the U.S.-brokered deal between Morocco and Israel to normalize relations. As part of the deal, the U.S. will become the first country in the world to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which Morocco has occupied since 1975 in defiance of the international community. We convene a roundtable to discuss developments: Mouloud Said, a representative of the Polisario Front in Washington; Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco; and Sahrawi journalist and activist Nazha El-Khalidi.
www.democracynow.org/2020/12/11/morocco_israel_western_sahara_sahrawi
PDF of December 10 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-12-11
Download the 12-page PDF. Capitalist COVID catastrophe FIGHT or DIE! Message from Peltier; Reparations now! Justice for Breonna denied again; Disability rights; Workers demand justice; DEA surveillance; Editorial: New president — same wars; Commentary: Becoming a cadre; GLOBAL: China: global vaccines, science; India: worker & farmer uprising; Cuba; France; Palestine; Venezuela. . . . | Continue reading PDF of December 10 issue at Workers.org…
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'Long Live the (Dead) Peace Process'
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-12-11
Abbas Prioritizes US Ties over Palestinian National Unity…
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US B-52 bombers threaten Iran for second time in three weeks
wsws.org | 2020-12-11
These massive warplanes used to devastate Vietnam half a century ago have been deployed amid mounting US and Israeli war threats and provocations against Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/11/iran-d11.html
Israel-Morocco normalisation deal condemned online
Yasmina Allouche | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-11
Israel-Morocco normalisation deal condemned online | Using the hashtag 'Moroccans Against Normalisation', many have blasted the deal as a loss for Sahrawis and Palestinians alike | Yasmina Allouche | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 15: 05 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Morocco's King Mohammed VI. The countries have shared nearly six decades of close cooperation on intelligence and military matters in secr…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-morocco-deal-normalisation-condemned-online
Israeli politicians trying new Arab-Jewish partnerships in bid for success
Lily Galili | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-11
Israeli politicians trying new Arab-Jewish partnerships in bid for success | On the left and right, parties are making overtures to the country's Palestinian community in anticipation of a fourth election in Israel – but can the gap be bridged? | Lily Galili | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 12: 25 | A Palestinian citizen of Israel arrives at a polling station decorated with portraits of Israeli politicians to cast his ballot for t…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-elections-jewish-palestinian-politics-partnerships
Sahrawis condemn US recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-11
In return of US recognition of its rights over Western Sahara, Morocco has agreed to "normalize" its relations with Israel. The United Nations and the majority of the world does not recognize Moroccan claims of sovereignty over the territory.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/11/sahrawis-condemn-us-recognition-of-moroccos-sovereignty-over-western-sahara/
Which Middle Eastern and North African countries have normalised relations with Israel?
Areeb Ullah | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-11
Which Middle Eastern and North African countries have normalised relations with Israel? | Morocco joins a handful of countries in the region to have made official diplomatic relations with Israel | Areeb Ullah | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 14: 30 | Egypt under President Anwar Sadat – pictured here left, shaking hands with then-Israeli Premier Menachem Begin in front of US President Jimmy Carter – became the first Arab country i…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-middle-east-normalisation-deals-countries-which
Israel normalisation: What Morocco gets in return
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-11
Israel normalisation: What Morocco gets in return | As Morocco becomes the fourth Arab country to normalise ties with Israel, MEE looks at the likely gains for the North African nation | MEE and agencies | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 13: 07 | Moroccan and Israeli flags. Recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara has been described as a 'gift' to the North African country from the outgoing US administrati…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-morocco-normalisation-what-gets-return
Amnesty criticises Airbnb for West Bank settlement listings ahead of IPO
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-10
Amnesty criticises Airbnb for West Bank settlement listings ahead of IPO | Rights group says US company failed to inform investors of its business activities in illegal Israeli settlements | MEE and agencies | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 08: 19 | The San Francisco-based booking company is holding an initial public offering on the Nasdaq on Thursday (AFP) | Amnesty International has accused Airbnb of acting in bad fait…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/airbnb-palestine-israel-west-bank-settlements-amnesty-criticises
PDF of December 10 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-12-10
Download the 12-page PDF. Capitalist COVID catastrophe FIGHT or DIE! Message from Peltier; Reparations now! Justice for Breonna denied again; Disability rights; Workers demand justice; DEA surveillance; Editorial: New president — same wars; Commentary: Becoming a cadre; GLOBAL: China: global vaccines, science; India: worker & farmer uprising; Cuba; France; Palestine; Venezuela. . . . | Continue reading PDF of December 10 issue at Workers.org…
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"Long Live the (Dead) Peace Process": Abbas Prioritizes US Ties over Palestinian National Unity
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-10
No one seemed as excited about the election of Joe Biden being the next President of the United States as Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas. When all hope seemed lost, where Abbas found himself desperate for political validation and funds, Biden arrived like a conquering knight on a white horse and swept the Palestinian leader …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/long-live-the-dead-peace-process-abbas-prioritizes-us-ties-over-palestinian-national-unity/
Shunned by Trump, Mahmoud Abbas Looks to Biden to Revive a Long Dead "Peace Process"
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-12-10