Monthly Archives: September 2021

2021-09-28: News Headlines

We are not Numbers (2021-09-28). Gaza's children choose between working and starving. juancole.com By Aseel Kabariti | — Gaza ( We Are Not Numbers) — Child labor takes many forms. Many people picture a child in a factory, but sometimes it's an adorable kid pulling on your sleeve in a market. "Could you please buy some mint from me?" asked a young boy with a warm smile and …

Tamara Nassar (2021-09-28). Israel kills six Palestinians in 48 hours. electronicintifada.net Arrest raids met with armed resistance.

Editor2 (2021-09-28). Syria Slams the IAEA for Ignoring Israel's Illegal Nuclear Activities. orinocotribune.com Syria highlighted the double standards carried out by member states of the United Nations nuclear proliferation watchdog agency, the IAEA when it comes to the continuous demands and calls for strict implementation of its monitoring on law-abiding countries while ignoring the nuclear activities of Israel. | Syrian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Dr. Hasan Khaddour highlighted the implementation of the Safeguards Agreement in Syria as an example of 'some member states' exploitation of the IAEA, he is referring to the acts of member states led by the NATO representatives in the agency and how th…

Juan Cole (2021-09-28). In Height of Hypocrisy, Nuclear-Armed Israeli PM Bennett slams Iran, which has no weapons or program, for "crossing all red Lines" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that far-right Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, ignored the Israeli-Palestinian struggle and focused instead on the issue of Iran. He alleged that the Iranian nuclear program had "surpassed all red lines," asserting that Iran …

Prof. Juan Cole (2021-09-28). Palestinian Parties, Organizations Greet Abbas's Pledge to Take Israel to Int'l Criminal Court as "Historic" and Roadmap. globalresearch.ca

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-09-28). Iran not to hesitate to defend itself against any threat. en.mehrnews.com In response to the baseless allegations of the Israeli Prime Minister, the Iranian diplomat at the United Nations said that Iran does not hesitate at any time to defend itself against any threat.

Ali Abunimah (2021-09-28). Spectacular defeat for Israel lobby at Labour Party conference. zcomm.org In a spectacular defeat for the Israel lobby, delegates to Britain's Labour Party conference overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Monday condemning the "ongoing Nakba in Palestine.

MEE, agencies (2021-09-28). Czech Republic to buy Israeli air defence system amid strengthening ties. middleeasteye.net Czech Republic to buy Israeli air defence system amid strengthening ties | Move to replace obsolete Soviet-made weapons follows Prague's opening of the Jerusalem office of its embassy in March | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 08: 39 | The air defence system, used to protect cities, nuclear power plants and other potential targets, will be supplied by 2026 (Wikimedia) | The Czech defence ministry said o…

MEE, agencies (2021-09-28). Syria: Unidentified strikes target Iran-backed militias near Iraq border. middleeasteye.net Syria: Unidentified strikes target Iran-backed militias near Iraq border | Over the past year Israeli attacks have concentrated on border areas between Syria and Iraq with heavy presence of Iran militias | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 11: 23 | Syrian soldiers stand guard atop a military vehicle at the border-crossing between Albu Kamal in Syria and Al-Qaim in Iraq on 30 September 2019 (AFP) |

MEE staff (2021-09-28). Opponents of US funds for Israel's Iron Dome system 'antisemitic or ignorant', says Israeli ambassador. middleeasteye.net Opponents of US funds for Israel's Iron Dome system 'antisemitic or ignorant', says Israeli ambassador | Eleven US lawmakers voted against or abstained a bill renewing US funding to the Israeli defence system last week | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 11: 06 | A picture taken on 15 June 2021 shows an Iron Dome air defence battery on the outskirts of Jerusalem (AFP) | An Israeli ambassador has denounced American politicians…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2021-09-28). Scandinavian Governments Announce "COVID Is Over," Israel Announces the Vaccine Doesn't Protect. globalresearch.ca

