'The Deal of the Century' and Its Hidden Secrets
Hazim El-Naser | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-18
We oppose and reject the US-Israeli peace plan, or the so-called "deal of the century", for many political, economic, social and religious reasons. It is rejected due to new signs that it will impede progress on the water issue between …
globalresearch.ca/deal-century-hidden-secrets/5703905

Explaining Syria: It's Everyone's Fault Except the U.S. and Israel
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-18
The first week in February was memorable for the failed impeachment of President Donald Trump, the "re-elect me" State of the Union address and the marketing of a new line of underwear by Kim Kardashian. Given all of the …
globalresearch.ca/explaining-syria-everyone-fault-except-u-s-israel/5703993

Amazon offers free shipping for illegal Israeli settlements, but not Palestinian Territories
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-18
Amazon has been accused of discrimination by offering free shipment to illegal settlers in the occupied West Bank, but not for Palestinians living there. The practice was discovered by the Financial Times as it entered illegal settlement addresses into the global online retailer's delivery portal. Amazon's website offered free shipping for orders, saying: "If your …
peoplesworld.org/article/amazon-offers-free-shipping-for-illegal-israeli-settlements-but-not-palestinian-territories/

Labour Party leadership candidates profess Zionism at Jewish Labour Movement hustings
wsws.org | 2020-02-18
After Corbyn's four years in office, the Blairites are on the verge of winning back the leadership amid the threat of mass expulsions of Corbyn supporters.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/18/labo-f18.html

Bloomberg Defied a Flight Ban to Show Support for Israel, Defended the Country Shelling a School and Killing Sleeping Children
Michael Arria | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-18
In July 2014, Israel launched a series airstrikes on Gaza, kicking off a 51-day war that left thousands dead. According to the United Nations, at least 2,104 Palestinian were killed, including 1,462 civilians. 495 were children and 253 were women. …
globalresearch.ca/bloomberg-defied-flight-ban-show-support-israel-defended-country-shelling-school-killing-sleeping-children/5703977

Netanyahu's corruption trial to begin on March 17, Israeli Justice Ministry says
rt.com | 2020-02-18
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will start on March 17, two weeks after Israel holds its third national election in less than a year, the Justice Ministry said on Tuesday. The PM, who heads the right-wing Likud party, is fighting for his political life in a March 2 election, after inconclusive ballots in April and September. | Netanyahu, 70, the first sitting Israeli prime minister to be charged with a crime, has denied any wrongdoing in the three corruption cases against him. Charges, which were formally filed with the court three weeks ago, include bribery, breach of trust and fraud. | T…
rt.com/newsline/481121-netanyahu-corruption-trial-israel/

Netanyahu Trial Clouds Last Days of Israel Election Campaign
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-18
The prime minister is slated to appear in a Jerusalem court as a defendant just two weeks after the March 2 vote.
truthdig.com/articles/netanyahu-trial-clouds-last-days-of-israel-election-campaign/

Israeli Satellite Firm Releases Images Allegedly Showing Aftermath of Airstrike on Damascus
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-18
Three Syrian soldiers were killed during the strike, which occured on 13 February. The Syrian government blamed the attack on Israel with PM Netanyahu refusing to comment on the incident. "Maybe it was the Belgian Air Force", he said during an interview with Radio Haifa.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002181078341694-israeli-satellite-firm-releases-images-allegedly-showing-aftermath-of-airstrike-on-damascus/

Palestine to sue Amazon for shipping to settlements
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-18
Palestine is planning to sue e-commerce giant Amazon for conducting business in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. | In a statement on Tuesday, the Economy Ministry said it will send a letter to Amazon demanding an immediate halt of its commercial activities in Israeli settlements.A Financial Times report last week revealed that Amazon was delivering free to Israeli settlements, while charging Palestinian customers for its services. | The report said that Palestinians who select their address as being in Israel get free shipping from the company. | Palestinians who select their address as being in the…
yenisafak.com/en/news/palestine-to-sue-amazon-for-shipping-to-settlements-3512276

Kashmiris, Palestinians Protest India Envoy's Speech at Harvard
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-17
A group of Kashmiri and Palestinian activists came together to protest against a talk at Harvard University by India's Consul General to the United States (U.S.) Sandeep Chakravorty, who has proposed in the past that India's government should use Israel's colonizing model. | RELATED: | India's Modi Endorses Trump for US 2020 Election at 'Howdy Modi' Event | In solidarity for Kashmir, the protesters gathered at Harvard Square, where Chakravorty was giving his speech, and h…
telesurenglish.net/news/Kashmiris-Palestinians-Protest-India-Envoys-Speech-at-Harvard–20200217-0014.html

Israeli Forces Close Water Holes, Confiscate Barracks, Order Eviction of 15 Facilities in Jordan Valley
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-17
On Monday morning, Israeli occupation forces closed water holes in Khirbet Allan, in Al-Jiftlik village of the northern Jordan Valley. Activist Aref Daraghmeh stated that a force from the occupation army and the so-called "Civil Administration" raided the area and closed water holes, explaining that the occupation is marketing false …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-close-water-holes-confiscate-barracks-order-eviction-of-15-facilities-in-jordan-valley/

