Daily Archives: January 7, 2021

2021-01-07: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud (2021-01-07). 2021: Palestine's Chance of Fighting Back. dissidentvoice.org 2020 will go down in history as the year that terminated the American-sponsored 'peace process'. While 2021 will not reverse the monumental change in the US attitude and objectives in Palestine, Israel and the Middle East, the new year presents Palestinians with the opportunity to think outside the American box. The previous year began with …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-07). Sudan's transitional government signs Abraham Accords normalizing ties with Israel. peoplesdispatch.org According to the deal Sudan will recognize Israel and will "normalize" relations with it. The UAE and Bahrain had signed the deal in September last year…

Desmond Tutu (2021-01-07). Joe Biden Should End the US Pretence over Israel's 'Secret' Nuclear Weapons. globalresearch.ca Every recent US administration has performed a perverse ritual as it has come into office. All have agreed to undermine US law by signing

Steve Lalla (2021-01-07). Resistance is not Futile. dissidentvoice.org Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has inspired fear within the Empire through both armed struggle and its success in electoral politics. For effectively wielding this double-edged sword, the "Party of God" has been vilified by countless politicians and media outlets. From its birth as an armed resistance to Israeli attacks on Lebanon over 35 years ago, …

Dimitris Konstantakopoulos (2021-01-07). Middle East: Again on the Brink. Israel and "Intra-imperialist" Games. globalresearch.ca "To understand the situation, figure out that now, in Washington, the main obstacle to war is a man called Mad Dog." | This answer was given to me three years ago by Ray McGovern, when I asked him about the situation …

Akram Al-Waara (2021-01-06). Palestinian activist Issa Amro defiant over 'baseless' conviction by Israeli court. middleeasteye.net Palestinian activist Issa Amro defiant over 'baseless' conviction by Israeli court | An Israeli military court convicted Amro on charges dating back to 2010, which the activist says is an attempt to silence all resistance against the occupation | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 14: 47 | Palestinian activist Issa Amro speaks to journalists after he was released on bail by a Palestinian court, in the West Bank…

Adam Khalil (2021-01-06). Covid-19: Palestinians left in limbo as Israel vaccinates. middleeasteye.net Covid-19: Palestinians left in limbo as Israel vaccinates | As Israelis tout record numbers of jabs, the occupied territories are still scrambling to obtain the coronavirus vaccine | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 12: 48 | A Palestinian youth wearing a face mask rides his bicycle past a mural painting of a nurse injecting a vaccine to a COVID-19 virus in Gaza City, on 31 December 2020 (AFP) | Israel has boasted that…

MEE staff (2021-01-06). New House Foreign Affairs chair backs resuming US aid to Palestinians. middleeasteye.net New House Foreign Affairs chair backs resuming US aid to Palestinians | Representative Gregory Meeks backs resumption of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, but will not support calls to condition US military aid to Israel | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 17: 11 | Representative Gregory Meeks is first Black American to lead House Foreign Affairs Committee (Reuters/File photo) | The new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs C…

MEE staff (2021-01-06). New US foreign affairs chair backs resuming aid to Palestinians. middleeasteye.net New US foreign affairs chair backs resuming aid to Palestinians | Representative Gregory Meeks backs resumption of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, but will not support calls to condition US military aid to Israel | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 17: 11 | Representative Gregory Meeks is first Black American to lead House Foreign Affairs Committee (Reuters/File photo) | The new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committ…

MEE and agencies (2021-01-06). Sudan signs agreement normalising ties with Israel. middleeasteye.net Sudan signs agreement normalising ties with Israel | The Abraham Accords were signed as US treasury secretary inked a deal with Khartoum to access $1bn in financing from the World Bank | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 15: 36 | US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok during a visit to Khartoum (Supplied) | Sudan signed the Abraham Accords with the United States o…

RT (2021-01-06). Syrian air defenses respond to 'Israeli aggression' around Damascus (VIDEOS). rt.com Syria's air defenses were activated to repel an Israeli rocket attack near a town south of Damascus, Syrian state media reported, sharing footage of the assault in progress. | The strikes came early on Thursday morning in the area around the Syrian capital, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency, reportedly targeting military sites near the town of al-Kisweh, located some 18 miles (30km) south of Damascus. | "At exactly 11: 10pm, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression through bursts of missiles from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan on some targets in the southern region," a military source…

WSWS (2021-01-06). Australia: Chinese immigrant meatworkers locked out after protesting alleged assault. wsws.org The meatworkers' union acted as strike-breaker, shutting down the Chinese workers' principled act of solidarity with their victimised colleague.

