_____ (2022-01-27). Relations between Palestine and Israel — Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel? journal-neo.org In the final days of 2021 Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority visited Benny Gantz, Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense at his home in Rosh Ha'ayin. The previous meeting between the two men had taken place in August, in Ramallah, following which Israel announced a series of "confidence-building measures". The …

Ramzy Baroud (2022-01-27). Morality Cannot Be Divided: How Netanyahu's Corruption has Exposed Israel's 'Democracy'. dissidentvoice.org Former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his prosecutors are reportedly finalizing the details of a plea deal that would practically water down, shelve, or drop altogether all three major corruption cases that have led to his high-profile trial in May 2020. If such news actualizes, Israel would officially sink to a new low in terms …

_____ (2022-01-26). The Jewish National Fund Does Israel's Dirty Work—Again. popularresistance.org The JNF (Jewish National Fund) once again is in the news, this time for collaborating with the State of Israel in dispossessing Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. According to a 2010 UN report, this is not the first time Sheikh Jarrah's residents have been dispossessed and, while illegal under international law, it is not illegal according to Israeli law. It is one more act of brutality, brought to you on a regular basis by Israel and the JNF since 1948. | On the evening of January 18, 2022, in Sheikh Jarrah, Israeli police attacked the home of the Salahiya family—a f…

Staff (2022-01-26). Remembering Badran Jaber: A Life in Revolution. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes the revolutionary life of Badran Jaber, veteran of the Palestinian liberation struggle, upon his passing on 25 January 2022. Jaber, a leader and co-founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was a symbol of the Palestinian prisoners' movement. He was repeatedly arrested, interrogated and imprisoned in …

Fight Back (2022-01-26). Rally for Palestine in downtown Dallas. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On January 23, around 100 people showed up at Civic Garden Park in downtown Dallas to protest the continuing eviction of the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem and the continued blockade of Gaza. They also called attention to the "afforestation campaign" by the Jewish National Fund in the Al-Naqab Desert, which is intended to displace Palestinian Bedouin communities living in the region. | The protest was called by the Palestinian Youth Movement and cosponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine at University of Texas at Dallas, American Muslims for Palestine, MAS-PACE Dal…

Rami Almeghari (2022-01-26). Saving seeds, counting cows: work of a "terror" group? electronicintifada.net Union of Agricultural Work Committees provides vital support to Gaza's farmers.

Ola Mousa (2022-01-26). Holiday in Gaza? More expensive than in Egypt or Turkey. electronicintifada.net Israel's blockade, Egyptian closures and COVID restrictions render domestic tourist resorts unaffordable for most…

sputniknews (2022-01-26). 1 in 4 Holocaust Survivors in Israel Live in Poverty, State Does Little to Help. sputniknews.com Although 54,000 victims are getting an assistance package worth up to $2,000 per month, the vast majority are forced to live off a stipend of roughly $105, a drop in the ocean given Israel's high living expenses.

Anonymous669 (2022-01-26). Israel Limits Air Campaign In Syria Following Russian-Syrian Joint Aerial Patrols (Videos). southfront.org Screen grab from the footage released by RT. | Russian and Syrian fighter jet had conducted a joint air patrol mission along the Golan Heights and the Euphrates River, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on January 24. | In a statement, the Mod said that Russian Su-34 and Su-35 warplanes and an A-50 AEW&C [airborne early warning and control] aircraft as well as Syria's MiG-23 and MiG-29 warplanes took part in the joint patrol, which covered the Golan Heights, the southern border, the Euphrates River and northern Syr…

sputniknews (2022-01-26). Danish Lecturers Refuse to Teach, Compare COVID-19 Passports With WWII Jewish Stars. sputniknews.com Two dissenting teachers at Copenhagen Business School made disturbing parallels between the COVID-19 measures and World War II and expressed hope for a "Nuremberg 2.0", in which those responsible will be brought to justice like the Nazi leaders who were convicted for their complicity in the Holocaust and war crimes.

Staff (2022-01-26). Remembering Badran Jaber: A Life in Revolution. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes the revolutionary life of Badran Jaber, veteran of the Palestinian liberation struggle, upon his passing on 25 January 2022. Jaber, a leader and co-founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was a symbol of the Palestinian prisoners' movement. He was repeatedly arrested, interrogated and imprisoned in …

Staff (2022-01-25). We Support Somaya: Take action for justice for Palestinian student and researcher Somaya Falah. samidoun.net Stand with Somaya! The following call to action is supported by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, the Palestinian Youth Movement and Within Our Lifetime — United for Palestine. Please join us to take action and stand with Somaya! Palestinian Ph.D. student, researcher and activist Somaya Falah is currently being held under house arrest, banned from …

_____ (2022-01-25). Global Days Of Action For Palestinian Rights. popularresistance.org On 28, 29, 30 January 2022, we call for a global mobilization in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their steadfast resistance against Israel's forced displacement in Jerusalem's neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan, in Al-Naqab, the Jordan Valley, the southern Hebron Hills and beyond. | These Global Days of Action are in response to the call by the Bedouin-Palestinian community of Al-Naqab for international solidarity to support their struggle against Israel's ongoing Nakba.

