Daily Archives: December 2, 2019

2019-12-02: News Headlines

Coalition of Climate Justice Movements (2019-12-02). COP25, Social Movements and Climate Justice. commondreams.org Our anti-capitalist struggle is also a decolonial, anti-patriarchal and anti-racist struggle. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Eds. (2019-12-02). Pete Buttigieg says marijuana arrests signify "systemic racism." His South Bend Police fit the bill. mronline.org PETE BUTTIGIEG wasn't much of a pot smoker in college. But coming home from a party one evening, he bumped into a friend of a friend smoking a joint. Buttigieg later recalled that he acted out of curiosity. | Source

Miko Peled (2019-12-02). The Story of Daher Al-Umar Undermines Israel's Own Origin Story. mintpressnews.com Akka, Haifa, Tabaria, are all cities with a rich Arab history which Daher made into thriving towns, and yet little memory of him existents thanks to enormous efforts put forward by the state of Israel to control the historical narrative.

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-02). How Israel/Palestine Became a Central Issue in US Politics. imemc.org Alex Kane discusses how US-Israel relations evolved from a bipartisan to a partisan issue, in recent years, and how Israel/Palestine serves a symbol for other social struggles over social justice in the US. TRNN Video & Transcript GREG WILPERT Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Greg Wilpert in Baltimore.

IMEMC News (2019-12-02). Army Abducts Three Palestinians In Jerusalem And Bethlehem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, two Palestinians from Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and one from Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Ein al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan, before abducting …

IMEMC News (2019-12-02). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Four Children In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday evening, four Palestinian children from their homes, in occupied East Jerusalem, and assaulted several residents, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported. Silwanic said the soldiers abducted Ahmad Khalil Kleib, 12, and his brother, Mohammad, 16, after storming and ransacking their home …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-02). Palestinian Minister of Health Rejects Proposed US Field Military Hospital. imemc.org Palestinian Minister of Health, Mai al-Kaila, vehemently criticized and rejected the establishment of a US field military hospital in the northern Gaza Strip under the sponsorship of Hamas and the Israeli occupation, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Speaking on 'Voice of Palestine' radio, al-Kaila stated that the …

IMEMC News (2019-12-02). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians In Hebron, Bethlehem, and Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank governorates of Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah, in addition to attacking protesters in Bethlehem, Jenin and Ramallah. In Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-02). Detention of al-Badan Continues Despite Deterioration of Health. imemc.org Israeli occupation authorities continue to administratively detain a Palestinian mother of two, Shorouq Mohammad al-Badan, 25 years old, from Bethlehem, despite her deteriorated health condition, the Commission of Detainees' Affairs said, on Sunday. The committee pointed out, after the detainee's lawyer visited her at al-Damon Prison, that she is suffering …

teleSUR (2019-12-02). Israeli Occupation Cost Palestine $48b Between 2000-2017: UN. telesurenglish.net Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine has cost the economy US$47,7 billion between 2000-2017, or three times the size of the Palestinian economy in 2017, a United Nations report said Monday. | RELATED: | UN Warns 'Most Vulnerable Palestinians' Threatened by Major Fiscal Crisis | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report, titled 'Economic cost of the Israeli occupation for…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-02). Israel's Unfinished "Coup" dissidentvoice.org This time, nothing seems to work. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and to avoid possible prison time. But for Israel's longest-serving leader, the honeymoon is certainly almost over. It is an "attempted coup", is how Netanyahu described his indictment on charges of fraud, …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-02). Jordan's FM Slams Israel's Colonial Projects. imemc.org Jordanian Foreign Minister, on Monday, condemned the Israeli occupation authorities' approval of the construction of a new colonial settlement in the heart of the southern West Bank flashpoint city of Hebron, calling on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and put an end to Israeli settlement construction. Safadi said …

Prof. Alain Gabon (2019-12-02). How Israel Became One of the World's Worst Rogue States. globalresearch.ca As an integral part of its ongoing propaganda, Israel, along with its fervent supporters and legions of paid and anonymous agents, zealously repeats and disseminates — in the media, on university campuses, in blogs and comment sections, at conferences …

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-02). The Unfinished "Coup": the End of the Netanyahu Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead. mintpressnews.com It seems that the end of the Netanyahu era is finally upon us, but it is likely to be longer and uglier than expected.

WSWS (2019-12-02). US Attorney General William Barr's brief for presidential dictatorship. wsws.org Even by the degraded standards of American political discourse at present, Barr's speech was exceptional for its essentially anti-democratic and fascistic content.

