Daily Archives: November 2, 2020

2020-11-02: News Headlines

MEE staff (2020-11-02). Israel's demolitions in West Bank and East Jerusalem reach four-year high. middleeasteye.net Israel's demolitions in West Bank and East Jerusalem reach four-year high | At least 741 Palestinians have lost their homes between January and September | Mon, 11/02/2020 – 12: 32 | An Israeli bulldozer demolishes a Palestinian farm in the village of al-Fikheet within area C, south of the occupied West Bank, 18 October 2020 (AFP) | Israeli demolitions of Palestinian properties have hit a four-year high, makin…

Ramzy Baroud (2020-11-02). What Does Israel Have against Palestinian Singer, Mohammed Assaf? counterpunch.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

Joe Gill (2020-11-02). Israeli drone maker targeted by activists in UK on Balfour anniversary. middleeasteye.net Israeli drone maker targeted by activists in UK on Balfour anniversary | Elbit Systems UK factories are hit in direct action protests to 'decommemorate' 1917 declaration over ongoing UK complicity in dispossession of Palestinians | Mon, 11/02/2020 – 15: 23 | Pro-Palestine activists locked themselves to the gates of UAV Engines' Shenstone factory, where motors for Elbit Systems UK drones are built, on Monday (Scre…

_____ (2020-11-02). 'Let The World Remember How We Lost Palestine'. popularresistance.org Occupied Palestine – Today, Palestinians and human rights advocates around the world are marking 103 years since the Balfour Declaration was issued on November 2, 1917. | Using the hashtag #Balfour103, Palestinian and pro-Palestine activists have called to participate in a campaign they launched to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, rejecting the ominous promise. | The Balfour Declaration was issued by Britain when Arthur James Balfour, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, sent a letter to Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild, one of the leaders of the World Zionist movement…

WSWS (2020-11-02). This week in history: November 2-8. wsws.org 25 years ago: Israeli prime minister assassinated On November 4, 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing Jewish fanatic, revealing the depths of the social and political crisis of the Zionist state.

Asa Winstanley (2020-11-02). Israel lobby slaughters Corbyn again. zcomm.org It seems that for the Israel lobby, slaughtering Corbyn once was not enough…

_____ (2020-11-02). How Maher al-Akhras Is Resisting Israel's Administrative Detention. popularresistance.org Facing imminent death, 49-year-old Maher al-Akhras has been refusing to eat in prison for more than three months. The Palestinian father of six has been protesting his repeated arbitrary arrests; he is currently in administrative detention, without charge or trial. | Like many hunger strikers before him, Akhras does not seek death, although he is evidently prepared to die. The hunger strike is his way of refusing to become a modern-day Sisyphus, completing one administrative detention only to begin another. Reclaiming his body from the hands of Israeli authorities, he now wields his own life as a card to make a s…

Raul Diego (2020-11-02). Freedom of Speech on the Internet is all but Extinct: Facebook's New "Free Speech Court" Is Anything but Independent. globalresearch.ca Freedom of speech on the Internet is all but extinct, and on the eve of the 2020 US elections, a de facto "free speech court" is going to make sure it never comes back. On Facebook at least. | ***…

The New Arab (2020-11-02). Palestinians Sue Britain for 1917 Balfour Declaration. globalresearch.ca Palestinian lawyers on Thursday filed a complaint to sue the British government for the 1917 declaration setting out The lawyers filed a complaint in the occupied West …

MEE staff (2020-11-01). Robert Fisk, famed UK Middle East correspondent, dies aged 74. middleeasteye.net Robert Fisk, famed UK Middle East correspondent, dies aged 74 | In a decades-long career, Fisk reported on five Israeli invasions, the Lebanese civil war, the Iran-Iraq war and the 2011 Arab revolutions | Sun, 11/01/2020 – 22: 42 | Journalist Robert Fisk, who has died aged 74 (The Guardian) | The veteran British foreign correspondent Robert Fisk has died at the age of 74. | The journalist and author was report…

Raul Diego (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.

Andrew Korybko (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 …

Ahmed Abdulkareem (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.

Chloé Benoist (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…

Mohammad Ayesh (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…

Virginia Rodino (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 …

news.un (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.

Pavan Kulkarni (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…

Jonathan Cook (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 …

Frank Scott (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 …