Palestine Urges Int'l Community to Move Against US Peace Plan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-17
Palestine on Monday urged the international community to move against the U.S. Mideast peace plan, known as the "Deal of the Century," without delay. | RELATED: | Israel Confident Friendly ICC Members Will Block Palestine Probe | The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a press statement that the international community has not much time left to salvage the two-state solution, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. Mideast peace plan on Jan. 28. | "Neutral or…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestine-Urges-Intl-Community-to-Move-Against-US-Peace-Plan-20200217-0009.html

How the UN's Middle East Peace Plan Was Trounced by Its Own Members
Evelyn Leopold | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-17
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has delivered a dramatic condemnation of the U.S.-drafted Middle East peace plan. No country, except Israel, has approved of the proposals at any public forum. Still, several nations around the world want the Palestinians to use the plan as a means of reopening negotiations with Israel by presenting its own vision.
counterpunch.org/2020/02/17/how-the-uns-middle-east-peace-plan-was-trounced-by-its-own-members/

Israeli Soldiers Bulldoze Palestinian lands To Expand Illegal Colony
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-17
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, Palestinian lands in the villages of Iskaka and Yasuf, east of Salfit city in central West Bank, and started bulldozing them to expand an illegal colony. Khaled 'Abaya, the head of Yasuf Village Council, said the lands are privately owned by the villagers and are in …
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Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians In West Bank
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-17
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least eight Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS said the soldiers invaded and ransacked homes in the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah, and abducted Othman Nakhla, …
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Dozens of Armed Settlers Attack, Injure 5 Palestinian Shephards
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-17
Armed Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds in the town of al-Mughayyir, in central occupied West Bank, while grazing their livestock, on Monday, the town`s mayor stated. Marzouq Abu Naim, told WAFA that dozens of illegal armed settlers chased and brutally assaulted several Palestinian civilians, forcing them out of their fields, …
imemc.org/article/dozens-of-armed-settlers-attack-injure-5-palestinian-shephards/

Bloomberg Defied a Flight Ban to Show Support for Israel, Defended the Country Shelling a School and Killing Sleeping Children
Michael Arria | commondreams.org | 2020-02-17
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu greets Bloomberg when the former mayor flew to Israel in July 2014 to support Israel's assault on Gaza and oppose the FAA decision to suspend domestic flights to the country. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-02-17_at_10.58.05_am.png …
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Israeli Soldiers Invade Lands, Open Fire At Farmers, In Gaza
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-17
Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Monday morning, Palestinian farmlands near Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and opened fire at farmers in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Media sources said several army vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian farmlands north of Beit Lahia, and started …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-invade-lands-open-fire-at-farmers-in-gaza/

EU to Vote Against "Deal of the Century" as Israeli-US Mapping Committee Plans Weak Palestinian Entity
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-17
Foreign Ministers from the European Union (EU) are expected to discuss US President Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" and deliberate countermeasures to the plan on February 17, during a meeting in Brussels, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The paper reported that the decisions are still unclear. However, the EU …
imemc.org/article/eu-to-vote-against-deal-of-the-century-as-israeli-us-mapping-committee-plans-weak-palestinian-entity/

Entrance to Ramallah Village Resealed
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-17
Israeli occupation forces, at dawn on Sunday, re-closed the main entrance to Deir Nidham village, to the west of Ramallah City, PNN reports. According to local residents, soldiers returned the cement blocks which they had placed several days ago and which the residents of Deir Nidham removed yesterday. On Saturday, …
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How AIPAC Is Losing Bipartisan Support in Washington
Ali Harb | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
"A true friend of Israel." These were the words Barack Obama used when describing himself to AIPAC, a day after he secured the Democratic party nomination in 2008. | Standing in front of thousands of attendees in Washington, Obama, who was …
globalresearch.ca/how-aipac-losing-bipartisan-support-washington/5703842

East Jerusalem Organization Raided, Director Summoned
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-17
Members of the Israeli security service, today, raided Volunteer for Hope, an organization located in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, under the pretext of holding "prohibited activities," and gave its director, Silvia Abu Laban, a summons to appear before Israeli intelligence for interrogation. Local sources told WAFA …
imemc.org/article/east-jerusalem-organization-raided-director-summoned/

After 'Former GOP Oligarch' Bloomberg Airs Ad Criticizing Online Vulgarity, Progressives Point to Former Mayor's Long Record of Bigotry
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-17
"Speaking for myself, I'd rather be insulted on Twitter by random, anonymous users (something that has happened often from non-Sanders-supporters) than subjected to stop-and-frisk, workplace harassment, indiscriminate Israeli bombing, mass surveillance, and other Bloomberg policies." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/michaelbloomberg.jpeg …
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Israeli Soldiers Chase Shepherds in the Jordan Valley
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-16
Israeli forces, today, chased Palestinian shepherds in the northern Jordan Valley, according to a local activist. Aref Daraghmeh said that Israeli soldiers chased a number of shepherds as they were grazing their livestock in the area of al-Burj, where they briefly detained a group of shepherds two days ago. Israeli …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-chase-shepherds-in-the-jordan-valley/