Nino Pagliccia (2019-12-02). Bolivia: the Danger of Neoliberalism With Fascist Characteristics. counterpunch.org A relevant article by Thierry Meyssan has been published that reveals the deep historical fascist/catholic links leading up to the coup in Bolivia and the danger that may lie ahead as a result. It is important to be aware of this in order to provide informed solidarity with the people of Bolivia and a sharper More

WSWS (2019-12-02). Brazil's Bolsonaro founds new fascistic party. wsws.org The party's founding follows repeated threats to impose police state measures if large-scale demonstrations like those in Chile erupt in Brazil.

Telesur (2019-12-02). Bolsonaro Denounced Before International Criminal Court. globalresearch.ca The Brazilian Bar Association for Human Rights and the Arns Commission on Wednesday denounced President Jair Bolsonaro formally for "crimes against humanity" and incitement to genocide of the Amazon indigenous peoples. | This complaint was filed before the International Criminal Court …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-02). Violations of Palestinian Social Media Content 50% Higher than Last Month. imemc.org In a serious escalation of violations on Palestinian content by social media websites, Sada Social Center said, in a report, that it has documented 223 violations against Palestinian content in November, 2019, up by 50 percent from the previous month. According to the report, Facebook ranked at top of the …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-02). Film Trailer — "Fedayin: The Struggle of Georges Abdallah" imemc.org 12/01/19 Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network This upcoming documentary film about the critically important case of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah includes interviews with Samidoun international coordinator Charlotte Kates, Samidoun Europe coordinator Mohammed Khatib, Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat coordinator Khaled Barakat and many others, including Robert and Maurice Abdallah (Georges' brothers), Jean-Louis Chalanset (Georges' lawyer), …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-02). Ramallah Hosts Joint Italian-Palestinian Business Forum. imemc.org (Photo credit: Italian Consulate General) The Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, together with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh, and the Minister of National Economy, Khaled Osaily, took part in the opening session of the third edition of the Italian-Palestinian Joint Business Forum (JBF), …

Tech Workers Coalition-SF and 223A Collective (2019-12-02). SF: Industrial Organizing Against the Apartheid State. indybay.org SOMA. SF | RSVP at link below to get exact address | tinyurl.com/ydln9emf

Susan Price (2019-12-02). Can the Italian 'sardines' movement put an end to right-wing hegemony? greenleft.org.au ant-racism Daniele FulviIssue 1248 Italy rise of the far rightDecember 2, 2019About 15,000 people gathered in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, on November 14, for a flash mob to countermobilise against right-wing politician Matteo Salvini's assembly nearby. | The mobilisation was…

Staff (2019-12-02). Headlines for December 2, 2019. democracynow.org COP25 Opens in Madrid Amid Dire Warnings About Climate Change, House Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing in Impeachment Inquiry, 3 Women Accuse Ambassador Sondland of Sexual Misconduct, Iraqi Prime Minister Resigns Amid Anti-Government Protests, Malta Prime Minister Resigns amid Probe of Journalist's Murder, Three More Egyptian Journalists Arrested, Attack on London Bridge Kills 2 Cambridge Graduates, Trump Visits Afghanistan in Surprise Thanksgiving Trip, Supreme Court to Hear First Major Gun Case in Nearly a Decade, Twitter Suspends Account of Ilhan Omar's Challenger, Sestak and Bullock Drop Out of 2020 Preside…

RT (2019-12-02). 'Car crash interview': UKIP interim leader ridiculed online after calling her own party 'RACIST' on TV. rt.com The new interim leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has been widely mocked on social media after a "car crash" TV interview saw her accidentally let it slip out that her pro-Brexit party was "racist." | During an interview with Sky News on Monday, Pat Mountain appeared particularly flustered discussing UKIP's links to convicted criminal Stephen Yaxley-Lennon — more commonly known as Tommy Robinson. | While attempting to explain how some party members were "sympathetic" to Robinson's current predicament, Mountain appeared to get herself into a muddle and suggested UKIP is a racist party,…

WSWS (2019-12-02). Right-wing German Army officer Franco A. to be charged for terrorism. wsws.org The details now made public strongly suggest that the 30-year-old ex-Army officer is a neo-Nazi terrorist.

teleSUR (2019-12-01). Israel Plans New Ilegal Settlement In Hebron Occupied West Bank. telesurenglish.net Israel's defense minister announced Sunday he has approved plans to build a new illegal settlement in the heart of the city of Hebron, which has been strongly criticized by Palestinian officials. | RELATED: | World: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People | According to local media, Minister Naftali Bennett ordered the departments responsible for the occupied West Bank "to notify the municipality of Hebron about the construction of a new Jewish q…

