Secret Israeli Report Reveals Armed Drone Killed Four Boys Playing on Gaza Beach in 2014
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2018-08-11
A secret Israeli military police report offers direct evidence that four Palestinian children were killed by missiles fired from an armed Israeli drone. | The post Secret Israeli Report Reveals Armed Drone Killed Four Boys Playing on Gaza Beach in 2014 appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/08/11/israel-palestine-drone-strike-operation-protective-edge/
Palestinian Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered Friday
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-11
The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that a man died, on Saturday at dawn, from serious wounds her suffered, Friday, after Israeli soldiers shot him with live fire during the Great Return March. The Health Ministry said the man, Ahmad Jamal Suleiman Abu Louli, 40, was shot with a live …
Israel Illegally Confiscates Dozens Of Dunams Of Palestinian Lands In Silwan
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-11
The City Council in occupied Jerusalem issued orders for the illegal annexation of dozens of Dunams of Palestinian lands in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, under the pretext of using them for "gardening, irrigation pipes, roads and public gardens." The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has …
Israel Illegally Confiscates Dozens Of Dunams Of Palestinian Lands In Silwan
More deaths and maiming of Palestinians amid latest "ceasefire"
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-11
The latest round of fighting could torpedo a four-year truce between Israel and Hamas.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/11/gaza-a11.html
Western Authors Take Stand in Israel/Palestine Conflict by Refusing to Be Published in Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-10
Western Authors Take Stand in Israel/Palestine Conflict by Refusing to Be Published in Israel: In the News Cultural BoycottRenowned authors have refused to have their works distributed by Israeli publishers in a stand for Palestinian rights. | July 18, 2018 | By:
| | Melville House Books …
bdsmovement.net/news/western-authors-take-stand-israel-palestine-conflict-refusing-be-published-israel
Ahed Tamimi Comes Home to Great Joy but Also Reminders of Pain
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-10
Some eight months after Nariman and Ahed's imprisonment, the Israeli authorities are unhappy with the status that the prisoners and the Tamimi family achieved as symbols of the Palestinian resistance. | The post Ahed Tamimi Comes Home to Great Joy but Also Reminders of Pain appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/as-ahed-tamimi-comes-home-to-great-joy-but-also-reminders-of-pain/247467/
Israeli Municipality to Seize East Jerusalem Lands, Including GOC
INA | imemc.org | 2018-08-10
The Israeli municipality of occupied Jerusalem decided, on Friday, to approve the seizure dozens of dunams of land in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, according to Wadi Hilweh Information Center. WHIC said staff of the Israeli municipality distributed notices informing local citizens about the municipality's intention to take the …
Israeli Municipality to Seize East Jerusalem Lands, Including GOC
Israel's IDF Sets New Annual Record for Killing Children in Palestine
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-10
Despite the IDF's killing of over 160 and the wounding of 17,000 unarmed Palestinian protesters, and despite the great international outcry this has caused, the Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the IDF's rules of engagement are in line with "international parameters." | The post Israel's IDF Sets New Annual Record for Killing Children in Palestine appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/israels-idf-sets-new-annual-record-for-killing-palestinian-children/247403/
Homo Israeli-Americanus Putting Your Tax Dollars to Work Again
Tom Clark | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-10
Seeing the remains of 23-year-old Palestinian mother Enas Kammash and her infant child splattered across the wall of their low end shack in Deir Al-Balah on the day The Space Force officially became a thing ostensibly to protect you from some figment and me but not really and we accidentally discovered the place where they're going to…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/10/homo-israeli-americanus-putting-your-tax-dollars-to-work-again/
Renewed Airstrikes Ravage Gaza and Destroy Cultural Center Amidst Ceasefire Talks
Julia Kassem | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-10
Israel struck more than 150 locations in Gaza Wednesday night through Thursday morning, despite recent talks to resume a ceasefire to divert from an all-out war. | The post Renewed Airstrikes Ravage Gaza and Destroy Cultural Center Amidst Ceasefire Talks appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/airstrikes-ravage-gaza-ceasefire/247500/
Oppression Education: Israeli Academic Institutions Throw Their Lot With the Israeli Security Elite
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-10
Oppression Education: Israeli Academic Institutions Throw Their Lot With the Israeli Security Elite: Analysis Academic BoycottThree recent events in Israel's largest universities demonstrate academic and security institutions are actually increasing their cooperation. | July 23, 2018 | By:
