2022-02-09: News Headlines

Committee on Academic Freedom (2022-02-09). Letter protesting Israeli Troops' Invasion of Birzeit University and Assault on Palestinian Students. juancole.com From Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association of North America. Prime Minister Naftali Bennet et al… Fax: +972-2-5664838 Dear Prime Minister, Ministers, Brigadier-General, and Chief Clerk, We write to you on behalf of the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) to protest the Israeli military's …

Jason Ditz (2022-02-09). Israel Attacks Syrian Air Defenses, One Soldier Killed. news.antiwar.com After an errant Syrian anti-aircraft missile exploded over the occupied West Bank, Israel carried out a substantial attack against Syrian air defenses, Syria explained the initial fire as targeting "hostile targets." It Syria reported so…

Staff (2022-02-09). Syrian defenses confront Israeli missile attack on Damascus. en.mehrnews.com Syria's air defenses have intercepted and confronted an Israeli regime's missile attack on Damascus' countryside.

TASS (2022-02-09). Syrian serviceman killed, five injured in Israeli missile strike — agency. tass.com The agency also reported some damage on the ground…

sputniknews (2022-02-09). Russia Strongly Condemns Israeli Airstrikes in Syria. sputniknews.com DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Russia strongly condemns Israeli airstrikes in Syria and considers them illegal according to international law, Russian Ambassador to Damascus Alexander Efimov told Sputnik.

Ari Paul (2022-02-08). The news is not that Israel has apartheid, but that Amnesty dares say so. mronline.org Does the state of Israel now endorse cancel culture?>

Editor2 (2022-02-08). What Makes Amnesty's Apartheid Report Different? orinocotribune.com By Maureen Clare Murphy — Feb 3, 2022 | What makes Amnesty International's Certainly, Israel's "hysterical" reaction — (in the

Staff (2022-02-08). Iran nuclear deal: The role of the Israel lobby & pressure groups in derailing an agreement. rt.com Different impact groups try to prevent a new deal between the West and Tehran. How are some of them connected to Israel? | On January 24, it was revealed in a

Al-Shabaka (2022-02-08). Challenging Israel's Climate Apartheid in Palestine. juancole.com By Muna Dajani | — ( Al-Shabakah ) — Through its participation in the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and other international forums, the Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to promote a state-centric approach to climate change that ultimately blocks legitimate climate and environmental justice in Palestine. In effect, Palestinian leadership has reduced the Palestinian …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-02-08). Israel executes three men in Nablus. electronicintifada.net Palestinian Authority security forces storm slain fighters' funeral.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-08). Israel to re-introduce bill denying Palestinian spouses of Israeli citizens right to live in the country. peoplesdispatch.org Despite opposition from some of its coalition partners, the Israeli government headed by Naftali Bennett re-introduced the Citizenship and Entry into Israel bill, which had expired last year due to lack of majority support in the parliament…

Abhijan Choudhury (2022-02-08). African Union suspends debate on observer status for Israel. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, February 6, the African Union (AU) announced the suspension of the debate over Israel's observer status, following objections raised by member countries over Israeli occupation and oppression of Palestinians. The decision was reached at the AU summit, held in Addis Ababa, where the heads of state of the 55-member body met for two days. On Saturday, Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, who is also attending the summit, urged the AU to withdraw Israel's observer status. According to Shtayyeh, Israel should "never be rewarded for its violation and for the apartheid regime it does impose on the P…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-08). Israel seeks to bring back law denying Palestinian spouses of Israeli citizens right to live in the country. peoplesdispatch.org Despite opposition from some of its coalition partners, the Israeli government headed by Naftali Bennett re-introduced the Citizenship and Entry into Israel bill, which had expired last year due to lack of majority support in the parliament…

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