Daily Archives: November 18, 2022

2022-11-18: News Headlines

Angela (2022-11-18). Saturday 11/19: Free Virtual Screening of the Film "Occupied Palestine" directed by David Koff. indybay.org

En.mehrnews (2022-11-18). Iran offers condolences to Palestinians on Jabalia camp fire. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) — The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman expressed his condolences to the Palestinian people over the deadly fire incident in the Jabalia camp in the north of the Gaza Strip.

Anonymous669 (2022-11-18). Rocket Attack Hits U.S. Base In Northeastern Syria Few Days After Deadly Israeli Airstrikes. southfront.org . (Credit: U.S. Army) | Late on November 17, an indirect fire attack targeted the U.S.-led coalition's Green Village base in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor. | In a statement, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that several rockets hit the base, which is located within al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to the command, the attack didn't result in any casualties or material losses. U.S. forces in northeastern Syria are now investigating the attack."

Editor (2022-11-18). Israeli Obstruction of the Abu Akleh Investigation Should End the 'Special Relationship'. scheerpost.com Although a US investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh's murder will unlikely lead to accountability, Israel's refusal to cooperate should raise questions about the US/Israeli relationship.

Editor (2022-11-18). Joel Beinin: Israel's Elections Spell More of the Same for the Country, Only With an Even Uglier Face. scheerpost.com Historian Joel Beinin uses his personal experiences to paint a picture of Israel, past and present, as a country and an idea.

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-11-18). Incendio en un edificio deja 21 fallecidos en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Investigaciones preliminares indican que una gran cantidad de combustible almacenado en el edificio pudo provocar el incendio, según el Ministerio del Interior de Gaza.

Eva Bartlett (2022-11-17). Interviewed By Trish Wood, On What I'm Seeing In The Donbass (Under Ukraine's Fire). ingaza.wordpress.com I'm extremely grateful to Trish Wood for reaching out to me, spending the time talking with me, and for her professional interview style. She is incredibly well-informed on the matters we discussed. Trish uploaded the interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCgCHcqR4c0 This is an interview I did in October, but hadn't shared, due to Youtube strikes preventing me from…

Mnar Adley (2022-11-17). Peter Beinart Leads Charge To Cancel Palestinian American Journalist Mnar Adley. orinocotribune.com

Ramona Wadi (2022-11-17). Only Abu Akleh's US citizenship is of concern to Washington. thealtworld.com Israel is once again, albeit temporarily, under the spotlight for the targeted killing in May of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. This follows the revelation that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is conducting an investigation into the crime. In September, after many denials, Israel conceded there was a "high possibility" that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) had killed Abu Akleh "accidentally". Witnesses have said otherwise, and insist that the IDF had specifically targeted journalists who were reporting from Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. Investigations by human rights organisati…

_____ (2022-11-17). Gaza Freedom Flotilla To Sail In 2023. popularresistance.org After a pause due to the global pandemic, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is set to resume its sailing to challenge the illegal, immoral and inhuman Israeli blockade of Gaza. The last sailing of the flotilla was in 2018. The 2020 sail was postponed due to the COVID pandemic that closed many European ports. | Members of the 10 national and international organization campaign coalition met in London November 4-6, 2022, and made the decision to resume sailing in 2023. Representatives of member campaigns from Norway, Malaysia, US, Sweden, Canada, France, New Zealand, Turkey and the International Committee f…

_____ (2022-11-17). Kahanist Extremists To Take Power In New Israeli Government. popularresistance.org During his previous terms in office, Benjamin Netanyahu oversaw some of the most brutal attacks on Gaza, attacks that caused thousands of civilian casualties. He was also indicted on corruption charges, and yet enough Israelis found him suitable to return to…

Leila Warah (2022-11-17). 'All we could do was watch': Israeli Army Demolishes Six Family Homes in Occupied West Bank. globalresearch.ca

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-11-17). Podcast Ep 69: No Tech for Apartheid. electronicintifada.net Google and Amazon workers campaign to push Silicon Valley giants to drop major contract with Israel and its military.