| | Shir Hever …
bdsmovement.net/news/oppression-education-israeli-academic-institutions-throw-their-lot-israeli-security-elite
Including One Medic, Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians, Injure 307, In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-10
The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, two Palestinians, including one medic, and injured 307 others, including 85 who were shot with live fire. Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said the soldiers killed Ali Sa'id al-'Aloul, 55, after shooting him …
imemc.org/article/including-one-medic-israeli-soldiers-kill-two-palestinians-injure-307-in-gaza/
The Faulty Logic Behind the Attack on BDS
Consortiumnews.com | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-10
Defenders of Israel are using flawed logic in trying to tar supporters of the age-old tactic of boycotts as anti-semitic, argues Lawrence Davidson. By Lawrence Davidson If you search the topic boycotts on Google you immediately realize how historically common… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/09/the-faulty-logic-behind-the-attack-on-bds/
Israel vs. Iran: "Disappear From The World" vs. "Vanish From The Pages Of Time"
Andrew Korybko | iranian.com | 2018-08-10
The global silence over Israel's hopes that "the Iranian regime would disappear entirely from this world" stands in stark contrast to the worldwide outrage over similarly phrased wishes on behalf of Iran 12 years ago to see its Zionist enemy "vanish from the pages of time". [dropcap]I[/dropcap]nternational Relations are characterized by double standards because each actor […] | The post Israel vs. Iran: "Disappear From The World" vs. "Vanish From The Pages Of Time" appeared first on The Irani…
iranian.com/2018/08/10/israel-vs-iran/
Neocons Concoct Threat Of "Iranian Hackers" To Justify Preemptive "Counterattack" Against Iran
Whitney Webb | iranian.com | 2018-08-10
Recent warnings of an imminent Iranian cyberattack on the U.S. are dubious at best — aimed at ending the U.S.' isolation through dishonest intelligence, while justifying a U.S. "preemptive counterattack" on Iran's infrastructure in a bid to further destabilize the nation. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]everal reports in both American and Israeli media have recently been circulating the claim that Iran is increasingly […] | The post Neocons Concoct Threat Of "Iranian Hackers" To Justify Preemptive "Counterattack" Against Iran appeared…
iranian.com/2018/08/09/iranian-hackers-threat/
Health Ministry Condemns Israeli Killing Of A Palestinian Medic
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-10
Dr. Jawad Awwad, the Palestinian Health Minister, issued a statement denouncing the ongoing Israeli excessive use of force against Palestinian nonviolent protesters, and condemning the fatal shooting of a Palestinian medic. | Dr.
Health Ministry Condemns Israeli Killing Of A Palestinian Medic
Israeli Colonizers Attack Palestinians, Homes, In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-10
Dozens of Israeli colonizers, illegally living on stolen Palestinian lands in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, attacked Friday several Palestinians and their homes in Tal Romedia area, in the center of the city. Morad Amro, the coordinator of the Youth Coalition against Settlements, said the colonists attacked activists …
If the Gaza Blockade is Bad, Does That Make Hamas Good?
Marilyn Garson | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-10
Of what use are unrealized human rights to Gazan Palestinians — and what happens when an aspirational right confronts the hard reality of Hamas? I. We, expressing outrage and support for the people of Gaza from a distance, can refer to Israel's illegal blockade, settler colonialism, apartheid or the right to armed resistance. These are…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/10/if-the-gaza-blockade-is-bad-does-that-make-hamas-good/
Israeli Forces Target Civilian Property, Destroy al-Mishal Cultural Center and Wound 20 Civilians in Gaza City
PCHR | imemc.org | 2018-08-10
In New Crime of Crime Against Civilians and Cultural Objects, Israeli Forces Target Civilian Property, Destroy al-Mishal Cultural Center and Wound 20 Civilians in Gaza City In new crime of crimes against Palestinian civilians and cultural objects, Israeli warplanes targeted al-Mishal Cultural Center building, which includes the Egyptian community's office. [.
Israeli Soldiers Injure One Palestinian In Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-10
Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, a young Palestinian man in Teqoua' town, east of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Medical sources said the soldiers shot the young man with a live round in his knee, before he was rushed to a local hospital. The Palestinian was shot after several army …
Which will it be: Unequivocal support for Israel or First Amendment rights?
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-10
By Justine McCabe, CT Viewpoints An alarming paradox has taken shape in legislation before [the United States'] Congress: Our representatives would violate Americans' First Amendment rights in order to protect the State of Israel. This draconian legislation is H.
Which will it be: Unequivocal support for Israel or First Amendment rights?
