2021-11-03: News Headlines

Anonymous (2021-11-03). Palestine in Pictures: October 2021. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-03). Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah facing forced expulsion reject Israeli court's 'compromise deal'. peoplesdispatch.org The Israeli supreme court had offered the Palestinians 'protected tenants' status in exchange for them recognizing temporary Jewish ownership of their homes and paying a symbolic rent to the Israeli settler organization involved in the so-called 'property dispute' in Sheikh Jarrah…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-03). Palestinian prisoner risks 'clinical death' as he enters 110th day of hunger strike. middleeasteye.net Palestinian prisoner risks 'clinical death' as he enters 110th day of hunger strike | Kayed al-Fasfous' health deteriorates as he continues to protest against his administrative detention by Israel | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 12: 37 | Palestinians with banners of Kayed al-Fasfous and Miqdad al-Qawasmi call for the release of prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, 24 October 2021 (AF…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-03). Israel Struck Damascus Suburb For The Second Time In Less Than A Week. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Early morning of November 3rd, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck targets near the Syrian capital of Damascus. The attack was carried out with surface-to-surface missiles fired from the Golan. | The Syrian Arab News Agency SANA reported that the missiles hit sites in the Zakia region outside Damascus and caused material damage only. No casualties were reported."At about 02: 58 a.m. today, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression with a number of missiles from the direction of northern occupied…

Dania Akkad (2021-11-03). NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming 'national security interests'. middleeasteye.net NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming 'national security interests' | US authorities say NSO Group and Candiru enable foreign governments to 'threaten the rules-based international order' | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 15: 25 | NSO Group exhibits at an international defence and homeland security expo in Tel Aviv in 2019 (Reuters) | US authorities have put NSO Group, the Israeli spyware company at the c…

MEE staff (2021-11-03). US: Republican senator blocks Biden's choice for top Israel diplomat. middleeasteye.net US: Republican senator blocks Biden's choice for top Israel diplomat | Josh Hawley gives no reason for blocking appointment of Tom Nides, who would fill the vacant position of US ambassador to Israel | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 15: 52 | Republican Senator Josh Hawley said he objected to Nides' appointment on behalf of his Republican colleagues (AFP) | Republican Senator Josh Hawley has blocked an attempt to approve a…

Fight Back (2021-11-02). The Anti-War Committee Joins Groups Around the Globe to #StandWithThe6. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Twin Cites based Anti-War Committee. | The Anti-War Committee Joins Groups Around the Globe to #StandWithThe6 | We have worked with several of the Palestinian rights organizations newly deemed "terrorists" by Israel. | In October 2021, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz outlawed six leading Palestinian human rights groups, labeling them "terrorist organizations" and accusing them of serving as fronts for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Gantz's executive order criminalized Al-Haq, Addameer, Bisan Center, Defense fo…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-11-02). West throws Palestinian rights groups to the wolves. electronicintifada.net Israel's enablers are to blame for "terror" designations.

Michael F. Brown (2021-11-02). South Florida congressional candidate endorses BDS. electronicintifada.net Omari Hardy has faced sickening attacks as a consequence of his support for Palestinian rights.

MEE staff (2021-11-02). US: Contractor sues Texas over anti-BDS law. middleeasteye.net US: Contractor sues Texas over anti-BDS law | A Palestinian-owned company is refusing to sign a contract requiring it to pledge to not boycott Israel | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 16: 32 | More than two dozen US states have adopted anti-boycott legislation (AFP/File photo) | A

Rami Almeghari (2021-11-02). Climate change spells disaster for Gaza's olive growers. electronicintifada.net Rainfall has dramatically decreased this year.

MEE staff (2021-11-02). Trump: Israel 'literally owned Congress' a decade ago until 'Squad' elected. middleeasteye.net Trump: Israel 'literally owned Congress' a decade ago until 'Squad' elected | Anti-Defamation League accuses former president of antisemitism after remarks during radio interview | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 10: 55 | Trump told AM radio host that US representatives Ilhan Omar and Alexandra Ocasio-Corez "hate Israel" (AFP) | A decade ago,

MEE staff (2021-11-02). COP26: Israel minister gains belated access to global gathering. middleeasteye.net COP26: Israel minister gains belated access to global gathering | Energy Minister Karine Elharrar attends summit after complaint that transportation options for delegates were inaccessible to wheelchairs | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 11: 33 | Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at COP26 (Social media) | Karine Elharrar, Israel's energy minister, entered the COP26 summit in Glasgow…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-02). NATO's permanent Mediterranean patrol: warships, warplanes, training Egyptian, Israeli navies. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Operation Sea Guardian is the successor to Operation Active Endeavor, launched by NATO in 2001 under Article 5 provisions. 6th NATO Operation Sea Guardian Focused Patrol of 2021 is Underway On 29 October, a NATO task group set sail in the Mediterranean Sea as part of NATO's maritime security operation, Operation Sea Guardian (OSG). The …

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-02). Ambassador: "Israel has always supported Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," wants larger role in conquered Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Israeli ambassador: "We want to help Azerbaijan in restoring and reconstruction of territories" "Israel has always supported Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," said Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek…. "Now, after territorial integrity was restored, we standing by Azerbaijan, want to help in restoration and reconstruction of territories," noted the diplomat. "We are ready to cooperate with …

MEE staff (2021-11-02). Sudan coup: Israeli delegation visited country in midst of takeover. middleeasteye.net Sudan coup: Israeli delegation visited country in midst of takeover | Israeli delegation, including intelligence officers, reportedly met with deputy head of Rapid Support Forces and others shortly after launch of coup | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 09: 50 | Sudanese anti-coup protesters gather in a street in the capital Khartoum on 30 October 2021, to express their support for the country's democratic transition deraile…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-02). Israel budget: Bennett slams opposition as 'desperate' ahead of long-awaited vote. middleeasteye.net Israel budget: Bennett slams opposition as 'desperate' ahead of long-awaited vote | The Israeli budget was a contentious issue that pushed Israel to a snap election in March and Bennett affirmed that his coalition would pass it | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 13: 21 | Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks on his cell phone as he attends a plenum session on the state budget, 2 Sept…

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