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2022-08-28: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2022-08-28). Military Situation In Syria On August 27, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 26, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 &#1 ; in Aleppo province, 1 &#1 ; in Latakia province, 1 &#1 ; in Idib province; | On August 26, the US base at Al-Omar oil field was targeted by a drone attack by the resistance groups; | On August 25, Israeli warplanes struck SAA positions in Masyaf with several missiles; | On August 25, Israeli warplanes struck SAA positions near Tartus with several missiles.

_____ (2022-08-28). Is Vietnamese-Israeli Defense Cooperation Facing Problems? journal-neo.org On July 12, Israel and Vietnam marked the 29th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and emphasized in official statements that there is great potential for the further development of economic and diplomatic cooperation that could bring significant benefits to both sides. Vietnam, as you know, is a member of the Association of Southeast …

Staff (2022-08-28). Palestine key to regional stability, security: Iran deputy FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says that any initiative that ignores the rights of the Palestinian nation is a cause of instability and disrupts the security of the region.

Juan Cole (2022-08-28). Residents of Misafer Yatta — Being Slowly Ethnically Cleansed by Israel — take Refuge in Caves. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; The Israeli usurpation of nine Palestinian hamlets of Misafer Yatta near Hebron has driven some of the residents to shelter in caves, after their domiciles were demolished by Israeli Occupation troops. So report Allyson Horn, Fouad AbuGosh and Haidarr Jones, writing at the Australian Broadcast Network. They quote one such …

TeleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-08-28). Represión israelí deja cinco palestinos heridos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Entre las personas heridas en Kafr Qaddum se encuentra una periodista de un medio palestino.

Staff (2022-08-27). An unstoppable optimist for the Palestinian cause. samidoun.net The following article and interview of Raja Eghbarieh is republished from Proletà§ren newspaper. The article, written by Marcus Jà∂nsson, was translated to English by Samidoun Sweden. Eghbarieh is a former Palestinian political prisoner who recently spoke at public events in Sweden. &#1 ; I'm sad that all the Europeans who support Ukraine don't care as much …

Staff (2022-08-27). Russian-made air defenses in Syria shot down Israeli missiles. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — When four fighter jets of the Israeli regime struck Syria's Masyaf, the Russian-made air defense systems of Syria destroyed some of the munitions, the deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria said on Friday.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-27). Israel Attacked Syria With Four Cruise Missiles, 16 Guided Bombs: Russian MoD. 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). | Israeli fighter jets launched four cruise missiles and 16 guided bombs during the

_____ (2022-08-27). Western Media Bias Makes Israeli War On Palestinians Possible. popularresistance.org While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favor of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not the case. | Take the New York Times coverage of the latest Israeli war on Gaza as an example. Its article on August 6, "Israel-Gaza Fighting Flares for a Second Day" is the typical mainstream western reporting on Israel and Palestine, but with a distinct NYT flavor. | For the uninformed reader, the article succeeds in finding a balanced language between two equal sides. This misleading moral equivalence is one of the biggest intellectual blind spots for…

_____ (2022-08-27). Palestine Action Sets Up Camp. popularresistance.org Palestine Action have set up camp outside UAV Engines Ltd, the Israeli drones factory that has rightly been a prime target for extensive direct action as part of the #ShutElbitDown campaign. Activists confirm they plan to hold their ground, and will not leave until Elbit have left Shenstone, a sleepy English village near Lichfield. The factory produces engines and other components used to make drones such as the Hermes 450 — these are lethal munitions that have maimed and killed countless Palestinian men, women and children for decades. | With activists taking over the space, the site is ours, and you can n…

Staff (2022-08-27). Abu Ali Mustafa: A life in struggle for the liberation of Palestine. samidoun.net The 21st anniversary of the martyrdom of Abu Ali Mustafa This Saturday 27 August we mark 21 years since the martyrdom of Abu Ali Mustafa, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, targeted for an Israeli assassination raid with a U.S-made and -provided missile in occupied Al-Bireh, Palestine, in 2001. …