MEE staff (2021-01-05). Israel appoints diplomat to UAE ahead of embassy opening. middleeasteye.net Israel appoints diplomat to UAE ahead of embassy opening | Eitan Na'eh will be first Israeli to have full diplomatic status in Gulf state following normalisation of ties last year | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 21: 04 | Israel and UAE signed US-sponsored agreement last year, reportedly in exchange for a freeze of Israel's annexation of Palestinian lands (AFP) | Israel has appointed Eitan Na'eh, its former ambassador to T…

Staff (2021-01-05). "Medical Apartheid": Israeli Vaccine Drive Excludes Millions of Palestinians in Occupied Territories. democracynow.org Israel has administered COVID-19 vaccines faster than any country in the world, with more than 14% of Israelis receiving vaccines so far. Despite the fast rollout, human rights groups are expressing alarm over Israel's decision not to vaccinate Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, where about 1,500 people have died during the pandemic. Israel has defended its actions citing the Oslo Peace Accords, which put Palestinian authorities in charge of healthcare in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinian officials are facing a number of hurdles in launching their own vaccine campaign, including a shortage of mone…

teleSUR (2021-01-05). Palestine to Organize a Peace Conference at the United Nations. telesurenglish.net We are speeding up contacts and coordination before the UN Security Council's next meeting, due for January 26, confirmed the diplomat, who was quoted by AlQuds daily. | According to Mansour, the objective is to listen to suggestions and examine UN member states' stances on Abbas's proposal to convene this forum. | RELATED: | Palestine's representative at the UN commented that the recent changes in the international arena co…

Sam Bahour (2021-01-05). An Israeli Settler I Want to Live Beside. counterpunch.org Imagine, God forbid, that you and a friend are being rushed into a hospital emergency room by a life-support ambulance team. One of you is still living; the other died at the scene. The horrific event that brought you both to this point was perpetrated in broad daylight, creating a public and angry outcry. The

sputniknews (2021-01-05). Iran to Increase Uranium Enrichment Eightfold, But Keep Purity Below Bomb-Making Levels. sputniknews.com The Israeli government has claimed Iran will soon be capable of building a nuclear bomb, but according to US nuclear scientists, it would be infeasible to do so using the purity to which Iran is now refining its uranium.

Carla Stea (2021-01-05). Full Spectrum Dominance: UN General Assembly Voting Reveals the Truth. globalresearch.ca The final most important UN General Assembly resolutions were just voted on in December, and, the voting is incredibly significant. The United States (and Israel or Ukraine) opposed almost every constructive resolution just adopted. It is truly shameful, and although …

Philip Giraldi (2021-01-05). A New Year's Wish: Let's Remove Israel from American politics. globalresearch.ca There has been one good thing about the COVID-19 virus — for the first time many among the general public are beginning to ask why a rich country like Israel should be getting billions of dollars from the United States …

Dave Zirin (2021-01-05). A Women's Boxing Team Grows in Gaza. thenation.com A Women's Boxing Team Grows in Gaza…

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2021: Palestine's Chance of Fighting Back
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-01-07
2020 will go down in history as the year that terminated the American-sponsored 'peace process'. While 2021 will not reverse the monumental change in the US attitude and objectives in Palestine, Israel and the Middle East, the new year presents Palestinians with the opportunity to think outside the American box. The previous year began with …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/2021-palestines-chance-of-fighting-back/

Middle East: Again on the Brink. Israel and "Intra-imperialist" Games
Dimitris Konstantakopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-07
"To understand the situation, figure out that now, in Washington, the main obstacle to war is a man called Mad Dog." | This answer was given to me three years ago by Ray McGovern, when I asked him about the situation …
globalresearch.ca/middle-east-again-brink-israel-intra-imperialist-games/5733771

Resistance is not Futile
Steve Lalla | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-01-07
Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has inspired fear within the Empire through both armed struggle and its success in electoral politics. For effectively wielding this double-edged sword, the "Party of God" has been vilified by countless politicians and media outlets. From its birth as an armed resistance to Israeli attacks on Lebanon over 35 years ago, …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/resistance-is-not-futile/

