Daily Archives: December 20, 2020

2020-12-20: News Headlines

Juan Cole (2020-12-20). Everyday War Crimes: Israeli PM Netanyahu Gets Covid Vaccine, Squatters Get Vaccine, But Not Occupied Palestinians. commondreams.org Vaccines will be supplied to the hundreds of thousands of government-backed illegal Israeli squatters on Palestinian land in the West Bank, but not to the indigenous Palestinian population. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/netanyahu_7.jpg

Kaamil Ahmed (2020-12-20). Far-right US group Boogaloo Bois member admits plans to work with Hamas. middleeasteye.net Far-right US group Boogaloo Bois member admits plans to work with Hamas | Palestinian movement Hamas has denied links to US militia members who call themselves 'Boojahideen' | Sun, 12/20/2020 – 09: 39 | An American man pleaded guilty of plotting to help Hamas to support far-right group Boogaloo Bois (AFP) | A "self-described member" of an United States group calling for a second civil war has admitted…

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-20). At least 140 Palestinians contract COVID-19 in Israeli jails. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) — At least 140 Palestinian inmates in the Zionist regime's jails have contracted COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in early March this year, a Palestinian official said.

South Front (2020-12-20). Video: Is Israel Searching for A Pretext to Invade Southern Syria? globalresearch.ca The Russian military and Russian-backed Syrian forces have been increasing their presence on the border with Iraq. | Less than a week ago, the Russian Military Police established a local HQ in al-Bukamal. Recently, the 5th Corps of the Syrian Army, …

Online News Editor (2020-12-20). Israel begins push to vaccinate health workers against Covid-19. laprensalatina.com Jerusalem, Dec 20 (efe-epa).- Israel on Sunday began a campaign to vaccinate hospital workers against Covid-19, a program that saw the country's president get involved in a bid to boost public confidence in the jab. "When you go and you get vaccinated, you are not only taking care of your own health but also of …

Campaign for Free Speech (2020-12-20). UK 'Campaign for Free Speech' 12/12 – How & Why Free Speech Is Coming Under Attack. indybay.org An international panel in London was held to discuss the attack on free speech and how the Zionists are seeking to codify laws and rules that criticism of Israel is anti-semitism.

RT (2020-12-19). Netanyahu calls Covid-19 vaccine 'giant step for health' as he becomes first Israeli to get Pfizer jab. rt.com Hoping to lead by example, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a jab of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine in an event broadcast live, as the polls showed a high level of mistrust to the immunization drive among Israelis. | The ceremonial injection took place at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv on Saturday, with Netanyahu sticking to his earlier promise and becoming the first person in the country to be vaccinated against Covid-19. | The PM was administered a shot of the immunization jointly developed by US pharma giant Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech. Israel, which plans to begin the vaccination of…

MEE and agencies (2020-12-19). Palestinians left waiting as Israel rolls out Covid-19 vaccine jab. middleeasteye.net Palestinians left waiting as Israel rolls out Covid-19 vaccine jab | The national vaccination campaign will include Jewish settlers living in the occupied West Bank but exclude millions of Palestinians | Sat, 12/19/2020 – 23: 15 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives a coronavirus vaccine at the Sheba Medical Center (AFP) | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a…

Steve Topple (2020-12-19). Suspended members are now publicly slamming the Labour Party. thecanary.co There is a growing number of voices now publicly criticising Labour's ongoing purge of Constituency Party (CLP) members. And it's surely going to be difficult for the leadership to ignore them, however much they try.CLP: 'current Labour purge': The Canary has been

Shatha Hammad (2020-12-18). Israeli settlement hits Palestinian dreams and memories of Jerusalem airport. middleeasteye.net Israeli settlement hits Palestinian dreams and memories of Jerusalem airport | Construction near Palestinian village of Qalandiya has residents reminiscing about when they could still access Jerusalem International Airport | Fri, 12/18/2020 – 11: 32 | Raafat Awadallah, the head of the Qalandiya village council, points to lands that have been confiscated by Israel due to settlement construction and…