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-28). Pakistan, U.S., Israel commiserate with Azerbaijan on anniversary of war against Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pakistan Monument illuminated with Azerbaijani flag he Pakistan Monument, a symbol of Islamabad, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, has been illuminated with a special design on September 27 — Remembrance Day…. ==== US ambassador pays respects to Azerbaijani martyrs of Karabakh conflict US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger paid his respects to …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-28). The Untold Story of Why Palestinians Are Divided. dissidentvoice.org The political division in Palestinian society is deep-rooted, and must not be reduced to convenient claims about the 'Hamas-Fatah split', elections, the Oslo accords and subsequent disagreements. The division is linked to events that preceded all of these, and not even the death or incapacitation of the octogenarian, Mahmoud Abbas, will advance Palestinian unity by …

_____ (2021-09-27). Palestine Action Targets The Landlords Of War Criminals. popularresistance.org Palestine Action have taken action at the London offices of LaSalle Investment Management, and at two other sites of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), demanding an end to their facilitation of Elbit Systems' contributions to Israeli war crimes. Elbit Systems' drones, military hardware, surveillance tech and more are used extensively in Israel's repression of the Palestinian people, and their UK headquarters is in LaSalle's building at 77 Kingsway, London. This operational hub is where Elbit's manufacturing of drones and arms in Britain is organised, with LaSalle thus complicit in the war crimes committed with these produ…

Juan Cole (2021-09-27). Israeli Youth Protest Israel-UAE Oil Pipeline that Endangers Climate, Key Coral Reefs: The Dark Side of "Abraham Accords" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The so-called Abraham Accords, which take the patriarch's name in vain, were about many things, but genuine peace was not one of them. The were a series of bilateral horse trades with no implication for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Now it turns out that they were in part a plot against the …

MEE staff (2021-09-27). Al-Aqsa: Settlers storm mosque and raise Israeli flags. middleeasteye.net Al-Aqsa: Settlers storm mosque and raise Israeli flags | Nearly 800 Israeli settlers, accompanied by security officers, broke into the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem on Monday | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 14: 21 | A settler holds an Israeli flag at al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem on 27 September 2021 (Facebook\AlQastalps) | Hundreds of

Joe Gill (2021-09-27). Labour conference votes to back sanctions against Israel over 'crime of apartheid'. middleeasteye.net Labour conference votes to back sanctions against Israel over 'crime of apartheid' | The motion, not backed by the leadership, recognised that Israel has implemented apartheid system and demands end to UK arms trade with Israel | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 13: 26 | A delegate in the audience wearing a Palestine flag face mask takes his seat during the annual Labour Party conference in Brighton, 25 September 2021 (AFP) | L…

_____ (2021-09-27). Israeli PM Naftali Bennett Mentions Palestinians Exactly Zero Times During UN Address. commondreams.org Reasonable people can disagree, and a university should be a place where those disagreements are celebrated. That would be a good starting point for a Liberty Institute.

Anonymous103 (2021-09-27). Fire Hit IRGC Research Self-Sufficiency Center. US&Israeli 'Plan B' On Iran In Action? southfront.org Illustrative Image | On the evening of September 26, a fire broke out at one of the Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) research center near the Iranian capital, Tehran. | As a result of the incident, three IRGC members were injured and taken to the nearby hospital. Two of the injured died as a result of injuries sustained in the incident. | The victims were identified as Seyed Mortaza Karimi and Hossein Abadi."On Sunday evening a fire broke out in one of the IRGC … research centers in the west of Tehran. Three people were injured and the fire has been contained." — IRGC officials confirmed the report…

MEE staff (2021-09-27). Israel intensifies crackdown after killing of five Palestinians in West Bank. middleeasteye.net Israel intensifies crackdown after killing of five Palestinians in West Bank | Clashes after Israeli forces arrest five Palestinians from Biddu village, northwest of Jerusalem, and call others in for questioning | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 12: 44 | Palestinians gather next to the site where three Palestinian where killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the village of Beit Anan, northwest Jerusalem, 26 September…

MEE staff (2021-09-27). UN General Assembly 2021: Here's what Middle East leaders said on final day of summit. middleeasteye.net UN General Assembly 2021: Here's what Middle East leaders said on final day of summit | Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett began day of speeches that included remarks by officials from Syria, Yemen and UAE | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 21: 40 | Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak addresses 76th session of UN General Assembly on 27 September 2021 (AFP) | World leaders spoke at the sixth and last day of the…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-27). Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in occupied territories days after Mahmoud Abbas calls for peace talks. peoplesdispatch.org Two people were killed in Jenin in the West Bank and three others in the Beit Anan village in Jerusalem when Israeli forces stormed Palestinian villages early in the morning…

