(2019-12-09). In Wag the Dog Move, Indicted Israeli PM Netanyahu Moves to Annex 25% of Palestinian West Bank. commondreams.org This second case really is about destroying freedom of the press and entirely undermining what little is left of Israeli democracy. (Photo: Ben Amos Gershom/Prime Minister of Israel) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-12-09). Supreme Court Allows Kentucky's Fetal Ultrasound Law to Stand. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions. | The justices did not comment in refusing to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the law. Enforcement of the law had been on hold pending the legal challenge but will begin shortly, said Steve Pitt, general counsel to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. | The American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the law on behalf of Kentucky's lone remaining abortion clinic. The ACLU argued that "display and describe" ultrasound laws violate physicians' speec…
(2019-12-09). Netanyahu Moves to Annex West Bank, Indictment Be Damned. truthdig.com 
In an effort to preserve his grip on power, the Israeli prime minister has announced plans to seize the entire Jordan Valley from Palestine.
(2019-12-09). 'This Is Not a Troll. This Is Real Life.' – CounterSpin interview with Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed SPLC's Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller for the November 22, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
(2019-12-09). Hunger-striker in Serious Condition. imemc.org Ahmad Zahran, a Palestinian administrative detainee held in Israeli jails who has been on hunger strike for 78 consecutive days, in protest against his incarceration without charge or trial, is in serious health condition and has been admitted to an Israeli hospital, today, said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Zahran, …
(2019-12-09). Israeli Soldiers Demolish Shed, Uproot Lands, Near Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers demolished, Monday, a shed and uprooted six Dunams (1.48 Acres) of Palestinian farmlands in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media activist, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers demolished a shed, owned by a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Bader Abu …
(2019-12-09). Israel's War Minister Naftali Bennett Threatens Iran. globalresearch.ca Israeli ruling authorities are the most extremist in Jewish state history. Arab MKs aside, the vast majority of Knesset members are militantly hardline racists, threatening regional peace and stability. | New Right party head Naftali Bennett earlier held various ministries, including …
(2019-12-09). Israel Tests Nuke-capable Missile System Aimed at Iran: Report. globalresearch.ca The Israeli military has reportedly tested a propulsion system used for carrying nuclear-capable and other missiles, with the occupying entity's media billing the alleged display as "a show of force aimed at Iran." | The test was carried out at Palmachim …
(2019-12-09). Israeli Forces Arrest Palestinian Youth at Checkpoint in Hebron. imemc.org According to the Palestine News Network (PNN), Israeli occupation forces arrested a 14 year old female student, on Sunday morning, as she attempting to cross the Abu al-Reesh checkpoint, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the center of Hebron. Israeli media quoted a statement from the occupation army that its soldiers …
(2019-12-09). Iran False Flag, Bolivia's Coup Gov Seeks Israel's Help, Israel's Been In Yemen 'Since Day One'. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/8/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-12-09). Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Courtyards. imemc.org 39 Israeli settlers, on Monday morning, stormed the Islamic court yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, guarded by Israeli occupation police. Local media sources reported that police opened the Moroccan Gate in front of 36 settlers, who broke into the mosque in four groups. Police escorted the settlers while they toured the …
(2019-12-09). Israel Threatens to Destroy All Palestinian Structures in Area C. imemc.org Israeli Minister of Defense, Naftali Bennett, has threatened to destroy all Palestinian structures in West Bank areas under complete Israeli control (Area C), including those which were funded by Europeans, under the pretext of unlicensed construction. According to Days of Palestine, Bennett made the threat during a meeting with ambassadors …
(2019-12-09). Israeli Soldiers Abduct One Palestinian, Confiscate Car, Near Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, a Palestinian man, and confiscated a car, in Betunia town, west of Ramallah, in central West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Abdullah Abu Ibrahim, after storming and ransacking his home. They added that the soldiers also invaded and searched the home of Saed Abu …
(2019-12-09). Illegal Israeli Colonists Puncture Tires Of Dozens Of Cars In Occupied Jerusalem. imemc.org Updated: Illegal Israeli colonists infiltrated, on Monday at dawn, into Shu'fat neighborhood, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and punctured the tires of many Palestinian cars, in addition to writing racist graffiti. Locals in Shu'fat said the colonists puncture the tires of nearly 200 Palestinian cars in the town.