Amazon Forcing Palestinians to Identify as Israelis to Qualify for Free Shipping
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-16
Global ecommerce web giant Amazon has been accused of discriminating against Palestinians by offering free shipping to illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, but not to Palestinians living in the same area. In findings released in an investigation by the Financial Times, the newspaper discovered that by taking all of …
imemc.org/article/amazon-forcing-palestinians-to-identify-as-israelis-to-qualify-for-free-shipping/

Benny Gantz says he will lead Israeli government without Benjamin Netanyahu
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-16
Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz has vowed to form a government that will include neither indicted prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the predominantly Arab parties in Parliament.In a series of TV interviews two weeks before national elections, Mr Gantz looked to project confidence that the March 2 vote will provide the decisive outcome that eluded the two previous elections last year.Mr Gantz's Blue and White party is currently polling ahead of Mr Netanyahu's Likud, although neither appears to have a clear path to a parliamentary majority required to form a coalition government.Mr Gantz laid out two pote…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2020/02/16/benny-gantz-says-he-will-lead-israeli-government-without-benjamin-netanyahu/

With Sanders surging in the polls, Israel lobby spends big bucks to sink his chances in Nevada
rt.com | 2020-02-15
After emerging as the Democratic frontrunner in wake of Iowa and New Hampshire primaries, Bernie Sanders heads to Nevada leading in polls but facing new opposition: the Israel lobby and its vast cash reserves. | Despite being pipped at…
rt.com/usa/480942-bernie-sanders-nevada-dmfi-aipac/

Anti-BDS laws are meant to censor & control speech, journalist Abby Martin tells RT after suing Georgia govt over cancelled talk
rt.com | 2020-02-14
Barred from speaking at a public university over her refusal to sign a pledge of allegiance to Israel, journalist Abby Martin is now suing the state of Georgia, arguing its anti-BDS legislation sets fire to the First Amendment. | Slated to give a keynote talk at a media literacy conference at Georgia Southern University later this month, Martin was asked to sign what amounts to a loyalty oath to the State of Israel, mandated under a 2016 Georgia law barring the government from hiring contractors who boycott Israeli products or associate with the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Martin t…
rt.com/usa/480806-abby-martin-georgia-bds/

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Trump's "Racist" Plan Would Legalize the Theft of Palestinian Land
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-14
We continue our conversation with Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress. She responds to President Trump's Middle East plan, under which Israel would gain sovereignty over large areas of the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem would be under total Israeli control, and all Jewish settlers in the occupied territory would be allowed to remain in their homes. Tlaib says the plan was formulated with a "racist lens" that ignores Palestinian lives and aspirations. Tlaib says she wants people "to know what the human impact is of taking people's land, taking people's…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/14/rashida_tlaib_trump_middle_east_plan

NYC Taxpayers Spending Millions on Cyber Center with Controversial Ties to Israeli Intelligence
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-14
New York City taxpayers are on the hook for a multi-million dollar cyber center in the heart of Manhattan with deep ties to Israel's high-tech intelligence apparatus.
mintpressnews.com/cybernyc-taxpayers-millions-cyber-center-israel-ties-intelligence/264984/

NYC Taxpayers Spending Millions on Cyber Center with Controversial Ties to Israeli Intelligence
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-14
New York City taxpayers are on the hook for a multi-million dollar cyber center in the heart of Manhattan with deep ties to Israel's high-tech intelligence apparatus.
mintpressnews.com/cybernyc-taxpayers-millions-cyber-center-israel-ties-intelligence/264984/

Gruesome Details Emerge of Israel's Torture of Palestinian Prisoners
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-12
One prisoner was hospitalized for kidney failure and 11 broken ribs. Another had his genitals bitten by a security dog while a third man was left wheelchair-bound and unrecognizable.
mintpressnews.com/gruesome-details-israel-torture-palestinian-detainees/264857/

Activists oppose Trump's 'deal' on Palestine
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-10
justice Jim McIlroyIssue 1253 Australia Palestine & Israel Trump deal SydneyFebruary 10, 2020Supporters of justice for Palestine made their v…
greenleft.org.au/content/activists-oppose-trump-deal-palestine

Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-07
Russia accused Israel of "making a total mockery of the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians."

Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes

Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-07
Russia accused Israel of "making a total mockery of the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians."

Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes

On the Road to Gaza: The Freedom Flotilla Will Sail Again
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
True solidarity should aim at forcing Israel to end the protracted occupation and siege on the Palestinian people…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/on-the-road-to-gaza-the-freedom-flotilla-will-sail-again/

Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-01-31
MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …
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Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-01-31
MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …
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The Miracle of Kindness
Chris Hedges | zcomm.org | 2020-01-19
Take a brief journey through the eyes of American, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges to Jerusalem, Gaza, and Iraq, and discover the sacred bonds that make us human…
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