Staff (2021-09-27). Headlines for September 27, 2021. democracynow.org Haitians Condemn Mass Deportations and Inhumane Treatment by the U.S., Social Democrats to Form Coalition Gov't in Germany After Edging Out Merkel's Long-Standing Bloc, Israeli Forces Kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank; Political Leader Khalida Jarrar Released from Prison, Mahmoud Abbas Gives Israel One Year to End Occupation, Vanuatu to Ask for ICJ Opinion on Climate Crisis, Activists Take to Streets for Global Climate Strike, PG&E Charged with Manslaughter over 2020 Zogg Fire as Wildfires Rage in California, Al-Shabab Suicide Attack Kills at Least 8 People in Mogadishu, Canada's Catholic Bishops Apologize for Abu…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-27). Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar released after nearly two years in prison. peoplesdispatch.org Khalida Jarrar was arrested in October 2019 and convicted in March 2021 on charges including being a member of a banned organization and involvement in the killing of an Israeli teenager, based on secret, withheld evidence…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-27). One Man as a Whole Generation: The Unfinished War of Zakaria Zubeidi. counterpunch.org Zakaria Zubeidi is one of six Palestinian prisoners who, on September 6, tunneled their way out of Gilboa, a notorious, high-security Israeli prison. Zubeidi was recaptured a few days later. The large bruises on Zubeidi's face told a harrowing story, that of a daring escape and of a violent arrest. However, the story does not

MEE staff (2021-09-27). UK: Labour leader Starmer wins vote on independent complaints system for antisemitism in party. middleeasteye.net UK: Labour leader Starmer wins vote on independent complaints system for antisemitism in party | Move to hand complaints to external panel approved as left-wing Jewish members complain of being targeted for suspension by party bureaucracy | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 06: 51 | Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (L) and deputy leader Angela Rayner sit in the conference hall for the debate on the leadership election rules c…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-09-27). Democratic lawmaker smears anti-racist faculty at Rutgers University. electronicintifada.net Students for Justice in Palestine defend professors, demand safety from harassment.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-27). Protests and blockades across India as farmers' struggle marks 10 months and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the countrywide shutdown in India to mark 10 months of the farmers' struggle, the release of Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar from prison, and more…

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2021-09-27: News Headlines

MEE staff (2021-09-27). Israel intensifies crackdown after killing of five Palestinians in West Bank. middleeasteye.net Israel intensifies crackdown after killing of five Palestinians in West Bank | Clashes after Israeli forces arrest five Palestinians from Biddu village, northwest of Jerusalem, and call others in for questioning | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 12: 44 | Palestinians gather next to the site where three Palestinian where killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the village of Beit Anan, northwest Jerusalem, 26 September…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-27). One Man as a Whole Generation: The Unfinished War of Zakaria Zubeidi. counterpunch.org Zakaria Zubeidi is one of six Palestinian prisoners who, on September 6, tunneled their way out of Gilboa, a notorious, high-security Israeli prison. Zubeidi was recaptured a few days later. The large bruises on Zubeidi's face told a harrowing story, that of a daring escape and of a violent arrest. However, the story does not

Juan Cole (2021-09-27). Israeli Youth Protest Israel-UAE Oil Pipeline that Endangers Climate, Key Coral Reefs: The Dark Side of "Abraham Accords" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The so-called Abraham Accords, which take the patriarch's name in vain, were about many things, but genuine peace was not one of them. The were a series of bilateral horse trades with no implication for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Now it turns out that they were in part a plot against the …

Joe Gill (2021-09-27). Labour conference votes to back sanctions against Israel over 'crime of apartheid'. middleeasteye.net Labour conference votes to back sanctions against Israel over 'crime of apartheid' | The motion, not backed by the leadership, recognised that Israel has implemented apartheid system and demands end to UK arms trade with Israel | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 13: 26 | A delegate in the audience wearing a Palestine flag face mask takes his seat during the annual Labour Party conference in Brighton, 25 September 2021 (AFP) | L…