Anonymous669 (2022-11-17). New Satellite Images Reveal Targets Of Recent Israeli Attack On Syria's Shayrat Air Base. southfront.org An Israeli IMI Delilah cruise missile under the wing of an Israeli Air Force F-16I Soufa Fighter. Picture taken at Kecskeméti Repàºl≈ënap 2010. By Wikimedia user (KGyST). | New satellite images have revealed the targets of the Israeli Air Forces fighter jets attacked the air base, whi…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-17). Ship-Mounted Iron Dome System Enters Service With Israeli Navy (Video). southfront.org Screengrab. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | The ship mounted version of the Iron Dome air-defense system, dubbed C-Dome, has officially entered service with the Israeli Navy. | In a joint statement released on November 17, the Israeli Ministry of Defense and Navy said that the system entered service after a successful test last month aboard the Sa'ar 6-class corvette INS Oz, simulating threats the system is likely to face at sea. The test was conducted off the coast of central Israel, with rep…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-17). U.S. Blames Iran For Attack On Israeli-Owned Oil Tanker, Says 'Shahed' Drone Was Used. southfront.org Shahed-136 suicide drone taking off during Iranian drone drills. Source: the internet. | The United States has officially blamed Iran for the The Pacific Zircon is operated by the Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping, which is ultimately owned by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer. The tan…

Elijah Magnier (2022-11-17). "West searches for pretext to demonize Iran" thealtworld.com A bomb-carrying drone has hit an Israeli-owned oil tanker off the coast of Oman. | Elijah Magnier says the West will certainly blame Iran for the oil tanker incident as it is always searching for a pretext to demonize the Islamic Republic. |

TeleSUR, jaa, JGN (2022-11-16). ONU pide investigar asesinato de niña palestina por israelíes. telesurtv.net La Unión Europea y el Reino Unido también exigieron que fuera realizada una investigación inmediata y exhaustiva sobre los hechos.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-11-16). Daily Round-up | Ukraine conflict, economy key issues as G20 summit begins & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of the first day of the G20 summit, a strike by California student-workers, the killing of a minor by Israeli soldiers in Palestine, and rights groups condemning a UK-France deal on migrants…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). VIDEO: Russia drone targets Israel armored vehicle in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Footage shows the moment when the Russian drones destroyed the Israeli regime's armored vehicles in Ukraine operation.

Ali Abunimah (2022-11-16). Ben & Jerry's repudiates Israeli ice cream sold under its name. electronicintifada.net Sales in occupied Palestinian territories damaged company's credibility, managers said.

Allan P Fisher (2022-11-16). Saturday 11/12: All Out for Palestine. indybay.org corner of Ocean at Water Street, Santa Cruz…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-16). Three Israelis Killed In West Bank Stabbing & Ramming Attack (Photos). southfront.org DF chief Aviv Kohavi meeting with senior commanders at the scene of a deadly terror attack near the northern West Bank settlement of Ariel. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On November 15, three Israelis were killed and three others were wounded in a stabbing and ramming attack in the settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank. | The attack was carried out by a Palestinian man who stabbed an Israeli security guard near the entrance to the Ariel Industrial Park,…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-11-16). Israel lashes out against US decision to investigate killing of Shireen Abu Akleh. peoplesdispatch.org For months, the US had declined to conduct any investigation into the killing of the Palestinian journalist and accepted the Israeli version calling it an accident. This is despite repeated appeals by Akleh's family and human rights groups for an inquiry…

Philip Weiss (2022-11-16). How it feels to visit an apartheid country. canadiandimension.com An advertisement alongside the separation wall in East Jerusalem. Here the wall divides a Palestinian neighbourhood so as to limit the numbers of Palestinians in official Jerusalem. Photo by Philip Weiss. | Every time I visit Israel and Palestine I come home so struck by the injustice that I say to myself, Well you are a writer, you should be able, in 1,000 words or so, to convey the enormity of what you have seen so that the system falls apart like a house of cards for an American reader. This is my latest effort to do just that. | The main impression I had on this visit, is the feeling of Separation. I w…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-11-16). Palestinians are Native Americans: It's Time to Correct the Language of History. mintpressnews.com In this new language, Palestinians are Native Americans, not in their supposed propensity to be 'wiped out', but in their pride, resilience and continued quest for equality and justice.