James Wright (2019-12-01). Ex-chief prosecutor says Boris Johnson is 'lying to us' about the London attack. thecanary.co A terror attack on London bridge left two people dead on 29 November. Now the former chief prosecutor for North West England Nazir Afzal is saying that both Boris Johnson and home secretary Priti Patel are lying to us about the issues surrounding the tragedy. | The corporate media also seems to be falsely suggesting that Corbyn wants to release terrorists early from prison. But his answer on Sky's Sophy Ridge was a lot more detailed. | "Both lying to us": | Afzal felt he had a duty t…

Gary Engler (2019-11-30). The Personal has Always Been Political for Rich People. dissidentvoice.org The personal is political for Donald Trump, even though he is certainly no feminist. The president, who was a young adult at the time this women's liberation slogan was popular — to point out that what happens in a woman's private life was part of a larger political problem of male supremacy — may have …

Jon Schwarz (2019-11-30). David Duke and His Twitter Nazis Got Mad at Me. Twitter Took Their Side. theintercept.com Twitter doesn't care when its users are abused by Nazi accounts. But what happens when the feelings of the Nazis get hurt? Then Twitter springs into action.

Fight Back (2019-11-30). DPRK tests new weapon system and strengthens defenses. fightbacknews.org Washington DC — The Democratic People's Republic of Korea tested a new rocket launching system on November 29. | According to a report from the Korean Central News Agency, "Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, inspected the test-fire of the super-large multiple launch rocket system conducted by the Academy of Defense Science." | In a related development, Kim Kye Gwan, advisor to the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK, commented on past meetin…

Wiepke (2019-11-29). Apartheid Free Zone Campaign in Italy Has Grown by 50 Percent Since Launch in June. bdsmovement.net Apartheid Free Zone Campaign in Italy Has Grown by 50 Percent Since Launch in June: Update150 commercial, cultural and sporting activities in Italy have declared themselves free of Israeli apartheid Apartheid Free ZonesNovember 29, 2019 | By: | | BDS Italy

CounterSpin (2019-11-29). Wayne Barrett on Rudy Giuliani, Melissa Goodman on the PATRIOT Act. fair.org Media…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-11-29). Israel's Next Move: The Real Danger in US Decision to Normalize Illegal Jewish Settlements. counterpunch.org It is hardly shocking that the United States government has finally decreed that illegal Jewish settlements which have been built in defiance of international law, are, somehow, "consistent" with international law. US foreign policy has been edging closer towards this conclusion for some time. Since his advent to the White House in January 2017, President More

Yves Engler (2019-11-29). Alternative Media promotes Canadian Foreign Policy. dissidentvoice.org Why would an alternative media website that questions government and corporate policies about climate change and the environment have so much trouble understanding that the same sort of skepticism is necessary regarding Canadian foreign policy? Imagine a self-declared progressive media outlet saying they don't cover racism, patriarchy or the dispossession of First Nations because they …

Paul Street (2019-11-29). Why the UkraineGate Hearings Didn't Move the Dial. counterpunch.org CNN and MSDNC's talking heads seemed surprised and disappointed that the recent televised impeachment hearings do not appear to have moved any but a small number of Republicans into supporting the impeachment and removal of the demented fascist oligarch Donald Trump. Liberals roll their eyes while discussing surveys showing that Republican voters are unmoved by More

Fred_F (2019-11-29). The media's Palestine problem. greenleft.org.au international solidarity Sue BoltonIssue 1247 Australia fighting fund PalestineNovember 29, 2019ABC's November 25 Q&A program discussed the push by the United States to recognise illegal Israeli…

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-11-29). The Most Enduring Media Cover Up. dissidentvoice.org Clearing the FOG hosts Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese interviewed Alison Weir, journalist and founder of If Americans Knew, a website that provides factual information about the Israeli State and Palestine. Weir describes how she learned firsthand that US media provide a false and one-sided narrative about Occupied Palestine and why she has dedicated the …

Eamon Whalen (2019-11-28). A Lawsuit at Harvard Pries Open Debates About Science and Reparations. thenation.com A Lawsuit at Harvard Pries Open Debates About Science and Reparations…

J.B. Gerald (2019-11-28). On State Contravention of the Genocide Convention. dissidentvoice.org I'd like to note two articles by Professor Michel Chossudovsky published this November in Global Research: they help explain the current denigration of the Convention on Genocide. When we grow accustomed to our system's atrocities we lessen our humanity. In an article of November 13th, 20191 Chossudovsky outlines the history of George H.W. Bush's father, …

Eds. (2019-11-28). The Electoral College's racist origins. mronline.org The nation's oldest structural racial entitlement program is one of its most consequential: the Electoral College. | Source

Ramzy Baroud (2019-11-27). Israel's Next Move: The Real Danger in US Decision to Normalize Illegal Jewish Settlements. mintpressnews.com U.S. foreign policy regarding the Israeli occupation has become a mere rubber stamp, that allows Israel's extreme right-wing government to single-handedly determine the fate of the Palestinian people.