Neocons Concoct Threat of "Iranian Hackers" to Justify Preemptive "Counterattack" Against Iran
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-10
Several reports in both American and Israeli media have recently been circulating the claim that Iran is increasingly likely to respond to draconian U.S.-imposed sanctions by conducting "cyberattacks" against the United …
globalresearch.ca/neocons-concoct-threat-of-iranian-hackers-to-justify-preemptive-counterattack-against-iran/5650156
Israeli Soldiers Injure Two Palestinians In Kufur Qaddoum
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-10
Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked protesters against the Annexation Wall and colonies, wounding two. Morad Eshteiwi, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum, said dozens of soldiers invaded the …
Haaretz Reports Israel Targeting Civilians in Gaza as "Collective Punishment"
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-10
The admission in Haaretz is the ultimate expression of the IDF's impunity, as its war crimes against Palestinians have been ignored for so long that it now openly admits that it is targeting civilians in the world's largest "open-air prison." | The post Haaretz Reports Israel Targeting Civilians in Gaza as "Collective Punishment" appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/haaretz-reports-israels-idf-targeting-civilians-in-gaza-as-collective-punishment/247499/
Israel carries out new strikes on Gaza
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-10
The latest assault, which killed three people, follows repeated threats by the Israeli government to launch another full-scale military intervention.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/10/gaza-a10.html
Flotilla Passengers Released by Israel; Many Battered and Bruised; USS Liberty Survivor Held For Days
Consortiumnews.com | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-09
Defending their illegal blockade of Gaza against what they see as infiltrators rather than activists bringing aid and making a point, Israeli soldiers physically assaulted a number of delegates and arrested them, including a USS Liberty survivor. By Ann Wright… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/09/flotilla-passengers-released-by-israel-many-battered-and-bruised-uss-liberty-survivor-held-days/
Resigned Knesset Member: Jewish Nation-state Law Is 'Ethnic Cleansing'
Mustafa Abu Sneineh | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-09
A Knesset member who resigned in protest over the Jewish nation-state law says the legislation "normalises and enshrines in law" the superiority of Israeli Jews over their Arab peers, and warned …
globalresearch.ca/resigned-knesset-member-jewish-nation-state-law-is-ethnic-cleansing/5650095
Israel Air Strikes on Gaza: The UK Has Licensed Over £340 Million of Arms to Israel Since 2014 Bombing Campaign
CAAT, Campaign Against Arms Trade | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-09
Israeli military air strikes on Gaza killed at least three people last night, including a pregnant woman and her 18 month old daughter. | This follows months of increased tensions and atrocities: …
globalresearch.ca/israel-air-strikes-on-gaza-the-uk-has-licensed-over-340-million-of-arms-to-israel-since-2014-bombing-campaign/5650101
PayPal closes pro-Palestinian group's account in collusion with Israeli government
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-09
PayPal's action is part of a broader censorship drive by US technology and social media giants, working closely with US and Israeli intelligence agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/09/payp-a09.html
Israel is Turning From a Security State to a Private Security State
Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-08-08
TRNN's Shir Hever discusses his book on the privatization of Israeli security, the role of the Palestinian Authority as a subcontractor, and the international impact of Israeli security firms | The post Israel is Turning From a Security State to a Private Security State appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/israel-is-turning-from-a-security-state-to-a-private-security-state
As Trump Takes His Sanctions Battle To Europe, Who Is More "Isolated": Iran Or US?
Elliott Gabriel | iranian.com | 2018-08-08
Today, all speak about the isolation of Trump, Netanyahu and bin Salman. These three persons are the symbol of suppression, violence and mistrust in the world. — Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he U.S. has made good on its threats to reimpose sanctions on Iran following Washington's unilateral withdrawal from the six-party nuclear deal. The […] | The post As Trump Takes His Sanctions Battle To Europe, Who Is More "Isolated": Iran Or US? appeared first on The I…
iranian.com/2018/08/07/us-iran-isolated/
Cory Booker Claims He Didn't Know He Held a Pro-Palestine Sign. New Details Cast Doubt on His Denial
Zaid Jilani | theintercept.com | 2018-08-07
Pro-Palestinian activists say they spoke briefly with Booker about their advocacy work before taking a picture with him holding a pro-Palestinian sign. | The post Cory Booker Claims He Didn't Know He Held a Pro-Palestine Sign. New Details Cast Doubt on His Denial appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/08/07/cory-booker-israel-palestine/
Meet Ahed Tamimi, 17-Year-Old West Bank Activist Jailed for 8 Months for Slapping Israeli Soldier
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-06
Seventeen-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi has been freed from Israeli prison after eight months behind bars. Known to some as the Rosa Parks of Palestine, Tamimi became a hero to Palestinians and people around the world last year after a viral video showed her slapping a heavily armed Israeli soldier near her family's home in the occupied West Bank. The incident came just after Tamimi learned her cousin had been gravely wounded by an Israeli soldier who shot him in the head using a rubber-coated steel bullet. Video of Tamimi confronting the soldier went viral, elevating her into a symbol of Palestinian…
