Monthly Archives: August 2022

2022-08-27: News Headlines

Middle East Monitor (2022-08-27). The Real Cancel Culture: Anti-Palestinianism and the Crisis of American Free Speech. juancole.com By Nasim Ahmed | &#1 ; ( Middle East Monitor ) &#1 ; The firing of Palestinian American woman, Natalie Abulhawa, has sparked a debate over free-speech, "cancel-culture" and the ever-growing crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism. The 25-year-old athletic trainer was fired by a private girls school in Bryn Mawr over years-old social media posts criticising Israel. In …

Staff (2022-08-27). Russian-made air defenses in Syria shot down Israeli missiles. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — When four fighter jets of the Israeli regime struck Syria's Masyaf, the Russian-made air defense systems of Syria destroyed some of the munitions, the deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria said on Friday.

TeleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-08-27). Represión israelí deja cinco palestinos heridos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Entre las personas heridas en Kafr Qaddum se encuentra una periodista de un medio palestino.

Barak Ravid (2022-08-26). U.S. Warns Palestinians Against Bid for Full UN Membership. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-26). Twitterstorm Friday, 26 August: #FreeKhalil #FreeThemAll &#1 ; Our Social Media Toolkit. samidoun.net #FreeKhalil #FreeThemAll Twitterstorm Friday, 26 August 2022 10 am Pacific &#1 ; 1 pm Eastern &#1 ; 7 pm central Europe &#1 ; 8 pm Palestine Link to sample tweets: bit.ly/freekhaliltweet Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh has continued his hunger strike for the 176th day. Since his detention was "suspended" on Friday, 19 August, he has been held in …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-08-26). US gives green light to Israel's attacks on human rights groups. electronicintifada.net By asking Tel Aviv for more information, Washington is encouraging it to manufacture evidence against Palestinian civil society leaders.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-08-26). Deliberate Misrepresentation: Western Media Bias Makes Israeli War on Palestinians Possible. mintpressnews.com On August 16, the Israeli military finally admitted that it was behind the strikes that killed the 5 young Palestinian boys of Jabaliya. Whether the NYT reported on that or not matters little. The damage has been done, and that was Israel's plan from the start.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-08-26). Western media bias makes Israeli war on Palestinians possible. peoplesworld.org While U.S. and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favor of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not the case. Take the New York Times coverage of the latest Israeli war on Gaza as an example. Its article on August 6, "Israel-Gaza Fighting Flares …

Michael F. Brown (2022-08-26). Israel makes last push to undermine Biden's Iran talks. electronicintifada.net Defense minister Benny Gantz, who bragged about bombing Gaza to the Stone Age, will get an audience in the US.

Yasmin Abusayma (2022-08-26). "Years have passed and we still live in the camp" electronicintifada.net Generations of refugees in Gaza explain, in their own words, what it means to be a refugee.

Brett Wilkins (2022-08-26). Israeli Ex-Diplomat Says Growing Acknowledgement of Apartheid 'Must Be Wakeup Call'. commondreams.org Former negotiator of Oslo Accords warns that increasing use of the word "apartheid" to describe Israel's mistreatment and control of the Palestinian people has deep implications.

Miko Peled (2022-08-26). Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Tales from the Parents of Tortured Palestinian Children. mintpressnews.com Faced with HR 2590, – a law intended to protect the lives of Palestinian children – the United States House of Representatives' submission to Israel and Zionism has been both pathetic and enraging.

Ryan Black (2022-08-26). How I Became A Palestinian 'Terrorist'. progressivehub.net SHIREEN FAISAL | THE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE…

_____ (2022-08-26). Why People Say There's A 'Nonprofit Industrial Complex'. popularresistance.org Lots of nonprofits do important work‚Äâ—‚Äâlike, say, In These Times, which is a reader-supported 501(c)(3). But the "nonprofit-industrial complex" refers to the larger ecosystem of elite foundations and corporate influence-peddling. | Incite, a network of radical anti-state violence activists, convened a conference to detail this relationship in 2004, titled, "The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex." Incite had been grant-funded by the Ford Foundation— funding Incite lost because of its support for Palestine. | As outlined at the…

Staff (2022-08-26). 29 August, NYC: Emergency rally to free Khalil Awawdeh and all Palestinian Prisoners. samidoun.net Monday, 29 August | 5 pm | Washington Square Park, NYC | Meet under the Arch | Info: Come show your support for Khalil Awawdeh, on hunger strike for over 177 days, and all Palestinian prisoners!