Staff (2021-09-27). Headlines for September 27, 2021. democracynow.org Haitians Condemn Mass Deportations and Inhumane Treatment by the U.S., Social Democrats to Form Coalition Gov't in Germany After Edging Out Merkel's Long-Standing Bloc, Israeli Forces Kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank; Political Leader Khalida Jarrar Released from Prison, Mahmoud Abbas Gives Israel One Year to End Occupation, Vanuatu to Ask for ICJ Opinion on Climate Crisis, Activists Take to Streets for Global Climate Strike, PG&E Charged with Manslaughter over 2020 Zogg Fire as Wildfires Rage in California, Al-Shabab Suicide Attack Kills at Least 8 People in Mogadishu, Canada's Catholic Bishops Apologize for Abu…

Ali Abunimah (2021-09-27). Spectacular defeat for Israel lobby at Labour Party conference. electronicintifada.net Resolution passes calling for sanctions to end "ongoing Nakba."

Anonymous103 (2021-09-27). Fire Hit IRGC Research Self-Sufficiency Center. US&Israeli 'Plan B' On Iran In Action? southfront.org Illustrative Image | On the evening of September 26, a fire broke out at one of the Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) research center near the Iranian capital, Tehran. | As a result of the incident, three IRGC members were injured and taken to the nearby hospital. Two of the injured died as a result of injuries sustained in the incident. | The victims were identified as Seyed Mortaza Karimi and Hossein Abadi."On Sunday evening a fire broke out in one of the IRGC … research centers in the west of Tehran. Three people were injured and the fire has been contained." — IRGC officials confirmed the report…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-09-27). Democratic lawmaker smears anti-racist faculty at Rutgers University. electronicintifada.net Students for Justice in Palestine defend professors, demand safety from harassment.

Anonymous669 (2021-09-26). Four Palestinian Fighters Killed, Two Israeli Soldiers Seriously Wounded In West Bank Raids (Video, Photos). southfront.org File image. | Early on September 26, Israeli forces carried out a series of raids in the West Bank targeting the members of a Hamas cell that was supposedly preparing to carry out an attack. | The raids were carried out by a joint force of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Shin Bet security service, Israel Police and Border Police. | "Security forces operated tonight against Hamas terrorists who were about to carry out terror attacks in the immediate timeframe," Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said commenting on the rai…

_____ (2021-09-26). UN Chief Warns Humanity Is 'Unacceptably Close to Nuclear Annihilation'. commondreams.org Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged to take Israel to the International Criminal Court if its squatter-settlements aren't withdrawn within a year.

Shatha Hammad (2021-09-26). Israeli forces kill five Palestinians during raids near Jenin and Jerusalem. middleeasteye.net Israeli forces kill five Palestinians during raids near Jenin and Jerusalem | Israel is reported to be holding the bodies of four of the Palestinians after operation in which two Israeli soldiers were critically injured | Sun, 09/26/2021 – 09: 32 | Mourners carry the body of Osama Sobh, a Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers during clashes near Jenin, during his funeral in the village of Burqin i…

Shatha Hammad (2021-09-26). Israeli forces kill five Palestinians during military raids near Jenin and Jerusalem. middleeasteye.net Israeli forces kill five Palestinians during military raids near Jenin and Jerusalem | Israel is reported to be holding the bodies of four of the Palestinians after operation in which two Israeli soldiers were critically injured | Sun, 09/26/2021 – 09: 32 | Boys check the scene where three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces during a raid in Beit Anan in the occupied West Bank (Reuters) | Is…

Anonymous103 (2021-09-26). UAE-Israel Relations Risk Being Built On Questionable Assumptions. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by A year of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has proven to be mutually beneficial. The question is whether the assumptions underlying the UAE's initiative that led three other Arab countries to also formalise their relations with the Jewish state will prove to be correct in the medium and long term. | UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed laid out the strategic assumptions underlying his establishment of diplomatic relations, as well as its tim…

_____ (2021-09-26). Palestinian Parties, Organizations Greet Abbas' Pledge to Take Israel to ICC as 'Historic'. commondreams.org The unemployment expansion showed us what work could be like if it was freely chosen.

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