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/6/meet_ahed_tamimi_17_year_old
Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-31
Team Justice Scores. Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association: Update Cultural Boycott Red Card IsraelFollowing a global campaign, Adidas is no longer sponsoring football teams in illegal Israeli settlements. Palestinians call on new sponsor Puma to end complicity with Israel's violations of international law. | July 31, 2018 | By:
| | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/team-justice-scores-adidas-no-longer-sponsoring-israel-football-association
Dublin Lord Mayor calls for boycott of next year's Eurovision in Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Dublin Lord Mayor calls for boycott of next year's Eurovision in Israel: In the News Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019The Lord Mayor of Dublin has called for…
bdsmovement.net/news/dublin-lord-mayor-calls-boycott-next-years-eurovision-israel
Amid Deadly Israeli Crackdown on Gaza Protests, Chomsky Says U.S. Must End Support for "Murderers"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-07-30
In Gaza, thousands gathered Saturday for the funeral of 11-year-old Majdi al-Satari, who died after he was shot in the head by an Israeli sniper Friday at protests near the separation fence with Israel. Seventeen-year-old Moumin al-Hams and 43-year-old Ghazi Abu Mustafa were also shot and killed by Israeli snipers at the protests. In total, Israeli soldiers have killed at least 150 Palestinians since the Palestinians' nonviolent Great March of Return protests began on March 30. For more, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, author and linguist Noam Chomsky. He is a laureate professor in the Departmen…
www.democracynow.org/2018/7/30/amid_deadly_israeli_crackdown_on_gaza
Headlines for July 30, 2018
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-07-30
Eight Die as Wildfires Rage Across California, India: More Than 500 People Have Died in Monsoon Season So Far, North Korea Returns Remains of U.S. Soldiers Killed During Korean War, Trump Threatens Government Shutdown over Funding for $25 Billion Border Wall, Judge to Appoint Independent Monitor to Oversee Detention Centers with Children, "Quiet Skies": Boston Globe Reveals TSA Domestic Surveillance Program, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She Plans to Serve 5 More Years on Bench, U.S. Officials Hold Direct Peace Talks with the Taliban, Gaza: Israeli Soldiers Kill 3 Palestinians, Including 11-Year-Old Boy, Palestinian A…
www.democracynow.org/2018/7/30/headlines
Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel: In the News Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019In a stand for Palestinian rights, music legends, former Eurovision winner, commentator and presenters, performaning arts trade unions and well known LGBTQ+ and feminist campaigners and others endorse the call for Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2019. | June 27, 2018 | By:
| | Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/celebrities-and-public-figures-launch-irish-campaign-boycott-eurovision-2019-israel
Noam Chomsky Condemns Israel's Shift to Far Right & New "Jewish Nation-State" Law
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-07-30
Israel has passed a widely condemned law that defines Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people and gives Jews the sole right to self-determination. It also declares Hebrew the country's only official language and encourages the building of Jewish-only settlements on occupied territory as a "national value." The law has drawn international condemnation and accusations that Israel has legalized apartheid. For more, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, author and linguist Noam Chomsky. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus…
www.democracynow.org/2018/7/30/noam_chomsky_condemns_israel_s_shift
Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-30
Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision: In the News Cultural Boycott Boycott Eurovision 2019The petition cites Israel's human rights violations against Palestinian people and calls on national broadcaster RUV to withdraw Iceland from the contest. | May 16, 2018 | By:
| | Euronews …
bdsmovement.net/news/over-18000-people-sign-petition-calling-iceland-boycott-israel-eurovision
Glasgow City Council Concedes to Supporters of Palestinian Rights, Vows to Refrain From Sponsoring Future Arms Fairs
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-07-27
Glasgow City Council Concedes to Supporters of Palestinian Rights, Vows to Refrain From Sponsoring Future Arms Fairs: Update Military Embargo Boycott HP Apartheid Free Zones Local governments Sanctions and governmentsGlasgow City Council promises supporters of Palestinian rights that it will no longer sponsor arms fairs featuring Israeli weapons manufacturers and will ensure that the city's guidelines for hosting events reflect that "Glasgow is a human rights respecting city." | July 27, 2018 | By:
| | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/glasgow-city-council-concedes-supporters-palestinian-rights-vows-refrain-sponsoring-future-arms
Ukraine Attacks Journalists Who Reported Israeli Weapons Flow to Its Neo-Nazi Militia
Ben Norton | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-07-10
Ukraine's embassy in Israel attacked Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal by name, along with The Real News and Electronic Intifada, spreading… | The post Ukraine Attacks Journalists Who Reported Israeli Weapons Flow to Its Neo-Nazi Militia appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/07/10/ukraine-embassy-israel-arming-nazis-max-blumenthal/