Daily Archives: October 8, 2021

2021-10-08: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud (2021-10-08). Racial Justice Vs. The Israel Lobby: When Being Pro-Palestine Becomes the New Normal. counterpunch.org There is an unmistakable shift in American politics regarding Palestine and Israel, a change that is inspired by the way in which many Americans, especially the youth, view the Palestinian struggle and the Israeli occupation. While this shift is yet to translate into tangibly diminishing Israel's stronghold over the US Congress, it promises to be

Staff (2021-10-08). Six Palestinian hunger strikers "starving for freedom" — take action to defend their lives! samidoun.net Six Palestinian prisoners are facing an increasingly urgent health crisis as they continue their hunger strike to end administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. Kayed Fasfous, Miqdad Qawasmeh and Alaa al-Araj have all been hospitalized after 85, 78 and 60 days of hunger strike, respectively, and both are pledging to continue their hunger strikes […] | The article

Gideon Polya (2021-10-08). Open Letter to Australian Labor MPs re IHRA & Labor "Progressive Except Palestine" (PEP). dissidentvoice.org At the outset I must declare that I am an anti-racist Jewish Australian scientist and humanitarian writer with a sole allegiance to Australia. Coming from a famous Jewish Hungarian family near-eradicated from Hungary by the WW2 Jewish Holocaust, I am inescapably bound by the key moral imperatives from that catastrophe, to whit "zero tolerance for …

Michael F. Brown (2021-10-08). New York Times omits, falsifies and cheerleads for Israel. electronicintifada.net Genocide promoter Archie Gottesman is ignored in Ben & Jerry's coverage from New Jersey.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-10-08). Israeli media attack journalist who exposed settler violence. electronicintifada.net News program repeats soldier's lie that Basil al-Adraa started a fire to blame it "on the Jews."

Jonathan Cook (2021-10-08). After success against Corbyn, Israel lobby ousts UK scholar. dissidentvoice.org Britain's pro-Israel lobby gained another important scalp last week after a prolonged campaign of intimidation finally pushed a major UK university into firing one of its lecturers. Bristol University dismissed David Miller, a political sociology professor, even though an official investigation had concluded that accusations of antisemitism against him were unfounded. Research by Miller, a …

Jonathan Cook (2021-10-07). Iron Dome: Don't be deceived, US aid to Israel is not about saving lives. dissidentvoice.org Battles in the US Congress that erupted again this week, holding up an extra $1bn in military funding for Israel, underscored just how divorced from reality the conversation about US financial aid to Israel has become, even among many critics. For 48 hours last month, a small group of progressive Democrats in the US House of Representatives succeeded …

MEE correspondent (2021-10-07). Iranian press review: Tehran fury over Israel-Azerbaijan military pact. middleeasteye.net Iranian press review: Tehran fury over Israel-Azerbaijan military pact | Meanwhile, conservative MP claims Iranian property investors have 'saved' Turkey's economy, and corruption heavily linked to suicide cases | Thu, 10/07/2021 – 12: 00 | A handout picture made available by the Iranian army official website on October 1, 2021, shows an Iranian army helicopter during a military exercis…

Ali Abunimah (2021-10-07). UN "expert" can't defend his attacks on Palestine solidarity. electronicintifada.net Ahmed Shaheed helps Israel lobby smear critics of its abuses and crimes.

Anonymous007 (2021-10-07). Hamas And Islamic Jihad Hold Conference To Say What Will Happen After "Israel's Collapse" But Not How It Will Happen. southfront.org On September 30th, a conference titled "Promise of the Hereafter — Post-Liberation Palestine" funded by Hamas and sponsored by Hamas…

Middle East Monitor (2021-10-07). Israel has a 'hands-off' approach with illegal Israeli squatters, but not with the Palestinians. juancole.com By Osama Othman | — Settler violence against Palestinians has escalated during Israel's "hands-off" approach in the occupied West Bank, according to Haaretz. The Israeli newspaper has reported that violence by Jews against Palestinians has risen dramatically in the past two years, with officials referring to a "permissive atmosphere" for extremists in the area. Data …

Nur Ayoubi (2021-10-07). Palestinian actress uses Israeli film awards to denounce 'ethnic cleansing'. middleeasteye.net Palestinian actress uses Israeli film awards to denounce 'ethnic cleansing' | Juna Suleiman, winner of best actress at Ophir film awards for role in 'Let It Be Morning', says happiness is impossible 'when there are active efforts to erase Palestinian identity' | Thu, 10/07/2021 – 15: 00 | Still from a wedding scene in 'Let It Be Morning', directed by Eran Kolirin (Dori Media Group/ Les Films du Poisson) | A…

MEE, agencies (2021-10-07). Newcastle United: Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of football club confirmed. middleeasteye.net Newcastle United: Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of football club confirmed | Deal approved by Premier League despite rights advocates warning kingdom is attempting to 'sportswash' abuses | Thu, 10/07/2021 – 13: 46 | Newcastle United's Paraguayan midfielder Miguel Almiron (C) vies with Sheffield United's English defender Jayden Bogle (R) during the English Premier League football match at St…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-07). Report: Azerbaijan mulls buying Israeli Arrow-3 interceptor missiles amid tensions with Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan weighs buying Israeli Arrow-3 missile amid Iran tensions Azerbaijan is considering buying Israel's Arrow-3 missile defense system amid tensions with Iran, according to Israel Hayom newspaper. The move would be a major step in typically quiet Israel-Azerbaijan defense ties. Azerbaijan's government began stopping, fining and in at least two cases detaining Iranian vehicles transiting …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-07). Israeli court allows Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque in violation of historical agreement. peoplesdispatch.org The Al-Aqsa mosque compound has for years been a target of Israeli right-wing and Jewish groups calling for the mosque to be demolished and demanding a third Jewish temple to be built in its place…

Labor Video Project (2021-10-07). Zionism, Israel & The Firing Of UK University of Bristol Sociologist David Miller. indybay.org David Miller a sociologist at the University of Bristol in the UK raised issues about the role of Israel and the Zionists and he was targeted by Zionists for removal. Under their new policy criticism of Israel and Zionism is "anti-semitic". He was fired on October 1, 2021 by the university for supposed anti-semitism.

_____ (2021-10-07). Don't Be Deceived — US Aid To Israel Is Not About Saving Lives. popularresistance.org Battles in the US Congress that erupted again this week, holding up an extra $1bn in military funding for Israel, underscored just how divorced from reality the conversation about US financial aid to Israel has become, even among many critics. | For 48 hours last month, a small group of progressive Democrats in the US House of Representatives succeeded in sabotaging a measure to pick up the bill for Israel to replenish its Iron Dome interception missiles. The Iron Dome system was developed by Israel, with generous financial backing from successive US administrations, in the wake of the 2006 war against Hezbollah…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-07). Tensions mount between Iran, Azerbaijan in Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tensions mount between Iran, Azerbaijan in Caucasus region Tensions mount between Iran and Azerbaijan as Tehran heckles Baku over its ties with Israel and Baku criticizes Tehran's "provocative" military actions near its borders. Most recently, Iran said Wednesday that it has "serious concerns" about Israel's presence in the Caucasus. The comments came a day after …

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