'My Name is Joe Biden, and Everybody Knows I Love Israel'
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-03-18
'Zionist' Biden in His Own Words…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/my-name-is-joe-biden-and-everybody-knows-i-love-israel/

Israeli government uses emergency powers to authorize cellphone tracking of coronavirus patients
wsws.org | 2020-03-18
Netanyahu's holdover cabinet voted unanimously to authorize the Israeli intelligence service to use cellphone location data to track the movements of coronavirus patients and anyone who comes into contact with them.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/18/isra-m18.html

Exposing a Biden Staffer's Connections to Troubled Israeli Spyware Firm
Jefferson Morley | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-18
After Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate, Anita Dunn, senior adviser to Joe Biden's campaign, defended the vice president's performance in a briefing with reporters. Last year, Dunn, who served as communications director in Barack Obama's White House, did a similar duty for NSO, the spyware firm founded by former Israeli intelligence officers. The NSO Group…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/18/exposing-a-biden-staffers-connections-to-troubled-israeli-spyware-firm/

Jay Electronica: Muslim Rapper Faces Jewish Backlash for 'Synagogue of Satan' Line
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-18
A Jewish radio host clashed with Electronica over the controversial line, which appeared to be a reference to the New Testament's Book of Revelation.
sputniknews.com/viral/202003181078611473-jay-electronica-muslim-rapper-faces-jewish-backlash-for-synagogue-of-satan-line/

475 lawyers demand Israel Bar Association rescind effort to intervene in Int'l Criminal Court deliberations on 'Situation in Palestine'
Staff | imemc.org | 2020-03-17
By The Legal Center For Arab Minority Rights In Israel

"Zionist" Biden in His Own Words: "My Name is Joe Biden, and Everybody Knows I Love Israel"
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-17
"I am a Zionist. You don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist," current Democratic Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, said in April 2007, soon before he was chosen to be Barack Obama's running mate in the 2008 elections. Biden is, of course, correct, because Zionism is a political movement that is rooted in …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/zionist-biden-in-his-own-words-my-name-is-joe-biden-and-everybody-knows-i-love-israel/

The Coronavirus Could Force Rival Benny Gantz to Shake Netanyahu's Hand
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-17
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's caretaker prime minister, is preparing to squeeze every last drop of personal advantage from a local and global crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. He has needed to move fast. Following this month's election, Netantyahu's efforts to establish a governing coalition appeared to have been thwarted yet again

Israeli Troops Detain Palestinian Residents in the West Bank
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-17
Israeli army troops reportedly detained earlier on Tuesday, seven Palestinian residents from different areas in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Detainees Club Forum in Ramallah city, Israeli occupation troops stormed both Awarta and Beita villages of Nablus city, arresting two Palestinian young men, Mojahed Awwad and Sameh Barakat. …
imemc.org/article/israeli-troops-detain-palestinian-residents-in-the-west-bank/

The Coronavirus Outbreak is Revealing the Appalling Conditions Faced by Palestinians in Israeli Prisons
Delilah Boxstein | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-17
"Ailing prisoners traveled three days in a metal van tied to metal chairs with feet and hands cuffed. They don't have access to food or a toilet as they spend hours picking up other sick prisoners. Most sick inmates won't even go to Ramleh [Hospial] because they know how excruciating the journey can be."
mintpressnews.com/coronavirus-reveals-appalling-medical-neglect-palestinians-israel/265786/

PCHR Calls for the Expedited Release of Investigation Results on Tragic Nusairat Camp Fire
PCHR | imemc.org | 2020-03-17
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights continues to monitor, with great pain, the consequences of the catastrophic fire at Nusairat camp that took place on 05 March 2020 in a densely populated area at the heart of Nusairat refugee camp market. As a result of the unfortunate event, 19 civilians, …
imemc.org/article/pchr-calls-for-the-expedited-release-of-investigation-results-on-tragic-nusairat-camp-fire/