_____ (2022-01-25). Police Arrest Seven Pro-Palestine Protestors In Washington D.C. popularresistance.org West Bank – The U.S. police in Washington D.C. arrested on Monday seven pro-Palestine protestors from organizations and associations supporting the Palestinian right during a peaceful demonstration in front of the Israeli occupation's embassy in Washington rejecting Israeli ethnic cleansing in occupied Jerusalem and Anaqab "Negev". | During the demonstration, a sit-in was held at the entrance to the embassy, with the participation of dozens of activists and people in solidarity with Palestine, as well as members of the U.S. Palestinian community. | The protestors gathered peacefully outside the Israeli Embassy to…

Staff (2022-01-25). Video: Solidarity with Olivia Zémor, Free Georges Abdallah || Boycott TEVA, Support Struggles for Palestine in France. samidoun.net There are two important cases in France for the Palestine movement that will be heard on Thursday, 27 January. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network released this international video to support Georges Abdallah and Olivia Zémor, and to express our global solidarity with their ongoing struggles for justice and a liberated Palestine. TEVA and the case …

Staff (2022-01-25). Israeli soldier jailed for Gaza TikTok video. rt.com The serviceman can be seen firing across the border into the Palestinian territory | On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a serviceman who shared a video of himself firing rounds into Gaza had been sentenced to 10 days in military prison. | "The soldier's behavior in the video does not conform with the norms expected of soldiers and commanders," the IDF said in a statement cited by The Times of Israel. Officers concluded that the shooting did not comply with open-fire regulations. | The soldier had posted a video of himself on the TikTok social media app in which he can be seen shooting in the air…

Staff (2022-01-25). 5 February, Vancouver: Boycott Israeli Wines Picket — Day of Action. samidoun.net Saturday, 5 February 3: 00 pm BC Liquor Store Alberni & Bute (768 Bute St., Vancouver) Vancouver Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/2561663430632271/ BC Government: Stop Profiting off Israeli War Crimes The British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch is complicit in violations of Palestinian human rights. Despite calls from multiple local organizations for a boycott of Israeli wines, many produced in …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-25). Palestinians continue boycott of Israeli military courts to protest their illegal administrative detention. peoplesdispatch.org Around 500 Palestinians currently incarcerated in Israel under the illegal policy of administrative detention have been boycotting Israeli military courts to protest their detention since January 1. The detainees have since refused to appear for court hearings and sessions regarding the approval or renewal of their administrative detention orders. They are also boycotting appeal hearings, including those in higher courts. According to Palestinian prisoners' rights groups, among those participating in the boycott are three minors and one woman. All of them are being detained without charge or trial by the Israeli…

sputniknews (2022-01-25). Jam-Packed Gaza Sees Continued Population Growth as Hamas Does Nothing to Change the Trend – Expert. sputniknews.com In 2021, the population of the Gaza Strip reached 2.3 million people, amid a fast growth rate, with a local expert saying a decrease in the dynamics is not expected, not only because of the local culture but also due to a religion that encourages reproduction.

sputniknews (2022-01-25). Netanyahu Refuses to Accept Israeli AG's 'Moral Turpitude' Clause in Corruption Case Plea Deal. sputniknews.com Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is presently negotiating a plea deal in a corruption case led by the Israeli Attorney General's office. Recent reports have suggested that the AG's plea deal would likely include a clause that would temporarily bar, or permanently ban, the leader of the opposition from returning to politics.

UFCLP (2022-01-25). Thursday 1/27: Defend 5,000 Striking South African Clover Workers. indybay.org San Francisco Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94104…

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). Bilateral trade volume between China, Israel exceeds $20 bln. ecns.cn China-Israel trade volume reached $22.8 billion in 2021, over 400 times that at the beginning of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations on Jan. 24, 1992, Chinese Ambassador to Israel Cai Run said Monday.

WSWS (2022-01-25). The Conference: A haunting, disturbingly topical film about the Nazis' "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" wsws.org The film marks the 80th anniversary of the infamous Wannsee conference of January 20, 1942, at which leading Nazis and ministers planned the extermination of Europe's Jewish population.

sputniknews (2022-01-25). Head of Anne Frank Fund Calls New Claims of Family's Betrayal 'Full of Errors'. sputniknews.com John Goldsmith, head of the Anne Frank Fund, slammed the bombshell conclusion of a new book, "The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation," that claims Jewish notary Arnold van den Bergh told the Nazis where the Franks were hiding, as "full of errors" and a "conspiracy theory."