2021-11-09: News Headlines

Staff (2021-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2021. democracynow.org Climate Activists Blast COP26 Draft Statement for Failing to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Police Raid Glasgow Squat Housing Climate Activists Protesting COP26, Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record Highs Across Some European Nations, As U.S. Opens Borders to Vaccinated Travelers, Asylum Seekers Remain Trapped in Mexico, Poland Mobilizes Thousands of Troops to Belarus Border to Bar Entry to Refugees, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wins Fourth Term After Arresting Opponents, Crushing Dissent, Israeli Spyware Found on Phones of Six Palestinian Human Rights Activists, Justice Department Brings New Charges Against Ransomwa…

Editor (2021-11-09). SFSU President sides with tech giants on silencing of Palestinian voices. mronline.org President Mahoney's decision upholds the University's acceptance of Big Tech's increasing control over academic discussion, and its complicity with Zionist organizations.

Fight Back (2021-11-09). Statement Against Israel Declaring Six Human Rights Organizations as "Terrorist" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | The Israeli Defense Minister has tagged six human rights organizations in Palestine as "terrorists." These organizations – Al-Haq, Addameer, Bisan Center, Defense for Children International-Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, and the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees — are all well known for their courage in aiding the besieged Palestinian people as they continue to resist harsh and illegal occupation. | Labeling them as terrorists means the occupation f…

I.J. (2021-11-09). Pittsburghers rally to support Pillsbury boycott in solidarity with Palestine. liberationnews.org On October 24, the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Pittsburgh branch joined with the Pittsburgh BDS Coalition for a demonstration promoting the boycott of Pillsbury.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-11-09). Israeli spyware targeted Palestinian human rights workers. electronicintifada.net Totalitarian population surveillance revealed in occupied West Bank.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-11-09). Podcast Ep 46: Israel declares war on Palestinian civil society. electronicintifada.net Blacklisted groups fight back.

Tamara Nassar (2021-11-09). Is the EU really shocked about the killing of a Palestinian boy? electronicintifada.net Fifteen children have been shot dead by Israel in the West Bank this year.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-09). Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. middleeasteye.net Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank | An explosive report in the Washington Post reveals extensive Israeli military surveillance project in West Bank | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 14: 09 | An Israeli technician climbs up a pole to install a surveillance camera in occupied Ras al-Amud, East Jerusalem, on 24 January 2019 (AFP) | Cameras have lo…

Marjorie Cohn (2021-11-09). Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups "Terrorist" truthout.org In an effort to cut off the financial lifelines of six of the most prominent Palestinian human rights groups, the state of Israel has baselessly designated them as "terrorist" organizations. | On October 22, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that Israel will henceforth officially consider the six groups — Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International — Palestine, the Union of Agri…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus. middleeasteye.net Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus | Azerbaijani national is accused of recruiting Pakistani and Lebanese accomplices to assassinate Israeli businesspeople | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 18: 39 | Cypriot police have formally charged an Azeri man on suspicion that he planned to carry out contract killings of Israelis living on the island (AFP/File photo) | Cypriot police have officia…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). US: Appeals court rules WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group. middleeasteye.net US: Appeals court rules WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group | Federal appeals court rejected NSO's claims that it has foreign sovereign immunity from the civil court case | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 17: 03 | The Israeli firm has sparked outrage after an investigation revealed its Pegasus spyware was used by security forces and governments in several countries (AFP/File photo) | A United States federal appeals cour…

Meron Rapoport (2021-11-09). Itamar Ben-Gvir: With rise of a Jewish supremacist, Israel's Likud is pulled far-right. middleeasteye.net Itamar Ben-Gvir: With rise of a Jewish supremacist, Israel's Likud is pulled far-right | Elected only eight months ago, the Kahanist is unifying a chunk of Israeli right-wing supporters who are now openly racist | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 11: 37 | Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir by Damascus Gate just outside Jerusalem's Old City earlier this year (Reuters)
| For many years, Itamar Ben-Gvir was a p…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-09). Military Situation In Syria On November 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 8, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 — in Idlib province, 2 — Aleppo province | On November 8, Israeli warplanes attacked several targets in Homs and Tartus province. Two SAA soldiers were wounded | On November 8, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Atarab area | On November 8, infighting erupted between Turkish-backed armed factions in Tal Abyad city | On Nove…

MEE staff (2021-11-08). Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report. middleeasteye.net Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report | Secret operation faces backlash as dozens of Ethiopians are accused of misrepresenting ancestry to enter Israel | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 12: 45 | A member of the Ethiopian Jewish community awaits during the daily food distribution at the building the community in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 27 October, 2020 (AFP) | Dozens of Ethiopians…

Staff (2021-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2021. democracynow.org 100,000+ People Take to Streets to Call Out Climate Inaction, COP26 Greenwashing, House Passes Bipartisan $1.2 Infrastructure Bill Without Vote on $1.75T Build Back Better Package, Court Blocks Company Vaccine Mandate; U.S. Lifts Travel Restrictions; Pfizer Seeks OK for COVID Pill, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Survives Assassination Attempt, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager During West Bank Protest, Ortega Set to Retain Nicaraguan Presidency in Elections Marred by Crackdown on Opposition, U.S. Advises Citizens to Leave Ethiopia as Specter of All-Out War Increases, Sudanese Soldiers Arrest Score…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-08). COP26 to address Loss and Damage as frontline communities excluded and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the latest on the UN COP26 climate conference amid mass protests for climate justice; the preliminary results of Nicaragua's general elections; continuing anti-coup protests in Sudan as people demand complete civilian rule; and the statements issued by Israel in rejection of the opening of a U.S. consulate in Occupied East Jerusalem.