Megan Giovannetti (2019-11-27). How the International Media Greenlights Israeli Aggression Toward Palestine. progressive.org "How terrifying is it that when someone points out the violations that Israel commits, they risk their job like Marc Lamont Hill?"

United Nations (2019-11-27). Wednesday's Daily Brief: Afghan child abuse, DR Congo measles deaths, Palestinian solidarity. news.un.org A recap of Wednesday's stories in brief: UN Afghan Mission calls for probe into school paedophile ring; thousands of children dying from measles in DRC; UN reaffirms solidarity with Palestinians; migrants send billions back home; trust and security "essential" in digital space; and FAO recommends switch to traditional diets.

United Nations (2019-11-27). UN commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. news.un.org The United Nations has underlined its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence and sovereignty.

Staff (2019-11-27). Headlines for November 27, 2019. democracynow.org Trump Knew of Whistleblower Complaint When He Released Ukraine Aid, Colombian Protesters Call for Second General Strike, Chilean President Seeks to Deploy Military to Streets Amid Protests, IACHR Says Commission Should Investigate Human Rights Abuse in Bolivia, Pompeo Calls on Egypt to Respect Press Freedom, After Raid of Mada Masr, Videos Emerge of Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Protesters, Jeremy Corbyn Condemns Anti-Semitism, After Criticism from Top Rabbi, Chemical Plant Explodes in Texas; Wildfires Rage near Santa Barbara, CA, New York City Council Votes to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes…

RT (2019-11-27). Political affiliation bias is the last type of discrimination society approves of — and study shows we're embracing it fervently. rt.com In an ultra-PC society where even the suggestion of racial, ethnic or gender bias can get a person fired or ostracized, another type of discrimination — a political affiliation-based one — is thriving, according to a new study. | Discrimination may have become taboo in US society, but it hasn't gone away. A new study shows discriminatory behavior thrives in the one area where it remains socially acceptable to judge people based on shared attributes: political affiliation. Politics remains one of the few pers…

Ryan Grim (2019-11-26). Pete Buttigieg Says Marijuana Arrests Signify "Systemic Racism." His South Bend Police Fit the Bill. theintercept.com A black South Bend resident was 4.3 times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana since 2012 than a white resident. Nationally, it was 3: 1.

Fight Back (2019-11-26). Chicago conference to relaunch National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression a huge success. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – More than a 1200 joined together for an historic gathering on the weekend of November 22 — 24, at the hall of the Chicago Teachers Union, to refound the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. The newly refounded Alliance will concentrate its efforts on building the fight against police crimes and for community control of the police, and it will campaign for the release of political prisoners and the wrongfully convicted. | Longtime leaders of the Black liberation movement Angela Davis and Frank Chapman, along with elected officials, trade unionists, and other progressive ac…

Staff (2019-11-26). "An Attack on the Human Rights Movement": Israel Deports Human Rights Watch Monitor. democracynow.org The Israeli government deported the director of Human Rights Watch's Israel and Palestine office, Omar Shakir, on Monday. The organization said the move places Israel in an "ugly club" of authoritarian regimes. Israel has accused Shakir of supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a nonviolent global campaign aiming to pressure Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. A 2017 Israeli law bans foreigners from Israel if they publicly support the BDS movement. Omar Shakir joins us from Stockholm to discuss his recent deportation and his plans to address the European Parliament regarding Israel's sy…

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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Four Children In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday evening, four Palestinian children from their homes, in occupied East Jerusalem, and assaulted several residents, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported. Silwanic said the soldiers abducted Ahmad Khalil Kleib, 12, and his brother, Mohammad, 16, after storming and ransacking their home …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-four-children-in-jerusalem-2/

Palestinian Minister of Health Rejects Proposed US Field Military Hospital
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
Palestinian Minister of Health, Mai al-Kaila, vehemently criticized and rejected the establishment of a US field military hospital in the northern Gaza Strip under the sponsorship of Hamas and the Israeli occupation, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Speaking on 'Voice of Palestine' radio, al-Kaila stated that the …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-minister-of-health-rejects-proposed-us-field-military-hospital/