Due to Corona, Israel to Let Palestinian Workers Stay in Workplaces
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-17
Israeli Minister of Defense, Naftali Bennett, decided on Tuesday to let many thousands of Palestinian workers, working inside Israel, to stay for several weeks in Israel. Bennett's statement, reported by Israeli media, suggested that Palestinian workers, who work in the various sectors with recruitment by Israeli contractors, can stay for …
imemc.org/article/due-to-corona-israel-to-let-palestinian-workers-stay-in-workplaces/

Trump Derangement Syndrome meets Covid-19 panic: Hollywood actress spreads conspiracy theory about Israel & coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-17
Rosanna Arquette inspired some colorful reactions when she floated the theory that Israel has long known about the coronavirus and claimed the country and Jared Kushner are putting "lives at risk for profit." | "I'm still confused," the 'Buffalo 66' actress tweeted to her more than 100,000 Twitter followers on Tuesday, "so Israel has been working on a coronavirus vaccine for a year already? (so they knew)." | Arquette went on to say US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is the main investor in the vaccine. | "Vaccines take a long time to know if they are safe and KUSHNER OSCAR is the major inves…
rt.com/usa/483357-rosanna-arquette-israel-coronavirus-vaccine/

Sheikh Bukairat Arrested from Home in Jerusalem
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-16
The Israeli police, on Sunday evening, arrested Sheikh Najeh Bukairat, deputy director of the Administration of Islamic Awqaf and Aqsa Mosque Affairs, from his home in Sur Baher neighborhood, in East Jerusalem, Days of Palestine reported. The Administration of Islamic Awqaf and Aqsa Mosque Affairs in Occupied Jerusalem, announced on …
imemc.org/article/sheikh-bukairat-arrested-from-his-home-in-jerusalem/

A Policeman, A Pastor and A Palestinian: The 'Chilestinians' as a Model for Palestinian Unity
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-16
The Palestinian diaspora in Chile, the Chilestinians, have had unique success in learning how to accept their political differences and unify over thier common cause.
mintpressnews.com/palestinian-diaspora-chile-model-palestinian-unity/265739/

Armed Israeli Colonists Uproot Tens of Palestinian Trees Near Bethlehem
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-16
A group of armed illegal Israeli colonists stormed, on Monday morning, Palestinian-owned farmlands, close to Gush Etzion illegal colony, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Hassan Breijiyya, the head of the National Palestinian Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Bethlehem, said the assailants uprooted 50 fruitful …
imemc.org/article/armed-israeli-colonists-uproot-tens-of-palestinian-trees-near-bethlehem/

Four Palestinian Detainees Placed In Solitary Confinement
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-16
The Israeli Prison Authority placed four Palestinian detainees in solitary confinement, under harsh detention conditions. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Detainees Committee explained in a statement, issued Monday, that over the past ten days, the Israeli administration at the Ramon detention center, has been confining Hatem Alqawasma, Osama Es'ied, Ibrahim Abdul-Hai, and …
imemc.org/article/four-palestinian-detainees-placed-in-solitary-confinement/

PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (05-11 March 2020)
PCHR | imemc.org | 2020-03-16
Israeli Violations Continue in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (05

Israeli Forces Close Al-Aqsa due to Corona Virus, Allow Israeli Settlers to Invade
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-15
Israeli occupation forces, on Sunday, closed most of the doors of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, under the pretext of "precautionary measures against the Corona virus," while allowing dozens of settlers to storm it. According to the Palestine News Network, Israeli forces closed the gates of the sacred …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-close-al-aqsa-due-to-corona-virus-allow-israeli-settlers-to-invade/

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure one Palestinian in Kufur Qaddoum
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-15
A Palestinian young man suffered a shrapnel wound in his back, on Saturday, when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired towards a peaceful group, marching in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of Qalqilia, a local official reported. Morad Eshteiwi, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies, said …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-shoot-injure-one-palestinian-in-kufur-qaddoum/

Pipeline or a Pipedream
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-03-02
Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/pipeline-or-a-pipedream/