Sudan's transitional government signs Abraham Accords normalizing ties with Israel
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-07
According to the deal Sudan will recognize Israel and will "normalize" relations with it. The UAE and Bahrain had signed the deal in September last year…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/01/07/sudans-transitional-government-signs-abraham-accords-normalizing-ties-with-israel/

Joe Biden Should End the US Pretence over Israel's 'Secret' Nuclear Weapons
Desmond Tutu | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-07
Every recent US administration has performed a perverse ritual as it has come into office. All have agreed to undermine US law by signing secret letters stipulating they will not acknowledge something everyone knows: that Israel has a nuclear …
globalresearch.ca/joe-biden-should-end-us-pretence-israel-secret-nuclear-weapons/5733781

Covid-19: Palestinians left in limbo as Israel vaccinates
Adam Khalil | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-06
Covid-19: Palestinians left in limbo as Israel vaccinates | As Israelis tout record numbers of jabs, the occupied territories are still scrambling to obtain the coronavirus vaccine | Adam Khalil | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 12: 48 | A Palestinian youth wearing a face mask rides his bicycle past a mural painting of a nurse injecting a vaccine to a COVID-19 virus in Gaza City, on 31 December 2020 (AFP) | Israel has boasted that…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/covid-palestine-israel-vaccination-occupation-limbo

New House Foreign Affairs chair backs resuming US aid to Palestinians
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-06
New House Foreign Affairs chair backs resuming US aid to Palestinians | Representative Gregory Meeks backs resumption of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, but will not support calls to condition US military aid to Israel | MEE staff | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 17: 11 | Representative Gregory Meeks is first Black American to lead House Foreign Affairs Committee (Reuters/File photo) | The new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs C…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/new-house-foreign-affairs-chair-backs-renewed-palestinian-aid-diplomatic-ties

New US foreign affairs chair backs resuming aid to Palestinians
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-06
New US foreign affairs chair backs resuming aid to Palestinians | Representative Gregory Meeks backs resumption of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, but will not support calls to condition US military aid to Israel | MEE staff | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 17: 11 | Representative Gregory Meeks is first Black American to lead House Foreign Affairs Committee (Reuters/File photo) | The new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committ…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/new-house-foreign-affairs-chair-backs-renewed-palestinian-aid-diplomatic-ties

Palestinian activist Issa Amro defiant over 'baseless' conviction by Israeli court
Akram Al-Waara | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-06
Palestinian activist Issa Amro defiant over 'baseless' conviction by Israeli court | An Israeli military court convicted Amro on charges dating back to 2010, which the activist says is an attempt to silence all resistance against the occupation | Akram Al-Waara | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 14: 47 | Palestinian activist Issa Amro speaks to journalists after he was released on bail by a Palestinian court, in the West Bank…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-israel-issa-amro-hebron-trial-activism-occupation

Syrian air defenses respond to 'Israeli aggression' around Damascus (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2021-01-06
Syria's air defenses were activated to repel an Israeli rocket attack near a town south of Damascus, Syrian state media reported, sharing footage of the assault in progress. | The strikes came early on Thursday morning in the area around the Syrian capital, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency, reportedly targeting military sites near the town of al-Kisweh, located some 18 miles (30km) south of Damascus. | "At exactly 11: 10pm, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression through bursts of missiles from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan on some targets in the southern region," a military source…
rt.com/news/511749-syria-israel-rockets-videos/

Sudan signs agreement normalising ties with Israel
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-06
Sudan signs agreement normalising ties with Israel | The Abraham Accords were signed as US treasury secretary inked a deal with Khartoum to access $1bn in financing from the World Bank | MEE and agencies | Wed, 01/06/2021 – 15: 36 | US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok during a visit to Khartoum (Supplied) | Sudan signed the Abraham Accords with the United States o…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-us-israel-sign-abraham-accords

Australia: Chinese immigrant meatworkers locked out after protesting alleged assault
wsws.org | 2021-01-06
The meatworkers' union acted as strike-breaker, shutting down the Chinese workers' principled act of solidarity with their victimised colleague.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/06/midf-j06.html