(2019-12-09). Including One Journalist, Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, including one journalist, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the army stormed and ransacked dozens of homes. In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Abdullah Abu Ibrahim, from his home in …
(2019-12-09). Brown University Corporate Responsibility Committee Votes to Divest from Companies Connected to Israeli Occupation. imemc.org December 2019 / Mondoweiss / United States Michael Arria On Dec 2, Brown University's Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies (ACCRIP) voted to recommend that the school divest from companies that facilitate Israeli human rights violations. Six ACCRIP members voted in favor of divestment, two voted against it, and …
(2019-12-09). The Holocaust, "The Evil One", Fascism and the Bush Family. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published in 2003. | "History is a reminder of what's possible." These were the words spoken by President George W. Bush as he emerged from a guided tour of the gas chambers at Auschwitz. The former Nazi …
(2019-12-09). Premature Democratic Socialists: Reasons for Hope and Change. counterpunch.org In the United States there was a time in the previous century when a political campaign was waged against "premature antifascists," namely against members of the socialist left who warned and fought against fascism well before World War II. In the wake of that war, the leading career politicians also worked within a corporate consensus More
(2019-12-09). Group backed by Rachel Riley exploits veteran to spread smears about Jeremy Corbyn. thecanary.co A group called Mainstream UK has exploited a veteran to spread vicious smears against Jeremy Corbyn. The group, which has attracted support from serial Corbyn critic Rachel Riley and a number of disgruntled ex-Labour MPs, paid to spread a video around Facebook about the Labour leader on 7 December. | Mai…
(2019-12-09). Jews, Antisemitism and Labour — A Letter to the BBC. globalresearch.ca To Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC | cc: Fran Unsworth and Tracey Henry | URGENT — "Is the BBC Antisemitic?" | We need to register with you our deep concern that, once again, and in the closing stages of an …
(2019-12-09). The Sun deleted its latest Jeremy Corbyn smear after being caught using neo-Nazi sources. thecanary.co On Saturday 7 November, the Sun managed to plunge to a depth even we didn't think was possible. It published a smear about Jeremy Corbyn headlined: Ex-British intelligence officers say Jeremy Corbyn is at the centre of a hard-left extremist network.The story itself is laughable. These supposed intelligence officers have basically just scribbled a load of coloured lines on a website and added some names and links to back up their claims. But it's much worse than just another dodgy Sun story, because the researchers of this network used neo-Nazi and antisemitic sources to back up its already incredibly dodgy points:…
(2019-12-09). India: Congress Party brings fascistic Shiv Sena to power in Maharashtra. wsws.org The ostensibly secular Congress Party has helped to bring the Hindu supremacist Shiv Sena back to power in Maharashtra, India's second most populous state.
(2019-12-09). 'World has failed' victims of genocide too often: Guterres. news.un.org Too often, "the world has failed" populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide on Monday.
(2019-12-09). 3 corrections employees fired over Nazi salute photo. nationofchange.org "This will not be tolerated on my watch—within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation—or within any agency of state government."
(2019-12-09). Luxembourg Pushes for European Recognition of Palestine. imemc.org Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. European Union foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Monday Feb.
(2019-12-09). Israel's Case Against Human Rights Watch Reveals How Its Normalizing West Bank Land Theft. mintpressnews.com 
The argument made by an Israeli court has been defacto reality in Israel since 1967: there is no West Bank, instead, the region is called Judea and Samaria, legitimate parts of the State of Israel.
