(2018-11-04). Reports: Hamas Reportedly Agrees to End Protests in Exchange for Israeli Concessions. imemc.org According to a number of local sources, Hamas leaders have reportedly reached a deal with the Israeli government to prevent their fellow Palestinians from protesting at the border each week, in exchange for some concessions from Israel. As part of the deal, Israel will allow Hamas officials to receive money …
(2018-11-04). Dozens of Israeli Settlers Protest Goods Entering Gaza. imemc.org Local Hebrew sources reported, according to Al Ray, that dozens of Israeli settlers, on Sunday morning, crossed the road to Karem Abu Salem trade crossing, blocking Palestinian traffic. Channel 7 said that a terrible traffic jam developed, as a result of Israeli demonstrators gathering in protest of the deteriorating security …
(2018-11-04). Why Benjamin Netanyahu Defends the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. theantimedia.com 
The Saudi crown prince is the key Arab linchpin of the Trump-Netanyahu deal of the century and shares Netnayahu's animosity toward both Iran and Erdogan. (MEE) — For the past month, while governments and media outlet around the world sounded a drumbeat of shock and dismay over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, all that could be …
(2018-11-04). Palestinian Construction Halted in Bethlehem & Hebron. imemc.org Israeli authorities served stop-work orders on four houses that were recently renovated in the Shushahla area, in the town of al-Khader, south of the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, said a local activist. Ahmad Salah, coordinator of the Anti-Settlement Committee in the town, told WAFA a large military force …
(2018-11-04). 'Die Jew Rats' synagogue vandal was anti-hate-crime intern & Democratic activist. rt.com 
In a bizarre twist, the man who spray painted anti-Semitic graffiti on a Brooklyn synagogue turned out to be "queer," black, former anti-hate-crime intern, James Polite: a 26-year-old with loving Jewish foster parents. |
(2018-11-04). Army Injures Five Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, Sunday, the offices of the Palestinian Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs, in Jerusalem governorate, and assaulted Palestinians, including staff members. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the soldiers invaded the headquarters in Dahiat al-Barid area, north of Jerusalem, before attacking the Palestinians, causing …
(2018-11-04). Ailing Detainee In Solitary Confinement After Being Unable To Leave Room During Search. imemc.org The Palestinians Detainees' Committee has reported, Sunday, that an ailing Palestinian detainee has been in solitary confinement at the Nafha Israeli prison, for several months, because his health condition is preventing him from leaving his room during security inspections by the soldiers. The Committee stated that the detainee, Sidqi Hamed …
(2018-11-04). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In Hebron, Qalqilia and Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at night and on Sunday at dawn, four young Palestinian men in the West Bank governorates of Hebron, Qalqilia and Ramallah. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ahmad al-Awawda, 21, from the al-Burj town, south of Hebron, in the southern part of …
(2018-11-04). Israeli Soldiers Seriously Injure A Palestinian In Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured, on Saturday evening, one Palestinian near the perimeter fence, east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, and moved him to an Israeli hospital. Israeli media sources said the wounded Palestinian is in a very serious condition, and that he was airlifted in …
(2018-11-04). Palestinians Struggle Under Arab World Apathy. imemc.org by Ray Hanania This week, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) voted to reverse its recognition of the State of Israel until Israel recognizes the State of Palestine. Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas, who must approve the PLO decision, announced he would end security cooperation with Israel. Both are justified actions …
(2018-11-04). Shops & Streets Forced to Close in Hebron City. imemc.org Israeli forces sealed off the Bab al-Zawiya area, Beersheba Street and al-Shuhada Street, in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on Sunday. According to local sources, large numbers of Israeli forces were deployed across Hebron City to seal off various streets, went up the rooftops of several buildings …
(2018-11-04). Did the Fledgling United Nations Have a Legitimate Mandate in 1947 to Partition Palestine? globalresearch.ca It is a fact that is hardly credible, but a fact nevertheless, that the vast majority of people, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, have now little or no idea of the political machinations that brought about the establishment of an …
(2018-11-04). Solidarity Shabbat Services: All Beliefs Welcome at Participating Bay Area Synagogues. indybay.org Multiple Bay Area Synagogues are Participating. See the link below.
(2018-11-04). Michigan Professor Faces Punishment for Following His Conscience on BDS. truthout.org The punishment of John Cheney-Lippold, a University of Michigan professor who declined to write a letter of recommendation for a student who wished to study in Israel, has grown in a particularly ugly and disturbing manner. | Cheney-Lippold is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) that argues these actions be taken against Israel until it restores full human rights to Palestinians living in Israel, those living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and those who were driven from their homes in Palestine in 1948. BDS has been targeted by the State of Israel as a "strategic threat.