_____ (2020-12-18). How The Intifada Changed The Political Discourse Around Palestine. popularresistance.org December 8 came and went as if it was an ordinary day. For Palestinian political groups, it was another anniversary to be commemorated, however hastily. It was on this day, thirty-three years ago, that the First Palestinian Intifada (uprising) broke out, and there was nothing ordinary about this historic event. | Today, the uprising is merely viewed from a historic point of view, another opportunity to reflect and, perhaps, learn from a seemingly distant past. Whatever political context to the Intifada, it has evaporated over time. | The simple explanation of the Intifada goes as follows: Ordinary Palestinians at…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-12-18). Killing of 15-year-old by Israel is a "grave violation of international law", says UN human rights office. peoplesdispatch.org On December 4, Israeli occupation forces killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, Ali Abu Alia, during a protest in the occupied West Bank against the building of an illegal Israeli settlement…

Jessica Buxbaum (2020-12-18). Under Guise of Green Energy, Israel Entrenches Itself in Syria's Golan Heights. mintpressnews.com If Israeli energy firm Energix is successful, a sprawling complex of wind turbines will soon cover up to a quarter of the agricultural land still under the control of Syria's indigenous Golan residents.

Chris Mullin (2020-12-18). Labour antisemitism: Why it has become impossible to criticise Israel. middleeasteye.net Labour antisemitism: Why it has become impossible to criticise Israel | Fri, 12/18/2020 – 21: 07 | Like Jeremy Corbyn, any British politician who condemns Israel's treatment of Palestinians risks being sucked into the vast, toxic sludge surrounding the issue of antisemitism | The day after Labour leader Keir Starmer

Ali Harb (2020-12-18). Boycotting Israeli settlements is antisemitic, says US envoy. middleeasteye.net Boycotting Israeli settlements is antisemitic, says US envoy | Elan Carr, who was tasked by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to identify groups that support BDS, says hatred for Israel is 'hatred for the Jewish people' | Fri, 12/18/2020 – 22: 51 | US special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism says it is 'flatly wrong' to deny that Israel has right to West Bank (AFP/File photo) | Boycotting Israel's illegal We…

John Kendall Hawkins (2020-12-18). Universal Soldiers of Resistance to Fascist Thinking: Chomsky on Extinction. counterpunch.org "Earth abides." — Toilet stall graffiti, West Bank I reckon, after all is said and said about the man, he'll end up being considered the closest we modern political movement types have had to a real life Socrates. In more recent photos, Noam Chomsky, with his glasses off, even resembles the ancient dialectician. Check it

news.un (2020-12-18). UN rights experts 'deeply troubled' by impunity for killing of Palestinian children. news.un.org UN independent human rights experts, on Thursday, called for an impartial and independent investigation into the killing of a 15-year-old child by Israeli security forces at a West Bank protest this month.

Ramzy Baroud (2020-12-17). When the People Rose: How the Intifada Changed the Political Discourse around Palestine. counterpunch.org December 8 came and went as if it was an ordinary day. For Palestinian political groups, it was another anniversary to be commemorated, however hastily. It was on this day, thirty-three years ago, that the First Palestinian Intifada (uprising) broke out, and there was nothing ordinary about this historic event. Today, the uprising is merely

MEE staff (2020-12-17). 'Intentional lethal force': UN experts slam Israel for killing Palestinian child. middleeasteye.net 'Intentional lethal force': UN experts slam Israel for killing Palestinian child | The fatal shooting of 15-year-old Ali Abu Aliya a 'grave violation of international law', says UN Human Rights Office | Thu, 12/17/2020 – 19: 36 | The experts called for a transparent investigation into the killing of Ali Abu Aliya (Photo supplied) | United Nations experts have condemned the Israeli military for killing a Palest…

Yossi Melman (2020-12-17). Meet the man Netanyahu has picked to lead Israel's Mossad. middleeasteye.net Meet the man Netanyahu has picked to lead Israel's Mossad | The man for now only identified as 'D' is heralded by the spy agency's establishment, and is likely to be more cautious than his predecessor | Thu, 12/17/2020 – 11: 36 | Image from a job advertisement put out by Mossad that appeared in Israeli newspapers in 2000 (AFP) | Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to appoint a man for now only known as "D"

Joseph Massad (2020-12-17). History: Israeli Propaganda on the 'Expulsion' of Arab Jews. globalresearch.ca Israeli propaganda about the "expulsion" of Arab Jews from Arab countries in the late 1940s and early 1950s continues without respite. Earlier this month, Israel's UN ambassador, Gilad Erdan,