Monthly Archives: March 2021

2021-03-23: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-23). Palestine reiterates commitment to cooperate with ICC war crimes probe. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki had his travel permit revoked by Israel after he met officials of the International Criminal Court. The chief prosecutor of the ICC had recently announced a probe into war crimes in Palestine…

Dan Cohen (2021-03-23). Video: US Escalates New Cold War as Diplomatic Gloves Come Off, with Carl Zha. mintpressnews.com The new Cold War has escalated over the past week as U.S. attempts to dominate both China and Russia backfired in embarrassing fashion for the Biden administration. Behind The Headlines' Dan Cohen is joined by "Silk and Steel" podcast host Carl Zha to discuss the diplomatic fiasco, how U.S. intelligence and media cornered Biden into denouncing Russia, and the Quad Alliance's political contradictions. | Feature photo | Graphic by Antonio Cabrera | Dan Cohen is the Washington DC correspondent for Behind The Headlines. He has produced widely distributed video reports and print dispatches from across Israel-Palest…

Raja Shehadeh (2021-03-23). Ami Ayalon's Political Journey. thenation.com Ami Ayalon's Political Journey…

James Zogby (2021-03-23). Netanyahu Is Letting Israel's Fascists Enter by the Front Door. thenation.com Netanyahu Is Letting Israel's Fascists Enter by the Front Door…

Human Rights Watch (2021-03-23). Israel's Discriminatory Vaccine Push Underscores Need for Action on behalf of Palestinians. juancole.com Human Rights Watch Statement — Item 7 General Debate ( Human Rights Watch ) — As millions of Israelis slowly return to normalcy, with the majority of citizens vaccinated, millions of Palestinians just a short distance away in the occupied territory return to lockdown, with the prospect of mass vaccination nowhere in sight. The Israeli …

Mohammad Ayesh (2021-03-23). Arabic press review: Tunisia 'secretly' exports 1,000 tons of couscous to Israel annually. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Tunisia 'secretly' exports 1,000 tons of couscous to Israel annually | Meanwhile, 200,000 expats have lost residency in Kuwait, Israel has allegedly been playing a role in organised crime, and Jordan sees price hikes ahead of Ramadan | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 11: 32 | Israelis shop at a supermarket in the city of Bnei Brak on 7 January 2021 (AFP) | Tunisian couscous finds its…

Lubna Masarwa (2021-03-23). Israel elections: Weary voters head to polls for fourth time in two years. middleeasteye.net Israel elections: Weary voters head to polls for fourth time in two years | Netanyahu's Likud set to be largest party but unclear if he will be able to form a government or if it will be another stalemate | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 07: 50 | Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List, votes in Israel's fourth national election in two year at a polling station in the northern village of Maghar (AFP) | El…

MEE staff (2021-03-23). Netanyahu's Likud in lead following Israel vote, exit polls show. middleeasteye.net Netanyahu's Likud in lead following Israel vote, exit polls show | All three polls show Likud would need Naftali Bennett's Yamina party to join coalition in order to form government | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 20: 28 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he votes at polling station in Jerusalem on 23 March 2021, in the fourth national election in two years (AFP) | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-23). Polls open in Israel for fourth general election in two years. middleeasteye.net Polls open in Israel for fourth general election in two years | Prime Minister Netanyahu's future hangs in balance again following collapse of unity government | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 07: 50 | A religious Israeli casts his ballot on 23 March 2021 in the mostly Jewish ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on the fourth national election in two years (AFP) | Polls have opened in Israel for the countr…

RT (2021-03-23). No clear winner in Israeli election, but Netanyahu has upper hand in building a coalition. rt.com Exit polls show no clear winner in Israel's latest general election. However, incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a clear path to building a coalition, if his potential allies give him that gift. | Israelis went to the polls on Tuesday, to vote in the fourth general election in two years. Rocked by corruption charges in 2018, Netanyahu has managed to hold onto power thus far, winning a narrow victory in spring 2019 but failing to form a government. | After multiple elections, abortive back-and forth attempts between Netanyahiu and rival Benny Gantz to form coalitions, and Netanyahu's shutdown of th…

James J. Zogby (2021-03-23). Israel's Election Is All About Netanyahu. globalresearch.ca Israelis are going to the polls for the fourth time in …

Abdul Rahman (2021-03-23). Polls suggest political deadlock in Israel may continue even after the fourth election in two years. peoplesdispatch.org Though there is widespread frustration against Benjamin Netanyahu's government due to corruption cases, a strong hegemony of the right-wing in the country's politics and the absence of a real left alternative may help him hang on to power…

2021-03-22: News Headlines

Stephen Lendman (2021-03-22). Israeli Knesset Elections: Will Bibi Prevail? Despite "Charges of Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust" globalresearch.ca Knesset coalitions run Israel. Multiple parties participate, at times new ones….

Juan Cole (2021-03-22). Israelis cancel VIP Pass for Palestinian Foreign Minister for consulting with Int'l Criminal Court. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Naila Khalil reports at al-`Arabi al-Jadid (The New Arab) reports from Ramallah that Israel has withdraw the VIP Pass from Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki. The government of Binyamin Netanyahu was apparently angered that al-Maliki and other Palestine officials conducted talks in the Hague this past Thursday with Fatou Bensouda …

Rabbi Chananya Weissman (2021-03-22). 31 Reasons Why I Won't Take the Vaccine. globalresearch.ca The following list was created by Israeli Rabbi

MEE, agencies (2021-03-22). Israel takes 'VIP border pass' from Palestinian minister following ICC meeting. middleeasteye.net Israel takes 'VIP border pass' from Palestinian minister following ICC meeting | Palestinian Authority foreign minister Riad al-Maliki had pass taken from him after meeting with international court's lead prosecutor | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 11: 15 | PA foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki gestures during a press conference organised by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) on…

Aseel Jundi (2021-03-22). Save Sheikh Jarrah: The online campaign giving hope to Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem. middleeasteye.net Save Sheikh Jarrah: The online campaign giving hope to Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem | Residents of Karm al-Jaouni live under the threat of forcible eviction that would see them replaced by Israeli settlers
| Mon, 03/22/2021 – 15: 05 | Nabil al-Kurd, a long-time resident of Karm al-Jaouni, stands next to a wall graffitied with "We will not leave" in Arabic (MEE/Aseel Jundi) | At first…

MEE staff (2021-03-22). Israel planning to relocate Khan al-Ahmar residents to new area in West Bank. middleeasteye.net Israel planning to relocate Khan al-Ahmar residents to new area in West Bank | Israeli officials' latest proposal would move residents of West Bank village to an area that would allow them 'to maintain the same texture of life' | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 13: 22 | A Palestinian of the Jahalin tribe walks with a Palestinian flag in the village of Khan al-Ahmar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, 29 November 2020 (AFP)…