Daily Archives: April 18, 2020

2020-04-18: News Headlines

Noam Chomsky (2020-04-18). "Gangster in the White House" zcomm.org Interview on COVID-19, WHO, China, Gaza and Global Capitalism…

RT (2020-04-18). Israel to reopen some businesses, allow more movement for citizens in Covid-19 lockdown easing. rt.com Tel Aviv will gradually lift certain coronavirus measures starting from Sunday, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said. Easing the lockdown includes allowing some businesses to reopen, as well as relaxing control over movement of citizens. | "Our good results enable us today to start taking steps in the opposite direction — not a tightening, but an easing," the PM said in a televised speech Saturday. | Israel was put under partial lockdown on March 14, and since then the restrictive measures have been gradually growing. The country boasts low coronavirus figures, having just over 13,000 confirmed cases including some…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-18). Intl. Conf. on Intifada urges freedom of Palestinian prisoners. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) — On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners' Day and in a statement on Saturday, the Secretariat of the International Conference on Palestinian Intifada urged the Israeli regime to release 5,000 Palestinian prisoners.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-18). Gaza siege, sanctions show anti-human nature of Israeli regime, US: Larijani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the continuation of Gaza siege by the Israeli regime and the anti-Iran sanctions by the US reveal the true anti-human nature of those regimes.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-18). Lebanon marks 24th anniv. of Qana massacre. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) — Lebanon marks Saturday April 18, the 24th anniversary of the Israeli regime's massacre against the Lebanese innocent civilians and the UNIFIL troops in 1996, in the southern town of Qana, as over 106 martyrs were claimed by the Zionist artillery shells.

yenisafak (2020-04-18). Palestinian compares virus lockdown to Israel's occupation. yenisafak.com A Palestinian immigrant living in Malaysia has said the latest stay-at-home order to curb the spread of coronavirus reminds him of life under Israeli occupation.Muslim Imran, chairman of the Palestinian Cultural Organization of Malaysia (PCOM), said restrictions on movement and living under curfew were part of his and thousands of other Palestinians' daily life back home."This is nothing new for us. Many of us live under Israeli occupation and curfews," said Imran.He said that for Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza uninterrupted electric supply is a far-fetched dream due to Israel's sanctions on fuel.The man, who…

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-04-17). Arab Parliaments Call for Immediate Release of Palestinian Prisoners. imemc.org On the eve of Palestinian Prisoners Day, the Cairo-based Arab States' Parliaments Forum, on Thursday, called for the immediate release of all Palestinian prisoners from various Israeli prisons and detention centers, as well as halt of all Israeli violations against the Palestinian people. In a statement, issued by the forum …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-04-17). Palestinian President: "No Peace Deal with Israel, unless Prisoners Released" imemc.org On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners' Day, on Friday, the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, asserted that Palestinians will not sign a final peace deal with Israel, unless Israel clears all it's prisons of Palestinian prisoners, which he called heroes and fighters for freedom. In a statement he …

Staff (2020-04-17). "Gangster in the White House": Noam Chomsky on COVID-19, WHO, China, Gaza and Global Capitalism. democracynow.org We continue our conversation with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky. He responds to President Trump's cuts to U.S. support for the World Health Organization and the surge in deaths in the United States to another record high, and discusses conditions in Gaza, the rise of authoritarianism around the world, and the progressive response. "This is typical behavior of autocrats and dictators. When you make colossal errors which are killing thousands of people, find somebody else to blame," say Chomsky. "In the United States, it's unfortunately the case, for well over a century, centu…

Staff (2020-04-17). Noam Chomsky: Trump Blaming WHO for COVID-19 Deaths Is Dictator-Like Behavior. truthout.org We continue our conversation with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky. He responds to President Trump's cuts to U.S. support for the World Health Organization and the surge in deaths in the United States to another record high, and discusses conditions in Gaza, the rise of authoritarianism around the world, and the progressive response. "This is typical behavior of autocrats and dictators. When you make colossal errors which are killing thousands of people, find…

Ramzy Baroud (2020-04-17). Spreading the Virus of Occupation: Spitting as a Weapon in the Hand of Colonial Israel. counterpunch.org Spitting at someone is a universal insult. In Israel, however, spitting at Palestinians is an entirely different story. Now that we know that the deadly coronavirus can be transmitted through saliva droplets, Israeli soldiers and illegal Jewish settlers are working extra hard to spit at as many Palestinians, their cars, doorknobs, and so on, as

Steven Salaita (2020-04-17). Sanders and Palestine: a Post Mortem. counterpunch.org Let me start with a story about the Democratic primary. Now, I'm no operative, so this story has nothing to do with voting choices or electability. It's about how Palestine disappears in US electoral discourses, even when people who identify as Palestinian purport to make it visible.