(2019-12-09). Selected Articles: Target Iran!? globalresearch.ca We have made some progress in our campaign to meet our running costs and put an end to our monthly deficit, but we still need your help. As grateful as we are to those who have given so far, the …
(2019-12-09). Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal of Kentucky's Forced Ultrasound Law, Allowing Law Intended to 'Shame' Patients Stand. commondreams.org Kentucky will uphold a law reproductive rights groups say is intended only to "shame and intimidate" patients who seek abortion care, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday not to hear an appeal to H.B. 2, or what the ACLU calls a "forced narrated ultrasound law." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-12-09). Three Ways the "Fairness for All Act" Doesn't Protect LGBTQ People from Discrimination. aclu.org On Friday, Congressman Chris Stewart (R-Utah) and | several of his Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives introduced | the so-called "Fairness for All Act." The bill is being described by its | supporters as a compromise that protects both LGBTQ people and religious | liberty. | In reality, the bill facilitates the Trump | administration's ongoing efforts to give a greenlight to those who would turn | LGBTQ people away from jobs, health care, housing, even taxpayer-funded | programs, simply because of who they are. The bill also weakens some | longstanding protections in federal and state laws…
(2019-12-09). Real Madrid star Benzema could face criminal trial over 'sextape blackmail' case. rt.com 
The French Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Karim Benzema to bury allegations dating back to 2015 regarding the former France international's alleged involvement in a plot to blackmail then-teammate Matthieu Valbuena. | The Real Madrid striker may now face a criminal trial after the dismissal of his appeal aimed at undermining the legality of a blackmail investigation which alleges that Benzema was part of a plot to blackmail Valbuena in relation to a so-called 'sex tape'. | The court determined that the methods of investigation used by authorities were within the legal framework of the law, contradic…
(2019-12-08). Israel Bombs Gaza, Israeli Bot Group Caught Spreading Hate & US Admits Houthis Not "Iran Proxy" thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-12-08). John McDonnell challenges accuracy of Sunday Times claims about antisemitism in the Labour Party. thecanary.co John McDonnell has spoken out on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show after a Sunday Times report claimed Labour is still overwhelmed with complaints about anti-Jewish racism that have been left unresolved for months or years. | Rebutting claims in the Sunday Times that more than 130 cases remain outstanding, McDonnell said there were only ever "a small number" of antisemites in his party. | He said his party has "done everything we can possibly do", but "want to learn more lessons". | The shadow chancellor also stressed that following investigations, Labour has "started kicking" anyone found to be antisemitic "out in numb…
(2019-12-08). The Tories were just so antisemitic, they forced the BBC to cover it. thecanary.co The Conservative Party's ongoing antisemitism crisis has become so bad even the BBC and some sections of the corporate media have covered it. | Pro-Nazi activity?: | In the final week of the election, another three Conservative parliamentary candidates are facing c…
(2019-12-08). Trump accused of 'Jewsplaining' after blaming some American Jews of 'not loving Israel enough'. rt.com 
President Donald Trump has been accused of talking down to American Jews, after urging them to give more support to Israel. | More must be done in the United States to promote solidarity with Israel, Trump told nearly 4,000 Israelis and American Jews at the Israeli-American Council conference in Florida. | We have to get the people of our country, of this country, to love Israel more, I have to tell you that. We have to do it. We have to get them to love Israel more. Because you have people that are Jewish people that are great people — they don't love Israel enough. | While his grievance was well receive…
(2019-12-08). Football is standing up to right-wing racism at the best possible time. thecanary.co 
As the billionaire media's longstanding anti-Labour propaganda continues, football institutions are standing up to racism from the Conservative Party and its supporters. And with the 2019 election just days away, this could hardly come at a more important time. | Boris Johnson and co are 'fuelling racism':…
(2019-12-08). "We are all Palestine": 200 individuals and organisations from the Global South stand in solidarity. bdsmovement.net 
"We are all Palestine": 200 individuals and organisations from the Global South stand in solidarity: In the NewsGlobal South Solidarity Statement on the Recent Attack Against the Palestinian People in Gaza, on the one year of the Great Return March in Gaza. | Military EmbargoApril 2, 2019 | By: | | BDS India
(2019-12-08). Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reinstates Angela Davis' Award. bdsmovement.net 
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reinstates Angela Davis' Award: In the NewsThe organization faced backlash and internal dissension after previously rescinding the honor—a decision Davis and allies attributed to the racial justice activist's support for Palestinians' rights and BDS. | Right To BoycottJanuary 25, 2019 | By: | | COLORLINES
(2019-12-07). Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don't You Care? theintercept.com 
What happened to the guy who told his Muslim employees in 2015 that he would "fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment"?