Detention of al-Badan Continues Despite Deterioration of Health
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
Israeli occupation authorities continue to administratively detain a Palestinian mother of two, Shorouq Mohammad al-Badan, 25 years old, from Bethlehem, despite her deteriorated health condition, the Commission of Detainees' Affairs said, on Sunday. The committee pointed out, after the detainee's lawyer visited her at al-Damon Prison, that she is suffering …
imemc.org/article/detention-of-al-badan-continues-despite-deterioration-of-health/

How Israel/Palestine Became a Central Issue in US Politics
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
Alex Kane discusses how US-Israel relations evolved from a bipartisan to a partisan issue, in recent years, and how Israel/Palestine serves a symbol for other social struggles over social justice in the US. TRNN Video & Transcript GREG WILPERT Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Greg Wilpert in…
imemc.org/article/how-israel-palestine-became-a-central-issue-in-us-politics/

Army Abducts Three Palestinians In Jerusalem And Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, two Palestinians from Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and one from Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Ein al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan, before abducting …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-three-palestinians-in-jerusalem-and-bethlehem/

Israeli Occupation Cost Palestine $48b Between 2000-2017: UN
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine has cost the economy US$47,7 billion between 2000-2017, or three times the size of the Palestinian economy in 2017, a United Nations report said Monday. | RELATED: | UN Warns 'Most Vulnerable Palestinians' Threatened by Major Fiscal Crisis | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report, titled 'Economic cost of the Israeli occupation for…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Occupation-Cost-Palestine-48b-Between-2000-2017-UN-20191202-0006.html

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians In Hebron, Bethlehem, and Ramallah
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank governorates of Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah, in addition to attacking protesters in Bethlehem, Jenin and Ramallah. In Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-six-palestinians-in-hebron-bethlehem-and-ramallah/

Israel's Unfinished "Coup"
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-02
This time, nothing seems to work. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and to avoid possible prison time. But for Israel's longest-serving leader, the honeymoon is certainly almost over. It is an "attempted coup", is how Netanyahu described his indictment on charges of fraud, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/israels-unfinished-coup/

The Unfinished "Coup": the End of the Netanyahu Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-02
It seems that the end of the Netanyahu era is finally upon us, but it is likely to be longer and uglier than expected.
mintpressnews.com/end-netanyahu-era-israel-political-earthquake-ahead/263097/

Jordan's FM Slams Israel's Colonial Projects
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
Jordanian Foreign Minister, on Monday, condemned the Israeli occupation authorities' approval of the construction of a new colonial settlement in the heart of the southern West Bank flashpoint city of Hebron, calling on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and put an end to Israeli settlement construction. Safadi said …
imemc.org/article/jordans-fm-slams-israels-colonial-projects/

How Israel Became One of the World's Worst Rogue States
Prof. Alain Gabon | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
As an integral part of its ongoing propaganda, Israel, along with its fervent supporters and legions of paid and anonymous agents, zealously repeats and disseminates — in the media, on university campuses, in blogs and comment sections, at conferences …
globalresearch.ca/how-israel-became-one-world-worst-rogue-states/5696515

The Story of Daher Al-Umar Undermines Israel's Own Origin Story
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-02
Akka, Haifa, Tabaria, are all cities with a rich Arab history which Daher made into thriving towns, and yet little memory of him existents thanks to enormous efforts put forward by the state of Israel to control the historical narrative.
mintpressnews.com/story-daher-al-umar-undermines-israel-origin-story/263104/

Pete Buttigieg says marijuana arrests signify "systemic racism." His South Bend Police fit the bill
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-02
PETE BUTTIGIEG wasn't much of a pot smoker in college. But coming home from a party one evening, he bumped into a friend of a friend smoking a joint. Buttigieg later recalled that he acted out of curiosity. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/02/pete-buttigieg-says-marijuana-arrests-signify-systemic-racism-his-south-bend-police-fit-the-bill/

COP25, Social Movements and Climate Justice
Coalition of Climate Justice Movements | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
Our anti-capitalist struggle is also a decolonial, anti-patriarchal and anti-racist struggle. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/02/cop25-social-movements-and-climate-justice?cd-origin=rss

Bolivia: the Danger of Neoliberalism With Fascist Characteristics
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
A relevant article by Thierry Meyssan has been published that reveals the deep historical fascist/catholic links leading up to the coup in Bolivia and the danger that may lie ahead as a result. It is important to be aware of this in order to provide informed solidarity with the people of Bolivia and a sharper…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/bolivia-the-danger-of-neoliberalism-with-fascist-characteristics/

US Attorney General William Barr's brief for presidential dictatorship
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
Even by the degraded standards of American political discourse at present, Barr's speech was exceptional for its essentially anti-democratic and fascistic content.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/barr…

Brazil's Bolsonaro founds new fascistic party
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
The party's founding follows repeated threats to impose police state measures if large-scale demonstrations like those in Chile erupt in Brazil.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/bols…

