Daily Archives: February 27, 2020

2020-02-27: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud (2020-02-27). Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era. zcomm.org Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel's history…

Mnar Muhawesh (2020-02-26). Podcast: Abby Martin Resists Anti-BDS Laws & The Israeli Lobby. mintpressnews.com Abby Martin discusses her lawsuit against the state of Georgia over it's anti-BDS law, the Israeli government's heavy hand in pushing anti-free speech laws, the pro-Israel Democratic candidates and more.

Omar Barghouti (2020-02-26). Solidarity with Palestine: 'If They Suppress BDS, No Other Movement Is Safe'. globalresearch.ca As alarming, anti-democratic measures are aimed at Palestine solidarity activists in the UK and beyond, Husna Rizvi speaks to Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement. | *** | 'We are armed only with our rights, and our dignity.' …

news.un (2020-02-26). Impunity persists for alleged violations in Occupied Palestinian Territories, UN Human Rights Council hears. news.un.org Justice is still absent for Palestinian demonstrators shot by Israeli soldiers during weekly protests in Gaza, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday.

BIICFHRIOT (2020-02-26). B'Tselem: "Turning A Blind Eye: 19 Protestors In Gaza Lose Eye From Israeli Forces' Fire, 2 Lose Both" imemc.org B'Tselem: In the last two years, 19 Palestinians lost their vision in one eye while participating in March of Return protests near the Gaza perimeter fence. At least two more lost their vision in both eyes.

IMEMC News (2020-02-26). Army Injures Twenty Palestinians In Nablus. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the eastern area of Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and injured twenty Palestinians, during protests that took place after the army accompanied hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers in "Joseph's Tomb" area. Medical sources stated that several military …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-02-26). EU Representative Deplores Israeli Army Actions in Gaza. imemc.org European Union (EU) Representative in Jerusalem, Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff said Tuesday that the incident in which an Israeli soldier drove a bulldozer onto Palestinian territory, and dragged the body of a slain Palestinian in Gaza, on Sunday, goes counter to all principles of human dignity, Palestine News Network reported. …

IMEMC News (2020-02-26). Army Invades Palestinians Lands, Navy Attacks Fishing Boats, In Southern Gaza. imemc.org Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, Palestinian lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, while navy ships opened fire on fishing boats. Media sources said three armored D9 bulldozers, a digger, and a few military jeeps, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian …

IMEMC News (2020-02-26). PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct 27 Palestinians, Including Children, In West Bank" imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, 27 Palestinians, including children and the father of a slain young man, from their homes during extensive and very violent searches of property across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem. The PPS stated that the …

IMEMC News (2020-02-26). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians, Including Children, In Hizma. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, searched and ransacked many homes, before abducting eight Palestinians, including three former political prisoners, and three children. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted three former political prisoners, identified as …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-02-26). Israel Razes Palestinian Lands to Build a Settler-Only Bypass Road. imemc.org Israeli bulldozers Monday proceeded to raze Palestinian lands in the village of Huwwara, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, according to Ghassan Daghlas. Daghlas, a local who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the area, told WAFA that Israeli bulldozers began razing lands early in the morning, near …

If Americans Knew (2020-02-26). Washington Post's 'Relative Quiet' Ignores Israeli Violence Against Palestinians. imemc.org

Media Lens (2020-02-26). With Head Lowered And Eyes Averted: Israeli Racism And The "Honourable" Robert Peston. dissidentvoice.org Robert Peston is one of the UK's most high-profile broadcast journalists, renowned for his theatricality and… curious… halting… delivery. As political editor of ITV News he has enormous influence, including 1 million followers on Twitter, just behind the BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, with 1.1 million. He also hosts a weekly ITV political discussion show, …