Jonathan Cook (2020-04-17). If Coronavirus Overwhelms Gaza, Israel Alone is to Blame. counterpunch.org The Palestinians of Gaza know all about lockdowns. For the past 13 years, some two million of them have endured a closure by Israel more extreme than anything experienced by almost any other society — including even now, as the world hunkers down to try to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Israel has been carrying out

commondreams (2020-04-17). Marc Lamont Hill, Ahed Tamimi, Mariame Kaba and Others Lead Virtual Rally to Free All Prisoners from Rikers Island to Palestine. commondreams.org ______________________________…

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-04-17). US to Provide $5 Million in Aid to Palestine. imemc.org United States of America reportedly announced it would grant Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza a sum of five million US Dollars, or 3.6 million New Israeli Shekels (NIS) to help deal with the Covid-19 paramedic. In a tweet he posted on Thursday, the US Ambassador to Israel, David …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-04-17). Arab League's Secretary General Urges Donor Countries to Fill in UNRWA's Deficit. imemc.org Secretary General of the Arab States' League, Mr. Ahmad Abuelgheit, urged on Thursday, all donor countries that contribute to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), to promptly fill in current deficit of UNRWA's budget. Abuelgheit's appeal came during a meeting at the latter's Cairo-based office, …

South Front (2020-04-17). Video: US-trained Militants Surrender to Syrian Army. Israel Tries to Assassinate Hezbollah Commanders. globalresearch.ca On April 15th, 27 members of Maghawir al-Thawra, a militant group in the Al-Tanf zone, which is both funded and trained by the US-led coalition, surrendered to the Syrian Army with all of their weapons and equipment. These …

Peoples Dispatch (2020-04-17). Concerns of COVID-19 loom large on International Day of Palestinian Prisoners. peoplesdispatch.org The International Day of Palestinian Prisoners on April 17 is marked annually to remember and express solidarity with the thousands of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails and detention and interrogation centers…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-04-17). Palestinian prisoners are on the frontlines of the struggle for liberation. peoplesdispatch.org Charlotte Kates, international coordinator of Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network discusses the challenges facing Palestinian prisoners on the occasion of the Palestinian prisoners' Day.

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-04-17). Israeli Settlers Escape Quarantine, Attack Palestinians, Injure One. imemc.org Israeli media reports said on Thursday that around 20 Israeli settlers, who represent an extremist Jewish organization, called Hilltop Youth, reportedly escaped from quarantine, in the Jordan Valley, near the Dead Sea, and attacked several local Palestinians. Israel Today Arabic online paper, reported that the 20 settlers, who are Coronavirus …

PCHR (2020-04-17). PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (09 — 15 April 2020). imemc.org The Palestinian Center for Human Rights Summary of Israeli Violations of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (09 — 15 April 2020) Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to violate Palestinians' human rights and commit crimes against civilians and their properties, conducting raids into Palestinian cities without regard to the …

PCHR (2020-04-16). PCHR Fears Coronavirus Spread in Israeli Prisons and Detention Centers. imemc.org The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): Palestinian Prisoners' Day is celebrated every year on the 17th of April, which was endorsed by the Palestinian National Council in 1974 as a national day to pay tribute to Palestinian prisoners and their sacrifices, and to support, advocate and promote their right to …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-04-16). PLO: On Palestinian Prisoners' Day — Prisoners Between the Threat of COVID-19 and Israel's Arbitrary Policies. imemc.org Palestine Liberation Organization — Negotiations Affairs Department Introduction Since the onset of this more than half-a-century long Israeli occupation, the detention and abuse of Palestinian prisoners have not been limited to factors of a specific nature. Under all circumstances, irrespective of the situation and time, the occupation authorities have permitted …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-04-16). Norwegian Refugee Council: Israel's Destruction of Palestinian Property Undermines Efforts to Curb Covid-19. imemc.org By the Norwegian Refugee Council Israel's recent targeting of homes and even water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in the occupied West Bank violates international law and undermines efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Ongoing demolitions and threats of forcible transfer, amid plans for Israel's next government to unilaterally annex large …

Staff (2020-04-15). The FBI Is Still Hunting For Ways To Call US Activists Terrorists. therealnews.com The FBI wants you to believe they stopped spying on anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist activists. They haven't.