Bolsonaro Denounced Before International Criminal Court
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
The Brazilian Bar Association for Human Rights and the Arns Commission on Wednesday denounced President Jair Bolsonaro formally for "crimes against humanity" and incitement to genocide of the Amazon indigenous peoples. | This complaint was filed before the International Criminal Court …
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-denounced-before-international-criminal-court/5696500

Ramallah Hosts Joint Italian-Palestinian Business Forum
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
(Photo credit: Italian Consulate General) The Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, together with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh, and the Minister of National Economy, Khaled Osaily, took part in the opening session of the third edition of the Italian-Palestinian Joint Business Forum (JBF), …
imemc.org/article/ramallah-hosts-joint-italian-palestinian-business-forum/

Film Trailer — "Fedayin: The Struggle of Georges Abdallah"
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
12/01/19 Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network This upcoming documentary film about the critically important case of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah includes interviews with Samidoun international coordinator Charlotte Kates, Samidoun Europe coordinator Mohammed Khatib, Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat coordinator Khaled Barakat and many others, including Robert and Maurice Abdallah (Georges' brothers), Jean-Louis Chalanset (Georges' lawyer), …
imemc.org/article/film-trailer-fedayin-the-struggle-of-georges-abdallah/

Violations of Palestinian Social Media Content 50% Higher than Last Month
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
In a serious escalation of violations on Palestinian content by social media websites, Sada Social Center said, in a report, that it has documented 223 violations against Palestinian content in November, 2019, up by 50 percent from the previous month. According to the report, Facebook ranked at top of the …
imemc.org/article/violations-of-palestinian-social-media-content-50-higher-than-last-month/

SF: Industrial Organizing Against the Apartheid State
Tech Workers Coalition-SF and 223A Collective | indybay.org | 2019-12-02
SOMA. SF | RSVP at link below to get exact address | tinyurl.com/ydln9emf
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/02/18828549.php

Can the Italian 'sardines' movement put an end to right-wing hegemony?
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-12-02
ant-racism Daniele FulviIssue 1248 Italy rise of the far rightDecember 2, 2019About 15,000 people gathered in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, on November 14, for a flash mob to countermobilise against right-wing politician Matteo Salvini's assembly nearby. | The mobilisation was…
greenleft.org.au/content/can-italian-sardines-movement-put-end-right-wing-hegemony

'Car crash interview': UKIP interim leader ridiculed online after calling her own party 'RACIST' on TV
rt.com | 2019-12-02
The new interim leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has been widely mocked on social media after a "car crash" TV interview saw her accidentally let it slip out that her pro-Brexit party was "racist." | During an interview with Sky News on Monday, Pat Mountain appeared particularly flustered discussing UKIP's links to convicted criminal Stephen Yaxley-Lennon — more commonly known as Tommy Robinson. | While attempting to explain how some party members were "sympathetic" to Robinson's current predicament, Mountain appeared to get herself into a muddle and suggested UKIP is a racist party,…
rt.com/uk/474841-ukip-leader-racist-tv-slip/

Right-wing German Army officer Franco A. to be charged for terrorism
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
The details now made public strongly suggest that the 30-year-old ex-Army officer is a neo-Nazi terrorist.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/germ…

Israel Plans New Ilegal Settlement In Hebron Occupied West Bank
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-01
Israel's defense minister announced Sunday he has approved plans to build a new illegal settlement in the heart of the city of Hebron, which has been strongly criticized by Palestinian officials. | RELATED: | World: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People | According to local media, Minister Naftali Bennett ordered the departments responsible for the occupied West Bank "to notify the municipality of Hebron about the construction of a new Jewish q…
telesurenglish.net/news/israel-plans-new-ilegal-settlement-in-the-city-of-hebron-20191201-0006.html

Ex-chief prosecutor says Boris Johnson is 'lying to us' about the London attack
James Wright | thecanary.co | 2019-12-01
A terror attack on London bridge left two people dead on 29 November. Now the former chief prosecutor for North West England Nazir Afzal is saying that both Boris Johnson and home secretary Priti Patel are lying to us about the issues surrounding the tragedy. | The corporate media also seems to be falsely suggesting that Corbyn wants to release terrorists early from prison. But his answer on Sky's Sophy Ridge was a lot more detailed. | "Both lying to us": | Afzal felt he had a duty t…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/12/01/ex-chief-prosecutor-says-boris-johnson-is-lying-to-us-about-the-london-attack/