IMEMC News (2020-02-26). Israeli Soldiers Confiscate Lathe Machines, Search Homes, In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli occupation forces confiscated, on Wednesday at dawn, lathe machines from a blacksmith's workshop in Hebron, in southern West Bank, and ransacked searched several houses in the towns of al-Borj and Sa'ir, south, and east of Hebron. Local sources said the soldiers broke into a blacksmith's workshop in the at-Tihta …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-02-26). 'Watershed Moment': Joining Warren and Sanders, Centrist Democrats Klobuchar and Buttigieg Agree to #SkipAIPAC. commondreams.org Two days before IfNotNow members were set to protest at Sen. Amy Klobuchar's presidential campaign headquarters in Minneapolis to demand the senator skip this year's AIPAC conference, the senator and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg both announced that they would not attend the Israel lobby's meeting this year. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ifnotnow_0.jpg

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-02-26). Netanyahu, Trump, and Kushner Named in 'War Crimes' Lawsuit Filed by Palestinians in US Court. commondreams.org The suit claims that the behavior of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a "violation of the Nuremberg principles." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1077343584-1547140810-e1547141434550-2_0.jpg

Tom Anderson (2020-02-26). A new Israeli atrocity in Gaza was carried out with the help of a multinational corporation. thecanary.co Trigger warning: this piece contains video footage that some viewers may find distressing. | Disclosure: The author of this piece is also a researcher for On Monday 24 February the world woke up to a new set of gruesome images showing the terrible reality of Israel's siege of the Gaza Strip. | A young man called Mohammed al-Naem was

Miko Peled (2020-02-25). Viral Video Exposes Israeli Practice of Holding and Desecrating Palestinian Bodies. mintpressnews.com The Israeli PR machine is making attempts to obfuscate and justify the public desecration of the body of a Palestinian man shot and killed by Israeli forces.

Steven Salaita (2020-02-25). How Bernie Sanders Became a Fighter for Palestine. mintpressnews.com It's both, really. Sanders appears to be better than his counterparts, but the advantage doesn't exist in a vacuum. A lot…

Whitney Webb (2020-02-25). With Grenell Appointment, the Israel Lobby's Foothold on US Intelligence Grows Even Stronger. mintpressnews.com With Richard Grenell now overseeing all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, Israel's influence over the U.S. intelligence community has reached new and troubling heights.

Staff (2020-02-24). Headlines for February 24, 2020. democracynow.org Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses by a Landslide, Calls for MSNBC's Chris Matthews to Resign After He Likens Sanders's NV Win to Nazi Takeover of France, Global Coronavirus Cases Surge, Trump Touts Defense Deal, Praises Modi at Massive Indian Rally, In Afghanistan, U.S. and Taliban Start Partial Truce, Iran: Conservatives Pick Up Bulk of Parliament Seats After 1,000s of Candidates Barred from Running, Outrage After Video Shows Israeli Bulldozer Removing Body of Killed Palestinian, Teck Resources Withdraws Application for Contested Alberta Oil Sands After Sustained Protests, Reports: Trump Admin Out to Purge Dis…

news.un (2020-02-24). With Gaza violence 'escalating as we speak,' UN envoy calls for 'immediate stop'. news.un.org It is no longer enough to reaffirm past agreements on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a senior UN envoy, who said on Monday that it is time to "find our way back to a mutually agreed mediation framework" to resume meaningful negotiations towards a two-State solution.

Middle East Eye (2020-02-07). Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes. theantimedia.com Russia accused Israel of "making a total mockery of the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians."

Ramzy Baroud (2020-02-02). On the Road to Gaza: The Freedom Flotilla Will Sail Again. zcomm.org True solidarity should aim at forcing Israel to end the protracted occupation and siege on the Palestinian people…

CounterSpin (2020-01-31). Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution. fair.org MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …

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Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-02-27
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel's history…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/beyond-israeli-elections-israel-at-the-cusp-of-a-bleak-era/

Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-27
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel's history. It is no secret that Netanyahu's political behavior is almost entirely shaped by his desire to survive in office for as long as possible in …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/beyond-israeli-elections-israel-at-the-cusp-of-a-bleak-era/

Podcast: Abby Martin Resists Anti-BDS Laws & The Israeli Lobby
Mnar Muhawesh | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-26
Abby Martin discusses her lawsuit against the state of Georgia over it's anti-BDS law, the Israeli government's heavy hand in pushing anti-free speech laws, the pro-Israel Democratic candidates and…
mintpressnews.com/mintcast-abby-martin-anti-bds-lawsuit-israel-lobby/265220/

Impunity persists for alleged violations in Occupied Palestinian Territories, UN Human Rights Council hears
news.un.org | 2020-02-26
Justice is still absent for Palestinian demonstrators shot by Israeli soldiers during weekly protests in Gaza, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1058191

Solidarity with Palestine: 'If They Suppress BDS, No Other Movement Is Safe'
Omar Barghouti | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-26
As alarming, anti-democratic measures are aimed at Palestine solidarity activists in the UK and beyond, Husna Rizvi speaks to Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement. | *** | 'We are armed only with our rights, and our dignity.' | …
globalresearch.ca/solidarity-with-palestine-if-they-suppress-bds-no-other-movement-is-safe/5704628

B'Tselem: "Turning A Blind Eye: 19 Protestors In Gaza Lose Eye From Israeli Forces' Fire, 2 Lose Both"
BIICFHRIOT | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
B'Tselem: In the last two years, 19 Palestinians lost their vision in one eye while participating in March of Return protests near the Gaza perimeter fence. At least two more lost their vision in both eyes.
imemc.org/article/btselem-turning-a-blind-eye-19-protestors-in-gaza-lose-eye-from-israeli-forces-fire-2-lose-both-2/

Army Injures Twenty Palestinians In Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the eastern area of Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and injured twenty Palestinians, during protests that took place after the army accompanied hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers in "Joseph's Tomb" area. Medical sources stated that several military …
imemc.org/article/army-injures-twenty-palestinians-in-nablus-2/

Army Invades Palestinians Lands, Navy Attacks Fishing Boats, In Southern Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, Palestinian lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, while navy ships opened fire on fishing boats. Media sources said three armored D9 bulldozers, a digger, and a few military jeeps, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian …
imemc.org/article/army-invades-palestinians-lands-navy-attacks-fishing-boats-in-southern-gaza/

A new Israeli atrocity in Gaza was carried out with the help of a multinational corporation
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-02-26
Trigger warning: this piece contains video footage that some viewers may find distressing. | Disclosure: The author of this piece is also a researcher for Corporate Occupation, whose work this article cites. | On Monday 24 February the world woke up to a new set of gruesome images showing the terrible reality of Israel's siege of the Gaza Strip. | A young man called Mohammed al-Naem was killed by the Israeli military, close to the Israeli…
thecanary.co/global/2020/02/26/a-new-israeli-atrocity-in-gaza-was-carried-out-with-the-help-of-a-multinational-corporation/

EU Representative Deplores Israeli Army Actions in Gaza
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
European Union (EU) Representative in Jerusalem, Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff said Tuesday that the incident in which an Israeli soldier drove a bulldozer onto Palestinian territory, and dragged the body of a slain Palestinian in Gaza, on Sunday, goes counter to all principles of human dignity, Palestine News Network reported. …
imemc.org/article/eu-representative-deplores-israeli-army-actions-in-gaza/

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians, Including Children, In Hizma
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, searched and ransacked many homes, before abducting eight Palestinians, including three former political prisoners, and three children. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted three former political prisoners, identified as …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-eight-palestinians-including-children-in-hizma/

Washington Post's 'Relative Quiet' Ignores Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
If Americans Knew | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
imemc.org/article/washington-posts-relative-quiet-ignores-israeli-violence-against-palestinians/

Israel Razes Palestinian Lands to Build a Settler-Only Bypass Road
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Israeli bulldozers Monday proceeded to raze Palestinian lands in the village of Huwwara, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, according to Ghassan Daghlas. Daghlas, a local who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the area, told WAFA that Israeli bulldozers began razing lands early in the morning, near …
imemc.org/article/israel-razes-palestinian-lands-to-build-a-settler-only-bypass-road/

PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct 27 Palestinians, Including Children, In West Bank"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, 27 Palestinians, including children and the father of a slain young man, from their homes during extensive and very violent searches of property across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem. The PPS stated that the …
imemc.org/article/pps-israeli-soldiers-abduct-27-palestinians-including-children-in-west-bank/