Ramzy Baroud (2020-04-15). Spitting as a Weapon in the Hand of Colonial Israel. dissidentvoice.org Spitting at someone is a universal insult. In Israel, however, spitting at Palestinians is an entirely different story. Now that we know that the deadly coronavirus can be transmitted through saliva droplets, Israeli soldiers and illegal Jewish settlers are working extra hard to spit at as many Palestinians, their cars, doorknobs, and so on, as …

Martin Sieff (2020-04-15). Will Quiet Middle East Last? Or Is It Lull Before Next Storm? iranian.com Across the Middle East, the coronavirus is stirring up both upheavals and more subtle changes from Tel Aviv to Riyadh, little reported and when covered little understood in the Western media. In Israel, the virus has enabled that master political magician Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pull off yet another spectacular escape as improbable as …

Ali Salam (2020-04-15). Israeli Settlers set up Mobile Home near Nablus, Attempt Invasion of Youth Center in Hebron. imemc.org Several Israeli settlers, on Wednesday, set up a mobile home in the northern occupied West Bank village of Qaryout, south of Nablus, according to a local official. Palestinian official, Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the area, said settlers from the illegal Shilo colony placed a mobile home …

Ryan Cristián (2020-04-12). Robert Inlakesh Interview — Israel Uses Palestinians As Human Experiments, COVID-19 Is No Different. thelastamericanvagabond.com I find it incredibly insulting that the western mainstream world can willfully ignore places like Gaza and Yemen, even while they have been suffering intentionally created humanitarian crises at the hands of the "good guys" for years. And many out there still lost to the two-party deception simply toe the line and act like it's …

Ryan Cristián (2020-04-08). US Gov Gives 1M Masks To Israel During Shortage, Coronavirus Censorship & Trump 'Holds' WHO Funding. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

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."

2020-04-18: Social Media Postees

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"Gangster in the White House"
Noam Chomsky | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
Interview on COVID-19, WHO, China, Gaza and Global Capitalism…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/gangster-in-the-white-house/

Intl. Conf. on Intifada urges freedom of Palestinian prisoners
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Gaza siege, sanctions show anti-human nature of Israeli regime, US: Larijani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA)

Lebanon marks 24th anniv. of Qana massacre
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Israel to reopen some businesses, allow more movement for citizens in Covid-19 lockdown easing
rt.com | 2020-04-18
Tel Aviv will gradually lift certain coronavirus measures starting from Sunday, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said. Easing the lockdown includes allowing some businesses to reopen, as well as relaxing control over movement of citizens. | "Our good results enable us today to start taking steps in the opposite direction

Palestinian compares virus lockdown to Israel's occupation
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
A Palestinian immigrant living in Malaysia has said the latest stay-at-home order to curb the spread of coronavirus reminds him of life under Israeli occupation.Muslim Imran, chairman of the Palestinian Cultural Organization of Malaysia (PCOM), said restrictions on movement and living under curfew were part of his and thousands of other Palestinians' daily life back home."This is nothing new for us. Many of us live under Israeli occupation and curfews," said Imran.He said that for Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza uninterrupted electric supply is a far-fetched dream due to Israel's sanctions on fuel.The man, who…
yenisafak.com/en/world/palestinian-compares-virus-lockdown-to-israels-occupation-3517291

Arab Parliaments Call for Immediate Release of Palestinian Prisoners
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-04-17
On the eve of Palestinian Prisoners Day, the Cairo-based Arab States' Parliaments Forum, on Thursday, called for the immediate release of all Palestinian prisoners from various Israeli prisons and detention centers, as well as halt of all Israeli violations against the Palestinian people. In a statement, issued by the forum …
imemc.org/article/arab-parliaments-call-for-immediate-release-of-palestinian-prisoners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arab-parliaments-call-for-immediate-release-of-palestinian-prisoners

Palestinian President: "No Peace Deal with Israel, unless Prisoners Released"
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-04-17
On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners' Day, on Friday, the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, asserted that Palestinians will not sign a final peace deal with Israel, unless Israel clears all it's prisons of Palestinian prisoners, which he called heroes and fighters for freedom. In a statement he …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-president-no-peace-deal-with-israel-unless-prisoners-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=palestinian-president-no-peace-deal-with-israel-unless-prisoners-released

"Gangster in the White House": Noam Chomsky on COVID-19, WHO, China, Gaza and Global Capitalism
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-17
We continue our conversation with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky. He responds to President Trump's cuts to U.S. support for the World Health Organization and the surge in deaths in the United States to another record high, and discusses conditions in Gaza, the rise of authoritarianism around the world, and the progressive response. "This is typical behavior of autocrats and dictators. When you make colossal errors which are killing thousands of people, find somebody else to blame," say Chomsky. "In the United States, it's unfortunately the case, for well over a century, centu…
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/17/noam_chomsky_coronavirus_trump_gaza_palestine