Staff (2022-08-27). Solidarity with Khalil Awawdeh and all Palestinian prisoners in Toulouse, France. samidoun.net On Friday, 26 August, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra organized a Palestine Stand at the Bagatelle metro station in Toulouse, France. This action took place amid a day of mobilization called for by the Palestinian prisoners' movement in support of the growing struggle behind occupation bars. Since 22 August, the struggle has escalated to confront Israeli …

Staff (2022-08-27). Unknown drone enters Israeli regime's Ben Gurion Airport. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — Hebrew language news sources on Saturday reported that an unknown drone has entered Ben Gurion Airport located in the Occupied Palestinian territories.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-08-26). Deliberate Misrepresentation: Western Media Bias Makes Israeli War on Palestinians Possible. mintpressnews.com On August 16, the Israeli military finally admitted that it was behind the strikes that killed the 5 young Palestinian boys of Jabaliya. Whether the NYT reported on that or not matters little. The damage has been done, and that was Israel's plan from the start.

Miko Peled (2022-08-26). Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Tales from the Parents of Tortured Palestinian Children. mintpressnews.com Faced with HR 2590, – a law intended to protect the lives of Palestinian children – the United States House of Representatives' submission to Israel and Zionism has been both pathetic and enraging.

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2022-08-27: News Headlines

Middle East Monitor (2022-08-27). The Real Cancel Culture: Anti-Palestinianism and the Crisis of American Free Speech. juancole.com By Nasim Ahmed | &#1 ; ( Middle East Monitor ) &#1 ; The firing of Palestinian American woman, Natalie Abulhawa, has sparked a debate over free-speech, "cancel-culture" and the ever-growing crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism. The 25-year-old athletic trainer was fired by a private girls school in Bryn Mawr over years-old social media posts criticising Israel. In …

Staff (2022-08-27). Russian-made air defenses in Syria shot down Israeli missiles. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — When four fighter jets of the Israeli regime struck Syria's Masyaf, the Russian-made air defense systems of Syria destroyed some of the munitions, the deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria said on Friday.

TeleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-08-27). Represión israelí deja cinco palestinos heridos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Entre las personas heridas en Kafr Qaddum se encuentra una periodista de un medio palestino.

Barak Ravid (2022-08-26). U.S. Warns Palestinians Against Bid for Full UN Membership. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-26). Twitterstorm Friday, 26 August: #FreeKhalil #FreeThemAll &#1 ; Our Social Media Toolkit. samidoun.net #FreeKhalil #FreeThemAll Twitterstorm Friday, 26 August 2022 10 am Pacific &#1 ; 1 pm Eastern &#1 ; 7 pm central Europe &#1 ; 8 pm Palestine Link to sample tweets: bit.ly/freekhaliltweet Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh has continued his hunger strike for the 176th day. Since his detention was "suspended" on Friday, 19 August, he has been held in …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-08-26). US gives green light to Israel's attacks on human rights groups. electronicintifada.net By asking Tel Aviv for more information, Washington is encouraging it to manufacture evidence against Palestinian civil society leaders.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-08-26). Deliberate Misrepresentation: Western Media Bias Makes Israeli War on Palestinians Possible. mintpressnews.com On August 16, the Israeli military finally admitted that it was behind the strikes that killed the 5 young Palestinian boys of Jabaliya. Whether the NYT reported on that or not matters little. The damage has been done, and that was Israel's plan from the start.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-08-26). Western media bias makes Israeli war on Palestinians possible. peoplesworld.org While U.S. and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favor of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not the case. Take the New York Times coverage of the latest Israeli war on Gaza as an example. Its article on August 6, "Israel-Gaza Fighting Flares …

Michael F. Brown (2022-08-26). Israel makes last push to undermine Biden's Iran talks. electronicintifada.net Defense minister Benny Gantz, who bragged about bombing Gaza to the Stone Age, will get an audience in the US.