"Medical Apartheid": Israeli Vaccine Drive Excludes Millions of Palestinians in Occupied Territories
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-05
Israel has administered COVID-19 vaccines faster than any country in the world, with more than 14% of Israelis receiving vaccines so far. Despite the fast rollout, human rights groups are expressing alarm over Israel's decision not to vaccinate Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, where about 1,500 people have died during the pandemic. Israel has defended its actions citing the Oslo Peace Accords, which put Palestinian authorities in charge of healthcare in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinian officials are facing a number of hurdles in launching their own vaccine campaign, including a shortage of mone…
www.democracynow.org/2021/1/5/israel_vaccines_palestinian_territories_mustafa_barghouti

US Congresswoman slams Israel's Covid-19 vaccination drive which excludes Palestinians
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-05
US Congresswoman slams Israel's Covid-19 vaccination drive which excludes Palestinians | Democrat Marie Newman said Israel has 'humanitarian obligation' to ensure Palestinians living in occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip are vaccinated | MEE staff | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 16: 33 | Marie Newman was sworn into her first term in Congress earlier this week (AFP) | US Congresswoman Marie Newman has hit out at Israel's Covid-19 vacci…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-congresswoman-calls-israel-ensure-palestinians-access-covid-vaccine

Jerusalem's Orthodox church accused of selling off land for 'settlement belt'
Qassam Muaddi | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-05
Jerusalem's Orthodox church accused of selling off land for 'settlement belt' | If sold, the land would connect Bethlehem-area Gilo settlement to Jerusalem, a leading Palestinian Christian grassroots group warns | Qassam Muaddi | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 15: 56 | Jerusalem's Patriarch Theophilos III leads Christmas midnight mass for the Greek Orthodox in Bethlehem on 7 January 2018 (AFP/File photo) | The Orthodox patriar…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/new-deal-sell-orthodox-church-property-israeli-settlers-sparks-uproar

Israel appoints diplomat to UAE ahead of embassy opening
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-05
Israel appoints diplomat to UAE ahead of embassy opening | Eitan Na'eh will be first Israeli to have full diplomatic status in Gulf state following normalisation of ties last year | MEE staff | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 21: 04 | Israel and UAE signed US-sponsored agreement last year, reportedly in exchange for a freeze of Israel's annexation of Palestinian lands (AFP) | Israel has appointed Eitan Na'eh, its former ambassador to T…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-appoints-diplomat-uae-embassy

Palestine to Organize a Peace Conference at the United Nations
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-05
We are speeding up contacts and coordination before the UN Security Council's next meeting, due for January 26, confirmed the diplomat, who was quoted by AlQuds daily. | According to Mansour, the objective is to listen to suggestions and examine UN member states' stances on Abbas's proposal to convene this forum. | RELATED: | UN: Seven Resolutions Against Israeli Occupation Passed | Palestine's representative at the UN commented that the recent changes in the international arena co…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestine-to-Organize-a-Peace-Conference-at-the-United-Nations-20210105-0020.html

An Israeli Settler I Want to Live Beside
Sam Bahour | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-05
Imagine, God forbid, that you and a friend are being rushed into a hospital emergency room by a life-support ambulance team. One of you is still living; the other died at the scene. The horrific event that brought you both to this point was perpetrated in broad daylight, creating a public and angry outcry. The…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/05/an-israeli-settler-i-want-to-live-beside/

Iran to Increase Uranium Enrichment Eightfold, But Keep Purity Below Bomb-Making Levels
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-05
The Israeli government has claimed Iran will soon be capable of building a nuclear bomb, but according to US nuclear scientists, it would be infeasible to do so using the purity to which Iran is now refining its uranium.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202101051081661967-iran-to-increase-uranium-enrichment-eightfold-but-keep-purity-below-bomb-making-levels/

Full Spectrum Dominance: UN General Assembly Voting Reveals the Truth
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-05
The final most important UN General Assembly resolutions were just voted on in December, and, the voting is incredibly significant. The United States (and Israel or Ukraine) opposed almost every constructive resolution just adopted. It is truly shameful, and although | …
globalresearch.ca/full-spectrum-dominance-un-general-assembly-voting-reveals-the-truth/5733487

A New Year's Wish: Let's Remove Israel from American politics
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-05
There has been one good thing about the COVID-19 virus — for the first time many among the general public are beginning to ask why a rich country like Israel should be getting billions of dollars from the United States …
globalresearch.ca/a-new-years-wish-lets-remove-israel-from-american-politics/5733590

A Women's Boxing Team Grows in Gaza
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2021-01-05
A Women's Boxing Team Grows in Gaza…
thenation.com/article/society/womens-boxing-gaza/