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). UN Asks to Investigate Murder of Palestinian Teenager. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Monday, the Israeli occupation forces killed 15-year-old Fulla Ramzi Masalmeh with a shot to the head and wounded 19-year-old Anas Hassouneh. They were traveling in a car in the town of Beitunia. | RELATED: | "A video circulating on social media shows the moment Israeli soldiers shot at a car," local outlet J24 reported, pointing out that the Israeli soldiers left their victim bleeding. | "Th…

Yves Engler (2022-11-16). Another Disruption of Anti-Palestinian Event, Another Punch. dissidentvoice.org On Sunday Bill Sloan and I interrupted a Technion Canada fundraiser to challenge its support of the Israeli military and the role of government-subsidized charities in promoting Israeli apartheid. After entering the room, I declared "Technion Canada supports the Israeli military and the Israeli military's war crimes. Technion Canada has projects that support the Israeli …

Jessica Buxbaum (2022-11-16). Israeli Drone Sales Are Fueling Military Occupations Around The World. mintpressnews.com In addition to selling armed drones to oppressive regimes, widespread reports indicate that Israel has long used the armed unmanned aircraft to carry out strikes in Gaza, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, and Sudan.

_____ (2022-11-16). The UN calls on Israel to destroy its nuclear weapons. journal-neo.org The United Nations General Assembly has finally voted on a resolution calling on Israel to destroy its entire nuclear arsenal and allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit its nuclear facilities. 152 countries voted "yes", five — Canada, Israel, Micronesia, Palau, and the United States — against, and another 24 countries, …

Anonymous669 (2022-11-16). Iran Blamed For Drone Attack On Israeli-Owned Oil Tanker Off Oman's Coast. southfront.org An Israeli-owned oil tanker was reportedly attacked by a suspected Iranian suicide drone off the coast of Oman late on November 15. | The tanker was identified as the Liberian-flagged Pacific Zircon which is operated by the Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping, a company ultimately owned by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer. | In a statement released on November 16, Eastern Pacific Shipping said that the Pacific Zircon, carrying gas oil had been "hit by a projectile" some 240 kilometers off…

Anonymous765 (2022-11-16). Israeli Attacks Continues To Kill Syrians, Iranians. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-16). US, Israel Claim Without Evidence Iran Was Behind a 'Drone Attack' on Tanker Near Oman. news.antiwar.com US and Israeli officials have accused Iran of being behind an attack off the coast of Oman without providing evidence for the claim. Late Tuesday, the Liberian-flagged tanker Pacific Zircon was hit by an explosive-laden drone, causing a hole in the hull but resulting in no injuries to the crew. The tanker is operated by …

____ (2022-11-16). Earliest evidence of human cooking found at Israeli archaeological site. ecns.cn Israeli researchers have discovered the world's oldest fish supper – a carp-like fish displaying the earliest signs of having been cooked by prehistoric humans 780,000 years ago.

Elijah Magnier (2022-11-16). Israel strikes, and Iran prepared the response. thealtworld.com Israeli strikes. Irrespective of who actually carried out the military operation, Iran received the US-Israeli message. According to Iranian officials, it pledged to reply against Israel in one of the numerous theatres in the Middle East. | US forces are deployed in northeast Syria, robbing the gas and oil, as stated explicitly by former President Donald Trump, and are in control of the Syrian main food basket

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Israeli oil tanker targeted by drone in Sea of Oman. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — An oil tanker, belonging to an Israeli billionaire, was struck in an exploding drone attack off Oman.

Mike Walter (2022-11-16). The Heat: Israeli Elections. america.cgtn.com Israel's president asks former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government. What could it mean for the country and beyond? Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could return to power as head of Israel's most right-wing government in history. Final results show Netanyahu's Likud …

Sameena Rahman (2022-11-16). Israeli Nuclear Arsenal Condemned by World's Governments in Overwhelming UN Vote. globalresearch.ca

Tamara Nassar (2022-11-16). Israeli settlers take revenge after three are killed. electronicintifada.net Occupation officials embarrassed that attack was not halted sooner.

_____ (2022-11-16). To Cover, or Not to Cover, That Is the Question Women Are Not Allowed to Answer. strategic-culture.org The ability of a state to dictate how a woman appears in public is all about communicating to the citizens the strength of the state, Steven Sahiounie writes. | In France, it is banned in schools, and in Iran it is mandatory. The French fashion police are interfering with women's freedom while criticizing their counterparts in Iran. | A piece of cloth used by women to cover their hair has become a point of contention. The Orthodox Jewish women and the American Amish women wear head coverings, but when a Muslim woman wears a headscarf (hijab) it becomes an issue. | "We constantly vilify these morality police in Ir…

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