David Duke and His Twitter Nazis Got Mad at Me. Twitter Took Their Side
Jon Schwarz | theintercept.com | 2019-11-30
Twitter doesn't care when its users are abused by Nazi accounts. But what happens when the feelings of the Nazis get hurt? Then Twitter springs into action.
theintercept.com/2019/11/30/david-duke-and-his-twitter-nazis-got-mad-at-me-twitter-took-their-side/

DPRK tests new weapon system and strengthens defenses
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-30
Washington DC — The Democratic People's Republic of Korea tested a new rocket launching system on November 29. | According to a report from the Korean Central News Agency, "Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, inspected the test-fire of the super-large multiple launch rocket system conducted by the Academy of Defense Science." | In a related development, Kim Kye Gwan, advisor to the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK, commented on past meetin…
fightbacknews.org/2019/11/30/dprk-tests-new-weapon-system-and-strengthens-defenses

The Personal has Always Been Political for Rich People
Gary Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-30
The personal is political for Donald Trump, even though he is certainly no feminist. The president, who was a young adult at the time this women's liberation slogan was popular — to point out that what happens in a woman's private life was part of a larger political problem of male supremacy — may have …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/the-personal-has-always-been-political-for-rich-people/

The Most Enduring Media Cover Up
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-29
Clearing the FOG hosts Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese interviewed Alison Weir, journalist and founder of If Americans Knew, a website that provides factual information about the Israeli State and Palestine. Weir describes how she learned firsthand that US media provide a false and one-sided narrative about Occupied Palestine and why she has dedicated the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/the-most-enduring-media-cover-up/

Apartheid Free Zone Campaign in Italy Has Grown by 50 Percent Since Launch in June
Wiepke | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-29
Apartheid Free Zone Campaign in Italy Has Grown by 50 Percent Since Launch in June: Update150 commercial, cultural and sporting activities in Italy have declared themselves free of Israeli apartheid Apartheid Free ZonesNovember 29, 2019 | By: | | BDS Italy …
bdsmovement.net/news/apartheid-free-zone-campaign-italy-has-grown-50-percent-launch-june

Israel's Next Move: The Real Danger in US Decision to Normalize Illegal Jewish Settlements
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-29
It is hardly shocking that the United States government has finally decreed that illegal Jewish settlements which have been built in defiance of international law, are, somehow, "consistent" with international law. US foreign policy has been edging closer towards this conclusion for some time. Since his advent to the White House in January 2017, President…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/29/israels-next-move-the-real-danger-in-us-decision-to-normalize-illegal-jewish-settlements/

Alternative Media promotes Canadian Foreign Policy
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-29
Why would an alternative media website that questions government and corporate policies about climate change and the environment have so much trouble understanding that the same sort of skepticism is necessary regarding Canadian foreign policy? Imagine a self-declared progressive media outlet saying they don't cover racism, patriarchy or the dispossession of First Nations because they …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/alternative-media-promotes-canadian-foreign-policy/

Why the UkraineGate Hearings Didn't Move the Dial
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-29
CNN and MSDNC's talking heads seemed surprised and disappointed that the recent televised impeachment hearings do not appear to have moved any but a small number of Republicans into supporting the impeachment and removal of the demented fascist oligarch Donald Trump. Liberals roll their eyes while discussing surveys showing that Republican voters are unmoved by…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/29/why-the-ukrainegate-hearings-didnt-move-the-dial/

Wayne Barrett on Rudy Giuliani, Melissa Goodman on the PATRIOT Act
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-11-29
Media…
fair.org/home/wayne-barrett-on-rudy-giuliani-melissa-goodman-on-the-patriot-act/

The media's Palestine problem
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-29
international solidarity Sue BoltonIssue 1247 Australia fighting fund PalestineNovember 29, 2019ABC's November 25 Q&A program discussed the push by the United States to recognise illegal Israeli…
greenleft.org.au/content/media-palestine-problem

A Lawsuit at Harvard Pries Open Debates About Science and Reparations
Eamon Whalen | thenation.com | 2019-11-28
A Lawsuit at Harvard Pries Open Debates About Science and Reparations…
thenation.com/article/harvard-slavery-racism/

On State Contravention of the Genocide Convention
J.B. Gerald | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-28
I'd like to note two articles by Professor Michel Chossudovsky published this November in Global Research: they help explain the current denigration of the Convention on Genocide. When we grow accustomed to our system's atrocities we lessen our humanity. In an article of November 13th, 20191 Chossudovsky outlines the history of George H.W. Bush's father, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/on-state-contravention-of-the-genocide-convention/

The Electoral College's racist origins
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-11-28
The nation's oldest structural racial entitlement program is one of its most consequential: the Electoral College. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/28/the-electoral-colleges-racist-origins/