Yasmin Abusayma (2022-08-26). "Years have passed and we still live in the camp" electronicintifada.net Generations of refugees in Gaza explain, in their own words, what it means to be a refugee.

Brett Wilkins (2022-08-26). Israeli Ex-Diplomat Says Growing Acknowledgement of Apartheid 'Must Be Wakeup Call'. commondreams.org Former negotiator of Oslo Accords warns that increasing use of the word "apartheid" to describe Israel's mistreatment and control of the Palestinian people has deep implications.

Miko Peled (2022-08-26). Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Tales from the Parents of Tortured Palestinian Children. mintpressnews.com Faced with HR 2590, – a law intended to protect the lives of Palestinian children – the United States House of Representatives' submission to Israel and Zionism has been both pathetic and enraging.

Ryan Black (2022-08-26). How I Became A Palestinian 'Terrorist'. progressivehub.net SHIREEN FAISAL | THE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE…

_____ (2022-08-26). Why People Say There's A 'Nonprofit Industrial Complex'. popularresistance.org Lots of nonprofits do important work‚Äâ—‚Äâlike, say, In These Times, which is a reader-supported 501(c)(3). But the "nonprofit-industrial complex" refers to the larger ecosystem of elite foundations and corporate influence-peddling. | Incite, a network of radical anti-state violence activists, convened a conference to detail this relationship in 2004, titled, "The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex." Incite had been grant-funded by the Ford Foundation— funding Incite lost because of its support for Palestine. | As outlined at the…

Staff (2022-08-26). 29 August, NYC: Emergency rally to free Khalil Awawdeh and all Palestinian Prisoners. samidoun.net Monday, 29 August | 5 pm | Washington Square Park, NYC | Meet under the Arch | Info: Come show your support for Khalil Awawdeh, on hunger strike for over 177 days, and all Palestinian prisoners!

Michael Jansen (2022-08-26). A Decades Old Israeli Campaign to Disrupt Palestinian Unity. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2022-08-26). Israel's Last Attack On Syria Caused Heavy Civilian, Military Losses (Videos). southfront.org An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli airforce pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel December 29, 2016.. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN) | The August 25 large-scale Israeli aerial attack on western Syria have reportedly resulted in some heavy civilian and military losses. | The main targets of the attack were a key complex of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) located to the northeast of Masyaf in…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Israel's Lapid Urges US to Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal Talks. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid urged the US and the EU to quit negotiations with Iran aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, as Washington and Tehran appear to be close to an agreement. The Israeli leader claimed that lifting sanctions on Iran would give the Islamic Republic $100 billion …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Israeli Officials Say US Toughened Its Stance in Response to Iran Deal Proposal. news.antiwar.com Israeli officials Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata was in Washington this week, where he met with his counterpart, Jake Sullivan, and Brett McGurk, the top Middle East official on the National Security Council. | The US officials briefed Hulata on their planned response to Iran and the EU before it was submitted. When Hulata arrived in Washin…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Report: British Envoy Praises Israeli Bombing Campaign in Syria. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Axios, the UK's special envoy for Syria, Jonathan Hargreaves, praised Israel's bombing campaign in Syria during a visit to Jerusalem at the end of June. In recent years, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in Syria. The Israelis say that the bombing campaign is to prevent Iran from becoming further …

Fight Back (2022-08-25). Saint Paul rallies to demand Minnesota divest from Israel. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On August 23, more than 40 protesters gathered outside the governor's mansion, home to Governor Tim Walz, to demand Minnesota's State Board of Investment (SBI) sell off its shares in Israeli corporations. The SBI is tasked with investing taxpayer money for public funds, largely state pensions. | The action was initiated by the Anti-War Committee (AWC) and held the evening before the August meeting of the Minnesota SBI in order to raise awareness of the state of Minnesota's holdings in a variety of Israeli companies, most notably Elbit Systems. | Elbit Systems is a weapons manufacturing and cybers…

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