(2018-11-03). Israeli PM Set to Attend Inauguration of Brazil's Bolsonaro, Highlighting Likud Support for Ethno-Nationalist Politicians Abroad. globalresearch.ca Following the victory of Jair Bolsonaro in Sunday's Brazilian election, events have suggested that the consequences of the far-right politician's rise to power will reach far beyond Latin America. Indeed, the Middle East is set to feel the effects of …
(2018-11-02). Noam Chomsky on Pittsburgh Attack: Revival of Hate Is Encouraged by Trump's Rhetoric. democracynow.org 
The nation is continuing to grieve the 11 Jewish worshipers who were gunned down at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday in what is being described as the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. Funerals were held Thursday for three more victims of the shooting: husband and wife Sylvan and Bernice Simon, and Richard Gottfried. Robert Bowers, who is accused of the mass shooting, pleaded not guilty Thursday. Bowers is charged with 44 counts, including murder and hate crimes. We speak with Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident, about the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh a…
(2018-11-02). UN General Assembly again condemns US anti-Cuban blockade. peoplesworld.org 
The United Nations General Assembly on November 1 once more backed a Cuban resolution calling upon the United States to end its anti-Cuban U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade. The vote was overwhelming; 189 nations approved the resolution and two others, the United States and Israel, rejected it. This was the 27th annual occasion in which …
(2018-11-02). Midterm Scoreboard Reveals Massive Influence of Pro-Israel PACs on Congressional Candidates. mintpressnews.com The scoreboard presents 29 bills and resolutions that were introduced on behalf of Israel, some openly drafted by AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
(2018-11-02). By Way Of Deception — False Flag Terror Acts Press Europe To Sanction Iran. iranian.com Israels secret service Mossad, with the CIA behind it, is framing Iran with alleged assassination plots in Europe. In September a terror attack killed some 30 people in Iran. Two entities, an Arab separatist movement as well as the Islamic State terror group ISIS, took responsibility. After an investigation Iran found that it was ISIS […]
(2018-11-02). Israel Asked US to Stand by Saudi Arabia After Khashoggi Murder. mintpressnews.com 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the United States to stand by Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman (MBS) after the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi | The revelation was made by the Washington Post yesterday, citing info…
(2018-11-02). Trump's Rules of Engagement for Troops at US-Mexico Border Mirror Those Used By the IDF in Gaza. mintpressnews.com 
The intent behind Trump's new rules of engagement and considerable militarization of the U.S. border appears to be greenlighting the U.S. military to function as an IDF-style military police force whenever the next "threat" emerges, whether it be "foreign invaders" or "internal enemies."
(2018-11-02). Running for human rights: Palestine needs support. greenleft.org.au 
As I walked through the tight alleyways of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza earlier this year, I was followed by dozens of curious barefoot children, fascinated that a foreigner had made them a visit. The siege on Gaza has made it nearly impossible for outsiders to enter. | With the children a few steps behind me, smiling and giggling, I made my way through the dusty camp, being greeted and welcomed by Palestinians who came to their doorways as we passed. | I gratefully accepted an invitation from a fisher's wife to come into their home to see how they lived. She offered me tea on a small silver tray as we…
(2018-11-02). Broad City's Ilana Glazer: Why I Canceled My Event at a NY Synagogue After Anti-Semitic Vandalism. democracynow.org 
A political event hosted by Ilana Glazer of Comedy Central's "Broad City" at the Union Temple Synagogue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, was canceled Thursday night after anti-Semitic and racist messages were found scrawled on walls throughout the building. Among the messages were "Jew Better Be Ready" "Insert Oven Here" "End is now," "Hitler," "Free Smoke for [N-word] Jews" and "FPEE PR." The graffiti comes amid a surge in anti-Semitic hate crimes nationwide, including Saturday's massacre of 11 Jewish worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Amy Goodman was scheduled to speak at the event about cove…
(2018-11-02). Interview with Charlotte Kates, of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed Charlotte Kates, International Coordinator of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, on the fight to free Palestinian political prisoners. We encourage all of our readers to support this effort. | | Fight Back!: Why is the issue of political prisoners so important to the fight to liberate Palestine? | | Charlotte Kates: From the earliest days of the Palestinian national liberation movement, imprisonment has always been a weapon used by the colonizer – and it has always been an inspiration for Palestinian resistance. This is true from the revolts against British colon…
(2018-11-01). How Do We Move Forward From the Synagogue Shooting? thenation.com How Do We Move Forward From the Synagogue Shooting?
(2018-11-01). Israel's Netanyahu Chooses Trump Over American Jews … Again. mintpressnews.com 
Trump and Netanyahu have demonstrated in Pittsburgh that their worldview is a good deal closer to that of Robert Bowers than it is to that of most U.S. Jews or, indeed, most Americans.