Noam Chomsky: Trump Blaming WHO for COVID-19 Deaths Is Dictator-Like Behavior
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-17
We continue our conversation with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky. He responds to President Trump's cuts to U.S. support for the World Health Organization and the surge in deaths in the United States to another record high, and discusses conditions in Gaza, the rise of authoritarianism around the world, and the progressive response. "This is typical behavior of autocrats and dictators. When you make colossal errors which are killing thousands of people, find…
truthout.org/video/chomsky-trump-blaming-who-for-coronavirus-deaths-is-behavior-of-dictators/

Noam Chomsky: Trump Blaming WHO for COVID-19 Deaths Is Dictator-Like Behavior
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-17
We continue our conversation with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky. He responds to President Trump's cuts to U.S. support for the World Health Organization and the surge in deaths in the United States to another record high, and discusses conditions in Gaza, the rise of authoritarianism around the world, and the progressive response. "This is typical behavior of autocrats and dictators. When you make colossal errors which are killing thousands of people, find…
truthout.org/video/chomsky-trump-blaming-who-for-coronavirus-deaths-is-behavior-of-dictators/

Spreading the Virus of Occupation: Spitting as a Weapon in the Hand of Colonial Israel
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-17
Spitting at someone is a universal insult. In Israel, however, spitting at Palestinians is an entirely different story. Now that we know that the deadly coronavirus can be transmitted through saliva droplets, Israeli soldiers and illegal Jewish settlers are working extra hard to spit at as many Palestinians, their cars, doorknobs, and so on, as…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/17/spreading-the-virus-of-occupation-spitting-as-a-weapon-in-the-hand-of-colonial-israel/

Video: US-trained Militants Surrender to Syrian Army. Israel Tries to Assassinate Hezbollah Commanders
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-17
On April 15th, 27 members of Maghawir al-Thawra, a militant group in the Al-Tanf zone, which is both funded and trained by the US-led coalition, surrendered to the Syrian Army with all of their weapons and equipment. These …
globalresearch.ca/video-us-trained-militants-surrender-syrian-army-israel-tries-assassinate-hezbollah-commanders/5709915

Marc Lamont Hill, Ahed Tamimi, Mariame Kaba and Others Lead Virtual Rally to Free All Prisoners from Rikers Island to Palestine
commondreams.org | 2020-04-17
______________________________…
commondreams.org/newswire/2020/04/17/marc-lamont-hill-ahed-tamimi-mariame-kaba-and-others-lead-virtual-rally-free-all?cd-origin=rss

Sanders and Palestine: a Post Mortem
Steven Salaita | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-17
Let me start with a story about the Democratic primary. Now, I'm no operative, so this story has nothing to do with voting choices or electability. It's about how Palestine disappears in US electoral discourses, even when people who identify as Palestinian purport to make it visible.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/17/sanders-and-palestine-a-post-mortem/

Sanders and Palestine: a Post Mortem
Steven Salaita | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-17
Let me start with a story about the Democratic primary. Now, I'm no operative, so this story has nothing to do with voting choices or electability. It's about how Palestine disappears in US electoral discourses, even when people who identify as Palestinian purport to make it visible.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/17/sanders-and-palestine-a-post-mortem/

US to Provide $5 Million in Aid to Palestine
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-04-17
United States of America reportedly announced it would grant Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza a sum of five million US Dollars, or 3.6 million New Israeli Shekels (NIS) to help deal with the Covid-19 paramedic. In a tweet he posted on Thursday, the US Ambassador to Israel, David …
imemc.org/article/us-to-provide-5-million-in-aid-to-palestine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-to-provide-5-million-in-aid-to-palestine

Arab League's Secretary General Urges Donor Countries to Fill in UNRWA's Deficit
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-04-17
Secretary General of the Arab States' League, Mr. Ahmad Abuelgheit, urged on Thursday, all donor countries that contribute to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), to promptly fill in current deficit of UNRWA's budget. Abuelgheit's appeal came during a meeting at the latter's Cairo-based office, …
imemc.org/article/arab-leagues-secretary-general-urges-donor-countries-to-fill-in-unrwas-deficit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arab-leagues-secretary-general-urges-donor-countries-to-fill-in-unrwas-deficit

If Coronavirus Overwhelms Gaza, Israel Alone is to Blame
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-17
The Palestinians of Gaza know all about lockdowns. For the past 13 years, some two million of them have endured a closure by Israel more extreme than anything experienced by almost any other society

Palestinian prisoners are on the frontlines of the struggle for liberation
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-04-17
Charlotte Kates, international coordinator of Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network discusses the challenges facing Palestinian prisoners on the occasion of the Palestinian prisoners' Day.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/04/17/palestinian-prisoners-are-on-the-frontlines-of-the-struggle-for-liberation/