Israel's Next Move: The Real Danger in US Decision to Normalize Illegal Jewish Settlements
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-27
U.S. foreign policy regarding the Israeli occupation has become a mere rubber stamp, that allows Israel's extreme right-wing government to single-handedly determine the fate of the Palestinian people.
mintpressnews.com/israel-us-decision-normalize-illegal-jewish-settlements/263043/

How the International Media Greenlights Israeli Aggression Toward Palestine
Megan Giovannetti | progressive.org | 2019-11-27
"How terrifying is it that when someone points out the violations that Israel commits, they risk their job like Marc Lamont Hill?"
progressive.org/dispatches/media-greenlights-israeli-aggression-giovanetti-112619/

Wednesday's Daily Brief: Afghan child abuse, DR Congo measles deaths, Palestinian solidarity
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-11-27
A recap of Wednesday's stories in brief: UN Afghan Mission calls for probe into school paedophile ring; thousands of children dying from measles in DRC; UN reaffirms solidarity with Palestinians; migrants send billions back home; trust and security "essential" in digital space; and FAO recommends switch to traditional diets.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1052371

UN commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-11-27
The United Nations has underlined its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence and sovereignty.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1052351

Headlines for November 27, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-27
Trump Knew of Whistleblower Complaint When He Released Ukraine Aid, Colombian Protesters Call for Second General Strike, Chilean President Seeks to Deploy Military to Streets Amid Protests, IACHR Says Commission Should Investigate Human Rights Abuse in Bolivia, Pompeo Calls on Egypt to Respect Press Freedom, After Raid of Mada Masr, Videos Emerge of Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Protesters, Jeremy Corbyn Condemns Anti-Semitism, After Criticism from Top Rabbi, Chemical Plant Explodes in Texas; Wildfires Rage near Santa Barbara, CA, New York City Council Votes to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/27/headline…

Political affiliation bias is the last type of discrimination society approves of — and study shows we're embracing it fervently
rt.com | 2019-11-27
In an ultra-PC society where even the suggestion of racial, ethnic or gender bias can get a person fired or ostracized, another type of discrimination — a political affiliation-based one — is thriving, according to a new study. | Discrimination may have become taboo in US society, but it hasn't gone away. A new study shows discriminatory behavior thrives in the one area where it remains socially acceptable to judge people based on shared attributes: political affiliation. Politics remains one of the few pers…
rt.com/usa/474499-political-discrimination-colors-hiring-study/

Pete Buttigieg Says Marijuana Arrests Signify "Systemic Racism." His South Bend Police Fit the Bill
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-11-26
A black South Bend resident was 4.3 times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana since 2012 than a white resident. Nationally, it was 3: 1.
theintercept.com/2019/11/26/pete-buttigieg-south-bend-marijuana-arrests/

Chicago conference to relaunch National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression a huge success
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-26
Chicago, IL – More than a 1200 joined together for an historic gathering on the weekend of November 22 — 24, at the hall of the Chicago Teachers Union, to refound the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. The newly refounded Alliance will concentrate its efforts on building the fight against police crimes and for community control of the police, and it will campaign for the release of political prisoners and the wrongfully convicted. | Longtime leaders of the Black liberation movement Angela Davis and Frank Chapman, along with elected officials, trade unionists, and other progressive ac…
fightbacknews.org/2019/11/25/chicago-conference-relaunch-national-alliance-against-racist-and-political-repression-hug

Talking Turkey About Impeachment Hearings – NYT coverage teaches us how not to discuss the end of democracy
Dorothee Benz | fair.org | 2019-11-26
Congratulations, you made it through the public hearings of the impeachment inquiry, one eye on the livestream and one eye on your work email, and somehow you met your deadlines even as you followed along blow by blow. So what are you going to say about it around the Thanksgiving dinner table? | There were certainly some moments designed to stoke feelings of patriotism as we head into the heavily mythologized, uniquely American holiday this week. Alexander Vindman (New York Times, 11/19/19): "The uniform I…
fair.org/home/talking-turkey-about-impeachment-hearings/

"An Attack on the Human Rights Movement": Israel Deports Human Rights Watch Monitor
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-26
The Israeli government deported the director of Human Rights Watch's Israel and Palestine office, Omar Shakir, on Monday. The organization said the move places Israel in an "ugly club" of authoritarian regimes. Israel has accused Shakir of supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a nonviolent global campaign aiming to pressure Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. A 2017 Israeli law bans foreigners from Israel if they publicly support the BDS movement. Omar Shakir joins us from Stockholm to discuss his recent deportation and his plans to address the European Parliament regarding Israel's sy…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/26/human_ri…