Michael Jansen (2022-08-26). A Decades Old Israeli Campaign to Disrupt Palestinian Unity. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2022-08-26). Israel's Last Attack On Syria Caused Heavy Civilian, Military Losses (Videos). southfront.org An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli airforce pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel December 29, 2016.. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN) | The August 25 large-scale Israeli aerial attack on western Syria have reportedly resulted in some heavy civilian and military losses. | The main targets of the attack were a key complex of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) located to the northeast of Masyaf in…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Israel's Lapid Urges US to Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal Talks. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid urged the US and the EU to quit negotiations with Iran aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, as Washington and Tehran appear to be close to an agreement. The Israeli leader claimed that lifting sanctions on Iran would give the Islamic Republic $100 billion …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Israeli Officials Say US Toughened Its Stance in Response to Iran Deal Proposal. news.antiwar.com Israeli officials Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata was in Washington this week, where he met with his counterpart, Jake Sullivan, and Brett McGurk, the top Middle East official on the National Security Council. | The US officials briefed Hulata on their planned response to Iran and the EU before it was submitted. When Hulata arrived in Washin…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Report: British Envoy Praises Israeli Bombing Campaign in Syria. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Axios, the UK's special envoy for Syria, Jonathan Hargreaves, praised Israel's bombing campaign in Syria during a visit to Jerusalem at the end of June. In recent years, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in Syria. The Israelis say that the bombing campaign is to prevent Iran from becoming further …

Fight Back (2022-08-25). Saint Paul rallies to demand Minnesota divest from Israel. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On August 23, more than 40 protesters gathered outside the governor's mansion, home to Governor Tim Walz, to demand Minnesota's State Board of Investment (SBI) sell off its shares in Israeli corporations. The SBI is tasked with investing taxpayer money for public funds, largely state pensions. | The action was initiated by the Anti-War Committee (AWC) and held the evening before the August meeting of the Minnesota SBI in order to raise awareness of the state of Minnesota's holdings in a variety of Israeli companies, most notably Elbit Systems. | Elbit Systems is a weapons manufacturing and cybers…

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2022-08-26: News Headlines

Barak Ravid (2022-08-26). U.S. Warns Palestinians Against Bid for Full UN Membership. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-26). Twitterstorm Friday, 26 August: #FreeKhalil #FreeThemAll &#1 ; Our Social Media Toolkit. samidoun.net #FreeKhalil #FreeThemAll Twitterstorm Friday, 26 August 2022 10 am Pacific &#1 ; 1 pm Eastern &#1 ; 7 pm central Europe &#1 ; 8 pm Palestine Link to sample tweets: bit.ly/freekhaliltweet Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh has continued his hunger strike for the 176th day. Since his detention was "suspended" on Friday, 19 August, he has been held in …

Ramzy Baroud (2022-08-26). How Coverage of Palestinians and Israel in NYT and Western Press Obscures the Occupation. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) &#1 ; While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favour of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not the case. Take the New York Times coverage of the latest Israeli war on Gaza as an example. Its article …

Michael Jansen (2022-08-26). A Decades Old Israeli Campaign to Disrupt Palestinian Unity. globalresearch.ca

Hrw.org (2022-08-26). Israel's All-Out Assault on Rights Defenders. hrw.org Palestinian Groups Raided, Closed; Researcher for Israeli Group Detained. #StandWithThe6…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-25). Another Russian Patrol Was Attacked In Southern Syria. southfront.org Sergei Novikov/TASS | On August 23, a patrol of the Russian Military Police was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) as it was passing near the town of al-Malgah in the southern Syrian governorate of al-Quneitra. | Al-Malgah is situated between the separation line with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and the western countryside of Daraa governorate. | Syrian pro-opposition news sources said that the attack resulted in casualties. However, as of August 25 the Russian Ministry of Defense has not releas…