Fight Back (2021-11-08). Women Against Military Madness: Stand with the Six. fightbacknews.org Fight News Service is circulating the following statement from Women Against Military Madness (WAMM). | Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) denounces Israel's harassment and criminalization of six Palestinian human rights and grassroots organizations, labeling them "terrorist" organizations. The designation is provocative and dangerous and could result in devastating cuts in funding from international sources as well as grave legal issues for their workers. | Along with a growing number of important international organizations, WAMM stands with the six targeted organizations: Addameer Prisoner Support and…

Staff (2021-11-08). Pegasus spyware linked to Israel branding Palestinian rights NGOs as terrorists — report. rt.com Phones of six members of Palestinian human rights organizations were hacked with the notorious spyware Pegasus, a new report said. The Israeli government designated the organizations as terrorists. | The designation was likely meant to give a post-factum justification for the use of the spyware, which the producer says is restricted to law enforcement operations against terrorism and crime, the Ireland-based NGO that identified the intrusions said. | The

Ben Slowey (2021-11-08). Milwaukee vigil backs Palestinian prisoner hunger strike. liberationnews.org Israel couldn't get away with this ethnic cleansing if it weren't for the U.S. war machine propping it up.

Staff (2021-11-08). Israeli soldiers given 'prizes' for helping compile database of Palestinians' pictures — reports. rt.com The Israeli military has reportedly compiled a digital surveillance database to monitor Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank using invasive facial recognition tech integrated into a network of cameras and soldiers' phones. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) even incentivized soldiers to compete against each other to take photos of residents "with prizes for the most pictures collected by each unit," according to the Washington Post. Soldiers were reportedly offered rewards such as a night off if they managed to take the most pictures. | The surveillance dragnet is apparently based in part on smartphone techn…

_____ (2021-11-08). Palestinians In Sheikh Jarrah Reject Israeli Proposal. popularresistance.org The families have been living in Sheikh Jarrah in the occupied East Jerusalem for generations. Now these families are facing evictions so the land can be cleared. Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah have rejected the Israeli supreme court's proposal that could eventually lead to their eviction from their homes and lands. The families have been living in Sheikh Jarrah in the occupied East Jerusalem for generations. Now these families are facing evictions so the land can be cleared for illegal Jewish settlements.

Tamara Nassar (2021-11-08). Palestinians call for boycott of Miss Universe. electronicintifada.net UAE rushes to participate in the Eilat event.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-08). Palestinians denounce Israel's refusal to allow reopening of US consulate in occupied East Jerusalem. peoplesdispatch.org The US consulate in occupied East Jerusalem was closed in 2019 by then US president Donald Trump. His successor Joe Biden had promised to re-open it during his election campaign…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-08). Pegasus: Banned Palestinian NGO staffers hacked with spyware, report says. middleeasteye.net Pegasus: Banned Palestinian NGO staffers hacked with spyware, report says | Investigation by Front Line Defenders finds NGO employees' phones were infiltrated months before Israel designated them as 'terrorist organisations' | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 14: 03 | Sahar Francis, director of Palestinian NGO Addameer, speaks in Ramallah on Monday (AFP) | Phones of Palestinians working for huma…

Mohammad Ayesh (2021-11-08). Arabic press review: British Palestinians to sue UK over Balfour Declaration. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: British Palestinians to sue UK over Balfour Declaration | Palestinians in UK threaten legal action to force British government to apologise for declaration calling for establishment of Israel | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 16: 30 | A Palestinian man flies national flag as he cuts a cake bearing images of Union Jack during an event held by street artist Banksy to apologise for 100th ann…

Zeena Aljawad (2021-11-08). Social Workers Can No Longer Remain Silent on Oppression of Palestinians. truthout.org In October, the State of Israel criminalized six Palestinian human rights organizations, designating them as "terrorist groups," which effectively outlawed their work, and put their workers (human rights defenders) at serious risk. These organizations — Addameer, Al-Haq, Defense for Children International-Palestine, Union of Palestinian Women's Committees, Union of Agricultural Work Committees and Bisan Center for Research and Development — all represent the best of what social and co…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-08). Thousands of Palestinian prisoners reject meals in solidarity with administrative detainees on hunger strike. peoplesdispatch.org Seven Palestinian detainees are on hunger strike to protest their illegal administrative detention by Israel under which they can be kept in prison for indefinite periods of times without charge or trial. The policy is being used to currently detain roughly 520 Palestinians…

MEE staff (2021-11-08). Gay footballer Josh Cavallo 'scared' to play at Qatar World Cup. middleeasteye.net Gay footballer Josh Cavallo 'scared' to play at Qatar World Cup | Same-sex acts between consenting adults in private are treated as a criminal offence in the Gulf state | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 14: 36 | Australian midfielder Josh Cavallo is the world's first openly gay man playing in a top-flight league (Handout/Adelaide United Football Club/AFP) | The world's only openly gay top-tier footballer, Josh Cavallo, has…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-08). Blacklisting the Merchants of Spyware. dissidentvoice.org In a modest effort to disrupt the global spyware market, the United States announced last week that four entities had been added to its blacklist. On November 3, the US Department of Commerce revealed that it would be adding Israel-based companies NSO Group and Candiru to its entity list "based on evidence that these entities …

Yves Engler (2021-11-08). Canadian Taxpayer-subsidized 'Charities' Push Israeli University-military Ties. dissidentvoice.org Researching registered charities is a window into the pathology of Canadian Zionism. The number, variety and sums raised by taxpayer-subsidized groups focused on Israel is remarkable. Does a country with a GDP per capita equal to Canada's need this country's taxpayers to subsidize 200+ organizations raising over a quarter billion dollars a year for it? …

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