(2019-12-07). US Claims "Fresh Intelligence" Of Iran Attacks Yet Provides Zero Evidence — MSM Blindly Regurgitates. thelastamericanvagabond.com Here we go again with "fresh intelligence" to justify the continued sanctions and destabilization of Iran. It's a plan that has been well documented even by their own writings (See Which Path to Persia? — 2009). Of course, complicating U.S. foreign policy is the involvement of Israel. The Last American Vagabond covers the latest political posturing, distortion, and general …
(2019-12-07). Ukraine: Three-year-old boy killed in attempted political assassination by the far right. wsws.org The killing of a three-year-old demonstrates that far-right forces in Ukraine are being given free rein to carry out targeted political assassinations.
(2019-12-07). Satanic Temple members say 'HELL NO' to discrimination after American Airlines forces woman to change 'HAIL SATAN' shirt. rt.com 
Backers of the Satanic Temple are raising hell after American Airlines forced a Florida woman to change out of a shirt proclaiming "Hail Satan," threatening to remove her from the flight over its "offensive" message. | Key West resident Swati Runi Goyal was awaiting takeoff aboard a flight headed for Las Vegas on the day before Halloween — known in some regions as "Devil's Night" — when an American Airlines crew member approached her demanding an immediate wardrobe change. | "The gentleman asked me if I understood what 'offensive' meant," Goyal told the New York Post. "I said, 'I'm a foreign-born min…
(2019-12-06). French parliament decides anti-Zionism is antisemitism. mronline.org 
New Law Faced Critics Alleging it "Stigmatises and Silences " Critics of Israel, and even those in Favour of 2 State Solution. | Source
(2019-12-06). The Supreme Court Case That Made Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Possible — and Doomed Kamala Harris. theintercept.com Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California suspended her presidential campaign on Tuesday. Why? Because, she said, she did not "have the financial resources we need to continue. I'm not a billionaire. I can't fund my own campaign." | Meanwhile, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who definitely is a billionaire, has spent at least $57 million of his own money since he jumped into the race on Novem…
(2019-12-06). Nobel Winner Peter Handke Compared My Questions About Genocide in Bosnia to a "Calligraphy of Shit" theintercept.com At a press conference, Peter Handke refused to answer my questions about the Bosnian genocide, saying they were "empty" and "ignorant."
(2019-12-06). Lawyer Behind Suit Against Trayvon Martin's Family Has Ties to Conspiracy Theorists. splcenter.org Larry Klayman made his name as an ultra-litigious, political gadfly who filed numerous cases against President Bill Clinton in the 1990s and then pursued debunked conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama's birthplace.
(2019-12-06). Trump Officials Address Event Featuring Anti-LGBTQ Activists. splcenter.org A conference ostensibly meant to showcase "family policy" reveals how anti-LGBTQ groups have embraced strong-family rhetoric to push their agenda of intolerance.
(2019-12-06). UK Labour Party votes to stop arms trade with Israel, apply international law to trade, and support refugee return. bdsmovement.net 
UK Labour Party votes to stop arms trade with Israel, apply international law to trade, and support refugee return: In the NewsAt the UK Labour party's annual conference, the party voted overwhelmingly for refugees right to return, to stop "any arms trade with Israel that is used in violation of the human rights of Palestinians" and to apply international law to UK trade wi…
(2019-12-06). Brown University corporate responsibility committee votes to divest from companies connected to Israeli occupation. bdsmovement.net 
Brown University corporate responsibility committee votes to divest from companies connected to Israeli occupation: In the NewsMichael Arria Economic Boycott Student solidarityDecember 6, 2019 | By: | | Mondoweiss
(2019-12-05). Bethlehem, Palestine: "Tourists often come to see the sacred stones, not their inhabitants". dissidentvoice.org 
From the terrace of Wi'am, also known as the "Palestinian Conflict Resolution Centre", you can see a horizon interrupted by the Israeli wall and a cloud of tear gas. At the foot of it, a narrow path leads the visitor off the tourist circuit to the refugee camp of Aida, jealously guarded by soldiers. At …
(2019-12-05). 'Giuliani Did All the Wrong Things on That Day' – CounterSpin interview with Wayne Barrett on Rudy Giuliani and 9/11. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed the Village Voice's Wayne Barrett about Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 for the August 17, 2007, episode of CounterSpin; that conversation was rebroadcast for the November 29, 2019, show. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…