Daily Archives: December 10, 2021

2021-12-10: News Headlines

Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman (2021-12-10). UNRWA stifles employee speech on Palestinian rights. electronicintifada.net "This was my dream job. It's become a nightmare."

MD Staff (2021-12-10). Bachelet describes 'disastrous' human rights situation across Occupied Palestinian Territory. moderndiplomacy.eu The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become "disastrous", with severe infringements occurring effecting some four million people. "This clearly also has damaging impact on prospects for peace and sustainable development for Israel, as well as the surrounding region", she argued. Ms. Bachelet was briefing the UN Committee on …

Amjad Ayman Yaghi (2021-12-10). How Israel made Gaza's houses unsafe. electronicintifada.net Numerous buildings had to be demolished after the May attack ended.

Tridivesh Singh Maini (2021-12-10). How UAE became a key player in the Middle East. moderndiplomacy.eu The signing of the Abraham Accords in September 2020, through which Bahrain and UAE normalised ties with Israel was a significant development which analysts believed had the potential of altering the geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East. In December 2020, Morocco also signed an agreement for normalising relations with Israel, while in January 2021, Sudan …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-12-09). US college bars trauma services for Palestinians. electronicintifada.net George Washington University forced mental health office to revoke support during Gaza attacks after Israel lobby group complained.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-12-09). On "Gassing the Arabs" and Other Diseases: Is Israel a "Sick Society"? dissidentvoice.org For whatever reason, some mistakenly perceive the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, as liberal, progressive and even 'pro-Palestinian'. Of course, none of this is true. This misconstrued depiction of an essentially Zionist and anti-Palestinian newspaper tells of a much bigger story of how confusing Israeli politics is, and how equally confused many of us are in understanding …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-12-09). On 'gassing the Arabs' and other diseases: Is Israel a 'sick society?'. peoplesworld.org For whatever reason, some mistakenly perceive the Israeli newspaper Haaretz as liberal, progressive, and even "pro-Palestinian." Of course, none of this is true. This misconstrued depiction of an essentially Zionist and anti-Palestinian newspaper tells of a much bigger story of how confusing Israeli politics is, and how equally confused many of us are in understanding …

_____ (2021-12-09). Palestine Action Acquitted In First Trial. popularresistance.org United Kingdom – Three activists who defaced an Israeli drone engines factory in the UK were found not guilty of criminal damage on Monday. | The two-day trial took place at Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates Court, near Stoke-on-Trent in central England. | Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori told The Electronic Intifada that the victory showed they were on the right track. | "We're going to continue to take direct action in order to shut down and undermine Israel's arms trade," she said. | It was reassuring to have court backing for taking action against Israeli arms makers, she added, and that "to disrupt the…

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