(2018-11-01). Israeli PM Set to Attend Inauguration of Brazil's Bolsonaro, Highlighting Likud Support for Ethno-Nationalist Politicians Abroad. mintpressnews.com 
European and American ethno-nationalists in recent years have combined anti-Semitic rhetoric with fervent support for Israel's apartheid policies and efforts to fortify its status as an exclusively Jewish ethnostate.
(2018-11-01). Allan Nairn: The U.S. Is Facing Incipient Domestic Fascism, But Rightist Revolution Can Be Stopped. democracynow.org 
The 2018 U.S. midterm elections mark a critical point in the era of President Donald Trump, as the potential Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives has unleashed a torrent of white supremacist vitriol in the run-up to November 6. In the past week alone, a militant Trump supporter was accused of mailing three pipe bombs to CNN and 12 bombs to people Trump frequently criticizes; two African-Americans were murdered by a white supremacist outside Louisville, Kentucky; and 11 Jewish worshipers were massacred in a Pittsburgh synagogue by a white supremacist who railed on social media against Jews who help…
(2018-10-30). Headlines for October 30, 2018. democracynow.org Trump to End Birthright Citizenship in Violation of Constitution, Trump Continues Attacks on Caravan, Sends 5,200 Troops to Border, Advocacy Groups Raise Alarm over Sick Kids in Central American Caravan, 220 Immigrant Children in U.S. Still Separated from Families, Pittsburgh Leaders Oppose Trump Visit, WH Denies Trump Rhetoric Responsible for Recent Extremist Violence, Fifteenth "Suspicious Package" Found in Atlanta in Mail Bomb Campaign, Fiancée of Murdered Saudi Journalist Demands Justice, Gaza: Israeli Forces Kill 1, Injure 25 at Separation Barrier Protest, Tunisia: Suicide Bomber Injures Nine, Air Pollution…
(2018-10-30). "We Stand with You": HIAS Responds to Synagogue Massacre with Message of Hope for Refugees. democracynow.org 
Shortly before gunman Robert Bowers opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11 worshipers, he attacked a Jewish organization with a history of aiding millions of refugees: HIAS. Bowers wrote on a far-right social media site, "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in." We speak with Melanie Nezer, the senior vice president for public affairs for HIAS, formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. HIAS has provided assistance to refugees for more than 130 years.
(2018-10-30). Synagogue Shooter Shares His HIAS Obsession With Far-Right Media. fair.org 
Breitbart headline pulls together Jews, refugees, organizers and the "Obama government" in one "anti-Trump" package. | As the facts of the fatal antisemitic attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue unfold, one of shooter Robert Bowers' motives has come to the forefront: his obsession with his target's association with HIAS, formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. | Originally founded in the late 1800s to assist Jewish refugees, HIAS today works to resettle refugees of many backgrounds, operating with offices around the globe. Bowers may have acted alone on his fear that the group was helping an "invasion" of…
(2018-10-29). Headlines for October 29, 2018. democracynow.org Anti-Semitic Shooter Kills 11 Jewish Worshipers in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Gunman Held Anti-Semitic, Racist and Xenophobic Views, Jewish Leaders to Trump: "Massacre Is Not the First Act of Terror You Incited", Trump, Conservatives Continue Attacks on George Soros, Kentucky: Shooter Kills Two Black People at Supermarket After Targeting Black Church, Trump-Supporting Suspect of Mail Bomb Campaign to Appear in Court, Brazil Elects Far-Right Candidate Jair Bolsonaro President, Indonesia: 189 Feared Dead After Lion Air Passenger Jet Crashes, Saudis Reject Turkish Demand to Extradite Khashoggi Murder Suspects, Israel Bo…
(2018-10-29). Rabbi: Trump & GOP Have Blood on Their Hands for Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting & Hateful Violence. democracynow.org 
Cecil Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Melvin Wax, Irving Younger, Daniel Stein, Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Bernice Simon and Sylvan Simon. Those are the names of the 11 worshipers who were gunned down Saturday in Pittsburgh, when a 46-year-old white man named Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life synagogue and opened fire, yelling "All Jews must die." It is believed to be the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. We speak with Ari Lev Fornari, a rabbi at Kol Tzedek Synagogue in West Philadelphia who has worked with HIAS, a Jewish agency that aids refugees that the gunma…
(2018-10-28). Members of Netanyahu's Likud Blame Victims of Pittsburgh Pogrom and Echo the Killer's Rhetoric. grayzoneproject.com As Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett sets out to Pittsburgh, prominent members of the governing Likud Party have blamed…
(2018-10-11). Venezuela Takes Center Stage in Brazilian Far Right Presidential Campaign. venezuelanalysis.com Frontrunner Bolsonaro has vowed to sever diplomatic relations with Caracas and back sanctions while establishing closer ties with the ultra-right government in Israel.
(2018-09-05). Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks…
(2018-08-29). Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah…