Daily Archives: January 8, 2023

2023-01-08: News Headlines

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-01-08). Gobierno palestino denuncia medidas punitivas israelíes. telesurtv.net El Gobierno ultraderechista de Benjamin Netanyahu anunció la semana pasada un paquete de medidas contra la Autoridad Nacional Palestina (ANP).

_____ (2023-01-08). How Do You Mourn the Death of an Israeli Democracy That Never Was? strategic-culture.org If we are to believe that Israel's exclusivist and racially based "democracy" is a democracy at all, then we are justified to also believe that Israel's new government is neither less nor more democratic than the previous governments. | By Ramzy BAROUD | Even before the new Israeli government was officially

teleSUR, odr, JDO (2023-01-08). Rechazan reforma judicial de nuevo Gobierno de Israel. telesurtv.net Cerca de 10.000 personas se movilizaron para oponerse al proyecto que anunció esta semana el nuevo ministro de Justicia.

Anonymous669 (2023-01-07). Another Israeli Skylark Drone Crashed In Palestinian Area. southfront.org St. Inigoes, Md. (June 27, 2005) — A "Skylark" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain. | On January 4, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that one of its drones crashed in the northern part of the Palestinian West Bank region. | A statement by the IDF said that the drone, a Skylark, was on a reconnaissance mission when…

Anonymous669 (2023-01-07). Islamic Jihad's Jenin Battalion Releases Footage Of Recent Attack On Israeli Troops In West Bank. southfront.org Israeli soldiers operating in the West Bank city of Jenin on June 17, 2022. Source: the Israel Defense Forces. | On January 6, the Jenin Battalion of the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, released footage documenting a recent attack on an Israeli military convoy in the occupied West Bank. | Israeli troops came under attack on January 2 while on their way back from the town of Kafr Dan, where they demolished the homes of two Palestinians who killed one of its commanders in…

Marcia G Yerman (2023-01-07). New Documentaries Explore Censorship and Suppression of History in Israel. truthout.org Two movies screened at the most recent the Other Israel Film Festival examined the theft of collective and personal histories from Palestinians and Israelis by the Israeli government and its military machine. The documentaries by these two filmmakers have the explicit goal of questioning the legacy histories put into play by the Israeli government and hasbara proponents. Following in the footsteps… |

_____ (2023-01-07). Why Is The West Lamenting The End Of 'Liberal' Israel? popularresistance.org Even before the new Israeli government was officially sworn in on December 29, angry reactions began emerging, not only among Palestinians and other Middle Eastern governments but also among Israel's historic allies in the West. | As early as November 2, top US officials conveyed to Axios that the Joe Biden Administration is "unlikely to engage with Jewish supremacist politician, Itamar Ben-Gvir." | In fact, the US government's apprehensions surpassed Ben-Gvir, who was convicted by Israel's own court in 2007 for supporting a terrorist organization and inciting racism. | US Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Nati…

Juan Cole (2023-01-07). Netanyahu Shocked at UAE cancellation of his State Visit after Extremists Storm Aqsa Mosque Complex. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; Far right wing extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir led a group of Israeli fanatics up to the al-Aqsa Mosque complex this week, in a clear sign that he will pressure the new Israeli government, in which he has an official post, to make the area a place of worship for Jews. The …

Rupen Savoulian (2023-01-07). Israel: Netanyahu's new government, the shadow of Meir Kahane, and openly racist coalition partners. greenleft.org.au An underreported news development from November/December last year is the election of Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in Israel, reports Rupen Savoulian.

The Conversation (2023-01-07). Four Ways Netanyahu's new Far-Right Government threatens Israeli Democracy. juancole.com By Boaz Atzili, American University School of International Service | &#1 ; (The Conversation) &#1 ; Democracy is not just about holding elections. It is a set of institutions, ideas and practices that allow citizens a continuous, decisive voice in shaping their government and its policies. The new Israeli government, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu and sworn in …

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