(2021-12-23). Are Arab militias losing their usefulness for Iran? moderndiplomacy.eu Iranian support for Arab militias has long threatened Iran's detractors, unable to develop an effective counterstrategy. Now, the tide may be turning. A string of events suggests that the usefulness of at least some of the militias in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, and Palestine is waning as their popularity diminishes and relations with Iran encounter headwinds. The …
(2021-12-23). Palestinian student receives death threats, FBI visit. electronicintifada.net University of Southern California has done little to protect against targeted smear campaigns by Israel lobby groups.
(2021-12-23). Israeli army rule allowing shooting of stone-throwers will be applied to Palestinians, not Jews. mronline.org 
The Israeli military has changed its rules of engagement to allow its forces to fire on Palestinians who have thrown stones or firebombs even when they no longer pose any danger. The new rule is a sop to Israeli settlers, the IDF's clientele.
(2021-12-23). Palestinian Young Man Killed by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank. telesurenglish.net A Palestinian young man was killed on Wednesday night by Israeli soldiers near the West Bank city of Ramallah, medics and eyewitnesses said. | RELATED: | Mohammed Abbas, 26, from al-Ama'ri refugee camp near Ramallah, was shot in the back by Israeli soldiers on the outskirts of the refugee camp, and died shortly after being brought to Ramallah Hospital. | Eyewitnesses said intensive gunfire was heard on the outskirts of the r…
(2021-12-23). A painful year for Gaza's patients. electronicintifada.net Israel has blocked entry of spare parts for medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-12-23). Middle East: Positive steps needed to restore calm. moderndiplomacy.eu The deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, took centre stage at the Security Council on Tuesday as the UN Special Coordinator for the peace process in the region, expressed his "continued concern" over recent developments. Tor Wennesland painted a grim picture of "clashes, attacks, military operations" and continued settler-related violence …
(2021-12-23). The Vienna Talks are at a Difficult Stage. journal-neo.org 
As the complex Vienna talks and desperate disputes among their participants proceed, unconcealed threats against Iran are heard from Tel Aviv several times a day. The growing hysteria and multiplication of Israeli military threats against Tehran suggest that the Israeli regime has forgotten that Iran is a powerful state with a modern, well-equipped army and …
(2021-12-22). Newly released Records Document Zionist Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — An investigative report in Haaretz — "Classified Docs Reveal Massacres of Palestinians in '48 — and What Israeli Leaders Knew" — is a must-read. It should be read in particular by all who consider themselves to be "Zionists" as well as those who, for whatever reason, support Israel, anywhere in …
(2021-12-22). Film on sperm smuggling misrepresents Palestine's prisoners. electronicintifada.net Truth of prison life is more powerful than fiction.
(2021-12-22). Finland bill would outlaw Israeli settlement goods. electronicintifada.net "Palestinians are suffering from the longest occupation in modern history," says lawmaker.
(2021-12-22). Israel codifies shoot-to-kill policy against Palestinians. electronicintifada.net Troops permitted to shoot at people who throw rocks or Molotov cocktails at civilian cars.
(2021-12-22). "Previously Unknown Massacres": Why is Israel Allowed to Own Palestinian History? dissidentvoice.org 
Haaretz's investigative report — 'Classified Docs Reveal Massacres of Palestinians in '48 — and What Israeli Leaders Knew' — is a must-read. It should be particularly read by any person who considers himself a 'Zionist' and also by people who, for whatever reason, support Israel, anywhere in the world. "In the village of Al-Dawayima (…), troops …
(2021-12-22). Saturday 12/18: Free Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water Street corner…
(2021-12-22). Protesters against Israeli ambassador exonerated by university. electronicintifada.net London School of Economics says "no evidence whatsoever of protestors having broken the law."
(2021-12-22). Turkey on the lookout for allies. moderndiplomacy.eu The scaling down of the US presence in the Middle East and the possible strengthening of Iran's positions following the lifting of the American sanctions are forcing the leading regional powers to reset their relations with their neighbors. Above all, with Israel, the existential enemy of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), and with Syria, …
(2021-12-22). Headlines for December 22, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Announces New Measures, Defends Vaccine Mandates, Amid Omicron Surge, TX Man Is 1st Omicron-Linked U.S. Death; States Announce Incentives, New Rules to Fight Surge, Rep. Barbara Lee, Govs. Hogan and Walz Announce Breakthrough COVID Infections, U.S. Military to Announce Highly Effective COVID Vaccine, Israel Rolling Out 4th Dose of COVID Vaccine; France Expected to Reach 100,000 New Cases Per Day, Oxfam Files Complaint Against Moderna; EU Approves Novavax COVID Vaccine, Biden Says There Is Still Hope for Build Back Better as Mining Union Urges Manchin to Support Bill, Kellogg's Workers End 11-Week Strike Aft…
(2021-12-22). Mohammed tops Israel's list of popular baby names. rt.com 
The most common name given to new-born boys in Israel during 2020 was Mohammed and, for girls, Maya, according to government data. | Almost 2,400 boys in the Jewish state were named after the founder of Islam, its Prophet Mohammed, last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced on Tuesday. | Read more | | The name was more than likely dominant in the country's Muslim community. According to the CBS data, some 1.7 million Muslims made up 18% percent of Israel's population as of late 2020. | Moha…
(2021-12-22). Israel admits role in assassination of Qassem Soleimani. globalresearch.ca Israel was involved in the assassination of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, the former head of Israel's military intelligence said yesterday. | Soleimani, who was considered the mastermind of the pro-Iran proxies in the region, was killed in …