If Coronavirus Overwhelms Gaza, Israel Alone is to Blame
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-17
The Palestinians of Gaza know all about lockdowns. For the past 13 years, some two million of them have endured a closure by Israel more extreme than anything experienced by almost any other society

Israeli Settlers Escape Quarantine, Attack Palestinians, Injure One
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-04-17
Israeli media reports said on Thursday that around 20 Israeli settlers, who represent an extremist Jewish organization, called Hilltop Youth, reportedly escaped from quarantine, in the Jordan Valley, near the Dead Sea, and attacked several local Palestinians. Israel Today Arabic online paper, reported that the 20 settlers, who are Coronavirus …
imemc.org/article/israeli-settlers-escape-quarantine-attack-palestinians-injure-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israeli-settlers-escape-quarantine-attack-palestinians-injure-one

Concerns of COVID-19 loom large on International Day of Palestinian Prisoners
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-04-17
The International Day of Palestinian Prisoners on April 17 is marked annually to remember and express solidarity with the thousands of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails and detention and interrogation centers…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/04/17/concerns-of-covid-19-loom-large-on-international-day-of-palestinian-prisoners/

'The US Knew': Report Says American Intel on Threat of Coronavirus Was Shared With Israel and NATO in November, Dismissed by Trump
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-04-17
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PCHR Fears Coronavirus Spread in Israeli Prisons and Detention Centers
PCHR | imemc.org | 2020-04-16
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): Palestinian Prisoners' Day is celebrated every year on the 17th of April, which was endorsed by the Palestinian National Council in 1974 as a national day to pay tribute to Palestinian prisoners and their sacrifices, and to support, advocate and promote their right to …
imemc.org/article/pchr-fears-coronavirus-spread-in-israeli-prisons-and-detention-centers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pchr-fears-coronavirus-spread-in-israeli-prisons-and-detention-centers

Norwegian Refugee Council: Israel's Destruction of Palestinian Property Undermines Efforts to Curb Covid-19
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-04-16
By the Norwegian Refugee Council Israel's recent targeting of homes and even water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in the occupied West Bank violates international law and undermines efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Ongoing demolitions and threats of forcible transfer, amid plans for Israel's next government to unilaterally annex large …
imemc.org/article/norwegian-refugee-council-israels-destruction-of-palestinian-property-undermines-efforts-to-curb-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=norwegian-refugee-council-israels-destruction-of-palestinian-property-undermines-efforts-to-curb-covid-19

The FBI Is Still Hunting For Ways To Call US Activists Terrorists
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-04-15
The FBI wants you to believe they stopped spying on anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist activists. They haven't.
therealnews.com/stories/fbi-activists-investigation-terrorism-palestine

Spitting as a Weapon in the Hand of Colonial Israel
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-15
Spitting at someone is a universal insult. In Israel, however, spitting at Palestinians is an entirely different story. Now that we know that the deadly coronavirus can be transmitted through saliva droplets, Israeli soldiers and illegal Jewish settlers are working extra hard to spit at as many Palestinians, their cars, doorknobs, and so on, as …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/spitting-as-a-weapon-in-the-hand-of-colonial-israel/

Will Quiet Middle East Last? Or Is It Lull Before Next Storm?
Martin Sieff | iranian.com | 2020-04-15
Across the Middle East, the coronavirus is stirring up both upheavals and more subtle changes from Tel Aviv to Riyadh, little reported and when covered little understood in the Western media. In Israel, the virus has enabled that master political magician Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pull off yet another spectacular escape as improbable as …
iranian.com/2020/04/15/will-quiet-middle-east-last-or-is-it-lull-before-next-storm/

Israeli Settlers set up Mobile Home near Nablus, Attempt Invasion of Youth Center in Hebron
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-04-15
Several Israeli settlers, on Wednesday, set up a mobile home in the northern occupied West Bank village of Qaryout, south of Nablus, according to a local official. Palestinian official, Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the area, said settlers from the illegal Shilo colony placed a mobile home …
imemc.org/article/israeli-settlers-set-up-mobile-home-near-nablus-attempt-invasion-of-youth-center-in-hebron/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israeli-settlers-set-up-mobile-home-near-nablus-attempt-invasion-of-youth-center-in-hebron

US Gov Gives 1M Masks To Israel During Shortage, Coronavirus Censorship & Trump 'Holds' WHO Funding
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-04-08
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/us-gov-gives-1m-masks-israel-during-shortage-coronavirus-censorship-trump-holds-who-funding/