Hanin A. Elholy, Tasneem Elholy (2022-08-25). When Israel killed a painter of flowers and birds. electronicintifada.net Duniana al-Amour was among the first victims of the August attack on Gaza.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Israel's Lapid Urges US to Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal Talks. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid urged the US and the EU to quit negotiations with Iran aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, as Washington and Tehran appear to be close to an agreement. The Israeli leader claimed that lifting sanctions on Iran would give the Islamic Republic $100 billion …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Israeli Officials Say US Toughened Its Stance in Response to Iran Deal Proposal. news.antiwar.com Israeli officials Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata was in Washington this week, where he met with his counterpart, Jake Sullivan, and Brett McGurk, the top Middle East official on the National Security Council. | The US officials briefed Hulata on their planned response to Iran and the EU before it was submitted. When Hulata arrived in Washin…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Report: British Envoy Praises Israeli Bombing Campaign in Syria. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Axios, the UK's special envoy for Syria, Jonathan Hargreaves, praised Israel's bombing campaign in Syria during a visit to Jerusalem at the end of June. In recent years, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in Syria. The Israelis say that the bombing campaign is to prevent Iran from becoming further …

Fight Back (2022-08-25). Saint Paul rallies to demand Minnesota divest from Israel. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On August 23, more than 40 protesters gathered outside the governor's mansion, home to Governor Tim Walz, to demand Minnesota's State Board of Investment (SBI) sell off its shares in Israeli corporations. The SBI is tasked with investing taxpayer money for public funds, largely state pensions. | The action was initiated by the Anti-War Committee (AWC) and held the evening before the August meeting of the Minnesota SBI in order to raise awareness of the state of Minnesota's holdings in a variety of Israeli companies, most notably Elbit Systems. | Elbit Systems is a weapons manufacturing and cybers…

_____ (2022-08-25). Underneath Israeli Tourist Resorts Lie Remains Of Palestinian Towns. popularresistance.org Between the two historic Palestinian port towns of Haifa and Akka — both occupied since 1948 — there exists a lovely bay called the Bay of Haifa. The cities were subjected to a heavy ethnic cleansing campaign, and now they consist of a majority Jewish Israeli population. Several Zionist colonies were established across the Bay of Haifa over the years, and even though this is prime beachfront real estate, housing was constructed largely for new, poor immigrants. | One of the colonies built on Haifa Bay is the city of Kiryat Yam. It sits right on the Mediterranean coast, but the area is considered less…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-25). Palestinian Collective Struggle on the Rise Inside Occupation Prisons. orinocotribune.com Palestinian prisoners

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-25). Tel Aviv Hiding Evidence of Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians From Public: Israeli Media. orinocotribune.com The documents concern Israel's mass expulsion and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948, as well its secret nuclear program | According to a report by Hebrew newspaper Haaretz released on 22 August, Tel Aviv has been working through its defense ministry to hide historical documents related to the founding of the state of Israel, from the Israeli public. | The founding of Israel in 1948, known throughout the Arab world as the "Nakba," or catastrophe, involved the ethnic cleansing and mass expulsion of Palestinians from their land by ultra-nationalist Jewish gangs. | These gangs were later integrated into the Is…

Al-Shabaka (2022-08-25). The US Law Restricting Satellite Imagery of Palestine-Israel. juancole.com By Zena Agha | &#1 ; ( Al-Shabaka ) &#1 ; Bipartisan legislation passed by the US Congress in 1997 limits the quality and availability of satellite imagery of Palestine-Israel. The Kyl-Bingaman Amendment (KBA) to the US National Defense Authorization Act was passed under the pretext of protecting Israel's national security. It prevents US satellite operators and …

Miko Peled (2022-08-24). Underneath Israeli Tourist Resorts Lie the Remains of Once-Thriving Palestinian Towns. mintpressnews.com Kiryat Yam — which is a Hebrew name — sits on what used to be the village of Arab Al-Ghawarina. The village was occupied, depopulated and destroyed in May 1948.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). Gantz Heads to US, Says Israel Will Do 'Everything It Can' to Stop Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that Israel would do "everything it can" to influence the US against reviving the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, and announced that he was traveling to the US later this week. "The State of Israel is not opposed to agreements in general, but it is opposed …

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