Israeli Soldiers Confiscate Lathe Machines, Search Homes, In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-26
Israeli occupation forces confiscated, on Wednesday at dawn, lathe machines from a blacksmith's workshop in Hebron, in southern West Bank, and ransacked searched several houses in the towns of al-Borj and Sa'ir, south, and east of Hebron. Local sources said the soldiers broke into a blacksmith's workshop in the at-Tihta …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-confiscate-lathe-machines-search-homes-in-hebron/

With Head Lowered And Eyes Averted: Israeli Racism And The "Honourable" Robert Peston
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-26
Robert Peston is one of the UK's most high-profile broadcast journalists, renowned for his theatricality and… curious… halting… delivery. As political editor of ITV News he has enormous influence, including 1 million followers on Twitter, just behind the BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, with 1.1 million. He also hosts a weekly ITV political discussion show, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/with-head-lowered-and-eyes-averted-israeli-racism-and-the-honourable-robert-peston/

'Watershed Moment': Joining Warren and Sanders, Centrist Democrats Klobuchar and Buttigieg Agree to #SkipAIPAC
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-26
Two days before IfNotNow members were set to protest at Sen. Amy Klobuchar's presidential campaign headquarters in Minneapolis to demand the senator skip this year's AIPAC conference, the senator and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg both announced that they would not attend the Israel lobby's meeting this year. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ifnotnow_0.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/26/watershed-moment-joining-warren-and-sanders-centrist-democrats-klobuchar-and?cd-origin=rss

Netanyahu, Trump, and Kushner Named in 'War Crimes' Lawsuit Filed by Palestinians in US Court
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-26
The suit claims that the behavior of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a "violation of the Nuremberg principles." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1077343584-1547140810-e1547141434550-2_0.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/26/netanyahu-trump-and-kushner-named-war-crimes-lawsuit-filed-palestinians-us-court?cd-origin=rss

With Grenell Appointment, the Israel Lobby's Foothold on US Intelligence Grows Even Stronger
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-25
With Richard Grenell now overseeing all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, Israel's influence over the U.S. intelligence community has reached new and troubling heights.
mintpressnews.com/richard-grenell-israel-lobby-us-intelligence/265181/

Viral Video Exposes Israeli Practice of Holding and Desecrating Palestinian Bodies
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-25
The Israeli PR machine is making attempts to obfuscate and justify the public desecration of the body of a Palestinian man shot and killed by Israeli forces.
mintpressnews.com/viral-video-exposes-israeli-holding-desecrating-palestinian-bodies/265196/

How Bernie Sanders Became a Fighter for Palestine
Steven Salaita | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-25
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Why I'm backing Jo Bird and Lauren Townsend for Labour's NEC elections
Pascale Mitchell | thecanary.co | 2020-02-24
The ballots have dropped for Labour's NEC (National Executive Committee) elections. We, the grassroots members, have been nominating candidates in our CLP (Constituency Labour Party) meetings. Jo Bird has 117 nominations and is backed by Labour Left Alliance, Jewish Voice for Labour, and the Labour Representation Committee. Lauren Townsend has received 141 nominations and is backed by the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy and Momentum. | So…
thecanary.co/opinion/2020/02/24/why-im-backing-jo-bird-and-lauren-townsend-for-labours-nec-elections/

With Gaza violence 'escalating as we speak,' UN envoy calls for 'immediate stop'
news.un.org | 2020-02-24
It is no longer enough to reaffirm past agreements on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a senior UN envoy, who said on Monday that it is time to "find our way back to a mutually agreed mediation framework" to resume meaningful negotiations towards a two-State solution.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057971

Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-07
Russia accused Israel of "making a total mockery of the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians."

Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes

On the Road to Gaza: The Freedom Flotilla Will Sail Again
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
True solidarity should aim at forcing Israel to end the protracted occupation and siege on the Palestinian people…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/on-the-road-to-gaza-the-freedom-flotilla-will-sail-again/

Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-01-31
MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …
fair.org/home/omar-baddar-on-israel-palestine-peace-plan-rainey-reitman-on-greenwald-persecution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=omar-baddar-on-israel-palestine-peace-plan-rainey-reitman-on-greenwald-persecution